Tweeted to have a vision is not about church and political gains but careful planning for decades to come but inside the meeting he suffered a coughing fit collapsed and died no official cause has been given but he suspected of having suffered a heart attack last thursday he was welcomed home by president ouattara after spending 2 months in france for medical treatment over his heart condition the 61 year old was what he has chosen successor. To im back to take my place alongside the president to continue the work of development and construction of our country the ivory coast. In address to the nation what are described as his younger brother his son. With the death of. Ivory coast loses a mugging for the youth an example of competence and persistence. After the tribute will come the political fighting his death creates a political vacuum with many eager to take his place and become the ruling partys candidate for octobers president ial elections. The president s spokesman. And defense minister. Favorites while water as got the countrys economy back on track critics accuse him of failing to address the deep grievances that led to the 2011 civil war 3000 people died after former president refused to concede defeat to ouattara. Whoever replaces the will have to put up a Strong Campaign against experience rivals including former Prime Minister and Opposition Leader oh he could not be a former president with elections just 4 months away the sudden death of puts ivory coast into a period of Political UncertaintyNicolas Hawke aljazeera the un secretary general is warning of unprecedented levels of foreign interference in libya. Is urging warring parties under International Backers to end the political stalemate and agree to a cease fire australia has suspended its extradition treaty with hong kong in response to china imposing a new security law its also extending these as for hong kong residents in australia and offering permanent residence the government has warned its citizens and residents in the territory that could be a greater risk of being detained under the. Government together with other governments around the world have been very consistent in expressing our concerns about the imposition of the National Security law on hong kong and. To die we have agreed to announce that that National Security local institute a fundamental change of circumstances in respect to an extradition agreement with Young Hong Kong 5000000 people in australia is 2nd biggest city back in lock down office in new corona virus infections melbournes Downtown District was deserted as residents work up to the 1st day of restrictions they are barred from leaving home for 6 weeks unless its for essential reasons the u. S. President has welcomed his mexican counterpart to the white house and there is money Lopez Obrador has been criticized for holding talks with donald trump the remains of a divisive figure in mexico his immigration policies and border war the leftist leader defended the trip as trade related and more than 3000000. 00 americans are now tested positive for cope with 19 infections are slowing in some regions but cases are surging in most states especially in the south and serbias president says a weekend curfew may not go ahead as his government considers the best way to control an increase in cope with 19 infections thousands of people tried to Storm Parliament and protested across belgrade for a 2nd night of the governments handling of the pandemic those were the headlines the news continues here on aljazeera after a battlefield Washington Station thats a watching i fell. Her. Body donald trump do solemnly swear donald trump do solemnly swear that i will faithfully execute i will faithfully execute the office of president of the United States the authors of president of the United States the day trump this morning and the 2016 election that secured his victory is already under investigation did russia help him get the presidency. So help me god breath with. My. As he walks on pennsylvania avenue from where he took the oath of office towards the white house he steps onto a political battlefield. Pennsylvania avenue is the heart of washington that connects Major PoliticalPlayers Congress the f. B. I. The department of justice. The press. The white house. This is the story set at one of the most powerful capitals in the world a political and judicial conflict. A battle that has pitted tromp against those who believe he was an accomplice and russias interference is. A battle for the truth. About the president of the United States and for the principles of american democracy. According to top u. S. Intelligence chiefs the russians interfered in the 2016 president ial election putin they say developed a clear preference for trump over clinton so russias Intelligence Services stole and leaked thousands of clintons emails to discredit her. 2 weeks before his inauguration they brief trump. Trump rejects their conclusions he does not want his victory to be questioned. The intelligence agencies maintain their findings and partially release them to the public they say putin ordered an influence campaign to help trump win the election. Putins role is immediately raised in congress which calls the chiefs of the Intelligence Community to testify. On. Their question by Democratic Party senator i just go down the line in. Any of your careers have you ever seen this level of russian interference in our political process and start would recommend just going on the lord no. No you know. I think very few documents that i can remember would have had the political weight and the political influence of this particular document. The purpose of making that report public was to make sure the American People were aware of some of the dynamics going on behind the scenes this was the 1st time that a major covert action major clandestine action against the United States at the very heart of our democratic process had been tempted because of the sophistication of the attempts and then the pervasiveness of those attempts to have a widespread impact it was broader than anything that had been seen in prior actions. Bring. Us Intelligence Community you know fish is blaming russian president Vladimir Putin to win the game are going to russia tried Everything Possible to get to the november election i pod intelligence and there are. Only 3 days after the Intelligence Report a new classified document makes the headlines i want to be very precise here multiple u. S. Officials with direct knowledge of the briefings tell c. N. N. That classified documents included allegations that russian operatives claimed to have compromising personal and Financial Information about mr trump this is a confidential report written by an ex british spy Christopher Steele on secret links between trump his businesses and the russians. It claims moscow has been helping trump all along with the regular flow of intelligence and that the russians have compromising material on. The main point of the steel dossier that there was an ongoing attempt by the russians to get close to the Trump Campaign is undisputed at this point he doesnt like the fact that the press said it but it is out there is no mr president like less and less if you were trying to organize a decision can you get with the still dossier made public news trucks battle with the press intensifies rights are going to do it mr president you say categorically why should the president like can you give us are going to be reuniting us can you give us are going to be you know yesterday or today during his 1st weeks at the White House Trump is on the defensive the man he just appointed National Security adviser general Michael Flynn is caught in the eye of the storm. He lied about his contacts with moscow and the Russian Embassy and washington. The press reveals it and trump has to retreat mike flynn is a fine person and i asked for his resignation he respectfully gave it flynn is the 1st victim of the battle of washington but firing flint is not enough the question remains what are the relations between trump and moscow did she knowingly cooperate with a hostile foreign power to take over the leadership of the United States. For many months to come finding the truth will test the pillars of the american political system the independence of justice of the freedom of the press and the rule of law. Under pressure from the press and from the Democrats Congress gets involved. In congress before the 2018 it term elections the republicans Promise Party are the majority and the democrats are the opposition but on some crucial issues its a tradition for the 2 parties to Work Together this is the spirit of bipartisanship. Its just. Since keeping the American People safe and maintaining a such a strong homeland in National Security is so important to this country it is the issue that demands the most bipartisan support and so democrats and republicans demanded that there be a bipartisan investigation demanded that there be bipartisan hearings and i was hopeful that this would lead to bipartisan action congressional committees have power and they can summon whomever they want as witnesses and lying to them is a crime their public hearings are followed by millions of americans and so high ranking high level government officials came to the congress the United States in front of the American People under oath and gave their assessment about russias interference in our election a key figure and they see hearings as james combing the director of the f. B. I. Who had that the staff of more than 35000 men and women. I have been authorized by the department of justice to confirm that the f. B. I. As part of our Counterintelligence Mission is investigating the russian governments efforts to interfere in the 2016 president ial election and that includes investigating the nature of any links between individuals associated with the Trump Campaign and the russian government and whether there was any coordination between the campaign and russias efforts. And early may 2017 if he is grilled over the involvement of truong in camp coleman himself us gets into a minefield and have you ruled out the president out of state i dont know what people over interpret his answer im not going to comment on anyone in particular so potentially the president ited states could be a target of your ongoing investigation. I just worry i dont want to answer that that thats seems to me unfair speculation that we will follow the evidence will try and find as much as we can or will follow the evidence wherever it leads by refusing to say publicly that trump is not under investigation komi is just put himself on a collision course with the president. This is an n. B. C. News special report heres Lester Holmes and good day everyone we learned a short time ago that President Trump has fired f. B. I. Director james comey but we less than a week after colemans hearing in Congress Trump fires him an attack against the f. B. I. And explosive news. Bombshell from the white house wait to be i director james cooley fired by president we we dont know this is something that caught all the Law Enforcement community by surprise and it caught the Intelligence Community in washington d. C. And surprise you. And the dismissal came in harsh terms in a letter signed by the president you are terminated immediately. I was stunned i think most of the American Public was stunned i didnt even realize the president could fire the f. B. I. Director the f. B. I. Director serves by law for a 10 year period and so it came as a shock i talked to a number of friends colleagues after that happened who are still in the f. B. I. And it was this essence of i cant believe the president did this but i think he was just exercising what he believed was his Authority Just as if he was the c. E. O. Of trump enterprises. And congress one question needs to be addressed by the Investigative Committee why did trump fire james komi. Why do you believe you were fired. So i dont know for sure i believe the prick think the president at his word that i was fired because of the russian versification something about the way i was conducting it the president felt created pressure on him they wanted to relieve he was asking for something and i was refusing to give it. And fact early in his term trump asked to speak to me in private. There was a meeting at the white house a one on one meeting between trump and call me call me must have had his antenna up because he felt like something was wrong because as soon as he was done that meeting he wrote up these memos. After meeting with trump called me sat in his car and wrote down what was discussed the meeting was about general fled the advisor who had lied about his contacts with russia trump said he hoped komi coming let the matter go. I hope you can let this go now those are his exact words is that correct correct and you wrote them here and you put them in quotes correct ok he did not order you to let it go it is a present United States with me alone saying i hope this i took it as this is what he wanted me to do i didnt obey that but thats why it took. Colins account is correct if the president calls in the director the f. B. I. And says can you can you drop the case you guys have against this person for political reasons i think that absolutely is obstruction of justice. American law says anybody from an average citizen all the way up to the president who tries to block and a criminal investigation for the wrong reasons with what we call corrupt intent a bad motive. Is guilty of obstruction of justice did you at any time the urge former f. B. I. Director james comey in any way shape or form to close or to back down the investigation into Michael Flynn and also as you well know next question next question. Soon after firing the f. B. I. Director trump is about to face a new challenge. Feature breaking news right now tonight a bombshell announcement just disappointing the special counsel to counsel robert. Bobb holder to now oversee the pressure probe and look at the possible connections between top Campaign Associates and russia this is. Only 8 days after the firing of james combing the Justice Department appoints Robert Muller to take over the russian probe. For this mission Robert Mueller was called out of retirement he had been director of the f. B. I. For 12 years and in 2013 he had left the Law Enforcement agency with full honors and his Farewell Speech he proclaimed his unshakable faith in the rule of law. Have always been proud to say that i work for the department of justice because of that for which it stands which is an unyielding commitment to the rule of law and to the safety and security of the citizens we serve a know. Quite well. I worked with him for about 4 years when i was the cia Deputy Director and he was the director of the f. B. I. Hes not a self promoting individual and he has a very High Standard for what is true and what is not true administrator pistole he pointed me as his number 2 person in the f. B. I. As a Deputy Director and so i had the chance to get to know him and then. Work with him so let me say a few words about director ball or politics or just dont play any role in his calculations so he is all about finding the truth and doing it under the rule of law so yeah hes a man of integrity. Robert muller has placed under the authority of the department of justice and its Deputy Attorney general Rod Rosenstein. His new orders give him far reaching powers. Moller can investigate moscows relations with the Trump Campaign and any other matters. Most are waste no time immediately orders the preservation of millions of official documents forbidding the destruction of records that could be useful in the russia probe emails phone records audio recordings metadata and storage devices recordings eventually or exit of the buildings video surveillance. Once a person or a company or or a bureaucracy knows that theres a criminal investigation to destroy evidence after that becomes a federal crime and so i think mahl