Tweet us and let us know what your thoughts are on this. Use that 5at630. Well show some of your tweets. Lets get to it. Well, i respect the move but the entire thing has been a witch hunt and there is no collusion between certain and my campaign but i can always speak for myself and the russians, zero. I think it divides the country. That was of course President Trump reiterating in fact what he tweeted earlier this morning. He once again called the naming of a special counsel to investigate russias meddling in the president ial campaign a witch hunt. Former fbi director Robert Mueller will be heading up that investigation. Hell have the Broad Authority to subpoena records bring criminal charges against people he is also able to decide what he wants to disclose to the Justice Department during his probe. Hm. So it will be interesting to see exactly what comes out. Its going to be a long process im sure but he has a lot of respect also on the hill to see what happens here. Absolutely. Democratic House Minority leader nancy pelosi still calling for an independent commission to lead the russia probe. Many republicans still say they dont think a special counsel should have been appointed. That is reason to believe that the president s pandering to russia Citizens Bank endangering our nationality security our economy and our democracy. I believe that the professionals at the Justice Department need to do their jobs independently objectively and thoroughly and i believe the special counsel which is Robert Mueller now helps them do that. Do you think it interferes with the congressional investigation. No, it doesnt actually so we are going to keep these investigations going here. All right. Lets bring in our legal analyst now a. Scott bolden and james norton a security expert and president and founder of play action strategies. Gentlemen thanks for joining us. Thanks for having me. Scott i want to start with you. Do you think this was a good move for the Justice Department to bring in the special counsel to this independently. Absolutely. Once Rod Rosenstein became a a remember, he was head of the investigation and then there was the firing of comey and then the president s tweets and whats come out from comeys memo and notes he became a witness and other leaders in the doj became a witness and so you either had to have an independent counsel which would have gone to a panel or a special counsel on the under regs. He shows a special counsel. It makes sense. Politically on the hill it allows the republicans to walk away from having to go against their president at least for now. Uhhuh. So, what do we think is the next step james maybe you can chime in here for the special counsel . What is sort of the process now . Whats the length of time that we think thk expect . Well, i mean, i think that, you know, we just need to remember that one of the reasons that donald trump was swept into office was because of the political dysfunction in washington, d. C. And they brought in an outside your outside president thats pretty much ensnarled in a Political Drama here in the early stages of his presidency and so now that weve taken the step or the Justice Department has taken the step to appoint a special prosecutor, the reality is there real is no time line and this could run for quite a bit of time if we think back to ken star and the early stages of his investigation of bill clinton that started way white water investigation and had all sorts of tales and we ended up with Monica Lewinsky at the time and a impeachment trial. I think if democrats are looking for any type of time line or a quick win on their end i dont think theyll see that. I think bob muller is very judicious and as scott said earlier that he has a pretty strong reputation on both sides of the aisle. He actually was extended two years to have a 12 year term so the first director to have that which took an act of congress. Its going to be interesting to see how it will go but i dont think well see anything in the short term. Well talk about Robert Mueller coming up in a few minutes. Earlier we saw a sound bite from the p today colombian president s. Reporters were eager to ask him about james comey. Did you at any time urge former fbi director james comey in any way shape or form to close or to back down the investigation into Michael Flynn and also, as you look no, no. Next question. All right. He quickly moved on with that one, denied it right away. Scott, let me get your take on all of this and if indeed this memo exists that weve heard so much about, what sort of legal issues could the president or the white house be facing . Well, i think mueller is going to get his hands on that memo. I believe that it exists because the sources have been verified by various Media Companies and the memo was read to them. Secondly, the congressional committees and our Senate Committees are going to get their hand on it and while the memo itself is not dispositive of whether that conversaton took place its pretty powerful because like most prosecutors and defense lawyers, when you leave a meeting like that and that occurs, you automatically go back and try to put together a contemporaneous writing to reflect it a memo to the file, if you will. Whether you share it with your fbi associates or not or your superiors or not you still have that memo to the file because you dont want to forget it because if you get to court you can refresh your recollection with it but more importantly it makes it more likely than less likely that his memory has faded because he wrote down his memory contemporaneous with that that conversation. Its going to be a pretty pour full piece of evidence. Now, that being said, its still a factual dispute. President says it didnt happen. Comey says it does. One has credibility. One has less credibility. Take your pick. All right. [laughter] lets, also take a look at the investigations that will continue on the capitol hill. Theyre going to continue to do their part in this, too, and they have been there have been several calls for former director comey to testify. Do we think that he is going to hold off being appointed as special counsel now . What do we think could come of that . Well, i think if you want me to take that, i think its really up to the chairs and the ranking members of the house and Senate Committees. On one hand people are going to give mueller a a lot of latitude because they want him to define not only how hes going to work with these parallel committees doing separate investigations. Remember, hes doing a criminal investigation. The senate and house committees are doing either National Security oral separate investigations on his part and so theyll give him latitude. I think comey ultimately once the memo is subpoenaed by any one of these organizations i think comey has got to testify. Hes got to explain what happened. And hes got to explain that meeting to put a lot of pressure on the white house to rebut it or to present some credible evidence to rebut it and well see. It will be a very interesting next couple of months. Months, weeks, who knows. Every day theres something new going legal analyst a scott bolton great to have you in. Thanks coming in tonight. The Justice Department tapped as we mentioned weve been talking about that Robert Mueller to to be the special counsel top handle the russia probe. The question is who is he. Lets bring in fox5s tom fitzgerald. We know he was the former fbi director prior to comey. But, you know, whats the deal . Reporter well, the deal right now is that if you felt a big gust of wind at some point today, that wasnt sue palkas forecast. That was an exhale coming from the republican side of the aisle on capitol hill. Heres why. Up until yesterday, this has been a mess on the committee side and the reason being is these committees simply were at odds with each other. Today this man, Rod Rosenstein the assistant attorney general of the United States getting into that vehicle right there, he took that chevy suburban all the way up to capitol hill where he today briefed the entire u. S. Senate about what has bn been done is this. Rosenstein we know from our own reporting, from other sources was we are told furious about him as one of the reasons that he went and fired the fbi director james comey. Rosenstein we were told was so angry about this at one point he considered resigning but then later decided to stay on at the Justice Department because his steady hand was needed in that job and what that hand did yesterday was appoint this man, Robert Mueller. Mueller is a 12year fbi director. Fbi director terms are only 10 years and already today you could hear from both republicans and democrats who frankly have been at each others throats for months over this russia investigation start to sound similar today in what they were saying about their confidence in both Robert Mueller and now allowing them that magic phrase, theres an investigation under way, i dont wan but by and large, to a man and woman today, they all had very positive things to say about Robert Mueller. Listen to this. This is the vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence committee. Virginia senator mark warner who is going to be at the heart of this when the Senate Intelligence committee begins its hearings on this as well. He has been very emphatic for years about the fbis independence, its neutrality. He is highly respected as somebody who navigated the fbi through very difficult times. And he was seen as somebody who really sort of led an fbi that didnt have a major scandal for the 12 years he was on top of it. Reporter and unless hes undergone some sort of metamorphosis. Right now question as we head into tonight who is going to be the fbi director. Thats still up in the air. We keep hearing that former senator Joe Lieberman is a consensus pick right now. But there are some questions over his political background. As you know he was a democrat and then independent senator from the state connecticut. He was also al gores running mate back in 2000. Tom fitzgerald for us. Thanks so much. Lets check in with sue palka get the latest on the weather which, yeah, its been a hot one but now it seems to be a stormy one, too. Hey, sue. Classic summer day here in d. C. , right sarah and shawn except that its spring but were tracking a couple thunderstorms that are very strong. Not everybody is seeing it as you can tell here as we look at the radar but this is the one with, oh, my goodness, so much lightening weve been tracking. This Severe Thunderstorm Warning is for Clark Fauquier Loudoun and warren and it goes until 7 30. The storm is generally moving to the east at about 20 miles an hour. The big concern now a lot of lightning, very heavy rain and it in it. There could be threequarters of an inch briefly. Weve had a couple reports of hail elsewhere but this also could produce some winds that could gust to 60 miles an hour. Hey, and the good news is its really going to drop your temperature if you get it but its tough to drive in it. Headline for tomorrow, its still going to be a hot day. We are expecting another round of storms in the afternoon because a frontal boundary will be coming on through and it will be the end of our hot spell. Heres the front. Want to also let you know that the Storm Prediction Center theres the marginal risk we could see more strong to severe storms tomorrow afternoon and last thing ill show you here, these are the temps were expecting tomorrow. Low 90s upper 80s, a lot of humidity to work with with these storms and then its over just in time for the weekend. We return to the 70s with a lot of clouds. Thats a look at your forecast. Send it back over to shawn and sarah now. Cooldown is coming. Thank you sue. We wants to hear from you guys tonight. Theres a lot going on. Sound off with fox5s ronica cleary. Hey, sarah. Were at the old ebbitt grille. Tonight were asking you about sheriff david clark. He says hes got a role in the department of homeland security. What do you think about it . Were going to hear from these people after the break. President trumps staff is evolving. In fact a controversial sheriff may be joining his administration. David clark says he will be the new assistant secretary of the department of homeland security. The Milwaukee County sheriff is a vocal gun rights supporter and has criticized the black lives matter movement. The position does not require isnt it confirmation. Ronica cleary is live at old ebbitt grille getting the pulse of the people. Reporter hey, shawn and sarah. Ive talked with a few people before. I got to say 5050 on people really aware who he is but i found a handful of people who do andet them. So, whats your name, sir. Its ed dillard. Reporter all right ed whats your reaction to hearing this sheriff clarks news joining dhs. Ill tell you what, im glad to hear it because i was wondering he kind of disappeared from the Trump Campaign and i believe strong law opinions on law and order and i believe that he will bring a very strong force to homeland security. I think hes its a good choice. Reporter all right, thank you so much. Lets i got someone over here. Hes going to weigh in on general in who trump is surrounding himself with. What do you think about in general who he puts in roles that support him, if you will. Doesnt make a lot of sense. Its all over the place. So, theres a lot of inconsistency. So, were from florida. Bit different than here in d. C. Seems that the people hes assigning to his cabinet have been almost like the polar opposite of what maybe the expectaton has been for like the experience and the background so we have not really happy about that at all. Reporter all right. Thank you so much. Lets come back here. We got some more people over here. These people do know about sheriff clark. Whats your name sir. Scott phelps. Reporter whats your reaction. I think its fantastic. I think sheriff clark if youve ever heard him speak you know that he really cares about kids. He knows that the break down the heart of a americass at social ills. I think if every county in america had a sheriff clark this would be a completely different place. Hes amazing. Reporter really resounding praise for him and one more lady back here. Here you go. All right, what do you think when you hear about sheriff clark in dhs. I think thats an interesting choice by the president. I think he has a right to fill his administration with the people who he sees fit. Reporter all right. Well see what happens. Yeah, well see what happens. Thats what were doing every day on channel five. Were sending it back to you shawn and sarah. Thank you ronica. All right. Former president george w. Bush apparently has the look. Were going to give you the story behind a photo bomb of his that went viral. 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Emily jones of fox sports was reporting during a live broadcast at the Philadelphia Phillies versus the Texas Rangers game wednesday. You see him right there. Former president strolled right through with a beverage in his hand popped up and said hey. By the way the rangers won their eighth consecutive game and for those of you who dont know the president used to be one of the owners of the Texas Rangers. Thats right. I actually forgot. Thats a great photo bomb there. Love it. Anyone hoping to see Rosie Odonnell play steve bannon on saturday night live youre out of luck. Someone photo shopped odonnell and bannon together and the resemblance was uncanny. Maybe youve seen it moving around on social media. In a new interview with the Hollywood Reporter cast member leslie jones said boss Lorne Michaels wouldnt give odonnell the gig because when youre playing a character you cant play it from hate. Even though snl hadnt offered her anything she said she wouldnt take the role if they did. I thought from the beginning she said she wanted to do it. Probably after that quote from Lorne Michael she now says no forget it i dont want it anyway. Okay. The president setting getting ready to head to Saudia Arabia tomorrow but were taking a trip to the philippines today when the 5 at 6 30 comes back. Uhoh. Something cooking up in the kitchen. Every tv doctor knows that when it comes to hospital romances, the more complicated, the better. I love you. But i love him. I love him, too. So do i.