. >>> the president@named christopher ray to become the new head of the fbi. we have more on the decision just day before james comey testifies before congress. >> reporter: this morning president donald trump is nominating christopher ray to be the new fbi director, an announcement before leaving to caulk ant infrastructure. the day before he testifies in on the of the senate. the spt is trying to change the topics because we have two days are of hearingear. >>. >>> bt trumpo intervene he askedsomeba off in. another asked jeff sessions not tove sp is only getting is really compat we coming to ahead withcoy's testimony. they said jeff sessions offered to e heard his recusal angered president donald trump. pbc news, washington. >>> a congressman from texas plans to turn words into action. he says he'll draft articles of impeachment. he objected justice. articles of impeachment are statements of allegations. he can only be impeached by a majority vote soft house. >>> a rare to attack. the several were involved in an hour's long sfeej that winded. we'll bring you

hopefully christopher ray is not like the other trump cabinet members, sexist, and racist. get the latest developments on this story by downloading our wusa9 app. >>> we're learning more about a huge nsa leaker reality winner. it appears the one time u.s. air force linguist isn't fond of president trump. the 25-year-old tweeted negatively about the president on her public twitter accoun orange fascist. winner faces a decade in prison for leaking classified information that showed how russian hackers. at a hearing tomorrow, a u.s. magistrate will determine whether to release winner on bond. >>> just moments ago, a judge sentenced a maryland mother who suffocated her two young children with plastic bags to 45 years in prison. this woman, 26-year-old sonya soon of chevrolet, maryland, pleaded guilty in march to two counts of murder. her mother said sonya tried to commit suicide with the kids. of course, we'll have more on this story on wusa9 news at 5:00, and you can follow it on our mobile app. >>> okay, we are dealing with a cloudy day. if you look the cool weather, and you

we were together on a corporate fraud task force. >> he and the former attorney who knew christopher ray when ray headed up the criminal division. now he's president trump's pick to replace comey. >> all of these guys, that was when i was in the justice department. >> he would replace the man the president fired. >> how would he handle coming into this turmoil? >> that's right. he will be coming into tour moil. it's an even keeled guy and has a lot of experience. >> his experience also includes representing new jersey governor chris christie in the bridgegate scandal. >> there's a brand new announcement. anybody associated with the governor with the case is very suspicious to me. >> it's something the congresswoman of new jersey has questions about. >> i understand the governor would want the best lawyer he could find. if that's why he had him, that makes him a good candidate for this. if there's other reason, we'll have to wait and see. >> he calls him a good choice and he's already seen him deal with tough times. >> his tenure during that time was marked by a competence ask an ability

christopher ray served as just -- assister -- as district u.s. attorney with the justice department from 2003 through 2005. >>> developing news in iran after several people were killed in two terror attacks. the total of 12 people were killed and 42 hurt is the latest number. gunmen stormed parliament and went on a shooting spree before setting up a suicide bomber that isis released video from inside the building during the attack showing a gun man in a man's body laying on the ground . all four attackers were killed. in the second attack a shooting and suicide bomb left two dead and several her. one attacker was killed by a security guard and a woman was arrested. this is the first attack on iran by isis. >>> the highway patrol searching for driver who hit and killed a pedestrian last night. it was just before 11:00 on port chicago highway and lakeview drive in bay point. authorities say they found a male victim unconscious at the scene. he was later pronounced dead. the dog was also killed in the hit-and-run. chp close the roadway for nearly 3

president trump nominating a new fbi director christopher ray amid a bombshell report. did trump ask the director of national intelligence to intervene in the fbi's russia investigation? this as fired fbi director prepares to testify in his capitol hill showdown. air, twin terror attacks overseas. isis claims responsibility for two deadly assaults in iran. terrorists storming parliament as lawmakers meet. security forces help save this child and a suicide bomber blows himself up at a famous shrine. the attacks injured dozens this morning. [ sirens ] breaking details on the government contractor releasing information about russia's role in hacking the election. tying her to the documents as her parents speak out. >> and it's a boy and a girl. george and amal clooney becoming first-time parents, the 56-year-old actor and human rights lawyer welcoming twins, alexander and ella. the hilarious baby announcement and the special gifts from their famous friends and family. >>> good morning, america. such happy news for the clooney family. >> yes, it is, george, becoming a fathe

a few minutes ago, the president did tweet he would nominate christopher ray to head the fbi. >> wall street to watch. an election in the uk. and then of course, big drama in washington tomorrow, as comey testifies. all networks will break into programming for that. that's very unusual. the dow fell 47 points yesterday. nasdaq down 20. >> all right, a blockbuster comey hearing. we have been talking about this for days now. interesting to see what comes out of it. thanks, scott. >>> right now, a look at a cincinnati police officer in action on a busy highway. >> oh, deer. >> exactly. precisely. everything in the category of police work. the officer putting on his gloves, the blue ones there. rescuing that little guy from the highway. somehow, that fawn ended up on a busy road. deer didn't put up much of a fight. probably was a little scared. the officer comforting the little deer whiling the deer in the back seat. the fawn is a female deer, correct? >> a doe is a deer, a female deer. >> i need to go back to childhood. anyway, they have no idea where this deer came from. they put him ba

trump tweeted the news he is nominating christopher ray for the job. ray was voted to justice division when heoversaw investigations from the enron into wake of 9/11. >>> and the announcement comes one day after the fbi director comey isblic on capitol hill fo first time since his sk expecte qu investigation into theinterfere. intelligence officials a probe has the details from washington. >> reporte hearings on capitol hill are teeing up tomorrow's hearing with former fbi director james comey who may or may not have a lot to say about his meetings with president trump. he heads to ohio to talk law enforcement officia tevestigation into russian ly. >> each of you here todn oath t defend the ing that the directo he asked him to back off on the national security adviser russi >> any att house or even theo exploit this political purposes is ing. >> i have never been pressuredr >> but the main event is slate when comey testifies before theo talk about the asked comey to ed campaign ties to russia. he had told me in general terms that the president is uncom

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christopher ray is a career attorney. now we're just getting a look at what james comey may say tomorrow as his testimony. chief white house correspondent john roberts joins me now. we want to know about christopher ray. we also want to know about what may be on the bill during the hearing tomorrow. >> reporter: where would you like to start, harris? i have been going over the testimony. here really is the kruk of it. he talks about the february 14 meeting in the oval office when the president was there along with the attorney general, the vice president, the fbi director, many others. he asked james comey to stay around because he wanted to talk to him privately afterwards. this is comey's testimony. when the door by the grandfather clock closed and we were alone, the president began by saying i want to talk about mike flynn. the president began by saying flynn hadn't done anything wrong in speaking with the russians but he had to let him go because he pht led the vice president. he also added he had other concerns about

. >> the white house officially submitted christopher ray's name to the senate as its nominee to be the next director of the fbi. ray, a former assistant attorney general said in a statement he is honored and humbled to be the nominee and looks forward to the confirmation process. if confirmed ray would replace james comey who the president fired in may. >>> in southern utah this morning the nation's largest currently burning wildfire has forced more than 1,500 people from their homes. high winds and dry conditions are fuelling the fire near the popular ski town of bryanhead and has a high potential for extreme fire behavior. it has grown to at least 74 square miles. the fire was started june 17th by someone using a torch to burn weeds. >>> east of los angeles a wildfire sparked by a traffic accident has grown overnight nearly two square miles. the so called fire in river side county has residents on edge. >> every time we see smoke and a fire it's always a scary thing for us, because just never know if it's going to come over that mountain and we've got to evacuate. >> there is zero co

christopher ray was christy's personal lawyer during the bridgegate scandal. >>> and happening right now, voting is underway in the uk. voters are deciding on new government members. 650 lawmakers will be picked today for the house of commons. theresa may hopes to strengthen the party's control there. the labor party leader also wants to win majority. both leaders have rival plans for brexit and for combat in it terrorism. >>> now a lock at some of the top stories we'll be following today. >> prosecutors in the bill cosby sexual assault trial are expected to raise questions about evidence following seven hours of testimony from his accuser. andrea constand withstood interrogation. she denied they had a romantic relationship. matt delucia will have more details about constand's testimony in the next half hour. >>> neighbors in wilmington are taking a stand against violence following a shooting that critically injured a 6-year-old boy. they held a prayer meet wrg a gunman shot the bay boyer and his mother when they sat in a car. the doctors can't remove the bullet fragments right now.

. >> the president pick to lead the fbi is known as experienced law enforcement attorney, christopher rayrently works at a high powered law firm. a top ranking official at justice department under george w. bush. and he represented new jersey governor chris christy in the so-called bridgegate scandal. could be weeks before a senate committee considers his nomination and in cincinnati the president plugged his plans for rebuilding america's infrastructure. he promised a first-class system of roads, bridges and waterways. a white house proposal would fund improvements with $200 billion in public funds. >> former friend of the woman accused of pressuring her boy friend to commit suicide took the stand wednesday saying she admitted to being on the phone with him when he died. according to testimony. michelle carter text aid classmate saying the carbon monoxide death was her fault. adding i could have stopped him but i told him to get back in the car. she allegedly texted another classmate saying, i heard him die. the defense had said, supporting someone in a suicide does not create a homicide

christopher ray is a former justice official and ray was chris christie's personal lawyer during the bridge gate scandal. and this comes before the highly anticipated testimony of james comey tomorrow and this could expose new details about the discussions with trump into the investigations into russia and the potential interference into the presidential election. sara bloomquist is live in washington, d.c. today. look for her reports later today on "action news." >>> in other news, an armed thief stormed in a roxborough convenience store looking for money overnight. philadelphia police officers responded to the 7-eleven along the 1600 block of ridge avenue. the clerk says the man came in and threatened him. police are checking the surveillance video to identify the suspect. >>> and ymca's want preteens and teenagers to stay healthy and safe this summer and doing that for free. it's the take on summer program starts june 19th and runs through august 25th, kids ages 12 to 15 that live in delaware can get a free membership for the y. and have access to fit ness facilities and pools and

and this comes as president trump prepares to officially name christopher ray as new jersey attorney and former justice department employee as his nominee to become the next fbi director. lauren mayk traveled to washington, d.c. ahead of comey's hearing. she joins us now live. you spoke with lawmakers today. what could they tell you about ray? >> reporter: two democrats that i spoke with said they have questions about his ties to chris christie. meanwhile, a republican who has worked with him called him even keeled and a good choice. meanwhile, capitol hill is gearing up to hear from james comey about his final months as fbi director. jim comey is expected to detail his conversations with president-elect trump and president trump. nine one ob one conversations and it's not just the content under scrutiny. one senator today raising questions about the sheer number of them because there are so many more than he had with president obama when he was in office. both democrats and republicans i spoke today, though, anxious to hear directly from jim comey. >> we want the to get at the truth

that being christopher ray. famously known during that time.n the recent years though. they have the personal attorney of the new jersey governor chris christie. not only friends but close political confidant. and seemingly that connection is there. we at least know that ray will be the nomination from the president. they were early -- interviewing earlier this month. they're set to testify before the cameras and the american public tomorrow. the former attorney did that. is not a police officer not a cop. this is an fbi that increasingly since 911 has had to deal with terrorism. let's bring in the former fbi director. thanks f weighing in this morning. we are just getting the news. i know of him with regard of his background. i know he is a yale graduate. there may be some reservations about him being the fbi director because he does not have law enforcement background the fbi is also involved in a lot of other investigations. i think it's a good choice. in view of the fact that he has no political agenda the sky. he has not been on the radar

christopher ray served in the bush administration and investigated enron.ion has been mostly positive with supporters saying he has strong credentials and vast experience. the senate has to approve him. >> parents in camden county received a hard lesson in how to spot drug use in their children. just like in an "actio "action " special report las

this was an announcement morning by the president saying he intends to nominate christopher ray as the next rector of the fbi. is there any insight you can offer into what he brings into the bureau? he was the chief of staff i worked for larry thompson as a deputy and then james comey when he and christer became head of the criminal investigation at that time. chris has got to be one of the most outstanding attorneys of the generation. a very methodical and thoughtful guy, let's to stay in the background as most chief of staff's -- chiefs of staff are. will find a measured and strong-minded individual who has a great deal of respect for those who practice criminal law at the prosecutor vittorio , particularlyl the fbi, the assistant attorney general for the criminal division, so much contact with think everyone has the highest regard for him. it is a great nomination. host: they will go under such , particularly with the relations you will have with the president of the united states p or what do you think he offers in terms of that? guest: i think chris offers a steady hand, which wil

his name is christopher ray. he's a partner at king, and spalding law firm. he was an associate deputy general and justice u.s. attorney general from 2003 two 2005. building bridges and burning them too. that would affectively sum up the president's trip to cincinnati. he talked up his infrastructure plan, generating $1 trillion to fix our roads and bridges. here's the thing. one moment, the president is calling on democrats to work with him. the next, he's labeling them obstructionists and taunting them for losing congress and the white house. as for his plan, long on vision, but short on specifics. >> there is no limit to what we can achieve. all it takes is a bold, and daring vision and the will to make it happen. >> the white house is promising a detailed plan to be released by september. >>> first responders rushed to the scene of what turned out to be a broken ankle. firefighters had to rescue robbie from the roof and cleaning gutters up there. the rest said don't jump from one roof to another, but apparently he did. >> he wanted to jump off. i heard it

president nominated christopher ray, he served his department of justice from 2003 to 2005. wray defended governor chris christie during the bridge gate scandal. governor applauded the president's decision. >> i commend the president for extraordinary and agent to the fbi, and men and women of the you had, will be extraordinary well served, by having a fbi director. >>> well, confirmation hearing for wray will take place in the next two weeks or so. >>> polls are opened in england this morning where all 650 seats in the house of common are are up for grabs. teresa may and labor party leader jeremy corbett have rival plans for brexit and fighting threats. party need 326 seats to form a majority government there. polls are opened until 5:00 this afternoon our time. >>> jurors in the bill cosby sexual assault trial will hear from cosby himself even if he doesn't take a stand. prosecutors are expected to show jurors statements that cosby made about giving accusers pills in 2004, were engaging in sex acts with her. andrea constand testified for seven hours as montgomery county co

this was an announcement morning by the president saying he intends to nominate christopher ray as the next rector of the fbi. is there any insight you can offer into what he brings into the bureau?

reporter: president trump unleashing his own surprise on twitter today describing his fbi pick christopher ray as a man of impeccable credentials but no white house rose garden ceremony like the last four announcements and no courtesy heads up for lawmakers. >> i did learn about it from twitter. >> reporter: including the senator from iowa who will conduct the confirmation hearings, even white house officials seemed out of the loop. still, one administration official tells nbc news the president picked ray because he's widely respected and has bipartisan support. >> the risk increases. >> reporter: ray a white collar criminal defense attorney was head of the criminal division under george w. bush where he reported to then deputy attorney general james comey. one point, ray was also new jersey governor chris christ christie's personal attorney during the bridge gate scandal. >> he has respect of the defense bar and prosecut prosecutor. >> reporter: joe robuck worked with ray. >> he's not going to be divisive. once he gets in the job, he'll be efficient and effective. >> reporter: if confirmed,

christopher ray previously served in the department of justice.d of the criminal division after being appointed by president bush. fox news learned the communications team and the chairman of the senate judiciary committee who will lead confirmation hearings were not aware of the choice before it was announced on twitter. >> i believe he tried to get a hold of me but i was not available. i was at the house testifying. >> more recently wray has been in private practice . he represented chris christie in the bridge gate scandal. wray said i look forward to serving the american people with integrity as the leader of what i know firsthand to be an extraordinary group of men and women . >>> a few raindrops falling in the north bay. i have radar showing up north of san francisco. not long before the whole area slides south. that is thursday morning. here is the current radar. scattered showers around. this is the moisture ahead of the weather system. it will drop of rain north of san francisco on the morning commute. tomorrow morning's commute lines up

president trump nominating a new fbi director christopher ray amid a bombshell report.d trump ask the director of national intelligence to intervene in the fbi's russia investigation? this as fired fbi director prepares to testify in his capitol hill showdown. air, twin terror attacks overseas. isis claims responsibility for two deadly assaults in iran. terrorists storming parliament as lawmakers meet. security forces help save this child and a suicide bomber blows himself up at a famous shrine. the attacks injured dozens this morning. [ sirens ] breaking details on the government contractor releasing info

christopher ray was his personal lawyer during the bridgegate scandal. jim rosenfield and lauren mayk will be live on capitol hill with reports. >>> we have breaking news overseas. intelligence officials confirmed fife of the men involved in the terror attacks in iran have fought for isis. they killed 16 people yesterday. we'll cope you updated on developments on air and on our nbc 10 app. >>> happening roigt now, british voters are head ed to the polls to decide on whether to replace the government of prime minister theresa may. the labor party leader thes to win a majority. both leaders have rival plans tr brexit and combatting terrorism. >>> the bill cosby sexual assault trial with the accuser standing by her story yesterday. her mother offered testimony that could be key to the case against the kmeed. matt delucia is live for us at the courthouse. fill us in on the emotional testimony the jury has heard so far. >> reporter: for the chief witness andrea constand, she was on the stand for two days testifying for seven hours and she said she did not hav

he selected christopher ray for the high-profile post. ray is his most recent lawyer to deal with the bridge gate scandal tore chris christie. >> meanwhile on capitol hill. the first of two days of hearings into the russia probe. and the committee is holding two highly anticipated hearings with top officials. tomorrow is the main event with fired fbi director james comey set to testimony. his prepared testimony has already been released to the public and according to the documents in his opening statement comey will say that president trump told him quote, i need loyalty and i expect loyalty during a dinner in january. a friend of comey's commented on this. >> he told me that the president is uncomfortable with me because he asked for loyalty and i told him i would only give him honesty. >> told the president that he was not personally under investigation in the fbi's russia counter intelligence investigation, this will all play out tomorrow during comey's hearing and read his prepared testimony now on 6abc.com and "action news" is in was

christopher ray is a former justice department official, but in private practice, he represented governor christie amid-the bridgegate scandal. that's something tom carper from delaware says he and some of his colleagues have questions about. >> governor christie work ed fo dawn timmeney and transition in a period of time. maybe it's just a coincidence and we need to get to the bottom of that. hope pli we'll have the time to do that. >> here are some of the things we know about ray. he's a white-collar defense attorney. he oversaw the enron task force and other fraud investigations. ray earned his bachelors in law degree from yale university. >>> turning now to the weather. you might need a light jacket out there as you head outside. a bit chilly. this is a live look at the ben franklin bridge. folks starting to make their way home for the day. >> it's nice enough for a walk outside. i know this little pup here agrees. taking a stroll in downtown. let's talk to meteorologist glenn schwartz. it's only going to get warmer. that's something to keep focusing on. >> we have advertising this fo

also christopher ray picked to be the new head of the fbi, who is he?e the right man for the job. stay tune. they're not just words to mow by, they're words to live by. the john deere ztrak z345r. rob: welcome back, live look, a beautiful morning. sun about to come up at 5:30 on the east coast as we look into downtown of lower manhattan, a beautiful morning. a fox news alert, president trump feeling totally vindicated as ousted fbi director james comey prepares to testify on capitol hill today. >> former fbi director releasing prepared statement before blockbuster senate hearing. rob: good morning, you're watching "fox & friends first". i'm rob schmit. >> and i'm julie. >> we are hours away from comey testifying for the first time since he was fired by president trump last month. here is a little bit of what we expect him to talk about. comey did tell president trump that he was not under investigation and also claimed that president trump asked a so-called loyalty pledge and suggested fbi drop investigation into former national adviser michael flynn. q

. >>> president trump just tweeted that he is nominating christopher ray as the new fbi director, so i am looking on getting more information and his back ground and we will have that store coming up. >> it's coming 24 hours before james comey is going to testify in front of congress, so interesting timing. let's talk about the weather this morning, mike. >> yeah, clouds are on the way and you can see them on live doppler 7. not dropping rain or drizzle this morning. you can see right above the fray over towards mt. diablo as we look at the east bay hills camera. the temperatures about the same as yesterday, and high clouds and our spread at 4:0059 to 75 with the sun becoming dimmer as we head throughout the day. and 58 to about 68 degrees. when we come back, we will talk more about the wet weather and how it's going to impact your thursday. >>> first, how about your wednesday morning commute. here's sue. >> so far so good. a couple problem spots. first b.a.r.t. is recovering from a ten-minute delay overnight track service in daly city and the pittsburg and dublin directions, and the

christopher ray served in the bush administration and investigated enron. reaction has been mostly positive with supporters saying he has strong credentials and vast experience. the senate has to approve him. >> parents in camden county received a hard lesson in how to spot drug use in their children. just like in an "actio "action " special report last month, a mock bedroom was set up with hidden signs of drug abuse. parents were walked through to identify what may be wrong. >> still to come the winning numbers for the powerball jackpot and new research as to what a single drink can do. >> and what he didn't change during his presidency. cecily? >> our june gloom is lifting. partly sunny. then sunny and down right hot. >> the phillies are looking for the win when "action news" continues tonight. for years, fios has been promising fast internet to small businesses. but for many businesses, it's out of reach. why promise something you can't deliver? comcast business is different. ♪ ♪ we deliver super-fast internet with speeds of 250 megabits per second acros

meantime, president trump has chosen the replacement for comey, as the fbi director, hess name christopher ray, has connections to the area, former assistant attorney general, who represented new jersey governor chris christie during that investigation into the bridgegate scandal. he also served as adjust tis department official under president george w. bush. he will still need to be confirmed by the senate. >> on to the other major headlines this morning, it is day four of the bill cosby sexual assault trial, it comes after a day of high drama, and in which jurors heard more testimony from cosby's accuser, andrea constand, and her mother. steve keel any norristown this morning, with day four, steve, good morning. >> reporter: day four, and there may not and day ten, meaning it, may not go the two weeks the judge predicted. so andra constand finish her seven hours every total testimony over two days, then followed by her mother, yesterday afternoon, who was completed, as well, and mom may have been even more pivotal a witness testifying cost bee and phonecalls said to her, quote it, sounds li

president trump has tweeted you will be nominating christopher ray to be the next fbi director. trump tweeted this morning -- he served as assistant attororny general from 2003-2005 under president george w. bush. since then, he has been working as a private lawyer at a law firm. tensions are mounting between president trump and attorney general jeff sessions, one day ahead of the much anticipated senate committee testimony of former fbi director james comey thursday. multiple news outlets are reporting sessioions and trump have had a series of tense exchanges in recent weeks, and that sessions offered to resign at least once. the white house is refusing to say whether sessions still has trump's support. this comes as the "new york times" is reporting in february, while still serving as fbi director, james comey told attorney general jeff sessions he did not want to be left alone with president trump. comey's plea to sessions followed a private meeting between trump and comey, in which trump reportedly pressured him to drop the fbi investigation into possible collusion between t

the president in a tweet announcing his pick to now lead the fbi, christopher ray. we talked about it at the beginning of this program as we were waiting for the hearing to begin. since then we've discovered that the head of the senate judiciary committee chuck grassley learned about this from the tweet, not in a notification process as might be typical in other administrations and in the past. our own casey hunt ask the senator if he felt that was disrespectful. and senator grassley said he found out from the tweet. we know that the ranking democrat oat commte diane feinstein also was not notified by the white house prior to the naming of chris ray as fbi director. same goes for mark warner on the intel committee. maybe he wouldn't normally be notified since it's judiciary that has oversight over the committee. but given how closely they work with the fbi, that's a question that has been answered. i want to bring in clint watts who used to work with the fbi and i want your reaction of what we're learning here, the new fbi pick and some of the political implications

he has tweeted about a new fbi director and he has named that man as christopher ray. w bush for two years. he was deputy attorney general and looked into fraud investigations and has since been a private litigator. he actually was chris christie's, the newjersey government lawyer. he does have the department ofjustice experience. he is known as a safe litigator but it's only the two years and he has no experience in counterterrorism or in leading a global organisation like the fbi. when it comes to his confirmation hearings, they will be the questions you will be asked. confirmation hearings, they will be the questions you will be askedm the questions you will be askedm the moment we have a summary of the business news but first our headlines. political leaders make a final bids to win over voters in the last day of campaigning before the general election. police searching for the body of french national xavier thomas, missing since the london bridge attack, recover body from the thames. there are more police raid in connection with the investigation into the attack.

i will be nominating christopher ray. of impeccable credentials to be the new director of the fbi. details to follow. there's the tweet that just came out. i've heard people put this gentleman's name forward before. >> interesting. >> yeah. and you're -- we don't even need to talk about co2 and 0.04%. >> we lead the world in terms of reducing emissions. >> whether we talk about it or not, whether that's a -- you know. let's not even get into that part. but the -- the paris agreement itself was really just -- costly to everyone involved? the benefits which are nebulous to start with, even if you assume that it worked it was 0.2 degree by 2100. >> and expensive. but more expensive for the united states than any other participant. >> much more, because -- >> why would we have signed it in the first place? an empty vessel. >> but because we supposedly contributed so much co2 because of our industrial -- we've done so well, so we now need this wealth transfer to the rest of the world because we've done -- the whole thing was p

javien: todo se da cuando el presidente trump anunciÓ esta maÑana a christopher a -asher ray como suey test y fique ante el senado. javier: tiene muchÍsimo que decir y vamos a ver si va a terminar confirmado el senador. este nombre puede ser desconocido para muchos que no estÁn en el ámbito polÍtico. se ve la tarea de recopilar lo importante de quienes este hombre. reportera: carolina, muy pocas horas de la esperada audiencia del congreso del ex director del fbi james comey sobre la relaciÓn entre rusia la campaÑa de trump el mandar todo el mandatario anunciÓ en twitter que dirÍa que christopher y es el nuevodirector del fbi. como si se tratara del mismisimo super bowl, pero politico, un restaurante-bar en washington dc vendera desde las 9 y 30 de la maqana sanduches llamados "fbi" y vodka ruso a precios que prometen no tener competencia...la idea es que los asistentes puedan con el testimonio de james comey ante el congreso, omo si fuera un estreno de hollywood. posteriormente asistiÓ a la escuela de leyes y encabezÓ la divisiÓn criminal del departamento de justicia entre 2003 y 200

he tweeted, i will nominate christopher a ray, a man of impeccable credentials, to be the new directoro follow. joining us now is a woman i was turn to when i want to know the law, lenny o'kelly. what we know about mr. wray? >> first off, he's not a high profile person, but he's a career prosecutor type and has worked in private practice as well. he was not a politician. david: like joe lieberman. : he has done a number of things we remember well like the enron task force. more recently he represented credit suisse and its settlement with the u.s. government over helping americans evade taxes. hereost significant thing might be that he represented the chris christie in the bridge get trial. david: oh really? winnie: "vanity fair" reported on conversations on how trump should handle the matter. he said get an internal group of lawyers, look it over, maybe they won't resolve everything, but they let you know what they need to know. he is a man of integrity and christie worked for chris wra y in the justice department. he was an attorney in new jersey. david: do you think the president mi

the president has nominated christopher a ray as his new fbi director. judge, real quickly. have -- correct. republicans have majority. brian: just hand in your invoice. steve: thank you, harry reid. >> yes. so, no, filibuster on this. jillian, you ready? >> i'm ready. i was waiting for you to talk with me. good morning with ainsley. i'm with you. i don't have cats. but i have a lot of breaking news overnight. and we start with brand-new shocking video of the terror attack on police in paris. and i do want to warn you the video you're about to see is graphic. you can see the suspect bash the officer in the head. the cop knocked to the ground scrambling to find his gun as tourists run for their lives. the suspect claiming to be an isis soldier shouting quote this is for syria before a police officer shot him in the chest. officials say he's a student working on his doctoral thesis who had not been on their radar. police telling them to put their hands in the air as they searched everyone inside one by one. also breaking this morning, at least 12 people are dead and 42 injured

he has chosen christopher ray, former justice official was new jersey governor chris christie's attorney>> so we're following this breaking news story. and we will get you some more information. when you say in timing, also specking to hear testimony from the former fb i am director james comey tomorrow. >> so the day before his testimony, he names his choice. >> preston and steve, i don't know if you heard that or not, but that's our breaking news. >> yes, i missed the beginning, sore bye that. >> yes, it is okay. i have a piece of may nerve my hand here that i'm going to be using, my personal relationships, so you want me to read it to you? >> please. >> women who have sex regularly will live longer. now, i'm going to have this next, in my apartment, posted on the wall. >> oh. yes, as incentive? >> yes. look at this. >> right. >> documentation, that if a woman has sex regularly, they'll live years longer. >> years. >> years. >> years. >> that's why hookers live so long? they really do. >> ya? >> society's oldest living -- you remember those women, they go and give the yogurt to those w

one was christopher ray, who had been the head of the criminal division for a few years in the bush administrationbarack obama's head of the transportation security administration. serious people who are law enforcement and national security professionals. is that what president trump wants in we'll find out. >> i want to turn to the same topic to pamela and john. what do you make of the problems and beyond the fbi about 85% of the senior posts remain unfilled? >> i think this is a problem for donald trump in order to get his agenda passed. you need people on the ground in the white house, in the agencies, who are getting the job done, and it's hard to do that with skeletal staffs which the administration has at this point. ultimately, a small staff begets a small staff. people become so consumed with the job at hand that they don't have time to interview, vet and, you know, hire other people, send their names to the senate for confirmation. it's a problem that perpetuates itself. at some point the administration will have to really focus on this. it's especially hard to do that when there is so m

i will be nominating christopher ray, a man of impeccable credentials.ly that that man, he was chris christie's bridgegate lawyer. that's the reaction. liz: media headlines and are missing the season career, he ran the criminal division under george w. bush, meaning he took on enron, he brought the government's case against enron and oversaw the justice department's response about 9/11, he looked into corporate tax fraud and he has a long career, former assistant attorney general from the northern district of georgia. he's a seasoned federal prosecutor. stuart: you know peter kiernan has been stuck on his computer and found something in the clinton campaign. peter: while it may not be a reason to not get the job to be chris christie ie -- lawyer but somehow bridgegate to russia, that's a long bridge. i don't see it. that's the funniest line i have heard today. stuart: ultimate stretch. that's the word, isn't it? liz: what are they doing? what are they talking about? stuart: we have our president going to ohio looking at obamacare victims, we have our pre

. >> the president saying he'll be nominating christopher ray. chr kristenroi us.ajor announcement. president trump took to twitter. let's look at that tweet. he says i will be nominating christopher a.wray, a impeccable credentials to be the head of the foik. he's the head of the criminal division and works in private practice. he is chris christie's personal attorney during bridge gate. it comes as james comey is set to testify tomorrow. he'll likely lay out a pattern of what he believes were inappropriate conversations about the russia investigation. comey is not expected to accuse president trump of obstctn of justice. the ouster of james comey has foiled this white housend the president's agenda. today the announcement of the new nominee to head the fbi, a major announcement. >> in terms a kd licabaleheas confirme confirm confd you 2003. >> he appears to be someone with a long history and a long record, again, he will likely answer questions about his involvement in the bridge gate scandal. the president clearly tried to turn the page as he braces for what he

well, president trump officially tapping christopher ray to head the fbi.assistant attorney general under president george w. bush says he is honored and humbled by the nomination for the top spot. the pick comes after the firing of james comey earlier this year. the senate will have to confirm him before he can become director. a look at your headlines. i will see you in a little bit. ainsley: that's big news. thanks, jillian. former new york city mayor michael bloomberg seen screen left there warning liberal mayor's millions to side step president trump's agenda. what's that all about? we will tell you coming up next. ainsley: more on our one o. one interview with president trump coming up next. this time in the rose garden. we ask her about a potential future in politics. will she ever run for president? ♪ every day american ♪ eliquis had both... ...and that turned around my thinking. don't stop eliquis unless your doctor tells you to. eliquis can cause serious and in rare cases fatal bleeding. don't take eliquis if you have an artificial heart valve or

christopher amount ray to be the president's pick as nominee for new fbi director. >> just got finishedhe president shares his decisions or thought process on twitter first. very unconventional >> you may have a great looking resume but your body language could cost you that new job. >> according to office team which is an arm of the employment specialists at robert hath international. what are we doing right, what are we doing wrong. wisdom joins us with more on the study. >> good morning mr. wisdom. >> show and tell hopefully. >> let me explain what's going on over here. we want to make a good impression during a job interview the officer team surveyed hiring managers who say nearly one out of three job applicants showed negative body language during the interviews on a scale of one to five they ranked things that give them a negative impression of job seekers. here we go. we'll go through this real quick right here. this is show and tell. we can come out on austin' camera if you want. tucker barnes will be the boss. come over here, tucker. we'll pretend bike tucker is segment. on a s

tweet today, the president said he will nominate christopher wray who ran the justice department's criminal division under george w. bush. the president calls rayan of impeccable financials. the former wife of one of the legend bridge attackers said she , saddened,shocked and numbed by her ex-husband's actions." us they went was released saying they had a daughter together and split up about six months ago. the role was condemned on the attacks and she said she did not support his beliefs. the attackers killed eight people. ther'sdiplomat says " nothing to negotiate with cutter over a growing diplomatic dispute over the energy rich nation's alledge fundings of terror groups." the minister of foreign affairs told the associated press that chosen tos "-- has " rise the tiger of terrorism in now has to pay the price." saudi officials plan to concede nothing to cutter. global news, 24 hour does -- 24 hours a day, part by over 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries, this is bloomberg. i'm mark crumpton. david? david: james comey testimony tomorrow, as backs -- has president trump's tax plan taken a seat to it? we here have tom barrick.