abc's senior justice correspondent, pierre thomas, at the fbi tonight. >> reporter: the massive hacking plot targeting hundreds of millions of u.s. citizens and foreign nationals, allegedly orchestrated here at the headquarters of the russian federal security service, the fsb, russia's version of the fbi. these two russian intelligence officers today accused of employing these notorious black-market hackers in a new high-tech cold war. the sinister plan, to hack half a billion yahoo users and then use their private information as a gateway to eventually spy on specific russian adversaries here at home and abroad. >> the defendants targeted yahoo accounts of russian and u.s. government officials, including cybersecurity, diplomatic and military personnel. >> reporter: and once the hackers stole the names, dates of birth and passwords of yahoo users, exposing them to potential identity theft, the espionage possibilities were extraordinary. >> reporter: officials suspect stolen passwords were likely used by the russians to hack the dnc and clinton campaign chairman, john podesta. >> the ru

abc's senior justice correspondent pierre thomas on the hill tonight. >> reporter: fear this morning that the capitol was under attack. a suspicious driver heading toward police. >> we heard a shot followed by two quick shots after that. >> reporter: this all started around 9:22 a.m. when authorities say an erratic and aggressive driver, during a traffic stop, made a u-turn, nearly hitting officers, then rammed a police cruiser. police opening fire in pursuit. >> once the shots were fired, that's when the police converged. they were just coming out seeming like from nowhere. >> reporter: it was all over in seconds. police arresting the female suspect. sources telling abc news she's a history of mental illness. no one was injured today, but authorities are concerned about a pattern of unstable people drawn to washington landmarks. there was another vehicle incident involving gunfire in 2013, when another woman struggling with mental i rammed a white house gate before being chased and then shot dead by police. just last year, a suspect is shot after pulling out a gun in the capitol's v

millions of americans caught up in this hack, targeted by the russians, david. >> pierre thomas, tracking this. thank you. >>> next, this evening, new indictments tonight, in one of the worst corruption scandals in u.s. navy history. nine officers, charged in a scheme to trade classified information in exchange for bribes, lavish parties and sexual favors. abc's global affairs correspondent, martha raddatz tonight. >> reporter: tonight a federal indictment revealing a growing and sordid bribery scandal for the navy. nine current and former officers accused of swapping secrets for lavish meals, hotel rooms and parties with prostitutes. the highest ranking, rear admiral bruce loveless, now retired. a former intelligence officer for the 7th fleet. prosecutors say defense contractor leonard francis, nicknamed "fat leonard," seen here in this navy league photo, bribed his so called "wolf pack" of officers in exchange for classified information and preferential access for his company servicing ships in the pacific. >> this is a level of corruption in rot that is unprecedented in the history of

"read my lips," he said, "no." >> and pierre thomas with us live tonight, as well. despite putin's words there, these senators wanted to make it clear today, pierre, it seemed, no drama in their investigation so far, no chaos like we're seeing in the house. in fact, republicans joined democrats today in declaring the russians did this and they'll do it again? >> reporter: david, republicans and democrats don't agree on much these days, but today, everyone agreed, the russians tried to hijack the election, with stunning aggression. and, yes, they will try again, david. >> pierre thomas on this story again tonight. thank you. >>> and this evening, just before we came on the air, president trump with a tweet storm, naming names, after his failure on health care, obamacare still the law of the land. and president trump is making it clear who he blames. some conservative republicans who did not vote for the president's plan. is this a warning shot with the midterms next up? here's abc's senior white house correspondent cecilia vega tonight. >> reporter: the president tod

pierre thomas is standing by. >>> also tonight, fired by the white house, now lieutenant general michael flynn is asking for immunity in exchange for his testimony about russia and any possible collusion, after it was flynn himself who said this about immunity. >> when you are given immunity, that means that you probably committed a crime. >> tonight, what president trump is now saying. >>> the fiery highway collapse in the middle of rush hour. >>> the fire onboard a passenger jet. and tonight, for the first time, we're now seeing the chaos unfold inside the jet. >>> and the major new clue tonight. authorities want the public to study this surveillance. the teacher accused of abducting this teenager. and the new clues revealed. >>> good evening. and it's great to have you with us here on a friday night. and we begin on new reporting tonight. the new terror concern involving laptops and electronics, and what isis might be trying to do. testing those laptops that could be armed with explosives on airport security equipment. can they get it through? we reported here on the new ban on that e

as you know, he did respond in the case of clinton, david. >> pierre thomas with us tonight. our thanks to you as well. >>> let's get to our chief legal analyst, dan abrams, tonight because i'm sure people have a lot of questions. first, a basic question. president obama, could he have single-handedly ordered a wiretap on president trump? >> single-handedly? no. this goes through the justice department, and it's where it would start, and in a case like this, you talk about going to a secret court. the fisa court, which means that a judge would have to sign off on it, and i don't see a scenario whereby president obama could have done this by himself. >> we saw the report out there today. president trump saying he is confident he will be proven right. is there any scenario this could wiretapping could have occurred that we just haven't hit on yet? >> reporter: i don't think so. when you get the denials we're getting -- james clapper, you heard him there. saying there was no wiretap against trump tower during the campaign conducted by any part of the national intelligence commun

>> pierre thomas, our senior justice correspondent, and a trump supporter waving that flag behind him. >>> president trump and the white house saying they did not know jeff sessions met with the ambassador during the campaign. the president during a visit to an aircraft carrier in virginia today standing by his attorney general saying he shouldn't recuse himself, but a short time later on national television, that is exactly what he did. abc's senior white house correspondent, cecilia vega from norfolk. >> reporter: during a tour of a new aircraft carrier in virginia today, president trump offering his full support for his embattled attorney general. >> mr. president, do you still have confidence in the attorney general? >> total. >> reporter: still, the president saying he had no idea about jeff sessions' conversations with the russian ambassador. >> when were you aware that he spoke to the russian ambassador? >> i wasn't aware at all. >> reporter: in fact, white house sources tell abc news, administration officials first learned about that contact overnight, when the story broke in

abc's pierre thomas reports.lea die during this event.b inspired by tpotential school involving these weosive, pipes bomb. the materialst damage to hersel to the student body. to the facility upol. >> reporter: all allegedly planned by roll studencavario who detailed her parents discovered the diary and authorities. you're a parent. can you put having to make a decision like that about their lives. >> reporter: pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >>> the long-term impact of breast-feeding says babies who are breastfed show no cognitive benefits over those who were not. by the time they're all 5 years old, researchers caution it does have other ben if is including a lower risk of asthma and obesity. there will be more about that new study later on on "good morning america." >>> and the move of the oakland raiders to las vegas has been approved. the nfl team's owners voting in favor of the raiders relocation but they'll play the next two or three seasons in california while a new stadium is being built in las vegas. this is the second time

abc's pierre thomas reports. >> it was clear she planned to die during this event. >> reporter: the plot police say possibly inspired by the columbine massacre. potential school shooting involving these weapon, a shotgun. explosive, pipes for a pipe bomb. >> very clear she had the mean, the materials to cause significant damage to herself, to the student body. to the facility up there at catoctin high school. >> reporter: all allegedly planned by an 18-year-old honor roll student. nico nicole cavario who detailed it in a chilling diary. her parents discovered the diary and her father contacted authorities. you're a parent. can you put yourself in their shoes of having to make a decision like that about their own daughter. >> they most likely saved their daughter's live as well aother lives. >> reporter: pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >>> the long-term impact of breast-feeding says babies who are breastfed show no benefits over those who were not. by the time they're all 5 years old, researchers caution it does have other ben if is including a lower risk of asthma and obesity. there

abc's senior justice correspondent pierre thomas has a wrap-up from capitol hill. >> the. >> reporter: stunning revelations from the fbi director. >> i have been authorized by the department of justice to confirm that the fbi as part of our counterintelligence mission is investigating the russian government's efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election. >> reporter: james comey finally going public and confirming there is an ongoing investigation now in its seventh month into russia's meddling. including possible collusion by trump campaign associates. >> that includes investigating the nature of any links between individuals associated with the trump campaign and the russian government and whether there was any coordination between the campaign and russia's efforts. >> reporter: it took 30 minutes to get to the other elephant in the room. comey refuting accusations in a series of tweets 16 days ago that as a candidate he was wiretapped by president obama. >> director comey, was the president's statement that obama had his wires tapped in trump tower a true statement. >> i

abc's pierre thomas leading us off. >> reporter: tonight, the dramatic announcement in stepping back from any investigation into russian interference in the election amid accusations he misled the senate about his own communications with russian officials. >> i have now decided to recuse myself from any existing or future investigation of anything having to do with the campaign for president of the united states. >> reporter: it comes down to this moment from the attorney general's senate confirmation hearing. sessions saying he had no contact with the russians during the campaign. >> if there is any evidence that anyone affiliated with the trump campaign communicated with the russian government in the course of this campaign, what will you do? >> senator franken, i'm not aware of any of those activities. i have been called a surrogate at a time or two in that campaign and i didn't have -- did not have communications with the russians. >> reporter: but it turns out he did. "the washington post" first reporting sessions met with russian ambassador sergey kislyak during the republic ca

meeting after the clinton case, and then he talked to congress when he reopened the case, tom. >> pierre thomas for us tonight. pierre, thanks so much. >>> next to the white house reaction. despite what you heard from the fbi director, president trump's aides are doubling down on that wiretapping claim. the president ignoring questions during a photo op with the iraqi prime minister, and the white house also playing down that russia investigation and distancing themselves tonight from some of the campaign staff. abc's chief white house correspondent, jonathan karl, at the white house tonight. >> reporter: the white house is digging in, refusing to back down from president trump's phone tapping allegations, despite the fbi director's testimony today contradicting the president. he said that there is no information to support the allegations that the president made against president obama. >> at this time. >> reporter: so is the president prepared to withdraw that accusation, apologize to the president? >> no. we started a hearing. it's still ongoing. >> reporter: as for the president, himself, n

>> pierre thomas in maryland tonight. pierre, thank you. >>> and an anonymous threat triggering a lockdown at another school, this one near kansas city, missouri. authorities sweeping the school classroom by classroom, leading students out with their hands on their heads, then bussing them to another high school. no weapons were found in the school, but tonight, five students have been detained for questioning. >>> there are new clues tonight about that tennessee teenager and the high school teacher who authorities believe abducted her. investigators now revealing their secret way of communicating. abc's eva pilgrim is in tennessee. >> reporter: tonight, the family of that missing tennessee teenager is hoping this newly-released home video will help lead to her safe return. >> do you want to start from the back or do you want to start from the front? >> you'll recognize her voice if you hear it. >> reporter: this, as authorities reveal how 15-year-old elizabeth thomas and her former teacher, tad cummins, were communicatin

and, yes, they will try again, david. >> pierre thomas on this story again tonight. thank you. >>> and this evening, just before we came on the air, president trump with a tweet storm, naming names, after his failure on health care, obamacare still the rlaw of the land. and president trump is making it clear who he blames. some conservative republicans who did not vote for the president's plan. is this a warning shot with the midterms next up? here's abc's senior white house correspondent cecilia vega tonight. >> reporter: the president today making a declaration of war in 140 characters or less. going after some in his own party, those conservatives blamed for derailing health care, tweeting, "the freedom caucus will hurt the entire republican agenda if they don't get on the team and fast. we must fight them and dems in 2018." this threat to throw down in the midterm elections comes after the president said last week the loss taught him exactly who his friends are in washington. >> we all learned a lot. we learned a lot about loyalty. >> reporter: but fighting his o

here's abc's senior justice correspondent pierre thomas. >> reporter: tonight sources telling abc news the fence jumper was on the white house grounds for more than a stunning 15 minutes before the secret service even knew he was there. >> it was a total, complete failure from top to bottom. >> reporter: a letter today from congress at investigators offers a damning list, suggesting the fence jumper may have triggered alarms the secret service ignored. that he not only moved around the white house grounds undetected but attempted entry into the building before being caught with two cans of mace. >> this one really scares me. this is perhaps the worst one i've seen, given the amount of time that he spent on the white house grounds undetected. >> reporter: the suspec, jonathan tran, jumped a fence at approximately 11:15 last friday. proceeding along the fence line across east executive avenue and then vaulted another fence around the white house, moved right up to the mansion, even hiding behind a pillar before being arrested at the south portico. >> he got to the white house literally j

pierre thomas, abc news, >> where's our distracting flag person behind us? >> i'm amazed.e is a professional. >> i have no idea what pierre said. all i was looking at was the flag the entire time. >> the trump flag. >> so there was a bipartisan call for sessions to recuse himself before his big announcement but a growing number of democrats are going a little bit farther demanding his resignation. they insist sessions had perjured himself and is not fit it be as attorney general. senate minority leader chuck schumer said sessions had weeks to tell lawmakers will about the meetings with the russian envoy but failed to come clean. >> there cannot be even the scintilla of doubt about the impartiality and fairness of the attorney general. >> the new democratic national committee chair tom perez also wants sessions to resign. he says nobody is bob the law. >>> there's word of yet another meeting between the trump campaign and that same russian envoy. the white house confirmed the president's son-in-law and with kislyak in december along with dmou ousted national security advise

i want to go to pierre thomas. as the president was speaking we learned, pierre, that the justice department has sent up their response to the request from the house and senate intelligence committees for any information about this wiretapping. >> reporter: yes, we have, george. that letter information has gone up to capitol hill. trying to find out exactly what they are telling the congressional leaders. what we're being told is that it may simply give information about how they can get access to the information as we know, the fbi director has privately said he disagrees with the assessment of president trump in the tweets that obama ordered the fbi and others to wiretap trump of the. >> we know from those leaders up to now they have not seen any evidence that this took place, of course, everyone now looking forward to that testimony on monday morning, public testimony from the fbi director before the house intelligence committee. much more on all this tonight on "world news tonight" with david muir. have a good d

pierre thomas is standing by. >>> also tonight, fired by the white house, now lieutenant general michaeltestimony about russia and any possible collusion, after it was flynn himself who said this about immunity. >> when you are given immunity, that means that you probably committed a crime. >> tonight, what president trump is now saying. >>> the fiery highway collapse in the middle of rush hour. >>> the fire onboard a passenger jet. and tonight, for the first time,

with your "gma" first look, i'm pierre thomas, abc news. >> ♪ what about this guy?s... been through a lot. dogs bring out the good in us. pedigree brings out the good in them. feed the good. >> ♪ >> in the fog, day two just like monday morning, tuesday morning starts out with some fog and as we try to look at i-95. getting up into the high 60's. look out for another round of rain later. >> ♪ >> time now for the morning buzz. spring is here time to talk baseball and the phillies home opener is april 7th which is a great day 'cause it's my birthday. >> oh. >> you can take me to the ballpark and you would be able to buy something more than peanuts and crackerjacks. let's find out what else they're going to have. they've added several new food items to the menu something it seems for everybody including a jersey shore inspired hot dog topped with a pork roll and cheese sauce. harry thes is going to have something i know matt can't wait to get his hands on a grain bowl with quinoa and veggies. we can always do the pastrami sausage. new falafel sandwich. hot and cold prim

with your gma first look, i'm pierre thomas, abc news. >>> 5:15 now. you have to see this all caught on camera. a man who was supposed to be preventing shoplifting at home depot in kentucky tried to stop that from happening and risked his own life. it's unbelievable. look closely at your screen. that's a specialist hanging on to the top of the suspect's car yesterday. she fell off when he suddenly stopped and took off in another direction. the suspect was allegedly seen on surveillance video stealing a tool box. he is still on the loose but the specialist is recovering from a concussion and bruised hip. she's expected to be okay. >>> happening today, the 23-year-old woman accused of injuring several people in a case of parking lot rage will be back in court. a plea hearing is scheduled for jessica malacot. she faces charge of battery and assault with a deadly weapon after police say she backed into the victims with her car last week at the walmart in union city. she was also charged with leaving the scene of an accident. tips from the public led to her

pierre thomas, abc news. >> stabbing suspect allegedly told police he cam to new york city to kill blackcused of terrorism. james harris jackson indicted yesterday on charge of murder as act of terrorism. prosecutors say he stabbed timothy kauffman to death last week. according to the daily news. jackson said he did it as the a practice run to stop interracial dating. >> we know the name of one suspect in the bellagio jewelry store burglary. sebastian jogonzalez was captur as fur ran from the scene suits and animal masks. three are on the loose. and possibly armed. police have not put a dollar figure on the heist. awe off the nfl raiders are coming to town. the league's owners voted overwhelmingly to approve the team's move out of oakland. they will play the next, two, three seasons in california while a new stadium is built in las vegas. team's owner says he is responsible for the move. he knows he has got work to do explaining it all to the rader nation. >> wasn't the players, wasn't the coaches that made the decision. it was me that made it. if they have anybody to talk to about it. i

here here's pierre thomas. >> reporter: appearing to back down from his claim that started a political fire storm. >> can you clarify where trump or his associates were monitored or just mentioned? >> we won't know that until we receive the documentation. >> reporter: devin nunez talked to president trump before talking to his own committee. the investigation started after the president's infamous assertion that obama tapped his phones during the kn tonight, democrats are fuming. >> that effort to defend the indefensible has led us down this terrible rabbit hole. >> reporter: committee members infuriated that he's postponing a meeting. >> he seems to be more loyal to the president than our duty to search for the truth. >> reporter: and paul manafort is refusing to testify. >> pierre, director comey went to the white house to meet with president trump today. do we know anything about that meeting? >> reporter: he was there for a scheduled meeting, but we're told he did not spoke with the president. >> thank you. >>> and police launching raids in london, arresting more suspects, and auth

here here's pierre thomas. >> reporter: appearing to back down from his claim that started a political fire storm. >> can you clarify where trump or his associates were monitored or just mentioned? >> we won't know that until we receive the >> reporter: devin nunez talked to president trump before talking to his own committee. the investigation started after the president's infamous assertion that obama tapped his phones during the election. kn tonight, democrats are fuming. >> that effort to defend the indefensible has led us down this terrible rabbit hole. >> reporter: committee members infuriated that he's postponing a meeting. >> he seems to be more loyal to the president than our duty to search for the truth. >> reporter: and paul manafort is refusing to testify. >> pierre, director comey went to the white house to meet with president trump today. do we know anything about that meeting? >> reporter: he was there for a scheduled meeting, but we're told he did not spoke with the president. >> thank you. >>> and police launching raids in london, arresting more suspects, and authoriti

our senior justice correspondent pierre thomas starts us off in washington with all of that. orning, pierre. >> reporter: good morning, amy. in just a little while fbi director james comey is due here on capitol hill. and one of the most anticipated hearings in recent memory. a day that could poison his relationship with the white house. >> director comey, have you seen any evidence that president obama wiretapped -- >> reporter: after two weeks of refusing to comment fbi director james comey is expected to say publicly what he's been telling top congressal budgets privately that the wiretapping of trump tower by president obama did not happen. it creates the impression the fbi did something illegal and after the justice department gave a classified briefing on capitol hill friday, even members of trump's own party said there was no evidence to support his claims. >> was there a physical wiretap of structure? no, but there never was and information we got on tri continues to lead us in that direction. >> any evidence that he ordered an illegal wiretap of president trump. >> no

pierre thomas is standing by. >>> also tonight, fired by the white house, now lieutenant general michaels asking for immunity in exchange for his testimony about russia and any possible collusion, after it was flynn himself who said this about immunity. >> when you are given immunity, that means that you probably committed a crime. >> tonight, what president trump is now saying. >>> the fiery highway collapse in the middle of rush hour. >>> the fire onboard a passenger jet. and tonight, for the first time, we'r

pierre thomas,news. >> stabbing suspect allegedly told police he cam to new york city to kil accusedris jackson indicted yesterday on charge of murder as act of terrorism. prosecutors say he stabbed timothy kauffman to death last week. according to the daily news. jackson said he did it as the a practice run to stop interracial dating. >> we know the name of one suspect in the bellagio jewelry store burglary. sebastian jogonzalez was captur as fur ran from the scene in suits and animal masks. three are on the loose. and possibly armed. police have not put a dollar figure on the heist. awe off the nfl raiders are coming to town. the league's owners voted overwhelmingly to approve the team's move out of oakland. they will play the next, two, three seasons in california while a new stadium is built in las vegas. team's owner says he is responsible for the move. he knows he has got work to do explaining it all to the rader nation. >> wasn't the players, wasn't the coaches that made the decision. it was me that made it. if they have anybody to talk to about it. it shrewd be me. i will in

russian ambassador, meetings he did not disclose when asked during his confirmation hearing and pierre thomasing this breaking story from washington. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: good morning, george. that's right. some democrats are calling on sessions to resign after reports that he met with the russian ambassador before the election and did not tell congress during his confirmation hearings. this morning, the attorney general under fire over this exchange with senator al franken regarding allegations of russian ties to trump associates. >> if there is any evidence that anyone affiliated with the trump campaign communicated with the russian government in the course of this campaign, what will you do? >> senator franken, i'm not aware of any of those activities. i have been called a surrogate at a time or two in that campaign and i didn't have -- did not have communications with the russians. and i'm unable to comment on it. >> reporter: but sessions according to his own records met with russia's ambassador to the united states twice during the 2016 presidential election season, once i

here's pierre thomas. >> reporter: officials telling abc news the fence jumper was on the white house grounds for 15 minutes. a letter today offers a damning list, suggesting the fence jumper may have triggered alarms the secret service ignored. may have attempted entry before being caught with two cans of mace. >> this one really scares me. this is perhaps the worst one i've seen, given the amount of time he spent on the white house grounds undetected. >> reporter: the suspect, jonathan tran, jumped a fence at approximately 11:15 last friday. then jumped another fence, moving up to the mansion before being arrested. >> he got to the white house, jiggling the door. >> reporter: the president at the time, praising the service's actions. >> secret service did a fantastic job. it was a troubled person. very sad. >> reporter: and tonight, more embarrassing news. word that a laptop was stolen from a secret service agent in brooklyn. >> and pierre, the authorities believe that the laptop thief likely didn't know what they were making off with, other than the computer itself? >> reporter: th

abc's senior justice correspondent, pierre thomas on the fbi director now at odds with the president he serves. >> reporter: tonight, that stunning request. fbi director james comey asking that the justice department publicly refute president trump's wiretapping claim. >> does he accept the fbi director's denial? >> i don't think he does, george. >> reporter: so far, no answer from the justice department. matters complicated because attorney general jeff sessions just recused himself from any investigations tied to the 2016 campaign. >> since i had involvement with the campaign, i should not be involved in any campaign investigation. >> reporter: sources say the fbi director is deeply concerned that trump's allegation is not only false, but suggested the fbi acted improperly, and per sued a politically motivated investigation. as a result, this moment -- >> he has become more famous than me -- >> reporter: took all that embracing the fbi director feels light years away. comey now at odds with the administration. no stranger to political firestorms reignited the hillary clinton e-mail

abc's senior justice correspondent, pierre thomas starting us off from washington tonight. >> reporter: tonight, stunning revelations from the fbi director. >> i have been authorized by the department of justice to confirm that the fbi as part of our counterintelligence missiois investigating the russian government's efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election. >> reporter: james comey finally going public and confirming there is an ongoing investigation now in its seventh month into russia's meddling. including possible collusion by trump's associates. >> that includes investigating the nature of any links between individuals associated with the trump campaign and the russian government and whether there was any coordination between the campaign and russia's efforts. >> reporter: it took 30 minutes to get to the other elephant in the room. comey refuting trump's accusations president obama. >> director comey, was the president's statement that obama had his wires tapped in trump tower a true statement? >> i have no information that supports those tweets. and we have looked

here's pierre thomas. >> reporter: the republican chairman of the house intelligence committee, appearing to back down from his claim that started a political firestorm. >> can you clarify whether trump or his associates were monitored or just mentioned in these reports? >> we won't know that until we receive all of the documentation. >> reporter: devin nunes went to the white house to talk to president trump before talking to his own committee. >> the president needs to know that these intelligence reports are out there. and i have the duty to tell him that. >> reporter: the investigation started after the president's infamous assertion that obama tapped his phones during the election. nunes saying there's no merit to that claim. >> there was no wiretapping at trump tower. that didn't happen. >> reporter: tonight, democrats are fuming. >> that effort to defend the indefensible has led us down this terrible rabbit hole. >> reporter: committee members further enraged that he's postponing a meeting. >> he seems to continue to be more loyal to the president than our duty to have a search for

abc's senior justice correspondent, pierre thomas starting us off from washington tonight. >> reporter: tonight, stunning revelations from the fbi director. >> i have been authorized by the department of justice to confirm that the fbi as part of our counterintelligence mission is investigating the russian government's efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election. >> reporter: james comey finally going public and confirming there is an ongoing investigation now in its seventh month into russia's meddling. including possible collusion by trump's associates. >> that includes investigating the nature of any links between individuals associated with the trump campaign and the russian government and whether there was any coordination between the campaign and russia's efforts. >> reporter: it took 30 minutes to get to the other elephant in the room. comey refuting trump's accusations that he was wiretapped by president obama. >> director comey, was the president's statement that obama had his wires tapped in trump tower a true statement? >> i have no information that supports those

abc's senior justice correspondent, pierre thomas, on the story. >> reporter: tonight british authorities are close to identifying this man, suspected of the deadly attack in london seen here, just after the fatal takedown. sources say they have a name but they are still working to confirm the identity. >> we currently believe there was only one attacker. >> reporter: investigators are now urgently scouring the car he used in the attack and are searching for the suspect's smartphones and computers. in recent weeks, british counter intelligence officials have publicly warned about a possible attack using a car and a knife. precise the crude type of attack isis has been calling on followers worldwide to carry out using any means necessary. >> this type of attack does not require anybody to go to any training. all you have to do is drive a vehicle and be able to hold a knife. >> reporter: last summer in nice, france, a huge truck plowed through a crowd. killing 86 people. during christmas season in berlin, 12 dead and nearly 50 injured killed in another truck attack. that tactic used in the