gloria: yo soy gloria cecilia narváez.. y miro el video y está totalmente cambiada. teresa: tras seis meses de silencio, la semana pasada los extremistas publicaron un segundo video, donde gloria cecilia habla en francés y se dirige al papa francisco pidiéndole que interceda por su libertad. Édgar: la miré muy bien, muy fuerte. y nos dio mucha alegría que volvió a recuperar su estado físico. teresa: las hermanas franciscanas vieron otro detalle que las hace tener fe. sofía: es que aún tiene su velo. eso me dio alegría. teresa: ¿por qué le da alegría eso? sofía: porque el velo para nosotros es el signo de nuestra consagración y eso quiere decir que a pesar de que ellos la tienen allá, la han respetado porque le permiten que ella salga con su velo. la han respetado. teresa: conociendo a su hermana, Édgar narváez piensa que ella se ha dado a querer entre sus propios captores. Édgar: mi hermana es muy familiar con los demás. yo creo que esa gente la miró como era ella y el buen trabajo que estaba haciendo. la dejó trabajar ahí

cecilia? cecilia rivas: there--what i hear from resource parents is that the most rewarding aspect is just seeing the kids blossom. you know, the children come to them having been through so much, and they see the progress in the children, and they know that that's because of the great parenting that they've provided. george: and sheina, you actually do some of this work yourself. what does it mean to you? how has it personally changed your life? sheina: it's been an amazing experience seeing these children come from sometimes challenging homes and just, you know, seeing and witnessing many things, and coming and sometimes they're scared at first or nervous. and so, we just try to act normal, give them a normal life until it is time for them to go home. george: you're trying to let the kids be kids really i think must be a lot of what the effort is with all of this. cecilia, for you, you talk to a lot of resource parents as you call them, what concerns do they come to you with, i mean, that yo

and cecilia, hope hicks releasing a statement of her own tonight? >> reporter: david, she is. she says there are no words to express her gratitude to president trump. not that long ago, right here in the west wing, she tearfully thanked west wing staffers. she is a very beloved member of this administration. her office was right outside president trump's oval office. we can't emphasize enough how much of a trusted adviser she was to him. her actual departure date could still be weeks off, david, but this has been a very key role and a tough one for this white house to fill. hope hicks is now the fourth communications director to come and go. >> cecilia vega leading us off tonight. cecilia, thank you. >>> as you know, the other firestorm tonight, republicans reacting at this hour to what they saw from the president today at the white house. he was sitting with republicans and democrats on guns and school safety, saying he supports what many of the democrats support, universal background checks, among other things, pushed by the students and families in parkland, florida. but to

and cecilia, again, the deadline for the dreamers less than a month away now.resident trump has said he might extend daca if there's no deal by then. but today, his chief of staff seemed to offer a different message on that front. >> reporter: exactly, david. john kelly told reporters today that he very much doubts the president will extend this deadline. in fact, he said he would advise the president against doing so, saying, quote, any time you give this institution time, they will take it. this white house, david, very much wants to put the pressure on congress on this issue. but i've got to say, over on capitol hill, at this point, republicans and democrats are nowhere near close to reaching a deal. >> cecilia vega with us again tonight. thank you, cecilia. >>> and next, a jittery start to the day on wall street today, after that record point drop yesterday. worried traders at the opening bell at the dow fell another 500 points, swinging more than 1,000 points throughout the day before then closing sharply higher today, 24,912, up 567 points at the closing

thank you, cecilia. >>> one more headline from d.c. tonight. the justice department today filing to drop corruption charges against new jersey senator bob menendez, closing the case now. his trial ended in a hung jury in november. >>> there's still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this wednesday. the deadly crash. the former nba player and a former "american idol" contestant who did not survive. >>> the drowning danger. and tonight, americans on vacation. nine drownings in less than two weeks, all in the same area. >>> and that moment, the president-elect and the new first lady arriving at the white house, and for the first time tonight, former first lady michelle obama on the moment and the gift and the first lady wondering what to do with the gift. we'll be right back. when you have a cold, stuff happens. [ dog groans ] [ coughs and sneezes ] nothing relieves more symptoms than alka seltzer plus maximum strength liquid gels. vojimmy (shouting): james!as been jimmy's longest. he's survived record rain and a supplier that went belly up.

abc's senior white house correspondent cecilia vega leading us off. >> reporter: president trump's own fbi director today publicly contradicting the white house's shifting story about when they were first informed of the domestic violence allegations against former staff secretary rob porter. over and over again, press secretary sarah sanders and her deputy, raj shah, have said the fbi was still conducting porter's security background check when his two former wives went public with their claims of abuse. one releasing this photo of her black eye. >> his background investigation was ongoing. >> i can tell you that we were -- the process for the background was ongoing, and the white house had not received any specific papers regarding the completion of that background check. >> reporter: but today, the fbi says, that's not true. in a stunning moment on capitol hill, fbi director christopher wray told the senate intelligence committee his agents actually gave the white house reports on porter four times, as far back as last spring. >> the fbi submitted a partial report on the investigati

cecilia, thank you. >>> and it's not just jared kushner in the spotlight tonight. so is hope hicks, another one of president trump's closest aides. hicks arriving on capitol hill today to be questioned in the russia investigation. she has been at the president's side since long before his white house run. grilled today about what she heard and saw. and abc's chief justice correspondent pierre thomas up on the hill tonight. >> reporter: she's a true insider, one of president trump's closest advisers. white house communications director hope hicks, often seen by the president's side. and tonight, she's under increased scrutiny after getting called before the house intelligence committee to answer questions about allegations of possible russian collusion. >> thank you, donald trump. >> reporter: the 29-year-old hicks was one of the first people to sign onto the presidential campaign. >> now hope hicks is a tremendously talented person. >> reporter: she's someone with access to the oval office. but today, lawmakers say hicks refused to answer questions about her time i

vega with us live tonight from the white house, and cecilia, strong reaction to this story from the white house at this hour? >> reporter: yeah, david. they are denying both alleged affairs. of this latest one, the white house calls it fake news saying, quote, the president says he never had a relationship with mcdougal. the publisher of "the national enquirer" said that suggesting that that tabloid hold influence over this president is quote, laughable, david. >> cecilia vega rounding out another week at the white house. thank you. >>> we turn next here tonight to the new flu numbers from the cdc. 22 children have died. the worst of this flu season. the total lost now, rising to 84. look at the map tonight, a high level of flu activity remains in 43 states. they say do not let your guard down. >>> there is much more on "world news tonight" this evening. the storm set to hit this weekend, and the ef-1 tornado already confirmed. rm rp sta rob marciano standing by with the storm track for us. >>> and the grandmother calling the authorities after what she discovered in her grandson's j

they are doing it also from love. >> and cecilia vega with us live tonight from the white house. cecilia, the president indicated at one point, he supports raising the age for buying assault rifles from 18 to 21. but he didn't mention that today. >> reporter: yeah, david. asked for his specific plans on how to combat school shootings today. he mentioned background checks and banning bump stocks. not one mention of raising these age limits. the nra however, is speaking out on this front, david. they say, raising the age limit for long gun purchases is unacceptable. >> cecilia, our thanks to you as well. as she mentioned, no mention from the president on raising the age like an ar-15. you can buy one at age 18 in florida just as that alleged shooter did. >>> but tonight, a major shift from the republican governor of florida, rick scott. abc's victor oquendo in parkland again for us tonight. >> reporter: emotions high as teachers returned to their classrooms for the first time on the same day the republican governor of florida announced his plan to stem gun violence. rick scott back

thank you. >> so let's get to cecilia vega with us live tonight at the white house, and cecilia, you and the team first reporting that chief of staff john kelly expressed a willingness to resign to the president, and you're learning there is already a short list of possible replacements? >> reporter: some big names being kicked around here, among these possible names, gary cohn, budget director, mick mulvaney, and north carolina congressman, mark meadows. and as we reported, president trump, of course, gauging the interest of some others. >> and the interest still out there. we know rob porter was working with a temporary security clearance. because of those accusations against him, and more than a year into this administration now, he is not the only one in the west wing who still had not been granted full security clearance? >> reporter: yeah, david, and the white house is refusing to provide a specific number on how many people are still using this temporary path, but our sources say that jared kushner, the president's own son-in-law, is among them. >> cecilia vega who has been co

todo este tiempo, para sentirse cerca de Él, doÑa cecilia tomaba cada maÑana su cafÉ en la taza que eranirse a trabajar a los Ángeles al verla de frente su mamÁ no lo reconociÓ. >>> fo lo conocÍa. >>> ¿cÓmo fue ahorita?. >>> el reencuentro fue en la calle con retraso, el vehÍculo donde venÍa doÑa zcecilia, se extravÍo en la ciudad jesÚs desesperado y su mamÁ le tenÍa preparada una gran sorpresa, traÍa una taza, que guarda con gran cariÑo desde su infancia. ¿te acuerdas de esa taza?. >>> no me acuerdo >>> para doÑa cecilia esta taza fue un pedazo de su hijo, allÁ en mÉxico la en volviÓ en varias capas de periÓdico y mo se despegÓ de ella ni un segundo. para que no le pasarÁ nada en el viaje a los Ángeles. >>> con mucho cariÑo para el dÍa de la madre. era un santo. >>> fueron 17 familias que besaron y tocaron a sus hijos luego de 15 a 20 aÑos de no tenerlos en casa. >>> que gusto, de puro gusto. >>> se pierden cosas. >>> a y sÍ >>> chuy, no veÍa asuma ma' desde que tenÍa el cabello negro. y dice que la historia de la taza es el reflejo de la vida del inmigrante con el corazÓn latiendo, pe

they are doing it also from love. >> and cecilia vega with us live tonight from the white house. cecilia, the president indicated at one point, he supports rauzirau raising the age for buying assault rifles from 18 to 21. he didn't talk about this today. >> reporter: he mentioned background checks and banning bump stocks. not one mention of rauzing the age limits. they say raising the age limit for long-gun purposes is unacceptable. >> cecilia, our thanks to you as well. as she mentioned, no mention from the president on raising the age like an ar-15. you can buy one at age 18 in florida like that alleged shooter did. today, a major shift from the republican of florida, rick scott. abc's victor oquendo in florida tonight. >> reporter: emotions high as teachers returned to their classrooms for the first time on the same day the republican governor of florida announced his plan to stem gun violence. rick scott backing raising the minimum age to buy all firearms. including assault rifles like the one used by 19-year-old nikolas cruz. >> we will require all individuals purchasing fir

abc's senior white house correspondent cecilia vega joins us live from the white house tonight. and cecilia, we know that since taking office, president trump has addressed the nation three times after mass shootings, something his predecessors had to do, and often, as well. >> reporter: 17 times for president obama, by our count, david. but for president trump, there's been a theme in many of his remarks. after that church shooting in texas, president trump said it would be a little too soon to talk about gun laws. after the massacre in las vegas, he said, quote, we will talk about gun laws as time goes on. david, there has not been a very serious public policy conversation about gun control here at this administration, in this white house. the president tweeted today, no child, teacher or anyone else should ever feel unsafe in an american school. we will see if this is the one that forces that policy conversation. >> all right, cecilia vega live at the white house. cecilia, thank you. >>> there is still a lot more ahead on "world news tonight" this wednesday. the other news th

and cecilia, we know rob porter is one of the president's top aides. porter's own words today, calling this a smear campaign. as you reported there, the white house making it very clear that he was not pushed out. >> reporter: yeah, david, and when this story first broke, actually sarah sanders and the chief of staff here, john kelly, went on the record, not only to defend porter, they had effusive praise for him. john kelly calling porter a man of true integrity and honor. today, sarah sanders said porter's departure will not be immediate, as she said he will stay on, david, to ensure there is a smooth transition here. >> all right, cecilia, thank you. >>> meantime, as this all plays out, across town on capitol hill, an apparent breakthrough tonight, just hours before another possible government shutdown. just yesterday, president trump said he'd, quote, love to see a shutdown, if congress doesn't agree to his immigration plan. but tonight here, have senate leaders come up with a budget plan without addressing the border wall or the dreamers? and will

and cecilia, we know that rob porter was working with a temporary security clearance because of those allegations from his former wives. you've reported that already. but today, the white house was pressed on whether staffers still working with temporary clearance more than a year into this administration and whether or not that poses a security threat. >> reporter: and david, sarah sanders' response to that question was to blame the media, saying we're the ones who publish classified information and put national security at risk. but look, rob porter's first wife made it very clear when she spoke to us, she told us that she told the interview with the fbi during his background check interviews that he would be subject to blackmail because of all the people who knew about these alleged abuses. but david, i've got to say, in the meantime, it is infrastructure here, the third time this white house has tried to roll that out and once again, it is overshadowed by controversy. >> by these headlines today. all right, cecilia vega, our thanks to you, starting another week. >>> in the meantim

let's go live to cecilia vega. and cecilia, you report, senior white house officials did know about these allegations for months, but do we have any idea when president trump found out? what are your sources telling you? >> reporter: no, david. we still do not know for sure. what the white house said today is that the president only learned about these questions over rob porter's security clearance as these domestic violence allegations surfaced this week in the press. the white house says that the president was saddened and surprised. now, as for these questions about john kelly, the white house still says the president has confidence in him, david. >> all right, cecilia vega, our thanks again to you tonight. >>> and as the white house was riding out this latest storm, traders on wall street were riding out the latest plunge on the dow. the stock market once again in a freefall today. the dow losing more than 1,000 points today, sinking below 24,000, down 10% in two weeks. that's what's considered an official corr

we're lucky to have cecilia vega on set. good morning to you. >> good to be here. >> we'll be talking about the latest presidential uproar, this one involving me too. but let's start with breaking news. >> this is breaking news out of russia. just coming in right now. reports of an airliner crashing. abc's jennifer eccleston is monitoring the latest developments from our london bureau. good morning jennifer. >> this news just reaching us here. a russian aircraft disappearing shortly after take off from russia's airport. russian media reporting the saratov airlines, with 65 passengers and six crew onboard vanishing from radar minutes after takeoff. the wreckage from the plane has been located and emergency and rescue teams are at the scene and are combing extensive debris field. but one emergency source telling local media that crew and passengers had no chance of surviving the impact. investigators are reporting they opened a criminal investigation on the incident which may indicate terrorism is not involved and a news agenc

it's great to have cecilia vega in for george. you can't take his pen, even though it has his name on it. >> sorry, george. if it's not here, it says anchor extraordinaire. i might just sneak it away. here for all your presidential tweeting needs this morning. you let me know. >>> we're going to start with those teenage students calling for change after the school shooting, rallying all weekend. and now promising a march on washington for gun control. the president feeling the pressure. and our chief white house correspondent jon karl has the latest joining us from washington. good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning, robin. the president had praised law enforcement for its response to the parkland shooting. but over the weekend, he unleashed a stunning new allegation, suggesting that the fbi failed to stop the shooter because it was too busy with the russia investigation. just days after he visited victims of the shooting, the president tweeted over the weekend -- very sad that the fbi missed all of the many signals sent out

abc's chief white house correspondent, cecilia vega, leading us off. >> reporter: with his white house under fire today president trump breaking his silence, praising his former staff secretary rob porter, who resigned amid allegations he abused both of his former wives. >> we certainly wish him well. it's obviously a tough time for him. he did a very good job when he was in the white house, and we hope he has a wonderful career, and hopefully he will have a great career ahead of him. but it was very sad when we heard about it, and certainly he's also very sad now. he as, as you probably know, he says he is innocent, and i think you have to remember that. he said very strongly yesterday that he's innocent -- >> reporter: while the president talked about the "tough time" for porter, no mention of the women, porter's two ex-wives who went public with their accusations of verbal and physical abuse. one releasing this photo of a black and blue eye, she says, from porter's punch. as president trump spoke right there in that room, communications director hope

here's abc's senior white house correspondent cecilia vega. >> reporter: president trump today speaking directly to those grieving families in parkland, florida. >> you are suffering is our burden, also. >> reporter: calling the shooter mentally disturbed, his message was clear. >> we are committed to working with state and local leaders to help secure our schools and tackle the difficult issue of mental health. >> reporter: but shortly after taking office, president trump blocked an obama-era rule that made it tougher for the mentally ill to obtain guns. today, no mention of gun control. >> will you do something about guns? >> reporter: immediately after past shootings, the president has said it was too soon to discuss gun control. but today, in that grief-stricken community, many saying now is the time. lori alhadeff's 14-year-old daughter alyssa is among the dead. >> president trump, you say, what can you do? you can stop the guns from getting into these children's hands. >> reporter: the broward county schools superintendent agrees. >> our students are asking for that conversation.

vega with us live tonight from the white house, and cecilia, strong reaction to this story from the white house at this hour? >> reporter: yeah, david. they are denying both alleged affairs. the white house calls it fake news, quote, the president says he never had a relationship with mcdougal. a publisher of "the national enquirer" had influence over this president is, quote, laughable, david. >> rounding out another week at the white house. >>> next, the new flu numbers from the cdc. 22 children have died. that's the worst week so far. that's more than device as many as the week before. the toll now rising to at least 84. look at the high level of flu activity in 43 states. don't let your guard down. now the cdc is reporting about the effectiveness of the vaccine when it comes to children versus adults. abc's steve osunsami at the cdc tonight. >> reporter: the family of 6-year-old neh-vay hernandez in new jersey is warning parents tonight. they believe their daughter was sent home from the emergency room too soon, and say she died from the flu three days later at another hospital.

thank you. >> so let's get to cecilia vega with us live tonight at the white house, and cecilia, you and the team reporting that chief of staff john kelly expressed a willingness to resign to the president, and you're saying there is already a list of possible replacements? >> reporter: some names being kicked around here. among these, gary cohn, mick mulvaney, and mark meadows. and president trump of course, gauging the interest of some others. >> and the interest still out there. we know rob porter was working with a temporary security clearance. he is not the only one in the west wing who had not been granted full security clearance? >> reporter: the white house has declined to report a number on who is using a temporary path, but jarreed kushner, the president's own son-in-law, is among them. >> cecile yarks thank you. >>> we are following the major storm. just heading into the weekend, it's slamming chicago, detroit, and major travel hubs. nearly a foot of snow in chicago. one person was killed in a deadly highway pileup near flint, michigan. that system moving into the northeas

abc's senior white house correspondent cecilia vega asking, when will the president offer his own message to the women? >> reporter: with scandal hanging over his white house today, president trump sought to shift the focus to his $200 billion infrastructure plan. >> to me this is a very, very, sexy subject. the media doesn't find it sexy. i find it sexy, because i was always a builder. >> reporter: but no mention of the two ex-wives of his former staff secretary rob porter, who went public nearly a week ago with their claims of domestic abuse. even after porter's first wife released this photo, the president had only praise for his close aide. >> we certainly wish him well. it's obviously a tough time for him. now, he also, as you probably know, he says he's innocent. and i think you have to remember that. >> reporter: on twitter, president trump seeming to side "people's lives are being shattered and destroyed by a mere allegation. is there no such thing any longer as due process?" porter's second wife, jennie willoughby, responded with a scathing takedown, writing in "time magazine," "

hermana cecilia, la hermana sofÍa y yo. >> repentinamente, esa paz se ve interrumpida. >> escuchamosdos .>> aterrada, la religiosa corriÓ hacia la casa y los hombres la siguieron. >> quÉ le dijeron a usted? >> que tenÍan la orden de llevarnos . >> para ese entonces, las otras religiosas habÍan huido de la sala y estaban escondidas. >> la hermana gloria habÍa sido atrapada por ellos. >> gloria de 56 aÑos era la monja que estaba al frente de la misiÓn. >> gritaba que no nos hicieran daÑo que Éramos unas personas de bien. el seÑor empezÓ a preguntar quiÉn de nosotras era la jefe. >> mientras tanto, la hermana sofÍa tambiÉn enfrentaba el peligro. >> a lo que yo volteo, venÍa un hombre con un machete. yo corro, entre mi cuarto que es el Último y cierro la la puerta. inmediatamente, empiezan a golpear la puerta. >> escondida debajo de la cama, ella llamÓ desde su celular a un sacerdote que vivÍa cerca. >> yo le hablo en espaÑol pero Él no me entendiÓ nada. yo vuelvo a llamar y le hablo en francÉs. >> la espera parece interminable. >>dijeron que tal vez nos tenÍan que llevar a una de las do

cecilia? >> jon, thanks.that has captured the world's imagination. that red tesla on the ultimate road trip. going to mars. it was launched in the spacex falcon heavy with the dummy astronaut starman at the wheel. this new video captured by an astrophotographer. saying the light in the red circle is the tesla zooming through the sky. >> i guess the lights are on so he can see. >> oh, another fan created a website called where is roadster to track it. spacex ceo elon musk tweeting out the link. adding, i'm sure it's parked around here somewhere. >> oh, boy, the tesla that will continue to go around and around. >>> coming up, kate middleton making headlines on the red carpet for what she didn't wear. and what it had to do with the time's up movement. >>> and the hidden danger that could be in your home in the winter months. how to protect your family. >>> and an oscar nominee, laurie metcalf. grabbing a little java. here to talk "lady bird" and "roseanne's" return. and more. come on back. good to have her here.

cecilia, thanks very much.o that amazing launch by spacex, that's the liftoff of the most powerful rocket in the world ever launched by a private company and the man behind that, elon musk, didn't even think it would be successful. our david kerley was there for the historic launch and he's back to tell us what he saw. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning, michael. it is the biggest rocket in the world and this morning, the red tesla roadster that was on the end of it is on its way to mars. overnight the last firing of the second stage sending it to mars. now, this was a test flight and the reason this red tesla with the mannequin in the space suit which looks like it's floating in space all by itself actually still attached to the second stage rocket, the reason it's there is because in a test flight you need to simulate what cargo would be so elon musk and tesla decided to put his roadster there, play a little david bowie music and send it off toward mars. it's actually now not transmitting any more

good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: good morning to you.-law and senior adviser will no longer have access to some highly classified information here in the white house. this is all part of a crackdown in the west wing on staffers with temporarily security clearances. this crackdown by chief of staff john kelly, kushner, of course, oversees a vast portfolio including bringing peace to the middle east. now, kushner's lawyer says that this downgrade is not going to impact his job but we know that kushner will no longer be able to see that top secret presidential daily briefing and that he'll be excluded from very important oval office conversations. also this morning, "the washington post" is reporting that multiple foreign governments have discussed ways to manipulate kushner by taking advantage of things like his financial difficulties and lack of foreign policy experience, sources are telling us that some of those contacts that kushner had with foreign official, george, were never actually disclosed to the national security council or even

let's ga for cecilia vega. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: good morning.l us the president is expected to release that memo as early as today. it is that secret memo, of course, and despite that extraordinary and very public warning from the fbi, which expressed, quote, grave concerns about the memo's accuracy. the microphones caught the president's pledge to release it. listen to what he told a republican congressman. >> let's release it. >> yeah, don't worry, 100%. >> reporter: republicans on the house intelligence committee wrote the memo. sources tell us it alleges the justice department acted inappropriately to obtain a warrant to spy on a campaign adviser. it would be a national security risk, they say and now the top democrat on the intelligence committee is accusing the top republican of secretly altering the memo before sending it to the white house. though committee chairman devin nunes says the edits were minor but the lingering question here this morning, what will the president's hand-picked fbi director do, if, in fact, perimeter goes around

cecilia vega has the latest. >> reporter: george, good morning to you.o many new questions and very burning questions for this white house this morning. just how long did this west wing know about these allegations facing one of president trump's top aides? white house sources tell abc news high-level aides have known about the domestic violence accusations against staff secretary rob porter for months, all the while porter playing a prominent role in the west wing. but those sources say aides were not aware of the extent of the accusations until porter's two ex-wives told their stories to "the daily mail" and online publication the intercept. colbie holderness releasing a photo of her plaque and blue eisaiing porter punched her in the face more than a decade ago. and overnight his second wife, jennie willoughby telling "the washington post" this story of how porter allegedly attacked her in the shower just after their first anniversary. >> he came and grabbed me by the shoulders here and pulled me out of the shower in a rage and immedia immediately on s

. >> cecilia vega for more on this and the president has been in close contact with the nra. >> reporteryeah, george, the white house says he spoke over the weekend with the nra's top lobbyist and the president is very muching choing the same language the nra uses on this one saying that he would like to see our schools hardened and that would deter a shooter from showing up, if, in fact, they know someone on campus is armed. not a lot of details on what the president is looking for. he says between 10 to 40% of all school employees would qualify to handle a weapon. he is not saying all teachers here. he's essential ly trained, perhaps ex-military. certain highly adept people and saying they should receive some kind of extra pay or bonus as incentive to sign up for this training. you heard tom there say the largest teacher organizations are adamantly opposed to this. this is not what being a teacher is about but something that the president is very much backing. and also, george, you mentioned the president's talking about those active shooter drills saying he's opposed to them. the whit