mola lenghi is on capitol hill with the latest. >> no collusion, no obstruction. >> reporter: a familiar message from president trump as left mar-a-lago on sunday. this time he was backed up by attorney general william barr that released a four page summary of robert mueller's russia investigation. >> it was a complete and total exoneration. >> reporter: barr wrote the special counsel's investigation did not find the trump campaign or anyone associated with it conspired or coordinated with russia in its efforts to influence the 2016 u.s. presidential election despite multiple offers from russian related individuals but it did not totally exonerate the president as he claims. dealing with possible obstruction of justice charges, the special counsel stated while this report does not conclude that the president committed a crime, it does not exonerate him. barr says he and deputy attorney general rodriguez seven stein, two trump appointees decided the evidence was not sufficient. >> the conclusions raise more questions than the answers. >> reporter: democrats like jerry nadler are calling o

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>> all right, mola lenghi in washington.hank you. >>> the release of the mueller report ends just one of many ongoing investigations of the president. and as jeff pegues reports, mr. trump could face his most serious legal problems in new york. >> reporter: as the special counsel investigation ends, focus will now turn to lower manhattan and the office of the u.s. attorney for the southern ldistrict of new york. >> those are part of the investigation that's currently being looked at. >> reporter: for months, michael cohen, who was the president's fixer and personal attorney, has been cooperating with prosecutors in new york investigating campaign finance violations, the trump organization's finances, and possible illegal foreign donations to the trump inaugural committee. former u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york preet bharara -- >> the special counsel's mission was circumscribed by what rod rosenstein, the acting attorney general, said they could look at. the southern district folks, they're not circumscrib

mola lenghi reports from capitol hill. >> reporter: president trump delivered his 2020 budget proposalo congress monday asking for $8.6 billion in new funding for his long-promised border wall. >> he thinks it's important to secure the country as one of its most basic constitutional responsibilities. >> reporter: the funds would go toward building 700 million miles of barriers along the border. >> we need to continue to secure the country. we need to continue to secure the border. we're not going to be bashful about this. >> reporter: democratic leaders are already pushing back. >> the budget requests we received today would be a gut punch to the middle class. a handout to powerful special interests. the wealthiest few. >> reporter: president trump's pursuit of border wall funding led to a record-breaking partial government shutdown earlier this year, something that could happen again in the fall. >> the president failed to convince congress, the american people and perhaps most glaringly mexico to pay for its border wall. >> reporter: senate republicans are set to vote this week on a

mola lenghi has more. [ chants ] >> reporter: former vice president joe biden slipped or tip says hisand about officially joining the race on saturday night. >> i have the most progressive record of anybody who would run. >> reporter: a biden entrance into the race would significantly shift the growing democratic field since he's widely seen as the party's front-runner. while he continues to hold out, others wasted no time. >> that's why i'm running for president. >> reporter: senator kerstin gillibrand officially stepped on to the campaign trail sunday joining 13 other democrats who hope to knock off donald trump in 2020. >> i think this is a great problem for us to have as a party and as a democracy. so many choices, so many different life experiences -- >> reporter: former texas congressman beto o'rourke was on the trial in wisconsin. others made stops in iowa and nevada this weekend. they're also making the rounds on the sunday talk shows. soon president trump is expected to step up his re-election bid with more rallies. some are looking for a new gop alternative in 2020. >> i thi

cbs reporter mola lenghi joins us live from capitol hill tonight. the fight over what's inside the report is just beginning. >> reporter: that's right, liz. this is going to be a long process. we are just getting started. it may seem that it's ending with the conclusion of the mueller report here, but it appears to just really be the end of the beginning, so to speak, but as you know, the mueller investigation, the report, is about two years in the making now. it has been shrouded in secrecy and really since day one, but it has now completed. it's in the hands of attorney general william barr, but it remains unclear exactly how much of this report will ultimately be made public. the mueller report is now in the hands of the attorney general, a senior justice department official telling cbs news special counsel robert mueller is not recommending any further indictments. attorney general william barr wrote a letter to the house and senate judiciary committees saying, "the special counsel has submitted to me today a confidential report explaining the p

as mola lenghi reports, pressure is mounting for the u.s. to follow. >> reporter: dozens of airlines in countries suspended flights of boeing 737 max 8 jets after sunday's crash killed 157 people in ethiopia. just months after the lion air disaster in indonesia, the tragedy raised new concerns in the u.s. about the aircraft's safety. >> if an issue that affects safety is identified, the department and the faa will not hesitate to take immediate and appropriate action. >> reporter: on tuesday the faa said its review so far shows, quote, no systemic performance issues and provides no basis to order grounding the aircraft. but that stance is putting the agency under increasing pressure. >> these planes are accidents waiting to happen. >> it made sense to ground aircraft that's been involved in two very tragic accidents in only six months. >> reporter: 72 of the jets are used by u.s. airlines. in a statement, boeing said, "we have full confidence in the safety of the max." and "based on the information currently available, we don't have any basi

>> glor: mola lenghi, thank you. investigators appear to be zeroing in on what caused a ethiopian airlines flight to nosedive just after take-off, killing all 157 people on board. jeff pegues reports there are troubling similarities to an earlier crash involving the same type of jet. >> reporter: a source tells cbs news black box data from ethopian air flight 302, which crashed earlier this month just after take-off, has given f.a.a. officials a growing sense that the 737 max's new anti-stall system was factor. investigators are looking at whether a censor failure falsely activated the system, causing the pilots to lose control of the plane. this new information once again suggests similarities between the crash in ethiopian airlines and the lion air crash in indonesia last october. a total of 346 people lost their lives. >> boeing is taking a black eye. >> reporter: former f.a.a. safety investigator jeff gazetti said both boeing and the f.a.a. need to solve the problems with the 737 max quickly. >> it's certainly cr

mola lenghi, cbs news, reagan national airport, virginia. >>> a boeing max 8 planes remain grounded in the u.s. and other countries while the investigations continue. >>> another candidate has jumped into the crowded field of 2020 democratic presidential nominees, officially kicking off her campaign yesterday, the 6th female candidate to enter the race so far. and there are now 14 democrats in the running. and 15th came close to declaring his candidacy over the weekend. >> most progressive record of anybody rubbing for the -- if anybody who would run. >> president trump took aim at biden this morning in a tweet joe biden tongue tied over the weekend when he was properly deliver a simple line, get used to it, a low up beto o'rourke, announcing $6.1 million within the first 24 hours of entering the race. democrats will hold their first debate on june st., last a second night as well depending how many candidates reach the viable standards set out by the party. >>> london breed is calling for accountability over an incident. bear was caught on individual dragging his wife out a chair, bea

mola lenghi has did details. >> reporter: georgia senator johnny isaacson says he's planning to speak out over the president's critics of er wneve mccain and i never will be. >> the president attacked a mccain in the oval office tuesday, and on twitter. he's still upset over mccain's 2017 vote against a republican effort to repeal and replace the affordable care act. >> he campaigned on repealing and replacing obamacare, then he got to a vet and he said thumbs down. i think that's disgraceful. plus there are other things. >> isaacson has defended his former colleague including this speech on the senate floor shortly after mccain's death. >> anybody who in any way tarnishes the reputation of john mccain deserves a whipping. >> reporter: the president alsou one of his advisers keack job, no question are, but i really don't know it. i think he's doing a tremendous disservice to a wonderful wife. >> reporter: trump tweeted calling him mr. kellyanne conway. conway responded with the tweet, you are nuts. kellyanne conway said she did not agree with her husband's concerns about the president

mola lenghi live in washington where the of a was questioned about its approval process for these planes. >> reporter: there were two major themes lawmakers posted focused on with transportation officials today. one of those was the approval process you mentioned for the 737 max jets. the second thing was a close relationship between the federal government and boeing. transportation secretary elaine chao laid out her top priority to congressional lawmakers following two deadly crashes involving ♪ [ singing ] 737 max eight jet. >> safety is always number 1 of the department transportation. >> reporter: the crashes, earlier this month and back in october, resulted in 346 deaths. the fa made the decision to ground the max 8 fleet only after other nations had already done so. >> based on the information that everyone had at that time, there was no factual basis upon which to ground planes. >> reporter: acting administrator dan ill will testified before a different panel wednesday, about the agency's oversight of boeing. lawmakers question him him about the f.a.a.'s process to certify the saf

mola lenghi live in washington d.c. where the judge rejected manafort's appeal for leniency. >> reporter: this federal judge piled on more prison time to the present's former campaign chairman, but it remains unclear if president trump will ultimately step in and pardon paul manafort. paul manafort has been sentenced to 73 months in prison after pleading guilty to two conspiracy charges. >> very sad day for such a callous, harsh sentence that is totally unnecessary. >> reporter: federal judge amy berman jackson noted manafort consistently gave false testimony about his interactions with russian political consultant with ties to russian intelligence agencies. from a wheelchair court, the 69 -year-old apologize for his crimes saying i am sorry for what i've done and asked for compassion from the judge for his wife's sake adding she needs me and i need her. but judge jackson said leniency was unwarranted and manafort's lives cannot be ignored adding court is one of those places where facts still matter. 30 months of today'

mola lenghi reports from the white house. >> former vice president joe biden either slipped or tipped his hand about officially joining the race on saturday night. >> i am the most progressive record of anybody running for the united-- if anybody who would run. (cheers and applause) >> a biden entrance into the race with significantly shift the growing democratic field since he's widely seen as the party's frontrunner. but while he continues to hold out, others wasted no time. >> that is why i'm running for president. >> senator kirsten gillibrand officially stepped on to the campaign trail sunday joining 13 other democrats ho hope to knock off president trump in 2020. >> i think this is a great problem for us to have as a party and as a democracy. so many choices, so many different life experiences. (applause) >> former tech as congressman beto o'rourke was on the trail in wisconsin today. others made stops in iowa and nevada this weekend. they're also making the rounds on the sunday talk shows. soon president trump is expected to step up his re-election bid with more rallies. but so

mola lenghi. >> reporter: good evening. as you mentioned, as momentum gains across the globe, here in washington the pressure is mounting to ground these boeing max jets. the faa says while they continue to investigate and wait on the results of their investigation based on what they know right now, the jets are safe. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are calling for the grounding of all boeing 737 max passenger flights following sunday's deadly plane crash in ethiopia. >> these planes are accidents waiting to happen. >> it makes sense to ground an aircraft that's been involved in two very tragic accidents in only six months. >> reporter: singapore joined a growing number of countries including britain and germany that have either grounded the max jets or banned them from their airspace until the crash investigation is complete, but in the u.s. southwest and american airlines are still operating their 737 max 8 fleets and united airlines is continuing to operate the longer 737 max 9. the faa says it does not have enough

mola lenghi is with the president in florida. >> this was a hoax. this was a witch hunt. i have absolutely nothing to hide. >> reporter: president trump says he welcomes the release of the mueller report. attorney general william barr announced on friday he will submit a redacted version of the nearly 400-page report to >> i have great confidence in the attorney general, and if that's what he'd like to do... >> reporter: but democrats want it sooner. >> we're stand buying our timeline. >> reporter: the house judiciary committee has set an april 2 deadline for the full report to be turned over without redactions, setting up a battle between congress and the department of justice. >> we'll see if the attorney general continues to play games with this, with his vague mid- april deadline. we may have to go to court. >> reporter: in a four-page letter last weekend, barr told congress mueller found no evidence of collusion between the trump campaign and the russians during the 2016 presidential election but stopped short of exonerating president trump from obstructing justice.

mola lenghi is in west palm beach and is traveling with the president. l h mola, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. president trump has accepted the attorney general's commitment in a letter to congress to release the mueller report by mid-april and to testify before congress in early may. after a week of democrats demanding the attorney release the full mueller report, a.g. william bar has agreed to send congress a redacted version by mid-april. >> if that's what he'd likeo do, i have nothing to hide. this was a hoax. this was a witch hunt. >> reporter: upon the conclusion of the special counsel's investigation last week, barr sent congress a four-page summary of mueller's nearly 400-page report, noting that neither the president nor his presidential campaign associates colluded with the russians during the 2016 election. but the report did not exonerate mr. trump of obstructing justice. house speaker nancy pelosi tweeted friday, "the american people deserve the facts, not a watered down interpretation." president trump spent the week declaring vic