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

kenneth moton has the details. >> reporter: good morning. it was a texas clash that's already being pointed to as an example of the heated debate over president trump's immigration policies. texas house scuffle. lawmakers of the state capitol monday in a heated face-to-face hurling death threat. >> there was a threat made from representative rinaldi to put a bullet in one of my colleague's heads. >> reporter: democrats in a shovin m the reason -- a massive protest in the building sparked by a tough new anti-sanctuary cities law in texas. tensions escalated when representative matt rinaldi told a group of hispanic representatives he had called i.c.e. on demonstrators. >> that's racist behavior. >> i know they were saying stuff to my. i was saying stuff to them. both designed to incite each other. all sides were emotional. >> reporter: signed into law by governor greg abbott it threatens to jail or removes chiefs from office. police can ask the immigration status of anyone they stop. protesters in texas before promised legal action at the cent

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

. >> kenneth moton, and i am diane macedo. we have a lot to get to today. especially with this comey firing. we have some new developments now on president trump's firing of the fbi director. >> last night comey sent a letter to former colleagues at the fbi saying he its not going to dwell on the president's decision. officials say comey asked for resources for the investigation into the russian elect, meddling. a claim the justice department denies. and the senate committee looking into the possible ties between the trump campaign and russia subpoenaed former national security adviser michael flynn. >> president trump is now citing job performance as his motive. abc's lana zach has details. >> reporter: the day after the president decided to fire the man in charge of the fbi president met with russia's foreign minister and ambassador in the oval office. suspicious timing for democrats who are questioning the president's motivation to fire james comey. >> fbi director comey was leading an investigation into whether the trump campaign colluded with the russi

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

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abc's kenneth moton joins us now from washington with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, kendis and diane. the white house is hoping for health care vote before the house goes on a week-long recess tomorrow. today president trump making another play on health care. >> how is health care coming, folks? we moving along? i think it's time now, right? >> reporter: the president more like a coach in front of lawmakers while honoring the u.s. air force academy football team. by our count two noes can tank the new house gop plan to repeal and replace obamacare. >> we're excited about this policy and making very good progress with our members. >> reporter: at issue, pre-existing conditions. states would be allowed to opt out of covering them. a move that satisfies the hard-line freedom caucus but not moderates like representative fred upton. >> this amendment torpedoes that and i told the leadership i cannot support this bill with this provision in it. >> reporter: upton now working on an amendment to provide a billion dollars over five ye

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

abc's kenneth moton has more from nw washington. today in britain.. law enforcement agents are suspects arrested in connection to the bombing that took the lives of 22 people in manchester one week ago. but as the country ratchets down it's terror alert-- a different problem bu over the holiday weekend. molly hunter has more. shocking video to show you now of a at a california amusement park. we want to tell you now-- that the boy you're about to see is ok. and that is a small miracle because dozens of people saw the ten year old go flying off the emerald plunge water slide on saturday. it happened the water park's grand opening. the boy, reached the bottom of the slide, then bounced up, and landed on the concrete. onlookers were the boy was treated at the scene. he walked away with just minor scratches. a similar ride, "the dublin screamer," is also closed, as a precaution.. as investigators try to determine what went wrong. former yankee alex rodriguez has a new job. he's joining the abc news team. "a-rod" has signed a deal to become a network contr

abc's kenneth moton has more. as president trump, riding high after vote, returned home to new york city and was met by a massive protest. it's his first visit back since being inaugurated. a thousand extra police officers were called in to handle the crowds, whwe everything from immigration - to the health care vote. president trump met with the prime minister of australia and delivered remarks at a dinner onboard the uss intrepid. however, he is not staying in new york city for long. the president is spending the weekend at his golf club in nearby new jersey. developing now in virignia. 2 families are lucky to be alive after escaping a fast-moving house fire in manassas last night. our cameras were there shortly after fire crews finally got the flames under control. it happened in the 93-hundre block of nash drive. the home is a total loss. investigators believe the fire started in the garage, but it's still not clear what sparked it. one firefigher was treated for a minor injury. police now looking for more vic

abc's kenneth moton has more. meanwhile-- president trump and russian president vladimir putin have one-on-one meeting at the g-20 summit in germany in july. the white house says the two leaders had a quote "very good" phone call focused on syria. it was the first call since that u-s missile strike on a syrian air base in response to a chemical gas attack. there are two ongoing congressional investigations into russian meddling in the last election. but it's unclear if the two leaders will discuss that. a terrifying scene for a young family. they were coming home from a child's birthday party when gunshots rang out -- sending everyone running. as tom roussey reports-- when it was over, at least 30 shots were fired. a key clue - after a racist display on the american university police now trying to find the culprit-- using security camera video. american university police say each vieo 4am monday, shows the person of interest walking through campus. police believe this may be the very person responsible for hanging

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

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

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

kenneth moton has more. this morning.. investigators are investigators are trying to find out what what caused another fire.. this one at an abandoned synagogue in new york city. the fire broke out around seven last night in the historic building on the lower east side. it took firefighters about two hours to bring the flames under control. no one was injured. the gothic building was originally built in 1850 as a baptist church, until it was converted into a synagogue. it was closed in 2007. new this morning.. a private service will be held for actor powers boothe in his home state of texas. boothe died last night at his home in los angeles. his publicist says the actor died in his sleep of natural causes. boothe was known for playing villains in films including "sin city" and "tombstone." he also starred in the t-v series, "deadwood," and "agents of s.h.i.e.l.d." he received an emmy for playing cult powers boothe was 68-years-old. a busy mothers day for the nationals. they played a double header on sunday. and if that was

abc's kenneth moton has the latest from washington. and as you just heard-- boris epshteyn joins a list heard-- boris epshteyn joins a list of more than two dozen people to receive requests for information from the house intelligence committee as part of its russia investigation. epshteyn is a former white house communications official and current employee of sinclair broadcast group -- owner of this station. epshteyn's attorney tells abc news quote. "like many others, mr. epshteyn has received a broad, preliminary request for information. this is a voluntary request. mr. epshteyn has not been subpoenaed nor do we anticipate that he will be." new this morning-- comedian kathy controversial photo, holding up what appears to be the severed head of president trump. facing strong backlash-- griffin responded last night online. the comedian may also face consequences at c-n-n where she co-hosts the annual new years eve show. a spokesperson for the network called griffin's actions "disgusting and offensive". but they added that cnn has not m

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

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

get to abc news reporter kenneth moton with developing story. >> reporter: another stunning headline. >> if true another disturbing allegation that the president may have engaged in interference or obstruction of the investigation. >> reporter: abc news confirms a source close to comey says comey wrote a memo detailing a white house conversation with president trump. in the memo quoted president who said flynn is a good guy, i hope you can let this go. "new york times" first reported memo was part of a paper trail that comey wanted to leave behind as evidence of improper influence into the investigation. white house is disputing it. saying president never asked mr. comey or anyone else to end any investigation including against general flynn. this is not truthful representation. said comey was fired because not doing a good job, admitted investigation into russia played a role. jason chaffetz tweeted, if memo exists need to see it sooner rather than later. pen is ready. >> on a day we thought things couldn't get any worse, they have. >> if mr. comey is alleging the president did somet

get to abc news reporter kenneth moton with developing story. >> reporter: another stunning headline. >> if true another disturbing allegation that the president may have engaged in interference or obstruction of the investigation. >> reporter: abc news confirms a source close to comey says comey wrote a memo detailing a white house conversation with president trump. in the memo quoted president who said flynn is a good guy, i hope you can let this go. "new york times" first reported memo was part of a paper trail that comey wanted to leave behind as evidence of improper influence into the investigation. white house is disputing it. saying president never asked mr. comey or anyone else to end any investigation including against general flynn. this is not truthful representation. said comey was fired because not doing a good job, admitted investigation into russia played a role. jason chaffetz tweeted, if memo exists need to see it sooner rather than later. pen is ready. >> on a day we thought things couldn't get any worse, they have. >> if mr. comey is alleging the president did somet

. >> want to just prove once and for all, that kenneth moton and i are not the same person.meeting of the mind in baltimore. awesome hotel there. just to make sure. the only reason we took this photo. we are not the same person. >> i mean could be photo shopped. >> that's true. >> seen it done before. >> i could deal with the pecs that kenneth moton has. stars had a good weekend. >> went to see "top gun" on the intrepid, greatest thing ever. >> they have whole bunch of movies. why were you cringing? >> my rendition? >> no, no. it sounded. >> they have movies there all summer. how cool to watch. >> too much top gun with all the planes right there. >> fleet week. >> oh, even better. >> the big ships and stuff. >> all right military men nearby, huh. >> those too. 70th annual cannes film festival came to a close. sophia copolla, best director. second woman to get the prize. >> there were tons of stars. there could only be one mvp. and a breakout star last year. and, he is back. meet him, the protector of, trains and keeper of the gowns. >> he made the rounds last year, everybody

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

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abc's kenneth moton has the latest from washington.o, former president obama and first lady michelle obama will unveil a concept for their library and museum during a community meeting. a three-dimensional model of the obama presidential center will be shown during the event. the presidential center will be built in jackson park on the city's south side. it's expected to be open in 2021 and may cost at least 500 million dollars. new this morning.. late-night host jimmy kimmel taking a break from the laughs - to get personal about the health of his new born son. kimmel says the first surgery went well and baby william will have a second open heart procedure within the next three to six months. dry today - but rain later this week.. the day we could see a soggy commute - coming up.. but first - here's what's ahead tonight on abc seven. stronger is rebuilding a newborn's heart... and restoring a father's faith. it's standing tall after one surgery... not six. stronger is being a t