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in 1997, i was talking to our then managing editor because the bott had collapsed. in two months or so, you're going get or two weeks or whatever it is. something can be known and still snowball. >> when there's a lot of leverage in the system. it's an inexact come parisen, but you can know b about something and still, if it gets worse, it can become meaningful. >> i think people are talking about pence and impeachment. >> prematurely. >> way prematurely. >> way, way, way prematurely. >> i don't think so, but you can make that case. i don't think impeeachment is ultimately, if donald trump leaves office, it won't be through impeachment. if they fear and we talked about this when i was in d.c., if they fear losing the house of representatives and the senate, there could be a conversation that's had. barry goldwater took a walk in 1974 and changed the course of history. clearly, i'm a lone voice in this regard, but i think that's where we're going. >> bott was something people weren't paying attention to. it started the whole asia ben tigers issue. right now, this is

. >> no wind at the bott. nice, buddy. >> for a perfect landing. nicely done. can see on the map how far they went. >> 23 miles and they got to stop for gas already? >> they've got to stop because the sun is going to set. they're going to continue about 5:00 the next morning. while it was a good place to land, it does have one small issue. >> not very close to a hotel. but there's a hotel a half mile and another one a mile and a half. >> it's cool. just do this. you're on the road already. there's cars coming. >> exactly what happens. >> somebody with a truck, i hope. >> how lucky were they? >> gosh, this looks like so much fun. what an adventure. >> and it will continue. if you want to continue to see what they're getting up to. >>> we heard that phrase if you see something say something. in today's society, it's see something, get your camera out and start recording something. up ahead we've got a nice porsche just jumped up over the curb, all over the road. people believed the driver was intoxicated. that's what made them continue to record as they follow be

in the light of a vy busy news week, a lot of people would li to get to the bott of a couple of things, give you a chance to o rorhere. did you at any time urge f.b. reor james cey to close or ck down the investigation into michael flynn. president trump: n >> next question. as y lk back over the past six monthsrear, have you had any recollection whe y've woered if anything you have done has been something that might be worthy of criminal charges in thesenvtigations or ieame as so on th left are implying. prident trump: i thi it's totallyidiculous, everybody thinks so. weave tgeback to wki r country propey we ca ke care of the problems. weave plenty of problem. we hav done aantastic job. we have a tremendoro of people, millionand peoples -- anmillions of people out ere, who take a look at what yo jussaid and saidhat are they doing. director comasnpopular with mt peop. i thought whei dehat desi and i got a very, vy stng recommendation, as you know, fr t deputy attorney general, rodosstn, but when i made that decision, i actually thought it would be a birtan decion. becae u look at all t

ab reporter: texas governor greg e bott tweeted after his legislative victory, saying, "i'm getting mygning pen warmed up." 1ce signed, the law will go into effect on september 1, but, scott, opponents plan the fight the measure in court. >> pelley: omar villafranca. up next, she's the hit of the playground. city with all the over-the-counter products i've used. enough! i've tried enough laxatives to cover the eastern seaboard. i've climbed a mount everest of fiber. probiotics? enough! (avo) if you've had enough, tell your doctor what you've tried and how long you've been at it. linzess works differently from laxatives. linzess treats adults with ibs with constipation or chronic constipation. it can help relieve your belly pain, and lets you have more frequent and complete bowel movements that are easier to pass. do not give linzess to children less than six, and it should not be given to children six to less than eighteen. it may harm them. don't take linzess if you have a bowel blockage. get immediate help if you develop unusual or severe stomach pain, especially with bloody or black

. >> so even though botts are becoming barrista a note of optimism. >> we can hopefully work in tandem rather than be afraid they're taking taking over. >> i think the purpose of robertics to make life bert it's to do things humans can't do. >> rgts the survey also says the millennials predict the workplaces of the future will get less friendly. that's not good news to companies try to recruit young workers report living. nbc bay area news. >> scott thank you. >>> up next at 6:00 more fire with the big impact the south bay snack shack targeted by vandals now a possible arsonist. >> five years after a deadly mass shooting in east bay university the victim's families have some justice. i'm michelle roberts live in oakland with reaction from students on the verdict today. >>> i'm meteorologist jeff ranieri a lot of sunshine across the east bay in my forecast tell but two weather related health impacts that could have you staying inside more than outside. it was a tragic act of violence that shook the entire community. the mass shootingt >>> it was a tragic act of violence that shook the e

. >> cory lewandoski and david botte let trump be trump, does not gel with the we're going to run hiseam of lawyers and he's going to control those tweets. it's actually the opposite. it's going to be, you know, let him have his twitter whenever he wants so i don't know how those two things can work in harmony. >> let's get back to dana's exclusive reporting, you heard, it phil, at the top of the hour when he's reporting that the then fbi director last summer knew that the russians had posted and gotten this fake memo. it's a wild memo, a new memo and now it was fake but that had a haj impresident clinton on his decision to go out and talk about the hillary clinton e-mail. >> what a farce. the drama of the american election in farce with what the fbi director has done since last summer, four stages and many more that i won't mention, going back to last summer, closing about his investigation and speaking of his personal views on hillary clinton after an investigation is closed. that's not appropriate. >> that's not appropriate for the fbi. the acting attorney general should do that. >

and, william jeffress is a trial lawyer who has worked on criminal and civil cases at baker botts. of his best known cases was his defense of lewis "scooter" libby, the chief of staff to former vice president dick cheney. mr. jeffress, let me begin with you. i'm sure you've heard the news that bob mueller, the former f.b.i. director, has now been named special counsel in the case involving the possible connections between the trump campaign and russia in last year's campaign. what's your reaction to that? >> excellent choice, highly qualified, very well respected, couldn't have a better person. >> yang: michael waldman, how about you? what do you think of this? it's encouraging news. he is very well respected. some of the questions include what would be the scope of his brief and what is his level of independence? presumably, president trump isn't going to ask him, as alleged, for his beltway, but is he only going to look at the potential collusion during the campaign or at some of these broader issues that amount to, if true, abuse of power and obstruction of justice. >> yang: and

gas build up can cause the botte to swell and explode, spraying a caustic solution on anyone nearby.est hit areas, frederick county, virginia. the storm rolled through around 6:00 last night. the strong winds knocked down trees and power lines causing outages for half of the communiy there. the power is back on now. >>> and more storms on the way today. here's >> today is not going to be the day to hang out at the pool, but we have a couple of nice days coming our way, thursday and friday especially. higher humidity saturday, but still a good deal of sunshine until the storms roll in during the afternoon on saturday. now today we'll be tracking some fog for the morning hours. a better chance of thunderstorms today between 3:00 and 5:00 p.m. so your weekend right now is submitted, 84 on saturday, late day storms. sunday may be a washout. much cooler with highs in the md 70s. >> on the roads right now it is mostly gridlock, especially inside the capital beltway. southeast, southwest freeway. george washington parkway, your drive times are going to be lengthy as you head towards the mem

for example, it has been suggested that last year, the used thousands of paid to flood bott nets the internet particularly social edia with fake news aimed at influencing the election and favoring president trump. i'm curious whether such actions a coordinated effort. is there any evidence that the assisted or n directed those efforts? that i can'tething answer here but i would refer ou back to what i said was the purpose of the investigation. to understand whether there were coordination or collusion between elements of the campaign and the russians. >> of course. nd i would point out too that right before the podesta e-mails came out, that roger going to bet's soon ime for podesta's time in the barrel. so i think there may be a little bit of i think it's a shame that he said dread hillary yesterday, in this forum, blamed everyone but herself. she took a lot of blame on herself. in that forum. referenced, when she , 11 days before the election, which has been the , that and also the russian interference, i think she was only saying stuff that other people have said. i don't think sh