welcome to both of you. >> thank you. >> woodruff: david avella, i'm going the start with you. what's your assessment of the president's decision to fire james comey and how he handled it? >> the president didn't have a choice. there is a term in the military called "combat ineffective." and james comey had become combat ineffective. he had become a political punching bag. and, gosh, for most americans it was causing whiplash. one day republicans were for him, and one day they were against him. one day democrats were for him, one day democrats were against him based off what he was saying on any given press account he did. secondly, and there were plenty of media stories about f.b.i. agents and the bureaucracy at the f.b.i. didn't trust him any longer about the way he was handling the investigation. he had become ineffective inside the building and he was a political punching bag outside the building. the president didn't have a choice. he had to get rid of him. keep in mind, the f.b.i. director serves at the will and the pleasure of the president. when you don't have the presi

david avella. she is the host for boston herald radio. she has interviewed newsmakers like president donald trump. she is also a model to raise money for the nonprofit dress for success, but she specializes in fishing. adriana, want to start with you. james clapper not only lied to a senate panel, i remember watching this interview. as the dni was being interviewed by diane sawyer and she said what about these london bombers? he had no idea that the london bombers were caught three hours earlier. here is a guy, we are interviewing him as an expert but that he is uninformed and has lied to us. >> he has lost the confidence of the american people, especially when you highlight with the nsa. under oath he said, he denied knowing anything about intelligence surveillance of average civilians. then we learn that's not the case. he has lost the american people's trust, and then even with benghazi, he wasn't exactly forthcoming. i don't know why these left-wing leaning media outlets continue to have him on other to disparage donald trump. >> eric

abby huntsman and today's #oneluckyguy, the chairman of gopac and veteran republic strategist david avella. this is a big day, there've been some money, but particularly glad to have your expertise. >> david: i'm glad to be here. as one who lives in a house full of women and an office mainly women, i'm used to being outnumbered. >> harris: james comey firing came from following recommendations. the president speaking publicly just a few minutes ago. watch. >> reporter: why did you fire director comey? >> he wasn't doing a good job very simply. >> harris: and the past hour, vice president mike pence was asked if comey's firing had anything to do with the current investigation into russian election interference and possible collusion between the trump campaign in the kremlin. here's his answer. >> let me be very clear. the president's decision to accept the recommendation of the deputy attorney general and the attorney general to remove director comey as head of the fbi it was based solely and exclusively on his commitment to the best interest of the american people and to ensuring that the

abby huntsman and today's #oneluckyguy, the chairman of gopac and veteran republic strategist david avellahis is a big day, there've been some money, but particularly glad to have your expertise. >> david: i'm glad to be here. as one who lives in a house full of women and an office mainly

david avella is a chairman of gopac and julie roginsky is a democratic strategist. to you both. susan rice's attorney says it wasn't a bipartisan request. the ranking democrat of the committee didn't sign off on it. lindsey graham's invitation was extended only after the hearing was noticed and less than two weeks before the meeting and a professional courtesy that would be extended to any witness. she needs more than two weeks to prepare what see is going the say about whether or not she unmasked people and why. >> we already have some information about what she did. she had the authority to find out about who these people were that were colluding with potentially russians to undermine our national security. i'm not sure what there is to find out about this other than to make more political hay on an issue that should not be partisan. there is consensus among our intelligence communities and among everybody except our president that russia colluded to interfere with our election. >> shannon: not colluded. that's an important distinction. democrats and republicans h