y, everybody. making news in america this morning, new reaction overnight to the trump administration's controversial immigration plan. it's a proposal that's already sparking some heated conversation. >> no, this is an amazing -- this is an amazing moment. this is an amazing moment. plus, overnight the president reacts to reports that he called the white house a dump. we're live in washington. and point of clarification, those phone calls from the boy scouts and the president of mexico. president trump spoke about them in detail, but both organizations and the country say they never made those calls. so did the president lie? and we have new details this morning in a deadly school explosion. what investigators are saying as another body is pulled from the rubble. and new this morning, people trapped high above a fair after a bungee ride malfunctions.

the reaction from those riders just in. we say good morning on this thursday. we are following several new developments this morning out of washington. first president trump hitting an all-time low in the polls. the latest results show the president's approval rating dipping to a record 33%. and more than 60% of americans say they disapprove of his performance. >> but the president will face a friendly crowd tonight. he's holding a rally in west virginia, and after the president's twitter tirade, sources say attorney general jeff sessions has been told that his job is safe. that assurance coming in a phone call from new white house chief of staff john kelly. and the president is backing a new immigration reform bill that he says, quote, demonstrates our compassion for struggling american families. >> it would give priority to english speaking, highly skilled workers. abc's maggie rulli joins us now

with the details. maggie, good morning. >> reporter: diane and kendis, good morning. the white house is calling this bill the most significant reform in half a century, but it's already facing pushback from both democrats and republicans. following up on a campaign promise, president trump makes a surprise push to overhaul the nation's immigration system. >> this legislation demonstrates our compassion for struggling american families. >> reporter: the president's endorsing a senate bill that will slash legal immigration in half by pushing skilled workers and english speakers to the front of the line while limiting admissions based on family connections. >> will reduce poverty, increase wages and save taxpayers billions and billions of dollars. >> reporter: the white house is promising and now having to defend these big changes. >> the statue of liberty says give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses. it doesn't say anything about speaking english or being able to be a computer programmer. >> i don't want to get off into

a whole thing about history here but the statue of liberty is a symbol of liberty and lighting the world. it's a symbol of american liberty lighting the world. the poem that you're referring to was added later is not actually part of the original statue of liberty. >> you're trying to engineer the ethnic flow of people into this country. >> that is one of the most outrageous, insulting, ignorant and foolish things you've ever said and for you that's still a really -- the notion that you think this is a racist bill is so wrong and so insulting. >> reporter: the bill's already facing pushback in congress. democrats like california senator kamala harris are calling it an attack on our values. and even some republicans worry about how the bill will impact the agriculture, tourism and service industries in their states, businesses that often rely on unskilled workers. >> so this idea of skewing the entire green card pool to one area of the economy i think is very misplaced. >> reporter: still in question, what's going to happen to

undocumented immigrants brought here as children known as d.r.e.a.m.ers. back in january the president said to expect an announcement soon, but now 27 weeks later, diane and kendis, and we still have no answers. >> soon, of course, a relative term, as we know. maggie rulli live from washington for us. thanks, maggie. and the white house insists that the president did not lie when he claimed to have received two recent phone calls that never took place. >> the president said the head of the boy scouts called to praise his speech to the troops. but scout leadership said there was no such phone call. and he also said he got a call from mexico's president complimenting him on his work at the border, but mexico said that call also never happened. press secretary sarah sanders offering up this explanation for the president's claims. >> no, on mexico, he was referencing the conversation that they had had at the g20 summit. in terms of the boy scouts, multiple members of the boy scout leadership following his speech there that day

congratulated him, praised him. >> but the president specifically said that he received a phone call from the president of mexico -- >> they were actually -- they were direct conversations, not actual phone calls. >> he lied. he didn't receive that phone call? >> i wouldn't say it was a lie. that's a pretty bold accusation. >> how would you -- >> the conversations took place. they simply didn't take place over a phone call. he had them in person. >> our cecilia vega there grilling sanders. now, the political tone of the speech to the boy scouts had angered so many people that scout leadership issued an apology. now, the president is also disputing a report that he called the white house a dump. he reportedly made the remark to members at his new jersey golf course to explain why he spends so many weekends at his own properties. the president issued a denial late last night tweeting, i love the white house, one of the most beautiful buildings, homes i have ever seen. but fake news said i called it a dump. totally untrue. and president trump has reluctantly signed off on new sanctions against russia calling the bill seriously flawed.

the president approved the legislation behind closed doors but said those words saying that the bill encroaches on the executive branch's authority to negotiate. democrats and republicans overwhelmingly passed the bill to punish russia for interfering in the election. the vetoproof measure prevents the president from lifting the sanctions without consent from congress. well, the president is reportedly upset about u.s. progress in afghanistan. in a recent meeting sources say he suggested firing the top u.s. commander there. that word comes as two more american soldiers were killed in action. military officials say a suicide bomber hit a convoy of international troops in kandahar. the taliban quickly claiming responsibility for the attack. four other u.s. soldiers were hurt, but they're expected to be physically okay. two staff members are dead after a natural gas explosion rocked a private school in minneapolis. it also caused a partial building collapse as you can see there at that academy. now, construction crews may have ruptured a gas line triggering the blast. several people were also injured and four are still in the hospital this morning.

some students were inside the school for summer activities but were not injured. those killed were the school's receptionist and janitor. on wall street the dow kicks off trading this morning in record territory after climbing above the 22,000 mark for the first time ever. it was propelled by apple's robust iphone sales. now, some economists are calling the gains fragile, but the president is touting them on twitter, and the dow is up more than 3600 points since he was elected. now for a look at your weather. it'll be another day of record highs in the pacific northwest, which is sweating through its hottest temperatures in nearly a decade. seattle could hit triple digits which has happened only 3 times in the past 123 years. now, officials there are warning of heatstroke, especially since only about 15% of homes there have air-conditioning. and cities farther south could hit all-time highs as well.

107 degrees for portland, 109 for salem and 112 expected in medford, oregon. still ahead, dozens of people sickened at a public pool. we have new details about what went wrong. and overnight a rescue high above a fair. people stuck upside down when a bungee ride malfunctions. what the riders are saying after getting down. and news anchors on facebook live when an earthquake hits. we have their reaction coming up. martin luther king jr.: we hold these truths to be self-evident -- that all men are created equal. john f. kennedy: the torch has been passed to a new generation of americans. barbara jordan: the american dream need not forever be deferred. lyndon johnson: this is the richest and the most powerful country...

new video this morning of another mishap at a county fair. an apparent mechanical malfunction stranded three men on a bungee ride at the ventura county fair in california. firefighters rushed in with a

ladder truck, as you can see there. the cage carrying riders to the top had apparently stalled, but one rider had already jumped and ended up being stuck, get this, upside down and for nearly 40 minutes. >> oh, yeah. >> and he told me to crawl down the ladder. he had me hooked on to him for awhile. i'm never bungee jumping again. >> do you blame him? you hear him say i'm never jumping again. >> yeah. >> 19-year-old roger rodriguez told the "ventura county star" newspaper this was his third time bungee jumping but also his last. the two other men were able to safely rappel down to the ground. no one was injured. upside down for 40 minutes. >> that's a long time. >> insane. a small town in western pennsylvania has been evacuated after a freight train carrying toxic chemicals derailed. tanker cars of propane and molten sulfur burst into flames. the csx freight train was heading from chicago to selkirk, new york, when it crashed. no injuries have been reported.

but officials say they have no idea how long the evacuation will last and no word yet on what caused the accident. and dozens of people are recovering this morning from a chemical gas poisoning at a ymca swimming pool in durham, north carolina. 40 children ages 6 to 12 and at least 3 adults were sickened when disinfecting chemicals reacted with each other. most victims have been released from the hospital, however, six of them, all children, were reported to be in serious condition. well, many of us don't hesitate to buckle up in the front seat of a car, but there's apparently a false sense of security when we sit in the back. a new survey released overnight shows adults are far less likely to wear seat belts in ubers, taxis or in the backseat of any vehicle, but experts warn that unbelted passengers in the rear can fly forward injuring themselves as well as those in the front seat. drivers are twice as likely to be killed in a crash when the person behind them is not wearing a seat belt. well, when we come back, the major science breakthrough.

how we're one step closer to wiping out some genetic diseases. and human chains forming in rushing waters. we'll show you this dramatic rescue caught on camera.

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>> kanye and the company are at odds right now over the cause of that cancellation. abc's linsey davis with more. >> reporter: kanye west is slapping an insurance company with a multimillion dollar lawsuit. the suit filed by the touring company for west, very good touring, claims insurance company lloyds's of london failed to pay them nearly $10 million after the rapper's st. pablo tour was canceled last year. last november west literally dropped the mic, abruptly ending this show and canceled more than 20 scheduled performances. two days after officially canceling the tour, west was hospitalized for eight days in a neuropsychiatric hospital. in court documents very good touring said west's hospitalization was included in the accidental bodily injury or illness insurance it obtained for his tour. but the insurance company has yet to pay the claim. linsey davis, abc news, new york. a major health headline for you this morning. researchers may be one step closer to preventing inherited diseases. scientists in oregon say they

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