and professional tennis player james blake will be with us. and talking about my neck problems i had some accupuncture done yesterday and cupping. you have had that done before? >> i have. it's painful >> you guys have both done cupping? >> yes >> they did the cupping first and then the acupuncture >> are those the marks on your back >> she said do you have the backs on your back i'm not as ripped as michael phelps, but i do have the cupping. >> all the models and actresses have the marks on their back so it's cool >> i'll take what i can get. >> hope you feel better. >> thanks. >>> still to come, nasdaq futures just turned lower following yesterday's rally, best since november for the nasdaq we'll set you up for the big adg y ahead when "worldwide exchange" returns (upbeat dance music) (bell ringing)

james blake joins me now. the author of "ways of grace." i can't wait to read it.u have been determined to make a difference. when it first happened you spoke to me and you said you wanted to make a difference. you didn't want to make money off this. you wanted to make a difference. you settled your claim with the new york city police department in exchange for a fellowship in your name that will investigate police misconduct. why did you do this? what went into the decision? >> it sort of took shape immediately after the incident when i spoke to my wife. i wanted to brush this under the rug. i was still in shock and didn't want to talk about it. didn't want to think about it. growing up as an athlete, a guy, you want to be tough. as soon as she said, what if this had happened to me it made me realize, i need to say something. i don't want this to happen to anyone that i love or care about or anyone that doesn't have a voice or the platform that i have to say this shouldn't have happened to anyone. this is wrong. i'm fortunate enough to not need to line my pockets

james blake joins me now. the author of "ways of grace." i can't wait to read it.rmined to make a difference. when it first happened you wanted to make a difference. you didn't want to make money off this. you wanted to make a difference. you settled your claim in exchange for a fellowship in your name that will investigate police misconduct. why did you do this? what went into the decision? >> it sort of took shape immediately after the incident when i spoke to my wife. i wanted to brush this under the rug. i was still in shock and didn't want to talk about it. didn't want to think about it. growing up as an athathlete, a , you want to be tough. as soon as she said, what if this had happened to me it made me realize, i need to say something. i don't want this to happen to anyone that i love or care about or anyone that doesn't have a voice or the platform that i have to say this shouldn't have happened to anyone. this is wrong. i'm fortunate enough to not need to lean my pockets with taxpayer money so i want to do something that's going to make a difference. >> yo

james blake is here.rrest in 2015 made national headlines, shining a light on the issue of excessive force and providing inspiration for his new book we want to bring him into the conversation right now james blake, former pro tennis player, who is now author of "ways of grace: stories of activism, adversity and how sports can bring us together." james, we want to thank you for being here >> pleasure. thanks for having me >> let's talk about how this book came about and those headlines. >> yeah, obviously, it was an unfortunate day, i never would have thought something like that would have happened to me or should happen. and that is what got me thinking about it, was, i don't want this to happen to anyone else an athlete, you try to kind of brush things off and say, i'm tough, i can take it so i wanted to not think about it but i thought about, what if this happened to someone i love, someone i cared about. and i wanted to stop it and speak up for those who don't have the same voice i had. i was fortunat

james blake. he is out with a new book. please. good man. [ applause ] i feel like my momma.moir and james' own experience being mi for a criminal by the nypd. we're going to talk to him in just a moment but first take a look at his story. he was one of the world's top tennis players. james blake, best known for his speed, the once fourth ranked player in the world retired from tennis in 2013 becoming chairman of the u.s. tennis association. but in 2015, blake was back in the spotlight after being brutally bodyslammed by a police officer in a case of mistaken identity. >> picked me up and body slammed me and put plea on the ground and told me to turn over and shut my mouth and put the cuffs on me. >> reporter: new york city's police commissioner offering a public apology to the tennis star after an officer mistook him for a man they believe was involved in a credit card fraud investigation. >> should not have happened. >> reporter: now blake is opening up about the ordeal and more in his new book, "ways of grace." it is a perfect title. great to have james blake with us this

james blake explores the history of athletes in history in "ways of grace". fox news host, eric bowling, aufrts his thoughts on political corruption in washington and how president trump can fix it in" the swamp" and recalling how the united states used the war of 1812 to become financially independent in great britain in unshackling america. also being published this week, henry olsen, senior fellow at the fx policy center compares the domestic policy of franklin roosevelt and ronald reagan in the work class america. and "chief engineer" and former analyst and pew pulitzer prize winner examine the drone war. and weighing in on navigating our ever-changing technical world, machine platform crowd. watch for many of these authors in the near future on booktv on c-span2. >> the director of the university press in new york, what books do you have from here? >> they are both part of the center and in new york and the united nations. the relationship is how the u.n. works in new york and among the people in new york. it is a cool book and there is a restaurant open

but first a refresher, in september of 2015 retired tennis pro james blake was tackled to the groundde of a manhattan hotel. the undercover nypd officer seen here mistaking blake for a suspect in a credit card theft ring. the arrest was not reported, violating basic police protocol. this week blake and his legal team reached an agreement with the city of new york, dropping blake's claim of excessive force in exchange for a new legal fellowship launched in his name. the fellow will join the city's civilian complaint review board for a two-year stint assisting those pursuing complaints against police with a specific focused on poor neighborhoods outside of manhattan where complaints are highest. new york city mayor bill de blasio lauded the fellowship as a step to boost police transparency. let's hope he's right because as we saw this weekend we will address later in this show the relationship between national law enforcement and minority community needs all the reconciliation and reform it can get. but back to mr. blake who is fully aware that many people of color do not have the same

wednesday we're many new york city to hear former professional tennis player james blake provide a history of politically and socially active athletes. and sunday we'll be live with journalist and historian herb boyd for our monthly call-in program, "in depth." here's a portion from his new book, "black detroit," which explores the history of african-americans in the city. >> we cannot ignore the church, you know, and this whole coming together in terms of resistance. you know, the whole idea of self-determination be, it was coming from a number of church leaders who were affiliate with the the abolitionist movement. but no one more pronounced or profound than william lambert. his story, i mean, that would make just a fascinating film, to see the kind of stuff he went through. the mystery system that he put together, they had a coding, kind of a secret code, secret language, you know? they had trained all these individuals on the underground railroad in case you encountered some of those bounty hunters out there. i mean, it's so instructive. and later on his involvement with matthews' chur

in fact parts of louisiana now under a state of emergency >>> tennis star james blake agreed not suetackled in 2015, remember this video. in exchange the city has agreed to fund for six years a legal fellowship in blake's name the fellow will serve terms on the review board and push for investigations of police misconduct that's the cnbc news update right now back to you, kelly >> all right thank you, contessa. our contessa brewer. >>> there's been a shake-up in saudi arabia, jackie deangelis joins us with the details and how it could impact oil prices, jackie >> hi, good afternoon, kelly the deputy crowned prince, mohamed being named crowned prince or successor to the current king his father nbs as they like to call him is seen as a visionary in the kingdom. just 31 years old, he's replacing his 57-year-old cousin representing a generational change here. and he's been the driving force behind the saudi vision for 2030 part of that includes an economic perform program that's going to help diversify revenues away from oil. he's been seen as more modern, more in touch than his predeces

opportunity to comment in public about yesterday's testimony from the former fbi director james comey. we have blake burman there in the rose garden for us. and as soon as blake can get set up, we're going to check in with him for a full recap. but the president started with a recap of his trip, he mentioned cutter, accused that nation of funding terror. he said a very high level. he said that must stop. called on all nations generally to support supporting terrorism. and then was asked, as you heard there about mr. comey. he repeated some of what we read earlier today on twitter. no collusion. no obstruction. he's a lyric. those were's words, and he pledged to testify under oath if he's asked by the special counsel robert muller to do so. i also thought he had news saying he's committed to nato's article five. you might remember that came up where an attack on one nato nation is considered an attack on all. okay. here on countdown to the closing bell i'm connell mcshane once again in for liz claman. let's go to the rose garden now and welcome in blake burman is there for us with the fox business ne

the are we just watching this paris accord but of course we learned today a short time ago, blake, that james comey is going to be testifying on thursday 10:00 a.m. eastern. so that's also very much in the works right now in terms of how the white house is going to position itself. >> absolutely, trish. we will hear from the former fbi director himself on capitol hill 10:00 thursday morning next week. that will be public testimony in front of the country to see on the record and of course one of the big questions that we anticipate, the former fbi director will be asked was or is whether or not he was pressured by president trump to drop the probe into the former national security adviser michael flynn. we will hear from comey in one week's time. the president will announce a major decision as it relates to the paris climate agreement. and, trish, when you look at this, earlier has three choices. one, either stay in the deal that was negotiated by the obama administration and agreed to by more than 190 countries worldwide. two, pull out of the deal, or three, maybe pull out of some components

president trump saying that he has no audio recordings of himself and former fbi director james comey. our own blaken is live at the white with the latest. blake, leaving open possibility that -- reporter: david, that the president left this out there, possibility of it maybe. he put it to rest earlier today with the following tweet in which the president said, i'm quoting here from his twitter feed, with all of the recently reported electronic surveillance intercepts, unmasking, illegal leaking of information, i have no idea whether there are tapes or recordings of my conversations with james comey, but i did not make and do not have any such recordings. that pro president trump earlier today. as you know he first brought up the possibility of this in a tweet last month that was may 12th, just a few days after he had fired the former fbi head comey. at the press briefing earlier today off-camara, sanders was asked whether or not the president regretted going down this road in the first place, and she said, quote, i do not think so. by the way, as it relates to the president's agenda on this day, he

blake. reporter: james comey last week, jeff sessions tomorrow.epartment of justice says sessions will be testifying publicly, they put it, because he wants to. here is statement they released earlier today quote, the attorney general requested that this hearing be public. he believes it is important for the american people to hear the truth directly from him. he looks forward to answering the committee's questions tomorrow. that led me to ask the white house press secretary sean spicer at the briefing earlier today, essentially, if the white house signed off on sessions testifying tomorrow? here is what spicer said. >> congress generally speaking sets whether a hearing is open or closed based on the sensitivity of the subject. >> is the president okay with testifying in this open setting tomorrow? >> i think he is going to testify. we're aware of it, and go from there. reporter: sessions will be likely asked about his contacts with the russian ambassador, sergey kislyak what they talked about, how many times they talked along with the decision-ma

what james comey is expected to say when he sits down tomorrow there on capitol hill. i want to go straight to blake burman who is pouring through all of this. he joins us right now with the headlines. hey, blake. reporter: trish, l me stress right off the top these are documents just released moments ago. so we're going through them as we speak. it is believed to be the posted documents of jim comey's prepared testimony tomorrow before the senate intelligence committee. as i mentioned we had been reading through this. let me give you a just a little brief outline what we've been able to glean. in these documents, which former fbi director is prepared to talk about tomorrow, he will outline several meetings he had with president trump, president-elect trump and as president. comey writing in these documents there were nine different times they had spoke in person or over the phone in a four-month period. the first occasion comey says, took place on january 6. that would have been in the

inspire others blake hanson explains the tramautic experience she went through tiffany johnson: "i'll have another chance. i'm just so thankful. i'm thankful to be here."tiffany and her husband james were on the last stop of a cruise last week in the bahamas when they decided to go snorkeling in a shallow reef. tiffany said she felt a bump from behind. tiffany johnson:"i wasn't in pain, it just felt like i had bumped into something so i just casually turned to my right to look to see and that's when i was face to face with the shark. he had my whole arm in his mouth and he was just floating there, just staring at me."tiffany said she tried to pull her arm out, but the

blake. >>> no recordings between president trump and former fbi director james comey. the president said he did not make and does not have any tapes. he was the one two who tweeted the possibility of recordings. he made this new announcement once again on twitter. >>> george w. bush will be in d.c. today. he'll be meeting with veterans affairs as part of the military service initiative. the goal is to outline key priorities and an action plan to improve the treatment of v veterans and their families. >>> breaks news in first alert traffic. a massive problem for a lot of folks. new york avenue on the anacostia river bridge, all lanes are blocked. what you will encounter if you try to head that way, coming up. >>> this morning on radar, tracking showers across the area right now, mainly in parts of northern virginia. >>> breaking news in northeast washington. if you're headed into the district, look at this at anacostia bridge. a fatal crash overnight. westbound 50, pushed on to kenilworth. southbound bw parkway, kenilworth as well. outbound new york avenue p at bladensb

blake? >> hi, neil. you have the james comey testimony tomorrow before the senate intelligence committee and some of that sworn testimony at least written already released today by james comey. however, that's kind of the buffet tomorrow, if you will, some of the appetizer was with mike rogers and dan coats testifying before that very same committee, too. the nsa director rogers testifying that he had never been directed to cross the line, as he put it, or do anything illegal whereas the dni had dan coats said that he never felt pressured in any way to shape an intelligence product. >> to the best of my recollection, i have never been directed to do anything i believed to be illegal, immoral, unethical or inappropriate. >> i never felt pressure to intervene or interfere in any way with shaping intelligence in a political way. >> their testimony came on the heels of a "washington post" article which reported that president trump asked intelligence officials, including coats, to try to intervene with comey about the fbi's in

could do away with the o-t requirements the year after that.in san francisco, spencer blake, kron four news. ( jamesill ahead. the warriors win their second nba title in three years. we take a look at their dominance in the league. after the break. ( james @ landing ) our top story this morning. the golden state warriors are the 20-17 nba champions. the warriors dominance in the n-b-a started back in 20-15 when they defeated the cavs in six games: ( james ) in the warriors first matchup against the cavs and cleveland entered the finals as favorites. steph curry and the bunch managed to hold off a late push by lebron james and the cavs. andre igudola was named the finals mvp, after he was moved into the starting lineup... and did a little bit of everything, including making cluth shots and defending lebron. ( james ) the warriors parade is scheduled for thursday morning at 10. it starts at 11th and broadway in oakland and will end along the banks of lake merritt. kron 4 wil

testify about her role in pushing james comey to call the hook laden e-mail investigation a matter instead of an investigation. joining us now, david pernod and brought blakegeorge w. bush. i will start with you. you know whether lynch be charged with obstruction of justice for asking james comey in the fbi to downplay the investigation? >> or a premature. right now i don't think so. certainly could be an investigation and she could testify or there could be an fbi investigation into what she did. let's not forget the oversight and only investigative purposes. they do not have the ability to charge. the fbi investigation did open up, we would know that at this point. >> we may see former attorney general lynch soon. have we heard anything about that? >> has become politicized under the apartment and assertion. no doubt about it. i don't think that's the case under the trump administration. if anything, they are trying to clean it up and restore the decor and you expect from the justice department to be free from political oversight or intimidation. one thing is for sure, lynch has opened herself up to a congressional investigation. the fbi is watching test

keeps everything in line.you may just owe her a big 'thank you' later.in calistoga, spencer blake, kron four ( jamesnd here's a live look mateo (james) welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. here is a look at the major headlines before you head out the door this morning.... an east bay teenager dead after being accidentally shot by a b-b gun... it happened yesterday morning in antioch. 15-year-old marcos garcia was shot once in the chest by a friend while they were playing with a b-b gun. antioch police say it is a tragic accident. and.. fired fbi director james comey testified for nearly two and a half hours about his conversations with president trump, his firing, and the russia probe. among the revelations he outright accused the president of lying. comey also said the president demanded loyalty if he wanted to stay on as the fbi director. the president has denied that accusation. also.. the dubs have a chance to close out the cavs tonight in the nba finals. putting an exclamation point on their historic postseason. the dubs have so far gone 15 and oh in the post season. setting the record for

prayed for the shooter who caused them so much emotional pain.in san leandro, spencer blake, kron four news. ( james ) the alameda county sheriff's department needs help finding a man who went missing in lake tahoe. deputies say dan pham got in his kayak last thursday at lester beach and has not been seen since. his brother is a sheriffs deputy in alameda county. search efforts by the el dorado county sheriff, the u-s coast guard and state agencies were unable to find him. ( james ) attorney general jeff sessions has reportedly agreed to appear before the senate intelligence committee. sources say that sessions sent a letter over the weekend offering to testify tomorrow. it's not clear whether it will be a public hearing or conducted behind closed doors. the panel will decide. sessions recused himself from overseeing the federal investigation into possible collusion between the trump campaign and russia back in march. this after admitting he met twice last year with the russian ambassador to the u-s. a school district superintendent is apologizing to a student who was denied the chance to walk at gr

to home invasion robbery, elder abuse, and possessing a stolen car.in fremont, spencer blake, kron four news. ( james a motorcyclist is behind bars and accused of driving recklessly. c-h-p contra costa posted "slow-motion" video from its helicopter on facebook. it shows the driver on a green motorcycle in orinda on highway 24 by hidden valley road. c-h-p says the rider was kicking, punching and smashing mirrors. the rider led the "air-ops" team and patrol cars to his house where officers were waiting for him. he faces charges of reckless driving, vandalism, suspended registration and his motorcycle was impounded. c-h-p says the rider also attacked cars several times last week. ( james ) more than 150 people are dead and dozens of others are injured after an oil tanker exploded in eastern pakistan. investigators say the tanker went off the road in an accident and villagers had gathered to collect the oil--when the truck exploded. more than 100 others were injured... many of whom are now being treated for extensive burns including women and children. the death toll is expected to rise. police say... pe

charges against him, which could potentially include kidnapping, as well.in moraga, spencer blake, kron four news. ( jamesan accused of killing an australian tourist outside of a san francisco hotel has pleaded ánotá guilty to involuntary manslaughter, assault and battery charges. kron 4's justine waldman was inside the courtroom where the suspect was potrayed as a calm loving family man. family and friends of the man charged.. 34-year old david murillo from san bernandino county... walked out of court without a comment. his attorney says his client is upset and scared. mark jacobs/ public defender sot he is in shock he is a gentle hardworking man with two little girls murillo is accused of killing 33-year-old matt bate. a chemist on vacation in san francisco from australia. cameras were not allowed in court. but we learned more about what attorneys understand happened...outside of the di vinci hotel on van ness avenue...friday at 2am... murillo was in the city working on a specialty drape project. when he and and bate got into a verbal argument that turned physical. it is likely alcohol was involved. sot

brought in several calls, but no actual sightings of richard moss.in half moon bay, spencer blake, kron four news. ( jamesback to england... ariana grande performed before a crowd of almost 5thousand people in manchester, less than 24 hours after the deadly terror attack in the heart of london. <5 seconds / ásingingá> the "one love manchester" benefit concert yesterday paid tribute to the victims who died at her concert two weeks ago and also those who were attacked in london this weekend. katy perry, justin bieber, miley cyrus, the black eyed peas, and coldplay all performed. grande sang multiple times throughout the three-hour-plus show and spoke about meeting the families of the victims. <"i had the pleasure of meeting olivia's mommy a few days ago. as soon as i meet her i started crying and i gave her a big hug. and she told me to stop crying because olivia would not have wanted me to cry and then she told me that olivia would have wanted to hear the hits.">( james ) concert proceeds will go to an emergency fund set up by the city of manchester and the british red cross. ( james ) jurors will be back

blake, kron four news. (justine) members of the senate intelligence committee were speaking out today... they are making their voices heard just days after former f-b-i director, james comey's dramatic testimony on capitol hill. comey accused the president of asking him to back off the investigation into former national security advisor, michael flynn and the nature of his ties to russia. president trump responded saying comey's claims "weren't true." two members of the senate intelligence committee say they believe comey is the one being truthful. (sen. dianne feinstein/(d) california): "in this kind of thing, he's not going to lie. it's just not in him to do this." butted to(sen. susan collins/(r) maine): "i found director comey, former director comey's testimony to be candid, to be thorough. i believe that the information that he gave our committee is what he believed happened." comey's testimony also put attorney general jeff sessions in the spotlight. sessions recused himself from overseeing the russia investigation in early march. he announced yesterday that he plans to testify on tuesday before the senate intelligence committee. (jr stone) two tickets to tomo

james comey. >> i will not discuss private conversations between the president and attorney blake? >> when jeff sessions testifies tomorrow do you think he should invoke executive privilege on conversations between him and president. >> depends on the scope of questions. to get into a hypothetical at this point would be premature. >> in any way did jeff sessions, folks at doj ask for the white house's permission in essence for him to testify publicly tomorrow? >> i don't know the answer to that question. i know congress generally speaking sets the, whether a hear something open or closed based on sensitivity of the subject. >> is the president than okay with him testifying in this opening setting tomorrow? >> i think he is going to testify. we're aware of it. go from there. john. >> follow on to that, president seemed to indicate he thought it was a mistake for jeff sessions to recuse himself from the russia investigation. he said his preference would have been to the contrary on camera. what does the president think about the fact that sessions will be testifying tomorrow and acco

well, you know, if the tweets are any indication today, blake -- [laughter] he will label comey a leaker, which james comey clearly is. >> reporter: this news conference, trish, in the rose garden about 45 minutes from now we expect president trump will take questions, and if he does as expected, you know in which direction that will go. already today the president has sent out a tweet in james comey's direction. it was the first time we've heard from the president in this matter in which he said the qoling: despite so many false statements and lies, total and complete vindication. and, wow, comey is a leaker. now, the president's former campaign manager corey lewandowski earlier today says he feels comey is a part of the deep state which is an accusation by some that those within the government are trying to purposefully harm the president. here was lewandowski earlier today on "fox & friends." he's a leaker. he's a washington leaker. he's the deep state. he's everything that's wrong with washington. he's the person who was self-promoting, taking his memorandums that he's written, i was so stunned,

james corden reveals why his upcoming car pool karaoke with ed sheeran was his most challenging. >>> plus, secrets from a hol hollywood producer. some major coop to spill. >> what are gwen and blake like when the cameras aren't rolling. >>> and bryan cranston. nicknames, on-set secrets and impressions. >> he's got some nerve. >>> now for june 1st, 2017, this is "entertainment tonight." >>> welcome, everybody, we're just three days away there the biggest and most emotional event of the year. the one love manchester concert for the victims of the terror attack. >> more acts have been added and our carly steele is on the ground in england with more. ♪ >>> today crews set up the stage at emirates old trafford in manchester, and security is already in place. you can see warning signs are posted and personnel are screening those who enter. ♪ >> and while the black eyed peas have officially joined the lineup, we've learned that fergie will not be there. >> she is no longer part of the group. a source tells "e.t." fergie is still in the family but is focusing on her solo project. >> and today, more british acts were confirmed. girl group little mix and singer robbie williams will perform

inspire others blake hanson explains the tramautic experience she went through tiffany johnson: "i'll have another chance. i'm just so thankful. i'm thankful to be here."tiffany and her husband james last stop of a cruise last week in the bahamas when they decided to go snorkeling in a shallow reef. tiffany said she felt a bump from behind. tiffany johnson:"i wasn't in pain, it just felt like i had bumped into something so i just casually turned to my right to look to see and that's when i was face to face with the shark. he had my whole arm in his mouth and he was just floating there, just staring at me."tiffany said she tried to pull her arm out, but the shark clamped down and they struggled for a couple of minutes before she got away. tiffany johnson: "i kept trying to yank my hand back and the last time i yanked he had cut it clean off so i was able to actually get free,? tiffany said.james heard her screams and jumped in to help. meanwhile, tiffany said she was already praying.tiffany johnson: "i felt this tangible peace on me and it was so thick, that i was just calm. doctors in the bahamas were able to stop the bleeding, but issues with passports and customs had the johnson

blake and now, with my luke. what's up with this? >> we're stealing your guys. >> i hung out with brett james and wrote a little song we're going to haveators are killing it. the whole town is on fire. i'm losing my voice. >> and hoda's losing her voice already. be >> that's what karaoke with blake will do to you. >> we'll make it up for her. n we'll carry you through. >> all right, luke, kathie lee be and hoda in nashville. batten down the hatches, guys. n we'll see you in a little while. >> watch out, nashville. >>> let's head back to carson in the orange room. >> luke is looking good for this early in the morning. be that's cool. let's look in our green room. you have tlc and naughty by nature. they're here. it's like a high school reunion for me. we got it going on live. i love the '90s concert. we're going to do it out on the plaza. we're excited for that. first, your local news and weather. [ cheers and applause ] ==vo== the woman accused of sticking methamphetamin >>> a very good morning to you. it is 8:26. the woman accused of putting methamphetamines in a toddler's mouth is scheduled to appear in court at that on attempted mur

blake, and now you're with my luke. what's up with this? >> we're stealing your guys. >> i hung out with brett james and wrote a little song we'll have fun with killing it. the whole town is on fire. i'm losing my voice. >> and hoda is losing her voice. >> that's what karaoke with blake will do to you. >> we're carry you through. >> all right. luke, kathie lee and hoda in nashville. we'll see you in a while. >> watch out, nashville. >>> let's go back to carson in the orange room. >> luke is looking good this early in the morning. let's look at the green room. tlc, and naughty by nature. they are here. it's like a high school reunion for me. we have it i love the 90s concert. that's coming up. first, your local newand weath. >>> good morning. 8:26 on this wednesday, june 7th. right now let's get a check on the first 4 traffic with melissa mollet. >>> right now outer loop after new hampshire avenue, crash blocking the left lane. northbound bw parkway, a crash reported. northbound soud delays. a problem at the case bridge. crash blocking the left lane. >> a check on the forecast when we come back. stay with us. vo: delivering cleaner, reliable e

james comey better hope there are not tapes of any of the conversations. turns out, there are no tapes of the conversations. president trump just tweeting about the matter. blakean you tell us? >> hi, there, neil, and first, let's start off with that very tweet that the president put out probably about 20, 25 minutes ago or so. and it says the following, and i quote here from president trump's twitter. feed. with all of the surveillance, intercepts, unmasking, and leaking of illegal information, i have no idea whether there are tapes or recordings of my conversations with james comey. but i did not make and do not have any such recording. so you have a couple things going on here, neil, within that one very tweet. first, the president saying he doesn't know if there are any other recordings out there from anybody else. but as it relates to himself, he says that there are no such recordings. he did not make any. he does not have any. this was all started back as you know on may 12th, so about six or seven or so weeks ago. a few days after he had fired the fbi director jim comey in which he sent out in a tweet saying that jim comey better not hope there are tape

blake burman. if this is a preview of coming attractions when james comey speaks, the ruling seems to be questions 80% of the time, and answers if they can get them in about 12% if they're lucky. the guys like to hear themselves and exasperated alike, and kelly and some of the others who said, just let me answer, that is not going to be afforded here, and again, if i said that's going to happen tomorrow, well, set your vcr. people don't have vcr's anymore, if you have an etch a sketch. his office is a mess by the way, and he's right next to my producer whose office is meticulous, like a felix unger, oscar madison. >> the rats go from mine to his. that's why ralph is mad at me. neil: amazing, how do you find your way through that. >> you smell your way through it. you stay away from the old sandwiches and stuff like that. >> you don't throw anything out, even food. >> i don't eat, i do throw out food. my office is a classic reporter's office. all my files and all my crap they get accumulate from stories, i keep -- neil: what do you mean a classic reporter's office. it's a lion's den at the zoo. >>

attack as former fbi director james comey is ready to take the hot seat in front of the senate intelligence committee tuesday. it is another busy week in washington. our own blake burman at the white house with the latest. blake, i hope you have lots of coffee or ready for this week? reporter: cup was poured earlier this morning, melissa and we needed it. 6:00 hour the president had sent out slew of tweets the white house accounted for throughout the day. the president saying there was indeed a travel ban he supports, a term this white house was pushing back on in the first days of his presidency. after that the president seemed to cast doubt on second iteration of that travel ban which he wrote following, quote, the justice department should have stayed with the original travel ban, not the watered down, politically correct version they submitted to sc. meaning the supreme court. deputy press secretary sarah sanders was at the podium and she asked, does the president support what he signed? >> absolutely. again he supports steps moving in the direction at all levels and forms possible. he wants the strongest executive order out there. he wanted it to move as q