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director. this morning the department of justice denying reports that comey requested more resources for the investigation into russian meddling just days before his firing. meantime there are mixed reactions to calls to some lawmakers asking for a special prosecutor take over the investigation. melanie alnwick live on capitol hill now with more. good morning. reporter: well, steve and allison it s pretty clear that repulican leaders here on capitol hill do not support those calls for a special prosecutor. but the senate intelligence committee does vow to continue its own investigation into the matter even as some members do say comey s firing, the timing of it, is questionable. now former fbi director james comey says he s not going to dwell on president trump s decision to fire him. very simply he was not doing good job. reporter: in an fbi farewell letter comey says he ll be fine but will miss the fbi. the ap reports the firing came after the president felt c ....
i don t know what to say about it. we ll definitely into this this later. rain showers in the forecast. cool condition. i ll have all the details and a look at the radar together. erin. traffic is pretty nasty right now this crash 66 eastbound moved over to the shoulder at gallows road. another big crash by a rona drive taking out the left lane on the outer loop. traffic jammed back to pennsylvania avenue. other slow downs, not to worry we ll help you steer clear of all those issues with your full look at traffic. allison and steve. let s get more now fallout of the firing of james comey as fbe director he s back at his home in virginia this morning there are mixed reactions and calls two calls by lawmakers for a special prosecutor to take over the investigation into russian meddling. also this morning, the department of justice denying reports that comey quested more resources for that investigation just days before his firing. get the details from melanie ....
weekend a washout, dylan has the forecast. and breaking his silence. i was target number one. bill o reilly speaks out during his first interview since he was canned from fox news amid allegations he sexually harassed a number of women at work. the former tv star calling it a liberal hit job and promising he is not finished fighting. today, saturday may 13th, 2017. from nbc news, this is today. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning. welcome to today on this saturday morning, i m sheinelle jones. i m craig melvin. dylan dreyer is here as well. a happy early mother s day weekend to all of you watching and to you, too, as well. thank you. it s exciting. we hope the weather improves. i was about to say. for most of the country it will improve tomorrow, even around here. your first mother s day it would be nice to get some sunshine. it would be nice. i will will that to happen. you have a line. exactly. let s begin with ....
we are talking about a maroon colored suv jeep and a car that was crash and burned beyond recognition. the crash happened a little bit after 2 a.m., but according to the officer that i spoke to hear this morning, he says that this road will be shut down for hours to come. that s the latest your live from district heights this morning. for a more in-depth look at your traffic this morning, here s julie wright. julie: this will definitely impact your commute into southeast washington with disclosure headed inbound, you can go no further than forceful road. sky track 7 has made their way over to this area. you can see the delays starting to build on route four as the folks bailout in use that as an alternative route. we also have a fatal crash tying up your commute in n between campus avenue and north capitol street. call at 2:45 this morning with an ongoing investigation going on it this time. with poles and wires across the highway, metro checking in with delays on the r ....
for the family. chopper4 is also live over some breaking news. this is going to have big implications for the families involved, but also commuters. a tour bus and a car crashed to the southbound lanes of the park way near route 42 in ft. meade. we re working to find out if there are any injuries and where this bus was going. the big stories you should know about, first at 4:00, nbc news has confirmed that israel provided the information that president trump shared with russia during a meeting last week. the president defended the move on twitter saying he shared the information and wants to get russia to step up his fight against isis. he also address the issue during a meeting with the turkish le meeting. the move has drawn criticism from both democrats and republicans on capitol hill. some want a detailed read-out about what was said during that russian meeting. well, the national security adviser said the talks did not compromise any intelligence sources or ....