now from abc 7, live breaking news. from washington, d.c., sources close to the trump administration telling abc news that president trump will remove the u.s. from the iran nuclear deal. this is a live look at the white house diplomatic room, the podium where president trump is speaking shortly. we are waiting for that official announcement, which is expected to happen any moment u nnow, an when it does, we have the president's comments live in an abc news special report. thank you for joining us. our other top story, nurses in centers across the state are joining the three-day workers strike that began yesterday at california university medical facilities and college campuses.

they say they got a boost, and a amy hollyfield is live with the story, amy? >> reporter: yeah, senator connell-harris is not speaking at graduation this weekend as scheduled as she's supporting these workers picketing right now. she will not cross their picket line. workers appreciate the support, having nurses with them today, and students are having to adjust to life without the support staff. uc berkley students trying to get to the final exams had to dodge a huge picket line today full of workers who usually clean the campus buildings and staff the cafeterias. students are noticing their absence. >> there's nothing left in the dining halls, but i still think it's -- it's a great cause, and i think this week, especially is the perfect time to show us how much we need these awesome workers. >> i live off campus, this is

hard to get to campus and get to class, but it's a good cause. >> one kus tocustodian says shes the freshmen living in the dorms she cleans and hopes they understand why she's not at work. >> i feel sad. it's very important they are having finals this week, but i talked to them before coming in. i told them, you know, this is so important for us. >> reporter: the strike enjoyed new energy as nurses joined workers today in the picket line. one nurse practitioner said skipping work to be here was an easy decision. >> feels really empowering to support my colleagues fighting for a fair contract and fair wages. >> uc says the strike is hurting student services and patient care and won't change their stance, but workers say they are not backing down. >> we're going to keep fighting. we are doing this because we want to be heard and want to be recognized. >> reporter: a uc spokesperson

says the raises and benefits the union asked for are excessive and wouldn't be able to justify raises to the taxpayers. there are no plans currently to return to the negotiation table where employees are set to return to work on tuesday. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> reuben foster pled not guilty, and she recanted her claims. we are live at the courthouse in san jose, matt? >> reporter: reuben foster a free man on bail, left in a car from in front of the hall of justice about 90 minutes ago. here's video from inside the courtroom in morning during the hearing. foster's attorney entered not guilty pleas for the three felonies. foster's attorney, josh bently, did not want to delay the

process and asked for the hearing for next thursday, may 17th. this comes after the alleged victim, foster's former girlfriend, recanted her story publicly through the attorney. they say the injuries happened in a fight with another woman, and there's video to prove it. that video has been turned over to the district attorney's office. the legal analyst said the prosecutors have a lot of work to do. >> they want to make sure they are doing the right thing, that the videos authentic, and the story coming forward from the complaining party at this point is accurate and not as a result of pressure. >> reporter: at the preliminary hearing if the judge rules, there's enough evidence to move forward, trial could be in mid to late july. foster wants this resolved as quickly as possible. the 49ers said they'll wait for this case to be over before they make a decision on foster. reporting live in san jose, matt keller, abc 7 news. >> matt, thank you. >> google's ceo is wrapping up the key note address now at the tech giant's annual developers

conference in mountain view. he used the address to emphasize privacy and safety concerns and how kids access video and other material on different devices and unveiled a new google news format and addressed artificial intelligence features. new images of the volcanic eruptions in hawaii with lava spewing into the air and spreading toxic gas dozens of miles away. more people and more homes are in danger. abc 7 news mornings is here with the latest. >> reporter: this is time lapse footage, how relentless the lava is, engulfing and swallowing the car in its path. 35 structures destroyed so far. it's erupted for six days now devastating the neighborhood of lelhani estates.

>> saying good-bye, hoping for the best, but not knowing. >> burned right down to the ground. >> reporter: the lava is streaming through the line of two miles long, shooting 330 feet in the air, taller than the statue of liberty. it's reaching temperatures of 2,000 degrees, meaning the homes catch fire before the lava touches them. here's another shot. this is actually the same video of the lava moving forwards the car. now, it looks liquid, but this, though, is denser than concrete, and just the last hour, people who live in accessible areas were temporarily allowed back to check on things and told to be ready to pick up and leave at a moment's notice. abc 7 news. >> thank you. new this morning, a couple of earthquakes rattled parts of southern california. both were centered outside palm springs. the first magnitude 4.5 hit at 4:49 this morning. the second, a 3.2, hit two

minutes later. no reports of damage or injuries. the death of two people found inside a home are now considered suspicious. our cameras spotted investigators at the scene yesterday collecting evidence. a relative called the sheriff's office saying she had not heard from her sister or sister's husband in a month, so deputies went to the home and found the bodies. their identities have not been released. new developments this morning on the golden state killer case. the detective who spent a decade trying to crack the case now says suspect joseph deangelo may have had an accomplice. according to the sacramento bee, the retired detective believes a second person may have helped him with a few of his early crimes. he believes that he did have an accomplice and would have been just the incidents involving assault, not homicide, but the sacramento county sheriff says it's not possible and he remains

the sole suspect. heads up looking to rent a new home in san jose. prices may increase if developers don't get their way. builders are pressuring the city to delay implementing an increased affordable housing fee until july of next year. the fee charges $25 per square foot up from $17 per square foot. that money is set aside to subsidize affordable housing. developers say the fee forces them to raise rent to offset the cost of construction. city council is expected to discuss the issue today. happening tonight, warriors have a chance to punch their ticket to the western conference finals. happening tonight, lamar's concert. he moved the concert to at oracle to tomorrow night so the warriors play game five. tickets for lamar will be honored tomorrow. as for tonight, larry will be live courtside starting with abc 7 news at 4:00. tipoff is at 7:30. one of the most powerful

attorney generals in the country plans to step down by the enof the day. the disturbing allegations that may have forced eric sniderman's move and the fallout. a decision made, warning signs that will now be required in coffee shops across california. good morning, did you notice the cloud cover? a lot of us did, but some inland, not so much. this is what is happening with temperatures, cooler, cooling inland, and rebounds to near 90 degrees. we'll show you c

i thought after sandy hook, where 20 six and seven year olds were slain, this would never happen again. news special report. now reporting, george stephanopoulos. >> good day. we are coming on the air because president trump is set to announce that the united states will withdraw from the nuclear deal with iran that was agreed to almost three years ago under president obama. it is a multi-nation deal called the joint comprehensive plan of action. it listed sanctions on iran in return for a commitment by iran to curtail its nuclear program verified by teams of international inspectors. all through his campaign president trump railed against the deal calling it horrible, disgusting and for his first 15 months in the white house however he agreed with his national security advisers who argued it was better than no deal at all. those advisers are gone now replaced by harder line opponents of the deal. the big question, how far the president is going to go in scrapping it. he's already begun to inform congressional leaders that he is pulling out. i want to go to our chief white

house correspondent jon karl for more on that right now. the president has talked about perhaps trying to renegotiate the deal. >> reporter: no more, george. we are told the white house has begun notifying congressional leaders that he is pulling out of the deal and doing it extensively, george. this is no half measure. the understanding is the way this will work is the u.s. sanctions on iran that were waived as part of this deal will go back in place within 90 days and then more significantly, so-called secondary sanctions, those are sanctions against foreign companies that deal with iran, would go into place within 180 days. what that does, george, is not simply take the united states out of this deal but it also makes it virtually impossible or very, very difficult for the europeans to remain in the deal as well. >> of course they lobbied hard for the president to remain inside this deal for the last 15 months, as recently as just a couple of weeks ago when the president met with the french

president, emmanuel macron, and just this week the british foreign minister, boris johnson, came to the united states to argue staying in the deal. you see the diplomatic room in the white house. our chief global affairs anchor, martha raddatz, this is a blow to the iranian regime. >> reporter: it's an absolute i regime promised was the that economy would improve over there. that has not happened. how much of the blame iran will take from its people from this is yet to be seen. the estimates are if iran decided to restart its nuclear program, they could have a nuclear weapon in 12 to 18 months, but most looking at the situation who i talked to with intelligence officials do not believe they will actually do that. they do not have a lot to gain from that right now. >> our chief foreign affairs correspondent follows the negotiations as well, the europeans want this to -- i'll stop there because president

trump is now entering the diplomatic room. >> my fellow americans, today i want to update the world on our efforts to prevent iran from acquiring a nuclear weaponment the iranian regime is the leading state sponsor of terror. it exports dangerous missiles, fuels conflicts across the middle east, and supports terrorists' proxies, and milit a militias situation hezbollah, hamas, the taliban, and al qaeda. over the years, iran and its proxies bombed american embassies and military installations, murdered hundreds of american service members, and kidnapped, imprisoned, and tortured american citizens.

the iranian regime funded its long range of chaos and terror by plundering the wealth of its own people. no action taken by the regime has been more dangerous than its pursuit of nuclear weapons and the means of delivering them. in 2015, the previous administration joined with other nations in a deal regarding iran's nuclear program. this agreement was known as the joint comprehensive plan of action or jcpoa. in theory, the so-called iran in deal was served, and the iranian nuclear bomb, the survival of the iranian regime. in fact, the deal allowed iran to continue enriching uranium, and over time, reach the brink

of a nuclear break out. the deal lifted crippling sanctions on iran in exchange for weak limits on the regime's nuclear activity and no limits at all on its other malign behavior including its sinister activities in syria, yemen, and other places all around the world. in other words, at the point when the united states had levera leverage, this disaster of the regime, it's a regime of great terror, many, a great embarrassment as a citizen and to all citizens of the united states. a constructive deal could easily have been struck at the time.

but it was not. at the heart of the iran deal was a giant fiction that a murderous regime desired only a peaceful nuclear energy program, but today, we have definitive proof that this iranian promise was a lie. last week, israel published intelligence documents long concealed by iran conclusively showing the iranians regime and its history of pursuing nuclear weapons. the fact is, this was a horrible one-sided deal that should have never, ever been made. it did not bring calm. it did not bring peace. it never will. in years since the deal was reached, iran's military budget grew by 40% while its economy is doing very badly. after the sanctions were lifted,

the dictatorship used its new funds to build nuclear capable missiles support terrorism, and cause havoc throughout the middle east and beyond. the agreement to poorly negotiated even if iran fully complies! complies, the regime can still be on the verge of a nuclear breakout in just a short period of time. the deal's sunset provisions are totally unacceptable. if i allowed this deal to stand, there would soon be a nuclear arms race in the middle east. everyone would want their weapons ready by the time iran had theirs. making matters worse, the deals inspection provisions lack adequate mechanisms to prevent, detect, and punish cheating and don't even have the unqualified

right to inspect many important locations including military facilities. not only does the deal fail to halt iran's nuclear ambitions, but it also fails to address the regime's development ballistic missiles that could deliver nuclear warheads. timely, the deal does nothing to restrain its nuclear activities including support for terrorism. since the agreement, iran's bloody ambitions have grown only more brazen. in light of the glaring flaws, i announced last october that the iran deal must either be renegotiate renegotiated or terminated. three months later on january 12th, i repeated these conditions. i made clear that if the deal could not be fixed, the united

states would no longer be a party to the agreement. over the past few months, we have engaged extensively with our allies and partners around the world including france, germany, and the united kingdom. we have also consulted with our friends from across the middle east. we are unified in our understanding of the threat, and in our conviction that iran must never acquire a nuclear weapon. after these consultations, it is clear to me that we cannot prevent an iranian nuclear bomb under the decaying and rotten structure of the current agreement. the iran deal is defective at its core. if we do nothing, we know

exactly what will happen. in a short period of time, the world's state leading sponsor of terror is on the cusp of acquiring the world's most dangerous weapon. therefore, i am announcing today that the united states with withdraw from the iran nuclear deal. in a few moments, i will sign a presidential memorandum to begin reinstating u.s. nuclear sanctions on the iranian regime. we will be instituting the highest level of economic sanctions. any nation that helps iran in its quest for nuclear weapons could also be strongly sanctioned by the united states. america will not be held hostage to nuclear blackmail. we will not allow american cities to be threatened with destruction, and we will not allow a regime who chants "death

to america" to gain access to the most deadly weapons on earth. today's action sends a critical message. the united states no longer makes empty threats. when i make promises, i keep them. in fact, at this very moment, secretary pompeo is on his way to north korea in preparation for my upcoming meeting with kim jong un. plans are being made. relationships are building. hopefully a deal will happen, and with the help of china, south korea, and japan, a future of great prosperity and security can be achieved for everyone. as we exit the iran deal, we will be working with our allies to find a real, comprehensive, and lasting solution to the

iranian nuclear threat. this will include efforts to eliminate the threat of iran's ballistic missile program to stop its terrorist activities worldwide, and to block its menacing activity across the middle east. in the meantime, powerful sanctions will go into full effect. if the regime continues its nuclear aspirations, it will have bigger problems than it's ever had before. finally, i wanted to deliver a message to the long suffering people of iran. the people of america stand with you. it's been 40 years since this dictatorship seized power and took a proud nation hostage. most of iran's 80 million citizens have sadly never known an iran that prospered in peace with its neighbors and commanded

the admiration of the world. the future of iran belongs to its people. they are the rightful heirs to a rich culture and ancient land and deserves a nation that does justice to their dreams, honor to their history, and glory to god. iran's leaders will naturally say that they refuse to negotiate any deal, they refuse. that's fine. i'd probably say the same thing if i was in their position, but the fact is, they are going to want to make a new and lasting deal. one that benefits all of iran and the iranian people. when they do, i am ready, willing, and able. great things can happen for iran and great things can happen for

the peace and stability that we all want in the middle east. there's been enough suffering, death, and destruction. let it end now. thank you, god bless you. thank you. >> there you have it, president trump in the diplomatic room signing papers to reimpose u.s. sanctions over time on the iranian regime saying the iran nuclear deal was built on a lie, a weak deal, a better deal could have been negotiated years ago, but now the united states is pulling out. the president also had a message for the iranian people, and we are told this was being broadcast live in iran as the president was speaking. we were cut off as they began there, but the remarks picked up on what i wanted to ask you about, saying, if i'm willing to negotiate a deal, the european allies, work with them to negotiate a better deeal, and te deal reached three years ago was

one much weaker than it could have been reached by our allies and iranians. >> secretary pompeo is going to north korea, will be there shortly and will be there in probably an hour. he's got meetings set up, we have our meetings scheduled. we have meetings set. location is picked. the time and date, everything is picked. we look forward to having a great success. we think relationships are building with north korea. we'll see how it works out. maybe it will, plab it won't, but a great thing for north korea, south korea, and japan. thank you very much. >> mike pompeo going to north korea, and we'll soon find out, we'll soon be finding out, thank you very much. >> let me go back to you right there, the president said a better deal could have been

reached three years ago. that is not the way our allies see it. > not at all, george. with that signature, the president withdraws the united states from the deal, and isolates our country from key allies. all the other cig stories to the deal, the u.k., france, germany, the european union, china, and russia, they say they are sticking with it. they want to save the deal. they think it's been working. the deal has forced iran to dismantle two-thirds of the cent centerifuges, pour concrete in the dangerous reactors, president trump has work cut out for him, and he's working having now isolated the united states on this, on the trade war that europeans are worried that could come forward on the paris climate accords. they don't see president trump as a deal maker, at least with europe, and they fear by withdrawing the united states from the iran nuclear deal, he's made the middle east a much more dangerous place, but they are going to try to come up with a

plan b to save it. >> and, martha, the president has north korea on his mind, talking about the trip by mike pompeo, saying a date and time and place has been reached. iran didn't have nuclear weapons, pursuing them, and north korea has them. >> they are in a better negotiating position, but kim jong un watched this carefully, watching what president trump is saying about this, and to see a deal ripped up like that, that's got to be taken seriously. it does send him a message. i add iran right now has the most robust inspection system in the world, and that was not good enough for president trump. >> hard to imagine kim jong un agreeing to that, the inspection of his nuclear facilities, leading to the question, john carl at the white house, what was the strategy going forward for president trump and the administration? >> reporter: well, there's a very big day ahead, the 180 days when the u.s. sanctions on our

allies, on any foreign company that does business with iran would go into effect. there will be a lot of maneuvering, a lot of discussions with the europeans. that is a big step that ultimately would rip up the iran deal. would end the iran deal, and so that is a big question, and then, george, clearly, the president is focused on north korea. he said the date is set for the meeting with kim jong un, the time is set, and mike pompeo back for the second trip to north korea to set up this summit. >> and mart, martha, the irania watched this as the president was speaking. the question for them right now is do they restart the nuclear weapons program or hold off hoping europeans and others come to an agreement they can live with. >> i think what will probably happen is the iranians just trying to ride this out, not restart that program because i really don't know what they would have to gain in doing that right now. they know they can restart it

and restart it any time they want to if this part of the deal was ripped up, so why do it now and put on more pressure, but i think they'll try to punish the u.s. in other ways in the proxy wars in syria, iraq, and yemen, that we could see a blow back to the united states. iranians are very proud of the nuclear weapons programs, the people on the street i talked to. >> prime minister benjamin netanyahu is speaking to his people right now, wants president trump, a strong opponent of the nuclear deal with iran, something he pushed for for a long time. the intelligence that the president cited in talks saying they come across intelligence that the iranians had been pursuing a nuclear program was the product of an israeli raid. back to you one more time. europeans have a big decision to make here as well, not only do they try to reenter negotiations working with the president, but do they abide by the same since the united states is going to impose right now, do they risk

secretary sanctions by the united states, or do they try to have some sort of business with iran? >> that's the key question. what john carl said, this is the maximum way president trump could have done this. making it incredibly difficult for european governments to help their companies do business in iran. they already explored ways of actually reimbursing their companies for sanctions that might be put on them by the united states, an extraordinary development for some of our closest allies, but i think that is a dead end given how completely president trump has taken a part this agreement. what they are now really concerned about here is the possibility that what president trump is really after is not another deal, but he and john bolton, the new national security adviser, want regime change. they are afraid of another war in the middle east, this time, to dislodge the regime in teheran, and they don't. to see that at all. >> extraordinary consequential move by president trump