sandra: considering these two stories we re covering this morning russia and democrats makes you wonder if they ll push try to get away from this story of russia a little bit since it now so much involves them. absolutely not. again i ll go back to what i said earlier. a largely debunked theory that has been discussed and litigated time and time again. sandra: let s talk about tony podesta. he is the brother of hillary clinton s campaign manager, john podesta. we all know. robert mueller s investigation expanding to him. he may have broken the law. this is proof positive that bob mueller is not conducting a partisan investigation that is geared toward republicans which is what many on the right have been what many have been saying. he is looking into every single aspect of this. he is leaving no stone unturned. so this talking point of the gop perpetuated time and time again that robert mueller is
up silencing women? what can we do about that? we ll be addressing all of that, as well as of course all the latest on the niger investigation. what were troops doing there? how did this go so tragically wrong? and why did two leading senators not know the number of u.s. troops or the u.s. troops were in niger. we have all the latest threads on that for you as well. sounds good. senate hearings on just that this week. so hopefully get answers. thanks. at least 34 marijuana farms have been destroyed by wildfires but federal regulations keep those farmers from receiving aid. details on cnn money stream next. armers? what kind of sorcery is that? it s not the magic-wand kind. it s the rfid-collar-and- internet of things-kind we created with chitale dairy. so every cow can let farmers know how she feels and what she needs to be healthier- (phone vibrates)
tweet aimed at that widow next. plus, another tweet on and different fight. this one for your 401(k). republicans may, may cut back big-time on how much you can save now and pay taxes on later. but the backlash has some slamming the brakes. then there s yet another fight brewing about that border wall. remember that? and who pays for it. coming up, we head to the construction zone for a firsthand look at what the wall may look like. we have a lot to get to this morning, but we want to start with the latest on the niger investigation with hans nichols doing double-duty at the white house along with garrett haake at the capitol. hans, there are a lot of questions and some are coming from the widow of ladavid johnson that she still wants to know after burying her husband this weekend. reporter: she wants to know where her husband died, why he died and how he died. she wasn t allowed to view the
cia or others. and go with one of the contractors after they get out. the way congress cut back has led people to move toward having contractors perform a lot of the same functions. the fbi is involved in the niger investigation. what is that about? well, the fbi has jurisdiction in cases where an american has been killed overseas and american property has been destroyed. as you recall back in august of 98 when the embassies in tanzania and kenya were blown up, the fbi sent teams over from the united states to handle the situation in terms of working with the governments of the
investigate any time we have our troops killed, whether it be in training accidents or combat. i don t care if it s in a car accident. in d.o.d. we investigate the circumstances surrounding and see how we can address the very questions you brought up, about what can we do in the future. and now john mccain, as i mentioned, could be getting some of those answers to those questions as james mattis is heading to the hill. let me bring in right now democratic congressman mike quickly, a member of the house. thanks for coming in. good morning. good morning. the fbi involved in the niger investigation. what is the biggest question in your mind with regard to this ambush? what was the intel information offered to the troops before they hit the ground, were there communication issues, is it true that one of the sergeants was separated from the rest. clearly we have more questions than answers. we ve only got a cur sorry