isolated showers. lows: winds: e 5 mph friday: mostly cloudy. am showers, pm rain. highs: winds: e 5-10 mph a new timeline developing this of f-b-i director james comey. now - we re learning exactly what went down in the days - and hours - leading up to that shocking announcement. suzanne kennedy is following the new developments - live at the white house new this morning - comey s goodbye letter to staff, the former f-b-i head said president trump was within his rights to fire him, but refused to comment on how it went down. comey beginning the note saying quote .. i have long believed that a president can fire an fbi director for any reason, or for no reason at all. he continues - i m not going to spend time on the decision or the way it was executed. i hope you won t either before his firing - comey had been scheudled to testify before the senate intelligence committe today at a hearing on worldwide threats. he will now be replaced by acting f-b-i director andrew mcca
break yofrg night former fbi director james comey speaks out for the very first time since his abrupt firing. he released a farewell letter to employees after his stunning ouster writing quote i have long believed that a president can fire an fbi director for any reason or for no reason at all. it is done. and i will be fine. as reports surface the president ordered attorney general jeff sessions and ag rod rosenstein to provide in writing the case for firing comey. multiple news outlets from the new york times to the associated press report comey had just requested more resources to pursue his investigation in russia s meddling in the 2016 election and possible involvement of trump associates before his termination. it is fielding questions as it was the true motive behind his firing. the white house deputy press secretary says the decision had everything to do with his handling of the confidence in director comey, and frankly, he d been considering letting director comey
gets booed at a historically black college. what was behind the anger and how the school is defending the choice to let her speak. an espn tragedy. the wife of chris berman killed in a deadly car accident along with another driver. this morning the tributes are pouring in. it is important to all of us on this show to make our love for chris and his family known. investigators are trying to figure out what caused that crash today on may 11, 2017. this has today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio center 1 a. when we say mother of all storms, we re referencing mother s day. that s right. al had kind of reaction. this isn t that huge of a right? i see what you did there. we don t want people to go running for cover. don t stockpile stuff yesterday. this morning we re hearing from president trump and james comey as the fallout over the firing grows. president trump defending the timing of his decision to dismiss the former fbi director. o
forget that the methods and sources of our intelligence gathering are also plate here and we have to be very sensitive so that we don t compromise that information as well. reporter: now, the white house press office says whoever the new fbi director is that he or she will be asked to and encouraged top finish that russia investigation. meantime, the acting fbi director andrew mccabe he will be back on capitol hill today taking comey s place testifying before the senate intelligence committee. life on capitol hill, i m melanie alnwick, fox5 local news. all right, melanie thank you. 4:31 is the time. many are pointing out the timing of both comey s termination and yesterday s meeting between president trump and and the russian foreign minister at the white house. the two mainly focused on the ongoing civil war in syria but at one point the foreign minister appeared to joke about comey s firing. you re kidding? you re kidding. i can that do very well with respect to syr
mike thomas is talking about the cold and rain on the way, erin como is tracking our traffic. mike, do tell about this weather. do we need rain coats? back to our winter coats. definitely need to pack the rain coats today. temperature-wise it s cool out there but it s not overly chilly. again, we ll have to dodge some showers into the afternoon. erin. i m hoping that rain doesn t impact the morning commute, mike. that wouldn t be good. uh-oh. well, right now at least roads are dry but we have a crash 50 eastbound in bowie and construction on the westbound side. we ll steer you clear of that. thanks to both of you. more on the fallout from the firing of james comey as questions swirl about the timing of his termination. there are mixed reactions as to what lies ahead. whether a special prosecutor tour investigate russia meddling into the election. melanie alnwick is live on capitol hill. good morning mel. reporter: good morning. even as those calls continue to swirl