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Were supposed to go in and they barred you from going to that briefing? >> reporter: that's right, wolf. we were waiting for an off-camera gaggle with the white house press secretary. we were told it would be an expanded pool. we weren't told what that meant. apparently they created a list of reporters they wanted to speak with today. white house press secretary want today speak with. they said cnn was not on the list. it's not out of the ordinary for administration officials to maybe have gaggles with smaller groups of reporters, for instance, they might invite a group of columnists in for a ...

Interesting to see if he offers more meat on the bones in terms of substance when he talks to them. back to you. >> that speech before congress tuesday night. sara murray, thank you very much. joining us now democratic congressman jim hiemz of connecticut, he's a member of the house intelligence committee. congressman, thanks for joining us. >> hello, wolf. >> let me get your quick reaction first to this truly unprecedented move by the white house today, blocking cnn, the new york times, the los angeles times, politico, buzz feed, other major news organizations from a briefing. what's your rea...

Investigation. and in the process he seems to be confirming cnn's exclusive reporting. >> he is confirming the reporting and he's doing something more remarkable, wolf. in the midst of his comments, tweets about the fbi, how many people including the tweeter in chief from the oval office are talking about what happened several months ago, that was russian involvement in usa election. we have a bait and switch here. the media brought us coverage of wars and now coverage of russian involvement in american elections and what does the president do? he den gates one of the most respectable institut...

The media. but the white house is also playing defense after cnn was the first to report that top officials asked the fbi to knock down media reports that trump associates were in frequent contact with russian officials during the election campaign. the white house says it wasn't trying to pressure the fbi, but house democratic leader nancy pelosi says chief of staff reince priebus, and i'm quoting her now, committed an outrageous breach of the fbi's independence and she's now asking for a formal investigation. the president is also keeping up his attacks on the media and railing against what ...

Says it was used to assassinate kim tsajunong-najong-nam, the ef brother of kim jong-un. a u.s. official tells cnn, quote, it certainly appears north korea attacked using a weapons of mass destruction agent when two women approached kim jong-nam with a chemical they put on his face. >> vx is not only one of the most lethal nerve agents out there, it isn't something you can make in your basement. it is stepping across a line. >> reporter: it's something agents are watching closely. >> it's a question how it got into an area of an international airport, i think will be the subject of continued i...