. >> look what bob ryan is here. >> retired news4 meteorologist bob ryan stopped by to welcome tom toirement. he's packing up moving to colorado to start a new adventure. he's been a steady presence for news4 since 1983 when she started off on the noon news with barbara harrison and pat lawson news. we will certainly miss tom and we wish him nothing but sunny skies in the years ahead. that's all for news 4 this week. we leave you pictures of the now completed ben's chili bowl mural. thanks for joining us and have a great week. ♪ sorry about the holdup, folks. we have some congestion on the runway and i'm being told it'll be another 15, maybe 20 minutes, and we will have you on your way. ♪ runway models on the runway? surprising. what's not surprising? how much money evan saved by switching to geico. i would not wear that lace. hmm, i don't know? fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. now with our new fios gigabit connection, you get amazing download spe

meteorologist bob ryan stopped by to welcome tom to the retirement club.om is packing up and moving to colorado to start a whole new adventure. he has been a steady presence, such a reliable wit and wonderful worm presence and of course a weather whiz to news 4 since 1983 when he started off on the noon news with barbara harrison and pat lawson muse. tom, we wish you well. >> i don't think i've heard as anybody as descriptive as he is. >> we will really miss him. >> wish you the best. >>> firefighters are here to help us, but who is here when they need help? >> asking for help wasn't an option because i was that super hero. >> now meet a local firefighter his colleagues deal with the pressures of mental health on their job. >>> firefighters are some of the bravest people among us and here to help us, but who helps them when they need it? research suggests that firefighters are at increased risk for suicide and depression because of what they see and do on the job. one young man knows this first hand and is working to raise awareness and changing minds. >>

former colleague bob ryan dropped by to say goodbye. will move to colorado to, in his words, explore the west. we are really happy for him, although we'll really miss him. >> he'll be documenting some awesome sunsets. >> he's got a heck of a plan. >> up to alaska, right? >> i've seen some people saying, yeah, retirement, i'm not sure what i'm going to do. no, he's ready. he's definitely ready. good luck to hi what's ahead for us? in the near future. >> some hot weather today, we hit 90 today. tomorrow we get into the low 90s. more humid during the day on your thursday too. then we start to see the remnants of cindy make their way up here, giving us rain on friday. we'll show you what's happening out there right now. a very nice night, but it's warm. 81 degrees at 11:00. temperatures in the 70s at most locations. martinsburg the loan exhibition at 68. shower activity there. 73 in huntingtown. a very nice night. there are a few showers. we saw pretty good storms around baltimore over towards dover. for us, it came through hagerstown, arou

. >> we rol o surprises during his final broadcast including a visit, look who that is, bob ryan.missed anything, check it on our nbc washington a.m. just search tom retires. we're so happy for him. >> and joe krebs even called in. >> he sure did. >> we'll miss you, tom. >> he was such a wonderful mentor, friend. his laugh is so genuine. >> and nobody could describe a sky at 5:00 a.m. quite like tom kierein. >> and it was always different. a blueberry sunrise and we'll miss him dearly. >> and what will the weather with be like tonight? >> on storm team 4 radar, i am tracking some areas of rain, a broken line of showers not picking up on any lightning, but this is impacting parts of frederick, carroll, baltimore counties. this is moving towards the east/southeast. you can see it's in northern frederick and then we have heavier rain in parts of carroll and baltimore counties. so north of town some scattered showers. south it is looking mainly dry. so we'll continue to keep an eye on that area of rain as it impacts walkersville right now. now tomorrow, it's hot and humid. take a look

. >> bob ryan is here. oh, man. u're in the wrong chair, bob. >> no, no, not at all. >> good to see you, bob. >> nice to see you. >> thanks, bob, for coming. this is great. >> you know, tom and i, friends and colleagues for years. >> yeah. >> decades. and you know, i did a little calculation. >> uh-oh. >> and it's been over 7 thour,0 forecasts that tom has done in the morning. not only a great meteorologist. >> and look at the picture there. >> oh my goodness. >> my goodness. >> you haven't aged a bit. >> wow. the weather team. >> and probably, what, 100 school cancellation snowstorms. >> a little back of the envelope calculation. >> and he's been a great colleague, but more importantly, a great service to washington. >> absolutely. absolutely. >> really, the continuity and the trust you have made to so, so many people, it's just terrific. >> well, bob, it was an honor to work with you all those years and covering all those blizzards, and we had fun. that was the other thing. it was enjoyable. >> that's right. >> abs

so, it does not reassure me that paul ryan has full confidence in bob mueller. n just, you know, orchestrated a vote to end too big to fail and dodd/frank. so i don't have full confidence what paul ryan has to say. i'm very concerned about donald trump, because this is a guy that, you know, came to prominence over a couple things, but namely, over the phrase "you're fired." so, if anybody thinks that what's going on on the hill today is going to affect donald trump's thought process, i think you're sorely mistaken. >> all right, doug hye, i want to read you what rod rosenstein read as he was asked directly, if he was asked to fire bob mueller, what would he do? he said "i'm not going to follow any orders, unless i believe those orders are lawful." and previously before, remember, he said he sees no cause to fire bob mueller. he goes on to say "if there was good cause, i would consider it. if there were not good cause, it wouldn't matter what anybody says." that's a marker, doug. >> yep. >> if rod rosenstein said i do not see any cause, and if i was ordered to do

including a visit from bob ryan. >> if you missed anything, check our nbc washington app. wishing him aum the best. a class act. >>> we're bringing you tips on how to keep your kids healthy. today, we're looking at a safety inside your home. >> anyone with kids knows there are a million things they can get into. i remember my daughter pouring a gallon of bleach on floor. doreen gentzler had to save us. >> we took at a look at safe kids worldwide and some everyday household hazards really stood out. batteries, every year thousands of kids are treated in emergency rooms after swallowing those little button batteries. keep coin lithium battery controlled devices away from kids, including remotors, singing greeting cards, watches, calculators, key fobs and more. also falls are a big hazard. unintentional falls are the leading cause of nonfatal injuries for children in the u.s. make sure window screens are secured. secure tvs and furniture to the walls using mounts or brackets or straps. those prevent tip-overs. according to safe kids.org, every hour a child goes to the e.r. be

so many surprises for tom during his final broadcast on midday yesterday including a visit from bob ryan>> the man does not age. if you missed anything, check it out on our nbc washington app. search tom retires. just a class act. a consummate prsi >> we're looking at this gorgeous sunrise coming up behind us. >> blueberries, mango. >> just looking at it. >> tangerine sunrise. it's gorgeous outside. we're going to miss tom. he's so funny. i think a lot of people don't see the behind the scenes tom. he's so funny. we miss tom. he's probably sleeping right now. guaranteed. i hope he is. you better not be watching, tom. >> this morning, it's going to be a nice one. look at the sun coming up. we're going to have a lot of clouds. hot and more humid than yesterday. a warm start to your morning. tomorrow, it's going to be different. periods of rain starting in the morning. it will go into saturday. saturday morning expect the rain clearing saturday afternoon. humidity will be dropping, too. really the second half of your weekend is looking really nice. 76 right now in the district. it's warm ou

newt gingrich liked bob mueller. paul ryandefended bob mueller this morning on hugh hewitt's talk show. >> i think you had republicans writ large came out when bob mueller was appointed to the special counsel saying this is the guy for the job, this is the professional who will take it out of this kind of combat political back and forth of partisanship. now you're seeing in the last five days or so where republican, kind of grass-roots, the ann coulters of the world saying, no, bob mueller is no longer qualified. he is tainted. he is best friends with comey and they're trying to cast aspersions on this. newt gingrich came out this morning, kind of re-casting his statement once again saying he has talked to the president and he doesn't believe he'll actually fire him. >> we have the sound bite from this morning. talking about all this. take a listen. >> you think the president is considering firing robert mueller? >> no. absolutely not. >> why don't you think that? >> i think the president is pretty confident that ultimately th

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shane powell, john britta, jack lean french, eric holdser, eric love, bob martin, ronald lunar, benjamin o'dell, richard philis, ryan rabal, henry smith, john wittle, mica harrison, gideon moran, robert schultz, and charles snead. mr. president, all my years of public service, these are among the most honorable men and women i've ever worked with. greater love h -- hath no man than this. the fact that they're willing to put their lives on the line to protect all of us speaks to their selflessness. their bravery, and their love of this institution and of country. elaine and i love each of these special agents deeply. we love their families, too. and these photos, you can see one of the team leaders, jason, hard at work. jason hates this photo, which is why i blew it up for national tv. the other photo is of a trip i took to all five of utah's national parks last year. during this trip, my security detail was with me every step of the way. these men and women never leave my side, and today i wish to thank them with all my heart for their service and their sacrifice. these are really great people, and we've enjoyed bei

bob: up to bryce harper. >>fp: he will go as soon as ryan starts moving into the zone. >>bob: swing and a miss on a pitch throw, the throw to first, game over. >>fp: pretty good fight and all you can ask for, down 5 runs in the 9th to come back. >>bob: 5-9-1, cubs, 4-12-2 nationals who strand 9 runners. oh, so close. cubs win it. for fp and dan, bob carpenter. and jake arrieta, and pre-game coverage begins at 6:30. this has been a presentation of masn. johnny and ray, straight ahead and from the disappoi >>> meet the super fan using her viral fame to help other kids. >> new details on a horrifying murder. a grandmother in a wheelchair caught in the cross fire. >> what is being done to bring dangerous daredevils to the curb. >> here is a change, metro might owe you money >> kids playing soccer with no ball to avoid hurt feelings? >> teenaged girl takes a 25- foot plunge to the pavement below. >> i've got you honey go ahead. >> wusa 9 at 11 starts now. >> what >>> now to a murder mystery that has a whole lot of people upset in dc almost 6 months ago a grandmother named viv

ryan said. >> i know bob mueller and i have confidence in bob mueller and tweeted that if president trump fires bob mueller congress will reappoint bob mueller. where is the apology for me for all the incorrect stories, but the suggestion that he is considering firing mueller is not fake news it came from a long time friend of of president trump chris ruddy, here he is on pbs news hour in his own words. >> i think he is perhaps thinking about firing the special council. i think it's clear by what one of his lawyers said on television -- >> and the white house official's comment on that is that ruddy speaks for himself and as you pointed out we heard from the deputy a.g. it wouldn't matter to him what anyone session bob mueller will not be fired without justifiable cause. >> and abc news will bring you the sessions testimony live at 2:30 this afternoon and brian taff's live reports beginning at 4:00 here on "action news." >>> and because of today's special report, today's regularly scheduled episode of general hospital will be moved to tomorrow. don't worry you won't miss a thing. tomorrow at 3:

congressman challenging house speaker paul ryan after ryan said he would not consider impeachment if the president were a democrat. former congressman bobu know this isn't true. you know you would be inquiring into imbeachment if this wr a d. -- were a d. you said speaker ryan, if the investigation leads to the president, his family or his campaign, so be it. don't obstruct justice. put country first. these are strong words for the speaker of your party. >> well, paul is my friend and i want him to succeed and i also want my party to you can is seed and the way to do that is to put country first. then the rest will follow. what i'm afraid so if we are responding to that 38% that donald trump has and is fed to by fox and friends, it makes it so the republic can't govern itself really, because it's just that 38% -- >> just made -- >> -- the republican primaries. yeah. >> and speaker ryan obviously coming out with this, as you know, congressman, it's not the only time that he's come out and defended the president. he's done it a lot. he's come out in highly are tropical moments and said the president is unconventional, right. even yesterda

former republican congressman who was a big part of president clinton's impeachment is calling ryan's bluff. bob english tweeting the house speaker today writing, "you know this isn't true. you know that you would be inquiring into impeachment if this were a democrat." the president wouldn't give a whether there are tapes with the conversations of james comey only saying that is maybe something he will answer in the near future. asked whether he will testify under oath, president trump said, "100%." abc news, washington. alison: well, president trump used a local maryland highway as an example for a new effort to speed up aproval for infrastructure projects. he tossed binders on a desk and among the binders was a final environmental impact statement for the i.c.c., the intercounty connector. the president said his goal is solve obstacles for the costly, for approval to build. larry: prince george's county man pleading guilty to d.u.i. crash that killed five people but he never showed up for sentencing. richard reeve is live with new developments in the case. >> the judge called the sentencing on

former republican congressman who was a big part of president clinton's impeachment is calling ryan's bluff. bob english tweeting the house speaker today writing, you know this isn't true. you know that you would be inquiring into impeachment if this were a democrat. while the president and his lawyer insist james comey lied under oath, senator jack reid telling cnn, the president will get his turn. >> at some point, not right away, but at some point mr. mueller will feel he has to depose the president. >> reporter: and president trump wouldn't give a direct answer when asked whether there are tapes of his conversations with james comey, only saying that maybe something he'll answer in the near future. but as to whether he'll testify under oath, president trump said 100%. reporting live in washington, janai norman, abc7 news. alma, back to you. >> all right, janai, thank you so much. house minority leader nancy pelosi says she has serious concerns about president trump's ability to do his job. >> the president's fitness for office is something that is being called into question. it takes a certa

peter king, i don't see any reason to remove him, and paul ryan said let bob mueller do his job. you tweeted out, if the president were to do something like this, you would see a shift. the wheels would come off the republican party. why do you think that? he's done a lot of things and they still stood by him? >> this would be looking like it's trying to cover up a cover up of a cover up. >> firing james comey wasn't that? >> i said covering up a coverup. so you got to follow the coverups of the coverups. >> if it's four coverups that's when the wheel comes off but three we're still okay. >> a certain point it's insanity and a government serving only the person in the oval office as opposed to the person in the oval office serving the people, then republicans will turn around. republicans right now are dealing with two things that are making it harder for them to stand up to the president and grow a pair which is, one, they have a base that 80% of them -- >> you know how i said we don't say unprecedented, grow a pair is not -- we're not using grow a pair. last i checked when you

. >> all ryan said bob mueller should be alud if you're innocent, then you'll be vindicated. >> when i begs the question, why do this man keep freaking out. this is how a guilty person acts. if somebody was investigating me, i'd say investigate, go ahead. >> well, it could well be that he keeps hearing rumors and rumors keep getting passed to him that mook plane flynn is getting closer and closer and closer to cutting an immunity deal. >> there's some talk he's already talking to the fbi. >> yes, he's going quiet. of institution in the intelligence community, congress, the judicial community, the media, the republican party, democratic party, everybody except russia he has picked a fight with. it's fascinating. >> our german allies and nato allies and british allies, every single one. >> except russia. >> he opinion picked a fight with china curing the campaign. he's paid a and there will be all coops of dirty dealings with hugs hugss. >> well, they blew up the chicken man last night. who knew glrng he stretched as best he could to federal budget to find a parallel and i believe ffs

speaker ryan said he has andidence and bob mueller the best thing to do would be to let him do his jobretty political pill to swallow. it would suggest the white house has something to hide when they say theyit would suggest te house has something to hide when they say they haven't. i don't know that would be helpful to them. vonnie: he will be in wisconsin for workforce week making a speech. do you anticipate he will be watching jeff sessions' testimony closely and be concerned in any way? .> he will certainly follow it he wants to know what he says. he will either watch it or be briefed. the president has a full day. he will absolutely want to know what jeff sessions said and the extent to which he discusses any private conversations he had with the president. treasury steve mnuchin secretary's testimony has wrapped up. what were the highlights? from thest interesting hearing with the treasury secretary is he walked back what is known as the mnuchin rule. that the white house does not want an absolute tax cut for the wealthy. this is a hot button political issue. that has led democra

. >>> congressman ryan costello ever before had i been able to h a lawmakers, congressman bob too high. >> that can't high. deliberations, still no verdict in the bill cosby assault trial. >> most of the questions with re peering witness t nancy pelosi saidnail but we don't foe are people,en colloes, you can fight but don't forget at are a. don't ever forget that. >> that is trever noah helping put things in perspective on the late show last night. >> send it out to katie, but he could not have said it better we're all americans no matter what our political differences are. >> i'm a big trever noah fan i will put it out there i just love his dimples. >> so handsome. >> very handsome. >> all right. i think you'll love the weather forecast today we are expecting nothing more than a couple cloud, low humidity, certainly it is comfortable outside, pennsylvania few mornings have been quite oppressive, very steamy. that is not going to last. it already has been just wiped clean so it feels refreshing outside. today end up being a fantastic day with just a couple cloud as the day goes on. at

. >>> congressman ryan costello ever before had i been able to h a lawmakers, congressman bob too high that can't high. deliberations, still no verdict in the bill cosby assault trial. >> most of the questions with re peering witness t nancy

shane powell, john britta, jack lean french, eric holdser, eric love, bob martin, ronald lunar, benjamin o'dell, richard philis, ryan rabal, henry smith, john wittle, mica harrison, gideon moran, robert schultz, and charles snead. mr. president, all my years of public service, these are among the most honorable men and women i've ever worked with. greater love h -- hath no man than this. the fact that they're willing to put their lives on the line to protect all of us speaks to their selflessness. their bravery, and their love of this institution and of country. elaine and i love each of these special agents deeply. we love their families, too. and these photos, you can see one of the team leaders, jason, hard at work. jason hates this photo, which is why i blew it up for national tv. the other photo is of a trip i took to all five of utah's national parks last year. during this trip, my security detail was with me every step of the way. these men and women never leave my side, and today i wish to thank them with all my heart for their service and their sacrifice. these are really great people, and we've enjoyed bei

very closely by the president in this hour who has put his credibility on the ryan in tweet after tweet. the special counsel bob mueller on capitol hill tonight. there to meet with the readers of the house intelligence committee about the russia probe. manu, you have been breaking details on this tonight. you are learning more about this meeting. and bob mueller going to capitol hill tonight. >> reporter: that's right. leaders of the house intelligence committee just wrapped up a meeting that lasted over an hour in a classified briefing room on the outside of the capital just moments after that including mike conway, the republican who is now leading this russia investigation said they are trying to set up a system where their investigation could move forward and would not conflict with what bob mueller is now doing. this comes as mueller is making a round of meetings on capitol hill, meeting with the leaders of the snalt intelligence committee last week and tomorrow. meeting with leaders of the senate judiciary committee, looking into the issue of fbi interference and questions about whether or not there was k

bob mueller. i think it was a good choice. >> i think the best choice would be to let robert mueller do his job. >> reporter: paul ryannced support for robert muellerve allegation of russian and trump collusion. it was prompted by this come by chris ruddy yesterday on pbs. >> i think he's considering, perhaps terminating the special counsel. i think he's weighing that option. >> reporter: on cbs this morning, former house speaker newt gingrich who initially said he was a fan of mueller accused him of picking politically biased investigators. >> his first four attorneys are all democrats. one worked for the clinton foundation. he apparently couldn't find a single pro-trump attorney to hire, and i think that's a rigged game. >> reporter: mueller will also explore whether the abrupt firing of comey in may was an attempt to disrupt the fbi's russia inquiry. in order to dismiss mueller, the president would have to get consent from deputy attorney general rod rosenstein. >> have you seen any evidence of good cause for firing of special >> no, i have not. >> reporter: president trump ignored questions about mueller's fate. >

ryan. his verb was he'd be surprised if president trump fired bob mueller, not that he would be outraged. although he said also i think we should let him do his job. i think it is reasonable for donald trump to assume that more republicans than you might expect would accept a move like this. but, you know, again, i think it is a trial balloon. it would be a full-scale constitutional crisis and i do think you are going to hear sharp questions not only for rod rosenstein but also jeff sessions about whether he would resign, even though he might be outside the chain of command, whether he would resign as elliot richardson did in the 1970s. >> what i was going to say on that point is what does rod rosenstein say today, not if he is asked it, when he is asked it. >> exactly right. i think he being a prudent attorney and somebody who has actually stood up and not just gone with the white house spin at spuskrusht points, i would et him to say we're going to figure this out and speak with one voice at a later date. it is not for me to freelance while i'm here giving testimony about what the white

let me ask you also about what i just asked former congressman bob inglis, who served as a republican from south carolina, about paul ryan'shat if the same fact pattern had come about with a democratic president, say hillary clinton, that the republicans would not be drafting articles of impeachment. do you believe that? >> no, i don't believe anything. again, paul ryan has, you know, been someone that's been caught in between, you know, the freedom caucus and the so-called more moderate ones, and the ones in the center. he's treading water. he doesn't know what to do. and so when he comes on to talk, he's trying to find a way to sound credible. but absolutely he too has lost credibility, and it's just a matter of time for him. >> all right. congresswoman maxine waters, it's always a pleasure. thank you for coming. >> thank you. >> joining me now, jennifer rogers, executive director and jill wine-banks, who was one of the prosecutors in the watergate scandal. jennifer, let me start with you. you're a former federal prosecutor, right? you worked for james comey, right? >> i did. >> now, there's this question about obstructi

bob inglas, who used to be a republic republican, he said, speaker ryan, you know this sort of idea -ay they would not have impeached a democrat had a democrat done the same things. ryan actually said that. then he said, speaker ryan, you know this isn't true. you know you would be inquiring into impeachment if this were a democrat. and we live viewed you on this show because you're honest. wouldn't they be impeaching hillary clinton if she had done half of this? >> i can only go back in history. bill clinton was impeached and was removed from office. this is politics at its highest nature. certainly we would be trying to impeach her and certainly the democrats are trying to get to the level of impeachment of donald trump. but all of this is pretty premature. i do see it as complete political theater and getting in the way of getting anything done in washington. that's where the threshold of 2018 is going to show up and we're going to find out if the american public has had enough of the gridlock and everything just being stuck where it is. >> well, there was gridlock for eight years

them the house speaker paul ryan appearing this morning on radio show ryan told guest host guy benton, quote, i think we should let bob mueller do his work. chris and alisyn. >> thank you very much. let's discuss with panel, chris cillizza, a.b. stoddard, cnn senior legal analyst and former federal prosecutor jeffrey toobin. chris cillizza, the possibility that robert mueller could be fired. obviously you hear people saying that would be a very bad idea. had they known james comey was going to be fired, they would say that before then also. what are you hearing? >> well, look, anyone that you would talk to, and i've talked to about this will say it's a terrible idea. it would be politically disastrous. but that doesn't mean donald trump -- you can rule donald trump out from doing it. my read on the chris ruddy thing is the time line seemed pretty clear. he goes to the white house. we now know he does not meet with the president. he comes out, gives an interview to pbs in which he says they are thinking about doing this. i think it would be a really bad idea. seems to me someone at the staff level he meets with at the

bob inglis, a former republican member of the house of south carolina teted today to speaker ryan, saying know that you would be inquiring into impeachment if there were a "d." and ana marie, there is no question about that. >> that's right. actually, i have to give a shout out to bob inglis. he is a great guy. he is also a conservative climate activist, believe it or not. he is someone we should be paying attention to as an ally on a lot of different fronts. he is definitely right about this. there is a level of hypocrisy here that is almost literally stomach-turning. i was talking to a relative of mine today about this. and she was like, why are we wasting our time on this? and benghazi. did we forget about all those investigations? no, it's disgusting. and we need to just let -- this is what i keep telling myself. the wheels of justice are turning. these investigations are happening. this is not going to be a matter, as i said, of a public opinion. this is going to be a matter of law. and whether or not paul ryan likes it, that's going to be proceeding. they can spin, they can dance. b

speaker ryan says the president should let bob mueller do his job.lopment. but he's frustrated with the coverage he's getting. accusing the media of an agenda of hate. savannah? >> hallie jackson in washington. >>> jim mattis is sounding a new alarm over north korea. he told congress on monday, that north korea's missile and nuclear programs are now the most urgent threat to our national security. mattis said work on those systems has increased in pace and scope, despite new sanctions. in the meantime, former nba star, dennis rodman, arrived in north korea overnight. this is his fifth trip to that country. and president trump. rodman says he's on a mission to open a door and that president trump would be happy with what he's trying to accomplish. >>> and jury deliberations resuming at the assault trial. his defense team wrapping up their case with surprising speed. stephanie gosk is outside the courthouse in norristown, pennsylvania. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. everyone on pins and needles here waiting for the jury. a full day of jury de

bob mueller. i think it was a good choice. >> i think best advice would be to let robert mueller do his job. >> reporter: republican leaders mitch mcconnell and paul ryan expressed support today for robert mueller, the special counsel investigating russian election meddling and allegations of trump campaign collusion. it was prompted by this comment from trump confidant and newsmax c.e.o. chris ruddy yesterday on pbs. >> well, i think he's considering perhaps terminating the special counsel. i think he's-- he's weighing weg that option. >> reporter: on "cbs this morning" former house speaker newt gingrich, who had initially said he was a fan of mueller, accused him of picking politically biased investigators. >> his first four attorneys are all democrats. one of them worked for the clinton foundation. he, apparently, couldn't find a single pro-trump attorney to hire and i just think that's a rigged game. >> reporter: mueller, a former f.b.i. director, will also explore whether the abrupt firing of james comey in may was an attempt by the president to obstruct the f.b.i.'s russia inquiry. in order to dismiss mueller, the president would have to get conc

i will say this, today, the speaker of the house, paul ryan, the house majority leader, kevin mccarthy, both said there was no reason to fire bober, which i think, basically, put that up as a trial balloon for president trump. >> kimberly: by the way, no one is objecting to a fair and impartial investigation. >> greg: i am. >> kimberly: because you have ayo lot to hide, sunny. other than that. >> greg: think of what a waste of time this hash been. you start with all of the stuff about collusion, and then you get obstruction, and then you go back on lunch. it just keeps going around and around, and the great thing is, all of it leads back to hillary. if it wasn't for hillary, there would not of been a loretta lynch meeting. >> kimberly: if she hadn't made that decision about her private email server. >> greg: that is far worse than trump. >> kimberly: if she had just like joe biden run when it was her turn, this would be a very different show. >> greg: he might run again. she was entitled to it like she was entitled to everything. >> kimberly: there you go. she really wanted that commemorative desk. up next, what did the white h

speaker ryan says the president should let bob mueller do his job.ustrated with the coverage he's getting. accusing the media of an agenda of hate. savannah? >> hallie jackson in washington. >>> secretary of state rex tillerson says north korea has released college opportunity eric warmbeir. he was sentenced for allegedly stealing a political propaganda poster. dennis rodman arrived in north korea on what he called to open a door. we don't know if they're related events. this comes one day after jim mattis said north korea's missile program is the most dangerous to our security. >>> and jury deliberations resuming at the assault trial. his defense team wrapping up their case with surprising speed. stephanie gosk is outside the courthouse in norristown, pennsylvania. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. everyone on pins and needles here waiting for the jury. a full day of jury deliberations. they're considering three charges of aggravated, indecent assault. and each one of the charges carries a maximum sentence of ten years. bill cosby, 79 years o

ryan. he would like to talk about health care and tax reform. the first question is about bob mueller. >> i think the best thing to do is let robert mueller do his job. the best thing for the president is let this investigation go on. that to me is the smartest thing to do the best thing to do and that's what i think hopefully will happen. i don't know his team. i know bob mueller and i have confidence in him. >> i think if nothing else mr. ruddy has achieved his goal. you have republican senators and house members saying mr. president, don't do this or you'll open a trap door politically. >> you have the trial balloon, this novel 2017 trump reaching trial balloon. has it shot down? has it felolown free. we're still having this conversation. newt gingrich is still out there. the president is still frustrated with this investigation and heaven only knows how he's going to respond to jeff sessions testimony. >> to your point, we know the president is frustrated with jeff sessions. his decision was his only choice, but jeff sessions said i'll recuse myself because i was involved

this morning's speaker of the house congressman paul ryan asked about the special counsel in the russia probe. >> i don't know his team. i know bob mueller. i have confidence in bob mueller. >> also today minority leader nancy pelosi predicting, quote, trump will self-impeach. democrats should wait for the russia investigation to play out before pushing him to move from the oval office. with me howard dean former vermont governor, former chairman of the dnc. nice to see you, governor. >> thanks, nice to be back on. >> governor, let's go first to the leader pelosi self-impeach comment. i hate to put you in the position of sort of defining that for us, but she's not here. what do you understand that to mean? >> i'm chuckling because mitt romney talking about self-deporting. i think what she means he's going to get tired of the job and resign or not run again. that's how i interpret it. i think her main thesis is i don't think democrats should be tackling and rubbing our hands over his possible impeachment. first of all, pence is a hard right ideologue who is more organized than trump so he would have an agenda that would not be to

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manning and senator bob corker of tennessee were at trump national before stopping by the white house afterwards. >>> check this out former head coach rex ryan and his twin brother rob ryan were in a bar fight in nashville over the weekend. the two were in town and fighting each other or fighting other oppele? >> they all look-- >> other people. >> they were in town for game throw of the stanley cup finals. it involved pushing and shoving but they were at a bar so i'm sure that had something to do it. >> another fight that almost put down lebron james. last night after game two nba finals so the cavs players are leaving, jr smith is pushing lebron away, look at the right of your screen. the guy with the blue starts throwing them, to make sure that lebron got out of there because well, he's lebron and he surprised you. >> get involved with stuff like that. >>> so if you still have giraffe fever after the whole giraffe cam thing that never ended head out to the virginia zoo because a baby giraffe was born yesterday. no name yet for the giraffe but she is one of four giraffes at the zoo. they are native to tanzania and southern kenya. they can

bob mueller if they can. this is a scorched earth situation that is going to continue even while nice guy paul ryan does his stuffn the house side. >> i think he's going to avoid -- >> he's trying to avoid the bite. these people will be willing to do anything and they're going to take on comey. and comey was really smart to get his side of the thing out first because trump had said that he was going to maybe tweet during the thing. he's going to be speaking to a christian group tomorrow. he's going to be trying to do his thing on comey. they're going to go after comey big time. >> i think this is terrain jim comey and bob mueller know better than donald trump, i really do. >> i don't know if they're on the same terrain that he is. >> well, you know, look, i don't know what president trump is going to do. i know his lawyers wish he would go play golf tomorrow or something and not watch the tv. >> as a reporter watching this tomorrow, i would like to urge the president to live tweet throughout the comey testimony. [ laughter ] >> well, i'm going to be inside the room watching this. i really -- i can't believe he's

ryan, thank you very much. the panel is with us. cnn political analyst, reporter and editor at large for cnn politics, chris cillizza. cnn legal analyst, bob mule's special assistant at the justice departme department, by the way. what is happening here? this man is a friend. he comes out and says i think he's considering doing this. i think it is a bad idea. the white house says the conversation never happened. now he is fighting with the white house. >> well, you've got a fight between trump allies with. this is serious because chris rudi knows donald trump so well. it comes on the heels of newt gingrich coming out against mueller. one of the president's lawyers floating this possibility. so you've got a drum beat of trump allies and advisors saying he's considering or should consider firing bob mueller. so take one step for a second. that would be def come 10. that would cause panic among members of congress who are looking for a degree of objective oversight. it should cause concern among the american people. why in the world would anyone think that donald trump wouldn't do this after firing james comey? this is a dangerous game being