he operated like a jay edgar hoover. he could thumb his nose at all of the da. that seeped like some of the issues there but frankly, gates could just basically thumb his nose. >> he could thumb his nose, but how could he thumb his nose at the city council? >> tavis, i have very vivid memories. i remember going to temergency operations center and realizing that the technology was really out of date. and they were using post it notes because there was no technology to know what was going on. and it was not just the technology, but the political structure was out of touch with the reality of what was going on out there in the city. so even though the diversity of l.a. was growing. even though there was some minority voices better represented on the city council, that didn't change the basic power relationship. the fact that the police department was a separate political force. the police was not under the control of the mayor, and politics as usual in l.a. back in the 1990s could go on and ignore the tensions burning below the surface. >> what do we think about th

like jay edgar hoover. there's going to be a lot of intensification of focus on it in the peeks weeks ahead. we cannot jump from a "new york times" story that was dictated by a friend of comey's to a "new york times" reporter to impeachment or crisis. we have to get the memos. if there are white house tapes -- by the way, ben sasse wants the tapes, as well -- look at every one. this doesn't stop with this administration. director muller was the director when loretta lynch met with bill clinton. there are lots of hand-written or personally dictated memos by direct comey that we need to get into the hands of the article i oversight authorities of the congress and let the chips fall, chris. let the chips fall. >> the most important investigation is going to be one by a special prosecutor. that has to happen. it can't be an investigation controlled by a tainted justice department. it has to be full, fair and professional and thorough. that's what happened in watergate. that's why we finally were able to bring a

before my mobsters, jay edgar hoover said there was no such thing as organized crime in the country.you know that >> yes, i'm a student of history and your father as well. unfortunately i'm also a student of the clock and we're up against it right now. >> anyway, my father had served and served in government, and he had also had to be confirmed. and i think that, you know, i think linden johnson made a mistake by sayingfamily members couldn't, serve. if you go through the confirmation process, that's a way to prove that you have >> kathleen kennedy town send the former attorney general of the state of maryland. your uncle once told me it's the family business and we appreciate you taking some time this sunday morning on memorial day to talk about this with us >> as we honor servicemen and women on this memorial day weekend we have a local story that brings together a dog more on that when we return. i >>> wet weather >>> in our studio this morning, veteran matt and his k9 companion james. we thank you for joining us, got the founder of the program with us, rick, he's here to talk abo

he retired in 2013 as the second longest serving fbi director behind only jay edgar hoover. >>> prince georges county police and state's attorney tell us they are focussed on rebuilding convicted of second degree assault. this video released today shows officer jose fernandez pursuing a suspect last june. hernandez then struck the suspect with the car. the suspect did not need medical attention. police in the community and people there say they were happy that authorities held their officer accountable. the state's attorney talked about that case tonight. >> officer hernandez's actions on this day not only violated the trust of this community but was in opposite of values. >> the officer faces up to ten years in prison when he is sentenced in july. >>> graphic video shows the moment d.c. police shot and killed a woman last night. we warn you in advance some of you may find it disturbing. refused commands to drop her weapon and raised the gun right before officers opened fire. police respo to the bald eagle reccenter yesterday after getting reports of somebody with a weapon there. autho

a tremendous choice 12 your head of the fbi, second-longest tenure in agency's history after jay edgar hoover. went through his hold ten years with the solid record. i think he has bipartisan support in terms of integrity and lack of partisanship. >> this takes politics out of the investigative process. two senate committees and house committees that still continue to look into all of this, but this is separate from that. my understanding that james comey was giving interest -- doing information to the senate committee, that may have been temporally suspended. how does the whole gamut of this investigation work, in tandem are completely separate? >> in theory they would work together, sharing information. multiple investigations, you have investigators running off in different directions, lawyers working in different directions. we will see what sort of resources mueller has and where he can go with all of this. the question of whether he gets the support he needs is whether people are willing to drop artisans up and say we trust this person to lead at least this piece of the investigation. i

he served in the job for 12 years, longer than anyone except jay edgar hoover.sident obama asked him to stay on past that, the senate voting 0-0 to extend his term. when the white house wanted to reauthorize a surveillance program then comey his department refused say it was illegal. when ash ford was hospitalized therefore -- comey raised to the hospital to -- ash krot deferred to comey his acting attorney general, another player who had comey's back, robert mueller. >> bob mueller fbi director backs comey all the way through the process. taking his own notes when he learn them, and when the matter came to fruition and conversations that is occurred and what did what to whom transpired and mueller were completely aligned with what occurred and prevailed. >> the bush warehouse team backed down. mueller's long standing reputation for intelligence, for tangs to detail could help president trump. if mueller digs and find no collusion with the russians among trump's team then it could likely vindicate the president. brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> as scandals swirl

. >> the longest tenure other than jay edgar hoover. he is not going to come out and give a report unless there is a criminal indictment, correct? >> he will have to issue a report when it is done, when he work is done. he issues that report to the deputy attorney general and whether or not it is made public or not is up to the deputy. if he files any criminal charges, that would become public. i think it is fair to say he is not a media found. i think he has given three or four news conferences in his time as fbi director. it's not that he dislikes the press, it is just seen as an indui incumbrance to his job. i remember when he was appointed by janet reno, he made a point of publicly saying what his mission was, and he says that is something that mueller ought to do as well, say publicly what he is going to do. i have heard of no plans so far by bob mueller to do any such thing. >> pete williams, and peter alexander, thank you for starting us off. republican senator susan collins is a member of the senate intelligence committee joinin

if you go back to 1972 when jay edgar hoover died to put in a new statue a 10 year terms in government who would run the fbi. we've never had a contentious fbi nomination. i went through the posts in the senate on each of these nominees and use the unanimous consent of 98-0, 190. there's never been a politically polarized situation. we did have a -- watergate was rejected by the senate through the nomination. we've never had a showdown with him partyline vote. it sounds to me like even many republicans in the senate who could push that through in a partyline vote are not interested in doing that. >> and folks be for the critical of the fact that attorney general jeff sessions is interviewed in the future of the asp ei simply because he's recused himself from the russian investigations. what are hearing from those that are critical the fbi is not just investigating russian meddling, it has a slew of incredible responsibilities. >> and a lot of very thing even more urgent than the russian investigation to keep an eye on terrorism and attacks on the u.s. and other things they do. what is

he is the longest ranking fbi director other than jay edgar hoover. he did 12 years.to congress to get an authorized to do beyond his tenure turn. silly as a a whole bunch of experience in doing this kind of work in terms of credibility. maybe, just maybe it will take some of the political hysteria and return washington to what washington should be about. bob is an outstanding candidate. i think the basic part in the good part about this is the fact that you are not going to hear what he is doing, when he is doing that, how he is doing it. that's been a problem in the past. tiny leaks about what has gone on and what hasn't gone on has been a problem. they won't be a problem with bob mueller. he can only get out for people above him. of all get out to him with the staff he has to work with. neil: but. neil: but that includes ben, bill, investigating the charge that comey had a memo that the president was trying to get him to back off? >> i don't know if that's going to fit into this equation. i'm sure that it will come up, but there are other entities trying to get aho

probably next to the decision of jay edgar hoover to wiretap martin luther king and it was unfortunate, unquote, kaine said. . that was from the "freebie con." senator diane -- that was from the "free bee kohn." - "free beacon." senator diane feinstein said, today's break from tradition is appalling. senator chris murphy a democrat from connecticut, said this on y 1, on msnbc, quote, it's absolutely true that democrats have been very critical of james comey and many of us did call for his resignation. unquote. senator cory booker from new jersey, back november 6 of 2016, said, hillary clinton was sharply critical of the f.b.i. in the wake of surprise announcement that the investigators were examining newly discovered emails that could be related to her former private server. but she avoid the issue more recently. that senator king cory booker took a swipe at the law enforcement agency on sunday when he introduced clinton at a black church here. and this actually is a story from the "l.a. times." without mentioning the email probe specifically, senator booker said there have been, quote

closed for meeting and go over -- closed-door meeting and go over to the jay gruden for building to meet with you -- j edgar hooveruilding to meet with fbi officials at a later date. clearly the white house looking to scramble to get together a messaging strategy. the big takeaway is whether or not this white house will lose any political capital that it perceptionally felt it had gained from passing health care reform in the house of representatives last week. it remains to be seen. kevin's really, thank you so much. that's get more insight -- let's get more insight on the probe. bloomberg view columnist jonathan bernstein is with us san antonio, texas to firing an fbi director is well within the president's power, but how donald trump executed this has prompted criticism. as you think back to what happens, does this reflect, in your view, incompetence or conspiracy? jonathan: that is a good question. probably the answer is both. conspiracy is a harsh word. -- or conspiracy is a complicated work, let's say. the question is whether it is a piece of power or obstruction of justice. we don't know the answer right no