they saw mr. obama motorcade. mr. obama flu in from omaha, nebraska. today is the deadline set by the leaders of the house for president trump to prove whether or not that allegation is true. it's not clear how long mr. obama will be staying here. here outside the fairmont "today in the bay." >>> 5:03. today police confirmed the pregnant woman has been found. they reported here missing yesterday morning. she's is nine months pregnant and due any day now. friend told us the woman was found unharmed. police confirmed she was found nearby city outside of san francisco. >>> -- this due in court later today. home invasion robbery for the last six months. last week authorities arrested 19-year-old for breaking into flow douglas home, beating here and stealing her valuables. he was helping to conceal the death. >>> investigating the violent take down some believe the officer went too far. it shows officers hitting a man while lying on the ground. at one point the officer pulls out a flashlight and strikes the man. >> he was turning around with his finger like

in the last few minutes a spokesman for mr obama has rejected the claims and said neither mr obama noranyever ordered surveillance on any us citizen, adding any suggestion otherwise was simply false. 0ur washington correspondent laura bicker reports. there is a protocol between presidents, even across the political divide — a peaceful handover of power even when the pair do not get along. in a tirade of tweets donald trump has trashed this tradition. he accused barack obama of ordering a wire tap on his trump tower phone, not in one, but in four tweets. the last read: "how low has president obama on to attack my phones during the very secret election process?" "this is nixon — watergate. what a contrast to his tone during this week's address to congress. this was not the pivot to a different kind of president that many people thought. so were the trump towers phones tapped 7 the conservative news organisation breitbart seems to think so, and it blames barack obama. but no president has the power to order a wiretap, only the fbi can do that, with a warrant from the court. president trump i

 mr. obama himself. in eight years. i've never gotten this close. >> security at the fairmont was tight. secret service agents-6>wzí visible at all the entrances. we talked to some hotel gheefts say they saw several agents roaming the hall ways. er he met with high-tech leaders. his motorcade left the fairmont headed to moffitt field. this is believed to be mr. uáu visit to the bay area since leaving office. reporting live in san jose, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> white house tonight scaling back claims made by president donald trump that former president barack obama tapped his phones at trump tower. white house press secretary sean spicer said when the president that tweeted pout, he was speaking in broad terms. today administration is expected to provide evidence to back up the president's claim came in a series of tweets. as of now they haven't. the committee is holding its first public hearing in russia next week where the wiretapping claims are expected to also be brought up. >>> a new salvo today in the b

according to nbc, our network, a source close to him, told nbc news, mr. obama rolled his eyes. and the "wall street journal" report, he was livid over the accusation that he bugged the republican campaign offices believing mr. trump was questioning both the integrity of the office of the president and mr. obama, himself. of course, he was. i'm joined by "the wall street journal's" carol lee who wrote that article. and the "washington post's" phil rucker who's been all over this thing. carol, did you notice the way that this young, relatively young member of congress, nunes from california, i don't know much about the guy, treating the president like he's a little baby. you know, he gets a little upset once in a while, says things he really shouldn't and doesn't have the help of advisers like lawyers around him so he does things that really don't make much sense, but we shouldn't blame him because he's a neophyte. he's a neophyte. >> yeah. there's definitely -- >> that's a defense. that's what a criticism looks like. >> there's -- that's the republicans -- the republicans -- >>

responded saying in part neither mr. obama or any white house official ordered any surveillance on u.s. citizen. any suggestion otherwise is simply false that and attorney general jeff sessions who recused himself from any trump/russia investigations last week is expected to file amended testimony to the senate today to explain why he did not disclose meeting with the russian ambassador twice last year. >>> ahead on "cbs this morning," we will talk to congressman jason chaifetz about a possible investigation that he was wire tapped. >>> north korea fired a ballistic missile into the ocean this morning. the missile was fired near the location of the border near china. it traveled about 500 miles into the sea of japan. the u.s. is investigating reports that three other missiles were fired. north korea is prohibited by the u.n. of firing any missiles. several days ago they promised to retaliate for south korea/u.s. drills. >>> he was given a deadline to leave after krit soozing the investigation of the murder of kim jong-nam. aut

this is the place mr. obama has been meeting with unnamed tech executives all morning and all avenue. we're led to believe that he's here in san jose today to try to raise money possibly for a presidential library or a foundation. the speculation has to why former president obama is in san jose is topped only by the anticipation by a group of spectators outside the fairmont hotel hoping to catch sight of him. jody mendez had a camera in both hands so she could share the experience with her two young sons. school kids interrupted their field trip to check out what was happening. with so many doors at the hotel, it was difficult to spot any well-known tech executives possibly meeting with mr. obama. it's believed fund-raising for a presidential library or foundation could be the purpose. >> he's definitely going to start working into the role that we've seen other presidents do in setting up their different foundations. maybe that's why he's here meeting with all these execs is to try to get money. >> reporter: wh

mr obama said the claim was "simply false".e's denied ordering any phone taps during his presidency. the election yesterday was in many ways a watershed election. sinn fein celebrate their best ever showing in elections to the northern ireland assembly. game set and match, murray. and sir andy murray claims another trophy, as he wins the dubai championships for the first time. good evening. donald trump has accused barack obama of having his phones at trump tower in new york tapped, during last year's presidential election. in a series of messages on social media, president trump called mr obama a "sick man" and compared the alleged bugging to the watergate scandal. a spokesman for mr obama said claims that he had ordered surveillance of any us citizen were "simply false". our north america correspondent, nick byrant, reports. it was warm handshakes and friendly bonymaen on inauguration day as donald trump peacefully took power from barack obama, two men fiercely hostile in the election campaign, coming together in a show of pr

lou: it certainly makes the federal judge derrick watson the classmate of mr. obama harvard law appointed by mr. obama in 2012 looked very weak and overtly political. maryland judge theodore chang also nominated by president obama in 2013 and in an interesting coincidence mr. obama paid a surprise visit to honolulu where judge watson resides. monday perceiving the rulings just coincidence i assure you, i think or at least a little tweet by mr. obama not lost on anyone of us who were seeking some notice of where he was on the day his old classmate made a ruling in his favor. both of these left-wing activist judges went rogue. but they repeat this. they went rogue. they ignored the law. they ignored the constitution. they are the -- ignore the will of the people and they ignored the will of the united states. the constitution by the way gives a person the power to suspend immigration. it is a law and 212 of the u.s. code. maryland judge chang might write that down somewhere. he pointed to mr. trump's quote history public statements, not the order itself to judge watson

. >> reporter: when president obama created the plan mr. trump is reversing, mr. obama emphasized the need to tackle rising global temperatures. >> no challenge poses a greater threat to our future and future generations. >> reporter: but president trump once called climate change a hoax, and scott pruitt recently denied a direct link between carbon dioxide and global warming. >> i would not agree it's a contributor to the global warming we see. >> reporter: in 2016, more than 20 states complained it exceeded federal law. mr. trump urges all federal agency to suspend or revise any rule believed to limit production. >>> the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. >>> a >>> after the president's announcements today, the governors of california and new york said they would continue to impose state loss limiting carbon in the atmosphere. 20% of americans live in one of those states. and john blackstone met one of them, a climate scientist who sent mr. trump a warning. >> reporter: ben santor has believed that temperatures rising and glaciers melting, climate change de

trump on behalf of mr. obama?nd will rogers: -- admiral rodgers: no, sir, that is in violation of the fisa agreement. rep. schiff: they called the allegations that they wiretapped for obama ridiculous. would you agree? >> yes, sir. rep. schiff: does it damage our relationship with one of our closest partners to make the basis claimed that they participated in a conspiracy against them? >> i believe it frustrates them. i believe the relationship is strong enough this is something we will be able to deal with. jon: donald trump did not wait for the hearing to start before tweeting his verdict. "this story is faking news and and "theknows it," real story that congress and all the others should be looking into is the leaking of classified information. must find leaker now." at the press briefing, were they getting ready to hoist the white flag? of course they weren't. reporter: is the president ready -- withdraw the claims and apologize -- mr. spicer: no, we started the hearings and it is ongoing and that will be ongo

mr. obama only left to head back to his waiting jet this afternoon. this is believed to be mr. obama's first visit to the bay area since leaving office. before he arrived here in san jose late yesterday afternoon, he had a lunch meeting with billionaire investor warren buffett in omaha, nebraska. reporting live in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> thanks, marianne. >>> new at 6:00, neighbors say the noise is deafening and ton top of that, it's constant. some planes are so loud the county knows them by name. nbc bay area's peggy bunker live at san carlos airport with a look at the possible solutions to all of this. peggy? >> reporter: well, you know, terry, that airline, surf air, they operate in lake tahoe and a couple of other smaller california cities, but the county says it is not just them. they say that airline coupled with a bunch of others smaller planes and the next jen software has simply changed flight patterns and noise over the bay area. it's the sound that some peninsula residents say is driving them crazy, and it's getting worse. >> dozens of complain

mr. trump calling president obama's strategy a failure. saying he had a secret plan of his own. >> i know more about isis than the generals do. believe me. >> i, donald john trump -- >> reporter: just days after becoming president he ordered the pentagon to prepare its plan. the preliminary report highlights four next plays, suggesting acceleration in all of them. like support of iraqi forces to capture mosul, and supporting and developing more local forces in syria. all things that were going on when obama was president. last week, general joseph votel assured congress that the current approach is working against isis, writing -- the counter-isis campaign has entered its third year, and we are on track with the military plan to defeat the terrorist organization in iraq and syria. but two prominent military strategists now retired believe a new approach is needed. >> if you view the islamic state as a body, what's been going on with the current strategy is we've been attacking their fingers and their toes. >> reporter: general david deptul

trump and mr. obama have not spoken since the election.t reince priebus and former ba obama chief of staff have been in contact since mr. trump levelled the wiretap allegation last weekend. >>> the federal government launching a criminal investigation to find out how wikileaks released information on the cia. the cia releasing a statement saying the american public should be deeply troubled by the wikileaks disclosures. such disclosures jeopardize u.s. personnel and operations, but equipped adversaries with tools and information to do us harm. >> james comey speaking at a cyber security college at boston college warning to never expect absolute privacy. his first public appearance since donald trump accuse president obama of wiretapping. >>> and president trump's tough talk on illegal immigration may have a serious deterrent effect. according to statistics released by custom and border control, illegal crossings were down 40% last month. that reverses the 17-year upward trend. check out these numbers. family unit apprehension is down 66% f

mr. obama's calls today if mr. trump wanted them. but if mr. obama did order the n.s.a. to prepare transcripts of mr. trump's conversations last fall under the pretext of national security to find out whether mr. trump was communicating with the russians would have been a good excuse, there would exist somewhere a record of such an order. for that reason, if mr. obama did this, he no doubt used a source in which he'd leave no fingerprints. again, the thoughts from judge napolitano in the "washington times" this morning. you can read them there. let's go to linda from miss miss that she doesn't believe the president. hello, linda, go ahead. caller: no, i don't believe the president. because the first caller took my thunder, stole my thunder. president obama owe bided by the laws and regulations while he was there for eight years. no one had to tap donald trump to know that he's a crook. he tells on himself all the ime. all of his cabinets have had contact with russia. and if the body is working, the head knows too. so no, i don't believe president obama tapped it. that mig

what the problem was for mr obama, the previous president, and that is that north korea already haseapons. it doesn't have the ability to stick them on a rocket and send them to los angeles, let's say, but remember, when nuclear weapons started they were not delivered on missiles, they were delivered by aircraft. north korea has already blown up underground nuclear devices. it has got the bomb. the question is, the missiles, rather than the bomb. how are you stop that with a diverse, complicated network of tunnels and caves remain the difficulty. for the moment, thank you. us media reports say the director of the fbi, james comey, has dismissed claims by president trump that barack obama tapped his phones. mr comey is reported to have asked thejustice department to reject mr trump's unsubstantiated accusation. earlier, the former director of national intelligence james clapper denied there was any wire—tap on president trump or his election campaign team. our north america correspondent nick bryant reports from new york. voiceover: now, on a special edition of this week with george

mr. obama's suv took 12 seconds to exit the fair mont hotel and drive by the crowd. >> we live you, obama! thank you for the best eight years of my life! >> reporter: the former president was in the bay area for the first time since leaving office, meeting with tech and business leaders. as a private citizen, he is not obligated to say who he was meeting with. >> i think it has been a depressing kind of few months. i thought i will come down, for my own sense of spirit i am going to say, this is, i stand by you and thanksgiving you for all that you have done-- thank you for all you have done. >> reporter: a teachable momentment >> there is more out there, there is san jose, san francisco, and the sky is the limit. >> reporter: jumped on 101 and headed for moffat field. mr. obama shook fields and posed for a few pictures before boarding a private jet. nobody knows where he is headed now but we knows who owns the airplane. it believes to a private company out of houston. downtown san jose. kpix 5. >>> new video shows the moment a burning garage collapses and sends a smoking car rolling down

a spokesman for mr. obama says the accusations are simply false. >>> pennsylvania democratic say they won't be paying a ransom to gain back control of their online network. after a cyber attack shut down e-mail and websites in harrisburg on friday morning. a forensic audit by microsoft will help determine how long the attackers were in that system. a spokeswoman for the fbi's office, it will let us know if charges are filed. >> now to our first alert forecast and rain rolling in to the region right now. you can see the system bringing showers tonight on the first alert radar. it is the start of a wet two days and it'll keep getting warmer too. a live look at broad street. 50s today. 60s tomorrow. let's go to chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. the first alert neighborhood forecast, glenn? >> we're definitely on a roller coaster here. it was a very cold weekend, now we warmed up and a lot more warming coming tomorrow. lot of clouds today. see a little bit of sunshine in there, just at the sunset at

i don't think mrs. obama would take too kindly. ir're going to mostly be focusing on their foundation. >>> the news continues right now with jim and pat. >>> news4 at 5:00 starts now. >> reporter: the cleanup and investigation continue after two lives are lost in a single car crash in waldorf. i'll have the latest >> reporter: a search in this park leads to the discovery of two bodies, victims of gang violence. coming up why it's a case of deja vu for neighbors here. >> reporter: i'm meagan fitzgerald in rockville. we are learning new information about the 70-year-old man who died after a fire rips through his home. >>> first up tonight, two people killed in a violent crash. we're now learning they may be teen agers. i'm jim handly. >> i'm pat lawson muse. wendy is off tonight. the wreck left another person in critical condition. police say the driver may have been speeding when this car slammed into a pole on smallwood drive in waldorf, maryland. >> news4's derrick ward joins us from the scene. >> reporter: as you can see behind me

trump is now reversing, mr. obama emphasized the need the tackle rising global temperatures. >> no challenge poses a greater threat to our future and future generations. >> reporter: but president trump once called climate change a hoax, and e.p.a. administrator scott pruitt recently denied a direct link between carbon dioxide and global warming. >> i would not agree that it's a primary contributor to the global warming that we see. >> reporter: in 2016, the supreme court blocked mr. obama's clean power plant after more than 20 states complained it exceeded federal law. scott, mr. trump's order urges all federal agencies to suspend or revise any rule he believes unduly burdens domestic energy production. >> pelley: major garrett, thanks. after the president's announcement today, the democratic governors of california and new york said that they would continue to impose state laws limiting carbon in the atmosphere. 20% of americans live in one of those states, and john blackstone met one of them, a climate scientist wh

mr. obama reportedly livid about wiretapping claims. that's the case, can the religion should be repaired and really, how much does it matter? ♪ hello, i'm an idaho potato farmer and i finally found our big idaho potato truck. it's been touring the country telling folks about our heart healthy idaho potatoes, america's favorite potatoes, and donating to local charities along the way. but now it's finally back home where it belongs. aw man. hey, wait up. where you goin'? here we go again. >> more outnumbered and just a moment, but first, jon scott has was coming up in the second hour of "happening now." >> jon: we are awaiting news conference from white house secretary sean spicer. plus, the latest on accusations from president trump that he was wiretapped by the obama administration. we've gotten a reaction to the republican health care plan, including freedom caucus member who had a colorful quote about this bill. our friend morgan wright joins us with new tales of an alleged cia hack, the information of the cia uses to get into your s

mr. trump has talkin' the gloves off. >> i think president obama behind it because his people are certainly the leaks possibly come from that group. >> reporter: mr. trump now accuses mr. obama of directing a watergate type. susan page, usa "today's" -- >> he was critical of george w. bush but he never krit side him personally the way trump has criticized president obama. >> the two have been at odds since mr. trump was the face of the birther movement. >> no one is happier to guest past this than the donald. 's because he can look at other things like did we fake the moon landing. >> also hard to imagine, but we'll see. >> former presidents usually avoid politics many early days of their successors' administration. mr. obama refused to be silent. norah? >> all right, chip. thank you so much. one million women around the world are airbnb hosts. one explains >>> judd apatow is a comedic powerhouse. we look at his new netflix series. it's described as an anti-romantic comedy. he'll be here sitting at h table. you're watching "cbs this morning." thank you for that. we'll be right back. tomorro

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mr. obama met with tech leaders. he arrived in the bay area last night. there is no confirmation on the purpose of his visit and told that mr. obama has been out raising funds for his presidential library where he reportedly met with warren buffet yesterday. he was seen signing autographs and shaking people's hands before boarding his plan. during his 8 years in office. mr. obama made several trips to the bay area to meet with tech leaders. >>> well new information this afternoon on a controversial arrest by vallejo police. it was caught on video. >>> an investigation under way in the actions of that arresting officer. our crime reporter report henry lee has been following up and we heard from the police department and the chief. >> new details emerging about the suspect and the officer involved in a confrontation captioned on cell phone video. it is not the first time the officers use of force has been questioned. >>> it is confirmed that the in this video is a former marine that has been with

mr. obama's motorcade around 3:00 this afternoon. the former commander in chief spent the night at the fair mont in downtown san jose. he met with high-tech leaders last night and followed up with some meetings today. there he is shaking hands and hugging people at the airport. this is mr. obama's first visit to the area since leaving the presidency. >>> there is a new drug aimed at helping post-menopausal women battle breast cancer. the drug slows the spread of cancer by blocking two proteins that can stimulate growth and the division of cancer cells. >>> he's an all pro, has blazing speed, and he's coming to the bay area. >> you're going to see why the oakland raiders signed him up, coming up. it's okay to cry, right? no more! we don't want anymore! [crying] ahhhhhhhhhh! everyday price and no extra monthly fees, unlike cable. speeds up to 45 megs, for $30 a month. this is one gorgeous truck. special edition. oh, did i say there's only one special edition? because, actually there's five. ooohh!! aaaahh!! uh! hooooly mackerel. wow. n

we said nothing. >> reporter: but the president also amplified another unverified allegation that mr. obama used british intelligence to spy on him. fox news legal analyst andrew napolitano made the accusation tuesday. >> that president obama went outside the chain of command, he didn't use the n.s.a., he didn't use the c.i.a., the f.b.i. or the department of justice. he used gchq. what the heck is gchq? that's the initials for the british spying agency. >> on fox news judge -- >> reporter: press secretary sean spicer cited that report at yesterday's white house briefing. the gchq issued a rare public rebuke saying the allegation is "utterly ridiculous and should be ignored." but the president took no responsibility for the breech of protocol with the u.k., one of america's closest allies. >> i didn't make an opinion on it. that was a statement made by a very talented lawyer on fox and, so, you shouldn't be talking to me, you should be talking to fox. >> reporter: fox anchor shepard smith moments after the press conference -- >> fox news cannot confirm judge napolitano's commentary. fox new

trump now accuses mr. obamae-like conspiracy, something the former president denies. >> there's this tradition of moving on. >> susan page, usa today's washington bureau chief, says mr. trump has defied a presidential tradition, of not personally attacking your predecessor. >> even president obama, when he took over, was critical of george w. bush, but he never criticized him personally, in the way that president trump has now criticized president obama. >> the two most recent presidents have been at odds since mr. trump was the face of the birther movement. >> no one is prouder to put this birth certificate matter to rest than the donald. and that's because he can finally get back to focusing on the issues that matter, like did we fake the moon landing. >> whether president obama and president trump will ever really become friends, that is too far in the future to even speculate about. also even hard to imagine but we'll see. >> former presidents usually avoid politics in the early days of their successors' adm

mr. obama flew in from omaha, nebraska where he met with warren buffett at a country club. obama was likely asking about funding for his presidential library. meanwhile, tomorrow is the deadline for president trump to produce evidence of his explosive allegation that mr. obama ordered trump tower be wiretapped. it's a deadline set by leading members of the house intelligence committee. no word yet on whether mr. obama will fly out of san jose tomorrow. reporting live, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> thanks so much. >>> as the health care debate intensifies in congress and beyond the new plan is running into opposition from both sides of the aisle but there is one member of the president's administration that says something about the new plan will make it a deal that congress can't refuse. today in philadelphia, anxiety over looming changes to the health care law. at a town hall meeting held by bob casey. >> i'm very concerned about the ata problems, the medicaid issues. >> reporter: and others held by congressional republicans. >> i would like a full 100% repeal. 100%.

in the last hour, a spokesman for mr obama has responded to president trump's claims. president obama, nor any white house official ever ordered surveillance on any us citizen, adding any suggestion otherwise is simply false. 0ur correspondent laura bicker has the latest from a pro—trump rally in washington. when it comes to why he's making these claims, earlier this week, the attorney—general, jeff sessions, had to stand aside from any investigation into those russia claims, because he himself is said to have misspoke during a hearing under oath, where he said that he did not meet with any russian officials. it turned out well, actually, he met with the russian ambassador to the us on two occasions. now, he said that he didn't meet them under his guise as — he met him in his guise as senator, rather than a campaign aide. to supporters, now that matters, but his critics, they say this is a deflection away from the need to investigate the russia links fully. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30pm t

eis yss eeerressest ' .... should wiretap mr trump on behalf of president obama?for the president to make a baseless claim that the british participated in a conspiracy against him? i think it clearly frustrates a key ally of ours. i believe that the relationship” " " " is strong enough, this is something tweeting his verdict. the white flag? of course they weren't. is the president prepared and apologise to the president? me. we're. we're : and. as for consistent—— with the russians, what collusion? there is no evidence, according to the people that have to believe that that exists. the president's one puistiefheeetiegw-teee? and saying. "we had nothingtsdo! jon sopel, bbc news, washington. 75.4." 75 7 w 7 2?777 77 "7 "7 7; stay with us on bbc news, still to come: it was international happiness day on monday and norway is officially the 7% place to live. more than 3,000 subway passengers were affected. nausea, bleeding, headaches and a dimming of vision. of the cabinet here. this was an international trophy and we understand above all this was a triumph sttfie wes

you may recall trump recently accused mr. obama of ordering a wiretap on trump tower while still president. today is the deadline for president trump to prove whether or not that allegation is true. it's not clear how long mr. obama will be staying here. >>> it's 6:03 right now. the woman is due to court today. we have been covering this for the last six month. jennifer he -- she spoke into her home and beat her and stole her valuables. she died four weeks later. she was charged in november. she is now being held without bail. >>> back home safe, a pregnant woman has been found. family members reported her missing yesterday morning after leaving her home. last night, family friend told nbc bay area the woman was found unharmed. no other details are being released. >>> a developing story this morning, take a look at this. this is a deep concern right now to the community. it's from vallejo, you see a police officer there. they are investigating the violent take down. it shows the officer hitting that person while he is lying on the

trump claims he recently learned mr. obamaered what trump describes as a watergate- style wiretap on trump tower in new york. he says it happened just before the election. mr. trump offered no evidence, and an obama spokesman issued a quick denial. it comes amid growing controversy over the trump administration's possible russian ties. the president is spending the weekend at his mar-a-lago resort in palm beach. errol barnett is there. >> reporter: president trump is back on familiar ground here at his mar-a-lago resort in florida, and he's back to one of his favorite activities-- stirring up conversations with his tweets. after a week of speeches and addresses widely regarded as presidential, mr. trump made an explosive allegation, that the obama administration secretly listened in on him during the election. the president's tweet storm started around 6:35 a.m. with this: "just found out that obama had my wires tapped in trump tower. nothing found." minutes later he asked, "is it legal for a sitting president to be wiretappin

this has been blurred anyway even under mr. obama, and it's hard because a lot of journalists like us can't get in and in bed with these guys to see what they're actually doing. it was already blurry. i think it's going to become blurrier. the question will be whether the trump administration wants to be more open about what it is the troops are doing. i think he understands -- i think mr. trump would like to keep most of what the military does under wraps. i don't think we're going to have an embedded media program or whatever. it's going to be hard to assess what they're doing, but definitely the advising can be a euphemism for almost actual combat for the u.s. troops. >> glor: already making it harder to assess what the state department is doing and indications that is happening on the military side as well. greg jaffe and gordon lubold, thank you both very much. >> thank you. s. >> glor: danny boyle is here. he's directed such acclaimed films as 28 days later, 127 hours, and steve jobs. he won the academy award for slumdog millio

well, earlier tonight a spokesman for mr obama responded to president trump's claims.peak to laura. this started very early in the morning on twitter and there have been protests in support of donald trump. does he need to have support public be shown at this time? he will feel it is necessary. there are rallies being held up and down the country in response to the protests that are being held and people on both sides, who feel that donald trump, one side feels he's not doing a good job, and the other side are looking for him and pushing for him keep going. and do what he promised. when it comes to his call on unity. that seems to have gone by the wayside. this is a president who has been tweeting about his predecessor, accusing him of wiretapping, could this claim be true? no president can order the wiretapping of a phone and you have heard from president obama. he said it is not something that came from the white house. did the fbi do this? there have been media reports that suggest the fbi was looking for a warrant to do just that last summer a warrant to do just th

steps to make sure information about russia's meddling in the investigation would be preserved after mr. obama left office. that according to the times was to ensure a trail of information for government investigators after obama left office. eric schultz, the spokesperson for the former president said the situation was serious prompting president obama to call for a review by u.s. intelligence. now the staff members have been instructed by lawyers to save all records related to potential russian interference in the election. the instructions after the white house and other agencies were asked to preserve materials. >>> the white house working to keep up momentum from the president's speech tuesday night as the news about jeff sessions starts to dominant the news. the president back on the road selling his vision for america. his first stop comes in a state he failed to win in november, but one he could find support as he pushing a boost for the military. cnn's jeff zeleny is at the white house with more on what is on the agenda for the president. >> reporter: christine and dave, president tru

bush and mrs. obama i'm wrong, maybe this isow he's always been, but it seems like the president is sort of unplugged. sort of relaxed, at peace with himself. is that the guy he's always been and we're just seeing more of it now? >> yeah, you know what, i love seeing this and i love that other people are seeing this. this is the sense of humor that george bush really always had. he knew how important humor was, particularly when you're in the white house and things are really tough and you're around serious issues and serious people all the time. he used to help to cheer a lot of us up. he realized how important that is for both president obama, mrs. obama, and cracking a joke is very natural to george w. bush. >> we heard him talk about the free press on the "today" show. then he took a little bit of critique for that. people said, oh, he was needling president trump with that remark. here's how he responded to that the other night. >> i made the decision after my presidency not to criticize president o

kennedy profile in courage award, mr. obama tweeting he is humbled to be recognized. his leadership on climate change and expanding health care, two achievements now at risk with the election of donald trump. this year's award especially significant, being presented in may on the 100th anniversary of jfk's birth. to be awarded by caroline kennedy, whom he appointed ambassador to japan. >> yes, we can. >> reporter: and his endorsement along with her late uncle ted kennedy was pivotal moment in the campaign for the democratic nomination in 2008. >> thank you, everybody. >> reporter: thursday's announcement of the honor for mr. obama jumpstarting speculation about the next phase of his public life. >> i will be right there with you as a citizen for all my remaining days. >> reporter: this after eric holder his former attorney general and close friend told reporters mr. obama is "ready to roll" looking to help elect democrats throughout the country. still those close to the former president are cautioning he is still months away from re-entering the public fray, but the 4