Break yofrg night former fbi director james comey speaks out for the very First Time Since his abrupt firing. He released a farewell letter to employees after his stunning ouster writing quote i have long believed that a president can fire an fbi director for any reason or for no reason at all. It is done. And i will be fine. As reports surface the president ordered attorney general Jeff Sessions and ag Rod Rosenstein to provide in writing the case for firing comey. Multiple news outlets from the New York Times to the Associated Press report comey had just requested more resources to pursue his investigation in russias meddling in the 2016 election and possible involvement of Trump Associates before his termination. It is fielding questions as it was the true motive behind his firing. The White House Deputy press secretary says the decision had everything to do with his handling of the confidence in director comey, and frankly, hed been considering letting director comey go since the d
Gets booed at a historically black college. What was behind the anger and how the school is defending the choice to let her speak. An espn tragedy. The wife of chris berman killed in a deadly car accident along with another driver. This morning the tributes are pouring in. It is important to all of us on this show to make our love for chris and his family known. Investigators are trying to figure out what caused that crash today on may 11, 2017. This has today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from Studio Center 1 a. When we say mother of all storms, were referencing mothers day. Thats right. Al had kind of reaction. This isnt that huge of a right . I see what you did there. We dont want people to go running for cover. Dont stockpile stuff yesterday. This morning were hearing from President Trump and james comey as the fallout over the firing grows. President trump defending the timing of his decision to dismiss the former fbi director. Our team has it covered from all angles s
cheers and applause its the late show with Stephen Colbert. Tonight, stephen welcomes Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman. Aaron taylor johnson. Dave matthews. And a performance by Dave Matthews and tim reynolds. Featuring jon batiste and stay human. And now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, its Stephen Colbert stephen hey hey cheers and applause jon i like that stephen good to see you cheers and applause hey thank you, everybody. Thank you, so welcome to the late show. Im your host, Stephen Colbert. cheers and applause thank you. I feel the same way about you. Well i have i have gone through a lot of thoughts today. Its been a historic day. We have reached a milestone as a nation. Its not just that the president fired the head of the f. B. I. Okay. No, heres the milestone we have apparently elected a president who truly does not care what anything looks like. Which is surprising fair guy whose actual face weve never seen. laughter now no idea. Jon man, man. Nop
The show. Thanks for watching at home. Thanks for coming to my work. Very kind, i appreciate it. Remember like remember like four days ago when we were all worried about north korea . What happened to that . [ laughter ] those were simpler times. Im glad youre here. Im glad im here. Theres so much trumpiness going on right now. Its hard to keep up. But tonight President Trump gave his first tv interview since he fired the director of the fbi on tuesday. You know, one of the reasons theyre giving for that firing is that trump said james comey lost the trust of rank and file fbi agents. And today the acting head of the fbi, andrew mccabe, flatly contradicted that. He said the vast majority of agents hold a deep positive connection to director comey. So hes fired too then, right . [ laughter ] everybodys fired. I think the strategist thing about how all this went down is that trump fired james comey by letter. He had a letter delivered to his office at the fbi. He didnt even say youre fir
Even greeting americans wingtip to wingtip. Mothers day washout. The northeast bracing for a new storm this holiday weekend, the center of the country slammed overnight. At least four reported tornadoes tearing through the south, and dangerous flooding in colorado forcing this family to be airlifted. Now that system moving east this morning. And surrounded by sharks. The shocking image captured from the sky. The Sheriffs Department warning swimmers below. Youre paddleboarding next to approximately 15 great white sharks. New concerns about california beaches with sharks swarming the coastline. Good morning, america. Happy friday to everybody. Great to have david muir here with us. Great to be here. Kicking off a friday. Cant imagine being on a paddle board and being told 15 sharks are there. I think that would make me panic even more. Already a scary sight to see that in the water but done thats right below you, to take a plunge. Who knows . A busy day in washington. All eyes on Preside