making news in america this morning -- new fallout from president trump's claim accusing president obama of wiretapping. hear why the fbi director now wants the justice department to step in. plus, the new travel ban rolls out today. we're live in washington with the details. breaking news, as north korea launches more missiles while the u.s. and south korea hold their annual war games. another defiant show of force by the north. new allegations that isis has used chemical weapons in the iraqi city of mosul. we have the latest ahead in a live report. and caught on camera. close call on a highway in texas. the quick reactions that kept everybody safe. and a good morning to you all.

president trump has a full day of meetings ahead with cabinet members as the fbi refutes his allegation that former president obama wiretapped him. >> in fact, sources say fbi director james comey is now calling on the justice department to publicly reject the claims as the president calls on congress to investigate them. abc's lana zak has the latest from washington. >> reporter: today, the senate is expecting to hear more from the attorney general jeff sessions abut his meetings with the russian ambassador. overshadowing that is the fallout from the president's twitter bomb. terrible, he tweets, just found out that obama had my wires tapped in trump tower just before the victory. nothing found. but the president provided no evidence to back up these claims and a senior justice department official told abc news the director of the fbi himself, james comey, has asked the justice department to publicly reject the president's five twitter statements as false. the former director of national intelligence james clapper is pushing back as well.

>> for part of the national security apparatus as i oversaw at dni there was no such wiretap activity mounted against the president-elect at the time or a candidate. >> reporter: even members of the president's own party are having difficulty defending the tweet storm. >> i have never heard that allegation made before by anybody. >> at this point i have seen no evidence of what he's alleged. >> reporter: senator susan collins, a member of the senate intelligence committee told face the nation they would investigate the claim. >> it probably would be helpful if he gave more information or if he just didn't comment further and allowed us to do our work. >> a spokesperson for the former president said neither president obama or white house official never authorized any wiretaps on u.s. citizens. going on to say that any suggestion otherwise is

simply false. kendis and diane. >> the obamas went to the museum on sunday. the trump administration is expected to unveil its new travel ban today, revoking and replacing the original executive order that was blocked by a federal court. the new immigration order removes iraq from a list of countries whose citizens will face a 90-day travel ban a temporary halt on all refugee r. house republicans are also expected to introduce legislation early this week to repeal and replace obamacare. they're hoping to push the bill through the house by the end of the month. still some disagreement over how to pay for it. we have been following some breaking news overseas this morning from the korean peninsula, a defiant show of force. north korea firing four intermediate missiles toward the sea of japan. the prime minister there on the

island shinzo abe is calling a clear violation of u.n. supreme court council violations. american officials said today's missiles posed no threat to north america. expect a greater show of force from the u.s. as it tries to hold back isis in syria. 500 american special forces arrived in the northern city over the weekend. the washington post reports that the pentagon is calling for more u.s. ground troops along with helicopters and weapons supply. the buildup is a reported part of a plan to get control of the city of raqqa. >> speaking of isis, some disturbing allegations out now about the reported use of chemical weapons in mosul by the terror group. >> yeah, women and children are said to be among the victims. abc's alex marquardt joins us now live from london with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. both the united nations and the red cross say they suspect a

chemical attack was carried out by isis in the eastern part of the city of mosul, which u.s. backed iraqi forces have taken back from isis. they're now fighting for the western part of the city, which isis still controls. around a dozen of people have been treated for what could be exposion to chemical agents. among the wounded are several children who are showing the telltale signs of a chemical attack. isis is known to have used chemical weapons in the past, in 2015. the chemical attack hasn't been yet to confirmed. the u.n. said if it's confirmed it will constitute a war crime. >> alex, the bigger picture here, but if isis loses mosul they lose their last foothold in iraq, right, what's the progress there? >> they do. well, this is a slow and tough fight. the battle is for the western half of the city.

iraqi troops are now being backed up by american advisers and air strikes. they managed to take back some of that territory. including the city's airport. western mosul is this maze of old narrow streets making for very difficult street to street fighting. on top of that you have hundreds of thousands of civilians still trapped inside. american military officials acknowledge this battle is going to take quite some time. kendis, diane. >> alex, already so many concerns about those civilians and now these allegations of chemical warfare making it even worse. alex, thanks. and it appears efforts by the chicago police department might actually be paying off. the city went six days without a homicide. now, sadly that hasn't happened in four years. so far the city has also had fewer murders in 2017 than at this point last year. president trump has threatened to quote send in the feds if chicago can't control the violence. there are winter storm

warnings and advisories in effect for much of the western mountain areas. the snow is falling in the sierra where an additional foot or two could fall by the end of the day. that heavy snow will also affect travel along highways in northern california and oregon. >> but in the central plains, the danger is from wildfires with winds gusting up to 50, 60 miles per hour in some parts. several wildfires in oklahoma this weekend forcing some evacuations and road closures. still ahead -- a big move in the fight against fake news going on right now on facebook. >> speaking of facebook, some u.s. marines are under investigation for what they allegedly posted in a secret facebook group. plus, what goes up must come down -- sometimes. some thrill seekers down under have trouble at an amusement park. have trouble at an amusement park.

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say good-bye to the old georgia archives building. it was reduced to rubble yesterday, imploded by 500 pounds of explosives. but as you can probably guess from the cheers this was done on purpose. 20 years ago it was discovered that the building was sinking. the archives had been moved to a new building. the defense department is investigating an alleged x-ra photo scandal. looking into veteran's claim that some marines distributed hundreds and possibly thousands of new photos of female colleagues on a secret facebook group. income tax audits are at

their lowest point in a decade. the irs said budget cuts have reduced the number of agents that conduct those audits. but that doesn't mean you can get away with cheating. the tax agency still audited more a million tax returns last year. you might see this disputed news tag on facebook. the social network began using the label over the weekend. the tags include links to explanations of stories that are disputed but items will still be visible. there may be several days before those stories are all labeled by disputed news. nintendo has made a big change to its game cartridge. aimed at stopping the people tasting the equipment. >> apparently this started with one person putting the small cartridge in his mouth. he then immediately regretted it and tweeted about it.

which means, of course, others had to try it for themselves. >> of course, why not. nintendo said the cartridge coating was made to taste so bad, so that gamers and kids wouldn't put them in their mouths. apparently it's not working. >> it sounds like it had the opposite effect. >> yeah, so much for eating the dust, they're eating the competition and then doing that. when we come back back -- an alleged assilant walking around inside a hotel. and this scene on a highway in houston. hang on tight, everybody, we'll be right back. ck. i've gotta hit the loo. we can't stay here! why? terrible toilet paper! i'll never get clean! way ahead of you, big daddy. aww charmin ultra strong. it's washcloth-like texture helps clean better. it's four times stronger... ...and you can use less.

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acres of undeveloped woods. no buildings damaged. fire's now under control and the highway reopened after six hours. drivers this morning should watch out for wet roads from the central gulf coast to the great lakes and into the dakotas. but west of there, heavy snow likely in the western mountains. roads slippery all the way to the coast. >> mother nature could cause some problems at airports in kansas city, new orleans, memphis and chicago. and the man arrested on sexual assault charges in omaha is now accused of other recent sexual assaults in three states. >> and police said he couldn't have caught by a surveillance tape. and the quick-thinking victim. abc's linsey davis with the story. >> reporter: scary moments caught on tape as this masked man creeps around the lobby of an omaha hospital. just after 3:00 a.m. wednesday, a female employee gets up from a back office. the alleged assailant springs into action. as the two struggle, police say, she tried # to force herself into a nearby bathroom but she

fights back and manages to pull the mask off his face. the man flees but comes back for the mask. police say the suspect is 29-year-old zachary lee person, this morning investigators are crediting the brave hotel worker for their success in identifying person. the douglas county sheriff says he believes he would have struck again. linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> and linsey will have more on that story a little bit later on "good morning america." to down under we go. we look up at a roller coaster that came to an unexpected end here in australia. it's kind of hard to make up. this video is from a park on the gold coast. reports say six people were rescued from the high ride known as buzzsaw. they're okay. officials say an auto stop sensor gauge -- i guess, they

were supposed come right back down. >> they got stuck up at the top. no fun. also caught on camera, this terrifying scene on a highway in houston. just as this white and red tractor-trailer tries to merge the driver loses control, the truck folds into itself. a full jackknife across four lanes of traffic. luckily, no reports of injuries here. there wasn't even any damage to any other cars. >> wow. very fortunate there. so, what organizers are calling the last great race on earth officially gets under way today. >> the iditarod. held in anchorage, alaska, saturday. 72 teams and about 2,000 dogs will start that trek hoping to make it all the way to nome. now, for the first time in the race's history, mushers will be allowed to carry satellite for security reasons. it's supposed to be negative 40 in some parts of the course. have fun, guys.

let's come back inside for some basketball. >> let's get highlights from espn. >> good morning, america. good morning, utica. two basketball games to talk about. >> call the i.t. guy. isaiah thomas and the celtics visiting the suns. frantic finish here. 11.9 seconds to go in the fourth quarter. after thomas makes a free throw, suns down two. eric bledsoe's going to push in up court, keeps it and lays it in. we're tied with 4 seconds left. thinking overtime. celtics inbounds. thomas can't handle it. tyler ulis throws it up and it drops with no time left on the clock. the turnover by boston. ulis' first-ever game-winning buzzer-beater. warriors,/knicks. knicks kept it close late. fourth quarter, knicks down by six. ron baker, up and under. it's a game. knicks down by four.

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>> announcer: good morning, bay area. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >> it is 4:30. this is notot the sierra you're looking at. that is south san francisco. >> that is hail pounding the bay area late into the night. i know some of you were able to do that. i would have probably used a glove. we are not done with the wild weather this morning. hope you're having a good morning so far. it is monday, march 6th. >> reminds me of dip and dots, which is strange at 4:27 in the morning. that's where my head is at. >> always on food, isn't it? >> that's where my head is at. >> it's great. >> will we get more today? >> barely. nothing like yesterday. if you were following me on facebook and twitter, did a hike up of addiablo through the slet and snow. check it out. on top of hamilton, snowing.

everybody else is green. scattered showers. the past hour, they're moving west to east. they're going to keep things looking like this. pretty wet all the way through the morning commute. then they'll become isolated showers by noon. showers mainly across the north bay at 4:00. for most of us, they're taping at 7:00. temperatures stuck in the 50s. cooler than it should be. how about the commute, alexis? we also had reports of a little bit of snow helena. a little closer to the san francisco bay area, westbound 80 through the emeryville stretch, we had a solo vehicle spin-out. i watched them run a traffic break here. looks like they got it cleared in the last couple moments. no lanes blocked there. it is soggy. a look at live doppler 7. drive for conditions. we'll look at the central valley in less than ten. >> thank you. some of us run from the hail and the cold. mike nicco runs to it. >> absolutely. did you see this on his twitter

page? he tweeted out his hike to m.diablo. look at the snow coming down. it was a hot spot for cold seekers who wanted fun in the snow. they did. including abc 7 news reporter lillian kim. >> reporter: it doesn't happen very often, so when mount diablo gets snow, he heads straight to the summit with his sled. >> i try to sled from the top parking lot to the bottom here. you can get a 30 second ride, 20 to 30 miles per hour if it is a good day. >> it is dumping right now. >> reporter: the snow came down during this family's visit. most fell overnight, which drew a stream of visitors throughout the day. it took a while to get to the top. this was the cars waiting to get past the pay gate. once they got past, the parking lot was closed due to the slip roads. the visitors had to walk a mile and a half to reach the winter

wonderland. the visitors said it was worst it. >> reminds me of ski boarding and sledding. it is cool. >> we were like, the kids have never seen snow. it is much shorter than going to tahoe. >> reporter: but it can be miserable without the proper gear. these high school kids learned that the hard way. >> i didn't bring gloves. my hands are freezing now. it is terrible. oh, my gosh. >> reporter: lillian kim, abc 7 news. >> mount hamilton also got a blast of snow. received at least two inches. the visitor center was closed yesterday and caltrans closed hamilton road. it is expected to be closed again today. >> pretty shot. hail is a story for many parts of the bay a area. this is the scene yesterday. someone's back porch near skyline boulevard covered in it.