lever of of russia needs time to decide this afternoon. late this afternoon, smoke was seen pouring from the chimney at the russian consulate in san francisco. it was 100 degrees today at san francisco. not sure about the fire inside for the fire department says it was from a fire burning in a fireplace. so was something being burned purposely there? perhaps paper? we are still awaiting reaction from the russians and the state department. president trump is reacting to report we told you last night that then fbi director james comey drafted a letter exonerating hillary clinton long before the investigation into her email scandal and her mishandling of classified information was complete. chief intelligence correspondent katherine harris tonight with what comes from the administration continuing to defend comey s dismissal as wel well. those close to the president say he had several good reasons to fire fbi director james comey in may, and they liked him in
system. republican lawmakers are drawing attention to this exchange about clinton aides. the only way an interview takes place with the two central witnesses and the subject of the investigation is if the decision has already been made that all three people in that room are not going to be charged. and colleagues of ours believe i am lying about when i made the decision, please urge them to contact me privately so we can have a conversation about this. there may be broader implications for comey. he may not be a credible witness that we may be under the documents that the director was loose and i m candid with congress. he told them that s wide ranging. the special axis down the council team bret: thank you. immigrants detained on a wild weekend after president trump signed his first travel ban get