as a witness that was jonathan karl reporting.. on capitol hill, house republicans are delaying the release of their new tax refor plan. the plan was supposed to be released today, but they will release it republicans are still tackling potential changes to state and local tax deductions and 401-k retirement savings plans. unless savings are found elsewhere, the proposal could add one-and-a-half trillion dollars to the deficit. breaking overnight-- a standoff inside a california school ends in a hail of gunfire. what happened to the suspect, and a teacher taken hostage in her classroom. frost advisory remains in effect for parts m mark herring, candidate for attorney general, and i sponsored this ad. female narrator: what would john adams do to women's health? adams argued before the supreme court to give employers control over your access to birth control. adams also supports giving employers the power to block access to affordable contraception for 1.6 million virginia women. and adams opposes abortion even in cases of rape, or i

i can't see this being a major topic of discussion. >> jonathan karl leading us off. thank you. >> back here at home greing outrage against roy moore in alabama. the conservative republican fighting back against four women, one accusing him of molesting her when she was 14 and others who say they dated him when they were teenagers. moore not backing down at fellow republicans grow louder for him to drop out. . >> reporter: tonight, roy moore refusing to back down against mounting pressure to drop out of the alabama senate race. >> these attacks involving minors are completely false and untrue. i have not been guilty of sexual misconduct with anyone. >> reporter: moore rebuking allegations reported in the "washington post" that when he was 32, he initiated sexual activity with a 14-year-old girl. the article also details accounts that moore pursued three other women between the ages of 16 and 18. >> from my point of view, i think that the accusations have more credibility than the denial and i think it would be best if roy were to step aside. >> reporter: republican se

>> jonathan karl reporting on the president's trip in asia. jon, our thanks to you. >>> and there are also major developments in the russia investigation tonight. a former trump campaign adviser now changing his story in testimony under oath. what he now acknowledges. here's abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross. >> reporter: tonight, the web of lies, half-truths and memory failure involving russia and the trump campaign is growing larger. and the disclosure of his congressional testimony about a trip to moscow to give a speech during the campaign. page told me he never talked about the campaign with anyone in the kremlin on the trip. did you meet with anybody in the kremlin and discuss the presidential race? >> not one word. >> reporter: not one word. and he said much the same to george stephanopoulos. >> i said hello, briefly, to one individual who was a board member of the new economic school where i gave my speech. >> reporter: but page, under oath, has now admitted that one individual was, in fact, the russian deputy prime mi

abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl is traveling with the president. >> reporter: protesters faced off with riot police today in manila carrying signs reading "ban trump" as water cannons blasted the crowd. it's the final stop on the president's nearly two-week-long trip to asia. at a gala dinner, he toasted the philippines' hard-line president rodrigo duterte. in vietnam, the president met briefly with russian president vladimir putin. he said one of the topics he discussed was russian meddling in the election. >> i believe that he feels he and russia did not meddle in the election. as to whether or not i believe it or not, i'm with our agencies, especially as currently constituted with their leadership. >> reporter: u.s. intelligence agencies have concluded russia did meddle in the 2016 election and putin ordered it. earlier on air force one the president described putin's words this way. "every time he sees me he says, 'i didn't do that,' and i really believe that when he tells me that, he means it." he also called the former heads of the top three intelligence agencies --

here's jonathan karl. >> reporter: he wants to sign tax cuts by christmas. but the announcement was quickly overshadowed by questions about the russia probe. >> are you going to pardon manafort? >> thank you all. >> what's your reaction -- >> thank you very much. >> your reaction to the guilty plea, mr. president? >> thank you. >> reporter: and on twitter, the president lashed out at former campaign adviser, george papadopoulos who pleaded guilty to lying about his contacts to the russians. few people knew about the young low-level guy. he sat a few seats away from him during a national meeting. this newly-octan obtained video him at a meeting for greek americans. papadopoulos told investigators that during the campaign he met with people he believed to have close ties to the russian government and even tried to set up meetings between vladimir putin and candidate trump. prosecutors say he revealed this to at least five senior campaign officials. among them, abc news has learned are paul manafort, deputy campaign manager, rick gates. campaign co-chairman, sa

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>> jonathan karl tonight from beijing. jon, thank you. >>> president trump may be thousands of miles away, but he was watching two key races overnight. two races for governor. in both cases, the democrats won, and tonight, our new insight, new reporting here, into what drove voters to the polls. was this a referendum for some on the trump presidency? here's abc's mary bruce. >> reporter: less than 30 minutes after virginia voters delivered president trump a resounding rebuke, the president took to twitter, declaring the republican's defeat had nothing to do with him. instead, he blamed the candidate, ed gillespie, twee. t a complete 180. trump had urged supporters to back gillespie. >> with your help, ed gillis bee will help make america great again. >> reporter: one-third of virginia voters say they cast their ballot to protest the president. >> virginia has told us to end the divisiveness that we will not condone. hatred and bigotry. >> reporter: the republican gillespie closed out the campaign, hitting classic trump the

>> jonathan karl for us tonight. jon, thank you. >>> next, the crash of a navy plane off the seas of japan. and now the search for survivors. eight people recovered and alive, but three are missing. that plane was on the way to the "uss ronald reagan." it's the sixth major accident to strike the fleet this year. here's abc's senior national correspondent matt gutman. >> reporter: tonight that massive search in the pacific for those three sailors. at 2:45 local time, in the midst of a huge u.s./japanese exercise, the c-2 navy propeller plane ditched into the philippines sea, as it made its way towards the aircraft carrier the "uss ronald reagan." it was about 500 miles off the coast of okinawa. the navy says that within minutes, eight personnel were plucked from the sea in good condition. but a huge search involving the "reagan" and multiple air craft continues tonight. >> the fact that we had so many people survive this mishap suggests that this was a deliberate act. that it was a ditching, that it was some mechanica

. >> reporter: i'll get jonathan karl out here later and see if we can do it. >> thank you for clerking hecki with us. >>> and while the president is on a show of strength. three aircraft carriers are in the waters carrying out drills. they call it a clear warning to north korea. this is the first time in a decade that three carriers have operated together in the western pacific. >>> and breaking right now, rescue efforts are going into high gear in western iran. crews worked through the night looking for survivors. you see the moments captured on tape after a 7.3 quake occurred. the region's main hospital severely damaged. reports from iraq are still sketchy, but there were damages and injuries. tremors were felt in turkey, israel and kuwait. and a strong earthquake struck off costa rica as well. it is lightly populated. there are reports of at least two people who were seriously injured, but it's pretty early right now. no majoram there were landslides and power outages. no threat of a tsunami. >>> a south texas baptist church held its first service since a shooting spree took place a

the reporter he was referring to is jonathan karl who asked sarah sanders about what the president said>> i just want to thank you because you're very, very special people. you were here long before any of us were here. although we have a representative in congress who they say was here a long time ago. they call her pocahontas. >> well, just after those remarks, multiple reporters including abc's jonathan karl asked sarah sanders about what the president said. here's part of her response to another reporter, kristen welker of nbc. >> is it appropriate for the president to use a racial slur in any context? >> i don't believe that it is appropriate for him to make a racial slur. >> a lot of people as though this is a racial slur. why is it appropriate for him to use that? >> like i said, i don't think that it is. i don't think that was certainly not the president's intent. >> does he see -- >> the more offensive, the most offensive thing -- >> i'm sorry. >> does he see political value in calling people out racially? why use that term? >> look, i think that senator warren was very offensi

jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. >> gop senate leaders looking to pass sweeping tax cut are still scrambling to try to sway members of their own party. they can only afford two no votes. but several others have not yet signed on and a vote is expected this week. to win more support, republicans are considering a mess thur would automatically increase taxes if the legislation fails to generate the promised revenue. members of the senate finance committee emerged from a meeting optimistic about getting a bill to the president's desk by christmas. >> it will be the biggest tax reduction in the history of our country. it will bring jobs. it had briwill bring a lot of i coming into the country, buying product, et cetera. >> the president is heading to capitol hill to continue republicans. a new study says the tax bill will hurt low income americans while benefitting the wealthy. >>> there are new signs that michael flynn is moving toward a plea deal. sources tell abc news his lawyer met yesterday with robert mueller's team, that may be a sign that he would be a witness in the rus

jonathan karl, abc new, the white house. >>> president trump is heading to missouri to drum up supportor the gop tax plan. after making some headway on capitol hill. the president met with republicans and offered enough assurances for the bill to advance to the full senate for a vote as early as tomorrow. protesters and the congressional budget office say the bill favors the wealthy at the expense of the poor. but republicans insist the there may be at least ten gop holdouts, but they say they were encouraged by talks with the president. >>> and senator john mccain is criticizing the president for calling senator warren pocahontas. as he honored native-american war heroes. mccain tweeted, our nation owes a debt of gratitude to the navajo code talkers who helped us score a decisive victory in world war ii. politicizing these genuine heroes is an insult to their sacrifice. >>> a jury convicted the libyan militant for organizing the attacks in the libyan city of benghazi. the incident became a major campaign issue last year, the republicans blaming hillary clinton of mishandling it. >>> t

here's jonathan karl. >>just a couple of months ago that president trump was chumming around in the oval office with democratic leaders chuck schumer and nancy pelosi, strikingtempor terms. a week later, bonding over holam pie. but today, the president found himsf flanked empty chairs. pelosi and schumer boycotting a planned bipartisan sitdown after trump attacked them on twitter. "meeting with chuck and nancy today about keeping nt open and working. problem is they want illegal immigrants flooding into our country unchke are weaon crime and want to bstantiall raise taxes. i n'see a deal!" >> the president said, "i don't see deal" the urs before before he hearanything we had to say. >> reporter: schumer and pelosi said, thanks, but no tnks. they've no action. now it's not even talk. >> reporter: it's a bad ti for an impasse. funding for the government runs is no agreement on the big issues. defense spending, the legal border do you believe there will be a governme shutdown, mr. president? and, would you bl

jonathan karl, traveling with the president this week. >> reporter: shortly after president trump arrived in japan, he put on a bomber jacket. >> i like this better. you can have my jacket. >> reporter: in a speech to u.s. troops at the american air base near tokyo, he set the tone for a trip where the north korea threat will be issue number one. >> no one, no dictator, no regime, no nation should underestimate, ever, american resolve. we dominate the sky. we dominate the sea. we dominate >> reporter: in a symbol of his tight relationship with japanese prime minister abe, they met at a golf club, signing hats made for the occasion. make alliance even greater. and then a round of golf. but overhanging the trip, troubles for the president's team back home. after indicting former trump campaign chairman paul manafort, robert mueller begins to question top white house aides. and questions continue to swirl about this campaign meeting, george popadopalous. >> you're going to see more charges coming. >> reporter: as he departed from washington, president trump said hillary clinton should be inv

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abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl. >> reporter: the president today avoided questions about the extremist videos he retweeted, videos that have provoked an international backlash. >> mr. president, why have you been retweeting anti-muslim videos? >> reporter: the three videos were originally posted by a tiny, anti-islam ultra nationalist party called britain first. a group known for hate-filled incitement. they purport to show engaged in violent acts. in a blunt statement, the office of british prime minister theresa may, perhaps america's closest ally, condemned the president for the tweets, saying the group seeks to divide communities through their use of hateful narratives which peddle liles and stoke tensions. it is wrong for the president to have done this." but white house press secretary sara sa sarah sanders defended the tweets. >> it's important to talk about national security and national security threats. arer the white house invisits this is about strong borders. one of the videos claims to show a muslim migrant in the netherlands beating a dutch boy. but t

here's jonathan karl. >> reporter: it was just a couple of months ago that president trump was chumming around in the oval office with democratic leaders chuck schumer and nancy pelosi, striking a temporary spending deal on their terms. a week later, bonding over chinese food and chocolate cream pie. but today, the president found himself flanked by empty chairs. pelosi and schumer boycotting a planned bipartisan sitdown after trump attacked them on twitter. "meeting with chuck and nancy today about keeping government open and working. problem is they want illegal immigrants flooding into our country unchecked, are weak on crime and want to substantially raise taxes. i don't see a deal!" >> the president said, "i don't see a deal" three hours before our meeting. before he heard anything we had to say. >> reporter: schumer and pelosi said, thanks, but no thanks. >> they've been all talk and they've no action. and now it's even worse. now it's not even talk. >> reporter: it's a bad time for an impasse. funding for the government runs out next week and there is no agreement on the big issu

here's abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl, traveling with the president. >> reporter: president trump said he's made real progress on trade and north korea. but the final weekend of his trip to asia was overshadowed by a familiar topic. russia. it came after his brief conversations with vladimir putin in vietnam. on air force one, trump told reporters, they briefly discussed russia's election meddling. "every time he sees me, he says, i didn't do that," the president said. "i really believe that when he tells me that, he means it. i think he's very insulted by it, if you want to know the truth." the president referred to the officials that led the top three intelligence agencies when he became president as, quote, political hacks. hours later, the president was asked who he believes -- the u.s. intelligence community, who says putin ordered the meddling, or putin, who denies it. >> i think he believes that russia did not medel in the election. if i believe it or not, i'm with our agenjegencieagencies. >> reporter: john brennan, one of the three who the president calle

abc's jonathan karl tonight. >> reporter: at an event today to honor navajo code talkers -- native american heroes of world war ii -- president trump issued a racially charged insult, labeling a political foe, quote, pocahontas. >> you're very, very special people. you were here long before any of us were here. although we have a representative in congress who they say was here a long time ago, they call her pocahontas. but you know what, i like you. because you are special. >> reporter: the three navajo heroes, all in their 90s, reacted with silence. the venue was new, but the insult is one the president used over and over again during the campaign to attack senator elizabeth warren, who came under fire in 2012 for claiming, without any proof, to have native american heritage. >> did you ever hear of pocahontas? huh? it's pocahontas, elizabeth warren. >> reporter: but the purpose of today's event was to honor native american war heroes. why did he feel the need to say something that is offensive to many people, while honoring the navajo code talkers, these genuine american heroes? >> i thi

abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl with a reality check. >> reporter: it was john mccain who, with a late-night vote, killed the president's plan to repeal obama care, but today, on tax cuts, mccain declared he's onboard. now, even the president's biggest republican critics say he's likely to score his first big legislative victory. >> is there any chance you don't pass this bill? >> i think it's likely to pass. >> reporter: democrats are loudly objecting. >> what this is is a grab bag full of special interest goodies for multinational corporations. >> reporter: the bill slashes tax rates for individuals and for corporations. but while the corporate tax cuts are permanent, the individual rates go back up in ten years. for americans earning up to $75,000 a year, that will mean a tax increase. and a recent university of chicago survey of 38 top economists found that only one thinks it would boost the economy. all agree it will increase the national debt. senator lindsey graham said today, republicans must pass it. if they won't put up our signs, people won't write checks, t

here's abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl tonight. >> reporter: at a cabinet meeting today, president trump declared that america must get tougher, calling the way the u.s. justice system deals with terrorists a joke. >> so, we have to come up with punishment that's far quicker and far greater than the punishment these animals are getting right now. because what we have right now is a joke, and it's a laughing stock. >> reporter: in stark contrast to his response to the shooting in las vegas last month, when the white house for days said it was inappropriate to talk about politics or policy, within hours of the new york attack, the president unloaded in a series of political tweets. "i have just ordered homeland security to step up our already extreme vetting program. being politically correct is fine, but not for this!" and at the break of dawn this morning, he launched into an attack against new york's own senator chuck shoer, tweeting, "the trust came into our country through what is called the diversity visa lottery program, a chuck schumer beauty." today, the whi

here's abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl. >> reporter: the president summoned business leaders to the white house today, saying he wants to sign tax cuts by christmas. but that announcement was quickly overshadowed by questions about the russia probe. >> are you going to pardon mr. manafort? >> thank you. >> mr. president, what is your reaction to george papadopoulos' guilty plea? >> thank you very much. >> your reaction to the guilty plea, mr. president? >> thank you. >> thank you. >> reporter: on twitter, the president lashed out at former campaign adviser george papadopoulos, who pleaded guilty to lying about his contacts with the russians. "few people knew the young low level volunteer named george, who has already proven to be a liar. check the dems." trump once called him an excellent guy, and sat just a few seats away from him during a national security meeting in march 2016. tonight, this newly obtained video shows papadopoulos at a rally for greek americans last november, praising his candidate, donald trump. papadopoulos told mueller's investigators that durin