abc's janai norman has the latest for us from washington. good morning, janai. >> reporter: kendis and diane, good morning to both of you. at least one top republican is calling what happened to otto warmbier murder. senator john mccain saying the u.s., quote, cannot and should not tolerate the murder of its citizens by hostile powers. he was the college junior turned north korean prisoner, otto warmbier was enrolled at the university of virginia when he traveled to the communist country captured on video stealing a propaganda poster. state media claiming he was working to defame north korea as a pawn for the u.s. government. he was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor. >> please save my life. please think of my framily. >> reporter: that confession would be the last time otto's family would hear his voice.

janai norman has the latest from the white house. janai: the 11th hour as the president prepares to reveal whether he will keep a major campaign promise or commit to combating climate change. trump: you're going to find out very soon. i'm hearing from a lot of people both ways. the presidentht, tweeted that his decision would come today at 3:00 p.m. in the rose garden. white house officials tell abc news he is poised to keep his promise. pres. trump: we are going to cancel the paris diamond agreement -- climate agreement. countries that have not signed are syria and nicaragua. pres. trump: global warming -- a lot of it is a hoax. it's a moneymaking industry, ok? chief strategist steve bannon and 22 senate republicans are pushing for pope, apple ceo, and elon musk are also lobbying to stay. musk even threatening to resign from the white house advisory council if trump backs out of the deal. >> the president is a very impulsive, reactive personality, so, if we all like the paris agreement, he may decide to get out of it. janai: the pari

janay norman has the latest. >> reporter: a terrifying start to the work week. >> just heard a bang is all she said and when she came out she saw one person on the floor. >> reporter: local law enforcement, the atf and fbi swarmed an industrial area just outside orlando, florida around 8:00 a.m. for calls of an active shooter. shelly adams says her sister was at work when she heard gunshots. >> my boss is dead, my boss is dead. it's unbelievable it can happen in an office. >> reporter: five victims are dead in addition to the gunman. >> the individual in question is a former employee of this business. he was fired some time in april of this year, so he was a disgruntled employee that came back to this business this morning. >> reporter: law enforcement confirmed the shooting is not terror related and say seven survivors made it out of the business alive. >> we have no indication that this subject is a participant in any type of terror organization. >> reporter: the sheriff says the 45-year-old shooter has a criminal history that includes battery and deputies were called to the same bus

abc's janai norman is live to break it all down. good morning janai. some backtracking from president tweet back in may -- in which he claimed to have tapes of his conversations with former f-b-i director james comey. more than a month later-- the president sent this tweet confessing he has no such recordings. comey was fired in the midst of the investigation into russia's role in the last u-s election. developing now actor johnny depp sparking controversy over comments he made at a festival in california. the actor was talking about president trump when he asked the crowd a question. take a listen. so far, no comment from the white house or the president tonight. an update now on comedian bill cosby. less than a week after a mistrial in his sexual assault case, he wants to get back to work. a spokesman says cosby plans hold a series of town hall meetings to help teach young people about the problems their misbehavior could create. prosecutors say they do plan to retry cosby on charges that he drugged and sexually assaulted a woman in 2004. happening t

abc's janai norman joins us from washington. good morning, janai. >> reporter: good morning and happy friday. as usual there is so much going on in washington but instead of talking about policy or national security, we're talking about twitter and the tweets some are calling the latest example of president trump's cyberbullying. this morning they're the tweets heard around the world. the president launching a personal attack on msnbc host mika brzezinski insulting her appearance and intellect in a pair of venomous tweets calling her low i.q. crazy mika saying that she and co-host joe scarborough came to visit him in mar-a-lago in december. she was bleeding badly from a face-lift. i said, no. the string of insults came after brzezinski criticized the president on her show mocking him for having, quote, teensie hands. >> nothing makes a man feel better than making a fake cover of a magazine about himself lying every day and destroying the country. >> the president has been attacked mercilessly on personal accounts by people on tha

janay norman has the latest. >> reporter: a major reverse value from senate republicans. >> i expect to have the support and, yes, we will vote this week. >> reporter: abandoning all help of passing a health care bill before the july 4th recess. >> we won't have a bill this week, but we're looking towards getting 50 people and a comfortable place. >> reporter: gop senators hung their heads when it became clear the votes simply weren't there. >> this will be great if we get it done, and if we don't get it done, it's just going to be something that we're not going to like, and that's okay. >> reporter: the deal cut behind closed doors and done up in secrecy was immediately met by fury. the analysis revealing 22 million more americans would be uninsured in ten years under the senate bill. 15 million more uninsured next year alone. and nearly $800 billion cut from medicaid. democrats united in their opposition held pictures outside the capitol of the americans they say would suffer as a result of the bill. >> this is not a bill of just paper and pencil. this is not just abstract numbers.

janai norman abc news, washington. >> today will mark day seven of seth williams corruption trial.terday weiss continued his testimony. he said he bribed williams with gifts so the d.a. would help with his liquor license problems for a club he owns in california. >> the will hear a the ncaa sued the state in 2012 after lawmakers passed a law to allow gambling on games. governor chris christie has been a big proponent of the plan as a way to boost the state's casino and horse racing industries. voters backed it in a 2011 referendum. the supreme court will hear the case in the fall. >> an nfl player in south jersey made a surprise to his big brother with one huge birthday gift. logan ryan posted a photo of himself delivering a check to his brother for his 29th birthday. the check was giant in both size and a ryan gave his brother $82,000 to pay off his student loans. now, that's a great gift. >> brotherly love right there, hm. >> yes. >> 4:39 now and brand new overnight, smoke billows into the air from what is being called a thwarted terrorist attack in venezuela. >> if you love it i

here's abc news reporter janai norman. >> reporter: the president fulfilling a key campaign promise. >> the united states will withdraw from the paris climate accord -- [ applause ] >> reporter: more than 190 countries have signed on committing to cut greenhouse gas emissions in order to combat climate change. only syria and nicaragua have not signed on. >> i was elected to represent the citizens of pittsburgh, not paris. >> reporter: dozens of american companies including apple, citigroup, wal-mart and exxon/mobil have urged president trump not to quit the agreement, arguing participation would help. but in the rose garden today, trump arguing the agreement is bad for the american economy, though saying he's open to finding a way to make the accord more appealing. >> begin negotiations to reenter either the paris accord or really entirely new transaction on terms that are fair to the united states. >> reporter: the world reacting. paris city hall going green in support of the agreement. 61 u.s. mayors pledging to adopt, honor and uphold the paris accord's commitment and president ob

janai norman, abc7 news, washington. >> in response to the president's decision, governor brown sayss. donald trump has absolutely chosen the wrong course. he's wrong on facts, wrong on science, totally wrong. the governor elaborated in a call with the media this afternoon. listen. >> this is an insane move by this president. the world depends on a sustainable future. he is going the other way. it's going to affect people's health, the stability of countries. our entire future. so, yes, this is bad. it's tragic. but out of that tragedy, i believe america and the rest of the world will mobilize. >> governor brown talking with reporters today. now, the governor travels to china tomorrow to talk about climate change. the founder of the bay area organization that advocates for the environment today called the president's decision foolish. >> he is basically attacking the american people. i think he's leaving -- he is abandoning american leadership in the world. he's basically decided we don't have allies, we don't work with other people, and we're not going to lead the world on a moral a

abc's janai norman has the latest for us from washington. good morning, janai. >> reporter: kendis and diane, good morning to both of you. at least one top republican is calling what happened to otto warmbier murder. senator john mccain saying the u.s., quote, cannot and should not tolerate the murder of its citizens by hostile powers. he was the college junior turned north korean prisoner, otto warmbier was enrolled at the university of virginia when he traveled to the communist country and was captured on video stealing a propaganda poster. state media claiming he was working to defame north korea as a pawn of the u.s. government. despite his pleas for mercy, he was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor. >> please save my life. please think of my family. >> reporter: that confession would be the last time otto's family would hear his voice. after 17 months he returned home but upon arrival otto was carried off a plane unable to walk, talk or respond to verbal commands. >> his neurological condition can be best described as a state of unrespon

abc's janai norman has more. breakingo we are learning breaking overnight. we are learning international cyber attack- impacting tens of thousands of computer systems across the globe. investigators say the dangerous malware appears to have come from ukraine-- where it has hobbled many government and business computers. ukraine and russia were hardest hit by the massive cyberattack which is freezing computers and demanding ransom. american companies, including hospitals, have also been targeted. surgeri hospitals in pennsylvania after computers were frozen there. the attack even hitting a washington law farm, which warned its lawyers as they entered the lobby. a message pops up, warning targets they cannot recover files without sending three-hundred dollars worth of bitcoin. this attack is simliar to one last month that was later linked to north korea. that one was stopped when cyber security experts discovered a kill switch. new charges right now in the wake of a police shooting that stunned the nation. a grand jury has indicted three chicago police officer

the navy says the sailors were found in twof janai norman has more. comedian bill cosby celebrated as he walked out of court on saturday. assault trial ends in a mistrial. after more than 50 hours of deliberations, jurors remained deadlocked. that prompted the judge to declare a mistrial. shortly afterward, the district attorney issued a statement -- saying that cosby's victory will not last long. the district attorney says he decided to retry the case because of the resolve of andrea constand. she claims cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her back in 2004. cosby claims the sex was consensual. the judge says he'll try to schedule a new trial within 120 days. it took a movie with some "horse power" to best wonder woman at the box office. cars 3 - grabbed the checkered flag at the box office this weekend. the animated comedy totaled about 53-million dollars in its debut weekend. it's the lowest opening in the "cars" franchise. it still out-muscled wonder woman' - which fell to number two... with nearly 41-million bucks in ticket sales. wonder woman, s

abc's janai norman has more. 5-8 20-23 49-51 52-53 1:31 trt=1:44 oc=soc right now-- investigators are still looking into a deadly accident that we brought you as breaking news this time yesterday. two c-s-x workers were struck and killed by the train tuesday night as they checked on an issue with their own train. the incident shut down all service between union station and philadelphia for hours. the n-t-s-b is still interviewing witnesses. the names of the victims have not been released. meanwhile-- v-r-e train service is back to normal this morning following another fatal acci police say a 13-year old girl was struck and killed while walking on a railroad bridge. investigators say she was hiking with her family and couldn't get out of the way in time. the girl hasn't been named- but she was a student at lake braddock secondary school. turning to metro now-- safetrack may be over -- but station closures will continue into the summer. the red line will shut down between grosvenor-strathm ore and friendship heights for four weekends in a row starting july 15th. shuttles will run betwee

janai norman has more. president trump and south korean president moon jae-in will hold president moon jae-in will hold formal talks today, at the white house. last night, president and melania trump hosted the south korean president and his wife, at a white house dinner. moon appeared to try to break the ice, telling mr. trump, he also suffers from "fake news" coverage. that prompted laughs. the two leaders discussed trade, foreign policy, and north korea. today they plan to spend more time discussing how to deal with the north korean threat. authorities on the scene late night to this deadly multiple car crash in accokeek. you see sky trak 7 flying over the scene here at on route 210 and pine lane. sources tell abc-7 that several cars were weaving in and out of traffic when one of the cars struck a van. the crash is now under investigation. john gonzalez is on the scene working to gather new information and we will have a live report coming up at 5 o'clock. de county firefighter and a corrections officer

abc's janai norman has more from northwest. president trump still under siege in washington went back to his base wednesday - rallying a crowd in the heartland. trump - we have made amazing progress. at his fifth rally since taking office, trump talked about plans for new immigration rules, and his belief anyone seeking admission to the u-s should be able to support themselves financially. trump - and should not use welfare for a period of at least five years. plus a new plan for the wall along the us-mexico border - a wall trump still insists mexico will pay for. trump - we're thinking about building the wall as a solar wall. and true to form, the president railed against the media?and democrats. trump - if we went and got the single greatest healthcare plan in the history of the world we would not get one democrat vote because they're obstructionists. th single major legislative achievement and who's reported to be under investigation for obstruction of justice, didn't fail to make headlines. he referenced his secretary of co

abc's janai norman has the latest. three men charged in the brutal slaying of two montgomery county high school three men charged in the brutal slaying of two montgomery county high school in the brutal slaying of two montgomery county high school behind bars. a judge deni roger garcia... edgar garcia-gaona ... and jose canales-yanez -- are charged with gunning down shadi najjar and artem ziberov. it happened june 5th, just hours before the teens were set to graduate high school. a community demanding answers... in the murder of a 17-year-old muslim girl from reston. police say nabra hassanen was the victim of road rage. but commuinty leaders wonder if it was something else-- and they are now warning others to be on guard. anna-lysa gayle has more. new this morning. a very late night democrats -- who held a "talkathon" on the senate floor. they are objecting to a lack of hearings or debate-- on republican efforts to repeal and replace obamacare'. many senators say they have yet to see the text of majority and minority

abc's janai norman has more. happening now-- as the gop celebrates one as the gop celebrates one victory-- its preparing for another battle on healthcare. majority leader mitch mcconnell says he plans to release a "discussion draft" of senate republicans' health care bill on thrusday. so far-- only a handful of republican senators are working on the bill. one of the lawmakers left in the dark is longtime senator john mccain. and he doesn't sound too happy about it. senator mcconnell says he hopes to send the final bill to the congressional budget office this week. on the matter before the fourth of july recess. a tropical storm triggers a state of emergency. coming up-- our stormwatch 7 weather team is tracking the path of tropical storm cindy. newly formed tropical storm cindy takes aim at land. the storm is bringing rain from eastern texas to the panhandle of florida... tropical storm warnings are in effect for those states with 6-9" of rain possible. in louisiana - crews are bracing levees... and in some cases

abc's janai norman has more on what happens next. the attorney general under oath and in the hot seat. sessions - the suggestion that i participated in any collusion, // is an appalling and detestable lie. at times, sparks flying and things getting heated as sessions about his meetings with russian officials, the attorney general flat out denied any involvement in the russian's efforts to undermine the november election, and recalled details of the now-infamous oval office meeting when the president asked everyone, including the attorney general to leave, and kept former fbi director james comey there alone. sessions -what i do recall is that i did depart. senators asked about the controversial request he says president trump made - allegedly asking him to go easy on former national security advisor michael flynn. sessions - i believe it was the next day that he said something, expressed concern about being left alone with the president. but that in itself is not problematic. though sessions recused himself from the russia investigat

abc's janai norman is live in washington tonight with more on that. >> reporter: well, rick, leadersand around the world are continuing to speak out against the president's decision and reaffirming they'll continue to support the paris climate agreement regardless. climate change real or hoax? >> global warming and -- a lot of it's a hoax its a hoax. i mean at money making industry okay. >> reporter: president trump with a firm stance on the campaign trail and although the white house says his stance has evolved epa director scott pruitt not saying today whether the president believes the science. >> yes or no does the president believe that climate change is real and a threat to the united states? >> you know what's interesting about all the discussions we had for the last several weeks have been focused on one singular issue. is paris good or countr defending trump's decision to withdraw from the agreement signed by nearly 200 countries to fight climate change saying it would hurt the american economy and criticizing is the worldwide outrage. >> the world plained when we joined par

janay norman has more from washington. >> reporter: the president launching a personal attack on msnbc host calling her low iq and crazy mika. she and joe scarborough came to visit her who was bleeding from a facelift. i said no. >> i have to make the man feel better than making a fake cover about a magazine about himself lying everyday and destroying the county. >> the president has been attacked mercylessly by that program. >> the president do you regret your tweets this morning at all? >> reporter: democrats pouncing. stop the disrespect. i call him the cyber bully and chief. >> republicans piling on. >> what we're trying to do around here is improve the tone, the civility of the debate. this doesn't do that. >> reporter: the tweets reigniting the controversy toward the attitudes toward women. even drawing criticism from one woman whose vote he needs to get the senate healthcare bill passed. >> it was inappropriate. it is beneath the dignity of the office. >> mika and her co-host were supposed to be on vacation today but postpone so they could be respond to trump's tweets this morni

abc's janai norman has more on the questions still unanswered. at-end one of the seven sailors killedpersonnel specialist 1st the 24-year-old is from halethorpe maryland. today our sister station in baltimore will be speaking with martin's aunt. don't miss that interview coming up tonight on abc seven news at five. army black hawks - taking to the skies today. a military training excercise will be held around the d-c area. both black hawk and huey aircrafts will be flying between as low as 200 feet above the ground. the drill is to test mlitary response to natural and manmade disasters. a chance for some spotty showers this morning but the real rain - coming this afternoon. strong storms moving in as you head home from work. storm next. highs: 82-88 winds: south 10-15 mph, gusts to 25 tonight: thunderstorms end, skies begin clearing by 11pm lows: 65-71 winds: west 10 mph tuesday: partly cloudy to mostly sun highs: 83-88 winds: west to southwest 5-10 mph sam live tease ryan live tease defense. the president at odds with his own legal team. the contradicting tweet that's causing confusi

abc7 news reporter janai norman is live in washington with the latest. janai. >> reporter: hey, dan. leaders across the country and around the world are still speaking out about the president's decision and reaffirming that they will continue to uphold the paris climate agreement regardless. climate change, real or hoax? >> global warming and -- a lot of it's a hoax. it's a hoax. it's a money making industry, okay? >> reporter: president trump with a firm stance on the campaign trail and although the white house says the stance has evolved, e palomino, a director scott pruitt not saying today whether the president believes the science. >> yes or no, does the president believe that climate change is real and a threat to the united states? >> you know, what's interesting about all the discussions we had through the last several weeks have been focused on one singular issue, is paris good or not for this country. >> reporter: pruitt defending trump's decision to withdraw from the agreement signed by nearly 200 countries to fight climate change, saying it wou

. >>> all right, janai norman live from washington, thanks, janai. >>> the stage is set for president trump's first meeting with vladimir putin since taking office. the two leaders are scheduled to si next week on the sidelines of the g-20 summit in germany but the white house is not saying whether the president plans to bring russian election meddling up. >>> overnight a scaled down version of the president's travel ban went that effect impacting people from six predominantly muslim counts but the partial ban is already facing its first legal challenge since the supreme court cleared way. abc's maggie rulli with more. >> reporter: president trump's travel ban is now in effect. anyone from these six muslim majority countries can no longer enter the u.s. unless they meet certain requirements. >> american public could have legitimate concerns about their safety when we open our doors. >> reporter: the airports remain calm. quite a different scene from last january. [ chanting ] >> reporter: when the president's initial executive order caught travelers off guard leaving many stranded. un

abc's janai norman has the latest from washington. janai, good morning. >> reporter: diane and kendis, good morning to both of you. senate republican leaders are adamant this is only a delay. promising to make good on their pledge to repeal and replace obamacare but at this point unable to even get all of their own ranks on board. a major reversal from senate republicans. >> i expect to have the support to get it down and vote this week. >> reporter: abandoning all hope of passing a health care bill before the july 4th recess. >> consequently we will not be on the bill this week. but we're still working toward comfortable place. >> reporter: gop senators hung their heads in an east room meeting with the president when it became clear that the votes weren't there. >> it will be great if we get it done. if we don't it's just going to be something that we're not going to like and that's okay. >> reporter: the deal cut behind closed doors and drawn up in secrecy was immediately met with fury and the grim outlook from the nonpartisan congre

janai norman, abc news, wash. >> they deny attacking the the e system before the last election. >> aearful description of how she was not able to stop the comedian from gropeling her because she was sedated. cosby's lawyers attacked her story saying she and cosby spoke 72 times after the encounter arguing more than half the calls were placed by constant herself. cosby says the two had consensual sex >>> opening statements in the manslaughter case of a massachusetts woman accused of sending her boyfriend text messages encouraging him to kill himself. she is charged with murder of her then boyfriend. roy died of carbon monoxide poisoning in his pickup. prosecutors argued he wanted the attention and sympathy of a grieving girlfriend. >> the army is planning to triple the amount of bonuses it is paying this year to more than $380 million. some could get as much as $90,000 up front by committing to another four or more years. that comes as the army seeks to reverse some of the downside that may occur under the obama administration. >> today is a 73rd anniversary of the d-day invasion. it

janai norman has the latest from washington. >> reporter: president trump picking and choosing which part of james comey's testimony he says are true and which are false. >> no collusion. no obstruction. he's a leaker. james comey confirmed a lot of what i said and some of the things that he said just weren't true. >> as i used to say to juries when i talked about a jury, you can't cherry pick it. the president asking for his loyalty pressuring him to drop an investigation and firing him because of the russia probe and today the president addressing those claims. >> he did say under oath that you told him to let the flynn -- you hope the flynn investigation. >> i didn't say that. >> so, he lied about that? >> well, i didn't say that. i mean, i will tell you i you i didn't say that and it would be nothing wrong if i did say it according to everybody that i've read today but i did not say that. >> house speaker paul ryan has come to trump's defense dismissing the ideas republicans would be seeking impeachment if trump were a democrat facing the same allegations. >> i don't think that's

abc's janai norman is following the new developments from northwest. also today - president trump will host his first re-election update on the state of the chesapeake bay. maryland's congresssional delegation will meet at the capitol to discuss the health and future of the bay. last month, lawmakers on both sides rejected the president's proposed cuts in federal funding to bay-related programs. the annual chesapeake bay report card found the health of the bay has improved.. but itls still only getting a "c" grade from scientists. speaking of the bay - bad news for a regional favorite. maryland has shortened this year's crab season by ten days because of a loss in blue crab population. the annual blue crab advisory report finds the number of females is actually up, but the overall number is down about 18 percent. that has the group recommending a limit on the number of crabs that can be harvested this fall. coming up at six - time magazine declaring "fake new down this magazine on the walls of his golf clubs. plus - a cloud of chemicals filling a flori

janai norman is following it all from northwest.ction maryland's governors are condeming the health care bil. democratic governor terry mcauliffe calls the plan a "disaster for virginia families" -- while republican governor larry jogan says it does "not work for maryland. you can read all the details of the plan at wjla dot com. withd another special election loss.. the future of house minority leader nancy pelosi is in question. representative kathleen rice and some other democratic lawmakers have called for pelosi to be replaced. rice hosted a dozen democrats in her office yesterday, to discuss that issue. and pelosi weighed in. president trump tweeted, he hopes pelosi stays.. hinting that democrats are weaker under her leadership. happening today.. the man accused in a horrific crash in adams morgan has a preliminary hearing. two police officers on bicycle were injured, one critically, when brandon figures-mormon's truck slammed into them on june 8th. authorities say he was speeding. a d-dot employee was also injured. the suspec

janai norman has been following this investigation out of florida. she's live in and washington with details tonight. >> reporter: monica this case of workplace violence is another terrifying shooting in the orlando community as that community prepares to mark the anniversary of the worst deadliest mass shooting in u.s. history in just one week. a disgruntled former employee armed with a handgun and a hunting knife. officials say just after 8:00 a.m., they received multiple 911 calls reporting an active shooter at an industrial business just outside of orlando. shelley adams says her sister was in the bathroom when she heard gunshots. >> is she just heard a bang is all she said and when she came out she saw one person on the floor. just my boss is dead, my boss is dead. >> reporter: investigators say it appears the 45-year-old shooter reloaded at least once as he shot and killed the five victims who's ages range from early 30's to mid 60's. >> at least one of them he had a negative relationship with but he was certainly singling out the individuals h

abc's janai norman has the latest from washington, good morning, janai. >> reporter: kendis and diane, good morning to both of you. republican leader mitch mcconnell planned to have a new version of that health care bill by tomorrow with hopes of submitting it to the congressional budget office before the july 4th recess. they greeted president trump ras attended a fund-raiser for his re-election campaign as promised to replace obamacare stalled on the hill. nine senate republicans still oppose the bill, plus every democrat. but that's not stopping president trump from predicting a surprise victory. >> we could have a big surprise with a great health care package. so now they're happy. >> what do you mean by big surprise. >> a great, great surprise. it's going to be great. >> reporter: the republican opposition falls into two camps, conservatives who say the bill doesn't do enough to repeal obamacare and moderates who are concerned it goes too far by slashing medicaid. senate minority leader chuck schumer urged president trump to meet with both republicans and democrats, but the presi

janai norman, abc news, orlando. >>> a massive search is underway in kansas where police say vandals caused $75,000 worth of damage to a church. this was the scene at bethel church in kansas city. several pews and instruments were broken and a section of the building used as a food pantry for families in need was destroyed. police believe the vandalism occurred between friday afternoon and sund morning. church members are broken heart broken. >>> a house fire and explosion in baltimore, maryland. earlier in the day, neighbors said they did report smelling gas but firefighters found nothing wrong. the exact cause remains under investigation. all the victims were rushed to an area hospital. only one required treatment. the house where the explosion happened is a total loss. >>> uber's chief business officer is leaving that ride hailing company. this comes one day before the scheduled release of a report that's expected to recommend significant changes to uber's culture and management. the recommendations were made by former attorney general eric holder. uber's bord of directors is repo

abc's janai norman has the latest from washington where the president was actually already offering congratulations overnight. good morning, janai. >> reporter: kendis and adrienne, good morning to you. it was definitely a hard fought victory for karen handel. she managed to beat out the young democrat and held on tight to that seat held by republicans for nearly four decades. 30-year-old jon ossoff had supporters across the country and hoped to be a breath of fresh air for georgia's 6th district. >> we are going to show those cynics in washington, d.c. who have been peddling hate and >> reporter: the candidates appeared to be neck and neck. a sign to democrats as a voter rejection of president trump. but the outcome, a sigh of relief for republicans that could provide a much needed boost to trump's base. >> tonight's victory, it's for you and it's for every single citizen in the 6th district. it's for every single person with a dream. and a special thanks to the president of the united states of america. >> reporter: the candidates spent $50 million on campaigns, attack ads floodeded airwaves. >>

abc's janai norman has the latest from washington. good morning, janai. >> reporter: kendis and diane, good morning to both of you. republican leader mitch mcconnell plans to have a new version of that health care bill by tomorrow with hopes of submitting it to the congressional budget office before the july 4th recess. and overnight protesters greeted president trump as he arrived at his hotel here in washington. he attended a fund-raiser there, as you mentioned, for his re-election campaign as his promise to replace obamacare stalled on the hill. at least nine senate republicans still oppose the bill, plus every democrat. but that's not stopping president trump from predicting a surprise victory. >> we could have a big surprise with a great health care package, so now they're happy. >> what do you mean by big surprise? >> i think you could have a great, great surprise. it's going to be great. >> reporter: and the republican opposition falls into two camps, conservatives who say the bill doesn't do enough to repeal obamacare and moder

. >> this morning we're hearing about the terrifying moments that followed that cr abc's janai norman with the latest. >> reporter: terrifying moments for sailors aboard the "uss fitzgerald," left with a mangled midsection. the destroyer t-boned in the middle of the night immediately flooding the cramped compartment for more than 100 slept. >> the damage is mostly underneath the water line and it's a large gash and near the keel of the ship and so the water flow was tremendous. so there wasn't a lot of time in those spaces that were open to the sea. >> reporter: multiple maritime trackers so the acx crystal making a giant u-turn 25 minutes before colliding with the "uss fitzgerald." the 30,000-ton container ship's bulbous head smashed right into the crew's living quarters leaving just minutes for the crew to escape, save the 9,000-ton ship and themselves. >> they had to fight the ship to keep it above the surface. so it was traumatic. >> reporter: the navy called off the search forur announced divers found the bodies of the seven missing sailors though unclear whether they were killed

. >> abc's janai norman joins us from washington where it's been a busy week. good morning, janai. >> reporter: kendis and diane, good morni. w we all knew the debate over health care wasn't over, and it's just ramping up again as republicans don't have the votes they need to pass that new bill despite hoping for a vote by the july 4th recess. the senate republican health care bill drawn up in secrecy and kept under lock and key finally revealed. >> obamacare is a direct attack on the middle class. >> reporter: but it was met with chaos on capitol hill as angry protesters, many in wheelchairs, argued americans like them are the ones under attack by the new bill. >> the government wants to kill me. >> reporter: president trump called the house version of the health care bill, quote, mean, but democrats say the senate plan is meaner. >> the president said the senate bill needed heart. the way this bill cuts health care is heartless. >> have enough heart, president? >> a little negotiation but it's going to be great. >> reporter: under the proposed senate bill, ame

janay norman, abc news, washington. >> covered california executive peter lee issued a statement saying it would not only provide skimpier health coverage, but millions of people would have no coverage at all. ed hernandez said california would have fewer people insured with more out of pocket expenses and skinnier coverage. we'll have more at 5:00. >>> we have new details coming into the live desk on the death of american college student otto warmbier. north korea is now on the defensive. the country calling itself the biggest victim after warmbier was returned from over a year of detention in a coma. the korean central news agency has denied north korea tortured or cruelly treated warmbier and accused the united states of a smear campaign. u.s. doctors say he suffered severe neurological trauma but found no evidence of botulism. >> for the first time in about a month, thieves armed with hammers and a gun have targeted a bay area costco. it happened a about 11:00 yesterday morning on metro center boulevard. this is video from a similar incident in danville last month. yesterday, they b

in a string of conditional wins by republicans and slammed democrats and offered up new abc's janai norman has the latest. >> reporter: president trump still under siege in washington went back to his base wednesday rallying al baghdadi a crowd in the heartland. >> we have made amazing progress. >> reporter: at his fifth rally since taking office trump talked about plans for new immigration rules and his belief anyone seeking admission to the u.s. should be able to support themselves financially. >> and should not use welfare for a period of at least five years. >> reporter: plus, a new plan for the wall along the u.s./mexico border. a wall trump insists mexico will pay for. >> we're thinking about building the wall as a solar wall. >> reporter: and true to form, the president railed against the media and democrats. >> if we went and got the single greatest health care plan in the history of the world, we would not get one democrat vote because they're they're obstructionists. >> reporter: but the president without a single major legislative achievement and who is reported to be under inve

janay norman. abc news, washington. >> we have new details in the deadly high rise fire in london. officials said 79 people have died or are missing after last wednesday's fire. only five have been formally identified. we do have some new video from inside of grenfiel tower. you can see it, british officials say they're investigating whether insulating panels played a role in the fire. those panels are banned on large buildings in the uk and u.s. >> police in modesto are investigating a triple homicide that involves children. officers found a woman and two young boys ages 4 and 9, dead inside a home in the northern part of the city around 7:30 saturday night. this photo of the crime scene is from modesto police. they also found a man outside the house who had cut himself on his leg and had an altered level of consciousness. the man is in the hospital. he and the three victims lived in the home together. they have not revealed the relationship or how the victims were killed. >> each day, at least 19 children in the u.s. are injured or killed by gunfire. that's according to a new rep

that's janai norman live from washington. thanks so much. >> one more note from congress. nearly 200 members are planning to sue president trump over his business dealings. the lawsuit set to be announced later today similar to the one filed monday by attorneys general from maryland and d.c. as first reported by "the washington post," the lawmakers all democrats are alleging that the president violated the constitution's emoluments clause by failing to break with his business empire and accepting gifts and benefits from foreign leaders. >>> a bill aimed at improving the veterans affair department is heading to the president's desk. he says he is looking forward to signing it. the house overwhelmingly approved the legislation that would make it easier for the v.a. to fire employees. the president promised to get rid of workers who let veterans down after some vets died waiting for appointments. >>> still ahead, oprah answers the question, once and for all, will she run for president. >>> and for trouble for uber. overnight a top board member forced to resign. what he was ca