julianna goldman, thank you. >> yesterday the fox news channel retracted a story that said a democratic national committee staffer may have leaked sensitive emails before he was murdered last year. well, there's no evidence of this but chip reid reports that several conservative commentators are still peddling this sen taition-- sensational conspiracy theory. >> i know for sure it is the russians. >> reporter: most of official washington believes that russia was behind the hacking of democratic national committee emails. but some supporters of president trump have been pus a alternate theory that seth rich, a dnc employee stole the emails and gave them to wikileaks and for doing so, became the victim of an unsolved murder. >> fox host sean hannity a fervent trump supporter has become a driving forgs behind the story. >> in the mysterious murder of former dnc staffer seth rich, that could completely shatter the narrative that, in fact, wikileaks was working with the russians. >> in a "washington post" op ed this week rich's parents call the story baseless and pleaded with people to stop

here's julianna goldman. >> reporter: sources say the f.b.i.btained the potentially game-changing document in the spring of 2016. it cited a purported email saying that then attorney general loretta lynch assured hillary clinton's campaign that she wouldn't let the investigation into her private email server get too far. "the washington post" reported today that the document was areliable, possibly a fake product of russian intelligence, and could have been part of what sources tell cbs news was kescow's efforts to plant fake news into the blood stream of the election to discredit clinton. but before it was discredited, the document reached the highest levels of law enforcement. f.b.i. director james comey halieved that if it got out it would discredit the investigation. so he made the unusual decision to announce himself last july that clinton would not face charges. >> our judgement is that no reasonable prosecutor would bring such a case. >> reporter: and comey decided not to consult with lynch or anyone at the department of justice before h

here's julianna goldman. >> reporter: sources say they a /* obtained the document in the spring of 2016. it cited a purported e-mail that then loretta lynch assured hillary clinton's campaign that she wouldn't let the investigation into her private e-mail server go to far. it was reported that it was possibly part of fake russian intelligence and part of russia's effort to implant fake news into the bloodstream of the election to discredit clinton. but before it was discredited, it reached the highest level of law enforcement. james comey bleem believed that if it got out it would influence the election. he made the unusual decision to announce himself last july that clinton would not face charges. and he decided not to press charges. >> reporter: and comey denied not to discuss it with lichbls. >> how and when did you first learn of this document? >> reporter: republican senator charles grassley asked comey about the document earlier this month. >> what steps did the fbi take to determine whether attorney general lynch had actually given assurances that the political fix was in no matt

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as julianna goldman reports, the younger trump's appearance in dubai is raising new questions about potential conflicts of interest. >> thank you. >> reporter: when donald trump jr. spoke to graduates of the american university in dubai earlier this week, he joined the ranks of such distinguished commencement speaker as former president bill clinton and former secretary of state colin powell. >> when i look back on what my father did in this past election, and the risk he took. >> reporter: clinton got $150,000 for his speech in 2002. another speaker told cbs news they were paid $60,000, plus first class airfare. the trump organization wouldn't say how much the president's son received but told us he's "been participating in business-related speaking engagements for over a decade." >> you can do it all! >> reporter: during the presidential campaign, trump jr. hammered bill clinton for accepting speaking fees from foreign entities while hillary clinton was secretary of state called it "pay to play." while the university is private, sources tell cbs news dubai helped found and holds a continuin

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julianna goldman is in washington this more on this story. good morning. >> good morning. associates say he m decision he could with the information he had but they point to that july press conference where he said she was careless in handling classified information as contributing to her loss. >> our judgment is that no reasonable prosecutor would bring such a case. >> when former fbi director james comey made the unusual decision that hillary clinton would not face charges, sources say he held the press conference himself many because of game-changing intelligence he received in 2016. the documents cited a purported e-mail saying loretta lynch ensured them she wouldn't let the document on the e-mail server get too far. that document was unreliable and possibly a russian source. it could have been russia's plan to enter fake news to newsstream. comey believed if it got out it would discredit the investigation. >> they were extremely careless. >> reporter: comey also decided not to consult with lynch or anyone at the department before his press conference. shortly after th

julianna goldman is outside the trump hotel with what we know so far. lianna, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. as you can see behind me here at the trump hotel, the scene is now clear but we are learning more details about what happened earlier this morning. the man who was arrested was heavily armed. he had an assault rifle, a glock handgun, and ammunition was also found in his car. d.c. police got a tip that this man was on his way to washington. d.c. police are handling the investigation and they're being helped, partnered with federal authorities, including the secret service. the motive of this man is unknown, but we do know that since donald trump became president, there have been security concerns at his properties not just here blocks from the white house, around the country and also around the world. we're awaiting more information from d.c. police. they'll be holding a press conference later this morning to update us on the investigation so far. >>> there's more breaking news from the white house. president trump is telling people close

julianna goldman is at the white house with a look at jared kushner's role.nly has a few months of government experience but in that time, he's become one of the most powerful people here in the west wing and in the country. but current and former national security officials say that his vast and undefined portfolio in the midst of the fbi investigation is cause for concern. jared kushner is a constant presence alongside his father-in-law, wearing several hats. as a family member with the ear of the president of the united states to a policy adviser who led a recent $110 billion arms deal with saudi arabia. >> if you can't produce peace in the middle east, nobody can. >> reporter: the president has positioned kushner as a senior adviser and tasked him with some of the most sensitive issues he wants to fast track. kushner's portfolio includes trying to secure middle east peace to leading the white house office of american innovation. his contacts with russia are now making headlines, but he's also been a main point of contact with other foreign officials in me