james comey throwing cold water on president trump's assertion that former president obama tapped the phones at trump tower. that statement, though, only part of a major hearing happening on capitol hill. it began with the f.b.i. director saying his agency is investigating potential russian attempts to influence the presidential election. scott thuman reports from our capitol hill bureau. scott, this was a busy day. scott: you are right about that. listen, the lawmakers had been demanding that they get sometime with the f.b.i. director james comey not behind closed doors but instead in public and on the record to get to the bottom of the crucial questions. today they certainly got answers. >> director comey, was the president statement that obama tapped his wires in trump tower a true statement? >> i have no information to support the tweets. we have looked inside the f.b.i. scott: quieting one claim and then the f.b.i. dir

confirmed another that russia tried to interfere in the 2016 election not with the vote tampering but with leaking information damaging hillary clinton's chances. >> the active measures were taken to help president trump's campaign. they want to hurt our democracy, hurt her, help him. putin hated secretary clinton so much the flip side was he had a clear person to help for the person running against the person he hated so much. but comey and chief rogers said while it's under investigation it doesn't indicate one way or another that trump team's coordinated with russia. >> do you have any reason to disagree with the conclusion of general clapper there is no evidence of collusion between russians and the trump campaign >> it's not something i can commented on. >> lawmakers express to us some relief in getting answers. >> it's time that the american people learn the truth. >> but still many to be had. >> it's just th

we have to let federal law enforcement do their job. >> for example, what led president trump believe he was being surveilled and who is behind the recent leak of the classified information to the media. >> this can be deterred but locking people up. >> while the hearing was going on the white house was tweeting, sometimes critical of that testimony. meanwhile, press secretary sean spiceer said there is no need for the president to back down from the claims there was wiretapping. saying there is more investigating to be done. scott thuman, abc7 news. jonathan: the appeals court judge neil gorsuch is the president's choice to fill the supreme court seat that is left vacant with the death of antonin scalia last year. >> justice scalia was a mentor, too. he reminded us that words

>> i had the fortune to clerk for kennedy and he showed me that they can disagree without being disagreeable. >> it included the statements by senate judiciary committee. the direct questioning beginnings -- begins tomorrow. michelle: two security incidents at the white house. a man was arrest after driving up to the security checkpoint saturday night and claiming to have a bomb in a stolen car. he told investigators he communicates telepathically with the president. this along with another man roaming on the grounds for more than 15 minutes placed renewed urgency on a taller fence now in the works. an 11-nt

for a man shot by officers. larry dawson pleaded guilty to pulling out b.b. gun at check point. the officers shot him when they saw the b.b. gun that looked like a real handgun. as part of the sentence he will receive mental health treatment. jonathan: now a developing story of arrest in the smash and the grab gun store robberies in virginia. jeff goldberg is joins us live. i understand that the police are only linking the men to the burglaries in virginia. not the rockland, maryland store, where they got a lot of guns. >> that is right. no connection from two weeks but the arrests are a big deal. the burglaries had people that were concerned. they were arrested because of a tip. the three suspects are accused of burglarize the three store in northern virginia.

chantilly. the other is in ash tactical in spotsylvania county. they took 35 guns from the store in chantilly but they did not take firearms from the other two stores because of high security measures. the suspects are 23-year-old preston holmes. 23-year-old ma knew jones. 19-year-old daniel quarrels. a tip led them to 8th street in northwest washington over the weekend where the a.t.f. agents located a u-haul van used in the crimes. then all three suspects were arrested over the weekend in virginia. we spoke with the owner of one of the gun stores burglarized he said he is not surprised the suspects were caught. >> figure they would be caught sooner than later. i didn't expect it that fast. >> they got what was coming to them. i hope they have found the stolen f

>> according to the court documents the up the center told agents that most, not all of the firearms stolen had been sold. according to the court documents the a.t.f. was able to confirm that information. jeff goldberg, abc7 news. michelle: heroin, guns and cash are part of what the police seized in a series of raids that ended with 11 people behind bars. that spanned across several counties and the city of alexandria. those arrested are part of a complex network that is partly to blame for the deadly overdoses. also seized cocaine, p.c.p. and several pounds of marijuana. jonathan: new develop in the the case of the rockville high school student viciously raped in a schoolballroom. there are -- cool

there are questions about why the suspects were allowed to enroll in the school. maryland bureau chief brad bell explains. brad: the alleged in-school rape last thursday left some parents in turmoil. >> angry and scared. in disbelief. wondering how it could happen. >> it has some raising question about the welcoming policy toward tim grants. >> the whole thing was unconscionable in every way you can imagine. they are not just regular 17 and 18-year-olds. they are illegal aliens. >> but others say it's wrong to link the crime with their status. >> undocumented has nothing to do

>> i had great success teaching hispanic boys undocumented. that is what america is about. we are all immigrants. brases tonight new information that a border patrol agent encountered the older of the two suspects in texas in august and issued citation to appear before immigration judge. tomorrow at the rockville high there will be a p.t.a. meeting to discuss all the issues. in rockville, brad bell, abc7 news. would-be robber gets more than he argued for. >> a plane misses a runway and explodes to flames but then a miracle happens. steve: cloudy skies. there is a cooldown by the

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jonathan: take a look at this. a plane lands in bad weather and bursts into flames. 43 people were on board the plane. there were only three minor injuries reported. nobody was killed. the plane did overshoot because they say of dense fog. michelle: new video shows the

moment a man with a long criminal record. the man can be seen trying to get ahold of the soldier's rifle. the tests show the attacker had cocaine and marijuana and alcohol in his system when he died. electronics could be banned on direct flights from middle eastern countries to the u.s. cell fon and medical devices will be exempt but the other electronics would need to be checked. u.s. airlines would not be impacted. there has been no confirmation from the department of the homeland security. they told cnn the u.s. embassies told relevant countries and the airlines about this.

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jonathan: police believe the former owner of the home shot his dog and then killed himself before the explosion. it was in foreclosure. due to be auctioned the day of the blast. michelle: a maryland man accused in a deadly fire bombing is in police custody tonight. antonio wright surrendered to the baltimore police this morning. he is suspected of throwing molltive cocktails in a home in east baltimore saturday morning. two teens died in the require. six others were hurt. jonathan: check out the video of how a massachusetts convenience store owner reacted to somebody coming to the shop while his son and wife we

the crook trying to get in. he is yelling got give me the cash." the owner says it won't happen. the baseball bat comes in the picture. the store owner admits he cussed a lot as he beat away a would-be thief. michelle: some district residents have been complaining about the house shaking and they think it's because of the metro green line. the homeowners got support for the claim today. >> most people will tell you that metro is shaking things up in the world. >> first it's me. then we had meetings with the neighbors. everyone is complaining about it. >> new a newly released federal transit administration report helps prove the problem. it infected the green line. found broken fasteners designed t

to the environment above. the environment above in this case being home like smith on new hampshire avenue. >> i got to sleep at night and you do the same thing. >> the report goes on to say the use of the 7,000 rail car train that weigh significantly more than the previous rail cars and the location adjacent to where the trains are provading force braking or accelerating could be contributing factors. metro long said the cars weren't the issue. >> they want to one know one thing. >> what are they going to do about it. steve: it felt like near. we drop on wednesday. and then a nice warm-up. big warmup on

this is the weather bug camera at ther to pee doe factory. the clouds are here to stay for the evening and the overnight hours. we may see showers until tonight. it's 48 degrees. hagerstown, fredericksburg. 50 in leesburg. fredericksburg looking at 57. the clouds on the stormwatch7 satellite and radar. here they are. they are not going anywhere, not soon. the wet weather to the west of us is moving to west virginia. if this holds together we will make it to the area. we are looking for a chance of showers tonight and early in the morning. but by the rush hour commute tomorrow all of this if it makes it here will be gone. so mostly cloudy overnight. 4045 for

in the morning grab your sunglasseses. you won't need them early on. the clouds will eraid and that means more sunshine on the way. the temperatures are nice. stormwatch7, the satellite and the future cast shows the cloudy skies in the morning. tomorrow driving home the skies are clear. the sunglasses you will need them. beautiful sunday in the afternoon. cooler in hagerstown for 60 degrees.

feast your eyes on this. lower 70's for saturday. beautiful day to check out the cherry blossoms. 61 on sunday. much needed rain. wader views for ten days. cool wednesday after tomorrow. 45 for the high. upper 40's for thursday. there is the weekend for you. moving to next week, the temperatures upper 50's to lower 60's. jonathan? jonathan: thank you, steve. caught on video. it's been foiled. fox sports says this video shows the former director of a mexican tabloid as he swipes tom brady's super bowl jersey from inside the patriots' locker room. really? the nfl says the jersey has been recovered in mexico. that was the same jersey for super bowl xlix so it means a lot. no criminal charges have been filed. michelle: i'm glad that is out of the way. let's talk

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erin: the capitals are postseason bound for the ninth time in the third year with

season. the caps may have righted the ship after the recent slump but due to the current nhl divisional playoff format. if the caps don't win the division they could play a top ranked team like penguin or rangers in the first round. that doesn't seem fair, does it? instead of a lower ranked wild card team. after practice, daniel gave us the candid opinion about the format. >> it's the stupidest thing ever. yeah. i don't know why it's not one to eight. i don't know why we got away from that. maybe the nba did it for a while. it doesn't make much sense. erin: i agree. time to revisit that. meanwhile, the maryland women are moving on to the sweet 16 and everybody is still talking about that. destiny's incredible shot at the end of the half. nothing but net. maryland awaits w

oregon-duke game. and the head coach loves the business like approach from the team. >> all year it's putting your head down and control what you can control. you hear players talk about it. so they live it. it's just not some kind of thing we do. it's just controlling what is in front of you. a group that is driven. erin: i love it. the wizards are in boston tonight and tip-off is 7:30. you can't see the shot enough. >> how do you cover that? erin: how do you practice that? michelle: steve, final check? steve: warm day tomorrow. temperatures make it to the middle 50's. 45 on wednesday. thursday morning for cherry blossoms could be a problem. temperatures only in the 20's. look at the lower 70's. michelle: thank you. "world news tonight" with david muir coming up next. jonathan: we will s

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tonight, breaking news. the capitol hill bombshell. the fbi confirming they're investigating the trump campaign. did aides to candidate trump coordinate with the russians? plus director comey shooting down president trump's assertion, saying there is no evidence president obama wiretapped trump tower. tonight, the white house firing back. also breaking at this hour, security crackdown. the airline banning most electronics from carryon luggage. is there a new terror threat affecting u.s. air travel? manhunt. the high school teacher accused of kidnapping his teenage student. authorities say he's armed and dangerous. tonight, the new images police want you to see. officer on trial, opening fire after a police chase. a 6-year-old boy shot in the