kendis and diane. >> wonder who he is killing off in the next book.led off everybody. >> what people want him to write is a become about what happened and to hear his actual side of story. >> i'd buy it. would you buy it? >> i want to know. i want to hear from him. >> listen to the audio book. >> so far seems look he is keeping the message limited. >> heard in the package. being very vague. people don't know if it is that he can't speak about it or doesn't want to. people are demanding to figure out what happened >> said i don't know, the truth will come out. don't know if you will be surprised. >> yeah. >> huh. now at lest he has his pod cast. for it. >> releasing it for free tell pr early. >> free tonight. and free through sunday. $$49.95 for the year if you are interested. the website says it all goes to charity. >> he had 4 million viewers on cable. sure he will have quite a few listeners on the pod cast. thank you, maggie. >> catastrophic natural disaster striking nepal. >> survivors of the devastating earthquake are sharing incredible stories of

. >> and i'm kendis gibson. it has been a restless night in the south where a severe weather outbreak is under way. some 30 million americans in that zone throughout tonight. >> and at this hour the radar shows the system blanketing mississippi and now heading east toward alabama and georgia. >> those storms are packing torrential rains, high winds, dangerous hail. some of the scenes that we've seen overnight and spawning at least four reported tornadoes including one that ripped apart a mobile home in louisiana killing a mother and her young daughter. this morning the south on high alert. the heavy rains in mississippi causing severe flooding. overnight deputies using boats to rescue people from their homes. the howling winds and hail in central louisiana tearing off a tree limb. sparks flying as it comes in contact with power lines. >> tornado over there. you see it? >> reporter: near baton rouge a possible twister flipping this mobile home killing a woman and her 3-year-old daughter. >> she was very lovable,

diane, kendis. >> lana, very important meeting lasting 24 hours. thank you. >>> new detays this morning about the shake-up that cost white house chief strategist steve bannon his seat on the national security council. "the new york times" saying he threatened to quit if he was removed from the council but politico reporting he clashed with president trump's son-in-law jared kushner. sources say a top donor urged him to stay on board. >>> president trump is taking aim at former national security adviser susan rice suggesting she may have broken the law. rice had acknowledged that as part of her job she asked for the identities of americans caught up in u.s. surveillance and sources say that surveillance was linked to investigations into russia's election meddling. when asked if he thinks rice committed a crime, the president said, yes, i think. the president has not offered any evidence for that claim. a spokeswoman for rice said i'm not going to dignify the president's ludicrous charge with a comment. >>> history is unfolding on capitol hill after

>> reporter: good morning, kendis. as the day starts it's heating up and syrians are calling this an aggression and a short time ago the syrian military putting out a statement saying that six people were killed on that base because of the american strikes and saying that there were big materiel losses, as well, the condemnation is fierce. they are saying that the u.s. now is in the same league as isis and al qaeda and other terrorist organizations because of this strike against their air base in syria. >> alex, again, assad as well as russia saying that this was not done by the syrian government. these chemical attacks that prompted president trump to launch these missiles. what is the other international reaction there in the middle east? >> reporter: well, we're seeing a positive reaction from israel which says that trump is sending a strong message to president assad and his allies. that was to be expected from many netanyahu. the russian reaction, the syrians will be angry about this but the russians are extremely

i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm adrienne bankert in for diane macedo. we begin with some breaking news. lots of reaction overnight from around the world to the u.s. attack against syria ordered by president trump. >> here's what happened, cruise missiles flying off the u.s. destroyers overnight targeting the airfield. syrian jets used for tuesday's chemical attack. now, syrian officials say several people were killed in the strike including some military officials. a russian spokesman this morning saying vladimir putin believes the u.s. attack violates international law. >> a top official from u.s. ally turkey calling the air strikes imperative to punish the assad regime for this chemical attack on its own citizens. >> so, mixed reaction all over so far. let's begin our coverage right now with abc's alex marquardt who just arrived in the region. >> reporter: overnight, a major step for this new commander in chief. >> tonight i ordered a targeted military strike on the airfield in syria from where the chemical attack was launched. >> reporter: the presid

. >> i'm kendis gibson. it's been restless in the south. some 30 million americans in that zone throughout tonight. >> at this hour the radar shows the system blanketing mississippi and now heading east toward alabama and georgia. >> those storms packing torrential rains, high winds, dangerous hail. so overnight andg one that ripped a mobile home in louisiana killing a mother and her young daughter. this morning the south on high alert. the heavy rains in mississippi causing severe flooding. deputies using boats to rescue people interest their homes. the howling winds and hail in central louisiana tearing off a tree limb. sparks flying as it comes in contact with power lines. it? baton rouge a possible twister killing a woman and her 3-year-old daughter. >> she was a very lovable -- the love of my life, my daughter, everything. >> the house on its side, toys, furniture scattered in the yard and family members remembering their loved ones. >> we're going to be a closer family. look at your family. look at your kids, call them wherever they'

. >> reporter: kendis and diane, good morning. we know north korea tends to show off military capabilities during anniversaries. and as you mentioned, just this morning, north korea is said to be firing off the country's largest artillery drill marking the military's birthday. tensions between the united states and the north korean regime are still high and rising. >> north korea is a big world problem. >> reporter: the situation in north korea is said to be the big topic at the white house on wednesday. when all 100 u.s. senators take a trip to 1600 pennsylvania avenue. briefing them are the secretaries of state and defense, director of national security. and the chair of the joint chiefs. usually, it's the other way around. administration officials travel to capitol hill to address congress on foreign policy matters. >> the council must be prepared to enact additional sanctions on north korean nuclear and ballistic missile programs. >> reporter: on monday, president trump called on the united nations security council to do more.

here is justin povick. >> kendis, diane. thanks.o throughout the day. notice severe threat. d.c., philadelphia, richmond and norfolk. heavy soaking rains, points north and west. rain and the snow heading out toward detroit. we are tracking severe weather like i said down into the eastern portion of the country. all the way down to eeastern north carolina. looking at again all modes of severe weather being possibility. diane, kendis. >> thanks. >>> president trump has the world in suspense after emphatically denouncing the chemical attack in syria calling it an affront to humanity that cannot be tolerated. >> the president says his attitude changed toward syria and its president, bashir al-assad, not offering details on how the u.s. might respond. abc's jonathan carl at the white house. >> reporter: welcoming the king of jordan to the white house, the president firmly condemned the chemical weapons attack in syria. placing the blame squarely on the syrian government. >> terrible. >> reporter: later at a joint press conference in the

kendis? >> paul, thank you. >>> on to this disturbing story, one teen is under arrest and there is a warrant out for another. in a horrible crime, captured on facebook live. the assault of a 15-year-old girl. authorities say dozens of people watched the attack, but no one called police. here is abc's eva pilgrim. >> reporter: an arrest in the disturbing sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl streamed on facebook live. >> disgusting. so disgusting. she was so scared. >> reporter: a 14-year-old boy behind bars facing charges for the alleged crime. police say mr. arrests are coming for the others involved. >> and now, they're going to be held accountable for what they did. >> authorities say at least 40 people viewed the facebook live video. not a single person called police. >> just disgusts me that people would look at those videos and not pick up the phone and dial 911. >> this isn't the first crime caught on facebook live in chicago. in january, a group of teenagers were arrested after police

i'm kendis gibson. i'm in for diane macedo. some of the top headlines we're following on "world news now." a big week ahead for president trump. supreme court nominee facing a possible filibuster. with republicans threatening to go nuclear. a major test in the foreign policy arena he plays host to china's president. a full report ahead. >> julian assange will remain in theic door embassy in london. that's because the ecuador party candidate won the election. >> hotel in southern michigan says it is making repairs after a teenage boy was killed by carbon monoxide. it happened at a pool party. there was no co detector while the broken heater pumped out poison. >> gamecocks fans are crowing this morning. south carolina, capturing the first national championship in women's college basketball. north carolina and gonzaga meet tonight. for the men's title. those are some of our top stories on this monday, april 3rd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning to you everybody on this monday. we'll start, th

>> kendis, these are delicious. good. >> give one a try. >> pretzels are great. >> not as salty as i expected. >> there might have been. might have started in 610 ad, or -- or later. >> okay. let's move on. oh, my god. this is great. this kid. >> just know, a dad let his young son, 3-year-old pack his own lunch. this was the result. >> this was the result of it. >> look at that. wouldn't that be the result for any of us. >> totally fine. looks like a well balanced meal. >> caption on the next video is simply. florida. >> yep. that's, some one towing a boat on a tow that has no >>> this morning on "world news now," the chilly reception ivanka trump received on the world stage getting booed and hissed at while defending her father in europe. the tough questioning she received on who she represented at the women's summit. the president, herself, or her business interests? >> police in arizona may have a break in the case of a series of deadly street shootings dating back to last year. investigators remaining tight-lipped. abc news is learning

. >> i'm kendis gibson with the top headlines on >>> good morning.m kendis gibson with the top headlines on this tuesday morning on "world news now." arkansas has become the first state in the nation to carry out a double execution in 17 years. last night's second execution nearly didn't happen. the breaking news details ahead. >> north korea stages a live firing drill to mark the anniversary of its military. this as tensions rise between north korea and the u.s. president trump invited the senate to the white house for a briefing. >> the black man taken down and punched repeatedly by a sacramento police officer filed a federal civil rights lawsuit claiming he was targeted because of his race and abused in jail after his arrest. the lawsuit seeks unspecified monetary damages. >>> we're getting a first look at some new video on what happened on a united flight as an officer pulled a passenger from his seat. that officer is now speaking out saying the man was verbally and physically abusive before he injured himself on an armrest. those are just some o

kendis. >> our thanks to justin. one more note, delta air lines took some extra -- extraordinary steps to keep passengers who were delayed by the weather happy. >> the company ordered pizzas and had them delivered right to the aircraft. once on board flight attendants made their way through the aisle to hand out slices. delta said pizzas were brought on to planes in 11 airports. >> good pr move. >>> still ahead a possible comeback for richard simmons after millions have been wondering where he's been. >>> plus, new allegations of misbeaver by secret service agent, a member of the vice traditional aerosols contain a lot of water... which eventually falls down and spoils the experience. introducing air wick pure... ...with 9x more fragrance and less water. experience great fragrance with less wet spray. air wick pure: more fragrance, less wet spray. also available in freshmatic. keep your home fresh all day with automatic bursts of fragrance with no added water. air wick freshmatic. now available in pure. makewith inst

professor kendi, i am from new orleans and there is a collage of human beings from that place.i want to find out more about why people from new orleans are the way they are and people from caribbean are the way they are. i came across a book and learned about the homestead act and head right system. these seemed like very racist policies and i wondered if you could espound on them just to enlighten me. >> guest: there are many, many folks that deal with the history of new orleans or louisiana more broadly and the way it being a french colony and that switch in 18 1810. one thing i shared in the text is because of the history you had a number of biracial people in louisiana who some identify as creole and some don't. this group of people who some of them resisted racism alongside the larger or, you know, population of enslaved or free black people latter part of the 1800s. but some of them looked upon themselves as inferior to black people. some of them reinforced the notion that black people are inferior creating this narrative in which they were superior to black people but th

i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm linsey davis in for diane macedo. we begin with those high-stakes talks getting under way in moscow this morning. secretary of state rex tillerson holding face-to-face meetings with russian officials amid a growing divide over syria. >>> and following a major fumble by white house press secretary sean spicer, he had to apologize for a comment about hitler and the holocaust. that sparked international

good morning, janai. >> reporter: kendis and erielle, good morning to both of you. that seat became vacant when president trump tapped representative tom price to lead the department of health and human services. some believe this could serve as an early gauge for republicans ahead of midterm elections. democrats hoped for a knockout in the battle royale over georgia's 6th congressional district looking for the one-two punch to take the long republican held seat and offer a sign of strength among voters who oppose president trump. >> president trump embarrasses our country or acts recklessly i'll hold him accountable. >> reporter: but young democrat john ossoff came up short against a splintered gop field failing to reach the 50% threshold to win the 18-candidate primary outright. now headed for a june runoff against leading republican karen handel. >> i'm running for congress because we need to have someone in congress who is going to be serious about getting the job done. >> reporter: president trump offered his support raging on twitter that ossoff would be a dis

good morning, janai. >> reporter: kendis and adrienne, good morning. it has been a busy few weeks for the trump administration when it comes to foreign policy. from the u.s. strike in syria to bombing afghanistan, escalating tensions with north korea and now iran. >> iran is the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism. >> reporter: secretary of state rex tillerson announced the administration is reviewing the obama era nuclear deal despite telling congress iran is holding up its end of the 2015 agreement. >> an unchecked iran has the potential to travel the same path as north korea and take the world along with it. >> reporter: on the campaign trail, trump the candidate promising to renegotiate it. >> they're doing the iran deal. it was so bad, so pathetic, i looked at it, i looked at the way they negotiated. i said, these people don't know what they're doing. >> reporter: the trump administration also now trying to clarify possibly misleading statements about the location of the nuclear capable aircraft carrier said to be headed to the korean penin

i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm linsey davis in for diane macedo. we begin with breaking news overnight, a huge fire along the famed las vegas strip. >> it broke out at the bellagio hotel, one of the most luxurious hotels on the strip and in full view of people enjoying a balmy night in sin city. overnight flames shooting into the night sky over the las vegas strip. a fire ripping through a shopping area at the bellagio hotel. [ sirens ] firefighters getting the call around 10:45 local time. las vegas boulevard, the strip, packed at the time with visitors. many of them capturing the massive fire on social media. the flames raining down from the roof, but the fire despite being located just steps from the bellagio's famed fountain was difficult for firefighters to knock down. the vegas strip shut down, it would be more than 20 minutes before fire crews could get the flames under control. at the same hotel just last month, four burglars, some in animal masks, smashed their way into a high-end jewelry store. some are still on the run. this morning as a

i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm erielle reshef in for diane macedo. we begin with more tough talk between the u.s. and north korea with neither side showing any signs of backing down. >> vice president pence arriving in tokyo moments ago saying the u.s. is with japan 100%. north korea has accused the u.s. of pushing that entire region to the brink of war. now, president trump is firing back with a blunt message. abc's janai norman is following the developments overnight from washington. good morning, janai. >> reporter: kendis and erielle, good morning. so far north korea has remained resistant to that tough talk from the administration. as you said, now accusing the white house of pushing the situation to the brink of war. a defiant north korea. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> translator: we'll be conducting more missile tests on a weekly, monthly and yearly basis. >> reporter: even in the face of stern warnings from president trump. any message for north korea? >> yeah, they've got to be behave. ♪ >> reporter: over the weekend pomp and circumstan

. >> reporter: good morning, kendis and diane. you know, neither side right now looks like they are willing to compromise. and some democrats have expressed particular concern about judge gorsuch's previous history in interpreting the law, but for many this is purely political. the senate is in a tailspin and it doesn't look like either side is willing to blink. >> i cannot support this nomination. >> i will not, i cannot support advancing this nomination. >> i will not support judge gorsuch's nomination. >> neal gorsuch will be confirmed this week. >> reporter: republicans and democrats are headed for a collision course that will likely end with republican majority leader mitch mcconnell employing the so-called nuclear option, changing the senate rules forever. >> we're headed to a world where you don't need one person from the other side to pick a judge. and what does that mean? that means the judges are going to be more ideological, not less. >> reporter: a handful of democrats have said they will support president trump's pick

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i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm diane macedo.n "world news now" -- president trump set to deliver a speech at nra annual convention in atlanta. he'll be the first president to address the group since ronald reagan. >>> senate democrats blocked an attempt to buy more time to avert a government shutdown. but lawmakers could still strike a deal before tonight's midnight deadline to give themselves another week to reach an agreement on a trillion dollar plan. >>> a jordanian citizen living in the u.s. legally is under arrest on charges he wanted to join isis. he was taken into custody at cincinnati's airport as he was freeing to fly to the middle east. allegedly to join the terror group. >>> and with the first pick in the nfl draft, the cleveland browns selected myles garrett defensive end from texas a&m. second and third round of the draft are today. those are some of our top stories on this friday, april 28th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> the draft is always fun to watch. not to see who is going where o

>> wow. >> kendis?ison time after a fatal crash. our reporters here with the latest. >>> but, first, here's a look at today's forecast. ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by -- fisher investments. ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by -- fisher investments. >>> just two years ago, chris soules hollywood's it guy star of "the bachelor" and even a contestant on "dancing with the stars." >> this morning facing a harsher spotlight. maggie rulli with the latest. sounds like he has got himself in a bit of trouble. >> exactly. remember the star on "the bachelor" after that went back to iowa. let go of the spotlight. living the small town life. instead now chris and that small town are back in the headlines. this time, unfortunately, for a tragic reason. >> love is a lot like farming. you plant a seed and hope it grows. >> reporter: chris soules captures america's heart as prince farming. pegged as a small town farm boy looking for love on reality tv. this morning soule

otherwise. >> thank you, kendis.ng has changed within me is right. >> what's fun me. your first day. we knew we hit it off. first day. going about all of your life. and you're like. >> thank you, guys. >> that's just the tip. >> my first half-hour on the show. sometimes we get a little wild at night. but i don't always finish. so i use k-y duration spray to last longer... so we can both... [[wolf howling]] [[bear roaring]] nothing brings you closer than finishing together. last longer with k-y duration. >>> this morning on "world news now" -- flying the unfriendly skies. >> united airlines passenger forcibly removed from his seat after apparently refusing to give it up for a crew member. the incident is now sparking major backlash and raising question as but passenger rights. so what really happened? >> alabama's governor robert bentley resigning in disgrace. bentley stepping down as we hear new details regarding the sex scandal with a former aide that is now taking him out of office. >> and, this frightening moment

good morning, janai. >> reporter: kendis and erielle, good morning. so far north korea has remained resistant to that tough talk from the administration. as you said now accusing the white house of pushing the situation to the brink of war. >> translator: we'll be conducting more missile tests on a weekly, monthly and yearly basis. >> reporter: even in the face of stern warnings from president trump. any message for north korea? >> got to be behave. >> reporter: over the weekend pomp and circumstance and a strong show of force in pyongyang. kim jong-un's military might on full display but also the embarrassing botched test. a missile exploding seconds after launch. vice president pence cautioning the north again this morning as he landed in japan. >> the era of strategic patience is over. and while all options are on the table, president trump is determined to work closely with japan, with south korea, with all our allies in the region and with china. >> reporter: neither side backing down as tensions reach a dangerous high. north korea threatening th

. >> kendis, diane. good morning to you.ty thunderstorms ahead of the front later this afternoon. although, the interstate 95 corridor is going to be partly sunny and very, very warm. later this week, concern turns back to south plains, damaging wind. hail, tornados starting up later friday. at the same time, we are talking about accumulating snows towards denver. west of denver over higher terrain. some areas could see over half a foot. diane, kendis. >> half a foot of snow, april 27th. justin. thank you. police in iowa released recording of the 911 call former "bachelor" star, chris soules made from the scene of a fatal accident. soules made the call after he crashed his pickup truck into the back of a tractor-trailer, sending kenneth mosher into a ditch. officials say after some one tried performing cpr on mosher, soules, ended the 911 call. >> my name is chris soules. my name is chris soules. >> soules left the scene before police arrived and was eventually arrested at his home. soules out on bail, wearing an ankle brace

. >> reporter: diane and kendis, good morning. there are a couple of briefings taking place on the white house grounds today. one on the situation with knot korea. the other on president trump's much anticipated tax plan. it promises big tax cuts. today's the day president trump releases his hyped up tax plan. they barrel through the tr 100th day in office. the proposal is expected to call for cutting taxes for corporations and companies like his, and small businesses, from 35% to 15%. a tax break for child care expenses. and cutting individual tax rates. also happening today, all 100 u.s. senators will be briefed on the situation in north korea. on white house grounds. >> the secretary of state and others are going to talk about our posture and the activities that we're undergoing. the chairman will lay out some of the military actions. >> reporter: this comes just a day after north korea fires off its largest artillery drill, just as a u.s. submarine arrived in south korea. intensitying the standoff. >> a north korean miss wl a

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abc's january janae norman has more. >> reporter: kendis and arielle, good morning. that failed missed launch in north korea has not alleviated concerns. vice president mike pence with a warning from the administration. the u.s. will take action if necessary. with all eyes on north korea, a weekend missile launch failed in spectacular fashion. u.s. commanders say a medium-range ballistic missile blew up almost immediately after the launch, with the world watching. humiliating the country's leader, kim jong-un. >> we'll meet any use of conventional or nuclear weapons with an overwhelming and effective response. >> reporter: and new questions over why that launch failed. and whether a u.s. cyberattack could have brought the missile down. >> i don't think so. but i wouldn't rule it out. >> there's a very strong belief that the americans, threw cybermethods, have been successful on several occasions in interrupting these sort of tests and making them fail. >> reporter: that failed test hasn't eliminated the looming threat of north korea's sixth nuclear test and new missi

. >> reporter: diane and kendis, good morning. there certainly is so much to cover, and the white house has found themselves today now in the middle of this high stakes showdown with the secretary of state working to mend the relationship between those two superpowers. overnight, secretary of state rex tillerson is making his way to moscow as the u.s. and russia find themselves increasingly at odds. now an ominous threat. in a joint statement from russia, iran and hezbollah, the military commanders defending the assad regime in syria saying the united states crossed red lines by attacking syria. threatening to retaliate against any future military actions. adding russia and iran will not allow the united states to be the only superpower in the world. the united states is still investigating whether the russians were involved in the chemical attack last week that killed more than 80 syrian civilians. but ahead of his trip secretary tillerson said he's seen no hard evidence suggesting a russian connection and insists the plan in syr

i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm linsey davis in for diane macedo. we begin with those high stakes talks getting under way in moscow this morning. secretary of state rex tillerson holding face-to-face meetings with russian officials over a growing divide over syria. >> following a fajgenbaum fumble by sean spicer, he to apologize for a comment about hitler and the holocaust. that sparked an international criticism and calls for him to be fired. abc's maggie rulli has the latest from washington. >> reporter: the u.s. puts moscow on notice. just as secretary of state rex tillerson is set to begin a tense day of meetings with russia's foreign minister. the white house accusing the kremlin of engaging in a full-scale and deliberate cover-up of that deadly syrian chemical weapons attack ordered by syrian president bashar al assad on his own people. >> frankly, putin is backing a person that's truly an evil person. and i think it's very bad for russia. i think it's very bad for mankind. >> reporter: on fox news president trump demands russia withdraw their

i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm gloria riviera in for diane macedo. we begin with breaking news in arkansas. the state's executioner went back to work overnight for the first time in over a decade. >> the state ignored criticism for its plan to carry out several executions by the end of this month. ledell lee seen there was executed just before midnight as his death warrant was about to expire. abc's danya bacchus with the latest. >> reporter: in arkansas inmate put to death. >> earlier this afternoon ledell lee received as his last meal request communion. >> reporter: his attorneys making one last push to save his life filing a civil rights lawsuit to prove his innocence, but to no avail. >> these are lawsuits being filed are a sense to delay the executions, the lawful executions, of these individuals who have been convicted by juries of absolutely heinous crimes. >> reporter: ledell lee's execution was on hold due to a temporary restraining order on the state's use of vecuronium bromide, one of the three drugs used in the lethal injection protocol.

kendis, adrienne. >> there are plenty of topics.t to face the judge who the president railed against during the campaign. >> uh-huh, u.s. district judge gonzolo curiel has been assigned to the case of a 23-year-old deported to mexico, even though he has dreamer status which allows undocumented immigrants to stay in the country if they're brought here as children. judge curiel oversaw the lawsuit against trump university. and then candidate trump questioned if he could be impartial because of his mexican heritage. >> curiel's assignment, latest case said to be completely coincidental. >>> meanwhile, former president george h.w. bush spent the night in a houston hospital where doctors say he is gaining strength. the 92-year-old admitted for mild case of pneumonia, the second bout with the illness this year. his spokesperson said his spirits are high and he is looking forward to going home to his wife. >>> now what appears to be a case of air rage started onboard a plane and spilled into an airport terminal. it has the now resulted in

. >> reporter: diane and kendis, good morning.s is by far the secretary's most high-profile trip yet and now the entire world is watching to see how he'll handle the fragile relationship. secretary of state rex tillerson's trip to moscow could not come at a more tense time for u.s./russia relations with growing criticism against russia from world leaders at the g7 summit in italy and support for the recent u.s. ordered missile strikes on russia's ally, the syrian regime of bashar al assad. >> i can't imagine a stable and peaceful syria where bashar al assad is in power. >> reporter: the strike in retaliation for the chemical weapons attack that assad ordered on his own people killing more than 80. now new accusations from washington that russia was well aware of the chemical weapons stockpile. >> i believe that russia knew about the chemical weapons because they were operating from exactly the same base. >> reporter: russia is denying all accusations and continues to support the syrian government. new images appear to show syria's

kendis and linsey. >> tense times between us and the north korean government. thank you. >>> the white house is pushing back against criticism that president trump has flip-flopped on several key positions. the president reversed course on china deciding not to label the country a currency manipulator and on the same day changed his mind about nato saying it was no longer obsolete. press secretary sean spicer described the president's reversals as reactions to changing circumstances. >> i think you can look at what you're referring to as a shift in a lot of ways. by that i i mean i saw a couple instances with respect to nato being one of those shifts yesterday. if you look at what's happened, it's those entities or individuals in some cases are issues evolving towards the president's position. >> the president also shifted his position to consider reappointing federal reserve chair janet yellen and he switched to a favorable view of the export/import bank. >>> overseas and a mass evacuation under way in syria this morning coordinated by the government as well a

good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: adrienne and kendis, good morning. it is expected to be a jam packed week here in washington. the president is expected to unveil his tax reform plan, promising big tax cuts. the house is set to vote on health care. what hangs in the balance is the budget. it's been almost 100 days since president trump took office. >> we're going to defend our workers, protect our jobs, and finally put america first. >> reporter: his administration heads into a tough week with lawmakers, all complicated by a potential showdown over that border wall with mexico. president trump demanding congress put up the money for it, t that could lead to government shutdown. e deline is friday night. >> so i think that's a fight worth having and a conversation and a debate worth having for 2018, but we cannot shut down the government right now. >> reporter: attorney general jeff sessions defending the president's request that american taxpayers begin paying for the wall despite promises that mexico would pay for it. >> i can't imagine the democrats

clearly, diane and kendis, that could be seen as a threat to those democratic senators who are facing re-election in states most recently won by president trump. >> that's right, many will be watching those more local elections going on. lana zak live in washington for us, thanks. >>> we're learning more details about jared kushner's trip to iraq. the president's son-in-law and senior adviser met with the iraqi prime minister to discuss the fight against isis and get a firsthand assessment of the situation on the ground. he was briefed about top military advisers with talks focusing on the ongoing battle to retake the city of mosul. and white house officials have met separately with moderate and conservative republicans as they look to try to revive the failed republican health care bill. members of the house freedom caucus who sat down with vice president mike pence last night say that he presented a new offer that includes waivers for certain coverage requirements, the chairman of the caucus said he's encouraged but no deal yet. >>> turning to the growing crisis disin colombia three

kendis, this one for you. know you are excited about it.nniversary happening this weekend. off awe big day. >> one fateful day, nine years ago, april 29th. when this photo was taken. bruno mars so excite to see pete wentz. look at the face. star struck. >> the gravity of this. bruno mars. >> beavin the height of fall ouy fame. >> wassed to see pete wen -- was wowed to see pete wentz it is going to be, ma ok, let's try this. it says you apply the blue one to me. here? no. have a little fun together, or a lot. k-y yours and mine. two sensations that work together, so you can play together. xx. >>> this morning on "world news now," counting done to potential government shutdown. >> temporary bill to avoid the shutdown was blocked overnight setting the scene for a scramble in washington today. meanwhile, the pentagon is investigating fired national security adviser michael flynn. the question, did flynn fail to ask permission to accept money from russia? >> new details on north korea and the rising tensions with the u.s. how the president is le

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