Care battle on capitol hill is now in high gear. Day 50 of the Trump Administration. Lets begin with joe johns live at the white house. Joe . Reporter good morning, chris. I think you can take whats going on on capitol hill as a sign that lawmakers have picked up the pace of their investigation into russias interference in the last election. The question is the extent to which the fbi director is willing to share all he knows with members of congress. Reporter fbi director james comey heading to thrill as tension builds between the Justice Department and lawmakers over President Trumps unsubstantiated wiretapping claims. The Justice Department under pressure to deny or provide evidence of the president s allegation. Comey meeting with the gang of eight, the Bipartisan Group of lawmakers clear to receive access to the nations most highly classified intelligence. As part of the gang of eight, we want to be informed on a periodic basis. Reporter this intelligence set to be extended to all
Coast. Good to have you with us. Fair to say, this will be a very busy week ahead for the u. S. President , donald trump. Mr. Trump speaks before a joint session of Congress Tuesday night. This will mark his first address as president. The white house is set to roll out a revised executive order. There is an event in april the president is declining. Without explanation, i will not be attending the White House Correspondents Association dinner this year. Please wish everyone well and have a great evening. After losing big to the president in november, the democrats now are regroups under new leadership. On saturday, Democratic Party officials meeting in atlanta, georgia, elected former u. S. Labor secretary, tom perez, as chairman of the democratic committee. Ryan nobles has more. Reporter democratics have a new chairman. Perez fell one vote short on the first ballot but gathered enough support to win on the second. There was still a major part of the party, the progressive part, that
We begin with president donald trump. Also, this week, the white house is expected to roll out a revised executive order banning travelers from seven mostly muslim nations. It does promise to be a busy week. There is one event on his calendar coming up in april that President Trump is declining. He tweeted without explanation, i will not be attending the White House Correspondence Association dinner this year. Please wish everyone well and have a great evening. The head of the Correspondents Association spoke with Brianna Keilar about it. It is not a surprise to say that the president has said many negative things about the media and comparing the media or suggesting that the media is the enemy of the american people. That, of course, is something that the Correspondents Association and journalists reject. The media is an incredibly important part of a vibrant republic. We celebrate that at that dinner. It is up to him to decide whether or not he wants to come. The Correspondents Assoc
Good morning, its friday, june 2nd. Im Ayman Mohyeldin alongside yasmin and Louis Burgdorf. After much speculation, President Trump has officially announced the u. S. Is pulling out of the historic Paris Climate Accord. The move means the u. S. Is one of three nations not in the global pact. The president didnt completely close the door on being a part of the agreement. Nbc news Kristen Welker has the details from the white house. Reporter with the eyes of the world on the rose garden, President Trump made it official. The United States will withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord. Reporter the agreement is a pledge by nearly 200 countries to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions. The president vowing he can get a better deal. So, were getting out, but we will start to negotiate and we will see if we can make a deal thats fair. Reporter casting it as a Campaign Promise kept. The president said the move will lift regulations and save jobs, but the controversial decision also underscoring how m
Happening but he said in a new interview that he doesnt even know one of the women accusing him. These allegations are completely false and misleading. It never happened and i dont like hearing it because it never happened. Theyre doing this a month away, four weeks away, after 40 years in public service. This woman has waited over 40 years to bring a complaint . Four weeks out of an election . It is obvious to the casual observer that something is up. Were also doing an investigation and we have some evidence of some collusion here but were not ready to put that to the public just yet. Moore says the accusations are coming for political reasons. Were reporting the denials but there is Something Else going on. Another thing, tonight these accusations and then say, even if theyre true, you would still support the candidate. Thats what were hearing from a lot of republicans. One chair saying, i would vote for judge moore because i wouldnt want to vote for doug. Doug jones, the democrat r