a historic day failed as the director to have the fbi delivers a one-two punch on the election and russian. a rough start to his own confirmation hearing. new restrictions will be announced from homeland security on electronic devices for passengers arriving from certain countries. how the fbi helped crack the case of tom brady's stolen super bowl jerseys. >> does this look relaxing? the future of baby spas. happy tuesday. >> i'm frances rivera. it was an explosive day in

washington. headlines from coast-to-coast plastered with details as the head of the fbi rejected president trump's claims of being wiretapped by president obama. >> i have no information that supports those tweets and we have looked carefully inside the fbi. the department of justice asked me to share with you the answer is the same for the department of justice and components. >> he added his name to officials in flat out rebuking the president's surveillance claims, but not before dropping another bombshell. the trump campaign has been under investigation since last july with russia's meddling in the 2016 investigation. >> i have been authorized to confirm that the fbi, as part of our counter intelligence commission is investigating the russian government's efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election. that includes investigating the

nature of any links between individuals associated with the trump campaign and the russian government and whether there was any coordination between the campaign and russia's efforts. >> it came as comey testified by a panel that drew revelation after revelation. andrea mitchell has more on this. >> reporter: james comey not only saying there is not evidence to back the president's tweets, saying president obama had my wires tapped in trump tower, but saying it's not possible. >> he could not order a wiretap of anyone? >> no president could. >> reporter: as for the tweet this is mccarthyism by the president and presumably the fbi. >> were you engaged in mccarthyism? >> i try not to engage in ism's of any kind. >> wiretapped him is utterly

ridiculous. would you agree? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: they are investigating coordination between the president's campaign and russia's hacking of democrats, a lengthy probe that could lead to the white house. russia's motive? >> putin hated secretary clinton so much. the flip side is he has a clear preference for the person against the one he hated so much. >> reporter: for democrats, it was about russia and the trump campaign connection. >> this was, in part, an inside job from u.s. persons, willing american accomplices or terribly naive ones or probably both, who helped the russians attack our country and our democracy. >> reporter: republicans avoiding the topic of russia, going after the leaks of classified information from current and former intelligence officials, fired national

security adviser mike flynn and the russian ambassador. >> in theory, how would reporters know a u.s. citizen made a telephone call to an agent of foreign power? >> somebody told them. >> reporter: the hacking did not change the vote count. >> do you have evidence they changed the tallies in michigan? >> no, i do not. we are not a domestic intelligence organization. >> reporter: the white house tweeting, sparking a fact check from democrats. >> the nsa and fbi say russia did not influence the electoral process, is that accurate? >> we offered no opinion, have no view or information on potential impact. it's never something we look at. >> reporter: when asked if the president would apologize to president obama -- >> we started a hearing. it's still ongoing. there are a lot of things that aren't being covered in this

hearing. >> that was andrea mitchell reporting. despite the news out of washington, mr. trump made no mention of the revelations holding a campaign-style rally in louisville, kentucky. he remained fixed on health care vowing to repeal and replace obamacare when it comes up for a vote this week. >> thursday is our chance to end obamacare and the obamacare catastrophe and begin delivering the reforms our people deserve. >> overnight house republicans revealed changes to the health care plan. accelerating the repeal of obamacare taxes to 2017 rather than 2018 and giving states more flexibility in how to use their medicare program in addition to how to deal with older health care consumers ages 50-64. they could see premiums rise substantially. the changes come hours ahead of

the president's visit to the capital where he's set to meet with conservatives as he and speaker paul ryan attempt to pull off o victory. however the president could lock in a big win as supreme court nominee judge gorsuch heads back to capitol hill to be put under the microscope of the judiciary committee. pete williams has more. >> with a hug and a kiss from his wife for good luck, the hearing for neil gorsuch comes over a year since president obama nominated another. garland never got a hearing, leaving the seat open for president trump to fill. >> i'm deeply disappointed it is under these circumstances that we begin our hearings. >> reporter: democrats said gorsuch must stand-up for judges, giving donald trump stinging for the courts. >> the comments about the judiciary have shaken the

foundation for rulings. >> reporter: vowed to be independent, taking the law where it takes him. >> a judge that likes every outcome is probably a bad judge, stretching for policy results he prefers rather than those the law compels. >> reporter: he could be further to the right than scalia was like the rights of crim unanimous defendants. >> you can't expect to get the same kind of ideology from neil gorsuch, but republicans and conservatives are going to be happy with him. >> thanks to pete williams for that report. electronic devices for air travelers. the threat to intelligence. they apply to passengers flying into the united states on flights from ten airports in eight countries in the middle east down northern africa. the airports sent 50 flights a day into the u.s. foreign airlines will be affected. passengers on the flights will not be able to carry on laptops,

cameras and other electronics. cell phones and medical devices will be exempt. >> the fact it is focused on devices means they must have specific, almost pristine intelligence on the threat. >> u.s. officials declined to describe the nature of the threat or how long the restrictions will last. in peru, heavy rains continue with massive mudslides leaving 72 dead and thousands homeless. one man is lucky to be alive after trying to drive-through raging waters. luckily, he was able to climb out. >> so close to that boulder and no winld shield to protect him. scary moments for that man. here at home, severe thunderstorms on the way for the west coast. here is nbc's meteorologist bill karins. good morning. >> a good lesson there. it's why we say, turn around,

don't drown. here is the story in the west. not too much about flooding concerns. the storms drifting off, sending moisture northward. the heaviest rains approaching the seattle area. a steady, soaking, early morning rain. things dry out for the afternoon. here is the timing. the cold front comes on shore. the spinning motion on the coast. it's not going to clear out in a two. most of the moisture from los angeles northward. don't think we are going to sneak too much down there in san diego. how about this video in the french alps. when you thought you couldn't go faster, an extreme biker broke his record for downhill mountain biking on snow. he hit 141 miles per hour.

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sheeran. >> this morning, law enforcement officials say they cracked the case of tom brady's missing jersey. that's where several twists begin. anne thompson has the story. >> patriots win the super bowl! >> reporter: tom brady and the greatest comeback in super bowl history, only to lose his game jersey. >> did someone take my jersey? >> reporter: that jersey said to be worth $500,000 recovered. the crime allegedly caught on a fox sports camera and aired on the show, "undisputed." in houston, the police moved quickly to claim victory. >> you know, the texas bravado. he came to the wrong state. >> reporter: the jerseys are in

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