. >> reporter: the flood watches extending into d.c., baltim the clouds have kept a lot of the severe weather at bay. but overnight, from d.c. to buffalo, we could see strong storms with hail and damaging winds. heading into monday, the rain could still be sticking around. you may want to prepare for a messy monday morning commute. >> thank you. >>> next to washington, and the russia investigation kicking into a new gear. three members of president trump's inner circle set for questioning on capitol hill. but there are mixed messages from the white house about whether the president is disc s discussing pardons. here's david wright. >> reporter: the president tweeted this weekend, all agree the u.s. president has the complete power to pardon. >> the president, he said he brought it up. but he said he doesn't have to be pardoned. he was just making the statement about the power of pardon. >> reporter: the constitution gives the president broad powers to pardon, but no mention of pardoning the president himself. >> the legal team is not researching the issue, because that is not on the t