arlette saenz from washington, d.c. for us, thanks, arlette. >>> the president's legal team has submitted an offer to special counsel robert mueller regarding a possible interview. this after months of negotiations, the president's attorney rudy giuliani says they're willing to answer questions about collusion but they're less willing to have the president questioned about obstruction of justice. giuliani says they're waiting for a response from mueller's office. >>> there's new concerns about russian hackers this morning who reportedly gained access to u.s. electrical utilities. "the wall street journal" reports hackers penetrated the control rooms of hundreds of facilities last year. u.s. homeland security officials say those hackers could have caused blackouts. some companies may be unaware that they were part of that breach because the hackers may have broken into their systems using stolen credentials. >>> north korea appears to be dismantling some key facilities at its main satellite launch site. this is a possibl

abc's arlette saenz is in washington with the very latest. good morning, arlette. >> reporter: hey, kendis and diane, good morning. it's not the first time the president has made these type of threats. last year it was fire and fury against north korea, and now he's telling iran to stop their threats or else. back in washington, president trump fired off a late night all caps warning to iran. the president tweeted, never ever threaten the united states again or you will suffer consequences the likes of which few throughout history have ever suffered before. around the same time, the president's secretary of state blasted the regime. >> the level of corruption and wealth among iranian leaders shows it is run by something more like the mafia than the government. >> reporter: he said war with iran is the mother of all wars and added, mr. trump, do not play with the lion's tail or else you will regret it. the escalating war of words comes as iran faces looming sanctions months after the u.s. withdrew from the nuclear deal. >> the fact is, this wa

abc's arlet saenz has more on what's ahead. >> judge brett kavanaugh climbed the stairs to the senatermation process. president trump's second supreme court pick on capitol hill for a round of meetings with republican senators. >> i think the president made an outstanding nomination. >> he is a respected jurist in the court he sits on. outstanding opinions. >> the white house hopes kavanaugh is confirmed by the start of the supreme court's term in october. republicans hold a razor-thin 51-49 majority in the senate, setting up a tough confirmation battle. kavanaugh could shift the balance of power on the nation's highest court in favor of conservatives for decades. >> a judge must be independent and must interpret the law, not make the law. >> some democrats are already voicing fierce opposition. they warned a conservative leaning court could impact rulings on health care and abortion. >> now is the time to fight for the freedoms and rights that all americans deserve. >> but top republicans are crying foul. >> senate democrats were on record opposing him before he'd even been named. ju

>> arlette saenz reporting, live in washington, thank you. >>> a judge today rejected a request by the trump administration to block two california laws that protect illegal immigrants. the judge refused to block a law requiring the state to review detention facilities where immigrants are held, and another that prevents local law enforcemenmformation on jail in. but he did put a third law on emises without a warrant. >> a tent camp protest outside the u.s. immigration building in san francisco is now in its fourth day. protesters are demanding that i.c.e. be demolished or abolished that is. they set up a camp blocking washington street. the group is part of a nationwide protest against president trump's separation of immigrant families at the border. san francisco police say they're monitoring the camp which is not blocking the entrance to the building. >> the battle to restore net newt federality heating up. state lawmakers hammering out a model for other states to give all internet users equal access to the internet. a legal challenge is quite likely. >> reporter: they aren't wearin

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. >> abc news reporter arlette saenz with the latest, including the president's reaction. >> reporter: president trump is pushing back after his former attorney michael cohen's bombshell allegation about russia. the president tweeting i did not know of the meeting with my son don jr. sounds to me like someone is trying to make up stories in order to get himself out of an unrelated jam. on cnn, his current attorney called cohen a liar. >> there's no doubt in my mind he's not credible. the man is a liar, a proven liar. >> reporter: multiple sources tell abc news cohen claims that then candidate trump new in advance of the trump tower meeting involving his son and several russians. donald trump jr. testified about that meeting before the senate. a senate investigator asked, did you inform your father about the meeting? donald trump jr. answered no, i did not. and on fox news -- >> did you tell your father anything about this? >> no. it was such a nothing. >> reporter: if donald trump jr. lied to congress, he could face prosecution. at the white house today, the president ignored question

abc news reporter arlette saenz has a closer look at what's on the tapes rope president trup is lashinghis former attorney michael cohen after a secret recording became public. the president tweeted what kind of lawyer would tape a client, so sad. why was the tape so abruptly terminated, cut, while i was presumably saying positive things? the tape which cohen reported without trump's knowledge two months before the election appears to show then candidate trump discussing the "national enquirer's" parent company, of a story about karen mcdougal who claims she had an affair with trump. the white house denies the affair. >> i need to open up a company for the transfer of all of that info. >> reporter: at the time of the recording ami already bought mcdougal's story for $150,000. but decided not to publish it before the election. cohen and trump seem to set up a shell company to purchase the rights of the story after the fact. >> when it comes time for the financing. >> what financing? >> well -- no, no, no. >> that ending is now in dispute. cohen's attorney claims trump's mentioning of cas

arlette saenz, abc news, washington. >>> a top senate democrat is calling for homeland security secretaryover the trump administration's now abandoned family separation policy. illinois democrat dick durbin says someone needs to take responsibility for the controversial policy that separated parents from minor children at the border. durbin's demand came during a senate judiciary committee hearing where both republicans and democrats criticized the policy. >> it's not an exaggeration to say that the policies of president trump and attorney general jeff sessions may sshlly orphan hundreds of immigrant children. >> if families and children are going to be kept in federal custody, they must be kept in facilities where they will be treated humanely. unfortunately, recent media reporting, i've seen, suggests the federal government is faili failing h failing miserably in the task i just described. >> they defended their handling of the policy, likening the facilities where the children were kept to summer camps. >>> the mysterious disappearance of an iowa woman who grew up in oakland remains ju

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