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says, now we know, david. >> pierre thomas, live in washington. thank you. >> the reaction as you see back home is immediate. and not just democrats. of the 51 republicans in the senate, we have fleard 30 of them already. the list growing, and fox news, many voices sounding alarms too. jonathan karl on what they are saying tonight. >> reporter: the president's joint press conference was over for just a matter of minutes when fellow republicans starting pouncing. one of the first republican ben sasse, releasing a statement, saying, "this is bizarre and flat-out wrong." and then senator jeff flake -- "iever thought the day when our american president would stand on the stage with the russian president and place blame on the united states for russian aggression. this is shameful." and before the president left helsinki, the republican chairman of the senate foreign relations committee unloaded on him -- >> the president's comments made us look as a nation more like a pushover. >> reporter: the top democrat says that putin must have something on trump
says, now we know, david. >> pierre thomas, live in washington. thank you. >> the reaction as you see back home is immediate. and not just democrats. of the 51 republicans in the senate, we have fleard 30 of them already. the list growing, and fox news, many voices sounding alarms too. jonathan karl on what they are saying tonight. >> reporter: the president's joint press conference was over for just a matter of minutes when fellow republicans starting pouncing. one of the...
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>> pierre thomas live from washington. pierre, thank you. >>> and from chicago at this hour, newly released police body cam video of a fatal shooting. it's causing outrage. the video showing maurice grant shot in the back by police after appearing to run away from them, and then laying there for several minutes with no one giving him aid. what policht sayne >> reporter: tonight, growing lg questir e icago police depart this controversial body cam video.ws the moments leading up to an officer shooting and killing 4-year-old maurice granton jr. >> my son, my dna, my blood, just get murdered in cold blood by chicago policemen. >> reporter: in the video, which is difficult to watch, granton is seen running from police, attempting to scale a fence when an officer opens fire. witnesses nearby in an uproar as granton lay on the ground dying. the shooting happened june 6th. police were carrying out a drug investigation, and at the time, chicago police said granton was armed when he was shot. a police spokesman did tweet a picture o
>> pierre thomas live from washington. pierre, thank you. >>> and from chicago at this hour, newly released police body cam video of a fatal shooting. it's causing outrage. the video showing maurice grant shot in the back by police after appearing to run away from them, and then laying there for several minutes with no one giving him aid. what policht sayne >> reporter: tonight, growing lg questir e icago police depart this controversial body cam video.ws the moments...
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>> abc's pierre thomas tonight. pierre, thanks. >>> our team here has been reporting on the children who were separated from their parents at the border. amid the president's zero tolerance policy. by midnight tonight, the government was told it had to reunite thousands of children with their parents. so, will they make the deadline? and how many children and parents are still waiting? abc's chief national affairs correspondent tom llamas on this again tonight. >> reporter: right now, reunions like this playing out across the country. but still, hundreds of migrant children remain in limbo, despite a court-ordered deadline. the government ordered to reunite more than 2,500 children separated from their parents. tonight, more than 1,800 children back with their families. more months, we've reported on the children taken from their parents at the border. ramped up under the trump administration's zero tolerance immigration policy. and we saw up close the trauma families face. this mother, crossing illegally into the u.
>> abc's pierre thomas tonight. pierre, thanks. >>> our team here has been reporting on the children who were separated from their parents at the border. amid the president's zero tolerance policy. by midnight tonight, the government was told it had to reunite thousands of children with their parents. so, will they make the deadline? and how many children and parents are still waiting? abc's chief national affairs correspondent tom llamas on this again tonight. >> reporter:...
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>> all right, pierre thomas. and we know you'll stay on it. pierre, thank you. >>> meantime, president trump facing new tension tonight with north korea. after the president declared the nuclear threat was over, this weekend, rocky talks between secretary of state mike pompeo and north korean officials. he did not even meet with kim jong-un during his trip. here's our chief white house correspondent jonathan karl tonight. >> reporter: it was just after his big summit with kim jong-un that president trump declared, quote, "there is no longer a nuclear threat from north korea." but now, one month later, their handshake agreement could be falling apart. >> we still have a long ways to go. >> reporter: that was secretary of state mike pompeo today after his tense weekend trip to north korea. in pyongyang, the top north korean negotiator even suggested that pompeo may be losing sleep over the talks. >> so thinking about those discussions, you might have not slept well last night. >> director kim, i slept just fine. >> reporter: on his two previous t
>> all right, pierre thomas. and we know you'll stay on it. pierre, thank you. >>> meantime, president trump facing new tension tonight with north korea. after the president declared the nuclear threat was over, this weekend, rocky talks between secretary of state mike pompeo and north korean officials. he did not even meet with kim jong-un during his trip. here's our chief white house correspondent jonathan karl tonight. >> reporter: it was just after his big summit with...
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was there, david. >> pierre thomas with us on a friday night. pierre, thank you. >>> president trump meanwhile choosing to focus on the economy today, and it is a bright spot for the president and the nation. coming before cameras outside the white house, he announced a strong quarterly report promising even better numbers to come. he did promise during the campaign he would get gdp growth to 4%, and tonight it's there. will it stay there? he says yes, but he says a couple of factors that led to this, and it does involve american farmers. abc's terry moran at the white house tonight. >> reporter: the economy is soaring and so is president trump. >> i am thrilled to announce that in the second quarter of this year, the united states economy grew at the amazing rate of 4.1%. >> reporter: it's the best number since 2014. americans are spending more. businesses are investing more. the trump tax cuts and massive deregulation having a positive impact. >> these numbers are very, very sustainable. this isn't a one-time shot. i happen to think we're going
was there, david. >> pierre thomas with us on a friday night. pierre, thank you. >>> president trump meanwhile choosing to focus on the economy today, and it is a bright spot for the president and the nation. coming before cameras outside the white house, he announced a strong quarterly report promising even better numbers to come. he did promise during the campaign he would get gdp growth to 4%, and tonight it's there. will it stay there? he says yes, but he says a couple of...
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>> pierre thomas live up on the hill for us tonight. pierre, thank you. >>> we're going to turn now to the other fiery exchanges, the ones that played out at the nato summit. president trump and some of america's closest allies, and tonight, what he just said in the uk, his next stop. he and the first lady arriving in the uk after that tense meeting with nato allies. right before he left, the president declaring victory, saying the other countries agreed to pay more. but is that true? what they then said afterward. abc's chief foreign correspondent terry moran from the uk tonight. the president reportedly saying some of the protests there have made him feel unwelcome. >> reporter: in brussels today, an unexpected first. president trump singing the praises of the nato alliance. >> i believe in nato. i think nato is very important, probably the greatest ever done. >> reporter: he could have fooled the allies after his rampage less than 24 hours earlier. first lashing out at germany for their recent energy deal with the kremlin. >> germany,
>> pierre thomas live up on the hill for us tonight. pierre, thank you. >>> we're going to turn now to the other fiery exchanges, the ones that played out at the nato summit. president trump and some of america's closest allies, and tonight, what he just said in the uk, his next stop. he and the first lady arriving in the uk after that tense meeting with nato allies. right before he left, the president declaring victory, saying the other countries agreed to pay more. but is that...
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there won't be a perry mason here, i don't think. >> let's get to pierre thomas and he joins us from the justice department, and some democrats tonight are calling on the president to cancel the summit with putin and now a leading republican is adding his voice too? >> reporter: that's right, david. democratic senator mark warner said there should be no meeting, and he said he is afraid of president trump being alone with putin. and this blistering statement from john mccain. if president trump is not prepared to hold putin accountable, the summit in helsinki should not move forward, david. >> pierre thomas leading us off on a friday night. >>> this all came as the drama unfolds in london and across the uk. protests paralyzing much of london as the president visits. look at this. a searing interview with the british newspaper blasting prime minister theresa may, saying he essentially wrecked brexit and he could have done better, and hours later, he was side by side with her at a news conference answer questions with her. a reporter asked, is that what a friend does? abc's terry moran
there won't be a perry mason here, i don't think. >> let's get to pierre thomas and he joins us from the justice department, and some democrats tonight are calling on the president to cancel the summit with putin and now a leading republican is adding his voice too? >> reporter: that's right, david. democratic senator mark warner said there should be no meeting, and he said he is afraid of president trump being alone with putin. and this blistering statement from john mccain. if...
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>> pierre thomas for us tonight.ierre, thank you. >>> and president trump has ordered flags to be flown at half staff today to honor the victims of the mass shooting at a newspaper in annapolis. it came after the white house initially denied the request from the mayor of annapolis. today, the white house said the president had not been told of the mayor's request, but ordered the flags lowered when he found out about it. >>> and there's still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this tuesday. the possible shark attack. the warning along america's shores. the young girl apparently bitten on the leg. witnesses hearing sudden cries for help. >>> and news tonight about kevin spacey. more victims coming forward, saying the oscar winner sexually assaulted them. >>> and the abc news exclusive. survivors of that deadly boat explosion speaking out for the first time, saying the explosion felt like a torpedo hit their tour boat. stay with us. there when you can stay home hy go back with neulasta onpro? strong chemo can put
>> pierre thomas for us tonight.ierre, thank you. >>> and president trump has ordered flags to be flown at half staff today to honor the victims of the mass shooting at a newspaper in annapolis. it came after the white house initially denied the request from the mayor of annapolis. today, the white house said the president had not been told of the mayor's request, but ordered the flags lowered when he found out about it. >>> and there's still much more ahead on...
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here's abc's chief justice correspondent pierre thomas tonight. >> reporter: he is perhaps the most powerful person in the trump organization not named trump. the gee -- company's chief financial officer, allen weisselberg. and tonight, word he has been subpoenaed by federal prosecutors. weisselberg at trump's side for decades, even doing a cameo on "the apprentice." >> replacing george this week is my chief financial officer allen weisselberg. and you think george is tough? wait until you see allen. >> reporter: he currently runs the family's company, along with the president's sons eric and don jr. and he's now caught up in the wide-ranging financial investigation of former trump fixer and personal attorney, michael cohen. prosecutors in new york also examining whether cohen broke laws trying to quiet women who claimed to have had affairs with trump. weisselberg front and center in a newly released secretcord you trp and cohen apparently discussing a plan to buy the rights to the story of a playboy playmate who says she had a relationship with trump. on the recording, cohen proposes creati
here's abc's chief justice correspondent pierre thomas tonight. >> reporter: he is perhaps the most powerful person in the trump organization not named trump. the gee -- company's chief financial officer, allen weisselberg. and tonight, word he has been subpoenaed by federal prosecutors. weisselberg at trump's side for decades, even doing a cameo on "the apprentice." >> replacing george this week is my chief financial officer allen weisselberg. and you think george is...
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abc's pierre thomas, who witnessed it, is on the hill tonight. >> reporter: embattled fbi agent peter strzok, under fire for months, tonight, coming to capitol hill to try and clear his name. >> not once in my 26 years of defending our nation did my personal opinions impact any official action i took. >> reporter: strzok, who was deeply involved in the hillary clinton e-mail investigation, and the early stages of the russia probe, became the source of republican attacks after the discovery of personal texts he exchanged with fbi lawyer lisa page. the messages, deeply critical of presidential candidate donald trump. in one, page writes, "god, trump is a loathsome human." strzok responds, "gryet he may win. america will get what the voting public deserves." in another exchange, strzok calling trump "an idiot." page saying, "he's awful." >> mr. stuk and others inside the fbi and doj turned our system on its head and that's why this matters. >> reporter: in today's explosive hears, strzok, defiant, accusing lawmakers of playing right into russia's hands. >> i strongly believe today's hear
abc's pierre thomas, who witnessed it, is on the hill tonight. >> reporter: embattled fbi agent peter strzok, under fire for months, tonight, coming to capitol hill to try and clear his name. >> not once in my 26 years of defending our nation did my personal opinions impact any official action i took. >> reporter: strzok, who was deeply involved in the hillary clinton e-mail investigation, and the early stages of the russia probe, became the source of republican attacks after...
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abc news chief justice correspondent pierre thomas has the details. >> just days before the presidentadimir putin. 12 members of russian intelligence indicted for meddling during the last presidential campaign, an operation u.s. intelligence officials say was authorized by putin himself. the new indictment claims the russian intelligence officers hacked the clinton campaign. the dnc and e-mails to the clinton campaign chairman john podesta. >> there was one unit that engaged in active cyber operations by stealing information, and a different unit that was responsible for disseminating the stolen information. >> russian command unit 26165 in charge of stealing information, headquartered in this building in moscow, and 18 miles away, here was unit 74455, allegedly weaponized the information, posting online including through wikileaks, damaging information on hillary clinton and democrats just three days before the democratic national convention. one example in the indictment suggesting they appeared to step up their attacks on clinton on the same day as this appeal from candidate trump.
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. >> abc's chief justice correspondent pierre thomas was there as the indictment was read. >> the unitedtes government is saying we know precisely who in the russian government was involved in the hack, and we know how they did it, and we know how they disbursed the information. they're naming and shaming. that's the bottom line. >> mueller is pushing forward with his investigation despite more calls from the president and some republicans to shut it downpour. >> i call it the rigged witch hund hunt. i think that really hurts our country, and it really hurts our relationship with russia. >> president trump's promise to bring up election medicinaling with the who sit down face-to-face. >> i will absolutely dpirmly ask the question. >> as both sides of the 5i8 dough bait the session of this latest indictment, deputy attorney general rod roenzstein reminds lawmakered to focus on who is really at stark where. >> to the criminals who kplit is to the election interference. we need to work together. hold it perpetrate ors accountable. >> while no americans were named in this earn indictment, i
. >> abc's chief justice correspondent pierre thomas was there as the indictment was read. >> the unitedtes government is saying we know precisely who in the russian government was involved in the hack, and we know how they did it, and we know how they disbursed the information. they're naming and shaming. that's the bottom line. >> mueller is pushing forward with his investigation despite more calls from the president and some republicans to shut it downpour. >> i call...
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standing by to talk live to george in just a moment, but first, our chief justice correspondent pierre thomasrts us off. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: robin, good morning. a war of words between donald trump and his former attorney is heating up with the release of the taped conversation between the two that we're hearing for the very first time. >> great poll, by the way. >> making progress. >> big time. >> reporter: you're hearing something highly unusual, a private conversation between an attorney and his client. in this case, then-candidate donald trump in september of 2016 speaking with the fixer. his personal attorney michael cohen who is secretly recording the conversation. donald trump apparently completely unaware he's being taped, asking for refreshments.m >> reporter: and now a critical part of the tape that's in dispute, cohen and trump seemingly discussing "the national enquirer's" purchase of the story from former "playboy" model karen mcdougal who claims she had an affair with trump. >> i need to open up a company for the transfer of all of that info recording our friend d
standing by to talk live to george in just a moment, but first, our chief justice correspondent pierre thomasrts us off. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: robin, good morning. a war of words between donald trump and his former attorney is heating up with the release of the taped conversation between the two that we're hearing for the very first time. >> great poll, by the way. >> making progress. >> big time. >> reporter: you're hearing something highly unusual, a...
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here is pierre thomas. >> reporter: he is perhaps the most powerful person in the trump organizationrump, allen weisselberg. in a word, he's been subpoenaed by federal prosecutors. weisselberg at trump's side for decades, even doing a cameo on "the apprentice." >> you think george is tough, wait until you see allen. >> reporter: he currently runs the president's company along with eric and don jr. and is caught up in the wide-ranging financial investigation of michael cohen. prosecutors in new york also examining whether cohen broke laws. weisselberg mentioned in the recording. cohen proposes a shell company. >> i have spoken to allen weisselberg about how to set the whole thing up with -- >> reporter: prosecutors using a federal grand jury to question weisselberg. he knows all there is to know about the trump family business. the tape is of high interest and they just got access to it this week. weisselberg is a key witness in knowing more about trump's finances. trump wrote in one of his books, allen has been with me 30 years and knows how to get things done. pierre thomas, abc new
here is pierre thomas. >> reporter: he is perhaps the most powerful person in the trump organizationrump, allen weisselberg. in a word, he's been subpoenaed by federal prosecutors. weisselberg at trump's side for decades, even doing a cameo on "the apprentice." >> you think george is tough, wait until you see allen. >> reporter: he currently runs the president's company along with eric and don jr. and is caught up in the wide-ranging financial investigation of...
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here's pierre thomas. >> reporter: tonight, federal prosecutors indicting maria butina, a 29-year-old russian gun right rights advocate, accusing her of trying to infiltrate and undermine the american political system. the fbi claims butina has been cozying up to u.s. politicians and political candidates and top officials of the nra to secretly advance the interests of the russian federation. she's seen here taking pictures with presidential hopefuls like scott walker and bobby jindal. and according to sources, briefly met with donald trump jr. at an nra convention. here's butina at the political conference freedom fest in 2015. >> in russia, i'm the founder and now i'm the board member of the right to bear arms. >> reporter: at the conference, she can be can be heard asking then-candidate donald trump a question about russia. >> do you want to continue the politics of sanctions? >> i know putin, and i'll tell you what. we get along with putin. >> reporter: butina is accused of even trying to get putin an invite to the annual national prayer breakfast and of working to create a back c
here's pierre thomas. >> reporter: tonight, federal prosecutors indicting maria butina, a 29-year-old russian gun right rights advocate, accusing her of trying to infiltrate and undermine the american political system. the fbi claims butina has been cozying up to u.s. politicians and political candidates and top officials of the nra to secretly advance the interests of the russian federation. she's seen here taking pictures with presidential hopefuls like scott walker and bobby jindal....
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here's pierre thomas. >> reporter: tonight, a federal judge ordering alleged russian agent maria butina be held behind bars pending trial. federal prosecutors arguing the 29-year-old gun rights activist is an extreme flight risk, saying just days before her arrest she was packing boxes an and the government claims that butina was willing to go to extreme measures to infiltrate the american political system and the nra. prosecutors accusing butina of offering sex in exchange for a position in an unidentified interest organization. one of her alleged russian contacts joking in one message about her high profile in the u.s. "you have upstaged anna chapman. she poses with toy pistols, while you are being published with real ones." a reference to another red-headed russian who was arrested for spying in 2010. investigators say butina was involved in a personal relationship with an unidentified american who was "instrumental in aiding her covert influence operation." and now, growing questions about this moment at a 2015 conference when she asked then-candidate trump about russia. >> do you w
here's pierre thomas. >> reporter: tonight, a federal judge ordering alleged russian agent maria butina be held behind bars pending trial. federal prosecutors arguing the 29-year-old gun rights activist is an extreme flight risk, saying just days before her arrest she was packing boxes an and the government claims that butina was willing to go to extreme measures to infiltrate the american political system and the nra. prosecutors accusing butina of offering sex in exchange for a position...
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pierre thomas with the details. >> reporter: a week ago president trump said no when asked if russia. the president declaring without evidence, i'm very concerned that russia will be fighting very hard to have an impact on the upcoming election, based on the fact that no president has been tougher on russia than me. they will be pushing very hard for the democrats. they definitely don't want trump. the 2017 assessment by intelligence agencies concluded that russia hacked to help trump. >> did you want president trump to win the election? >> reporter: yes, putin replied, yes, i did. the russians so giddy after the summit, foreign minister said it was fabulous, better than super. but still, trump says they're out to help the democrats. the cia and fbi declined to comment. one official says they've seen no evidence to support the president's claim. we've reached out to multiple agencies to give them a chance to endorse the president's statement and they would not comment. just days ago, the president tweeted he got along well with putin who's been invited to the white house this fall. p
pierre thomas with the details. >> reporter: a week ago president trump said no when asked if russia. the president declaring without evidence, i'm very concerned that russia will be fighting very hard to have an impact on the upcoming election, based on the fact that no president has been tougher on russia than me. they will be pushing very hard for the democrats. they definitely don't want trump. the 2017 assessment by intelligence agencies concluded that russia hacked to help trump....
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pierre thomas has the details. >> reporter: the federal judge ordering the alleged russian eight, mariia held behind bars. they argue she is an extreme flight risk. days before her arrest she was packing boxes and sending money to russia and was willing to go to extreme measures to infiltrate the u.s. political system and the nra. offering sex in exchange for position within a special interest organization. according to prosecutors, one of her alleged russian contacts joking in one message about her high profile in the u.s. you have upstaged anna chapman. she poses with toy pistols while you are being published with real ones. investigators say butina was involved in a personal relationship with an unidentified american who was instrumental in aiding her covert influence operation. and now growing questions about this moment at a 2015 conference when she asked then candidate trump about russia. >> do you want to continue the politics of sanctions? >> i believe i would get along very nicely with putin, okay? and i mean, where we have the strength. i don't think you'd need the sanctions. >
pierre thomas has the details. >> reporter: the federal judge ordering the alleged russian eight, mariia held behind bars. they argue she is an extreme flight risk. days before her arrest she was packing boxes and sending money to russia and was willing to go to extreme measures to infiltrate the u.s. political system and the nra. offering sex in exchange for position within a special interest organization. according to prosecutors, one of her alleged russian contacts joking in one...
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end quote, pierre thomas, abc news, capitol hill. >>> as president trump prepares to meet today withsident and first lady, he told the "sun" newspaper that he advised may on how she should leave the european union but said she went in the opposite direction and said her brexit strategy will probably end a major trade relationship with the united states. >> this new controversy comes on the heels of the nato summit where the president claims the allies had bowed to his demands to spend more on defense. >> they have substantially upped their commitment, yeah, and now we're very happy, we have a very, very powerful nato, much stronger than it was two days ago. >> despite the president's remarks, there was no evidence that nato members agreed to pay the 4% gdp he asked for. french president macron said it would be 2%, that's all. >>> paul manafort has been transferred from the jail where he said he was being treated like a vip. manafort is now in a detention center in northern virginia, close to the federal courthouse where he'll be tried this month on bank and tax fraud charges. his law
end quote, pierre thomas, abc news, capitol hill. >>> as president trump prepares to meet today withsident and first lady, he told the "sun" newspaper that he advised may on how she should leave the european union but said she went in the opposite direction and said her brexit strategy will probably end a major trade relationship with the united states. >> this new controversy comes on the heels of the nato summit where the president claims the allies had bowed to his...
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, calls in this country now to cancel the summit with vladimir c' chief justice correspondent, pierre thomas, leading us off. >> reporter: on the eve of the president's meeting with vladimir putin, special counsel robert mueller out with his most sweeping indictment yet. accusing current members of putin's own government of disrupting the 2016 election. >> the indictment charges 12 russian military officers by name for conspireing to interfere with the 2016 presidential election. >> reporter: the new indictment charges russian intelligence officers with engaging in widespread hacking, targeting the clinton campaign and the democratic national committee. they allegedly started it as early as 2016, eight months before the election, targeting at least 300 people. putin had disdain for hillary clinton after she stood up to him about free elections. >> there was one unit that engaged in active cyber operations by stealing information and a different unit that was responsible for disseminating the stolen information. >> reporter: the russians accused of posing as a hacker known as guccifer 2.0 to
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abc's chief justice correspondent pierre thomas now. >> reporter: just a week ago, president trump said asked if russia was still targeting the united states. >> is russia still targeting the u.s., mr president? >> thank you very much, no. >> no, you don't believe that to be the case? >> reporter: but today, a reversal the president declaring without evidence, "i'm very concerned that russia will be fighting very hard to have an impact on the upcoming election. based on the fact that no president has been tougher on russia than me, they will be pushing very hard for the democrats. they definitely don't want trump." the 2017 assessment by u.s. intelligence agencies concluded putin and russia hacked the democrats to hurt hillary clinton. and in helsinki, putin acknowledged he very much did want trump. >> president putin, did you want president trump to win the election? >> reporter: "yes," putin replied. "yes i did." the russians so giddy after the summit, their foreign minister called it "fabulous, better than super." still tonight, the president says russia is now out to help the democr
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here's abc's chief justice correspondent pierre thomas on that front tonight. >> reporter: tonight, reunions like this one delayed for dozens of the youngest children who were separated from their parents at the border under the president's zero tolerance policy. today, the government admitting it won't be able to reunite all children under age 5 by tomorrow's court-ordered deadline. >> every day that goes by where children are not reunited is troubling. >> reporter: 54 of the 102 will see their parents tomorrow. two have already been reunited. the government arguing it needs more time to complete background checks and dna testing to confirm families ties. some parents can't immediately be found. 18 have been either deported or released inside the u.s. and one 3-year-old is in limbo because authorities simply have no information about the parents. >> this is a child who they don't even know who the parent is. obviously we are deeply concerned about that. >> reporter: for months, immigration advocates have been calling for families to be reunited. >> and pie area thomas with us live tonight.
here's abc's chief justice correspondent pierre thomas on that front tonight. >> reporter: tonight, reunions like this one delayed for dozens of the youngest children who were separated from their parents at the border under the president's zero tolerance policy. today, the government admitting it won't be able to reunite all children under age 5 by tomorrow's court-ordered deadline. >> every day that goes by where children are not reunited is troubling. >> reporter: 54 of the...
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abc's pierre thomas has the latest. >> reporter: good morning, george. the president just came out touting the economy. these explosive new allegations, evidence of the growing rift between president trump and his former attorney michael cohen. what did the president know about that infamous trump tower meeting and when did he know it? >> multiple sources telling abc news that michael cohen claims that then-candidate donald trump was aware of the june 2016 trump tower meeting with the russians before it happened. last night, trump's attorney rudy giuliani depicted cohen as a liar. >> no doubt in my mind that he's not credible. the man is a liar. a prove liar. >> reporter: cohen's attorney lanny davis denying to comment. the stakes could not be higher for cohen if he tell it is story to the fbi. if it's not true, cohen could face prosecution. if it's true, it contradicts repeated claims by the president and the president's own legal team. >> i have to be clear on this george, the president was not aware of the meeting. >> >> reporter: and the president's
abc's pierre thomas has the latest. >> reporter: good morning, george. the president just came out touting the economy. these explosive new allegations, evidence of the growing rift between president trump and his former attorney michael cohen. what did the president know about that infamous trump tower meeting and when did he know it? >> multiple sources telling abc news that michael cohen claims that then-candidate donald trump was aware of the june 2016 trump tower meeting with...
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here's abc's chief justice correspondent pierre thomas. pierre. >> reporter: paula and dan, the indictment against 12 russian intelligence operatives is stunning in its detail, spelling out how aggressive russia was in stealing huge amounts of data from democrats to interfere with the 2016 election. just days before the president is set to meet with vladimir putin, 12 members of russian intelligence indicted for meddling during the last presidential campaign. an operation u.s. intelligence officials say was authorized by putin himself. the new indictment claims the russian intelligence officers hacked the clinton campaign, the dnc and emails of clinton campaign chairman john podesta. >> there was one unit that engaged in active cyberoperations by stealing information and a different unit that was responsible for disseminating the stolen information. >> reporter: russian command unit 26165 in charge of stealing information headquartered in this building in moscow and 18 miles away here where unit 74455 allegedly weaponized the information po
here's abc's chief justice correspondent pierre thomas. pierre. >> reporter: paula and dan, the indictment against 12 russian intelligence operatives is stunning in its detail, spelling out how aggressive russia was in stealing huge amounts of data from democrats to interfere with the 2016 election. just days before the president is set to meet with vladimir putin, 12 members of russian intelligence indicted for meddling during the last presidential campaign. an operation u.s....
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our chief justice correspondent pierre thomas has more on all this. morning, pierre. >> reporter: robin, good morning. authorities say this new case is another example of russians allegedly trying to burrow their way into the fabric of american politics to influence and undermine the u.s. democracy. >> reporter: federal prosecutors claim maria butina here seen smiling with handgun in tow was secretly sent by the russian federation to infiltrate american politics. her alleged targets according to newly filed charges and intelligence sources, u.s. politicians and political candidates and the nra. the fbi says butina cozied up to nra officials and politicians trying to gain influence. here she is at a conference dubbed freedom fest. >> i'm from russia. i'm the founder and now i'm the board member of the right to bear arms. >> reporter: this is butina's voice at that same 2015 conference asking then candidate donald trump a question about foreign policy. >> do you want to continue the politics of sanctions? >> reporter: putin has no respect for president
our chief justice correspondent pierre thomas has more on all this. morning, pierre. >> reporter: robin, good morning. authorities say this new case is another example of russians allegedly trying to burrow their way into the fabric of american politics to influence and undermine the u.s. democracy. >> reporter: federal prosecutors claim maria butina here seen smiling with handgun in tow was secretly sent by the russian federation to infiltrate american politics. her alleged...
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. >> pierre thomas was there as the indictment was read. >> the united states government is saying thate know precisely who in the russian government was involved in this hack and we know how they did it and we know how they dispersed the information. they're naming and shaming, that's the bottom line today. >> mueller is pushing forward with his investigation despite more calls from the president and some republicans to shut it down. >> i call it the rigged witch hunt. i think that really hurts our country and it really hurts our relationship with russia. >> prdzesident trump's promise bring up election meddling when the two sit down face to face. i will absolutely and firmly ask the question. >> both sides of the aisle question the significance of this indict, and to focus who is really at fault. >> election interference belongs to the criminals who committed election interference. we need to work together to hold the perpetrators accountable. >> reporter: while no americans were named in this indictment, rosenstein made it very clear the special counsel's investigation will continue,
. >> pierre thomas was there as the indictment was read. >> the united states government is saying thate know precisely who in the russian government was involved in this hack and we know how they did it and we know how they dispersed the information. they're naming and shaming, that's the bottom line today. >> mueller is pushing forward with his investigation despite more calls from the president and some republicans to shut it down. >> i call it the rigged witch hunt....
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. >> reporter: abc's chief justice correspondent pierre thomas was there as the indictment was read.the united states government is saying that we know pro ceasely who in the russian government was involved in the hack and we know how they did it and we know how dispersed the information and they're naming and shaming. >> mueller is pushing forward hear his republican to shut it down. >> i call it the rigged witch hunt. i think it really hurts our country and it really hurts our relationship with russia. >> president trump's promise to bring up election meddling when the two sit down face to pes. >> i will absolutely, and firmly ask the question. both sides of the aisle is using rod rosen stein to focus who is really at fault. >> weighing election interference belonged to those, we nied to worj together to hold the them in trouble. >> rosen sign made it clear that the special counsel's investigation will continue, but it is far over.ntrump in scotland preparing for that summit spending the weekend at his golf club in turnberry, but yesterday a protester managed to somehow parachute o
. >> reporter: abc's chief justice correspondent pierre thomas was there as the indictment was read.the united states government is saying that we know pro ceasely who in the russian government was involved in the hack and we know how they did it and we know how dispersed the information and they're naming and shaming. >> mueller is pushing forward hear his republican to shut it down. >> i call it the rigged witch hunt. i think it really hurts our country and it really hurts...
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abc's chief justice correspondent pierre thomas was there as the indictment was read. >> the united statessely who in the russian government was involved in this hack, and we know how they did it, and we know how they dispersed the information. >> mueller is pushing forward with his investigation, despite more calls from the president and some republicans to shut it down. >> i call it the rigged witch-hunt. i think that really hurts our country, and it really hurts our relationship with russia. >> president trump's promise to bring up election meddling with putin when the two sit down face-to-face. >> i will absolutely firmly ask the question. >> in light of today's indictment, democratic leader chuck schumer says trump should cancel the meeting with putin. but president trump's lawyer rudy giuliani calls the announcement a victory, tweeting this indictment shows no americans are involved and once again is demanding mueller end the investigation. deputy attorney general rod rosenstein says all americans should pull together. >> the blame for election interference belongs to the criminals w
abc's chief justice correspondent pierre thomas was there as the indictment was read. >> the united statessely who in the russian government was involved in this hack, and we know how they did it, and we know how they dispersed the information. >> mueller is pushing forward with his investigation, despite more calls from the president and some republicans to shut it down. >> i call it the rigged witch-hunt. i think that really hurts our country, and it really hurts our...
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abc's chief justice correspondent, pierre thomas, was there as the indictment was read. >> the united states government is saying we know precisely who in the russian government was involved in this hack and we know how they did it and we know how they dispersed the information. >> reporter: mueller is pushing forward with his investigation despite more calls from the president and some republicans to shut it down. >> i call it the rigged witch hunt. i think that really hurts our country and it really hurts our relationship with russia. >> reporter: president trump's promise to bring up election meddling with putin when the two sit down face to face. >> i will absolutely, firmly ask the question. >> reporter: in light of today's indictment, democratic leader chuck schumer says trump should cancel the meeting with putin, but president trump's lawyer, rudy giuliani, calls the announcement a victory, tweeting this indictment shows no americans are involved and once again is demanding mueller end the investigation. deputy attorney general rod rosenstein says all americans should pull toge
abc's chief justice correspondent, pierre thomas, was there as the indictment was read. >> the united states government is saying we know precisely who in the russian government was involved in this hack and we know how they did it and we know how they dispersed the information. >> reporter: mueller is pushing forward with his investigation despite more calls from the president and some republicans to shut it down. >> i call it the rigged witch hunt. i think that really hurts...
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pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >> we are also getting new reaction from republicans on capitol> abc news has heard from at least 35 of the 51 republican senators. all 35 except for kentucky's rand paul have issue ed statements critical of putin or trump. >> mcconnell said the russians are not our friends and i entirely believe the assessment of our intelligence community. other republicans also took aim at trump. >> it's shameful. amic p the intelligence community under the bus like that. . >> john mccain called the meeting disgraceful and a tragic mistake. despite the strong word, there isn't nothing much that congress can do. for sitting u.s. president so he believes a foreign leader over his own team is shocking and admonishable. >> you know the president is in a little trouble if he lost fox news and the "wall street journal" critical of the president. a russian woman is in jail on charges he acted as an unregistered act for the russian government. they accuse her of working to infiltrate u.s. organizations. they say she tried to establish so-called back channel communicati
pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >> we are also getting new reaction from republicans on capitol> abc news has heard from at least 35 of the 51 republican senators. all 35 except for kentucky's rand paul have issue ed statements critical of putin or trump. >> mcconnell said the russians are not our friends and i entirely believe the assessment of our intelligence community. other republicans also took aim at trump. >> it's shameful. amic p the intelligence community...
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. >> reporter: pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >>> how to handle a knife like a chef for your barbecue national barbecue day in the u.s. can we cut it? you're watching "world news now." a ching "world news now." it only takes a second for an everyday item to become dangerous. tide pods child-guard pac. helps keep your laundry pacs safe, and your child safer. to close, twist until it clicks. tide pods child-guard packaging. did you know that people born from 1945 through 1965 have the highest rates of hepatitis c, but most don't know they're infected? people can live for decades without symptoms, but over time hepatitis c can cause serious health problems. if you were born during these years, the cdc now recommends that you get a blood test for hepatitis c. so talk to your doctor and find out if you have hepatitis c. it could save your life. know more. ♪ >>> so basic knife skills are the key to making prep quick, ♪ >>> so basic knife skills are the key to making prep quick, safe and enjoyable. >> we are going to show you exactly how it's done. >> jennifer? >> nope, that's not how it's d
. >> reporter: pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >>> how to handle a knife like a chef for your barbecue national barbecue day in the u.s. can we cut it? you're watching "world news now." a ching "world news now." it only takes a second for an everyday item to become dangerous. tide pods child-guard pac. helps keep your laundry pacs safe, and your child safer. to close, twist until it clicks. tide pods child-guard packaging. did you know that people born...
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pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >>> several people have been arrested with two wildfires in colorado ignored target shooting and camping, activities that could result in brush fires and destroyed homes. now, currently, more than 50 large fires in a sudden western states are raging. in california, residents are being allowed into santa barbara, 13 homes were destroyed there by fire. >>> we are hearing of one more heart warming story to come out of those tragic fires. this is the newlywed that promised to renew their vows standing in the ashes of their home. >> yesterday, we told you about a couple wse houseas ra'sengagement ring and they knew she left it by their kitchen sink, not only did they fine it, but he dropped on one knee and proposed again. >> it was the one thing she really wanted to find and i was just bound and determined we were going to find it. so i found this plumbing here and then i just looked around here. >> he got down on one knee, i was completely shocked. i had no idea it was coming. how lucky are we? >> and that cute couple found out more good news monday, lara
pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >>> several people have been arrested with two wildfires in colorado ignored target shooting and camping, activities that could result in brush fires and destroyed homes. now, currently, more than 50 large fires in a sudden western states are raging. in california, residents are being allowed into santa barbara, 13 homes were destroyed there by fire. >>> we are hearing of one more heart warming story to come out of those tragic fires. this...
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our chief justice correspondent pierre thomas has more. , the president's got a lot of tweets already this morning, saying this all is a conspiracy essentially to target his campaign, saying this is the basis for a witch hunt. >> reporter: cecilia, good morning. that's right. we're learning more details about the genesis of the russia investigation that eventually became the russia probe. but right now you're right, the release of these documents has sparked yet another debate involving the president and the justice department. this morning, yet another political firestorm surrounding the fbi's release of the documents used to obtain surveillance warrants against the former foreign policy adviser for donald trump. the fbi surveilled carter page during the height of trump's campaign in 2016. accusing him of being an agent of a foreign power, russia. but page told abc news the fbi's documents do not rise above complete ignorance and/or insanity. >> i've never been an agent of the foreign power in any -- by any stretch of the imagination. >> r
our chief justice correspondent pierre thomas has more. , the president's got a lot of tweets already this morning, saying this all is a conspiracy essentially to target his campaign, saying this is the basis for a witch hunt. >> reporter: cecilia, good morning. that's right. we're learning more details about the genesis of the russia investigation that eventually became the russia probe. but right now you're right, the release of these documents has sparked yet another debate involving...
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abc's chief justy correspondent pierre thomas has more from washington. orning, pierre. >> reporter: michael, good morning. that's right. the fbi agent who wrote those belligerent text messages slamming candidate donald trump was on capitol hill in an explosive in your face hearing, unlike anything we've seen for quite some time. >> not once in my 26 years of defending our nation did my personal opinions impact any official action i took. >> reporter: fbi agent peter strzok defending himself in that dramatic congressional hearing. strzok under fire for those text messages to fbi lawyer lisa page where at one point he calls trump an idiot. with page responding, he's awful. in another exchange page writing, god, trump is a loathsome human. strzok responding yet he may win. america will get what the voting public deserves. >> mr. strzok and others inside the fbi and doj turned our system of justice on its head and that's why we're here and why this matters. >> reporter: republicans accusing strzok of allowing bias to impact his role in the clinton email inves
abc's chief justy correspondent pierre thomas has more from washington. orning, pierre. >> reporter: michael, good morning. that's right. the fbi agent who wrote those belligerent text messages slamming candidate donald trump was on capitol hill in an explosive in your face hearing, unlike anything we've seen for quite some time. >> not once in my 26 years of defending our nation did my personal opinions impact any official action i took. >> reporter: fbi agent peter strzok...
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daniels arrested during one of her shows taken into custody, and our chief justice correspondent pierre thomas has the latest. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: michael, good morning. that's right, the arrest of the adult film star happening overnight. it was during a performance at a strip club. this morning her attorney is crying foul. overnight, what started as an adult nightclub appearance in columbus, ohio, ending in an arrest for porn star stormy daniels. daniels seen here in handcuffs, a police officer leading the way. in a series of tweets, her attorney michael avenatti saying daniels was arrested for allowing a customer to touch her while on stage in a nonsexual manner. avenatti also claiming the arrest was a setup and politically motivated. adding, it reeks of desperation. we will fight all bogus charges. but authorities claim otherwise. writing that daniels formerly known as stephanie clifford forced the faces of patrons into her chest, among other actions, including inappropriately touching female patrons. daniels made headlines for her involvement in the political scandal involvi
daniels arrested during one of her shows taken into custody, and our chief justice correspondent pierre thomas has the latest. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: michael, good morning. that's right, the arrest of the adult film star happening overnight. it was during a performance at a strip club. this morning her attorney is crying foul. overnight, what started as an adult nightclub appearance in columbus, ohio, ending in an arrest for porn star stormy daniels. daniels seen here in...
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let's go to our chief justice correspondent pierre thomas for the latest. es against demetrius nathaniel pitt for allegedly trying to provide materials to al qaeda. the fbi's undercover investigation began in 2017 after getting tips alleging that pitts had been making disturbing comments online. he allegedly suggested that muslims should take up training in guns and grenades and discussed chopping off heads and hands. authorities offered no evidence that pitts had any bomb-making materials but said he recently conducted surveillance in downtown cleveland. michael. >> thank you for that, pierre. >>> coming up, tennis superstar serena williams gets candid about motherhood as she prepares to take on the wimbledon court for the first time since she became a mom. >>> the new interview with roseanne barr. she is saying being fired has been a penance and will talk about what's next for her. >>> and the one and only josh groban is here live and we've got an incredible audience. we cannot wait to get upstairs. you see them all right there. don't go anywhere. we'll be
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our chief justice correspondent pierre thomas has more there in washington for us. morning, pierre. >> reporter: robin, good morning. today that suspected russian agent is in a d.c. jail deemed a high risk of fleeing the country. the government is trying to portray 29-year-old mariia butina as the glamorous femme fatale willing to use sex in order to infiltrate american society. >> weapons in a global struggle for power. >> reporter: like something out of that fictional movie "red sparrow" whose lead character uses every trick in the book for espionage. authorities argued in court wednesday that butina was funded by a russian oligarch in constant communication with suspected russian intelligence officials. here's butina with an alleged russian operative in this government photo taken in a d.c. restaurant. and prosecutors claim that she had an american boyfriend who was instrumental in aiding her covert influence operation. all this part of an alleged effort to cozy up to top nra officials and u.s. politicians including posting pictures on social media. this is butin
our chief justice correspondent pierre thomas has more there in washington for us. morning, pierre. >> reporter: robin, good morning. today that suspected russian agent is in a d.c. jail deemed a high risk of fleeing the country. the government is trying to portray 29-year-old mariia butina as the glamorous femme fatale willing to use sex in order to infiltrate american society. >> weapons in a global struggle for power. >> reporter: like something out of that fictional movie...
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our chief justice correspondent pierre thomas has the story. >> reporter: watch here caught on tape, two men standing at a gas pump, but look closer. you see they're installing a tiny device called a skimmer. the device copies your credit card while you pray at the pump. it's a long-standing scam surging right now with american consumers being targeted at the gas pump by tech-savvy thieves. >> we have open cases in other 50 field offices representing every state in the union. >> we're talking about thousands of customers being hit and millions of dollars being stolen? >> thousands every day. >> reporter: most gas stations won't require a chip on your card until 2020. and gas pumps remain some of the only locations where credit card machines are out in the open, vulnerable to sabotage. the secret service's blunt message this holiday, drivers beware. >> that's a skimmer? >> this is a gas pump skimmer. >> how long does it take to install? >> a matter of minutes depending on the level of trade craft that the fraudster has. >> reporter: in some cases they never have to return to the scene
our chief justice correspondent pierre thomas has the story. >> reporter: watch here caught on tape, two men standing at a gas pump, but look closer. you see they're installing a tiny device called a skimmer. the device copies your credit card while you pray at the pump. it's a long-standing scam surging right now with american consumers being targeted at the gas pump by tech-savvy thieves. >> we have open cases in other 50 field offices representing every state in the union....