Resigns Andrew Mccabe had been accused of bias by President Trump. Syrian warplanes mount a major attack on rebel territory killing at least twenty people as russian brokered peace talks start but without the opposition. Colombias president puts peace talks with rebels on hold after a string of attacks killed seven police offices. And deep sea politics the Chinese Research expedition thats making waves with scientists in the philippines. In sport but communities city is on its way to Major League Soccer in the United States the former england captain officially kicks off as yet unnamed teen in miami. Welcome to the program on top story the Deputy Director of the f. B. I. Is stepping down from his post. Had been accused of bias by a President Trump is resigning several weeks ahead of his planned retirement date in march trumps criticized him several times in the past accusing him of supporting Hillary Clinton in the two thousand and sixteen election. Weve seen the numerous ports as all
Now the issue is fresh in his mind. Of course i know, obviously, my name is mohammed. A lot of people know im muslim. But im here because of my football talents not because im muslim. Its definitely one that deserves our time and attention and mo and i did have a talk about it. Falcons head coach, the ban and the bond he shares with his player. We have a close relationship. If he wanted to discuss anything i wanted to let him know i was here. Morris smith is the director of the nfl players association. Super bowl week is a fantastic time for the country and for fans of football. But, man, theres other things going on right now in our world that, based on your conversation, you now know affects a young man on a granular level. Mohammed sanus mother will be here to watch her son play in the super bowl sunday. She is able to fly in from sierra leone. Well, thats great new. Theyre not on the list. Great news. Thank you, jeff. Planning when you eat can lead to a longer and healthier life. W
70s. Oh, that would feel good. But no 70s coming at us. Nice break from the cold for the next few days, will be tracking the storms as it moves in on tuesday. We will talk about that in a little bit. But this morning, for the most part quiet. Still little chilly. Not as cold as yesterday. Yesterday waking up with temperatures in the teens, 20 s, now, right around freezing, 33 at the airport in philadelphia. We have south wind at 12. Thats going to bring in the milder air, over the next several hours. But enough of a breek breeze to make it feel like 24 degrees, actually feels like that here in philadelphia fortythree the current temperature in mount pocono. Thirtyone in allentown, mid 30s, now, along the coast of Atlantic City and wildwood. Suburbs, getting close to freezing at this hour, still upper 20s quakertown, pottstown, 29 degrees in mt. Holly. There is the south to southwest wind today. Coming in at about ten to 15 Miles Per Hour, so still bit breezy. Into the afternoon hours.
What kind of punishment are we talking about . Because theyve had a personal conduct policy in place since 20007 that calls for action and being proactive for a lot of these things. But where they have really screwed up is the enforcement of that. Actually, being punitive. So, i think we need to see what steps theyre going to take in the future. Up to this point, the nfl is an organization that has, for the most part, been untouchable. What do you maked about the timing of him coming out to speak today, coming out right now to give a statement . Frankly, i dont think its any coincidence hes finally coming out of the woodwork that sponsors like anheuserbusch, visa, mcdonalds have come out saying theyre disappointed with the way its been handled. Sponsorship is the only thing that can move the needle on this and the nfl responds to. I think thats kind of encouraging because the thing that moves sponsorship money is public outrage and sustained public outrage. So we do have a say in this.
For interrogation tactics the president himself has described as torture. Do those details warrant going back and reexamining whether people should be prosecuted . Decisions about prosecution are made by career federal prosecutors at the department of justice. The Justice Department says the federal prosecutors who looked into the program wont be launching a new investigation. Based on the report from the Senate Intelligence committees democratic chair, dianne feinstein, trial or no trial, the c. I. A. Has big names coming to its defense, from former Vice President dick cheney who blasted the report on fox news. I think its a terrible piece of work, we did exactly what needed to be done in order to catch those who were guilty on 9 11 and to prevent a further attack and we were successful on both parties. This report says its not successful. The report is full of crap. What stunned me about the report most was the fact that it was written in the way it was written. Its an unrelenting pr