rachel scott on the major news tonight, senator manchin now onboard. rachel, stay with us here, because as you well know, the other major news from the hill tonight, after several mass shootings in this country, uvalde, buffalo, new york, highland park, illinois, today, gunmakers were grilled on capitol hill, asked about the marketing of these weapons to young people. rachel scott reporting on that tonight, as well. >> reporter: on capitol hill today, lawmakers grilling gun manufacturers who market and sell assault-style weapons here in the u.s. the same kind of guns used in recent mass shootings. the elementary school in uvalde, texas. the supermarket in buffalo, new york. the fourth of july parade in highland park, illinois. in each case, authorities say an ar-15-style assault weapon used to kill. and in each case, a young man with one of those guns, some having just turned 18. >> how many more american children need to die before your company will stop selling assault weapons to civilians and young men? >> i believe that these murders are local probl

him to more than three years in prison, insisting he is not a patriot, but a criminal, david. >> rachel scott with us again. thank you, rachel. >>> there's also late word coming in tonight in the death of president trump's wife ivana trump. the new york medical examiner saying she died of blunt impact injuries to her torso sustained from a fall. officials say her death was an accident, not suspicious. authorities say she had been found at the bottom of the stairs in her home. >>> we turn next to the pandemic, and troubling numbers as this coronavirus sub variant sweeps across the country. take a look at the map. 85% of americans are living in areas where authorities are concerned about the numbers. where transmission are in medium or high. tonight here, what dr. jha is saying about the current booster that's available and how it could help if you get the strain of the virus. here's matt gutman tonight. >> reporter: tonight, with that b.a5 subvariant spreading fast, >> reporter: tonight, with that highly infectious b.a5 subvariant spreading fast, the number of covid positive americans in the h

rachel scott tonight. rachel, thank you. >>> in the meantime, we turn now to russia, responding tonight to the white house and that offer of a prisoner swap to bring home wnba star brittney griner and former marine paul whelan. russia's foreign minister saying he'll pay attention to the request for a phone call when his own schedule allows. here's our senior white house correspondent mary bruce. >> reporter: tonight, russia says there is no agreement yet on the white house's offer of a prisoner swap to bring wnba star brittney griner and former marine paul whelan back home. abc news confirming the white house offered an exchange for notorious russian arms dealer victor bout, nicknamed the merchant of death. is there any concern that by going public with this offer now that you've showed your hand too soon? >> the president has been very clear about this, he wants to make sure that they come home. and he has made this a top priority. i don't want to go into details about that, you age, av ee notiate in publi

they are still warning of possible witness tampering, david. >> rachel scott at the capitol tonight. rachel, thank you. >>> we turn now to president biden arriving in israel today, his first trip to the middle east as president. in jerusalem, the president visiting the holocaust memorial and meeting with survivors. the most controversial leg of his trip coming later this week when he traveling to saudi arabia. senior white house correspondent mary bruce joining us from jerusalem tonight, and mary, the president once declared he would make saudi arabia a pariah for murdering journalist jamal khashoggi, but now he's set to meet with the crown prince? >> reporter: and david, the president is well aware, this is controversial. it is a reversal from that campaign pledge to make saudi arabia a global pariah, but now, the president is set to meet with the crown prince, whom the u.s. concluded ordered the brutal murder of jamal khashoggi. biden, though, is defending this trip, arguing that it's important to engage with saudi arabia, to counter russia and outcompete china. but david, this is a

but in the meantime, let's get right to rachel scott tonight. live at the capitol. rachel, you and i were on the air together this afternoon when that remarkable moment played out after the hearing. stephen ayres, the ohio man, who described himself as a family man who worked for a cabinet mker who wound up storming the capitol, he said, for trump. he said looking back, it's like he had blinders on. well today, look at this moment right here. he approached the officers, including sergeant gonell, apologizing for what he had done? >> reporter: yes, david. and tonight, sergeant gonell tells me that he does accept that apology from stephen ayres, but he believes he does need to be held accountable for his actions, david. >> and rachel, i want to go back to another key moment today, lawmakers obtaining text messages from former president trump's former campaign manager brad parscale. parscale texting a colleague after the scene unfolded on january 6th, saying, quote, a sitting president asking for a civil war, adding, i feel guilty for helping him win. he texted, a woman

they are still warning -- >> rachel scott back up on the hill for us again tonight. rachel, thank you. >>> and now to president biden arriving in israel today, his first trip to the middle east as president. the president visiting the holocaust memorial. the most controversial leg of his trip coming later this week when he travels to saudi arabia. our senior white house correspondent mary bruce is live from jerusalem. and mary, the president wants to -- now he's set to meet with the crown prince? >> reporter: and david, the president is well aware, this is controversial. it is a reversal from that campaign pledge to make saudi arabia a global pariah, but now, the president is set to meet with the crown prince, whom the u.s. concluded ordered the brutal murder of jamal ka show guy. bidened is defending this trip, arguing it is the important to engage with strib, to counter russia and outcompete china, but this is also about oil. with the president facing pressure to bring down high gas prices back home, he's trying to increase the flow of oil back to the u.s. and the w

signal to violent extremist groups like the proud boys and the oath keepers, david. >> all right, rachel scott tonight. rachel, thank you. and of course, rachel and our entire political team will be right here with me again tomorrow. abc news live coverage of the january 6th committee hearing begins at 1:00 p.m. eastern right here on abc. >>> in the meantime tonight, we turn to major developments in the war in ukraine. late today, the white house now warning it believes iran is now getting ready to help russia. what iran is expected to send to help the russians fight the ukrainians. meantime, the images tonight. the civilian death toll rising from russia's missile strikes on that massive apartment building in the east. and tonight, the story of the survivor pulled out after more than 30 hours in that rubble. our foreign correspondent james longman from inside ukraine again tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the white house says it believes iran is ready to provide hundreds of unmanned aerial vehicles including armed drones to russia and give their fighters training to use them in the war in ukrain

everyone who was criminally responsible for the events surrounding january 6th accountable, david. >> rachel scott live in washington. rachel, thank you. >>> now, to yet another troubling discovery tonight at lake mead, as we continue to report on the climate crisis here. this evening, the images coming in, reports a third set of human remains have now been found, with waters now at historic lows and what it's revealing. lake mead is a vital source of water for 25 million americans across several states. abc's kayna whitworth, who has been reporting on lake mead, back on this again tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the astonishing discovery -- a third set of human remains emerging from the ever shrinking waters of lake mead. a visitor making the gruesome discovery on the lake's nevada side monday, according to the national park service. officials seen removing the remains early this morning. >> what startles me the most is how recent, like if it's recent bodies or if they've been there a long time. because if it's more recent, that kind of scares me more. >> reporter: this comes after two additional

intelligence, rachel scott live on the hill, rachel, thank you. >>> now the news tonight and case that made national headlines, we covered it, the turpin children, 13 siblings who escaped years of captivity and abuse by their own parents, some chained to beds. tonight allegations of their second horror. six of the 13 turpin siblings filing a lawsuit. what allegedly happened to them when placed in foster care after they were saved from their parents. here's steve osunsami. >> reporter: this new lawsuit tonight is coming from six of the 13 children who police rescued here, in a filthy home east of los angeles, where authorities found some of the children chained to their beds, and all of them treated like no child deserves. >> all right, let's just go ahead and detain the parents. >> reporter: after the sheriff arrested their parents, the county and a private foster care agency sent the younger turpin children of riverside, california, to a foster family. and in their lawsuit the children say that this family was abusive too. they're accusing their former foster parents and their daughte

rachel scott with new reporting. >>> the war in ukraine. and tonight, the white house now warning it believes iran is getting ready to help russia. what they're expected to send to fight the ukrainians. james longman standing by, reporting from ukraine. >>> japan in mourning over the assassination of former prime minister shinzo abe. and what we've now learned tonight about the alleged gunman. bob wood. >> dick: is there. >>> here at home tonight, the urgent manhunt under way for the armed suspect wanted for shootings at several 7-elevens today. >>> elon musk terminating his deal to buy twitter. what musk said about it all. >>> and american strong tonight. the plane stuck on the tarmac and the spontaneous performance. you have to see this. >>> good evening and it's great to be back with all of you at home after the july 4th holiday. we do have a lot to get to tonight. what could be the most transmissible covid variant yet right here in the u.s. what health officials want everyone to know tonight. but we are going to begin this evening with

everything from the planning of the rally that day to how it was funded, david. >> all right, rachel scott live on the hill. thank you, rachel. >>> next this evening, to the monkeypox outbreak and tonight, the world health organization has now declared it a global health emergency. in the u.s., cases have doubled. and two children are now among those infected. abc's steve osunsami at the cdc tonight. >> reporter: public health officials tonight are fighting global exhaustion over the spread of disease as they try to put more attention on the monkeypox virus. the world health organization is now calling monkeypox a global public health emergency. harun tulunay in london says it felt like he was going to die. >> every single medication i could find, nothing helped. >> reporter: here in the u.s., authorities are still trying to decide if they need to say there's also an emergency stateside. in just the last few weeks, reported cases here have doubled to nearly 2,900. but no deaths. for now, they say most of the people getting sick are gay or bisexual men, but the experts warn that this virus

rachel scott joining us now from the white house. rachel, what more are you learning about how this guilty plea could play into the strategy for brittney griner's release? >> reporter: well, whit, all of this is a calculated decision. tonight, the legal team for brittney griner says she wanted to take full responsibility for her actions, but given the nature of the case, as well as her contribution to the sport, they are hoping for the lightest sentence possible. and the white house says even with that guilty plea from griner, it will have absolutely no effect on their efforts to try to bring her home, whit. >> all right, rachel, thank you. >>> tonight, we're getting new details about the alleged gunman charged in the deadly parade shooting in illinois. police confirming they received multiple calls from his home over the years, raising more questions about possible missed warning signs. 21-year-old robert crimo is being held without bail, charged with seven counts of murder and more charges on the way. newly released video shows a s.

transparent with the inspector general, congress, and the american people, david. >> all right, rachel scott with late word from capitol hill tonight. rachel, more questions to come on this. >>> in the meantime, now to a case that made national headlines for months, and the dramatic new turn in this case. the once prominent south carolina attorney alex murdaugh already disbarred and accused of an insurance fraud scheme tonight now indicted in the murders of his wife and 22-year-old son. abc's eva pilgrim back on the story tonight. >> reporter: tonight, a shocking twist in that south carolina double murder mystery. alex murdaugh, a once-prominent lawyer, now indicted in the brutal killings of his wife and son. >> please hurry. neither one of them is moving. >> reporter: murdaugh called 911 in june of last year claiming to have found the two dead on the family's rural property. but now prosecutors allege murdaugh shot his wife maggie using a rifle, and his 22-year-old son paul with a shotgun. the now disbarred attorney already in jail, facing dozens of charges including stealing millions from

here's abc's rachel scott. >> reporter: it was an impassioned plea from wnba star brittney griner -- a hand-written letter asking the president for help. tonight, the white house insisting her release is a priority. >> so, i can say that the president did read the letter. he believes that any u.s. national that is held abroad, or detained, or held hostage abroad, we need to bring back safely, and we are going to use every tool that we possibly can to make that happen. >> reporter: griner has been detained for nearly 140 days. in her letter to the president, she writes, "i'm terrified i might be here forever." adding, "please don't forget about me and the other american detainees. please do all you can to bring us home." her wife calling on the biden administration to do more. >> they're not moving. they're not doing anything. and so, my wife is struggling. and we have to help her. >> reporter: the trial for the two-time olympic gold medalist is underway just outside moscow. griner accused of carrying vape cartridges containing hashish oil, which is illegal in russia. tonight, her fam

here's rachel scott tonight. >> reporter: today, the january 6th committee releasing new video showing just how reluctant donald trump was to condemn his supporters who stormed the capitol, even after the country and the world witnessed the riot unfold on live television. the committee showing the original draft of a statement trump recorded on january 7th, the day after the insurrection. >> as you can see throughout the document, there are lines crossed out. there are some -- there's some words added in. do you recognize the handwriting? >> it looks like my father's handwriting. >> reporter: trump's son-in-law jared kushner asked why those lines were crossed out. >> it looks like here that he crossed out that he was directing the department of justice to ensure all law breakers are prosecuted to the full extent of the law. we must send a clear message not with mercy but with justice. legal consequences must be swift and firm. do you know why he wanted that crossed out? >> i don't know. >> he also has crossed out, "i want to be very clear, you do not represent me, you do not represent

rachel scott live in washington. >>> tonight, the astonishing new discovery at lake mead. a third set of human remains now. coming in. kayna whitworth on this again tonight. >>> the principal in uvalde suspended from her job. what a new report now reveals. what leaders in the school allegedly knew about broken door locks, about propped doors, among other concerns. mireya villarreal from texas. >>> the new and alarming numbers tonight. the cases of monkeypox here in the u.s. tonight, the common questions. how do you get it, how do you treat it? what the cdc is saying. >>> the war in ukraine. and tonight, russia now quitting the international space station. what it vows to do instead. and wnba star brittney griner in a russian courtroom today and what she told our producer. >>> here at home tonight, the deer through the windshield. the bus driver keeping her cool when that deer smashes through the window. how did she keep driving? >>> the megamillions, $830 million tonight, good luck. >>> and right here tonight, an honor long overdue. >>> good evening and it's great to have

rachel scott is on capitol hill with the details. capitol hill and refused to stop it. this morning, the never-before-seen video of donald trump 24 hours after his supporters stormed the capitol. >> whenever you're ready, sir. >> reporter: the outtakes obtained by the january 6th committee show a president who struggled to say the election was over and condemn the rioters. >> to those who broke the law, you will pay. you do not represent our movement. you do not represent our country and if you broke the law -- i can't say that. i'm not -- i already said you will pay. but this election is now over. congress has certified the results. i don't want to say the election is over. i just want to say congress has certified the results without saying the election is over, okay? >> reporter: sources say it took an hour for trump to record a nearly three-minute-long video. his daughter ivanka heard from behind the camera. >> just take it out. >> my only goal was to ensure the integrity of the vote. my only goal was to ensure the integrity of t

congressional correspondent rachel scott is tracking it all from capitol hill. morning, rachel. >> reporter: george, good morning. lawmakers say they have new evidence of the words donald trump would not say after the january 6th insurrection and it comes as the department of justice is ramping up its own investigation, now hearing from the most significant witnesses yet. this morning, the federal investigation into january 6th is intensifying with two top aides to former vice president mike pence appearing before a federal grand jury. sources say pence's former chief of staff marc short and counsel greg jacob are cooperating with the justice department. short not mincing words about the dangers that day. >> if the mob had gotten closer to the vice president, i do think there would have been a massacre in the capitol that day. >> reporter: both have also spoken to the january 6th committee. lawmakers now releasing this new video. they say it shows evidence the former president was reluctant to condemn his supporters who stormed the capitol. committee revealing t

here's abc's congressional correspondent rachel scott. >> was time for him to acknowledge that president biden had prevailed in the election. >> reporter: today, the american people heard explosive testimony from some of donald trump's closest advisers, saying they told the former president that he lost the election. >> december 14th was the day that the state certified their votes and sent them to congress. and, in my view, that was the end of the matter. >> was that an important day for you? did that affect sort of your planning or your realization as to whether or not there was going to be an end of this administration? >> i think so. i think it was my sentiment. >> reporter: the witnesses testified mr. trump was told time and time again there was no path for him to stay in power. but he wouldn't listen. >> i told him i believed at that point that the means for him to pursue litigation was probably closed. >> and do you recall what his response, if any, was? >> he disagreed. >> reporter: the seventh hearing of the house select committee presented in painstaking detail, a president ref

rachel scott is at the white house. >>> back here at home, new details tonight about the suspect charged in the deadly parade shooting in illinois. abc news speaking to his father, who claims he had no warning this was going to happen. why he says he has no regrets helping his son obtain a gun permit.

let's bring in rachel scott at the white house for us. and rachel, we're learning about a call between the president and vice president and griner's wife today. >> reporter: well, linsey, the white house says they wanted to assure griner's family they are doing all they can to make sure she comes home as quickly as possible. griner wrote a very personal hand-written letter to the president. she says she's terrified that she may never leave russia. we know the president tonight does plan to write her back and respond to her directly. he has been receiving daily updates on her situation, but brittney griner is not the only american the biden administration believes is being wrongfully detained in russia. and tonight, the family of paul whelan is growing increasingly frustrated. they say after more than three years, they are still waiting for a call from the president, linsey. >> his sister upset there's been no response to his hundreds of letters. rachel, thank you. >>> now, to a scathing report into the police response for the deadly shooti

here's rachel scott at the white house. >> my body! >> my choice! >> reporter: under mounting pressure from his own allies, i a new executive order aiming to protect abortion rights. >> we cannot allow an out-of-control supreme court working in conjunction with extremist elements in the republican party to take away freedoms and our personal autonomy. >> reporter: it comes two weeks after roe vs. wade was overturned and after at least 14 states have ended nearly all abortion services. in ohio, a 10-year-old girl was reportedly forced to travel to indiana to terminate her pregnancy. tized.was foo travel to other imininite i'm serious --usimagi being that little girl. 10 years old. does anyone believe it's the highest majority view that that should not be able to be dealt with? >> reporter: still, the president acknowledges there's little he can do on his own. today he urged women to elect more democrats in the midterms so congress can make the right to abortion federal law. >> for god's sake, there's an election in november. vote, vote, vote, vote. b

congressional correspondent rachel scott is on capitol hill with the latest. morning, rachel. >> reporter: george, good morning. the january 6th select committee says they will zero in on the 187 minutes that former president donald trump failed to act as the insurrection unfolded. this morning, the january 6th select committee is preparing to provide a minute-by-minute account of what donald trump was doing as his supporters stormed the capitol. >> this is all about the president's dereliction of duty and the 187 minutes that he was in the white house while this beautiful building and the temple of democracy behind me was under attack. >> reporter: abc news has learned the committee obtained outtakes from remarks he made following the insurrection. sources say he struggled to say the election was over and condemn the rioters. >> there are people urging him to say things to try to get the rioters, the attackers to go home and then ultimately when he does give a statement, still things he wouldn't say. >> reporter: his top lawyer pat cipollone says he pleaded w

>> rachel scott, thank you very much. be part of our coverage of the hearing starting at 1:00 p.m. eastern. amy? >>> george, now to breaking news this morning in the war in ukraine. the kremlin says russian president putin will visit iran. this as the white house says iran is getting ready to send russia hundreds of drones to use on the battlefield. our foreign correspondent james longman is on the ground in ukraine. good morning, james. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, amy. the u.s. believes iran is preparing to send hundreds of combat drones to russia for use here in ukraine. the state department official has said that they think there's going to be an expedited time line. these drones could be in country as early as next month. there could be a mix of surveillance drones but combat ready drones as well. it may even be the case that some of these drones are already in country and they said it was proof russia is running out of the weapons they already have. drones have already been in use here in this country, turkey and

mafox news contributor joe concha, along with former massachusetts senator scott brown and fox and friends weekend co-host rachel campos duffy. scott, let racac me start with u because when i hear abouten the importance of keeping gasau and oil high because we're fighting putin through ukraine ,isn't it true that as long as the oil prices are high, putin is getting even more money and this is funding his adventurism that the way tow stop him would be in fact, to bring oil prices down, not to keep them high? well, we know when oil is below 50 , 40 dollars a barrel and even lesser that russia is hurting. yes, you're absolutely right. but you know,w, this liberaly new world order, another clueless biden representativee, newsflash, the world is not all liberal. there are certain parts of the world that are. but in the united states ofrl we needd to focus on our needs and other people's needs right now. we're paying now a little less because. independence day weekend so, you know,nd doing the manipulation. but i just paid five fifteen last week, came back a dollar seventy two when i got g back from being the ambassad

our congressional correspondent rachel scott is tracking this story. this comes just before the trial of contempt of congress. >> reporter: yes, george. just days before his trial, george. this is quite the turn for steve bannon. he's been fighting this congressional subpoena for months. he's facing charges over it, but now suddenly he wants to talk. this morning a sudden reversal for one of donald trump's closest allies. steve bannon now saying he's willing to testify before the january 6th committee. >> the american people are entitled to mr. bannon's firsthand testimony about all of these relevant facts. >> reporter: the committee insists bannon knew about the events planned on january 6th, pointing to this warning he issued just one day before the capitol insurrection. >> all hell is going to break loose tomorrow. it's not going to happen like you think it's going to happen, okay. it's going to be quite extraordinarily different. and all i can say is strap in. >> reporter: for months bannon has been defiant, held in contempt of congress for defying

i want to bring in rachel scott who covers congress because, rachel, as we've seen in each one of these hearings, members of congress get pulled in some way or another that is somewhat unexpected for the american people watching at home. senator tommy tuberville, one of the biggest supporters of the president, the former president, he was actually one of the senators who received a call, the former president reaching out to him and actually spoke about how he had to tell the president, sir, i'm evacuating the senate chamber here. this was after the former vice president had been evacuated twice and after all this was playing out live on cable news, and then josh hawley of missouri and that image you reported on many times, rachel, with his fist up to the crowd and the committee essentially showing the temperature of that moment and, as jon points out, the tweet from the former president, a fist pump in front of the crowd, how those moments, those images can be directly tied to the escalation there at the capitol. >> reporter: and senator josh hawley has been under fire for that image sh

january 6th committee witness who reported a contact from trump and congressional correspondent rachel scott has the details. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: george, good morning. sources are telling us this morning that former president donald trump did try to reach out to a member of the white house support team that has been in contact with the january 6th select committee. sources say this is not someone who would typically be in contact with the former president. they did not answer that phone call. their attorney then informed the committee. lawmakers say this is all part of a pattern. they are pointing to the timing of the outreach saying it came right after that striking testimony from former white house aide cassidy hutchinson and congresswoman liz cheney essentially putting former president donald trump on notice warning of possible witness tampering and says the committee will not stand for it. all of this now turns to the justice department. the committee is leaving it up to them to decide if donald trump did anything wrong here. no comment from them this morning but a spokesp

rachel scott is tracking the case. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: george, good morning. this is a significant step in the criminal investigation. that special grand jury in georgia is moving closer to the former president issuing a new round of subpoenas to some of his closest allies including lawyers rudy giuliani and john eastman who pedalled trump's false claims about a stolen election, senator lindsey graham, as well as other members of the trump campaign legal team. this investigation was launched after trump made that infamous phone call to the georgia secretary of state asking him to find enough votes to help him reverse joe biden's victory in georgia. we are also learning this morning the special grand jury is looking into two phone calls that senator lindsey graham also made to the georgia secretary of state allegedly asking him about rejecting absentee ballots. this is a claim that senator lindsey graham denies. his office is not responding to our request for comment this morning. important to note here that this special grand jury in georgia is unique. it can

lawmakers are now raising some serious concerns and our congressional correspondent rachel scott has latest for us this morning. hello there, rachel. >> reporter: t.j., good morning. yes, lawmakers say this is deeply concerning. the inspector general, an independent watchdog with the department of homeland security, says that the secret service not only deleted many text messages around the time of january 6th but that they did it after his office requested them. the inspector general telling lawmakers that there have been delays and confusion in how these records have been turned over but this morning the secret service is pushing back. in a statement to abc news stating the insinuation that the secret service maliciously deleted text messages following a request is false. in fact, the secret service has been fully cooperatig. the department says well above -- before that request was made it was in the process of updating its mobile phones and resetting them and because of that some of the data was lost. they insist that it's nothing the inspector general was looking for, but now wit

rachel scott, thanks very much. robin? >>> now to the critical inflation report out this morning as prices rise. the prices are rising greatly as we know impacting americans everywhere so back to whit johnson with more. good morning, again, whit. >> reporter: robin, good morning. this inflation report just out this morning turned out to be worst than analysts expected. 9.1% inflation, the highest level since 1981. a significant jump from last month's report at 8.6%. it could push the fed to raise the interest rates again. it's costing americans $460 more a month on every day goods. a one-bedroom apartment now more than $1,700 per month. oil and gas prices high in june. those prices have started coming down a little. that is not documented in this report. right now the average for a gallon of gas is $4.63, a buck 50 higher than a year ago. gas buddy predicting prices will come down further over the next couple of months. guys? >> bit of a silver lining there, thank you, whit. >>> coming up, fighting for change after the dea

. >> the white house told rachel scott this. >> it will not be solved by one days action. the report from the secretary is one step in a process. >> antiabortion right advocates are casting doubt. >> it will be a big nothing burger. >> at least 14 states have stocked all abortion services. louisiana is the latest. a temporary restraining order blocks the states trigger laws, having expired. it bans all abortions are now,. -- for now. >> lily is a patient advocate in shreveport. abortion advocates are hoping for successful legal challenges to the band. the case has been delayed. it is being transferred to a different jurisdiction. >> we are fighting this. we will be here as long as we possibly can. abc news, the white house. >> the city of fairfield will be offering gift cards for guns. no questions asked. it is on enterprise drive, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.. all you have to do is drive up, turn your unwanted weapons, and receive a gift card. firearms must be unloaded in the truck or car. elon musk has moved to terminate his 44 billion dollar deal to buy twitter. he filed with

brazile, wall street journal white house reporter catherine lucey, abc congressional correspondent rachel scottformer new jersey governor chris christie. the message is quite stark there. you have pence talking about the future and the candidate and donald trump attacking fellow republicans and talking about the past. >> look, the party has a fundamental decision to make and that is, are we going to be the party of me or the party of us? trump is the party of me. and as you saw from his comments, it's all about him. it's all about 2020. it's all about him. you don't hear him mention anything about what's going on in the country. and you know, this is going to continue because i know him. he'll never let it go, jon. you know him, too. >> have any sign his hold is weakening? look at what happened in maryland and pennsylvania. his guys are winning these races, not all of them. >> no, not all of them. look, and as i have been saying since january of '21 this is going to happen slowly and incrementally. the reason for that is the same thing that happened in 2016, in 2016 it wasn't politically correc

. >> reporter: the whitehouse telling our rachel scott this. >> this is the not going to be solved by one day's actions. the report from the secretary is just one step in the process. >> reporter: anti-abortion rights advocates casting doubt. >> i think it'll be a big nothing burger to be honest with you. >> reporter: at least 14 states have stopped nearly all abortion services. louisiana is the latest. there a temporary restraining order blocking the state's trigger laws has expired effectively banning almost all abortions for now. >> we still have to call and cancel appointments. >> reporter: lillian newton is a patient advocate at new hope medical in shreveport. abortion rights advocates there are now hoping for a successful challenge to the state's ban. the case delayed, transferred to a different court's jurisdiction. >> we are still fighting this. we will be here as long as we possibly can be to answer questions. >> reporter: abortion rights could also soon be on the ballot in pennsylvania. a republican proposal there passed this week that could add a provision to the state's co

rachel scott has the latest. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: george, good morning. the white house has been under pressure. democrats have been calling for a more urgent response to protect access to abortion. so in just a few hours the president will be signing this executive order. it would take steps to protect access to medication abortion and push back on efforts to keep women from traveling across state lines. it would also move to protect patients' sensitive medical information and the administration will provide leave for federal workers traveling for medical care. much of this has already been outlined by administration officials over the last few weeks. it does not go as far as democrats or advocates are calling for, but the president has been very clear on this. without congressional action, his options are very limited and this morning that list is growing. at least 13 states have stopped nearly all abortion services. t.j.? >> all right, rachel, thank you as always. >>> want to turn to that wimbledon shocker. really a heartbreaker for tennis great rafael

congressional correspondent rachel scott is on capitol hill and, rachel, this is a rare show of bipartisanshiph this bill. >> reporter: yes, michael. good morning. this was a bipartisan vote, 47 house republicans joined every single democrat to protect same-sex and interracial marriage under federal law. this was a direct response to roe versus wade being overturned by the supreme court. many democrats fear that other rights could be at risk as well. even though this measure cleared the house 157 republicans voted against it including republican leader kevin mccarthy. many republicans argue this is all a political charade by democrats ahead of the midterm elections insisting these rights are not in jeopardy, polls, of course, show the majority of americans, 71% according to a recent poll support same-sex marriage. at this point it's unclear where this goes from here. if or when the senate will even take up this bill, whether there's even enough republican support to get it passed in the senate. i spoke to several republican senators who told me this bill is unnecessary. other republicans like

rachel scott is on capitol hill pwith the latest. morning, rachel. >> reporter: george, good morning. so much of the focus has been on those striking january 6th hearings, but the justice department has been leading its own separate investigation and federal prosecutors are digging into trump's role. this morning, abc news has learned donald trump's actions are now being examined by the justice department as part of a criminal investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election. sources say that federal prosecutors have asked witnesses about trump's involvement bringing in two top pence aides to testify before the grand jury. and "the washington post" reports in april investigators obtained phone records of key trump officials and aides, including former chief of staff mark meadows. >> we will hold accountable anyone who was criminally responsible for attempting to interfere with the transfer, the legitimate, lawful transfer of power from one administration to the next. >> reporter: for months the house committee has been gather

our congressional correspondent rachel scott is on capitol hill for us with the latest. od morning, rachel. >> reporter: robin, good morning and this is a major breakthrough for democrats and quite the reversal from moderate the democratic senator joe manchin. just days ago he upended negotiations over the issue of inflation. well, now manchin and senate majority leader chuck schumer have announced they have reached a deal on a way to advance the party's economic agenda. let's take a look at what this package would include. roughly $370 billion on energy and climate initiatives. for the first time medicare would be allowed to negotiate the prices of medication capping out of pocket costs at $2,000. it would extend expiring obamacare subsidies and includes tax increases on big corporations and the wealthy. democrats say that this package addresses two major things, climate change and inflation, reducing carbon emissions over the next several years but also putting billions of dollars toward tackling the federal deficit. democrats have been under immense pressure. they know

rachel scott is there. >> reporter: t.j., good morning. we know that the president is closely monitoring the situation in highland park. he did speak by phone to both the mayor and the governor offering the full resources of the federal government. the president also released a statement saying that he is shocked by the senseless gun violence. noting that he recently signed the first major bipartisan gun reform legislation in almost 30 years into law but there is still much more work to do. and here is the stark reality. since the president signed that bill into law, just over a week ago, there have been at least two dozen mass shootings in this country. the president did not get everything he wanted in that bill. no assault weapons ban. did not raise the legal age limit to purchase those type of firearms. that was a nonstarter for most republicans. this morning we are hearing from a growing number of democrats who say it's time to come back to the negotiating table and do much more on gun violence. t.j.? >> we shall see, rachel, thank you