sam sweeney is at the live desk - sam?mornign police say they have found the car the woman was last seen driving - but still no sign of "keir johnson" or her 8-month old baby "chloe". missing thursday in hampton, virginia as they headed to nearby beach for a walk. the vehicle was found sunday in newport news. police now believe johnson and her daughter may have been abducted. right now there is still an active amber alert and they are considered endangered. call police immediately if you have any information. travelers flying out of l-a-x this week could face some confusion as multiple airlines are switching locations. about a third of the 70 airlines at los angeles international airport are moving to new terminals or new ticket counters. and their has already been big confusion. some travelers say they were given bad directions leading to miss flights. as a result, fliers are being advised to arrive earlier than usual. a rescue in anne arundel county - caught on camera. on sunday morning - a dog fell into a six-foot sinkh

sam sweeney is following this from the newsroom. sam?utria, sad news out of san antonio this morning... one fire fighter is dead and 2 others wounded. take a look at the flames shooting from this strip mall. they grew so big and so hot, firefighters ha fire fighters went missing, but were soon located. at last check the 2 fire fighters hospitaled were in serious condition. no word on how this fire started. right now it is not clear how one firefighter died. debate intensifying this morning surrounding the decision whether or not to change the name of jeb stuart high school in falls church. about 70-people attended a meeting last night to discuss the issue. things got heated as parents on both sides of the issue heckled one another. many are upset the school's named after a confederate general. school district officials say it would cost nearly 700-thousand dollars to change the name on signs, uniforms. the school board could make a decision next month. disturbing images out of pennsylvania. an employe at an alternative school is caught o

chaos at a florida airport after hundreds of flyers sam sweeney is at the live desk - sam? passengers - so angry with spirit airlines - law enforcement had to be brought in! this all played out the fort lauderdale/hollywo od international airport after nine flights were canceld. posted to twitter showed at least three people being taken away in handcuffs by deputies.. and others crowding the ticket counters. spirit is blaming it's pilots - claiming they are refusing to fly to influence the outcome of labor negotiations. the airline has filed a federal lawsuit. in a statement overnight the airline said quote "we are disappointed that alpa has decided to engage in this unlawful slowdown. this has led to canceled flights and prevented our customers from taking their planned travel" if you're flying spirit today - call ahead to check on any delays. happening right now now.. a big test for another airline. southwest is rolling out a critical part of it's new reservation system this morning. for the first time - the airline will begin using the new system for daily flight operati

sam sweeney is at the live desk - sam? abc news now confirming reports that attorney general jeff sessions did not disclose meetings he had last year with russian officials when he applied for his security clearance. sessions met with the russian ambassador at least twice in 2016 while he was working as a surrogate for the trump campaign. according to the justice department - those meetings were not noted on his security clearance form. that form required sessions to list "any contact" he or his family had with a "foreign government" or its "representatives" over the pas sessions could be a witness before the house and senate intelligence panels as part of their ongoing probes into potential trump campaign collusion with russia. new developments concerning an undocumented falls church woman who's in custody in williamsburg.. governor mcauliffe has now pardoned her for driving without a license. last week, liliana cruz mendez visited ice in williamsburg for a routine check-in. authorities detained her. mcauliffe says his pa

sams sweeney standing by in the newsroom with more on this. this was all in connection to the 2013 virginia governor's race. it relates to work a consultant did for then-candidate ken cuccinelli. six fbi agents showed up at the offices of computer files and documents related to the firm's direct mail and fundraising practices. cuccinelli sued the strategic campaign group and the conservative strike force in 2014, alleging they raised almost 2-point-2 million dollars to support his campaign but steered little of that money to him. cuccinelli says he hasn't been interviewed by law enforcement. we're told there was also a raid in arlington - connected to the case. president trump says he planned to fire f-b-i director james comey regardless of whether justice department officials advised it. in his first extended explanation for the firing, mr. trump spoke to nbc news. during the interview, he also said comey assured him three times.. the f-b-i wasn't investigating him personally over his campaign's alleged ties to russia. acting f-b-i director a

sam sweeney is at the live desk - sam. larry-- at last check at least 25 people were arrested for violant protests in downtown portland. the day was supposed to be family friendly- and in sync with dozens of other marches across the country. but hours later-it police say -- anarchists attacked officers: throwing rocks, glass bottles and led balls at offficers there was a large fire set- and windows were smashed out of downtown businesses. police said "impact munitions" and "chemical munitions" were deployed on the crowds due to the "numerous projectiles being thrown at police." happening today.. united airlines' c-e-o is set to testify at a house hearing on how to improve customer service for travelers. other airline executives are also scheduled to testify. but united c-e-o oscar munoz will be in the hot seat. united has faced massive criticism since that notorious april ninth indicent. a customer who had a ticket was physically dragged off an overbooked flight. last week the passenger, dr. david dao, reached an undisclos

sam sweeney is at the live desk - sam ? the firing imediately immediately setting off alarms for democrats. senate mintority leader chuck schumer - speaking out - and even suggesting a cover-up. and this morning - even some republicans admit comey's firing will raise eyebrows. others are calling for a special prosecutor to take over the russia investigation. president trump meanwhile reacting on twitter to senator schumer's statement - calling him quote "cryin chuck schumer" -- and ending with the hashtag - drain the swamp. right now - the search is already underway for comey's replacement. still ahead at 5:45 - the new clues about who could be tapped to head the f-b-i. but first - the future of the russian investigation. that's coming up in a live report at 5:30. one day after firing the man heading that probe into trump campaign ties to russia - the president meets with the top russian diplomat. russian foreign minister sergey lavrov will be at the white house today. it's the highest level, face-to-face contact with russi

sam sweeney is at the live desk - sam? larry in the just last 20 minutes french president emmanuel macron announced he will seek to extend a state of emergency through november first. the state of emergency has been in place since the 2015 isis attacks in paris, but was set to expire in july. with the events unfolding in the uk and their threat level raised, the french say this step is needed. this state of emergnecy gives police exceptional powers in their fight against terror. at the live desk ss abc 7 news. we continue to track breaking news updates from manchester and the terror concerns abroad. stay informed by signing up for text alerts at wjla.com slash text. new overnight - a historic meeting at the vatican. president trump, sitting down with pope francis. this is the first meeting for the two leaders, who have already clashed at a distance on issues ranging from immigration to climate change. but where the two do agree - the need for muslim leaders to take a greater stand in routing extremists from their mosques a

sam sweeney has more.ssive emergency response this afternoon at the crystal plaza shopping center in laurel. more than 3000 gallons of a highly corrosive chemical leaked from a tanker truck parked in the shopping center. the first 911 calls came in around 2:30 this afternoon. someone noticed a crack and leak in the truck. at first it was unclear what the chemical was, but emergency responders quickly learned it was eric chloride -- ferric chloride, a highly corrosive chemical used in water treatment plant. prince george's county fires as drains and was behind the shopping center. the good news -- pulmonary tests show there is no danger to the community. crews will continue to monitor the situation. crystal plaza is expected to reopen tomorrow morning. in laurel, i am sam sweeney, abc seven news. pres. trump: we have great bonds with other countries and with some of our closest allies, we concluded a truly historic week for our country. kimberly: president trump speaking to u.s. troops and sicily before ret

sam sweeney is in the newsroom with the amazing story.. i'm sam sweeney in our newsroom...credible news this morning. we've just gotten word fog to start the day, making way for an increase in but it's what that sticky weather is bringing with it that you'll want to the areas with the best storm chances - coming up next. vo: at dominion, we have a long history of providing reliable energy and that'll never change. what is changing, is our name to dominion energy. it's a reflection of our commitment to energy innovation and renewable sources like solar, wind... and cleaner energy like natural gas. and we'll continue to innovate, upgrade technology, protect our environment and serve our communities. dominion energy. more than a new name, a new way of seeing energy. head in now to grab the five dollar footlong spicy italian. loaded with salami and pepperoni. for a limited time, the spicy italian footlong is just five dollars. it's a big value for even gger flavor. only at subway. with few showers & pm t-storms (is

sam sweeney is at the live desk - sam? it was a sight you don't see very often - times square completely empty early this morning. n-y-p-d says just after eleven o'clock last night - police found an un attended suitcase and cooler. authorities quickly evacuated the area. 6th 7th and 8th aves all shut down. bomb displosal officers were called to investigate the be harmless. happening today.. may day protests planned across the country. usually the annual demonstrations focus on labor. but today - the marches are focused on multiple issues including immigration. tens of thousands of immigrants are expected to rally in new york, chicago, l-a and here in d-c to protest president trump's boost in deportations. todays protest in washington is set for noon at lamont park in the mount pleasant neighborhood. the new u.s. agriculture secretary, sonny perdue, plans to visit catoctin elementary school in leesburg today. and his planned visit is already igniting controversy. the agriculture department says he'll use the occasion to ann

sam sweeney is at the live desk with details.. larry, a scene of mass chaos on miami beach last night. two people shot near the fountain-blue hotel lobby. 911 calls flooded miami beach police... people screaming that shots rang out... 2 people were hit. one is in critical condition. for hours last night police searched from the air and the ground. traffic along the beach came to a stand still for hours. taxi's stopped. club goers filleed the streets, woman taking thier heels off, just to get back to their hotels. police had no luck in their search... and this morning the shooter is still on the run. autria larry. the world watching over the weekend as the people of france picked their next president. and this morning-- the new president-elect, is celebrating his victory. centrist candidate emmanuel macron celebrating a decisive victory over the far-right's marie le pen -- winning by a landslide margin of vowed to fix the economy, fight terrorism and rebuild the european unity. macron says he looks forward to meeting with president

sam sweeney is at the live desk - sam?//chicago.suntimes.co m/news/twitter-goes-nuts-o ver-trumps-covfefe-tweet/ cellphone diplomacy from raising security concerns this morning. sources say the president has been handing out his personal number to world leaders and urging them to call him directly. it's a request that breaks diplomatic protocal. according to the associated press - trump has already exchanged numbers with the canadian prime minister.. the president of mexico and the french president. a one-time enemy set for a warm welcome at the white house today. president trump will meet with the vietnamese prime minister. it's a measure of how far washington and hanoi have come since the vietnam war. the prime minister is the first southeast asian leader to visit the white house since trump's election. a chance for storms tonight.. but the big story this morning - fog. eileen whelan times out when it will lift - coming up next. - another republican leaders are to affordable health care. i'm tom perriello and in congress

sam sweeney is following the new developments at the live desk.rts the justice department could announce as early as today- that it has decided not to bring charges against two white baton rouge police officers... who shot and killed sterling. last night, a vigil outside the convenience store -- where he died in july of last year. the 37-year-old was selling homemade cd's outside that convenience store at the time. the incident was captured on cellphone video and sparked protests in louisana -- and around the country. sterling's family is heartbroken over the news. a po saw the butt of a gun in one of sterling's pants pockets and saw him try to reach for it before he was shot. we do want to point out -- the governor of louisiana says his office has not been notified of any federal decision in this investigation. we're also closely watching new developments in dallas ... where a 15-year-old boy was shot and killed by a police officer over the weekend. this morning - police are changing thier story. the teen was riding in a car after a house party w

sam sweeney is at the live desk with more- sam?sources tell abc news that request for resources was a sign the russian probe was far from over. according to reports - the f-b-i investigation had actually been picking up speed in recent weeks and now included some grand jury subpoenas. this morning though, new worry that the investigation - now in the hands of andrew mccabe - will slow down. this comes amid a new development in the seperate investigation. the senate intelligence committee has issued a subpeona to former national security adviser michael flynn. it's asking for documents about his interactions with russian officials. no comment from flynn yet. lawmakers meanwhile are demanding a special independent prosecutor to look into whether the trump campaign colluded with russia. new this morning - comey's goodbye letter to staff, revealed. what he said to the bureau - and what he left out. that's coming up in a live report at six o'clock. u-s immigration and customs enforcement - cracking down on gangs. today - the agency will

sam sweeney is in the newsroom following this desperate search. sam: so much of this played out on social media. the excitement for the concert beforehand, the actual attack and the mayhem. this morning those missing are being searched for by loved ones. these two girls are still miin on british television running, pleading or help the public saying that social media is playing a crucial part. then there is also the part on social media that is a bit of a problem. the national crime agency in the u.k. tweeted this. "please don't share teachers or video of the explosion on social media, show respect for the victims and their families are phil they put a link where people can upload video to help authorities families." they put a link to her people can upload video to help authorities. helped get kids to the nearby holiday inn for safety. this was an all-out effort to get these kids to safety. overnight, the american red cross website was down. unclear right now and that was because of the response or the overnights maintenance -- overnight maintenan

sam sweeney is live -- is at the live desk. it is an eye-opening report. the washington post a says rod rosenstein has reportedly threatened to resign after the firing on him, but the report says the president asked jeff deputy attorney general to make a case to fire comey the day before. they say they only followed the boss' orders. more than 30 sources say comey -- the president was upset that comey would not support his claims that barack obama wiretap 10 and at that comey was giving too much time to the russia investigation. torces say they want him investigate leaks to journalists from the federal government. larry: there is so much to follow. we are your goto source f information. stay with us on air and online at wjla.com. urgent searches to find the robberies were caught on camera. images of ther moments. police are hoping to track down the people. from grubbs pharmacy. three suspects barged in. men leaping over the counter and demanding and allergy medication because it contains codeine. two suspects barging into a drugstore and the manning the sa

i am sam sweeney. lindsey: an exciting day for her. we have exciting weather on the way. >> the setup is in place in the atmosphere. the to 10:00 seems to be chance for have the best chance of thunderstorms. i went through a sneezing conniption as soon as i walked out of the house. high levels of tree pollen, grass pollen, mold spores. weeds is low. out,year in and year has the highest pollen count of any month of the year. hunker down, hopefully your doctor can give you something. the best thing we can do is give you rain. that is something we will did tonight. pollen-free days ahead. winds are not helping by blowing the a pollen around. washington, hour in 23 miles per hour in fredericksburg, 28 miles per hour in frederick. the wind will continue all day. the range of high temperatures will be partly sunny. there could be a pop-up thunderstorm at 5:00, but the better chances will be 6:00 to 10:00. there is the cold front. the cross ohio, kentucky, and tennessee. we have some big areas of sunshine to the northwest and southeast. these

sam sweeney is at the lives best. sam: flames shot into the sky. smoke could be seen for miles. the good news is that two families made it out alive. video. all of this unfolded last night in manassas. two of the people inside that home were just four years old and eight years old but this morning, their mother is recovering from smoke inhalation. that family just immigrated to the united states. they were supposed to meet with your immigration lawyer today but the cash for that meeting was inside that home. expectedstigators are to return to the scene this morning. john gonzalez is there and he expects to meet with the fire investigators. happening today, a public debate on the mayor's bill that would ban backyard chicken in d.c. the health department asked families to get rid of their chicken coops saying they were illegal within city limits. families fought back and won a reprieve. they are pushing for a te month to be delayed. -- thethe nats and national cathedral holding its 78 national flower march. it will have flowers and national vendors. the mayor will be there at the

sam sweeney is at west potomac academy with more on what he had to say. sam: senator kaine, taking a day of capitol hill to meet with students. this is a model program, which allowed the students -- allows students to come here and learn specific topics that will help them graduate from high school. some of the programs senator kaine went through, the dentistry program, counting pills and talking with students. he also watched a live demonstration of students learning to become emts. he talked with students to learn what sort of difference this is making in their lives, how it's going to help them, and he talked about some of the bipartisan legislation he's putting forward to help students across the state get the same education and experience that the students at west potomac are getting. this is what he has to say. >> you are learning science. you are learning math. why should you view that as elective? its core curriculum. >> so many students say the program has had a profound impact on their lives, and not only does it help them learn dentistry, but it

sam sweeney has the latest breaking news. sam: breaking news out of the middle east, where donald trump landed moments ago in israel. addressingn, he's the israeli prime minister and distinguished guests. well, there he is, wrapping up with there. benjamin netanyahu and the israeli president addressing spending the next 36 hours in israel meeting with israeli officials and with mahmoud abbas of the palestinian authority. is callingwhat he the ultimate deal, his middle east peace plan, accompanied by his daughter this is a historic trip, air force one coming to tel aviv, the first-ever trip, it's believed, from the kingdom of saudi arabia to israel. we will watch all morning long and have the details, coming up. at the live desk, sam sweeney, autria, back to you. recruit, young army dead on the university of maryland campus. set to graduate tomorrow night, stabbed and killed over the weekend. the fbi is investigating this death is a crime. said that they know who is behind us and what they found is troubling. >> they say that t

livehile, sam sweeney is for protesters are demanding an independent investigation. sam? "serial mo ey, good afternoon to you can see a crowd year of about 100 or so holding signs and a couple hundred more in front of them, some from the media here. the online invitation from moveon.org has about 500 registered people saying they are going to show up here in the next hour, so one of the people who came out here early is karen from alexandria. karen, what made you drive out here to come out to this? karen: i think this is very important. people are falling for this crap. excuse me. sam: you seem very emotional about it. karen: i just got that wagered i think it is great news for the country. sam: when you heard the news that the director has been fired, what went through your mind? well, it reminded me of watergate, as i'm sure a lot of people. obviously he is covering up something, and we just want the truth to come out. sam: thank you so much feared that if the setting here for so many people. they are angry and want their voices heard. this is a small crowd right now, b

sam sweeney has the story here in >> the late-night jokes stop. something that happened to our family last week, i am sorry. >> the audience silent as jimmy kimmel held back tears as he recounted the moment nurse's new -- something was wrong. untilseemed to be healthy three hours, we moved the recovery room when a very attentive nurse at cedars-sinai hospital was checking him out and heard a murmur in his heart which is common with newborn babies. she also noticed he was purple, which is not common. they didn't echocardiogram, a sonogram of the heart and found he was born with a heart disease. it is hard to explain, the pulmonary valve was completely blocked and he has a role in the wall between the left a and right side of his heart. we put the baby and am blessed to children's hospital los angeles and on monday morning, dr. scarns fixed one of the two defects. the operation was a success, the longest three hours of my life. [applause] >> this is what he looked like on monday. this is what he looked like yesterday. [applause] only did he get a ba

at the live desk, sam sweeney. larry: sam. the grandson of bob marley has signed a contract with the redskins. he joined the team shortly after the nfl draft but didn't have an official contract until tuesday. marley has been working with the redskins second string as an inside linebacker. what aautria: -- autria: great name. got to be famous with that kind of name. busted water main, flooding ellicott city, creating a massive sinkhole. sky track 7 is over the scene right now. in the middle of all of this, on your screen you can see a car, struck in stranded, close to falling in. we are live on the ground and on sky track 7 with an eight coming up. "tom went to washington to take on the insurance companies and the credit card companies and the wall street banks... that's what tom perriello is about." progressive causes have been my life's work. i'm tom perriello... and before and after congress poverty and president bush's attacks on civil rights. now i'm running for governor to reduce economic inequality.

sam sweeney is at the live desk.. larry - we're talking a massive system that stretched from southern texas to the great lakes. in central wisconsin.. that storm, spawning a tornado that swept into a mobile home park. one person was killed. officials there are calling the damage to the neighborgood "total destruction." meanwhile in the oklahoma panhandle.. another tornado flipping over cars and leveling homes overnight. one person there was also killed. this morning officials say there are still people unaccounted for. developing now.. dc police are trying to figure out what happened -- that led to two officers shooting and killing a woman in southwest. around 6:30 last night, a woman eagle rec center on joliet street. police chief peter newsham says his officers showed up, and they determined she was carrying a handgun. the apparently made several requests for her to drop that gun. when she didn't, they opened fire. she later died. those officers are on routine administrative leave. happening today.. chelsea manning

sam sweeney has this and credible video as she fights back. sam: it's the video making headlines around the world. melissa smith is on the south side of milwaukee pumping gas. normal until a few seconds after she begins, a stolen cadillac with four teens comes around. jumps outse teens and jumps into melissa's car. she realizes what is happening and says, not so fast. >> i didn't see him until i saw .omeone was in my car i had that this-isn't . -happening-to-me-today moment. he laughed at me, which really irritated me. sam: slow down the car twice, but melissa doesn't fall off. finally, he has second thoughts and jumps out of the car while it is still in drive. she's holding on trying to stop it. and slamsin the car the brakes as it heads into the middle of traffic. he was laughing while i was on my car, and he was trying to throw me off. zero remorse. sam: melissa wasn't laughing either. she said her instinct kicked in. we should mention there were no children in the car. melissa was not hurt, and the teens got away with the stolen car, meliss

sam sweeney continues our team coverage live in the newsroom - sam? we'll be closely watching new developments from the hill. be the first to know, by signing up for our text alerts at wjla dot com slash text. now to breaking new developments about another major white house concern - north korea. overnight.. south korean media reported the nation's new president will visit washington next month to discuss worries over pyongyang's nuclear capabilities. the announcement comes days after north korea successfully tested a powerful new missile that analysts believe could reach alaska when perfected. another game 7 and another heatbreaking loss for washington sports fans. this time it's the wizards falling in the nba playoffs. last night in boston the wizards and celtics battled with a ticket to the eastern conference finals on the line. bradley beal poured in a playoff career-high 38 points but it wasnt' enough. the celtics would pull away late to win 115-105 ending the wizards season. and wizards losses, the d-c sports championship continues. the last tim

sam sweeney is live in the newsroom. is there any chance that this bill gets past? -- passed? sam: right now it looks like it's going to pass the house. the boat is expected to be razor thin. controversial. the sticking point, the pre-existing conditions. let's take a look outside the u.s. capitol. last night, republicans amended this bill, adding $8 billion over the next five years to help those with pre-existing conditions. some republicans and all democrats still calling that inadequate. many in the medical field say $8 billion is just a drop in the bucket. no one knows how much this bill is actually going to cost. the congressional budget office simply hasn't had the time to evaluate the new bill, but republicans are pushing ahead with it and democrats, of course, are fighting back. >> we cannot wait. we have to transform this. that's what we will do today. >> the affordable care act is simply not working for the american people. it is limiting choices. it is rising costs. >> does the senate approved this as it is right now? house has what the done is taken a bad bill at af

sam sweeney has the latest. sam: it is still hard to wrap your head around how all of this could have happened. driving the wrong way from 80 miles per hour, and michael and 30 in the afternoon. this was the scene on route 50 your ritchie highway in anne arundel county yesterday. the 22-year-old woman who caused the accident died on the scene, but the 66-year-old man that she hit in his mercedes was flown to the hospital. now we know that he has passed away. -- inside the car there was a sheet and also and i infants. the 14-month-old was flown to a hospital and is expected to survive. police in anne arundel county are asking anyone who may have been there, they want to hear from you as they investigate how this could have happened. in the newsroom, i am sam sweeney. lindsey: you, d.c. police need your help to track down burglary suspects. it before 1:30 in the 200 block of kennedy street. the pair ripped an atm machine from the wall and took off with it. if you have any information, you are expected to call polic

reporting live on capitol hill, i'm sam sweeney, back to you in the studio. lindsey: all right, sam, thank you. this story is changing by the minute. trust abc 7 to have the latest for you on air and online at wjla.com. and coming up on abc 7 news at noon, a fiery crash. right now the quest to find out a small plane went down in new jersey. plus, miss u.s.a. taking heat over health care. the backlash she's facing on social media. and luxury cars at the touch of a button. find out where you can get your hands on these. but first, we'll also have weather and be back in a moment. havertys furniture helps your home look perfect, even when life isn't. and now with our memorial day sale - get free delivery -- -- save big on our most popular living room, and bedroom sets. plus save $100 dollars on every $1000 you spend. the memorial day sale at havertys. life looks good. me to listen carefully. i'm ralph northam,aught and when survivors of the virginia tech shooting asked me to support an ass

sam sweeney has incredible video. sam: i worked in florida for four years and i never saw a neglect this. looks like a riot at the ticket counter. this all played out at the fort lauderdale international airport . nine flights were canceled. cell phone video showed three people being taken away in handcuffs. some of those videos show officers body slamming passengers. the passengers tried to get back up to make it back to the ticket counter, but you can see the police arresting them. spirit this morning, blaming pilots who refused to fly to influence the outcome of labor negotiations. the airline has filed a federal lawsuit. in a statement overnight they said that they were disappointed that the airline pilots association decided to engage in this unlawful slowdown, which prevented our customers from taking their planned travel this morning." call ahead to check on her flight if you are flying spirit today. larry: look at this, this is the ceo of qantas airlines giving a speech when someone hits him with a pie in the f

sam sweeney is at the live desk, following this. : it happened about 40 .inutes before landing video servicing on youtube shows passengers strewn across the aisles, food everywhere, galley areas unrecognizable. a spokesperson at the bangkok airport says that this was an incident of clear air turbulence, meaning that the crew had no warning. pilots tell you to keep the seat belt, even when the sign is off. we hope to have that video for you when we make the switch over to news channel 8. larry? larry: happening today, the new agriculture secretary for they caretrump, controversial trip. autria: suzanne? suzanne: be talking about school lunches and what kids are eating in the cafeteria every single day. it will be agriculture secretary first public appearance. he will be talking about proposed changes to the national school lunch program. the previous standards announced by michelle obama will be declared too costly and that the state -- the food is wasted in students don't like it and don't eat it. purdue will make the announcement he

sam sweeney is at the live desk.. after a visit to sauia arabia - the president arrives in israel today to try and broker what he calls "the ultimate deal" with son in law jared kushner by his side...kusher of course is an orthadox jew. trump was originally scheduled to land around 5:15 this morning.. just minutes from now. this was supposed to be a drama free stop, but thats changing. prime minister netanyahu is now demanding is misinters show up for trumps a it. also, israealis and arabs want to know if trump will say the western wall belongs to israel. before trump left he demanded his aides only allow 15 minutes at israels holicost museum.. setting off fury in israel. trump cancelled his trip to the ancient fortification sitemasada, because he couldnt land his helicopter on the religios unesco heritage site. trump will meet with leaders in jerusalem and bethlahem over the coming days. new details coming in overnight about the president's budget proposal. according to the washington post.. the plan will slash one-p

live in chinatown, sam sweeney abc 7 news. anchor: new at 11, dozens of schoolgirls taken by boko haram three years ago, they have been free. they are going to meet with chuck -- meet with nigeria's president sunday. several detained suspects were released as part of that deal. it is the largest release since 276 girls were kidnapped three years ago. president trump halted revised travel ban heads back to court next week. members of one met the plan strategy going forward. what they came up with new tonight. >> those were the cries after president donald trump issued three -- issued his original travel ban. by moving iraqd from the list of countries, but was halted after a federal judge in maryland issued a ruling that blocked it. fourth u.s. circuit court of appeals argued why it should or shouldn't be reimplemented. >> we help we can continue to challenge that. >> the trump administration defended the band. >> the american people can have hike confidence. ways to keepg for terrorists from entering our country. attended af pe

sam sweeney is at sworge washington hospital. stephen live. to >> senator thom tillis, 56 years old was participating in this charity race. up of a loe of political leaders and their staffs. he suddenly felt unwell about two miles in and put himself on the ground and said don't feel well. they brought in medical attention and took him to the hospital. but there was a great deal of concern and confusion. we have this video. we can show you now. this is video of another participant in the race who went down about the same time. this individual lost medivaced.ss and was this is what a witness had to say about what transpired around senator this morning. >> the senator had a seizure on the course. he went down, did not hurt himself going down. but he was treated immediately there. >> i ran past who i found out later was the senator getting put into an plans. he was on a stretcher, was breathing, >> no word yet on the condition of the individual who was flown to medstra. let's go to sam over at george warrant university hospital. -- george washingt

sam sweeney has both sides of the story that unfolded on the recording. sam: the candidate greg gianforte running for an open house seat in montana now stands accused of body slamming a reporter. the sound of the confrontation captured by reporter ben jacobs with the guardian newspaper. >> i'm sick and tired of you guys. the last guys did the same thing. get out of here. >> you just broke my glasses. >> the last guy did the same thing. >> you body slammed me and broke my glasses. >> get the hell out of here. >> the next thing i knew i had gone from being vertical to horizontal. >> he said he was trying to ask a question about the healthcare. but his campaign blames jacobs, saying in a statement that the candidate was merely grabbing for the phone he says jacobs pushed in his face behavior from a liberal journalist created the scene at the campaign barbecue. the fox news at the time also confirms that jacobs' account of what happened. >> grabs him by the neck, both hands. slimmed him to the side. body slammed him. got on top of him and started punching and

sam sweeney is at the live desk - sam?es tell abc news the president's son in law is among a number of white house staffers and former trump campain interviewed by the fbi kusher is one of the president's top senior advisors. investigators believe he has significant information relevant to their investigation. to be clear - this doesn't mean they suspect him of a crime. it also doesn't mean they intend to charge him. in a statement kushner's lawyer said the first son-in-law will cooperate. president trump is in sicily this morning for the g-seven summit. this is the last leg for the g-seven summit. this is the last leg of his trip abroad. in brussels yesterday, he met with other nato leaders. and he put america first when he addressed them. he said the u.s. spends more on defense than all other nato countries combined. and he said they need to contribute their fair share. in brussels, mr. trump met face to face with france's new president, emmanuel macron face with france's new president, emmanuel macron him on his victory

sam sweeney is at the national zoo where there are high hopes a new panda cub could be on the way. sam: lindsay, fingers are crossed here. we just learned in the last hour or so that the national zoo artificially inseminated the panda and she is in her cage. she was up running around in her cage. crowds too much. it has been a busy 24 hours. scientists noticed she was at her highest levels, ready to mate, but -- was not ready to. they had to make their move. we should let you know panda's can only get pregnant once a year, and they only have a small window with a able to get pregnant, 24 to 78 hours. scientists have to go in quickly when it is time, and that is what they did yesterday. earlier this morning we caught up with two of the scientists that helped take all of this happen. let's listen to what they had to say. the issue we have a sometimes the behavior between the male and the female -- they are not really in sync. we cannot put them together, but in the meantime we know it is time for the female to conceive. , no conclusive, really, attraction between the male and the fema

sam sweeney is at the live desk with more. autria some scary moments for passengers on a flight from newark to san francisco. as the plane taxied to the runway last night around 11 oclock.... the the tower noticed flames in one of the planes engines. the pilot made an annoucement to prepare for evacuation... then all 124 passengers escaped using the emergency inflatable escape slides. a few passengers had minor injuries. the airpot but has since reopened. breaking overnight, president trump arrives at the vatican, for a face to face meeting with pope francis. this comes, as the probe into alleged links between his presidential campaign, and russia is intensifying here at home. abc's kenneth moton has more. coming up. dancing with the to the wire on the season's big finale. we'll tell you who is waking up with the mirror ball trophy. so we got our new he washing machine but it took forever turns out it wasn't the machine, it was our detergent. so we switched to tide turbo clean. now we get way cleaner clothes way faster he turb

sam sweeney at the live desk with an update on this.ria tens of thousands of passengers have been stranded at airports around the world since saturday. this morning brisish airways says many of it's systems were back up and running, but cancellations continue for a third straight day today. a global computer failure grounded hundreds of flights over the holiday weekend. british airways cancelled all flights from heathrow and gatwick airports after the outage which was blamed on a power supply problem. an employee union blames the outage personell in india. the airline denies those claims. since the outage british airways has made no one avialble to speak to the media or customers to address the issue. it could cost the airlines tens of millions in compensation. the airline said it will run a full schedule at gatwic today and intends to run its full long-haul flight schedule and a "high proportion" of its shorter flights at heathrow. developing now.. we're hearing from the man who confessed to killing eight people in southern mississippi

sam sweeney is at the live desk, with more. also breaking this the death toll is rising after a series of tornadoes last night in the midwest. at least two people are confirmed dead after funnel clouds touched down in several states. this was the scene in oklahoma, where storms killed one person, and destroyed or damaged more than 100 homes. and in wisconsin-- one person is confirmed dead-- after a tornado hit a mobile home park. nearly two-dozen other people were hurt when the storm touched down about a hundred miles east of minneapolis. tornadoes were also reported in texas, kansas, and nebrasca. in the day ahead-- for the first time in seven years-- army private chelsea manning will walk free. manning will be released from a kansas military prison today in accordance with a clemency ruling from former president obama. manning was originally sentenced to 35 years for leaking classified documents to soldier was known as bradley manning before transitioning in prison. porn- played at union station - and hackers may be to blame!

sam sweeney is down in the newsroom with more on that -- sam? adlib tagboard, toss back to anchors we are staying on top of this we will bring you all the latest information here on-air and at wjla-dot-com. happening now - d-c police, investigating two shootings that left six people hurt. among those victims - three boys playing in a park around six last night. several shell casings were found on a baksetball court on franklin street northeast. all three boys were taken to the hospital. then about three hours later in southeast - another shooting leaving three men hurt. this happened on benning road - right on the dc/prince george's county line. still no word on the conditions of any of the vicitms. seven on your side is looking into skyrocketing prices on the 495 hot lanes in virginia. we have seen prices from 20 dollars to up to 30 dollars for a one way trip on the express lanes! trans-urban, which operates those lanes, says prices are rising because overall traffic is getting heavier and fewer people are taking metro. that's pushing drivers i

sam sweeney is at the live desk with more. developing now-- an investigation is underway after a terrifying scene during fleet week in new york. terrifying scene during fleet week in new york. a navy seal died when his parachute malfunctioned during a jump at liberty state park. cell phone video shows the parachute falling to the ground after the jumper cut it away and plummeted into in the hudson river. the skydiver part of the navy's elite jump team - called the leap frogs - famous as mid-air daredevils. an went wrong. coming up-- a heart stopping accident at a water park, as a young boy goes flying off a water slide. the details.. coming up. plus, will mother nature rain on your holiday plans? stormwatch 7 meteorologist will break it all down in her forecast, coming up. introducing fios gigabit connection. superfast internet at an incredible price. with speeds up to 940 megs. that's 20x faster than most people have. and, it's just $79.99 a month online for 1 year. and only $5 more per month for the second year. get fios gig

sam sweeney is at live desk with more. larry-- the united airlines flight from houston to ecuador was delayed after a scorpion was spotted onboard. united says the scorpion crawled out of a passenger's clothing on flight 10-35 as it was preparing for takeoff. that takeoff was aborted and the crew ordered everyone off the plane. paramedics passenger and determined that he hadn't been stung. passengers were put on a different flight, and eventually took off about three and a half hours later. no word on whether they captured the scorpion. this is the second time a scorpion has been reported on a united flight. back on april 14, a united passenger was stung by a scorpion, also on a plane out of houston. the venomous creature fell from an overhead bin and landed in a man's hair as he was returning home from vacation with his wife. developing now.. a new lawsuit against howard university alleges.. the school severely mishandled several sexual assault allegations. the lawsuit was filed wednesday, and involves five current and fo

sam sweeney is at the live desk with more. autria-- many thought the video would end donald trumps quest for presidency.. but the only thing it ended was billy bushes career. for the first time he's now speakin out about the tape. in an interview with the holly wood reporter bush says quote: "looking back upon what was said on that bus, i wish i had changed the topic," "trump liked tv and competition. i could've said, can you believe the ratings on whatever?' but i didn't have the strength of character to do it." bush went on to say how upset he was when his daugther called him from school and asked why he did it... says he's moving on... and working on a new tv series which will show another side of him.. he released few details, but said stay tuned. university of maryland police increasing their presence on campus this morning, following a fatal stabbing over the weekend. police say a bowie state university student, just visiting friends and preparing for graduation with stabbed to death. and his attacker-- is a member of an

sam sweeney is at the live desk. autria, the headline in south korea right now-- their new president is headed to washingoton. moon jae in who was elected earlier this month, will visit the white house sometime next month. this visit comes amid worries over north korea. in the last day north korea launched its most powerful missle yet. an exact date has not been set. right now in northern virginia-- an apartment complex is on edge, after someone opens fire right next to a playground where children play. fairfax county police say it happened earlier this week. on the 4600 block of john tyler court in annandale. detectives say the bullets shattered someone's apartment window! no one was hit-- but one neighbor, who just moved to the community, says she is now terrified in investigators searched the area without any luck. anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call police. turning to sports. the washington wizards dream of capturing an nba title-- is over. at least for this year. they battled the celtics in

sam sweeney has more. : last night, the debate in france had more of a feeling of a clinton-trump debate of what the french are typically used to. each candidate lobbing insult at the other. neither candidate -- traditional parties. neither candidates from traditional french party. they went at it back and forth for about 160 minutes. this morning, a brand-new poll won the debate. the election is scheduled for may 7. closer to home on alexandria for you. barring anything unusual at tonight's council meeting, you can expect to pay about $700 more per year to live in the city. council members are expected to pass a bill tonight raising the local property tax and adding fees for storm water management and waste collection. it is an attempt to address years of voter crowded schools, aging buildings, outdated sewers, and a growing bill from metro. the national capital planning commission will hold a meeting to request guidelines and environmental policies and procedures surrounding development in southwest d.c.

sam sweeney is at the live desk with more. brianne.. republican greg gianforte won montana's only u.s. house seat last night despite being charged with house seat last night despite being charged with assault on thursday after witnesses said he grabbed a reporter by the neck and threw him to the ground. gianforte, a technology entrepreneur, defeated democrat rob quist to continue the gop's two-decade stronghold on the congressional seat. gianforte was a strong favorite throughout the campaign and that continued even after authorities charged him with misdemeanor assault. mondatana has early voting-- two thirds of elgible voters submitted votes prior to this incident. gianforte spoke to supporters last night-- apologizing to them and that gianforte is still charged with misdemeanor assault and must appear in court sometime before june 7th. he could face a fine or even jail time if convicted. happening today-- a final farewell today for a bowie state student murdered just days before graduation. richard collins the third was stabbed satur

let's get to sam sweeney at the live an update now on the inmate who escaped custody escape charges against him have been dropped in howard county. david watson was on the loose for 6 days before being captured. he's back behind bars - serving more than 100 years for attempted murder. he still faces an escape charge in wicomoco county. now to protests on the campus of the university of maryland. students gathered outside the school's student union calling for an end to the rise in hate speech in recent months. in march, white supremacist fliers were found at multiple campus locations, and just last month... a noose was found hanging inside a fraternity home. students met with the university's vice president of student affairs calling for immediate action. students are also calling for diversity training for organizations on campus and an external review board that will investigate hate crimes. a rough night for capitals fans. them on in the phone booth-- the capitals still can not get it done in game seven against the penguins. not only did they not get it done-- they didn't score at all. t

sam sweeney is at the live desk with more. the department of homeland security is closely monitoring news out of the united kingdom after an explosion outside a concert arena left 22 dead and dozens more injured. d-h-s warned that the public may see heightened u.s. security at similar public venues where crowds so-called "soft target" areas that terrorists increasingly pinpoint. d-h-s is also telling u-s citizens in manchester to contact the u.s. embassy in london for assistance and follow department of state guidance a statement from homeland security reads in part at this time, we have no information to indicate a specific credible threat involving music venues in the united states. the investigation into this however very fresh. there was a noticable increase in security outisde concerts in texas, california and new york city. we've reached out to dc police to see if they are increasing security around upcoming events and we are waiting to hear back. maryland governor larry hogan also reacting to the deadly bombing on socia