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People were brought last night. police still patrolling the area. now throughout the day, the victims families have been to visit them. some were by their bedside overnight as well. a lot of hospital staff simply came in because they knew a major incident and a crisis was unfolding throughout londons hospitals across the city. those 48 people all seriously or critically injured were take on to five different hospitals. 14 of them here. one has been discharged. i dont have much information about ...

To be clear, no one knew about this at the time. it was literally a state secret. comey clearly kept a careful recollection of event for a later retelling at, where else, a congressional hearing. >> were you present when alberto gonzalez visited attorney general ashcrofts bedside? >> yes. >> am i correct that the conduct of mr. gonzalez and mr. card on that evening troubled you greatly? >> yes. >> okay. let me go back and take it from the top. you rushed to the hospital that evening. why? >> i a...

Behind comeys back to get ashcroft to extend the program from inside the hospital. quite a dirty trick. chuck schumer questioned comey about that before a hushed senate hearing. >> were you president when alberto gonzales visited eattorney general ashcrofts bedside? >> yes. >> am i correct that the conduct of mr. gonzales and mr. card on that evening troubled you greatly? >> yes. >> okay. let me go back and take it from the top. you rushed to the hospital that evening. why? >> im only hesitating...

General ashcrofts bedside? >> yes. >> am i correct that the conduct of mr. gonzales and mr. card on that evening troubled you greatly? >> yes. >> okay. let me go back and take it from the top. you rushed to the hospital that evening. why? >> im eonly hesitating becausei need to explain why. >> please. well give you all the time you need, sir. >> that pause, that careful tone, that is classic jim comey. if you like him, like his supporters, people say that that is kind of a rare passion for recti...

Demanding there be an open hearing, not a closed hearing it does play into what the president said, he wants the public attention. >> right. i think that james comey is an honorable guy, as everyone knows, he went to the bedside of john ashcroft to prevent a horrible situation during the bush administration, he is someone who 3r50ids himself on being a boy scout. its interesting that that could be a fault of his. he wants to be seen as a very honorable decent person. and ironically, finally, tha...

It was allowed to expire and that blood would be on jim comeys hands. it culminated in this dramatic hospital room visit to john ashcrofts bedside where jim comey, andy card, the white house chief of staff and the white house counsel all met to try to force ashcroft against comeys wishes to sign off on the program. comey and bob mueller teamed up and brought that to a halt. >> it shows you how dogged he is in his pursuit, when hes given something, he sees it to the end. you said that comey told ...

In march when this program known as code name stellar wind was due to expire. and james comey believed under the justice departments rules it was unconstitutional and illegal and he went toe to toe with the white house and vice president cheney to get it shut down. vice president cheney disagreed, thought it was an important part of the governments tool kit and told james comey that the program would kill americans if it was allowed to expire and that blood would be on jim comeys hands. it culmi...

It was a race to the bedside. comey took very careful notes and felt strongly to make sure justice was done. >> drama at the time. mueller and comey threatened to resign and the white house eventually backed off. one other note. a special counsel is not fully independent and can be fired. without the protection of the independent counsel law, president trump can order rod rosenstein to fire mueller anytime. trump can fire rosenstein if he refuses. >> senate democrats are less likely to try to bl...

Makes them think about ways they can all be on the same page. we all are looking forward to james comey testifying next week. tell us what was in the memo. why you wrote it. why you didnt tell the doj. nobody tried to impede your investigation. big questions. but might comey who has a good relationship with mueller go to mueller and say does it help or hurt and mueller may say hold off. >> will he do that? >> that is a good possibility. both mueller and comey served in the george w. bush adminis...

And who is standing next to mueller? >> rod rosenstein. >> a guy who appointed mueller. suddenly the guy that they set up as the fall guy, as the patsy, suddenly he and mueller together -- >> his stellar reputation is speaking for himself. >> frightening front for donald trump. >> number of layers, especially around general flynn. willie geist, take it. >> joe in a time when there are so many questions about the president trying to exercise undue influence in the people investigating him, like j...