making news in america this thursday morning, president trump's travel ban blocked yet again. the executive order was just hours away from going into effect when a federal judge stepped in the way. plus, new details about the president's budget proposal. we're live in washington. meanwhile, pressure is building on the trump administration to provide some evidence backing up the president's wiretapping claims. overnight president trump talking about why he sent those tweets for the first time. and a health alert this morning. concerns about painkillers and their effect on your heart. the snowy situation on the platform. wait till you see what happened when that train came through. >> it looks fine. oh. uh-oh.

the good news is the 2:00 on time. the bad news we'll get to a little bit later on. good morning, everyone, on this thursday. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm eva pilgrim in for diane macedo. a big day on tap for president trump. he's set to roll out a $1.15 trillion spending plan that's unlikely to sit well with democrats or republicans. >> but it was the president and the fate of his revised travel ban taking center stage in nashville overnight. abc's kenneth moton joining us from d.c. with all the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, kendis and eva. the white house is promising to fight all the way to the supreme court. that's since that newly blocked travel ban and now about national security and the blueprint being presented today. this morning, president trump's travel ban blocked again. >> an unprecedented judicial overreach. >> reporter: trump fired up at a rally in nashville. his signature domestic security proposal hours away from going into effect, temporarily stopped by a federal judge in hawaii. >> the order he blocked was a

watered down version of the first order. >> reporter: trump's first version to ban travelers from several predominantly muslim countries caused chaos at airports. the revised ban exempted green card holders and existing visas but that judge said it was discriminatory against muslims. >> i think we ought to go back to the first one and go all the way, which is what i wanted to do in the first place. >> reporter: the president's next battle, his trillion dollar budget. today the white house preparing to announce deep cuts, state department slashed by 28%. the environmental protection agency, 31%. defense getting a 10% increase. 54 billion more dollars. >> the president very clearly wants to send a message to our allies and our potential adversaries that this is a strong power administration. >> reporter: thousands of jobs gone. climate change initiatives eliminated. foreign aid reduced. it is being called the america first budget. >> i will not stop fighting for the safety of you and your

families, believe me, not today, not ever. >> reporter: trump's proposal also calls for a $1.5 billion to get his wall started on the u.s./mexico border, but the cuts are expected to be met with strong opposition from both parties on capitol hill. eva, kendis. >> yeah. the secretary of state, however, is saying he supports the cuts. kenneth moton, thank you. in the meantime, another trump campaign promise may be in trouble. >> paul ryan and other republican congressional leaders now admit they'll make changes to their health care overhaul bill. with increasing opposition from within gop ranks, ryan is backing off bringing the bill to a vote next week. ryan and vice president pence met privately with lawmakers last night to rally the troops behind replacing obamacare. pence reportedly also said he's open to changes in the bill. well, the pressure is also growing on president trump to provide proof that former president obama wiretapped him at trump tower. the leaders of the house intelligence committee now say

they see no evidence to back the president's claims adding they don't believe there was an actual tap on trump tower, and while visiting capitol hill, fbi director james comey wouldn't answer questions about the president's accusation, and it was on saturday, march 4th when the president unleashed a slew of tweets claiming he just found out that former president obama had wiretapped trump tower. but in an interview with fox news last night, the president claimed he learned about wiretapping much earlier than march 4th. >> i read in i think it was january 20th a "new york times" article where they were talking about wiretapping. there was an article. i think they used that exact term. i read other things. i watched your friend bret baier the day previous where he was talking about certain very complex sets of things happening and wiretapping. i said, wait a minute. there's a lot of wiretapping being talked about. i've been seeing a lot of things.

now for the most part i'm not going to discuss it. >> so, the press added that what he calls some very interesting items will be coming to the forefront over the next two weeks. president trump, meanwhile, is opening the door to a rollback of auto emission standards. he announced at a rally at a former auto plant in managering in that his administration will review the next round of tougher environmental regulations. in a speech he said that jobs are more important than reducing carbon emissions. the obama administration put those tougher standards into place in its final days. the justice department is charging two russian intelligence agents and two hackers in a massive breach of yahoo! that affected at least a half a billion users' accounts. now, prosecutors say among those targeted were the e-mail accounts of russian and u.s. officials. one of the hackers is under arrest in canada. it's unlikely the russian intelligence agents will ever set foot in american courtrooms at all because the u.s. does not have an extradition treaty with russia. the prime minister of the

netherlands is celebrating what he calls the rejection of populism. mark rutte's conservative liberal party picked up 30 seats in yesterday's parliamentary elections. populist challenger geert wilder came in third with 19. he campaigned on a platform of closing mosques and banning the koran. a syrian diplomat is condemning what he calls a terrorist attack in damascus six years to the day after the nation's civil war began. at least 30 people were killed in yesterday's suicide bombing inside an historic judicial building. it was one of two attacks in damascus. u.n. led negotiations are trying to stop the violence. that is set to begin next thursday. to texas now where the senate there has passed a controversial bathroom bill targeting transgender people. but the proposal still faces big obstacles from becoming law from big businesses, the national football league and critics who packed the capital during public testimony there. the measure would require people

to use public bathrooms that correspond with the gender of their birth certificate. the official start of spring may be four days away, but it surely feels like winter to me. >> yeah, it sure does. >> it just refuses to move on. much of the east and parts of the south hit with bone-chilling temperatures, a deep freeze for crops in georgia and florida with temperatures 20 to 25 degrees below normal. >> yeah, look at those windchills there. the northeast is still digging out from that nor'easter that turned deadly. now, take a look. this truck caught fire overheating trying to get out of the snow in rochester, new york. at least six deaths are linked to that storm. and a new commercial communication satellite is now in orbit thanks to spacex. the falcon 9 rocket took off a short while ago from kennedy space center from the same launchpad the apollo missions used. a little trivia for you. this is the third launch this year for spacex.

the falcon 9 rocket, by the way, is named after the millennium falcon from "star wars." >> ah, of course. >> all kinds of trivia this morning. >> all coming together. coming up, the stock market shrugged off another interest rate hike but what does that mean for your wallet? an emotional testimony starts off the trial of a man accused in a crime that shocked the country. a widow's tears ahead. plus, a woman jumping out of a car trunk. her brave escape from a kidnapping caught on camera.

surveillance video shows a dramatic escape for a woman from an apparent kidnapping. look at that black car and look at the trunk. this is in birmingham. as a car pulled away from a

convenience store, the woman jumped out of the trunk. police say the woman told them the driver tried to rob her and then forced heir into the trunk. the suspect is still on the loose. a suspect is in custody after the shooting of two detroit police officers. gunfire was exchanged after one of the officers approached the suspect, and he allegedly pulled out a gun firing several shots. one of the officers was shot in the neck, the other in the ankle. the officers are reportedly both in stable condition and expected to recover. the suspect was also injured. two snowshoers from boston are presumed dead after an avalanche in western canada. the pair was reported missing tuesday. that's when police found a vehicle they'd rented near a lake about 100 miles west of calgary, alberta. now, authorities say they discovered snowshoe tracks leading into avalanche debris but not leaving it. the pair has not been identified. but their families have been notified. your credit card interest rates are probably going up. the federal reserve has raised its benchmark rate a quarter of

a point and says two more increases are likely this year. the increase is most likely to affect short-term loans like credit cards. it's not much likely to do anything for your savings account. the fed says the economy is doing well. a new study suggests a common painkiller increases your chance of heart failure. a danish study says taking ibuprofen can increase the risk of a heart attack by 31%. but an american expert says the warning may go too far since the study involved mostly elderly people with existing problems. ibuprofen is sold under brand names like advil and motrin. when we come back, we got a little travel advice for you. the one day this summer that experts say you should avoid flying. and the driver that obviously forgot something. some close calls straight ahead. traight ahead. well, when you have copd, it can be hard to breathe.

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explaining to do to their boss. the cherry picker nearly slams into a bunch of signs as well as poles on an el paso, texas, highway. the person shooting the video eventually sped up and alerted the driver. that would be the best part that they just like followed behind for awhile. >> oh, you get the video first, the important part and then help out. well, now for a look at morning road conditions. wet and slippery in the northern rockies and the upper central plains with icy roads in the upper parts of the northeast. and after the week travelers have had, here's the good news, there are no weather-related airport delays expected. >> whoo-hoo. for people who fly, they know that is big. >> yeah, absolutely. well, now to a crime that stunned the nation. a young couple shopping at an upscale mall when the husband is killed in a carjacking. >> yeah, the first trial in the case got under way with emotional testimony from his widow. abc's gio benitez with more. >> reporter: it was the holiday mall shooting that shocked the country. 30-year-old lawyer dustin

friedland shot dead during a terrifying carjacking right in front of his wife jamie. >> i'm at the short hills mall. my husband has been shot. >> reporter: this morning the first of four suspects accused of friedland's horrific murder on trial. just ten days before christmas, the friedlands went to the upscale short hills mall in new jersey for some shopping and dinner to celebrate their anniversary. when they got back to their range rover, she says two men confronted dustin. >> i saw him put the gun to dustin's head, and i heard bing, bing, and then the window shattered of the card. >> reporter: for jamie friedland, nothing can erase the painful memory of watching her husband die. gio benitez, abc, new york. >> and gio will have more on that story a little later on on "good morning america." well, don't fly anywhere on july 9th. that sunday will be the most expensive day to fly this summer. although the entire month, i'll have you know it, is no bargain.

in fact, you'll do well to avoid flying on sundays in general. achording to cheapair.com, it's the most expensive day of the week. >> and tuesdays and wednesdays are the cheapest actually. july 9th, airfares are nearly $100 more than the summer average. the u.s. women's national hockey team plans to boycott the world championships later this month over a pay dispute. the reigning champs have decided not to defend their title. that's after protracted negotiations for an increase in pay and wages have stalled with usa hockey. that's the governing body, by the way. the usa won the past three world championships. criminal charges dropped against former new york jets quarterback darrelle revis. he was facing assault and other charges connected to a fight last month in pittsburgh. a childhood friend came forward saying he knocked out the two men who tried to confront revis during a dispute over a cell phone. revis says that he's hoping to sign on with another nfl team. it's christmas day for college basketball fans.

16 games kick off the first round of the ncaa men's basketball tournament. >> yep, the first four ended last night in dayton. in game one u.c. davis leading north carolina central by three. late in the game davis wins 67-63 and the aggies play kansas tomorrow night. >> game two, usc and providence, the trojans come back from 17 down to win, 75-71. they face smu tomorrow. and how about the pros. >> yeah, they were in action as well last night. highlights from espn. >> good morning. it's "sportscenter" from los angeles. stan verrett, neil everett. talking nba. >> let's go across the street. jason kidd. let's see what the kidd's team did. bucks up against the clippers. j.j. redick, it's now a three-point game, the bucks come right back with the greek freak. joe valent and his friend irving at this game. van valentine not at the game. matthew dellavedova up by six, now four.

blake griffin to old-fashioned three. jordan made the three. five seconds left. griffin for the win. steve ballmer. final score, the bucks, 97-96. pelicans and the heat. race for eight in the nba's eastern conference. goran dragic had an eye injury. didn't seem to bother him. he bothered jrue holiday though and went right by him. >> yeah, that's some big defense there. >> and reverse. solomon hill, got him too, flat-footed. dragic, 17 points, 6 for 8 in the first half, but he wasn't done. look at that. behind his back and able to finish. the heat win it, 120-112. so miami continues to roll. >> yeah. >> i mean, they're as hot as anybody. milwaukee playing well too. >> yeah, and that whole pelicans thing. >> it's not working out. but if they sign cousins, long term and then team him up with davis, the future looks bright. >> okay. >> we'll see. back to you.

one more highlight, this one from a soccer match in brazil. the team in black and white on the attack. >> and just watch. the last two touches of the ball right here. here you go. first guy, bicycle kick, second guy nailed it, so one bicycle kick is really rare, but those guys pulled off a double. with that they broke a scoreless tie and their team went on to win, 2-1. pretty exciting. >> yeah, really exciting. well, up next in "the pulse," the basketball loving former president, he's, of course, ready for march madness. and that train making quite an impression on some chilly travelers. it was a rude arrival next. it was a rude arrival next. important to dentists eally is to make sure that that enamel stays strong and resilient for a lifetime. the more that we can strengthen and re-harden that tooth surface, the whiter their patients' teeth are going to be. dentists are going to really want to recommend the new pronamel strong and bright.

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we'll start with more march madness, of course. >> yes, now, experts say it will of lead to $4 billion in lost productivity and about $9 billion in wages -- in wagers that will be made. >> no one is admitting to that. most departments say they don't have a policy about office pools and if you're just filling out your bracket, you have a -- just in case you want to know -- 1 in 9.2 quintillion chance of being perfect. >> but there's always one person who does it, so we know that president trump didn't do a bracket, at least publicly, but former president obama did. >> during his presidency president obama got together with espn for his bracket picks. this year he's got duke and north carolina going up for a rematch in the championship game with the tar heels taking home the title. >> okay, and in his women's bracket, no surprise, a former hoop lover in chief, has uconn beating notre dame to claim their fifth consecutive championship. not going out on a limb with that one. >> that's a good solid pick. >> uh-huh. so now to a snow tsunami,

you might say. >> oh, my godness. check this out. people waiting for a train in new york got quite a scare after the blizzard. take a look. the train barrels down the tracks clearing the snow from its path in the process showering all those commuters with all that snow. >> crazy. they gallantly carry on desperately trying to move out of the way. >> yeah, some even managed to grab their cell phones capturing that snow apocalypse. that's not the entry they wanted. essential for him,

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and welcome to thursday, march 16. we're color coordinated today for your viewing pleasure. it's a total coincidence. >> totally. >> right. >> except alexis who is standing out on her own. >> thanks for telling me. >> she always stands out. she's the only blond. >> you guys are making me feel better. thank you. >> we love the fact that you stand out. we don't love the fact you get more sleep than us. >> hey, just got to go to bed earlier, that's all. >> good morning, everybody. let's talk about weather. it's a little moist out there this morning. some mist and drizzle to start your day so let's take a look at what's going on if we can withh live doppler 7. possibly. >> animation roll. >> wow, that was nice. you guys did that well. all right. i could do jazz hands. that's about it.

so, some drizzle. no, seriously, that drizzle we talked about yesterday, you will run into. some slick spots, one of those being the golden gate bridge. it's about 51 to 56, 56 at the coast, about 64 and the drizzle will dry up about 9:00 so noon we'll start to see the clouds open a little bit. you'll need the sunglasses this afternoon. the clouds never completely leave us. and if you're heading out this evening, 55 the 62. here she is, the one and only. we're doing all right on the roads this morning. emeryville looking a little hazy and eastbound 80 just before palo, spinout crash this morning so it could be a little slick. sounds like they just got that pushed off to the frontaged and really that is it this morning. we'll take a look at drive times coming up. developing news this morning, president trump is officially unveiling his first budget. >> the skinny budget, as it's known, was just made public in

the past half hour and it includes big cuts to the epa and the state department. abc7 news reporter matt keller here to break it all down for us. >> reporter: reggie, natasha, it's being called the america first budget which means billions more for the u.s. military and less money for foreign aid. the president is asking for dramatic cuts to many federal programs. here are some of the agencies facing deep cuts. environmental protection agency looking at a 31% reduction, state department, 28%, defense spending is getting the biggest boost. >> president very clearly wants to send a message to our allies and our potential adversaries that this is a strong power administration. >> reporter: the president's budget also calls for $1.5 billion to get the wall started on the u.s. border but the cuts will expected to be met with strong opposition from democrats and republicans. the budget proposal is a white house wish list. it will up to congress to decide where the money goes.

president trump is vowing to take the fight over his travel ban all the way to the supreme court. a judge in hawaii blocked the revised executive order yesterday, calling it discriminatory against muslims. the revised version was supposed to go into effect at midnight. the ruling prevents the ban on refugees and citizens of six predominantly muslim countries from going into effect. president trump is calling the decision a, quote, unprecedented judicial overreach. house minority leader nancy pelosi issued this statement. she said, the trump administration's repackaging did nothing to change the immoral, unconstitutional and dangerous goals of their muslim and refugee ban. it was the same ban driven by the same dangerous discrimination and it met the same defeat in court. and that breaking news, at least three separate water main breaks in san francisco overnight. crews very busy right now. we just got these new videos into the live