kenneth is on the verge. the verge of doing something either really horrible in his life and taking him away from you forever or he's on the verge of maybe being able to turn the corner. maybe if we hold his hand and help him turn that corner he'll be able to do that. today, i'm going to make him a ward of a court in order that he placed appropriately. i will set his matter for review in three months in any event. as it results to kentrell, i think this is a young man that probably the juvenile court system was designed for in some respects. i couldn't let him walk away from us without trying to get him to a point where he's at least literate and can function in some type of a job. today the court is going to make him a ward of the court in order that he be placed at idtc, the indiana developmental training center in indianapolis. all right, then this hearing is adjourned. thank you. >> man, they don't care about us, man. that is [ bleep ]. this is [ bleep ]. i can't do it, man. >> i really, truly feel that t

kenneth moton with the white house explanation. alison: and chief political correspondent scott thuman will examine the legality of what happened. we begin with kenneth moton and the white house's explanation today. kenneth: the white house is in damage control rolling out the national security advisor and off-camera briefing by the press secretary. they did not deny the release of classified information by the president. instead they criticized the leak that led to the bombshell report. president trump -- >> did you reveal classified information to the russians, sir? ken in the: repeatedly asked as he hosted turkey's president. >> no comments if you shared classified information with the russians? kenneth: the white house downplaying the report that trump told russian's foreign minister and ambassador isis plot in syria. trump tweeted it was his wright to share facts pertained to terrorism finally offering this on camera response. >> we had a very, very successful meeting with the foreign minister of russia. we want to get as many

big welcome to kenneth moton.o be here, "world news now." >> "world news now" -- >> can i join in. >> tradition. >> clapping yourself. are you allowed to slow clap yourself? >> don't know how that works. kendis on vacation few days. kenneth here filling in. >> yes, the kendis gibson. >> by the way our viewers on social media love to get kendis' name wrong and call him kenneth. >> like you said. >> we'll see how many people figure it out. >>> in the meantime, we'll begin this half hour with the fallout from the firing of fbi director james comey. >> u.s. officials including senator dick durbin say days ago, comey requested more money and manpower for the investigation into russian interference in the election. the justice department is denying the claim. >> meanwhile, getting the first reaction from comey in form of a letter to fbi employees. in it he writes, i am not going to spend time on the decision or the way it was executed. hope you won't either. abc jonathan karl has more on the chain of events and latest c

kenneth, diane. >> thank you, to abc's lana zach in washington. republican congressman leading the house oversight committee calling on the justice department inspector general to look into the decision to fire comey. >> the white house is denying the russian investigation had anything to dupe with the president's decision. abc's brian ross has more on the status of the investigation. >> reporter: the russians were having a good laugh about the firing of the fbi director. president vladamir putin infull hockey gear with his press secretary next to him cold cbs, he was more interested in tt scoring some goals. >> we have nothing to do with that. >> reporter: but for the fbi there is nothing funny about the investigation, now in a critical juncture after almost a year. officials tell abc news, a federal grand jury is already impanelled and the white house was asked about reports subpoenas have been issued for documents connected to former national security adviser, general mike flynn. >> was the white house aware at the time of this decision and ann

. >> but kenneth body's cell contains the artifacts of his life before prison. >> like this cassettes is probably an antique on the streets, but this is something a person would want in here. the only reason i was able to keep this is i managed to stay out of trouble. i was able to keep these alligator shoes. yeah. it's probably outdated. but in here, they're sharp as a tack. something that earlier in the years you could have but you no longer could wear dress shoes in here. so they grandfathered them and you can only wear them when you go to visit. and that's the only time you can wear them. this is a typewriter. this is fairly new. you know, this is what i recommend, see, because a lot of guys come to prison and they want to get something to occupy their time or to pamper them, so the first thing they'll get is probably a music box or television and stuff when they should be getting a typewriter to where they can construct their motions and to, you know, petition the court. >> and he knows about petitioning the court. he has always maintained he was wrongly convicted of murder and

that's kenneth moton for us live from d.c. kenneth, thanks. >>> and just as they are voting, president trump will be heading back to new york city for the first time since taking office. >> the president is expected in new york city this afternoon. he is set to meet with australia's prime minister before attending a world war ii commemoration. all the while a thousand members of new york city's police department will be protecting him. >> well, the trip also means protesters. demonstrators are preparing a less than warm reception. protests are planned in a number of locations including outside his home at trump tower. >>> well, the fbi director jim comey is forcefully defending the way he handled the investigation into hillary clinton's e-mails. comey told congress that he would make the same decision if he had to do it again. he insisted that he didn't intend to harm the clinton campaign by announcing that her aides had been extremely careless and after re-opening the e-mail inquiry just before the election, comey said he fel

kenneth. >> a lot of changes expected. thanks, kenneth. >>> and after the vote passed house democrats seemed to taunt republicans by actually singing on the floor and then waving good-bye. ♪ hey, hey, hey, good-bye >> do you hear it there, chants of, hey, hey, good-bye. the democrats' song was a warning to the republicans implying their reform vote could actually cost conservatives their house seats in 2018 midterm elections. abc's jon karl explains. >> reporter: this was a big legislative victory for the president but democrats hoping they can turn this into a big political liability in the elections next year. their top targets will be 23 house republicans who are in districts that hillary clinton won. more than half of them voted for this bill. that will be something that they will have to answer for. overall, obamacare is more popular than it's been. in fact, in our poll a couple of weeks, 37% said they wanted it repealed and replaced, just 37%. more than 60% wanted it kept and fixed. >> our thanks to jonathan karl the

kenneth. >> my full name is kenneth, my given name birth name. kenneth can choi, get over here! happy friday. >> yes, indeed >> we made it. >> i know, right? >> right. >> big sigh of relief. >> you know, we're going to take it one day at a time because the weather is going to change each day as we approach the holiday. good morning, everyone. this is the skyline of the city by the bay, the city of san francisco. we are at 54 degrees, overcast, 50s across the board. let's check in on the winds. yesterday at this hour it was breezy. same again today. it's that onshore "pushhhh." winds reaching 13 in throughout the tri-valley, 14 in throughout the fairfield area. breezy afternoon. and cooler than yesterday. 50s at the beaches. 60s bay. low 70s santa clara valley. full forecast still straight ahead but

diane and kendis. >> that's kenneth moton for us. kenneth, thanks. >>> meanwhile, white house chief of staff reince priebus continued to push back against the media after president trump slammed the press during a weekend rally. priebus complained about stories that he says have no basis in fact telling abc's "this week," quote, they've looked at changing the libel laws as the president had threatened making easier to sue news outlets but he said how it gets executed or whether it goes anywhere is a different story. >>> and joe biden is getting some attention for something he insists he will not do. >> yeah, he says he won't run for president again, at least not in 2020. during an appearance in new hampshire last night biden called for more dignity in politics. he also squashed rumors of a return to the campaign trail. >> so, when i got asked by ray to come up here, there wasn't a doubt in my mind, even though i know it caused a lot of speculation. guys, i'm not running, okay. i know it caused a lot of speculation. no, look -- >> bid

abc's kenneth moton has the details for us. good morning, kenneth. >> reporter: good morning, kendis and diane. it was a texas clash that's already being pointed to as an example of the heated debate over president trump's immigration policies. this morning, texas house scuffle. lawmakers of the state capitol monday in a heated face-to-face hurling death threats. >> there was a threat made from representative rinaldi to put a bullet in one of my colleague's head. >> reporter: democrats in a shoving match with republicans. the reason, a massive protest in the building sparked by a tough new anti-sanctuary cities law in texas. tensions escalated when gop representative matt rinaldi told a group of hispanic representatives he had called i.c.e. on demonstrators. >> that is just racist behavior on our texas house floor. >> i just know they were saying stuff to me. i was saying stuff to them. both of them designed to incite each other. all sides were emotional. >> reporter: as before signed into law by governor greg abbott, a staunch

abc's kenneth moton is in washington where all the action is today. kenneth, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, kendis and diane. this morning we are already hearing from angry democratic leaders. they are calling this gop health care plan a moral monstrosity that will have a negative impact on millions of americans. today, 216 votes, that's what it'll take for the house to pass the gop health care plan. >> the optimistic about life. >> reporter: house republicans ready to vote after days of face-to-face lobbying by mr. president trump. capitol hill meetings with the vice president to undecided and a last-minute amendment by two republican congressmen to give states a billion dollars over five years to help cover pre-existing conditions. >> with this addition that we brought to the president and sold him on in over an hour meaning with him, there were both yeses on the bill. >> reporter: this morning, on the attack. >> this is deadly. this is deadly. trump care means heart-stopping people yam increases for americans. >> reporter: house republica

at this hour as far as we know, kenneth kelly has still not been found. upper marlboro, brad bell, abc7 news. michelle: update to a story we are following. the firefighters fighting each other after who would put out the fire in atlanta. one firefighter shoved the other. a jury said it was not enough to show a crime has been committed. jonathan: windows users worldwide are taking steps to prevent a repeat of the cyber attack. people installed a software patch over the weekend helping to stop second waver of problems as the workweek out of their computers in 150 countries. michelle: north korean leader kim jong un was front and center in the missile test. they called it a success for the nuclear program. president trump revealed what is described as a highly classified information to the russian foreign minister and ambassador according to a "washington post" report. which also says the disclosure could jeopardize a source of intelligence on the islamic state. they hosted russian diplomats at the white house last week. jonathan: he wrote the memo that trum

abc's kenneth moton has the latest from northwest. we're learning more about the texas college student four other students.. one fatally.. the incident happened yesterday afternoon.. at the university of texas at austin. police say 21-year-old kendrex white suddenly stabbed four people with a hunting knife.. apparently at random. police quickly arrested him. the students who survived have non-life-threatening injuries. kendrex white was a biology major. school's student directory shortly after the attack. friends say he was an active volunteer in organizations on campus. what motivated the attack is still a mystery. capitals fans are waking up breathing a little easier today. in what many called a must-win game, washington came through to beat the pittsburgh penguins on the road last night. the capitals were in position to win this one in the 3rd period, but with about a minute left, they give up the tying goal. this heads to overtime. capitals on the power play.... kevin shattenkirk gets the puck and hits a huge shot. that is the gam

kenneth is a pastor and recommends that we all pray for the victims of this tragedy.'m shomari stone, news 4. >>> here at the live desk we have the latest from manchester. the uk is under its highest terrorist threat level for the first time in ten years. >> we will not let the terrorists win. our values will prevail. >> prime minister teresa may raised alert from severe to critical and warned her country another attack could be imminent. she activated an emergency plan that allows british troops. up to 5,000 soldiers could replace police officers to patrol key events. investigators say they knew the young man who blew himself up outside the manchester arena. salman abedi came from libya. agents are questioning his brother. we learned the bomb that went off didn't produce a lot of smoke suggesting the main charge was a home made explosive. three of the victims have been identified and another 59 people are still in the hospital being treated for various wounds and injuries. >>> thank you. turning to our weather right now. and a lot of green still on storm team 4 radar

abc's kenneth moton joins us from washington with the details. kenneth, still has a way to go in the senate now. >> reporter: it sure does. good morning to you. president trump and house republicans at the white house relished the moment seven years in the making back on capitol hill, the senate ready to get to work on health care. this morning president trump's fight over health care now in the hands of the senate. the president on a decommissioned battleship, the "uss intrepid" with australia's prime minister. >> right now obamacare is failing. >> the president made this stunning statement. >> i shouldn't say this to our great gentleman and my friend from australia because you have better health care than >> trump praised australia's government funded universal health care hours after celebrating the razor thin passage of a bill in the house that would gut obamacare. 6. >> we still have a lot of work to do. >> reporter: senate republicans already preparing to write their own bill, a version that could scare off house gop moderates or hard-liner

. >> i'm kenneth moton in for kendis gibson. we begin with the search for a new head of the fbi. >> as the justice department interviews possible candidates for the job president trump is facing bipartisan criticism. >> lawmakers are calling on the president to turn over any tapes he may have of his conversations with james comey. abc's lana zak has the latest from washington. good morning, lana. >> reporter: good morning to you, kenneth and diane. you know, the new fbi director will require senate confirmation but with the white house's changing stories about why the previous director was fired senate democrats are threatening to withhold confirmation until a special investigator is appointed. the hunt is now under way for a new fbi director as candidates arrived at the justice department for interviews, the president said james comey's replacement could be named sometime in week. >> i would encourage the president to pick somebody we can all rally around including those who work in the fbi. >> reporter: on "meet the press" lin

kenneth kelly can add failure to appear to his list of charges much he was come to here, walk right throughront doors at the courthouse. instead he skipped sentencing. he's now a wanted man. the family members who did come here today are angry and outraged and you might imagine experiencing some heartache. >> i was just extremely shocked b by it really. something told me, though, that he wasn't going to show up for court. i don't understand why he was released after just admitting or taking a plea guilty of killing five people. >> reporter: on face time nina bell cried as she tried to grasp how kenneth kelly was able to not show up for court on his sentencing hearing. he was reportedly driving drunk when he crashed into a car stopped at a red light in oxon hill. inside that car was bell's younger and older sisters little cousin and another family member. they all died. >> now you feel like maybe the system has failed you because you depend on the system to right any wrong now we're all left to do is wait. >> reporter: bell now lives in dallas. she says attending kelly's sentencing hearing w

kenneth craig reports. >> reporter: this seems like a regular hospital bed for newborns. >> it's very reporter: but under the sheets, doctors are testing a new treatment for the tiniest victims of the nation's drug crisis. it's a special mattress that vibrates. >> so when i first heard about this mattress, i'm thinking this mattress is vibrating like this, you can see it. you feel this and it's -- >> -- really gentle. it's like sitting in car going 60 miles an hour in your cadillac, right? >> reporter: liz salisbury is studying whether that light stimulation could help with breathing, heart rate, and irritability in babies born dependent on opioids. a condition known as neonatal abstinence syndrome. the mother's newborn is part of the study. she didn't want us to show her face but told us to stay off heroin, she takes methadone, which left the baby. >> there's so much you can do and the baby goes through with draws. >> babies like hers are treated with more drugs including morphine. doctors hope the mattress can reduce the amount of painkillers needed. >> it's not a substitute. we don

abc's kenneth moton has more from northwest washington. sen. chuck schumer / (d-ny) senate minority leader 26-36 rep. kevin mccarthy / (r-ca) house majority leader 43-45 (president trump)(no super) reince priebus / white house chief of staff 111-118 kenneth moton / abc news 120 to close trt133 soc the search for amisng prison mate in jessu day. and right now-- there is no sign of david watson. police halted the ground search, because there have been no reported sightings. the 28-year-old is serving a sentence of more than 100 years in delaware-- for attempted murder. he's also been charged in wicomico county, maryland for trying to kill police officers. law enforcement agencies across the country... are keeping an eye for and there's a 5-thousand dollars reward for information leading to his arrest. turning to sports-- not a plesant weekend for washington fans. the wizards traveled to boston for their second round matchup with the celtics. things started out well for the wiz. they scored 16 unanswered points to start the game. but-- they had gi

kenneth. >> my full name is kenneth, my given name birth name. kenneth can choi, get over here! >> happy friday. >> yes, indeed >> we made it. >> i know, right? >> right. >> big sigh of relief. >> you know, we're going to take it one day at a time because the weather is going to change each day as we approach the holiday. good morning, everyone. this is the skyline of the city by the bay, the city of san francisco. we are at 54 degrees, overcast, 50s across the board. let's check in on the winds. yesterday at this hour it was breezy. same again today. it's that onshore "pushhhh." winds reaching 13 in throughout the tri-valley, 14 in throughout the fairfield area. breezy afternoon. and cooler than yesterday. 50s at the beaches. 60s bay. low 70s santa clara valley. full forecast still straight ahead but right now let's say good morning to jaclyn. >> good morning. happy friday, everyone. here's a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. it's already busy. it's going to be a busy day on the roads. please be safe. we already had an earlier accident on 680. 580 looking good out of tracy int

kenneth kelly appea failed to ar in court.ipped sentencing and for the families, the victims' families who came here today all of this just adds to their anger and heartache. >> i was just extremely shocked by it really. something told me, though, that he wasn't going to show up for court. i don't understand why he was released after just admitting or taking a plea guilty of killing five people. >> reporter: on face time nina bell cried as she tried to grasp how kenneth kelly was able not show up in court for his senatessing hearing. he was reportedly driving drunk when he crashed of crashed into a a red light in oxon hill. inside that car was bell's younger and older sisters, little cousin and another family member. they all died. >> now you kind of feel like maybe the system has failed you because you depend on the system to right any wrong and i guess all we're left to do is wait. >> reporter: bell now lives in dallas. she says attending kell's sentencing hearing would have been too painful but knowing she was a no show hur

abc's kenneth moton has the details for us. good morning, kenneth. >> reporter: good morning, diane and kendis. incredible images coming out of the vatican this morning. president trump and pope francis sat down for that private meeting that lasted for about a half hour. it appears the two leaders were focused on what they have in common instead of their differences. this morning, the pope and the president. president trump in vatican city face-to-face with the leader of 1 billion catholic, all eyes on this meeting after pope francis took on candidate trump's immigration policies including that u.s./mexico border wall. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> reporter: the people's pope believes in addressing climate change, welcomes refugees and preaches for bridges between countries. the pontiff saying anyone who wants to build a wall to keep out foreigners is not a christian. during the campaign, trump, of course, fired back. >> a religious leader to question a person's faith is disgraceful. >> reporter: heightened security across

. >> and i'm kenneth moton in for kendis gibson. we begin with the outrage in firing of fbi director james comey. >> comey sent a letter to his former colleagues at the fbi last night saying, he is not going to dwell on the president's decision. the justice department is denying reports that comey recently asked for more money and manpower to investigate alleged ties between russia and the trump campaign. and the senate committee looking into possible ties between the campaign and russia has subpoenaed former national security adviser michael flynn. >> president trump is now citing job performance as his motive. abc's janai norman has the latest from washington. good morning to you, janai. >> reporter: kenneth and diane, good morning to both of you. the questions still lingering why was comey fired now? could this be tied to the russia investigation? some lawmakers saying the answers aren't quite adding up. less than 24 hours after firing the man leading the investigation into russian meddling, president trump welcomed russia's amba

tonight on news4 at 6:00, what happened to kenneth kelley if he is found and re-arrested by deputies. back to you. >> very interesting story, kristin, thanks so much. >>> a missing person's case is now a kidnapping investigation. that investigation is changing from hampton police to newport news. keir johnson, her and her daughter chloe, their vehicle was found on sunday. police in newport news say the case is shifting there because of information provided to them by hampton's police department. but they didn't elaborate. keir and 8-month-old chloe have been missing now for about two weeks. >>> president trump will turn the white house blue tonight in honor of fallen police officers. he promised his full support to members of law enforcement at a ceremony today at the capital. accused some politicians of politically expedient. >> thousands of police officers from around the world also gathered at that ceremony to honor their fallen. among those remembered, the arlington officers and dozens of new york city officer who is died from complications related to the 9/11 attacks. police dogs

abc's kenneth moton has the latest right now from washington. good morning, kenneth. >> reporter: good morning, kendis and diane. no word on covfefe, but things definitely heating up in the russia investigation on capitol hill. the senate intelligence committee gave its power to the top republican and democrat to issue subpoenas. this morning, trump advisers under the congressional microscope. >> it's going really well. >> reporter: ex-national security adviser michael flynn will now give up some documents in the senate's expanding investigation into russia's election meddling. a source tells abc news a narrow subpoena made it easier for flynn to cooperate without waiving his fifth amendment rights. >> this is michael cohen. >> reporter: the congressional probe also now focused on president trump's confidant and personal attorney michael cohen. cohen told abc news he declined an invite to testify saying the request was poorly phrased, overly broad and not capable of being answered. >> i would say to mr. cohen that we will issue a subpoena, and h

abc's kenneth moton following it all from d.c. kenneth, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, kendis and diane. house republicans appear to be optimistic about the timing of a vote on their new health care bill, the white house a little more cautious after the president sent mixed messages about what's really in the plan. this morning may day aftermath. demonstrators against president trump turned violent in portland, oregon. but most of the protests across the country peaceful. thousands speaking out against the president's immigration policies. >> trump, we're here to fight. that's why we're here today. >> reporter: back in washington the fight is focused on health care. the new gop plan to replace obamacare allows states to opt out of coverage for pre-existing conditions. >> pre-existing conditions are in the bill, and i mandated it. i said has to be. >> reporter: but the president said the key component was guaranteed. the white house not really clearing up the claim as house republicans inch closer to a vote. >> i would as

tom. >> kenneth moton for us tonight. kenneth, thank you. >>> moving overseas, reports coming in dozens of those school girls kidnapped in 2014 had been freed. nigerian officials say extremists have released 83 of those girls. hundreds have been held captive by the group bokoharamn. >>> next to princess diana who died 20 years ago this summer. tonight, we're learning more about diana's final hours with her boyfriend. martin bashir takes a look back. >> reporter: the summer was nearly over and, according to the friend she telephoned, diana was anxious to go home and see her sons, but dodi wanted one last weekend in paris. >> she rang me and said, dodi wants to go to paris. would you tell william and harry at balmoral that i'll be back the day after. >> reporter: the paparazzi were hot on their trail. >> it was open season on her because she was the most photographed. everybody could sell pictures of her. everybody wanted them. >> reporter: some time after midnight, the couple made a fateful decision to return to dodi's apa

police found kenneth kelley. he had been missing since friday.xplain how kelley managed to slip through the cracks. >>> the washington post reports president trump revealed classified information to russian officials in a meeting at the white house last week. news 4's tracie potts will have details on the concerns for this. >> the wizards season is over. the wizards lost their game seven in boston and they're now out of the nba playoffs. the boston celtics are moving on. news 4's carol maloney will have what the players had to say after the game. ahead at 6:00 5:33. the video we're showing is very intense here. an airplane crashed into a busy neighborhood. two people died in this incident. now the ntsb is trying to get to the bottom of what happened. news 4's information. >> reporter: the ntsb and the faa both will be on the ground in new jersey this morning. we have that new security footage as you mentioned of when the plane went down. take a look. this comes into the shot right there on the left of your screen. you see that it crashes sideways

>>reporter: and kenneth kelly has been captured. caught and is in custody after being on the run for three days. he skipped his sentencing hearings here at prince george's county court. family members say it all could have been prevented if he had a gps monitoring device. turns out he did not. now, the state's attorney is admitting that something went wrong. and they're bound to get to the bottom. we'll have more. >>> president trump revealed highly classified information to russian officials. the "washington post" cited current and former u.s. officials said the president shared details about an isis terror threat during a meeting with russia's foreign minister and ambassador. the secretary of state rex tillerson a national security advisor hr mcmaster denied the report. they did not talk about sources methods or military operations. >>> let's take it outside for a live look. a beautiful night. gorgeous day, sunshine, comfortable temperatures. it was perfect >> but the next couple of days >> summer preview is coming your way, jim a

what's the matter, kenneth? >> i can't see that video. >> you know how kendis is terrified of snakes. guess what we found out about kenneth today? you realize -- >> this show has brought out all my fears. >> monday's show is going to be all snakes. >> this show has brought out my worst fears. >> we have ghosts or just horror movies in general. >> any type of paranormal activity, snakes -- >> smiling and selfies, apparently. >> why can't we just have some nice, frank the buns -- >> no, we like to haze our anchors. and, you my friend, are no exception. >>> speaking of scary. shark sightings triggering warnings along southern california's most crowded beaches. >> two dozen great whites have been spotted this week. matt gutman has the latest. >> reporter: the warnings blaering up and down the california coast. dozens of great white sharks feet from some of the nation's most popular beaches. >> you are paddle boarding next to approximately 15 great white sharks. >> reporter: using a helicopter loud speaker. >> exit t

during our interview, kenneth spears called aaron. we asked him how he's doing. >> i'm doing fine, i'm cool. everything is all right. i'm just looking forward to seeing what the next step is as far as with the tour or what we're doing next. >> what's the first thing you're going to do when you see him face to face? >> i'm going to hug him. i'm going to definitely hug him. we're very close. >> i can understand why. a moment of reflection on the university of maryland campus this week after a promising future was violently cut short. ♪ students and staff of both umd and bowie state university stood in solidarity to reflect on the life of army second lieutenant richard collins. he was a bowie state university student and was murdered in what police call an unprovoked attack on maryland's campus. after a moment of reflection behind the chapel, a large group walked to the bus stop where >>> she wanted to make some money for a trip but wound up scammed out of hundreds of dollars. now police are looking into a case involving funny money that

kenneth craig said it's come to light as congress gets ready to hear information about the link to the election. >> reporter: president obama advised president trump not to hire michael flynn during the first meeting at the white house. the obama administration fired him in 2014 because of mismanagement and temperament issues. the development comes on the same day that sally yates testifies on capitol hill about alleged ties between russia and the trump campaign. yates warned the white house that flynn was not forth coming with the vice president about his contacts with the russian ambassador to the u.s. president trump tweeted a question for senate lawmakers. he wrote ask sally yates under oath if she knows how classified information got in the newspapers after she explained it to white house counsel. >> congress began investigating after it was concluded that vladimir putin ordered the cyber hacking of the u.s. election. >> reporter: condoleezza rice supports the investigation. >> i'm furious for the russians. but let's not give him the satisfaction that he has caused americans to do

i'm kenneth moton in for kendis gibson. >> and i'm diane macedo. here are some of the top headlines we're following on "world news now." president trump is facing some pressure from both sides of the aisle after what seemed like a cryptic twitter threat to former fbi director james comey. hear why lawmakers are now saying hand over the tapes. we have much more on this coming up. >>> north korea claims its missile can carry a nuclear warhead. that missile tested over the weekend, flew about 30 minutes before landing in the sea of japan. the white house condemns the launch and it's calling for more sanctions. >>> a federal appeals court slammed by president trump is hearing arguments today on his revised travel ban. a 9th circuit panel will consider the decision to block the executive order affecting travel from six muslim-majority countries. >>> derek jeter joins 21 other yankee greats in the famed monument park. the former captain of the bronx bombers had his number 2 retired during a ceremony last night. those are some of your top stories on this

alison: also today, abc7 alerted you on friday kenneth kelly ditched a sentencing hearing. nancy: he killed five people two and a half years ago in a drunk driving crash on bail but never showed up to court. brad bell reports that kelly was supposed to be fitted for a g.p.s. monitor. what went wrong here? brad: that is what we are trying to figure out. everybody thought he was wearing an ankle bracelet but he was not. we uncovered documents that seemed to prove if order was never issued. back in october 2014 in what many first responders called the worst crash they have seen, drunk driver kenneth kelly killed five people including two children when he rear ended a stopped car a highway. last friday the family of his victims expected to see kelly sentenced to up 50 years. burr he didn't show up in court. >> if he had any remorse or heart, he would have been here. >> the judge signed a warrant for his arrest and revoked the $100,000 bond allowing him to be free. but then came the questions. who gives somebody bond for killing five people? brad: the judge, prosecutor and defen

kenneth starr, obviously unlike bob mueller -- and i think that was a wonderful appointment. i am very not only impressed by that, but bob mueller deserves a lot of credit. this is say man with a great career behind him, a great job that he's got in the private sector. he's put himself on the line. he knows as a result of this, he's going to get unfairly demonized by somebody or other. >> right. >> and i admire bob for willing to step up and do that. i also want to say people talk about prior experiences. i remember him as a man who helped deal with the whole question of fair treatment for lgbt fbi employees, and i spent one very memorable gay pride day at the fbi with bob. and he set up a task force. so i'm a great admirer of his. the thing is this, and people forget this. the republicans did throw a whole barrage of charges against bill clinton. sadly they were revived with not enough refutation against hillary. kenneth starr, ultimately after the election n a question i asked him, he reported to us, yes, clinton had had sexual relations with monica lewinsky and lied about

but the driver, kenneth kelley, who prosecutors say was drunk, survived. a judge released kelley on $100,000 bond after his plea. although the state's attorney's office argued to keep him in jail. a gps tracking system was placed on his ankle, but it was removed before court, a violation of his court order. >> earlier this taken off the gps monitor. we were not made aware of that until this afternoon when he did not show up. >> reporter: deputies are looking for him and family members of the victim are hoping that after three years, soon this case will end. >> he took away five lives. five. i'm not sure why the judge released him in the first place. he shouldn't have been out on the street. >> reporter: deputies are searching for kelley right now. there are plenty of questions, first of all, who authorized the gps to be turned off in the first place? i'm tracee wilkins, news4. >>> one local school district is considering an upgrade for recess. montgomery county legislators will talk about a plan to improve school play areas. there's concern that portable c

kenneth craig, cbs news, capitol hill. >>> former president barack obama returning to the spotlight on his first international public trip since leaving office. he is in italy where he delivered a keynote speech at a summit. he mentioned his efforts to combat climate change and praise the accord 75 nations signed last year. he's considering pulling out of the landmark deal which requires countries to/the greenhouse gas emissions. >> i do not believe that any part of the world has to be condemned. i do not believe that this planet is condemned. >> meanwhile, the former president made a few tour stops and promised to have his whole family back soon. >>> the department of homeland security is considering expanding its list of countries where passengers have to check their electronics. details from reagan national airport outside washington dc. >> reporter: a ban on electronics devices larger than a cell phone could be expanded on transit sites headed -- lights added to the u.s. the current ban is people traveling from airport. the expansion would apply to people flying out of europe and t

kenneth craig, cbs news, orlando, florida. >>> coming up on the "morning news," major league decision. bryce harper and strickland find out the punishment for their fight. >>> and former teacher who married her student separates from the student she married. this is the "cbs morning news." with one towelette. need any more proof than that? neutrogena. traditional aerosols contain 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. enamel is the strong, wof your tooth surface. the thing that's really important to dentists is to make sure that that enamel stays strong and resilient for a lifetime. the more that we can strengthen and re-harden that tooth surface, the whiter their patients' teeth are going to be. dentists are going to really want to recommend the new

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kenneth kelley was supposed to be sentenced today, but he never showed up. bureau chief brad bell joins us live from the prince george's county courthouse. be a this was supposed to day of closure for the victims' families. reporter: oh, yeah. not get it. this was highly unusual. after hewas released back here. supposed to have an ankle on.elet but he did not show up today. and the family, they erupted. as the reality of kenneth kelley's failure to appear sank in, the loved ones of those he killed left the courtroom. furious. several appealing to us to get and kelley's picture out. >> i'm angry. finally gonnawas get justice. and now, it's like a slap in the face. think that het understands what he done. he don't wanna take he done.ility for what reporter: what he did was kill five people, including two crashen, in this terrible on the highway back in 2014. drunk. he was speeding. last month, he pleaded guilty to of negligent manslaughter. today he would have been sentenced to up to 50 years in prison. now, that until he has been taken into custody. victims'

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