neither meeting resulting in any process in denuclearization. >> okay, martha raddatz joining us now from washington. and martha, "the new york times" is reporting today that the trump administration has a new idea for north korea, a nuclear freeze with no requirement to immediately get rid of the weapons it already has? >> reporter: exactly, cecilia. but that story was promptly dismissed in a tweet from national security adviser john bolton, calling it a re reprehensible attempt by someone to box in the president. bolton adding, there should be consequences. but cecilia, as you know, bolton was not with the president at that meeting. he is tweeting from mongolia. cecilia? >> martha, thank you. >>> we'll turn next to the outrage over the border. immigration officials tonight launching an investigation into a secret facebook group where border patrol agents allegedly joked about the deaths of migrants and posted vulgar illustrations about members of congress. it comes as members of the congressional his tarik caucus made their way inside one of the most troubled detention centers. abc'

>> all right, martha raddatz again tonight. martha, thank you. >>> we turn here to a dramatic turn for accused sex trafficker jeffrey epstein, found unresponsive on the floor of his cell at a jail here in new york city. marks found on his neck. he was taken to a hospital. tonight, he is back behind bars, and this question -- did he try to take his own life? or did someone try to kill him? abc's whit johnson tonight. >> reporter: tonight, sources tell abc news jeffrey epstein is on suicide watch in a new york city jail after the disgraced financier was found unresponsive in his cell with marks on his neck. when epstein came to, he told authorities he couldn't remember what had happened. investigators initially thought he tried to take his own life or make it seem that way. now, they're looking into whether he was assaulted by another inmate or whether he even paid someone to beat him up. they've interviewed another inmate, nick tartaglione, a former cop accused of murder. i spoke with his lawyer. >> nick knows what happened. we'r

>> martha raddatz with us live here in washington, as well. martha, thank you. >>> to other news tonight, and the hunt for two young suspects in canada, considered armed and dangerous tonight, linked to the deaths of an american woman and her boyfriend found shot to death, they were on a road trip. the suspects are also wanted in another case, too, and tonight, the newest discovery, another burned-out vehicle. abc's matt gutman from canada tonight. >> reporter: tonight, canadian police hunting those two teenage murder suspects, surging to manitoba, setting up checkpoints outside a remote town after finding their torched car. >> last seen last night, confirmed in gillam, manitoba, and at this point, the search is on again. >> reporter: is it safe to say you're now closing in on them? >> yeah. >> reporter: the two nearly crossed canada the past two weeks, starting out from western british columbia. police say just three days later, murdering chynna deese and lucas fowler 1,000 miles north. the boys then allegedly torching their camper and murderi

have put these individuals in danger by releasing those images and names, david. >> all right, martha raddatz with us on a monday night, as well. thank you, martha. >>> we also have new reporting at this hour in the murder of an american woman and her boyfriend found dead on a road trip in canada. a news conference just a short time ago and police now revealing the cause of death and a sketch of a person they want to talk to. and this all comes amid a second mystery now emerging, as well. here's abc's chief national correspondent matt gutman tonight. >> reporter: canadian police now revealing the murder of that young couple along a remote highway and a third mysterious death could be connected. >> it's unusual to have two major investigations undergoing of this nature in northern b.c. at the same time, and so we recognize that there is a possibility that these could be linked. >> reporter: that, as new details emerging about the pair of young adventurers. >> we can now confirm that chynna and lucas were the victims of gun violence. >> reporter: in this surveillance video, american chynna dees

a short time later, raising the iranian flag above it. >> so, let's get right to martha raddatz, with us live tonight. i want to go back to those photographs the iranians have released tonight, that they claim are cia officers. what do we know about them? >> reporter: well, some of the names do match with current or former state department employees but they came from business cards that the iranians found. but whether these were real cia officers are not, david, the iranians have put these individuals in danger by releasing those images and names, david. >> all right, martha raddatz with us on a monday night, as well. thank you. >>> we algts have new reporting at this hour in the murder of an american woman and her boyfriend found dead on a road trip in canada. a news conference just a short time ago, and police now revealing the cause of death and a sketch of a person they want to talk to. and this all comes amid a second mystery now emerging, as well. here's abc's chief national correspondent matt gutman tonight. >> reporter: canadian police now revealing the murder of that young c

abc's martha raddatz tonight with late reporting here. >> reporter: the mass arrests came early this morning during a battalion formation at camp pendleton, the largest military base in california. one by one, the 16 marines pulled from the formation by authorities in front of their peers, handcuffed and taken into custody. all are low er ranking enlisted men, arrested, said the marine corps, for "alleged involvement in various illegal activities, from human smuggling to drug-related offenses." these arrests were triggered after two marines from the same base were charged earlier this month with transporting three undocumented mexicans "for financial gain." those marines were allegedly contacted by a recruiter in mexico and told where to pick up the migrants once they crossed into the u.s. the documents say the marines were spotted by a border agent just seven miles from mexico with the migrants in the back. one of the marines who was arrested said he was promised $1,000 for the pickup. their arrests triggered a broader investigation. officials say none of those arrested today served

so far, nothing for democrats. >> okay, martha raddatz joins us from washington. and the president tweeting today that the pentagon and top military leaders are thrilled to be doing this. is that what you're hearing from your sources? >> reporter: well, cecilia, this is a time when there are concerns about the military being politicized and some have i talked to say there is a whiff of politics in this. the head of iraq and afghanistan veterans of america saying this has the potential to divide and polarize and is the very opposite of what this holiday should exemplify. cecilia? >> martha, thank you. >>> overseas now, russia's defense ministry is reporting a deadly fire on board a secret russian submarine. 14 crew members killed, including seven decorated captains. the fire taking place on one of the navy's nuclear powered deep sea subs in the pacific. the submarine has been towed back to a russian port. >>> and back here now, where nike is facing a major backlash after canceling the release of a new sneaker that featured the so-called betsy ross flag over its per

martha raddatz is live. >>> the massacre overseas. more than 30 people killed when that man doused this building and what he yelled beforehand. >> and two bus scare, one full of children catching fire. and a school bus, the driver crossing the center line. the other driver running to board the bus while it's moving. >>> and america strong, the vietnam veteran and now an entire community answering the call. >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a thursday night. we will get to the sweltering heat and the warning. but first, growing outrage over the president's tweets. the crowd chanting, "send her back." after the president took aim and words sends her back. jon karl asking if he his tweet led them to this. the president takes no responsibility, and saying he was not happy about it. jonathan karl leading us off. trump disavowing the words of his own supporters, who turned his tweet suggesting four democratic congresswomen "go back" to the countries they came from into a chant. >> send her back! send her back! >> r

martha raddatz is live. >>> the massacre overseas. more than 30 people killed when that man doused this building and what he yelled beforehand. >>> back here at home tonight, two major bus scares, one full of children returning from youth camp catching fire. and a school bus, the driver suffering a medical emergency, crossing the center line. that other driver there running to board the bus while it's moving. >>> your health. coffee and cancer. the new study in tonight. >>> and america strong, the vietnam veteran and now an entire community answering the call. >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a thursday night. we will get to the sweltering heat and now the warnings in just a moment. but first, growing outrage over the president's tweets. overnight, those chants in the president's rally. the crowd chanting, "send her back." after the president took aim at congresswoman omar and the crowd in north carolina then offering those words, send her back. jon karl asking if he his tweet led them to this. the president

let's go to martha raddatz. what do we know about the seized ships? >> reporter: the iranians seized a british flagged tanker with 23 crew members in the strait of hormuz claiming it violated international rules. a liberian tanker also seized. the british foreign secretary saying he is extremely concerned about the seizure, calling it unacceptable. president trump showing today it says iran is nothing but trouble. david, it is a serious escalation. >> martha, in the meantime, the iran denying -- u.s. saying it destroyed an iranian drone, and iran is showing video they claim proves it. >> reporter: that's right. iranian state tv, they aired video they claim came from the drone the u.s. says it destroyed. the video has a time stamp that would be after the hour the u.s. said the drone went down. but there is no proof that the time stamp is accurate, and the white house today said there is very clear evidence the iranian drone was destroyed by the u.s. military, david. >> all right, escalation indeed. martha, all right, thank you. >>> tonight, an american

martha raddatz standing by. >>> outrage at the border. a secret facebook group discovered. and former border agents accused of joking about migrant deaths and posting racist and sexest jokes. the investigation tonight. >>> the urgent manhunt tonight for an escaped killer, cutting off his ankle monitor and

as martha raddatz reports, washington is piling on even more economic sanctions. >> reporter: the "uss president says an iranian drone approached the "boxer" coming within 1,000 yards. >> the boxer took defensive action against an iranian drone which had closed in to a very, very near distance, ignoring multiple calls to stand down, and was threatening the safety of the ship and the ship's crew. >> reporter: the drone was not shot down. the marines brought it down with counter-drone jamming equipment. it was less than a month ago that iran shot down a far more sophisticated and expensive u.s. drone. and just before that iranian drone was destroyed, iranian state tv says its revolutionary guard forces seized a foreign tanker and its crew, accusing them of smuggling fuel. the reaction from iran has been muted. the foreign minister saying he had no information about losing a drone, but did point out in a tweet that the persian gulf is off iran's coast, implying the u.s. should stay out of its neighborhood. martha raddatz, abc news, washington. >> our thanks to martha. >>> staying in washi

martha raddatz, abc news, washington. >>> back here in this country, hundreds of thousands of people rico to demand the governor's resignation. >> the massive crowds shut down an expressway, paralyzing the city of san juan. protesters and police crashed monday night and tear gas was used. the island was already reeling from hurricane maria, debt crisis, and a corruption scandal. the release of private messages between governor rossello and his inner circle may have been the final straw. the governor says he won't seek re-election but frustrated residents want him out now. >>> much of venezuela is in the dark this morning. in caracas the power outage snarled traffic, shutting down the subway system. workers were forced to walk home during rush hour. it's the first blackout to hit the capital since march. the government blames this power outage on a so-called electromagnetic attack. authorities are working to restore service. >>> a top credit reporting agency will pay dearly for a breach that exposed sensitive information for nearly half the country. equifax will shell out at least $70

abc's martha raddatz has more. >> reporter: at the lincoln memorial, workers hanging bunting.ting up the presidential podium for president trump's unusual fourth of july address to the nation. >> it's going to be about this country, and it's a salute to america. >> reporter: a salute where the military will play a big part. the president has been fixated on a grand military display since he saw the bastille day celebration in france. thursday's event on the national mall will include military units and fly-overs by air force one and the blue angels. >> the best fighter jets in the world and other planes too. and we're going to have some tanks stationed outside. >> reporter: those tanks spotted in washington, to the dismay of the city council, which tweeted, tanks but no tanks. they worry all the military hardware, even though the 60-ton tanks will be stationary, will damage the national mall. >> he is not respecting the traditions of this city and region, and it is much resented. >> reporter: the white house insists the extravaganza is about patriotism, not politics. and it is

here is martha raddatz. >> reporter: tonight, graphic and disturbing allegations from colonel kathryn spletstoser. her lawyer telling abc news the 28-year army veteran felt she had a moral responsibility to come forward. in explicit detail, she tells the "new york times" that in december of 2017, at a defense forum in california, her then boss, air force general john hyten, came to her hotel room saying he wanted to talk to her. spletstoser says he "pulled her to him and kissed her on the lips while pressing himself against her" and then ejaculated. she said he later apologized and said he had tried to kiss and touch her "several times" prior to this alleged assault. hayten, who would be the country's number two military officer if confirmed as the next joint chiefs vice chairman, denies the allegations which were reported just after his formal nomination was announced in april. military investigators concluded there was insufficient evidence to support the accusations findings. earlier this week, both hyten and spletstoser testified privately before the senate armed services committe

let's go to martha raddatz. what do we know about the seized ships? >> reporter: iran had seized 23 violated kreerp rules. the british foreign secretary saying he is extremely concerned about the seizure, calling it unacceptable. david, this is a series escalation. >> martha, in the meantime, the u.s. saying it destroyed an iranian drone, and iran is showing video they claim proves it. >> reporter: that's right. they aired video they claim came from the drone the u.s. says it destroyed. the video has a time stamp that would be after the hour the drone went down. there is no proof that the time stamp is accurate. and the white house today said there is very clear evidence the iranian drone was destroyed by the u.s. military. >> all right, martha, thank you. >>> tonight, an american man accused of being an isis tighter is in federal custody. 42-year-old citizen born in kazakhstan. he joined isis and became a sniper of trainer of new recruits. he recruited a nypd informabt. >>> an american woman and her boyfriend discovered on the side of the road in dan

abc's martha raddatz has more details on the photos. >> reporter: as for those images of what the iranians are claiming are cia officers, some of the names do match with current or former state department employees, but they came from business cards that the iranians found, but whether they were real cia officers or not, the iranians have put those individuals in danger by releasing those images and names. >> president trump dismissed the claim as totally false. as tensions rise he said it's getting harder for him to want to make a deal with iran because officials there have behaved very badly. >>> this morning the lights are out across much of venezuela. in caracas the massive power outage snarled traffic shutting down the subway system forcing workers to walk home during rush hour. it's the first blackout to hit the capital since march. the government blames this power outage on a so-called electromagnetic attack. authorities are working to restore service. >>> and in the uk british -- the british will find out this morning who will replace theresa may as their next prime minister. forme

but abc's martha raddatz reports some say the salute is sending the wrong message. >> reporter: this is a time when there are concerns about the military being politicized and some i have talked to say there is a whiff of politics in this. the head of iraq and afghanistan veterans of america saying this has the potential to divide and polarize and is the very opposite of what this holiday should exemplify. >> "the washington post" reports the national park service is diverting $2.5 million to pay for the event, which is separate from the annual live concert at the other end of the national mall by the capitol. >>> well, it looks like the race for president is getting tighter. a new poll of democrats found senator kamala harris is now in a virtual tie with former vice president joe biden. the quinnipiac poll was taken after last week's debate. >>> and president trump may be trying to upstage former special counsel robert mueller. the president is now planning to hold a campaign rally in north carolina on july 17th. that, as you may know, is the same day mueller's testifying before con

abc's martha raddatz has more on what's at stake. >> reporter: this missile traveled about 260 miles,hich is similar to the two that the north launched last may. president trump downplayed the missile launches in may. in fact, on monday president trump boasted that there had been no missile or rocket testing and that his relationship with north korea is very good. but this launch could further complicate any new talks between kim and trump. >> north korea's desperately seeking relief from crippling sanctions. some say launching missiles may be kim's way of showing the u.s. what will happen if negotiations fail. >>> breaking news this morning involving wealthy financier and convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein. there are multiple reports that he was found on the floor of his new york jail cell in a fetal position. an investigation is under way. he was reportedly found semi-conscious and had marks on his neck, and he's reportedly been placed on suicide watch. epstein has pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking and conspiracy charges and was denied bail last week. >>> also breaking overn

and just moments ago, the martha raddatz standing or iran. >>> outrage at the border. a secret facebook group discovered. current and former border agent sexist jokes. the investigation tonight. >>> violent protests erupting

our chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz is tracking the very latest from washington. , this was certainly a first, but the big question this morning, how much did they actually accomplish? >> reporter: exactly, cecilia. it was indeed a first, a u.s. president walking into north korean territory but will it lead to de-nuclearization, which is what the u.s. says kim promised more than a year ago. it was an extraordinary visual as president trump took the final steps north toward the line separating north and south korea, a smiling kim jong-un walking briskly to meet him. >> my friend. >> translator: it is good to see you again. >> reporter: the north korean dictator, one of the world's most brutal dictators warmly greeting the u.s. president. good to see you again, he said, i never expected to meet you at this place. >> my honor. would you like me to step across? >> reporter: president trump walking onto north korean territory. the first time a sitting american president has ever stepped foot inside the reclusive state and gave the dictator another handshake before the c

let's bring in our chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz in washington. rtha, this is prompting a new warning from president trump. >> absolutely, cecilia. the president is now warning iran that they are playing with fire. president trump has said again and again that the u.s. will not allow iran to get a nuclear weapon but it is unclear what his next move will be aside from threats and his so-called maximum pressure campaign, cecilia. >> and, martha, the president also making headlines on another front, this one for his fourth of july plans. he's going to be giving a big speech, he says, on the national mall and word now that he's asked the pentagon to bring in fighter jets and military tanks? >> reporter: as you know, cecilia, ever since he saw the bastille day celebration in paris in 2017, trump has wanted a similar parade in washington and now we know what that will include and what it will not. the blue angels will perform. there will be an air force one flyover and other military aircraft and tanks stationed on the streets. the associated press caugh

chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz has been tracking all of that. ha, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, amy. this morning, the iranians claim they have not lost any drones in the strait of hormuz or anywhere else and say they have images proving it, adding that they worry the u.s. shot down one of its own drones by mistake, but that is certainly not what the u.s. is saying. president trumelf announcing that the warship, the "uss boxer," destroyed and iranian drone in the strait after it approached the ship within a thousand feet in what he said threatened the safety of the ship and its crew. a u.s. official telling abc that the marines on board brought down the drone with jamming equipment on the ship that caused the drone to crash after electronically interfering with its flight, amy. >> so they have destroyed one of our drones. we have vowed one of their drones. but there is a big difference between those drones, correct? >> reporter: really a huge difference. the drone that the u.s. shot down was an extremely sophisticated, highly cl

our chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz is tracking the latest on all this. good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, cecilia. the cia would never publicly identify its officers but the images and names that iran has released puts those individuals in danger, whether they worked for the cia or not. the images which we have blurred were released as part of what the iranians claim is a network of spies. the iranians say the largely western looking men had recruited iranian nationals working in sensitive positions to obtain information for the the iranians men they claimed worked for the cia, some matching current or former state department employees. >> i read a report today about cia. that's totally a false story. that's another lie. they put out propaganda. they put out lies. >> reporter: this comes as the first images of those crew members from the british oil tanker seized by the iranians, the crew of the ship now in port in southern iran, armed iranian guard corps members checking out the ship as soon as it docked. this after that dramatic takeover o

let's bring in martha raddatz who's in d.c. hosting "this week" later this morning. martha, good morning. let's pick up with this biden story. i noticed that after he issued that apology we just heard, clearly hoping to put this issue behind him, the press secretary for kamala harris tweeted, every candidate's record will and should be scrutinized in this race. there are no free passes. so does that suggest to you that biden's really not out of the woods on this issue of race? >> well, kamala harris' press secretary is probably right. he's probably not out of the woods. it took him weeks to apologize, so clearly, this issue was sticking to joe biden. and it will in the future. he'll be scrutinized about everything. all of the candidates will be scrutinized about everything. you'll probably hear joe biden mention barack obama a lot on the campaign trail. certainly trying to put all of this behind him. but this is a campaign about issues, this is a campaign about every issue, the press and his opponents will keep looking at this issue. >> yeah, barack obama was a huge t

>> announcer: here now co-anchor martha raddatz. >> good morning and welcome to "this week." so much to get to, from the president's salute to america to the explosive "the new york times" report that dropped last night with new, firsthand accounts of the squalid conditions at a detention facility in texas. >>> but we begin with our brand-new abc news/"washington post" poll, the president's approval rating at 44%, that's a career high in our poll. and yet, 53% disapprove of his performance, making president trump the only president in modern history to have majority disapproval ratings for his first 2 1/2 years in office. and just 40% of americans approve of how he's handling his signature issue -- immigration. the numbers there falling sharply along partisan lines. the overwhelming majority of americans agree, immigration is a whole will factor heavily into their 2020 vote. the backdrop, the growing evidence of a humanitarian crisis on the southern border. that "new york times" article drawing from interviews with former and current border patrol agents detailing outbreaks o

martha raddatz, abc news, washington. >> our thanks to martha there. >>> investigators are trying toident is being treated as a possible assault or suicide attempt. epstein has been placed on suicide watch. investigators have not ruled out that epstein paid someone to beat him up. he told authorities he doesn't remember what happened. this all comes one week after epstein, awaiting trial for sex trafficking charges, was denied bail. >>> a 26-year-old man is in custody after a long deadly rampage across los angeles. police say gerry zaragoza killed his father and brother and shot his mother. he's also suspected of killing a female acquaintance and shooting another man at a gas station. before being arrested the suspect tried to rob a customer at a bank and killed a stranger on a city bus. there's no motive this morning. >>> and in washington, d.c., police are asking for the public's help in identifying several teens involved in an attack on two men. the incident you see here happened right outside the washington hilton early on the morning of july 14th. police released the video in ho

martha raddatz is tracking the latest from washington. rtha, there are reports this morning that both of these missiles may now be a new type of missile? >> exactly cecelia. south korean military officials confirming now that both missiles had features indicating they were a new type of short-range ballistic missiles, one of them traveling more than 400 miles into the sea. the other traveling more than 250 miles, both fired from mobile launchers. there were two short-range missile tests back in may as well. these most recent launches could be in reaction to u.s./south korean military exercises that are planned for next month. kim has warned that if those exercises were not canceled, it could affect nuclear negotiations. but as you know, president trump continues to say he has a very good relationship with kim although there has been no progress on denuclearization, cecilia. >> okay, martha, thank you. george? >>> we turn to that mystery surround disgraced financier jeffrey epstein. he was taken to the hospital from the jail cell where he i

our chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz tracking all the new developm t developments. morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, george. this morning, we know a british warship intervened with the iranians in a dramatic encounter and this morning, a mass roundup of those iranians accused of spying. iran accuses the 17 iranian nationals of spying and meeting with cia officials. in a press conference this morning in tehran releasing documents and photos of men they say were recruited online. several already sentenced to death. this comes as new details from the seizure of that british tanker just days ago. >> stena impero, if you obey, you will be safe, over. >> reporter: a warning from iran's revolutionary guard to the british oil tanker to turn around. >> change your course to 360, 360 degrees immediately. >> reporter: but it was not the tanker crew that responded to the warning, it was a british warship trying to stop the iranian commandos from boarding the commercial tanker, the "mv. stena." >> please confirm that you are not intending to violate international law b

chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz is tracking this for us from washington and, martha, iran sending a message here. >> reporter: they sure are, robin. president trump this morning warning iran that it better be careful and secretary of state mike pompeo telling iran it could face further sanctions. but it is clearer than ever this morning that iran is violating that 2015 joint nuclear agreement unless iran gets some sort of economic relief from the very strict sanctions already in place. the country's already exceeded limits on how much nuclear fuel it can store but going beyond the limits of uranium enrichment is more serious, putting the country back on the path to possibly building a nuclear bomb. that is still a long way off but clearly iran is not backing down despite threats from the u.s. and those countries still part of the agreement. robin? >> one of those countries is britain and they find themselves in the middle of a controversy this morning. ambassadors leaked a communication which he was -- let's just say very critical of the trump administration. >> he w

our chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz is tracking the fallout in washington.ood morning. >> reporter: good morning. this was a mass arrest that no one in that marine corps battalion at camp pendleton will forget. they were all lined up in formation when authorities swept in and one by one pulled out those 16 marines with everyone watching. they were handcuffed and taken into custody. the marine corps says this was for their alleged involvement in various illegal activities including human smuggling. earlier this month two marines were charged with transporting migrants for financial gain. the charging documents say a contact in mexico told the marines where to pick up the migrants once they crossed the border into the u.s. this is an embarrassment for the marine corps, especially since other marines from camp pendleton had been tasked by the pentagon to help secure the border. george. >> certainly is embarrassing. martha, thanks very much. >>> we've got growing outrage at the university of mississippi over this photo. take a look, showing three fraternity brot