we'll start with elizabeth hur who is following the investigation from washington. >> reporter: officials in iowa say they'll hold a press conference later today and will share a significant amount of information at that time. for now they're only confirming it is in connection with the mollie tibbetts investigation. a tireless search for a missing college student in iowa potentially coming to a tragic end with the discovery of a body. authorities for now only confirming a body was located and say they're working to make a positive id. mollie tibbetts, the 20-year-old university of iowa student last seen going for a run in brooklyn, iowa on july 17. when she didn't show up for work, her co-workers reported her missing. at the time she was living with her boyfriend. police say he was not a suspect. >> try to put yourself in our shoes. what if somebody has taken someone you love so much and just had the courage to come forward. >> we're all in this together. >>orks p remained o bringlick tight-lipped about the investigation while family, friends and strangers searched desperate desperately,

abc's elizabeth hur joins us with the latest. good morning, elizabeth. >> reporter: well, maggie and kendis, good morning to you. that admission from president trump is a first, but he is still not changing his story about when he found out about the meeting. this morning president trump is defending his son don junior and downplaying the real reason behind that trump tower meeting tweeting, this was a meeting to get information on an opponent, totally legal and done all the time in politics and it went nowhere. i did not know about it. >> did you tell your father anything about this? >> no. it was such a nothing, there was nothing to tell. >> reporter: initially don junior claimed the meeting was about russian adoptions and while president trump now admits for the first time why the meeting occurred, he is adamant he did not know about it. but according to sources, his former personal attorney michael cohen says the president did know before it happened. on "this week" one of president trump's current attorneys maintains there wa

abc's elizabeth hur joining us now on the controversy and mccain's farewell message. good morning. >> reporter: kendis and maggie, good morning to you. some say the president was shamed into doing it. whatever the reason, yes, president trump broke his silence and honored senator mccain after critics accused of him of disrespecting mccain even in death. president trump finally praising senator john mccain. >> we very much appreciate everything that senator mccain has done for our country. >> reporter: this after facing backlash for his short tweet saturday night and refusing to comment on mccain's legacy despite being asked at least 11 times by reporters on monday including our own jonathan karl. >> mr. president, any thoughts on john mccain? mr. president, any thoughts on john mccain, sir? do you believe john mccain was a hero, sir? >> let's go. >> reporter: the president's remarks coming hours after this visible push and pull at the white house. the flag first lowered to half-staff late saturday then raised to full staff monday morning only to be lowered again monda

abc's elizabeth hur with more from wash. >> reporter: a solemn display of respect for an american hero. the military honor guard carrying the casket of senator john mccain into tun -- capitol rotunda for the last time. the skies began pouring lanrain. inside, the family including his 106-year-old mother, roberta, commemorating the life and service of an american patriot. >> this is one of the bravest souls our nation has ever produced. >> reporter: with speaker paul ryan and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell praising mccain and thanking his family. >> on behalf of the senate and the entire nation, thank you. thank you for lending him to us longer than we had a right. >> reporter: while vice president mike pence delivered a message of gratitude from the white house. >> the president asked me to be here on behalf of a grateful nation to pay a debt of honor and respect to a man who served our country throughout his life. >> reporter: president trump reportedly not welcomed here. that directive said to come from mccain himself who also planned this final and powerful show of unity hav

we have team coverage, amy hollyfield spoke with reporters of -- >> and a we start with elizabeth hurials in iowa say they received thousands of tips from the public and they interviewed hundreds of people, but they got their break in the case from a neighbor's surveillance camera. >> reporter: a tragic end to a tireless search for a missing college student in iowa. >> a body was discovered early this morning in a farm field southeast of brooklyn, iowa. the identity has not been confirmed, however we believe it to be the body of mollie tibbetts. >> reporter: authorities also announcing in addition to finding the body, a suspect is now under arrest. cristhian rivera, a 24-year-old man who police say was in the u.s. i would legally and living in the same county where mollie tibbetts disappeared. rivera now in jail charged with first-degree murder. officials revealing surveillance video provided detectives with images of a suspicious vehicle. >> we identified the vehicle belonging to mr. rivera and then we located them, interviewed him and he led us to her location. >> reporter: the 20-y

elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. >> an interesting back and forth over the weekend.id anything about it. michael jordan weighing in saying he supports lebron. i wanted michael to weigh in on who he thinks is greater, lebron or himself. >> that's what we really want to know. he's going to say himself. i would too. >>> let's move on to the new york mets and their fans. >> the amazin's had the biggest blowout in team history and the sixth worst record in baseball. but now you can vent by filling out a form to describe your worst moment as a mets fan. it's so sad. >> how much time do you have? >>> here's a note to self for james franklin. don't give paintball guns to people you make practice for hours every day. then he has to give a full moon during press conference. his entire team pelted him. >> get it off. >> get it off. about the colonial penn program. here to tell you if you're age 50 to 85, and looking to buy life insurance on a fixed budget, remember the three p's. what are the three p's? the three p's of life insurance on a fixed budget are price, price, and pri

elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. >>> next to the desperate attempt to save a baby's life. that child choking. a police officer stepping in and what he did that may have made all the difference. abc's adrienne bankert picks up the story. >> reporter: the video is disturbing to watch. a baby choking on its food. 14-month-old lucia was eating one of her favorite foods, chicken nuggets, when a bite got caught in her throat. >> she was looking at me scared. i just knew at that moment that she must be choking because she wasn't doing anything. >> reporter: ana graham pulls lucia from her stroller and turns her face down and pounds lucia on her back. palm beach gardens police officers robert ayala and rafael guadalupe were at the right place at the right time. >> i remember someone approaching me from the side. his presence was so calm. i was just like, thank god he's here. >> reporter: officer ayala grabs the baby, turns her face down and begins striking her on her back. he tries to clear the food from her mouth by hand. when that doesn't woa ris harder and the piece of food dis

here's elizabeth hur. >> reporter: senator mccain arriving to a solemn ceremony by a military honor guardmarking the senator's final journey to washington after leaving arizona, his adopted home state. ♪ amazing grace >> reporter: where earlier in the day -- >> i fought the good fight. i have finished the race. >> reporter: family and friends. >> i'm black. he was white. [ laughter ] i'm young. he wasn't so young. [ laughter ] >> he celebrated differences. >> reporter: -- honored the six-term senator for his values in life. >> he could not stand the abuse of power. >> reporter: while vice president and his closest friend joe biden praised mccain for his patriotism. >> he believed in the american people. to paraphrase shakespeare, we shall not see his like again. >> reporter: and the moving memorial service. ♪ i did it my way >> reporter: coming to a close with frank sinatra's "my way", music mccain chose himself. mccain's body will now lie in state at the u.s. capitol, which will be open to the public later today. that's after a ceremony where vice president pence is scheduled to speak. m