. >>> happening now, breaking news, showboat. president trump attacks the ousted fbi director james comey saying he would have fired him regardless of the justice department recommendation. ending the investigation.white house says it wants the russia investigation to come to its conclusion and says it has, quote, taken steps to make that happen by removing director comey. >>> broad support. the acting fbi director rejects claims that the fbi employees had lost faith in comey saying he holds koechl comey in the hi regard and that he still has the support of the vast majority within the bureau. >>> and russian relations, a day of after president trump welcomed russia diplomats into the oval office giving the russians an exclusive photo opportunity, moscow says president trump and president trump putin will meet in july. administration official says that is premature. is moscow calling the shots? i'm wolf blit slzer and you're "the situation room." >>> the contradictions keep piling up and the white house story just doesn't add up

president trump calls james comey a showboat and a grandstander.ite house says mr comey had lost the confidence of the fbi staff. the acting director tells the senate that's simply not true. simply put, sir, you cannot stop the men and women of the fbi from doing the right thing, protecting the american people and defending the constitution. the labour party leaks — a month before the election their manifesto is leaked. we look at what it tells us about the party's platform. and, we're in alaska, where the ice is getting thinner, summers are getting longer, and climate change is far from just a political debate.

he's showboat, he's a grandstander. the fbi has been in turmoil, you know that, i know that, everybody knows that. the man who worked directly under james comey disagrees with the president's assessment. i can tell you that i hold director comey in the absolute highest regard. i have the highest respect for his considerable abilities and his integrity. the acting fbi director also says the agency will continue its investigation into claims of russian collusion in the trump campaign vigorously and completely. we'll be live in washington. the party of the french president—elect has unveiled a list of fresh faces to stand at next month's parliamentary elections. more than half have never held elected office and half of them are women. we'll be live in alaska, where the foreign ministers of the eight arctic council nations are meeting. climate change is top of the agenda. the business will be live in new york talking about the latest developments relating to the free trade agreement in north america. donald trump has given

. >> look, he's a showboat, she's a grandstander. the fbi has been in turmoil. i know that, you know that, everybody knows that. you take a look at the fbi a year ago, it was in virtual turmoil. less than a year ago, it hasn't recovered from that. >> monday, you met with the deputy attorney general, rod rosenstein. >> right. >> did you ask for a recommendation? >> what i did is, i was going to fire comey, my decision. it was not -- >> you had made the decision before -- >> i was going to fire comey. there's no good time to do it, by the way. >> because in your letter, you said, i accepted their recommendation. >> yeah, well -- >> you had already made the decision? >> oh, i was going to fire regardless of recommendation. he made a recommendation, he's highly respected. very good guy, very smart guide. the democrats like him, the republicans like him. he made a recommendation, but regardless of recommendation, i was going to fire comey. >> let me ask you about your termination letter to mr. comey. you where, "i greatly appreciate you informing me on three separate

. >>> and president trump calls james comey a showboat. behind the scenes details of the fbi director's firing. >>> and bullish on big tech. mark cuban reveals his biggest holding last night on cnbc. we'll tell you what it is. it is friday, may 12, 2017. "worldwide exchange" begins right now. ♪ >>> good morning. welcome to "worldwide exchange." i'm wilfred frost. >> i'm seema mody in for sara eisen today. >> is new music today. a new track from miley sirius called "malibu." >> amazing how she's 24 and produced so much. >> wow. look at that little nugget. always great to have you with us, particularly on new music friday. >> thank you. >>> getting to the market action. futures coming off declines across the board yesterday, albeit small declines. 0.1% or 0.2% of declines yesterday. we are expected to open soft again today. the dow called lower by 40 points. s&p by 6. nasdaq by 14 points. yesterday retail was the worst performer. the likes of macy' underperforming. retail etf down over 2.5%. all in all this week, we have the nasdaq in positi

president trump calls james comey a showboat and a grandstander.says he decided to fire the former fbi director, even before meeting his top staff. the white house says mr comey had lost the confidence of the fbi staff. the acting director tells the senate that's simply not true. simply put, sir, you cannot stop the men and women of the fbi from doing the right thing, protecting the american people and defending the constitution. the labour party leaks — a month before the election their manifesto is leaked. we look at what it tells us about the party's platform. and, we're in alaska, where the ice is getting thinner, summers are getting longer, and climate change is far from just a political debate. also, a regional election in germany is suddenly in the spotlight. could the result help predict whether angela merkel can remain chancellor when germans go to the polls later this year? and behind the scenes at the white house. we'll speak to a reporter about his dinner with the president, and finding out donald trump's favourite modern invention. wel

the use of the word showboat and a grandstander. what struck me is the way president trump after the dismissal of michael flynn spoke glowingly of him but the way he spoke so disparagingly of james comey. >> we also even saw in his conversation with lester holt that today, even now, the president acknowledging that he was misled by flynn. the vice president was misled. that he wasn't aware of the russian payments for a speech to be done. still praising his service to be done today. at the same time, in the same breath, that he was not willing food for comey. years of service. even if you disagree, even though we know the president has the right to do this. to choose to mock him in a way or deride his character and to still praise, at least be positive about michael flynn is striking. the president should explain y. wh he persists in saying things aboufln that are so favorable. he have one can acknowledge his service to the country as a general. but there are some real serious questions. even politically it is striking that the presi

he is a showboat, a grandstand. the fbi has beenin showboat, a grandstand. the fbi has been in turmoil. everybody knows that. you take a look at the fbi a year ago, it was in virtual turmoil less tha n year ago, it was in virtual turmoil less than a year ago. it hasn't recovered from that. on monday you left with the deputy attorney general. did you ask for a recommendation? what i did was i was going to fire james comey. my decision. you made the decision already? i was going to fire james comey. he always maintained james comey. he always maintained james comey lost the confidence of his staff, it is another damaging move the man who has taken over the fbi has denied the senators that was the case. i hold james comey in the highest regard and i have the highest regard and i have the highest respect for his abilities and his integrity and it has been the greatest privilege and honour of my professional life to work with him. ican my professional life to work with him. i can tell you all so that director comey enjoyed broad support within the fbi and still d

>>> look, he's a showboat, a grandstander. the fbi has been in turmoil, you know that. i know i'm not under investigation. i am a big fan of the fbi. i love the fbi. there is no collusion between me and my campaign and the russians. >> lester holt's exclusive no holds barred interview with the president. plus in depth details of how the story on james comey's firing changed and reaction from some on capitol hill. >> he has absolute right to fire the fbi director for any reason. the problem is the inconsistent reasons offered. >> frankly, i'm offended at the president's comments. >> reports of sightings of up to 15 sharks. plus a horse rescue that is out of this world. and jillian michaels' multimillion dollar score. "early today" starts right now. happy friday. great being with you. i'm frances rivera. the world certainly reacting after new details from president trump throw the entire james comey firing ordeal into further chaos. headlines from "the new york times" and the guardian say it all. in the president's interview with lester holt mr. trump discussed for the fi

the president called comey a grandstander, quote, and a showboat, quote.t a short time ago, the republican chairman of the senate intelligence committee reacted to those words from the president. >> the president just told lester holt that he was going to fire director comey, whether or not he had that recommendation or not, and he called director comey a showboat. he called him that grandstander. do you agree with that assessment? we just heard something different from these -- >> i'm not beginning to speak for senator warner. i'll let him do that. i put out a statement the night of the director's firing. i found him to be one of the most ethical, upright, straight forward individuals i have had the opportunity to work with. he provided our committee more access to information than any director of the fbi. sure, there were nfbi employee who is disagreed with how he handled the clinton e-mail announcements and his interaction or lack thereof of the attorney general at the time. the lion's share of fbi employees respect the former director. and it shows the

he's a showboater. he's not my man or not my man, i didn't appoint him. he was appointed long before me. but i want somebody who's going to do a great job. and i will tell you, we're looking at candidates right now who could be spectacular and that's what i want for the fbi. i think that looking into me and the campaign, look, i have nothing to do. this was set up byes the democrats. there is no collusion between me and my campaign and the russians. the other thing is, the russians did not affect the vote. and everybody seems to think that. >> there is an investigation under way, an fbi investigation, is that a charade? >> i don't know if it's an fbi or -- there's so many investigations. i don't know if it's an fbi investigation or if it's congress or if it's the senate. >> james comey testified there was an fbi investigation. >> they're also helping the house and the senate so you probably have fbi, but you have house, you have senate, they have other investigation. >> but when you put out tweets it's a hoax and taxpayer charade are you not sending that

on nbc news, trump called comey a showboat and grandstander. simon reports. on trump and the fbi have to two days of wild speculations on why james comey had been sacked. president trump finally broke the silence and gave some of the reasons as to why he dismissed the director of the fbi. president trump: he is a show about, -- showboat, a grandstander. the fbi has been in turmoil. everybody knows that. if you look at the fbi a year ago, it was an virtual turmoil. it has not recovered. sackedr james comey was in controversial circumstances on tuesday, many questioned the motives, especially whether comey was getting close to discovering links between the trump campaign and the kremlin. the democratic party has called for a special prosecutor to take over the russian investigation, a move that has been refused by the white house. spokeswoman told the russian investigation small. acting director andrew mccabe affirmed it was highly significant. >> as you know, the work of the man and women of the fbi continues despite any changes in circumstance, and he decisio

president donald trump has described james comey as a showboat and a grandstand.f officials had not recommended it. an analysis of nhs data suggests waiting times are at their worst than any time in five years. sport now. and some disappointing news for sir andy murray. manchester united are hoping to take a step closer to winning the only trophy they never have tonight. their europa league semi final second leg is underway at old trafford and it's goalless so far. leading 1—0 from the first leg. pogba, rashford, bailly all back in the team. in the other semi final, ajax have a commanding 4—1 lead to defend in france against lyon. the everton boss ronald koeman says he's prepared to lose ross barkley if he doesn't sign a new contract soon. the england midfielder still has a year left on his current deal and koeman says the club must have an answer by the end of the season in 10 days time, believing the longer it takes, the more doubts barkley must have and koeman says he ‘prefers to work with players who want to stay.‘ it is up to the player. we don't wait till au

fire director comey whether or not he had a recommendation or not and he called director comey a showboat and a grandstand or grandstander. do you agree with that assessment? you just heard something different. senator burr: i put out a statement the night of the directors firing. i found him to be one of the most ethical, upright, straightforward individuals i have had the opportunity to work with. he provided our committee more access to information than any director of the fbi. sure, there were at employees -- fbi employees who disagreed with how he handled the clinton email announcements and his interaction or lack thereof with the attorney general at the time. the lion share of fbi employees respect the former director. it shows the professionalism he brought to the rule that he was in. and -- role that he was in. i am sure he will have an opportunity to share if he wants to his side of the story. but i'm confident that the vice chair and i look forward to working with acting director mccabe in the interim or whoever the president chooses, because at the end of the day, mark and i re

now he's calling, what, comey a showboater. >> a showboater. >> he's obviously obsessed about this investigation. >> less toter holt also asked president trump about one of the more bizarre lines in his termination letter to comey. let's watch this odd little codicil in the letter. let's watch. >> let me ask you about your termination letter to mr. comey. you write, i great will you appreciate you informing me on three separate occasions that i am not under investigation. why did you put that in there? >> because he told me that. i mean he told me that. >> he told you you weren't under investigation with regard to the russia investigation? >> i've heard that from others. >> was it in a phone call? did you meet face to face? >> i had a dinner with him. he wanted to have dinner because he wanted to stay on. we had a very nice dinner at the white house. >> he asked for the dinner? >> a dinner was arranged. i thunk he asked for the dinner. he wanted to stay on as the fbi head, and i said, you know, i'll consider. we'll siee what happens. but we had a very nice dinner and at that time he told me you

he's showboat, he's a grandstander.you know that, i know that, everybody knows that. the man who worked directly under james comey disagrees with the president's assessment. i can tell you that i hold director comey in the absolute highest regard. i have the highest respect for his considerable abilities and his integrity. the acting fbi director also says the agency will continue its investigation into claims of russian collusion in the trump campaign vigorously and completely. we'll be live in washington. the party of the french president—elect has unveiled a list

he's a showboat, he's a grandstand. the fbi has been in turmoil. you know that, i know that. ican turmoil. you know that, i know that. i can tell you that i hold director comey in the highest regard. i have considerable respect for his ability and integrity. that's the acting fbi director who says his agency will continue their investigation into allegations of russian collusion with the tramp campaign. —— with the trump campaign. and we will talk about the leaked manifesto of the labour party here in the uk and we will look through some of the latest opinion polls as well. the bbc‘s alistair lippert has been interviewing the head of the chibok pa rents interviewing the head of the chibok parents association, who hasjust been released by the broker her islamist ‘s. —— the boko haram is my list. in case you didn't see me play a little of what donald trump has been saying on us tv, let me play you some of that interview right now. he's a showboat, a grandstand. the fbi has been in turmoil. you know that, i know that. you take a look at the fbi a year ago, it was in virtual turm

the president calling him a showboat, a grandstander. also tonight, the president says he asked james comey if he was being investigated by the fbi. is that a conflict of interest? and the acting head of the fbi tonight disagreeing with the white house in front of the american people. >>> also breaking developments right now. a 35-hour police standoff, a bystander killed in the cross fire, trying to crawl away. what we have just learned from the screen. >>> the mother's day storm moving in. a possible nor'easter now. already bringing damaging winds tonight. >>> the abc news investigation tonight. cars ig nighting. this one, in a parking lot. others setting homes on fire. brian ross standing by. >>> and the sheriff's department are sharks in the water. >> you are paddle boarding next to approximately 15 great white sharks. >>> good evening, everyone. it's great to have you with us here on a thursday night. tonight, president trump explaining why he fired james comey, and getting personal. calling the fired fbi director a showboat and a gr

going to fire comey regardless of any recommendation slamming him as quote, a grandstander and a showboat. the president is also saying that comey told him on three separate investigations that he's not under investigation including when he asked comey directly. both the question and comey's response would be a stunning breach of protocol. deputy white house press secretary said comey's firings might bring the russian investigation to an end sooner. we think that by removing director comey we've taken steps to make that happen. we're covering all of that. including congressman casttro of the intelligence committee and our correspondence and specialist are also standing by. let's begin with the president offering yet another explanation for the firing of the fbi director james comey. our senior white house correspondent jeff zeleny is joining us. his new account directly contradicts what the white house and the vice president have been saying. >> reporter: we heard at least three separate stories about this. the president said he was simply following the direction of his attorney general a

and the state of the fbi. >> he's a showboat, he's a grand stander. the fbi has been in turmoil, you know that, i know that, everybody knows that. you take a look at the fbi a year ago, it was in verge augir turmoil. it hasn't recovered. >> reporter: testifying on capitol hill today, acting fobi director said it's not true. >> i can tell that you director comey enjoyed broad support within the fbi and still does to this day. >> reporter: the president in a first hand view of that, he made travel to the fbi tomorrow, they are still looking for an interim director. some advisers hope that he will announce that there. but jake, he could also be walking in to a hornet's nest. in some agents are furious that the president has described their morale in a low way and has dismissed their director. >> thanks so much. i want to bring in dana bash. you've been digging into the evolving feelings of the president and how it all came to a head. >> you've you played the sound bites. and we've talked about the fwakt that a number of occasions donald trump praised com

. >> he's a showboat, he's a grandstander. the fbi has been in turmoil, i know that, you know that, everybody knows that. you look at the fbi a year ago, it was in virtual turmoil less than a year ago. it hasn't recovered from that. >> monday, you met with deputy attorney general rod rosenstein. did you ask for a recommendation? >> i was going to fire comey. my decision. >> you made the decision. >> i was going to fire comey. there's no good time to do it, by the way. >> in your letter, you said i accepted their recommendation. you already made the decision. >> i was going to fire regardless of recommendation. he made a recommendation, highly respected very good guy, the democrats like him and republicans like him. he made a recommendation. regardless of recommendation i was going to fire comey. >> let me ask you about your termination letter to mr. comey, you write i greatly appreciate you telling me on three separate occasions i was not under investigation. why did you say that? >> he told me that. >> i heard that from other

he's a showboat. he's a grandstander. the fbi has been in turmoil, you know that, i know that, everybody knows that. you take a look at the fbi a year ago, it was in virtual turmoil. less than a year ago. it hasn't recovered from that. >> reporter: the president said he decided to fire comey well before the deputy attorney general weighed in. >> he made a recommendation, but regardless of recommendation, i was going to fire comey. >> reporter: in his letter firing comey, the president claimed the fbi director had told him he was not under investigation three separate times, including during a dinner at the white house, a dinner he said he believes comey requested. >> he wanted to stay on as the fbi head, and i said, i'll, you know, consider it, we'll see what happens. but we had a very nice dinner. >> reporter: the president said comey also assured him he was not under investigation in two separate phone calls. >> i said, if it's possible, will you let me know, am i under investigation? he said, you are not under investig

. >> look, he's a grandstander, a showboat. the fbi has been in turmoil. you know that. i know that. everybody knows that. you take a look at the fbi a year ago. it was in virtual turmoil. less than a year ago. it hasn't recovered from that. >> monday you met with the deputy attorney general rob rosenstein. >> right. >> did you ask for a recommendation? >> what i did is i was going to fire comey. my decision. it was not -- >> you had made the decision before they came in the room. >> i was going to fire comey. there's no good time to do it, by the way. >> in your letter you said i accepted their recommendation. >> oh, ifg going to fire regardless of recommendation. he made a recommendation. he's highly respected. very good guy. very smart guy. the democrats like him. the republicans like him. he made a recommendation, but regardless of recommendation i was going to fire comey. >> let me ask you about your termination letter to mr. comey. you write, i greatly appreciate you informing me on three separate occasions that i am not under investigation. why did you put that in

showboater, he is a a grandstander. everybody knows that.: five days days after 80 girls were released, many wait to be reunited with their families, but one father has already had his he reunion. and the music is legendary, the artwork is museum quality. how pink floyd's covers and props are found in display in london. ♪ welcome to our viewers on public television and around the globe. it is the story that refuses to die. today it became even more compensated as president trump took to the airwaves with his version of events at odds with , what has been coming out of the white house in the past few comey's fateat mr. was sealed. >> this presidential handshake not an act of friendship, but the beginning of an end for the fbi director. pres. trump: he is a showboat, he is a grandstander. this was the directly from the president. pres. trump: i was going to fire comey, my decision. >> you had made the decision already? pres. trump: i was going to fire comey. >> yesterday, the white house claims that james comey had no support in the fbi. >> th

+rք >> look, he's a showboat. he's a grandstander. the fbi has been in turmoil, you know that. know that. everybody knows that. you take a look at the fbi a year ago, it was in virtual turmoil less than a year ago. it hasn't recovered from that. >> monday you met with the deputy attorney general rob rosenstein. >> right. >> did you ask for a recommendation? >> what i did, i was going to fire comey, my decision. it was not -- >> you made the decision before they came in the room. >> i was going to fire comey. there is no good time to do it, by the way. >> because in the letter you said i accepted their recommendation. >> yeah. >> but you had already made the decision? >> i was going to fire regardless of recommendation. he made a recommendation, highly respected. very good guy. very smart guy. the democrats like him. the republicans like him. he made a recommendation, but regardless of recommendation, i was going to fire comey. knowing there was no good time to do it. and in fact, when i decided to just do it, i said to myself, i said, you know, this russia thing with trump and

director not be a showboater or a grandstander?sarah: i think the main factor they're looking for is they're loyal to the justice system, they're loyal to the american people. this president is looking for somebody who can come in that is independent and has the support, i think, across the board, whether it's republicans, democrats, members of the f.b.i. and certainly the american people. again, it wasn't just one thing that caused the president to make this decision. a large part of why he made this decision was because he didn't feel like director comey was up to the job. he had watched it was just an erosion of confidence that he had in his ability to carry out the task that needed to be done. he's looking for somebody to do that. jordan. reporter: thank you, sarah. two questions. first, i want to talk about the rank and file of the f.b.i. don't you think the acting director of the f.b.i. has a better handle on the rank and file than you do? sarah: look, i am not going to get a back and forth on who has the better handle. again

he called james comey a " showboat". bureau was currently investigating ties between trump, his campaign and russia. correspondent: the hearing was supposed to discuss worldwide security threats but that was it dismissed by comey's dismissal. >> do you believe that the january 2017 intelligence community assessment accurately characterized the extent of russian activities in the 2016 election and its conclusion that russian intelligence were reonsible for the hacking and leaking of information and using this information -- misinformation to influence our elections. a yes or no will suffice. correspondent: then attention turned to fbi director andrew mccabe and whether or not he had been -- >> did you ever hear director comey tell the president he was not the subject of an investigation? >> rookie mistake, i'm sorry. i cannot comment on any conversations the director may have had with the president. correspondent: democrats suspected the president sacked comey to head the investigation into russian collusion in the electi

comey being a showboat and a grand standard. here is what they had to say. >> i put out a statement tonight regarding the director. i found him to be one of the most ethical, upright, straightforward individuals i have had the opportunity to work with. committee more access to information than any director of the fbi. sure, there were fbi employees that disagreed with how he handled the clinton email announcements and his interaction or lack thereof with the attorney general at the time. the lion's share of fbi employees respect the former director and it shows the professionalism he brought to the role he was in and i am sure he will, at some point, have an opportunity to share, if he story,o, his side of the but i am confident the vice chair and i look forward to working with active do -- acting director mccabe in the inner room or whoever the president chooses because at the end of the day, mark and i realized whoever is president has the authority to pick the director of the fbi. comey.usted jim i echo what the chairman said

it had nothing to do with showboating. we know the real answer to that. >> peter alexander, you're in the briefing room. we're expecting the briefing. is it going to be sarah sanders and some big questions about the headline coming out of lester holt's interview. >> i think that's right. this will be the first opportunity to push back on the white house for what we just heard from the president. we were polling some of the recent things we have heard from this administration just this week the sean spicer in a statement basically said we asked him i think it was just tuesday, excuse me, asked specifically wednesday excuse me specifically asked what changed between the president through his press secretary saying he had full confidence and the fbi director. he said the recommendation that came today and the rationale behind it. in the simplest of terms what sean said was not true. i think sarah huckabee sanders will be pressed on that over the course of this day. more details will be asked about those conversations that the

calling comey a showboat. >> grandstander, yeah. >> donald trump called somebody a showboat?you, bob. >> could you be available every single day to come on? >> to stir things up? >> stir things up. thank you so much about bob. >> thanks, norah. >>> and in just that couple of minutes, the president has tweeted again and we'll bring it would be to cancel all press briefings and hand out >>> this must be a "48 hours" stor a deadly ambush at a texas mansion. the larger-than-life suspect is an oil tycoon with the best defense team that money can by. that's coming up on "cbs this morning." just like my moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. and i was worried about joint damage. my doctor said joint pain from ra can be a sign of existing joint damage that could only get worse. he prescribed enbrel to help relieve pain and help stop further damage. enbrel may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal, events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, nervous system and blood disorders, and allergic reactions have occurred. tell your doctor i

. >> he is a showboat and grand standard. the fbi has been in turmoil. you take a look at the fbi a year ago, it was in virtual turmoil. it hasn't recovered from that. regardless of recommendation, i was going to fire comey. knowing there was no good time to do it. and in fact, when i decided to just do it, i said to myself -- you know, this russia thing with trump and russia is a made-up story. it is an excuse by the democrats for having lost an election they should have one back. >> dana: president trump also clarified that he expects the fbi to continue the investigation. >> i want very simply a great fbi director. >> do you expect they would continue on with this investigation? >> sure, i expect that. >> dana: he also denied all allegations of russian collusion. >> look at, i want to find out if there was a problem with an election having to do -- between me and my campaign and the russians, there's no collusion. the russians did not affect the vote and everyone seems to think that. >> dana: he maintained the real story is not russia but rather surve

the president calling him a showboat, a grandstander.ght, the president says he asked james comey if he was being investigated by the fbi. is that a conflict of interest? and the acting head of the fbi tonight disagreeing with the white house in front of the american people. >>> also breaking developments right now. a 35-hour police standoff, a bystander killed in the cross fire, trying to crawl away. what we have just learned from the screen. >>> the mother's day storm moving in. a possible nor'easter now. already bringing damaging winds tonight. >>> the abc news investigation tonight. cars ig nighting. this one, in a parking lot. others setting homes on fire. brian ross standing by. >>> and the sheriff's department

here's major garrett at the white house. >> he's a showboat. he's a grandstander.. everybody knows that. >> reporter: president trump said today he was going to fire james comey no matter what advice he received from attorney general jeff sessions or deputy attorney general rod rosenstein. >> i was going to fire com by the way. they -- >> because in your letter you said "i accepted their recommendations." so you had already made the decision. >> oh, i was going to fire regardless. >> reporter: that directly contradicts the process outlined by vice president pence, counselor kellyanne conway, and deputy press secretary sarah huckabee sanders, who said the president acted tuesday after receiving a memo from rosenstein. >> and i personally am grateful that we have a president who is willing to provide the kind of decisive and strong leadership to take the recommendation of the deputy attorney general. >> he acted decisively today. he took the recommendation of his deputy attorney general. >> the deputy attorney general made that recommendation. >> reporter: the presid

i mean, calling comey a showboat. >> grand stander, yeah. >> donald trump calls somebody a showboat? bob. >> bob, could you be available every single day to come on? >> stir things up. >> stir things up. thank you so much, bob. >> thanks, norah. >>> and in just that couple of minutes the president has tweeted again. so we'll bring it to you. and he said, maybe the best thing to do would be to cancel all future press briefings and hand out written responses for the sake of accuracy. three question marks. >>> all right. ahead an update on two snapchating climbers that are making a new attempt to,,,, >>> this must be a "48 hours" story. did a texas millionaire get away with a double murder? >> what makes you think that? >> i'm maureen maher, "48 hours." a deadly ambush at a texas mansion. the larger than life suspect is an oil tycoon with the best defense team money can buy. that's coming up on "cbs this morning." with the best defense team that money can by. that's coming up on "cbs this morning." just like my moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. and i was worried about joint damag

. >> look, he is a showboat. he is a grandstander >> now he is investigating donald trump and auchlds he is grandstanding time to get rid of him. people aren't stupid they pay attention they have common sense and see what's happening. >> at that time he told me you are not under investigation. >> no one is saying that it has to single out the president or be political what we want an is independent bipartisan investigation into the interference of foreign countries into our election. >> round table organizers want the distractions resolved. >> it seems like everything is breaking down in society today but there is a rich connectivity in private employers across the entire nation. >> reporter: in fact several participants said trump the candidate had some good ideas including investing in infrastructure and they can't wait until he chooses to or gets a chance to talk about those topics. live in sand carlos. >> thank you robert pfrmt. >>> coverage continues in the next half hour bring you more of lester holt's excl

he calls james comey a showboat and a grandstander. cbs reporter seth lemon joins us live from washington, dc tonight. seth. >> reporter: liz, that's right. today on capitol hill, there's been lots of commotion, lots of clamor, as senators have been reacting to this news. this hearing with the senate intelligence committee was scheduled in advance of comey's firing but now that he is no longer with the agency, the acting director andrew mccabe sat in his place. there is contradictions between what the white house says and what the fbi is saying. >> i was going to fire regardless of recommendation. >> reporter: president trump told nbc's lester holt that he didn't need the recommendation of deputy attorney general rod rosenstein to fire fbi director james comey. >> he is a showboat. he is a grandstander. the fbi has been in turmoil. you know that, i know that. everybody knows that. >> reporter: but on capitol hill, acting fbi director andrew mccabe shot down one of the white house's excuses for axing comey. >> is it accurate that the ra

by the way the idea of him being a grandstander and showboat.e comes to congress when he asked to come i've never known him to volunteer to come and never known him to volunteer to be on a tv show. he does his duty. i've worked with him four years. i characterize him to my friends people back say what is he look p. boy scout. straight arrow. i dittes agree with him on issues. disagreed with him over the past four he is a absolute straight shooter. >> to those who say are for a exact to be complaining about the fierpg of come request when many democrats before were saying he should be fired, resign. >> i think the question is timing. i mean at first the justification was what he did with hillary clinton a year -- almost a year ago. well, that could have happened on january 21st. it's the firing in the midst of this investigation as it is really starting to heat up. subpoenas being issued. and that's what makes it so difficult to swallow when the story mass changed now twice in 48 hours. >> yeah senator angus king appreciate are your time. >> more

he called comey a showboat. >> he said it twice during phone calls. >> did you call him? >> in one case i called him in one case he called me. >> and did you ask him. i under investigation. >> i actually asked him, yes. i said if it's possible, would you let me know. i under investigation. heed you a he said you are not under investigation. >> you may recall the white house said the rank and file at the fbi had lost confidence, that was one of e comey go. dam acting fbi director andrew mccabe testified comey enjoyed broad support within the bureau. >>> tweet us your thoughts on the firing of james comey. use that #5at630 and look for your tweet on our political show coming up in about 24 minutes. >> well, today federal officials announce a massive operation that led to the arrest of gang members linked to illegal immigration. since the operation started in march, 1,378 people have been arrested. $491,000 seized 238 guns but recently ice put both montgomery and prince george's county on a list of communities that they say refuse to cooperate with ice detainers. the directo

. >> he's a showboat. he's a grandstander. >> hear what the president says about asking comey if he's under investigation and the controversy that's now causing. >>> plus, the possible security breach in the oval office. why questions are being raised about the photographer taking these pictures showing president trump with russian officials. >>> a plane evacuated because of a potentially dangerous animal on board. >>> and who caused damage to air force one that cost $4 million to fix? and could have caused a mid flight fire. >>> a good friday morning to you all. i'm diane macedo. >> and i'm kenneth moton in for kendis gibson. >>>e >>> we begin with president trump delivering stinging comments about former fbi director james comey. >> in an interview with nbc news, the president offered up his account of how and why comey was fired. >> he's a showboat. he's a grandstander. the fbi has been in turmoil. you know that. i know that. everybody knows that. you take a look at the fbi a year ago. it was in virtual

you used the word showboat. dagen: we did talk about after the morning firing when the white house put narrative that they did it on the recommendation of rosenstein, deputy attorney general, we said at that point, i was speculating but that we would find out that trump ordered it, the trump had decided that jim comey had to go. again, that's how he leads. maria: you totally called it. i agreed but also said i think sally yates put salt in the wound because of her answers or nonanswers. dagen: i can't wait to see what james has to say about this whole -- >> you did call it. i think whether it was trump himself or you could ask former top officials from clinton, bush, obama administrations, they all said that he had violated justice protocol, so it should have happened a long time ago. maria: there's a lot to look at that lead up in terms of also the handling. joining the conversation this morning virginia congressman dave is with us, administrator of u.s. small business administration, linda mcmahon is with us,

he is out of thejob but considered him a showboat.e job but republicans and democrats, lawmakers, still want to speak to democrats, lawmakers, still want to speakto him. democrats, lawmakers, still want to speak to him. he is the man of the moment who holds the answers to lots of these questions swirling around washington, the biggest one is what's did the president say? a couple of other things going on, we have heard in the last hour or so that a couple of candidates for the newjob of director of the fbi will be in the white house in the next hour. of course, getting a replacement forjames comey will be tough, democrats say it is just not going to happen because there is so much contention about the whole thing. interesting movements. and demands for members, e—mails, anything documenting conversations that mr comey had with mr trump at any moment, congressmen want to hear about that. a lot going on and a lot of fa ct about that. a lot going on and a lot of fact gathering at the moment. thank you, jane. jane mentioned he might take

director not be a showboater or a grandstander?how important is that this person show loyalty to the president? sarah: i think the main factor they're looking for is they're loyal to the justice system, they're loyal to the american people. this president is looking for somebody who can come in that is independent and has the support, i think, across the board, whether it's republicans, democrats, members of the f.b.i. and certainly the american people. again, it wasn't just one thing that caused the president to make this decision. a large part of why he made this decision was because he didn't feel like director comey was up to the job. he had watched. it was just an erosion of confidence that he had in his ability to carry out the task that needed to be done. he's looking for somebody to do that. jordan. reporter: thank you, sarah. two questions. first, i want to follow up about what john asked about the rank-and-file of the f.b.i. don't you think the acting director of the f.b.i. has a better handle on the rank and file than yo

mr trump has poured scorn onjames comey, calling him a ‘showboat‘ and a ‘grandstander‘.ed putting pressure on the fbi chief — despite admitting to three conversations about whether he was under investigation. he's also claimed he would have sacked mr comey anyway, having previously said he acted on legal advice. here's what donald trump told nbc news. he isa he is a showboat and a grandstand. the fbi has been in turmoil, everybody knows that. you look at the fbi one year ago, it was in virtual turmoil, less than a year ago. it has not recovered from that. on monday you met with the deputy attorney general. did you ask for a recommendation? what i did, i was going to fire comey... i had made the decision beforehand, i was going to fire comey. mr trump has always maintained that james comey lost the confidence of his staff. but in another damaging move, the man who's taken over at the fbi has denied to senators that was the case. i hold director comey in the highest regard and i have the highest respect for his considerable abilities and his integrity and it has been the g

he's a showboat, he's a grandstander.resident trump lays into his former fbi director and says he always intended to sack him. and manchester united keep their champions‘ league dream alive, beating the spanish side celta vigo. coming up in sportsday on bbc news: andy murray is knocked out of the madrid open in the last 16 by borna coric, so he's failed to reach the quarter—finals in two of his last three events. good evening. labour's election manifesto has been formally approved by the party leadership and will be published next week. jeremy corbyn said the policies would be fully costed and would prove to be "very popular" with voters. some of the main parts of the manifesto had already found their way into the public domain, after a version of the document was leaked overnight. it included proposals to re—nationalise the railways and to scrap university tuition fees in england. our political editor, laura kuenssberg, has more on the campaign events of the day. they wondered what exactly was going on, and you might too

let's take a look. >> he's a showboat. he's a grandstander. the fbi has been in turmoil. you know that, i know that. everybody knows that. you take a look at the fbi a year ago, it was in ver cull turmoil. less than a year ago. it hasn't recovered. >> yesterday, the deputy press secretary karen huckabee sanders told reporters the fbi was widely supportive of the president's move to dismiss comey. let's take a look at that. >> i can speak from my own personal experience. i we heard from countless members of the fbi that are greatf and thankful for the president's decision and i think we pay have to agree to disagree. i'm sure there are some people that are disappointed. but i certainly we heard from a large number of individuals and that just myself and i don't even know that many people in the fbi. >> she doesn't know that many people in the fbi. there is a different picture emerging from different reporting venlg according to nbc the white house has abandoned the idea of president trump visiting fbi headquarters after being told he would not be greeted warmly. listen, th

>> he's a showboat. he's a grandstander. the f.b.i. has been in turmoil. you know that. i know that. everybody knows that. >> reporter: president trump said today he was going to fire james comey no matter what advice he received from attorney attorney general rod rosenstein. >> i was going to fire comey. there's no good time to do it, by the way. they-- >> because in your letter you said i accepted their recommendations. so you had already made the decision. >> i was going to fire regardless. >> reporter: that directly contradicts the process outlined by vice president pence, counselor kellyanne conway, and deputy press secretary sarah huckabee sanders, who said the president acted tuesday after receiving a memo from rosenstein. >> and i personally am grateful that we have a president who is willing to provide the kind of decisive and strong leadership to take the recommend aches of the deputy attorney general. >> he acted decisively today. he took the recommendation of his deputy attorney general. >> t