the best or nothing. >> kristen: that's all for kristen bell live.apologize to jimmy kimmel, i hope i didn't break anything. "nightline" is next. but first, here with the title track to her new album "windy city," alison krauss! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ we came to you big city from our little country town ♪ ♪ and every step he takes with you is down ♪ ♪ and you're as cold and heartless as your chilling winds that blow ♪ ♪ before you freeze his heart please let him go ♪ ♪ windy city you're holding my baby with your bright lights and your avenues ♪ ♪ so wild ♪ windy city turn loose of my baby ♪ ♪ if you don't give him back i'll lose my mind ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ at night i walk your sidewalks and look in every bar ♪ ♪ i love him even though he's gone too far ♪ ♪ your swinging doors stay open just to keep him from my side ♪ ♪ and i'm on your lonely streets again tonight ♪ ♪ windy city you're holding my baby with your bright lights and your avenues ♪ ♪ so wild ♪ windy city turn loose of my baby ♪ ♪ if you don't give him back i'll lose my mind ♪ ♪ if you don't give

>> i don't wanna spend two or three years doing this. >> so he and kristen approach kristen's dad withphill and across the world on the internet? >> they said, "well, what would you think about auctioning it?" and i thought, "boy, i don't know if dad would want that." and then i went home that night and i'm thinking, "well, i don't know why i didn't think of that earlier." >> so kristen and jim call in various auction houses. the immediate response -- "you're nuts." >> most of the auctioneers that jim and kristen talked to basically said, "we can't handle this. this is way too much for us." >> when i saw hemphill's collection, i was overwhelmed. this has got to be the largest collection that i've ever seen in my life. >> louis dakil of dakil auctions in oklahoma city, however, is up for the challenge. >> i've appraised everything in america that's ethical, moral, or legal. and i said, "if you can organize it, we can inventory it, and we can sell it." there's one saying we have in our industry -- you can't outlive iron. >> i have told 'em if we make some big money on it, great. and if w

>> i don't wanna spend two or three years doing this. >> so he and kristen approach kristen's dad withow about a massive auction, on-site at hemphill and across the world on the internet? >> they said, "well, what would you think about auctioning it?" and i thought, "boy, i don't know if dad would want that." and then i went home that night and i'm thinking, "well, i don't know why i didn't think of that earlier." >> so kristen and jim call in various auction houses. the immediate response -- "you're nuts." >> most of the auctioneers that jim and kristen talked to basically said, "we can't handle this. this is way too much for us." >> when i saw hemphill's collection, i was overwhelmed. this has got to be the largest collection that i've ever seen in my life. >> louis dakil of dakil auctions in oklahoma city, however, is up for the challenge. >> i've appraised everything in america that's ethical, moral, or legal. and i said, "if you can organize it, we can inventory it, and we can sell it." there's one saying we have in our industry -- you can't outlive iron. >> i have told 'em if we

host: kristen clarke. guest: so senator lindsay gram -- instagram agrees with that -- lindsey graham agrees with that point. believes that president trump should withdraw that point because it threatens the ntegrity of his own. i believe we should have conversations about voting in our country that is supported by data, that are supported by evidence. and when we do that, we know that there are close to 40% of americans who didn't participate in november. and that many americans are locked out because states make it hard for people to vote. we need a conversation that focuses on reforms like same-day voter registration. and early voting opportunities making those more widespread. preregistration opportunities for 16 and 17-year-olds. this is the kind of conversation we should be having in our democracy today. one that's focus on figuring out how do we get all americans to the ballot box? host: on twitter, mark stoughton asks this question. how do we know if there's no voter fraud if we've never studied it?

. >> and i'm kristen sze. the sheriff's office says it's done it, solved one of the longest bay area murder mysteries. they arrested this man, sean gallon, a self-described survivalist from forestville. >> abc7 news reporter wayne freedman live at the sheriff's office in santa rosa. wayne? >> reporter: well, we appear to have a solution to a case that made national news at the time and why not? a young couple very much in love sleeping on the beach seemingly alone. all of a sudden they're murdered. no one knew why or where or how. today deputy sheriff here at sonoma county thinks they did get their man. along the river road in forestville today, yellow tape as sheriff's investigators search for clues in a murder mystery. this is the booking vote oel of 38-year-old shawn gallon. today sonoma county steve freitas linked him to the murder of jason allen and 22-year-old lyndsay cut shaul on fish head beach. >> he had information about the killings that no other person could have known and we have located evidence

let's bring in kristen welker. sean spicer largely sticking to what a senior official told nbc news on background a little earlier today, that they believe that president obama, if he was so concerned, should have revoked his security clearance. >> reporter: that's right. and the reality is, it's our understanding, based on conversations with other former national security officials, that in fact he did need an upgraded security clearance in order to nerve as national security adviser. spicer effectively denying that saying look, because he had already been given security clearance under the obama administration, that's enough. but we reported several weeks ago that this white house did in fact do its own vetting and decided to go ahead and hire mike flynn, despite they were made aware of payments to be accepted from officials related to the russian government and some of his other contacts with foreign nationals. so this administration sort of trying to walk a very fine line amidst a number of muddled facts. but s

eric, kristen? >> thank you, alma. >> today the historic san jose home opened previously inaccessible rooms and spaces. these spaces were previously boarded off or deemed unsafe for public viewing. the first all-new tour of the house in over 20 years includes one of the witch's caps at the top of the house. >> it is just a bizarre space and i think it's something that really is going to be a favorite. >> for the first time visitors can now enter through the front door. there are also still remnants of the 1906 earthquake in the north wing of the house. the tour will only be available for a limited time. >> think it might be popular, renewed interest with the moving coming ut. >> ellen mere en, jason clark. jonathan bloom had the greatest job in the world interviewing them. >> "world news tonight with david muir" is coming up next. i'm kristen sze. >> and i'm eric thomas in for dan ashley. for sandhya patel, thank you for inviting us into your homes tonight. >> bye-bye. >>> tonight, breaking news --

kristen welker joins me from the white house.pect from president trump's visit today to arlington cemetery? >> reporter: this is a traditional visit that the president makes on memorial day to arlington national cemetery. he lays the wreath and makes remarks and typically we hear the commander in chief pay tribute to all of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. vi no doubt that today will be any different. i think that's the message we'll hear from president trump. obviously this is someone who has talked quite a bit about trying to improve veterans services and increasing defense spending, making improvements for the military. so i think you will hear the president echo some of those themes. and again pay tribute to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. i don't think he's going to veer into any news of day topics. i would be surprised if we heard him do that. i don't think he's going to weigh in on what you and i have been talking about throughout the morning, which is this growing controversy over russia, the fact t

>> thank you, eric, kristen. criminal charges against six napa high football players in the hazing scandal. at 6:00 what we just heard from district officials. also. >> we think $75 is going to make me go away. >> she's not backing down from 7 on your side. the bay area woman going after a company that lost some treasured family memories. and big sur is a mess. but the people are resilient and they have a message for bay area residents. all that plus much more coming up in just half an hour or abc7 news at 6:00. eric, kristen? >> all right, we'll see you then. thank you, alma. >> finally, the san francisco d.a.'s office is celebrating a special birthday girl tonight. >> pink, who turns two years old today, is one of two support dogs used to comfort crime victims and witnesses. looks cute in the hat. the d.a.'s office says dogs like pink, forms bonds with people, calm them down and then them tell their stories. >> when victims come to us it's because something bad happened. no one has a good day. to have someone t

that just happened to kristen bell. she went into macgyver mode.ured her daughter's pullups. more mother life hacks to "e.t." online. >> what's a piece of advice you like to give new moms. >> the one finger rule is something that i really enjoyed. let your toddlers experience things, let touch the vase. my toddlers go around and touch everything with one finger. >> another one of kristen's mom rules? stop saying it's okay to quell your kids' emotions. >> when they get sad or embarrassed, i let them experience them. >> there are so many rules to have kids. >> the 36-year-old mother of two has learned to let loose, but not all the way like her character in "bad moms." >> bad moms! >> she's been filming the sequel if atlanta, this one has a plot twist. >> our mothers come in town. so, it's this added layer of not only are we overworked moms, we're also bratty children at the same time. >> cheryl hines plays her mom in the movie out in november. for now, kristen's having a blast shooting her tv show, "the good place." in season two of the comedy about

i'm kristen sze. >> and i'm dan ashley.el, michael finney, and everyone here, we hope to he -- see you a >> download the abc7 news app to download the news any time at >>> tonight, president trump in his own words. why he fired fbi director james comey. the president calling him a showboat, a grandstander. also tonight, the president says he asked james comey if he was being investigated by the fbi. is that a conflict of interest? and the acting head of the fbi tonight disagreeing with the white house in front of the american people. >>> also, breaking developments right now. a 35-hour police standoff, a bystander killed in the crossfire, trying to crawl away. what we have just learned from the screen. >>> the mother's day storm moving in. a possible nor'easter now. already bringing damaging winds tonight. >>> the abc news investigation tonight. cars igniting. this one, in a parking lot. others setting homes on fire. brian ross standing by. >>> and the sheriff's department warning swimmers below,

. >> then kristen bell's mom is hacked.iving us her unusual parenting advice. >> my toddlers go around and touch everything with one finger. >> closed captioning provided by -- >> it's tyson calli y for the boot camp. i'm waiting on you. let's go. >> oh, man. >> that is world famous fashion model tyson beckford calling out cameron. tyson, you know what you didn't know? this man was locked and loaded and ready for the gun show. >> there was a little prep going into this one, i'm not going to lie. there may have even been a spray tan. >> you went spray tan? >> i can't say for sure. >> all weeklong we have pushed cam ran to show us -- to show the world that he can complete super human feats. could he go mano-y-mano to become a chippendale? >> what's the craziest fan experience that you have had here at chippendales. >> we have underwear and trinkets where. >> they take their underwear off in it the -- >> i've had two. one wanted her underwear back at the end of the show. >> have you ever dated? have you ever gone out or dated?

kristen dahlgren, nbc news, connecticut. >>> we're back in a moment with a major leaguer and hometownero going to bat for kids in his community and inspiring america. >>> it may be america's favorite pastime for but for some kids baseball is only something they can watch from the sidelines. but what are called miracle league ball fields are changing that. baseball diamonds designed for kids with disabilities. the newest comes thanks to a major league star who stepped up to the plate and is inspiring america. baseball -- a rite of passage for kids across america. >> yeah! >> but here the score doesn't matter and everybody can play ball including kids like carly beam because here they have truly leveled the playing field. >> some people can't play baseball like me because i can't play baseball like my brother does. >> but on this field, she can. thanks in part to some major league generosity. >> the field is wheelchair accessible. it's all rubberized turf so everybody can go out there. >> i scored a home run. >> boston red sox pitcher david price had once volunteered at a miracle league

kristen welker, nbc news, washington. >> i'll be sitting down with president trump on thursday at the white house, obviously a lot to talk about. we hope you will tune into that thursday evening on "nbc nightly news." >>> the chilling sound of alarms blaring at the most contaminated nuclear site in this hemisphere sent workers covering in washington state today. the alarm at the nuclear reservation was triggered when a tunnel housing toxic materials partially gave way. it was a jarring reminder of the existence of lethal sites like it across america. gadi schwartz has details. >> reporter: the sound of sirens at the nation's most contaminated nuclear waste site. >> take cover. >> reporter: then the warning that went across the hamford nuclear reservation. >> take cover immediately. >> reporter: the alarm from a partial tunnel collapse in a tunnel where toxic waste has been covered for decades and workers took cover in the vast complex half the size of rhode island and once prepared plutonium for america's nuclear arsenal. >> we've been all cooped up inside these buildings until they g

kristen welker has details. >> reporter: tonight, president trump taking a victory lap. >> this is a repeal and replace of obamacare, make no mistake about it. >> reporter: it's only a first step but mr. trump turned it into a made for tv celebration, flanked by republicans in the rose garden. >> how am i doing? am i doing okay? i'm president. hey, i'm president. can you believe it, right? i don't know. it's -- i thought you needed a little bit more time they always told me, more time, but we didn't. >> reporter: the event came after a dramatic vote in the house that went down to the wire. >> the is are 217 and nays are 213. >> reporter: republicans jubilant, they say the bill will lower premiums but democrats warning people could lose coverage. >> i guess their desire to give a tax break for the rich just trumped everything. >> reporter: on the house floor, some even singing and waving good-bye to house republicans saying they will be voted out of office for supporting the bill and outside, chants of shame. >> shame! shame! shame! >> reporter: what does the bill do? republicans say

. >> kristen clark is black back at our desk to discuss the trump administrations presidential advisory commission on election integrity. she serves as president of civil rights under law and before we get started we remind viewers what the lawyers committee is, how you're funded and how you got started? >> the lawyers committee for civil rights was founded in 1963 at the behest of john f. kennedy who issued a call to action for private lawyers across the country to do more . to engage in the fight for civil rights in our country. yesterday of course we mark's 100th birthday. we are a national civil rights organization, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. we work on issues such as voting rights, criminal justice, education and health issues across the country. we had litigation and our goal is to move our country closer to equality and to combat discrimination, as we wrestle with so many equations today. >> you joined us to talk about the presidential advisory position on election integrity established may 11, vice president princes chairman secretary of state, crisco back and vice chair and on the

kristen. >> alma and larry, thanks.up at 5:00. >> who wouldn't be angry being disproportionately charged. >> the practice of paying more for car insurance because of where you live. a new report is raising eyebrows. plus the big step taken today to increase the influence of the state's presidential primary. and a horse trained to fetch a beer. yeah, i said a beer. thse stories and more when dan and i join you for abc7 news at 5:00. ♪ sweet cinnamon-sugar on the outside, crazy on the inside. crave those crazy squares. ♪ sweet cinnamon-sugar on the outside, crazy on the inside. crave those crazy squares. >>> there is a mystery in san francisco bay. this is a look from drone view 7 over the bay in foster city. one place where a number of sharks have been found dead recently >> in addition to foster city, the sharks have been found near hayward, berkeley, and redwood city. a look at what is going on. >> reporter: there is something lethal in san francisco bay and. yet another leopard shark recently caught on video as it ent

nbc's kristen dahlgren on how he's inspiring america. >> reporter: if you're a kid in new england, you play hockey. >> go, go, go! >> reporter: 9-year-old patrick sweeney is no different. that makes this one of the few places that's the case. >> there was a point where we didn't think skating would be possible. >> that a boy. >> reporter: patrick has autism, but thanks to a new system developed by coach joe delano, patrick is engaged. >> all i have done is found a way to communicate and connect with him. >> reporter: his system is called smart light sports. images projected on the playing surface to lead kids through different drills. >> let's hit a puck into the net by having the light on the floor allows them to be in the right place at the right time. >> reporter: liam o'brien is dyslexic and has adhd. for him, staying focused on his youth hockey team can be tough. but he likes doing the work. >> without the lights it's really kind of harder. but with the lights it's a lot easier. >> reporter: joe didn't design it just for special needs kids. his system can help anyone, especially t

kristen. >> alma, larry, thanks.who was arrested for child porn, how he used university resources to commit his crime. allegations of interference with the state audit, a one on one interview only on abc7 news. >>> and a city that has a head for a fountain unveiled its newest piece of art under the black cloth that has a lot of people scratching their heads. those stories and more when dan and i join for abc7 news at 5:00. internet speeds 20x faster. at&t fiber sounds amazing. wait a sec, i'm not done yet. less than 12% of at&t homes actually qualify. huh... hold on. everyone else gets our other, slower internet speeds. but no one reads this stuff anyway. except for the old guy with the binoculars. huh... we got ourselves a reader. don't be fooled by at&t. xfinity delivers the fastest speeds to the most homes. >>> it is tgi team night here tonight. at 8:00, grey's scandal. >> new restrictions on the sales of signed books. we're taking about assembly bill 1570. it expanded the state's ought graph law. >> book sellers

we start tonight with kristen welker at the white house. >> reporter: president trump is marking his first memorial day with tradition, laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. paying tribute to all fallen heroes. >> here at this shrine, we honor the noblest among us, the men and women that paid the ultimate price for victory and for freedom. >> reporter: behind the scenes, administration is struggling to manage the political damage with the russia probe deepening. "the washington post" reporting his son-in-law and senior advisor jared kushner tried to set up a possible back channel to communicate with the russians in december. nbc news has learned some staffers are encouraging kushner to lay low. crush knee kushner isn't said to be the focus. the president standing by his son-in-law saying jared is doing a great job for the country. i have total confidence for him and top officials playing defense. >> i don't see any big issue here, relative to jared. any time you can open lines of communication with anyone whether good friends or not so good friends is a smart thing to d

kristen welker has more. >> reporter: the senate showdown is shifting into full gear. a group of 13 republicans starting from scratch. >> well, we have to satisfy 51 senators and i can't tell you how long that will take. >> reporter: the stakes couldn't be higher. with ads already airing targeting 24 house republicans who voted for the bill. tonight new scrutiny on some of the most controversial measures including pre-existing conditions. >> we think it will be more affordable as a matter of fact. >> reporter: the reality -- those with pre-existing conditions who don't maintain continuous coverage could pay more with states allowed to opt out of covering them. although the bill does provide an additional $8 billion over five years to lower some costs. then, there's this claim. no one will be hurt by the decision to cut $800 billion from medicaid. >> the medicaid system isn't working. >> reporter: but the reality -- according to the congressional budget office, a cut of $880 billion would result in 14 million fewer all of it happening as former president obama gives his

. >> and i'm kristen sze. thanks for joining us. in a tweet the president says dems have been complaining for months and months about director comey. now that he's been fired they pretend to be aggrieved. phony hip crits. >> they say what's wrong. >> abc7 news reporter laura anthony caught up with several lawmakers. she's live in walnut creek. laura? >> reporter: kristen, we talked with lawmakers in the bay area today. while there are 3,000 -- from the goings on in washington, the reaction to the comey firing, no less blunt. >> it really shows that the white house is in chaos and they're totally incompetent. >> reporter: oakland democrat barbara lee is among the chorus of bay area lawmakers upset about president trump's sudden firing of fbi director james comey. >> this white house is erratic, it's bizarre. the way he was fired was outrageous. he heard about it on the news. it's crass, it's wrong. >> reporter: lee admits she and other democrats were vocal critics of comey last october when he announced the fbi was reopening its prob

now back to you, cheryl. >> thank you, kristen. for more information about today's program, just go to our website, abc7news.com/community. we're also on facebook at abc7communityaffairs. and follow me on twitter @cherylabc7. i'm cheryl jennings. thanks for joining us. have a great week. (vo) want to be happy with your next vehicle purchase? at entprise, we guarantee it. head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... change your thinking about buying your next one. "last man standing" is recorded in front of a live studio audience. [ laughter ] boyd, honey, that was a wonderful christmas show. yeah, it was great. all the favorites. yeah. "frosty the snowman," "santa claus is coming to town." you hate going to a concert where the band says,

i want to bring in kristen welker who is also there in vatican city. kristen talk to me a little bit about the thinking behind this visit. knowing that we are mid-way through his nine-day visit abroad. he has visited three religious capitals today, being that of the vatican, and meeting with the pope. at one point in my reading was there ever an indication even early on in the planning of this trip that the president had no intention of visiting the vatican or maybie in making an have a meeting with the pope and that was turned around? >> well, i think because of the fraught relationship there was also a question of it. but really the theme of this trip was trying to unite and bring the major religions of the world together. that is why you had him stopping in saudi arabia first. that was an incredibly symbolic move on the part of president trump really trying to turn a page on a lot of that really controversial rhetoric that we heard from him on the campaign trail to reach out to the muslim and arab world. and then of course he was in israel over the

nbc news white house correspondent kristen welker is here. "washington post's" ashley parker joins us. the great glenn thrush of "snl" fame, "new york times" correspondent. you have new reporting on the white house in turmoil. glenn, since you're right here, i have to get you on the white house's seemingly digs in over the tapes. does he have recordings or doesn't he? >> i made it clear i don't want to talk about it -- >> you had all you had to say to me? the "snl" is going to your head. you're much more handsome than the guy who plays you. we've gotten sideways with the white house and "snl" in the last four minute. >> you're right about the tapes. spicer clearly doesn't want to talk about this anymore. >> they haven't backed down. they backed off by -- >> they never backed down. sean spicer still incidentally has not apologized as ned knows for essentially accusing british intelligence of colluding with barack obama to wiretap trump tower, which by the way, might warrant an apology, but i think their whole thing is they're not go going to d

kristen? >> frances, we just got this information. we're learning what president trump gave to pope frances. he gave him a case of books. books from martin luther king. and he said this is a gift for you. these are books from martin luther king. i think you will enjoy them. reminding our audience what the pope gave to president trump. claudio outlined this just a few moments ago. a medal. a medallion by a roman artist which he said is an olive, a symbol of peace. and he then -- president trump responded we could use peace. the pope gave potus the message of peace, "i signed it personally for you," he said. president trump apparently responding "that's so beautiful." and then of course those encyclicals that you have been discussing with annend claudio which includes the encyclical about the environment. the president saying, "well, i'll be reading them." and of course that as he heads on to the g8 summit and is poised to make a decision about whether or not to pull out of the paris climate agreement. we knew that the gifts would be hi

reporter kristen holmes is live in washington d.c. tracking developments. kristen.. panic outside of one of britian's biggest music venues. kiera dawber/witness: "it was just chaos"after a performance by ariana grande -- witnesses say they heard an explosion. kiera dawber/witness: "there was a massive massive explosion. there was a bang, there was smoke coming up. there was smoke coming up through the steps. everyone was just screaming and thought it could be a bomb."manchester police say, the explosion killed multiple people.and injured scores more.kiera dawber/witness: 'there were bodies scattered about everywhere. as investigators work to determine what exactly happened -- police are treating this as a terrorist attack.kiera dawber/witness: "there was blood and people's shoes and handbags and bits of food and phones. it was just mad. it was just crazy."in washington -- i'm kirsten holmes reporting. (steve) new at 10.. and only on kron4. a warning for parents, after a 12-year- old girl was sexually violated at a 7- eleven store in (steve) a little. (steve) (steve)

kristen, dan? >> it will last. >> at least for a while. >> sandhya, thank you very much. >> the man accused of smuggling song birds into the u.s. inside his suitcase. it didn't end so well. that's next. >> at 6:00, the link you should not click on. a scam involving a google product that you're has crazy low prices. do you know how we do it? - how? - bargainomics! say, if california has a bumper crop and produces too many oranges. or a winemaker in sonoma suddenly has 1000 bottles too many. we've got name-brand, top-quality groceries priced 40-70% off every day. bargainomics. that's our business model. and our business model is... delicious. ♪ grocery outlet bargain market ♪ >>> facebook is adding to its work force with plans to add 3,000 employees. it posted this morning, ceo mark zuckerberg said the new hires will be content moderateers dedicated to keeping crimes, suicides and other violent acts from being streamed on the social network. zuckerberg promised change after video of a killing posted

dan, kristen? >> alma, thank you. we'll see you then. >> we will. berkeley is all about the bears. watch out, there is a popular bird on campus. >> meet mu. she's the rescue pigeon and that's her friend and companion cynthia. they tell us while she is a homing pij only, birds like her can get lost and end up in an animal shelter and that's where cynthia found mu. >> part of the reason i try to go out with her a lot is a lot of people don't know homing pigeons like this they're used for release ceremonies. and a lot of them get lost so they don't make it home. >> she has her own instagram page at pigeon mu. she's been crowing about her tv appearance as you can see and how you can adopt a cute bird just like her. >> and look how smart she looks. going to be that cal influence. >> right. >> "world news tonight with david muir" is next. i'm kristen sze. >> and i'm dan ashley for sandhya patel and michael >>> tonight, we have breaking news as we come on the air. >>> tonight, we have breaking news as we come on the air. reports of a man, a foreign nationa

. >> and i'm kristen sze. now to our other top story. >> abc7 news reporter kate larson is live at the alameda county courthouse where a key witness took the stand for the first time. kate? >> reporter: kristen, that's right. jasmine, formerly known as -- did take a stand today for the first time to testify against one of the police officers brian bunton implicated in the sex scandal. she did seem nervousrvousrvousrs with her microphone. he said she was in a tough spot. >> very nervous, difficult situation she was in to get up there and testify and be cross-examined. so, i wasn't surprised by her demeanor or the substance of what she said. >> reporter: former oakland police officer brian bunton waiting outside the courtroom today where he listened to her describe the relationship, much of it archived on cell phone messages. he is charged with felony obstruction of justice and misdemeanor prostitution for carrying on a sexual relationship with her seen her and investigative reporter. he allegedly warned him abo

dan, kristen? >> alma, thanks very much. appreciate it. >> bay area homeowners looking to take better care of their lawns may want tips from a man in minnesota. >> you have to see this. michael has been mowing a steep hill in his backyard in blooming ton for 30 years. ankle and knee problems made it difficult for him to traverse the slope and mow the grass. >> so, he built his own customized lawn mower which he can operate from the top of the hill. the task takes about an hour and a half. >> he boasts his backyard is now the only mowed lawn in the entire neighborhood. >> it's valiant to even try looking at that hill, right? >> no, that's not easy. wish we had that when i was a kid mowing lawns. >> right? "world news tonight with david muir" is coming up next. i'm kristen sze. >> and i'm dan ashley. for sandhya patel and michael finney, i'm dan ashley. we'll see you at 6:00. >>> tonight, breaking news -- abc news has learned that president trump's personal lawyer is now a focus of the russia investigation. tonight, he's refus

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kristen, dan?en. >> this year will be special at the oakland zoo. >> three new river otter pups are on exhibit. it shows the little pups pestering their mother rose. she gave birth to two girls and a boy in february. >> zoo keepers say she's taking good care of the pups. they're eating solid food like fish. they brought in the dad and they hoped he would be a successful breeder. guess what, he was. >> way to go, wiet. "world news tonight with david muir" is coming up next. i'm kristen sze. >> i'm dan ashley. for all of us here, we appreciate your time. we'll see you again at 6:00. >> connect 24/7 in the meantime at abc7news.com and download the abc7 news app for the very latest breaking news any time. >>> tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. a short time ago, president trump firing fbi director james comey. inside the president's stunning decision. comey under fire for his handling of the hillary clinton e-mail investigation. his decision to go public, then reigniting the investigation 11

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kristen, one more for you. how is the white house tonight responding either publicly or privately to the fact that russia has roared back into the headlines tonight in a pretty big way? >> no official response, nicolle. but i can tell you, look, these headlines continue to come back almost on a weekly basis and the trump team continues to try to turn the phage and to say, nothing to see here and i think most importantly to try to distance themselves from michael flynn. that, of course, becomes increasingly more difficult particularly when we are learning that sally yates did give the administration a heads-up. know we will talk about that a little bit more in the coming hour. bottom line is this is a story line they cannot shake despite their attempts to do so. again, almost on a weekly basis. >> jonathan, i want toring you into this conversation, you cover this white house as well. are you hearing anything about what kind of footing they are going to be on monday as i imagine everyone will go wall to wall with

so his version of this is important to learn. >> and kristen and peter alexander, kristen welker, still with us. peter, what the vice president told kristen welker yesterday about how the firing of jim comey evolved, conflicts dramatically with what the president told lester holt, which was that he was going to fire comey anyway no matter what the recommend degrees was. >> not only did the vice president basically say that we heard from sarah huckabee sanders she is the deputy press secretary who has been holding court in the briefing room in the absence of sean spicer, yesterday morning on "morning joe," sarah huckabee sanders said of the president he took the recommendation seriously and he made a decision based on that. we know now this morning that that's not true. his decision had already been made as he told lester holt he was going to fire him regardless. now we also know in that conversation that vice president pence had yesterday with my colleague kristen welker you'll toss to in a moment that the vice president said that the president chose to accept and support that recommend

kristen? >> i'm sorry -- >> thank you. >> i had a couple questions about the president's remarks to nbc about general flynn. he said that it wasn't an emergency, he didn't think it was an emergency and that's why the firing dismissal didn't happen right away. i had a couple of questions about that. why didn't he think it was an emergency? was it because of the messenger? was it because information came from sally yates who you call an opponent, i think a political opponent of the president? or is it because don mcgann downplayed that. >> i can't tell you what he meant by that. i can tell you, look at the time line that happened. we went over this the other day. this has been asked and answered multiple times. the former attorney general said i want to give you a heads up. don mcgann asked for the documents that she referred to. it took five or six days to review them and he was asked to resign shortly thereafter but i think that that's -- there is a difference. there wasn't a review process. t

kristen well on the road to recovery.we can't wait to get her back here. >> you talk about betting on people, we knew kristen was going to make it to this day. that she was going to ring in hope and come back here and start a beautiful new life after this. >> and has been an inspiration to thousands upon thousands. incredible. >> you have no idea how many people you have touched with your inspiration. kb strong. >>> severe thunderstorm warning until 7:00. and we'll check this on social media. >> bruce is back at 7:00. we're back at 11:00. hope to see you then. >> we have multiple people run over. >> mason: ...prosecutors say he wanted to kill them all. the driver is now charged with murder in the times square crash. it seems like a no-brainer, so why can't kids use sunscre