Investigation. But thats exactly what director comey did today. He call this is a very unusual circumstance. Today fbi director james comey dismissed President Trumps twitter claims that president obama had trump tower wiretapped. I have no information that supports those tweets. President obama could not unilaterally order a wiretap of anyone . No president could. Reporter speaking before the house intelligence committee, director comey took an unusual step, confirming the fbi is investigating russian involvement in the 2016 election. That includes investigating the nature of any links between individuals associated with the Trump Campaign and the russian the government and whether there was any coordination between the campaign and russias efforts. Reporter before the hearing, the president tried to undercut those allegations on twitter, writing, democrats made up a pushed the russian story as an excuse for running a terrible campaign. This afternoon, the white house stood its ground
Explosive day. Headlines coast to coast plastered as the head of the fbi denounced the wiretapping allegations. I have no information that supports the tweets and we have looked carefully inside the fbi. The department of justice has asked me to share with you that the answer is the same for the department of justice and all its components. Comby added his name to rebuking the president s claim but not before dropping another bombshell that the Trump Campaign has been under investigation since last july in connection with russias meddling in the 2016 election. I have been authorized by the department of justice to confirm that the fbi as part of our Counter Intelligence mission is investigating the russian governments efforts to interfere in the 2016 president ial election and that includes investigating the nature individuals associated with the Trump Campaign and the russian government and whether there was any coordination between the campaign and russias efforts. It all came as com
Those of you hoping we were done with our final freezes. It does not look to be the case at all. So youre planning your outdoor activities. Nothing to worry about for today. Tomorrow though, maybe an indoor day at the gym. Cold and blustery, only in the 40s tomorrow and likely to be a hard freeze wednesday night into thursday morning. Thursdays, sunny, staying on the chilly side but without the wind it wont be too bad. Saturday, clearly the nicest day out of the next 7 to 10 so start making your outdoor plans for saturday already. Today 63. Tomorrow only 46 with that gusty northwesterly wind around. Now it is time to go over to Melissa Mollet and see how things are doing in Northern Virginia this morning. Eastbound 66 after 123, do have a crash in the right lane. Were not seeing it very easily on camera. 270 at montrose road, like this is just before this camera. Eastbound braddock road near sully park road, all lanes blocked there. 66 and 95 overall, no major impacts. Inbound 66 there
Good evening. And its great to have you with us here on a tuesday night. And we begin here with the stunning images coming in from tennessee. Several major fires fueled by 60mileperhour winds, and we have just learned tonight that the fires are now turned deadly. It is hard to grasp the true scope of this disaster, just look through the windshield of this car, surrounded by flames there on both sides of the road. So many tonight. An entire city evacuated. The flames creeping towards a cabin. A surveillance camera capturing it all. And Tennessee State troopers guiding families away from their homes through the thick smoke and fallen trees. Abcs linzie janis leading us off from tennessee tonight. Hit the gas hit the gas reporter tonight, the race to escape the flames. Go, go, go, go, go reporter embers flying over the windshield. That [ bleep ] going to melt these tires in a heartbeat. Riding shotgun as he and another man drove through the massive fire in the Great Smoky Mountains. Winds
What he said on the stand, answering his own attorney. Good evening. And its great to have you with us here on a tuesday night. And we begin here with the stunning images coming in from tennessee. Several major fires fueled by 60mileperhour winds, and we have just learned tonight that the fires are now turned deadly. It is hard to grasp the true scope of this disaster, just look through the windshield of this car, surrounded by flames there on both sides of the road. Tonight. An entire city evacuated. The flames creeping towards a cabin. A surveillance camera capturing it all. And Tennessee State troopers guiding families away from their homes through the thick smoke and fallen trees. Abcs linzie janis leading us off from tennessee tonight. Hit the gas hit the gas reporter tonight, the race to escape the flames. Go, go, go, go, go reporter embers flying over the windshield. That [ bleep ] going to melt reporter Michael Luciano riding shotgun as he and another man drove through the mass