scream, we want ice cream at concerts. they didn't think i would be a singer though the attorney general of united states of america is not telling the truth to the congress of the united states. that's a crime. >>o parsing words from the speaker as the justice departmentnswers back calling pelosi's attack irresponsible as the president tries to shut the door on any current or former members of his testimony fromfu re testimony. a stunning development, the former lder may be free. the measles scare sent shock waves through one of america's busiest airports.

peter mayhe has died. we'll get reaction from harrison ford and others. "early today" starts right now. good morning. i'm phillip mena. >> and i'm frances rivera. jarring news for new yorkers. he admitted to plotting to bomb new york subway system i 2010. now he'll likely be a free man after helping pro cutors with key information on al kieda and even members of his own family. >> reporter: the would beubway bomber set to be released from prison aer almost a decade of cooperation. he met with the fbi more than 100 times after pleading guilty 2010. when the young follower of al qaeda and his two friends planned to detciate sui bombs during rush hour on a new

york city subway. he was arrested and faced multiple life sentences. in court, he apologized. i'm sorry and asking for forgiveness. the judge is now giving him credit for time served. saying this one unthinkable chance has come your way. you've earned it. >> he's extremely appreciative and thankful. >> prosecutors have pointed to his intelligence, information that led to terrorism charges including his relatives andnd frieand a terrorist plotting to attack a military base i afghanistan. saying his cooperation came at great personal cost to himself and his fily.

>> trying to find the needle in the hey stack is so difficult. that's where you need people who can prode information. >> that was ron allen reporting. president trump is fighting to put the fuelmueller report bd him tweeting overnight, it is time to get back to bnoiness. more time consuming or costly envestigation. there is littlhance of that happening. especially after william barr skipped the houseudiciary hearing. now with the latest from d.c. chris, democrats are now looking to go saight to the source for the mueller report?or >> repr: that's right, they are negotiating directly with the mueller team. all of this because of the confusion that arose as toac exy what mueller found and foundretations of what he and what actions hexpected to

take place after submitting his 448-page report. as you orntioned, the attney general being a no showor f questioning yesterday. democrats turning that into a sptacle of looking at an empty chair. one member bringing a bucket of chicken to imply that the attorney general was being chicken. it comes amid signs that thep trum administration will fight any effort of oversight on congress. >> i've had him testifying over 30 s. >> so is the answer -- >> i can't let him and tell everybody else he can't. th've testified for many hours, all of them. >> as far as you are concerned, it is done.an >> say onean. i would say, it is done.

>> reporter: the house judiciary chair threatening to holden attorney geral barr in content ofor congress f not turning over the entire mueller report. back to you. the star wars universe is mourning the loss of o onef its own. we have learned the actor peter mayhew died earlier this week. n he made a bad move. >> it is wise to upset a wookie. >> no one isor wed about upsetting a droid. >> around 7'3", he towered over his costars. actor harrison ford released a statement saying, peter mayhew was a gentle and kind man. he goe on to say, we were partners in film and friends in

life over 30 years and ioved him. mark hamel tweeting, he was the gentlest ofnt gia and george lucas sazing he was the closest any humanbeing could be to a wookiee. big art, gentle nature. survived by his wife and three children. a court wl be held today in the rockland county measles case. it has closed some ultra-orthodox jewish schools. the out break has been crippling the country where cases continue to rise. we have the latest. >> the latest measle's scare has landed at newark airport. a traveler may have exposed others in terminal c.

passengers were warned ifhe ty were here april 16. and also trouble at sea. amid its voiage, the free winds remains docked a underqu antined. a crewmember tested positive for the virus. 103 pe le aboard theship, island officials won't allow anyone to disembark. >> this decision is in keeping with the laws of st. lucia. >> measles has spread to every country in the european union. the death toll at 29. >> it doesn't hurt to get the booster to protect herself. >> in england,

posting pictures of her new born. her plea, getting vaccinated will protect yourself andso one els. the man who gave his life to save countless others was given a police procession home. a long line drove escorting the body of rileye. howell hom he died after tackling a gunman at the university of north carolina a charlotte. a memorial service will be held sunday evening for riley. facebook has designated a list of high-profile figures as dangerous. a group of far right leaders and others like lewis fer can have been named dangerous. a similar decision was made last

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