abc's lana zach has the highlights from capitol hill. good morning, lana. you are my first toss as new anchor. oh, my god. it's so weird. >> good morning, diane, this new guy, kendis, who ever you are. congratulations on the new anchor spot. you know you are exactly right though. the president was, very disciplined in his message. but this was really more of a change in demeanor more than any change in policy. >>> the president's first adress to congress. >> i am here to deliver a message of unity and strength. >> reporter: the president began talking about civil rights and >> we may be a nation divided on policies, we are a country that stands united in condemning hate and evil in all of its very ugly forms. >> reporter: what started with a call to come together, soon split the members. >> we will soon begin the construction of a great, great wall along our southern border. >> reporter: the president also pushed forward with his promise to repeal obamacare. >> i am calling on all democrats and republicans in congress to work with us to save americans from

in northwest, lana zak, abc7 news.ichelle: maryland's effort to become a sanctuary state thrust to the national headlines after a rape at a high school. one of the two charged is an undocumented immigrants. kevin lewis has reaction. kevin? kevin: this is grabbing people's attention, especially in the heavy hispanic communities such as here in wheaton. according to the attorney general sessions 80% of americans believe cities that arrest undocumented immigrants should be required to turn them over to i.c.e. but the fact is many, including new york, los angeles don't. sessions highlighted a number of cases where the u.s. jails did not cooperate with i.c.e. releasing an commit a violent crime. maryland lawmakers are trying to push a bel through the statehouse which would maryland as a sanctuary state. governor hogan vowed to veto it. but if it doesn't hold, maryland could lose an enormous amount of federal funding. >> i strongly urge our nation states and cities and counties to consider carefully the harm they are doing t

kendis, diane. >> all right, that's abc's lana zak for us live in washington. lana, thanks. >>> this other note, housing secretary ben carson under fire for comparing slavery to immigration. carson is the only black member of president trump's cabinet and he made the comments in his first speech to hud employees. >> there were other immigrants who came here in the bottom of slave ships, worked even longer, even harder for less but they too had a dream that one day their sons, daughters, grandsons, granddaughters, great grandsons, great granddaughters might pursue prosperity and happiness in this land. >> carson initially defended his comments but he later posted on facebook that the slave narrative and immigrant narrative are two entirely different experiences and should never be intertwined. >>> president trump is refusing to back away from a claim that president obama wiretapped his phones despite denials from former intelligence officials. the president has yet to offer any evidence for the claim but white house press secretary sean spicer says there's no qu

lana zak, abc news, washington. >>> moving on, baseball is officially back in the bay area. abc7 news was at at&t park tonight before the giants and a's played game one of the bay bridge series. >> fans we talk to say they're look forwards to a new season. >> i love baseball. and i'm very excited it's back. and i love the distraction from everything else that's going on in the world. >> the giants beat the a's tonight, 3-0. we'll have the highlights coming up in sports. >> abc7 was also at the coliseum today where the a's showed off new food offerings like tater tots loaded with cheese and a variety of sandwiches including one with chicken and waffles. westside club renamed chide park. the a's open the season monday hoefth angels. all good food on both sides of the bay this season. >> a nice day. probably chilly at at&t because of the wind. >> sandhya patel is tack tracking the forecast. >> it's t does get windy and at the game it was windy tonight. that's going to change. this is also the time of year when we get the snow pack survey from the department of water resources.

lana news." >> thank you. >>> back here a judge sentenced a bucks county man for sexualls inside of her home in middletown. 20-year-old patrick desks will plead guilty. in a letter written to the court the victim forgave dilks but wants him to learn there is consequences to bad decisions. >>> and a fire over the weekend that destroyed a business and left five people homeless. crews are working to investigate the cause and clean up the damage. a sneaker store was at the bottom of the three story building and there were apartments above it. >> more ahead on "action news" at 12:30, our military is sending soldiers to iraq to help troops there in their fight to take mosul from isis. and another amazing feat by ice is. how they made a beating heart from spinach. when "action news" continues in just a moment. >>> there are new details about the maryland teenager planning attack at her high school. she had trouble etch presentationing emotions and investigators found ammo and a gun and bomb making materials in her home and a journal detailing her plans. just days away from being executed. her

and lana zach, abc 7 news. dan. >> lana, thank you very much. >> we are just learning former national security adviser, mike flynn is willing to testify about the trump campaign potential ties to russia in exchange for immunity from prosecution. the "wall street journal" reports flynn's lawyer made the offer to the fbi and congressional officials. so there have been no takers. flynn resigned after acknowledging he misled white house officials about conversations with russia's ambassador during the presidential election. >> americans have mixed feelings when it comes to how presidnt trump has the done during his first two months in office. associated press poll shows the 42% of americans approve of the overall job. mr. trump is doing. 58% disapprove. but americans are split evenly when it comes to how the president has handled the economy. 50% approve. 48% do not. >> today the senate approved a bill to let states block federal family planning money from going to planned parenthood. vice president mike pence had

lana zak, abc news, washington. >>> moving on, baseball is officially back in the bay area.7 news was at at&t park tonight before the giants and a's played game one of the bay bridge series. >> fans we talk to say they're look forwards to a new season. >> i love baseball. and i'm very excited it's back. and i love the distraction from everything else that's going on in the world. >> the giants beat the a's tonight, 3-0. we'll have the highlights coming up in sports. >> abc7 was also at the coliseum today where the a's showed off new food offerings like tater tots loaded with cheese and a variety of sandwiches including one with chicken and waffles. westside club renamed chide park. the a's open the season monday hoefth angels. all good food on both sides of the bay this season. >> a nice day. probably chilly at at&t because of the wind. >> sandhya patel is tack tracking the forecast. >> it's t does get windy and at the game it was windy tonight. that's going to change. this is also the time of year when we get the snow pack survey from the department of water resources. toda

lana z now with the latest. as you can see police are on the scene but starting to clear out on lockdown. the authorities are concernedua been so much worse. the stressful situacapital toda. tourists cleared from the area and capital building put down. they were runningp the sidewalk and a second shot and third shot. ots, pretty scary. >> the call of shots fired came. >> the united states capital police officers observed an aggressive and erratic driver and they spotted a cruiser and ran over other officers on foot. capitol hill police opened fire and you see the car there with the windows shattered. >> during the attempt to arrest the suspect shots were fired. no individuals were injured during the arrest. >> they are on the alert for vehicular attacks. the concern is that would be terrorists here could try to mirror attacks in nice and london and in this case the initial evidence points elsewhere. although preliminary it appears to be criminal in night your. >> and so far authorities are not say first degree t

abc's lana zak joins us live from and washington with the latest on this.porter: hi, shar regional rail the white house says that the important thing to know is that the president himself did not have any campaign coordination meetings with any russian officials. but the president is saying now he thinks there should be an open investigation into russia but he thinks it should be aimed at the democrats. here's the president meeting with students at a catholic school in orlando. >> you say you want your own business? you going to make a lot of money, right? but don't run for politics after you do. [laughter] >> reporter: but when it comes to the democrats, he's not turning the other cheek. tweeting out this 14-year-old photo of senator chuck schumer sharing a coffee with russian president vladimir putin writing we should start an immediate investigation into senator schumer and his ties to russian and putin a total hypocrite. schumer not backing down reply applying happily talk re my contact with mute tin and associates took place in sorry three in full view

abc's lana zak has the latest. >> reporter: lawmakers on capitol hill have been working overnight as they tear in the obamacare replacement bill. >> what this bill needs is some extreme vetting. >> reporter: pizza delivers kept them fueled up that lasted through the wee hours as democrats tried various stalling tactics. amendment to the pay more more less. >> premiums will go up a lot more. >> reporter: republican supporters are trying to push it forward quickly. >> we are on a mission to repeal and replace obamacare. it's a rescue mission to save families and patients all across this country. >> reporter: elsewhere the nation's leading health care groups including the aarp are denouncing the republican plan in a letter it congress the american medical association cited the expected decline in health insurance coverage and the potential harm it would cause to vulnerable patient populations. one early review projects up to 10 million americans could lose their insurance. but president trump has promised insurance for everybody. >> he has committed that no one will lose their insurance

hi, lana. >> reporter: hi there rick.now, here in washington we're still dealing with the aftershocks of friday's upset on healthcare that failed bill and the white house was trying to make clear today that the relationship between the president and speaker is of the house is still very strong but all others may be open for negotiation. >> disregard for law must end. >> reporter: attorney general jeff sessions warns sanctuary cities comply with thes orders on immigration or loss justice department grants. >> when cities and states refuse to help enforce immigration laws, our nation is less safe. >> reporter: even though the obama administration had a similar policy, that message is unlikely to be seen as an olive branch to democrats who the white house may be courting in the wake of friday's failing on healthcare. sean spicer says president trump is open to collaboration. >> there's been a lot of outreach from members from both sides. >> reporter: the president tweeted a rebuke to conservative members of had us own party

abc's lana zak has details. >> reporter: lawmakers were tight lipped as they rushed into a briefing wh james comey. >> evidence that president obama ordered a wiretap at trump tower. >> reporter: the fbi director has implored the justice department to refute president trump's unsubstantiated claims about president obama as democratic and republican lawmakers are demanding proof of those explosive allegations. >> i think that the president of the united states who has stated categorically that trump trouser was wiretapped, that he should -- come forward with the information that led him to that conclusion. >> reporter: two senators sending a letter to the justice department demanded the fbi produce any evidence. but following the closed door briefing with comey, senator mark warner said i've seen no evidence. the intelligence community is awash in a wave of investigations. the hunt is on for the person who leaked cia secrets to wikileaks. its founder julian assange blamed the cia for being vulnerable. >> this is a devastating incompetence. >> reporter: he promised more to come but this

abc news reporter lana zach has more. lana? >> so many major developments on this story today.ning more as well as the ranking intelligence committee who went to the white house and just there moments ago reviewing documents that may or may not have been the same documents that chairman, nunes may have been privy to and met with the president he called that meeting cordial. >> abc news can confirm that white house official michael ellis was involved in producing classified documents to house intelligence chairman devin nunes. national security council worked for nunes who faces calls to resign or recuse himself in the house investigation into russia. >> we will continue to investigate russia. it's long been a focus of ours. and that hasn't stopped despite what you may see in the national media. >> and at the white house today, nunes's counterpart adam schiff will review confidential documents, shaking hands with el pi is. there are questions if this is the same information given to nunes s nunes. sean spicer wouldn't answer questions about how he received this information. >> w

abc's lana zach gives us an update from washington, d.c. >> i wasn't sneaking out it wasn't at night. >> reporter: representative devin nunes appearing on "the situation room" and defending himself against accusations he is too close to the administration. others have said he snuck around white house ground at night to get classified information. >> at least once a week if not re than that we have to go to read classified intelligence. >> reporter: the day after he met an informant, the republican chairman of the house intelligence committee told reporters there was information allegedly showing intelligence officials may have inadvertently picked up communications of then then president elect trump and his transition team. >> what i read bothers me. and i think it should bother the president himself and his team. >> the preside s finding some what vindicated his claim that president obama wire tapped him though nunes and james comey have said there is no such evidence. >> i somewhat do, must tell you. i somewhat do. >> reporter: the dustup around nunes spurring calls for resignation

abc's lana zak has been following the developments from washington. >> reporter: officials say the 8700 documents posted on wikileaks appear to be authentic, an extraordinary compromise of u.s. intelligence. >> it's without question that it hurts. >> reporter: cia programs with code names like after midnight and brutal kangaroo, among the revelations, the cia turned ipads and tvs into recording devices. >> could turn it on remotely but wouldn't put the power light on so anybody in that room would be discussing or talking and being monitored without their knowledge or consent. it's a great spy utility. >> reporter: that spy utility is partially known by terri >> this is just the latest time that wikileaks has humbled the u.s. government. for the past seven plus years they've published hundreds of thousands of classified files from the state department and the pentagon. but this is in some ways wikileaks' most daring release yet. >> i love wikileaks. >> reporter: the president who once praised the organization for revealing the secrets of democrats during the campaign -- >> this wikileaks

abc's lana zak is in washington happening now. enough is enough. thats the message lawmakers after another round of threats at jeweish center across the country. all 100 senators sent a letter to the heads of the f-b-i, homeland security and the justice department. the letter called for "swift action" after that sixth wave of bomb threats to jewish sc community centers. these latest threats also targeted offices of the anti-defamation league. also happening today-- many local schools and businesses will be shut down today becuase of the planned "day without a woman" protest. women all over the country- expected to stay home - in solidarity with the movement. in the district-- many restuarants are closing, and others are preparing to be short-handed. several school districts are also closing, becuase hundreds of staff members are taking the day off. supporters say-- it's about making a stand for women's rights. supporters say women who can't take the day off are encouraged to wear the color red. today's demonstration comes comes more than a month af

"i don't like it here." >> reporter: so anna brought her second grader to kingdom academy where lanad. >> it's better here. >> reporter: but lana can only attend the school because of a controversial voucher program, one that's been at the center of a heated political battle in florida for 16 years. instead of paying taxes to the state, corporations get dollar-for-dollar tax credits by donating money to organizations like step up for students which gave many of the 98,000 scholarships to lower income students, enabling them to go to private schools statewide. >> i don't think low income children should have less opportunities than more affluent children. kids don't get to choose their parents. they don't get the choose the environment they grow up in. why do we have all these opportunities for more affluent families and don't have the same opportunities for lower income families. >> reporter: but opponents of the voucher program say it's leaving many students behind. >> we are at the point now where we don't have enough books for each kid to take home. >> reporter: french teacher c a

abc's lana zak has more. hospitalized this morning after a arlington. this was the scene last night in the 26-hundred block of south grant street. police say one person was killed in the 2 alarm blaze. another occupant was rushed to the hospital, with life-threatening injuries. crews say the conditions inside the home, hindered efforts to put out the flames. the fire grew to 2 alarms, before put it out. the cause of the blaze is still under investigation. witnessing tragedy can take a toll on firefighters. but there's now a place they can go for stress relief. a 15-acre facility - called the "center for excellence for behavioral health and recovery." - opened yesterday in upper marlboro.. firefighters from across the nation suffering from p-t-s-d and addiction can be treated at the first-of-its-kind center. it's estimated, one in five firefighters will suffer from p-s-t-d during their career. at the center, patients will work out in a gym, and will get help going through detox. firefighters will use insurance to pay for the services. we are following a

lana zach is live if washington, d.c. today. lana you have the details. >> reporter: hi there brian. the incident took place right here and everybody today is breathing a sigh of relief and nobody was injured and really just glad that it wasn't terrorism and it appears it was a criminal act. the spring time routine at the u.s. capital suddenly erupted as the sound of gunshots tore through the area. >> was shaking and my husband was shaking and we quickly ran up the steps and got behind one of the columns. we didn't know who was doing the shooting. >> after an erratic driver nearly smashed the car she was driving and went for other officers on foot. >> the car went behind us high speed and behind it were quite a few police cars, marks and unmarked. >> and a few days after the attack in london people are attacks here especially high-profile places like the capital for copycats. >> they train constantly, so e not distracted and be mindful of the f could be more complicated than what they see in front of them. >> although preliminar

abc's lana zak is in northwest with more. 10-13 34-38 too quick 120-125 128-end president trump is appearing to mend last month, the president claimed maryland congressman elijah cummings skipped a meeting the two had scheduled. cummings flatly denied the accusations. finally -- after some back-and-forth, the two met for an hour wednesday. cummings said he and the president discussed ways to give the government more authority to negotiate drug prices. afterwards, the president sent out a tweet, saying the two had a "great discussion." one of the biggest item's on president trump's agenda--repeal and replace the affordable care act. as part of the white house effort to gain osupport for their new plan... vice-president mike pence appeared live on a-b-c 7 last night with chief political correspondent scott thuman. you can watch the full interview at w-j-l-a dot-com... or download the a-b-c 7 news app. a chaotic scene playing out in an emergency room in northwest last night. it happened inside the medstar washington hospital center's emergency room. police say 21-year-old lashawn alexander pos

abc's lana zak has more from northwest. meanwhile-- secretary of state rex tillerson has recused himself decisions regarding the keystone x-l pipeline. tillerson is the former c-e-o of exxon-mobil.. a company that is heavily invested in producing crude oil from canada and environmental groups say that poses a conflict of interest. the state department says tillerson has not worked on the matter since becoming we are following breaking news from overnight.. two people, including a child, are now hospitalized-- following a deadly crash in forrestville u.s. park police say it happened on on suitland parkway and forestville road. one person was declared dead at the scene. police say a child was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. another person was also hospitalized, and is expected to recover. the cause of the crash is still under investigation police say an officer's cruiser was struck at the scene but the officer was not injured. happening today.. maryland governor larry hogan will deliver remarks at the g

. >> for 7-year-old lana mondeley, going to public school was miserable.ad trouble making friends, didn't get enough attention from teachers, and even hated the food. her grandparents say that almost every day, ended in tears. >> so why are you crying, mommy, i don't like it here, i don't like it. >> so anna and anibal brought their second grader here to kingdom academy just outside miami where lana has flourished. but lana can only attend the school because of a controversial voucher program. one that's been at the center of a heated political battle in florida for 16 years. instead of paying taxes to the state, corporations get dollar-for-dollar tax credits by donating money to organizations like step up for students, who gave many of the 98,000 scholarships to lower-income students, enabling them to go to private schools statewide. >> i don't think that low-income children should have less opportunities than more wealthy children. kids don't get to choose their parents or choose the environment they grow up in. why do we have all of these opportunities

abc's lana zak with more on all these developments.g, lana. >> reporter: hi there brian. developments is right. there have been tremendous developments particularly in the last few hours. it looked very unlikely that flynn will in factory receive that immunity. more people are expressing skepticism on that but the big developments really have come in terms of who might have been the person that provided nunes with those documents. white house officials michael ellis was involved in producing classified documents to house intelligence chairman devin nunes. >> i'm not talking to anything. >> reporter: the national security council lawyer previously worked for congressman nunes who faces calls to resign or recuse himself from the house investigation into russia. protesters greeting nunes in his home district. >> we'll continue to investigate russia. it's long been a focus of ours and that hasn't stopped despite what you may see in the national media. >> reporter: and at the white house today nunes' democratic counterpart adam schiff accep

abc's lana zak is there covering the latest. immigration laws were the subject of a pre-planned meeting in last night. but in light of the new ban --- dozens decided to speak out. and there were plenty of strong opinions. tim barber has more. native american groups protesting the dakota access their voices heard on the national mall later today. tribal leaders arrive today to begin four days of activities. it will culminate this friday with what's being called the "native nations march on dc". tribal members and supporters also plan to camp each day on the mall, with teepees, a ceremonial fire, cultural workshops and speakers. breaking news in the midwest. eileen has already told us about the severe weather moving through that region. and now we are seeing the damage. there are more than two dozen tornado reports. the winds wrecking an airport in kansas, flipping over several planes. thousands of people are without power, hundreds of homes are damaged. roofs were torn right off. there are no reports on injuries right now. we are

lana zack abc washington. >>> a driver is in the hospital after this crash in south jersey, a car ran off the road into the woods along turnerville road near ski mountain drive in gloucester township. the driver is in stable condition. it is not clear what led to the crash. >>> a gunman opened fire in southwest philadelphia killing a man and wounding a 14-year-old boy. it happened along the 8100 block of lion's avenue. police say the two victims were sitting in a car when the killer fired the shots. the 20-year-old was shot twice under his arm and later died. the 14-year-old was shot in the face. he is in critical condition. we'll have a live report in the next half-hour. >>> penn state is reporting more much cases on -- mumps cases on its campus up from 4 cases a month ago. dozens expect they were sick, but do not have the contagious disease. mumps is passed through saliva and respiratory >>> north korea fired new ballistic tests, the firing shows north korea is a new kind of threat. >>> changes are coming to the airport security. tsa said the pat-downs will be more theory after depa

lana zak is in washington tonight. >> reporter: this was president trump's first address to all of congress, republicans as well as democrats. >> i'm here tonight to deliver a message of unity and strength. >> reporter: and the president began by talking about civil rights and antisemitism. >> we are a country that stands u nighted in condemning hate and evil in all of its very ugly forms. >> reporter: but what started with a call to come together soon split the members. >> we will soon begin the construction of a great, great wall along our southern border. >> reporter: the president also pushed forward with his promise to repeal obamacare. >> i am calling on all democrats and republicans in congress to work with us to save americans from this imploding obamacare disaster. >> reporter: along the way, there was applause by republicans, while democrats sat stone-faced. many women of the democratic party dressed in white symbolizing their commitment to women's rights. steve basheer focussed on health care. >> these ideas promise access to care but -- >> reporter: the powerful emotion on the f

lana: this time, julian assange says he plans to give tech companies advanced noticed.ixes can be developed and pushed out, so people can be secured. lana: all of this is ongoing questions about nefarious allegations by the russians trump andto plague his administrations. tech companies may need to consult with their legal department before they take advice from wikileaks. autria: president trump facing a new lawsuit from the owners of d.c.'s cork wine bar. they claimed unfair from the d.c. trump hotel. they say they have a leg up with politicians and dignitaries. is trump organization calling the lawsuit "a wild publicity stunt." a consumer alert this morning. personal delivery robots are out and about in d.c. they deliver your takeout, groceries, and packages. they run by themselves using gps and nine cameras. the service is limited, but it is free for now when you place an order through postmate. larry: the taste of winter into the dmv. the temperatures falling through the morning. we will play where they land later tonight. dz zstz y2ahdy ysty autria: happening toda

you looking up ingredients that lana del rey gave you for the president to lose his job? what?nd i will pray for you. greg: you're an atheist. >> yeah. laugh -- [laughter] greg: tyrus -- >> wait a minute. try and do that bewitch thing. [laughter] >> i'm an atheist, but i'm still scared of witches because my mom taught me to fear them. >> cat in the corn feel. come on. greg: looks like you're -- >> it's not working. you know what? i'd just like to know how many takes can be come on, josh, we've got to get this right. we have got to wish him away. maybe i'll start my own. i wonder what they're charging for that group? i'm sure they're all paying something -- >> way to be an entrepreneur. >> did i hear that correctly, they wish no harm to a rock? greg: yes, not the country, but a rock. [laughter] a tree, and -- >> blasphemy, because they're burning wood for their fire! greg: i know. [laughter] >> you dumb bastards! [applause] greg: that is so true. [applause] >> how many trees have to die for your spell? greg: yes. >> i thoughting -- i thought they meant the rock. greg: everybody

and questions after questioned -- lana zach has it all. >> reporter: good evening rick.'ll remember just about two weeks ago chairman nunez stood together with the democratic counter part and no evidence of claims and then the story changed and the tone changed somewhat after meeting at the white house. and he will not reveal who that person was or what documents he reviewed. >> the white house is denying that the white house pressured the house committee to stop sally yates from testifying on russia. >> we have no problem with her testifying. plain and simple. >> yates planned to testify earlier this week but nunez canceled all meetings, when asked about it, he says it was not a cancellation per se. >> it's hard to move forward with interviews and deposition. >> and in a written statement we plan to have mer speak to us. nunez part of the trump transition team is under fire himself. they are questioning if he can lead an impartial investigation into russian ties into the trump administration especially after accusations that he met with an unnamed source on the white ho

abc's lana zak has the latest from washington. >> reporter: today the senate is expecting to hear more from the attorney general jeff sessions from his meetings with russian ambassador. overshadowing that is the fallout from the president's twitter fallout. the president provided no evidence to back up these claims and senior justice department official told abc news the director of the fbi himself james comey has asked the justice department to publicly reject the president's five twitter statements as false. the former director of national intelligence james clapper is pushing back as well. >> as i oversaw at dni there was no wiretap mounted against the president-elect at the time or a candidate. >> reporter: even members of the president's own party are having difficulty defending the tweet storm. >> i have never heard that allegation made before by anybody. >> at this point i have seen no evidence of what he's allege zblrd senator susan collins a member of the senate intelligence committee told face the nation they would investigate the claim. >> it probably would be helpful if he

>> said lana -- svetlana is campaigning against this, enough.'s see what comes of it, things cannot get much worse. i'm not scared. the next day, hundreds gather in front of city hall. they are not political activists , just ordinary people who are upset and angry. >> they are loud, committed, and there are lots of them. these demonstrators have created some of the most audacious protests that belarus has seen in years. >> the police show up, they try to break up the demonstration. they are met with jeers. this kind of grassroots opposition to the authorities is entirely new in belarus, a country where, just before protests against the degree -- decree started, people were put in jail. people tell at him that he should be ashamed. others agreed to talk. so, they talk. for three hours, the mayor find some of spamming for answers. situations like this are rare. are these talks political compromise? this is simply common sense. this discussion allows us to feel the mood of the people and possibly change course. i do not know if i can believe in, by

abc's lana zak covering the latest. happening today.nt trump expected to unveil executive order. suzanne kennedy is at dulles with what we can expect from the president's newest move on immigration.. every kid loves going to amusement parks.. and one lucky lady to go far to enjoy hers.. it's all because her grandfather decided to build an amusement park in his backyard! jimmy white contructed the park complete with a ferris wheel, carousel and roller coaster all built from scrap materials. he said he started building the amusement park as soon as he found out he was going to be a grandfather. it's 5: and time for a check on weather. - cold morning - milder the next few days (50s today, 60s tue & wed) - showers tomorrow - much colder next today: partly to mostly cloudy. milder. highs: 53-61 winds: s 5-8 mph tonight: mostly cloudy. not as cold. stray shower. lows: 42-48 winds: s 5-10 mph tuesday: mostly cloudy, warmer, and breezy. showers, especially after 5pm. highs: 64-68 winds: s 10-15 g 25 kidd o'shea in the now.. fresh from collectin

lana zach, abc news, washington. >>> lana, one concern for the president.ation has another one. its first serious test in the middle east. for the first time in decades, israeli government approved a settlement in the west bank. last month president trump publicly asked israel to hold off on new settlements. the white house says israel will take the president's concerns into consideration in the future. >>> southern california sheriff's deputy is under investigation after allegedly ignoring gunshots to make a stalking video for his now ex-girlfriend. youtube video shows l.a. county deputy, jeremy fettle speaking into the camera in his patrol car. at some point he gets a radio call regarding gunfire. fettle looks into the camera says, oh, well and just continues on. >> i know i got to go. i am not going to go. i'm not going to go. i'm being shy. >> deputy has a restraining order against him. accused of choking his ex-girlfriend in january. fennle on administrative leave since then. the deputy is the subject of two departmental investigations. the l.a. distri

lana zak with why president trump is laying the blame at the feet of the conservative freedom caucus. >> the honeymoon between president trump and the freedom caucuses over. the president switching gears from blaming democrats to blaming conservative members of his own party. tweeting -- for now, obamacare remains, as republicans are unable to agree between themselves on what should replace it. will the gut punching defeat open the president to a new strategy? chance, ives trump a believe, to become the transformational president he wanted to be, because the only way out of this is to to work with democrats. there is no longer a republican working governing majority. >> i want the president to hear me say this. we are ready to talk about how we can make some improvements in the affordable care act. >> the top democrat in the lesse was much conciliatory. >> he moved so far right it was virtually impossible for us to work with him. >> today, president trump is focusing on business, announcing a new white house office of american innovation. his son-in-law jared kushner will lead the tea

lana zak, abc news, washington. jummy: also new this noon, the family of a murdered teen speaking out as the mystery remains unsolved. when investigators know about the case and what the family is saying. traffic tickets mean big bucks in the district. we will show you just how much money the government is making off of your mistakes. one country will soon require all employers to provide proof of equal pay. the major move toward equality straight ahead. hour, we areon looking at mostly run construction. that is our biggest problem so far. following one accident as we go to our big picture map. it was shut down for this accident between 18 street and 17th street. towardcy repairs dupont t circle. midday work zones on the capital beltway. a minor delay here on the inner loop through silver spring as you approach university boulevard. not a problem if you are traveling eastbound 66.unusual volume delays as you head into the arlington area. on the capital beltway near 202, lanes are open. we are doing ok on 50 as well.

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here's abc news reporter lana zak. >> reporter: here's the president meeting with students at a catholic orlando. >> so you're going to go into business, right? you're going to make a lot of money, right? but don't run for politics after you do. >> reporter: but when it comes to the democrats, he's not turning the other cheek, tweeting out this 14-year-old photo of senator chuck schumer sharing a coffee with russian president vladimir putin writing we should start an immediate investigation into senator schumer and his ties into russia and putin. a total hypocrite. schumer saying happily talk of my contact with mr. putin and his associates. took place in '03 in full view of press and puck lick under oath. would you and your team? the barbs becoming heated as democrats demand the resignation of attorney general jeff sessions. some feel he sessions says he did not lie because it was not a campaign meeting. the vice president is backing him up. >> he could answer unintention a.m. >> reporter: as more revelations surface, republicans may be scrambling to figure out their next steps. >> when

abc's lana zak has more. a warm wednesday morning,. those hats.winds as we approach mid-week. meteorologist eileen whelan has your forecast, next. - line of showers moving - cooler friday (light mix possible early) - cold weekend - snow trending farther south sunday (little to no impact here) today: mostly sunny. warm and windy. highs: 64-68 winds mph tonight: mainly clear and cool. lows: 39-45 winds: wsw 5 mph thursday: mostly sunny to partly cloudy. still warm and breezy. highs: 66-72 winds: sw 5-15 g 25 coming up hiding out in a movie theater! morning washington - the bizarre barricade in greenbelt. suz live tease women all over the country are staying home today - in solidarity with the movement. prince george's county and alexandria city schools are closed today because of the planned strike - and its also impacting businesses. suzanne kennedy is live in northwest washington. there are multiple school closures today because of prince goerge's county.. alexandria city.. and city center public charter school in the district are all closed today

abc's lana zak is following all the developments. today members of indian tribe onto the white house. its' part of the native nations rise movement. they want to call for respect of indigenous rights. the movement is lead by the standing rock sioux tribe. its' the same native american tribe last year over the construction of the dakota access pipeline. the march begins with a rally. it begins this morning at 10 in lafayette square. severe windstorms across the country - bringing hurricane force winds in the northeast. take a look at this video from new hampshire! one researcher took a little break from work - to find out exactly what wind gusts over 100 miles an hour fee like. this is video from the mount washington observatory... on the summit of mount washington. the peak gust thursday was 119 miles an hour. but you don't need to be on a mountain to get blown away. take a look at this. a security camera capturing a terrifying moment when an ohio woman and her daughter arrive home near cleveland. wind gusts were up to 60 miles per h