abc news reporter elizabeth hur has the latest. >> reporter: president trump marked this fourth of july weekend with a speech honoring the nation's veterans. >> you've shed your blood. you've poured your love. and you've bared your soul in defense of our country, our people, and our great american flag. >> reporter: but there's no holiday in his tweet war with msnbc's first couple. he calls mika brzezinski dumb as a rock, her fiance and cohost joe scarborough crazy. >> he's so much more vicious with women. >> he appears to have a fragile, impetuous, child-like ego that we've seen over and over again, especially with women. >> reporter: the president commenting -- >> the fake media tried to stop us from going to the white house. but i'm president. and they're not. >> reporter: the latest squabbles come as president trump's obamacare repeal plan is hung up in the senate. trump tweeting to lawmakers, if they cannot agree on a new plan to swap out obamacare, they should immediately repeal and then replace it at a later date. senate republican leader mitch mcconnell quickly ruled that out. a

elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. >>> two airlines are now exempt from the laptop ban. emirates and turkish airlines say they meet tsa security standards. this morning their flights to the u.s. allowed laptops and large electronics devices in the passenger cabin. laptop ban on flights from several muslim majority countries was set up in march after u.s. intelligence said isis made bombs that could be hidden in batteries for electronics. >>> summer is here, many have already booked our much-needed vacations, consumers beware, booking your hotel room early doesn't always guarantee your stay. one family shares their nightmare. >>> now your accuweather forecast with mike nico. >> follow me on social media, we've had cool sunrises. here's another one. this is just as colorful, just not quite as chaotic as the clouds were over the east bay hills and valleys. the elevation over the bay is less dramatic and doesn't cause that rapid wind speeds. another beautiful day as we look about 2600 feet above the 2,000 foot marine layer this morning. all right. let's talk about what's goi

elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. >>> tiger woods is focusing on his health.e famed golfer has tweeted he's completed a private intensive program. last month woods said he was getting help to manage his medications for back pain and a sleep disorder. woods was arrested in may for driving under the influence. he blamed it on prescription drugs after undergoing another back surgery. >>> we all have our favorite foods, right, but one little bat just goes bananas for an afternoon snack. no more hot dog eating contest. ♪ ♪ be a powerful force. nature valley if you have bad breath and your mouth lacks moisture, you may suffer from dry mouth. try biotène®, the #1 dentist recommended dry mouth brand. it's the only leading brand clinically proven to soothe, moisturize, and freshen breath. try biotène®. >>> coming up at 4:00, it's a quick way to drop pounds, but does fasting really work, and is it actually healthy? going beyond the study. that's today at 4:00, and a health care showdown in the senate. how the bill could lead to more personal bankruptcies. that's tonight

elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. >>> the storied eureka theater in san francisco financial district is closing its doors after 45 years. they were best known for commissioning ground breaking plays including "ancient eligibles in america" which premiered in 1991 it weren't ont to win a toney and pull pulitzer prize. but the company has fallen on hard times. >> significant funding loss. >> will be renamed gateway theater. it's manu scripts and posters go to the museum of many design. >>> thousands enjoyed the sights and sounds of the fillmore jazz festival today. this is day one of the largest jazz festival can check it out tomorrow from 10:00 to 6:00 on fillmore between jackson and eddie >>> a hundred goats got loose in town, officers believe they knocked over a fence where they were eating grass for fire prevention. animal control helped to round up all those goats and return them to the fenced in area. >>> skiing tahoe on the fourth of july. yes that's what you heard. plenty of snow and no takers. the report posted this video, it says three inches of snow melts away each day but a

abc's elizabeth hur has more. trt 1:38 soc developing now in virginia. police are trying to virginia. police are trying to identify a body in a pond. "sky trak seven" flew over the scene in centreville, last night. this is on trinity parkway - near the newgate shopping center. police tell us the body is an adult male - but it's still unclear how he died. as police investigate the murder of a father of three from chillum, maryland.. pepl about a hundred people gathered for a vigil last night for 37-year-old anthony russell. he was gunned down at an apartment complex. police found his body on the morning of july 8th. he'd been shot four times. he had left a dice game on his scooter hours before. russell's family believes this was a robbery. his pockets were turned inside out. his wallet and cell phone were missing. police are looking for any clues that will help them find the killer. we are learning new details about a deadly shooting at a gender-reveal party in ohio. the story now taking a strange turn. cincinnati police say -- the woman, who the party wa

abc's elizabeth hur has more. right now-- president trump is back in the white right now-- president trump is back in the white spending the weekend in new jersey. but as he prepares to tackle some major issues, he is also dealing with a popularity problem. a new a-b-c news, washington post poll finds that just 36-percent percent of americans say the president is doing a good job. that's the lowest number of any president at this point in his first term. the poll also found 63-percent view the now infamous 20-16 meeting between president's son and russians as "inappropriate." on the bright side for president trump, the poll shows americans have a pretty low opinion of the democrats too. the party stands for something. most say the party is just anti-trump. meanwhile on capitol hill-- a double blow for republican senators as they try to pass a plan to repeal and replace the affordable care act. over the weekend-- the congressional budget office put off releasing its analysis of the latest republican health-care bil

elizabeth hur has the story. elizabeth: president trump honoring a hero. presented his first medal of honor to the army medic in phish for bravery and the sacrifice serving in the vietnam war. president trump: today we pay tribute to a veteran who went above and beyond the call of duty. elizabeth: receiverring the highest military recognition according to the white house for putting his own life o the line. despite being wounded himself he saved the lives of others. >> specialist mccluen we honor you, we salute you. with god as your witness we thank you for what you did for all of us. elizabeth: the now 71-year-old retired teacher and coach was among a dozen local vietnam veterans honored for service. mccluen known as "doc" says he prefers to be called "jim" and the honor from the president is a tribute to all his men. >> to have the guys here and be in the setting instead of the rice patties and the jungles of vietnam not knowing what the fate of your life is , you couldn't get much better than this. elizabeth: there are nine medal of honor recipients in

pictures emerged showing the new jersey governor and his family on a state beach closed to the abc's elizabeth hur. elizabeth: memes of lounging chris christie features scenes sparked a trending #beachgate. after a local newspaper on sunday captured pictures of governor christie and his family on a beach he ordered closed to the public as part of a government shutdown. hours after the pictures were taken, the had this exchange at -- the governor had this exchange at a news conference. >> i didn't get any sun. >> he later issued clarification saying christie did not get any sun because he had a baseball cap on. not everyone bought that story. >> you can go to the beach and regular people can't? >> he is going out with this bang now? elizabeth: the outgoing governor is america's least popular governor with a poll showing his approval rating at just 15%. but he remains defiant. even with om this banner over the jersey shore. >> if they had flown that plane over that beach and i was sitting next to a 25-year-old blonde in the beach chair next to me that is a story. in the end, this is resolved and the

elizabeth hur has reaction after he went to the beach in a shutdown. elizabeth: chris christie taking heat after pictures emerged showing the governor and his family trying to beat the heat on a beach closed to the public. >> you can go to the beach and other people can't? >> i'm not happy. i have a 6-year-old home from school for the summer. can't go to the park today. >> the island beach state park is among the parks shut down over the holiday weekend following a budget standoff between lawmakers and governor christie. >> i mean he is going to go out with this kind of thing now? this is the fourth of july holiday. we went through a rough winter. people want to enjoy themselves. >> there is no one at the beach state park. there there is no one to pick up the garbage. no one providing services at the park. >> heading in his final six months in office with the approval rating around 15% isn't backing down. explaining the beach house where he stayed is state owned and separate from the park. but his lieutenant governor tweeting if i governor i wouldn't be

elizabeth hur explains the air security scares. elizabeth: two disruptions on two planes meant a long night for hundreds of passengers. >> first the 129 with emergency. elizabeth: a delta flight found for beijing forced to return to seattle 45 minutes into the flight after one of the 207 passengers on board, according to eyewitnesses, was walking back and forth to the bathroom in first class and then toward the exit door. that is when the witnesses say a flight attendant was punched trying to stop the 23-year-old man. ultimately other passengers stepped in to subdue the man. delta confirming to abc news overnight the passenger was removed from the flight by law enforcement without further incident when the aircraft arrived back in seattle. a flight attendant and another passenger were injured and taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. meanwhile, another incident involving an unruly passenger ended with a canadian airliner needing an escort back to montrÉal. the two u.s. f-15 jets were launched to escort the cuban

here's elizabeth hur. >> may god bless and guide this warship and all who shall sail in her. >> reporter: president trump sailing ahead with his message to rebuild our nation's military with the commissioning of the aircraft carrier, the uss gerald ford as he tries toing right the trip among his staff. >> thank you. >> the commander in chief naming a new communications director, former wall street executive anthony scaramucci who wasn't always on the trump train, kwuns calling him a hack. >> i love the president. >> and thanking former white house press secretary sean spicer saying he's a wonderful person who took tremendous abuse from the fake news media but his future is bright. the message among a hail of early morning tweets. another one aimed at the washington polls. their bombshell report that u.s. intelligence intercepted phone called from the washington last year. sessions had denied these talk took place. trump's reaction, these illegal leaks must stop. session was already in trouble with trump. days ago the. expressed his drugs trags as session's zbigsz to recuse himself. had h

elizabeth hur has the details. >>> the leaders of japan and u.s. fully agree they have to take further action after the latest icbm missile tell us. north korea launching their second icbm in the past month has experts soundings the alarm about pole --ngyang being able to strike anywhere in the u.s. north korea launched 2300 miles into space. according to experts they could angle the missile to travel as far as washington, d.c. or new york. >> any military action we take would trigger a war unlike anything we've seen since world war ii. >> reporter: in a show of force, u.s. bombers flew over the korean peninsula and tested the thadd intercept system. >> reporter: president trump is blaming china and issued a warning this will no longer continue. abc news new york. >>> in washington, president trump has sworn in new chief of staff general john kelly. >> we have a fantastic leader, chief of staff, he will do a really great job. >> president trump touted kelly this morning following the private swearing in. general kelly previously served as the depar

abc's elizabeth hur joins us now with the very latest. >> reporter: kendis and adrienne, good morning to you. for seven years republicans have promised to repeal and replace obamacare. but this morning, the chances of that happening with the current bill appear to be over. overnight, two key republicans delivering a fatal blow to the gop health care bill. senators mike lee of utah and jerry more ran of kansas announcing their opposition. moran saying w our stamp of approval on bad policy. it needed the support of at least 50 of the senate's 52 republicans but with a total of 4 republican senators declaring their no vote, the bill appears to be dead on arrival. giving democrats a reason to declare victory. senate minority leader chuck schumer tweeting this second failure of trumpcare is proof positive that the core of this bill is unworkable. >> right now we have no consensus. >> reporter: the vote scheduled for this week was already on hold after senator john mccain's health scare this weekend frustrating president trump who as candidate trump made this promise. >> to immediately repe

abc's elizabeth hur with more. >> reporter: with crews in the air and search dogs on the ground rescue and recovery operations stretching into day three in central arizona. >> our trail is blocked off because of this. >> reporter: this woman caught the frightening scene on her cell phone as a flash flood sent water, debris and mud rushing down a mountain into the river below. >> there's the son over there and the mom is in the water. >> reporter: eyewitnesses say dozens of swimmers caught off guard held on to whatever they could to stay alive. >> finally got rescuers on site. >> reporter: four people were rescued and flown to hospitals with hypothermia. >> one of the witnesses said he looked up and saw a wall of water coming toward him. >> reporter: that wall of water so powerful authorities confirm so far at least nine people including two children were killed. >> i've been with the sheriff's office 13 years and this is the worst flash flood accident we've had. >> when it rains it really pours, not only that it knocks down trees. >> the floods triggered by torrential rain in the area

elizabeth hur is following the very latest. >> with crews in the air and search dogs on the ground, rescue and recovery operations stretching in today three in central arizona. >> our trail is blocked off. >> this woman cop the frightening scene on her cell phone as a flash flood sent water, debris, and mud rushing down a mountain into the river below. >> the mom is in the water. >> i witnesses say dozens of swimmers caught offguard, held onto whatever they could to stay alive. >> finally got rescuers on site. >> four people were rescued and flown to hospitals with hypothermia. >> one witness said he looked up and saw a wall of water coming toward him. >> authorities that at least nine people, including two children, were killed. >> this is the worst flash flood accident we have had. >> when it rains up here, it really pours, it knocks down trees. >> the flood triggered by torrential rain in the area pounding this waterfront restaurant and uprooting trees in nearby neighborhoods. unfortunately for the same area and across arizona, the danger is not over yet with new flash flood watch is in

he took more heat for the series of tweets aimed at two cable tv hosts, elizabeth hur has more.resident trump marked the 4th of july weekend with a speech honoring the nation's veterans. >> you shed your blood and poured your life and beard your your -- bared your soul for our country. >> reporter: he calmed mika brzezinski as dumb as a rock. >> fake meade -- media tried to stop us from going to the white house, i'm president they are not. the latest squabbles come as the obama care repeal plan is hung up in the senate. he tweeted if they cannot swap out obama care they could appeal and replace at a later date. mitch mcconnell ruled that out. president is getting push back from states voting commission request for data looking into voter fraud. he tweeted, numerous states are refusing to give information from the distinguished voter fraud panel. what are they trying to hide? the state's citing their own privacy laws. >> a cyber attack that affected states of new jersey and pennsylvania, and countries across the globe is being blamed on russia. they cite similarities on the ukrai

however, as abc's elizabeth hur reports, a controversy involving trump's son and son-in-law is now makingadlines. >> reporter: president trump returned to washington with the white house declaring his second foreign trip in office a success. capped by the g20 summit in germany. >> rex and i had a tremendous meeting yesterday with president putin. >> reporter: secretary of state rex tillerson says the two presidents connected quickly and had positive chemistry, and vladimir putin seems to agree. trump on tv, he said, is very, very different from the trump in person. absolute big difference. and putin acknowledged that president trump had made an issue of alleged kremlin meddling in the u.s. election, saying, "the president paid a lot of attention to this." though putin repeatedly denied the charge and claims president trump accepted his denial. it seems to me that he took it into account, said putin, and agreed. >> mr. president, did the russians lie about your meeting yesterday? >> reporter: the president did not answer, and the white house would not publicly challenge putin's claim. abc

elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. >>> this morning, george stephanopoulos speaks exclusively with u.sssia, north korea, and health care, and the power house round table includes california congressman eric swalwell, as they debate the week in politics. you can watch "this week" at 8:00 right here on abc 7. >>> developing news this morning, iraqi troops are celebrating the clearing of islamic state militants from some of the last strongholds in mosul, but heavy fighting is still taking place. doctors without borders has said the fighting has taken a devastating toll on residents with some dying on the battlefield, many in need of medical care. the islamic state captured mosul in a matter of days back in 2014. iraqi forces backed by u.s.-led coalition launched a major operation to retake the city in october. >>> look at this. it's a daring escape. you see this man clinging to a hook as he is lifted away from a burning building in denmark. that man had been doing some roofing work on top of that building when a fire broke out on friday. a nearby crane operator noticed that the guy needed

elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. >>> there are more politics to come on abc 7. on this week, ohio governor john kasich will talk about the republicans' failure to create a workable health care bill, the threats to homeland security and president trump he is upcoming meeting with vladimir putin will be discussed. this week with george stephanopoulos can be seen here at 8:00 and stay tuned for our morning news at 9:00. >>> a coalition of local independent amity viss demanding that president trump be impeached will march in san francisco this afternoon. they will rally at 1:00. it will wind down market and back to the plaza. activists who include groups are demanding that congress remove the president from the white house. i don't know about this one. a low-cost airline in colombia is considering ripping out all the airplane seats and making passengers stand for the entire flight. it would be similar to riding a b.a.r.t. or muni train. there's research going on to find out if you can fly standing up and that his airline will be very interested in anything that make

in new york, i'm elizabeth hur for abc7 news. jonathan: scholarships are supposed to help ease the burden of paying for college. alison: still ahead at 4:00, find out how they can hurt your chances for financial aid. >> i was uncomfortable. my hand, my arm, my left arm was smashed up wall. nancy: plus, why this mother was forced to hold her 27-month-old on her lap for a nearly four-hour flight even though she bought him a seat. >> hold on. i think something is going on over here. either he is playing around with an 18-wheeler. crazy place to be playing around. jonathan: later what this driver did to try to stop a potentially deadly situation out on the road. >> the day after the fourth of july reveals debris and damage from fireworks in d.c., coming up, what is happening with jonathan: that was awesome. the big show. but we heard fireworks no matter where you live. and jeff goldberg showing us what it takes to clean up the unofficial neighborhood celebrations. jeff: the amateur fireworks on display last night in northeast washing

elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. >>> there are more politics to come on abc 7.kasich will talk about the republicans' failure to create a workable health care bill, the threats to homeland security and president trump's upcoming meeting with vladimir putin will be discussed. this week with george stephanopoulos can be seen here at 8:00 and stay tuned for our morning news at 9:00. >>> happening today, a coalition of local independent activists demanding that president trump be impeached will march in san francisco this afternoon. they will be on market street at 1:00. it will wind down market and back to the plaza. activists who include groups are demanding that congress remove the president from the white house. a low-cost airline in colombia is considering ripping out all the airplane seats and making passengers stand for the entire flight. it would be similar to riding a packed b.a.r.t. or muni train but with stools. the ceo of viva colombia says there's research going on to find out if you can fly standing up and that his airline will be very interested in an

. >> reporter: elizabeth hur abc news new york. >>> gun violence rips through a philadelphia neighborhood one man is dead another is in the hospital. the police say they were called to the scene on west russell street at 2:30 a.m., both victims were driven to the hospital in private cars, one man was pronounced dead at the hospital. one is in very critical condition. police have not indicated if they have any suspects or motives. >>> today an occupies is planned for a woman killed in ocean city, cape may county. police arrested and charged her boyfriend, 49-year-old paul kline with first degree murder. 54-year-old denise weber's body was found inside her apartment at the wesley inn on wesley avenue. investigators have not said how she died, but they did live together. the cape may county prosecutor and ocean city police are handling the investigation and it is very active this morning. >> the last of the four young men murdered in bucks county has been laid to rest. friends and family gathered for dean finocchiaro's funeral in levittown yesterday. a friend talked about working with the 19

elizabeth hur abc news new york. >> new this morning, pennsylvania state lawmaker has been charged with under the influence. don marr of allegheny county was charged monday in harrisburg cumberland county. online court records show, the 58-year-old blood alcohol level was 1.6, twice the legal limit of drawing. police charged him with making an unsafe uturn and driving the wrong way. >>> the possibility of more casinos in the state of pennsylvania was negotiated behind closed door meetings by state lawmakers are some are lobbying for legislation that will allow for expansion of gambling in the keystone state. lawmakers help it will raise millions to close a budget deficit. it will allow casinos to bid on licenses for ten mini can a -- casinos in the state. >>> in new jersey, the state health insurer does not have to reveal why it was fined. they obtained a court order that blocks the release of the letter that defines the fine. insurer claims the letter contain inaccuracy, it plans to file an appeal of the violation soon. the move comes as legislation to overhaul the insurer was made par