Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news Head Quarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Well, senator john mccain is considering treatment options. He had surgery to remove the tumor behind his eye last week and the doctors say hes recovering from the surgery amazingly well, but it is not a cure. Mola lenghi is in washington with the details. Good morning. Reporter good morning, annemarie. The news is hitting everyone pretty hard. Its hard to imagine anyone in public l mccain has. This one might be his toughest battle yet. I do know this. This disease has never had a more worthy opponent. An outpouring of support. President trump offered his familys prayers saying senator john mccain has always been a fighter. Former president barack obama tweeted in part cancer doesnt know what its up against. Give it hell, john. Senator graham often referred to as mccains closest friend in the senate spoke by phone insisting hes been back. He said ive been throug
Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news Head Quarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Well, senator john mccain is considering Treatment Options. He had surgery to remove the tumor behind his eye last week and the doctors say hes recovering from the surgery amazingly well, but it is not a cure. Mola lenghi is in washington with the details. Good morning. Reporter good morning, annemarie. The news is hitting everyone pretty hard. Its hard to imagine anyone in public life whos gone through as much as john mccain has. This one might be his toughest battle yet. I do know this. This disease has never had a more worthy opponent. An outpouring of support. President trump offered his familys prayers saying senator john mccain has always been a fighter. Former president barack obama tweeted in part cancer doesnt know what its up against. Give it hell, john. Senator graham often referred to as mccains closest friend in the senate spoke by phone insisting h
Internet for one everyday simple price and no extra monthly fees. In the 2016 election. Mr. Trumps business ties to russia go back decades. The special counsels mandate is broad, and allows him to investigate any matters that arose or may arise directly from the investigation. Cbs news has confirmed mueller is also looking into the business dealings of former Trump Campaign chairman Paul Manafort, an investigation initiated by prosecutors in the Southern District of new york. Speaking for myself, i own nothing in russia. I have no loans in russia. I dont have any deals in russia. Reporter the head of the public corruption unit at the Southern District, andrew goldstein, recently joined muellers team. He oversaw the manafort probe. Prosecutor Andrew Weissmann is another team member. His expertise, financial fraud. Weissmann helped lead the federal task force that investigated corruption at energy giant enron. With multiple and overlapping probes, from the department of justice to capito
President. Reporter sessions was asked today if hes considering resigning. I have the honor of serving as attorney general, and i plan to continue to do so as long as that is appropriate. Reporter the president also criticized special Counsel Robert Mueller for accepting the job as head of the russia investigation just one day after interviewing with mr. Trump to be f. B. I. Director. And what the hell is this all about . You talk about conflicts. He was interviewing for the job. Reporter and he again unleashed his fury at former f. B. I. Director james comey. In june, Comey Told Congress that mr. Trump instructed other advisers to leave the oval office, then asked comey to drop the investigation of former National Security adviser michael flynn. But the president told the times, he did not shoo people out of the room. I dont remember even talking to him about any of this stuff. His testimony is loaded up with lies. Reporter in a long, rambling interview, the president also reminisced
Christina grimmie, a youtube star and former finalist on the voice was shot and killed last night in orlando, florida. The 22yearold was signing autographs when a man opened fire on the singer before turning the gun on himself. Marlie hall has more on the murder of a rising talent. I came in like a wrecking ball reporter Christina Grimmie was gunned down last night, surrounded by young fans. Police say her brother marcus may have saved lives when he immediately tackled the gunman before the suspect fatally shot himself. Grimmie later died of her injuries. It does appear that he came here to commit this crime. Reporter Orlando Police chief john mina says the alleged killer was 27yearold kevin james loibl, who traveled from another city in florida. He was heavily armed. The suspect had two handguns on his person. He had two additional loaded magazines for those handguns, and a large hunting knife. Reporter authorities are searching the suspects cell phone, computer and residence to find