eric shawn on scene and we will join him. early reporting of the details of this came to us from our senior correspondent rick leventhal, who is he with us again. rick, an update and a look back. >> the video of the aftermath supports everything we've been hearing about what happened on there which a scene of carnage as this truck apparently went a block south along the bike lanes, hitting pedestrians and people on bicycles, killing at least six and injuring at least nine. law enforcement sources, some of them local law enforcement, members of the joint terrorism task force which works with the fbi tell me that the jttf has determined this truck was rented from a home depot in jersey city and that members of the jttf are there now, looking at surveillance footage, trying to figure out who this person was. if he was with anyone at the time that he rented the truck, who might have been with him, who might've been connected to this individual. they are fast tracking it to try to make sure there's no one else in no other threats

. - [shawn] thank you. - [eric] nice to see you again. - [shawn] you too. - [eric] it's so nice to hear your voice coming out of a record, i have to tell you the great fun i've had over the last couple of weeks listening to this record. it reminds me how much i enjoy hearing your music. - thank you. - and it's a really great, and interesting, and different record. it's very spare, very raw, and casual. not is as if pejorative i say that, but it just doesn't feel like it's been over-produced and over done. feel like you all had fun - that's a great compliment. - [eric] making it. - we did, and it was done quickly, a week and a half and- - [eric] you recorded it in a week and a half? - we did. and those are exactly the words we want you to use to describe it. - good. and it was recorded in different places, or it was recorded in one place? - no, it was recorded in nashville with buddy miller who's a producer and often it's not when he produces, you record at his house, which is what we did and it was just very casual. the overall opinion from all of us, buddy first and foremost is this is

. >> dana: eric shawn is live in new york city. eric? >> hello, dana.rime what he calls bigotry, bullying and prejudice, former president george w. bush spoke here, warning about the danger to democracy both abroad and here at home. he addressed a gathering of his dallas based bush institute here at the jazz center, lincoln center, and said it was called the spirit of liberty at home and in the world. he warned democracy is weakening by the coarseness of current event. he said the nation is vulnerable to what he called conspiracy theories, outright fabrications and casual cruelty. he all said there's a crisis with our nation's institutions. he slammed russia and china for their aggression to world order and said here in the u.s. we have to be on guard against isolationism and nationalism. >> our identity as a nation, unlike many other nations is not determined by geography or ethnicity which means people of every race, religion could be fully and equally american. it means bigotry or white supremacy in any form is blasphemy against the american creed. >

i'm eric shawn. jillian: i'm jillian turner in for arthel neville.st last saturday with a release after dove for each victim.

let's go back to eric shawn and what we expect to hear from former president bush this morning. good morning to you, eric. >> good morning, democracy, freedom and human rights are what we expect to hear from former president george w. bush here this morning and as you said it is a rare public appearance by the former commander-in-chief on public policy. let's look inside live at the event. former first lady laura bush expected to start kicking it off momentarily. it is called the spirit of liberty at home and the world intended as a sharp counter point to the dictators and despots especially north korean leader kim jong-un. i'm told the north korean issue is close to the former president's heart. the bush institute runs the north korean freedom scholarship program and awarded $25,000 in scholarships to eight young escapees. mary jo told us she was taught it was mandatory to bow before the portrait of the north korean leader. >> during new year's time on new year's day the government will give us little kids a gift pack, cookies and candies in a bag and we hold that bag in front o

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i'm eric shawn. arthel: i'm arthel neville.lthcare. house republicans are urging the

i'm eric shawn, this is america's news headquarters.rthel: nate is downgrade to a tropical storm as it moves inland after

i'm eric shawn. arthel: nerves are on evening in two countries.

i'm eric shawn. arthel: i'm arthel neville.rthel: the president once again placing focus on healthcare. house republicans are urging the senate to stay on course and focus on full repeal. kristen fisher is live at the white house with more. does the president think he has the votes to get this bipartisan deal passed? >> he it would be a temporary fix. but he does believe they have the votes for a broader obamacare repeal and replace bill despite previous multiple repeated failures to do so. >> i think we actually have the votes. people are criticizing me for saying that. i think we have the votes for that. we were basically one short. and i think we'll have the votes for that also. reporter: one thing he hasn't made clear is what kind of vote he would vote for. first he supported the alexander murray bill, now he doesn't. this morning the senate majority leader mitch mcconnell had this message for the president. >> what i'm waiting to hear from president trump what kind of healthcare bill he might sign. if there is a need for a

i'm eric shawn. arthel: nerves are on evening in two countries.nita vogel joins us live with the latest. reporter: two apparent terror attacks to tell you about. won in frabs and one in western canada, both involving a knife. in canada it happened in the western city of edmonton. police are calling it a terrorist attack. the attack ban outside a canadian football league when a suspect ran through a controlled barricade with his car and sent an officer flying 15 feet in the air. then the driver got out of the car and started attacking the officer with a knife. a u-haul was stopped at a checkpoint because the driver's name. >> the u-haul struck and fled the scene and was pursued by police toward that downtown edmonton. throughout the chase the truck deliberately attempted to hit pedestrians in cross walks. reporter: the edmonton man was found with an islamic state flag in his car. the police officer is in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries it was military appreciation day at the game in edmonton. boy scouts were coming to the game and were

i'm eric shawn. this is a brand new hour of america's news headquarters >> i'm arthel neville. the nail -- the nature of the charges is not clear nor is the identity or number of individuals targeted. but reports from "wall street journal" and other media outlets say first arrests could some as early as monday. garrett tenney has been following this story and is joining us now with more. >> former justice department officials tell me there is likely substance behind these charges because of the high-profile nature of this case and because the evidence was apparently enough for a federal grand jury to sign off on the indictment. that indictment was sealed by a federal judge, though, which is why we don't know the details of who is being charged with what. the "wall street journal" and others are reporting, though, that an arrest could be made as soon as monday. in terms of what these charges mean to the investigation, though, this afternoon, former justice department official robert driscoll said at this point there is not enough information to know. >> it depends on how collate

. >> and i'm eric shawn. bitter back and forth began when the president called to support the widow of a soldier killed in niger. a congresswoman said that she heard that phone call and accused the president of being insensitive. the president fired off this tweet today -- >> eric: john kelly got in the middle of it this week. and the president explained what prompted the response from the four-star general, a gold star parent himself, as his son was killed in afghanistan. >> he was so offended. he was in the room when i made the call, and so were other people. and the call was a very nice call. he was so offended that somebody would be listening to that call, he couldn't believe it. actually, he said to me, sir, this is not acceptable. this is really not. and i was so nice -- i've called many people. and i would think that every one of them appreciated it. i was very surprised to see this to be honest with you. >> eric: so general kelly was defending the president and the president now defending the general

good evening, everyone, and hello, i'm eric shawn and this is america's news headquarters.rthel neville the shear scope of the tragedy is staggering. at least 40 people have been killed. many, many more are still missing. about 75,000 remain under evacuation orders.

i'm eric shawn, this is america's news headquarters. arthel: nate is downgrade to a tropical storm as it moves inland after becoming the fourth hurricane to slam the united states in the last six weeks. it may not have been as intense as earlier storms, but people along the gulf coast are facing a major cleanup effort. phil keating is live with the latest. reporter: the hard wok hotel was two days away from opening when katrina hit, and it delayed its opening by two years. orange bags of degree, work were are all over the place. the parking garage over there, several feet, up to six feet under water last night from the storm surge. take a look at the video. cars were half buried if not 2/3 of the way buried. inside the golden nugget hotel and garage, according to the emergency operations director. about 8 feet of water came into the parking garage and a walkway entrance leading into the casino. we don't have any reports that the casino sustained water damage. as the eyewall was really starting to slam into and pummel the mississippi coa

hello everyone i'm eric shawn. this is america's news headquarters. arthel: i'm arthel neville. quote president and their administrations have been talking to north korea for 25 years, agreements made and massive amounts of money paid hasn't worked. agreements violated

eric: hello, everyone, i'm eric shawn.'s interference in the 2016 election including collusion between president trump's campaign and the kremlin amid calls that the probe also go into the democrats, hillary clinton's campaign and the dnc for apparently pay

. >> and i'm eric shawn.he president called to support the widow of a soldier killed in niger. a congresswoman said that she heard that phone call and

i'm eric shawn. president trump also apparently contradictory the secretary of state rex tillerson after throwing cold water on the chances for diplomatic breakthrough with north korea. this is one day after tillerson's admission that the us is in direct contact amid rising nuclear tensions with the rogue regime. the president tweeting a negotiation conjunct on is a waste of time. christian fisher live tonight in branchburg new jersey which is near the present private golf club in bedminster. good evening, kristin. reporter: hello. excuse me, this is indeed the case of mixed messaging then president trump has drastically undercut his very own secretary of state. it could also be a case of perhaps a playing good cop, bad cop. who knows for sure the only thing that is clear is that in less than 24 hours he has seen two very different responses in terms of how the administration is moving forward in dealing with the nuclear crisis with north korea. yesterday, sector estate rex tillerson was in beijing a

i am eric shawn. >> i'm arthel neville.the present also tweeting about an ingrate among the war of words with the mayor of san juan after lashing out at the marriott stepper criticized the federal response to hurricane maria. the rhetoric escalating just days before the president visits the island. and kristin fisher is live in new jersey standing by. but first, we are going to san juan with mike. >> hello there. dylan san juan, the name of the game is wait in line and hoard all you can. still 11 days out at the storm this is the situation where this particular supermarket weight is only a half-hour. across town at the sam's club it is three hours. the last managers clear of the parking garage so people can wait in the shade as a way to get the basic necessities of life. also, the gasoline lines are four hours long! officials talk about the improvement there because it is gone from nine hours. you'll still spend four hours burning gas just to get up to the pump. of course, none of that happens without cash. telecom is still not back online so cash is king. it means people had to wait in

i'm eric shawn. president trump also apparently contradictory the secretary o

hello, everyone, i'm eric shawn. this is a new hour of "america's news headquarters."ne, i'm arthel neville. the president touching on a wide range of issues in that interview including his use of social media and the controversy over his phone call to the widow of a fallen soldier. but on

i'm arthel neville, see you at the top of the hour alongside eric shawn. ♪ ♪ greg: that it can? it can't. [laughter] [applause] all right. we're done here. [laughter] this week president trump surpassed an important milestone. he has more twitter followers than any world leader including the holiest of tweeters, pope francis. the record wasor made after trump's personal account passed 39.7 million followers. that's more than the pope's nine different twitter accounts combined. for more on this, we sought comment from pope francis himself. [laughter] >> i congratulate president trump on his impressoff twitter following, but i urging all good people to watch the greg gutfeld show. it's my favorite,ut and it wille yours too. [laughter] greg: that's quite an endorsement. thank you so much, pope. i take back everything i said. all right. tyrus, i have problems with twitter -- >> you do have problems, man. that it can't? greg: there's the guys with the verified blue check who create the assumption that they're better than the people who -- >> it's all i have, greg. [laughter] >> i: th

eric: hello everyone i'm eric shawn. this natural disaster is just staggering.ast 40 people have so far been killed and many more remain missing at this hour. about 75,000 are under evacuation orders as the flames now burning more than 100 miles wide. fire crews, on the front lines are giv

eric: good evening, i'm eric shawn.ange of issues in the interview including the controversy over the phone call to the widow of fallen soldier la david

eric: hello everyone i'm eric shawn. this natural disaster is just staggering. at least 40 people have so far been killed and many more remain missing at this hour. about 75,000 are under evacuation orders as the flames now burning more than 100 miles wide. fire crews, on the front lines are giving it their all. >> we're not magicians, but we're going to do our very best to stabilize and protect property. >> we're engaging this thing. we're taking it by the horns. we will be here till the job is done. eric: will carr is live in santa rosa, california, with the very latest. hello, will. >> hey there, eric. it is currently raining ash in this community right now, a visible sign of these fires, and over the past week, every single day, the death toll has jumped after the flames raced down these streets, destroying everything in their path, with that in mind, the cadaver dogs are back out today, trying to navigate this type of wasteland looking for more victims. this neighborhood is still under an evacuation order as utility crews are working on every street trying

eric: good evening, i'm eric shawn.he president touching on a wide range of issues in the interview including the controversy over the phone call to the widow of fallen soldier la david johnson, as well as the drama that continues to swirl around his administration. >> do you worry that this bickering and feuding gets in the way of your agenda? >> no, and sometimes it helps, to be honest with you. we'll see what happens in the end. but i think sometimes it helps. sometimes it gets people to do what they're supposed to be doing, and you know, that's the way it is. i just want what's right. and i think for the most part, they want what's right, too. we'll see what happens ibelieve we have the votes for health care at the appropriate time, and i think that we're going to have the votes for taxes. eric: kristin fisher is live tonight at the white house. good evening. first off, is there signs that the controversy between the president and congresswoman frederica wilson, it is subsiding. >> intensifying. for the second day i

hello, everyone, i'm eric shawn. this is a new hour of "america's news headquarters."hel: hello, everyone, i'm arthel neville. the president touching on a wide range of issues in that interview including his use of social media and the controversy over his phone call to the widow of a fallen soldier. but on those two ambitious campaign goals, mr. trump striking an optimistic tone. >> i think we have the votes. i think that rand paul actually is going to vote for the tax cuts. i think that other people, you know, we had tremendous enthusiasm this time. health care, i was told, was tougher, but it was close. i mean, so far i would say it's not even a contest. and i will tell you, speaking of health care, i believe we're going to get that also a little bit later, probably in three or four months from now, but i do believe we'll have that long before the election in '18. eric: kristin fisher live with us from the white house. we just heard the president say three to four months. what are they saying at the white house right now? how realistic is that timeline? >> reporter:

eric shawn, thank you. >> jon: so rare you hear that stuff. president trump weighing in on reports that russian operatives used bribes and kickbacks during the obama administration to expand russia's atomic energy business in the u.s. the president tweeting uranium deal to russia with clinton help and obama administration knowledge is the biggest story that fake media doesn't want to follow. according to another report a businessman who worked as an f.b.i. informant says the obama administration blocked him from testifying to congress about conversations he witnessed related to the russian deal. >> my client has some specific information about contributions and bribes to various entities and people in the united states but i can't go any further than that because he hasn't been released from his non-disclosure agreement, called an nda. when he started working for the f.b.i. it was undercover. in 2009 the f.b.i. made him sign this nda which said he would never reveal anything he learned during the course of this investigation. >> jon: those sto

eric: hello, everyone, i'm eric shawn.ller has been digging into moscow's interference in the 2016 election including collusion between president trump's campaign and the kremlin amid calls that the probe also go into the democrats, hillary clinton's campaign and the dnc for apparently paying for that infamous trump dossier and controversial uranium one deal. now the white house has been bracing for the possible unsealing of the indictment tomorrow, and mr. mueller? well, he's putting his cards on the table after months of working in the shadows, it seems. meantime, there is a widespread list of speculation on who could be in legal hot water and what the charges tomorrow morning could be. garrett tenney is live today in washington, this afternoon with the very latest on a list of those who could find the fbi knocking on their door in the morning. hey, garrett. >> reporter: hey, eric. also a lot of folks who are not happy that word of these charges leaked out. after the grand jury approved of those charges on friday, a fede

good evening, everyone, and hello, i'm eric shawn and this is america's news headquarters. art art i'm arthel neville the shear scope of the tragedy is staggering. at least 40 people have been killed. many, many more are still missing. about 75,000 remain under evacuation orders. each as some people have been allowed to return home. california governor jerry brown saying the dimension of the suffering is unlike any the state has ever seen. >> this is truly one of the greatest, if not the greatest tragedies that california has ever faced. the devastation is just unbelievable. it's a horror that no one could have imagined. we drove by the houses, hundreds of howfses that were totally destroyed. and just brings home just what a horrible situation this is will carr is live in santa rosa with the very latest. will? >> hey there, arthel, firefighters on the front line doing a great job upping the containment numbers after these fires swept through this community disseminating everything in their path. as you go home by home chimneys almost like single pillars stretching up toward

hello everyone i'm eric shawn. this is america's news headquarters. arthel: i'm arthel neville. the president taking to twitter saying quote president and their administrations have been talking to north korea for 25 years, agreements made and massive amounts of money paid hasn't worked. agreements violated before the ink was dry making fool of the u.s. negotiators sorry but only one thing will work but not spelling out exactly what that one thing is. hours later kim jong-un stepping up his tough talk saying nuclear weapons are quote powerful deterrent which guarantees north korea's sovereignty. chief washington correspondent james rosen is live at the white house with all of this and perhaps can sort it out for us. hi, james. >> arthel, good afternoon. with that tweet of course the president further stoked speculation about a possible military conflict with north korea asked later what the one thing is that he was referring to, the president chose once again to remain cryptic. >> you will figure that out pretty soon. >> the president's tweet also appeared to undercut diplomatic

. >> bret: senior correspondent eric shawn standing by police plaza in new york city. >> good evening. it's a day of pain but new yorkers are resilient and we will not give income of those are the words of new york mayor bill de blasio here at police headquarters within the last half hour. it's interesting to note there is the jersey city connection to the case and previous attacks, radical islamic terrorist attacks. we are told the home depot pickup truck was rented from a home depot and jersey city. that's where the ryder van was rented in 1993 used at the world trade center. officials, when i asked, they would not say if there were indications that this is radical islamic terrorism. they won't confirm it. nor will they confirm if there's a wider international net or tentacles of a foreign terrorist organization involved or if the suspect, 29 years old, is self radicalized. it's all part of the investigation and they are not yet releasing his identity. the officials here sought to assuage and comfort new yorkers in this time of pain in this time of a terrorist attack. >> new york is

. >> eric: i'm eric shawn in for bill hemmer this morning. oh to be a fly on the wall for this one. their first face-to-face since the republican failure to repeal and replace obamacare this summer. back then you may remember both leaders taking some pretty hard shots at each other in a very contentious public feud. >> our new president hasn't been in in this line of work and had excessive expectations. >> i'm very disappointed with mitch. >> let's see what will happen. mike emanuel on capitol hill. what's the status of the relationship going into lunch before they break bread together? >> both men are frustrated with one another at times but they absolutely positively need each other heading into the budget this week and tax reform push later this year. mitch mcconnell has stuck up for his senators who don't see eye-to-eye with the president. mcconnell called bob corker an important member of the team after corker brutally criticized mr. trump. mcconnell praysed maine senator susan collins for deciding to stay in the senate. she was thinking of running for governor and a no vote on

. >> i'm eric shawn.ding the moves on twitter this morning as the democratic leaders, calling the president spiteful and cruel. since republicans in congress failed to repeal obama care several times. and critics are also saying it is the middle class americans who will suffer under this as their premiums are expected to soar. but the president says his actions will improve the nation's healthcare system. kristen fisher following all of this tonight live at the white house. good evening, kristen. >> hey, eric. well, president trump says that he's proud of his decision. he also likes what he's been seeing in the stock market, this morning on twitter president trump said health insurance stocks would have gone through the roof during the obama care years plunged yesterday after i ended the dems windfall. but critics say the plunge in stocks will only make premiums skyrocket for average americans, also arguing it will throw the healthcare exchanges into chaos just three weeks before open enrollment. presiden

i'm eric shawn. jillian: i'm jillian turner in for arthel neville. organizers commemorateed lives lost last saturday with a release after dove for each victim. vice president pens is taking on role of ambassador wake of healing for this tragedy. >> with america, we mourn with those who mourn. we grief with those who grieve. i stand before you on behalf of my family and every family in america, to say we're with you. today we're all vegas strong. gillian: rich edson is live in washington. the vice president said no evil will dim american the strength of american people. >> on sunday night las vegas came face-to-face with pure evil, no act of violence will ever diminish the strength and goodness of the american people. as president trump said on monday morning, our unity can not be shattered by evil. our bonds can not be broken by violence. reporter: this just in for the network pool traveling with the vice president, the vice president and his wife are visiting the memorial of crosses that have been set up near where that shooting happened about six d