Are you fired up like the president . Back and ready to take on a full agenda . I will not be having a press briefing, but other than that. We look forward to spicy being back. It is tuesday, may 30th, 4 00 a. M. In the east. President trump back in the oval office and trying to return to the countrys business after a long Holiday Weekend and an even longer overseas trip. Some key issues on his very full agenda whether to pull out of the paris climate accords and the search for a new fbi director. The president also weighing a strategy Going Forward for afghanistan that could include more troops, a decision all the more significant after President Trumps first visit to Arlington National cemetery as commander in chief. The president also weighing whether to shake up his team. Sean spicer is set to brief the media, as we mentioned, this afternoon, amid questions about changes to the press office. It will be the First Time Since the president left for his nineday trip that any white house official has briefed in front of cameras and the first since penetrating questions began to swirl about Senior Adviser and first soninlaw Jared Kushner. Jeff zeleny begins our coverage from the white house. Reporter christine and dave, the white house is back in business after the long Holiday Weekend and after the president s First International trip, they are still desperately trying to change the subject from the russia pivot, but that unlikely. This is consuming the white house, at least in responding to it. Jared skukushner is telling associates he is willing to talk to the fbi, hes willing to talk to members of congress about those Backchannel Communications he was trying to set up with russian officials. They say it was simply something that they were trying to offer to do to sort of build the connection with the russian government here, but so many questions about that because they were acting at the time as private citizens, but they were members of the transition. Coming up, there are some key agenda items the president has on his desk he wants to act upon. First and foremost, is he going to withdraw or keep the u. S. Inside that landmark climate Agreement Agreement . He was lobbied last week at the g7 summit in sisry. European leaders urged the president to stay, but most people here at the white house would be surprised if the president would decide to stay in the landmark climate agreement, but it raises the question, if the u. S. Pulls out of this agreement, what does it do to its standing on the world stage . What does it do to the rest of the president s agenda . Also, the president is facing a decision on afghanistan. When will he act on his military commanders recommendation to send more u. S. Troops to afghanistan . That certainly was made even more poignant as he visited Arlington National cemetery on memorial day. Those are two of many issues facing the white house, but the russia investigation is still dominating things here inside the west wing. Christine and dave . Sure is. Jeff zeleny, thanks. Part of the president s plan to push back against all the russia suspicions and allegations could involve two former members of his campaign staff, excampaign manager Corey Lewandowski and former Deputy Campaign manager david bossie, both spotted at the white house last night, mentioned as possible players in an outside Rapid Response team working closely with the white house war room. Bossie may also be in line for a position within the trump administration. Investigators are trying to figure out exactly why Jared Kushner met in december with a russian banker with links to vladimir putin, what the point of that meeting was. Thats according to the new york times. Cnn has already reported kushner met with Russian Ambassador sergey kislyak, seeking to engage further with russia. Kushner was then told to meetgo of a russian bank under sanction by the u. S. And the white house pushing back on reporting kushner tried to set up a secret back channel with the russians by blaming the russians, claiming it was their idea. The source tells cnns Gloria Borger the Russian Ambassador asked kushner if the Russian Military could talk to Michael Flynn about syria. A source says kushner did not say he would arrange it and it never was arranged. For the time being, expect kushner and his wife, ivanka, to keep their heads down. Administration officials tell cnn both are laying low and focusing on their work, unfazed by all the scrutiny. The administration claims ivanka trump is not involved with the war room currently being established, even though she was seen at the white house with the president s personal attorney, mark kassewitz. Cnn also learning jared and ivanka have told friends they will continue to evaluate whether they plan to remain in washington, d. C. , something they discussed before the news broke about kushners request for this private backchannel communication to moscow. Were told theyre going to reevaluate, you know, how long theyre staying in d. C. , maybe every six months, maybe not exactly every six months, but you know, their future in d. C. Is something theyre evaluating out the time. Understandable, given the spotlight they are under constantly. But people close to her say she wants to shepherd through this paid family leave that made it into the president s budget that she does have priorities shes focus ede and keeping her head down to do those. German chancellor Angela Merkel giving weight to her view that europe can no longer rely on the u. S. The way it once did, restating her concern about u. S. Reliability at a speech in berlin, one day after saying her eyes have been opened by her experience at nato and g7 meetings with President Trump. Translator we are convinced tra transatlanticist, and because we know they are, we know the relations are important for us all, resting on mutual values and interests, particularly when we are in times as we are in now of intense challenges. The last few days showed me that the days where we could completely rely on others are over. Transatlanta crist. Yes. Germanys foreign minister taking a harsher town, saying trump has weakened the west, accusing the u. S. Of standing against the interests of the European Union. Helping us sort through European Reaction, Senior International correspondent Frederik Pleitgen in london for us. Good morning to you, fred. How is this all being received in europe . Do they agree with merkel . Reporter well, i think a lot of countries agree, dave. There is a lot of frustration here on the side of the atlantic, especially after President Trumps visit to europe, both to the nato summit in brussels, but also then to the g7 summit in italy as well, and some of the things that he said about trade, where he said that the germans were bad for exporting so many cars to america, but then especially on defense as well as far as nato is concerned, not really making a full commitment to other nato partners. That certainly was something that was eyeopening. And you heard Angela Merkel use the word transatlanticist, which she might use because shes a physicist, very intellectual, but she says she remains committed to the nato alliance. However, the germans are saying that theyre not sure with this white house this place right now, whether they can fully rely on america to be there for them, dave. Its interesting because the biggest exporter of cars for the United States happens to be a German Company. Those cars are made in the United States with american labor, so its one of those things that is so confusing about the criticism that President Trump has about trade with them, with germany. For merkel, though, this sort of talk is pretty unprecedented from her, isnt it . Reporter yeah, it certainly is. Ive covered Angela Merkel since the year 2000, since she was an Opposition Leader in berlin, and she is someone who really chooses her words very, very carefully. So, she must have heard things from President Trump while he was in europe that really were eyeopening and disillusioning to her. So, to hear her speak that way, even though she is right now sort of in an election campaign, but shes so far in the lead that she really wouldnt need to use any inflammatory rhetoric, so, this is something shes certainly thought through and certainly something that could change the trajectory of german politics towards the United States. Her proponents certainly seem to agree with her and her comments. What does this mean in merkels remark plays out in policy . What are the Practical Implications here . Reporter one of the things i could could happen is there could be what many call a reorientation here in europe, more of a partnership, for instance, with france, even deeper than before, more european politics, rather than looking towards the United States. And the other thing with the germans especially, because they are a big exporting and trade nation, they could really try and foster even deeper ties with countries like china, with Asian Countries, where they already do have an industrial partnership. They could try and deepen those if they feel that the u. S. Isnt reliable anymore, but what christine said is absolutely correct. German carmakers created some 110,000 jobs in america making 900,000 cars, so this could potentially be a big deal for america as well. Fred, let me ask you, dave forwarded me this unbelievable opinion piece from under ash spieg spiegel, where the editor in chief said President Trump needs to do, here are the seven ways to do it, and haase hurting the world. Is some of this maybe Angela Merkel reflecting what the media and what the elites in germany think about donald trump . Reporter i think partially. One of the things i think you notice in europe is there is some division. There are certain countries where President Trump is very popular and other countries that are trying to make it work, for instance britain whos voted for brexit to leave the European Union, looking for closer ties to america. But many elites in europe are downright scared of this new white house, who believes that some of the things are dangerous for free trade but also for defense especially as well. So, she might be echoing some of that, but she also is someone obviously very much her own person, her own thinker. One of the things ive learned is shes dealt with very flamboyant leaders in the past and she usually tries to find some way to make it work. Shes very analytic and she certainly isnt someone whos driven by emotions. So, im sure shell try to make it work, but at the same time, she will be very realistic about what she feels this white house is all about and what that means for europe. All right. Thanks so much, fred pleitgen. Great analysis. Thank you, fred. Hundreds of u. S. Companies say their business will suffer if the president quits the paris climate deal. 195 countries signed that landmark accord, including the u. S. The plan reduces Greenhouse Gas emissions starting in 2020, but if america withdraws, Companies Like microsoft, nike, loreal, say the u. S. Will lose its competitive edge. Thats because they cant cash in on the new markets for clean tech, but oil firms like chevron and exxonmobil, they back the paris deal. The exxon ceo urged the president in a letter to keep a seat at the negotiating table, but Energy Company support is a strange move. The accord favors the cleaner natural gas they produce over coal. They say natural gas is the primary reason for coals decline, even though the president called the climate treaty a bad deal. In an op ed, ted cruz encouraged him to fulfill his promise to rip up the treaty, writing that it drives up energy prices, devastates our Industrial Base and bolstering our rivals. Everyone reaffirmed the agreement and the u. S. Did not, stating it was reviewing its policies. Trump tweeted he would make his final decision this week. But remarkable. The president said the paris deal will kill jobs and american energy, its bad and not competitive. The very companies who stand to be affected say, no, no, no, please stay in, mr. President. Yeah. You hear that maybe he wants to rework this deal, but thats a negotiation with the entire world 195. Not an easy renegotiation. An interesting couple of days ahead. What made a texas lawmaker say this about one of his colleagues . A very stupid comment. Hes a racist. Hes a bad person. Why immigration nearly made lawmakers come to blows in the texas state legislature, next. quiet chatter soft gasp record scratching excited chatter various whoa mixed exclamations cheering your body was made for Better Things than rheumatoid arthritis. 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It was all too much for this lawmaker. The guy made a stupid comment. Hes racist. Hes a bad person. Were not going to allow people like that to get away saying things like that because they think nothings going to happen that. Democrats deny assaulting rinaldo and i. C. E. Say they never received a phone call about the protesters. Turn down the temperature. You can expect a lot of suspensions, fines and helmetthrowing jokes after fireworks in san francisco. Giants pitcher hunter strickland, bryce harper of the nationals, he gets plunged and here comes harper. He got hit by a 98mileanhour fastball, so he throws the helmet. You saw he missed by about six, eight feet. Then they go at it, they charge the mound. You see the drawl ensuing, Harper Landing a few blows. Both benches would clear. This was the first time harper had faced strickland since hitting two home runs off of him in the 2014 playoffs. Whats getting lots of attention again, the most entertaining part of the brawl, harpers helmet toss. Whoops it missed, again, by six, eight feet. Now, strickland did not miss with that pitch, but boy, was harper inaccurate with the helmet throw. I dont think he meant to hit the pitcher with the helmet throw. Do you think he meant to . I cant tell if he was trying to throw it away or at him. Whatevers going to happen, hes going to comfort him because he didnt slow down. I think the helmet is the inconsequential part of the whole thing. But that is what is getting all the attention online is how bad harper missed with the helmet toss. Im just safely saying he did not intend to hit strickland. I have a question. Your kids play baseball. Yeah. What do you say to your kids when they see Something Like this . Well, theres a lot of talk online that this is bad for baseball, we should clamp down on this. Eh, not really. Its not so bad. The attention given on the sport Bryce Harpers great for the game. Some people hate the attention hes brought to it because hes so bash and cocky and does things like this, but thats making young kids watch. Ill take the bad with the good. All right. Officials in manchester still looking for a critical piece of eviden