kendis? diane?u. >>> robert mueller's investigation is reportedly widening beyond the issue of russian meddling. they're looking into possible efforts by the united arab emirates to buy political influence from the trump administration. mueller's investigators have reportedly questioned the advisor. the president meets today with the israeli prime minister. >>> florida law makers are expected to pass a school safety bill today. but something key is missing from that legislation. it does not ban assault rifles. lawmakers rejected the ban in a rare weekend session but supported arming some teachers who go through law enforcement training. it also includes new security measures and mental health programs in schools. it must also be passed by the florida house. >>> for an 11th day, all schools in west virginia will be closed again today, stranding some 300,000 students. teachers vowed their strike will continue until lawmakers honor a 5% raise promised by west virginia's governor. that increase was appr

that's the extra kicked up kendis. the kendis pour. what do you think of that?ohieve that coming from nole. i don't think so. let me just try it. >> we'll >>> making news in america this morning -- hollywood's big fight. the academy awards shining a light on the me too movement. >> if i fall over pick me up cause i've got some things to say. >>> and the oscar goes to -- >> the moment of redemption for faye donea jn fayedunaway and warren beatty. why host jimmy kimmel was giving away a jet ski. we're live in hollywood. >>> the russia investigation. special council robert mueller may be expanding his focus. why money from the middle east and jared kushner are turned microscope. >>> parts of the the eparalyzed after a

. >> reporter: good morning to you, kendis and diane. i have to wonder if you were watching the show, kind of secretly hoping for some more envelope drama. while that didn't happen, this year's show did not disappoint. as you mentioned, it continued the political tone set at other awards shows. it shaped up to be a great night for "the shape of water." the romantic monster fable winning oscar gold for best picture. presenters warren beatty and faye dunaway acing the ultimate do-over after last year's infamous envelope flub. ♪ this year's awards, a celebration of 90 years of moviemaking. >> we can't let bad behavior slide anymore. the world is watching us. >> reporter: a chance for hollywood to tackle deeper problems. like diversity and gender equality. >> the changes we're witnessing are being driven by the powerful sound of new voices. joining together in a mighty chorus that is finally saying, time's up. >> reporter: jimmy kimmel hosting for the second year in a row. >> our plan is to shine a light on a group of outstanding and inspiri

. >> reporter: diane and kendis, good morning. president trump spent the weekend out of the public eye but fuming over twitter. his latest attacks on the russia investigation are entering new territory. he's steering his fury in a new direction. his latest target, special counsel robert mueller. calling him out for the first time by name. the president tweeted the mueller probe should never have been started. in that there was no collusion and there was no crime. witch hunt. the fresh attack came after his personal lawyer called for the justice department to end the special counsel's probe. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are issuing a warning, don't fire mueller. >> if he tried to do that, that would be the beginning of the end of his presidency. we're a rule of law nation. >> this would end in a constitutional crisis. and i think democrats and republicans need to speak out about this right now. >> reporter: a white house lawyer tried to ease concerns. the white house yet again confirms that the president is not considering

diane and kendis. >> maggie, thank you. and that method of construction of bridges is supposed to be safer because the long-term construction is done away from traffic. >> in the meantime, abc news has been looking into the history of the construction company that built that bridge. so here's what we found. the company was sued this month after a tsa worker claimed he was injured on a makeshift bridge at the airport there, but records show no other major problems. >> now, the bridge designer was reportedly fined in virginia back in 2012 for a mishap during a bridge installation but only minor injuries were reported there. >> another important note on this investigation, officials say the firm chosen to review the bridge project was not prequalified by the state. we're expecting to learn a lot more about this throughout the morning hours. >>> and we're also following a developing story overseas. rescuers have been deployed to the site of a military helicopter crash in western iraq near the syrian border. officials say seven

i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm marci gonzalez filling in for diane macedo. parts of the northeast are bracing for two feet of snow as another major storm batters the east coast o. >> yeah, and this storm already dumped snow in kentucky and north carolina as you can see from the radar and now it moves north for the morning commute with heavy wind and more power outages the main concerns. >> in many parts of new england blizzard-like conditions are expected later today. hundreds of flights have been canceled along with most train service. >> you see the town of milford there expecting up to two feet of snow. accuweather's paul williams is tracking the storm. paul, good morning. >> good morning. this winter storm is continuing to crank up and strengthen as it swings around the new england region with blizzard conditions for eastern new england, minor coastal flooding all a part of the mix then as far as snowfall amounts are concerned we're looking for three to six inches throughout portions of long island. but as you get a little bit closer to boston, talking a

kendis? diane?lana, thank you. two students were arrested in florida after bringing knives to the school where 17 students were gunned down in february. authorities say the incidents at marjory stoneman douglas high -- yet, another incident, a guard has been suspended after he was allegedly caught sleeping on the job. >>> a younger brother of the alleged shooter remains behind bars for allegedly trespassing. the arrest on monday caused parents to keep their kids home from school on tuesday. >>> the other big breaking story, march madness, the weather edition. >> we are seeing the fourth nor'easter in three weeks. today is the first full day of spring. the mid-atlantic states are hard hit with heavy, wet snow. boston is only expecting 6-8 inches of snow. that's all. >> that's easy. this is a live picture overnight here. you can see the flags there are starting to blow on the parkway. philadelphia is expecting the worst. later this morning, city schools are already closed for the day. they are also cl

i'm not going all kendis on you. >> kendis is on the run with punxsutawney phil.appy to have you. >> thank you, it's good to be here. >>> we are going start with adult film star, stormy daniels revealing graphic details about her alleged affair with president trump. >> there was only one sexual encounter, claiming it took place at a lake tahoe suite. she said he told her she reminded him of his daughter and he suggested having her on the "celebrity apprentice." >> she says she was later threatened and kept quiet out of fear. >> reporter: the bombshell interview, stormy daniels alleging an affair with donald trump in 2006, breaking her silence with anderson cooper. >> you had sex with him? >> yes. >> did you want to? >> no. but i didn't say no. i'm not a victim. >> it was entirely consensual? >> yes. yes. >> you work in an industry where condom use is an issue. did he use a condemn? >> no. >> reporter: daniels signed a confidentiality agreement in exchange for $130,000 days before the 2016 election. she's suing the president saying it was void because then candidat

kendis, diane?thank you. >>> we turn now to the sudden resignation of white house communications director hope hicks, one of president trump's longest serving aides. hicks is joining a long list of departures from the administration. she's the fourth person to hold that position in the trump white house. abc's stephanie ramos has the latest from washington. >> reporter: 29-year-old hope hicks is one of president trump's closest aides. she first met ivanka trump while working at a pr firm in 2012 and then rose through the trump ranks. >> now, hope hicks is a tremendously talented person. she started off with us right from day one. >> reporter: her unexpected resignation comes just one day after hicks spent nearly nine hours on capitol hill being grilled on the russia investigation. lawmakers say hicks didn't answer questions about her time in the white house and some questions about the transition. they say hicks told the house intelligence committee she was instructed not to by the white house. >> t

diane and kendis?stigation in the early stages, change. >>> meantime, another investigation overseas. a u.s. military helicopter crashed in iraq. >> u.s. officials tell abc news there were seven u.s. airmen on board the aircraft. no word yet or survivors. the chopper was operating as a medevac at the time of the crash. >> there was no sign of hostile fire, but it's a possibility they are not ruling out. >>> thousands gathered to mourn a popular politician murdered in brazil. the city councilwoman was shot in the head some four times. mario franco was killed wednesday night returning from an event focused on empowering young, black women. human rights groups offered condolences and demanded a full investigation. >>> the trump organization has been providing information looking into the russian meddling. jonathan carl has the details. >> reporter: a sign the russia investigation is expanding. abc news confirmed robert mueller subpoenaed the trump fami business for documents related to russia. the subpoen

kendis? diane? >> our thanks to paul there. >>> so the u.s. population will be going gray over the next few decades. a census analysis shows people over 65 will out number children by 2035. that would be the first time in u.s. history. the change is credited in part to record low birth rate combine would aging baby boomers. means a whole lot of people will be joining facebook. >>> if you bracket isn't filled out, it might be too late. march madness as started. >> the first school to advance in this year's men's ncaa tournament is radford. the highlanders won. radford plays east top seed villanueva tomorrow night in pittsburgh. >> all right. tuesday's second game brought an end to a 48 will have year draught. they beat ucla, 65-58. it's the first tournament win since 1970. they meet florida tomorrow night. i totally forgot about the brackets. >> we still have time. there's still time. >> which is really too bad because i'm so good. >> especially teams that have similar names. >> unc. >> unc? >>> all

kendis and diane. >> danya bacchus for us.hank you, danya. >>> we're hearing from a hiker who survived nearly five days in the california desert with no food or water. 54-year-old paul hanks' birthday hike took a dangerous turn when he fell 20 feet, injuring his leg in joshua tree national park. he crawled for miles and then survived on cactus, rainwater, and even his own urine until rescuers finally found him. >> hey, whatever it takes. >> these three angels appeared out of nowhere, and i was -- i was shocked. i had written myself off as dead. that i was never going to see another human being again, and they showed up. >> hanks says the first thing he asked them for was a gatorade. he's expected to make a full recovery. >>> in medical news now researchers say a once-a-day male birth control pill is showing promising results in early trials. researchers say the pill was effective and safe but say much more study is needed. the pill also showed the same side effects as the female birth control pill, causing weight gain. the men

. >> reporter: good morning, kendis and diane. that's right. the country is watching a congressional race that is too close to call. in washington, the election in western pennsylvania is seen as an indicator of the country's political pulse. just more than one year into the trump presidency. overnight votes still being counted in a razor thin special election. a little after midnight democratic candidate conor lamb declaring victory just a 579-vote lead over rick saccone and more than 1300 absentee ballots still outstanding. >> it took a little longer than we thought but we did it. >> reporter: republicans not ready to concede. >> you know we're still fighting the fight. it's not over yet. we're going to fight all the way -- all the way to the end. >> reporter: the race being watched from around the country as a bellwether of what's to come in the midterm elections. president trump stumping for saccone over the weekend. in 2016 he won that district by nearly 20 points. >> they're all watching because i won this district like by 22 points. it's

. >> reporter: good morning to you, kendis and diane. i have to wonder if if you were watching the show kind of secretly hoping for some more envelope drama. while that didn't happen this year's show did not disappoint. as you mentioned, it continued the the political tone set at other awards shows. it shaped up to be a great night for "the shape of water." the mow mantic monster fable winnin for besture. presenters faye acing the presentation after last year's flub. ♪90rs oforld is watching us. >> reporter: a chance for hollywood to tackle deeper problems. >> the changes we're witnessing are being driven by the powerful sound of new soiss. joining together if a mighty chorus that is finally saying, time's up. >> reporter: jimmy kimmel hosting for the second year in a row. >> our plan is to shine a light on films, each and every one of which got crushed by "black panther" this weekend. >> reporter: frances mcdormand paying tribute to those this the room. >> if i may be so honored to have ale the female nominees stand with me in the room

kendis? diane?bt a a long couple of days for folks on the west coast. >>> newly released documents indication epa administrator spent over $100,000 in flights. in a letter, the epa says they approved the expensions based on security detail. the agency said scott pruitt has received quote an unprecedented number of threats. >>> we have new reporting involving attorney general jeff sessions. sessions fires fbi director andrew mccabe, but there are questions about whether mccabe was actually investigating the attorney general. >> reporter: abc news has learned former fbi director, andrew mccabe fired by sessions just two days before his retirement had once launched an criminal investigation into sessions, himself. investigating whether sessions intentionally misled congress about his interactions with russians when he was a top adviser to the trump campaign. triggered in part by this moment in sessions' conformation hearing. >> i have been called a surrogate at a time or two and i did not have communic

diane, kendis?in new york are looking for a burglar who tried to cover his tracks while stealing from a car dealership. and, well, it didn't go so well. >> of course not. surveillance video shows the man kicking in an air conditioner, then jumping on to a glasstop table -- >> oh! good save. good save. >> putting the air conditioner back in place, as a good guy would do. >> leave it as you found it. oh, no. >> he knocked over the desk! dismantling it. >> that's not going to work out so well. still, police say he left with $2,000 in cash, two tvs, two computers, and a bmw which he drove through a fence to escape. so, my question, why is he working so hard to put back the air conditioner and leave the desk all tidy if he's planning to drive straight through a fence? >> and if -- did he steal the bmw as well or -- if he can afford the bmw -- >> well, now it's probably a little bit scratched up. all right. >>> coming up, a woman asleep at home when something crashed through her roof. so, what was it? >>>

. >> reporter: kendis and diane, good morning. this latest swap at the white house was expected but john bolton wasn't. the former bush administration official now has a big say on foreign policy issues. >> the motion to concur is agreed to. >> reporter: overnight congress passed a $1.3 trillion spending bill funding the government till the fall and bumping of funding for the military. but at the other end of pennsylvania avenue, more top level trump administration officials are exiting the white house just a week after the firing of secretary of state rex tillerson. the president tweeting that his national security adviser h.r. mcmaster is out and former u.n. ambassador john bolton is in. >> i didn't really expect that announcement this afternoon. >> reporter: it's trump's third national security adviser in 14 months. bolton has been a controversial figure in washington, a staunch supporter of the 2003 iraq war which the president himself calls a big mistake. bolton has also pressed the white house to take tougher positions on ir

good morning, diane and kendis. a few months ago, the idea of president trump and kim jong-un sitting down in the same room together was unimaginable. if this meeting takes place, it will be the first time a sitting u.s. president and north korean leader meet face to face. it's a stunning diplomatic overture in a decades-long nuclear standoff. at the white house, a top official from south korea delivered a message from the north. kim jong-un promised to stop his nuclear missile tests and wants to meet with president trump. >> and he expressed his eagerness to meet president trump as soon as possible. >> reporter: the white house says the president accepted the invitation. mr. trump tweeted, great progress being made. but sanctions will remain until an agreement is reached. meeting being planned. north korea is said to understand that u.s. troops will continue joint military exercises with the south. the surprise invitation caps off months of threats and insults. >> north korea best not make any more threats to the u

. >> reporter: kendis and diane, good morning. it'll be tough getting around today. thousands of flights have been canceled, most in the northeast. amtrak is scaling back train service, and some states have banned certain trucks from driving on major highways because of the strong winds. we are watching two seasons collide. a large storm system packed with snow and wind is expected to hit the northeast today. it's the fourth major storm in just three weeks. and, oh, by the way, it's officially spring. >> we do still have snowblowers, plenty of salt. i believe we still have some pet-friendly salt as well. we've got plenty of snow shovels. >> reporter: overnight light snow mixed with sleet and freezing rain falling in maryland, virginia and d.c. heavier snow moving up north to pennsylvania. widespread power outages are expected with wind gusts blowing up to 35 miles per hour. >> the rain/freeze line could change. a 50-mile difference could mean the difference between 13 inches of snow or 2 inches of slush. >> reporter: new jersey's governor declaring a state of emergen

. >> i'm kendis gibson. some of the top headlines we are following this monday morning on "world news now." >>> the trump administration appears to be backing away from president trump's promise of raising the minimum age to buy assault weapons, focusing instead on background checks and firearms training for specially qualified school personnel. we'll have more on that, straight ahead. >>> five people dead after a helicopter slammed into the water near new york city. this is the third crash involving the same company in the past nine years, including one in which nine people were killed. >>> the world series champions, houston astros will visit president trump at the white house today. they beat the dodgers last fall in seven games. >>> it is time for the march madness party to begin. 68 schools are hoping their road leads to san antonio three weeks from tonight. those are some of our top stories on this monday, march 12th. >> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now." >> we're going to say good morn

. >> reporter: good morning, diane and kendis. hope hicks is the aide who knows president trump best in the white house, and her resignation is another blow to the morale in the white house. less than 24 hours after testifying on capitol hill about the russia probe, white house communications director hope hicks resigned. the white house said it's just a coincidence. she's stepping down after admitting during a nine-hour testimony that she often tells white lies for the president. at 29 she's one of the president's closest aides but rarely heard. she works behind the scenes to calm the president and craft his image. >> now, hope hicks is a tremendously talented person. she started off with us right from day one. >> reporter: as the fourth communications director to step down, she adds to the growing list of aides who have resigned in little more than a year. in a tearful good-bye to her colleagues, she says she's done with washington. hicks faced criticism for helping to craft a statement in support of rob porter when he faced dom

diane, kendis. >> and it is quite a story she does have. tara palmeri in d.c., thank you. >>> president trump is taking credit for the special congressional results in pennsylvania even though it appears the democrat is the likely winner. conor lamb is maintaining a 627-vote lead. republicans are considering a recount and a possible legal battle. but president trump was quoted last night saying lamb only won because he agrees with the president on several key issues and sounded like a republican. >>> "the washington post" reports president trump now admits to making up facts during a recent meeting with the canadian prime minister justin trudeau. "the post" reports the president made the admission during a fund-raising speech overnight saying he told true due that the u.s. runs a trade deficit with canada but he actually didn't know whether it's true or not. on another headline out of the administration the president appointed cnbc commentator larry kudlow as his chief economic adviser. he replaces gary cohn who protested tariffs on steel a

this was the start of -- this is the start, kendis, off a happy couple weekend.t going to be happy for long. ari is struggling. he said he felt sick to his own stomach. we can understand why. and that gets us to the sound bite of the century. >> ooh, the century. >> to me the more i hung out with you, the more i felt like i was losing a possibility of maybe reconciling things with lauren. >> so what? do you want to be back with her? >> i want to see if there's that possibility. >> are you. [ bleep] kidding me? >> that's what happens when you tell two women on national television that you love them. all that was followed by a lot of walking around in the house where the happy weekend was going to go down. she told him to leave five or six times. finally he got the idea and left. >> amen. >> she says she called the whole thing brutal. there was a lilt bit of her talking to chris harrison afterwards. called the whole extravaganza brutal. that, unfortunately, bridges us to tonight, the live after the final rose. the combatants will be ari, becka k., lauren b. and chr

>> i think she sounds a bit like kendis.histle tones. ♪ loving you is easy because >> there it is. you're through to hollywood. >> thank you, thank you. >> and while confidence like hers has to be learned, some are better home grown. from dakota, oklahoma. it's the hometown to carrie underwood. kennedy even got to sing with carry in fifth grade and after singing "firework" right in front of katy perry last night. >> how did she do? >> nailed it. yeah. because she is following along in carry's foot steps and got through herself. >> can you imagine singing firework to katy perry herself. there's something in the water in that town. >> she wasn't the only one celebrating last night. lionel, luke threw a surprise birthday party for katy. cody martin who sang happy birthday for the judge and he got a ticket to hollywood for happy birthday alone. that's the first time in "american idol" history. i think he's a little surprised he made it through for that song too. >> it was a nice rendition of happy birthday. >> he did. and finall

both by and kendy in the first six games it was dot meant that with the top of the table it was dortmund that were five points ahead of by and then comes along you cut your pint take this and he takes those you know he takes over by and he and he basically turns that five point deficit deficit into an eighteen point lead so we do know that coaches can be a game changer as they are a few candidates out there thomas tucker for example but he is he would have been great. he's off the market now according to media reports. like six pozen her two is also a candidate as is frank ford's. former. coach and five reps and oftentimes you are not on which i would love to see there just and i understand he's young he's inexperienced but he's just his understanding of football is so advanced for somebody at his age and he can really inject a lot of great energy into by an ok so by an aside let's switch focus to dorgan and now one of their classic what would it mean for them to win that match this evening yeah for dortmund i mean a classic or you know this was supposed to be a very intense showdown unf

. >> filling in for kendis. >> it's been great. >> getting ready to moisturize here. seen another side of you, quite literally. >> want some body lava lotion? >> i'm okay but something tells me you're going to give us another demonstration. >> yes, fun times with with kenneth and news as well. a new shake up at the white house. an interview seen by millions. >> we're going to start off with with adult porn star stormy daniels, revealing graphic details about his affair with president trump. >> a guy walked up on me, said leave trump alone, drop the story. then he said a beautiful little girl. be a shame if something happened to her mom and then he's gone. >> president trump doesn't believe anything ms. daniels said last night was true. >> everybody is here demanding justice in the death of the 22-year-old who was shot and killed by sacramento police in his grandmother's backyard. 20 rounds were fired at him. >> show your hands. >> we have nothing to hide and we want to get to the facts and we want to have an investigation that our community trusts. >> for the first ti

. >>> good friday morning i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm diane macedo.some of the top headlines we're following on "world news now." >>> filled streets in sacramento, forcing the street of a major interstate. we have full details ahod. frds >>> record rainfall has triggered floods. forecasters say the southern part of the state is drying up, but a new storm is moving into northern california and the pacific northwest. >>> facebook ceo, mark zuckerberg will address people at an all-hands meeting about the misuse of personal data of 50 million facebook users. >>> and another prayer has been answered for sister jean and the loyola chicago ramblers basketball team. the windy city school and its biggest fan are a win away from making a trip the final four. those are some of our top stories on this friday, march 23rd. >> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now." >>> good morning to you all. we begin this half hour with anger on the streets of sacramento, california. >> they delayed the start of an nba game as they protested a deadly police shooting. a

kendis, diane. >> so california winds. only 18 inches here on the east. >> great. glad march is here with that spring weather. >> in with a lion. >>> and a baby chimp that got to take a first class trip to its new home. >> an animal sanctuary saved him from poachers. >> he had a great view from the even got in a little nap. >> getting ready for the big day. >> before the plane landed. >> look at him. that is the cutest piece of video. >> can they just baby chimps on planes. we wouldn't mind the delays. look at the napping. >> and then the landing. >> i love it. that might be my favorite video. coming up we are counting down to the oscars. we haven't seen all nine top films. but we found someone who as and she will tell us what to look for on oscar night ahead. >>> plus inside the church where members celebrate their assault rifle and even bring them along to get blessings. >>> also check out our behind-the-scenes pictures. why did i want a crest 3d white smile? dinner date...meeting his parents dinner date. so i used crest. crest 3d white removes... ...95% of surfa

kendis? diane?our thanks to paul. >>> dow futures tumbled overnight sparked by fears of a trade war. this, after gary cohn failed to convince the president to drop plans for tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. he was seen as a moderating force and one of the top aides to leave the administration. jonathan carl has more. >> reporter: what turmoil. president trump declared his white house is operating just fine. >> i like conflict. i like having two people with different points of view and i certainly have that and then i make a decision. i like watching it, seeing it and i think it's the best way to go. >> reporter: gary cohn, the top economic advisor and perhaps the most respected member of his senior staff resigned after president trump rejected his advice and imposed steep tariffs on aluminum and steel. it comes one week after the president's closest and long serving aide announced she was leaving the west wing. >> any collusion? >> reporter: president trump had more high profile advisers quit

kendis? diane?ean. >> i can't pronounce that word. >> we're not even sure what that means. >> that's korean for hey, buddy, bff. >> i'd love to be a fly on the wall for that meeting. >> speaking of that wall, where will that wall be? where will this meeting take place? >> hmm. >> that's a wild guess, but informed speculation would be pyongyang. it was kim who reached out to president trump first back in 2000, north korea and u.s. almost had a summit between kim jung-in, kim jong-un's father and bill clinton. but there's security issues and logistics for president trump. the other is dmz. it's a truly neutral territory. kim has never left north korea since taking power. it's also a symbolic place for truce. south korean president moon will be meeting kim before president trump at this place at the end of april. and now another dramatic location will be washington, d.c. or mara largo. kim jong-un would want this more than anything. just imagine that photo-op, the two of them shaking hands at the white

with your gma first look, i'm kendis gibson, abc news, new york. >>> they look like usb drives, don't they? they're a new product made in san francisco. high schoolers use these to vape and administrators think they're dangerous and want parents to talk to their kids about these. they're made by a company called jewel. it can accommodate as much nicotine as cigarettes. according to some high school students in san francisco, the device design makes it easy to use right on campus. san francisco unified school district is working to educate their students. >> go to the bathroom to do it or bend over under the table and take a little puff. >> they want our young people to know that electronic vapor product are not safe. >> a spokesperson for jewel writes we strongly condemn the use of the product by minors and it is illegal to sell our product to minors. no minor should be in possession of a jewel product. >> home depot will pay $28 million to -- that it illegally disposed of hazardous waste and documents containing sensitive information. the civil complaint alleges that the illegal beha

kendis gibson, new york. >>> rejecting a tax increase on gas. blowing a $617 million hole in governor brown's budget. the board of equalization normally rubber stamps. two members refuse to do so. they didn't want to raise the gas tax by $.04 a gallon aft we. a spokesperson says the revenue loss will be reflected in less money for roads, highways and maintenance. >>> now, your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> let's talk about the storm impact scale. because we still got another round of soaking rain coming in this morning. that's why the storm is 2 moderate on the storm impact scale. we'll transition over to thunderstorms this afternoon. that could mean localized moderate to heavy rain. winds that will be overall about 40 miles per hour could be locally gusty in these thunderstorms also. here's a look at what's going on. we're having light rain across most of our neighborhoods right now sass the moderate rain continues to develop up in the north bay. the dividing line is the cold front. that's going to come through this morning and bring

here's kendis gibson. >> in in morning's gma first look, police on the scene seconds after a shootout in the halls of the southern maryland school. >> frant ont entrance of the hi school. >> shots fired before the start of 8:00 a.m. classes. 1400 students inside. many hiding under their desks when officers move in. >> anyone need medical treatment? >> no. >> investigators say the gunman, a 17-year-old walked into glenn mills high school and shot two students. it could have been a lot worse. if not for school resource officer blaine gaskill, the sheriff saying he responded in less than a minute. >> he pursued the shooter and engaged the shooter during which he fired a round at the shooter. simultaneously the shooter fired a round as well. >> coming up at 7:00, we'll learn more about the young victims. with your gma first look, i'm kendis gibson, abc news, new york. >>> two students at the same florida high school where 17 people were killed on valentine's day were arrested. they were allegedly bringing weapons to marjory stoneman douglas high. a girl brandished a knife in the cafeteria

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. >> and i'm kendis gibson. the monster storm that's been pounding the northeast. is proving to be a giant headache for commuters, disabled big riggs stranding huns of drivers in their cars for hours overnight along two highways in northern new jersey. >> and a live wire sparked this house fire in new jersey, where more than 300,000 customers are without power this morning. our coverage begins with arlette saenz. >> reporter: a second nor'easter is pounding the east coast. whiteout conditions for much of the day. up to 3 inches an hour from new york city to philadelphia. in some areas -- thundersnow. in philadelphia, members of the northeastern women's basketball team used their muscles to push their bus out of the snow. commuters at a standstill. drivers on several new jersey highways were stranded for hours, including an abc news sound technician. >> what i heard was that it was a tractor-trailer jackknifed. i don't know if they had to unload it. >> reporter: nearly 3,000 flights were cancelled. another 2100 delayed. >> are you able to fly out of here today? >> n

. >> reporter: good morning, kendis and diane. incredible comments from sam nunberg. first he said he was not cooperating with the special counsel. after he was interviewed for five hours. now it appears he's changing his tune. this morning, the fallout from former trump campaign aide sam nunberg's comments. >> i think he may have done something during the election. but i don't know that for sure. >> why do you think that? >> i can't explain it unless you were in there. >> reporter: nunberg on msnbc, first by phone, then on camera promising to defy a subpoena. >> if he wants to send me to jail, he can send me to jail. then i'll laugh about it. i'll make a bigger spectacle than i am on your tv show. >> reporter: she says he's angry about a request to go before the grand jury. he's worried that mueller is targeting roger stone. >> if they're trying to build a case against roger, i'm not going to be part of it. >> reporter: attacking the president on cnn. >> i'm spending a lot of money on legal fees. a lot of other people are. granted, donald trump caused it because he's

. >>> good morning, i'm kenneth moton in for kendis gibson. >> and i'm diane macedo. >>> we begin with adult film star stormy daniels revealing new details about her alleged affair with the president. >> she told "60 minutes" she had a consensual one-night stand with trump once in 2006. earlier in the day, he told her, quote, you remind me of my daughter. >> years later, daniels says she was threatened in a parking lot and warned to keep their encounter secret. abc's serena marshall has more details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, kenneth and diane. stormy daniels, whose real name is stephanie clifford says she's speaking out now because she wants to defend herself. even though it means facing off legally with the president's lawyer over their nondisclosure agreement. the president back in washington solo as the anticipated stormy daniels interview made air. >> and you had sex with him. >> yes. >> you were 27. he was 60. were you physically attracted to him? >> no. >> reporter: the bombshell "60 minutes" interview follows a confidentiality agreement she signed for $130,000 ju

reporting from washington, back to you, diane and kendis. >> tara palmeri, thank you. >>> attorney general jeff sessions is fighting back after being publicly criticized once again by president trump. the president tweeted at sessions' handling of surveillance abuse allegations that the fbi has been, quote, disgraceful. sessions then released a statement defending himself saying as long as i am attorney general i will continue to discharge my duties with inte integrity and honor. these pictures lead to speculation there was a show of solidarity. >>> robert mueller is looking into whether the president tried to fire sessions last summer and whether that could be part of a pattern of attempted obstruction of justice. one source tells "the post," the president privately referred to sessions as the cartoon character mr. magoo. >>> the other big news this morning is the reaction coming in from across the country to president trump's latest comments on gun control. >> yeah, the nra wasted no time fighting back against something the president said about assault-style rifles. president trump shock

. >> and i'm kenneth moton in for kendis gibson. >>> for the first time since taking power, north korean dictator kim jong-un has left his country secretly visiting beijing to meet with the president of china. >> the surprise visit is being viewed as a diplomatic power play before kim's potential summit with president trump. overnight we learned what kim reportedly said about those potential talks with the u.s. we're also getting word that north korea may be activating another nuclear reactor. abc's serena marshall has the details for us. good morning, serena. >> reporter: good morning, diane and kenneth. while it wasn't an official state visit, it had all the trappings of one. according to chinese official news agencies, the north korean leader said he's determined to improve relations with the south and willing to hold talks with the u.s. two powerful leaders side by side. north korea's kim jong-un traveling secretly to beijing at the invite of chinese president xi. according to state media, kim told xi he is willing to have a dialogue with the u.s., hold a summit with president trump

kendis? >> linda, thank you. >>> the trump administration says there are three promises north korea must keep before any potential meeting between the president and kim jong-un. >> no missile testing. no nuclear testing. and north korea cannot publicly object to u.s. military exercises with south korean forces. the dmz, located between north and south kree yarks is the most likely location for the meeting nop date has been set. >>> overnight, russia's military released this video showing what it says is the launch of a missile that vladimir putin calls an adeal weapon. it's dropped from a fighter jet before firing its own rocket. the russians say it can travel at ten times the the speed of sound. >>> turning to more severe winter weather heading straight for the east coast. the latest radar images show a cluster of severe storms moving across the southeast. capped bay thick band of snowstorms. but those storms are set to organize into the east coast's third nor'easter in less than three weeks

i'm ryan smith in for kendis gibson. >> i'm diane macedo and we begin with storms hitting the east and west coast prompting evacuations and causing major travel delays. >> let's take a look at the radar in the east. 16 states from the carolinas to the maine are on alert bracing for extreme wind, flooding and erosion. >> the national weather service in boston has issued a dire warning for those along the coast, this is a life and death situation. this morning, hundreds of national guard troops have been called up in massachusetts ahead of a monster storm. >> we expect to lose homes during this storm. >> people along the coast are preparing for a nor'easter coinciding with three high tide cycles. it's being called a once in a generation event. >> i'm getting out of here. i mean, for three days it was kind of fun but not now. it's not fun anymore. >> reporter: winds are expected to top 70 miles per hour and the torrential rains have prompted officials to sound the alarm. >> take this storm seriously, just because there's no snow doesn't mean that the travel conditions won't be really chal

kendis? linda? >> paul, thank you.e turn to president trump poised to sign a proclamation on his new tariffs today but there are reports the rollout may be delayed. the president is moving forward with plans to add a special tax on steel and aluminum despite a letter from 100 lawmakers, asking them to reconsider. the administration has softened their stance saying canada and mexico may get an exemption. it was left off the official white house schedule and they say the white house was finalized. >> the white house is denying reports the administration is in turmoil despite the recent resignations of top aides. we're learning one was targeted by hackers. here is cecilia vega. >> reporter: from the former communications director and long-time confident, a stunning admission. a source inside the room for hope hick's testimony investigating russian meddling says hicks said one of her e-mail accounts were hacked. the hack taking place during the 2016 campaign. it is unclear whether it was a personal or campaign e-mail accou

i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm marci gonzalez.me of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." is there a serial bomber on the loose in austin, texas? three packages have exploded. two people are dead. authorities believe the incidents are connected. now they're racing to find a suspect. >>> hundreds of flights in and out of boston have been canceled and amtrak isn't running between new york and boston. the third nor'easter in two weeks expected to bring blizzard conditions to eastern new england. >>> today's special congressional election near pittsburgh may tell us much about this fall's midterm elections. democrat have a narrow lead despite campaign experiences by the president and his children. >>> and something we haven't seen in more than a year, the williams sisters going head-to-head for the 29th time in their careers and their first since serena became a mom. auntie venus winning this first match. those are some of our top stories on this tuesday, march 13th. >> announcer: from abc news this is "w

. >> and i'm ryan smith in for kendis gibson.p headlines we are following this morning on "world news now." >>> more than 100 million americans are in the path of two monster storms bringing snow, rain, wind and flooding to both coasts. details and the full forecast are just ahead. >>> president trump says he had a great meeting with the nra last night. this follows resistance after the president publicly sided with democrats on several gun control measures. >>> and the president and mrs. trump will be among those attending services for the late billy graham in charlotte. they describe the funeral as the late evangelist's last crew said. >>> and the countdown to the oscars is on just two days away thrum award show. a show back stage shows the food, wine and flowers all being delivered. those are just some of our top stories on this friday, march 2nd. >>> from abc news this is "world news now." >> the fish one. >> the fish one. "the shape of water". >> there you go. >> the fish one to win it. >> that's my very educated guess. we'l

. >> i'm kenneth moton in for kendis gibson. we begin with several new developments from the white house this morning. there's word that president trump's son-in-law and senior adviser jared kushner is facing new scrutiny over $500 million in loans made to his family's business. >> meanwhile, there is a new legal fight in the stormy daniels saga. she's now suing the president's attorney michael cohen for defamation. and this morning "the washington post" reports president trump has said privately that he did not find daniels credible during her "60 minutes" interview. this morning the white house is pushing back against adult film star stormy daniels. >> the president doesn't believe that any of the claims that miss daniels made last fight are accurate in the interview. >> reporter: daniels broke her silence on "60 minutes" about an alleged affair with trump in 2006. >> and had you sex with him? >> yes. >> reporter: more than 22 million people watched the interview, and according to a "washington post" report, the president was

i'm kenneth moton in for kendis gibson. >> and i'm diane macedo. we start with breaking news this morning. the suspect in that brazen attack on a police officer in kentucky has been killed after a massive manhunt. >> the officer, a 38-year-old husband and father of two, was shot in his own car and later died at the hospital. police say the gunman was pretending to be a fellow officer at the time. >> we're here and we'll get through it. that's what we do. >> reporter: the police chief in hopkinsville, kentucky, holding back tears overnight as he announced the death of officer phillip meacham. >> this is new to me. i don't know how to do this. i don't know what i'm supposed to say. i just ask for everybody's support. >> reporter: investigators say the suspect, james decoursey, was pretending to be a police officer, even dressed as one when he pulled over meacham who was off-duty at the time. for unknown reasons authorities say decoursey opened fire killing the veteran officer. the suspect then allegedly stole a white pickup truck and after a manhunt

. >> and i'm kenneth moton in for kendis gibson. we begin with the ousted veterans affairs secretary sounding off about washington politics hours after he was fired by president trump. >> in a "new york times" op-ed, david shulkin complained of a toxic environment writing, it should not be this hard to serve your country. meanwhile, the white house is denying a new report about a push for pardons. abc's serena marshall has the latest from washington for us. good morning, serena. >> reporter: good morning, diane, kenneth. while the dismissal of david shulkin from the v.a. came as no surprise, the wild card replacement did when the president appointed his personal white house physician, ronny jackson, to now oversee the nation's second largest bureaucracy. another member of president trump's cabinet gone. veterans affairs secretary david shulkin fired after misleading ethics officials over using more than $120,000 in taxpayer funds for travel through europe with his wife. and a political tug-of-war inside the veterans agency. in a "ne

abc's kendis gibson has the details. >> in the gma first look, the conversation about concussions taking center stage now in family court. >> i love him. he's my son. he's facing a serious danger. >> john or sin i, a father of three in the middle of a heated custody battle with his ex-wife to prevent his youngest son with a history of concussions from playing on his high school football team. >> if i don't do it, it's not going to be done. he's not going to be protected. >> 17-year-old son who has been playing football for a decade has had three sports-related concussio concussions, two from football games in the last few years. his ex-wife supports her son's decision to play. she says he's mature enough to understand the risk and can make his own decision. we'll have more on this gridiron battle coming up. >>> 5:15 now. the man charged with stealing the oscar of frances mcdormand faces arraignment. terry bryant is being held on $20,000 bail now. mcdormand doesn't want him to be prosecuted. but according to tmz, the academy of motion pictures arts and sciences does. the academy technical

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