he's formally nominating james comey to head the fbi. let's listen in. >> it's an opportunity for all of us as a nation to say thank you to bob and ann, but also gives me a chance to announce my choice to be the next director of the fbi, jim comey. every day our fbi special agents, analysts, and professional staff devote and often risk their lives keeping us secure from the streets of our cities to the battlefield of afghanistan. they embody the core principles of fidelity, bravery, and integrity. bob mueller has embodied those values through decades of public service and live them every day as fbi director during an extraordinary period in our nation's history. bob, some of you will recall, was sworn in just days before 9/11. bob not only played a key role in our response to those attacks, he began one of the biggest transformations of the fbi in history to make sure that nothing like that ever happens again. like the marine that he's always been, bob never took his eyes off his mission. under his watch, the fbi joined forces with our i

it looks like president obama will nominate james comey to lead the f.b.i. komi has a resume that has garnered both praise and controversy between two thousand and three and two thousand and five komi has served as deputy attorney general in the bush administration in two thousand and four comey took over for his boss attorney general john ashcroft when he became sick despite pressure from the bush administration comey refused to reauthorize the n.s.a.'s warrantless wiretapping program at a senate hearing in two thousand and seven komi described how senior administration officials came to ashcroft's hospital bed to try to get his approval for the spying program as he laid back down he said but that doesn't matter because i'm not the attorney general there is the attorney general and he pointed to me and i was just to his left the two men did not acknowledge me they turned and walked from the room he goes on to describe standing up to high ranking members of the bush administration for this call me has received praise from both republicans and democrats but c

just moments from now, president obama, he's going to introduce james comey. his choice to succeed long time director robert mueller. this announcement comes at a time of increasing public unease about domestic surveillance and what the fbi knows about our private lives. dan lothian live at the white house. we're juggling a lot today, dan. a lot of news. tell us more about james comey. >> reporter: first of all this is something we knew the president was going to do late last month. officials with the obama administration did confirm it. only now is it becoming official. this is someone who comes to the job or would come to the job with a lot of national security experience. someone who both republicans and democrats have said is an independent kind of thinker. someone who they believe, at least the administration believes, could be crucial as the fbi moves beyond some of these controversies that you reference when it comes to domestic surveillance. who is comey? on a personal level, this is someone who is a registered republican. he contributed to mitt romney

let's not forget james comey, long history.ide of john ashcroft during a very, very interesting piece of history that will get revisited. yeah, he's certainly coming into office at a very difficult time. >> and that does it, chris, for us for today and for this week. a very special bittersweet moment because this is the final show for our extraordinary line producer bridget flanagan. she's been promoted to a big new job. she has been with me from the beginning, six years in full, before we were even "andrea mitchell reports." bridget, you have been amazing. you're only going to be a phone call away, but we will miss you. we love you dearly. happy trails. my colleague tamron hall has a look at what's next. >> bridget a fellow texan. that's why i love her. in just a few hours before the final closing bell for the week, stocks are reacting for a third day to the possibility the fed will soon start pulling back its stimulus. we'll take a look at what's going on today, how the week is ending. plus, investigators go back to the home

i know james comey.henomenal and smart and has integrity. >> a man of integrity and ethics and the deputy attorney general under the bush administration opposed the warrantless wiretap program. he offered his resignation to protect terrorists. >> talk about what is going to happen with the irs targeting. what do you think is going to happen in the mid term elections based on what is going on with the white house now targeting political enemies? can they possibly win the mid term? >> i think the republicans will have a really hard time picking up any seats. they will probably lose some for. >> judge jeanine: the republicans or the democrats? >> they want to talk about getting america back on track and creating jobs again. they don't want to talk about the scandal laden politics that the republican house is pushing. look back what happened with clinton in the late '90s, the republicans lost seats then, too, for the exact same reason. if they keep this up they will lose a lot of seats. >> ryan probably does

he appointed big tall james comey to be the attorney general instead.uld be comey who was going to have to sign off on it. the white house tried to go to james comey to get him to sign off on it and he wouldn't and then tried to go around him and have sick john ashcroft authorize it and he raced them to john ashcroft's hospital room and sat by his bed and told the fbi agents not to let anybody in or out and wouldn't let it happen. that was what that whole drama was about, whether the bush administration spying on us was being done in a legal way. the resolution of that drama ultimately the justice department wouldn't sign off on the program as it was. a big drama. everybody threatened to quit. words were exchanged. reportedly swearing. they did keep spying on us, kept doing the spying they were doing but tweaked the rationale to make the justice department more comfortable. we finally learned they were doing that, spying in that way in 2006 when "usa today" broke the news all these phone companies had been told to turn over phone records to the nsa, not

. >> as president obama nominates james comey to head the fbi, newly disclosed documents reveal the fbi has cleared its agents in every single shooting incident dating back two decades. we will speak to pulitzer prize- winning new york times reporter charlie savage. then drones over the united states. >> does the fbi use drones for surveillance on u.s. soil? >> yes. >> as outgoing fbi director robert mueller confirms the agency's use of drones, we will speak with heidi boghosian, author of the new book, "spying on democracy: government surveillance, corporate power and public resistance." and we remember the late actor james gandolfini. while best known for his role is to a soprano, he produced two documentaries focused on injured military veterans, the effects of ptsd, and the emotional cost of war. >> sure they give the metals and alive, butou you are you feel and the. you feel like he lost. -- like you lost. thank you. >> no, man, thank you. >> we will speak with the filmmakers who worked with james gandolfini on the documentaries, jon alpert and matthew o'neil. all that and more com

president obama is set to nominate former acting attorney general james comey as the next f.b.i.tion for putting the law above politics while working in the george w. bush administration. would his nomination be a sign that president obama is also looking to place the law over politics or is this move purely political? susan estridge is here. good to see you. >> good to see you. >> arthel: okay. so which is it, susan? >> it's both. all of the above. i mean, sometimes doing the right thing really is good politics. i think in choosing someone like mr. comey, who has got a reputation for integrity, who stood up to the bush white house on the eavesdropping program, he's found a way to communicate clearly that at least on this particular issue, the f.b.i., that we're not going to be divided on partisan lines and that he's putting in somebody who is known for integrity and for mr. obama's point of view, that's good politics, unlike having eric holder investigate himself, which is not good politics. >> arthel: which brings me to the title of your column this week, which is "eric holder

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james comey, nominated now by president obama to be the new fbi director.'s got a lot of cred, a lot of status here on capitol hill because of his previous activity to oppose unwarranted surveillance, which could help president obama win senate approval for the man he wants to be the fbi director. he calls himself a freakishly tall republican. he was deputy attorney general, an executive at lockheed martin, now president obama's nominee to direct the fbi. >> i'm not sure i have the words to describe how excited i am to return to the department of justice, and especially to get to work again with the people of the fbi. they are men and women who have devoted their lives to serving and protecting others. >> reporter: he would take over the bureau just after americans learned their phone and internet use might be monitored by the nsa. the outgoing director revealed the fbi is using drones for domestic surveillance. as acting attorney general in 2004, in a confrontation with seener bush 43 white house officials, he challenged the legality of nsa wiretapping don

he'll name james comey, a former federal prosecutor and deputy attorney general. >>> former enron ceo will be in court in houston, texas, today. skilling will be resentenced for the enron corporate fraud after the justice department recommended reducing his prison sentence from 24 to 14 years. >>> and we also want to say happy birthday to 2009 american idol winner chris allen, who is 28, britain's prince william turns 31, and juliet lewis is 40. >>> here's what's coming up later on the "today" show. matt lauer talks to paula deen. daredevil nick wallenda joins us for a preview of the tight rope walk. keep it right here. we have more news, weather, and sports on nbc. thanks for watching "early today." have a great weekend. >>> on the run and wanted in three cities on the peninsula. the details we're learning about an alleged serial burglar and where police think he may be. >>> watching for retaliation. what san jose police are planning for this weekend after a teenager is killed by a rival gang mob. >>> the world famous shez paniss opens its doors almost four months after a fire burnt

james comey. smart move? >> i think extremely smart. bipartisan in the first place but just in terms of an outstanding public servant. i have never interviewed him, i don't know him personally but i went back today and rewatched -- he gave testimony after a very dramatic incident which has been widely talked about. there was a domestic surveillance program in the bush white house that some people in the white house-- and the vice president's office-- wanted to continue. the justice department decided that it was not a legal program and they were going to not extend it. and the white house chief of staff and the president's council went to the hospital room of john ashcroft, the attorney general, to get him to overrule the justice department and comey and bob mueller and some others physically stood there and said "no, this is our ruling, we're sticking with this ruling." ashcroft stood with them. and to stand up as a mid-level civil servant against the chief of staff and the white house, that takes enormous courage and if anybody wants

he's recommending james comey. he is best known for refusing to give in when the bush administration wanted him to reauthorize the controversial wiretapping program. >>> another twist this morning. the massive intelligence leak at the nsa, the background check on edward snowden is under investigation. the inspector general's been looking into the company usis, what's being called systemic failures to adequately conduct investigations. >>> new immigration reform deal is expected to be announced today on capitol hill. it will call for doubling the size of the u.s. border patrol to 38,000 officers and completing the 700-mile fence along the border with mexico. abc's tahman bradley has the details. tahman? >> reporter: john and tai, good morning. republicans and democrats say this is hard work. but there's a lot of optimism on capitol hill they'll be able to get it done. a lot of debate about the security amendment. the amendment would add an additional $3.2 billion for border security. it was introduced by republican

james comey is a former federal prosecutor, former justice department official who helped oversee national surveillance programs under president george w. bush. he will replace director robert mueller, who's stepping down after almost a dozen years in the job. >>> in brazil tonight, just about everyone from the president on down is trying to figure out what to do next and how to manage a wave of people. this follows another unprecedented night of protests there, the largest mass outpouring in the history of the nation unfolding across the country, and it carried over into early today. nbc's miguel almaguer has our report tonight from rio. >> reporter: police and protesters clashed into the morning. more than a million demonstrators in the street in some 80 cities across brazil. in sao paulo, the country's economic hub, at least one demonstrator was killed, hit by a car. most of the protests were peaceful, but in some cities authorities lost control of surging crowds, the tear gas at times overwhelming. the protests here in rio have turned violent. tear gas is being lobbed into the air. pro

if confirmed by the senate, james comey will replace robert mueller. comey is best known for a stand off with the bush administration over the warrantless wiretapping program. and this morning we're learning more about the government's far-reaching nsa surveillance program. two in documents published by the "washington post" and britain's "guardian" indicate that nsa can keep copies of communications about citizens indefinitely. obama administration officials say information gathered on americans is destroyed. today president obama meets with the federal privacy and civil liberties oversight board that reviews anti-terrorism programs. >> and house leaders on both sides of the aisle are blaming each other after the house rejected a half trillion-dollar farm bill. the vote was 234-195. the five-year measure would have cut $2 billion a year from the food stamp program. it would have also allowed states to impose new work requirements on food stamp recipients. >>> and senate leaders appear to have reached a compromise on immigration reform. the deal involv

james comey will take over as the agency, of course, is dealing with privacy debates over recently exposednvestigative tactics. comey is best known for a 2004 standoff over a no-warrant wiretapping program literally at the hospital bed of attorney general john ashcroft. comey stopped white house officials in their attempt to get an ailing ashcroft to reauthorize the program. if confirmed by the senate, comey would serve a ten-year tenure and replace robert mueller. mueller has held the job since the week before the terrorist attacks on september 11th. >>> the murder investigation involving new england patriots tight end aaron hernandez continues to develop this morning. the fox affiliate in boston is reporting that neighbors heard gunshots early monday morning, the day that oden lloyd's body was found about a mile from hernandez's house. the station is also reporting that hernandez's cell phone and home security system were damaged when police arrived at the house to question hernandez. si.com is reporting hernandez likely will be arrested, although we do need to point out, it's not clear

james comey you're talking about, and you might recall that during the bush administration when he wasu.s. attorney general when john ashcroft was in the hospital, comey threatened to resign over the administration's plan to renew an electronic eavesdropping program. that comey found simply to be too intrusive. here's a window into comey's thinking from a recent promotional video that he participated in for a recent employer of his, bridgewater securities. listen up to this. >> i had sat in the white house situation room in meetings chaired by the president where i could tell from the body language of people around the table that there were things to say, and they didn't say them. >> reporter: the president set to introduce james comey as the new fbi director nominee at a rose garden ceremony, 2:05 this amp. rick, we'll be there for that. rick: doug mckelway, thanks so much. martha: nearly 500 homes have been evacuated as air tankers are dropping fire retardant on wildfires that are going on in arizona, along the arizona/new mexico border. the evacuees are streaming into shelters hopin

you remember james comey was the person who intervened with robert mueller's help, the fbi director then. comey pushed back on all of that. you see the president coming out introducing comey. >> forgive me. >> for more than a century we have counted on the dedicated women of the fbi to keep us safe. that time the fbi's been led by six directors. and the second longest serving director of the fbi, for the last 12 years, has been an exemplary public servant, bob mu moeller. by law, fbi directors only serve 10 years, back in 2011 when bob's term was up, i asked congress to give him two more years. it wasn't a request i made lightly and i know congress didn't grant it lightly but at a time when transitions were under way at the cia and the pentagon, and given the threats facing our nation, we felt it was critical to have bob's steady hand and strong leadership at the bureau. 12 years is a long time to do anything, and i guarantee you that bob's wife, ann, agrees. in addition to asking congress, i think we needed approval from ann as well for those extra two years. today, as bob prepares to c

for outgoing fbu he is nominating the number two man at the justice department under presidens james comeyelligence leak at the nshe pte fnduc the background check on whistleblower edward snowden, under investigation, accused of systematic failures to adequately conduct investigations. >> kim and kanye's baby's name revealed, the little girl has reportedly been named northwest. and called norie for short. those are some of our top stories on this friday, june 21st. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> north west for kim and kanye's baby, what do you think? >> she'll always know where she is headed. let's begin with worries about the economy here and around the world. >> overseas markets are lower this morning after a drop in the dow. here with more is abc's marci gonzalez. >> reporter: from the opening bell, deja vu of plunging stocks. the worst day of the year on wall street with the dow dropping by more than 350 points at the close. the second consecutive day of stunning selloffs. >> people start panicking. so they sold. >> reporter: investors say the drop is largel

several senior republicans, including james comey and robert mueller threatened to design.ington post" running a merge of bush and obama faces every six months. having said that, those of us that look at the treatment of marginalized community, police abuse and national security abuse, haven aacute awareness to not have individualized oversight. >> a different conversation. >> it is not the same at stop and frisk. >> let me just finish my point, john. my concern is that when you look at the fisa court, which was ornlly built to do individual oversight. sometimes after the fact. put the wiretap down. within 24 or 72 hours, run it through. it was case by case. the point isn't to say it is the exact same as mayor bloomberg stop and frisk is a literal surveillance. >> if we don't individually oversove oversee it, we leave that temptation for the next president. the fisa court was set up in '78. the first time they ever turned down a request was 1999. we had gradual intrusions to where we had physical searches added. this has always been a court that essentially rubber stamped w

. >> talk about the significance of president obama nominating james comey to be the head of the fbi and who he was. >> obama has nominated a republican who served in the bush a ministration for a long time, a guy with a reputation as being personally in correctable. it is ironic. he named him to be the head of the fbi. he named him because i think he wanted to distract from the phone records scandal, the fact holder's justice department has gone after the phone records of the associated press and fox is reporter james rosen. what can you tell from these members? if you see a reporter called connections, then a report. we have this huge scandal over the fact the government went after the phone records of the ap, and now we know they're going after everyone's records. one of the grand irony is, he named james, because the of this reputation of being a stand-up said, we havely to cut back on what the nsa is doing. what the nsa was doing is probably much broader than what "the new york times," --. greenwald be prosecuted? >> absolutely there will be some sort of actor to go after him pu

the president nominated james comey today to be director of the f.b.i. comey is best known for blocking bush white house officials from renewing a warrant-less wire-tapping program in 2004. at the time, he was deputy attorney general. today, the president took note of comey's reputation, at a time of new debates over surveillance. > he is that rarity in washington sometimes. he doesn't care about politics. he only cares about getting job done. at key moments when it has jim understands in time of crisis, we aren't judged solely by many plots or how many criminals we bring to justice. we're also judged by our commitment to the constitution that we've sworn to defend, and to the values and civil liberties that we've pledged to protect. >> sreenivasan: if confirmed, comey will succeed robert mueller, who took over the f.b.i. the week before 9/11. on wall street, stocks managed to stave off any more big losses, after a two-day plunge. the dow jones industrial average gained 41 points to close at 14,799. the nasdaq fell seven points to close at 3,357. for the

. >>> just after 2:00 the president will nominate james comey to be the new fbi director.er president george w. bush at the justice department. >>> a local republican leader in illinois steps down after a huge backlash from comments he made about a candidate from his own party. jim allen called former miss america erika harold a streetwalker in a racially charged e-mail. he resigned yesterday as the head of the republican party in montgomery county, illinois. harold is charging republican rodney david in a gop primary. >>> and if you've got a thousand bucks to spend tonight dancing with congressman bill vazenga. the michigan native is hosting a ballroom dance class/fund-raiser tonight in d.c. his mom was apparently a dancer with her own studio. his claim to fame was that he was the only kid in fourth grade who knew how to foxtrot. >>> and we couldn't resist showing you this video of congressman john dingell trying out google glasses. the 86-year-old, longest serving congressman called it quite a machine. >>> and if you read only one thing this morning, one must read is fro

eastern po nomines james comey as the f.b.i. director.then on c-span the debate over the immigration policy. a final vote is expected before uly 4. on c pa the latest out of afghanistan, including the talks with the taliban. all of this at 8:00 p.m. eastern networks.an earlier today the congressional internet caucus held an advisory committee meeting. here's a look at how the data programs are disrupting them. >> as we look at the specific cases described in hearings earlier this week, i think what we see is what seems like fairly dramatic claims, dozens of terror plots being foiled. it looks less dramatic under closer scrutiny. if you separate them out, you say 40 of these terror events, against what that is, were overseas. so they may have involved prison in some significant way, then you have 10 or 12 that are domestic. then you look at what that means, how many were used -- specifically used this data program? the majority, we believe. ok, six or seven, then what are the cases? one involved finding someone who d been donating money to

james comey will replace mueller. >> these drones are made in america by americans to spy on americans. >> on "cbs this morning." >> gathering near stonehenge to celebrate summer solstice the longest day of the year. >> programming reminder. during the summer all scandals will be reruns. that's a programming reminder. >>> welcome to cbs this morning. good morning and happy first day of summer. >> it's here finally. great to be with you. the markets could be in for another rough day. one day after ben bernanke announced the federal would pull back on its stimulus efforts, the stock market continued its nose-dive yesterday. >> the dow is up this morning after falling 354 points yesterday, wiping out six weeks of gains. bernanke's announcement is good news when it comes to the economy. jeff glor is at the new york stock exchange. >> good morning to our viewers in the west. it was an anxious overnight for the markets after the dow lost yesterday and lost 560 points the past two days. the dow sunk to its lowest point this year. its biggest one day drop since november 2011. which comes on th

. >> president obama's choice for the fbi director james comey. he once served under president george w. bush, now as the obama administration is under fire for mass surveillance of america's phone and internet records, the president is nominating the man who fought against warrantless wiretapping by the bush white house. >>> the heir to one of the oldest fortunes is going to jail. the son of millionaire brook aster stole from his ailing mother. >>> finally, this morning, you know, there are certain things that work much better with animals than with people. take for example, the world's ugliest dog contest. it wouldn't translate if they subbed people for dogs. bad breeding is a plus in this one. the mutts who are more likely to be pitied than praise get their moment in the sun. this year is wally. he's a beagle boxer basset hound mix. how many dogs are involved in that mix? do you want to visualize? the judges were impressed with his waddle of walks. i don't think the dog's ugly. you get a chance to see him waddle wide on the show tomorrow. pleas

he seemed like kind after shoo-in, james comey did, the fbi director nominee but as more and more comes out about him and his involvement in some of these surveillance programs it is looking a little more precarious for him, isn't it? >> i think he will get through. the administration will have to give a lot of information it hasn't to congress before because i think his nomination will be held up, not necessarily because of his track record. he is respected on both sides of the aisle. they will seek a lot of information and thinks nomination will not be easy. jon: bob cusack, from "the hill." thank you. >> thanks, jon. jenna: for more on that story throughout the day today. meantime we're following break breaking developments in the murder investigation police linked to an up-and-coming nfl star. an arrest warrant now issued for aaron hernandez. according to reports, the latest in the case coming up next. >>> riots growing by the day. dozens are injured as angry protesters clash in police in several cities. what is being done to try to calm this situation? we'll tell you where it is al

absence, president obama has not yet named a successor, although media reports suggest it could be james comeyeller's departure, the fact that no one has yet been named to take his place and mueller's apparent lack of knowledge about key investigations during his last testimony on the house side on june 13th have left many in doubt of the bureau's direction and leadership. here was a very uncomfortable exchange between mueller and representative jim jordan of ohio last week about the irs investigation. >> you're asking detailed questions about the investigation. i'll be happy to get back to you and answer those questions that i can understanding -- >> i'm asking basic questions about the investigation like who's heading it up, and you can't tell me that. can you get back to me on any, any group who was targeted by the irs who the fbi visited with prior to the investigation starting? while they were applying for -- that would be important information for this committee to have. can you get that to me? >> we'll look at the questions and try to respond. >> reporter: today's hearing on the senate

. >> president obama nominated james comey to be the next director of the fbi. famous live butted heads with the bush white house over the use of wiretaps at that time. the president eluded to the current controversy over the surveillance of e-mails. >> we are judged solely by how many plots we disrupt or how many criminals we bring to justice, we judged by the constitution we've sworn to defend and values of civil liberties we've sworn to protect. and this work of striking a balance between our security and also making sure we're maintaining fidelity to the values that we cherish is a constant mission. >> if confirmed, comey will replace robert mueller, who is leaving after heading the fbi for 12 years. we've heard from the white house in the last few minutes that the president called the miami heat today to congratulate them on their second nba championship. >> coming up, paula deen's scamable to save her reputation. >> please forgive me for the mistake that i've made. >> but that video and two more like it may not have been enough. and you may want to think t

friday president obama nominated james comey as the director of the f.b.i. he served deputy attorney general under president george w. bush. from the white house, this is ust over 10 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states, accompanied by mr. bob mueller and mr. jim comey. >> good afternoon, everybody. these have a seat. for more than a century, we have counted on the dedicated men and women of the fbi to keep us safe. in that time, the fbi has been led by six directors and the second longest serving director of the fbi, for the last 12 years, an exemplary public ervant, bob mueller. by law fbi directors only serve for 10 years, but back in 2011, when bob's term was up, i asked congress to give him two more years. it was not a request i made lightly, and i know congress did not grant it lightly, but at the time transitions were underway at the cia and the pentagon, and given the threats facing our nation, it was critical to have bob's strong leadership at the bureau. 12 years is a long time to do anything. and i guarantee you tha

going to obama is nominate james comey at the fbi director nominee. mr. comey is a republican.he formerly served as the u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york, and he was in the george w. bush administration. that announcement coming up this afternoon in the white house rose garden. it will happen in about an hour from now, 2:0 five eastern. we will have it live here on c- span. quickly talk about transparency to the american public, there is -- you are going to give up something. you're going to be given signals to our adversaries as to what our capabilities are, and the more specific you get about the program, the more specific you get about the oversight, the more specific you get about the capabilities and -- youities, you people will have the people saying i have to find other ways to committee kate and i have to keep that in mind. so there is a price to be made in the transparency. now where that line is drawn and terms of identifying where our capabilities are is out of our hands. you tell us to do one way, we will do it that way. but there is a price to be

tonight on c-span, president obama nominates james comey as fbi director. later, discussion of nsa data collection programs and technology and privacy laws. today, president obama nominated as the next director of the fbi. he served as deputy attorney general under president bush and would replace fbi director mueller if confirmed. from the white house, this is just under 10 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states, accompanied by mr. bob mueller and mr. jim comey. >> good afternoon, everybody. please have a seat. for more than a century, we have counted on the dedicated men and women of the fbi to keep us safe. in that time, the fbi has been led by six directors and the second longest serving director of the fbi, for the last 12 years, an exemplary public servant, bob mueller. by law fbi directors only serve for 10 years, but back in 2011, when bob's term was up, i asked congress to give him two more years. it was not a request i made lightly, and i know congress did not grant it lightly, but at the time transitions were underwa

director and james comey shouldn't have any problems getting confirmed -- you could have eric holderk times" piece over the weekend definitely got some attention. >> brian: do you mind one tough question before we let go? >> sure. >> brian: how could tiger play so bad for so many straight days? you're a great golfer. you might even be better than tiger woods. >> yeah, right. >> brian: why was he so bad this weekend at the memorial? >> that is a good question. that's a tough one. but the final nine holes, i think he had some crazy amount of birdies. he's getting ready for the u.s. open. who knows? you have bad weeks, brian. >> brian: right. >> steve: bret, next time you talk -- >> brian: you want to brush that off? >> steve: i was going to say, next time you do golf talk, you got to use the golf voice. >> applause. >> steve: try to use that for an hour between 6 and 7:00 p.m. eastern. >> alisyn: your tie is very handsome today, bret. >> thank you very much. >> brian: nobody defended me. >> alisyn: thanks so much. >> steve: see you guys. time for some headlines. >> alisyn: at this mome

president obama expected today to name a new fbi director james comey a an official under george w.their annual conference this weekend in las vegas. they are expected to call on congress to stiffen back for lawmakers. >>> jeffrey skilling will get an early release from prison. skilling cut a deal with prosecutors. now, if the judge approves, skilling could be free by 2017. and at number five, monsteres or zombies, take your pit. brad pitt "world war z" goes up against the animated sequel "monsteres university." for everything you need to know for your new day, go to cnn.com/newday. >> we're all, obviously, we want to be mindful of giving the gandolfini family their space. jim gandolfini's life. good man and a great actor. we also have an update now. we introduced you yesterday to this amazing video. he was born completely deaf and became the first child to get an implant and we showed you the incredible video from hearing his father for the first time. that's what he's pointing at. this morning grayson and his parents are here live and we'll talk to them in just a minute. but, firs

. >> next on c-span, president comey asinates james fbi director then mitch mcconnell talks about free speech under the obama administration. later, a discussion on nsa data collection and privacy laws. tomorrow on "washington journal ," the federal reserve's plan for stimulus programs with anthony sanders of george mason. tolowed by issues important younger americans including student loan interest rates and youth unemployment. we are joined by matthew segal. they use a photo database of almost 120 million people to and we willpects talk to the national reporter. washington journal live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> this is a challenging time for people who are conservative. we have a quite liberal democratic president who has not only been elected but reelected after putting in place some ideas and programs and projects that, i think, are very wrongheaded. they had a chance to think about that and they reelected him. it's a challenging time. .t's also an exciting time what we're trying to do is modernize conservativism and and bring it in line with what the country is facing now

if james comey is confirmed he'll replace current chief robert mueller when mueller steps down in september. the president says comey is a highly experienced nominee when it comes to the threats and problems facing the u-s. robert mueller has led the bureau for the past 12- years. former enron c-e-o jeffrey skilling will get out of prison ten years early. a federal judge in houston accepted a deal between skilling and federal prosecutors. skilling was convicted of fraud and conspiracy and sent to prison after the energy company fell into financial ruin in 2001. he's now expected to be free by 2017. as part of the deal, skilling would lose more than 40 million dollars of his assets to victims on enron's collapse. look at 'em. living on cloud nine with that u-verse wireless receiver. you see in my day, when my mom was repainting the house, you couldn't just set up a tv in the basement. i mean, come on! nope. we could only watch tv in the rooms that had a tv outlet. yeah if we wanted to watch tv someplace else, we'd have to go to my aunt sally's. have you ever sat on a plastic covered couch? [