making news in america this morning, breaking overnight, a massive bomb rocks kabul. dozens of people are dead. the explosion happening near several western embassies. the video just coming in. we have breaking news that two airports, a plane is forced to land after a laptop catches fire and passengers run to safety during a man's three-hour standoff with police. several stories breaking involving the president. comedian kathy griffin apologizing after she was featured in an anti-trump photo and the president's midnight tweet we will ders the internet. why you'll hear covfefe today. and it's turning out to be a very busy morningn

we'll start with breaking news in afghanistan. a deadly explosion going off in what is considered a highly secure part of kabul. it is lined, of course, with foreign embassies. >> afghan officials say a suicide car bomb killed more than 60 people and injured rough think 300. that blast went off in the height of the morning rush in what's considered the city's safest area. >> you can see some of the early images we're getting quite a powerful blast that blew out the windows and destroyed more than 50 vehicles. that death toll expected to rise. the nationalities of the victims are not yet known, of course, we'll continue to stay on top of this breaking news. that explosion in the heart of kabul this morning. and also breaking overnight a midair scare for jetblue passengers flying from new york to san francisco. the plane forced to divert to grand rapids, michigan, after a passenger's laptop battery caught fire. >> i was stunned. i knew something was going to happen because, you know, lithium batteries catching on fire when you're up at 38,000

that, you know, we've got to do something. >> a frightening scene there. after a three-hour delay the plane resumed its flight to san francisco where it touched down just moments ago. also breaking overnight a police standoff is over after shutting down parts of the orlando airport for nearly three hours. a 26-year-old ex-marine waved a gun at police officers in the car rental area and police say he pointed the weapon at his own head and then asked officers to shoot him. luckily neither the police nor the man fired any shots. in fact, it turns out the gun he was holding was fake. he was trying to commit suicide by cop. he will now undergo a mental evaluation. developing kathy griffin apologizing amid the growing outrage over that anti-trump photo that she posted to social media. >> the comedian admits she crossed a line and made a mistake but her troubles could be far from over. now that the secret service is investigating. >> hey, everybody, it's me, kathy griffin. >> reporter: overnight she issued an apology for this

comedian staring coldly at the camera while holding a fake decapitated head of president trump and posted it to social media and the backlash was swift, donald trump jr. tweeted disgusting but not surprising. imagine a conservative did this to obama at potus. chelsea clinton said this is vial a vile and wrong. it sparked outrage across the political spectrum. the outrage even reached the secret service. overnight it confirmed it's investigating say each alleged or perceived threat has to be investigated thoroughly which taxes secret service manpower and resources that could be utilized elsewhere. griffin has been a strong opponent of the president but appears that wasn't always the case. here she is embracing him three years ago when she was a contestant on "celebrity apprentice." hours after griffin put out a video apologizing. >> i sincerely apologize. i'm a comic.

i went way too far. i made a mistake and i was wrong. >> griffin has been a part of cnn's new year's eve co-hosting wi with anderson cooper. cooper said he thought it was disgusting. they're valuating their new year's eve coverage. president trump is taking aim at the media yet again as his inircircle comes under more scrutiny. after midnight he tweeted this unfinished thought writing despite the constant negative press covfefe, we assume he was trying to write coverage. >> everybody has been trying to decipher what he fepts. it came as lawmakers looking into russian meddling contacted the president's longtime lawyer and now there's word that michael flynn is now ready to cooperate. kenneth moton has the latest from washington. good morning, kenneth. >> reporter: good morning, kendis and diane. no word on covfefe but it's heating up in the russian investigation. the senate intelligence committee gave its power to the top republican and democrat to

this morning, trump advisers under the congressional microscope. >> it's going really well. >> reporter: ex-national security adviser michael flynn will give up some documents in the senate's expanding investigation into russia's election meddling. a source tells abc news a narrow subpoena made it easier for flynn to cooperate without waiving his fifth amendment rights. the congressional probe also now focused on president trump's confidant and personal attorney michael cohen. cohen told abc news he declined an invite to testify saying the request was poorly phrased, overly broad and not capable of being answered. >> i would say to mr. cohen that we will issue a subpoena and he will be compelled to come and speak. >> reporter: the senate also wants to question former white house and campaign aide boris epshteyn. >> we love trump. >> reporter: but the president's son-in-law and adviser jared kushner is under increased scrutiny. investigators want to know why he met secretly in december with officials of the new york branch

known as a u.s. base for criminals and spies. the white house asked if and when he knew he was trying to set up back channels with russia before taking office. >> i think that asupers a lot. i would say mr. kushner's attorney says he has volunteered to share with congress what he knows about these meetings. >> reporter: the white house did not deny he tried to set up secret communications only pointing to top administration officials who say back channels are an appropriate part of dip problem si. >> back to covfefe, the internet is having fun with it. breaking news from syria. an isis target was hit. russia says it fired four missiles from two warships in the eastern mediterranean sea and russian defense officials say those missiles hit heavy weapons and isis fighters near the ancient city of palmyra. the russians say they alerted the u.s. about those strikes. now let's take a look at today's weather.

a cold front is moving through the northeast today bringing a threat of showers and even thunderstorms to western new york and pennsylvania this morning. later today, the front will slide east and bring showers and storms to the northeast around dinnertime. some storms could include lightning and heavy rain. severe storms also pounded san antonio yesterday with nearly 2 1/2 inches of rain falling in 2 1/2 hours. there were at least five high water rescues but three adult brothers were swept away and still have not been found. ariana grande is getting some high caliber help with her benefit concert for the victims of the manchester terror attack. >> justin bieber, coldplay and katy perry are some of the names on a long list of people who will join her on stage. they also include take that, miley cyrus and pharrell williams. >> the concert will take place sunday night in manchester and will raise money

blast. fans who were at last week's concert will get free tickets. still ahead, bill gates is close to being toppled as the world's richest man by another tech tycoon. >> a suv pulls away with a man and a baby in the backseat. an explosion blows apart a street. we'll tell you what caused it.

check out this incredible scene from kiev, ukraine. that is a huge water main exploding, damaging nearby buildings and cars sending water gushing down the street.

been conducting tests and increased the pressure too much. >> quite a scene there and also seen over the pacific, the u.s. military successfully shooting down a mock long-rank ballistic missile for the first time. all of this as north korea poses a growing threat. the critical test of the pentagon's missile defense system involved firing a rocket from vandenberg air force base in california to stop a warhead launched 4,000 miles away. they collided over the pacific ocean as planned. but there's till no guarantee it would work in a real war scenario. a heavily promoed flight from philadelphia to iceland was diverted to boston overnight. the flight was iceland air's first ever from philly to reykjavik and the mayors of both cities were on board but the miles noticed an unusual smell and when they couldn't determine what it was, they change course and landed in boston. there were no other problems or injuries reported. now the first court appearance for the suspect accused of killing two men on a train in portland, oregon.

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and new york city. we're learning more this morning about the arrest of tiger woods as dash cam video of the arrest is set to be released. >> police reports show officers found woods asleep at the wheel. the reports also say woods' mercedes was running with the brake lights on and a blinker on. it was stopped in the roadway with two flat tires and damaged bumpers. woods says he takes multiple prescription drugs following back surgery last month and said he didn't realize the mix of medications had affected him so strongly. a bit of relief for a new jersey family after they were targeted by brazen car thief. surveillance thief shows a woman pulling into a gas station and leaving it running. as she went inside. look carefully. that's when ray man sped off not realizing her baby was in the backseat. you can see the mom yelling for him to stop. the suspect abandoned the vehicle a few blocks away leaving the 1-year-old unharmed. he was reunited with his family and the suspect was actually arrested as well. a new study

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♪ time to check "the pulse" starting with the big tweet from the president that is lighting up the internet. >> yes, it is, around midnight the tweet from the president's account read, despite the constant negative press covfefe. that's it. that's all you got. not clear what the president was saying but covfefe trending atop overnight. >> one twitter user showed what could be the president's new hat, make america covfefe again. >> it's got a good ring to it. a teach-shirt maker jumped on i. you could purchase a covfefe shirt. >> and a person showed it shows her dad purchasing the california license plate covfefe. >> jimmy kimmel weighing in saying what makes me saddest is that i know il

>> we're guessing he meant coverage. for the record we checked the dictionary, there is as many did overnight. no covfefe. >> no covfefe. there will be now. a top tennis player banned from the french open. >> it's all because of this moment. maxime hamou was being interviewed on live television when he grabs the reporter and starts kissing her neck. she keeps trying to pull away. he keeps pulling her back. the french tennis federation calls his actions inappropriate and revoked his pass for the rest of the tournament. >> wells deserved considering further measure and the reporter tells the newspaper if she hadn't been live on the air she would have punched him. >> she should have just done it. we would have had a lot more to talk about. the 90th annual discrepancy spelling bee kicks into high gear today. google issued a special map to mark the occasion. >> you see it right there. it reveals which word comes up the most when user type in how to spell in

give you examples. in new mexico people search for the spelling of banana. in pennsylvania the most searched word is sauerkraut. believe it or not in wisconsin, the number one word people wanted to know how to spell is wisconsin. on that same map let's just be honest google misspelled the word ninety. >> apparently the word in d.c., no one knew ow to spell it. >> and we've been misspelling thanks for waking up with good morning washington. it's the last day of the month-- and we have reached the midway point in this holiday shortened work week. your weather forecast is moments away. but first-- here are some quick headlines. breaking overnight-- a massive explosion rocks kabul, afghanistan. the blast happened in a highly secured part of the capital. the death toll continues to rise but right now officials say 64 people are dead and more than 300 are wounded. so far-- no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

overnight-- a tense situation with an armed man briefly shuts down a terminal at orlando international airport. police say the suspect was attempting to commit "suicide by cop" when he confronted officers carrying a gun. the area was evacuated, and police eventually got the man to surrender without firing a shot. good morning washington. toss to eileen - another cloudy, foggy morning - finally some sun later today - marginal risk for severe storms this afternoon - beautiful tomorrow & friday - unsettled weather returns for the weekend today: am patchy fog, clouds. partly sunny. isolated pm t-shower. highs: 79-84 winds: se to nw 5-10 mph tonight: lingering shower or storm early. partly to mainly clear. lows: 56-63 winds: nw 5 mph thursday: mostly sunny. low humidity. highs: 78-81 winds: nw 5-10+ mph

new fallout from

first on seven. the seven on your side i-team brought you this story earlier this month, when it appears security guards dumped someone out of a wheelchair outside howard university hospital. now - they are facing consequenses. howard university tells us three people have been fired in connection with this incident. it released a statement saying in part - the university is continuing training efforts to ensure it never happens again.

in maryland-- a judge sentences a woman to 40-years in prison for luring a man to his death. prosecutors say 20-year-old vanesa alvarado knew members of the ms-13 gang were waiting for cristian villagran-morales when she invited him to a wooded, gaithersburg park. they stabbed the 18-year-old more than 150-times. the reason -- the teen jokingly flashed a sign from a gang he didn't belong to. four other people have been charged in the murder. one pleaded guilty while charges against another were dropped. in the day ahead. former naacp president ben jealous will officially enter the race for a different job-- governor of maryland. jealous is expected to announce his candidacy in baltimore later this morning. he will be one of several candidates looking to secure the democratic nomination-- when residents vote in the primaries next june. that person will then try to unseat

governor larry hogan in the general election. despite his work with the naacp, jealous has never held elected office. it's xx and we're just getting started. panic at a florida airport. a standoff with an armed man finally ends overnight. how it happened.. and what police say the man was planning to do. good morning washington. - another cloudy, foggy morning - finally some sun later today - marginal risk for severe storms this afternoon - beautiful tomorrow & friday - unsettled weather returns for the weekend today: am patchy fog, clouds. partly sunny. isolated pm t-shower. highs: 79-84 winds: se to nw 5-10 mph tonight: lingering shower or storm early. partly to mainly clear. lows: 56-63 winds: nw 5 mph thursday: mostly sunny. low humidity. highs: 78-81

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