He didnt share it with us. We were a set of pictures getting a lot of attention shows the president sharing a laugh at the white house yesterday with russias foreign minister, sergey lavrov, and sergey kislyak, the Russian Ambassador to the u. S. Kislyak is a key figure in the investigation of russian meddling in the u. S. Election and whether there was any collusion with team trump. The photos were russian. No American Press attended. Were joined now by Margaret Brennan at the state department and Elizabeth Palmer in sochi, russia. Margaret, let me start with you. How did this meeting come about . White house Officials Say that last week during a phone call Vladimir Putin personally asked President Trump to meet with his top diplomat sergey lavrov. The meeting in the oval office lasted around 30 minutes, and at trump whether the firing of fbi director comey had any impact, he said none at all. But an invitation into the oval office is an honor, and the fact that President Trump went through with this despite all of the controversies shows just how deeply he wants to improve these frayed relations with russia. Now, lavrov was invited into the oval office by president obama back in 2009. But he has not been welcome in washington for at least the past four years due to these deep disagreements over ukraine and the conflict in syria. Liz, why did the russians want this meeting so badly . Well, as margaret mentioned, theyve been shunned and under sanction for some years now in washington. So this was their very big, very sweet public comeback moment. And they managed the image very skillfully to project what they wish, which is that they have international legitimacy, that theyre back as players world stage. They made sure everybody saw that picture. And they certainly dont lose an opportunity to mention the fact that or at least what they hope, which is that president s putin and trump will meet face to face this summer in germany at the g20 summit. Margaret, as we mentioned, no American Press in this meeting. So why was tass, the russian state news agency, allowed in . Well, it was supposed to be closed to all press, which is why we were all so surprised to see images popping up on russian government websites as the meeting was still happening. These photos were inside the oval office. We later learned that the white house, by their own admission, was misled. Russia told them that a state media Agency Photographer was actually the official government photographer. You have to bear in mind this is a hugely experienced team around president putin. Sergey lavrov has been a senior diplomat for 25 they know how to play this game. They will have been sizing up the administration expertly over the last little while, looking for any opportunity to strengthen those links, hoping that the candidate they clearly favored in the u. S. Election, donald trump, will bring them in from the cold. And the end game, of course, is to get those sanctions lifted. Elizabeth palmer in sochi, Margaret Brennan at the state department. Thank you both. With the house in recess, republican members are hearing from angry constituents at town meetings back home. Most complaints at first were about the gop plan to repeal and replace obamacare. Then the comey story exploded. Heres dean reynolds. Tell the truth tell the truth reporter at one town hall no, answer the last question reporter after another. Open your eyes all right. All right. Reporter Congressional Republicans on recess this week [ boos ]. Have been getting an and now another issue is testing their hearing. I have a question in regards to russia. Reporter firing the head of the fbi as the bureau investigates russian ties to the Trump Campaign fired up this crowd at iowa congressman rod blums town hall. If trump was guilty of something, would he fire the fbi director . Because thats a pretty that would be a pretty dumb move. I get it. I mean, i get it. You hate the president. I get it. Reporter blum represents a district that twice voted for barack obama but turned red in november. In marshaltown blum was repeatedly forced to defend the president. No proof so far of any collusion between the Trump Campaign and russia. Reporter among the Trump SupportersMaurice Mcwhirter was not worried that firing the fbi director might impede the bureaus investigation. One guy even if its the head guy doesnt make any difference to whether or not that investigation goes forward or not. Reporter fellow trump supporter veridee hand was even less concerned. If the russians worked with trump t g that troubling to you . No. Reporter overall, how do you think President Trump is doing . I think hes doing very well. Reporter and since the inauguration, anthony, the answer we have been getting is that one. In state after state, from the people donald trump calls his base. Dean reynolds. Thank you, dean. A philadelphia judge took the unusual step today of ordering prosecutors to reverse course and bring Involuntary Manslaughter charges against the engineer of an amtrak train that jumped the tracks two years ago. Eight people were killed, 200 hurt. The d. A. s office had initially declined to charge brandon bostian, saying it con have proved he acted with conscious disregard when he took a curve at 106 miles an hour, twice the speed limit. Coming up next, more than 29 billion robocalls flooded americans phones last year. Whats being done about it . And later, the Doogie Howser of the class of 2016. Two kids barfed in class today. It was so gross. 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Reporter americans were swamped by 2. 5 billion robocalls last month, up 9 from last ye card relief. You qualify for a 75 savings reporter the fccs new chairman, ajit pai promises action. Whether its through the rulemaking process here at the fcc or the enforcement process, we are going to be the cop on the beat. Reporter one step companies are taking, working on new technology to track where exactly the calls are coming from. But advocates like tim marvin with Consumers Union think pai can do more to pressure phone companies. And have you seen him doing that . We havent seen the same kind of crackdown on the phone companies as we have in the past. Reporter last year pais predecessor called on companies to offer callblocking services to consumers at no cost. Will you insist that the Companies OfferCall Blocking and other technologies for free to consumers . Thats one of the things im very open to doing because i think it is important for consumers to have all the tools at their disposal. You say open to doing, though. Well, theres some questions about the Legal Authority that were working with lawyers to figure out. In some cases we dont necessarily have the aut but from a consumer perspective i think its a good idea. Reporter pai says new proposals from the fcc should make it easier for phone companies to block those spoofed calls. For now there are some apps offered for your smartphones that can stop some of those unwanted calls. Anthony . Anna werner. Thanks, anna. Up next, proposed security changes could have a major impact on travel from europe. No matter who was in there last. Protection. New lysol power fresh 6 goes to work flush after flush for a justcleaned feeling that lasts up to 4 weeks. Lysol. What it takes to protect. Show me minivans with no reported accidents. Boom. Love it. [struggles] show me the carfax. 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The bottom line is keeping terrorists with explosives off planes. Reporter john pistole is the president of Anderson University and the former tsa just from London Heathrow Airport theres about 110 flights a day that fly to the u. S. It presents a challenge, how do you do that in a way that is efficient and effective . Reporter an Airline Insider says it will be a logistical mess, likely to require secondary screenings of passengers and longer wait times. The question is how good is the intelligence . I dont have the specifics on this one, other than to say based on my experience, 31 years, you know, with a top secret security clearance, that it must be pretty good in order to justify these measures. Reporter Top European Union officials are demanding urgent meetings with the u. S. To discuss the looming ban. Anthony, back here at home deliberations are ongoing but a decision could come any day. Kris van cleave. Thanks, kris. Up next, hes not old enough to drive, drink, or vote. But hes about to graduate college. We end tonight with a minor candidate for a major degree. Heres david begnaud. Reporter the big man on campus at texas c budding mustache. Im carson hueyou, and im 14 years old. Reporter carson will graduate saturday with a double minor in chinese and math and a major in physics. Im just a normal 14yearold kid, just doing collegelevel academic work. Reporter well, he can teach you about quantum physics. So for some systems like for a short amount of time and then dissipate again. So were looking at a short period of time. And thats Quasibound States is what we call those. Reporter since he started four years ago, the pintsized prodigy has become a campus celebrity. Ill never forget walking in. He said in chinese that he was a junior. And i was like, no, that cant be right. And then he turned out to be cool, too. Like hes not just a genius. Hes also awesome. Reporter his mother, claretta kimp, has walked this wunderkind to class since day one. Years old and he says the wind blew and he goes, oh, i wonder what the velocity of the wind at a you know, blah, blah, blah. And i just thought. Reporter to top that, her youngest son graduates from high school tomorrow. Hes 11 and starts tcu in the fall. So what do you want to study in college . I want to double major in astro physics and engineering. When people meet them, you know what they say to me . Theyre so normal. Reporter she credits god. They credit her. How much do you owe to this lady . Everything, really. Oh. Reporter words of wisdom this mothers day weekend from a young genius. David begnaud, cbs news, dallas. And thats the overnight news for this friday. For some of you the news continues. For others check back a little later for the morning news and cbs this morning. From the Broadcast Center in new york city im anthony mason. Announcer this is the cbs overnight news. Welcome to the overnight news. Im jericka duncan. James comey may be gone, but the investigation into russian influence on the president ial election and possible collusion with President Trumps associates continues. Comeys replacement, Andrew Mccabe, went before the Senate Judiciary committee, and he wasted little time dispelling much of the white house rationale for comeys sudden firing. Jeff pegues begins our coverage. Reporter inside fbi headquarters there are growing concerns the white house is trying to get in the way of the bureaus russia investigation. In the wake of james comeys firing one federal Law Enforcement official tells cbs news, there is a whole lot of interfering happening. Crisis. We consider it to be a highly significant investigation. Reporter on capitol hill acting fbi director Andrew Mccabe told the Senate Intelligence committee the investigation is on track. You cannot stop the men and women of the fbi from doing the right thing. Reporter despite a request last week by comey for more resources, mccabe told the senators today agents have the manpower and money they need to determine whether Trump Campaign officials were coordinating with the russians during the 2016 campaign. Mccabe also pushed back on white house claims that comey was unpopular. Democrat martin heinrich. Is it accurate that the rankandfile no longer supported director comey . No, sir. That is not accurate. I hold director comey in the absolute highest regard. I have the highest respect for his considerable abilities and his integrity. And it has been the greatest privilege and honor of my professi him. I can tell you also that director comey enjoyed broad support within the fbi. And still does to this day. Reporter at the white house today Spokesperson Sarah Huckabee Sanders said she had proof fbi agents were happy to see comey go. You personally have talked to countless fbi officials, employees. Really . Like so are we talking between like email, text messages, absolutely. 50 . Yes. 60 . 70 . Look, were not going to get into a numbers game. I have heard from a large number of individuals that work at the fbi that said that theyre very happy with the president s decision. President trump gave his first interview since firing comey. The president insists that comey told him on three different occasions that he is not the subject of the russia election scandal investigation. Major garrett has that. Hes a showboat. Hes a the fbi has been in turmoil. You know that. I know that. Everybody knows that. Reporter President Trump said today he was going to fire james comey no matter what advice he received from attorney general Jeff Sessions or Deputy Attorney general rod rosenstein. I was going to fire comey. Theres no good time to do it, by the way. Because in your letter you said i accepted their recommendation. So you had already made the decision. Oh, i was going to fire regardless. Reporter that directly contradicts the process outlined by Vice President pence, counselor kellyanne conway, and Deputy Press SecretarySarah Huckabee sanders, who said the president acted tuesday after receiving a memo from rosenstein. And i personally am grateful that we have a president whos willing to provide the kind of decisive and strong leadership to take the recommendation of the Deputy Attorney general. He acted decisively today. He took the recommendation of his Deputy Attorney general. The Deputy Attorney general made that said he asked comey if he was a target of the bureaus russia investigation. They spoke about it three times. Over dinner at the white house and twice on the phone. I actually asked him, yes. I said if its possible would you let me know, am i under investigation . He said you are not under investigation. President s typically try to avoid the appearance of interfering with or influencing an investigation. Today sanders defended the president s actions. I dont see that as a conflict of interest and neither do the many legal scholars and others that have been commenting on it for the last hour. Nancy cordes now with the view from capitol