. >> that man's name was bruce hill.thorities ran his dna through the database, they had a match to the mystery blood found at the parker crime scene. in 2011, a jury convicted hill of murders of big charlie and diane. his motive for the crime was never firmly established. >> who is bruce hill? do you know that name? >> no. >> ever see him at the farm property, on job sites? >> no, never. >> but rick's lawyer needed proof that there was no connection between the two men. so he paid hill a visit. >> bruce hill showed a picture of rick gagnon and his words were, i've never seen that cracker [ bleep ] before. bruce hill was unambiguous and was very blunt that he did not know rick. >> all hill had to do now was admit that in open court. and gagnon might go free. hill flatly refused. once again, rick was out of luck, but not hope. >> the first piece of good news i'd had in a long time. you know? i was excited to see what god was getting ready to do. >> and there were developments. >> yes, sir. >> namely, the arrival of a new

>> mary bruce live on the hill for us again tonight. thank you, mary. >>> the president, meantime, standing firm tonight, after saying previous presidents did not call the families of the fallen. and the president today brought up his own chief of staff, general john kelly, whose son died in afghanistan. general kelly has indicated in the past to reporters that he did not want to talk publicly about the death of his son. here's abc's senior white house correspondent cecilia vega tonight. >> reporter: even in the face of mounting criticism, president trump today defended his claim that other presidents, including president obama, did not personally call the grieving families of fallen soldiers. the controversy ignited when president trump finally broke his silence over the deaths of four american special ops soldiers killed in niger. he was asked why, nearly two weeks after the deadly siege, he had yet to mention them or their families. >> i've written them personal letters. they've been sent, or they're going out tonight, but they were

hill apartment building this week sent a young family running for their lives. >> where did they go? they ended taupe place where cooking and community energy. fox 29's brucedon has more from cherry hill. >> thank you for everything the other night. >> thank you. >> so very welcome. >> reporter: justin sacks took his daughters back to the cherry hill diner thursday night to show their appreciation for an act of kindness that wasn't technically on the menu. >> thank you so much. >> they were really incredible how just as a little community diner and they were really showing what community is at that point. >> just before midnight monday, the family was driven from their place at colonial apartments next door by a raging fire that damaged 32 units. before long justin, 12-year-old and eight-year-old daughters both still in their pajamas showed up at the diner tired, teary eyed and in need of a bathroom. >> they said any booth you want, sit down, please, you know, can i get you hot chocolate. anything you need. do you want coffee? >> overnight manager diane was the woman in charge that night. >> i can't even explain how i felt that night. i just helpless, like

>>> a fire at a cherry hill apartment building this week sent a young family running for their lives. they ended up at a place where cooking and community intersect and our bruce gordon spent this name at the cherry hill diner. >> thank you for having the other night. >> thank you. >> so very welcome. >> reporter: justin sacks took his daughters back to the cherry hill diner thursday night to show their appreciation for an act of kindness that wasn't technically on the menu. >> thank you so much. >> they were really really incredible how just as a commune -- little community diner and they were really showing what community is at that point. >> reporter: before midnight monday the family was driven from their place at the colonial apartments next door by a raging fire that damaged 32 units. before long justin, 12-year-old and eight-year-old daughters both still in their pajamas showed up at the diner tired, teary eyed and in need of a bathroom. >> any booth you want, sit down, please, you know, can i get you hot chocolate? anything you need. cowan coffee? >> reporter: rover night manager diane was in charge that night. >> i can't explain how i felt that night.

bruce gordon live at the cherry hill diner. bruce? orter: in communities like cherry hill the local diner can be a great place for friends to meet and greet and, of course, eat. but when disaster strikes near nearby, they can be so much mo more. >> thank you for everything the on the night. >> thank you. >> so very welcome. >> reporter: when justin sacks and his daughters walked into the cherry hill diner to say thank you thursday night it was the second time in a week they had come here for something other than a meal. >> thank you so much. >> around midnight monday the family was driven from their place at the colonial apartments next door by a roaring fire that would damage 32 units. justin, 12-year-old and eight-year-old girls in their pj's sat in their car trying to keep warm. then nature called and they hiked over to the diner. >> i'm a little nervous because you don't want to walk into a place not expecting to buy anything can i use your bathroom? that's the guy you want to be. >> overnight manager diane eiffel sided up the situ

. >> so, let's get to mary bruce live on the hill tonight for us, and mary, the white house says senators corker and flake are from states that voted for president trump. but even though they're not running for re-election, they're still around for awhile, and the president needs their votes, especially with his big push for tax reform. >> reporter: exactly. and david, a reminder of the math here. senate republicans have just a two-vote majority. now, you have two top republicans who don't feel the pressure of re-election, and aren't exactly inclined to just fall in line behind the president. but some republicans are happy to see them go. a source close to steve bannon told abc news his reaction tonight? another day, another scalp. david? >> mary bruce leading us off tonight. mary, thank you. >>> and next tonight here, to new video obtained by abc news, and new reporting tonight. who ambushed and killed those four special ops soldiers? we now know the mission changed for those four soldiers and their team, morphing into a second mission for a high value isis target. and tonight, was it mo

let's start with our senior congressional correspondent, mary bruce on the hill. mcconnell and the president never going to be golfing buddies. but they need a win. >> reporter: gentlemen yes, george. whether they like it or not they have to work together if they want to score a win. tensions likely high as they sit down for lunch at the white house but so are the stakes. first up this week the senate has to pass a budget to pave the way for that top priority of tax reform. the president is promising sweeping changes that will bring relief to the middle class, but his plan also rewards the wealthy and corporations. now there still is no agreement here from republicans on the details of this plan, but what they do agree on, tax reform is do or die for them politically. >> mary, it has not been a productive year for congress so far, but the to do list is piling up. >> reporter: george, the to do list is daunting and the clock is now ticking. just look at what's on the docket as they head towards the end of this year. in addition to tax reform, they also need to tack

hill there is a bipartisan effort to replace the subsidie subsidies. the question, can they come to an agreement and how soon? david. >> mary bruce at her post on the hill. thanks. another major move from the president. decertifying the iran nuclear agreement telling congress to impose new sanctions or he'll leave the deal completely. swift reaction tonight. here's abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl. >> reporter: the president today declared iran is not keeping its side of the nuclear agreement negotiated under president obama. >> the iran deal was one of the worst and most one sided transactions the united states has ever entered into. >> reporter: the president called on congress to impose new sanctions on iran if it does not curb its missile program and its support for terrorism. things not covered under the nuclear agreement. >> the iranian regime continues to fuel conflict, terror and turmoil throughout the middle east and beyond. importantly, iran is not living up to the spirit of the deal. >> reporter: president trump stopped short of doing what he said he would do during the campaign, get out of the deal,

here with me now, harlan hill, tammy bruce, katrina pierson is back with us.ll" editor, katie pavlich. let's talk about this. katy, go to you, i remind the audience, president trump pointed out key issues that distinguished america, family, work, constitution, religious freedom, embracing our history, rule of law, law enforcement, saluting our heroes, saluting those in uniform, respecting the flag and also honoring our customs and beliefs because they define who we are as a people. do you think he hit a home run there, katy. >> i think he did. coming to a place where he doesn't necessarily need votes but comes back to see his friends. that means a lot and shows he is genuine. most of the time politicians only show up to these things when they have election coming up and it is very disingenuous. in terms of the type of peel in that crowd, that president trump win for lots of different reasons but specifically because of the supreme court and the threat to reledge just liberty we've seen over the past eight years under the obama administration, the trump adminis

in cherry hill i'm bruce gordon fox 29 news. >> nicely done there, bruce. >>> coming up on good day philadelphia, trouble for mariah carry. >> ♪ >> i want to have that hair dryer, blowing my hair, yes. >> drama, someone just broke into her home, we will tell you more about it but first here's kristin rodgers. >> eagles have been red hot since facing washington in week one how they plan to continue their separation this monday next up in sports. >>> good morning i'm kristin rodgers, after a tough loss to nashville last week the flyers , looked to rewrite that narrative on their home ice this game was scoreless until the third, beautiful pass to colton simmons, lone goal of the game to nashville, beautiful goal right there that goes to the predators they beat the flyers one to nothing. >>> nlcs dodgers looking to win the series, third inning hernandez goes deep. that is over the wall. great play. dodgers hold batting practice they win 11-one. they are moving on to the world series. >>> eagles eyes are focused on the redskins monday night. this team is five-one but that doesn't mean much in the gra

they're coming together to try to get the big tax bill passed before the end of the year andmary bruce on capitol hilld morning, george. republicans are facing a daunting to do list and a ticking clock and today the president and republican leader will sit down over lunch to try to hammer out the path forward. their relationship has been tense to say the least. but whether they like it or not they're going to have to work together if they want to score wins. they need to fund the government and tackle protections for d.r.e.a.m.ers. the president wants congress to strengthen the iran deal and now back on the front burner but above all else they are chasing that top priority of tax reform. republicans here on the hill still can't agree on the details of a deal but they do agree that tax reform is do or die for them politically. >> thanks very much. >>> now to the american mother and her family finally free after five years in captivity in afghanistan. our chief investigative correspondent brian ross is here with the latest on how they are adjusting to life now. good morning brian. >> reporter: good morn

to mary bruce on the hill with reaction pouring in. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, david. the white house seems to relish this fight and appears to want to keep it going, again, they are reigniting this debate over the national anthem. the vice president yesterday taking that stand to oppose players who take a knee and the president says, it was all his idea. as players from the san francisco 49ers took a knee during the national anthem sunday, vice president mike pence staged a protest of his own. the vice president who flew from las vegas to indianapolis for sunday's game standing with his hand on his heart but soon after he and his wife abruptly left the stadium. then he tweeted this. i will not dignify any event that disrespects our soldiers, our flag or our national anthem but it wasn't an impromptu protest. an aide says pence planned to leave all along if players took a knee. and president trump is taking credit for the walkout. tweeting, i asked vp pence to leave stadium if any players kneeled. i am proud of him. many 49ers are known for doing exactly that. their fo

. >> abc news reporter mary bruce has more now from capitol hill. >> standing on the senate familiar, republican senator delivered an extraordinary indictment of the republican president, calling donald trump reckless, outrageous and undignified. >> i rise today to say enough. >> arizona senator jeff flake says he will not run for reelection because he is so disgusted. >> the personal attacks, the threats against principles, freedoms and institution, the flagrant disregard for truth and decency. the reckless provocations most often for the pettiest and most personal reasons. >> and to his colleagues, a warning that, quote, silence can equal complicity. >> we have fooled ourselves for long enough that a pivot to governing is right around the corner. a return to civility and stability right behind it. we know better than that. >> calling it a matter of duty and conscience, flake now joins a wave of top republicans ripping into the president. this morning, it was senator bob corker letting loose on gma. >> i would just like for him to leave to it the professionals for a while. >> in resp

mary bruce, abc news, capitol hill. >> and the administration is reportedly livid after a federal judgelatest travel ban. the order would have taken effect in this morning. hawaii challenged a ban claiming it discriminated against muslims. judge derrick watson that the gd nations would harm the u.s. the white house said the ruling undercuts efforts to keep americans safe. the justice department plans to appeal. >>> and a new development in the russia probe. former white house press secretary sean spicer has been interviewed by special counsel robert mueller's staff looking into possible russian interference in the election. spicer is known for his extensive note taking during his time in the white house, but it's not known if he handed over any of those notes. >>> president trump's nominee for drug czar has withdrawn himself from consideration. congressman tom murino was under scrutiny for his role in a bill. the bill was passed by congress with unanimous consent and was signed into law by president trump on advice of his own dea administrator. still, the justice department may now ask

. >> after meeting with gop senators on capitol hill, the president tweeted that he received multiple standing ovations. abc's mary bruce is thayer. >> reporter: standing on the senate floor, the republican senator delivered an extraordinary indictment of the republican president, calling donald trump reckless, outrageous and undignified. >> i rise today to say enough. >> reporter: arizona senator jeff flake says he will not run for reelection because he is so disgusted. >> the personal attacks. the threats against principles. freedom the and institution. the flagrant disregard for truth and decency. the reckless provocations, most often for the pettiest and most personal reasons. >> reporter: and to his colleagues, a warning that quote, silence can equal complicity. >> we have fooled ourselves for long enough that a pivot to governing is right around the corner, a return to civility and stability right behind it. we know better than that of duty and conscience, flake now joined a wave of top republicans ripping into the president. it was senator bob corker letting loose on gma. >> i would just like him to leave it to t

hill. iain? >> all right, good work as always, bruce. thank you. >>> breaking news from delaware now.ark daycare employee arrested amber worthy of new castle under arrest accused of assaulting an 11 month old trying to get her down for a nap at the happy kids academy on old baltimore pike. investigators say last week she hit the baby girl repeatedly and aggressively repositioned her several times even shook the baby's legs and twisted one of them. worthy telling a supervisor that day sherry pigged the infant for a nap and heard a crack in the baby girl's foot. >>> it is been two weeks since hurricane maria slammed into puerto rico and many communities on the island are still waiting for power and clean water. the death toll on the ravaged u.s. territory is at 34. the government is now counting a least two of those death as suicides. officials are very concerned about people reaching a breaking point. 95% of the island still has no power. long lines for basic necessities. well that remains a norm. fema says more than 10,000 federal officials are helping out on the island. >>> relive an

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now the president is sensing mixed signals and our congressional correspondent mary bruce has the latest from capitol hill. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, robin. yeah. lots of mixed messages from the white house on this one. the president says obamacare is dead but now appears to support a bipartisan effort to stabilize it. he also says it's simply not enough to overhaul obamacare. just last week he cut off $7 billion in subsidies that helped millions of low-income americans pay for coverage. now, republican lamar alexander and democratic patty murray have reached a new deal to extend those same subsidies for two years in exchange for giving states more flexibility. the president this morning is commending their solution but the white house still hasn't said if the president will definitely sign it. >> so what are the chances that this new deal could become a reality, mary? >> reporter: yeah, robin, this is far from a done deal. it's unclear if republican leaders will support this either, and as congress and the white house debate this, the question then becomes, who will americans hold re

thing thursday morning to turn this mountain into a mole hill once again return bam brie into an actual drivable city street. in grays furry i'm bruce gordon, fox 29 news. ♪ >> kathy orr you're track something bonus golf days. >> i certainly am. online on the phone on twitter facebook and instagram. we are looking at a cold front that's approaching the region but it's going to hold off for a couple of days. it's going to come down toward us bring a few more clouds and also going to be talking about warmer temperatures. we'll be chatting about that on social media as well. i have the seven day coming up right after this. sean? >>> kathy, the eagles are off to great start but they have to get to rear smith involved if they want to make a run at the playoffs. hear what he had to say about his first quarter performance that's coming up later in sports. i'll have the langoustine lobster ravioli. for you, sir? the original call was for langoustine ravioli. a langoustine is a tiny kind of lobster. a slight shellfish allergy rules that out, plus my wife ordered the langoustine. i will have chicken tenders and tater tots. if you're a ref, yo

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mary bruce, all the reaction coming in on capitol hill.d morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, robin. we are witnessing an astounding public indictment of the integrity of a sitting president for members of his own party. senator jeff flake yesterday said he cannot be complicit to the president's outrage, which is reckless, outrageous and undigni undignified. this morning on capitol hill. a widening war within the republican party. >> we must stop pretending that the degradation of our politics and the conduct of some in our executive branch are normal. they are not normal. >> reporter: on tuesday arizona senator jeff flake announced he will not run for re-election declaring he cannot work with the leader he finds dangerous to democracy. >> i rise today to say, enough. >> reporter: flake a longtime critic of president trump said his decision was a matter of duty and conscience. >> we have fooled ourselves for long enough that a pivot to governing is right around the corner. a return to civility and stability right behind it. we know be

hill. once again return bambry into an actual drivable city street. in grays ferry i'm bruceordon, fox 29 news. >>> happening right now a local daycare worker faces child abuse charges for what prosecutors say happened to a baby. prosecutors say 31-year-old amber worthy you're looking at her right there beat the 11 month old girl while trying to get her down for a nap at the happy kids academy in newark. investigators say last week she hit the baby repeatedly. twisted her leg so hard that she broke it. hospital in pennsylvania treated the baby. the woman posted $20,000 bail and is out of jail. >>> skyfox over olney at the scene of a crash involving an off duty police officer. authorities say just past 5:30 this evening, the officer ended up tangled up with two other drivers in the crash at rows vessel boulevard and front street. at least one person is in the hospital. we don't know that person's condition. >>> first harvey, then irma, and maria. kathy now there's another storm brewing. >> there sure s here it is. we're calling it tropical depression 16 because it is going to

hill and sent people including a young family running for their lives. >> but where they ended up is a different story and speaks of how cooking and community come together, our bruce gordon has more. >> reporter: local diner can be a great place for friends to meet, greet, and yes, eat, but what happened... >>> jet blue you like to use it that was bruce gordon we will have more, it had a happy ending. >> do i like jet blue because it is cheaper then other airlines. they will be doing something new. >> they are changing things. they are not going to be using some of the other sites, we will tell but that coming up. >>> also, we are getting fired up for our sixers and we will discuss that one as well, show us your sixers gear, do you have your sixers hoopla ready. send us picture at fox 29 good day. >> trust the process. >>> that is my water bottle. >> lets get to money news, jet blue making a major move to cut some costs. >> they say they will pull itself from about a dozen travel sites and instead just drive customers to their own web site. jet blue spokesmen says small percentage of the customers use the websites that are being dropped. jet blue tickets will stil