been deliberating for more than 27 hours, since receiving the case on monday. >> special counsel robert muhleredly interviewing, three top intelligence officials this week, the washington post reports that the muhler is investigating president trump for possible obstruction of justice. interviews are part of that investigation. >>> and students at top of their class will be recognized by philadelphia schools today during a reception. >> that is three to go. >> lets get a last check of weather and traffic. >> nice day all and all, some do have some cloud but comfortable outside, beautiful view at rehoboth, here at boardwalk plaza so starting to line up that boardwalk and as we move forward this pattern does go back downhill, it is turning steamy, more unsettled , and, certainly hotter too,. >> meisha. >> we are looking outside, i-95 north near girard and talking about that accident investigation, two lanes are blocked, each direction here on route one now so don't use that alternate if you don't want to thanks, meisha. >>> one of the most possible dohickeys is a fidget spinner. >> we have learn

robert muhler is reportedly now scrutinizing whether president trump tried to obstruct justice.bs news has learned director of national intelligence dan coats has agreed to be interviewed by special counsel robert muhler about conversations he had with president trump concerning the russia investigation. >> i don't believe it ace pope eighth for me to address that, in a public session. >> reporter: at a senate hearing last week coats would not comment on the issue and national security agency director mike rodgers denied any white house pressure. >> to the best of my recollection, i have never been directed to do anything i believe to be illegal, immoral , unethical or inappropriate. >> reporter: rodgers is also cooperating with the investigation. interviews with the special counsel suggest muhler's investigation is now looking at whether the president tried to obstruct justice as the washington post first reported allegations of obstruction surfaced after president trump fired fbi director james comey , comey testified that the president asked him to lift the cloud of the russi

warned the president not to follow through with that idea. >> i think best advice would be to let robert muhler do his job. >> reporter: deputy attorney general rod rosenstein reminded lawmakers that he, not the president, is the one to fire the special investigators muhler. >> if president trump ordered to you fire the special council, what would you do. >> senator, i'm not going to follow any order unless i believe those are lawful, pope eighth order. >> reporter: it was rosen stein who appointed him as special council last movement he is leading criminal investigation into russian meddling in the presidential election. on capitol hill, mo, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> scott pelley will have latest on the attorney general 's testimony on the "cbs evening news" at 6:30 right here on cbs-3. >>> coming up in the next half an hour, an nfl hall of famer facing serious allegations. legendary cowboys receiver michael irving opens up about sexual assault accusations against him. the way he is responding to the claims, is up next. >>> danger parents need to necessity about before their children go swi

senator chris coons weighing in on a wednesday report that justice department special counsel robert muhler is investigating president donald trump for obstruction of justice, most significant sign yesterday that the d o.j. probe is moving beyond questions of the russian meddling in the 2016 and possible collusion by trum april associates. >> it is targeted directly at the president and his actions which may amount to obstruction of justice. >> reporter: president has long dismissed investigation and spokesmen for trump's attorney condemned post report taking aim at leaked information calling it in excusable and illegal but musclier has head of the d o.j. russian probe is plowing ahead and will speak with three top intelligence officials, recently retired deputy nsa director richard legend, national security director mike rodgers and direct of national intelligence dan coats. >> we know that president trump called dan coats and mike rodgers on the phone, and asked them both to come out and personally say that there was no evidence, of collusion. >> reporter: washington post sarah horwitz sp

thursday night the washington post reported special counsel robert muhler is investigating the finances and business dealings, of jared kushner, the president's son in law and senior white house advisor. kushner's attorney responded by saying it would be standard practice to examine financial record and he will comply with any request from investigators president trump says that the russia investigation is fake news, and it has says real story is leaks of classified information. shortly after the washington post report deputy attorney general rod rosenstein issued a statement saying americans should be skeptical about anonymous allegations. it was rosenstein who delivered a letter critical of james comey action as fbi director before president trump fired comey. it was also rosenstein who named special counsel to take over russia investigation. president trump fired off another morning tweet saying i am being investigated for firing the fbi director by the man who told me to fire the fbi director. witch hunt. cbs news has confirmed that vice-president mike pence has hired a lawyer, to r

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white house finally announced that the president has no intention of firing special prosecutor robert muhler. >>> in other news, happy flag day philadelphia, we celebrate 240 years since officially adopting the u.s. flag. the national constitution center is honoring flag and military with the stripes annes stars festival. it raising of the 13 star flag at betsy ross house. later there is a parade on independent mall and a sky diving demonstration. just head over to constitution certainty.org for full list of events. >>> and, museum of the american revolution in olde city is also celebrating, flag day, it has a lot of activities throughout the day. you can add a stitch to a re product of the flag from the revolutionary area or you candy sign your own flag. some of the oldest flags from the american revolution will also be on display, you can grab tickets at their web site >>> take a lot these lolly-pops, they look normal, right. investigators say they are hiding a dangerous secret. >>> search continues for two inmates accused of killing two price than guard and burglarizing a home. what offic

> reporter: focus shifted to talks, that the president is considering, fire special prosecutor robert muhler, who is leading the russia investigation. sessions insisted he would play in role in his dismissal. >> i wouldn't think that would be appropriate for me to do that. >> reporter: white house said late tuesday night president trump has no intention of letting get of muhler, even though the president has the right to. weijia jiang for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> senate scheduled to vote on an attempt to enforce new sanctions on russia, the amendment is part of the bipartisan agreement between senate leaders that is expected to attach to an unrelated bill involving sanctions on iran. senators who introduced the amendment want to make it harder for president trump to ease sanction sanctions on russia. >>> in business news this morning, which airline is listening to its customers. >> and which rock star is teaming up with star bucks. money watch's jill wagner joins us live from the new york stock exchange, good morning, jill. >> reporter: good morning, jim and rahel. futures pointing to a

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governor christie because it was my people, it wasn't me. >> you know what is interesting here robert muhler the special prosecutor will he subpoena donald trump's tax returns and how is that applicable? very applicable. donald trump is a global real estate more you will and for all these years he dealt with international foreign people specifically russia and very easy to get enormous amount of funding to, you know, launder money. he keeps saying under audit but can now this special prosecutor get these tax returns, out of him. >> if muhler asks for that, donald trump has to turn it over. >> he will issue a subpoena and subject to turn them over and question is will they scrutinize those record? i think yesterday donald trump was sending a clear message by hiring that personal attorney and made it clear and concise statement he was swift, if you come after me i will fight you hard. i don't think they want to disturb what is going on with the president moving forward but it is interesting. >> trump tweeted complete and vindication. >> that sound like him. >> and comey is a leaker. >> my plea

friend of the president trump says that the president is considering firing special counsel robert muhlernews max ceo, chris ruddy made a comment but however under current regulations the president could not fire muhler, dismissal would have to come from the attorney general, well, the deputy attorney general. >>> he says he has got what it takes to make the pros and all he need is a chance to prove it, that is a live shot, folks , that looks like broad street down by novacare complex. a former temple football player, is waiting outside the complex hoping to get a try out, a walk on to make it in the pros. lets chat with that guy, we will put a microphone on him and get to know him. >> he has been talking to people. we should ask him who he has been talk about. >> you mean eagles officials. >> they came on it and talk to him yesterday. >> he yes he went to northeast high by the way. ♪ this summer in a place where flavor runs deep, any dish and every glass might be the best you've ever tasted as long as you don't forget your appetite. new york state. it's all here. it's only here. plan you

the president trump who says that the president is thinking about terminating special counsel robert muhler. news max ceo chris ruddy made that comment on pbs. under the current regulations such a firing would have to be done by the deputy of attorney general sessions and not the president. >>> another key ruling has happened against president trump's revised travel ban from san francisco the ninth circuit court of appeals, court upheld earlier ruling that is a ban discriminate as begins people based on their nationalities. judges say president failed to she how entry by people by six mostly muslim countries would hurt u.s. interests. >>> what a night, did you get a chance to watch this golden state warriors are your 2017 nba champions, they beat cavilers in game number five, 129-120 to clinch the title. kevin durant was named mvp with a team high of 39 points. steph curry dominated as well with 34. lebron james led all were 41 points but as you know it wasn't enough. here's what some of the star players had to say after this win. >> i come to bring it every day. i work hard. believe in the

washington powe report unnamed source said that the president was being investigated by special counsel robert muhler>>> 5:21. philadelphia's chinatown fight outside a club ended with two people getting shot, one died. police say it bee began at reserve lounge and carried out well in the street. police are not saying how many people were involved but they say someone shot a 29 year-old man who died, a 25 year-old man later showed up at a wilmington hospital after someone drove him there. police say he is in stable condition. right now police are looking for the shooter. >>> lets give you good news, 5:22, there are more than a thousand homeless animals hoff found forever homes. brandywine veil s p.c. held a huge annual event they do a mega adoption event over weekend and hundreds of people showed up over this two day program in wilmington, this was all at bellevue state park , here is some, brandywine was hope for more than 800 adoptions, well guess what they went way above, 1,134 formally homeless kitten and puppies have home, petco foundation helped make this event possible. >>> 5:22. are you lookin

as many as five unnamed sources say president trump was being investigated by special counsel robert muhler but president trump says he is a victim of the witch hunt. here's the thing, the president over weekend put out a tweet that said i'm being investigated. >> yeah. >> a big um. >> there seems to be back and forth he blamed it on 140 characters and what he was saying was, so now, he just needed to put a question. now i'm being investigated by. >> hard thing about twitter, put your message out there, put tonight one tweet it doesn't always work. >> mr. president, question mark. >> there is covfefe. >> covfefe. >> is your beehive butting. >> beehive last been butting all weekend. after reports say beyonce a jay z had their twins, but someone may have asked them and spilled the beans. you know beyonce she keeps everything private and she let us know when she wants to know >> yes. >> did someone in her circle spilled the beans. >> maybe so. >> um-hmm. >> i know nothing of these two they are so private. you brush your teeth diligently... two times a day right? but 80% of bacteria aren't even

. >> focus shift todd talks that the president is considering firing special prosecutor robert muhlerwho is leading the russia investigation. sessions insisted he would play no role in his dismissal. >> i wouldn't think that would be appropriate for me to do. >> white house says late tuesday night that president trump has no intention of letting go of letting go muhler even though president has the right to. weijia jiang for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> did you hear president trump's birthday today. president turns 71. >> however it might not be a happy birthday because president's disapproval rating it as a new record high. according to the daily tracking pole 60 percent of americans, disapprove of the president's performance so far >>> well, still ahead on "eyewitness news" this morning you know about lyme disease but a tic bite can cause a meat allergy. find out why officials say concern about this particular tic is growing. >> penguins captain sidney gives fans a treat we will show you what he was caught doing with the stanley cup, pat. >>> good morning, guys. these are flags but t

a friend of president trump says that the president is thinking of terminating special council robert muhler, news max ceo chris ruddy made that comment during a televised interview on pbs. under current regulations such a firing would have to be done by deputy of attorney general sessions not the president. >>> another key rolling against president trump's revised travel plan the san francisco's ninth u.s. circuit court of appeals, it upheld a earlier ruling that the ban discriminates based on their nationalities. judged said the president failed to show how entry by six mostly muslim countries would hurt u.s. interests. >>> former nba stay dennis rodman is going back to north korea he says he will open up the door with the communist country but says he has in plans to discuss the four detained americans, you may remember, famously rodman traveled to north korea three years ago and developed a friendly relationship with the dictator kim jong un. >>> here we go did you get a chance to watch, golden state warriors are your 2017 nba champions. they beat cavilers, in game five, 129-120 to clinc

dianne fine stein is worried that the president may try to fire rosen stein and special counsel robert muhler. she issued a statement saying the message the president is sending through his tweets is he believes the rule of law does not apply to him and anyone who thinks otherwise will be fired. the president's son in law white house senior advisor jared kushner is also under scrutiny, washington post reports investigators are digging in to his finances. moe are elongi for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> is there a contract agreement between the philadelphia school district and its largest teachers union negotiations, negotiators for both side have agreed to the terms of a new contract, that runs through august 2020. details of that agreement have not yet been released, a ratification vote is set for monday night, teachers have been working without a contract for more than four years. >>> still ahead on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" this saturday morning, coroner's report is out in the death of carrie fisher, new information , and what killed the actress. >>> remembering the man who put rocky on film,

. >> reporter: two congressional committees and special counsel robert muhler continue continue on investigate russian meddling in the 2016 election and possible ties between trump associates and moscow. mo linka for cbs news, white house. >>> keep it right here for continuing coverage and you can see more of today's press conference from the president, and comey's testimony anytime at cbs philly.com. >>> well, our summer fest celebration continues, it is a day we are hitting back on the road to highlight another great community, we're taking to you wilmington, delaware for an annual event that gets a big, big crowd. holy trinity greek festival is the largest fundraiser of the year for this community, and look who is there, our buddy, ukee washington live at the festival tonight with a look at what inspired this celebration, hi there, ukee. >> hi natasha. you know what the community is celebrating big time, they are celebrating free spirit, they are celebrating culture and, of course they are celebrating food. take a look over here to my right look at this line, this line is for the gyro, and

special counsel robert muhler is looking at his finances and his business dealings, previously the post reported that he was under investigation for meetings that he held with russians back in december. in the meantime, the president is blasting all of those reports, that he is under investigation for obstruction of justice. president calls it phony and greatest rich hunt in american political history. >>> 5:11. there is some good news, yes, this is a grocery story used and i have them deliver for me they will be delivering in other places. >> coming up on "good day philadelphia", when you can get your groceries from giant delivered right tour home. >>> and also we know she's queen of the tennis court and proving tonight a big way what serena williams just did that shows that she can do anything >> but first, bob kelly, good morning. >> hold that trophy high, love it. 5:11 as we go for a ride on the schuylkill expressway, no problems right now as we roll through south philadelphia. open up that front door and say good morning to wilmington , delaware, what song gets you going in the mor

senator dianne fine stein said he is worried that the president may try to fire rosen stein and robert muhler. she said message the president is sending through his tweets is he believes the rule of law does ant reply to him and if anyone who thinks otherwise will be fired. the president's son in law white house senior advisor jared kushner is also under scrutiny. washington post reports investigators are digging in to his finances. mo, for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> is there finally a contract agreement between the philadelphia school district, and its largest teachers union the negotiators for both side after greed to the terms of the new contract that runs through august 2020. details of that agreement have not been released, ratification vote is set for monday night, and teachers have been working without a contract for more than four years. >>> well, there is still much more to come on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" this saturday morning, the coroner 's report is now out on the death of carrie fisher, new information on what killed the actress. >>> and remembering the man who put rocky on fil

kushner is reportedly under investigation according to the washington post report, special counsel robert muhler looking at kushner's finances and business dealings. previously the powe has report that had kushner was under investigation for meetings he held with russians back in december. in the meantime president trump is blasting the washington post report that he is under investigation, for obstruction of justice. the president calling the story phony and greatest rich hunt in american political history. vice-president mike pence has reportedly hired a private lawyer to represent him, in the special counsel's russia investigation, according to the post again he hired richard cullens who served as u.s. attorney in virginia. this comes after a president trump hired his own private attorney to deal with the russia investigation. >>> 4:11. fired up. there is one neighborhood in philadelphia not too happy this morning because of parking problems. >> the problem this time has nothing to do with parking tickets, why some people say, they have bigger concerns, here. >>> four children, fast asleep in