a federal grand jury approved those charges friday and richard cantu has more. >> reporter: sources say we may see the first arrest as soon as monday in the criminal investigation led by special counsel robert mueller into russian meddling of the 2016 election and possible collusion. >> most people know there were no russians in our campaign. there never were. we didn't win because of russia, we won because of you. >> reporter: president trump has never acknowledged the findings of the u.s. intelligence agencies that russia interfered with the election to benefit him. abc news confirmed that a special prosecutor was at the federal courthouse in washington friday. sources say the grand jury has approved charges. there's no shortage of members of trump's circle that have faced about their dealings with russia. the president went on the offensive sunday tweeting, the dems are use thing terrible and bad for our country witch hunt for evil politics. the first arrest may indicate which direction the investigation is headed. >> the fact that the president can pardon any of these people, at lea

richard cantu, abc news, new york. >>> a man accused of plotting to blow up a shopping mall in miami is due in court later today. authorities say vincente solano was acting alone but was inspired by isis. he allegedly planned to detonate a weapon of mass destruction. fbi agents caught solano during a sting operation and say he never had any access to real explosives. >>> now to washington where president trump is warning republicans that if they fail to pass the sweeping tax cut, they'll pay the price in next year's midterm elections. the president joined a conference call with house republicans urging them to approve the budget passed by the senate and clear the way for those tax reforms. now, he'll travel to capitol hill tomorrow to meet republican senators. the bill promises to slash the corporate tax rate while offering relief to the middle class. but few other details were discussed. the president is hoping to sign the bill by thanksgiving. >>> in the meantime, congress is turning up the pressure on the trump administration. they're demanding answers about that deadly ambush on

richard cantu, abc news, new york. >>> construction crews expect to meet a deadline set by state to fixows crews rushing to finish repairing the emergency spillway by november 1st. that's in just ten days. record rain caused that spillway to erode and nearly fail last web, forcing nearly 200,000 people to evacuate. the goal is get it repaired before the rainy season. >> it was an emergency. we had to start construction so we could meet the november 1st milestone. >> this is the first phase of a larger plan to restore the dam and its spill way to its original condition. that original cost estimate for the project, $275 million. but now, the ballpark is around $500 million. >> president trump believes he has enough votes on capitol hill to pass his tax reform plan. he boasts americans will see the biggest income tax cuts ever. he described his plan during an exclusive interview with foch news. >> i think there's tremendous appetite and spirit for it. not only by the people we're dealing with in congress but for the people out there that want to see something, $5,000 almost, it can be $5,0

abc's richard cantu with more. >> well, i think the press makes me more uncivil than i am.gent person. >> reporter: yet, his fellow republicans calling him out. arizona's jeff flake on tuesday with a scathing rebuke from the senate floor. >> we must stop pretending that the degradation of our politics and the conduct of some in our executive branch are normal. they are not normal. reckless, outrageous and undignified behavior has become excused and countenanced as telling it like it is. >> reporter: and it's not only flake. senator bob corker also indicting the president, corker who supported trump during the election now says he's failing as president. >> stating untruths that everybody knows to be untrue, just attempted bullying that he does, which everybody sees through, just dividing of our country, the name-calling. >> reporter: trump pushing back. his proof, the standing ovation he received from gop senators on capitol hill, tweeting about it wednesday at least three times. and he especially needs those senators to unite behind him if he expects his tax reform bill to

richard cantu has more. >> reporter: they walked through a dark neighborhood in spite of the danger.of victims marched through the section where three people with no connection were gunned down all within two weeks and ten blocks of each other. >> this is devastating. and it's sad. >> reporter: police escorting marchers to the place where anthony nalboa got off the wrong bus stop. >> he was right here. yet they kill him for nothing. >> reporter: they mourned, and they prayed. >> on earth as it is in heaven. >> reporter: the first shots rang out october 9th, claiming the life of 22-year-old benjamin mitchell. four days later, monica hoffa's body was found down the street >> there is no excuse for this. no one should have to go through this. >> reporter: police are still searching for the killer and the motive. right now the only lead, this grainy video of a person wearing a hood walking along a neighborhood street. police not even calling him a suspect but someone they'd like to speak with. >> we're in this for the long haul, we're going to find this person. >> reporter: and warning r

abc's richard cantu has details. >> r dark neighborhood in spite of the danger. [ chanting ] >> reporter: residents, neighbors and relatives of victims marching through the seminole heights area of tampa where three different people with no connection were gunned down all within two weeks and ten blocks of each other. >> this is devastating and it's sad. >> reporter: police escorting marchers to the place where 20-year-old anthony naiboa was shot after he got off on the wrong bus stop. >> it was right here. they kill him for nothing. >> reporter: they mourned and they prayed. the first shots rang out october 9th claiming the life of 22-year-old benjamin mitchell. four days later monica hoffa's body was found down the treat. >> no one should have to go through this. >> reporter: police still searching for the killer and a motive. right now the only lead the grainy video of a person wearing a hood along street. police not even calling him a suspect but someone they'd like to speak to. >> we're going to find this person. >> reporter: warning residents not to walk alone when they leave their

abc's richard cantu has more. >> reporter: sources tell answer abc news, we may see the first arrest as soon as monday in the criminal investigation led by special counsel robert mueller into russian meddling in the 2016 election and possible collusion. >> most people know there were no russians in our campaign. there never were. we didn't win because of russia. we won because of you. >> reporter: president trump has never acknowledged the findings of 17 u.s. intelligence agencies that russia interfered with the election to benefit him. now indictments and at least one arrest appear imminent. abc news has confirmed that a senior prosecutor from robert mueller's office who specializes in fraud cases was in court. jury has approved charges. there's no shortage of members of trump's inner circle of those who have faced questions about their dealings with russians, plus others we don't know about. the president went on the offensive tweeting the dems are using this terrible and bad for our country witch-hunt for evil politics. the first arrest may indicate in which direction the criminal

richard cantu, abc news, new york. >>> and further north, police in orlando are investigating an extrae's order from amazon. the customer and her fiancee were puzzled over how heavy the 27 gallons of store containers were until they opened the containers and found 65 pounds of marijuana. police have seized the pot. no arrests have been made. i didn't know amazon was offering that. it's not something -- >> free gift with purchase. i don't think that was intentional. i don't know. >> a lot of people are like, oh, we'll sign up for amazon prime now. no. >>> so the next time you and perhaps more than 200 friends are bored, you might want to take a leap. >> something tells me kendis and i are not going to try this anytime soon. no. >> this happened outside of sao paulo, brazil. 245 people tied themselves together to bungee cords and to each other. there they are. >> so when they finished, most people were left hanging in midair. a few people dropped into the water below. they were trying to set the record for the most people involved in a rope jump. >> and they did. >> yeah. about 12 miles

. >> reporter: richard cantu, abc news. >>> one of the world's premiere medical centers showed off its newest building. abc7 news was in palo alto. today it included a new liver transplant recipient and her parents. >> it's truly a focus on the family. it's really disruptive, really difficult and scary when you have a child in the hospital, for them and for the parent. new rooms are very big and they're great for the whole family to stay. >> young patients and siblings can enjoy play stations around the hospital. the new building is connected to the existing children's hospital in stanford. it is opening in december. >>> much more ahead on abc7 news at 11:00. you don't hear this every night. >> coming together to make a coffin. the east bay neighborhood tonight that's not letting thieves ruin their halloween. >>> aitem air finally arrived this weekend. tomorrow we're tracking even cooler air afshing and the potential for several days of rain. i'll explain in the accuweather forecast ahead. >>> i'm happy to be out of the boxing gym right now. >>> also a bay area boxing legend speaks for

. >> reporter: richard cantu, abc news, new york. >> jared kushner is back in washington after an unannounced trip to the middle east. he quietly traveled to saudi arabia to discuss mideast peace. they are not saying who met with kushner. >>> it's going to be a tough morning commute for millions in the northeast today. >> the combination of two storms is now bringing heavy rain and wind from virginia to new england. roads are flooded and dozens of flights are already canceled. the storm is what's left of tropical fo tropical storm philippe. >> we'll check in williams for the accuweather forecast. >> good morning, kendis, diane. the same low pressure system causing flash flood ing in some areas are why we have concerns through portland and boston and beach erosion and high tide and rough surf. then watch out for a blast of cold air starting monday with snou snowshowers and a mix around the great lakes. >>> and overseas, the deepening crisis in spain has spilled onto the streets of basrcelona. more than a million people turned out to protest catalonia. the area has grown increasingly frustrated