hill. good morning. >> good morning. well, there is a growing chorus, specifically from democrats now calling for an independent investigation of the trump administration's alleged ties to russia. there is a growing sense as well that republicans nunes, the chair of the house intelligence committee cannot go forward in his role, that he must recuse himself from this investigation or step down from his role entirely. paul ryan does not believe he has the appetite to replace him at this time, he still has the confidence of the speaker as well as the white house. as you can imagine, the fact that the house intelligence committee will not continue with its own meetings this week shows just how dysfunction it is. i want you to listen to the back and forth that is now occurring between the chairman and his democratic counter part. >> when i wasn't speaking on, it