justice department confirms that president trance attorney general has been questioned over alleged collusion with russia plus. guillermo del toro's fantasy drama the shape of water leads the oscar race with thirteen nominations. the last challenge a seen as a potential threat to the re-election of egypt's president fattah el-sisi has been detained by the minute she saw me and then has also called off his campaign to form a minute she chief of staff is the latest in a string of candidates who've been forced to withdraw from the upcoming presidential elections mohammed john june has. oh yourself just days after he announced his candidacy in his country's upcoming presidential elections egypt's military has arrested former egyptian armed forces chief of staff sami i-man. in a televised statement the military said imam committed violations when he announced his presidential bid without obtaining permits from the armed forces he's also accused of committing forgery to be included in the voter database there are two explanations for this one is that he actually miscalculated the level of support t

justice department confirms that president chum's a cheney general has been questioned over alleged collusion with russia plus. they oscar nominations are out to a fantasy drama the shape of water in a way with thirteen nominations. the last challenge seen as a potential threat to the re-election of egypt's president abdel fattah el-sisi has been detained by the military sami and has also called off his campaign the phone with the chief of staff is the latest in a string of candidates who've been forced to withdraw from the upcoming presidential elections. yours. just days after he announced his candidacy in his country's upcoming presidential elections egypt's military has arrested former egyptian armed forces chief of staff sami ana. in a televised statement the military said i'm committed violations when he announced his presidential bid without obtaining permits from the armed forces he's also accused of committing forgery to be included in the voter database there are two explanations for. this one is that he actually miscalculated the level of support that he has within the military ins

and justice department has confirmed attorney general jeff sessions with questions last week over alleged collusion between donald presidential campaign and russia it's believed to be the first time a member of president thomas cabinet has been questioned in the inquiry led by the former f.b.i. director robert muller. two car bombs have killed at least eleven people in the eastern libyan city of benghazi according to officials the attack happened in the. district of worshipers were leaving a local mosque after prayers. and venezuela the pro-government comes to church or assemblies ordered presidential elections to be held by april the thirtieth president nicolas maduro is expected to seek reelection but some clear from the divided opposition well stand against those are the headlines coming next it's all just are wild. the eastern mediterranean off the coast of southern lebanon very close to the border with israel. here the sea and the land are matters of contention. parts of a conflict which has lasted nearly four decades. so me how could i became caught up in this conflict in two thousa

u.s. let's focus on the justice system. hsbc has agreed to pay $100 million in penalties to resolve a u.s. justice department investigation into currency rate rating. one former banker has already been convicted, as another charge in the probe. as part of the deal, the company agreed to help with the investigation. what does this agreement involve? from hsbc's cooperation with the justice department over this reading issue. sue.ver this rigging is they have agreed to cooperate over the next three years or else face prosecution. the justice department has agreed to impose a smaller fin e. out thisquick to point conduct happened several years ago and they have since improved and it is prepared to keep cooperating with the inquiry. anna: where do we go from here? mentioned, the case is now focusing on individuals. -- a former fx trader has already been convicted late last year. colleague is in the u.k., awaiting extradition to the u.s. for the same case. banks and individual traders are also being pursued. a barclays a former

justice department has confirmed to al jazeera that attorney general jeff sessions was questions last week over alleged collusion between donald trump's presidential campaign and russia is believed to be the first time a member of president trump's cabinet has been questioned in the inquiry our white house correspondent kimberly hauck it reports. getting closer to the president the department of justice confirming attorney general jeff sessions has been interviewed by robert muller steam as a witness in the russian vest a geisha and it's the first time a member of donald trump's cabinet has been questioned by the special counsel the trump says he's unfazed by what sessions might have told investigators i'm not at all thank you all the investigation is probing possible truck campaign ties with russia of whether the united states president tried to obstruct the russian vesta geisha as the head of trump's foreign policy team during the twenty sixteen presidential campaign sessions has unique insights given he was also involved deeply in the firing of the former f.b.i. director james come

justice department special counsel mueller over the russian investigation manifold is trying to fend off his criminal trial due to start in may he faces laundering charges relate to work he did for the ukrainian government is no suit accuses miller of going beyond his legal authority by filing the charges against him. head on al-jazeera a jury in the u.s. decides the fate of a turkish bank accused of taking part in a scheme to breach sanctions against iran and britain's hospitals take drastic measures to cope with surging demand. by the sky ninety. four off the coast of the italian riviera. and we've seen a lot of heavy rain and snow over parts of china recently take a look at the chart for thursday we can see a lot of wet weather stretching all the way up towards shanghai there and it's on the northern edge of that where we're seeing a lot of wintery weather and that system is a bit of a blink and you miss it a fair because as we head into friday it was completely disappeared because the energy from the atmosphere so we sucked into a system that's off towards the east so far dry air

justice department task infirmed attorney general jeff sessions was questioned last week over alleged collusion between donald trump's presidential campaign and russia it's believed to be the first time a member of trump's cabinet has been questioned in the inquiry which is led by former f.b.i. director robert muller. venezuela's president says he is ready to run for reelection nicolas maduro is yet to be formally nominated by his ruling socialist party the presidential elections are due to be held by the end of april you have to see it with headlines on al-jazeera the stream is next stay with us. we understand the differences. and the similarities of cultures across the world so no matter how you take it al-jazeera will bring you the news and current affairs that matter to al-jazeera. for me ok and you are in the stream where we are continuing our week of special shows from the sundance film festival today how syrian refugee settling into the united states in just a few minutes will be costing over to my co-host of allow me to get.

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justice department is confirming that attorney general jeff sessions was questioned by federal investigators looking into alleged russian meddling in the u.s. election the interview reportedly took place last week behind closed doors sessions is the first member of donald trump's cabinet known to have been interviewed in the inquiry which aims to establish whether the truck campaign colluded with russia sessions previously served as an advisor to the truck campaign he is known to have had multiple contacts with russian officials during that time. human rights activists here in germany are criticizing the government's decision to deport afghan refugees from dusseldorf airport tonight a plane carrying at least ten failed asylum seekers took off a short while ago activists say that saturday's bombing of kabul's intercontinental hotel shows that the country is not safe to send people back to that attack left twenty people dead one hundred fifty five afghans have been deported from germany in the last year all the returns have been controversial as the situation the security situation in afghanis

justice department confirming that attorney general jeff sessions was questioned by investigators probing alleged russian meddling in the twenty six thousand presidential election the meeting reportedly took place last week behind closed doors sessions is the first member of president trump's cabinet to have been interviewed in the investigation human rights activists gathered at dusseldorf airport this evening to protest the deportation of more afghan refugees a plane carrying at least seventeen failed asylum seekers took off for kabul critics say it's just not safe to send people back to afghanistan because of the poor security situation. well staying on the issue of deportation belgium is awaiting the results of an inquiry into the alleged torture of sudanese migrants deported to their home country of the affair have sparked a scandal in brussels with the opposition alleging collaboration between the government and the sudanese regime belgium have since suspended deportations to sudan but migrants from the african country are keeping a low profile catherine martens has this exclusive r

justice department has confirmed attorney general jeff sessions was questioned last week over alleged collusion between donald trump's presidential campaign and russia it's believed to be the first time a member of tom's cabinet has been questioned in the inquiry which is led by former f.b.i. director robert mueller police in pakistan have arrested a man suspected of raping and killing a seventy year old girl zainab and saris body was found in a rubbish dump earlier this month in the city of course sort of murderous sparked outrage on social media and led to protests across pakistan. and those are the headlines on al-jazeera the news continues right after rebel architecture to status. news has never been more available but the message is a simplistic and misinformation is rife the listening post provides a critical counterpoint challenging mainstream media narrative at this time on al-jazeera. architect has always defined the human. trump the simplest struck to the greatest monuments. and rebellion is underway. led by a new breed of aki ted that puts people before i'd gone. off to tex

justice department has confirmed attorney general jeff sessions was questioned last week over alleged collusion between donald trump's presidential campaign and russia is believed to be the first time a member of trump's cabinet has been questioning the inquiry which is that by former f.b.i. director robert mueller and the oscar nominations are out ahead of a ceremony on march fourth that will be watched closely for how the academy reacts to recent sexual assaults scandals in the movie industry the film picking up the most nominations overall was guillermo del toro's fantasy drama the shape of water it tells a story of a noni cleaning woman who befriends a captured and screeching. you have see the headlines on al-jazeera the news continues right after the struggle over the nile to stay with us. the nile the world's longest river. a seven thousand kilometers a lifeline for almost four hundred million people. flowing north the nile runs through ten countries. from the highlands in the heart of africa to the shores of the mediterranean sea. a source of sustenance but also one of tension

justice department and special counsel robert mueller over the russia investigation manifolds is trying to fend off his criminal trial due to start in may he faces laundering charges related to work he did for the ukrainian government his lawsuit accuses me of going beyond his legal authority by charging him israel's parliament has given preliminary approval for legislation making it easier for a court to impose the death penalty now the law would apply to people convicted of murder in incidents classified as terrorist attacks currently the death penalty can only be applied if a panel of three military judges passes the sentence unanimously. the news the new the headlines a news continues but first it is zero. miller . the government after months of trial and years of preparation for this case that prosecutors say was a huge fundraiser for hamas convicted of funneling millions of dollars to the palestinian militant group. hamas. many. had to prove. beyond reasonable doubt to a jury. conspiracy that spanned a thirteen year period to support it curious organization among them in the loop

justice department is confirming that attorney general jeff sessions was questioned by investigators looking into alleged russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. the interview reportedly took place last week behind closed doors. while sessions is the first member of donald trump's cabinet known to have been interviewed in the inquiry, which aims to establish whether the campaign colluded with russia, sessions previously served as an advisor to the campaign. he is known to have had multiple contacts with russian officials during that time. here are some of the other stories making headlines. a 15-year-old high school student in kentucky has shot dead two of his cello studedents and wounded 19 otherers. he was armed with a handgun. he was arrested at the same. -- a at the scene. he will be charged with murder and attempted murder. as soon on the west coast of the united states has been lifted. the warning followed a 7.1 magnitude quake 250 kilometers off the wake of alaska's kodiak island. twitter footage showed streams of cars leaving the island after residents were warned

justice department recently indicted two russian intelligence agents and two hackers accused of stealing private information from millions of americans after hacking into yahoo! accounts. >> it would be pure speculation. these people are innocent people now. they're innocent now until they are proven guilty in the court of law. >> also, some consulate employees were among three dozen russians nationwide who were suddenly expelled at the end of 2016. the obama administration said it was in retaliation for russian efforts to interfere with the u.s. presidential election through cyber attacks. >> it's not the policy of russia to meddle with affairs of any country in the world. >> and with all the turmoil swirling around the consulate after the expulsions, consul petrov invited the media in for a chat and champagne. >> another, i think, important thing is to always remain human. even when we have some very tough challenges in our professional life, we try to remain human. >> i am here tonight to deliver a message of unity and strength. >> we have not seen anything like this in many years. >>

justice department is confirming that attorney general jeff sessions was questioned by investigators looking into alleged russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. the interview reportedly took place last week behind closed doors. while sessions is the first member of donald trump's cabinet known to have been interviewed in the inquiry, which aims to establish whether the campaign colluded with russia, sessions previously served as an advisor to the campaign. he is known to have had multiple contacts with russian officials during that time. here a some of the other stories making headlines. a 15-year-old high school student in kentucky has shot dead two of his cello students and wounded 19 others. he was armed with a handgun. he was arrested at the same. -- at the scene. he will be charged with murder and attempted murder. as soon on the west coast of the united states has been lifted. the warning followed a 7.1 magnitude quake 250 kilometers off the wake of alaska's kodiak island. twitter footage showed streams of cars leaving the island after residents were warned to move

justice department confirms that president trump's attorney general has been questioned over alleged collusion with russia plus. remembering the man known as the father of south african jazz has died of cancer. i'm tatiana phantasm doha with all of the latest sports news the including rough and outs the vault number one calls it quits at the australian open quarterfinals. the last challenge seen as a potential threat to the reelection of egypt's president abdel fattah el-sisi has been detained by the military. has also called off his campaign the following minutes the chief of staff is the latest in a string of candidates who've been forced to withdraw from the upcoming presidential elections mohammed in how small. just days after he announced his candidacy in his country's upcoming presidential elections egypt's military has arrested former egyptian armed forces chief of staff sami ana. in a televised statement the military said i'm committed violations when he announced his presidential bid without obtaining permits from the armed forces he's also accused of committing forgery to b

justice department has confirmed i turney general jeff sessions was questioned last week over the ledge collusion between donald trump's presidential campaign and russia it's believed to be the first time a member of trump's cabinet has been questioned in the inquiry which is led by former f.b.i. director robert mueller. venezuela's president says he's ready to run for reelection necklace madieu is yet to be formally nominated by his ruling socialist party presidential elections are to be held by the end of april. and those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after face to face i'll be back in about half of that publicly. he and i in a sense grew up together we were within ear of the same age and you know we were kind of naively optimistic and built a big company and most of it as rivals but we always retained a certain respect communication including even when he was sacked i got to go out and spend time with steve joel was the man of many lives wonderkid level a sort of new age guru of high tech. bill gates the richest man in the world a relentless achiever fueled

justice department has confirmed a ten sony general jeff sessions was questioned last week over alleged collusion between donald trump's presidential campaign and russia it's believed to be the first time a member of president chimes cabinets is being questioned in the inquiry led by former f.b.i. director robert mueller and i to say the vice president mike pence has visited the western wall in occupied east jerusalem during the second and final day of his visit to israel the wall in the old city is one of the holiest sites in judaism. that was the news coming up next the stream goes live to the sundance film festival i'll be back in about twenty five minutes for the number. of new stuff. ok and you are in the stream where we are continuing our week of special shows from the sundance film festival today how syrian refugee settling into the united states in just a few minutes will be crossing over to my co-host of allow but he. is one of my favorite films of the bar so i'm looking forward to this conversation because in park city in just a moment but first here's a little preview of this

justice department us confirmed attorney general jeff sessions was questioned last week over alleged collusion between donald trump's presidential campaign and russia it's believed to be the first time a member of tom's cabinet has been questioned in the inquiry which is led by former f.b.i. director robert mueller. venezuela's president says he is ready to run for reelection nicolas maduro is yet to be formally nominated by his ruling socialist party the presidential elections are due to be held by the end of april you have to see it with headlines on al-jazeera the stream is next stay with us. we understand the differences. and the similarities of cultures across the world so no matter how you take it. we'll bring you the news and current affairs that matter to you. ok and you are in the stream where we are continuing our week of special shows from the sundance film festival today how syrian refugee settling into the united states in just a few minutes will be crossing over to my co-host allow me to get. to this conversation. just a moment but first here's a little preview of this

justice department and special counsel robert mueller for the russian investigation metaphor is trying to fend off his criminal trial due to start in may he faces known during charges related to work he did for the ukrainian government is little says accuses me of a of going beyond his legal authority by charging him as the headlines and news continues on al-jazeera off the inside story. iran's leadership is both to the task as violent protests continue to run planes falling out evidence for stirring up trouble so is the rest about the economy or is it and to stop basement and how will iran deal with the growing public anger this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program. you may have seen i was show earlier this week about the protests in iran the situation has only gotten worse since then mostly peaceful demonstrations have turned violent at least twenty two people have been killed and hundreds arrested protests that seem to be about rising prices and financial struggles now appear to be anti establishment but it's unclear who's organizing the rallies all we know is it isn't

justice department is confirming that attorney general jeff sessions was questioned by investigators looking into alleged russian meddling in the two thousand and sixteen presidential election the interview reportedly took place last week behind closed doors of sessions is the first member of donald trump's cabinet known to have been interviewed in the inquiry which aims to establish whether the truck campaign colluded with russia sessions previously served as an adviser to the campaign or he is known to have had multiple contacts with russian officials during that time. here is some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world a fifteen year old high school student in the u.s. state of kentucky has shot dead two of his fellow students and wounded nineteen others police say he was armed with a handgun he was arrested at the scene the governor of kentucky says he will now be charged with murder and attempted murder a tsunami warning issued for the west coast of the united states and canada has been lifted the warning followed a seven point nine magnitude quake t

justice department says f.b.i. agents searched at lee's hotel rooms in two thousand and twelve and found two books containing the notes was thing in the u.s. politicians they were trying to prevent a possible government shutdown on the anniversary of donald trump's first year in office congress will need to push through a short term spending bill by friday to avoid federal agencies shutting their doors over the weekend democratic leaders have said that they won't back the spending plan unless there are guarantees to protect young immigrants known as dreamers who are facing deportation. pope francis. hours after three helicopters and a roman catholic church were set on fire nearby a least ten catholic churches have been fire bombed in the past week the eighty one year old's stop in the outer county a region is seen as the most complex of this trip because it's the center of a sentry's old conflict with local indigenous groups during the mass pope francis urged the indigenous people to reject violence in pushing thei

justice department to try to bring him to trial for his alleged role in the deaths of these seventeen americans the designation only comes after a considerable review among the various u.s. intelligence and law enforcement agencies and the designation again does raise the possibility of prosecution if it is smile honey if a case could in fact be put together and is this a surprise that we know that this was going to happen. the u.s. government never telegraphs when it's going to be designating one person or one organization as a potential terrorist or a terrorist organization. designations have come under some political scrutiny with political actors either in this country or in other countries asking for this kind of designation but typically this is something that is very closely held and only done after considerable consultation not just within the u.s. government but perhaps with other governments as well. joining with the latest there from washington rawls thank you. and the european union is giving an extra fifty three million dollars in aid to palestine following the u.s. decis

justice department and special counsel robert muller over the rush or investigation amount of forces trying to fend off his criminal trial due to start in may he faces laundering charges related to work he did for the ukrainian government his lawsuit accuses mala of going beyond his legal authority by filing the charges against him . lots more still ahead on al-jazeera the jury in the u.s. decides the fate of a turkish banker accused of taking part in a scheme to breach sanctions against iran plus. i'm a listener i'm here to report on the western region after car where voluntary doctors together with the country's marines are bringing health services to once conflict ridden areas. and there is still bitterly cold for us in parts of north america here's some pictures from chicago and i feel cold just looking at them look at the amount of ice there own not river that is bitterly bitterly cold and now we're going to see a little bit more in the way of snow as well see this little system in the south is gradually edging its way eastwards that one's bringing us a fair amount of rain acros

justice department, currently. >> olivia, if you so much for that. now it is time for the latest bloomberg business flash. >> apple could get up to $4 billion boost from the tax overhaul plan. whoould benefit companies do not follow the calendar year. offshore funds can translate to one last tax break. companies include apple, microsoft, and cisco. treasuries are in a bear market now. morgan stanley strategist said that don't worry, treasuries still offer value. it will be aays mild one. -- inside chairs a gpt investment companies, equality for lesbian, gay, and transgender employees. begunx index provided trading today under the ticker. that is your latest bloomberg business flash. breaking news. nancy pelosi holding her conference right now, saying there is no point in a another stopgap bill without a backup deal -- daca deal. they initially agreed of a bipartisan meeting with president trump, now funding is running out on january 19, the nancy pelosi saying right now that there is no point in a stopgap bill without a daca deal. coming up, penn sta

justice department named a special counsel to investigate trump campaign and russia. >> entered a new phase. grand jury. >> first indictments in robert mueller's investigation. >> indictments of paul manafort and right-hand man rick gates. >> what it looks like when you follow the money. >> guilty plea by third adviser. george papadopoulos pleaded guilty. >> mr. president, call your lawyer. >> bombshell on day 315 of the trump presidency. mike flynn admits he lied to fbi about russia and will cooperate. >> i don't want to talk about pardons for michael flynn yet. see what happens. >> tree falling in the forest for you. if president issues a pardon, do we have to know about it? >> joining me, howard fein bhn, nick ackerman, and maya wiley, going around the horn with a question. what has bob mueller taught donald trump this year i may not have known? and anything else more widely to reflect on 2017. >> taught him we don't live in dictatorship. because you're president of the united states doesn't mean you decide who is prosecuted and invested. we live under a rule of law. despite the pr

justice department and special counsel robert muller over the rusher investigation man the forces trying to fend off his criminal trial due to start in may he faces laundering charges related to work he did for the ukrainian government his lawsuit accuses mother of going beyond his legal authority by filing the charges against him. and iran's ambassador to the un is accusing the u.s. of interfering in his country's domestic affairs he wrote a letter of complaint to the u.n. secretary general it comes after days of unrest in which at least twenty two people have been killed the government's received to show support in the form of tens of thousands of people who rallied to condemn the unrest matheson reports. on iranian state t.v. pictures of government supporters filling city streets condemning protests and deaths during the day and. it's basically people who are believing that what so what's happening is against that he jeem and they want to support the regime by saying this is a revolutionary jeem and we are in favor of it. the t.v. pictures of these pro-government rallies are a contras

justice department has confirmed to al jazeera that attorney general jeff sessions was questioned last week over alleged collusion between donald trump's presidential campaign and russia it's believed to be the first time a member of president trump's cabinet has been questioned in the inquiry house correspondent kimberly hockett reports. getting closer to the president the department of justice confirming attorney general jeff sessions has been interviewed by robert muller steam as a witness in the russian vest a geisha and it's the first time a member of donald trump's cabinet has been questioned by the special counsel the trump says he's unfazed by what sessions might have told investigators but not at all thank you all the investigation is probing possible truck campaign ties with russia of whether the united states president tried to obstruct the russian vesta geisha as the head of trump's foreign policy team during the twenty sixteen presidential campaign sessions has unique insights given he was also involved deeply in the firing of the former f.b.i. director james comey in twee

justice department has confirmed to al jazeera that attorney general jeff sessions was questioned last week of alleged collusion between donald trump's presidential campaign and russia it is believed to be the first time a member of president obama's cabinet has been questioned. a white house correspondent kimberly health reports. getting closer to the president the department of justice confirming attorney general jeff sessions has been interviewed by robert muller's team as a witness in the russian vest a geisha and it's the first time a member of donald trump's cabinet has been questioned by the special counsel the trump says he's unfazed by what sessions might have told investigators. thank you the investigation is probably impossible truck campaign ties with russia and whether the united states present. tried to obstruct the russian vest a geisha is the head of trumps foreign policy team during the twenty sixteen presidential campaign sessions has unique insights given he was also involved deeply in the firing of the former f.b.i. director james comey in tweets and publicly trump

justice department in a civil lawsuit the name special counsel investigative walford moola motorists investigating alleged collusion between donald trump's presidential campaign and the russian government something both parties deny investigations resulted in a man a fourth being charged with conspiracy against the u.s. and money laundering related to the work you carried out for the former ukrainian government the man a fourth who pleaded not guilty says the charges go beyond most legal authority and he's asked a federal court to rein in the investigation so head here on miles just as when to push new pressure on the u.k.'s national health service his hospitals are ordered to take drastic measures. and more than two hundred works of the italian renaissance artist michelangelo go on display in new york including what's believed to be his first painting. and i bet we've had some severe weather of a possible stray recently being new south wales where we've seen some of the worst of it was a scene the wind so strong that they've ripped up the trees and also the roofs off pounds as well

justice department says f.b.i. agents searched lee's hotel rooms in twenty twelve and found two books with a note. the world health organization is warning a diphtheria outbreak in yemen is spreading quickly almost seven hundred people have now been affected forty eight have died from the disease in the past four months it been hard data of the worst hit of the nineteen affected regions but there's some better news on the aid front the saudi led coalition says it will allow for cranes at the port of the data to begin operating they'll be used to offload food and medicines and as muhammad reports the aid can't come quick enough amid the worst humanitarian crisis in the world what could be a sliver of hope these four to danno cranes which have just arrived at her data port in yemen funded by the united states agency for international development will significantly increase the offloading capacity here at the border to ease congestion and improve ultimately improve delivery of humanitarian and other supplies to the pe

justice department has confirmed to our desire that attorney general jeff sessions was questioned last week over alleged killers in between donald trump's presidential campaign and russia so sions was interviewed for an inquiry that by the former f.b.i. director robert mueller it's believed to be the first time a president a member of president trump's cabinet has been questioned in the inquiry a trump has described the accusations of collusion as fake news and as a witch i speak to our correspondent kimberly how could he joins us now from the white house in kimberly how significant is this questioning of sessions. well not only is it significant because this is the first time we've had a cabinet member of donald trump's administration being questioned but also too because jeff sessions has unique knowledge given his position leading up to his role as attorney general in terms of some of the things that robert muller the special counsel is investigating first of all jeff sessions in that transition and also on the campaign was certainly heading up donald trump's foreign policy team as

with atalready dealing least five probes with the u.s. justice department. all over the world, it has really ruffled feathers with authorities, so it does not bode well for them that they have not havingistory of a great bond with authorities and perhaps this could be another issue for them. vonnie: what is uber's response as you understand it? olivia: they feel that it was within their rights and they were very adamant to say that a lot of tech companies have this sort of panic button bigger you never know who is going to break into your office. a lot of companies in general have a security measure in place where you can immediately lock off. all the computers what was interesting here was -- lock off all the computers. what was interesting here was the frequency at which it was used. vonnie: our thanks to olivia zaleski. after ripley'ss believe it or not that it was named. my favorite films, the second alien film. vonnie: resurrection? mark: that is another good one. time for the bloomberg business flash. capitalizing on a tax overhaul to stay competitive

justice department has confirmed to all jazeera that attorney general jeff sessions was questioned last week over the alleged collusion between donald trump's presidential campaign and russia it's believed to be the first time a member of president trump's cabinet has been questioned in the inquiry our white house correspondent committee reports. getting closer to the president the department of justice confirming attorney general jeff sessions has been interviewed by robert mueller steam as a witness in the russia investigation it's the first time a member of donald trump's cabinet has been questioned by the special counsel the trump says he's unfazed by what sessions might have told investigators i'm not at all concerned thank you the investigation is probing possible truck campaign ties with russia and whether the united states president tried to obstruct the russian vesta geisha as the head of troubles foreign policy team during the twenty sixteen presidential campaign sessions has unique insights given he was also involved deeply in the firing of the former f.b.i. director james co

the u.s. justice department went after him. i think he was like a retired taxi driver or something. they got him in romania, brought him to the united states and they convicted him. in september of 2016 he was sent away to prison for more than four years. and as often is the case, they department of justice sends out a press release and this is the press release announcing that remaining hacker guccifer sentenced to 15 months in prison for computer hacking crimes. now, you can see who led that case. down there in the fine print says "senior counsel ryan k. dickey." a cyber crime specialist prosecutor from the department of justice. we have just learned that he has a new gig. "washington post" reports today that he is the latest specialist the special counsel team operating under the leadership. in the post today, ryan dickey was not just added right now. it's reported he was actually brought on to mueller's team in november. this is just the first time anybody was able. >> first of all, for what it's worth, i think this means there are at least 17 prosecutors working on mueller's te

justice department has named a special counsel to investigate the possible role donald trump's campaign played with russia. >> the special counsel investigation into russia's election meddling has entered a new phase. robert mueller has impaneled a grand jury. >> the first indictments in robert mueller's investigation -- >> the indictments of former campaign chairman paul manafort and his right-hand man rick gates. >> this is what it looks like when you follow the money. >> guilty plea by third adviser. george papadopoulos pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi. >> it's october 30, 2017. mr. president, call your lawyer. >> this bombshell coming on day 315 of the trump presidency. mike flynn admits he lied to the fbi about russia and will cooperate. >> i don't want to talk about pardons for michael flynn yet. we'll see what happens. >> i have a tree falls in the forest question for you. if the president issues a pardon, do we have to know about it? >> joining me, howard fineman, editorial director for the huffington post. nick ackerman, former watergate special prosecutor. and the new school

we're live at the u.s. justice department. tom fitzgerald, "fox5 lcal news". >>> you numbers on crime are coming out in prince george county. paul wagner is working this story. yeah, the officials out here in prince george county say the numbers do not lie. overall violent crime has fallen significantly. i'll have those numbers straight ahead. >> and new details out in the the death of walt whitman high school student found dead after under age drink iting sfwlaert and plus a nationwide search for reporter missing in houston now came to an end. her disappearance are coming up. >> 7 year in a row prince george county seeing drop and significant drop in violent crime. and police and community itself paul wagner live in prince jornlt county for those headquarters tonight. paul. >> jen this is information we wanted to shout from the rooftops. county executive here sheriff was here and police chief was here and so was state attorney and they wanted to say that in the last 7 years overall violent climb in pristine jorn kournltsy has

justice department decided not to retry either man. the judge threw out seven of the charges again them. >>> and an amtrak train carrying gop lawmaker to a retreat partially derailed in virginia today. and two local congressman tom mcarthur from new jersey and brian fit patrick were on board but not hurt. he and other colleagues were heading to west virginia and one person in the truck were killed and two amtrak crew members and two passengers were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. >>> we are just four days away from super bowl lii the excitement is building for players and coaches but certainly fans too. with so many people expected for the game and also the festivities. security is a pop priority. sara bloomquist is live with more on that tonight. >> reporter: hi rick and monica we are outside of the convention center and the fan experience here the sun is setting behind me and it's a bit bright. you can make out the national guard outside and it's typical of the super bowl venues around the region tonight. the special agent

attorney not supposed to have any contact wds the white house except through the justice department. >> u.s. attorney not supposed to have any contacts with the white house. today one of the people who donald trump personally interviewed got the job. appointed interim basis and pending senate confirmation, law partner of the trump friend rudy giuliani will become u.s. attorney for crucial southern district of new york. can't say we weren't warned. barbara mcquade, one of the u.s. attorneys fired by president back in march. thanks for joining us, nice to see you barb. >> thanks rachel. >> a bunch of interrim u.s. attorneys appointed today. under the federal vacancies reform act, 300 days to pick somebody new once there's a vacancy, only have the days max. that day is tomorrow. what would have happened if the administration, like, really blew this and didn't notice that deadline passing or department get it together to get the appointments made at the last minute today? who would have been running the prosecutor's offices as of tomorrow? >> well, the pick then goes to the courts. the j

justice department went after him. 40 something-year-old guy in romania, got him, brought him to united states, convicted him. september of 2016 sent away to prison for more than four years. often is the case with conviction in high profile case, department of justice sends out press release. romanian hacker guccifer sentenced to prison for computer hacking crimes. but check out press release, see who led the case. in fine print, senior counsel ryan k. dickey. ryan k. dickey, led the prosecution of the original guccifer, inspiration and tribute of guccifer 2.0, cybercrime specialist, prosecutor from the department of justice. we have just learned he has a new gig. "washington post" reports he's the latest specialist prosecutor brought on to robert mueller's team, the special counsel team operating under the leadership of robert mueller on the russian vaechlgts accordiinvestigation. according to the reporting from the "post," not just added right now, brought on the team in november, just this is first time anybody could report it. still learning about the appointment now tells us a coup

the u.s. justice department could appeal. that is certainly expected. five lawsuits challenging daca continue. the lawsuits were filed by santa clara county, the city of san jose, the university of california and several other states and employee union as well. california attorney general responded swiftly last night saying d.r.e.a.m.er's lives were thrown into chaos when they tried to terminate the daca program without obeying the law. last night's ruling is a huge step in the right direction. a lot of local governments, agencies, school districts and community college systems, for example, posted a lot of resources for their d.r.e.a.m.ers. they are trying to figure it out. they are very young people. i will tweet out resources, links to the resources in addition to the reaction and would president trump react? if he does, we will make sure you know about it as well. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thank you, kris. we'll be watching out for that. we are also watching out for more rain today as we look outside in san francisco. let's talk about how

. >>> we're just getting breaking news from the u.s. justice department. attorney general jeff sessions going after legalized marijuana, in fact, resinting a policy that allowed legalized pot to thrive without any federal invention according to the associated press that talked to people with direct knowledge of the decision. the announcement from sessions expected some time today. the move will leave it to u.s. attorneys where pot is legal to decide whether or not to aggressively enforce any federal marijuana laws over the state laws. that would have a direct impact here in california just days after recreational legalization at the start of the year adding to confusion throughout the country about whether or not it's legal to grow, buy, or sell pot if the state has legalized recreational marijuana. back to you. >>> capital one scrambling to fix a glitch that is showing duplicate chargers on customers' accounts. >> impacting debit card transactions. it started around yesterday morning. the tech team is working on it. >> capital one says customers will not

justice department could appeal this injunction and the five lawsuits challenging daca continue. the lawsuits filed by santa clara county, the board of supervisors, city of san jose rksz university of california and other states employee unions. many local governments and agencies have pages dedicated to find legal aid for the young d.r.e.a.m.ers. i will tweet out links to those resources as the morning progresses and watch for reaction from washington. in redwood city, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thanks for the latest there. 5:09, marin county leaders are putting their foot down on large tour buses coming in out out of muir woods. they adopted an ordinance allowing them to bound motor vehicles longer than 30 feet on winding roads. the plan is expected to pave the way for a follow up ordinance. the earliest county leaders will vote on the plan is later this month. >>> right now at 5:09, we have had a really dry start to our water year. it looks like that recent round of rain is really helped us out. now, let's talk about how much rain we have measured and how much we nee

justice department tells us we should find out more about this case with potentially additional charges when he appears before a federal judge on monday for a detention hearing. for now we're live in the us quoter house in alexandria. >> coming up, the freezing temperatures having a big impact across the region. this is a snow emergency route to begin with. the ambulances come down this way an accident. a second degreen surge of water main breaks reported in our eamplet we're going to have the impact it's having on people and local roads . she's okay. and as temperatures drop mice and rats they need to find a place to hide and get warm. we're going to show you where an influx of rodents have taken over a local department store coming up. careful where you walk. novec holds the record for the most reliable electric service in the region... and has for almost two decades. novec also uses proven technology and round-the-clock response to maintain one of the highest utility customer satisfaction ratings in the nation. novec. keeping you connected. i like these award-winning cheddar puffs. a

justice department for ties to the russian government and money laundering charges there possibly. that is why it's so central to this investigation. it was reported in december that robert mueller had subpoenaed records from deutsche bank. there's some confusion over whether or not those records are the president's personal records or people close to the president. but that is something that the special counsel is looking at. >> you're around the white house, talking to the folks there all the time. how much does that come up? when you talk to them about mueller and this investigation, how much of what they're talking about is about this question of russia and collusion versus how much are they talking about these other angles? >> they don't like to talk about it. the people closest to the president -- there is some fear about what could be coming from the special counsel. the president can go out there and say there's no collusion, there's no collusion, trying to sort of will his words into reality here. but there are some frayed nerves around the president and i'm sure the presi

justice department has named a special counsel in the russia investigation. >> this is a significant step. >> a development that could change everything. >> i think we're going to see justice. >> bob mueller is very thorough. good for the investigation. maybe not so much for president trump. >> does anybody have any questions? >> the day after that bombshell announcement, president trump had his first chance to strike back. >> was this the right move or is this part of a witch-hunt? >> well, i respect the move. but the entire thing has been a witch-hunt thinking is a witch-hunt and a hoax. >> russia is a ruse. >> a fiction. a total fabrication. >> it's all fake news. >> but no matter what the trump team would call it, the russia investigation was very real. >> the president thinks it's a witch-hunt. there any way you can respond to that? >> and under robert mueller going in a direction the president did not want to it go. >> i have a great company. i built an unbelievable company. see there is nothing in russia. >> if you listen to the statements of the president and his team about t

justice department says it's going to prosecute manufacturers of fentanyl overseas if it comes to the united states and causes deaths here. that announcement comes amid a surge of cases, a string of seizures of drugs, including fentanyl at dulles international airport. they suspect the chemists make the drugs overseas and then ship the drugs here. officers found them inside food packaging, even others packed inside luggage. they've brought two criminal cases against the international manufacturers. >> this is the first time we've indicted by name chinese chemists in china who are alleged to have supplied fentanyl that resulted in injuries or death in the united states. >> coming up tonight on news 4 at 11:00, we go behind the scenes with u.s. customs offices to show you what happens when they see a suitcase they suspect has contraband inside and we speak with the families of fentanyl victims. the one thing they say has to be done in addition to prosecution to help stop fentanyl from getting on to our streets. scott macfarlane, news 4 i-team. >>> weather alert this morning. take a look

justice department rolled back obama era protections for states that have legalized pot. the decision puts those states at odds with the federal government, which still considered pot sale s a crime. and critics say it's a costly mistake. >> reporter: this is a family company. nine members of your family? >> three generations. >> reporter: andy williams owns a growing marijuana enterprise. a business that exists because colorado legalized pot and because of a handful of obama era memos. >> i give him credit. we would not be here without president obama now. >> reporter: pot may be legal in colorado but federal law puts it in the same category as heroin and lsd. the obama administration never changed the law but essentially told colorado that it would look the other way. but this week attorney general jeff sessions own memo to u.s. attorneys rescinding those guidelines and putting the multimillion dollar marijuana industry back into an illegal gray area. >> i had an employee worried about her job. investors calling. >> reporter: colorado republican senator cory gardner cal

justice department. yesterday we told you that attorney general jeff sessions is going after legalized marijuana. he changed the policy that kept law enforcement away from legitimate businesses unless other laws were broke like selling pot to minors or being involved in organized crime. it is still illegal at the federal level. cannabis consumers and businesses say they're not worried. >> the feds need to let states do their own business and they take care of their federal messes. >> he could be raiding cannabis businesses. he could be seizing properties. none of those things have happened. >> the justice department has not said if this could lead to more arrests or prosecutions. >>> no days off! no days off! >> my goodness. >> nightmare. >> that's the motto for the new england patriots. that was head coach bill belichick yelling at his team that practice in intense snow and wind in boston. he expects his team to be on time no matter what the weather conditions are. they did get to practice indoors. >> t