making news in america this morning, president trump versus the fbi. the president takes on the bureau claiming its reputation is in tatters. this as his personal lawyer comes forward with an explanation about the controversial tweet about michael flynn this weekend that critics claim could build a case for obstruction of justice. new overnight, u.s. fighter jets launching the biggest ever military drill of its kind over the korean peninsula. the north claiming the drill could push them to the brink of nuclear war. this morning, a top senator calls on american military families to leave the region. deadly shark attack. a wall street executive is killed while scuba diving at a popular location. hear what

guide tried to dave her. the new warning about the flu, where it's starting to spread already this season. later how today, december 4th became national sock day. the one day i decide to wear flip-flops. good morning to you on this national sock day. the president spent the weekend sending off a series of controversial tweets, one forcing his lawyer to do damage control. >> the president is attacking the fbi's integrity urging the new director to clean house. abc's kenneth moton is here with new details. >> reporter: there's more focus on the president's weekend tweets this morning. it appears he wrote all but one that's getting a lot of attention. president trump in another fight with james comey. the president attacking the bureau tweet

comey, the fbi's reputation is in tatters, worst in history. comey tweeted back the fbi is honest, the fbi is strong and the fbi is and always will be independent. the back and forth ignited as the president's team tried to explain this tweet about former national security adviser michael flynn. i had to fire general flynn because he lied to the vice president and the fbi. >> if the president knew he lied to the fbi and asked him to drop this case, he knew that flynn had committed a federal crime. >> reporter: the president's lawyer insists he wrote the tweet. the issue significant because comey gave sworn testimony to congress that the president urged him to go easy on flynn. >> i took it as a direction. i mean, this is the president of the united states with me alone saying i hope this, i took it as this is what he wants me to do. >> reporter: trump tweeted i never asked comey to stop investigating flynn, just more fake news covering another comey lie.

robert mueller continues to build his case in the russia investigation. this after flynn struck a deal entering that guilty plea friday. >> that plea agreement does not to me indicate that there's very much else there. >> reporter: but top democrats on capitol hill believe we're beginning to see an obstruction of justice case. comey wasn't the only one that defended the fbi against the president. sally yates tweeted, the only thing in tatters is the president's respect for the rule of law. diane and kendis. >> kenneth, thank you. moving on now to more news from washington. republicans will in congress will begin the compromise on tax reform. the bill passed by the senate must now be reconciled with the one passed by the house. republicans insist there are no major differences between the bills but the differences amount to hundreds of billions of dollars. for example, the senate bill would keep the alternative minimum tax for corporations. also would lower the corporate

year and the senate bill only scales back the estate tax. unlike the house bill which would eliminate it. senate candidate roy moore is gaining momentum with alabama special elections just one week from tomorrow. a new poll shows moore leading democrat doug jones by six points. that same poll shows an overwhelming number of alabama republicans do not believe the sexual misconduct allegations against him. meanwhile, during an appearance sunday on abc's "this week," senate majority leader mitch mcconnell appeared to be stepping back from his criticism of moore. >> do you believe judge moore should be in the senate? >> i'm going to let the people of alabama make the call. >> mcconnell had previously called on moore to end his campaign when the sexual misconduct allegations against him originally came out. turning our focus overseas right now and the united states and south korea have ghun conducting their largest ever joint air force drill. two dozen american stealth fighters are among the hundreds of

which come one week after north korea launched its most powerful missile yet. tensions rise on the korean peninsula and senator lindsey graham says it's time to get u.s. military families out of south korea because graham says we're running out of time. >> it's crazy to send spouses and children to south korea given the provocation of north korea, so i want them to stop sending dependents and i think it's now time to start moving american dependents out of south korea. >> north korea has issued a new threat saying the u.s. military drills push the korean peninsula to the brink of nuclear war. a nuclear power plant under construction in the united arab emirates was targeted by rebels in yemen. the uae is denying that claim but increasing violence in yemen's largest city has prompted new security checkpoints and has further eroded the fragile alliance between yemen's former president and the rebels who are backed by

sentencing hearing begins today in south carolina in the police shooting death of an unarmed black man. michael slager faces life in prison for killing walter scott when he shot him after a traffic stop. slager said he felt threatened after he grabbed his taser but this video showing scott was shot while trying to run away. slager's murder trial ended in a hung jury but he pleaded guilty to civil rights charges. toll booths on san francisco's bay bridge may not be ready for this morning's commute following a deadly crash there. four booths were damaged or destroyed after a truck slammed into the plaza early yesterday morning. killing a toll booth attendant, the driver faces manslaughter an other charges. time now for a look at your weather on this monday morning. southern california can expect to see powerful santa ana winds over the next several days leading to serious concerns about fire

a low pressure system brewing over the upper midwest is set to advance into the great lakes later today pushing a wintry blast of arctic air and severe weather into the east. high temperatures across the country today include 40s and 30s in the northwest. 60s in chicago. 40s in boston, here in new york, 49. check out 82 in miami. >> all right. we're going to miami. well, if you're looking forward to your office holiday party, there could be a big change this year. a new trend coming up. but first, a megamerger gets the green light. we'll tell you how it can reshape the health industry. >> shaping bright overnight the images of the super moon just in. the flash of light seen shooting across the sky.

we're back with the one and only supermoon of the year. this shot was captured over portland, oregon. >> yeah, we have a great shot over the nation's capital, as well. because of its proximity to earth the moon appeared 7% larger to the naked eye overnight and 16% brighter. >> pretty cool but people in the northeast had something different to admire in the sky as well. check out that fireball streaking by. this video was from a driver in new jersey. you could even see the meteor's bright flash as it entered the atmosphere. >> two signs of end of days. president trump visits utah today to give back some federal land. ale sign a federal order that shrinks the size of two national monuments as we quested by state leaders. president trump said the grand st

land grab by his democratic predecessors. thousands demonstrated in salt lake city over the weekend many fearing the land will now be opened up for oil drilling. they plan more protests today. cvs has announced it's buying the health insurer aetna for $69 billion. if approved the deal could reshape the health care industry. cvs operates nearly 11,000 drugstores and walk-in clinics and aetna covers 22 million people. combining the two would create a company that would offer most of the basic health services regularly used by americans. it would be a serious challenger to amazon which is reportedly preparing to enter the pharmacy business. and the metropolitan opera here in new york has now suspended world famer conductor james wle convenient as it investiga investigates allegations of sexual misconduct. three teenagers are involved from the 1960s. apparently prompting many mp

a survey finds that the number of companies serving alcohol at their holiday party is expected to drop from 62% last year to 49% this year. some companies actually say they'll start enforcing a two-drink limit but 11% are actually skipping the parties altogether this year to try to prevent bad behavior. >> wow. coming up, the new warning about the flu and where it's already starting to spread. but first breaking his silence, what billy bush is now saying about the infamous "access hollywood" tape with president trump. wall street executive is attacked and killed by a shark. we'll tell you what happened when her instructor tried to save her. and the wolf huffed and puffed... like you do sometimes, grandpa? well, when you have copd, it can be hard to breathe. it can be hard to get air out, which can make it hard to get air in. so i talked to my doctor.

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the people of detroit won't let the pontiac silver dome go without a fight. a go fund me page to save the stadium is now active after

the upper sections of the former home of detroit looips and pistons just didn't want to fall. the contractor says it was a wiring issue with some of the charges. the demolition is set to be rescheduled. >> all right. well, president trump is the subject of a scathing "the new york times" op-ed this morning by a former "access hollywood" host billy bush. bush accuses the president of indulging in revisionist history or reportedly denying it was his voice on the "access hollywood" tapes. making lewd remarks about women. but bush writes, quote, of course, trump said it. bush says other people who heard trump thought they were listening to a stand-up act and the former host explains, quote, the key to succeeding in my line of work was establishing a strong rapport with celebrities, with mr. trump's outsized viewership back in 2005. everybody from billy bush on up to the top brass had to stroke the ego of the big cash cow along the way to higher earnings.

was merely engaging in locker room talk. and president trump has until today to make a decision about the u.s. embassy in israel. it's currently located in tel aviv. israel wants it moved to jerusalem. son-in-law jared kushner and white house adviser made a rare public appearance telling a forum on the middle east the president has not made up his mind yet. like his predecessors he promised to move it to jerusalem but the palestinians say they will not accept that. >> he's still looking at a lot of different facts. when he makes his decision, he'll be the one to want to tell you, not me, so he'll make sure he does that at the right time. >> president trump could delay making a decision and leave the embassy in tel aviv and issue a six-month waiver which he did once already. a wall street executive died after being mauled by a shark. rohina bhandari was bitten while she was scuba diving off costa rica. her guide reportedly saw the

it off but was also bitten. he is expected to survive. bhandari worked at a firm founded by commerce secretary wilbur ross. health officials have issued a new warning about this year's flu season. the cdc reports three states, louisiana, mississippi and south carolina are now showing high levels of flu activity compared to zero states at this time last year. experts warn this season's vaccine may be only 10% effective but they insist it's still worth getting your flu shot with the number of cases expected to climb through the holidays. turning to sports and nfl may be in touch with patriots star rob gronkowski today following what some are calling a dirty hit. gronkowski hitting tremendo'dav white. white is in the league's concussion protocol. the patriots did go on to win that game. there is plenty of other football action to tell you about. >> let's

from espn. >> john buccigross and john anderson. college football playoff. what about the pro news. >> you were probably asleep late last night. there was a football game. that's what i'm here for. seattle, the 12th man. what they call those rabid fans out there to help their home team win and they did. >> big play here. carson wentz fumbles and the seahawks take over. sheldon richardson, the man right there, industrying the ball. eagles miss on a chance to tie the game. big play there. fourth quarter still a close game, 17-10. russell wilson, might not have gone backwards like it should by rule as he pitches to mike davis and davis picks up the big first down on third and nine. he might have made it anyway but just in case and got more yards than he would have. seahawks go on to

the eagles. the vikings are now actually the number one seed by tiebreaker over the eagles. >> you know why that is. they beat the falcons, fourth quarter, tight game, vikings defense was terrific. terrific. minnesota's offense just barely good enough. there's case keenum, kyle rudolph. that's a touchdown. that's the second one they had. 14-9 is your final, the vikings now ten wins, eight of those in a row. good morning. >> good morning, fellas. up next "the pulse," why it's a big day for your socks. >> also ahead, the emotional meeting between two unlikely friends and how their phones brought them together. >> see how pizza is being made in space. afi sure had a lot on my mind. my 30-year marriage... ...my 3-month old business...

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♪ time to check "the pulse" now starting with a landmark anniversary for the humble text message. >> can you believe it was 25 years ago when the world's first ever sms or short message service was sent. british engineer neal patworth sent a two-word message from a computer to the mobile phone to richard jarvis about the size of a laptop, his phone, his message read merry christmas. >> these days we send five times as many text messages in the u.s. as we do phone calls but the popularity of the text message is on the decline thanks to social media and other messaging apps. >> we're still messaging people. >> the same idea but using a different platform. >> exactly. >> no more t9 text either. >> that was weird. the popular game called words wh

credited with actually sparking a lasting friendship between two people, they're miles apart and ages apart as well. >> spencer and roz met for the first time. spencer 22 lives in new york, roz is 86 and she's in a florida retirement community. >> the pair played more than 300 games of words with friends online. a minister at a church in new york arranged their special meeting there. >> they're new best friends. >> besties. >> with great vocabularies. next we have six friends who held a pizza party with pies they made all on hair own. >> but these guys are astronauts on the space station. the italian astronaut there really missed eating pizza but at 250 miles up it's way too far for a delivery from dominos or anyone else. can you imagine the tip. >> no more 30 minutes or less but he asked that the ingredients be sent up to the space station and the crew got to work. tossing the

differently than it does here. they said the pizza was unexpectedly delicious. >> unexpectedly delicious. >> i love watching the video. the dough is floating away while they're trying to put the sauce on. so cool. finally we are celebrating national sock day. >> i blew it. i totally blew it. >> the holiday celebrates those sock couples that managed to cling together through the years. >> yes, so this year is the first ever national sock day. we are all being encouraged to share our most unusual pairs of socks on social media using thed morning washington. a chilly, december morning waiting outside your door. before you go, here is a quick look at some of this morning's top stories. listen up drivers-- today is the day. the toll lanes on i-66 go live this morning. starting today-- you'll have to have an e-z pass or e-z pass flex if you're inside the beltway. the new express lanes will be

eastbound and from 3 to 7 p.m. westbound, monday through friday. the new tolls only impact drivers in their cars alone. people with a second person in their car can continue to ride for free. you can find more information about the new tolls by downloading the abc-7 news app. president trump now lashing out at the f.b.i. on twitter, after the guilty plea by his former national security adviser, michael flynn. th president calling former fbi head, james comey a liar, and said the agency's reputation is in tatters. meanwhile, flynn is expected to cooperate with special conselor robert mueller, in his probe into russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. good morning washington. toss to eileen - mild start to the week - showers tomorrow; steadiest rain tomorrow night - cold by mid to late week - watching a coastal

today: partly to mostly sunny. mild. nice start to the week. highs: 54-59 winds: se 5 mph tonight: partly to mostly cloudy. not as cold. lows: 39-45 winds: se 5 mph tuesday: mostly cloudy. unseasonably mild and breezy. scattered showers. highs: 60-64 winds: s 5-15 mph an alexandria family is asking for help

is asking for help after the stabbing death of a man found just miles away from his home. police say they found the body of 24-year old luis bonilla friday night on fairlawn drive with stab wounds. according to his family, bonilla was a father of two who was working to better his life. there is no suspect in his killing... his family hopes someone may have information that may lead to an arrest. ---butt--- bonilla was last seen at a nearby

on friday. police are looking at surveillance video the day of the stabbing in order to find a suspect. a seven on your side consumer alert this morning. a warning for parents about fake toys this holiday season. fingerlings - they're one of the hottest toys this year. one mom says she ordered it online from walmart - but when the package arrived... she knew that something was not right. turns out the toys were fake - sold through a third party on walmart's site. the company refunded her. more than a billion dollars in counterfeit goods were seized last year. experts say lookout for misspellings - for suspicious prices that are too low or too high. and

from has safeguards. a massive business deal is shaking up the health-care industry. c-v-s pharmacy is buying health insurance giant, aetna, for 69-billion-dollars. the buyout - announced sunday. but it's not official just yet - the agreement still has to be approved by regulators. but if it gets the green-light-- this would go down as the largest health insurance deal in u-s history. a demolition crew hit the button on detroit's famed pontiac silver dome over the weekend. but the building is still standing this morning. as you can see-- the charges exploded ... but nothing happened. the building still standing tall in real life and on social media the hashtag-- "silver dome fail" is now trening officials say its' due to a problem with the charges. the implosion is being resheduled. the pontiac silverdome first opened in 19-75 and was the home for the detroit lions and the detroit pistons. it was the largest stadium in the country at the time untiled

it's xx and we're just getting started. president trump takes aim at the fbi. the president slams president trump takes aim at the fbi. the president slams the agency-- hours after his former adviser pleads guilty federal charges. good morning washington. i'm adrianna hopkins in for larry smith. and i'm autria godfrey. - mild start to the week - showers tomorrow; steadiest rain tomorrow night - cold by mid to late week - watching a coastal system this weekend today: partly to mostly sunny. mild. nice start to the week. highs: 54-59 winds: se 5 mph tonight: partly to mostly cloudy. not as cold. lows: 39-45 winds: se 5 mph tuesday: mostly cloudy. unseasonably mild and breezy. scattered showers. highs: 60-64 winds: s 5-15 mph