loupe lou fbi director christopher ray distanced himself from fired director james comey today. omey's handling of the hillary clinton e-mail scandal in a senate confirmation hearing today. >> in my experience as a prosecutor and as head of the criminal division, i understand there are department policies that government policies on individuals. and i would follow those policy. i can't imagine a situation where an fbi director i would give a press conference on an uncharged individual much less talk about it. >> lou: our next guest said comey may have committed a crime concerning the handles of classified information. joining us is gregg jarret. >> >> nice to be here. >> lou: unusual hearing. you would have thought the democrats were leading the questions that unfolded and to hear again in this case a nominee to be fbi director and in the case of james comey and talking about an independent agency which is constitutional not. >> it is a myth that seems to have gained credibility all on its own. the fact is, the president can direct the attorney general and fbi director to investi

president trump's nominee for christopher ray is widely expected to be confirmed with bipartisan support. during the confirmation hearing ray faced question after question about russia and the department's independence. nbc news's justice correspondent pete williams has all the details. >> christopher ray repeatedly pledged to steer the bureau clear of any political influence from the white house. >> reporter: christopher ray entered the senate hearing room with one overriding mission, demonstrate his independence from the president who nominated him after firing fbi director james comey. >> i will never allow the fbi's work to be driven by anything other than the facts, the law, and the impartial pursuit of justice. period, full stop. >> reporter: he said no one, including donald trump, asked him to pledge loyalty. something comey says the president asked of him. >> it got very awkward, and i then said you'll always have honesty from me. >> no one asked me for any kind of loyalty oath during this process, and i sure as heck didn't offer one. >> if the president asked you to do something

democrats got to hear some of these essentially guarantees of christopher ray's independence. people who did not win in this meeting are donald trump junior, paul manafort, jared kushner. one of them, senator ben sass says he is a republican, never been a super big trump supporter, but he said it should be americans deciding american elections. so they will still be a cloud, still an issue, and now it sounds like there will be a public or some form of hearing from these people close to president trump in the not too distance future. if chuck grassley gets his way. someone asked will you have to subpoena them, and he said i'm going to get them, it won't come to that. >> kelly o'donnell in that white house press briefing room. the president tweeted this morning, let me read it to you my son donald did a good job last night. he was open, transparent, are and innocent. this is the greatest witch hunt in political history, sad. kelly, christopher ray said he does not believe this is a witch hunt. >> that really undercuts one of the president's frequent criticisms. so the selection

so we will learn a lot more about christopher ray, the new fbi nominee, tomorrow. but at that confirmation hearing tomorrow, and also at the upcoming senate hearings on the russia investigation that we are expecting in the next couple of weeks, watch for republican senators to try to mount a counterattack on the main narrative of this scandal. the russian woman who came to trump tower and took this meeting with don jr. and paul manafort and jared kushner, at the time of her visit to the united states for that meeting, she was working on a legal case. a legal case that was being handled in the southern district of new york, it's related to russian money laundering on a massive scale. that case links back to a scandal in russia, to a u.s.-born businessman, who had a major investment firm in russia before the putin government decided to turn on him and basically eat his business. ultimately, u.s. sanctions on russia resulted from that whole mishigas. republican and the trump white house and parts of the conservative media are starting to signal that they're going to t

it appears the committee must have liked what christopher ray had to say? response to those sharp questions, which came at from both sides of the aisle. with senators praising him during the hearing, some already offering support for his confirmation. >> the truth, the whole truth -- >> reporter: christopher ray, president trump's pick to leave the fbi after the firing of james comey facing senators today. >> if i am given the honor of leading this agency, i will never allow the fbi's work to be driven by anything other than the facts, the law, and the impartial pursuit of justice. period, full stop. >> reporter: the russian fire storm engulfing washington dominated questions from both democrats and republicans. >> do you believe that the russians were involved in trying to influence the 2016 election? >> i have no reason to doubt the intelligence community's assessment. >> reporter: including questions about the recently disclosed e-mails from the president's son, donald jr., about a meeting between a russian attorney and him, trump's son-in-law and top ad

christopher ray is widely regarded as well qualified to lead the fbi. after the messy fireding of james comey, ray faced unusual pointed questions. pete williams has details. >> christopher ray entered the hearing with one overriding mission. demonstrate his independence from the president who nominated him after firing james comey. >> i will never allow the fbi's work to be driven by anything other than the facts, the law and the impartial pursuit of justice. period. >> he said no one, including donald trump, asked him to it pledge loyalty, something kocom said the president asked of him. >> it got then awkward and i then said you will always have honesty from me. >> to one asked me for a a loyalty oath at any point during this process and i didn't offer one. >> if the president asks you to do something unlawful or unethical, what do you say? >> first, i would try to talk him out of it. if that failed, i would resign. >> wray is a former federal prosecutor and a senior official in the justice department at a ti w deputy attorney general and his boss. h

christopher ray is a very capable person and will do a good job directing the fbi. on the republican side that anybody in politics would have taken this information had it been presented, they are saying an agent working for the democrats went to ukraine and try to find information on the trump campaign. isn't that the same thing?|j information on the trump campaign. isn't that the same thing? i don't know much about that though i heard about it and if it happened it is the same thing and it should not have happened. you have to draw some lines. this is the problem, it is pa rt lines. this is the problem, it is part of the problem that is creating this dysfunction in american government that no labels aims to undercut which is that everything is about party, not enough is about what is right and best for the country and in this case 0k, you're ina tough country and in this case 0k, you're in a tough somebody is offering some red meat about your opponent but to ta ke red meat about your opponent but to take it from russia which is hostile to america because of its ro

hillary clinton. >> how could this play into confirmation hearing of the fbi director nominee christopher ray. >> that's interesting. ray will be questioned today, certainly a big part of that questioning is going to be how independent this fbi investigation will be. robert mueller, special investigator overseeing it is supposed to have a broad authority to look into things ke the fbi director would be answering questions about whether or not he is going to leave mueller to oversee the investigation. >> tracie potts on the hill. thank you. >>> a russian at the center of several controversies is leaving the u.s. russian officials held a farewell party for sergei kislyak at the saint regis hotel. he is returning to russia. part of a long planned rotation. kislyak has been in washington since 2008. >>> angie goff at the live desk. learned a six-year-old boy died in indiana after a lot of the state hit with strong storms and flooding. his body pulled into a creek that overflowed, he was playing at the park with his family. looking at new video of flooding nearby. many in indiana counties are unde

christopher ray. chief congressl correspondent, nancy cordes is on capitol hill. >> no one asked me for any kind of loyalty oath. at any point during this process. i sure as heck didn't offer one. >> christopher ray told senators today he has been assured he won't face the kind of presidential pressure his predecessor outlined in a series of memos. >> the president asks you to do something unlawful or unethical, what do you say? >> first, i would fry to talk him out of it. if that failed, i would resign. >> wray says he met with president trump and top aides twice last month. >> i've went into both meetings. listening very carefully to make sure that i didn't hear something that would make me uncomfortable. >> wray headed justice department criminal division before entering private practice. he was new jersey governor chris chris christy's personal lawyer during the bridgegate scandal. but he is seen by both side as a straight shooter. >> i do not consider director mueller to be on >> he didn't shy aw

christopher ray was selected to replace james comey in may. the president has asked comey for a loyalty pledge during a private dinner during his dismissal. >> here at home, 20 minutes of nonstop news continued with two women murdered during the night as they sat in a pickup truck outside their home. stephen fisher is joining us live near the scene where neighbors have set up a e memorial there for the women. >> it was emotional today would be an understatement. behind me, the tent is where family and friends have gathered all day to pay tribute to the victims. >> in just a few hours, the 35-year-old ask her stepdaughter were shot ask killed sitting in a pickup truck out front of the home. >> this is going to stop. and this has to stop somewhere, somehow. >> it's really hard. >> reverend alejandro knows the family well. this community has stood up in a time of crisis showing the grieving families they are not alone. >> you think your child is going to bury you, but now you're burying your child. >> police are investigating. they are not releas

so too is christopher ray siding with mueller.example in his resume where he has stood up over political expediency. i think that will stand in good stead for him in the course of his hearings and a reflection of his character which hopefully he'll bring to the fbi. >> we'll leave it right there, thank you very much. >>> still so much more straight ahead in the newsroom. this week's reminder that taking a few moments to fill out a nomination form could turn your hero into a cnn hero. meet towanda jones and the young person who nominated her. >> i told one of my professors about the drill team and what it meant to me. i think that you should nominate her for cnn heroes. >> to know that someone in the program nominated me for cnn heroes. it means so much more, because they were a part of the struggle, they were a part of those humble beginnings, so that was a tremendous honor, and i wore it with a badge of honor. >> if you know someone in your community who should be a cnn hero, nominate them today. we'll be right back. whoa! you're

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christopher ray will appear before the senate judiciary committee on wednesday. president fired james comey in that position in may. who is he christopher wray? he worked as a federal prosecutor for decade and nominate by george w. bush. he now work as a litigation partner at a law firm representing defendants in white collar cases. wray counseled chris accuracy throughout the bridgegate scandal and given more than 50th,000 to republican candidates and committees and law firm since 2007. the questions will be tough this upcoming week but bipartisan support for his nomination. >>> up next, two foreign trips in two months and still no news conferences from president trump, even as leader from nation not known for their press freedoms take the podium. when will we hear from the president? >>> we may be moving closer to the day the u.s. troops are stationed in space to guard the galaxy. you have to hear about this one. an astronaut weighs in on that idea. anyone can get you ready, holiday inn express gets you the readiest. because ready gives a pep talk. showtime! bu

she is not only one lawmakers watching president trump's nominee to replace jim comey at fbi christopher raycommittee this morning details on his confirmation hearing coming up, meanwhile, there is detail in the bureau investigations into hillary clinton handling of classified terminals what a new document dump veiled about that, amazon on pace to break a failed record massive amount xhefrz were reportedly spending on prime day apple lovers rejoice details as company adds a paypal payment option to its store markets this morning higher futures inditing a gain opening of trading look dow industrials up 30 points nasdaq up 16, in europe gains across the board as well, as you will see here as we await the fed chair to testify markets are seeing gains, ft 100 up almost 1% ditto cac quarante in paris in asia overnight, markets mostly lower with exception of hong kong, nikkei average in japan down one and a half 1% before they put on gloves mayweather and mcgregor cot the crowd hyped. >> little -- i am going to knock him out inside four rounds mark words i was 20 years ago i am not saying fighter

and in order to secure his nomination to be fbi director, does christopher ray have to give a pledge of loyalty to the president or administration? because that's key given the testimony of the fired director last month. >> you testified that the president asked you to be loyal to him. and you said you would be honest and be the head of the fbi. >> got very awkward and i said, you will always have honesty for me. and he said honest loyalty. >> another issue for both republicans and democrats, is how christopher ray is confirmed to maintain the integrity of the fbi. and president trump was accused of asking him to let go of the investigation. that's what we expect to dominate the proceedings on the hill. >> bill: thank you. >> shannon: meanwhile president trump comes to his son's defense this morning. white house correspondent, good morning. >> and strong defense of donald trump jr., who tweeted out this morning, my son did a good job last night. he was open, transparent and innocent. this is the greatest witch hunt in presidential history. it is a huge political and public relations

what are the democrats throwing at christopher ray next hour? white house. will you pledge allegiance to loyalty oath. they will try to use ray as vehicle to go after president trump. will you go where the evidence take you. ensure whistle-blowers in the fbi will beç protected. they want assurances. stuart: i wonder if whistle-blower in the fbi should be protected, otherwise known as leakers. that is just my idea. give the picture of russia, russia stories. give big picture, please, is there anybody there, there? >> absolutely. tim kaine senator from virginia says it is treason. it is not. you have to be in a time of war. that doesn't apply. you have to have collusion. there is collusion statute of a government function, that is. finally, it is not a violation of the campaign election laws because foreign nationals are specifically allowed to volunteer their services on political campaigns. it is not considered to be a donation. so, i have run through all of the possibilities here. no law is broken by donald trump, jr., or anybody else that i ca

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. >> reporter: earlier today, the president's nominee to lead the fbi, christopher ray, was also questioned about the russia probe and the latest developments involving don jr. >> to the members of this committee, any threat or effort to interfere with our election is the kind of thing that the nib fbi would want to know. >> reporter: the president is heading overseas to paris, and is expected to hold a joint press conference with the french president tomorrow, where she's sure to be pressed for more detail on what he knew about his son's meeting. in washington, lauren blanchard, fox news. >>> a former activist with ties to the santa cruz area has died while fighting isis in northern syria. east identified as 28-year-old robert grott. these pictures and video were released by the people's defense unit, a curdish force fighting in the islamic state. he explains why he came to fight with the group. >> my reasons for joining the ypg was to help the curdish people., also to do my best to be able to get a more secure world. >> grot was originally from new york and attended uc santa cruz. >>> a g

approving christopher ray as the next fbi director. ray would replace james comey who was abruptly middle of the russia investigation. >>> coming up, a driver crashes into mourners gathered for a >>> a fairfax county handy man assaulting at at least three children. he used his job to access his victims and now faces several charges. according to police, he he assaulted the children while he was doing work in their home. the youngest victim was just 4 years old. neighbors say they're concerned because palma lives in an area with a lot of children. >> she's shocking and you know, it scares me to think that people are letting somebody like that into their home, with the expectation that it's somebody they trust, and they're supposed to be safe. >> fairfax police believe there could be even more victims. >>> d.c. police are looking for sixteens that escaped from an international robotics institution. two of the teens have been spotted crosses over the border to canada. the teens are from today, but their mentor says they packed up their ba

. >> that's christopher ray in a senate hearing this morning. he said president trump can forget any kind of loyalty oath from him because his loyalty he says is to the constitution. ray also said the investigation of the president's relationship with russia is not a witch hunt. former fbi director james comey was fired by president trump. some believe the president fired comey because of the russia investigation. >>> today the republican leader in the senate is ready to show off his health care bill repealing most of barack obama's health care law. mitch mcconnell plans to release the changes tomorrow. it's not yet known if there's enough support to pass it. the new health care bill comes two weeks after the bill was shelved because of republican opposition. >>> back home in our area, there's anxiety on both sides about what lawmakers will do on health care and what they won't do. we spoke to the president of a small business worried about rising health care costs. he says it affects how much he can play his employees. >> we are continuing to a

christopher ray was a high ranking justice in the -- later represented new jersey chris christie in theridge gate scandal. it's confirmed by the senate ray would replace former fbi director james comey. the hearing begins at 6:30 our time and we'll provide coverage through our newscast this morning. >>> donald trump junior, the president's son he's doing his best to be transparent about a meeting last summer with the russians. jackie bonez has more. >>reporter: the president 's oldest son donald trump jr. remains defiant in remaining he did nothing wrong with meeting with a -- >> there was nothing to tell. i wouldn't have remembered it until you started scouring through the stuff. it was a waste of 20 minutes. >> trump jr gave the interview hours after releasing e-mails. he said he would love to receive damaging information about hillary clinton promised by a russian lawyer. the meeting was arranged by publicist. trump junior said it -- >> it apparent to paul and jared and jared left after a few minutes. >> [indiscernible]. >> we were all there. i was sitting there listening as a courte

christopher ray has been repairing dents for more than a decade, so he knows it takes experience. 's warning drivers con artists are posing as professionals to rip people of they're using crowbarsf. >>. tim: investigators say the criminals were most recently spotted in a dodge charger with d.c. tags on m street and wisconsin in georgetown. >> they need to get control of that. tim: they often charge hundreds of dollars, but use cheap fixes that only last a few days, and sometimes spray paint over marks. >> you are conning me out of my money. tim: ray in action >> i tried to stop them as much as i can. tim: and tries to warn people. >> it is so disrespectful. jonathan: 7 on your side with a consumer alert -- data from millions of verizon customers leaked online. this was a case of human error. somebody misconfigured a security setting that made phone numbers, names, and pin codes available online. verizon says there has been no loss or theft of 6 million accounts. in the fall you go therefore foot wall. tonight you go therefore food -- you go there for football. tonight you go there

that statement by christopher ray runs counter to what president called it yesterday. if approved he will remain loyal to the constitution and the rule of law. jha and now a developing story for nearly 6 million verizon companies. no one's personal information was stolen. verizon alerted the capital hill emergencies on call. >> and a college anti hazing bill. it would require hazing incidents to be included in a college's annual crime report. also expected to be at this morning's briefing, dr. nick jones. we follow this hearing this week for the fraternity members charged in the hazings of piazza. frat members waited nearly 12 hours before they called for help. the judge plans to resume it next month. >>> later today philadelphia leaders will join with neighbors to take back the tree at 18 thd and lombard streets where a noose was hanging last week. they say it was an attack on philadelphia's values of tolerance and diversity, the video here shows the man who tossed the man into the tree. investigators want to talk both men. >>> they've recommended buyouts for some sta

attorneys endorsed christopher ray in a letter to the senate judiciary committee. >>> and president trumpnia leave for paris tonight. mr. trump was invited by french president macron as guest of honor for bastille day. >>> later today wall street will be listening to fed chair janet yellen, but it's the latest trump scandal that has investors on edge. let's turn to jeff with the details. >> good morning, the big question here is is still did the trump campaign work with the russian government on trying to discredit hillary clinton and the democrats. and i think at the moment, these e-mails fall short of answering that question clearly, which is why even as we got markets lower in a knee jerk response to the publication of the e-mails, ultimately the traders say we don't see the smoking gun here, so we regained a lot of the losses that we saw early on in gold markets and the dollar. moving you along here, i want to talk about janet yellen's semi annual testimony. two issues, how high are interest rates going to go before the end of the year and when will tapering of the balance sheet begin

.>> christopher ray in order to be effective at the fbi has got to show there will be a new way of conducting business. they will not be a political organization. they will not change the name of an investigation into a matter because of political pressure.>> when questioned about his priorities robert mueller said he would quit before he ever broke the law to help a president. >> live from washington thank you. >>> mitch mcconnell helps to release the republicans revised healthcare bill tomorrow and bring it up for a vote next week. he can afford only 2 republican deflections and president donald trump said today that he would be quote very angry at the senate -- if the senate fails rather to pass that bill. joining us now is brian stubble, things were being with us today. the russia story has been dominating the news and soon it will be all about healthcare again . >> maybe . >> maybe. do you think it will get enough votes to pass ? >> i think it will be a tough whole. there are a number of republicans who have indicated general acceptance but i think it could fade in the 11th hour. some ot

christopher ray set for a grilling before the senate judiciary committee on wednesday. ray was [inaudible] says the drill increases the threat of a nuclear war. >> startling statistic when it comes to owning a home in the u.s. while homeownership overall is stabilizing the study finds that homeownership for african-americans is 30 percent lower than that of whites. experts say the difference has not been this high in more than 70 years. >> conservative writer milo. the metro says ads violate rules for advertising. ads featured pictures of the author and his book. that book was number one last week on amazon's list. >> oh, baby, this photo of a six month old baby girl being held by former president obama is going viral. it was taken in an airport in anchorage, alaska. the baby's mother says mr. ebb walked right up to her and asked who is this pretty girl before >> love it. >> christmas card. >> i know, right. seriously. >> coming up on fox5 news morning, lawmakers are back in d.c. they've got their work cut out for them. >> ahead we'll take a look at their to do list and

. >> today senate judiciary committee will preside over confirmation for christopher ray.later represented chris christie in the bridge skate scandal. if confirmed he would replace james comey. >> good morning i'm maureen umeh. >> i'm holly morris. >> today is wednesday, halfway through the workweek, july 1. >> yep, come on friday, and michael thomas come on heat, it's here. >> it's here and will be turning it up a notch or two later today and wait until tomorrow. you will see th in a second how hot we had to go for tomorrow average. let's start you off with currently dar. storm complex in west virginia fading away. we'll see how much that shower activity is able to cross the mountains. doesn't look like much but the clouds are in place this morning. future cast showing those are in place through the first half of the morning and breaking off into sunshine. here's the question mark do we get clouds and future cast into the afternoon. that cot help keep temperatures a little cooler than forecast. but, again, most models saying we break out into sun in the afternoon and heat

christopher ray a can criminal defense lawyer.ce tough questions on a host of issues. including how he plans to boost morale. tony schaefer. thank you so much for joining us. how do you see this confirmation process taking place. will it be an easy confirmation process? >> i don't think you could have nominated the pope and there pope and there would not be issues. there is no upside to anything going on right now in washington. and i've been here long time. i have seen a lot of that. it is as bad as it has ever been. i don't know what exactly the strategy is forgetting to the confirmation from everything i have read about it. the people i talk too. he has great record. i think any little thing they can find to pick him they are going to try to find and you can see people like tim kane are going to be up there stayed really nasty things about him. no matter how good he is. i hope people will remember. you need to start building a log of all of these obstructionist things that have been done to hold back the president. i was on ano

we don't -- we know very little -- very little about christopher ray. but we know even less about how the administration came to nominate him. why they nominated him. and how they expect this nomination to function in light of the fact that outgoing fbi director was just fired not for cause. so it's a very unusual -- i think this is a very tenus time for the fbi as an institution and a very political hot time of what will happen between democrats and republicans tomorrow. >> i will set my alarm for 8:59 tomorrow. >> me too. thanks. >> thanks, rachel. >>> is isthis is a much much bi problem for jared kushner. five years bigger. >> in retrospect, i probably would have done things differently. >> this is the digital equivalent of the smoking gun left at a crime scene. >> there's an e-mail from a russian suggesting that the russian government wants to help, that would be very problematic. >> if isn't evidence of collusion, i don't know what is. ? we are beyond obstruction of justice in terms of what is being investigated. >> right now at this moment there i

live pictures, christopher ray is the president's pick to lead the fbi, to fill the void created after the president fired james comey in his words because of the russia investigation. >> you will hear from him and senators from both parties that are on a mission. this is in just moments. in the meantime this is how donald trump jr. is now defending the meeting he had more than a year ago with the russian lawyer on the promise of russian government information. >> in retrospect, i probably would have done things differently. to me this was opposition research -- >> cnn now has also learned that special counsel robert mueller plans to investigate that meeting and all of those e-mails. cnn reporters covering this from every angle as this story moves quickly. let's begin with cnn senior white house correspondent jeff zeleny and you have a lot of color out of the west wing directly this morning feeling paralyzed. >> reporter: good morning. there is a sense of dismay in certain quarters of this west wing of the white house largely because they had hoped this week was a chance to turn the co

it came on the day that the confirmation hearing took place for christopher ray to be the head of theon to his links with russia. in a meant i will speak to washington reporter. first let's hear how the new director said he would act. i believe to my core that there is only one right way to do thisjob. that is there is only one right way to do this job. that is with strict independence. by the book. playing it straight. faithful to the constitution, faithful to our laws. faithful to the best practices of the institution this without fear, without favouritism, and certainly without favouritism, and certainly without regard to any partisan political influence. that is the commitment i have brought to my yea rs, to commitment i have brought to my years, to gigi, as a line prosecutor. that is the commitment i brought to my time at the head of the criminal division. that is the commitment that the american people rightly expect the fbi director. let's get reaction from daniel lipman, a reporter for the nonpartisan news website politico. you heard that, christopher ray saying the only way t

. >> reporter: christopher ray is another step closer to becoming fbi director. he received unanimous approval from the judiciary committee today. >> the fbi director must maintain strict independence, be committed to doing the job by the book without regard to partisan influence. >> reporter: now it heads to the full senate for a vote and the white house clarifying the president's comments on special counsel mueller saying that the president wanted to make clear that the special counsel should not move outside the scope of the investigation. of course, brianna, that scope is open to interpretation. >> that's right. maybe not in his control either. jessica schneider, thank you so much. >>> now to capitol hill where the president's son is facing a new deadline and also a subpoena threat in the russia investigation. let's go to cnn's senior congressional reporter. manu, the senate judiciary chairman wants confirmation that donald trump jr. and others are willing to testify next week. >> chuck grassley telling me earlier today that he's prepared to subpoena donald t

christopher ray faced hours of questions during a confirmation hearing. nominee said he does not consider a special council investigation into possible russian interference in the 2016 election to be a "witch hunt and talked about his views on loyalty. >> my loyalty is to the constitution and rule of law. those are been my guide posts throughout my career and i'll continue to adhere to them no matter the test. >>> ray's confirmation hearing comes two months after president trump fired former fbi director james comey and white house says comey was let go overhandling of hillary clinton email investigation. >>. >> new tonight putting your baby in a box like this one could help save his or her life. and d.c. council members want to make sure that all new parents in the district get a baby box. "fox5" lauren demarco us now to explain. this is about lo mortality rates right? >> exactly shawn i know some pictures show the top on the box. to be clear the box is off on the top for the baby to sleep. >> the environment is crucial. thick, plush blankets, pillows an

christopher ray is president donald trump's pick to be the head of the fbi. >>> and yet another undisclosedeeting between president trump's campaign staff and an influential russian. donald trump trump jr. confirms he met with a kremlin-connected lawyer two weeks after his father secured the nomination. and also in the meeting, then campaign manager paul manafort and his son-in-law, jared kushner. he said they did not discuss the campaign and a meeting was arranged by a friend but he was not aware who he was meeting ahead of time. >>> meanwhile, president trump back in washington after a g20 summit with deep divisions. tweeting aboard air force one. it ended this morning with the fellow world leaders lining up against his stance on climate change. the german chancellor said she deplore's the president decision to withdraw from the paris climate accord. and he met with china and talked about trade and the nuclear threat from north korea. but much of the focus is on the meeting with vladimir putin. putin said that the president was satisfied with his assertion that russia did not medal in las

the nomination hearing for christopher ray comes two months after president trump fired fbi directorames comey. ray formally served assistant attorney general in charge of the justice department's criminal division. if confirmed he would head the agency as it continues its probe into russian meddling in the 2016 election. >>> now a six month old girl in alaska meantime became an internet celebrity courtesy of former president obama. this picture here of little gisele being held by president obama, the former president went viral. gisele's mom joel snapped the photo on monday morning. she says they ran into obama as he headed back home from vacation. he caulked up to them and asked to hold gisele and talked about how quickly kids go up. she said it felt unreal to meet the former president and described him as friendly. >>> a local businessman opens a new store in west philadelphia and it means so much more to him than just selling water ice. sadiq's water ice is open for business on the 200 block of south 60th street. owner sadiq moore started way cart at temple university back in 199

donald trump's pick for the head of the fbi has had his confirmation hearing in washington today christopher ray said he hasn't been asked. no would he pledged his loyalty to the presiden. adding that the investigations underway into alleged a russian meddling into last year's election ought not to. witch hunt take a listen. if i am given the honor. of leading this agency i will never. allow the fbi's work to be driven by anything other than the facts. the law. and the impartial pursuit of justice period. full stop. my loyalty is to the constitution and to the rule of law. to brazil next to where former president lula da silva has been convicted of corruption that federal judge sentencing him to nine and a half years behind bar. the former president was accused of receiving a beach front apartment has a kick back from a construction firm. the case is part of a massive corruption investigation that has gripped a brazilian politic. and that a senior high profile business executives as well as politicians. tend to jail earlier i spoke to our correspondent in rio tim bakery and i asked him for the l