they also blame f.b.i. director james comey for reopening an investigation of hillary clinton's emails just ten days before the election. today, congressional democrats let loose on comey, and here is nancy cordes. >> the f.b.i. director has no credibility. >> reporter: democrats stormed out of a briefing on russian hacking, furious with one of the briefers, f.b.i. 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. almey balked, eventually admitting, "no, we didn't." georgia congressman hank johnson. >> there was some heat. there was some heat. >> reporter: the f.b.i. and president-elect trump have suggested

the f.b.i. says they are ready for anything and everything. jeff goldberg is at the national mall. you got to see a of the lot of the technology the f.b.i. will use but a lot we won't see. jeff: good point. next week friday 20th, it will be backed with people. the f.b.i. has dealt with many inaugurations in thers -- the past. the threats are always changing. the f.b.i. says the success depends on the cooperation and the communication between a local and federal law enforcement agencies. >> they are the tools. and the people. >> negotiators that people think of us. >> security and the safety for inauguration day. >> it's an all hand on deck for us. >> today in d.c., f.b.i. special agent giving a show and tell of equipment that could be critical in the event of a security incident in an inauguration. >> a robot for events that may not be safe for people. and the team and the gear can be activated from a quick call. >> it's rapid. if they make a request we can move nearly instantaneous. >> obama's

f.b.i. is said to be under investigation. the justice department examining the f.b.i. director james comey. it wants to know how and why he handled this hillary 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. they were very nice to her. she lost because she campaigned in the wrong states. no enthusiasm, exclamation point. >> bill: big morning ahead. peter doocy reaction from mr. trump and the politics of this. we begin with catherine herridge in washington let's start with the reaction from the f.b.i. what do you have? >> the investigation's principle focus is f.b.i. director comey and whether he broke the rules when he sent the l

sources tell cbs news that f.b.i. director james comey personally briefed president-elect trump last friday about scandalous tales about mr. trump that were never proven and were nonetheless attached to an official u.s. intelligence report. makehas been looking into this. >> reporter: cbs news has confirmed that christopher steele, seen in this photo, produced the memo containing unsubstantiated claims that russia had compromising personal and financial information about president-elect donald trump. steele is a former british intelligence officer who works for orbis business intelligence, a private investigation firm in london. orbis was originally hired by fusion g.p.s., a d.c.-based research firm working for an unknown client. the unverified claims circ laipted widely in political and media circles. last week, the u.s. intelligence community included a summary of the information in a classified briefing with mr. trump who said the memo was phony. >> i think it's disgraceful, disgraceful, that the intelligence agenc

and f.b.i. here's our justice correspondent jeff pegues. >> reporter: the inspector general's probe goes to the heart of the investigation into secretary clinton's private email server. it will examine allegations that policies and procedures were not followed by f.b.i. director can james comey. it will also look at whether a certain official should have recused themselves, and if nonpublic information was inappropriately given to the clinton campaign and the media. >> this is going to be an unusual statement in at least a couple of ways. >> reporter: comey broke with f.b.i. protocol when he publicly announced in july that 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 that he had reopened the investigation after agents discovered emails on a laptop used by clinton aide huma abedin that appeared to be pin election, he sent

that the f.b.i. was on to this scheme. more details expect to be in greenbelt, brad bell, abc7 news. larry: thank you for that. next at 5:00, hidden figures opens tonight. the former chief nasa scientist tell abc7 about how the profiled in the movie served as an inspiration to her. alison: next at 5:00, new developments in the beltway crash that happened three weeks ago. the hit-and-run now investigated as part of the crash. larry: we continue following the developing story out of fort lauderdale. five dead, eight hurt and the shooter in custody. the new information abc7 just learned about the accused gunman from his brother. that is c jonathan: we continue to follow breaking news out of fort lauderdale, florida. five people killed, eight others wounded. shot in the baggage claim area of the airport by a man who just got off a flight. he claimed a checked pistol that he had checked, went in the bathroom according to the eyewitnesses he loaded and came out and opened fire without saying a word. we are getting more informati

every obama cabinet nominee underwent a full f.b.i. background check before the senate considered their nomination. for such positions of influence in our government, it is the responsibility of the government to guarante guarantee that we he information we need in a timely fasmtion but truth be told, mr. president, the slate of nominations selected by president-elect trump has made this process standard for nominees of presidents of both parties immensely difficult. there are several nominees who have enormous wealth and own stock of enormous value. we have a c.e.o. of one of the largest oil companies in the world, a billionaire financial services executive financier, oh, and another billionaire financial services executive. leaving aside for a moment what that says about the president-elect's priorities for his incoming administration, these nominees have potential conflict of interest challenges of epic proportions. at the very least -- at the very least -- they owe the american people the standard paperwork and in fact we believe m

anchorage police, in a follow-up to that f.b.i.ncounter, later annt santiago to a hospital for psychiatric evaluation. santiago also has a long military history. he deployed to iraq in 2010 and was a member of the alaska army national guard, scott, until august of last year, when he was discharged for unsatisfactory performance. >> pelley: josh elliott covering the story all afternoon. josh, thank you very much. we spoke earlier today with a witness to the shooting, mike obarobinsky. he and his family were returning from a cruise. >> pelley: there was nothing to stop the shooter from doing what nt did. our transportation correspondent kris van cleave has the latest on gaps in airport security, 15 years after 9/11. >> reporter: investigators believe the gun used in the baggage claim shooting was checked as luggage, something the t.s.a. allows, but requires the gun to be unloaded and locked in a case. i, and ammunition, must be disclosed to the airline prior to checking. scnce 9/11, airports have seen a dramatic increase in security,

f.b.i. the bottom line is she should never have been able to run, guilty as hell. it's one of these things i think that has turned the american public off with respect to politics in general that's delegitimizes the system. not the presidency or the incoming administration, bust system itself. he's connected with the american people. they have get. i get a kick out of those 4:30 a.m. tweets. but they resonate and he tells the truth. i respect joe biden. he's someone i disagree with 95% of the time. but he's a patriot. even joe biden came out saying he's dumb found. why was this stuff even in the dossier being briefed to the president-elect. charles: that's sort of monday morning quarterbacking. let's talk about going forward from here. how do you see this playing out? donald trump promised us a report on it. you talk about establishing a precedent for the future. i don't think the mainstream media can get back. i think they lost so much credibility even before this week. >> you can see that

>> i think steps were taken by the director of the f.b.i. near the election which were not precedented. did not ever happen before. his statement about whether there is going to be an opening of the investigation, closing of the investigation, i don't think was fair, professional, or consistent with the policies the federal bureau of investigation. >> does it threaten his job? >> he serves at the pleasure of the president. >> was that discussed? >> no. >> did you learn anything in the briefing that you did not know before? >> i have read all the materials and because of my position on the appropriations have some access other members don't. but there was more detail today and that's why i came out of this saying, i thought it was terrible. it's even worse. and if we don't take it seriously, shame on us. thank you. >> shepard: what we have just witnessed is an encapsulated through two senators the positions of the two different parties on this matter. first bob corker of tennessee, the republican of tennessee, saying, look, we know they did i

we have learned that the f.b.i. has had wiretaps in the community listening to the liquor store owners and politicians for 30 months and have hundreds of recording. david son the man at the center of the liquor board scam walking out of the federal courthouse carrying his 1-month-old baby. he was releasedleasedleased in y of his wife. he had little to say. >> no comment. brad: federal prosecutors had been planning to present evidence in court today to convince a judge son should remain behind bars. but i conditions for house arrest. including electronic monitoring and no contact with anybody other than his family and lawyer. the lawyer also tight-lipped. it's alleged son as the liquor board administrator has been for years arranging bribes paid by liquor store owners and politicians and at least one liquor board member. the f.b.i. raided board offices in other locations last week. in court today the federal prosecutor referred to a "extensive list" of people involved in the scandallal. according to the court documen

the subject is being interviewed by a team of f.b.i. agents and broward sheriffs' office homicide detectives. >> reporter: about an hour after the initial shooting, there were reports of more gun fire. police moved in and people took off running yet agn. unfounded. there was also a bag found near a set of railroad tracks that was detonated. but, scott, we're told that bag is not connected to the gunman. and if it looks really quiet behind me at the airport, that's because the air space is closed. no flights in or out of fort lauderdale right now. >> pelley: and the full details on all of this overnight on "cbs this morning" "tomorrow. david begnaud, thanks very much. josh has late-breaking information about the suspect's background. what have you learned? >> scott, here's what we know. investigators say that esteban santiago has no known connection to trump and that the 26-year-old new jersey native got into an argument on one leg of his travel from alaska to florida. the motive remains under investigation. cbs news has also learned tha

today the f.b.i. arrested his wife in the east bay city of rodeo. the f.b.i.ays she played a role in the tragedy. our crime reporter henry lee was in rodeo when federal agents made that arrested and in the newsroom with more on what happened. >>> the feds say while omar mateen fired the shots that killed 49 people at that pulse nightclub. his wife knew about the plan and did nothing to stop him from carrying out the deadliest mass shooting in u.s. history. >> 30 ar-old nora salmon was arrested at her family's home in rodeo. she moved to the area after her husband omar mateen was killed in a shoot out in orlando at the pulse nightclub. f.b.i. agents swooped in the neighborhood about 7:30 in the mornings. this man says his dog started to bark and heard a commotion and car doors. he didn't realize salman was living next door. >> she had nothing to do with it and got arrested. it is weird. overnight, things can change like that. >> this is video of salman a day after the massacre. she originally told

the agent also said the f.b.i.as a record of santiago doing target practice in the months before the attack. scott, of the six people who were seriously injured, only one remains in the hospital. >> pelley: manuel bojorquez for us tonight, manuel. thank you. the announcer for the past 15 nawg rail parades has been drummed out. his story is next. seconds can mean the difference between life and death. for partners in health, time is life. we have 18,000 people around the world. the microsoft cloud helps our entire staff stay connected and work together in real time to help those that need it. the ability to collaborate changes how we work. what we do together changes how we live. here you go.picking up for kyle. you wouldn't put up with part of a pizza. um. something wrong? so when it comes to pain relievers, why put up with just part of a day? you want the whole thing? yes, yes! live whole. not part. aleve. my hygi...a mouthwash.o try... so i tried crest. it does so much more than give me fresh breath. crest pro-he

f.b.i. special agent michael ferlazzo testified that after the attack, santiago told the f.b.i. he was in touch at the dark web in isil chatrooms with other like-minded individuals promoting attacks. the morning after the six-hour- long interrogation, f.b.i. special agent george piro would not rule out terrorism. >> we're looking at all of his social media, things like that. it's giving us a picture of the individual. >> reporter: cbs news has learned that so far, investigators have not found evidence on santiago's computer or cell phone to corroborate statement he's visited jihadi chatrooms. santiago is accused of killing five people in a baggage claim area of the airport on january 6. initially, deputies said he told him he was being controlled by the government, and hearing voices, a claim he also made to the f.b.i. late last year in alaska, where he underwent a six-day-long psychiatric evaluation. agent ferlazzo told the court today santiago was only given antianxiety drugs and his gun, which was seized, was then the agent also said the f.b.i. has a record of santiago doing

jonathan: that statement by f.b.i. director james comey six months ago will now be put to the test because the today the inspector general for the department of justice said he will investigate the actions of his department and the f.b.i. in the months leading up to the presidential election. it was in jewel that comey cleared hillary clinton of criminal wrongdoing in the e-mail scandal. but still, he said she mishandled classified documents as secretary of state. comey then announce investigation would re-examine e-mails before closing the case in the two peeks before the election. the inspector general wants to know whether the f.b.i. policies were followed in this case and in comeys public actions. maureen: that news comes at three more of president-elect donald trump's cabinet nominees face questions on the hill. amy aubert has been following all three hearings today and joins us with the latest on the presidential transition. amy? amy: well, general james mattis, dr. ben carson and congressman mike pompeo were in

according to the f.b.i., he is cooperating. he was interrogated for several hours overnight. f.b.i. agent george piro. >> we are continuing to look at the terrorism angle in regards to the potential motivation behind this attack. >> reporter: piro says at this point, the evidence indicates santiago acted alone and flew to fort lauderdale from alaska with the sole purpose of committing a mass shooting at the airport. authorities say santiago, who had just gotten off of a delta flight, grabbed his only checked bag at the baggage claim friday afternoon. inside, he had a .9-millimeter semi-automatic handgun, and ammunition. he allegedly went into the bathroom, loaded the gun, then walked out and started shooting. mark lea was an eyewitness. >> people were running trying to get away from him as he was walking in that area. i mean, he did not say a single word. he was emotionless. >> reporter: santiago surrendered by laying on the ground as a sheriff's approach him. from the moment the first shot was fired how long did it take your deputy who ended up encountering the gunman to get there?

review, f.b.i. background check and full divestment plan has been received and senators have adequate time to review the information. and it means if there are senators with remaining questions that weren't covered in a first hearing, they can have the nominee come back for a second day. mr. president, our caucus and much of america was alarmed and disappointed by the announcements of the hearing schedule this week which did not meet the best practices and the basic courtesies that have always been extended in the past. however, mr. president, i'm happy to say that after negotiating with my friend, the majority leader, and his respective committee chairs, we've been able to make some progress on a fair hearing process. i -- i appreciate the majority leader's openness and effort to accommodate our caucus in the last few days. originally, there were six hearings scheduled for this wednesday. all especially important cabinet posts -- state, attorney general, education, transportation, homeland security

what the f.b.i. is alleging here is a culture of pay to play. the f.b.i. allegations are simple. the owner of this liquor store and two more paid bribes to officials in exchange for favors and votes. arrested today the owner of that store and one other along with liquor sud, who it is amounted actively sought bribes. also arrested this man, david son. the liquor board administrator who the f.b.i. alleges arranged brides by store owners apt lobbyists to a state delegate and senator for help passing a sunday sales bill last year. the official federals say one legislator has already accepted a plea deal and the other will be charged with bribery. the feds say the investigation is not over. >> i acknowledge federal investigation to submarine. we operate below the surface. we want to put fear in the criminals and want them worried that we are in the neighborhood. >> the two state legislator scandal and they will reveal the names next week. a while ago we got a statement from the prince george's county executive rushern baker. he wants two things to be made clear. p.g. liquor board, th

whereas i think the f.b.i.s have a lot of experience doing very sensitive investigations like this, working with partners overseas and others, to try to put this together. because there are a lot of details that we as citizens can't follow up on. did people travel during those certain days? who are these people? that's the kind of stuff we just can't do, and the f.b.i. can can and will. >> woodruff: for example, susan hennessey, there's an attempt to get fisa court, the court that has to okay investigations, survawns of individuals, permission for them to look at four different people who were working for the trump campaign, the trump organizati organization. how unusual would something like that be? >> so certainly, it's highly unusual in the context of a political campaign or a presidential election. that said, there is news reports that there were additional attempts to secure a fisa warrant, and that the f.b.i. reportedly obtained one in october. if the allegations and the documents are true, are accurate,

and f.b.i. employees improperly disclosing nonpublic information and typing of f.b.i.'s release of certain documents and whether they were nfluenced by improper considerations. back to the confirmation hearings hearings, the attorney general nominee jeff sessions said he recuse himself in the consideration of any matter involving hillary clinton, the e-mails or clinton foundation. was that a surprise to you? was a little bit. but i think it is in the nterest of the president-elect regardless of what he tweets in the morning to have this whole atter regarding e-mails, f.b.i., clinton, put that in the saidand move forward as he i think on election night after president with obama. so, not really that surprising how long do you want to continue talking about last year and hillary clinton? probably not that much. of : one of the key moments the senator sessions confirm tion hearing according to politico is when richard lumenthal pressed him about claims about the ku klux klan. sessions about awards he had received but didn't report on a committee uestionnaire and the connec

comb yeah's future at the f.b.i. has been the subject of intense debate after his decision to reopen the clint private e-mail server investigation just 11 days before the election. some democrats believe comey was part of the reason why health hy clinton lost. josh, even many trump has criticized comey's handling of the e-mail investigation at times. >> elliott: jeff pegues in washington. jeff, thank you. late today cbs news learned that mr. trump is considering a restructuring of the office of the director of national intelligence created after the 9/11 attacks. he held by james clapper vacant. president-elect trump has well over 18 million followers on his preferred medium of twitter. following him feels more and more like a full-time job as he is about to become the tweeter in chief. here's jan crawford. >> reporter: just this week mr. trump has tackled not only hacking but house ethics, guanabara,#y obamacare, crime d the auto industry. on monday he had this message about north korea for china: china has been ta

the f.b.i. was listening for years. as he continued according to the court documents to implicate more and more people. at some point, campos decided when he was confronted he would cooperate with authorities so even though this seems to stem from the prince george's liquor board raids that we told you about last week where there were brides paged in exchange for favors from others it looks like campos is only charged with the activities in the time on the prince george's county council but the u.s. attorney says the crimes are serious. >> will campos taxpayers' money as if it were a literal slush fund. we was cavalier. he told people to set up fake non-profit organizations to direct money to the non-profit organizations in return for kickbacks from people who work with him. brad: so in the plea agreement signed by campos he admits to all of this. at one point there is a transcript of a recorded conversation where campos says to the person about to bribe him, you are a bad influence for me. the person says you can walk

now, the f.b.i. also keeps track of these numbers, but their numbers are nearly half of the post' reporting. why is that? >> and that's one thing that we had found as well. for the first year -- those numbers are voluntarily reported. so police departments across the country aren't required to give that information to the f.b.i., and so what we found in our two years of reporting is that the number is still about 1,000 fatalityaise year, but that our number is two times the number that the f.b.i. is reporting. now, the f.b.i. the year before last, when our numbers first started coming out, acknowledged that they have a problem with their documentation, and they have made efforts to improve that. and next year, they are planning to launch new efforts to try to streamline this process and have more accurate information. >> stewart: two fact nors this data that are worth discussion-- mental illness and domestic disturbances. what do the data tell you? >> the data tells us that those two things you talke

many, many, many f.b.i. agents are profoundly unhappy that he is remaining as the director of the f.b.i. >> did they assume he would resign and there would be a regime change? >> people i have spoken to presumed president trump would ask him to resign. his behavior during the hillary clinton investigation, announcing no indictment, then giving the reasons for no deem it based upon a hunch in anthony weiner's laptop. remaining silent during the loretta lynch-bill clinton meeting. that behavior is so contrary to the tradition of the f.b.i. and so rife with political corruption. this guy went from having the best reputation in law enforcement for being a straight short. telling the president of the united states i am not going to do it because it's unconstitutional. kennedy: he appears to be compromise. the cia in turmoil. we'll see how it all shakes out. >> interesting way for him to start his term. kennedy: julie roginsky is here, republican strategist and author of gop gps, and freebie con writer. welcome, e

and did the justice department and f.b.i. mishandle the investigation of hillary clinton's e-mail server? we'll get answers and analysis from julie davis, michael crawley, karen tumulte of the washington post and manu raju of cnn. >> this is "washington week." funding is provided by... >> xq institute. ♪[music] >> additional funding is provided by boeing. newman's own foundation. donating all profits from newman's own food products to charity and nourishing the common good. the ford foundation. the ethics and excellence in journalism foundation. through the yuen foundation, committed to bridging cultural differences in our communities. the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you! >> once again, from washington, amy walter. >> good evening. president-elect trump launched another tweet storm today, taking aim at the intelligence committee, the media and political opponents from both parties. it was all about an unverified dossier that suggests russian intell

every obama cabinet nominee underwent a full f.b.i. background check before the senate considered their nomination. president-elect trump's nominees are way behind that mark. mr. president, i only ask respectfully that the republican majority follow the same set of standards they had in 2009 when the shoe was on the other foot. especially because these nominees raise particular concerns. the standards we've laid out as leaders of both parties address conflict of interest and security concerns. those, of course, are prime concerns. but there's another concern as well. these nominees have even collectively very little experience or record in government. many of them have taken positions quite different from the president-elect. they need to be thoroughly vetted, not just before the u.s. senate, before the american people. if, for instance, representative price is for the privatization of social security but president-elect trump said he is not, what position is nominee price going to take? jamming all these hearings into one or two days,

>> that the f.b.i.ally conceded when donald trump has been saying during the campaign and rogue f.b.i. agent's not to recommend prosecution. the people to whom mrs. clinton sent state secrets were, in fact, hacked by foreign intelligence services, some friendly, some hostile. all that was allegations in the campaign. it has now been proven. why the f.b.i. released it at this point when they knew it months ago? what is the f.b.i. doing? >> bill: somebody was working sunday night. >> while you were in single digit weather watching our beloved giants play terribly. >> bill: good fun. not to see the loss. >> i saw you having fun. i saw you there. >> bill: here is martha now. >> martha: all right. amazon echo becoming more popular across the country. smart products that can respond to voice commands to do things like order me a pizza or add items to your grocery list? are they too smart to lurk around your house? casey staoeg el to talk more about it. >> these things have a mind of their own. millions of ame

affidavit from the f.b.i. and they include the scripts of phone calls that the f.b.i. intercepted. it reads like a cheap movie. elected officials, pointed officials. scheming about how they can get bribes. we learn that the f.b.i. has been listening for years. >> we operate below the surface. we emerge only when necessary. brad: today the f.b.i. surfaced in a big way. raided liquor stores and the office of the p.g. liquor board. agents combing files and arresting board anuj sud and the administrator david sun. both charged with bribery and for. the owners of palmer liquor and central avenue liquors also arrested. >> these men conspire to trade votes for mon. the government is not supposed to work that way. is our job to hold accountable public officials and the citizens engaged in that sort of corruption. brad: at the afternoon press conference, the u.s. attorney and others made clear the roundup is not over. court documents allege a state senator and delegate accepted bribes to help pass a law allowing sunday sales. both names will be made public before the sliver session opens ne

f.b.i. "very nice to her". f.b.i. director james comey made public statements about his investigation of clinton's emails during the campaign-- acts that an inspector general is now examining. >> woodruff: the u.s. justice department charged today that chicago's police have been violating people's rights for years. the federal agency found widespread use of excessive force and racial bias against blacks and latinos. u.s. attorney general loretta lynch announced the assessment in chicago after a year-long probe. >> our investigation found that this pattern of practice is in no small part the result of severely deficient training procedures and accountability systems. it does not adequately review "use of force" incidents to determine whether force was appropriate or lawful, or whether the use of force could have been avoided altogether. >> woodruff: chicago mayor rahm emanuel called the findings "sobering" and pledged new reforms. >> inskeep: u.s. marines may finally get help after drinking t

senator leahy: the f.b.i. said the lgbt individuals weren't likely to be targeted for hate crimes than any other minority group in the country. we can study this forever. that's a pretty strong fact. senator sessions: well, i will tell you, senator -- senator leahy: in 2010, you stated expanding hate crime protections to lgbt individuals was unwarranted, possibly unconstitutional. you said the bill has been said to cheapen the civil rights movement, especially considering what the f.b.i.'s found, do you still feel that way? senator sessions: mr. chairman, the law has been passed. the congress has spoken. you can be sure i will enforce it. enator leahy: thank you. when you were -- well, let me -- i don't want to go as much as senator hatch did but i'll ask you one question. the president-elect has repeatedly asserted his intention to institute a ban on muslim immigrants to the united states. december, 2015, you voted against a resolution that i offered in this committee that expressed the sense of the senate th