is 17-year-old norman white, a sophomore, as a sophomore at gwen park high practicing varsity football, school known for its competitive football program. white was class of 2018. he wore jersey 51 and his highlighted on huddle.com a web page used to show employers outstanding performance on the field. his coach tells fox 5 that white was gearing up to start his senior year and looking to switch position in hopes of getting the attention of college scouts and today, his team mates and his coach learned of his death, this is how he's being remembered. >> norman was one of the biggest little since the 20 years i've been coaching here at gwen park. called him storming norman. we gave him that name, we don't play favoritism. he played the line for us. 175 pound line man. going against 300 pounders and he, you know, he's constantly meeting the challenge, constantly saw him at practice. what he was doing and how he was doing it. he was doing a great job at it. >> and there's less than a month left of classes for prince george's county high school students. the first football game for this te

he was going at a lot of big people for his size. >> by the time he was sophomore norman white was a starting player for the gwen park high varsity football team. >> he played the line for us 175 pound line man going against 300 pounders and he, you know, he's constantly meeting the challenge and constantly awe saw him in practice what he was doing and how he was doing it a great job. >> one month shy of senior plans were in the works to play him as running back in hopes a scout would pluck him off the high school field and into a college stadium. >> 9-1 season. he was a hard worker. if he was not a football practice or working he was d.j.ing he did that. display on video reels of talent own huddle.com hardworking 17-year-old with endless dreams that died here at this tree on this wooded barrier off temple hill road in clinton. >> temple hill road and miss cat way road. >> it was raining. the road is dark at night. sometimes the lights are on. sometimes they're not. there are dips in the road. and there's a curve. >> neighbors say the curvy stretch of road is not only dangerous but l

devon brooks organized this vigil in honor of his close friend 17-year-old norman white. it was an emotionally charged march through the victim's clinton, maryland -- to the victim's clinton, maryland home. the victim went by norm to family and friends. his father said white recently chose to be baptized and was never in a fight. sharing one of his favorite memories. >> he'd always say if there's something you want, get it, dad. you got it, get it and that was his thing. anything that he wanted he would work to get. never asked me for a penny. he paid for his car with his own money. >> reporter: his son was on his way home from work last tuesday when his son's car went off temple hill road and struck a tree. it. after 10 p.m. his mother told the group of teens to drop the phones, forget the music and when dr >> you kids do something great in life because you only got one chance, one, one. that's it, one chance. >> we always believed in you. the whole football team believed in you. >> reporter: funeral services for norman white took place on wednesday. in clinton stephanie

this was 17-year-old norman white.made it to the varsity football team as a sophomore and was hoping college scouts would soon take notice. today the practice for his team was not us is spented his coach says that is what he would are have wanted. his team hope to win a championship game in his ho honor. >> and now prince will county police investigating a case of animal cruelty. >> two dogs found dead one in a duffle back. live in dumphries with that story tonight. >> reporter: well, jim, sarah, two pirt bulls dead as you mentioned one in duffle back andick container made near the shopping plaza on dark road along railroad tracks. facebook post garnered a lot after tension and dozens of comments one user suggesting that the dogs may have been dumped after dog fighting and police not ready to make that connection just yet and warning and reminding everyone that dog fighting is illegal in the state. >>> investigators conducted raids at homes believed to be connected to the manchester arena bomber. solomon abeti police t

norman white lost control of his car and crashed into a tree on tuesday night.ay it is not the first fatal crash. fox5's marina maracco is live in clinton with the >>reporter: tony to give you some confection here, in the past four years there have been four fatal accidents here on temple hill road, the two, most recent oneses happened in the past six months and just blocks away here there's an elementary school just blocks from the scene of the crash on tuesday and although you see the photo enforcement signs here, the speed cameras have been moved leaving this this area without a single speed deterrent. this is cellphone video from tuesday's night's fatal accident fire crews working to get 17 dwreer old norman white out of his car after he lost control and crashed into a tree. it was a rainy night on this curvey stretch of temple hill road that has a speed limit of 35 miles per hour and to be clear the accident remains under investigation and police have not said what caused the young man to lose control of his car. but tonight neighbors hearsay they're fed up

norman white just 17 years old. shomari stone tells us how he is being remembered. >> reporter: tonight this father is heart broken. his son was driving home from work. his football teammates, his classmates and family tell me he was a good guy. >> really like a dream. >> reporter: philip and yolanda white are grieving. their 17-year-old son norman died in a car crash. >> good kid, no fights in school, no drugs, no gangs. >> reporter: norman was driving ho hill road when he slammed into a tree at 10:15 tuesday night. >> right before he left work, maybe 9:15 i said the roads are wet, please be safe. >> reporter: norman was a sophomore. his head football coach called him storming norman. >> big heart, very big smile, very shy kid. >> reporter: after school today norman's classmates told me they were in shock. >> i can't believe it. i was just talking to him. >> reporter: yesterday? >> yeah. >> everyone was pretty much mourning. >> reporter: his father says he will miss his son's spirit. >> he was a light shining on ev

tonight, loved ones remember norman white.s 17 years old and died on a car crash on his way home from workhis morning. >> 51! 51! 51! >> they were chanting 51, the number of white's football jeey a way of coming together and supporting his family. >> we feel love for his parents and mom and coach hayes and the football team because it hurts. i wanted to bring the whole school together. >> white was killed on tuesday after losing control of his car near clinton. prince george's county police are still trying to figure out exactly what happened that night. they want anyone with any information to give them a call. >>> a man in rural mississippi who allegedly went on a deay shooting rampage says he didn't mean to take the life of a sheriff's deputy. the suspect telling a reporter he doesn't deserve to live after what he did. a total of eight people died during today's shooting spree. dan has the details. >> reporter: there was a dispute that ended in gunfire. saturday night, investigators say a sheriff's deputy was called to a do

they've witnessed accident vic timents here take their last breath at the very same embankment where norman white died tuesday night. they're demanding action from their leaders. it's just a terribl ago coming this way, a truck flipped over and i drove past and he was trying to bank to get out. i just made a u-turn and called the police. complaining about that road and for years nothing was done about it. so a 17 year old man who had a promising future had to die in order for you to say, okay, well, let's take a look at this road and see what's really going on with the road. i want to know why it took so long. >> what i think they're going to end up doing is put a speed camera right here or something about like that because the city is about money. they don't want to spend no money to fix it. they want money to go back into their pockets. they'll put a speed camera here to make people slow down and that will help, but that's not going to help in the long run. there will be more accidents. somebody is going to crash again. >> tonight we caught up with a council member for this district. that's cou

norman white was killed last week while driving home from his job at a pizza parlor. police say the 17-year-old lost kw control of his car and slammed into a tree. >>> the naacp is calling for a zero tolerance policy on hate and bias on college campuses. the demand from the group and student leaders come after the lieutenant richard collins at the university of maryland. police have linked the suspect to a white supremacist facebook group. more money for diversity education and a campus safety task force. but the naacp says the punishment for these incidents are not harsh nighenough. >> i want to see outline of the policy, consequences. and a task force on the campus, not just here, but outside. >> the state attorney's office says once prince george's county police wraps its investigation the fbi will take over to determine whether collins' murder was a hate crime. >>> president trump welcomes the prime minister of vietnam to the white house. but it is the russia investigation and a presidential tweet that will dominate the day. here are 4 things to national security

loved ones remember 17-year-old norman white last night. in a car crash on his way home from work. they chanted 51, the white's football jersey as they walked to his parents' house in clinton. his teammates organized that candle light vigil as a way of kochli in coming together and supporting his family. >> we love his parents, his mom and the coach and the football team. i wanted to bring the whole school together. >> white was killed tuesday night after losing control of his car in clinton. prince george's police are trying to figure out what happened there. anyone with information is asked to give them a call. >>> you may be one of the people worried about all of the children who go missing in d.c. missing.d.c..gov shows that 99% of the children come home out of the more than 900 missing children reports, only 28 are still missing. we have an interactive mappon nbcwashington.com of the open cases, the names of the children, that they loo >>> it was a dark day for metro when a train filled with smoke at if metro station. hurt dozens of peo

to bury >> kansas still numb to the fact her cousin norman white is gone. >> around 10:00 last night, the 17-year-old crashed into this large tree. along temple hill road in clinton. he had been driving home from the evening shift at pizza hut. white was a junior at gwen park high school in brandywine where he took part in the automotive academy and played on the football team. >> he went to work, he went to school. he played football. he was a really good kid. kevin: last summer white committed himself to god. picture here being baptized at the first baptist church of glenarden. his family confident he is now in heaven. >> he loved everybody. it's a tragedy we lost him at a young age. he had so much life and potential left. so much more to give. it's our job now as a family to carry out his legacy kevin: his family tells me he had just saved up enough money to buy his first car. a 1999 toyota camry. all new at 5:00, we will take a closer look at the stretch of road some refer to as death row. we are live in brandywine, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. michelle: coming up, good news about

kevin: loved ones describe norman white as a quiet respected young man.e attended school he played on the football team. he was an active member in the automobile club here. both of his parents own and operate their own companies. that prompted white at such a young age to want to be an entrepreneur himself. at just 17 years old, this teenager was running his own d.j. company and an entertainment company. that entertainment company involved a trailer full of playstations and x-boxes and wii's. he would take the trailer to churches and festivals an was paid a price to do so. then kids and adults would be able to play the entertainment games at the festivals. this was a young man who was doing everything correctly. his parents and the loved ones say. last night he was coming home from his job at pizza hut. working the everything shift. he was heading down temple hill road. a windy, wooded stretch when he lost control of his hit a tree. police are not sure what if cause of the crash was but they are looking at all possibilities. speed, distracted driving and

norman white was killed after driving home from his job from a pizza parlor. prince george's county police say the 17-year-old lost control of his car and slammed into a tree on temple hill road. a funeral will be held at the first baptist church of glenarden. >>> the naacp is calling for a zero tolerance policy on hate and bias incidents on college campuses. the demands from the group and student leaders come after the unprovoked stabbing of lieutenant richard collins at the university of maryland. police have linked the suspect in this case to a white supremacist facebook group. the opportunity has announced plans for a hate bias response team. more money for diverse education. but the naacp said the punishments for these incidents are not harsh enough. policy, the consequences. i want to see a tank force on the campus, not just with people that are in the college but also maybe outside. >> now, some students want at least 50% of the task force to be populated by students. the state's attorney office says once prince george's county police wrap up its invest

police tell us norman white somehow lost control of his automobile and hit a tree on temple hills road in clinton last night. he was just 17 and would have been a senior next school year. he was a varsity football player there. the cause of the crash still under investigation this evening. >>> in northern virginia, major new information tonight about a falls church mother of two whose being detained by immigration officials. virginia's governor has pardoned her for the driving offenses that prompted her detention. men dez was held by immigration last t during a routine check-in because four years ago she was cited for a broken taillight and driving without a license. just a few minutes ago, i.c.e. said that even without any criminal convictions, men dez is still subject to deportation. >> right now tracking the rain across parts of our region but not in our area just yet. that rain just to our south. that means we're in for a very rainy night tonight and fairly rainy thursday too. showing some shower activity well back to the west, back towards elkins, west virginia. as we widen out he

norman white was killed last night in clinton while driving home from a pizza parlor. prince george's county police say the 17-year-old lost control of his car and slammed into a tree at temple hill road at celina street. a funeral service will be held at the first baptist church in glenarden. >>> the naacp is calling for a zero hate policy on bias. it comes after the unprovoked stabbing of lieutenant richard collins at the university of maryland. police have l to a white supremacist facebook page. the university has announced the hate bias response team. but the naacp says the punishment for these incidents is not harsh enough. >> i'd like to see out line of a policy. the sequences. i want to see a tank force on the campus. not just with people that are in the college. but also maybe outside. >> some students want at least 50% of that tank force to be populated by students. the state attorney's office says that once the prince george's county police are wrapped up with the homicide investigation, the fbi will take over to determine if collins' murder was a hate crime.

norman white was a junior. police say he lost control of his car on tuesday night on temple hill road and he crashed into a tree. neighbors say a number of accidents have happened in that stretch of the road there. just a few months ago a woman also lost control of her car and died there, too. >> fox5 update now. two men arrested in connection to a noose found hanging at crofton middle school have been charged with hate crime. connor prout and john mayer man charged yesterday. earlier a tea light fixture. police identified the suspect with the use of surveillance video from the school and they were initially charged with trespassing disturbing school operations and disorderly conduct now also charged with a hate crime. >>> changes coming to the university of maryland campus after bowie state university student was murdered there over the weekend. >> yesterday a moment of reflection was held on the campus in honor of the victim richard collins, iii. the school says the incident has shaken the campus community. o

funeral services held today for norman white. his friends, his family, his classmates celebrating his life at the first baptist church. white was just 17. he died last week after losing control of his car, crashing into a tree. he was on his way home fm >> now to a major drug bust on the eastern shore this evening. 18 people are facing felony charges accused in an opioid ring. police showed off some of the drugs here, cash too, firearms that they recovered as part of their sting. investigators tell us the group distributed large amounts of opioids, marijuana and cocaine throughout maryland and delaware. we're told the arrest came as part of a six week effort by law enforcement throughout maryland. >> scott macfarlane, new developments on a deadly truck bombing in kabul, afghanistan. the white house said president trump has spoken with the president of afghanistan about the attack and did so early morning. that blast killed 90 people and wounded hundreds of others and says 11 u.s. citizen contractors were injured but those people

norman white was a junior at gwynn park high school.ost control of his car tuesday night on tell me hill road and crashed into a tree. neighbors say that area of the road is dangerous. in fact just a few months ago a woman also lost control of her car and died there. >> in the wake of monday's terror attack in england warner brothers canceled its london debut for the new movie wonder woman. the uk premiere had been set for may 31st. however tonight's world premiere in los angeles is expected to go on as scheduled. >> here at home plans to demolish rfk stadium prompt predominant mayor bowser to announce plans for the robert kennedy memorial project. kennedy served as attorney general during his brother's presidency. rfk was assassinated in 1968. the kennedy family is involved in planning details of a kennedy monument. >> a research center in northern virginia. scientists from the university of virginia and george mason university will be a part of the committee. governor terry mcauliffe says the state is withholding the funds to build th

norman white was a junior at gwynn park high school. tell me hill road crashed into a tree. neighbors say thatter a of the road is dangerous. >>> happening today in the district, mayor muriel bowser will mark the beginning of a multi-million dollars elementary school renovation. the updates are planned for benjamin orr elementary school. it will include new library gym and playground. once completed meet the lead certification for eco friendliness. today on capitol hill renewed push for federal $15 minimum wage. the ceo of the and pizza chain will join lawmakers including nancy pelosi to introduce new legislation to raise the federal minimum wage. it has been set at $7.25 an hour since 2009. the new bill is calling for $15 an hour by the year 2024. steve. >> take a break from news and check out sports right now for the morning line a quick look at all things d.c. sports and we'll start with the nationals. a heads up if you are going to go to today's 4:005 baseball game. it has been moved up to 12:05 so a noon baseball game here in washi

agreed to notify the senate intelligence committee if the white house makes any moves to try to i russia-related investigation. >> thank you, janae norman, live in washington. >>> the white house is denying a new report that the president demanded james comey's loyalty. >> sources close to comey say he was summoned to the white house weeks after the inauguration. >> trump asked for his loyalty. >> i said, if it's possible, would you let me know am i under investigation? he said, you're not under investigation. i know that i'm not under investigation, me, personally. i'm not talking about campaigns. or anything else. i'm not under investigation. >> abc's jon karl pressed the white house. >> one of these conversations, the president said happened at dinner where the fbi director according to the president was asking to dprerngt don't you see how that's a conflict of interest. the fbi director is saying he wants to keep his job and the president is asked whether or not he's under investigation. >> i don't see that as a conflict of interest. and neither do the other scholars who have been commenting on it in the last hour. so no, i don't se

senate intelligence committee if the white house makes any moves to try to impede or quash the fbi's russia-related investigation. kenneth and diane? >> janai norman, live in washington, thank you. >>> the white house is denying a new report that claims president trump allegedly demanded james comey's loyalty. >> sources close to comey tell "the new york times" he was summoned to the white house weeks after the inauguration. the president asked him to pledge his loyalty to him. comey offered his honesty instead. it's not clear if it was at the same time he asked about the russian investigation. >> i said, if it's possible, would you let me know am i under investigation? he said, you're not under investigation. i know that i'm not under investigation, me, personally. i'm not talking about campaigns. i'm not talking about anything else. i'm not under investigation. >> now, abc's jonathan karl pressed the white house, asking if that's an inappropriate question for a president to ask an fbi director. >> one of these conversations, the president said happened at a dinner where the fbi director, according to the president, was asking to stay on as fbi d

norman white died in a crash on temple hill road last week.nce george's county police say he was driving home from his job when he lost control of his car and slammed into a he was just 17. the funeral is at the first baptist church. >>> now to melissa mollet to check on the commute. >> right now the beltway is looking normal at this point. earlier delays that are looking better. in silver spring dennis avenue east of university, a pedestrian struck. trying to get more information. southbound gw near the cia, disabled vehicle. and brand new crash reported southbound after 270. >> your forecast inex you'busted tail.rd. and impressed the boss. maybe, it's time to be your own. transform your career with strayer university's mba program today. let's get it, america. >>> temperatures in the mid 60s across the area now. another chance for a passing shower or thunderstorm later today. today's rain chance only 30%. more than enough sunshine to get temperatures back up into the low 80s for today. cooler and less humid weather for tomorrow. warm again o

abc's janai norman with what comes next--from the white house. new this morning. open in iran's presidential election. presidential election. sam sweeney is at the live desk with the implications this election may have on the u-s. sam? autria... all eyes on iranaian elections this morning where we expect a historical turnout. this is the first election since the us signed a nuclear deal with iran. the current leader hassan rouhani holds a lead in polls. he's a moderate whose running against a hard line conservative. many iranies feel rhouani gave up too much in the nuclear deal and is damaging their relgion. ap reporters in tehran are reporting long lines at polling locaitons. interestly enough there iraniaan americans will be able to cast their vo polling locations across the us. shocking 9-1-1 calls this morning.. after a woman drove the wrong way on route 50 in arnold - and hit another car head on. she- and another driver were killed. the woman's baby was in the car- and remains in critical condition. the big question still unanswered-- why she went the wrong w

white house. democrats and republicans want president trump to tell them what classified information she heard with top russian officials. abc news reporter jenai normanoins us live from the nation's capital. >> reporter: natasha, good morning, the white house is denying those reports, though they're the latest in a string of controversies plaguing the trump administration. the bombshell allegations rocking the west wing. >> i was in the room, it didn't happen. >> reporter: national security adviser h.r. mcmaster denying the "washington post" report that president trump shared highly classified information during this meeting with russia's foreign minister and u.s. ambassador in the oval office. >> the story that came out tonight as reported is false. the president and the foreign minister reviewed a range of common threats to our two countries, including threats to civil aviation. at no time, at no time, were intelligence

norman eisen in with us. also, commentator and former white house political adviser jeffrey lord. el, the president will face people he made promises to during the campaign. promises like this one. let's listen. >> we will move the american embassy to the eternal capital of the jewish people, jerusalem. >> well, the president has since backed off that promise. how does this hurt the president's credibility in israel? >> ana, thanks for having me. if the president can get away with facing the saudi and other muslim leadership from across the middle east after his outrageous and inflammatory anti-muslim statements in the campaign, he'll be able to get away with the israelis with not yet having moved the embassy to jerusalem. the line that the white house gives on background is not yet, we're considering, delay, procrastinate. and it's early in the relationship for them to take him to task. so he'll skate by this time. >> jeffrey, you know, promising to move the embassy was a pretty huge moment during the campaign. why should the israeli people believe the next promise he makes? >> we

white house. democrats and republicans want president trump to tell them what classified information she heard with top russian officials. abc news reporter jenai norman joins us live from the nation's capital. >> reporter: natasha, good morning, the white house is denying those reports, though they're the latest in a string of controversies plaguing the trump administration. the bombshell allegations rocking the west wing. >> i was in the room, it didn't happen. >> reporter: national security adviser h.r. mcmaster denying the "washington post" report that president trump shared highly classified information during this meeting with russia's foreign minister and u.s. ambassador in the oval office. >> the story that came out tonight as reported is false. the president and the foreign minister reviewed a range of common threats to our two countries, including threats to civil aviation. at no time, at no time, were intelligence sources or methods discussed. >> reporter: according to the "post," the classified information about an isis plot in sierra was give on the the u.s. by a partner and is so sensitive not even other allies have access to it. that ov

. >> janai norman live for us in washington. thanks so much. >>> well, the white house apparently didn't know comey was in california when it delivered his letter to the fbi. >> the president had become agitated that comey seemed too focused on the russia probe and not on stopping leaks. the post also says deputy attorney general rod rosenstein threatened to resign in the wake of the firing as the white house seemed to cast him as the person who proposed comey's dismissal. >>> congressman jason chaffetz is now calling on the justice department's inspector general to investigate comey's firing and democrats are demanding a special prosecutor. but they say they're not convinced that president trump got rid of comey to derail the investigation into alleged collusion between russia and the trump campaign, but house speaker paul ryan and other gop leaders are defending the president's decision. >> i think the president lost patience and i think people in the justice department lost confidence in director comey himself and i think the president was looking at a situatio

. >> all right, janai norman for us live in washington. janai, thanks. of course, the white house is hoping that they can just hit the reset button as the president embarks on that trip. >> jay, so it's going to be busy. he is making five stops over nine days in the middle east and europe starting in saudi arabia leaving today expected to address the fight against terrorism and these israeli/palestinian peace process and meet the pope and attend the nato and g7 sums. >> the president says he is also very close to announcing his fbi director and he confirms that former connecticut senator joe lieberman is the front-runner. he turned independent. al gore's running mate in 2000 but backed john mccain for president in 2008. some democrats say the job should not go to a former politician. >>> to one of the biggest supporters of the president in congress, jason chaffetz now says his last day on the job will be pretty soon. june 30th. the utah republican says he wants to spend more time with his family at home. now, as chair of the house oversight committee chaffetz was leading the

the white house allegedly blind-sided by the news, learning about that special prosecutor, minutes before it was announced. abc's janai norman is in northwest breaking down what this means for president trump, congress, and the american people. so, here is what we know about the man now at the helm of know about the man now at the helm of this russian investigation. robert mueller is the former director of the f-b-i, and he is respected on both sides of the aisle. he served under president george w bush, and president barack obama. the senate supported him unanimously when he assumed the job in 2001. he was reconfirmed in 11 unanimous. mueller has agreed to resign from his private law firm- to avoid any conflicts of interest. president trump has not tweeted about any of the allegations or the special prosecutor, in the last two days. we are keeping an eye on the president's twitter feed and will bring you an update if he starts posting this morning. stay up to date as we track breaking details in the russia probe. sign up for alerts at wjla.com slash next. breaking overnight .. the mood is tense in tulsa, oklahoma.. followin

norman for us live in washington. janai, thanks. and, of course, the white house is hoping that they can just hit the reset button on all of this as the president embarks on that trip. >> yeah, so it's going to be a busy one. the president is making five stops over nine days in the middle east and europe starting in saudi arabia. he leaves today. he's expected to address the fight against terrorism and the israeli/palestinian peace process. he'll also meet the pope and attend the nato and g 7 summits. >> the president says he is also very close to announcing his new fbi director, and he confirms that former connecticut senator joe lieberman is the front-runner to replace james comey. lieberman is a former democrat turned independent. he was al gore's running mate in 2000, but he backed john mccain for president in 2008. some democrats say the job should not go to a former politician. >>> now, to one of the president's biggest supporters in congress. after announcing that he would not run for re-election next year, jason chaffetz now says his last day on the

white house at the time. >> now, that classified intelligence reportedly came from a u.s. ally in the fight against isis. but administration officials are dismissing the story as false. abc's janai norman has the latest from washington. a busy morning there, janai. >> reporter: it sure is. good morning. at this point the white house is denying those reports which are just the latest in a string of controversies plaguing the trump administration. the bombshell allegations rocking the west wing. >> i was in the room. >> reporter: national security adviser h.r. mcmaster denying "the washington post" report that president trump shared highly classified information during this meeting with russia's foreign minister and u.s. ambassador in the oval office. >> the story that came out tonight as reported is false. the president and the foreign minister reviewed a range of common threats to our two countries including threats to civil aviation. at no time, at no time were intelligence sources or methods discussed. >> reporter: according to "the post" the classified information about an isis plot is so sensitive not even other allies have access to it. that oval office meeting was already under s

president trump returned to the white house from his new jersey golf club after nudging lawmakers tweeting that senate republicans won't let the american people down. janai norman joins us from washington with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: diane and kendis, good morning to both of you. as you both know that gop hea house last week and now republican lawmakers are back home in their districts,some of them forced to defend their support of that measure. it wasn't exactly a warm welcome home. >> fraud, you're a phony and your days are limited. >> reporter: some republicans on the defense following their yes votes to repeal and replace the affordable care act. forced to explain why they supported the measure that rolls back key protections of obamacare. >> the bill protects the pre-existing conditions. >> reporter: one of the biggest issues, pre-existing conditions. >> under this bill, no matter what, you cannot be denied coverage if you have a pre-existing condition. >> but you can be charged more. >> let me finish my point. you can't charge people more if they keep continuous coverage. >> reporter: while some are sticking to their talking points others a

norman in washington with the latest scandal. >> reporter: back-to-back bombshells shaking up the white house. a day after reports president trump shared highly information with top russian leaders. sources tell abc news president trump suggested former fbi director james comey shut down his investigation into former national security adviser michael flynn. >> in a week full of revelation after revelation, on a day when we thought things couldn't get any worse, they have. >> reporter: a source close to comey tells abc news the day after flynn was fired in february, comey wrote a memo allegedly quoting the president saying, i hope you can let this go. he's a good guy. i hope you can let this go. >> if true, this is yet another disturbing allegation that the president may have engaged in some interference or obstruction of the investigation. >> reporter: "the new york times" first reported the memo saying it was part of a paper trail comey wanted to leave behind as evidence of what he called improper influence on his investigation. the white house is disputing the story saying in a statement, th

and because richard and i and norman eisen, who had richard's role in the obama white house are working with a bunch of other lawyers, not all democrats, on this fundamental cause, even though i'm the only one of the group who uses the "i" word, we're not that far apart. because all of us, i think, believe that congress has good reason to start an impeachment investigation, whether it leads to a trial in the senate, we'll have to see. >> all right, thank you -- >> i'm not saying jail him, you know, i think we should start. >> all right. well, promise to keep us posted. it's an honor to have you here and we'll have you back anytime. >> it's great to be here. >> thank you so much. >> thanks, nicole. >> up next, the russia connection. why president trump would reportedly give russia's foreign minister classified information and how all of this chaos is being viewed in moscow. more people than ever are making the move to nissan. because of rogue, the best selling suv in america. titan, with america's best truck warranty. and the most advanced safety features on alitma and our best selling m

white house. and a fight over health care reform again, ramping up for lawmakers. abc7 news reporter janai norman in washington. >> reporter: a government shut down looked to be a solid compromise with wins for both sides. but now the white house says that's simply not the case. democrats didn't win. president trump did, by outnegotiatingm.he t th message from budget director mick mulvaney about the bipartisan spending bill to keep the government funded through september. >> they were desperate to make this government look like we couldn't function, like we couldn't govern. we know a large part of their base, especially the left-wing base, wanted a shut down. and certainly didn't want them to cut a deal with us. >> reporter: the more than trillion dollar spending measures doesn't include cuts to planned parenthood or sanctuary cities, nor does it include funding for the president's proposed border wall or proposed cuts to agencie lseik t epa. still, mulvaney insists trump won. >> the president delivered on his promises and got his priorities funded. they want you to think they won, but they don't

runoff, former representative rough norman, winning outright and south carolina requires one vote over 50%. the seat opened early when the senate confirmed mulvaney as the white house budget director. independent line. good morning. we are talking about hillary clinton's's comments from yesterday. what do you think? what happen in the 2016 election board down to one thing. if you look at all of the government money and particularly, the stuff in the information system, everything is either east of alleghenies or west of the rockies and the cascades. between has become a rust belt outside of metropolitan cities themselves. all the people here are just saying, what happened? why don't we have access to anything? we are just losing out. you go to all the small towns throughout the midwest, and i'm going back to the coast, even on the outside, on the east coast or the west coast, small towns, everything is drying up. [indiscernible] host: do you think hillary clinton did not pay attention to that? caller: that is affirmative. i don't think either the republicans or the democrats elected trump. it was a revolt of all of the people getting basically pushed in the m

white lost control of his vehicle and crashed into that tree. he was pronounced dead at the scene. his football coach said he was like losing a son. >> norman was a very shy type of kid. but basically when it came time to do what you needed to do you can expect norman to be where he needed to be. >> norman was 17 years old. >> this is not just a virginia problem or urban or suburb problem it is happening all over the country. >>> more than 1400 people in virginia died last year from drug overdoses. that is why today virginia attorney general met with local law enforcement over how to stop this crisis. he had a round table discussion in alexandria with the police department and other community leaders. they are trying to figure out how to help. it is part of a state-wide public safety tour. >>> one big name is no longer in the running to be the next fbi director. joe lieberman is no longer a candidate. that spot opened up when fbi director james comey was fired a few weeks ago. the white house wants to see more candidates according to cbs. >>> former national security advisor michael mic flynn is getting hit with a second subpoena from congr

. >> we're told the white house was blindsided by the decision to appoint an outside prosecutor getting word just 30 minutes before the rest of the country. abc's janai norman has the latest from washington for us. good morning, janai. >> reporter: good morning, diane and kendis. three days, three the latest, the announcement that a special counsel is taking over the russia investigation is garnering support across the aisle. a trifecta of tumultuous developments. bombshell after bombshell after bombshell sending shock waves through washington and the white house. >> no politician in history and i say this with great surety has been treated worse or more unfairly. >> reporter: at the center of every controversy president donald trump. now the department of justice appointing a special counsel to take over the investigation over russia's interference. that announcement coming after attorney general jeff sessions recused himself. made by acting attorney general rod rosenstein just a week after trump fired fbi director james comey and the white house initially blamed the decision on a recommendation from rosenstein but trump l that the russia investigation was

think that, richard norman smith was a historian told me, every president reveals himself by the portraits he chooses to hang in the roosevelt room and the persons he chooses as white house chiefs of staff. it's very telling about a president. i think that a president who is comfortable in his own skin, who is confident is able to choose a white house chief who can tell him hard truths. that was certainly true of ronald reagan. other presidents have to learn it. one white house chief told me that it's a little bit like alcoholism. presidents have to hit rock bottom to change and to realize they can't run the white house by themselves. they have to have empowered chief. it took jimmy carter 2.5 years to figure that out. he was convinced he can run his own white house. he couldn't get traction. he appointed a chief. bill clinton, a year and a half into his administration, he was dead in the water. being picked to death on the whitewater scandal and travelgate. he reached out and brought in leon panetta, who was a no nonsense, very disciplined and experienced and strong white house chief. i think that leon panetta would help turned the clinton white house around. set

norman brown, he hopes the new attorney general will change his mind. >> there are more people like me dying in prison that need to get out and give back. >> reporter: hallie jackson, nbc news, the white house. >>> still ahead here tonight, no laptops allowed. homeland security considering a massive expansion of its ban on electronic devices larger than a cell phone to hundreds more flights. we'll tell you when it could go into effect. >>> also, a major scandal for one of the nation's largest banks, maybe bigger than previously thought. we'll be right back. >>> we're back now with potentially big news in the air. u.s. homeland security is considering a new ban on electronics on passenger aircraft traveling transatlantic entering the u.s. from europe. nothing bigger than a cellphone would be allowed on board. it would be a expansion involving flights from the middle east amid fears of concealed explosives. nbc's tom costello has details. >> reporter: the order would prohibit passengers from bringing any electronic device larger than a cellphone leaving europe to the u.s. laptops, gaming devices, dvd players. as intelligence reports suggest, terrorists have found a way to conceal explos

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