Im Miguel Marquez in for dave briggs this morning. Monday, august 7th, 5 00 a. M. On the east coast. The second in command at the Justice Department rejecting any suggestions Robert Mueller cannot dig into trump family finances. Deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein says mueller can look into crimes he might discover within the scope of his probe. Rosensteins remarks on Fox News Sunday come days after President Trump said mueller would cross a red line if he digs into his familys finances. Cnn reported last week that federal investigators are looking into potential financial ties between russia and the president and the president s associates, viewing any such ties as Fertile Ground for their probe. Rosen stein authorized the special counsel after attorney general Jeff Sessions recused himself, of course. Asked sunday about the limits of muellers investigation, rosenstein said he would have to approve any expansion. The special counsel is subject to the rules and regulations of the de
Good morning, everybody on the eclipse day. How are you doing . Shannon welcome back to new york city. Bill i escaped the swamp. It gave me a hard time. Shannon glad you made it here. Im shannon bream. President trumps speech comes tonight. Defense secretary james mattis is tight lipped on what the president has decided but will have broad impact beyond afghanistan. The president has made a decision, as he said. He wants to be the one to announce it to the American People. So ill stand silent until then. Until that point. Once he announces what the strategy is, we can get more precise on afghanistan troop levels, what well do. Shannon doug mcelway is live at the white house. The president doesnt have a lot of good choices here. He is facing the same difficult choices his two predecessors faced. He is facing the longest war in u. S. History now stretching into its 16th year, as you said. There is no clear victory in sight. The instinct is to pull out to save american lives and treasure.
Sea are searching for ten navy soldiers. Military Officials Say the collision between the uss john mccain and a merchant ship happened in waters east of singapore late yesterday. Five other sailors were hurt. Now, the navy says the ship sustained significant hull damage. You can see there on those images. Including flooding in the crew berths as well as the communications room. The ship was heading to singapore for a routine port visit at the time of the crash which is being treated as an accident. President trump offered the following response about it during his return to the white house last night. Thats too bad. Thats too bad. Two hours after giving that response, the president tweeted out, thoughts and prayers are with our u. S. Navy sailors aboard the uss john mccain where searches and rescue efforts are underway. The second involving a Navy Destroyer in just three months after a crash back in june killing seven sailors. President trump will address the nation tonight from ft. My
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