making news in america this morning, stepping aside. overnight attorney general jeff sessions further explaining why he will recuse himself from the investigation involving russia and the presidential election plus the calls for sessions to resigns growing louder. under wraps the plan to repeal and replace obamacare causing some drama on capitol hill. lawmakers on a scavenger hunt demanding answers this morning. new this morning, an undocumented father of four taken into custody in front of his kids after dropping them off at school. why were immigration officials there in the first place? plus, this -- >> do you remember the first time you were at the white house? >> i do. you're not going to believe this. >> that's an unbelievable story. >> and you're not going to believe it either. former president george w. bush

on "jimmy kimmel" talking about a date tra brought him to the white house in the '60s. when he went to the white house, who knows. >> wee lad the as we do say good morning to you. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm adrienne bankert in for diane. we begin with attorney general jeff sessions on the defense now after recusing himself agreeing to step away from any investigations into russia's meddling in the election. >> sessions said he did nothing wrong by meeting with the russian ambassador and neglecting to reveal it to lawmakers under oath. we knew overnight president trump standing by sessions calling this a witch-hunt. abc's maggie rulli is following the developments overnight from d.c. maggie, good morning. >> reporter: kendis, adrienne, good morning. the white house started on a high note. we had president trump's big speech before congress on tuesday night but now the white house is wrapping up the week getting peppered with questions about the relationship with russia.

the country's top law enforcer now off the case. >> i have recused myself. >> reporter: attorney general jeff sessions is stepping back from any investigation into russian interference in the election. the move comes after the justice department confirmed that sessions met with the russian ambassador twice during the campaign. but sessions says he did nothing wrong. >> recusal is not an admission of any wrongdoing. >> reporter: telling fox news his meetings were a perfectly reasonable thing to do as senator. but the big issue for many lawmakers, the fact that sessions did not disclose these meetings when questioned under oath by congress in january. >> i did not have communications with the russians and i'm unable to comment on it. >> reporter: for democrats on capitol hill that's enough to warrant his resignation. >> the attorney general, the top cop in our country lied under oath to the american people is grounds for him to resign. >> reporter: but even members of his own party say at the very least sessions can no longer

work the case. >> i do think he's going to need to recuse himself at this point. >> reporter: president trump says sessions could have responded more accurately at his confirmation hearings but says he fully supports his attorney general. >> do you still have confidence in the attorney general, sir. >> total. >> reporter: the president continues on to say he had no idea about the meetings but does call the accusations against sessions a political witch-hunt. kendis and adrienne. >> maggie, nearly 100 lawmakers calling for sessions to resign. thank you. there is word of yet another meeting between the trump campaign and that same russian envoy. >> the white house confirmed that the president's son-in-law and seener adviser jared kushner met with the ambassador in december at trump tower along with now ousted national security adviser michael flynn. now we're told they discussed the relationship between the two countries. >> released new video showing russian fighter jets buzzing the "uss porter." they flew at unusually high

speeds and extremely low altitudes and were dangerously close to the destroyer. the pentagon calling the flybys unsafe and unprofessional. russia's defense ministry denies any incidents involving the "porter". mike pence is responding to news he used a personal e-mail account for sensitive matters as indiana's governor. information about the account which was also hacked first came out in june in the "indianapolis star" he was critical of hillary clinton's private e-mail during the campaign. in a statement the vice president's spokesperson called any comparisons absurd since pence wasn't dealing with federally classified information. a lot of stories out of washington today including this one. the drama over affordable health care taking a bizarre turn in d.c. >> a lot of theatrics. a live picture of the capitol hill where a pair of lawmakers storm the halls in the basement demanding to see a draft of the new legislation. that scene perhaps worthy of a

hollywood script. abc's serena marshall joins us with details. >> reporter: that's right. in a basement room on capitol hill republican lawmakers working up a repeal and replacement to the affordable care act or obamacare. but what they didn't expect was a congressional quest to see the bill led by a gop congressman. it's hide-and-seek congress style. >> i'd like a copy of the bill. >> reporter: democrat and republican lawmakers hunting the capitol for the bill that would repeal and replace obamacare. >> i think there's a bill in there but i asked and i'm being told i can't have a copy of the bill. i'm also being told by others that i should sit back and take it and i don't think that's the way the american process should work. i think it should be done in the open. >> reporter: republicans meeting thursday in a basement house office building. >> we were told that it would be here. >> reporter: when the secret room where the markup was happening congress members and the press allowed inside to find nothing. a writer for "the hill" tweeting

this photo. >> i'm part of the legislature. >> reporter: the whole escapade reminiscent of 2009 when democrats were accused by republicans of their secrecy. >> when obamacare was passed in 2009 nancy pelosi said you'll know what is in it when we pass it. >> reporter: the chairman of one of the committees saying this is all regular process for writing a bill. >> reporter: common for complex legislation to be worked on in private. the full text available two days before the public markup. that's expected to happen next week in the house and speaker ryan say they expect the legislation to pass out of committee by the end of the month. kendis, adrienne. >> serena, never a dull day there. >> that's the truth. breaking news in the death of north korea leader kim jong-un's brother. police in malaysia have issued an arrest warrant for an airline employee in connection with the killing of kim jong-nam. he was murdered last month before boarding a flight at kuala lumpur international airport.

two women have been charged accused of using a deadly nerve agent in the attack. turning now to weather and a drastic turn back to winter. temperatures, millions will be feeling the chill today from the great lakes to new england. remember those areas had people out in t-shirts early this week. some skiing even in t-shirts. the winds have been howling too. strong gusts left thousands this the dark in new jersey where trees came down onto power lines and one falling on to two school buses at the same time. the drivers weren't injured. >> wild weather there. stale head, wait till you hear what caused that massive internet outage this week. an undocumented father taken into custody after dropping his kids off at school. why i.c.e. was waiting for him. a one-man crime spree spreading over thousands of miles and the

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so activists are hoping to halt the deportation of a father picked up while dropping his kids off at school. the emotional scene was caught on camera by his 13-year-old daughter in los angeles. the family says the father of four has been in this country for 20 years and now he's facing possible deportation. >> it's really hard what we're going through, never thought that we would actually go through something like this. it's terrible to feel and see your family being broken apart. >> now, friends say he has an old conviction for dui and one other minor infraction from the past. now, these cases have received national attention since president trump pledged to crack down on illegal immigration but they were happening quite a bit during president obama's --

>> his time in office. caterpillar dropping more than $4 a share following raids on several of its offices. the company and authorities said the raids were linked to an investigation. cat's offshore tax practices. the irs notified cat it owes $2 billion in taxes. for several years because of its profits from its subsidiary in switzerland. the parent company of dunkin' donuts and baskin r baskin-robbins is looking to go au naturel. it will remove artificial colors from its products by next year. the exception would be certain ingredients produced by other companies and other chains such as subway and panera promised to remove artificial colors from their food in response to customer demand. amazon says a typo caused tuesday's massive web outage. just one incorrectly typed command led to a five-hour lack of energy for nearly 150,000 sites on the internet.

now, amazon says it's making changes to its system to prevent a similar event in the future. plenty of gamers might be sleep deprived. nintendo switch game console goes on sale today. lines started forming days ahead of its release. games can be played at home or taken with you wherever you go. very portable. >> yes, it is. when we come back new video surfacing of a teenager's encounter with police. why his family is now demanding answers. the story behind this tree at a cemetery burning from the inside. i will never wash my hair again. i will never never wash my hair again now, i fuel it new pantene doesn't just wash your hair, it fuels it. with the first pro-v nutrient blend, making every... ...strand stronger don't just wash your hair fuel it fuel your hair. because strong is beautiful.

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maybe that's why. >> wow. >> let's check morning road conditions. nice and clear across the southwest. slippery roads from around the great lakes into new england. mountain snow in the passes of the northern rockies and wet conditions in the northwest. a georgia mother and father want answers after video shows the moments leading up to their son's death during a traffic stop. this happened in 2005. ni nicholas' parents admit their son was on drugs and tried to evade police but deputies should not have dragged had i'm from the vehicle, tased him and climbed on top of him. >> he hasn't committed a crime and they killed him and i got a problem with that. >> an autopsy determined the 18-year-old's death was caused by the stun gun, compression of his neck and torso and methamphetamine intoxication. his family has filed a civil rights lawsuit. a donation from a former nfl player and a team owner has doubled the reward in connection

with the murder of two young girls in rural indiana. 13-year-old abby williams and 14-year-old libby german were found murdered two weeks ago after they vanished during a hike. former indianapolis colts player pat mcphee and the team's owner donated enough money to push the reward to $200,000. well, we're just learning some new details of a deadly multistate crime spree. the suspect is this man right here. 28-year-old alex deeten. police say he abducted two teenagers in new mexico on tuesday forcing them into the trunk of their borrowed car and when the couple managed to escape he allegedly shot one and recaptured his girlfriend. police just released his terrifying 911 call. >> he put us in the trunk. i know he's shooting and killing terrorizing. >> sara was able to escape again. deeten turned up in kansas where allegedly shot a gas station

clerk, stole another car and was eventually arrested. he is accused of killing two other people in mississippi last week. >> wow. a new warning now about the dramatic rise of hearing loss. researchers at john hopkins university say the number of american adults losing some form of hearing is likely to nearly double over the next four decades. they found that upwards of $44 million adults 20 and older will suffer hearing loss by the year 2020. wow, that figure jumps to more than 73 million by 2060. they say the reason for that, the aging american population. it might also have something to do with us listening to music really loud in our ears. >> wish i heard that story. okay, so time for hoops. >> wish you heard it. let's get highlights. we can hear you loud an clear, espn. >> good morning. it's "sportscenter" from los angeles. stan verrett, neil everett here. a while since the warriors lost back-to-back games. >> 146 games or something like

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>> good morning i'm tamala edwards, it is march 3, we start with breaking news. four people are hurt after a shooting at the bar is closing in east mount airy. police are on the scene. we'll get the latest details. taking a live look out across center city from shirt sleeves back to the layers, david murphy will show you where you might see snowflakes later today. another change is closing its doors at a number of delaware valley locations, we'll tell you about that. karen rogers has a check of the roads and much more all ahead on "action news." ot colden past days from the great lakes to new england. well, finally from us right now the late night comics take on the news of the week. >> here now your "friday funnies."

cameras caught president trump apparently rehearsing his lines in the back of the limo. now, obviously cnn's powerful microphones picked up what he was saying. >> i'll have the clams casino and i'll have a side of steak and the lady will have a coke, no ice and i'll have her steak, please. >> you know, i will say he did do one very smart thing today, jeff sessions, in light of this potential association with russia, either he or someone in his camp wisely decided not to send him out there with a red solo cup. they found a green one. i don't know if he's getting a jump on st. patrick's day. >> so former iranian president mahmoud wrote a letter and asked him if have he read. he hasn't read his immigration policy, he said. what standard he wants them

to meet. >> a basic principle that those seeking to enter a country or to be able to support themselves financially. >> just like the statue of liberty says, give us your tired, your poor, but not so poor they can't afford a two-bedroom apartment and a mitsubishi. >> people upset about this photo that shows kellyanne conway in the oval office with her feet up on the couch like -- sitting there, she has her shoes on. take a look at this. she's just chilling. kellyanne says they're not shoes, they're alternative socks. >> when kellyanne conway was asked about this photo, she was like, i didn't put my feet on the couch. i'm actually standing in that picture. i was never in the room. that's actually hillary clinton. >> so, that's what happened. now we know. >> it's getting comfortable. that's what's making news in america. >> stay with us for "good morning america." have a great grooit and good m,

march 3, matt is off, erin o'hern is joining us. >> we're following breaking news. gunfire sends at least four people to the hospital. we're live on the scene as philadelphia police sort out the details. a chester county woman explains how she stopped a home invasion from becoming a rape. amid controversy the attorney general has recused himself from rushing hacking. >> it has gone from summer bak to winter, david murphy has