i have to start with diane feinstein here a little bit.rustrated with director comey, but not enough to say he's not qualified to run the fbi. but, wow, is she upset. >> sanctimonious. you can see why there are frustrations. he treated the clinton investigation differently than the investigation into russian meddling in the election that could have impacted the trump campaign in a negative way. you hear the director talking about we were very mindful of politics. we try to make every decision separate in this vacuum that's a political, not influenced by politics. he was so hypersensitive in the election. both can't be true. he was thinking about politics. he was thinking about it today when he was folksy. he was trying to rehabilitate his own image. >> it's sort of like -- it should be a good warning to anybody that's in one of these jobs. the minute you open the door a little bit, you're never going to be able to close it again and that's what happened. he opened it in july and he's been trying to -- he's tied himself in knots. >> and he

this is sky fox over senator diane feinstein's office in san francisco. we have live team coverage tonight and reaction from california lawmakers. we are in oakland where another protest is taking place, first we go to the nation's capitol and lauren. >> reporter: good evening, the white house is pushing back hard on the idea that former fbi director james comey was let go because of the russia investigation, they are saying that the president lost confidence in a man many on both sides of the political aisle wanted to see gone. >> he was not doing a good job. >> reporter: today president donald trump offered little insight into his decision to fire former fbi director james comey, the optics of sitting next to henny kissinger seemed a strange choice to some considering the comparisons to water gate. >> you will hear calls for a new investigation. >> reporter: the democrats on the senate floor this morning made a plea to ron rosenstein to appoint a special prosecutor which would take the investigation out of reach of the executive branch. >> the special p

kate, people are rallying outside senator diane feinstein's office. >> reporter: that's right. senator feinstein says she is 100% opposed to the bill and it is outrageous that house republicans passed it given the fact nobody fully understands how the bill will affect americans or how much it costs. people came from all over the bay area to rally outside senator diane feinstein's san francisco office. after the house narrowly passed the gop's health care bill, president trump saying this about obama's affordable care act after today's vote. >> it's dead. it's essentially dead. >> reporter: kendrick is one of many americans concerned the new american health care act will strip protections from millions of people like he and his mother who have preexisting conditions. and until the aca was passed could not get health insurance. >> i lost my health care because of my preexisting condition. and i'm very emotional about this. my mother almost died from cancer, and it wasn't for obamacare, she wouldn't be here today. >> there is no standard definition to what a preexisting could not

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this is sky fox over senator diane feinstein's office in san francisco.have live team coverage tonight and reaction from california lawmakers. we are in oakland where another protest is taking place, first we go to the nation's capitol and lauren. >> reporter: good evening, the white house is pushing back hard on the idea that former fbi director james comey was let go because of the russia investigation, they are saying that the president lost confidence in a man many on both sides of the political aisle wanted to see gone. >> he was not doing a good job. >> reporter: today president donald trump offered little insight into his decision to fire

diane feinstein saying it creates instability. >> i'm very worried that in the rush to judgment we createa major health care for people and we lose a lot of jobs in so doing and we create a whole atmosphere of >> we don't have a timeline guys when the senate begins this and it could be months rather than weeks when we actually really see how the gop plans to finally repeal and replace obamacare. clayton: months, i thought congress moved fast, griff. [laughter] jackie: in what universe, clayton? thank you. clayton: a different talking point. chief of staff reince priebus doubling down that the president will take care of those with preexisting conditions. >> we also believe that it's up to the senate if there are improvement to be made to make those improvement and i talked to six out of the 12 members. the bill will be brought back for conference making sure that if you have a preexisting condition, this president is not going to let you down. we believe it's a greater product and there's better service, there's more options and more choices, they're going to reward the republicans that s

. >> senator diane feinstein hinting that james comey had a lot say about the classified briefing about the russian investigation. how can the president say he was firing him for the e-mail proed. >> he has to hang tough, a lot of people want him to do the wrong thing, and he hung in there and did the right thing. >> meeting with the president after starting the day with the state department. >> does the comey firing cast a shadow over your talks, gentleman? >> was he fired? >> yes. >> you're kidding? >> what about the russian investigation? >> president trump is defending his decision to fire fbi director james comey. president trump's explanation, republican and democratic alike, when things come down, he will be thanking me. questions mount over the timing of mr. rosenstein's record, and why the recusal did not preclude his being at all involved in the decision. rank and file comey sporters are reeling today. our team is in please, kristin welker on capitol hill, pete williams, and robert costa, the moderator of "washington week." kristin, first to you, you just caught president penc

. >>> demonstrators gathered outside of senator diane feinstein's office to demand an inpent investigation -- independent investigation. we spoke to a protestor who said firing the person investigating the president mirrors what happened during watergate when president nixon fired a special prosecutor. >> the former fbi director james comey stunned lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. tonight. several republicans have joined the democrats in demanding a special prosecutor for the investigation. >> reporter: we spoke to senator harris in washington, dc, this is what she had to say about president donald trump and the firing. >> any of us normal citizens walking around would not have the power to just fire the cop or the judge in a case but it's clear this administration, when it does not like where the case is heading, they fire the people that are responsible for doing the work of justice. >> the senator sits on the senate intelligence committee, she said that the committee has invited former fbi director james comey to answer questions but there is no word on whether or not he will appea

examining the democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton, criticism came from diane feinstein.ecessary to announce 11 days before a presidential election that you were opening an investigation on a new computer? >> concealing in my view would be catastrophic, not just to the fbi but well beyond. and honestly, as between really bad and catastrophic, i said to my team, we've got to walk into the world of really bad. i've got to tell congress. >> comey also testified that the fbi was consistent in its probes of both clinton and potential russia ties to the trump campaign. >> president trump will return home to new york city tomorrow for the first time since he took office three months ago. the australia prime minister boarded the aircraft carrier that now serves as a museum. activists plan to protest outside the trump tower. >> the jackson park area of chicago near lake michigan, organizers say the center will include classrooms, labs and outdoor spaces. it will also be a museum and library and will be over 200,000 square feet, roughly the same size as the george bush presidential

on twitter senator diane feinstein said under the health care plan 3.5 million californians would loselth coverage. this is unacceptable. congressman jared huff man from san rafael said, today i voted no on trump indication and no on taking funding from health care to provide massive tax cuts for the wealthy. want to know what you think about the house passing the health care bill. go to our page to share your opinion. >> president trump signed an executive order that could allow churches and other religious organizations that could become more active that rule prevents churches and other tax exempt organizations from endorsing or opposing political candidates. it also provides regulatory relief for organizations that object on religious grounds to provision in obamacare that mandates employers provide certain health services, including coverage for contra exception. >>> president trump's exceptiontive order comes on national prayer day. governor brown declared this a day of prayer for the state of california as well. it is an occasion for each of us to reflect on the eternal verities

abc 7 news was in san francisco yesterday as the crowd gathered at senator diane feinstein's office. they demanded the democrat push for an independent investigator to look into possible connections between russia and president trump's team. protesters are calling for people to gather in oakland tonight. >>> president trump expected to sign an executive order to launch a panel to investigate voter fraud. multiple sources tell abc news that vice president pence is the chair of the presidential commission on election integrity. republicans and democrats would be studying as a rule nerlts in the u.s. voting system. the president expected to sign that order later today. >>> the federal government is set to expand a ban on laptops and on flights from europe to the u.s. a ban on large electronic deviolences is already in place on planes headed to the u.s. from ten airports in the middle east and north africa. homeland security officials meet with airline leaders to discuss the ban's expansion. the original move was in response to worries terrorists would build bombs into laptops. >>> airpo

diane feinstein last week walked the line. frankly, democrats would have been more -- over the last two weeks, would have called for his resignation if they felt comfortable that donald trump would appoint somebody that they thought they would feel comfortable with at the fbi. so that is -- you thought comey's job was safe because politically no one felt comfortable calling for his removal because of where he was at that moment. but now, look, it's clear, president trump did this in a way that was a bit -- i would say harried is -- he knew -- it was something he wanted to do. it was something he's been thinking about a while. i don't think he sought a lot of internal advice. >> yeah, i was going to say a lot of folks were walking and shell shocked yesterday. >> if you've spent time talking with donald trump the last week, whether a reporter or a supporter and you talk to folks, he's been pondering this in the way he does those things. but i don't think staff took it as seriously perhaps as suddenly there it went. >> now, a mor

we are going to break away to senator diane feinstein speaking at the senate judiciary committee meeting. let's listen in. >> the reason is the department was a mess. i was obviously surprised and taken aback. then when the official announcement was released, the white house provided three documents. one, a letter from the president firing director comey, two, a letter from attorney general sessions recommending comey be removed on the basis of his personal evaluation that quote a fresh start is needed at the leadership of the fbi. and three, a memo from deputy attorney general rosenstein outlining serious concerns about director comey's handling of secretary clinton's e-mail investigation. these letters and memo raise additional questions, mr. chairman. why did the president make reference to the russia investigation in his letter dismissing director comey? was the reason for his dismissal because the department was a mess and lacked leadership or not? if the reason for firing comey was because of his handling of the clinton investigation, why now? as the night went on, more and more st

diane find sid feinstein said iy there was no evidence of collusion.ave adam schiff who has said he had not turned up any evidence of collusion. richard berg was the chairman of the committee on the senate side, he said there is no collusion this is being used politically. &(anlzdó9#4 jeanine: we may never know. >> let me finish. that's why you have an investigation. you wait until you hear all the evidence and all the people amy mentioned have said they haven't seen any evidence yet but they want to wait and judge the evidence when it comes in. they've all mentioned they are very concerned about this. so. [inaudible] jeanine: we've got to go to break. stay with us guys, we will continue in a moment it's like nothing you've seen. whoa,i just had to push one button to join. the power of nexium 24hr protectio it's like i'm in the office with you, even though i'm here. it's almost like the virtual reality of business communications. no, it's reality. intuitive one touch video conferencing is a reality. and now it's included at no additional cost with von

the ranking democrat, dip an feinstein -- diane feinstein saying his refusal to testify is wrong but not unexpected. >> there's no reason for the investigation to slow down or stop. >> sources close to flynn emphasize it's not evidence of guilt or wrongdoing and he wants to testify, but only in exchange for immunity. further complicating matters for the congressional probes, the appointment of robert mueller last week as special counsel overseeing the fbi investigation, which could big foot congress. >> the justice department will send over a note or make a call and say, you know, really if you go there, you're stepping on an ongoing investigation and we prefer you not to go there. >> reporter: former fbi director james comey did speak with house oversite committee chair today. he says comey wants to speak to special counsel first. comey has agreed to testify in a public hearing before the senate intell committee, but has declined the senate judiciary committee. julie? >> lauren blanchard in washington tonight. >>> new at 6:00, in sacramento lawmakers today heard opposition to a bill

in a letter sent to the white house, legal counsel late this afternoon diane feinstein asks the white house to take immediate steps to ensure any recordings are preserved. she writes, to the stebt that no recordings exist, please confirm the fact in writing and explain the president's statements about possible recordings from earlier today. senator feinstein is giving the white house one week to respond. >> new developments about a livermore in and out that closed earlier this week after several customers became ill. in the last hour we had learned in-n-out may not have been at fall. the department of health now says some of the nine college softball players who showed symptoms of acute gastrointrite is were sick the week before they visited in-n-out. the company has done enhanced cleaning, sanitizing and employee health screening as a precaution. the restaurant reopened today. >>> the state's drought emergency may be over, but many municipalities throughout the bay area are still encouraging residents to limit their water use. cupertino is the latest city to keep drought era water us

reaction to his firing was coming in from the nation's capital tonight. pcalifornia senator diane feinstein issued a statement, quote, president trump called me saying the fbi needed a change. the next fbi director must be strong and independent and will receive a fair hearing in the judiciary committee. >> meantime democratic congressman eric swalwell who represented a district in the east bay called it a massacre. >> said it came so soon after the investigation into russia's ties into the white house. >> it should send a chill down the spine of every american no matter who they voted for. >> this is not what an innocent person would do. this is an abuse of power and shows a consciousness of guilt. swalwell has coauthored legislation to establish an independent panel to investigate the russian influence in the 2016 election. >> all right. let's turn your attention now to the other major story we're following tonight, the guilty verdict in the sierra lamar trial. >> today a santa clara county jury convicted torres for the murder of sierra lamar. >> her mother said she is relieved justice is

. >> reporter: senator diane feinstein tweeting, bob mueller was a great talented attorney. kamala harris tweeted with general sessions and rosenstein compromised, this was a necessary step forward. house minority leader nancy pelosi calls it just a first step, she says in a statement, director mueller will still be in the chain of command under the trump appointed leadership of the justice department. he cannot take the place of a truly independent outside commission that is completely free from the trump administration's meddling. >> robert mueller has strong ties to the bay area. mueller worked as litigator here right out of law school until 1976. >> mueller's career then took him to various u.s. attorney offices including the san francisco office where he became chief of the criminal division. he again left the bay area in 1982, but came back in 1998 as the u.s. attorney for the northern district of california. >> now we just spoke with john rose a nell owe, rose a nell owe was the u.s. attorney in san francisco. >> i think it's great. by temperament, by integrity, by ba

diane find sid feinstein said iy there was no evidence of collusion. schiff who has said he had not turned up any evidence of collusion. richard berg was the chairman of the committee on the senate side, he said there is no collusion this is being used politically. jeanine: we may never know. >> let me finish. that's why you have an investigation. you wait until you hear all the evidence and all the people amy mentioned have said they haven't seen any evidence yet but they want to wait and judge the evidence when it comes in. they've all mentioned they are so. [inaudible] jeanine: we've got to go to break. stay with us guys, we will continue in a moment it's like nothing you've seen. the power of nexium 24hr protection from frequent heartburn. all day, and all night. now packed into a pill so small, we call it mini. new clearminis from nexium 24hr. see heartburn differently. dearthere's no other way to say this. it's over. i've found a permanent escape from monotony. together, we are perfectly balanced, our senses awake, our hearts racing as one. i kno

. >> senator diane feinstein is speaking about the health care bill now saying democrats are open to changing parts of obama care. >> don't repeal obama care, take those sections, like the individual market, that has some problems in it, and deal with it and fix those sections. i'm very worried that in the rush to judgment we create a major health care problem for people. >> the senator appears on "meet the press saying she is concerned the country will close a lot of jobs if the health care bill passes. the senator also claims that the bill would have a major impact on the economy if it goes through. senator pamela harris says she will do everything she can to fight the repeal of the affordable care act. the senator says more must be done to tackle out of control health care costs. >> i think one of the things we have to do is deal with prescription drug costs and we have to start by saying let us negotiate those costs like the va can do for vets, let the government negotiate those costs. >> happening today, the jfk library foundation will honor president barack obama with the 2017

area, a health care rally was held in the downtown san francisco outside the office of senator diane feinstein. it happened around 12- noon and it was organized by progressive activists at move -on-dot-org. about 50- people showed up. some holding signs saying don't take away my obamacare . others voiced their concerns about the future of affordable health care in america...<> ( james ) the group says, it wants to encourage senator feinstein to do everything she can to put a stop to the partisan health care legislation. ( james ) the fate of the man accused of murdering sierra lamar is no

. >> people came from all over the bay to rally outside of senator diane feinstein's office after the g.o.p. narrowly passed the health care bill, president trump saying this after the vote. >> it's dead. essentially is dead. >> many americans concerned the new act will skirt protections for millions of people like he and his bhoemother who have preexisting conditions. >> i lost my health insurance because of my preexisting conditions. i'm very emotional about this. my mother almost died from cannabis. if it wasn't for obamacare she wouldn't be here today. >> executive director of health access california says the g.o.p. bill would leave 4 to 5 million californians without coverage. >> chairman of the san francisco republican party believes the new bill will pass when it goes to the senate. >> too many people have seen their premiums sky rocket. >> says health care bill failed in march because the first attempt was too rushed and democratic say the latest bill even worse no, no allowances for the congressional budget office. abc 7 news. >>> could have a drastic impact on many of the 5

the law, and exercising good judgment, i agree with senator grassley who finds it strange that diane feinsteins worried about his more recent activities than she is about fact that cia and the intelligence community were surveilling this senate intelligence committee. absurdities compound themselves. christian adams great to have you here. >> thanks lou. lou: what a time. >> president trump set to speak shortly aboard uss intrepid, we'll have that for you and much more as we continue right here. don't miss a second. it -- it has been a fascinating day. >> republicans emerging victorious on capitol hill and the health care battle, while dems say good-bye to obamacare . we take up the president's ledg -- legislative victory with kimberly guilfoyle. and this ride takes a scary turn, the video coming up here next. that and much more. straight ahead. stay with us. .. lou: texas governor greg abbott is getting ready to sign. >> bill banning sanctuary cities. it would impose fines and jail time on texas officials who don't comply with federal immigration laws. the legislation would take effect in sep

diane feinstein said his refusal to testify is unfortunate but not unexpected. >> there is no reason for the congressional investigation to slow down or stop. >> sources said that he wants immunity. further complicating the probe, the appointment of robert mueller over the investigation. >> the justice department will send over a note or make a call and say, if you go there, you are stepping on an ongoing investigation and we prefer you not to go there. >> former fbi director james comey spoke with jason chaffetz about potentially testifying. he has declined the senate judiciary committee for testifying. >>> we have been reporting on the high cost of highwaysing which is forcing some residents to move out. but the cost is not putting the brakes on the housing market. for more, we have patrick, the chief market analyst for paragon group in san francisco. what group are in the market. >> the market is very competitive in san francisco. it's difficult for people to get housing that they can afford. there is a lot of competition teen buyers right now. >> yes, this is a topic that is impo

i hear you, trying to help evan out with how you bring it all together, but when i see diane feinsteine of the democrats say if you take repeal off the table we'll talk, is that really true? are they really going to jump ship and vote with republicans. >> i don't think so. you may get a couple, joe mansion may come out or heidi heitkamp, someone up for reelection in the red state that made it clear they need far left democrats to stop getting on them every time they say they're willing to meet with republicans or why it's a problem to have a conversation with neil gorsuch. tracy chuck schumer backing anything there? i don't think so. the messaging from democrats, they're usually good messengers but they been overwhelmingly fantastic. they walked into a few traps, i think the party on the lawn will come back in campaign ads. even if it does get kicked down to the state, people are still worried about that. we know on a state level there are things like when you are federally protected to choose to have an abortion but on the state level, a woman in texas doesn't have the same rights as

the president is not a target of the fbi probes he and diane feinstein were briefed. where is this heading. >> you know i wish i could answer that questi i do not know what the -- where the russian investigation is going. i'm not sure what they are investigating. when do went to the word collusion during this conversation back when. what does it even mean. i must mean that there were some active engagement between the russians and the trump campaign to undermine hillary clinton the famous clapper report that was put out said no such thing. >> he did say they were interfering in our campaign just as they did in germany ended last week in france but he said nothing about them doing it on trump's behalf to help hillary. and i don't understand how we push beyond the fact that michael flynn may have had some problems possibly paula manafort or even carter page. as a long way from saying that there was criminal activity between the campaign and the russians. and what would an independent prosecutor look at. what would they be investigating. this is a counter intelligence pr

when diane feinstein wrote a report about torture and abuse she was on wolf blitzer's situation room and accused of having blood on her in other words revealing the information about the cia torture and abuse. so the think i would like to leave you with at this point dish do want to leave some time for questions and comments -- is our democracy right now is in trouble. we're in a very beleaguered state. there was an article in the "new york times" about two weeks ago about-i love this word -- guardrail, the guardrail of democracy and how the system is working. well, two observations. one, the system will only work if people make the system work. the system can't work on its own. and, two, i would argue the system isn't working the with a i would like it to work. look at the intelligence committees created in 1970s because of the crimes during the vietnam era, 30 years after the cia was credited. the senate intelligence committee is not doing the aggressive job it should be doing. it's not bipartisan. republican senator richard burr from north carolina is not doing the work that an in

how >> do you explain what diane feinstein says that the president told her that he was concerned withbi -- forsanders: i cannot speak dianne feinstein, but i did speak to the president that he again had been considering sinceg director comey go the day he took office, but there was no request by him to have a review at the department of justice. >> was the reason for the firing written by the attorney general, with that why he did it? ms. sanders: i think that was the final please that moved -- moved thee that president to take action. >> he said on three separate i amsions comey told him " not under investigation." what wereinvestigation? i'm not going to get into specifics but i can tell you comey related that information to the president. has the president asked her director comey whether he was under investigation during national and >> -- >> again, i won't go

. >> sean: maxine waters and diane feinstein, what's alarming about all this -- this is why it's theiggest media scandal of our republic.g all the facts we laid out to you have been completely ignored byt the destroy-trump-media. these people are impervious to the truth. they avoid it like the plague. they would rather push a total, complete fabrication made up conspiracy theory and that's what's going on in the country right now. a version of insanity has broken out. look at how the media has pushed this false narrative with no evidence. >> wouldn't it be nice -- if it was completely, totally,en absolutely impossible to suspect that vladimir putin orchestrated what happened in syria this week. so thatsp his friend in the white house could have a big night with missiles and all of the praise he's picked up over the last 24 hours? t wouldn't it be so nice if you couldn't even in your wildest dreams imagine a scenario like that? >> i will say it again, this russian connection just keeps building. you have to wonder if trump himself isn't worried about swirling around under the covers.

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but abc's "meet the press," diane feinstein defended obamacare of inside the senate will not be rushing through what she believes the house did. >> i am really very worried that in the rush to judgment, we create a major health care problem for people at and we lose a lot of jobs in so doing and we create a whole atmosphere of unpredictability. train to house speaker paul ryan said those things are already happening thanks to obamacare it would only get worse as the gop didn't do anything to stop them. >> allies collapsing. you can get health insurance in this place is whether you have a preexisting condition or not. what we are trying to do here a step in front of this collapse in law and make sure we have a system that works at a system of choice and competition and affordable premiums. >> a simplified health care system is quite a tall task. mitch mcconnell has said they plan to take their time to get their man in the health care debate debate is not going away anytime soon. >> i think everybody can agree on that. thanks. elizabeth: donald trump takes a decidedly different tone from

on "face the nation", diane feinstein said that report combined with accusations that the president askedmes comey to drop the michael flynn investigation raises concern. >> did he ask him to drop it because he was worried what the investigation might conclude? if so that borders on a serious charge. we need to flesh that out and see what the responses. it's got to come from director comey himself. >> as we've reported, there are questions about whether or not robert muller will allow comay to testify given that his conversations with the president could be a part of the fbi's investigation as well. at this point, that hasn't happened. until it does, james comey is expected to have his hearing after memorial day. kelly: garrett, thank you. let's bring in evan, republican strategists and author of gop gps. also the director of research at bottle.com and a fox news contributor. thank you both for joining us. we have a lot to unpack, not just about james comey but also about the president's trip. let's begin with james comey. what do you think he will be talking about when he goes before the

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that is what senate democrats are hoping for, including diane feinstein who said the current bill is so complicated she is having a hard time reading it. >> it has no score. it is probably one of the biggest bills that the senate will ever consider. we do not know its breath and depth is analyzed professionally. we don't know it's cost as analyze professionally. there are a lot of major changes which are going to have a dramatic impact on the healthcare marketplace, which is now one fifth of the economy. >> on abc this week, paul ryan said this entire healthcare system is currently at risk thanks to obama care. he argued there would be a major crisis it republicans did nothing and stood by. >> it's collapsing. you cannot get health insurance in these places. whether he of a pre-existing condition or not. what we're trying to do here, george, is step in front of the collapsing law and make sure we can have a system that works. a system with choice, competition and affordable premiums. >> as we have seen, the healthcare is a tall order. that is the goal for the gop in senate. >> eric:

badad job investigating the russian -- >> they take issue with the timing of it but nevertheless, diane feinsteinnd james clapper have both come out and said there's no evidence of collusion -- is what i said untrue? >> this is an ongoing investigation. >> that was the information we have up until this point. no evidence ofoi collusion. what you are suggesting is the president to remove comey so then therefore the russian investigation, collusion,id just disappears. but that's asinine. comey gone doesn't erase it like a magic marker. >> he decapitated the man, the head of the agency pursuing the investigation. >> what he actually might have done inadvertently and not meaning to is made it worse. because special prosecutor ist maybe not necessary, the hill isn't the place that makes that decision. that is made at the justice department. >> the justice department is not going to appoint a special prosecutor. don't they look at criminal issues? this is a counterintelligence investigation. you can put that to bed, juan. you can't cover up a scandal that doesn't exist. c where is the scandal? what col

we'll be watching meet the press where she will be joined by diane feinstein and price. also the relationship between russia and the trump campaign. andrea, thank you again. now to sad news overnight, the death of american olympic champion steven holcomb. his body was discovered saturday in lake placid new york. morgan reports. steven holcomb was known for his ability to push through challenges. he was preparing for his next big one. the 2018 olympics when he took a break from training and spoke with natalie morales ten days ago. >> we're focused and ready for the next olympics. it's going to be exciting. everything is coming together. time world champion was found dead in his room at the olympic training center in lake placid new york. his sudden death rocking the olympic community. lindsey vonn tweeting team usa won't be the same for the upcoming olympics. nick cunningham calling him a legend in the sport of bobsled ooechbd better person off the track. holcomb was 37 and the cause of his death was still unclear. he battled depression triggered by a disease that nearly

we understand that senator diane feinstein was called by the president before this was announced. and we know that minority leader chuck schumer will be holding a news conference on this within the next 30 minutes. we'll continue to bring you updates on that. >> blayne alexander, thank you. and "nbc nightly news" anchor lester holt will meet with president trump at the white house later this week. you can see his exclusive interview on "nbc nightly news" on thursday, right after news4 at 6:00. >>> decades of history were nearly erased from the landscape of capitol hill when a fire gutted frager's hardware. the burned-out shell of the store still sherwood reports frager's has a new owner and a new future. >> cast iron skillets still hang on hooks. circular saw blades, still in place. american flags, singed and soiled by the great fire. the great fire of 2013, it destroyed frager's hardware store on capitol hill, in business since 1920. long-time residents who have lived nearby for decades miss it. >> well, you know, they had everything that i needed. you know, when i needed somethi

they called diane feinstein, a top democrat on the committee but boy the white house now tonight, i just came over here from the white house. the lights were still on. every communications staffer was still and talk to them all day long. and back up for why they did it was hillary clinton. not mentioned once he talked about russia and the investigation saying he was cleared so that is something he is going to have to clean up tomorrow. i talked to the communications director at the white house. he said the president does not plan to address this tomorrow. he didn't address it tonight. >> he did address it on twitter some what but not speaking about it and until he does that these questions will persist after that but the white house caught flat footed by this. >> just a note we have invited people from the white house to come on the show to talk and they have declined our invitation and of course it's been a lot easier to book democrats this evening than republicans as you may or may not find surprising. you're the one that first informed us that the white house was caught flat footed. t

he was questioned very intensively by chris coons, certainly by diane feinstein, by others of the democrats who felt he did have another choice, that his choice was to do nothing at all. adam schiff has been tweeting to that. or to also disclose that there was an ongoing investigation since july into any possible connections between the trump campaign and russian hacking. so there was a lot of criticism from the senate judiciary members on the democratic side, following up a statement by hillary clinton yesterday in her most candid statements yet about how she feels she would have been president if not for jim comey. >> here's part of what she said yesterday. roughly this time yesterday, at an event here in new york city. take a listen. all right, we don't have that. we'll work to get that back up. >> basically she said if the election had been held 11 days before november 8th, that she would have been president, she would have been in the oval office. she blamed the fbi, jim comey's decision. also blaming vladamir putin, the russian hacking, wikileaks, and a lot of criticism that she's not

diane feinstein repeats in the senate hearing the notion that i know in advance about the hacking ofsta e-mails. >> the tweets raise questions. >> no. no proof there. >> coincidence raises question. >> that is a supposition on your part. later in the day, she gives an interview on cnn. no evidence of russian collusion. which is it? >> you know the investigation can take a long time. you know it is premature to say show us the evidence. where is the proof? it is premature. you know it is. it is creating a false expectation. >> chris, i know what is in my e-mail. i know what is in my phone conversation. >> you are not the only person they are talking to. >> i know paul manafort for years. carter page seems to be inn consequence al. they were wasting their time. he had no influence in the trump campaign. none. >> the question is was he connected to the trump campaign and what did he know and when did he know it? >> he denies it. let's let the process go forward. it will not be frozen if mr. comey leaves. >> you said let the process move forward. stop asking for evidence. >> let me testi

andrea mitchell will sit down with tom price and will speak exclusively with senator diane feinstein and senator rory blunt. that's going to happen tomorrow at 10:30 all of that on nbc 4. >>> 6:07 your time on this saturday. this is a rare opportunity and it's being offered in d.c. today. >> it's a great opportunity in washington every year, passport d.c. is hosting an event that is letting you get a taste of more than 40 different countries without having to even board a plane. >> pretty cool. >> it's called the around the world embassy tour. it larts at 10:00 and lasts until 4:00 in the afternoon. the lines do get long so get there early. if g experience different foods, art, dance, fashion, music, marbtial arts. it is one of the events being hosted during the month long passport d.c. celebration. another event happening today is the annual flower mart at washington national cathedral. this is beautiful. the event features food an of course floral displays by local embassies along with a carousel. so that starts at 10:00 this morning and will last through 5:00 this evening. this is

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senator diane feinstein expressed serious concern about the bill, but health care secretary tom price said coverage won't change for people with pre-existing conditions opinion. >> if you have medicare, medicaid, insurance through the va or through your employer, none of this affects you. >> i'm really very worried that in the rush to judgment, we create a major health care problem for people. >> constituents swarm town hall meetings this weekend over concerns of the bill's coverage. >>> france has a new president tonight. emmanuel macron spoke to thousands of supporters outside of the louvre museum after beating his opponent. he thanked supporters and promised to unify france with love following the election. macron was considered to be a political outsider and did not run on a major party's platform. despite that, polls show, he won with more than 60% of the vote. >> everybody was telling us that it would be impossible. but they didn't know france. >> how about that. at 39 years old, he'll be the youngest president of france and has never held public office before. >>> president tru

>> lana, i understand california senator diane feinstein has sent the white house a letter about someident's statements on twitter. what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: that's right. she sent a letter to white house -- the white house counsel demanding that any evidence, any tapes that were actually collected need to be preserved and that they should be turned over to the rightful committees who have inquiries that are ongoing. so, pretty soon we may learn in fact if there are tapes or if that was just the president bluffing in that tweet. alma? >> all right, lana zach reporting live from washington, d.c. thank you, lana. >> there's been a major change in policy at the department of justice today attorney general jeff sessions announced he's rolling back obama era charging and sentencing guidelines. he's also instructing federal prosecutors to charge defendants with the most serious crime possible. >> i trust our prosecutors in the field to make good judgment. they deserve to be unhandcuffed and not micro managed from washington. >> this move is expected to reverse recent dec

the idea that i saw senator diane feinstein really erupted over this memo. she said i read this three times. almost implying as if she didn't believe that rosenstein wrote it. that it was a political document. not a legal document. >> it reads like it was written in a hurry because it was. the meeting was monday and the memo was sent to the white house on tuesday. so regardless of what you may think, and there are people in town, outside the white house who thought james comey should be fired too, for a lot of different reasons. regardless, you would think this would be more deliberative. >> i'll go to capitol hill mr. rosenstein made an appearance. you had to do old-fashioned stakeouts. what did you learn? i know the two people that rosenstein met with, the senate intel chair and vice chair burr and warner, you had some time with them. what did you learn? >> first, we asked them when they appeared of a that surprise visit from rod rosenstein, if they discussed the reports that he had threatened to resign over all this. they said it didn't come up. they said