Good evening, and its great to have you with us here on a very busy tuesday night. And we begin with atrney general jeff sessions, on capitol hill, under oath. He said he would defend his honor, calling any claims that he colluded with russia a, but he was also pressed about meetings with russians and that encounter in the oval office. Enwh the attorney general and everyone else in the room was asked to leave by the president a s ptcoceexmey. Abcs senior justice correspondent Pierre Thomas leading us off. Reporter in front of the cameras, and the american pelensatn , totheye hornt seat. Do you solemnly swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you god . I do. Epsaying he recused himself f the russia investigation from the very start because he was on the trump campaign. I recused myself from any investigation into the campaign for dino idcuespr mysenelbuf frt om defe honor against false and scurrilous allegations. Reporte repeatedly pressed about any
President and the clinton camp. Lets get to it. First from the fox news deck this wednesday afternoon, President Trump says theres a lot of love and unity among republicans. This as he continues his public fight with two senators in his own party. More on that in just a moment. First, a reminder how we got here. Breaking in this hour yesterday, the announcement from the arizona senator jeff flake that he will retire at the end of his current term. On the senate floor, he said he will no longer be complicit in the face of what he calls President Trumps reckless and outrageous behavior. The Tennessee Republican senator bob corker also ramped up his criticism of the president yesterday calling him untruthful and saying the president will be remembered for debasing the nation. Analysts say the infighting raises questions about tax cuts and the partys agenda. The president said hes lunch yesterday was a love fest with the exception of senators corker and flake. Listen to what he told the fo
Plus Hurricane Maria. Getting stronger and taking aim at some of the areas devastatin devastating, marias path from the extreme Weather Center. Lets get to it. Now americas news hq from fox news desk. Shepard this monday afternoon, the United Nations great. That is how he described his message to his the United Nations as he made his first message as of the commander in chief. Attending a meeting at the headquarters here, and calling for the world body to focus more on people and less on bureaucracy. As a candidate, mr. Trump blasted the u. N. Other members are not paying their fair share there. The u. N. Is not a friend of democracy. And not a friend of freedom. He also called it a club for people to get together and have a good time. Today, President Trump said the u. N. Is moving in the right direction, but he still needs to regain trust. In recent years, the United Nations have not reached its full potential. Because of bureaucracy and mismanagement. I know that under the secretary
That was a p. R. Gesture and a temporary one. In fact, during part of the trip, Mexican Police escorted the migrants northward. In other words, the mexican migrants abetted illegal immigration into this country as its done for many years. Tonight, the caravan is on our southern border. Rather than wait for the crossing station to open, many of them jumped the fence. Some waved honduran flags when they got to the top. That tells you everything. When you arrive in a country to contribute to it and assimilate into its culture, dont wave the flag of a foreign nation. Thats when you do in triumph when you invade a country. According to Border Control, at least one member of the caravan has a ready admitted to being a member of ms13. All of that should worry us. Theres only a few hundred people in this caravan, but there are billions more around the world who lived amid violence and poverty in virtually every single one of them would like to relocate to san diego. The left argues we have no
Happen tomorrow with the release. Sources tell cnn that tom white house aides fear fbi director sclofr wray might quit over the memo release after he publicly revealed quote, grave concerns that its inaccurate and misleading and the president he iss motivate for ignoring the warning is more clear than ever. He has been privately admitting to friends that he believe the memo release will help discredit the special counsel investigation. And tonight the Washington Post reporting that mr. Trump never had any hesitation about hellsing the memo and that he hopes it might give him justification to fire Deputy Attorney general Rod Rosenstein who he appointed special counsel mueller. Jim. It. As the president does battle with his current fbi chief, the director that he fired is speaking out as well. James comey posting this tweet tonight, quote, all should appreciate the fbi speaking up. I wish more of our leaders would. But take heart, American History shows that in the long run weasels and l