Incident in the terminal. But we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. The saudi king about to greet donald trump in person. President trump jets off on his first foreign trip, but he cant escape controversy at home. New explosive headlines about the russia investigation that the New York Times reporting President Trump told russian officials that firing fbi jim comey relieved great pressure on him. Congress will hear from comey. Hes agreed to testify before the Senate Intelligence committee. The Washington Post now saying one of the president s current advisers is considered a person of interest in the russian probe. And even i myself has gotten to the point of whats going on here. This is the fight, but its all about democracy. Scare in the air. The man tried to break into the cockpit of an American Airlines flight from los angeles to honolulu. New orleans removed the last of four confederate monuments friday, the last, a statue of robert e. Lee. This weekend the Ringling Barnum bailey circus will fold their tent for the last time. Hes the first cub born in dallas zoo in more than 40 years. All that and he wins the premier league for the first time. Cavaliers just dominating. The worst loss ever in celtics franchise history. And all that matters double intercept. Brian doob lynn let that one go. It wound out ricocheting at the front of dion phaneuf and in. On cbs this Morning Saturday. I dont care what he says to the russians. I mean hes the president of the United States. If he wants to say that, barack obama wants to say whatever, if george bush says i looked in his eye. Even to his death you would defend him. Whoa, baby. He said the news stories are coming so fast and frequently, i need dramamine to watch cnn. I have breaking news fatigue, i do. And welcome to the weekend, everyone. Im anthony mason. Along with alex wagner, we begin this morning with the white house under siege. As President Trump started a nineday four country trip through the mid east, the turmoil surrounding his presidency is widening. He and his wife receive a red carpet welcome when he arrived in saudi arabia this morn, first stop. But two damaging reports came as he left the United States. Both are connected to the investigation into the russian interference in the u. S. President ial election. Major garrett is traveling with President Trump but well start with Errol Barnett in our Washington Bureau who has the latest on the issues s s cloudi the white house. Good morning. Good morning. There seems to beage daing stream of information coming from the white house concerning the russian investigations. Also late friday we learned former fbi director james comey will be testifying since his firing. Questions over the president s actions persist despite mr. Trump wanting to move on. President trump appeared upbeat as he left the white house alongside First Lady Melania Trump friday, but simultaneously, the New York Times published comments the president made while meeting with the Russian Ambassador and foreign minister last week, the day after he fired fbi director james comey. According to notes of the meeting red to the times, mr. Trump said i just fired the head of the fbi. He was crazy, a real nut job. Also adding, im facing great pressure because of russia. Thats taking off. Senator Patrick Leahy tweeted, this is what obstruction looks like. The white house did not dispute the quotes. Press Secretary Sean Spicer issued this statement. Quote, by grandstanding and politicizing the investigation into russias actions, james comey created unnecessary pressure. Once again our National Security has been undermined by the leaking private and highly classified conversations. I think it divides the country. I think we have a very divided country because of that and many other things. During a joint press conference with colombias president thursday, mr. Trump was asked his thoughts on Deputy Attorney general Rod Rosenstein appointing former fbi director Robert Mueller as a special prosecutor to investigate collusion with russia. I respect the move but the entire thing has been a witch hunl. Theres certainly no collusion between myself and my campaign, but i can always speak for myself and the russians, zero. Rosenstein who initially cited the basis for coymys firing briefs the house and senate to appoint mueller as special counsel. Democrat senator claire mccaskill. He did acknowledge he learned comey would be removed prior to him writing his memo. Also emerging friday is a report from the Washington Post on the fbi investigation. It says the agency has identify a Current White House official as a person of significant interest. The white house responded it will confirm there was no collusion between the campaign and any foreign entity. Alex . Errol barnett in our Washington Bureau. Thanks, errol. Mr. Trump will also visit holy sites in jerusalem and the vatican on this trip. Thats followed by a nato summit in brussels. Im wrap up with a g7 summit in sicily. Major garrett is with the president in the main capital of saudi. Good morning. Good morning. The president came with what could be best described as a few logistical difficulties. The saudis rolled out with the red carpet but forgot some of the final touches like the staircase for the president to ascend. Then the staircase and red carpet did not align causing further problems, hoping it was not a metaphor for the president s first steps onto the foreign station. Then he and melania made their way to a reception. Over coffee the two leaders exchanged pleasantries with the president at one point asking king solomon if he spent time in new york. The king, 81, does not travel extensively. The two leaders rode in a president ial limousine where hell push for a saudi leadership. Theyll challenge iran and combat isis affiliates throughout the region. There will be a summit for what the white house call as new arab nato, part of the president s emphasis on security in commerce over human rights and democracy. The president will also deliver a speech to the islamic world, that speech being written by Stephen Miller, one of the two further authoring on the travel ban. Anthony . Thanks. For more, were joined by usa todays susan. Lets start with what the president said to the russians. I face great pressure because of russia. Thats taken off. First of all, if somebodys going to testify, you might not want to insult him. We now know james comey will be testifying in open session after memorial day. The other problem with these quotes that are attributed to President Trump, saying its going to provide him some relief indicates it was going to curtail his possible dealings with the russians and that does go as senator leahy said to questions of obstruction of justice. And we should reiterate here the white house is not disputing these remarks. Its interesting that was their response to two zhoes skploesive stories in last 24 hours. Not disputing them but trying to put a different pitch on them, spin them in a different way. Also the Washington Post says federal Law Enforcement investigations have found possible ties between russia and Trump Associates including a Current White House official as a significant person of interest. How meaningful is that and do we have any sense of who that might be . I dont know who that person is, but you can tell this gets very close to the president himself. Its not Paul Manafort who worked with him. President trump has tried to say he didnt have that close of a relationship with Paul Manafort. This is, according to this report, is someone who works in the white house. That is a pretty small universe of people and that gets very close to the president himself. So you very now a white house that feels like its under siege and in a perpetual defensive position, how does it move out of this or can it move out of this . Think about this. It was only two weeks ago that sally yates testified before the Senate Judiciary committee with what then seemed explosive. Weve had two weeks of disclo disclosures one after another which is very serious for your the white house. Theyre going to be operating under the cloud of a russian connection for months not years. The fact that Robert Mueller would be taking over the investigation would keep much of it behind closed door. The fact that james comey will be testifying seems meaningful for those who want to see this played out publicly. No one was more relieved than Congressional Republicans over the appointment of Robert Mueller. The whole issue of whether there should be an independent investigation should be settled and they wouldnt have to keep answering that and could move on to thinks like tax and the health bill. What we know from special counsel is they take a long time and you cant tell where they end up going. It was an investigation into an Arkansas Land deal that led to the impeachment of president clinton on entirely different matters. Whats at stake for the president on this overseas trip . Its a chance to address his competency and the competency of his staff. Hes going to give big speeches and meet with foreign leaders and speak at some of the meetings major was talking about. Thats a big opportunity for him to show hes up to the job of president. Susan, i ask you this coming from usa today as you do. Do International Trips play as prominently as domestic policies . Can he change the narrative with the nineday trip . I think they care, but what they care about more is whats happening in their own lives and with the economy and their health care and in that way some of the stories that are not getting focus of attention on front pages are of more concern to the president. And indeed the president has stated he may want to end federal subsidies which may have a cat strof uk effect. Well know that monday. They need to tell the u. S. Appeals court on monday if they need to pay these subsidies. If they decide to not continue paying these, that means the whole insurance system may start to unravel. Big problems per the Insurance Companies that have been participating. Susan page with usa today. Tomorrow morning on face the nation, john dickersons guests will include dianne feinstein. Severe weather is battering parts of plains and the midwest. In Southern Indiana flash floods snapped utility poles and sent trucks floating down streets on friday. Emergency crews made several resc rescues. One man and his fatherinlaw were trying to save what they could in their Hardware Store only to get trapped in the building. At that point, we couldnt even push the door open. It was too deep. So we couldnt get out the door. Thats why we went out the w wind window. It will be a slow process and well rebuild. A state of emergency has been declared surrounding washington county. There are no reports of injuries. That same storm system unleashed lightning in oklahoma. A tornado was reported in central texas. Lets get more on this from our meteorologist ed curran from our chicago station wbbm. Good morning. Good morning. Active weather continues across the nation today. We do have a large airy where we expect to see thunderstorms as the system continues its slow progress to the east. Also an area of thunderstorms up to the northwest within those areas. Were taking a look at the possibility for Severe Weather. A marginal risk for Severe Weather in the green. A slight risk for scattered severe storms, damaged wind, large hail, maybe an isolated tornado in the areas that are yellow. You can see in futurecasts as the storms fire up, especially in the Late Afternoon and evening hours as we go through the day. Lets take one look at temperatures here. 94 degrees in sacramento. 89 in los angeles. 90 in phoenix. The heat continues in the southeast with 87 in orlando. With 65 degrees in new york, about 30 degrees colder than yesterday. Anthony . Meteorologist ed curran from our chicago station wbbmtv. Thank you, ed. A turkish man is in custody following two separate disturbances. One of the incidents was on friday morning on flight 31 from los angeles to honolulu. Federal Authorities Say the man tried to break into the cockpit with a blanket over his head. Passengers described what happened. He was screaming and talking the himself and he walked up to the front with blanket on his head. By then a bunch of guys grabbed him. And i was asking them what else they could do. They found some duct tape and they went back there with pillows and blankets to take him to his chair to keep him subdued until they got there. Two fighter jets from the National Guard escorted the plane to honolulu. The spcht who was arrested hours earlier at l. A. X. For opening a door that led to an airfield ramp. He was released and allowed to board the flight. And three American Airlines crew members including the pilot and copilot were hospitalized when their flight was forced to make an Emergency Landing in raleigh, north carolina. The flight was headed from charlotte to hartford when a Strong Electrical smell filled the cabin. None of the 149 passengers on board was hurt. Here in new york there are calls for more steel security barriers to protect pedestrians. After thursdays deadly attack with a car in times square, the suspected driver was charged yesterday with murder and attempted murder. Prosecutors say Richard Rojas told police, quote, he wanted to kill them all. One person was killed and 22 were hurt in the attack. The father of the michigan teenager who was killed is still in shock. My daughter came here for vacation, and now im going to take her home and bury her. Police say rojas drove three blocks before steel barriers stopped him. A Police Report says he once told police in florida he wanted to kill officers. Irans moderate president Hassan Rouhani secured his reelection this morning in a vote that has major significance for the countrys relationship with the u. S. And the west. Elizabeth palmer is in tehran, the capital, with the latest. Elizabeth, good morning. Reporter good morning. Thered been some speculation this was going to be a tight race, but in the end it was a decisive win for Hassan Rouhani. He got more than 6 of the vote. Turnout was so heavy in yesterdays election that voting was extended until midnight. After a long hot day that saw people standing in line for hours to cast their ballots. The winner is the incumbent president , Hassan Rouhani, whose promises of liberal reform appealed especially to the young. During an unusually fierce campaign, rowhani attacked his main opponent the hard liner and judge ebrahim raisi. Raisi did have strong populist appeal especially among the poor and less educated who fear irans opening to the world in the wake of the nuclear deal. We were told i voted to stand up to american , israel, and the rt of the world. This is an engineering student. For us the most important is irans relations with other nations. Reporter life here remains a struggle for millions, thanks in part to u. S. Sanctions. Rowhanis priority as he starts his second term will be to entice Foreign Companies to come to iran, bringing money and badly needed jobs. But, anthony, Hassan Rouhani is going to face some tough restrikdss in washington. Elizabeth palmer in tehran. Thanks, liz. Some families on the outskirts of rome got a big surprise friday when they answered their doorbells. They asked, who is it . It is the pontiff. Pope francis made an unannounced visit to bless their apartments as he does every year. The pope later apologized for the inconvenience. Knock, knock, it is the pontiff. Time to show you some of this mornings headlines. The denver post notes the governor pardoned an immigrant who was facing deportation to cuba. Theyre holding him over an Armed Robbery 19 years ago. He was mistakenly released nine years ago but was sent back in 2014. Its unclear if the pardon will let him stay in the u. S. With his family. He came to the u. S. When he was 2 years old in 1980. The Dallas Morning News says a case was tossed out. Mohammed was held in 2015 when the homemade clock he brought to school was mistaken for a bomb. The federal complaint alleged that mohammeds civil rights were violated when the police took him into custody. The judge said officials were only doing their jobs. The father reportedly plans to refile the suit. The timespicayune reports that the last of the confederate monuments is now in storage. The 16foottall statue of robert e. Lee was removed from its pedestal