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By an fbi director prior to the election and i'm sure a part of him was gun-shy about waiting even further into politics with this new, untested president. >> you hit on it a moment ago. the question swirling, will comey testify? we wait to see. >> right. >> eric, please come back. we'll talk again. thank you so much. coming up, he was al gore's running mate and a long-time democratic senator. so why are democrats furious that joe lieberman is apparently the front-runner to lead the fbi? plus, wheels up for the president's first overseas trip but also making her debut as first lady oversea...

We'll talk about that and then how silg that trip is or even just as we're staying on the pictures. this is so important. normally previous presidents will go to mexico and canada on the first big trip and maybe you give the president credit for going straight to the middle east. >> sure. >> on trip number one. >> sure. this is a huge trip. of course it comes as the president is embattled but also when the president of the united states goes abroad, he's the president of the united states, right? these are our people who want to have a relationship with him, particularly a new president. compa...

>> he should stop complaining but he understands the need to pivot. it has been impressed upon him at this point that there are good things in this for him in the appointment of a special counsel especially somebody as well respected as robert mueller. now the issue people can feel confident is in good hands, being capably directed, under an independent source. now the advantage of this, there are disadvantages for the administration but the huge advantage you were able to stop talking about it. if the president can listen to the voices around him saying that he'll be in a better position. >> ...

Direction. >> bill: kevin corke setting the table at the white house. >> shannon: president's first stop will be in saudi arabia and the president looks to beef up the fight against isis. benjamin hall is live in riyadh. good morning, benjamin. >> good morning. you only need to look around the city of riyadh to realize what a big deal this is. u.s. flags across the city alongside saudi flags and billboard posters of president trump and the king. the saudis are rolling out the red carpet here and very honored he has picked this country to be the first stop in his first international trip. usual...

Addressing the nonviolent tenants of islam and a very powerful message to his subjects and those around the world who might decide or otherwise feel like it's acceptable to contribute to its extremist causes. so this is a high-wire act. he's going straight into the nfl. i might have gone somewhere easier first but the building blocks are there for success and evolution. >> so he's going straight to the nfl but dealing with injuries, to continue your metaphor. wendy, we spent the first 20 minutes of my show going through the latest stories swirling in washington. when you're talking about a nin...