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i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." we are following breaking news. president trump just fired james comey in a statement the white house said the president acted on the advice of both the attorney general of the united states, jeff sessions, and the deputy attorney general of the united states, rod rosenstein. i want to bring in jeffrey toobin, our senior legal analyst. jeffrey, this is an extraordinary moment in american history. >> you bet it is, wolf. and a grotesque abuse of power, by the president of the united states. this is the kind of thing that goes on in nondemocracies. that when there is an investigation that reaches near

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> breaking news. president trump is meeting with four finalists to replace fired fbi director james comey, including former senator joe lieberman who tells us the president's call was unexpected. this comes amid growing calls on capitol hill for a special prosecutor or independent investigator who look into the comey firing after sources say comey wrote in a memo that president trump had asked him to end his investigation into former national security adviser michael flynn. multiple congressional committees are asking comey to testify and requesting copies of his memos. president trump was defiant today in a speech to the u.s. coast guard academy graduates complaining about media coverage. he said, and i'm quoting him now. no politician in history has been treated worse. he then added don't give in. don't back down. after the president was given a ceremonial saber, the homeland security secretary john kelly leaned over and said, quote, use that on the press. republicans are now stepping up pressure on

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we have wolf blitzer right now. >> happening now, breaking news. travel ban blocked. another major setback for president trump's travel back as a federal appeals court refuses to clear the way for implementation. so what is the white house's next move? withholding the memos. the justice department informs house investigators it won't hand over documents pertaining to conversations between president trump and fired fbi chief james comey citing the new special prosecutor's investigation. they have been granted broad subpoena powers. will they use them? lecturing allies. president trump scolds leaders of nato countries for not meeting financial commitments while allies express anger over u.s. intelligence leaks. do they have enough trust in the trump administration to share sensitive information? an unprovoked attack. a closely watched house election is rocked when one candidate allegedly body slams a reporting. voting is under way right now. how will the assault charge against the republican candidate impact the outcome of this race? i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the sit

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." this is known breaking news. >> fire fbi director james comey plans to testify as early as next week. comey is prepared to go before a senate committee to address the stunning accusations that president trump urged him to end his investigation into michael flynn ice ties to russia. comby is already said to have work out the legal guidelines for his testimony with a new special counsel, robert mueller. comey's testimony would almost certainly throw an already beleaguered white house into further turmoil. president trump today once again called the investigation into russia's election meddling and contacts with his associates a witch-hunt, and press secretary zane spicer now tells reporters all future questions on the russia investigation will need to be referred to the president's newly hired outside counsel. and in a move that would put the united states at odds with almost every other nation on earth. two senior u.s. officials tell cnn that president trump is expected to withdraw fro

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room. >> this is "cnn breaking news." >> our breaking news. house republicans and the trump administration, they are celebrating after winning a key battle in what promises to be a tough war over healthcare by the bearest of margins, one vote more than needed. republicans passed an amendment -- an amended bill aimed at replacing obamacare. it comes six weeks after a humiliating setback for republican leaders and the white house when an earlier version was pulled for lack of support. hosting a white house victory gathering, president trump vowed american's healthcare bills will be coming down, saying he's confident the bill will get through the u.s. senate. but this celebration may be short-lived. republican senator bob corker says the house measure has zero chance of getting through the senate unscathed. and house democratic leader nancy pelosi calls the bill a lose/lose situation for republicans, warning gop colleagues they will, quote, glow in the dark once

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. >>> hello, i'm wolf blitzer. it's 1:00 p.m. in washington. 8:00 p.m. in moscow. wherever you're joining us, thanks very much. we begin with exclusive cnn reporting on the investigation into russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election including another member of president trump's personal circle, now being asked to provide information to the u.s. congress. plus increased scrutiny of the president's son-in-law and his ties to a russian banking executive. and some perspective on the president's mood in the midst of the russia investigation with one source telling cnn gloria borger, he now lives within himself, which is a dangerous place for donald trump to be. he doesn't have anybody whom he trusts. end quote. all this adds up to some very tough questions for the white house press secretary sean spicer. he'll be going to the lectern not that far from now. within an hour or so. less than an hour i should say. his first on camera briefing since president trump returned from his overseas trip. we will of course have live coverage right here on cnn. but firs

from neutrogena >>> hello i'm wolf blitzer. wherever you're watching from around the world, thanks for joining us. up first, president trump talks terrorism, trade and much more with world leaders at the g7 summit in italy. the president is nearing the end of his first international trip since taking office. we've got a lot coming up, but toipt gi want to get to some breaking news. cnn has learned that the former fbi director james comey was aware that a critical piece of information in the hillary clinton e-mail investigation was

i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." erin burnett "out front" starts right now. >> up next, breaking news, susan rights takes the stand, refusing a request to testify about russian medaling in the election. why? plus james comey said he's mildly nauseous that he may have impacted the election. stunning new video tonight, the devastating after mathd from the mother of all bombs dropped on isis. you'll see it here. let's go "out front." good evening, i'm erin burnett. "out front," the breaking news, cnn learning tonight that susan rice is refusing a request to testify at a

wolf blitzer is on assignment. i'm brianna keilar and you're in twoom twoom. -- you're in "the situation room." a former trump adviser has sent a skating letter to the intelligence committee saying if lawmakers want details about communications with russia he will have to ask former campaign aide carter page. they believe he was once cultivated by a russian spy as a potential asset. page claims he was targeted by surveillance by obama and page says evidence of that would be strong enough to, quote, induce severe vomiting. sources say the senate panel is prepared to issue subpoenas in it doesn't get records it requested from page. former trump campaign chief paul manafort as well as roger stone. a day after the victory celebration the white house says it expects changes will be made by the health care bill passed narrowly by republicans but expect the main pillars to stay the same. some republican senators aren't so sure and make it clear they will write their own bill, perhaps from scratch, and they will take their

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> breaking news. in an exclusive cnn learns that former acting attorney general sally yates is ready to testify that she gave a forceful warning to the white house about then national security adviser michael flynn weeks before he was ousted. sources say yates warned that flynn was lying about his russia contacts and possibly leaving him vulnerable to being compromised. president trump spoke by phone today with russian president vladimir putin, their first call since the u.s. missile strike in syria. the administration describes it as very constructive saying the two leaders agree the suffering in syria has gone on far too long. they also discussed north korea. president trump says he thinks it's time now for a vote on the latest obamacare repromenade des anglaisment bill but so far republicans don't have the votes to get it past and it's not certain the votes will ever be there. the erosion for coverage for pre-existing conditions could leave them vulnerable in the mid-term elections. >>> and blunt t

wolf blitzer will pick that up. president trump saying he's willing to meet with north korea under the right circumstances. wolf will be with you after a quick break. last year, he said he was going to dig a hole to china. at&t is working with farmers to improve irrigation techniques. remote moisture sensors use a reliable network to tell them when and where to water. so that farmers like ray can compete in big ways. china. oh ... he got there. that's the power of and. won't replace the full value of your totaled new car. the guy says you picked the wrong insurance plan. no, i picked the wrong insurance company. with liberty mutual new car replacement™, you won't have to worry about replacing your car because you'll get the full value back including depreciation. switch and you could save $509 on auto insurance. call for a free quote today. liberty stands with you™. liberty mutual insurance. but they're different.d kind it's nice to remove artificial ingredients. kind never had to. we've used real ingredients, w

i turn you over to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >> happening now. breaking news. missed deadlines. the fbi has failed so far to give congressional investigators memos by former director james comey about conversations with president trump that comey found disturbing. two committees are now weighing next steps. will they issue subpoenas? intelligence correction. israel says it's made a pointed correction after president trump divulged classified information to top russian officials. did the president jeopardize a critical anti-isis operation? >>> terror network. british investigators believe the manchester suicide bomber was part of a wider terror web and now his brother has been arrested in libya suspected in a separate terror plot. what will are their links to isis? >>> and losing coverage. the impact of the revised republican health care bill is now out. the congressional budget office says it would leave 23 million more americans without health care coverage over the next decade. what impact will have that have on the bill's future? i'm wolf blitzer. you're in

i'm wolf blitzer. it's 1:00 p.m. in washington, 8:00 p.m. in jerusalem. wherever you're watching from around the world thanks for joining us. right now we're following breaking news on michael flynn. a source tells cnn that he will refuse a congressional subpoena. instead he's prepared to plead the fifth amendment meaning he won't answer questions from the u.s. congress on his dealings with russian agents. we're going to get to this major development in just a few moments. but first take a

i now turn you over to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." have a great weekend and happy mother's day. >>> happening now. breaking news. trump's threat. in a twitter outburst, president trump threatens the fired fbi director saying james comey better hope that there are no tapes of our conversations. sources say comby is not worried but does the president need to worry about what comb el might reveal? >>> tale of the tapes. the president and his aides refuse to confirm or deny whether there are recordings of his talks with comey, but lawmakers are now asking the white house if such recordings exist and if so turn them over. loyalty pledge. sources say president trump asked comey to give him a personal loyalty pledge and that comey was taken aback and refused. the white house says there was no request so who is right and would such a request be wrong? and not perfectly accurate. the president now says he moves so fast that his press team simply can't keep up saying it's not possible for them to explain his moves with perfect accuracy. he sugg

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> there's lots of breaking news we're watching right now. unfolding in the russian investigation. cnn has raelearned that attorne general jeff sessions did not disclose meetings with russian officials and other foreign contacts when he applied for security clearance. stand by for exclusive new details. also this hour, congressional investigators have not received copies of james comey's notes that documented the fired fbi director conversations with the president. key house and senate committees said today is the deadline for the justice department to turn over the investigation as they investigate whether president trump tried to influence comey's investigation. senators asking the white house for any possible tapes of the president's conversationes with comey in the oval office. also tonight, ousted national security adviser michael flynn defied congress again, denying house intelligence committee request for documents about his russia connections. t

it's travel, better connected. >>> hello, i'm wolf blitzer. it's 1:00 p.m. here in new york. from wherever you're watching from around the world, thanks for joining us. right now you're looking at pictures coming in from the roosevelt room at the white house. any moment we expect to see and hear from the president of the united states. he's meeting right now with the visiting turkish president erdogan.

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> breaking news, cnn has learn the fbi is scrutinizing jared kushner's meetings with russia's ambassador to the united states and 'follow-up meeting with a russian banker tied to president putin. a source says investigators are interested in the different explanations for the purpose of the meeting given by the bank and the white house. president trump's personal lawyer is declining to cooperate with congressional investigators. michael cohen says the questions from are the intelligence committees are overly broad and calls the investigation a rush to judgment n.had a cnn exclusive sources say the russians discussed potentially derogatory information about donald trump and his associates during the campaign. one source describes the information as financial and says the russians' discussion centered on possible discussions over trump's inner circle and the source also said the claims could have been part of a disinformation campaign. >>> and with the

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> breaking news. president trump sends off shock waves with sudden firing of fbi director james comey in the middle of an investigation into russia's election meddling and the trump camp's russian contacts. the president said he acted because comey, quote, was not doing a good job although the president often praised comey and the white house a week ago stressed that the white house had confidence in comey. the white house now says the president lost that confidence over several months. administration officials have launched an all-out assault on the ousted chief saying he went around the chain of command and committed, quote, atrocities in the clinton owe mail investigations. there's no evidence that the president used atrocities in discuss is syria with russia reese foreign minister and ambassador whose contacts with fired national security advisers michael flynn made him a key figure in the controversy. the president said the meeting was, quote, very, very good. heading into earlier talks with secr

i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >> up next, breaking news. house investigators issuing seven subpoenas tonight. and more breaking news. the former fbi director james comey set to testify publicly. and he is going to talk about his conversations with president trump. will this break open the russia investigation? >>> and two people disappear while investigating a chinese company that makes ivanka trump's shoes. what happened? let's go "outfront." good evening. i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, the breaking news the house investigation into russia's election meddling heating up at this moment. moments ago, we have learned seven subpoenas were issued. four directly involving the russia probe three. seeking information on unmasking of identities and contacts with

i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." erin burnett "out front" starts right now. >> next, breaking news, a former acting attorney general sally yates says she warned the white house loudly about michael flynn. why did the white house do nothing about it? plus the white house says trump's border wall is being built right now. rafael? and jimmy kemmal's personal monologue about his baby's heart condition. a pediatric cardiology is our guest. breaking news, white house warning. the cnn exclusive tonight. the former acting attorney general sally yates gave a forceful warning to the trump white house about michael flynn's dealings with

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> breaking news tonight, new details are emerging about president trump's stunning ousting of the fb i director james comey. white house is struggling to justify the sudden firing of the man leading the russian investigation as democrats voice outrage and call for an independent council to be named. the president is accusing democrats of hypocrisy and says flatly that comey wasn't doing a good job even though the white house said last week that comey had the president's confidence. also, sources are now telling cnn that just days ago, comey asked the justice department for more resources for the investigation into russian meddling in the u.s. presidential election and ties to the trump campaign. the sources say comey made the request to the deputy attorney general rod rosenstein who the white house says recommended firing comey. justice department spokeswoman denies comey asked rosenstein for more resources. amid all of this, president trump welcomed t

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> this is cnn breaking news. >> breaking news tonight. the white house is refusing to confirm or deny reports that jared kushner tried to establish a secret line of communication with the russians during the transition. press secretary sean spicer briefing reporters for the first time in two weeks. since we learned that president's son-in-law and senior adviser is under fbi scrutiny, among other things. the fbi is looking into kushner's meeting with a russian banker who has ties to vladimir putin. investigators are interested in the different explanations given by the bank and kushner camp about the purpose of the meeting. this as more people are ensnared in the russia probe. the president's personal attorney, michael cohen, tells cnn he has been asked to testify and provide information to congress. cohen says he won't cooperate because he thinks it is a fishing expedition. we just learned the house committee sent the request for information from forme

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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." president trump honors america's fallen laying a wreath at the tomb of unknowns and visiting the graves of service members killed in iraq and afghanistan, but as the commander in chief considers boosting america's battle against terrorism, the white house is now on the defensive amid growing questions about contacts with russia including what sources say was an effort by the president's son-in-law jared kushner to set up a pre-inauguration secret backchannel link to russia while a former cia director finds that move appalling. homeland security secretary john kemmi says it's no big deal. sources say the white house is preparing the war room to combat the growing number of allegations and leaks as multiple russia investigations gather momentum, and new controversies are arising from the president's recent overseas trip. after meetings dominated by friction with president trump over climate, trade and defense, the german chancellor angela merkel says europeans must, quote, take our fate

i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." and to all of the wonderful mothers out there, have a very, very happy mother's day. erin burnett "out front" starts right now. . >> next breaking news, the president of the united states hinting he may have secret tapes of jim comey. does he have them or is this a total bluff? plus a top official says there could be evidence of collusion between the trump team and russia. new details this evening. and the man that hand delivered the letter to fire comey. good evening. i'm erin burnett. out front, the breaking news, the tale of the tape. the president of the united states tonight suggesting he might have secre

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i turn you over to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." have a great restful weekend. >>> happening now, a real nut job. the "new york times" reports president trump told russian diplomats inside the oval office that newly fired fbi chief james comey was crazy and a real nut job and that the removal of comey would relieve great pressure from the russia investigation. comey alarmed. at friend of the fired fbi director says comey told him of his concerns about trump's behavior and his attempts to avoid the president, including a failed effort to escape a public hug. >>> answering to the house. deputy attorney general rod rosenstein who this week appointed a special counsel to lead the russia trump probe tells house members he knew in advance that comey would be fired but insists his now famous memo was not meant to justify the firing. >>> overseas mission. is a the late controversy erupts, president trump is headed towards saudi arabia, the first stop on his first overseas trip. the stakes and the risks. they are high, including an address t

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> president trump is brushing off the extraordinary concern over his sharing of what sources say is highly classified intelligence during his oval office meeting with russian diplomats. the president tweeted today that he has an absolute right to share information and lawmakers and former top intelligence officials are criticizing the president for revealing what sources say is information on how isis plans to use laptop computers as bombings aboard airliners. we're now learning that israel was the source of intelligence on that aviation threat and if the united states is seen as unreliable by its close allies the damage to -- to intelligence cooperation for the u.s. could can be severe. national security adviser general h.r. mcmaster insists the information-sharing was wholly appropriate suggesting harm was appropriate because the president was never briefed on the source of the intelligence and another top security adviser raised alarm feeling the in

wolf blitzer takes it from here. have a wonderful rest of your weekend. >>> i'm wolf blitzer. it's 1:00 p.m. wherever you're watching from around the world, thanks for joining us. president trump is back at work at the white house after wrapping up his first international trip over the weekend. the president generated some new controversies with allies in europe and coming home he's having to deal with concerns over his top adviser and son-in-law jared kushner. kushner is under fire for considering setting up a system for back channel communications with russia before president trump took office. the president had one public event on his schedule. he spoke at

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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." this is cnn breaking news. >> major developments in the senate intelligence committee's investigation into russia election meddling and ties to the trump campaign. cnn has learned that former national security adviser michael flynn won't turn over records in response to a subpoena from the committee. instead, flynn will invoke the fifth amendment right against self-incrimination. statement, former trump campaign chairman paul man afort and roger stone have now turned over doke umtsz to the senate intelligence committee. stone telling cnn's gloria borger he provided all documents consistent with the committee's request and the president appears toss have confirmed that he shared classified intelligence with russian officials in the oval office. speaking alongside prime minister benjamin netanyahu the president denied ever naming israel as the source of the intelligence and accused the news media of getting the story wrong, but the president himself was mistaken. no reports ever said th

>> hello, i'm wolf blitzer in washington. wherever you're watching from around the world, thanks very much for joining us. we now have new details about efforts to get the fired fbi director james comey to testify at a u.s. senate hearing. the plans to testify were up in the air after it was announced that the investigation into russian meddling was being turned over to special council robert mueller. our washington investigative editor eric lish blah is joining us

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i'm wolf blitzer. it's 1:00 p.m. here in washington, 6:00 p.m. in manchester, 7:00 p.m. in brussels. wherever you're watching from around the world, thanks very much for joining us. right now, we're following developments on two critical stories. first, former national security adviser michael flynn is now refusing to turn over important documents to congressional investigators. and this could lead to more action from congress as they try to get to the bottom of allegations of possible collusion between russia and the trump campaign. all

i turn you over to my colleague wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >>> happening now. breaking news. russia misinformation. cnn has learned this a controversial move by former fbi director james comey during the presidential campaign was based on russian intelligence comey knew was fake and now sources say the fbi russia probe is increasingly touching on the role trump's is only jahri kushner played. allies at the g7 summit, clashes over trade and climate and his economic adviser reverses course after saying the white house doesn't have a position on sanctions against russia. nixon comparison. hillary clinton compares president trump to president nixon in a fiery commencement speech at her alma mater and takes thinly veiled swipes as the man whose upset victory ended her white house hopes. here's clinton re-emerging to take on a new role as the president's leading critic and new information about three technocrats always by the side of north korean leader kim jong-un and more news on a missile that could strike the united states with a nuclear weapon and rubbing elbows

you don't have to be up all night listening to wolf blitzer and all them and the ticker tape. 7:00, you get a new president. that's it. they should let drew carey announce it like "let's make a deal." door number two! boom! there you go! >> trevor: i like that idea. go home, have dinner afterwards, a few president, eat afterwards. this is fun. let's talk about the movie for a little bit. you're in this film which looks hilarious. amy schumer is really funny, you are hilarious in this as well. you filmed this this movie in hawaii but it's supposed to be set in south america, correct? >> right. >> trevor: or central america. >> right? >> trevor: but you're outdoors all the time. >> know you enough to know you are not an outdoorsy person. >> i am not. i grew up in a rural part of virginia, so i have been outdoors enough. we have enough money now to be inside, and that's where i want to stay. ( laughter ) ( applause ) not a big outdoorsy person. >> trevor: you know, that's something you will find almost consistently all over the world with black people. >> yeah. >> trevor: black people are

turning it over now to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." thanks so much for watching. >>> happening now, breaking news. catastrophic choice. blamed by hillary clinton for tilting voters against her, the fbi director stands by his pre-election decision to reveal a renewed probe into the clinton e-mails. james comey admits the thought of impacting the vote makes him, quote, nauseous, but insists that to do otherwise would have been catastrophic. flipping votes. is it the art of the deal? the president persuades two republican lawmakers who were formerly opposed to the house gop bill, but is there enough support to keep the trump care plan alive? no charges. ten months after alton sterling was killed by baton rouge police while pinned to the ground, the justice department announces no federal charges will be filed against two police officers at the scene, but they may not be off the hook. >>> and nuclear activity. as the u.s. carrier groups holds war games offshore, satellite images suggest north korea is still getting ready for a nuclear test

i'm jake tapper live in washington, d.c. >> i'm wolf blitzer. we want to welcome our viewer here in the united states and around the world. we're following breaking news. the political cliff-hanger hanging over health care reform that's playing out right now. the house of representatives begins voting this hour on the latest effort to repeal and replace obamacare. will they or won't they have enough votes to pass it? republican leaders say

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." ♪ >> this is "cnn breaking news." >> breaking news. president trump publicly slams the special counsel investigation into russia's election interference and contacts with his associates. he calls at witch hunt that divides the country and insists no collusion with russia. earlier speaking to me and other television network anchors the president called the probe -- and i'm quoting him now -- a very, very negative thing" and said, it hurts our country terribly. he called the investigation an excuse for democrats losing the election. the president flatly denies he asked the fired fbi director james comey to end the investigation into michael flynn and says he is very close to choosing a new fbi director, saying former senator joe lieberman is one of the front-runners. lieberman was the democratic vice presidential nominee in 2000. he later became independent. deputy rosenstein today briefed the full u.s. senate. senators say he revealed he knew james com

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> breaking news. first on cnn, senate russia investigators have asked the treasury department's criminal investigation division for any financial information related to president trump, his top officials and his campaign aides. that word comes from the top democrat on the intelligence committee, senator mark warner, saying that the goal, is quote, to follow the intel no matter where it leads. the white house is shrugging off the fact that it took the president 18 days to fire national security adviser michael flynn, downplaying testimony from former acting attorney general sally yates that she had repeatedly warned that flynn was compromisinged by russia and could be subject to blackmail. >>> press secretary sean spicer suggests yates' warnings were taken with a grain of salt calling her a political opponent of the president. he says it was, quote, widely rumored that she was a supporter of hillary clinton and would be a part of a clinton administration. more than 15 years after u.s. forces went into

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >> breaking news tonight. legal analysts are calling it a huge loss for president trump. a federal appeals court ruling against the latest version of his travel ban targeting six muslim majority nations, the court upholding a decision blocking the ban indefinitely. the administration now promising to appeal to the u.s. supreme court. also breaking, the senate intelligence committee voting to give its leaders blanket authority to issue subpoenas, the move coming after the fbi refused to give congress documents or memos about former director james comey's conversations with president trump citing the special counsel investigation and quote other considerations. the house oversight chairman is pushing back tonight making a new request for comey documents dating back to 2013 and setting a june 8th deadline to get the information. all this as the president's strained global relations has been on display at the nato su

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> breaking news tonight. source is telling cnn that fired fbi director james comey wrote a memo that the president asked him in february to end the probe of national security adviser michael flynn, who was fired. comey himself was dismissed by the president last week. the white house is responding to night saying quote, this is not a truthful or accurate portrayal of the conversation between the president and mr. comey, end quote. we're covering that and much more this hour with our guest including senator angus king and elijah cummings, ranking member of the house orsight committee. koern koer correspondents and specialists are standing by. pamela brown is standing by bp what are you learning from your sources? >> reporter: we learned that james comey former fbi director wrote in a memo shortly after a meeting he had in president trump in february that the president asked him to end the michael flynn probe. of course michael flynn was the former national security adviser who resigned because it became public

i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." breaking coverage continues right now with erin burnett "out front." >>s this is cnn breaking news. >> good evening. i'm erin burnett. we are following the breaking news at this hour. the justice department tonight naming the forger fbi director robert mueller special counsel to take over the investigation into russia's medaling in the 2016 election and possible collusion between the trump campaign and the russians. it is a major development, raising the stakes for president trump. it comes just a day after a memo written by former fbi director

i'm wolf blitzer here in the situation room room. our breaking news continues right now with erin burnett "out front." >> good evening, i'm erin burnett. "out front," breaking news. president trump firing fbi director james comey. the bombshell announcement, something that was completely undppd to anyone came just moments ago. trump in the letter hand delivered by a bodyguard he's had for decades wrote to comey that he is terminated and removed from office effective immediately. the letter goes on to say "while i greatly appreciate you informing me on treat the separate investigations that i'm not under investigation, i am under the