news4 craig boswell joins us live from capitol hill with reaction. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. strong reaction continuing this morning to the series of tweets fromesident trump. racist being a key word. democrats rallying around these four progressive congresswomen after the president youust showed full screen. the president continued in his tweet and i'll read to make sure i get this correct. that is the president's word. all four of these congresswomen are u.s. ci azens and but one born in the u.s. the president apparently tried to exploit a division between the four most liberal members of how speaker nancy pelosi's caucus. there has been kind of a public and personal spat between the four members of the caucus and house speaker nncy pelosi. this is exactly doing the opposite. democrats are rallying around these four progressive congresswomen, calling these tweets racist. even the president, hours after this twitterhedustup and tweets and retweets, the president came back to the attackeeming to attack the same democrats. this will con

nbc's craig boswell joining us now from washington with the latest craig, good morning. there's still plenty of controversy about the cost of the parade, though >> reporter: indeed, phillip good morning good morning, everyone the costs are still being tallied. that is a subject the white house has continually down played let's start with the fly-overs first. according to pentagon reimbursement rates, also think about this, fly-overs are rare in washington, d.c this is a restricted air space so pentagot rates and the "washington post" reporting this morning that the sum two dozen aircraft used in the fly overs coming in at some $550,000 or more per hour. now, the president known for veering from the script actually stuck to the themes during his salute to america, talking about patriotism and the military. here's a little bit of president trump speaking from behind rain-soaked glass. >> we come together as one nation with this very special salute to america. we celebrate our history, our people, and the heroes who proudly defend our flag, the brave men and women of the un

craig boswell joining us from d.c. this morning. craig, thank you >>> there is growing outrage over conditions at migrant detention facilities along the southern border. we've seen images from inside the centers, and now heart breaking drawings from the children themselves. nbc's dan scheneman has more >> reporter: a child's view of the unfolding humanitarian crisis at the border drawings givenc o nbws by the incoming president of the american academy of pediatrics who says they were created by childrenecently released from cbp custody. another vivid and sobering glimpse of the situation called a ticking time bomb. in a report from the department of homeland security's office of inspector general investigators for the government watch dog group touring several border patrol facilities in texas i june quote, concern for crowding and detention represent immediate health and risk of safety to officers and to those detained in photos, 80 men were crammed into a roowith a capacity of half that. the report says that these facilities, child

nbc's craig boswell has more from d.c. this morning craig, good morning. so democrats have denounced the president's comments as racist >> reporter: phillip, good morning. a firestorm of reactions to this racist being the keyword that many people are using after this president tweeted a series of tweets attacking four progressive congress women when you take a look at some of these tweets the president sent out on sunday, you just alluded to one of them, the president saying go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came, the president also adding to that, so interesting to see progressive democratic congress women who originally came from countries whose governments are complete and total catastrophe while democrats on capitol hill are unifying over this, 2020 democratic presidential candidates are also sounding off. take a listen. >> right now we have a racist president who is demeaning female members of the house for the color of their skin and cultural generation. >> people who build their careers on hate and div

craig boswell on the hill for us this morning. thanks. >>> today, president trump will head out of d.c. a spendthe weekend at his bed minister golf property in new jersey. his first trip to that property this summer. his critics are accused himf spending too much time at his clubs and resorts. he has spent about 70a d in bed minister including a two-week vacation lastummer there. >>> a maryland judge plans to know if it plans to include a question on thecensus. it appeared the cwosus uld be printed without it but the justice department said itha ma found a legal way to put in.t question the judge had given the doj until monday to fi out how it would move fo the deadline was moved up to today. >>> the president will be keeping an eye out foris th month's jobs report. the numbers are expected to be released in just a few hours from now. economists expect to see that the u.s. created as many as 1,000 new jobs. that would be a major increase over the ed75,000 c in may. >>> this saturday rialtght demonstration will take place at freedo

nbc's craig boswell has the very latest from capitol hill. >> reporter: president trump today adding to his week-long sustained attack on four democratic congresswomen of color saying he doesn'y believe thee capable of loving our country. >> tragically, the decided that racism is good politics. racism is a good political strategy. there's a reason why he keeps returning to attacking these women of color. >> repoer: one of the president's top policy advisers denies that. >> i fundamentally disagree with the view that if you criticize somebody and they happen to be a different color skin, that that makes it a rarnl racial criticism. >> reporter: elijah cummings when asked if the president is a racist -- >> i believe he is, yes, no doubt about it. and i try to give him the benefit of the doubt. >> reporter: mr. trump today describing as fake news a "washington post" report the president's top aides did not think he fully understood what he had done in the original "go back" tweet that set off the firestorm. >> when you as elected offial or anyone speak up against this nation, the presid

craig boswell is on capitol hill with the latest. craig?eporter: yeah, wendy, on the mueller hearing, you know, robert mueller has testified dozens and dozens of times pring hisrofessional life, but this time it's different. the expectations are higher ev though the president today is dismissing this week's testimony from robert mueller. >> president trump on the highly anticipated testimony from ecial counsel robert mueller. >> no, i'm not going to be watching, probably, maybe i'll see a little bitter: the presid attacking democrats for bringing mueller to the hill. >> all they care about is a phony investigation. >> reporter: mueller would e quioned for the first time wednesday sensory leasing his report on russian interference in the 2016 election. >> and theres an awful lot of material within the report that the american people are not familiar with which they really need to be. >> reporter: democrats want to ask mueller whether the president obstructed justice but know from the spuecial counsel' statement in may that he's a reluctant w

craig boswell at the white ouse, thanks, craig. the president said he's, quote, least racist person, but this is far from the first time that he's used divisive language talking about minoes in congress. his attacks on cummings comes just over a week after he told o grou fresh menifee mail house members to go back to where they came from despite the fact that three out of four of them were born here in this use crime-infested in an attack on civil rights legen john lewis of georgia. california's maxine waters is a frequent target who he calls crazy and low iq, and the president referred to florida's frederica wilson as wacky after she cadicted his account of a phone call with the fallen service members member. am all these attacks the congress is the most racially and ethnically diverse in history. st maryland's governor came out with a nger defense of baltimore city today. larry hogan called the president's comments outrageous and inappropriate. it came after some complaints of the governor's initial statement on saturday didn't g

news4 craig boswell joins us fromapitol hill with reaction. >> reporter: good morning.reaction continuing this morning, continuing to pile up with racist being the key word that is tying all of these reactions together as president trump in a series of tweets targets four progressive o congresswomen color. all four united statesen citiz all but one, born in the u.s. despite that, in addition to the tweet you read. the president also tweeting in that and i'll read it. ote. presidentre trump appaly trying to exploit a division between house speaker nancy pelosi ath four of most liberal members of her caucus. a very public and personal spat overe last week, week and a half. it has done the opposite. house saker nancy pelosi and democrats rallying around these fourrogressive congresswomen. nancy pelosi tweeting that president trump just wants to make america white again. president trump, hours after this twitter dustup, coming back to the attacks on twitter again, seeming to attack the same democrats and this one not only swirled as a controversy today, but on into the week

craig boswell, nbc news, washington. >>> look at that.ire setting off, an accidental fireworks display in south carolina. check it out again here. as you can see, n that was supposed to happen. flames started to spread this morning outside of a fireworks storage facility sparking all of these explosions. no word on what caused the fi if anyone was injur. >>> now to some new video into our newsroom showing aan rowing a lit fireworkt a prince george's county patrol car in refostville. an accomplice recorded it on a cell phone. the officer was not injured. it happened saturday htnig. news 4's drew wilder has more of e video and reminders about where just buying fireworks g could you into trouble. p >>rince george's county police say they have a person of interest in their search for the people in this video. watch the person t acro street toss a lit firework at the patrol cruiser. once the car passes through, the fireworks goes ff. no one was injured. but the chief of police says they will not tolerate attacks on its officers. obviously thro

. >> nbc's craig boswell reports. >> high trama in a senate hearing room over who is going to be theficer in the country. in his confirmation hearing to be the vice cheryl to be the joint chiefs of staff general john hyten denied sexual assault allegations as his accuser sat watching. an what i want to state to you and the americeople that these allegations are false. >> outside the hearing woman the woman accusing him told her ameras forront of tv the first time. army colonel katherine spletzholzer. >> he lied about sexually assaulting me. >> insufficient evidence was found to charge the general. >> nothing happened ever. >> those same investigators also found no evidenc that she was lying. >> what we saw in there today was at call spectacle done at the expense of an innocent victim. >> senator martha mcsally sexual assault survivor supports the general. >> the truth is general hyten is innocent of these charges. sexual assault happens in the military. it just didn't happen in this case. >> reporter: the general facing questions on whether he's the right choice to address the growin

craig boswell reports from capitol hill. >> democrats on the house judiciary committee have crossed a threshold today. they filed a petion to jury evi6 election. >> the committee is exercise its authority to investigate all these scandals and to recommend and decide what do about them, which could include articles of impeachment. >> house speaker nancy pelosi dealing with a growing number of democrats calling for impeachment proceedings says she'll make the decision. >> she wants to keep what -- we need to proceed. not one day sooner. >> to get documents and force the testimony from other witnesses, including former white house counsel don mcgahn. the white house slamming the democrats. >> i don't see in the polling respectfully or anybody's polling here that top of the list is impeachment. there's no public appetite for that. >> all of this two days after robert mueller's testimony on the president's conduct and russian election meddling. >> expect going into the next campaign. >> the election systems in all 50 states were targeted by russia in 2016 and cyber security at the state an

craig boswell for us on the hill, thank you. >>> today, president trump will head out of hec. and spend t weekend at his resort in new jersey. this is his first trip to the property this summer. his critics have accused hawaiis ofnding too much time at his clubs and resorts. during his time in office has spent about 70 days there in bedminister, new jersey, including a two-week vacation last summer. >> the president will keep an o ey on this month's jobs reports while unwinding at his vacation. the numbers is expected to released a few hour from now. economists expect to see the u.s. creat as many as 170,000 new jobs. that would be a major increase over the 75,000 create in may. >>> this saturday, alt right demonstration will te place at freedom pleaza and the d.c. police chief is worried about the rally. >> know white supremacist groups may be known to be there and counterprotests are expected as well. the biggest worry is about a possible clash between the two side. >> we have staffed up, worked collaboratively with our federal anrtners so we will do everything we co make su

erika, back to you. >> craig boswell on the hill for us, craig, thank you. >>> meanwhile, there are new developments as d.c. gets ready to begin sports betting, and we now kn some. bars that want to get in on the action. news 4 has learned that duffy's irish pub, the brig and the wet dog tavern have alsosubmitted applications to revive their liquo licenses to allow for sports betting. and that's just the first ep. the bars will also need to apply for a separate sports betting lineup with the city when those become available next month in-person sports betting like at september. mobi betting is expected to be up and running by early nex no. the redskins first game less thanwo weeks away. >> it comes around fast, and the team is getting ready down in richmond at training camp. news 4 sports reporter sherree burruss is there. day sherree? >> adam, it's looking good. players are starting to have fun here at training camp. now one of the most difficult positions to figure out right now is quarterback, and at the podium today we really saw them showing theirso pernalities. listen to this as c

lee op, back to y. >> craig boswell reporting from evening. house this >>> speaking of the white house, let's turn now to the race for 2020. a post-debate bump for senator kamala harris after her debate performance last thursday night. the first poll from onday morning consultants shows joe biden still at the top of the list there, but he had a five-point loss compared to a poll taken before. harris challenged biden and doubled her support. she's now tied in that survey for third with elizabeth warren. the harris campaign also touting a financial boost saying they raised $2 f million innd raising dollars after that debate and the cmpaign for pete buttigieg, they released their second quarter figures totally nearly $25 million, more than three times their first quarter haul. >> new information about a deadly kayaking accident over the weekend maryland. we've now learned the victim was a secret service aspnt. cial agent stephanie hancock was on the severn river when her kayak overturned. hancock had been with the se set servicece 2007. >>> the o

as nbc's craig boswell shows us, the tanks, troops, and extra security are prompting verbal fireworks overt pricetag. >> reporter: president trump's vision of displaying military might becoming reality as tanks take up position near the lincoln memorial for thursday's salute to america. the president promising the show of a lifetime. critics see a different visual. >> when i think of tanks and troops walking down the middle i'm thinking red square, north korea, egypt. not the united states. >> reporter: the president has added fighter jet flyovers, air porous one, and t force one. and the blue angels. >> i think it's worth ittar whatever he wants to do o'celebrate the military. >> if he makes a political statement a lot of people will be upset. >> reporter: mr. trump defending his event saying it will cost very little saying we own the planes and all we need is the fuel. but aconsidereding to pentagon estimates the f-35 costs 30 thousands an hour to fly. flying air force one is $140,000 an hour. today the "washington post" reports the national park service is diverting $2.5 million to

craig boswell, nbc news, washington. >>> a u.s. warship destroyed an iranian drone today in the strait of hormuz. president trump says the drone threatened the ship, the "uss boxer," which is an amphibious assault ship. no link has been made between today's drone strike and iran's announcement that it seized a foreign tanker and its 12-member crew. this also happened in the strait of hormuz. iran claims the ship was smuggling oil. iran's state department has condemned the seizure and is demanding its immediate release. >>> for a fifth day thousands of protesters in puerto rico are demanding that the island's governor resign. ♪ the protests escalated overnight with authorities firing tear gas and pepper spray. today barricades were put up on streets leading to the governor's mansion. the protests have not stopped since some of the governor's private chats were released over the weekend. they contain insulting and homophobic messages about rival politicians. even pop star ricky martin, who joined demonstrators today. yesterday. the g

nbc's craig boswell joins us live from capitol hill with a preview of the hearings now just about 15 hours away. hi, craig. na reporter: hi, jim and doreen. now down to fil preparations as both sides get ready for tomorrow's highly anticipated testimony. former special counsel robert mueller stepped into this hearing room wednesday to be questioned for the first time about his russia report. the department of justice citing executive privilege is warning mueller to stay within the boundaries of the report. >> it's part of the ongoing cover-up by the administration to keep information away from the american peoplert >> repo: the house judiciary committee will question mueller first followed by theou he intelligence commit. >> administration is making the broadest most claims executive privilege hi that i any president has ever made. it is a stonewalling and delay tactic. >> reporter: the former special counsel h previously promised he will not veer from his findings. >> any testimony from this office wouldnot go beyond our report. >> reporter: if that's mueller's intent, wt's the democ

. >> craig boswell, thank you. >>> a 9/11 f stsponder who spent his final days fighting for funding for colleagues has been laid to rest. hundreds of people gathered to pay their last respects to luis alz in new york city yesterday. the former new york city police detective died on saturday after cancer.battle with skaer s illness is connected to his time at ground zero. he spend his last moments tonv coce members of congress to add to the 9/11 victim fund. >>> forward gallagher was sentenced to four months confinement but because of time served he was released and two months of reduced pay. he was accused of kilng iraqi in 2017. >>> maryland confirmed its first heat reason heal heat-related death. a wman died. authority have not yet identified the vicm. >>> a disturbing discovery for virginia fisherman who caught a human leg bone in a creek oth chesapeake bay on tuesday. virginia beach police are investigating now. that bone has been sent to the medical examiner's office. a> we are working with your health for warning anybody heading to the beach this holiday >>ekend. a boy contracted

craig boswell, nbc news, washington. >> our political analyst larry gersten joins us now.stion about the squad here. he continues to go at them. a poll today suggested the republican voters really don't mind as much as of course democratic voters. so will mr. trump continue to go at them? >> absolutely. as long as he feels like he's mining it and getting something out of it, he will. look, what he's trying to do is say that the squad is representative of the entire democratic party. >> which is in theory going left. >> well, it maybe going left but not over the curb. the squad is certainly the most left, if you will, of the democratic party right now. both domestically and in terms of international affairs. and he gets to use these people as sort of like the standard. even though there are a lost moderate democrats out there. >> but he's putting these four women as the face of the democratic party. >> face. that's right. and as long as he can do it he will because he's preaching to the choir. the republicans are lock-step with trump. 90% or more of republicans like what th

craig boswell has more from d.c. democrats denounced the comments as racist. >> reporter: good morning, everyone racist is the key word and the four progressive congresswomen have fired back at the president as reaction from the president's tweets continue to add up this morning. targeting a group of democratic congresswomen. the president saying they should back to the crime-infe places y came from. all four are u.s. citizens all but one born in the u.s. >> a sad state of affairs when the president of the united states is going to use race in a way that the divides the country and then be ignorant about who all these people are >> reporter: the president did not mention the lawmakers by name representatives alexandria ocasio-cortez and omar of minnesota shot back at the president. the progressor congresswomen are vocal critics of the psid ha bee speaker nancy pelosi at times personal and public while the the president has done the opposite >> the president is helping unify the democratic party. >> reporter: pelosi s

let's begin with craig boswell who is at the whiteouse this evening. g. >> doreen and priden trmpaginttacng ainorty n, member of coongresles and expang on a twitter tirade today. president trump expanding betacks on prominent black leaders that an over the weekend today calling reverend al sharpton a con man who hates whites and cops.rp shaon fired back. >> he's thin-skinned and not really matured that well, but he has a particular venom for blacks d people ofcolor. >> reporter: in a barrage of ee

. >> let's start with craig boswell following the latest craig? >> reporter: pat and leon, president trump again today attacking a minority member of congress and expanding on a twitter tirade today. president trump expanding attacks on prominent black leaders that began over the weekend today calling reverend al sharpton a con man wh hates whites and cops and sharpton fights back. >> he's thin-skinned and not reallyture that had well, but hehas a part venom for blacks and people of cole snore in a barrage of tweets the president attacked democratic congressman elijah calling his esstrict in baltimore a rat and rodent-infested ms. >> shouldn't think about it like that. everything else that i say. everything else is based on ignorance and race snimp congressman cummings poo chairs thrful house oversight committee linked the tweets to doing his job as he works to subpoena top trump administration offic dls includighter ivanka and son-in-law jared. tweeting it's my executive duty to rp provide oversight on the executive branch. he president not letti

craig boswell reporting, thank you, craig. >>> just in the last two hours, er first lady michelle obama appeared to weigh in on the president's comments and the chant at his rally this week. she posted this tweet saying whatuly makes our country great is its diversity. i've seen that beauty in many ways over the years. whether we are born here or seek refuge here, there's a place foa usl. we must remember it's not my america or your america, it's our america. >> a d.c. council member is pushing back against reports that his cousin could benefit from d.c.'s recent sports gambling contract. "the washington post" obtained a ocument which shows kenyan mcduffie's cousin keith is a listed a subcontractor. it's reported that the potomac supply company could get $3 million for providing products. mcduffie said this in part. a le there was apparent single document that all parties involved have stated was produced in error, there are officialh documents wh clearly establish that okera stewart owns the company. i was in no wayen influd to cast a vote on the sports gaming contract in a m what i be

nbc's craig boswell joins us live from capitol hill and what this means for you.big sea change. >> yes. the move is preliminary. the government says skyrocketing drug prices forces millions of americans to ration. these two have taken another road. they drive to canada. >> you went downhe t that day. >> reporter: today the trump administration outlined a proposal that would allow americans to get their drugs in canada. so the plan is to approve and let cheaper drugs come in to the united states from canada. they put it out there as a big idea and it never follows through. >> reporter: a kaiser family foundation poll shows 60% currently takes a prescription. 80% say one of thes way to save is to buy in canada. >> why should other nations pay much less than us. >> earlier this weeknbernie sars crossed the border to buy insulin. >> here in canada, it will cost 35 or 40 bucks, one tenth the price. >> reporter: pharma calls it a dangerous sche and says the drugs may no have gone through it will not happen soon and both parties are looking at legislation to rin in drug

craig boswell ison capitol hill to break it hi, craig. >> we heard from the president as he was leaving the white .ouse earlier this eveni the war of words surrounding the president's tweets from sunday still ring today. president trump today continuing attacks on four progressive democratic congresswomen. >>-day think i'm winning the al fight. i think i'm winning it by a lot. i think that they are not espousing the views of our country. the four congresswomen. >> tweeting a white house proded video showing arica, one squad under god.he t in four freshmen lawmakers th call mselves the squad and they respond to the president's original tweet which is being called racist against the fou women of color, all u.s. citizens. >> i'm dealing with the biggest bully i've ever had to deal with in my lifetime and trying to push back on that and try to do the job we've been nt here to do. >> a day after the house voted to condemn the president's words, house speaker nancy pelosi seeming to turn down the temperature. >> we weren't saying he was cist. we were saying that the words he used are racist.

craig boswell, nbc news. >> news 4 asked mayor bowser h what she tought about the addition of the tankso this year's celebration. we'll have her reaction ahead on "news 4 at 5:00." >> come with us to local computer science camp ltorning cope. how they say a community program is inspiring them this summer. ur and check this out. here's a pi a live picture of the only total and right now yoth america i'll be takingu en ed states going to see another total solar ec >> smoking is getting harder in a major southern city. atlantis's city council approved a far-reaching city and ey think ban for most public areas. they include barks restaurants or places and atlanta's hartfield jackson airport. the ban covers cigarettes, is i gas and e-cigarettes. atlanta's airport was one of the few left in the country where people could still light up in designated lungs. the mayor still has to sign the bill. if it's signed it goes to effect january 2nd. >> research reveals how many americans are using pot to treat their pain, according to the research at the university of miami. use legalized marijuana for

. >> craig boswell joins us now with new reaction from capitol ll on this. hey, craig, what's the store they? >> reporter: doreen and leon, despite that virktsd the president blaming his supportert for chanting. the main targets of those ttacks say the pesident is to blame. representative ilhan omar standing up to president trump as he intensifies his attacks on her and three other congresswomen of color. >> thiis not about me. this is about us fighting for what this country truly should ae and what it deserves to be. >> reporter: teted for days by the president, his supporters joined in wednesday night at a campaign rally in north carolina. >> omar has a history of sceds.ing vis-ansec >> send her back! send her back! >> reporter: send her back, the crowd chantd, about the somali-born congresswoman. the president tried to distance today. >> oh, i didn't like that they rtd, and i s speaking very quickly. h>> reporter: in fact, stood silent for 13 seconds as the crowd shouted send her back. send her back. send ck. and he repeated his controversial message to th

. >> craig boswell reporting there. >>> a live look at san francisco right now where the fireworks are the perfect end to the fourth of july holiday, and many will be heading to the bay to see the show. >> pete suratos is live in san francisco, and from our other camera we saw quite a bit of fog and kari has been talking about that, pete. what does it looks like where you are? >> reporter: let's hope the fog doesn't get in the way of the fireworks show taking place here in san francisco later tonight. we know we are expecting more than 100,000 people to show up for the show along the waterfront. of course it takes time to put it altogether. a few weeks here, when it comes to the fireworks show. we know the crews are going to be finishing up loading the barges later this morning, but the fireworks will be shot from a barge anchored right here in aquatic park. the fireworks show producer says folks should expect an entertaining show. >> it's going to be huge. like i said, it's 25 minutes of rock and roll rapid-fire fireworks. there's about 10,000 devices that will go off in the 20 minute

craig boswell joins us from d.c. with that story.exactly whauz tas the final takeaway it was fairly apolitical, right? >> that's right. now we have the president talking about sticking to the theme with a heavy focus on the military now the costs are being brought into focus and they're still being tallied today. flyovers, a rare sight in washington, d.c. a key part of president trump's salute to america. as were tanks and troops speaking from behind rain-soaked bulletproof glass, the commander in chief focused on the military >> we celebrate our history, our people, the heroes who proudly defend our flag. the brave men and women of the united states military many noted the president stuck to the script. >> i wish that this was more about the people not about the person that is in the white house. ♪ >> reporter: adding up the cost to the taxpayer may take some time it's something the white house down played. today the "washington post" reporting the combined hourly cost of the two dozen aircraft in the flyovers at $450,000 an hour, t

craig boswell is track the story for us. >> reporter: that video is clear. the president today still blaming his supporter for the chanting, but the main targets of the attack say the president is to blame. representative ilhan omar standing it upo president ump as he intensifies his attack on her and three other congresswomen of color. >> this is not about me. this is about us fighting for what this country truly should be and what it deserves to be. >> reporter: targeted for days by the president, his supporters joined in wednesday night at a campaign rally in north carolina. >> omar has ahi ory of launching viciousti emitic screeds. >> send her back! send her back! >> reporter: send her back is what the crowd chanted aut the smally-born congresswoman. >> i didn't like that they did and started to speak quickly. >> reporter: in fact, he stood silent for 13 seconds as the crowd shouted send her back, and he repeated his controversial message to these four congress r women and the place in this country. >> if they don't love it, tell them to leave it. >> rep

. >> let's get the latest now from craig boswell on capitol hill.i, greg. >> reporter: doreen and leon, we're learng a little bit more about wednesday's testimony. robert muelle will make an opening statement andhen offer his entire 448-page report for the written record.il questions begin. what we don't snow if he will veer from that report. the president today dismissing this week's testimony fr rob mueller. >> we could -- >> reporter: president trump on the highly anticipated testimony from former special robert mueller. >> no, i'm not going to be watching, probably, maybe i'll see a little bit of it. >> reporter: the democrat attacking democrats to bringing mueller to the hill. >> all they ca a about is phony investigation. er: mueller will be questioned for the first time since releasing his report on russian interference in the 2016 election. >> and there is an awful lot of material within the report that the american people are not familiar with which they really need to be. >> reporter: democratsant to ask mueller whether the president obstr

"today in the bay's" craig boswell is live in washington with a closer look at the event and of course, craig, the backlash. >> and the cost. marcus, good morning. good morning, everyone. the president known for veering off script, stuck to the theme, a heavy focus on the military but it's the cost of the military hardware and the fly-overs that's being tallied up. [ cheers and applause ] fly-overs, a rare sight in washington, d.c., a key part of president trump's salute to america. as were tanks and troops. speaking from behind rain-soaked bullet proof glass the commander in chief focused on the military. >> we celebrate our history, our people, and the heroes who proudly defend our flag, the brave men and women of the united states military. ♪ >> reporter: adding up the cost to the taxpayer may take some time. it's something the white house downplayed. today "the washington post" reporting combined hourly costs of some two dozen aircraft in thursday's fly-overs at more than $550,000 an hour, using defense department reimbursement rates. >> this will cost millions of dollars more to d

. >> "today in the bay's" craig boswell live in washington, d.c. the raids are leaving communities certainly on edge. >> scott and laura, good morning, and that is what critics say is the goal of these raids is to stoke fear in immigrant communities. as promised by president trump, or really as advertized by president trump, immigration officials begun raids targeting some 2,000 undocumented immigrants, as you mentioned those ordered by the courts removed from the country or those with criminal backgrounds. the raids possibly ten different cities getting under way but getting under way a whole lot slower than advertised by the administration. there's not this video evidence of any arrests, and critics are saying that these raids are different from those in the past and undocumented immigrants around those targeted may also be rounded up, not just those targeted and that goes into what critics say this is stoking fear in the immigrant community. on the sunday talk shows, the acting i.c.e. director ken cuccinelli defended the raids. when asked if fam

. >> craig boswell in washington, thank you. >>> back here in the bay area, immigrant groups say they're not letting their guard down just yet. >> sharon katsuda continuing coverage in san francisco showing us why san francisco groups are on alert. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, laura and scott. the i.c.e. office behind me is closed right now but overnight, many were wondering whether i.c.e. would come after them. at the mission district yesterday, it was noticeably quiet. immigrant support groups say for the past few weeks because of the possible raids they warned the communities to call and report any i.c.e. activity and warned immigrants about their rights. in san rafael, i.c.e. was reportedly spotted over the weekend, but so far no word of any raids or arrests here in the bay area. >> we were ready not only this week but ready weeks before. we thought if i.c.e. is going to strike they'll strike on a day not announced by the president. >> we have could do something. if it means i got to stand out here a few hours in the hot sun and hand out flyers, i'm going to do that. >> r

. >> nbc's craig boswell joins us live to give us more on that.o eporter: yeah, it's down final preparations, including democrats holding a mock hearing today as both sides prepare for -- bh sides actually preparing for what's anticipated, highly anticipated testimony. former special counsel robert mueller stepped into this hearing room wednesday to be questioned for the first time s about his rus report. the department of justiceng citi executive privilege is warning mueller to stay within the boundaries of the report. >> pgot of the onng cover-up by the administration to -- to keep information away from the american people. >> the house judiciary committee will question mueller first followed by the house lligence committee. >> the administration is making the broadest most abunsustain claims of executive privilege that i think any president has ever made. it is a stonewalling and delay i t >> reporter: the former special counsel has previously promised he will not veer from his findings. >> any testimony from this office would not go beyond the