partly because of jim comey. we know mark rich, he had dealing in whitewater he was sort of seen as partisan but when bush was in he went to the bedside of john ashcroft and said no sir alberto gonzalez you cannot make an ill man sign away the rights of the american people. he developed some respect and now it's shattered. the supreme court is partisan and political now. the fbi is partisan and political now. >> if i could make a quick point on this, i think at this point i agree with joy very much that comey made a destructive testous mistake. the question is, would those of us who want who comy did really want donald trump to name the next director of the fbi? one of the functions of this report it depends on who jim comey really is. there is that side of jim comey and what he did here. he could use this to shake up the fbi, use this to solve perhaps om of the management problems he has with other parts of the fbi. ? yeah. >> but also i think the fact there is an investigation sends a small to people in the fut

he said it took a lot of guts for comey to do what he did. we are sort of waiting now, after hearing from not just robby mook who you just interviewed but a number of other former clinton campaign staffers and operatives about this. i want to make another quick note on a piece of news that bubbled up today. marine le pen was here, seen having coffee downstairs at trump tower. excuse me for the person yelling behind us here. one of her allies came downstairs, steve, and talked to the media. back to you. >> hallie jackson outside of trump tower. you never know who or what you'll run into there. thank you for that. we have to squeeze in a quick break. a busy afternoon here. we'll have much more on this development from the department of justice, inspector general, also the question of what effect, if any, did it have on the election. we'll dive into that too. stay with us. onic, widespread pain drained my energy. my doctor said moving more helps ease fibromyalgia pain. he also prescribed lyrica. fibromyalgia is thought to be the result of overac

people were early voting with the idea that comey's letter came out. there were people that were supporting donald trump that said this moved me to the polls because this was the straw that broke the camel's back, the deciding factor. it's true that there's russia and all of the things that went on, the fact that neither of these candidates were liked by the voters in general. but i think it's a big deal and something that i think i'm going to want to follow up. >> north carolina would be an example that you know so well. north carolina, the republican governor gets beaten but it may have been about her. since his actions in october, james comey's reputation has suffered. watch this exchange between comey and senator angus king from this week. this was a moment of interesting sarcasm, i might say. >> mr. comey, did you answer senate widen's question that there is an investigation under way as to connections between either of the political campaigns and the russians? >> i didn't say one way or another, especially in a public forum. we never confirm or d

comey: multiple requests at different levels. it was agreed to that the private company would share with us what they saw. >> there has been much debate over the content released by wikileaks. , you have mader it perfectly clear in your testimony that the community feels that vote tallies were not altered. do you believe there is any evidence that the dnc or the d.c. cc or the podesta emails released publicly were altered in any way? >> we have no evidence of that. director call >> me comment you have evidence that any republican system that was targeted by these same groups was successfully penetrated or data at full traded?- data x full dir. comey: there are campaigns on the state level on the republican side of the aisle, and some limited penetration of old republican national committee domains. penetrations of those national committee domains? dir. comey: they were no longer in use. >> from the same point of republican candidates that were running for president, were those campaigns targeted under the same effort by the russi

comey did and let them make the appropriate judgment. they know what's proper and appropriate for their agency. i don't. i do know it's proper when you believe you have an official, whether it's a congress person, a district attorney, a federal attorney or the director of the fbi who potentially has abused his or her authority, it ought to be looked into. even if the events that were effected by it have transpired and are over with. >> let's talk about a broader issue at play here. russian hacking. that is still ongoing. more news coming out about it every day. there's these allegations out there that have been unverified that donald trump could have been potentially compromised by the russians. there's a lot of back and forth on how seriously any of that should be taken. in your mind, what it the fbi reopening the e-mail investigation, was it the russian hacking? what was it ultimately that made donald trump win over hillary clinton? >> when you lose a close election, the hardest elections to lose are the ones where everybody expects yo

i believe comey is a democrat.e decided on his own or was carlos didn't to releasing the information when he did because the democrats knew she wasn't going to win. they wanted to create havoc to make trumps when not seem legitimate. that's the way i see it. thank you for taking my call. host: virginia on the line for others. caller: good morning. i am good. thanks for taking my call. doanted to let you know i not agree with the previous call when she saved that -- says that comey was involved with this. bribed by trump or russia. lookovernment needs to into why he did that. after that, he announced there is nothing going on. fact.as the number one a number two, i was wondering about trump. basically, the russian government won the election, not america's government. obama doesn't have strong evidence, how could he kick out 35 diplomats? i don't know why the government keeps quiet and why they're not going to impeach trump. the have strong evidence that the election was stolen. evidence, yourong people, hight 35 di

amid growing pressure for director comey to step down. fbi director james comey is facing renewed scrutiny on both side of the aisle. today house democrats left a confidential briefing with comey on russia hacking fuming. >> it's classified and we can't tell you anything. all i can tell you is the fbi director has no credibility. >> reporter: also today the republican leaning "wall street journal" editorial board says, "the best service mr. comey could render his country now is to resign," calling him too political for a position that's supposed to be apolitical. this while the department of justice inspector general investigates comey's actions before the election. his decision to hold an unprecedented press conference last july closing the investigation into hillary clinton's e-mails and then breaking with doj policy by sending a letter just before the election alerting congress he was renewing a probe into her private server. democrats mad about his decision not to sign onto an october letter from the intelligence community saying russ

should jim comey resign from the fbi? >> i think that that is a discussion that he and jeff sessions after he is confirmed should have. and i think it's inappropriate for anyone right now to say you have to do this or you have to do that. we are one week away from president-elect trump taking the oath of office and being sworn in. we are just a little bit further than that from people taking these positions as the secretaries and head of agencies. and chris, i think that we leave this for now senator sessions who will be the ag at that point to sit down with mr. comey and begin to unravel what it is that has transpired over the last several months. we have seen these leaks. we have seen leaked information. we have seen the federal government agencies used against citizens whether it was irs or doj. and i think what people want is the facts. >> sessions. >> they want to know exactly what has happened. >> sessions, if he gets confirmed and becomes the next attorney general of the united states can only advise, right, and re

seems like now trump is a comey fan. >> comey, one minute you are for him, against him.can hero not because he brought hilary down but because he brought anthony weiner back for another round of embarrassment. i think -- i enjoyed that because i enjoyed watching it. i think donald trump should hire anthony weiner as a white house gesture. wear a cap with three balls and a harlequin jumpsuit and run around the white house. >> i like it. that plus the train with the stuff through my living room. i like that. i want to say "the wall street journal" and others, conservatives, have at times been highly critical of comey. >> they did. >> that's what i remember. i guess that's all gone. right now the senate is voting to confirm nikki haley, trump's nominee to be u.n. ambassador. i interrupted you, lisa. >> who knew he was that tall? how tall is he? >> after 9/11, i worked at the justice department. i am probably the shortest person anyone here knows and he had a couple of his aides. they are all 6'8", 6'9". >> that is tallest. >> injustice. i thought you said the long arm of ju

comey. the russian foreign minister was quoted in various news reports saying the russians had contacts with people associated with the trump campaign. that may not be true. extensivehere is reporting on the russians and the individuals associated with both the trump campaign and the incoming administration. my question for you, director investigated fbi these reported agencies -- relationships and what are they finding. thank you, sir. i would never comment on ongoing investigations and an open forum. will you provide an unclassified response to these questions and release it to the american people prior to january 20? director comey: i'm sorry, did you say "will i"? will you provide an unclassified response to the question i have asked? as i said, it has been reported widely from reuters news service, widely reported -- will you provide an unclassified response to the question i asked and release it to the american people prior to january 20? director comey: sir, i will answer any question

. >> fbi director james comey facing new scrutiny on both sides of the aisle. >> jim comey is an honorable person who i think made a bad decision. >> when the fbi director can't answer those questions it does shake our confidence. >> putin called me a genius. >> now claims he has compromising information on him. >> there is reasonable cause to believe that the chicago police department engages in a pattern or practice of abusive or excessive force. >> the search was intense. >> i've never been as happiest as i've been to hold my baby. >> we found an 18-year-old young woman with the same date of birth, but a different name. ♪ >>> this morning, people across the country are expected to rally in support of immigration and civil rights in washington. immigrants and refugee leaders will gather in support of the #here to stay movement. an executive action that protects dreamers from deportation. plus, civil rights groups will rally at the martin luther king jr. memorial. >>> in the meantime, democrats on the hill, and they're angry and upset with fbi director james comey regarding the russian ha

they blame comey's aks in part for the loss of the presidential elections. jeff pegues has the details. >> reporter: the investigate're's probe goes into the heart that policies and procedures were not followed by fbi director james comey. it will also look at whether certain officials should have recused themselves and if nonpublic information was inappropriately given to the clinton campaign and media. >> this is going to be an unusual statement in at least a couple of ways. >> reporter: comey broke with fbi protocol when he publicly announced in july secretary clinton would not face charges. >> we did not find clear evidence that secretary clinton or her colleagues intended to violate laws. >> reporter: then 12 days before the election, the director wrote to congress he had reopened the investigation after agents discovered e-mails on a laptop used by clinton aide. then he sent another letter clearing clinton and closing the probe. >> correct. especially in a public forum. >> reporter: at a senate hearing tuesday comey declined to discuss any potential in

fbi director james comey morning's top stories.bi director james comey says he'll cooperate fully with a justice department investigation into how the fbi handled its probe of hillary clinton's e-mails. it will look at allegations that comey did not follow policies and procedures. some democrats blame comey for clinton's election defeat. >>> and in an emotional ceremony, president obama surprised vice president joe biden with the presidential medal of freedom. it's the nation's highest civilian honor. president obama says biden was the president said bind was the finest vice president america had ever seen. >> i can say i was part of, part of the journey of a remarkable man who did remarkable things for this country. >> the medal was awarded with distinction. only the fourth time that has happened. >>> meanwhile there was a first at the ringling brothers circus. a woman stepped on the floor and shattered the ceiling. david begnaud reports. >> the very first female ring master in our history. >> reporter: kristen michelle wilson out

tonight, donald trump weighing in on the new review of comey's actions. "what are hillary clinton's people complaining about with respect to the fbi." adding, they campaigned in the wrong states. but the clinton team are adamant comey affected clinton's chances at the presidency. and they believe trump knows that. >> i think he's really bothered by the increased number of questions that have been raised about the legitimacy of his own election. >> reporter: as for hillary clinton, she's kept a low profile, taking selfies with supporters. and appearing only twice in washington. but in a few days, she'll be back in the spotlight, agreeing to attend donald trump's inauguration. >> she will be there. and pierre with us live. you've been on this all week. hillary clinton, as you point out, has not weighed in on this? >> reporter: we have not heard from hillary clinton, but her campaign is still acknowledging trump won the election, even as they welcome this new investigation of comey's actions. david? >> pierre, thanks. >>> the department of justice making new

let me ask you, what happens to james comey? maybe he should step out of the limelight, he sets a loaded personality, "the wall street journal" summed it up in an editorial board column today. they concluded that "if the fbi director has demonstrated anything in the last year, it is he has lost the trust of everyone who believes the fbi must maintain its reputation as a politically impartial federal agency, the best service mr. comey can render his country right now is to resign." what do you think? i know you said there is no way comey is responsible for her losing, but given all that has happened, should he resign, karl? >> writing "the wall street journal" editorial was light on him. not just has lost the trust, but he mishandled his job as the head of the fbi. he was a hot dog when he said she did all these bad things, but i've decided she's not worthy of being indicted and i will set up a new standard, standard between careless and "oh, you shouldn't have done it." and then he was a hot dog in october in my opinion, not uph

by the way i'm with comey on that one. thank you congressman on that one. >>> up next, trump himself took during the campaign. a lot of them are at odds with issue like russia, the muslim band, torture and iran deal. who are be supposed to believe, the cabinet or whatever, this is "hardball" where the action is. discover card. i'm not a customer, but i'm calling about that credit scorecard. give it. sure! it's free for everyone. oh! well that's nice! and checking your score won't hurt your credit. oh! i'm so proud of you. well thank you. free at at discover.com/creditscorecard, even if you're not a customer. >>> japan's takata has to pay money, three former executivings are accused of covering up that problem. thousands without power. repeatedly used excessive force when not necessary. now back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball," several of donald trump's cabinet took the stands for confirmation hearings. doesn't quite scare with what the nominees are saying. let's watch. >> the tpp is a horrible deal it is a de

go back further, before the james comey letter came out.you decided in the month of october, remember, the comey letter didn't come out until october 28th. people deciding in the month of october, they also broke very decisively for donald trump. how about go back to september, they broke not o as decisively, but go for trump. people making up their mind basically before labor day to find a time period where hillary clinton beat donald trump. and it does raise a possibility here, a possibility that hey, people against donald trump, they decided against him early. and if they didn't reach that threshold necessarily of being against him early. they were a lot more inclined to go with him and against hillary clinton late. look at it it this way, hillary clinton we talked about it throughout the entire campaign. it was true of donald trump as well. historically high unfavorable numbers. the two least popular nominees we'd ever seen. running against each other. so hillary clinton went into election day with a 54% unfavorable rating. of course do

comey whether he steps down. but we need the inspector general to -- >> what in your own mind would demonstrate the need for jim comey to resign? >> i think if he has acted improperly and that the american people can no longer have faith in his ability to carry out justice. i think at that point someone should step down. i think it's hard to be director of such an important institution when that trust is no longer there. and let's let this process play out and look at the facts. but there are some pretty clear facts in front of us, such as that press conference he had, such as those letters, the leaks that were coming out constantly. and i wish that this had gotten more scrutiny during the election, frankly. but we are where we are. and i'm glad it's going to be looked at more closely now. >> have you talked to secretary clinton about any of this? >> well, i'm not going to, you know, get into private conversations. but i think she, like everybody else, just wants to get to the bottom of this. you know, at the poi

last night, comey responded with a statement from the fbi. he said i'm grateful to the department of justice inspector general for taking on the review. i hope he is able to share his conclusion was the public because everyone will benefit from the transparency regarding this matter he. > . >>> the house votes this afternoon. listen to paul ryan for his vision for repealing the affordable care act at the cnn town hall. >> we want to do this at the same time and in some cases the same bill. we want to advance repealing its law with the replacement at the same time. i hope don't ha i don't have a date. we are working on this as fast as possible. >> the first 100 days? >> the plan within the first 100 days to get moving on the legislation. >> a lot of republicans are on the fence about the vote. concerned about the cost of repealing the affordable care act and there is no plan to replace it. >>> raising eyebrows from the house oversight committee. chaffetz has been critical of how trump is distancing himself from the businesses. he planned to ha

do you think that director comey should resign? >> you know, i didn't expect that question, and if you'd asked me yesterday i would have been more inclined to agree with that assertion, but i watched james comey in this briefing today, and i would say he was the most direct, he was the most succinct and he was the most frank of the four members, four people that gave us that briefing, and so i would want to reassess that and i would like to have an interview, if i were going to go that far. he has a tremendous amount of talent and he's got a tremendous gift and you can come down on either side of the question whether he should have made the announcement he made several days before the election or two days before the election, or the presentation of what was a public indictment of clinton clinton de facto indictment july 5th, but i would want to reassess that in the light of what we know today and include in that the things we don't know the question that we will learn as the investigation goes forward. >> specifically on the topic

last night, comey responded to the review with a statement. he said this, i'm grateful to the department of justice inspector general for taking on the review. i hope very much he is able to share his conclusions and observations with the public. everyone will benefit from thoughtful evaluation and transparency. >>> the house votes this afternoon on the budget resolution to launch the dismantling of obamacare. paul ryan revealed it during the town hall last night. >> we want to do this at the same time and in some cases the same bill. we want to advance repealing and replacing at the same time. i don't have a date. it will take us a little bit of time. we are working on this as fast as possible. >> the first 100 days? >> definitely a plan within the first 100 days. >> there are republicans on the hill who are on the fence about the vote. some are concerned about the cost of repealing the affordable care act and the fact there is no one single plan right now to replace it. a straight repeal, if it were to be enacted would affect coverage for mi

comey actually investigating clinton.s involved in so many of the prior investigation, almost all of them, so we've got political motivations on both sides. but the question is going to come down to whether or not he violated the hatch act. well, they've got to be able to prove that if two violated that he actually had the intent to influence the investigation, or the election. so the question is not whether or not he influenced the investigation, whether or not he did wrong, but whether or not he actually intended to use his power and use his position in order to influence the investigation, and i just don't think they will be able to prove that. >> gregg: the investigation of comey by the ig is getting all the attention, but there are a couple of other things that republicans wanted that the ig is apparently going to do, he is going to investigate the wife of comey's second-in-command, who took campaign money from a friend, ally, going to investigate whether one of loretta lynch's aids was a mole leaking information to

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also will james comey remain at his post as chief of the fbi? we have huge news on that. also ahead, millions and millions of women and men marched around the world for this women's march, so what comes of it? what's the next move? i'm on it. i'm brooke baldwin and you're watching cnn. >>> welcome back, to cnn i'm brooke baldwin, now to the men and women who will lead the country for president trump. congressmen tom price, and congre congressman mulvaney, congressman price made a huge promise on obamacare replacement while mulvaney had not only to talk about the budget but also crowd side. i have m.j. lee and phil mattingingly, ladies first, talk to me about dr. price, orthopedic surgeon, getting peppered on executive actions on obamacare. >> that's right. this is the first time we are seeing tom price in public since donald trump was sworn in as president and certainly the first time hearing from him since trump signed that executive order literally within hours of becoming president and it had broad and sweeping language giving permission to certain agencies allowing th

then, investigating comey. breaking news on a justice department investigation into the handling of the clinton e-mail probe. plus, bernie sanders on the overnight vote to repeal obamacare. a time elizabeth warren and ben carson faced off at a confirmation hearing. >> dr. carson, i'm trying to ask a more pointed question. >> and surprising joe biden. >> i am pleased to award our nation's highest civilian honor, the presidential medal of freedom. [ applause ] >> and exit interview with the vice president when "all in" starts right now. >>> good evening from new york, i'm chris hayes, we are eight days from donald trump becoming president of the united states of america and once again tonight we are faced with an absolute deluge of major seismic and important news. we begin with a story dominating the national conversation one in which we are finally perhaps starting to get more clarity. but it remains at this hour a story thaw is maddeningly hard to pin down despite the boundless stakes. i speak of the saga of t

comey announcing just two days before the election there was nothing there. critics argue the damage was done. >> you may have heard about a letter that the fbi director sent out yesterday. [ boos ] it's pretty strange to put something like that out with such little information right before an election. >> reporter: though the actions fair so close to the election. >> department policy has always been you don't do it close to an election. you don't want anybody to think the department is acting to influence an election. >> reporter: also under scrutiny, his decision in july to hold a conference saying charges would not be put against clinton even as he spent 15 minutes laying out the case harshly criticizing her. >> they were extremely careless in their handling of classified information. >> reporter: but then saying -- >> no reasonable prosecutor would bring such a case. >> rarely does a prosecutor go into length like comey did with respect to hillary clinton. >> reporter: comey said he made tough decisions based on bad options while wrestling with the need

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that is not james comey's role.ald trump doesn't care about the constitution and due process, but james comey was a great prosecutor, a courageous deputy attorney general who stood for the rule of law in the hospital room with attorney general ashcroft, as we all know. i challenge his extremely careless judgment and i use extremely careless ironically because he had no right or role to express an opinion. he's not allowed to as a law enforcement officer. indeed a prosecutor is not allowed to opine on evidence before due process and a trial with everybody following the rules. >> lanny, you'd have to acknowledge comey was damned if he did and damned if he didn't. if he made a decision he wasn't going to recommend charges against secretary clinton without saying a word, people would have questioned his motives. he stand up and offices an place and uses the verbiage "extreme carelessness," they get on him for that, too. there's no way -- >> i fundamentally disagree with this. >> quickly. i have ground to cover. >> quick

inspector general wants to get to the bottom of the fbi's handling of the clinton e-mails and director comey's actions. >> yesterday the senate acted and the house gets ready to vote on the future of obamacare. >>> just how did president obama surprise the vice president with the nation's highest honor? >>> and shielding his identity, but did this driver get away with it? >>> plus, leaving the white house, the touching message from one set of first kids to another. "early today" starts right now. >> great being with you, happy friday. i'm francis rivera. >> i'm ayman mohyeldin. great to see the letters from the bush twins to sasha and malia. so much news we want to get to, particularly the clinton e-mail saga. the inspector general says he will review james comey's handling of the investigation into clinton's e-mails. he will examine comey's summer news conference and subsequent letters to congress, which many democrats claim were improper and unfairly aided donald trump's campaign. here's my colleague, nbc's pete williams, with the details for yo. >> reporter: the justice department will look

comey's handling of the e-mail scandal. here's nbc's pete williams with all the details. >> reporter: the justice department's independent watchdog said he'll look at public disclosures by james comey and others about the e-mail investigation. word of the review is welcomed by clinton supporters who say they believe the fbi affected the election. >> when a law enforcement agency breaches its protocol in such an unusual and unprecedented way, i think for the confidence of that agency everybody should get to the bottom of what happened. >> inspector general horowicz said he'll look at how they blasted the e-mails. >> they were in the handling of the information. >> reporter: it will look to the letter comey sent to congress revealing new e-mails had to be reviewed. nothing significant was found. it's easily the most pointed d.o.j. review ever of an fbi director's conduct. >> these are the types of questions that the inspector general typically looks at but it's not an everyday matter for it to be the director of the fbi. >> r

are they going to call for comey's head? >> reporter: at this point, we're seeing a lot of anger on the part of the democrats. it's bursting out into the open here on capitol hill. of course, fbi director comey has been on both the senate and house side in the last 24 hours for a totally different reason, or at least a somewhat different reason. briefing members of congress with james clapper and other officials on the contents of that report that was prepared on russian meddling in the u.s. election. but we know that frustration bubbled over at the meeting with senators last afternoon. they expressed intense frustration with the role comey played in this fbi -- in the letters that were sent back and forth right before election day. it didn't come up with house members today, according to people that i spoke to, but you did see some expressed frustration. we had one congresswoman, maxine waters, come to the microphones in flont of the cameras, saying nothing except fbi director comey has lost all credibility before basically

then, investigating comey.eaking news on a justice department investigation into the handling of the clinton e-mail probe. plus, bernie sanders on the overnight vote to repeal obamacare. a time elizabeth warren and ben carson faced off at a confirmation hearing. >> dr. carson, i'm trying to ask a more pointed question.

and if they help comey, if they hurt comey, i mean, i don't think the political fallout is what matters. this is part of history that we should know something about. >> thank you. always interesting when we have you on. thank you, gentlemen. appreciate it. when we come right back, a republican president, majorities in the house and the senate. are republicans ready for the power they now have in washington? z282uz zwtz y282uy ywty my advice for looking get your beauty sleep. and use aveeno® absolutely ageless® night cream with active naturals® blackberry complex. younger looking skin can start today. absolutely ageless® from aveeno®. >>> president-elect donald trump takes office in eight days, and he appears to have a good working relationship so far with republicans who control congress. will that last, though? here to discuss cnn politics executive editor mark preston, political commentator ryan lizza, washington correspondent for "the new yorker." and richard painter, who was chief white house ethics lawyer under president george w. bush. gentlemen, i appreciate you coming on. mark p

director james comey.for his resignation? >> i think that i would rather not comment on that yet. i haven't made up my mind. >> as of now, director comey is only three and a half years into the ten-year fbi director tenure and people familiar with the matter say he has no regrets surrounding the decisions he made. and has no plans to step down. and released a statement saying he's grateful for the inspector general investigation and hopes the results will be shared with the public. pamela browne, cnn, washington. >>> pamela, thank you so much. >>> coming up after a week of confirmation hearings on the hill, some nominees broke with president-elect trump on some pretty key policy positions. how is trump responding? that's next. when you have digestive sensitivities, life can feel like a never ending search for food that won't cause bloating, gas, or inner turmoil. introducing pronourish. a delicious nutritional drink that makes a great mini meal or snack that has protein and fiber. and pronourish has no glu

fbi director james comey apr arriving on the hill. why comey spoke about clinton when he did.lus trump versus his cabinet picks, not quite eye to eye on things like nato and russia. why that is, what it means for national security and this morning president-elect trump's new response on twitter. with just a week left in office, we're going to have a look at president obama's legacy and hear from some of his closest friends and advisers, including never-before-heard details about the president's relationships with his daughters. but up first this friday, investigating the investigators. more on the inspector general launching a full-scale review into the fbi's handling of hillary clinton's e-mails. so recommending no charges while at the same time calling clinton extremely careless. then the letter in congress in late october about the discovery of new e-mails linked to the case and the conclusions those e-mail shouldn't trigger new action. right now this review kind of a

i'm more stuck on that comey trump whispering back and forth. i would have liked to have been in that bubble. did he say thank you, where did it go? the thing might surprise you with comey, is why he was obviously hu lly hugely affecte campaign right before the election. do not assume he's always on that side forever, he could easily bounce back and forth. >> could we rerack that, actually that moment where president trump is talking to first responders there, this happened just moments ago. james comey is there with the fbi, let's see if we can hear a little bit more of what donald trump said. >> we're going to have a great eight years together as you say. and again, the inauguration was such a success and a safety success. and we want to thank you all because it was really, really a special experience. general, congratulations, i just happened to see you and your very beautiful wife and just sworn in, general kelly just sworn in by the vice president and it going to be a great thing that happens along our borders. i campaigned very much on sec

director comey: yes. senator blunt: we do believe that they tried to get in? can't say with respect to the trump campaign train with the rnc, there's no doubt that they hit in rnc -- hit an rnc domain and they could have just hit an old one. senator blunt: i do know that the chairman of the rnc said over the weekend that he thought they had done a better job securing their records. whether that's true or not, i wouldn't know. i did read in more than one published account that the password to mr. podesta's email 1 with a few spelling variations. so hopefully, lots to be learned here and thank to all of you for helping us learn it. of youtube views and subscribers, rt has a bigger presidents -- a bigger presence in the united states than the bbc. senator blunt: and the bbc is also funded by the government, right? cain: rt america, millions of views on youtube, 850 million. bbc about two thirds of that. cnn significantly lower. has 450 million. so it has a significant presence. the point with regard to rt is

comey does have a good reputation for being balanced and objective. may finally conclude that it was lower ranking and road rages who were leaking these materials and forced comey's hands because they threatened to leak these facts unless he made a disclosure where he tried to make a balanced way and turn out to potentially have a major impact of the election. i think we'll get a report that'll be nuance and will distinguish of come y on one p hand . >> this is an important moment in america's hi induststory ani needs to be aired out. this is apart of history that we should know something about it. >> thank you, always interesting when we have you on. thank you, we'll come back with the majority in the house and the senate. are republicans ready for the power they now have in washington? blacher is caringing because covering heals faster. for a bandage that moves with you and stays on all day, cover with a band-aid brand flexible fabric adhesive bandage. . >>> president-elect trump takes office in eight days and he appears to have good working relatio

director james comey. >> my confidence in the f.b.i. director's ability to lead this agency has been shaken. >> reporter: the closed door briefing for all house members was confidential, but multiple lawmakers tell cbs news that the former chair of the democratic national committee, congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz, asked comey repeatedly why he never called her personally to inform her that d.n.c.'s servers may have been breached by the russians. comey balked. hank johnson. >> there was some heat. >> reporter: the f.b.i. and president-elect trump have suggested the d.n.c. was lax and uncooperative. >> they did a very poor job. >> reporter: but d.n.c. officials tell cbs news that from september of 2015 until april of 2016, the only person the f.b.i. spoke to at the d.n.c. was an outside vernd who provided i.t. services. hackers began posting the stolen emails online in june. the unguarded exchanges cost wasserman schultz her chairman manship. clinton campaign chair john podesta's emails were posted three months later. >> i don't s

very messy for james comey.is going to cause questions about his judgment, how he makes decisions. he's been telling people he is politically tone-deaf in a joking fashion, but he doesn't have the luxury of being politically tone-deaf in that. the interesting question without tweet, how does donald trump reconcile what he has definite doubts about comey's competence versus not wanting to delegitimize himself. it is going to be really interesting. it is very unclear whether comey survives his tenure as fbi director. >> bret: byron, what about looking back and the "guilty as hell" part of that tweet. a week away from inauguration. >> [laughs] look, there were a lot of really funky things that happened in this email investigation, no doubt about it. james comey comes out on july 5th of last year, just hours after interviewing hillary clinton, basically makes a very solid case for indicting her and then says, and now i'm not going to do anything. and then it comes back on october 28th, says he is reopening it, it st

. >> reporter: fbi director james comey facing renewed scrutiny on both sides of the aisle. >> jim comey is an honorable person who i think made a bad decision. >> when the director of the fbi can't answer those questions it does shake our confidence. >> putin did call me a genius and said i'm the future of the republican party. >> reporter: putin denied claims that trump has compromising on him. >> there is reasonable call to believe that the chicago police department engages in a pattern or practice of abuse and excessive force. >> search was intense. >> this is going to be the happiest day in the world to hold my baby. >> we found an 18-year-old woman with the eye same date of birth but a different name. ♪ >> what a story that is. we're going to bring that to you in a little bit. we do want to wish you a good saturday morning. thank you for sharing your time with us. i'm christi paul. >> i'm victor blackwell. this morning, less than a week to go before president-elect donald trump takes the oath of office in washington. society, immigration activists will be rallying. two rallies in w

director james comey coming under the microscope. did he violate policy by re-opening the hillary clinton e-mail investigation 11 case before the election? we're live in washington. >>> confirmation showdown. donald trump's cabinet picks getting grilled. the common theme their stance on russia. why some appear to be at odds with their potential boss. >>> spreading concern, the makers of nutella fighting back. one of its ingredients, it is claimed, can cause cancer. >>> buried under feet of snow. a skier getting trapped after an avalanche. his dramatic rescue. >>> and morning. >>> i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm erielle reshef. at the center of an internal investigation stemming from its inquiry into hillary clinton's e-mails. >> the justice department inspector general is investigating if fbi director james comey broke department protocol and policy by going public with details of the e-mail probe just before the election. a move some say cost clinton the white house. abc's janai norman has the latest from washington. good morning, jan

director james comey.llary clinton email investigation in the final days before the election. when will it end? good morning, on friday. special day today. i'm bill hemmer. welcome to "america's newsroom." >> martha: i'm martha maccallum. president-elect donald trump we acting to the news with a twitter tear of epic proportion. he says what are hillary clinton's people complaining about with respect to the f.b.i.? based on the information they had she should never have been allowed to run. guilty as hell, he writes. th

director james comey says he's grateful for the investigation. did his actions cost hillary clinton the election? >>> and tears and laughter. president obama surprises vice president biden, awarding him the presidential medal of freedom during a very emotional ceremony. and the first lady, michelle obama, close to tears as she talks about leaving the white house on late night tv. >>> we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." >>> we're following breaking news including the rift between donald trump and the u.s. intelligence community over unsubstantiated claims that russia has compromising information about the president-elect. tonight, vice president biden is confirming that he and president obama were briefed on those claims that cnn first reported. bind's comments come on the -- biden's comments from the heels of similar information by the director of national intelligence, james clapper himself. clapper is rejecting trump's accusation that the intelligence commun