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
Standoff between President Trump and north koreas kim jongun. Two of the most unpredictable leaders on the planet, seemingly trying to one up each other with a prospects of a new korean war or Nuclear Exchange raising serious concern around the world. Morning, trump is touting Americas Nuclear program and reinforcing on twitter that chilling warning from yesterday, that he gave just hours after reports north korea can now fit a nuke on the head of a long range missile. North korea best not make anymore threats to the United States. They will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. He has been very threatening beyond a normal statement. And as i said, they will be met with fire, fury, and frankly, power, the likes of which this world has never seen before. Thank you. Just a short time ago, secretary of state Rex Tillerson on a previously scheduled fueling stop in guam said the president knows what hes doing. What the president is doing is sending a strong message to nor
We remain in Constant Contact with staff, and they all had one thing to say. How can we help . Sandra the president calling this an event of epic proportion, and peter doocy. Both the present and the governor giving praise on each other for the handling, but fema administrator it was very key that he jumped into say, this is not over yet. Peter doocy is live in Corpus Christi where he find the president. What did he just say about his approach to the relief effort of all this . Sandra, it sounds like President Trump has watched or studied the way his predecessor, previous president s have handled disasters, and the unfolding not done yet could top them all. We wanted to do a better than before. Look at it in five years, ten years are from now and say, ths a good. He sent set a fire house here Corpus Christi with both senators and the governor, greg abbott. The president did have a key talisman with impaired he joked that brock long has become very famous. And President Trump grabbed a
Aclu responded when you twitter followers keep you in check and remind you White Supremacy is everywhere. Trivializes real racism. Trivializes real problem. Winner of 758milliondollar power ball has been revealed and its 53yearold may voice of massachusetts. First thing i want to do is i just want to sit back and relax and i have a pipe dream and that pipe dream has now come true. Steve this is a fox news alert. Ainsley Hurricane Harvey intensifying overnight and only getting stronger as it moves closer to the gulf coast. Steve thats what its doing right now. Texas and louisiana under stays of emergency, bracing for the strongest hurricane to slam the United States, perhaps, in over a decade. Brian yup. The power is growing. We have the Team Coverage as well. Japan miss dean is live in the Weather Center right now. He is in galveston, texas, where people are preparing for the monster storm. Rob, is it safe to say this is bigger than everyone thought . Yeah. I think this thing is crazy
All back a step. Germanys Angela Merkel saying escalating in the rhetoric is the wrong answer while russias foreign minister calls the talk over the top. As for china, an editorial in a staterun newspaper there suggests that the country should remain neutral if north korea strikes first. However, it also had this message for both countries. Quote, when their actions jeopardize chinas interests, china will respond with a firm hand. We have reporters in new jersey and stretched out across the pacific, as well. Kelly odonnell following the president for us from bridgewater, new jersey. Bill neely in seoul, south korea. Matt bradley in tokyo. And Miguel Almaguer in guam. Kelly, o. , let me start there with you in jersey. We understand that President Trump is going to be meeting with two top members of his Foreign Policy team today. What more can you tell us about that . Reporter well, craig, it is a summer friday, and we know what that means in the trump white house. There is always action