lana zach from washington. meanwhile, copies of the mem and notes that james comey wrote to document his conversations with president trump are now in the hands of the fbi comey's friend, the law professor, who leaked information to the media says he has turned over all relevant materials to the bureau. comey testified last week that he orchestrate the that leak to prompt the appointment of special counsel. >> breaking overnight. american college student, otto warmbier, is back in the u.s., he has been rushed to a hospital in cincinnati. the 22-year-old fell into a coma a year ago during his imprisonment. he arrived in ohio overnight. his parents say they had not been able to reach otto for a year. only learned he was in a coma a week ago. he was arrest ford stealing a propaganda poster on a tour of north korea. you see the surveillance video there. he confessed was sentenced to hard labor during televised trial. >> please, i have made the worst mistake of my life. but, please, you have to save me. act to savme

la lana zach, abc7 news, washington. >> president trump is setting it up for more tense relationship between the u.s. and cuba. he criticized barack obama's dealings with cuba during a speech this morning. he said he's cancelling the previous administration's one sided deal with cuba although he is leaving many of its policies in place. trump is calling on cuba to release all political prisoners and to legalize all political parties. >> when cuba is ready to take concrete steps to these ends, we will be ready, willing and able to come to the table to negotiate that much better deal. >> president trump's changes could restrict some u.s. companies from doing business in cuba. senator jerry more an, a kansas republican, said that's bad for farmers. in a statement he said, putting america first means exporting what we produce to other countries, including cuba. >> big sigh of relief for so-called dreamers. today the trump administration announced it will continue the daka program indefinitely. daka shields undocumented youth from deportation if they came to the u.s. before the age of 16.

lana zach is following the latest from capitol hill. lana: at this hour president prumple is meeting with one of the vocal critics, republican rand paul, the white house trying so hard to right what they see is a ship that may be sinking. >> i won't vote to proceed unless the bill changes. lana: today the senate republican health care bill seems to be on life support. >> how you put this together and get to 50 will be tough and the c.b.o. score doesn't help any. lana: with the democrats in opposition, they only can afford to lose two votes but six republicans are on record saying they can't support this bill. some republicans are taking their opposition one step further, threatening to present it from being debated on the senate floor and susanne collins defeating i want to work with my g.o.p. and dem colleagues to fix the flaws. i will vote know on m.t.p., short for motion to proceed. it's a necessary step before the bill could even be considered. democrats taking to the capitol steps in protest. >> i tell you right now, this crazy, evi

lana zach has the story from washington. >> good afternoon among the things the president is tweeting about today is health care. disputing the reports that he is less involved and maintains he is totally engaged. now that the senate pulled the health care bill. the number of gop senators has nearly doubled now at least nine defectors but republicans can afford to lose more than two. >> the bill would have to be fundamentally changes and tinkering around the edges is not sufficient to secure my vote. >> it may be an uphill battle and the senate bill is supported by 17% of americans and even among republican faithfuls, support for this version lags at 35%. five years ago today the supreme court up held the individual mandate requiring americans to buy health insurance or pay penalty and the greatest consensus is to expand rather than repeal. 46% want legislators to change it so it does more and president trump and senator republicans make edits to the bill the question becomes how hard will republicans push campaign trail promises. >> we'll be able to repeal and replace obama care. >>

reporting from the section of alexandria, virginia, lana zach, abc news. back to you. >> congressman huff man was practicing with the democrat team when he learned about the shootings. huff man says he was in shock when he heard what happened. we spoke to him by phone. >> there was some immediate concern we might need to take shelter, we might be in danger. we pretty quickly determined that was not the case. but our thoughts were with our colleagues. and, so, we huddled in our dugout. the capital police were there giving us reports and making sure we were secure. but everybody huddled in prayer for our colleagues on the republican side. >> as you heard, the baseball game lawmakers were getting ready for will still go on tomorrow. >> more to come, felony charges are filed against the contra costa district attorney. he won't keep his job, but he will stay out of jail. we'll have the latest on the case. also. >> one of the rangers was threatened with assault. >> and just for doing his job, in san jose rangers are at risk. fires are increasing and a solution a

reporting from nationals park in washington, lana zach, abc news. >> want to bring you a live picture from washington, d.c. this is nationals park. a large crowd has gathered there. as they say, the game must go on. they are no doubt praying for the recovery of representative steve scalise. >> a nearly unanimous decision today, the senate passed a bill that would slap russia with new sanctions. the vote was 98-2. bernie sanders of vermont and rand paul were dissenters. they will have the ability to roll back sanctions under the bill. as well as over russia's aggression in ukraine and syria. the senate intelligence committee will not investigate whether president trump attempted to obstruct justice in the probe into his campaign's contacts with russian officials. >> committee members said today they will leave that to special counsel robert mueller. the panel will stay focused on investigating russia's role in the 2016 election. there is a new poll, and americans think president trump has tried to interfere with the investigation into russia's alleged election meddling and possible tru

lana zach, channel 6 "action news." >> two of our local congressman are on the team and were suppose to be at the practice today how, republican ryan costello was running late and republican pat meehan had a previous engagement and could not make the practice. >> my first thoughts go to the capital police that responded in a way that saved the lives of a number of people. >> moments ago speakinger of the house paul ryan addressed the shooting saying for all the noise we are a family. >> we are united. united in our shock and united in our anguish. an attack of one of us is an attack on all of us. [ applause ] >> of course we'll continue to follow this breaking news story throughout the day on air and online at 6abc.com. >>> and waiting for the verdict in the bill cosby sex assault trial and it's now day three of deliberations. the comedian arrived at the montgomery county courthouse at 8:45 this morning. >> cosby is charged with three couldn'ts of aggravated indecent assault. accused of drugging and molesting a woman at his home more than a decade ago. and he said it was concsensuaco

abc news reporter lana zach has the latest. >> reporter: authorities have known for years that 27-year-old -- >> had an isis flag. >> reporter: suspected terrorist was featured in a british tv documentary called the jihadi next door. >> should have we have known? >> they named all t suspected trrszsuspect ed terrorists, but a british citizen born in pakistan and the third name this morning. born in morocco, and saturday night, police believe they carried out the murderous intent. in the video, you see the knife wielding terrorists trying to enter a restaurant while the manager holds the door. lives saved. others would be lost. in london this morning, a moment of silence was held for the victims. among them, canadian, australian, and londoner. >> it's important for us all to carry on with our lives in opposition to those who try to destroy us. >> that sentiment at the core of the nation's spirit and echoed by london's mayor. >> this is a proud and patriotic briti british-muslim, i say this, you do not commit these disgusting acts in my name. >> reporter: we learned more details about the su

reporting from dell ray, virginia, lana zach, abc news. >> thank you, lana. the senate is punishing russia for interfering in the 2016 election over the objection of the trump administration. the senate approved new sanctions against russia today including for militia cyber activity on behalf of moscow as well as supplying weapons to the regime in syria. >>> in developing news late this afternoon, the state charged contra costa county's district attorney with 13 felony counts and at this very second he is in court facing a separate civil case that could remove him from office. mark peterson faces 12 counts of perjury and one count of felony grand theft. the state's attorney general filed the complaint today. investigators say peterson illegally spent $66 ,000 of campaign donations on personal items, then lied about it. he has refused to step down. we have a crewiv hearget ath so stay with abc7 for updates and download our abc7 news app for new developments on your phone. >> tonight moraga city council will consider to award a construction contract to get a si

abc's lana zach with the latest. >> reporter: we are learning more about the james hodgkinson whose life was start to unravel. his wife tells us he left for alexandria, virginia, two month as go without work. and investigators looking at social media and a cartoon, critical of steve scalise among the four shooting victims. president trump visiting the hospital wednesday. before the shooting began one congressman was approached by a stranger now believed to be hodgkinson. >> i did have an interact, with some one in the parking lot who asked me if team practicing was democrat, or republican? i told him they were republicans. he said, okay, thanks. moments later the gunshots, pierced the air. rand paul duck behind a tree. >> we had no arms. all we had was bats. >> others scurrying to the dugout. capitol hill police returned fire. >> not only chaotic. >> joe barton's 10-year-old son was on the field. members tried to protect him in >> he had 25 dads. everybody out there was, was looking out for him. not just me. >> partisanship cast aside in shared disbelief. >> we are united in our shock, w

lana zach is following it all. she is live from the capital with more. >> reporter: hi there rick. in this hot, humid weather here in d.c. there is plenty of questions that are awaiting attorney general, jeff sessions, not least of which is what did he know about bob mueller feeling uncomfortable with president trump. >> attorney general, jeff sessions praised the president yes. >> he sent the exact light message and the response is fabulous around the country. when he faces the senate today he will face tough questions about russia and fired fbi director james comey. >> the attorney general knew he he shouldn't be leave that is why he was lingering. and rod rosenstein. >> director mueller will have the the full independent abc he needs to conduct the investigation. >> speaker of the house, paul ryan said. >> i know bob mueller and i have confidence in bob mueller and tweeted that if president trump fires bob mueller congress will reappoint bob mueller. where is the apology for me for all the incorrect stories, but the suggestion that he is considering firing mueller is not fake ne

abc's lana zach reports. >> reporter: the very first pitch thrown by special agent david bailey who rushed into gunfire. friendly rivalry more than a century old between republicans and democrats more than a game united. both parties paying tribute to their colleague still in critical condition. representative steven scalise. a standing ovation for him. scalise was shot as a republican team prepared for the game. mik condition. and crystal griner. and zach barth arrived on crutches. some members of the first family in attendance. the president remained behind due to security concerns sending instead this video. >> the game will go on. >> reporter: we are learning more about the old, james hodgkinson, discovering his cell phone, computer and anti-trump,000 poster in the van. his wife still in disbelieve. >> i had no idea this was going to happen. i don't know what to say about it. six years ago, hodgkinson spoke to local fox affiliate in st. louis about the occupy wall street movement. >> the 99% are getting pushed around. and the 1% are just not giving a damn. >> but his actions and belief

reporting from washington, lana zach, abc 7 news. >> senator mitch mcconnell said he won't have thisote come this week. it will happen sometime after the july 4th break. here in the bay area, some doctors say the republican plan will leave some patients with fewer options. a resident physician at sf general tells us what a multi-billion dollar cut in medicaid spending could mean. >> i think that's my big concern, you know, patients will get a lot sicker before they feel like, you know, they are able to come into the emergency department and brave all the expenses that they might face. >> the proposal meantime to bring universal health care to california was unexpectedly stalled in sacramento on friday. lawmakers put it on hold saying it was incomplete and didn't include any way to pay for it. >>> serena williams makes a splash on ""vanity fair." "the must-see cover and what she's revealing about her love life that has bay area connections. >> and a live look at our emoryville >>> as promised we'll take a look at the warming trend but need to get a little cooler before that happens. l

lana zach, abc news, washington. >>> lana, thanks.d a malaysia airlines flight is speaking out after another passenger threatened to blow up the plane with a bomb. a man who police describe as mentally ill got up from his seat on the flight from melbourne, australia. then rushed to the cockpit door, claiming he had a bomb. that's when brave passengers tackled him and tied him up with belts. >> he was serious. he was a threat. which was not great. and -- i backed away. informed my passengers, fellow passengers around me, we had a serious situation. started down the back of the aisle. he ended up being apprehended by a group of young guys, at the back of the plane, did a terrific job of subduing him. >> the flight was a few minutes into heading to another region, it returned where heavily armed police carried the passenger off the plane. they determined the incident is not terror related but under investigation. >>> newly released video providing a one of a kind look at the massacre at the pulse nightclub in orlando. images come from bo

house dealt with those claims today, they grilled the attorney over the firing of the former fbi lana zache on that. lana. >> reporter: it's interesting. idher note wteprde th to t havn mueller fired, he declined to answer those questions. but here at the capital, the attorney general really came ou his integrity, but not answering questions about conversations he had with the president at s dpieste the president didn't evoke in executive privilege which left many senators sort o questioning why he then wasn't answering their questions. an opportunity to set the record straight. >> i recuse myself from any investigation into the campaign for president, but i d not recuse myself from defending my honor against scurry less and false allegations. >> reporter: attorney general jeff sessions testifying before the senate intelligence committee. among the toughops about russia including his own meetings with russian ambassador sergey kislyak. >> to suggest i any collusion, that i was aware of any collusion with the russian government, to hurt t a detestable lie. >> reporter: sessions was also gri

lana zach has more. >> at a time when critically important policies are being debated in washington.e major obama care problems that continue to hurt americans. the president continues his beef on the host of a morning show after mocking him for having teensy hands. >> heard poorly rating at "morning joe" speaks poorly at me and crazy mika and psycho joe came to mar-a-lago oh and she was bleeding badly from a facelift and i said no. condemnations came from several republicans. >> what we are trying to do is improve the tone and civility of the debates and this doesn't help do that. >> tweets like this are inconsistent with the greatness of the country and the office. >> they say it's bullying behavior. >> to the first lady please talk to your husband. >> cyber bullying is suppose be an initiative for the first lady. >> our culture is mean especially to children and teenagers. >> when her husband gets attacked he will punch back ten times harder and the white house fully defending the president's words. >> they knew what they were getting when they voted for donald trump and he won ov

as abc news reporter, lana zach explains, what this means about the election of russian meddling. >> concerned he might lie about the nature of the meeting and i asked a friend of mine to share the content of the memo with a reporter. >> for 2 1/2 hours comey painted trying to navigate muddy waters, and comey recalling a meeting in which the president said of the flynn investigation, i hope you can let this go. >> i took it as a direction. as 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. >> a personal attorney disputed much of comey's testimony. >> the president never told mr. comey, quote, i need loyalty. i expect loyalty, closed quote. comey did confirm that he confirmed the president was not under investigation. >> it's my opinion i was fired because of the russian investigation. that's a big deal. >> the president is punching back on twitter writing despite so many lies, total and complete vindication, and wow, he writes, comey is a leaker. lana zak, abc news, washington. >>> and then the cover of new york "daily

reporting live in washington, lana zach abc7 news. >> do we know anything more about what was said in that white house meeting with the president? >> reporter: well, we are starting to learn a little bit more. we hear that the president was, in fact, very upbeat at this meeting and this, remember, is coming on the heels of a major reversal, a defeat in many ways for the administration, but he was upbeat in this meeting we're told from many members who were there and he also suggested that the bill needed to have some more heart in his words, and suggested perhaps that more money needed to be allocated to maki making it a success. >> thank you very much. >>> house minority leader nancy pelosi says delaying the vote says republicans are feeling the heat. she said, the organizing and mobilizing of the american people is turning the tide against the heartless monstrosity of trumpcare. senator kamala harris stwetweeta bill that harms millions of americans to give tax breaks to the wealthy is not a health care bill. it's downright immoral. keep righting. >>> iran says the partial reinstatem

lana zach with the latest.n james hoodgkinson whose life was apparently starting to unravel. >> the shooter has been living out of his vehicle. >> reporter: he left for alexandria, virginia, two months ago without work. president trump visiting the hospital wednesday night. just before the shooting began, one congressman was approached by a stranger. now believed to be hodgkinson. >> i did have an interaction with someone in the parking lot who asked me if the team practicing was a democrat or republican team. i said they were republicans and he said, okay, thanks. >> reporter: moments later, congressman scalise hit on second. rand paul ducking behind a tree. >> we had no arms. all we had was bats. >> reporter: others scurrying to the dugout capitol hill police on the scene returned fire. >> not only chaotic, but a combat situation. >> reporter: representative joe barton 10-year-old's son, jack, was on the field. members tried to protect him in the dugout. >> everybody out there was looking out for him, not jus