so -- >> pierre: wow! restaurant kitchen. >> pierre: in the same kitchen. it's like -- >> anthony: downstairs kitchen. >> pierre: basement kitchen. >> anthony: it was downstairs. >> pierre: oh, i can't believe this, man. well, boom, boom was really the defining moment for me. boom had, like, this global ethnic/italian -- >> anthony: so you saw a window to start introducing african, west african flavors? >> pierre: yeah. >> anthony: and it, it worked. people were receptive to that. >> pierre: absolutely, yeah, yeah. ♪ oh, wow. >> anthony: tonight we're having yassa made with the local fish called thiof. cooked simply, on the bone, wrapped in foil, and steamed over the fire, served with a mignonette-type sauce of onions. grilled mussels. sea urchin. >> anthony: mm, grilled mussels, cool. >> pierre: yeah. >> anthony: oh, that was good. mm, starving. i mean, i'm really hungry. so, what distinguishes senegalese cuisine from the neighbors? >> pierre: i think we have the best food in the continent. >> anthony: ha

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he was with pierre. >> pierre: bobby ryan had some magic.us through your goal. >> i had to put knit on the last goal. i think he was flying, he's a dangerous player. >> talk about your team and the mindset coming into this thing. they got crosby, malkin, a lot of weapons. >> yeah, it's a big challenge. i think we've been underdogs for the whole season and the whole playoffs, so it's -- it's not hard for us to come into a game and give and leave everything out there. i think we're doing a pretty good job so far. >> pierre: thank you for doing this. >> thank you. >>> how much of the pens' struggle tonight were the system they were playing against in the senators. >> for example the penguins had five power plays. they bungled their way through that. >> yeah, ottawa was undisciplined. pittsburgh power play didn't come through when they needed it to. >> the senators win it on the road. we're out of time. coming up later tonight, an all-new saturday night live. with host melissa mccarthy and musical guest haim. game two of the nashville predators/

pierre, thank you. >>> now, to the fallout on the hill tonight. republicans and democrats listening to the president today and we asked them, should the president be asking the director of the fbi if he's being investigated? abc's mary bruce on the hill. >> reporter: for republicans tonight, president trump's claims about his conversations with the former fbi director are forcing them into a delicate dance. is it appropriate for the director if he's under investigation? >> it wouldn't be who asked the question, the legitimacy would be based upon whether the person that was asked the question should answer it. >> reporter: and if comey answered the question? >> well, all we know is what the president said about that. >> reporter: democrats are skeptical of the president's claims. >> i question whether he was told definitively whether he is not under investigation. >> reporter: why do you think the president then would describe those conversations that way? >> let me put it very simply. i want to hear from james comey. >> reporter: and it's not just

he was reconfirmed 100-0. >> pierre thomas leading us off. pierre, thank you. >>> i want to get to jonathan karl tonight, you were telling me that the white house was blindsided. what have you learned tonight? >> reporter: they were completely taken offguard by this, david. as a matter of fact, i'm told that the senior staff of the white house didn't get word of this until about 30 minutes before the news was shared with the news media. completely taken offguard. but it really shouldn't have taken them all that much by surprise, given the developments of the last few days. i'm starting to hear even from some republicans on capitol hill, welcoming this news, including jason chaffetz, the top republican on the oversight committee in the house, he said mueller is a great selection, impeccable credentials. should be widely accepted. we don't know if that's a view shared here at the white house yet. >> all right, 30 minutes' warning as you point out, jon. >>> as you could imagine, this news traveling quickly to capitol hill, where some republicans

pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >> pierre, thank. the news has lawmakers on beth sides of the aisle praising mueller. >> pe yar mentioned a sterling reputation. former federal prosecutor and decorated vietnam veteran. many numbers of congress say he is a great choice to lead an independent investigation. >> this takes the politics out of it hopefully. this has the gotten too political. people with any news that comes out, those on the left yelling impeach, some on the right say it is fake. l.int a special prosecutor at t >> where is the actual crime that they think they need a special prosecutor to, to prosecute? i just -- i haven't seen that. there has been a lot of flailing. but that flailing started before january 20th. >> i don't believe it was necessary. i don't, the generally believe in special counsels. i think they can go off on their own. ere has to be a special er.lot counsel made an excellent choice. >> house speaker paul ryan said mueller's appointment is in line with his goal to ensure a thorough, independent investigati

host: kendra pierre-louise a staff writer ofp --"popular science." what are national monuments and why is trump reviewing them? these. the title of the -- of the piece. denny, republican line, ohio. caller: i respect the environment but i do not believe in global warming or climate change. i do not believe in it. i do think that, some of the areas, when you set aside millions of acres and we are a country blessed with natural resources. oil, we have 200 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. abundant amount of coal. and we have oil that can make us energy independent. to use it is foolish not when, with the new technology, we will not harm very much. i can respect native american colter. -- culture. i have native american blood in me. -- if i ame digging digging in my backyard in a while and i come across something that might be native american, or something like that, i just, you know what i mean, i guess i could give it to them? host: got your point. kendra pierre-louise, some of the arguments, have you heard that discussion and a response to it in --

pierre thomas in that room today, pierre, thank you. >>> we turn next tonight to breaking developments in president trump's newest attempt to repeal and replace obamacare. a couple of key republicans two were going to vote no at the white house today. what does this now mean for americans with pre-existing conditions? abc's mary bruce. >> reporter: with the president's health care plan teetering on the edge, today two republican congressmen went to the white house to make a deal. they had already told him they were voting "no." one warning the plan would "torpedo" protections for people with pre-exisisting conditions. >> the president said, billy, we really need you, we need you. and i said you don't have me. >> reporter: but today the lawmakers offered a compromise they all could agree to. >> with this addition that te sold him on in an over the hour meeting with him that we are both yeses on the bill. >> reporter: before taking office, president trump promised to keep obamacare's protection for pre-existing conditions in place. >> are you going to make sure that people with pre-condi

ago, a special counsel is necessary for the american people to have full confidence in the outcome pierre thomas leading us off. >> reporter: tonight a bombshell announcement -- the department of justice appoint onning 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. he'll have all the authorities of a u.s. attorney, including the ability to take the matter before a grand jury and the ability to issue subpoenas the announcement of a special counsel comes after attorney general jeff sessions recused himself. >> therefore, i have recused myself in the matters that deal with the trump campaign. >> reporter: president trump has called the investigation into possible collusion with members of his campaign a char raid. former fbi director james comey was in charge of the investigation until he was fired last week. tonight's dramatic announcement coming after that other bombshell, 4 hours ago, the memo coming to light

pierre thomas with late details. >>> crossing the line. the outrage tonight over comedian kathy griffin and that gruesome image. tonight, cnn fires her. performances canceled. and the first lady, melania trump weighing in. >>> the emergency on board. heavily armed police taking down a passenger accused of rushing the cockpit, claiming to have explosives. >>> the deadly shootout inside an american car dealership. two bounty hunters find their fugitive. he's armed. how this ends. >>> and lebron james. the racial slur sprayed across his home. what he said just moments ago about race in america. >>> and america strong tonight. diane sawyer returns to a place so many of you will remember. and the victory you made happen. >>> good evening. it's great to have you with us on a very busy wednesday night. we begin with the headline late today, former fbi director james comey will testify before the american public likely in the coming days about his interactions with president trump. the special counsel now leading the russia investigation, robert m

pierre, this fbi investigation has been under way now for about ten months, long before election day. this new special counsel, does he start all over or does he pour through the evidence that they already gathered there at the fbi. >> i'm told that mueller will assess the investigation and the ed so far and determine how best to proceed. it's totally his call. david. >> pierre thomas with us tonight, our thanks to you again. >>> we're following other news tonight and to the dangerous storms in the heartland. stretching up to the northeast tonight. 25 million americans in the path this evening. tornado watches in several states. this twister already touching down in western oklahoma tonight. an anxious night ahead. rob marciano is in the storm zone tonight. >> reporter: storms fire up in the heartland. look at the storm, it's titanic. this is a serious situation. >> reporter: a rare high-risk forecast this morning and now a severe weather outbreak under way. >> look at the dirt that storm, that tornado is kicking up right now. >> reporter: strong, damaging long-track tornadoes and mon

they're under constant pressure. >> pierre thomas in times square tonight.ierre, thank you. >>> president trump weighing in on the manchester attack during a stop in bethlehem, choosing his words carefully. to deny them any glory. i want to bring in cecilia vega tonight, traveling with the president. cecilia, let's listen here to what the president had to say. >> so many young, beautiful, innocent people living and enjoying their lives, murdered by evil losers in life. i won't call them monsters. because they would like that term. they would think that's a great name. >> "evil losers" his words for the attacker and anyone else who might have been behind this. in the meantime, cecilia, you were telling us the next stop tomorrow is a meeting with the pope. >> david, you remember, they had that very public feud during the campaign over the border wall, the pope said that building the border wall was unchristian. then-candidate donald trump called the pope a political person. they are meeting tomorrow for the very first time. it's just a short meeting, 15 minute

but those who know him describe him as fair but relentless, david. >> pierre thomas with us tonight, our thanks to you again. >>> we're following other news tonight, and to the dangerous storms in the heartland. stretching all the way up to the northeast tonight. 25 million americans in the path this evening. tornado watches in several states. this twister already touching down in western oklahoma today. an anxious night ahead. meteorologist rob marciano is in the storm zone tonight. >> another funnel coming down! >> reporter: storms fire up in the heartland. >> look at the storm, it's titanic. this is a serious situation. >> reporter: a rare, high-risk forecast this morning, and now a major, severe weather outbreak under way. >> look at the dirt that storm, that tornado is kicking up right now. >> reporter: strong, damaging long-track tornadoes and monster hail possible. already a tornado doing damage here in oklahoma. it was produced by this thunderstorm, the leading edge is now over top of us. you see those clouds, it tells you just how turbulent this atmosphere is. public schools

david. >> pierre thomas with us tonight. pierre, thank you. >>> all of this comes as the white house refuses to say whether the white house the president gave classified information to the russians. that headline broke last night as we came on. our team could hear the yelling behind the walls of the west wing. the president reportedly revealing classified information about an isis plot. that information coming from an u.s. ally who had not given permission to share it. tonight, did the president's reveal put any sources already in harm's way at greater risk? here's abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl. >> reporter: as president trump met with the president of turkey today, he was hounded with questions -- >> did you reveal classified intelligence information with the russians? >> mr. president, did you share classified intelligence information with the russians? >> thank you very much. >> reporter: but a little later, he touted his meeting with the russians as a success. >> we had a very, very successful meeti

all right, pierre thomas leading us off, thank you. sally yates making news over her warnings involving retired general michael flynn. as you'll remember, she was fired after she refused to enforce president trump's travel ban. she believed the ban was unconstitutional. she was pressed on that today. >> who appointed you to the united states supreme court? that determines -- isn't it a court of final jurisdiction? >> not this decision. and it was not one that i took lightly at all. i believe that it is the responsibility of the attorney general, if the president asks him or her to do something, that he or she believes is unlawful or unconstitutional, to say no. >> sally yates testifying about her role, standing up to the proposed ban and getting fired because of it. the president's first version of that plan was blocked by the courts. will it survive this time? at issue, this question. should the president's words while he was on the campaign trail matter in determining his true intention for the temporary ban? here's abc's senior whit

gemma speaking to pierre la grange. thank you very much for that. >>> we are going to go for a quick break. do check out world markets live, our blog which runs throughout the european trading day. we'll be back with wage data after the break. we'll be back in two. >>> welcome back to "street signs." i'm carolin roth. these are your headlines. >>> european markets open in the red and u.s. futures point lower as risk aversion spreads, and the euro hits highs against the dollar not seen since the u.s. election. >>> donald trump tells james comey "i hope you can let this go" in an memo written by comey as he with you urged to shut down an investigation into michael flynn. >>> the european union preparing a legal case for failing to crack down on fiat over the emissions scandal sending shares in the carmaker lower. >>> ubisoft shares sink as the french video gamemaker trims its midterms sales guidance, despite playing down its reliance on new launches, saying it can boost profitability from older games. >>> good morning, ev

>> i think it is one of the critical futures of pain management. >> reporter: for patients like pierrethe future is already here. dr. john torres, nbc news, palo alto, california. >>> very cool. up next, full military honors for a u.s. navy pilot killed in action long ago. a promise to bring him home finally fulfilled. >>> a solemn ceremony today in southern california where a u.s. navy pilot was finally laid to rest more than half a century after he was shot down over vietnam, and for his family, it was a promise kept. steve patterson has more tonight. >> reporter: honor and a homecoming half a century in the making. navy pilot lieutenant commander fredrick crosby, classified as killed in action for more than 50 years, was given a full military burial in san at for the rosekrantz national cemetery in san diego. remembered today by his four children. deborah crosby was only six years old when she received the news that her father was presumed dead, likely shot down during a recon mission in north vietnam in 1965. but his body wasn't located, haunting the family for years. >> it was jus

abc's justice correspondent pierre thomas tonight. >> reporter: tonight, abc news learning that statefederal, and local authorities are now working to identify potentially vulnerable "open venues" here, ranging from sporting events to concerts. at a john legend concert in grand prairie, texas, last night, as manchester unfolded -- >> we want to make sure they saw plenty of officers out here. >> reporter: -- beefed up security. at the melissa etheridge concert in los angeles, same story. more security, bags being inspected. >> i understand why they have to do that. it's the world that we live in now. >> reporter: with terror attacks surging in europe, u.s. officials locked in. worried about isis and the potential for copycats. expect increased security at this weekend's indy 500. today in new york, the nation's number-one terror target, more heavily-armed police at more locations. >> pierre, we just heard brian ross reporting earlier, there are some 500 people being watched here in the uk because of potential terror links. but you reported there are countless cases back in the u.s. tha

he said was that you need to treat this investigation as if it may be a criminal investigation. >> pierre, your sources telling you that james comey is still preparing to testify? do we know when that will happen? >> reporter: he wants to testify, but with the appointment of a special counsel, it's unclear if he will testify next week. >> pierre, thank you. >>> at this hour, the president is in the air on his way to saudi arabia. nine days, five countries. will his words during the campaign play a role? and how will he explain the headlines at home to leaders he's meeting with? here's cecilia vega. >> reporter: when president trump arrives in the morning, this will greet him. streets lined with american flags, giant billboards showing his face with the saudi king. we just landed, most of the white house press corps flying ahead of the president. the president hoping to send a message to the muslim world by making this his first stop. but the chaos at home is casting a shadow. and his comments from the political trail hurting, too. >> i think islam hates us. there's a tremendous hatred. >>

here's pierre thomas. >> reporter: tonight, law enforcement sources tell abc news that president trump's eldest sons were summoned to an emergency session at the fbi's new york field office earlier this month. the reason -- a warning that foreign hackers were trying to compromise trump organization computers. because it involved the president's children, a special vip notice was sent to senior officials in new york before the may 8th meeting, which happened to occur just a day before fbi director james comey was fired. the source of the attempted hack on the trumps' computers was unknown. but tonight, eric trump is denying that any computers were compromised. still, the company remains a top cyber target. >> hackers would love to get into the president's family business. to try to get information that may be valuable. they could sell it, or try to use it to damage or compromise the president in some way. >> reporter: news of the trump sons' meeting with the fbi comes as trump's son-in-law jared kushner is under scrutiny by the fbi for his contacts with russians, specifically for two meet

. >> all right, let's bring in our senior justice correspondent pierre thomas. lot of questions about recusal and why jeff sessions was at the white house when they were discussing whether to fire james comey who was leading the russian investigation. >> you're right, david, sessions was at that meeting. despite the fact he recused himself. that's raising big questions with democrats that won't go away soon. sources say sessions took part that he believes the fbi director's job is much bigger than just one case. i'm told by sources the president said at the to which meeting he was leaning toward firing comey. sessions and the deputy attorney general expressed comey being too much of a maverick. >> pierre thomas with us live. pierre thank you. >>> bottom line now, where does the fbi investigation into russian meddling and any possible collusions with the trump campaign stand. what we learned here and how vladimir putin is reacting to all of this. here's abc's brian ross. >> reporter: the russians were having a good laugh today about the firing of the fbi director

abc's pierre thomas. >> reporter: "the new york times" is reporting that u.s. intelligence officials allegedly obtained evidence russians bragging about the fact they could use his advisers as a way to influence donald trump's views on russia. according to the times that intelligence apparently played a role in the decision to launch an fbi investigation into whether there was collusion between trump campaign officials and the russians. former cia director john brennan testified that he asked for an fbi investigation after he claimd intelligence showed communicationd between trump associates and russian officials. abc news has not independently confirmed "the new york times" report. it's unclear if it's true. a serious investigation is now under way, headed by former fbi director bob mueller. >> pierre live with us, we're learning more about how the intelligence community has been spying on russian officials for months. what's the primary concern about what they found? >> david, the intelligence community is saying they have evidence that trump associates with

. >>> i want to bring if in pierre thomas, who covers the fbi. pierre, you confirmed this evening that comey did write a memo to document his interaction with president trump. the president trump allegedly asked him to go easy on flynn. >> david, the source said he's seen the comey memo. president trump allegedly saying, i hope you can let this go. he's a good guy. david, what you're seeing as a lot of people coming to the defense of comey who believes he's a man of integrity and honor, not perfect. as for the mood at the fbi they're carrying on their work. a number of former fbi agents i talked with are extremely angry at how comey was ha's firing wa handled. they're hoping for a new director who doesn't have any partisan ship. david. >> pierre thomas with us tonight, thank you. >>> of course, all of this comes as the white house refuses tonight whether the president gave classified information to the russians. that headline break last night as we came on. our team could hear the yelling behind the walls. the president reportedly revealing class

>> for pierre he is moving his pain free arm.he looks through the goggle also he sees the injured arm doing the case, in this case trying to pop balloons floating around him. he says after five sessions his pain disappear zbled t. >> the cost to me was minimum. it was a little bit of time and no side effects. >> reporter: dr. sean mackey, one of the nation's top experts says the treatment works by tricking the brain. >> and that's where the excitement for vr comes in, is the opportunity to rewire our brains into a more normal state so that we're not experiencing as much pain. is this the future of pain management? i think texas southern one of the futures of pain management. >> reporter: for patients like pierre the future is here. dr. john torres, nbc news, palo alto, california. >>> very cool. up next, full military honors for a u.s. navy pilot killed in action long ago. a promise to bring him home finally fulfilled. (man vo) dad forgot how to brush his teeth. (woman vo) my husband didn't recognize our grandson. (woman 2 vo) th

>> pierre, thank you. >>> at this hour, the president is in the air on his way to saudi arabia. nine days, five countries. and this question tonight -- will his words during the campaign play a role again? and how will he explain the headlines at home to the world leaders he's meeting with? here's cecilia vega in saudi arabia, where the president hopes to turn the page. >> reporter: tonight, air force one en route to saudi arabia. when president trump arrives in the morning, this will greet him. streets lined with american flags, giant billboards showing his face with the saudi king. we just landed, most of the white house press corps flying ahead of the president. every move, every word of his will be under a microscope on this trip. the president hoping to send a message to the muslim world by making this his first stop. but the political chaos at home is casting a shadow. his comments from the campaign trail hurting, too. >> i think islam hates us. there's something there, there's a tremendous hatred. >> reporter: nine days, five countries. the world's great religious centers

abc's pierre thomas covering the justice department. r >> reporter: she walked into a crush of cameras. senator lindsay graham owning with this. >> intense scrutiny following every word of testimony from former acting attorney general sally yates. she outlined the steps she took to warn the white house about then national security adviser michael flynn. >> this was a matter. >> yates describing intense call to don mcgann on the morning of february 26th. >> i called don mcgann first thing that morning and told him i had a sensitive matter i needed to discuss couldn't talk about it on the phone need to come see him. >> she went to the white house that day to discuss concerns flynn hey have been flying to the white house. >> the vice president was unknowingly making false statements to the public. and we believed general flynn was comb appropriate is mied with respect to the russians. we believed the russians knew this. and that created a compromise situation. situation where the national security adviser essentially could be blackmailed b

. >> -- not -- pierre: the iconic 24 steps image ofhanged the films around the world. the red carpet him a both a blessing and a curse for the festival's organizing. >> it is tempting to take advantage of the red carpet when you are the director of the festival. the television crews are there, and with the millions of viewers , attempted to play on that. i personally have not done it. of course, i had movies with celebrities and stars, it is part of the industry, but i always favored quality flames -- films. pierre: as the festival celebrated 70th anniversary, the -- it promises to carry on the traditions -- a wonderful mix of art, business, and glamour. 1:19 p.m. in the french capital -- a quick reminder of the stories we're following for you. the white house has said he did not disclose intelligence after theound methods u.s. media said top-secret formation was revealed during talks with senior russian officials. french president emmanuel macron is set to reveal his government lineup later today a day after naming edouard philippe as prime minister to push through hi

we have you commissioner pierre's take on the election. the opening 20 minutes away. 20 minutes until the start of cash trading on european equities. this is bloomberg. ♪ matt: welcome back to the show. i am in italy right now. the g7 finance minister's meeting. we have seen the kuroda delegation arrived. wolfgang schaeuble has just gone into the castle where the finance ministers as well as their central bank heads will meet. we spoke with italian finance earlier.potte we have seen serge moscovici earlier as well as christine lagarde. a lot going on in italy. let us find out what is happening in the rest of the world. we go to juliette saly. juliette: thank you. forecast boosted its after it improved its operating performance and agreed to sell a brazilian steel plant. the company said interest excluding one-time items will be 1.8 billion euros in the fiscal year through september. germany's biggest dealmaker has made a broad array of changes in an effort to transform it into a diversified industrial group. online services provider united

and, pierre, i want to start with you. there have been revelations after revelations for weeks, but this seems to really raise the stakes. what are your sources telling you? >> martha, high stakes are on the horizon, no doubt about it. this revelation that jared kushner was in communication with russian officials, the ambassador and a russian banker is huge, and the fbi wants to know some basic things. why was it urgent to have that meeting? why was there a discussion of having these back channels and, again, it's the context is that this is after the intelligence community has said the russians were meddling in the 2016 election. lots of questions. there's no allegation yet that kushner has committed any crime. he's not a target of the investigation. but the fbi is coming soon and they want to know what he knows. >> and, jon, this comes after this week-long trip, which the white house considered very, very successful, but now they're back to this investigation. i was struck by some comments by the cia director, former cia

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i want to go straight to our senior justice correspondent pierre thomas. pierre, this is something that the justice department, that even mr. rosenstein had resisted. what was the tipping point into this decision? >> we're still sorting this out there. were two key things that happened. last week former fbi director james comey was fired, and there were these questions about rod rosenstein's role in that firing. at first we heard that it was perhaps at his urging. then we heard it was actually at president trump's urging that comey be fired. so his independence had somewhat been tainted by that. then this blockbuster yesterday the fact that director comey is saying there are memos that suggested president trump had tried to influence the investigation into michael flynn, suggesting that should it go away. that blockbuster came out. so here you had the acting attorney general, in this case rod rosenstein, wanting to make a decision that will allow the public to have confidence that one way or the other this would be resolved in a way that is independent fro