. ♪ bren i'm brent goff, it's good to heavy with us. why did the u.s. president fire the man leading an investigation into possible russian connections to the trump campaign? that is the question democrats and even republicans want answered tonight. the fallout from the shock decision to get rid of fbi director james comey showing no signs tonight of letting up. reporter: democratic senators are crying political interference of the recommendation that trump sack fbi director comey. his dismissal while he was investigating possible russian connections to the trump campaign is a major red flag. >> if there was ever a time when circumstances warranted a special prosecutor, it is right now. mr. rosenstein already expressed concern that director comey damage the integrity of the fbi. reporter: the official reason was that he botched the investigation into hillary clinton's emails. >> democratic colleagues complaining about the removal of an fbi director when they themselves repeatedly and sharply criticized that removal being done by a man whom they repeated

i am brent goff, it is good to have you with us. he was responsible for the hit list of people to be murdered. that is why police in germany are claiming tonight, following the latest arrest in the case of a suspected far right terror cell inside the german army. authorities suspect the lieutenant helped another officer in a plot to assassinate top politicians and then blame refugees. this is the third arrest in the investigation so far. prosecutors say the names on that hit listncluded geany's president. >> their sites were sent on a former german president, and justice minister. investigators found their names on the list of potential targets. >> according to what we have discovered so far, the three suspects were planning an attack on the life of the senior politicians and public figures committed to what the suspects considered to be misguided refugee and immigration policies. >> police officers arrested the 27-year-old lieutenant at the border of france. the arrest raised concerns there might be a terror cell within the german

. ♪ brent: i am brent goff. it is good to have you with us. donald trump has lashed out at the appointment of a powerful special counsel to investigate his administration. he took to twitter again today, making unsubstantiated claims of both hillary clinton and barack obama overseeing illegal acts that warranted special investigation. he said he was the victim of the single greatest political witchhunt in american history. the outburst comes as the justice department named robert mueller as its special counsel to probe russian influence in the 2016 presidential election. for the perspective, we also have the power to look at other issues arising from the white house's handling of this and many other crises. reporter: this is the man who will be the investigation into the trump administration's alleged ties with russia. hard, uncompromising, robert mueller will have many powers to follow the investigation leads. congressional leaders from both parties welcomed the appointment. >> i believe that the professionals in the justice department need t

. ♪ brent: i'm burned off. it is good to have you with us. -- i am brent goff. emmanuel macron is stepping aside from leadership of the political movement that he founded a little over a year ago. a spokesman also saying the organization will be changing its name, which means the republic on the move. macron has promised to overcome divisions and to unite the country. reporter: emmanuel macron's first day as president elect. he made an appearance alongside outgoing president francois hollande outside a ceremony commemorating the end of world war ii. he will be sworn in as france's new leader but his triumph has left voters with mixed feelings. >> i'm quite optimistic. it is a new start, a new chance for france. we can only hope that france seizes this opportunity. >> the campaign was very difficult and harsh. i did not like tam put, i am hae result because we blocked the national front. reporter: in his victory speech, macron acknowledged his biggest challenge, saying he would work to unite the divided country. >> those who voted for mrs. le pen have expressed a

. ♪ brent: i am brent goff, it is good to have you with us tonight. in the united states, donald trump is receiving palestinian leader mahmoud abbas at the white house for their first face-to-face talks. they discussed the israeli-palestinian conflict and want to establish peace. in february, donald trump said he wanted to accept any peace settlement including alternatives to the two state solution. our correspondent in washington is mya schrader. she is on the story. what is the latest from these talks? mya: both men put on a very good face today. they seemed very friendly with each other, very willing to talk, but a lot of the rhetoric that we saw from this joint statement they gave was on a bus' side -- abbas' side, the same rhetoric may have been hearing -- adhering to with two states living side by side in peace and security. from donald trump we heard, let's do a deal and did not amount to much. we have a clip of something he said. donald trump: we want to create peace to israel and the palestinians. we will get it done. we will be working so ha

. ♪ brent: i am brent goff. tonight, a shakeup for the european union. the leaders of the two nations known as the engine of europe, president emmanuel macron of france and chancellor angela merkel of germany, agreed the european union needs deep reform. macron called for what he is calling a historic reconstruction. he was visiting berlin just one day after his inauguration as the youngest president ever of france. reporter: a man on a mission. macron traveled to germany on his first full day in office determined to make a start on reinvigorating european progress. it has unnerved some german conservatives but chancellor merkel emphasized common ground after talks. she said france and germany want to deepen their relationship and develop a new roadmap for the eu. >> we share the conviction that we cannot just concentrate on the departure of britain. rather how we should focus on how to deepen the existing european union, in particular, the eurozone, to make it more resistant to crises and more coherent. german french projects and the tax system could pu

. ♪ >> i'm brent goff. it's good to have you with us. the investigation into the manchester suicide bomber is moving quickly. police say one of the suspect's brothers and his father had been detained in libya, and that the brother was allegedly planning a terrorist attack in the libyan capital, tripoli. authorities also confirmed they are investigating a network that provided logistical support for the attack in manchester. officials believed 22-year-old salman abedi was radicalized during the time he spent abroad. disturbing developments tonight, as the people of manchester tried to come to terms with terror. guest: -- reporter: a city in morning as residents pay their respects to the dead. >> i think it's the defiance of manchester, the life very much goes on. we never forget, but it's one of those things where the city doesn't stop. >> it's the same with berlin, the same as paris, the same as nice. it's all over the world how do you defeat these people? yo canan't. all you can do is be vigilant and carry on as normal and don't let the

. ♪ brent: i am brent goff. it is good to have you with us. u.s. president donald trump is in israel. it is following a two-day visit to saudi arabia. he has become the first sitting u.s. president to visit jerusalem's western wall, one of the most sacred sites in judaism. he spoke of a, quote, rare opportunity to bring peace to the middle east, dubbing a peace accord the ultimate deal. trump also had tough words for iran, promising that tehran will never have nuclear weapons. reporter: in a visit heavy in symbolism, even the plane ride was unprecedented. donald trump arrived in israel on probably the first ever direct flight between saudi arabia and the jewish state. the two have no diplomatic relations. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu welcome to trump, hailing his country's close ties with the u.s. >> your visit here, never before , as the first foreign trip of a president of the united states, included a trip to israel. thank you mr. president. [applause] thank you for this powerful expression of your friendship to israel. reporter: fo

♪ brent: i am brent goff. it is good to have you with us. did u.s. president donald trump go too far? tonight, some lawmakers are asking whether trump is guilty of obstruction of justice after a media report claimed he pressure the fbi director to drop an investigation into his former national security adviser, michael flynn. the director of the fbi, james comey, was later fired by trump. lawmakers say they want comey to testify as they investigate the matter. reporter: the latest allegations revolve around a meeting between trump and then fii -- fbi director james comey. a memo written by comey says trump asked him to end the investigation into former national security adviser michael flynn. flynn step down in february after just three weeks on the job. he was forced out after lying to top white house officials about his contacts with the russian ambassador to the u.s. comey's alleged memo said trump said i hope you can see your way clear for letting this and flynn go. the white house has denied a report but opposition lawmakers are shocked. >> seem