officers and crew of the uss gerald r.d, mike, jennifer and my fellow newport news ship builders, distinguished guests and ladies and gentlemen. welcome, what a magnificent this is for the young life of this mighty ship. [applause] >> mr. president, you have spoken passionately about america's greatness and there are no finer examples of that greatness than the two groups that are before you here today, the crew of the uss gerald r. ford and the newport news ship builders. [cheers and applause] >> hopefully we all be together in norfolk this summer to commission this ship. and let me add a special thank you to the navy leaders for your continuing efforts to find a solution to pier 11 dilemma and for the commissioning. thank you very much. to my fellow newport news shipbuilders, this is my 17th visit to our ship. your patriotic commitment to excellence is reflected in every rivet and every bolt. therefore, i am very proud to say, as dad most certainly would be, congratulations, fellow shipbuilders and thank you. i'm reminde

therefore, ladies and gentlemen, as the ship's sponsor of the uss gerald r. ford and on behalf of the 38th president of the united states, it is a high honor and introduce and welcome to dad's namesake aircraft carrier, the 45th president of the united states donald j. trump. [cheers and applause] president trump: thank you. thank you very much. what an honor. they just gave me this beautiful jacket and they said, here, mr. president, please take this home. i said, let me wear it. and then they gave me the beautiful hat and i said, you know, maybe i will do that. we have a great "make america great again" hat, but this is a special day. we are wearing this, right? [applause] donald trump: i have no idea how it looks, but i think it looks great. it is a great-looking have. just like this is a great-looking ship. i'm privileged to stand here today with the incredible men and women of the united states navy. [cheers and applause] president trump: american sailors are the best war-fighting sailors anywhere in the world and it's not even close. and susan, i'm so g

the crew of the uss gerald r.and the newport news ship builders. [ cheers and applause ] >> hopefully we will all be together this summer to commission this ship. let me add a special thank you to the navy leaders for your continuing efforts to find a solution to pier 11 dilemma. this is my 17 visit to your ship. your patriotic commitment to excellence is reflected in every rivet and every bolt. therefore i am proud to say as dad certainly would be congratulations fellowship builders, and thank you. [ applause ] >> i'm reminded of a speech that dad gave, may 3rd, 1975. that day my dad commissioned the new aircraft carrier the uss -- four decades after it was commissioning the words that dad spoke that day are still spot on and accurate. the president, it's as if we can hear dad's voice speaking to us about the uss gerald r. ford. quote, i see this great ship as a symbol of the united states of our immense resources and skilled workers and our boundless energy and our military strength. wherever this ship flies her

gerald r.and the newport news shipbuilders. cheers and applause] hopefully we will all be together in norfolk this summer to commission this ship. and let me add a special thank you to the navy leaders. for your continuing efforts to 11 the solutions to pier dilem ha ha -- dilemma and for the commiggetsing. thank you very much. to my fellow new port news shipbuilders, this is my 17th visit to our ship. your patriotic commitment to excellence is reflected in every rivet and every bolt. therefore, i am very proud to say as dad most certainly would be, congratulations, fellowship builders an thank you. i'm reminded -- [cheers and applause] of a speech that dad gave in norfolk, may 3, 1975. that day, my dad commissioned the new aircraft carrier the u.s.s.ny mits. four decades after theny mits was -- after the nimitz was commissioned, the words dad spoke that day are still spot on nd accurate. it's as if we can hear dad's voice speaking to us about the u.s.s. gerald r. ford. quote, i see this great

a look at the uss gerald r ford, the newest navy super carriers.d to speak there at 2:30 p.m. eastern time. we will bring you those remarks. you can go flying down from langley and he will be meeting with the crew on that ship, talking about his plans for the defense budget. he outlines it just a few moments ago. billion in$54 spending year after year. speaks. more when he let's go to julie hyman that has an update on the big mover today. it is a story that we still have questions about. a federal agent in illinois, three different locations. the district of illinois has confirmed these searches. the company has confirmed them and said it is cooperating with investigators. it is unclear. selling the shares down by 5%. it is the biggest one-day pullback since last june. the shares have performed quite well over the last year. -- they arearly 40% up by nearly 40%. president trump's infrastructure and tax cut plan as they are yet on outlined. up next, house speaker paul ryan votes to expect new obama legislation very soon. walker in the sixth district

representatives on that aircraft from the aircraft "uss gerald r. ford." you see the president getting off marine one on this new $13 billion aircraft carrier. the "uss gerald ford." he's there in the newport news shipyard in virginia. he'll be giving a speech there in the next hour but he's got about 5,000 sailors, marines, ship builders, others who have gathered to hear him. this was supposed to be and probably will still be an important event for the president. he's upset that this aircraft carrier is way, way overbudget and way, way behind schedule. they started building this aircraft carrier back in 2008. it was supposed to be ready in 2014. it's not ready yet. president trump is upset about that and also upset about all of the money that has been spent, about $13 billion more than originally budgeted. let's see if he gets into all those issues during his remarks. our correspondents are covering all these stories. our senior congressional reporter manu raju on capitol hill. our senior white house correspondent jeff zeleny is with the president in virgi

the uss "gerald r.d" is known as the most expensive ship in the world and the most austentatiously unfinished one. construction on this ship began in 2005 -- 2005, 12 years on and nearly $13 kbld later. in 2013 the government accountability office called -- just slammed it citing "inefficient out-of-sequence work driven largely by material shortfalls, engineering challenges and delays, developing and installing critical technology systems. the uss "gerald r. ford" is neat but it's a study in the pitfalls of massive military spending. what better place for the president to announce his huge new increase in the military budget than on board the uss "gerald r. ford." calling for one of the largest defense spending increases in history on board a ship that serves as the textbook picture next to the entry about the failures and embarrassment associated with unfocused massive military spending. on any other day this would probably be the big story of the day but today the attorney general recused himself from

by the way, the gerald r ford is a $13 billion nuclear powered warship. it's the most technically sophisticated ship in the entire u.s. fleet and will eventually replace the uss >>> lawmakers okayed former texas governor rick perry for energy secretary and dr. ben carson as hud secretary. >>> local lawmakers and immigrants and advocates gathered at the site of a recent ice crack down. they came to rising hope mission church in alexandria to show support for immigrants and to call for a fair immigration policy. the church service free meals to the hungry and runs a shelter in the winter. witnesses said ice age and staged a raid early one morning last month and rounded up several men who had just left the shelter. ice said it identified two criminals in the race, -- in the rate, one from honduras and one from the el salvador. >>> a rally had hundreds of people joining. in pennsylvania, there were interfaith leaders that condemned the recent acts of anti-semitism. they included vandalism at a jewish cemetery last weekend. >>> a judge ordered two baltimore po

. >> dana: we are awaiting president trump's speech aboard the uss gerald r. ford this hour. in the wake of his recent vow to rebuild america's military. hello everyone. the speech is expected to begin at the bottom of this hour. back in washington, the trump administration is facing mounting pressure over attorney general jeff sessions reported contact last year with russia's ambassador to the united states. top republicans are responding to calls for sessions to recuse himself from the justice department's on going investigation of russian meddling in the election as democrats now are calling for the new ag to resign. >> i think he answered that question this morning, which is, if he himself is a subject of an investigation, of course he would. but if he's not, i don't see any purpose or reason for doing this. >> because the department of justice should be above reproach for the good of the country, attorney general sessions should resign. >> dana: we're following all the developments, special report reporter is standing by with in depth analysis. we begin wiin washington.

trump promised more warships, planes, and weapons to a visit to america's new aircast carrier the "gerald rrd." mr. trump praised the ship, but he has been harshly critical of its cost. here's david martin. >> reporter: nothing symbolizes american military might more than an aircraft carrier, which is why president trump went aboard the navy's newest carrier, the "gerald r. ford," to promote his plans for a military buildup. >> we will give you the tools you need to prevent war, and if required to fight a war, only do one thing. you know what that is? win. win! we're going to start winning again. >> reporter: but as the most expensive ship ever built, the "ford," which will begin its sea trials next month, stands for something else as well. >> the "ford" is a poster child for how you don't build a ship. >> reporter: ray mabus should know. he was secretary of the navy during the obama administration. >> they were designing the "ford" while they were building it. not a good way to build a ship. this is just a dumb way to build any type of ship, but particularly something as big and complicate

than an aircraft carrier, which is why the president went aboard the navy's newest carrier, the "gerald r. ford" to promote his plans for the a military buildup. >> we will give you the tools you need to prevent war and if required to fight expwar only do one thing. you know what that is? win with. win! we're going to start winning again. >> reporter: but as the most expensive ship ever built, "the ford" whi w trials next month, stands for something else as well. >> "ford" say poster chyle for how you don't build a ship. >> reporter: garcia de rayos should know. >> they were designing the ford while they were building it. not a good way to build a ship. this is just a dumb way to build any kind of ship, but particularly something as big and complicated as a carrier. >> reporter: started during the bush administration, the ford incor incorporated new technologies, including an electromagnetic launch system to replace the trouble catapult. >> no only price went through the roof, but the schedule just became terrible because-- because there were so many new technologies and it was so ununpro

. >> get to talk to you, excitement still building aboard the uss gerald r ford as we continue to awaithe arrival inside the hole here of the president of the united states of america. he did actually land not long ago, he will get a briefing before making his way in here where he will be greeted by thousands of enthusiastic supporters. we are expecting the president to talk about the importance of not just this particular project but many projects just like it, highlighting, of course, his campaign efforts to build the united states military. of course, this massive vessel is the head of her class of navy supercarrier's named after the former president who served in the navy and the pacific during world war ii. the president also told congress he wants to boost by $54 billion u.s. military expenditures. that goal would also bring to 350 the number of navy vessels, and that means jobs, agenda, lots of jobs, not just for shipbuilders in his region in particular but all over the country. i want to share with you some ideas we expect the president to touch on. he's going to say thank you t

[cheers and applause] the soon-to-be commissioned gerald r. ford, u.s.s., what a place. it feels like a place. you stand on that deck, and you feel like you're standing on a very big piece of land. but this is better than land. not only be a great symbol of american strength but a great legacy for your father and our former president, gerald ford. president ford was a navy man. by the way, he was also a great athlete. for those of you that didn't know. he saw action in the south pacific during world war ii. he served this country with honor and the military and congress and in the white house. the proud dignity of this ship is a fitting tribute to gerald ford, the man and the president. congratulations to all of the men and women who helped build it. this is american craftsmanship at its biggest, at its best, at its finest. american workers are the greatest anywhere in the world. this warship and all who serve on it should be a source of shared pride for our nation. we're joined today -- better believe it, right? better believe it. [cheers and applause] better believe it

the gerald r. ford. mr.pratz praised the ship but hashly critical of its cost. >> nothing might more there an aircraft carrier. why president trump went aboard the gerald r. ford to promote his plans for a military build-up. >> we will give our military the tools you need to prevent war and if required, to fight war, and only do one thing -- you know what that its? win. win. we are going to start winning again. >> reporter: as the the most expensive ship ever built, the ford which will begin sea trials next month. stands for something else as well. >> the ford is a poster child for how you don't build a ship. >> he should know, secretary of the navy during the obama administration. >> they were designing the ford while they were building it. not a good way to, to build a ship. this is just a dumb way to build, build any type of ship, particularly something as big and complicated as a carrier. >> reporter: started during the bush administration, the ford incorporated new technologies. including an e

the commander in chief visiting the gerald r. ford, using the most advantaged u.s.ship ever built to show case america as the world's number one military super power. >> we will give our military the tools you need to prevent war and if required to fight war and only do one thing, you know what that is? win, win. hopefully it's power we don't have to use but if we do, they're in big, big trouble. including having the 12 carrier-navy we jackie: no specific on any deals made, president trump making speech while sporting a special navy hat and going off script to talk about it. they gave me the beautiful jacket, they said, please take it home and i said, let me wear it and they gave me the beautiful hat, maybe i will do that, we have a make america great hat again but this is a special. >> i love it, thank you, jackie. heather: great seeing him in that jacket and hat. thank you. abby: we want to go to fox news alert, u.s. intensifying war on terror, more than 20 air strikeses bombing terrorist fighters, equipment and bases, the first military action since january's rai

unbelievable. [ cheers and applause ] the soon-to-be commissioned gerald r. ford uss, what a place.feels like a place. you stand on that deck, and you feel like you're standing on a very big piece of land, but this is better than land. it'll not only be a great symbol of american strength, but a great legacy for your father, and our former president, gerald ford. president ford was a navy man. by the way, he was also a great athlete for those of you who didn't know. he saw action in the south pacific during world war ii. he served this country with honor, in the military, in congress, and in the white house. the proud dignity of this ship is a fitting tribute to gerald ford, the man and the president. congratulations to all of the men and women who helped build it. this is american craftsmanship at its biggest, at its best, at its finest. american workers are the greatest anywhere in the world. this warship and all who serve on it should be a source of shared pride for our nation. we are joined today, better believe it, right? [ cheers and applause ] better believe it. better believ

cheering and applause the soon to be commission gerald r ford, uss, what a place.d you feel like you are standing on a very big piece of land. this is better than land. it not only be a great symbol of american strength but a great legacy for your father and ourformer but a great legacy for your father and our former president, but a great legacy for your father and ourformer president, president ford was a navy man. by the way, he was also a great athlete, for those of who you didn't know. he saw action in the south pacific during world war ii. he served this country with honour, in the nil congress and the white house. it's a fitting tribute to gerald ford, the man and the president. congratulations to all of the men and women who helped build it. this is american craftsman ship and its biggest, at its best, at its finest. american workers are the greatest anywhere in the world. this warship and all who serve on it should be a source of shared pride for our nation. you'd better believe it, right? applause cheering and by the way we are soon going to have more com

navy advanced and expensive aircraft carrier gerald r. ford, two more carriers like it two more cabinet members were sworn in. perri and carson. about it is russia and president's attorney general head the day. jeff sessions announced he was recusing himself to take himself out of any investigation into russian interference in the 2016 election. that after reports he did not disclose contact with the russian ambassador kislyak. he did not remember discussing the campaign in any significant way with russian's ambassador before his office called it to relay a message to him. >> i don't recall any discussion of the campaign in any significant way in no way coordinating effort of doing anything improper, i don't believe anything in that meeting would have seen or believe i said one thing improper or unwise. >> ard cooing to news reports you met twice with ambassador kislyak. is that extent of your contacts, those three events. >> i don't recall if i had a conversation with him or not. >> we received a call from your office, there was not a ph

he will tour the carrier gerald r ford. this comes days after they pledged a $54 billion increase in security spending.>>> george w. bush says the united states has an isolationist tendency that is dangerous to national security. he spoke at the library and southern california. the recent remarks were interpreted as criticism as president trump and that was not intended. >> here is what happened. i am asked a question. do i believe in free press the answer is, absolutely. >> i believe in free press and so should every american. the press holds people to account. power is addictive. it is corrosive if it becomes central to your life. there needs to be an independent group of people who hold you to account. >> the former president is on tour promoting his new book of paintings of veterans called portraits of courage. he says he took a painting after leaving the white house. he wanted to learn something new. >> he is good.>>> let's see if the commute is good. it sounds like it. how does it look? >> it does not look bad. there

and later on tour the uss gerald r. ford as he promotes his plans of the buildup of the ry and t put the navy on track to increase the active duty fleet to 350 ships. >>> m kenney announced a $4.4 billion bunt for the fiscal year. mayor kenney asked council members to approve new investments into two key areas, the proposed budget and five year plan also call for investments in public transportation and safety. >> they may seem hard goals to receive but i watchd this council come together last year and facedown enormous pressure and facedown pressure from an big industry. for the better of our children. we'll come together again to serve those that depend on us. >> vernon odom will have the latest coming up later on "action news" at 12:30. >>> still to come, airline passengers deal with a major delay because of a tiny unwanted guest on the plane. >> oh boy. >>> some young hospital patients are getting a sweet ride to surgery. and meteorologist, karen rogers has your seven-day forecast when "action news" comes right back

president trump is set to speak aboard the u-s-s gerald r ford docked at the newport news ship building. its one of the navy's newest super- newport news shipbuilding is the sole designer and builder of nuclear- powered aircraft carriers for the navy. the ship is expected to be commisioned later this year. breaking overnight. police investigating a violent home invasion--and stabbing in prince georges county. it happened late last night on capital view terrace.hyattsville. police say the suspect broke into a house.. robbed it.. and then stabbed someone inside. you can see here on the map - it's right next to fedex field. the victim was taken to the hospital, but still no word on how serious their injuries are. police say the susepct got away. also breaking overnight. two people killed in a multi-car crash on i-270 in frederick, maryland. the crash happened just north of baker valley road just before 10 last night. state police say a chevorlet corvette was traveling north at a high speed when it changed lanes and hit a volkswagen jetta. the corvette then went off a guardrail and hit seve

president trump who toured the gerald r. ford museum said he had complete confidence in sessions and sessions probably should not recuse himself. >> david muir will have much more on the sessions announcement at 7:30 tonight. >>> and a crash injured 12 people, officials tell "action news" that the septa bus collided with the city water truck at 4:30 at 13th and allegheny. 11 people from the bus and one person from the water department was taken to einstein and temple university hospitals. >>> hundreds of people turned out to make their stand against hate today. that in the wake of the resencrimes and threats aimed at the jewish community. live on independence mall is "action news" reporter gray hall. >> well, we can tell you this rally lasted a little over an hour. it was about more than a show of support it was meant to demonstrate a message. >> when you target someone, because of what they look like, or who they love, or who they pray to, no matter who is being targeted we are all less safe. >> a strong show of support fro

ford speaking to members of -- gerald r. ford speaking to members of the naver i -- navy. he also discussed an expansion plan to increase the navy. alison: right now police are investigating a threatening e-mail sent to a woman in winchester. michelle: she is the leader of a government watchdog group working to protest president trump's agenda. alison: but as richard reeve reports th >> it was alarming. i don't alarm easily. richard for lisa holiday, founder of the watchdog group indivisible winchester it began with an e-mail. >> i was disturbed by the language. they were threatening. richard: the e-mail tells her to stop what she was doing. >> be assure our message will be delivered cold and perhaps publicly. richard: the message came days after the group's first public meeting. a hundred people attend and local paper covered the story that included her name. at one point they said if you elect to ignore what i said there is a price to pay, which i'm sure you will regret. the clark county sheriff office is investigating to find the e-mail source. to see if it reaches the

trump spoke aboard the newly built aircraft carrier "gerald r. ford" in newport news, virginia, and touted his plan for naval expansion. >> after years of endless budget cuts, that have impaired our defenses, i am calling for one of the largest defense spending increases in history. our military requires sustained, stable funding to meet our growing needs. >> sreenivasan: the president's draft budget calls for boosting overall defense spending by $54 billion, or 10%. the u.s. struck hard at al-qaeda militants today in yemen, with more than 20 air strikes. local officials reported at least nine suspected militants were killed. the pentagon says the strikes targeted fighters, weapons and equipment in a remote, mountainous region. it follows a raid in january when a u.s. navy seal died and a number of yemeni civilians were killed. meanwhile, al-qaeda confirmed today that a u.s. drone strike killed its second-in command, abu al-khayr al-masri, in syria, last sunday. a suspected u.s. drone strike killed two taliban militants in northwest pakistan toda

unbelievable. [ applause ] the soon-to-be commissioned "gerald r. ford uss," what a place.u stand on that deck and you feel like you're standing on a very big piece of land. this is better than land. it will not only be a great symbol of american strength but a great legacy for your father and our former president, gerald ford. president ford was a navy man. by the way, he was also a great athlete. for those of you that didn't know. you saw action in the south pacific during world war ii. he served this country with honor and the military, in congress and the white house. the proud dignity of this ship is a fitting tribute to gerald ford, the man and the president. congratulations to all of the men and women who helped build it. this is american craftsmanship at its biggest, at its best, at its finest. american workers are the greatest anywhere in the world. this warship and all who serve on it should be a source of shared pride for our nation. we're joined today, better believe, it right? better believe it. better believe it. [ applause ] by the way, we're going to soon ha

he donned a navy flight jacket for his visit with sailors and ship builders aboard the uss "gerald r. ford." mr. trump used the visit to highlight his plan to add $54 billion to the department budget. >> this carrier and the new ships will expand the ability of our nation to carry out vital missions on the oceans to project american powers in distant lands. >> the "gerald ford" is expected to begin active service this year. >>> two former presidential candidates are part of the trump administration. rick perry was confirmed as the next secretary of energy and they confirmed dr. ben carson as head of the department of housing and urban development. both were sworn in. >>> cooling down, nbc 10 in philadelphia's fishtown neighborhood. people were out at the popular frankford and gerard intersection. >> the wind will pick up again and that will make it feel colder. you ready for this? >> no. >> chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz has the latest. >> we have wind. that will increase once the sun comes up tomorrow and add to the chill, bring in colder air. right now we're in the 3

. >> more now on president trum trump's visit to new port news, virginia aboard the uss gerald r. four he called for a boost in defense building. >> this great rebuilding effort will create many jobs in virginia and all across america and spur new technology and new innovations. >> reporter: the president bound to repeal the request and it mandates budget cuts. proposed 54 spending increase could be a big win for military installations in our area. >>> senate confirmed two more members of president trump's cabinet. vice press neurosurgeon ben carson secretary of housing and urban development and carson was confirmed vote 58-41 and former texas governor rick perry as secretary of energy. and the senate confirmation vote 63-37. perry and carson are both former presidential candidates. >> a teenager is in custody in connection with a disturbing chester county home invasion aunt victim was found tied newspaper a closet foredays after the attack. the 17-year-old suspect originally from thailand ran away from devereaux east brandywine campus a behavioral health facility accused of tying

than an aircraft carrier which is why president trump went aboard the navy's newest carrier the "gerald r. ford" to show the military build up. >> we'll do only one thing. you know what that is? win! win! we're going to start winning again. >> reporter: but as the most expensive ship ever built, the "ford" which will begin its sea trials next month stands for something else as well. >> "ford" is a poster child for "how not to build a ship." >> they were designing itted a they built it. this is a dumb way to design a ship. >> reporter: including an electromagnetic launch system here being tested with a dead weight to replace the traditional steam-powered catapult. >> not only price went through the roof but the schedule just became terrible because there were so many new technologies and it was so unproven. >> reporter: the "ford" is expected to cost just under $13 billion and ta's not counting the aircraft it will carry include the f-35 jointd strike fighter which will cost the military more than $113 million a copy. >>> this morning new rounds of air strikes reportedly targeted suspected

. >> more now on president trum trump's visit to new port news, virginia aboard the uss gerald r.r a boost in defense building. >> this great rebuilding effort will create many jobs in virginia and all across america and spur new technology and new innovations. >> reporter: the president bound to repeal the request and it mandates budget cuts. proposed 54 spending increase could be a big win for military installations in our area. >>> senate confirmed two more members of president trump's cabinet. vice press neurosurgeon ben carson secretary of housing and urban development and carson was confirmed vote 58-41 and former texas governor rick perry as secretary of energy. and the senate confirmation vote 63-37. perry and carson are both former presidential candidates. >> a teenager is in custody in connection with a disturbing chester county home invasion aunt victim was found tied newspaper a closet foredays after the attack. the 17-year-old suspect originally from thailand ran away from devereaux east brandywine campus a behavioral health facility accused of tying up, beating and t

." >> trump gave a speech on the brand-new carrier the "uss gerald r. ford." >> they said, president, take this home. said let me wear it. i have no idea how it looks. >> like grandpa stepped out of the army surplus store. >> announcer: this morning's "eye opener" presented by toyota. let's go places. >> i thought he looked pretty good in that bomber jacket, stephen colbert, but that's a funny joke. an update on charlie rose. i got a call he was spotted in central park walking the dog. they call and tell us stuff. anthony mason is with us. you know you're in good hands. attorney general jeff sessions said he will have no role in the fbi investigation between the possible ties between the trump campaign and the russian government. he insists his two meetings with the russian ambassador last year were not improper. the president blames the democrats calling it witch hunt. >>> the former prime minister is also using the same word, witch hut. >>> sergey kislyak also met before the inauguration with president trump's son-in-law gerald kushner a jared kushner

gerald r. sailors and ship builders pack the belly of the aircraft carrier anxious to see their newcomb hander and chief. >> i agree. >> i agree. >> many in the crowd haven't heard that new attorney general jeff sessions was under fire for sharing to say he met with a russian ambassador twice during the campaign. >> many are saying he mislead the committee during his confirmation hearings. does that concern you? >> it does. it does concern me so i hope that's not true. >> did he re-sign? >> we need to find out more about it first. >> do you think it's a big deal. >> probably talking with the russians and don't know what's going on. >> not because of mr. trump or anything else. period got to take a man at his word, right. >> do you believe he told the truth? >> i do not know all the questions but they're still outside the line. he has something illegal that it's taken care of. >> when we told this trump supporter that unanimous is considered by u.s. intelligence to be a top russian spy. he refus

delivert trump set to remarks on the gerald r ford aircraft carrier.y general jeff sessions may end up leading the news cycle. chuck schumer the last hour called for sessions to resign over revelations on russia. have a listen. mr. schumer: there cannot even be a scintilla a doubt -- scintilla of doubt about the impartiality and fairness of the attorney general, the top law enforcement official of the land. clear attorneyis general sessions does not meet that test. because the department of justice should be above reproach for the good of the country, attorney general sessions should resign. joining us on capitol hill for the latest on sessions and more is our chief washington correspondent, kevin cirilli. rate the odds of sessions having to resign at this point. kevin: there is mounting pressure calling on attorney general jeff sessions to resign as a result of that report that he did communicate with the russian ambassador during the presidential campaign. backhite house is pushing against these allegations that there was any wrongdoing. i can tell y

president trump who toured the gerald r. ford museum said he

>> total. >>> president trump aboard the "uss gerald r.tions about his attorney general just hours before jeff sessions announced his recusal. trump saying he wasn't aware, wasn't the first time the president has either claimed he didn't know about a big issue or seem to place blame on someone else. >> i didn't direct him but i would have directed him because that is his job. i don't know about it. i haven't seen it. well, i don't know. i was given that information. this was a mission that was started before i got here and they lost ryan. >> no he was not aware as he is not back briefed on every conversation that his national security team has. >> as i said, let's give a one month notice but the law enforcement people said to me, you can't give a notice. >> so, joe, do you see a pattern here of the buck perhaps not stopping there? >> well, i mean, we have seen other white houses dodge from time to time -- do this from time to time. i guess, john heilemann, this has happened an awful lost the past month and several of those clips not being

has some critics giddy, the president made a dramatic marine one landing on the decks of the uss gerald r ford. attempting to keep the white house on message. >> our navy is the smallest it's been since, believe it or not, world war i. don't worry. it will soon be the largest it's been pretty don't worry. >> martha: neustadt attorney general sessions have met with the same diplomat that eventually took down michael flynn dominated the day. at 4:00 p.m., sessions faced reporters. >> i have decided to recuse myself from any existing or future investigations of any matter relating in any way to the campaign for president of the united states. this announcement should not be interpreted as confirmation of the existence of any investigation or suggestive of the scope of any such investigation. speak to that statement, no doubt forced by the buzz that went on all day. president trump defended his attorney general. >> mr. president... >> total. >> do you think you should have spoken truthfully? >> he probably did. >> for the good of the country, attorney general sessions should resign. >> people

has some critics giddy, the president made a dramatic marine one landing on the decks of the uss gerald rage. >> our navy is the smallest it's been since, believe it or not, world war i. don't worry. it will soon be the largest it's been pretty don't

and they will tour the gerald r ford. this comes after the white house pledged $54 billion in the increase in military spending. and former george bush said that the united states has an isolationist tendency that puts us in jeopardy. >> here's what happens. i'm asked a question, do i believe in free press? and the answer is absolutely, i believe in free press, as you should every other american. the press hold people to act. power is addictive. and it is ca row siv if -- corrosive if it comes central to your life. and there needs to be an independent group of people that hold you to account. >> former president is on tour promoting his new book of painting of veterans called portraits of courage he said that he took up painting when he left the white house when he wanted to learn something new it's amazing that somebody like that took up painting and now has a book. >>> northbound 101, still looking good. no closures, traffic is looking good all the way up into san jose. from gilroy to san jose and that means getting int

the president leaving the white house a bit later to inspects the uss gerald r. ford. next generation aircraft carrier. kevin corke live in newport news, virginia. good morning to you. what's the message there today? >> bill, good morning to you. you're right. the white house says it's about two words, promises kept. you, of course, have talked about this at length. the president made no secret during the campaign he wanted to increase u.s. military expenditures and investment in our fleet and the back drop we'll be showing today as he makes a visit to newport news, virginia. the president has talked a great deal about what can we do to help the navy? that would certainly include a new class of super carriers, the gerald r. ford as you pointed out. elite ship joining the fleet in 2017. it is named after the 38th president who served in the navy in world war ii. the president telling a joint session of congress this week that he wants to boost by $54 billion u.s. military expenditures and expansion of the naval fleet to 350 vessels. that also by the way, bill, means ple

president trump will speak later on today from the uss gerald r. ford, the most expensive ship built by the u.s. navy, two days after saying he will increase u.s. military spending by $54 billion. he also promised to spend a trillion dollars repairing the country's infrastructure. tom costello has more. >> reporter: in the american heartland, an infrastructure emergency. >> through the tunnel, much busier as well. >> reporter: the bridge in cincinnati carries double the 80,000 vehicles it was designed for in 1963. today, concrete from the upper level falls to the deck below. when you see that kind of rust, is that a warning sign? >> it is a warning sign for something that's going to come later. >> reporter: chief engineer bob yager says the only solution is to build a second bridge right next to it. >> if you're going to go from michigan to florida, you're going to travel this bridge. >> reporter: it's a national problem. one in nine bridges deemed structurally deficient. engineers give the country's entire infrastructure a "d" plus. on tuesday, a

the president spoke aboard on the u-s-s gerald r ford -- a nearly 13- billion dollar warship expected to be comissioned later this year. he promoted his plans for a major buildup of the nations military. san leandro is the latest city in the bay area to become a "sanctaury city". it joins a growing list that includes san francisco -- oakland -- and san jose. tonight kron4's hermela aregawi talked to san leandro's mayor about what exactly the new status means. standupwell the mayor tells me this is largely a symbolic move to let all residents here know they will be treated fairly regardless of their immigration status..this is particularly important to san leandro because it touts itself as one of the more diverse cities in the bay area. the mayor tells me about half the people here speak a second language at home.. and 30% are immigrants.with a uninanimous vote... san leandro became the seventh sanctuary city in the bay area.in a february 21st meeting, dozens of residents showed up to support the move. students rhamia hall and jordan woods.. were among them. sot jordan woods, student,