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Mail. Nightly news begins right now. Good evening to our viewers in the west. The white house is taking fire from inside and out tonight, over President Trumps sacking of fbi director james comey. Amid questions of how it all went down and a possible ail teer yore motive. Today President Trump spoke publicly on the matter. Mr. President , why did you fire director comey. Because he wasnt doing a good job. Very simply, he was not doing a good job. The president s explanation is not going over well inside the fbi and among some members of congress where there is suspicion he was let go because of the investigation of the Trump Campaign and possible collusion with the russians. Tonight congressional sources say comey was seeking to step up his investigation at the time of his firing and we learn details how his dismissal unfolded. Our justice correspondent Pete Williams starts our coverage. Reporter james comey has said nothing publicly since his firing, remaining home. But fbi insiders t