so, republicans want to impeach a republican? why? trump republicans want to impeach a trump appointed republican. why? despite being appointed by donald trump and a registered removal republican voter, republican lawmakers have baselessly accused wray of using the fbi to target those with conservative beliefs, including the former president, himself. director wray was having none of it. there is a two tiered justice system that has been weaponized to persecute people based on their political beliefs and that you ve personally been worked to weaponize the fbi against conservatives. i would disagree with your characterization of the fbi and certainly, your description of my own approach. the idea that i m biased against conservatives seems somewhat insane, to me, given my own personal background. you presided over the fbi that has the lowest level of trust in the fbi s history. people trust the fbi more when hoover was running the place when you are. the reason i
and more shocking pictures coming out of vermont. rapid flood waters pounding that area following those massive storms. so much damage that the federal government has now officially declared a state of emergency there. so lots to get to, but we begin with the high stakes nato summit in lithuania. members making decisions that could change the course of the war in ukraine and that are already reshaping the alliance itself. this as the man with arguably the most at stake, ukrainian president zelenskyy here, you see him arriving ending speculation on whether he would even be invited or show up to this summit. well, he will meet, as we said, with president biden tomorrow less than three days after the president poured cold water on the idea of ukraine joining the transatlantic alliance. and ahead of his speech, where he ll make his case for his country s membership. zelenskyy tweeted earlier today uncertainty is weakness. nbc s monica alba is traveling with president biden in lit
of weakness to us adversaries. smooth and timely transitions of confirmed leadership. central to the defense of the united states, and stable and orderly leadership. transitions are also vital to maintaining our unmatched network of allies and partners and their crucial for our military readiness. tuberville is protesting a pentagon decision to provide paid leave and travel time for any service member who needs reproductive health services, including abortions and fertility treatments, and are posted in states where abortion is now banned. post dobbs decision the pentagon is adamant that it is not funding abortions. the center is not allowing a simple vote. it will take approximately 668 hours to confirm all these military nominations. that is 27 days if senate works around the clock. if they did nominations for eight hours a day it would take 84 days. so just vote is not an answer. these holds will affect military read enes and others may opt to leave the military sinc
lithuania. president biden has already sat down with the leader of the host country and has plans for two high profile meetings on the side lines there. it and the nato secretary-general already calling this summit a historic meeting following a diplomatic break through. we ll explain that in just a moment. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, july 11th. i m ali vitally in washington, and jonathan lemire, again, beating me with the backdrop this time in lithuania where he s covering the nato trip overseas. set the scene for us. reporter: yeah, ali, good to see you. nato summit just under way. as a few minutes ago the president has arrived at the summit site after earlier in the day paying a visit to the two leaders of the host country here, lithuania. lithuania very much in the shadow of the war. belarus just a few miles from here, from the border. also just a couple miles from russia itself. we should note the ukrainian flags outnumber the lithuan
we will begin with the latest in the white house, cocaine investigation. it s now been over a week since the illegal drug was found in a common area of the west wing, and the secret service has been sweeping the area for any clues leading to a potential culprit, and that investigation could conclude as early as today. the contradictions in the location of the cocaine, the white house s timeline of events, and the incident has raised serious congressional concerns about the level of security be maintained at the white house. but, president biden does not appear to be at all concerned. he spent the weekend sunbathing near his delaware beach house. and, he has since headed off for meetings in europe, without publicly addressing that bombshell discovery, of who left the coke out. meanwhile, his press secretary think it s irresponsible to ask. secretary reporter: one fo, whether the white house want to the president. secretary jean-pierre: this question has been asked for t