emily rao has the latest from capitol hill. president trump: the russia story is a total fabrication. emily: a campaign-style rally in west virginia, the perfect outlet for an as collusion allegations. president trump: we did not win because of russia. we won because of you, i can tell you. emily: but the scrutiny continues area special counsel robert mueller convened a grand jury weeks ago, suggesting the investigation is heading into a new, more serious phase. >> it is the ability to get witnesses to testify under oath. it is the ability to get documents. it is the ability to get financial records. reportingters subpoenas in connection with the trump tower meeting where donald jr. was promised dirt on hillary clinton from a russian lawyer with reported kremlin ties. the president's personal lawyers saying on fox news there is no indication the president himself is a target. >> we have no reason to believe the president is under investigation. emily: the top white house lawyer saying in a statement the white house is committed

emily rao, abc news, washington. are, of course, monitoring that story very closely. be sure to follow us online at wjla.com for all the latest from the white house. also while it was on facebook and twitter for up to the second -- follow us on facebook and twitter for up to the second breaking news. doug hill is here with a look at the forecast. doug: we are going to squeeze one more good for day out of this weather pattern. to see the sunshine interspersed with cloudiness. temperatures will warm up, 83-85 the range, but humidity levels will remain comfortable. national now. 81 in fredericksburg. annapolis. area temperatures midday continue to slowly rise. we will see numbers eventually the heat index not really coming into play until later in the weekend when the moisture gets high enough that it feels warmer than what the thermometer would indicate. we have enjoyed an absence of that for the past few days because the air has been so dry. partly to mostly sunny skies, 85 by 4:00. satellite radar shows most of the heavier stuff to the west. tomorrow, saturday, and su

emily rao has the latest. emily: a very unwelcome first homecoming in new york city for president trump. protests in outrage over his initial response to this violence hate fueled in charlottesville followed him to trump tower. 48 hours after a woman lost her nationalist rally, president trump denounced the hate groups involved. president trump: racism is evil and those who caused violence in its name are criminals and thugs , including the kkk, neo-nazis, white supremacists, and other hate groups. >> i think it is too little, too late and i don't think it is genuine. emily: richard spencer seems to dismiss trump's comments. does anyone really believe that? he was saying vague statements that don't have a lot of meaning, to be honest. emily: spencer and other white nationalists have credited trump's america first policy for their riot -- rise into the mainstream. >> we will fulfill the promises of donald trump. >> after what some call the president's slow response to charlottesville, three prominent ceos quit t