Im Ayman Mohyeldin alongside Yasmin Vossoughian and louis burgdorf. A judge will sentence Michael Flynn in washington this morning just hours after the special counsel under a court order released a redacted version of the fbis memo about flynns january 2017 interview. Flynn describes multiple discussions with sergei kiy kis. Flynn also described kislyak texting him to arrange a call after the obama era level sanctions against russia. Flynn was on vacation at the time and said he didnt remember discussing sanctions. But if he did, he said he would not have asked kislyak, quote, dont do something. Flynn admitted that he had conferred with another president ial transition official who was with other team members at maralago florida about what to communicate before speaking to kislyak, that he then requested russia not escalate in response to the sanctions when talking to kislyak and that after he reported back the s substance of the call to officials at maralago. Two of Michael Flynns bu
Harbored what is being described as extreme antiamerican views. The group found other things it believes the shooter wrote online. This is also the day we learned the name and some of the details about one of the victims of the senseless violence. Ensign Joshua Kaleb Watson was just 23 years old fresh out of the Naval Academy working on his goal to become a naval aviator. His family released a heart breaking Statement Today calling him a hero, praising his courage, and expressing how proud they are of him. Also today the navy says despite the killings at the base in pensacola friday and in hawaii just two days before, there is no plan to make changes to security measures on navy bases in the United States. The secretary of defense also today saying it is too early to apply the label terrorism to this mass killing in florida. Our International Democratic editor is in saudi arabia for us. I mentioned a noted group put together a profile of this man who shot three people to death yesterda
About yesterdays deadly shooting at a naval base in florida. We know the city of pensacola is still shaken from that killing, three people at the hands of an air force lieutenant from saudi arabia. His exact motivations are still not clear. He is also dead so investigators cant get anything directly from him, but details have emerged in just the past few hours that appear to throw new light on the shooters attitude toward the United States and his possible desire to hurt and kill people. The president telling reporters a few minutes ago he spoke personally to the king of saudi arabia. I spoke with the king of saudi arabia. They are devastated in saudi arabia. Were finding out what took place. Whether its one person or a number of people. The king will be involved in taking care of families and loved ones. He feels very strongly. He is very, very devastated by what happened, what took place. Likewise the crown prince. They are devastated by what took place in pensacola and i think theyr