kendi with all the work that you do. slavery was portable enough and the main reason for our the disparities but also a jim crow that started after slavery in those that could own property and things like that and with the industrial complex therefore steelwork steelwork, $1 or two per day. blood is the best way for black americans to organize? in then the japanese the jewish americans even though the holocaust and not happen in the united states. >> i think first and foremost, we shut recognize that black people should recognize even though you may be black if there's something wrong or inferior but to think that creates a set of practices and attitudes if you think as a black person that black people are inferior or criminal like if you see that mass incarceration he will not recessed so people should think about the way to recognize the equality of different groups but then that creates a certain set of agassi groups because and refocus on racist policies. one of the of many different things i have advocated for a is

it is a sad day in america. >> host: professor kendi?>> guest: i think he is speaking to one of the central issues in histo history. it was the issue of there are obvious ways in which black people in this nation have made progress. but there are other ways in which progress has not been made. the number of black people who have been incarcerated is unprecedented. i think what i realized is instead of thinking about this history of racial process and some saying he take a few steps forward or back and that is not indicative of story. we hava dual history. a history of racial progress and a regression of racial progress happening simultaneously. i think in recognizing this sort of dual history you see this happening with the football athletes being embraced. >> host: last call is from don in jackson heights, new york. >> caller: thank you for listening and thank you c-span. i am originally from new orleans and there is a collage of human beings from that place. i wanted to find out about why the people from new orleans are the way they ar

kendis, this isn't what we were talking about. okay? guys, let's get to work. >> about you, but -- >> come on. >> all right. >> do i still get paid? >> well, that was awkward. here it is the newest shiniest and luxurious car from rolls royce, the black badge. after that introduction here's my opportunity to redeem myself in front of the company's north american division. >> how are you? >> so much for that embarrassing. >> oh, this is amazing. >> so should we go for a spin. >> we need the magic key. that's where mark comes in. ♪ >> so kendis, shall we take it for a spin? >> absolutely, don't mind if we do. you've got shut gun. let's take it for a ride. >> all right. >> kendis, no, that's not how you close the door in a rolls. you press the door button. >> of course. >> that's the effortless way. >> all right. should we turn on some tunes? nice little calm music. >> go for it. go for it, kendis. >> all right, cool. >> let's start with no music. >> all right. can i tell you that i'm not insured? >> you can see that it puts a smile on your

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paul, good morning. >> good morning, kendis, diane. we are expecting major impacts and closures along i-95, i-90, i-81 and i-80 for the rest of the day as this low pressure system strengthens as it moves along the east coast. now, as that occurs we're looking for a rate of snow between 2 to 3 inches an hour which means in some areas we're expecting significant or excessive blowing and drifting snow, and just how much, imagine this, between a foot to two feet in some of the major populated areas, as well as new york going down towards the philadelphia area, all the way up towards boston and possibly reaching bangor, but not only that, we're going to be concerned about very gusty winds as this low, this nor'easter strengthens as it moves right along the east coast. we're looking at winds to accelerate between 40 to 60 miles an hour. big-time problems, power outages likely and not only that, a surge from the water has actually created concerns for flooding along the coast. as far as the forecasting models are concerned, we're expecting fo

diane, kendis. >> all right. thank you,0 los angeles. a new wave of bomb slelts targetitarget ing jccs across the country. 13 in florida, chicago and new york. students had to evacuate schools. there have been more than 120 threat in dozens of states since the start of the new year. the white house is condemning these incidents. the u.s. senate is urging the trump administration, administration, to take more action. >> and there will be no criminal charges filed against a north carolina police officer who was kaumt on camera doing that. slamming that female high school student to the floor. that officer was trying to barack up a figbreak up a fight in january. the grand jury decided there wasn't enough evidence to file criminal charges. the officer resigned last week after being placed on leave. >> new study suggests just a matter of time before a major earthquake hits southern california. experts stay powerful quakes along the fault line in the los angeles area. take place about every 100 region happened 160 years ago. >> the they're ac

it's so weird. >> good morning, diane, this new guy, kendis, who ever you are. congratulations on the new anchor spot. you know you are exactly right though. the president was, very disciplined in his message. but this was really more of a change in demeanor more than any change in policy. >>> the president's first adress to congress. >> i am here to deliver a message of unity and strength. >> reporter: the president began talking about civil rights and >> we may be a nation divided on policies, we are a country that stands united in condemning hate and evil in all of its very ugly forms. >> reporter: what started with a call to come together, soon split the members. >> we will soon begin the construction of a great, great wall along our southern border. >> reporter: the president also pushed forward with his promise to repeal obamacare. >> i am calling on all democrats and republicans in congress to work with us to save americans from this imploding obama care disaster. >> he addressed tax cuts, both for businesses and the middle-class. >> my economic team is d

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. >> good morning, kendis, diane. looking out for another round of severe storms to rumble its way throughout portions of texas and into oklahoma. we're expecting damaging winds up to 50 to 60-mile-per-hour winds, hail, between an inch in diameter or even bigger, flash flooding likely along i-20 as well as i-10 and even along i-35 and watching out for the potential of tornadoes tuesday during the day towards oklahoma city and tuesday dallas towards san antonio. kendis, diane. >> now to the major developments overnight including new presidential tweets and a top congressman under fire. >> the head of the house intelligence committee is looking into russian election meddling but is now facing growing calls to recuse himself an devin nunes confirmed he met with a secret source on white house grounds. democrat i say he's too close to president trump to run an objective investigation. >> and the president took to twitter looking to shift the attention to the clintons. but abc's janai norman has the latest right now from wa

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. >> reporter: good morning, kendis. that's right. strong words from the u.s. overnight, reaction to this, just look at these pictures. it's the largest unauthorized protest in years. a rare sight in russia. people took to the streets in nearly 100 cities across the country. more than a thousand people were detained. now, alexi novolni called for these protests, at least one american journalist detained, alec lund who works for "the guardian." he tweeted i was released after 5 1/2 hours after being arrested at the navalny protest and charged with holding an unsanctioned rally. the state department released a statement saying the united states strongly condemns the detension of hundreds of peaceful protesters saying it is an affront to core democratic values and the u.s. is troubled to hear of the arrest of alexi navalny. they want all peaceful protesters to be released. >> it did take the state department quite a bit to bring out that statement but finally they did. >>> right, the white house may be looking to hit the reset button after the stinging failure of

paul. >> good morning, kendis, diane. of severe storms, to rumble its way throughout portions of texas and into oklahoma. expecting damaging wind up to 50, 60 mile per hour winds. hail between an inch in diameter or bigger. flash flooding likely along i-20, i 10, i-35. potential of tornados, to days night, down towards dallas and san antonio. kendis, diane. >> powerful storm slamming australia. cyclone debbie, it is called, just made landfall, packing wind gusting as high as 155 mile an hour. sustained winds. 110 miles an hour. >> tens of thousand of homes are without power. many people have evacuated tropical northeast coast because the storm is moving so slowly officials worry could do major damage. many businesses, and most schools are closed. >> mauove on to politics. top democrats asking the republican leading the house investigation into the russian election meddling to recuse himself. calls for chair nunes to step aside, sparked by revelations that nunes met with a secret source on white house grounds. nunes review

i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm adrienne bankert in for diane. we begin with attorney general jeff sessions on the defense now after recusing himself agreeing to step away from any investigations into russia's meddling in the election. >> sessions said he did nothing wrong by meeting with the russian ambassador and neglecting to reveal it to lawmakers under oath. we knew overnight president trump standing by sessions calling this a witch-hunt. abc's maggie rulli is following the developments overnight from d.c. maggie, good morning. >> reporter: kendis, adrienne, good morning. the white house started on a high note. we had president trump's big speech before congress on tuesday night but now the white house is wrapping up the week getting peppered with questions about the country's top law enforcer now off the case. >> i have recused myself. >> reporter: attorney general jeff sessions is stepping back from any investigation into russian interference in the election. the move comes after the justice department confirmed that sessions met with the

>> my personal favorite, give kendis his toupee back. >> hey, that's kinda harsh.y. >> do you remember giraffe mom, the woman who danced around in her room with the giraffe head? the real giraffe mom gave birth with the jiffar had on. and our viewers, you, had a little bit so say about that. >> people in maine are so strange. grew up in new hampshire, know lots about maine. wasn't she in new jersey? >> and this is marilyn. she's thinking, it would have been a tiny bit funny had she put on the entire giraffe costume, but that might have been a little bit challenging. >> and this is charles who said, i love your outfit -- this is not giraffe man. >> no, they're talking charles is saying that he liked my outfit and my earrings. which is very nice, charles. he sent on a day that i was not here. >> well, isn't that you? >> apparently charles thought so. >> you anchor women look alike. >> i'm sure lindsay appreciates the comment about her dress and her earrings. i did pass it on. okay, onto the video that we could not stop watching. the bbc dad and his kids who photo bom

i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm mara schiavocampo in for diane. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." more than 60 million americans are bracing for the impact of a monster winter storm driven by arctic air, high winds and heavy snows that could bury a wide swath of the northeast to portland under as much as 15 inches of snow. we are tracking that storm and we'll have the latest, ahead. >>> isis is surrounding mosul, iraq, with all roads out of the strong hold is blocked. any isis fighters left there are going to die there because they're trapped. residents still left in the city are also warned they won't make it out alive. >>> the man who was arrested late friday on the grounds of white house appears in court today. police say 26-year-old jonathan tran jumped the white house fence and said he had an appointment to see president trump. >>> and the top cats of last year, they're among the top dogs this year. heading into the big dance, villanova is among the number one seeds along with kansas, north c

. >> good morning, kendis, diane. bracing for severe storms to hit texas, oklahoma, oklahoma city, going into arkansas, louisiana, wednesday, during the day. damaging winds, hail, between a half inch in diameter to 2 inches in diameter if yesterday is any indication. flash flooding and tornados. shift to the mississippi vally region throughout the evening time. the same low swinging to the north will bring soaking rain throughout the midwest, causing flooding, kendis, diane. >> thanks. president trump made good on a promise to roll back president obama's climate control regulations. it wipes out restrictions mandating climate. the president said a newer era in energy production. >> how about this? why don't we get together. we'll go to another place. you will get another job. you won't mine anymore. do you like that idea? they said no we don't like that idea. we love to mine. that's what we want to do. i said, if that's what you want to do, that's what you are going to do. >> environmentalists insist the president is

. >> kendis, linzie, thanks. we're track throughout the morning into the early afternoon heading in toward tarred boston and points off to the south but again wrapping up earlier toward the noontime hour new york city. we're west. that will be the end of this system but again, there will be some travel impacts along interstate 95, new york city points north and eastbound and later on in the day, could see a gusty snow squall war it's a blizzard for about ten minutes and then the sun comes back out. temperatures are going to be plunging. over the southeast, rain returns heading in toward the weekend, some snow though perhaps as far as south as nashville. kendis, linzie. >> all right, thank you so much, justin. >>> a philadelphia construction project has uncovered a cemetery that's more than 300 years old. workers unearthed two dozen coffins yesterday in the section known as old city. the burial grounds date to the year 1707. the remains were supposed to have been moved to a different cemetery in the mid 1800s. the

. >> beautiful, kendis. >> who run the world? nations named international women's day official holiday in 1975. but actually been celebrated for 100 years. and each year a different theme. this year, #beboldforchange. >> and this image making the round. a new statue of fearless girl staring down the aiconic bull o wall street. meant to call attention to lack of gender diversity on corporate board and genter pay gap. >> in china, got very creative. they're celebrating, showing off some girl power. literally. with a friendly sumo wrestling match. while dressed in inflatable sumo suits. how this is advocating for women's rights. not entirely sure. loose translation was something about alleviating the pressure. so maybe they're trying to alleviate pressure on women. any way, funny image. >> lot of lady are actually taking the day off. for women's day. >> right. whole point to show how crucial women are, to the economy. as so many female teachers have asked for the day off. that schools across several states have canceled classes. the

kendis, adrienne. >> serena, never a dull day there. thank you. >> that's the truth. >>> breaking news in the death of north korea leader kim jong-un's brother. police in malaysia have issued an arrest warrant for an airline employee in connection with the killing of kim jong-nam. he was murdered last month before boarding a flight at kuala lumpur international airport. two women have been charged accused of using a deadly nerve agent in the attack. >>> and turning now to weather and a drastic turn back to winter temperatures. millions will be feeling the chill today from the great lakes to new england. remember those areas had people out in t-shirts early this week. some skiing even in t-shirts. the winds have been howling too. strong gusts left thousands in the dark in new jersey where trees came down onto power lines and one falling onto two school buses at the same time. thankfully no children were on board. the drivers weren't injured. >> some wild weather there. >>> and still ahead, wait till you hear what caused that massive inte

so, kendis, what have you done for ryan?weet, i'll put out a tweet, i will match the tattoo. >> you just said that on national television. >> you only see the red part, you won't see the black part. >> nobody will know. >> next. >>> what's old is new again. and no we are not talking kendis' apparent butt tattoo. we are talking about tv show reboots. we have seen "fuller house" and "twin peeks" and reality shows. new "queer eye for the straight guy" and a few more shows getting revived. >> starting with "cash cab." the show you have to answer trivia questions to earn money. if you got three wrong, you would be unceremoniously dumped on the side of the new york city street. >> really excited for "trading spaces" back after ten years. the fan favorite renovation show will be getting its own makeover on tlc. >> fun. >> reboot of sorts. spiderman movie set to swing into theaters this summer. now sneak peek. new trailer, ton of action, ironman -- >> getting introduced to a villain wreaking havoc on new york city. >> these weapons

linzie, kendis?fter what's being called a random ax attack in a german train station. it happened last night in dusseldorf in western germany, sparking a massive police response. the suspect was arrested after jumping from an overpass near that station. he's recovering from serious injuries. he's described as a 36-year-old immigrant from the former yugoslavia. police say the suspect appears to have psychological issues. >>> breaking news now from south korea where judgment day ended with the country's president being kicked out of office. a constitutional court has ruled unanimously to uphold park geun-hye's impeachment, the country's first democratically elected leader to be ousted from office after she was implicated in a corruption and influence peddling scandal. immediately following the court's decision, protests on streets of seoul turned deadly. supporters and critics of park clashing with each other and with police. so far two people have died. riot police are out in force and south korea's m

good morning, justin. >> kendis, linsey, thanks and good morning to you. very active time here into the south central plains with regards to all the fires that we have seen and all the high winds, well, today and into tomorrow moisture is climbing so it's not going to be as dry out there and we're also looking at a slight reduction in speed. two good things here which will lower the fire danger threat. again, a front works its way off to the south. kendis, linsey. >> justin, thank you. >>> at least 200 marines have deployed into syria's raqqah with or tillie guns. american forces intensify their battle and it's expected to last less than 120 days. 900 total u.s. troops in all of syria. >>> isis is claiming responsibility for a brazen attack on a military hospital in kabul. at least 30 were killed after four men dressed in white lab coats stormed the hospital and an employee posted on facebook quoting here, attackers are inside the hospital. pray for us. s attackers were killed after several hours of fighting. >>> it will take a very long time to get rid of

justin. >> kendis and linsey, thanks. good morning. snow throughout the morning potentially even into the early afternoon once towards southern mass and boston. much of this will be during the early morning hours with 3 to 6 inches going to be a possibility along interstate 80. new york city could see 1 to 3 inches of snow and then back behind into the afternoon we'll have some bursts of snow along with much colder temperatures. linsey. kendis. >> all right, fire crews in colorado are scrambling to put out a fire that's been burning dangerously close to the coors brewery. flames erupted yesterday and spread to about 100 acres and fire officials say it's not yet contained. nearly 6,000 work at the brewery. so far no evacuations have been ordered. >>> the main strain station in a german city closed today as police investigate an ax attack. it happened thursday in dusseldorf sparking a massive police response. seven people were injured. three seriously. it was a random incident. the suspect was arrested after jumping over an overpass near

. >> good morning, diane, kendis. we still have the same low pressure system that's going to bear more towards the northeast but before it does that it will cause big-time problems and quite frankly, havoc throughout both of the dakotas. going into minnesota as well as wisconsin, nebraska and omaha expecting very windy conditions, winds accelerating between 40 and 60 miles per hour with or without an actual storm. kendis, diane. >> paul, thanks. >>> president trump is making progress on two of his key campaign promises. >> yeah, things are very busy in washington. the travel ban 2.0 and republicans have released their long awaited plan to replace obamacare. here's abc's lana zak. >> reporter: after campaign promises to repeal and replace obamacare -- >> immediately repeal and replace obamacare. >> reporter: republicans are unveiling their replacement plan which would eliminate the said mandate and begin pulling back subsidies as well as create tax credits to buy insurance. >> it would reduce federal spending and mean

good morning. >> reporter: good morning kendis and eva. the white house is promising to fight all the way to the supreme court since that newly blocked travel ban and now about national security and the blueprint being presented today. this morning, president trump's travel ban blocked again. >> an unprecedented judicial overreach. >> reporter: fired up at a rally in nashville. his security proposal hours away from going into effect, temporarily stopped by a federal judge in hawaii. watered down version of the first order. >> reporter: trump's first version to ban travelers from several predominantly muslim countries caused chaos at airports. the revised ban exempted green card holders and existing visas but the judge said it was discriminatory against muslims. >> i think we ought to go back to the first one which is what i wanted to do in the first place. >> reporter: his next battle his trillion dollar budget. the white house preparing to announce deep cuts, the state department slashed by 28%. the environmental protection agency, 31%. d

i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm mara schiavocampo in for diane. we begin with a mid-march storm gaining strength as it treks across the country. >> the radar and you can see the storm system, it is -- snow is falling in several states right now, iowa, wisconsin, illinois and indiana. >> live picture out of chicago outside of wrigley field. we'll see that in a second. in chicago about half a foot of snow is possible. that's a rare sight this winter for people in the windy city. that last measurable snowfall for chicago was december 17th. we'll work on getting the live picture. >> hawaii has had more snow than chicago. unbelievable. so, that storm system will another and form that monster system and take aim at the east coast and here's what things will look like by tuesday evening. more than a foot expected in some spots and people are bracing. janai norman among them. >> reporter: more than 60 million bracing for the big blizzard. >> awful. the snow is crazy. i didn't expect it to get this bad. it is intense. so crazy. >> reporter: the fierce nor'

kendis, adrienne?is brewing overnight, where we're learning that attorney general jeff sessions met twice last year with russia's ambassador to the u.s., something he denied under oath. one of those meetings was a private conversation in september and the other was in a group setting. during his confirmation hearing, sessions said he did not have communications with the russians. sessions was a top adviser to the trump campaign. as he's now overseeing the fbi's investigation into possible contacts between russia and trump campaign staffers, some congressional democrats, including nancy pelosi and elijah cummings, are calling for him to step down and resign. and republican senator lindsey graham says there may be a need for a special prosecutor. >> if there is something there, and it goes up the chain of investigation, it is clear to me that jeff sessions, who is my dear friend, cannot make this decision about trump. >> sessions released a statement overnight, saying, "i never met with any russian offic

. >> yea kendis.s turning to, to, to -- fictional characters. >> really trying to stretch out this video. >> the characters named carl, hardy sr. >> in a new ad, hardy sr. taking back the chain from his son whose offices are decorated with photos from previous ad campaigns. you can imagine. there is skin in the photos as well. carl jr. quickly changes his tune, kendis. >> see, this is what i have been talking abut. food. not -- >> shut up, junior. >> yes, sir. >> we see carl sr. orchestrating the removal of carls jr. hot rod. a new look for the logo. which it says is cleaner and conpeopco contemporary. >> no more car wash ad. >> think they're done. cars are clean. >> the cars are dirty. >> the hot rod is gone now. very gone. >> they don't need to clean it. >> i mean, the message that this, ad says -- >> you are just trying to stretch the video out even longer. oh. >> that's, paris hilton's best work. >> have you learned nothing from this campaign? >> no. no. we'll see if they learn anything as well. w

. >> i'm kendis gibson. top stories this thursday morning. toll in the london terror attack growing overnight. now five people are dead including the lone suspect who used his car to mow down dozens of pedestrians outside the british parliament. authorities there are calling it a case of islamic-related terrorism. >>> the house is set to vote on the republicans' health care bill today but there are still questions whether enough republicans will fall in line to get the measure passed. the conservative freedom caucus is looking for some major changes. >>> several locations in a small wisconsin town crime scenes this morning. a police officer and three others are dead after a shooting spree at multiple locations. in the north of that state. it started as a domestic dispute at a bank and ended after a standoff at an apartment complex. >>> at&t and johnson & johnson are pulling ads from youtube amid a growing international controversy over offensive content on the video owned google platform. those are just some of our top stories on this thursda

. >> kendis, thanks and good morning to you. that storm system responsible for all the severe weather and the tornadoes well off the coast at this point. now we're talking about some gusty winds and this could cause some travel delays of its own. along with that, we're also going to be talking about some much colder temperatures. and in fact, this is going to be the coldest air mass we have seen in quite some time. continuing into friday along with perhaps some snow showers in spots. kendis, adrienne? >> and justin, now to the firestorm of controversy brewing overnight. attorney general jeff sessions met twice last year with russia's ambassador to the u.s., something he denied under oath. one of those meetings was a private conversation in september and the other was in a group setting. during his confirmation hearing, he said he did not have communications with the russians. sessions was a top adviser to the trump campaign. as he's now overseeing at investigation into possible contacts between russia and trump campaign staffers

janai, good morning. >> reporter: kendis and adrienne, good morning. it is shaping up to be a busy week in the nation's capital. today fbi director james comey is expected to publicly debunk those explosive wiretapping claims and shed light on russia's alleged involvement in last year's election. fbi director james comey is expected to set the record straight about the explosive accusation of illegal wiretaps. even as the top republican and democrat on the house intelligence committee agree. >> was there a physical wiretap of trump tower? no, but there never was. >> no evidence to support the president's claim that he was wiretapped by his predecessor. >> reporter: the country's most powerful law enforcement officer will testify on capitol hill and it's already anticipated he'll officially undercut president trump's claim that president obama ordered wiretaps at trump tower, a charge that's left one republican committee member arguing trump should apologize. >> it never hurts to say you're sorry. >> reporter: last week trump doubled down and accused th

good morning this morning, kenneth. >> reporter: good morning, eva and kendis. bipartisan congressional party leaders are flat out saying there is no proof that president obama wiretapped president trump. the white house still not providing evidence or any type of proof in this issue on this allegation but it says it believes the president will be vindicated. on this st. patrick's day -- >> i really love ireland. >> reporter: president trump may need the luck of the irish to defend his unsubstance yachted claim that president obama wiretapped him. >> i've been reading about things. >> reporter: but not from the cia, the fbi or any intelligence agency at the the president's disposal. >> i read in january 20th, "the new york times" article where they were talking about wiretapping. >> reporter: "the new york times" never reported president obama ordered any wiretapping of trump tower. the 45th president adamant on twitter the 44th tapped his phones now says wiretapping meant surveillance. >> does the president still stand by -- >> you're mischaracterizing what hap

. >> adrienne, kendis, thanks and good morning to you. that very intense storm system now is off the eastern seaboard. we are still concerned about some some howling winds throughout the day that could also potentially be damaging. as we venture into the afternoon, colder air pouring its way off to the south and to the east. definitely talking about coat weather at this point. and that chill will be fell all the way down into the southeast. this is a big change here especially in to the sunshine state of florida. talking about some chilly breezes here, as well along interstate 10. meanwhile the northwest drying out at least here into california. further northbound though, there towards seattle and portland. >> adrienne, kendis. >> thank you so much, justin. >>> oklahoma's risk of earthquakes is now about the same as the san francisco bay area according to usgs. sizologists say oklahoma's risk is manmade triggered by fracking. this has been a story for years. the underground injections of huge volumes of wastewater from oil and gas drillin

kendis, diane. >> all right, north of the border residents of a canadian town are seeing pink. not just this tie but tap water. >> it's about that color, though >> the town's 1,000 residents vented about their weird water. you can see it there on social media. town officials are now apologizing. >> they say a recent chemical treatment is to blame. authorities insist that the water is safe and the problem is nearly fixed but residents are urged to run the water until it becomes clear. so, that's all i need. should be. man, it's a lot brighter once you see it in front of the lights. >>> still ahead, the earthquake warning that no one in california wants to hear. >>> plus, a deadly crash in mississippi. a train plows straight into a bus carrying a group of senior citizens. we have new video from the scene. >>> an arrest in florida. it may put an end to a murder case that's been cold for nearly 25 years. the details ahead. >>> this is a strange sight here in new york. that is lady liberty in the dark. the outage lasted for several hours, a spokesperson says it was an unplanned outa

i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm adrienne bankert. diane is off today. we begin on capitol hill this morning where fbi director james comey will answer some questions today about russia's meddling in the u.s. election and about president trump's claim that former president obama wiretapped trump tower. >> sources tell abc news comey will push back against those wiretap claims. abc's janai norman is following the developments overnight. janai, good morning. >> reporter: kendis and adrienne, good morning. it is absolutely shaping up to be a busy week here in the nation's capital. today fbi director james comey is expected to publicly debunk those explosive wiretapping claims and shed light on russia's alleged involvement in last year's election. fbi director james comey is expected to set the record straight about the explosive accusation of illegal wiretaps even as the top republican and democrat on the house intelligence committee agree. >> was there a physical wiretap of trump tower? no, but there never was. >> no evidence to support the president's cla