maggie: correct.ur system is not used to this. the concern was, does somebody who has such a predilection for making the military big and seem grand and strength and these characteristics, what does that mean about how he will govern? it has not really meant that much. he has so far, in foreign policy, governed as a traditional republican. charlie: because he chose people who reflected that point of view. and those who did not work on -- were gone soon. maggie: flynn was gone ostensibly because he lied to the vice president. charlie: at the same time, he had an attitude about the military because he had been fired. maggie: correct. he had played to the -- flynn played to what were considered to be trump's worst instincts. that having been said, trump and other advisors in the west wing had long ago began to lose faith in flynn well before the transcript issue and line to the -- lying to the vice president. charlie: why did they lose faith? maggie: they felt he was erratic. they felt he was controlling

maggie, we will get to losers in a second. powerful is the base of winners in terms much negotiating in the senate? >> it is not as powerful as the losers list. i don't mean to swing too quickly. the winners list is benefitting new york and california. big cities with lots of wealthy people. when you talk about the drivers of the president's base and a lot of these swing districts in the house and some of these as ron was saying. those are poorer folks and working class folks. those are the people for whom obamacare was designed to help. essentially this bill which the president keeps saying was a huge improvement of obamacare, does the opposite. you have an interesting moment when he met with the perimetrim minister of australia and glowing about the health care bill passage and said in australia, you have better health care. >> they have universal health care. >> obamacare is not universal, but it is closer than this. >> he was touting that as the model or something as great. >> this is a bill that has made several people ma

to maggie's point. how much does mueller's appointment as special counsel lower the temperature of concern around the white house? >> i think that it lowers temperature to a far greater degree for republicans on capitol hill than it does in the white house. no doubt there is a sigh of relief at the white house. for all of the reasons that maggie stated. i would go back and look at the press briefings during lewinsky. that was not the case. i don't imagine this will go away as a question entirely. i think in addition to the tone in the president's statement, chris, which maggie is right. uncharacteristically non combative. he made focus he has an enemy or opponent to focus on. he did not do when i get hit, i hit back harder yet. we will see if that reaction changes. >> why is this different, david? there have been opportunities and mixed messaging and the tweet the next morning from the president. why is this different? >> i think donald trump is in a different place and getting different counsel from la

maggie, is this a win for democrats and if so, how did that happen? >> look, you are certainly seeing democrats talking about the deal. you have not heard republican commenting. that tells you about the frame in terms of how it happened. the trump administration has been stymied so far legislatively. they would like to get things through the house. they feel they cannot get to other legislative priorities. this is not just a priority, but funding the government. the threat of a shutdown is always very problematic and dangerous. for this white house, it was a fear it would raise the competency argument. they appear to have given in on key republican priorities. the main to me is not the wall. we already knew the president made clear he would not draw a line on that. he said it was fine to deal with getting funding for it later in the fall. we will see what happens. that was the approach. planned parenthood not seeing any slashes in funding is interesting. considering republicans, less trump, republicans more broadly campaigned on it in 2016. it is inte

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a great piece about maggie about how trump can't quit maggie haberman. he can't quit mike flynn, either. i don't think it's loyalty. i think it's a connection he doesn't have to anybody else. it's like he just cannot cut that tie and he's gone so far as to fire his fbi director and to plead with with him to drop the case, drop the investigation, because he's a good guy. what do you think it is that flynn and trump share? >> well, nicolle, the first thing i have to say is if you're talking about good relationships that are going for people, i would tell trump immediately, stick with maggie. i mean, i think -- >> flynn's a little toxic? >> yeah. i think the maggie relationship -- >> maggie is part of talk therapy. i agree. >> a lot better. look, you know, flynn was one of the few defend erers the presid had when the entire military establishment and foreign policy establishment signed letters saying that he shouldn't be president. he is a guy who i think shares a lot of the president and steve bannon's world view about the rise of globalism and militarism.

. >> let's begin our team coverage with abc7 news reporter maggie in the nation's capital. maggie? >> dan and alma, washington is in shock as the white house gets hit with a third bomb shell in just as many days. and now lawmakers and the administration are scrambling to respond. in a week of breaking developments -- >> obviously it's a step in the right direction. >> reporter: a major decision from the department of justice. >> very solid and significant step. >> reporter: the department of justice appointed a special counsel to take over the investigation into russia's interference with the 2016 election, including possible collusion with the trump campaign. the man now leading the investigation, former fbi director robert mueller. >> whatever investigation goes on will have the credibility of bob mueller, former director of the fbi, and a renowned lawyer. >> reporter: now mueller will have all of the authority of a u.s. attorney including the ability to take the matter before a grand jury and the ability to issue subpoenas. abc's chief legal affairs chief says mueller will have

ofning me is maggie haberman the "new york times" and cnn. i want to start with you. this is what dylan byers wrote in a profile of you. there may be no reporter trump respects and fears more than haberman. he returns to her to share his thinking and participate in interviews.

. >> let's begin our team coverage with abc7 news reporter maggie in the nation's capital. maggie? >> dan and alma, washington is in shock as the white house gets hit with a third bomb shell in just as many days. and now lawmakers and the administration are scrambling to respond. in a week of breaking developments -- >> obviously it's a step in the right direction. >> reporter: a major decision from the department of justice. >> very solid and significant step. >> reporter: the department of justice appointed a special counsel to take over the investigation into russia's interference with the 2016 election, including possible collusion with the trump campaign. the man now leading the investigation, former fbi director robert mueller. >> whatever investigation goes on will have the credibility of bob mueller, former director of the fbi, and a renowned lawyer. >> reporter: now mueller will have all of the authority of a u.s. attorney including the ability to take the matter before a grand jury and the ability to issue subpoenas. abc's chief legal affairs chief says mueller will have

yeah no i think the white house they kind of went with what maggy llo maggy laid out saying it was a negotiating tactic. and that they -- spicer kind of went off to us about how -- this is the real problem are leakers leaked classified information. that's their view. and you know i think at this point they're having trouble because throughout the week they denied multiple stories that turned out to be totally accurate. that started with our excellent colleagues at the "washington post" reporting about trump giving up israeli intelligence in this meeting with the russians. and the first response was totally untrue. which is absolutely -- it was absolutely totally true. >> yeah, i mean any deny -- i mean i don't know why anybody really -- i mean when i hear white house statement now. >> right. >> i don't know whether to believe it or not. because there is time after time after time you know the president has done something in a private meeting with somebody it's clear he doesn't even tell his own people what actually happened and nonthey're told to go out and sell one story. a then the

abc7 news reporter maggie live in washington with the latest. maggie?in the middle of all this breaking news happening, just today like you said, president trump is off on his very first foreign trip as commander in chief. looks like it might be a doozie e, five countries in eight days. hoping to put this week's scandal behind him, president trump takes off on his first foreign trip as tomwe ceting hey protecting american interests. that's what i like to do. it may be what he likes to do, butis laundry list of goals, like seeking peace in the middle east and ending islamic terrorism will be facing an uphill battle, both from abroad and ate. very significant moment in american's history. >> reporter: back to back scandals continue to rock the white house. >> does anybody have any questions? [ laughter ] >> reporter: just this week, accusations that president trump leaked classified material to the russians. then a memo from former fbi director james comey claiming the president tried to interfere in the federal investigation into russian election meddlin

abc7 news reporter maggie ruely sticks up this developing story live in washington. maggie?tion here in washington to the back to back to back bomb shells coming out of the white house continues to pour in and now we are hearing from president trump. there has been bipartisan praise for the appointment of a special counsel, with one notable exception. >> the entire thing has been a witch hunt, and there is no collusion between certainly myself and my campaign. but i can always speak for myself and the russians. zero. i think it divides the country. >> reporter: defending his white house in the face of that major announcement in the department of justice. the appointment of former fbi director robert mueller to take over the investigation into russian election meddling and possible collusion with the trump campaign. but over on capitol hill. >> if the president has nothing to hide, then he and the republicans in congress should welcome independent investigations to remove all doubt of a cover up. >> reporter: early and consistent praise for the decision coming from both sides

maggie knows these guys incredibly well.they are having difficulty managing this and difficulty kind of absorbing these developments that seem to happen every other day now. >> maggie, like some people we've had on the show just in the last hour said this is the personality of the president. this is how he ran his company. it's obviously a very different thing when you are the most powerful person on the planet. do you think a shakeup -- what do you hear? >> i mean, i think there are a couple of things. i think there are people who are there who really try incredibly hard and are in a very tough spot and are there because they do believe in the president and they want to work for him. i think that someone like hope hicks who was with him in the campaign has essentially killed herself throughout the campaign and did a very good job for him in a very -- and i think there are people -- i think other people are there for a similar reason who do care about the country. i think there are some people there in the white house would

maggie haberman, you have reported to the "new york times" that advancement is withstanding. what's the latest? >> i'll try to narrow down that category, but my colleague mike schmidt reported how james comey had kept these memos, these notes about the president, where he basically felt that the president was, if not trying to pressure him, trying to cozy him and curry favor with him, for lack of a better way to put it. as you have this investigation ongoing, there was a phone call where the president just basically wanted to chitchat and just wanted to talk, because this president, as we have heard repeated repeatedly, is fairly isolated. the president has been speaking to prospective lawyers given the latest in these probes. it's not a huge surprise. given what he is facing, you would suspect he might go to somebody who has some washington experience. that's what his current lawyers possess, but this is lawyer i expect he's not going to want to spend, and he's learning what special counsel means for everyone. they're all going to have to hire lawyers, they have to be carefu

. >> joining our maggie haberman, vaseen miller, the president spoke very eloquently and passionately during the campaign when he was in new hampshire. clearly, he was affected by people he had talked to. how do you square those with this proposal by cutting the budget by 94%? >> well, anderson, you are exactly right. this is something the president was very passionate about on the campaign trail. certainly his family and many families have been impacted by i. i'm sure every person can talk to an immediate or close family member that has gone through a struggle with opioid addiction. my understanding in talking to folks in the administration is the program is going to be reformed and this administration is going to pay just as much attention, spend just as much time on opioid restriction as before. there are a couple startling statistics i would put in front of you just in the previous administration from 2009 to 2015. the amount of opioid overdoses went from 20,000 to 35,000 a year and just with heroin alone, it went from about 3,000 a year to 13,000 overdose deaths every year. >> th

maggie quite a built of thit. >> washington is shocked. as you mentioned perhaps at this point we really shouldn't be any longer. this is the third bombshell to hit the white house in just as many days. and, now both lawmakers and the administration are scrambling to respond. >> in a week of breaking developments. >> obviously a step in the right direction. >> a major decision from the department of justice. >> very solid. significant step. >> the department of justice appointed a special counsel to take over the investigation into russia's interference with the 2016 election including possible collusion with the trump campaign. the man now leading the investigation, former fbi director, robert mueller. >> whatever investigation goes on. have the credibility of bob mueller, the former director of the, of the fbi and -- and renowned lawyer. >> now, mueller will have all authorities of a u.s. attorney. includin grand jury and issue subpoenas. chief legal affairs anchor says mueller will have the daunting tax of addressing all recent controve

virginia,ting reston, line for republicans, maggie, good morning. caller: good morning, thank you my call.g i am a lifelong republican. my 50s, i had -- i really struggled with this election and make my decision on whom would vote until i was in the voting booth. how low the om republican party has gone. the party of lincoln, and we're filled with racists, who have no eople regard for the rule of law. our intelligence agencies, institutions, we used we're told we shouldn't respect them by this administration tell us that the russians, before and after cludeeds in our hear these d i republicans calling in and they don't care, they say there is no evidence. have you to have an investigation. host: maggie, what is the you mindyou made -- do if i ask the decision you made booth, who did you vote for? caller: i have a hard time pro-lifehis because i'm catholic and it is a really important issue for me, but when and in the voting booth saw donald trump's name on my ballot, i couldn't go there. i could not go there. and i voted for hillary clinton person s

that's maggie and eisley. it's an isosceles. >> jimmy: thank you eisley poo and maggie poo.rayson, he's 7 years old. he wrote us a joke. >> steve: oh good. >> jimmy: sent in a joke, let's see what it is. "dear jimmy, it's raining cats and dogs in ohio, do you know how i know? i stepped in a poodle." [ cheers and applause ] there you go. grayson, i like it. we should hire that kid. grayson from ohio. this next one's from maddie, she's 9 years old. "dear jimmy, hi i am maddie, i'm 9. i love your show. i want you to do something. my brother is really mean to me, when you read this letter say "james, stop being a butt to maddie for me, thanks, bye now." funny. [ light laughter ] james, if you're watching, james, can we zoom in? stop being a butt to maddie! [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: jiminy cricket. >> jimmy: grow up! she could have made the whole thing up. i don't know. okay, this is a long one. it's from kelly. she's 10 years old. she said, "hey, i love your show. i love your tv show, you're awesome. i like you, and that guy who stands by the microphone." [ light laughte

joining me now is maggie haberman of the "new york times" and cnn. i want to start this about this, and this is what dillon buyers wrote in a cnn profile of you. there's no reporter trump respects more than hairman. he inevitably turns to her to share his thinking and participate in interviews. he does so because in addition to having known her for so long he knows she matters and she will not treat him with kid gloves, will not be unfair. she commands washington and new york. she gets access to trump because he needs her not because she needs him. >> i don't know how the president would agree with dillon's opening description, and i don't certainly want to speak for him. but i think two things are true. i think i have known him for a long time. i covered him at politico and i covered him at the new york post. longevity matters with him and the familiar matters with him. but i also don't think anyone should make any mistake if i didn't have the prepositional phrase of the "new york times" attached to my name, i'm not sure that i would be speaking to

glenn thrush and maggie haverman wroet t wrote the article. glenn thrush, a solid reporter but also wears the snazziest hats in all of washington, d.c. >>> the hits just keep coming. we are keeping tabs on not one, not two, not three -- but half-a-dozen investigations that are hanging over this president. not even four months after he made this promise. >>. and will, to the best of my ability -- >> preserve, protect, and defend -- >> preserve, protect, and defend -- >> -- the constitution of the united states. >> -- the constitution of the united states. >> -- so help me god. >> -- so help mean god. i am totally blind. and sometimes i struggle to sleep at night, and stay awake during the day. this is called non-24. learn more by calling 844-824-2424. or visit your24info.com. i count on my dell small for tech advice. with one phone call, i get products that suit my needs and i get back to business. ♪ ♪ right. in. your. stomach! watch this!... >>yikes, that ice cream was messing with you, wasn't it? try lactaid, it's real ice cream, without that

here's abc's maggie rulli with new develops. >> good job. >> reporter: while addressing the coast guardcademy at graduation, president trump did not shy away from the drama surrounding his administration. >> look at the way i've been treated lately. especially by the media. no politician in history has been treated worse or more unfairly. >> reporter: yesterday news broke of accusations that the president tried to interfere with a federal investigation. allegedly asking then fbi director james comey to back off the investigation into his former national security adviser michael flynn. >> well, it certainly sounds as if these reports are accurate that he wanted this investigation of michael flynn to stop. we don't really know what took place here and we need to find out. >> reporter: a source close to comey confirms to abc news that the former fbi director wrote a memo about a meeting he had in the oval office in february, the day after flynn was fired, and that the president allegedly said of flynn, he is a good guy, i hope you can let this go. abc has not seen the memo, first reported

abc's maggie rulli with how they turned the other cheek and found common ground. toss to john live teasel day. as we honor those who lost their lives serving our country families on both sides of a deadly conflict have managed to do what many of us cannot... set aside their differences. abc's maggie rulli with how they turned the other cheek and found common ground. toss to john live tease me to listen carefully. i'm ralph northam,aught and when survivors of the virginia tech shooting asked me to support an assault weapons ban and close the gun show loophole, i took on the fight. i saw what those weapons can do as an army doctor during the gulf war. now, i'm listening carefully to donald trump, and i think he's a narcissistic maniac. whatever you call him, we're not letting >> now, "good morning washington," on your side. now at 6 a.m., remembering the fallen on this memorial day. a summer day across the country as we honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. larry: plus a foggy start today as we get ready for the outdoor plans, memorial day parades, and patches of rain to watch out f

abc's maggie rulli has more. >> the entire thing has been a witch hunt. >> reporter: president trumpaking out for the first time since apointment of a special counsel to investigate russian meddling in the election and their possible solution with the trump campaign. >> there's no collusion between certainly myself and my campaign, but i can always speak for myself and the russians, zero. >> reporter: during a meeting with network anchors behind closed doors, the president also saying, i believe it hurts our country terribly, because it shows we're a divided, mixed up, not unified country. it also happens to be a pure excuse for the democrats, having lost an election that they should have easily won. i think it is a very, very negative thing, and hopefully this can go quickly. but on to find a lawmaker who backs the president's assessment, even members of his own party. >> i think it is a serious investigation. >> reporter: is this a witch hunt? >> oh, i -- i think i'll not characterize what it is. >> reporter: as the man who appointed the special counsel to lead the russia investiga

i talked to maggie about this. i was looking for a platform to be able to take all of those brilliant, young, and not so young folks in our administration out of the white house and still be with me. and so, i was able to because of the generosity of two universities, who came to me. i was able to do that. they just started the biden institute at the university of delaware, which is staffed -- [applause] mr. biden: i was able -- they gave me $2.5 million to higher the best that i could hire. they are out of the white house. they are out of power administration. so we can and like the best minds in the country to do serious, serious policy work. and then the university of pennsylvania asked me whether i would become a professor? the only reason i agreed is so i wouldn't be the slowest one of the family. [laughter] mr. biden: i am insisting that jill call me professor from now on. [laughter] mr. biden: i am the benjamin crump and professor, anyway, i am a big deal. [laughter] mr. biden: by the way, jeannie, i did not

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poor old maggie blue came in last.cottish borders is where the tories have the best chance of taking a seat from the snp. they're hoping to elect up to a dozen conservative mps. they gotjust one the last time. across scotland the political argument has been completely redrawn, so that the main divide is no longer left versus right. it's now nationalist versus unionist. and the scottish tories have very successfully cast themselves as the only party who can defend the united kingdom. the constitution is the biggest and most important and defining dividing line in scottish politics. for a large number of voters they are prepared to support a party that they might disagree with on a number of issues, provided that party is sound on the constitutional question. that applies to snp supporters and it increasingly applies to conservative supporters. politics is all about momentum. that's why the players at the kelso cricket club believe voting tory could slow the snp‘s demands for an independence referendum. but this election

maggie rulli, abc news, washington. >> what a great initiative. >> it is a great initiative. many of those sites. well deserved on this memorial day. >> that's what's making news in america this morning. >> good morning it is 4:30 a.m. monday morning memorial day matt is off, jeanette reyes is joining us. >> here's what we're following this morning, saluting those who paid the ultimate sacrifice america honors those who died defending our freedom. >>> a war against north korea could be one of the worst fights. >>> many are squeezing out more time at the shore before the tough ride back home.

maggie, explain. >> i think it depends on who you see doing the celebrating.e saw the white house celebrating and members of his conference. you saw democrats waving and saying na, na, na, good-bye. republicans are looking at a mirror version of what they complained about democrats doing. remember, obamacare was debated over many months. this was not rushed through in a couple of weeks. there was a longer process. to be clear, you can have complaints how the bill went down, but it was thorough. there is no cbo scoring yet. you had chris collins acknowledge he wasn't familiar in the bill and hadn't read it. the sound you played is the type of campaign commercial you can expect to see in another year or so. obviously not against paul ryan, but against the moderates in swing districts who are vulnerable with voters. >> when you take things away from people, it harder. you have to explain it to them. you cannot just say, oh, your pre-existing conditions were here yesterday, but they are gone tomorrow. we won't tell you how the process will work. it is the gamble t

look, jeannie and maggie, i think we've really become friends. i know their families. give been a big kiss for me when you get back. they become friends. one of the reasons they become friends is that we share the same value set. i stood for billy when he was introduced because billy is the kind of guy i grew up with. from the time i was old enough to remember, my mother with a look at me joey when she wanted to make an impression. she would say you're defined by your courage and redeemed by your loyalty. [applause] the neighborhood i came from, you always measured the guys you hang out with, if you got jumped by three guys, another man would jump in to help you. billy, it's good to see you pal. i also want to mention the loss of scott. the state suffered a real loss. scott mcgillivray was a coach and educator, a newly elected state senator, and i read, i didn't know firsthand, i've read of the stories about the kids he helped, imagine how many more stories about kids he could have helped, but it's part of a tradition appear. folks, let me begin by saying there is a se

cnn political analyst maggie hagen contributed to that. hey, maggie, if you can explain what you learned about this dinner and if this is the same dinner that the president was referring to where he said that comey told him he wasn't under investigation? >> sure. this is my colleague, michael schmidt's reporting primarily. but my understanding is this is the same dinner and that, you know, essentially there were the two of them at the table, that there was this discussion about loyalty, you know, raised by the president, and the director of the fbi indicated something to the effect of that's not, you know, something that he could promise, that the issue is really honesty. and the president responded with a request for honest loyalty, which i think the director said that he could do. the white house has disputed that version of events as inaccurate but said that really if there was any suggestion of loyalty, it would be about loyalty to the country. the issue, anderson, is i think we have seen the president struggle to some extent in the ne

maggie haberman joins us. explain what we know about this meeting, what you have learned. >> this meeting had already raised eyebrows because the president had had this indiscreet slip about intelligence and a laptop that was secured and upsetting to allies. he also talked about the russia investigation as we know, this president has a habit of talking about what's on his mind. we know this investigation wrangles him a great deal. he had just fired james comey and he talked about it. he described him as a quote unquote real nut job. that's a phrase this president uses frequently. he said that the investigation had put pressure on him, that pressure is now off. he was adamant that he was not under investigation. my sense of that was that he was actually referring to what he has been referring to this whole time which is that he has been adamant that he is not under investigation. comey has not said that publically. he then made chitchat about policy and ukraine and looking for russia intervention. he talked abo

maggy maberman, one of the reporters who broke that story joins us again. just explain what you've learned. >> sure. this story had already raised eyebrows because the president had this indiscreet slip about intelligence and a laptop that was secured and was upsetting to allies. he also talked about the russian investigation. as we know this president has a hab utof talking about what's on his meend. and we know this investigation wrangles him a great deal understandably so. but he had just fired james comey and he talked about it. and described him quote, unquote, as a nut job. he said the investigation had put some pressure on him, that pressure is now off. my sense of that is that he was actually referring to what he's been referring to this whole time, which he has always been adamant he's not under investigation. comey, i think, actually said that publicly. he then made other chitchat about policy such as ukraine and looking for intervention there. high talked about his crowd size. he made a joke about how the russian ambassador sergei dislack had met

cnn political analyst maggie hagen contributed to that. she joins us now by phone.ey, maggie, if you can explain what you learned about this dinner and if this is the same dinner that the president was referring to where he said that comey told him he wasn't under investigation? >> sure. this is my colleague, michael schmidt's reporting primarily. but my understanding is this is the same dinner and that, you know, essentially there were the two of them at the table, that there was this discussion about loyalty, you know, raised by the president, and the director of the fbi indicated something to the effect of that's not, you know, something that he could promise, that the issue is really honesty. and the president responded with a request for honest loyalty, which i think the director said that he could do. the white house has disputed that version of events as inaccurate but said that really if there was any suggestion of loyalty, it would be about loyalty to the country. the issue, anderson, is i think we have seen the president struggle to some extent in the new

maggy, we've heard so much about what president trump thought of comey. you have new reports about what he thought of comey and what comey thought of the president. >> and we've heard whuf jeff said played out in those rooms. comey felt the president was almost beyond normal, almost crazy. >> using the word crazy? >> that's ort of his word or sort of what was communicated. he said repeatly to his aides there's something wrong with him, there's something wrong with comey. and he got very angry about comey talking about russiach he did not dissuade people from thing about it. and he was mildly nauseous at the prospects of his role in the election, that was an affront to the president. he took it that way. he was very upset about it throughout the weekend. and by the time this week began, this was already in process. to your point, you know, they learned also -- i missed one step. ish, there was this issue about what comey had testified. >> oh, yeah, he'd gotten something wrong. >> not something small wrong. and there was this very long lag in cleaning it up

just now it is maggie out there and we're still seeing some bursts of rain and storms, but the most wetth sea and many places are turning dry later. there is cloud around and it is misty as well. 13—14 degrees the overnight lows. behind this weather front is the fresh air and that will arrive as the rain clears from northern ireland and push into scotland. more showers of rain in england and wales. a header that some sunshine, but the fresh air comes in across scotland and northern ireland. still quite warm and muggy in east anglia and the south—east, but a more comfortable night for sleeping. in the middle pa rt night for sleeping. in the middle part of the week there will be more high pressure around. that will mean more sunshine. this is bbc news. the headlines at eleven. it's been exactly one week since the attack in manchester. a minute's silence has been held at a vigil to commemorate the 22 people that died and dozens who were injured. police release a picture of the manchester bomber carrying a blue suitcase —— asking whether anyone saw him with it between the 18th and 22nd of m

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we begin with maggie and the new developments. reporter: during an off-camera briefing today, the white house continued to deny any wrongdoing but lawmakers here in washington say they want to get to the facts. a commencement address to the united states coast guard. president trump: fight, fight, fight. >> turning into a defense of his presidency. president trump: look at the way i have been treated especially by the media. no politician in history has been treated worse or more unfairly. reporter: president trump alluding to weeks of chaos at the white house. >> it seems like we are learning disturbing new allegations about president trump. not just every day. but, ladies and gentlemen, every hour. reporter: most recently the bombshell allegation that the president tried to interfere with a federal investigation. allegedly asking then f.b.i. director james comey to back off the investigation into his former national security advisor michael flynn. abc7 news confirmed comey wrote a memo detailing a meeting with trump after flynn

daily express, the reason, the new maggie.re will always be some who won the next that, but whether that is helpful for the wider population, people unsure about it. they are both women. that's an irresistible comparison for parts of the right—wing press. you know, i'm pretty sure that the girl. not handbags this time but shoes. it's not handbags but shoes. she has a firmness of character that i think is making it a reasonable comparison. but i don't know, it doesn't really work for me. very different backgrounds. she a p pa re ntly different backgrounds. she apparently has the comparison. you can see why, but she stuck with it. this is very meant to be flattering but i take your point. let's look at the front of the scottish daily mail. if the different front page from the other one. roost‘s tories defy the snp. conservative the fixer to roost‘s tories does and snp. she came to the forefront in the debate. in scotland, the tories have had such an impossible time of it until it started to be turning round. is it down to her? t

maggie rulli on how they turned the other cheek and found common ground. reporter: this memorial day, two sides of the vietnam war are coming together. >> close the past and look toward a brighter future. reporter: finding common ground through a common grief. >> as people, we have the same reporter: the non-profit the two sides project connects families who lost loved ones on both sides of the conflict. >> that is our hill. one person at a time. >> after six americans traveled to vietnam in 2015, this time it was their turn. welcoming them for the first time. they showed them where the parents names are etched. margo carlson delone started the project. >> i hated them. reporter: her father was a fighter pilot in the war and died when she was 2 years old. >> after a while i realize i didn't want to live with hatred anymore. i became aware as i grew over my dad's bombs probably killed a lot of people and there was probably a daughter like me on the other side who lost her dad. reporter: at the memorial she said the hatred feels far away. today she cries tea

ofning me is maggie haberman the "new york times" and cnn. i want to start with you.his is what dylan byers wrote in a profile of you. there may be no reporter trump respects and fears more than haberman. he returns to her to share his thinking and participate in interviews. >> i don't know the president would agree with his opening description. and i don't want to speak for him. i think two things are true. i have known him for a long time. i covered him at politico. and the "new york post. longevity matters with him and the familiar matters with him. i also don't think anyone should make any mistake. if i did not have the oppositional phrase of "the new york times" attached to my name, i am not sure i would be speaking to him as frequently. it is a marvin lewis -- marvelous paper. charlie: he has set in front of audiences, "i love the new york times." the next words out of his mouth are "the failing new york times." twoe games to our offices weeks after he was elected. we were the first major interview he did. he came to us. we did not go to him. that was the subjec

i mean maggie knows these guys incredibly well and i think we're all finding they're having difficultyfficulty absorbing these developments that seem to happen aev other day now. >> within the last hour said this is the personality of the president. this is how he ran his company. it's obviously a very different thing when you're the most powerful person on the planet. what do you hear? >> i thinking there are a kuchel of things. i think there are people who are there and are in a tough spot and are there because they believe in the president and want to work for him. i think someone like hicks had essentially killed herself throughout the campaign and did a very good job for him -- and i think that there are other people -- correct, number one. and a lot of other people are there for a similar reason who dacare about the country. some people who thought being in the white house was a career enhancer and they are discovering that on any given day -- i think we can all agree sean spicer's briefing today was less than optimal. >> they said he's not going to have anather one tomorrow. >>

in washington, maggie rulli channel6 "action news."ica. >> thank you maggie. >>> wikileaks founder july january assange says he would be "happy to talk with the us department of justice despite its threats against him." he made that statement after sweden's top prosecutor dropped the rape investigation against him. but he is still hiding out at ecuador's london embassy to prevent authorities from turning him over to the u.s. american officials may want to extradite him on possible espionage charges for releasing sensitive documents. british police also plan to arrest him if he leaves that many ecuadorian embassy. >> former democratic congressman anthony weiner cried in a federal courtroom this morning as he entered a guilty plea for his sexting scandal. weiner admitted to a charge of transferring obscene material to a minor and apologized to the 15-year-old girl with whom he exchanged sexually explicit texts. he told the court he had a sickness but did not have a an excuse. the judge told him he would have to register as a sex offender