thime thuy vu. thank you for watching. >> back-to-back bombshells. a white house official is named a person of interest in the russian meddling probe. and why did president trump boast to kremlin officials that he fired f.b.i. director, james comey? i'm robert costa. we'll tackle it all, tonight on "washington week." >> did you at any time urge former f.b.i. director james comey in any way, shape or form to close or to back down the investigation into michael flynn? and also, as you look back -- >> no. no. next question? >> president trump eager to move on, calls the ongoing russia investigation a witch hunt, slamming the appointment of robert mueller as special counsel. >> i think it divides the country. i think we have a very divided country because of that and many other things. >> while congress is divided...

i'm thuy vu. coming up on our program an anchor joins us to talk about politics and media. plus enounced french chef and tv personality jock le pen returns to kqed to talk about his career celebrating the love of cooking. >>> but today more lawmakers talk about the possibility of impeaching the president. they both say it's time to look at the process for removing trump from office. meanwhile, cnn is reporting white house lawyers have begun researching impeachment procedures. this capped the week of bombshell political developments. on monday "the washington post" reported that president trump had disclosed highly classified intelligence information to russian envoys during a white house meeting last week. then on tuesday came the explosive news that president trump had urged the fbi director james comey to end the federal investigation of michael flynn before he fired comey last week. on wednesday the justice department names former fbi director robert mueller as special counsel to lead the probe into russian mededdling io the 2016 presidential race. joining me now with an

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i'm thuy vu. the top law enforcement officer in contra costa county tells us why he's against legislation to make california a sanctuary state. plus the golden state warriors pursuing another championship. and we'll hear from iranian-american comedian maz jobrani about fighting prejudice with punch lines. first, on tuesday, president trump fired fbi director james comey. comey was leading the investigation into possible collusion between donald trump aides and russian officials. kevin mccarthy responded swiftly to the news. on wednesday we defended the president's decision to dismiss comey at an event organized by the news outlet politico. >> four months ago every democrat would tell me they've lost trust in comey. if you lose trust, you've got to change. i don't think the director of the fbi should be a household name. i personally think when the fbi director thinks he becomes also the attorney general and the prosecutor, he's probably overstepped. i think some of those past decisions have moved

i'm thuy vu. coming up on our program, the university of california comes under fire for allegedly hiding millions of dollars while raising tuition fees. from immigration to juvenile justice to advocating for inner city communities, we hear from state senator holly mitchell. >>> and meet the youngest mayor of a big city in the u.s. stockton mayor michael tubbs talks about revitalizing his hometown. >>> first president trump and house republicans celebrated thursday's passage of a bill to repeal and replace obamacare. it now moves to the senate. under the current bill, millions of californians could lose their health care, and that has state lawmakers concerned. meanwhile, in sacramento, legislators heard this week from university of california president janet napolitano after audit of u.c. revealed $175 million in hidden funds. we talked with republican state assemblywoman catherine baker, vice chair of the higher education committee, one of three committees that held the joint hearing on the audi

i'm thuy vu. tonight on "newsroom," a special one-hour program about the first 100 days of the trump administration. we'll talk with californians who voted for trump to get their assessment. and we'll get a snapshot from different parts of california from kqed reporters around the state. wus we'll here from people who have become politically active for the first time since trump took office. first i talk with california congressman adam schiff, ranking democrat on the house intelligence committee. he played a key role in calling for an impartial probe into russia's hacking of the presidential election. leading to this revelation by fbi director james comey. >> i have been authorized by the department of justice to confirm that the fbi, as part of our counterintelligence mission, is investigating the russian government's efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election. >> and joining me now is congressman adam schiff. congressman, welcome back to the program. >> thank you, great to be with y

i'm thuy vu. coming up on our program an anchor joins us to talk about politics and media.s enounced french chef and tv personality jock le pen returns to kqed to talk about his career celebrating the love of cooking. >>> but today more lawmakers talk about the possibility of impeaching the president. they both say it's time to look at the process for removing trump from office. meanwhile, cnn is reporting white house lawyers have begun researching impeachment procedures. this capped the week of bombshell political developments. on monday "the washington post"

i'm thuy vu. coming up on our program, the university of california comes under fire for allegedly hiding millions of dollars while raising tuition fees. from immigration to juvenile justice to advocating for inner city communities, we hear from state senator holly mitchell. >>> and meet the youngest mayor of a big city in the u.s. stockton mayor michael tubbs talks about revitalizing his hometown. >>> first president trump and house republicans celebrated thursday's passage of a bill to repeal and replace obamacare. it now moves to the senate. under the current bill, millions of californians could lose their health care, and that has state lawmakers concerned. meanwhile, in sacramento, legislators heard this week from university of california president janet napolitano te

i'm thuy vu.ing up on our program, the university of california comes under fire for allegedly hiding millions of dollars while raising tuition fees. from immigration to juvenile justice to advocating for inner city communities, we hear from state senator holly mitchell. >>> and meet the youngest mayor of a big city in the u.s. stockton mayor michael tubbs talks about revitalizing his hometown. >>> first president trump and house republicans celebrated thursday's passage of a bill to repeal and replace obamacare. it now moves to the senate. under the current bill, millions of californians could lose their health care, and that has state lawmakers concerned. meanwhile, in sacramento, legislators heard this week from university of california president janet napolitano afte

i'm thuy vu. coming up on our program an anchor joins us to talk about politics and media.lus enounced french chef and tv personality jock le pen returns to kqed to talk about his career celebrating the love of cooking. >>> but today more lawmakers talk about the possibility of impeaching the president. they both say it's time to look at the process for removing trump from office. meanwhile, cnn is reporting white house lawyers have begun researching impeachment procedures. this capped the week of bombshell political developments. on monday "the washington post"

i'm thuy vu. the top law enforcement officer in contra costa county tells us why he's against legislation to make california a sanctuary state. plus the golden state warriors pursuing another championship. and we'll hear from iranian-american comedian maz jobrani about fighting prejudice with punch lines. first, on tuesday, president trump fired fbi director james comey. comey was leading the investigation into possible collusion between donald trump aides and russian officials. kevin mccarthy responded swiftly to the news. on wedneswe

i'm thuy vu.icer in contra costa county tells us why he's against legislation to make california a sanctuary state. plus the golden state warriors pursuing another championship. and we'll hear from iranian-american comedian maz jobrani about fighting prejudice with punch lines. first, on tuesday, president trump fired fbi director james comey. comey was leading the investigation into possible collusion between donald trump aides and russian officials. kevin mccarthy responded swiftly to the news. on wedneswe