that was our chief political correspondent scott thuman, political correspondent scott thuman, asking president trump the question on everyone's mind. and as you heard-- the president flatly denying any wrongdoing, as his campaign is now under investigation for allegeded collusion with russia. an independent prosecutor now handling that probe, and it's sending shockwaves across the political world. abc's janai norman is live , with more on this story. good morning janai.. breaking overnight. a firefighter loses huge fire inside a a firefighter loses his life battling a huge fire inside a texas shopping center. the flames grew to four alarms as they tore through the building last night. crews say one airlifted to the hospital, where he later died. two other firefighters were trapped inside the building, before they were eventually located and rescued. they were rushed to the hospital where one is in critical condition and the other is in serious condition this morning. the cause of the fire is also under investigation but business owners say the building is totally destroyed. we are se

week's bombshell reports to our chief political correspondent scott thuman.s the president's first public remarks since special counsel was appointed to investigate russia ties. abc's janai norman with what comes next--from the white house. new this morning. polls open in iran's presidential election. presidential election. sam sweeney is at the live desk with the implications this election may have on the u-s. sam? autria... all eyes on iranaian elections this morning where we expect a historical turnout. this is the first election since the us signed a nuclear deal with iran. the current leader hassan rouhani holds a lead in polls. he's a moderate whose running against a hard line conservative. many iranies feel rhouani gave up too much in the nuclear deal and is damaging their relgion. ap reporters in tehran are reporting long lines at polling locaitons. interestly enough there iraniaan americans will be able to cast their vo polling locations across the us. shocking 9-1-1 calls this morning.. after a woman drove the wrong way on route 50 in arnold - and h

scott thuman, abc 7 news. alison: scott, thank you. continuing our team coverage, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are troubled by this report, one saying that the white house is in a downward from capitol hill. what are you hearing this evening? jay: as response continues to pour in late tonight, a chaotic scene on capitol hill. supporters saying this is overblown. critics are calling this appalling and terrifying. alarmed, to be astonished, appalled by the recklessness and carelessness, at best, of this kind of talk with russians. >> that's really shocking. the suggestion he might have shared highly classified information inappropriately with the russian foreign minister is deeply troubling. >> i want to learn more. i will not jump to conclusions. this is somebody who fired the fbi director the day before the meeting because he was too much of a showboat. so if our president is in such a reckless way, that is something we should all be concerned about. tonight, aate from u.s. senator mark warner of virginia. face toa slap in the

chief political correspondent scott thuman is tracking this developing story. president trump: we had a very, very successful meeting with the foreign minister of russia. scott: the president today fending off questions on what he revealed in a controversial meeting with russian officials last week. a move defended an hour earlier by the national security at visor. >> it's wholly appropriate for the president to share whatever information he thinks is necessary to advance security of the american people. that is what he did. scott: adding it wasn't anything someone wouldn't know from open source reporting. former c.i.a. military analyst says the president likely isn't breaking any laws. but in some respects the damage has been done. >> even the perception that this happened is already problematic for our intelligence relationships. because countries may caution now in terms of sharing information with the united states. they might worry it will be inned inadvertently shared with countries they don't intend it to be shared with. scott: some lawmakers with concern

chief political correspondent scott thuman is tracking all of this for us. there are a lot of cards in play here. start with what is going on with this investigation. it does go on no matter who is in charge of the f.b.i., correct? scott: you are right. whirlwind day. the director's firing opened up pandora's box of questions and denials and stark differences on how things really went down. one of the madelines today the acting director publicly refuting the white house explanation that director comey was fired because he lost the confidence of the men and women in f.b.i. james comey's firing, the wave of the questions and the accusations continue to swell. first with president trump telling nbc news comey assured him he is in the clear. president trump: if it's possible will you let me know am i under investigation. he said, "you are not under investigation." >> the senate intelligence committee encouraging the new acting f.b.i. director to stay the course. >> do you commit to informing this committee of any effort to interfere with the f.b.i. ongoing inves

abc7 chief political correspondent scott thuman has been in the thick of it. what have you been i say that because it seems every day there is something new. scott: every day in some respects, every few hours. i think there are a few ways to look at this. first, there is a lot of debate and consternation over whether or not there should be a special prosecutor, independent council to look into this house and the intelligence committee underway. there is a lot of debate, even more so about whether or not it's going too far to use the i-word, "impeachment" in the conversations. but one thing that everybody seems to be on board and in agreement with. they would like to hear from the former f.b.i. director james comey. they want to know what exactly took place in that conversation. and, of course, there would be he said/he said involved there but look, the media has been continually saying this memo exists. others are saying we have not seen it ourselves. this is just from sources looking at it and reading it to reporters. so there are a lot of questions out there

we sent scott thuman to berlin to take the temperature at the height of germany's election season.ause] scott: another world leader facing yet another critical test. german chancellor angela merkel is not facing the strong populist challenges her european counterparts have, which kept the world carefully watching france's elections. this country has largely stayed the course, following merkel's ideals of tough fiscal love and even-tempered diplomacy. but there are concerns about the future and germany's direction. and the perceived divide between germany and the united states has some sounding the alarm. how do you see this relationship playing out between chancellor merkel and president trump? josef braml: it's not a personal relationship, there are interests that are geometrically scott: josef braml is a political scientist who sees the potential for a major shift in the u.s.-germany relationship. josef braml: i wasn't optimistic before trump was elected and, believe me, since he is now at the helm, i'm even more worried because he will reinforce those currents, those factors. he

chief political correspondent scott thuman is joining us. thisk loos like it could be the beginning of the end for obamacare. scott: well, republicans, jonathan, are halfway there. and also to fulfilling president trump's perhaps biggest campaign promise to repeal and replace. the g.o.p. will tell you not easy. but it was seven years in the making. >> the bill passed an without objection motion to reconsider laid on the table. scott: the house gavel echoing loudly across the hill and country as it began the repeal of obamacare. scale back the coverage for millions. supporters insist it will lower premiums and keep protections in place but understand why there are skeptics. >> it's because the american people were flat out lied to by the obama administration. they went out there and said if you like your plan you can keep your plan. if you like your doctor, keep your doctor. >> call it trump care 2.0. a revamped version after a failed attempt in march now adding what some call a modest size pool of money for people with preexisting conditions.

scott thuman visits one city that has seen the threat and is trying to do something about it.ryl: the islamic terrorist attack this week in manchester has raised the ongoing concern about terrorists living and plotting in our very midst. in britain, france, belgium, and in the united states, after each attack, the question is -- when and how did the attackers become radicalized? last year, scott thuman travelled to birmingham, england, a working class city similar to manchester, where one man not only saw the terrorist threat, but decided to do something about it. [screaming] chief ian hopkins: i can confirm that the man suspected of carrying out last night's atrocity is 22-year-old salman abedi. scott: abedi grew up in a suburb of manchester, a working class city where neighborhoods can be segregated and young, unemployed men congregate, not unlike an area of birmingham, where we visited last year. jahan: where these young men are playing here, that's where i used to run a soccer club. scott: follow jahan mahmood long enough and you are bound to find yourself in, what over th

scott thuman was there. and has the latest.tt: the president and his staff returning to the white house after the big overseas trip, one they call a tremendous success. what they want to talk about in the briefing. however many of the questions were new about the russia investigation. against that narrative. again, calling the allegations and the reports false and fake. i asked sean spicer if the president met with lawyers specifically for the purpose of defending himself in the special council investigation in russia and further about jared kushner, his son-in-law. whether or not he tried to up secret line of communication with the russians before the inauguration. spicer calling reports false. this is what he had to say. >> i won't dignify partisan accusations of anonymous sources and the alleged unsubstantiated cak ticks. the president has a lot of meetings. if there is a decision we'll let you know. >> you hear spicer using "false" or "fake" speaking out against the allegation and the reports that are surfacing regarding ru

scott thuman in scott? scott: yeah, we have a lot of questions. the phones lighting up. right now all the way until 6:30 tonight. 703-236-9220. that is 703-236-9220. if you happen to be in line of purchasing a home over buying a home or just have a real estate question. we have kay with keller realty. what will the questions you have got so far? >> it depends if you are buying or seller. buyers want to know about financing. they want to know how do they compete in this crazy seller's market. that is the biggest thing. we are giving out amazing advice to all of you thinking of buying a home. then we get to the sellers. the sellers want to know what can i do to prepare the home? what can i do to get the best price? do i need to do renovations? do i need to completely gut and redo my home? to get it ready for the market. scott: am i an advantage as a buyer in the market in d.c. or a seller? >> i'm sorry, buyers, it's a seller's market. hot, hot, hot. it doesn't matter if you are in maryland or d.c. or virginia. the market is hot. with that said, it doesn't mean that the buy

abc7 chief political correspondent scott thuman joins us from capitol hill. this is potential a major shake-up. we are just shy of four months of the trump administration. scott: you are right. it potentially is. if there are inevitable changes heading our way the white house isn't signaling it, president suspected indicating it -- isn't indicating it publicly. but many of the changes occur with little to no notice. with the media talk of the mixup about to become a reality or is it beltway banter? it depends who you act. >> it's a busy week. scott: is a suggestion in an article that the president is debating a huge reboot. he is frustrated and angry at from chief strategist steve bannon to sean spicer. all under the microscope. publicity staff at the white house dismissed shakeup as nothing more than idle chatter. but there is a history of it. once we saw on the campaign trail. neither campaign manager corey lewandowski nor paul manafort made it to election day before being fired. we asked chief of staff reince priebus weeks ago is he worried about his job. >

jonathan: scott thuman on the capitol. we appreciate that. thank you. the sharing of intelligence with russia was the story on the hill today. lawmakers unable to avoid questions and the responses, well, that varied according to party lines. >> i saw mr. mcmaster, what he said is true. i think it's something that way blown out of proportion. >> we have a saying in the navy blue slips. it's not do i say. it's do as i do. he needs to lead by example. jonathan: c.i.a. director mike pompeo spending members briefing the members of the house intelligence committee on what the president said and the potential impacts. you can go to wjla.com/votenow to track the vote. also, we'll check back in with the instapoll at 4:30 asking what you think about what the president released. you can see the reporting on president trump. we have all of it for you. wjla.com. nancy:pd massive ransomware attacks. reporting that north korea was behind the global attack that hit a hundred countries hijacking computers and holding cyber services hostage. since the attack which hit th

questioned a -- questions asked by our own scott thuman. tell us what happened. scott: well, look.denying that the white house is besieged by controversy the last couple of days but it's best illustrated by the naming of a special council. look into the russia investigation to find out if there is something improper but something illegal that took place in the administration. prior when it was a campaign when the russians. so i asked the president about that and also about whether or not he tried to influence the investigation into michael flynn putting the pressure on the former f.b.i. director james comey. comey in way, shape or form to close or back down the investigation into michael flynn? also you look at back -- >> no. next question. there was no collusion. everybody, even my enemies have said there is no collusion. we want to get back and keep on the track that we are on. the track that we are on is record-setting. that is what we want to do. scott: we wanted to get the president on record with the particular question and did so. of course, that may be something that comes

scott thuman, abc7 news. alison: thank you. barack obama unveiled the design for the presidential he was joined by his wife and rahm emanuel, his one-time chief of staff. work should be finished in four years. larry: coming up, police officer body camera captures frantic moments after a missing boy falls into a monday. alison: they say rats will draw hawks but that is the simplest part of the crazy situation. we'll explain how it all unfolded. >> what if you had an apartment with a view and someone came up with a i would being next door to block it. for a number of people in southwest washington that is not a hypothetical. i'm sam ford. story is next on abc7 news. prodders, shuckersers, and sniffers, all giant produce is triple checked. we're focusing on fresh... ...so you don't have to guess. my giant. yeah. we love low prices. no bones about it. [ laughter ] thousands of blue tags. thousands of low prices. my giant. larry: the district wants to replace and modern

the chief political correspondent scott thuman live at the capitol hill bureau. you were at the white house today when they got their explanation for the firing. scott: listen, they faced tough questions today about this one. as you might predict. for the most part gave the same answer over and over that president trump really never had despite earlier claims full confidence in director comey. in fact, he considered even getting rid of him day one. it was interesting though, because while he denied it had anything to do russian investigation, others reiterated the same thing they couldn't say much more other than they felt there was issue with the bureau, they needed a change in leadership. how is now an explanation from the president and then sanders. >> wasn't doing a good job. not doing a good job. >> the president over the last several months lost confidence in comey. the d.o.j. lost confidence in director comey. bipartisan members of congress made it clear they had lost confidence in director comey. most importantly the rank and the file of the f.b.i. had lo

scott thuman is joining us for what he found out. scott? >> yeah, one of the big questions tonight. why the change of attitude toward comey? he lavished praise at it time over the former director for six months but the white house asked about it and said that was candidate trump. not president trump. there is a difference between the two. >> the white house besieged with demands from angry constituents and questions from the reporters. what are behind james comey's firing. >> he wasn't doing a good job. not doing a good job. >> he once praised comey having guts and doing the right thing on the clinton e-mail investigation. quandary that the director wrestled with. >> it makes me mildly nauseous we might have had an impact on the election. but it wouldn't change the decision. >> critics allege it is obstruction of justice since comey is leading the russian investigation and possibly retaliation that trump was angered when comey refuted trump's claim he had been wiretapped by president obama. attorney general sessions didn't respond to questions about the timing. >> why fire mr. comey

alison: for more on this now we are joined by our abc7 chief political correspondent scott thuman. so much happening yet again today. what can we take from the president's newest comments? scott: one of the biggest headlines is you had the president definitively on camera telling nbc news he was cleared, that this is something he discussed directly with former director comey. and on more than one occasion director comey supposedly told him yes, you are not the subject of an investigation. however, this may very well be a case of he said, he said. we are waiting till early as next week we might see former director comey testify before a congressional committee. there are louder calls for that tonight. the other thing i thought was interesting is that he clarified this was his decision. white house initially said the president was acting on the recommendation of attorney general jeff sessions but also specifically deputy attorney general rod rosenstein. and today in the interview the president saying no, no, no. this is ultimately my decision. i made it. the last take-away i thought a

directly or indirectly who on capitol hill, scott thuman, abc7 news. >> newly released video shows a moment that the fairfax county man confronted police with a knife. next, hear the call that led to the confrontation. >> we are not going to hurt you. just fall to your knees and stay there. jonathan: a frantic teenager accused of serious crimes only ones want thing. ♪ [doorbell] ♪ ♪ when you have doctors working as a team for your health, you get the care you need to help you thrive. ♪ visit kp.org to learn more. kaiser permanente. thrive. ♪ announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. >> he's outside. >> he's outside? so somebody is keeping you hostage in there? yes? >> yes. nancy: a man trapped inside a burning home pleading for help from a 9/11 operate -- from a 911 operator. police in herndon releasing new video and the 911 call from january. that is when he shot his brother and set his townhome on fire. a few moments after the first call, you can hear the victim is fearing for his life as they move in yurbing the flash bang style grenades. >> oh, my god. >> when

abc7's political correspondent scott thuman is looking into this and he joins you now. scott: there were a lot of loud calls for special prosecutor, a special counsel. this is something that had to be done by the department of justice since the attorney general jeff sessions recused himself on the case. it had to be a move made by the deputy attorney general rosenstein. he apparently has done that and he has named bob moore the former f.b.i. director, james comey's predecessor as the special counsel to look into the case. we'll have more on at is the conversations may have taken place between the former director and president trump. >> why he wasn't talking plenty were an labeling it possible obstruction of justice. >> what do you make when people use the word "imimpeachment?" >> it's premature. scott: legal experts differ if it's criminal or impeachment worthy but more action is on the way. jason chaffetz requested all note and reports of the conversation between comey and trump in a week or threaten subpoenas. >> i'm sure we will hear from comey about why this happens

president trump on who the front runner might be we are joined by abc7 chief political correspondent scott thuman on the hill. what are you hearing about the search and how the politics could come into play? >> politics will come into play. they know how polarizing it is to fire james comey. they are trying to select someone where there will be confidence from both sides of the aisle that there is not a need for immediate change again. you have reports as eight candidates interviewed or had an appearance with the department of justice. not cig falls who is prime among the the white house deflecting in the process saying it's a d.o.j. system and they are going through the typical procedures. we also don't know a time line. we don't know if they will rule it out before the president is on a big overseas trip on friday or if it takes longer than that. they have to be very meticulous. nancy: there are also reports of shakeup in the staff at the white house but so far it appears business as usual. alison: we have not seen -- scott: we have not seen major moves despite reports there is a gray cloud ove

jonathan: chief political correspondent scott thuman asked to the big question and tonight joins us with this. you stood up and point blank asked the question everyone wants an answer to. president'ss the first public remarks and special counsel was appointed to investigate the russian ties. didident trump told me he not ask for fbi director james comey to stop investigating michael flynn, his former national security adviser, and he denied any illegal actions involving the russians or anything that would be worthy of impeachment. former at any time urge fbi director james comey to close or back down the investigation into michael flynn? >> no, no. next question? there was no collusion. everybody, even my enemies have said there was no collusion. so we want to get back and keep on the track we are on. the track we are on his record-setting. announced former fbi director robert will or has been given sweeping power -- robert mueller has been given sweeping power to investigate the alleged ties. alison: scott, thank you. devastation in southeast, loved ones sharing memories of a child stru

abc7's chief political correspondent scott thuman was at the news conference and asked poignant questions about the campaign. jonathan: what do we expect? this is thursday. busy week. >> i asked president trump have you in any way urged former f.b.i. director james comey to slow down or tepid russia investigation regarding flynn? he said no, no, next question. unequiver call. -- unekiv can. one of the conscious that will be brought to the forefront when the special counsel investigates the white house. it's remarked that history has a wray to repeat itself. when it comes to the special prosecutors that is true, too. a dozen times in the last 100 years they dominated the news cycle to put presidents on the defensive. >> the tapes, the matters of the presidential conversations. those are the matters in which the president has responsibility to defend this office. >> from watergate to white water. special counsel can follow leads sometimes aren't of course at first. >> -- that aren't obvious at first. >> absolutely. they can veer into almost any direction they want, depending where the evide

jonathan: scott thuman joins us. what a week it has been. scott: this announcement made by the deputy attorney general is not a finding that anything has been committed. it does provide someone with a degree of indepde to the bottom of this growing scandal. d.c. move, thec department of justice named former fbi director robert the russiaoversee investigation, although the white house had saidwill counsel was needed. said this will confirm what we are ready know, there was no collusion between my campaign and any foreign entity. >> everyone should breathe a sigh of relief. scott: members from both sides of the aisle praising mueller's credentials and his fbi past. >> this allows him to lead the investigation with the fbi. the investigation can continue to try to get to a conclusion. will have wide ranging ability to dig deep and look for any criminal collusion with the russians. that could l investigation into bill clinton. that unveiled the monica lewinsky case and prompted his impeachment. that was an impeachment on the house side, not the s

but the president told abc 7 scott thuman -- did you urge former fbi director james comey to close or back down on the investigation of michael flynn? >> no. no. next question? tom: as far as when comey will testify in the senate intelligence committee about the investigation, it will be sometime after memorial day. president trump is in the air right now. he will land in saudi arabia on his first foreign trip as president. live outside the capital, tom roussey, abc 7 news. alison: tom, thank you. also late-breaking tonight, sources are telling cnn white house lawyers have started to research impeachment procedures. it's believed to be an effort to get ready for a distant possibility of it. some lawmakers have suggested impeachment in reaction to this week by h week's headlines. nancy: new information about the man who try to rush the cockpit on a flight. he had been arrested hours for opening a door that led on to an airfield ramp. ing fighter jets were escort the plane after he attempted to get into the cockpit. fire crews and passengers blocked him from the front of the airplane an

lindsey: scott thuman joining us on capitol hill. lawmakers have been reacting since the story first broke. we'll head out to sam sweeney on capitol hill with what democrats and republicans are saying. sam? sam: lindsey, good afternoon. if you could stop talking in my ear, that would be great. we just heard from republicans and democrats on both sides and there's a sense of concern from people on both sides of the aisle, both lawmakers, republicans and democrats. we tald from louisiana and he really downplayed the report saying look, this is from anonymous sources and really the media is making more of a case out of this than it really needs to be. then we heard from senator tim kaine, hillary clinton's former running mate, and he said the president of the united states put the american people in direct danger. let's listen to what he had to say and also what senator marco rubio had to say from florida. >> he runs this whole campaign criticizing secretary clinton for the way she used classified information and he says i'm the preside

chief political reporter scott thuman begins our coverage. this morning - reaction from sides of the aisle- ranging from concern to outrage. sam sweeney continues our team coverage live in the newsroom - sam? we'll be closely watching new developments from the hill. be the first to know, by signing up for our text alerts at wjla dot com slash text. now to breaking new developments about another major white house concern - north korea. overnight.. south korean media reported the nation's new president will visit washington next month to discuss worries over pyongyang's nuclear capabilities. the announcement comes days after north korea successfully tested a powerful new missile that analysts believe could reach alaska when perfected. another game 7 and another heatbreaking loss for washington sports fans. this time it's the wizards falling in the nba playoffs. last night in boston the wizards and celtics battled with a ticket to the eastern conference finals on the line. bradley beal poured in a playoff career-high 38 points but it wasnt' enou

chief political correspondent scott thuman will lead a panel to delve deeper to president trump's report card. you can tonight at 7:00 p.m. and newschannel8 at wjla.com. jonathan: it is official. the d.c. council confirmed peter newsham to lead the metropolitan police department. today's vote was 12-1 with council member grosso voting no. 27-year veteran of the department, newsham served as the interim capacity as chief cathy lanier took a job with the nfl last september. michelle: tonight a family had closure after the murder of their loved one eight years ago. the man responsible confessed from a prison cell in michigan. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg is live for us in leesburg with the new developments here. jeff? jeff: well, 44% jammie lane was much loved and well-known in -- 44-year-old jammie lane was much loved here and well known and often known as "the mayor." at the church, the tree was planted in his honor. today was the day that mr. lane's family has been waiting for, for years. since the day jammie lane was stabbed and murdered in 2009, hi wife and daughter liv

scott thuman is joining us for what he found out. scott? >> yeah, one of the big questions tonight.why the change of attitude toward comey? he lavished praise at it time over the former director for six months but the white house asked about it and said that was candidate trump. not president trump. there is a difference between the two. >> the white house besieged with demands from angry constituents and questions from the reporters. what are

chief political correspondent scott thuman is joining us. loos like it could be the beginning of the end for obamacare. scott: well, republicans, jonathan, are halfway there. and also to fulfilling president trump's perhaps biggest campaign promise to repeal and replace. the g.o.p. will tell you not easy. but it was seven years in the making. >> the bill passed an without objection motion to reconsider laid on the table. scott: the house gavel echoing loudly across the hill and country as it began the repeal of obamacare.

abc7's chief political correspondent scott thuman was at the news conference and asked poignant questionsampaign. jonathan: what do we expect? this is thursday. busy week.

scott thuman, abc7 news.larry: interior secretary is getting ready to tour the national monument in utah on president trump's order. he is reviewing the designation of it and the 26 other monuments. his recommendations could lead to the smaller monumented boundaries or eliminating the designation altogether. alison: the head of the environmental protection agency removed half of the scientists who sit on a key review board. the board revises leadership on integrity of the science. the e.p.a. administrator scott pruitt is considering the representatives of the industry that the agency regulates. >> we were told that we would be preparing for meeting the fall and so forth. this announcement of the determination of serving board members is shocking. >> the e.p.a. denies that anyone was dismissed and says the three-year terms were not renewed. climate change skeptic, pruitt has come under fire for the industry. larry: the catholic church is celebrating the big bang. they have invited the leading scientists to tal

scott thuman looks if president trump could obtain the peace deal that eluded the middle east for so long. scott: a symbolic visit to the holy site of the western -- western wall. >> it's turning enemies to partners. president trump: there are many, many things that can happen now. scott: is peace a real possibility? or this just a diplomatic display? >> if a president who is a deal maker, negotiators and who is close to netanyahu. scott: matthew levitt says a collective desire to defeat isis in post-era spring could be part of a complicated series of moves to get both sides to the table. >> there are a lot of students to go sour b are -- opportunities to go sour but the trip, i think the administration sees this as a success. >> i recent met with president trump. with president abbas and also with prime minister benjamin netanyahu. result of the three meetings the level of the optimism has gone up three or four points. scott: he is hopeful and believes the tough stance on the iran nuclear aspirations will pay off with other arab nations. >> there is a possibility that the time may be

scott thuman asked him about the related controversy. ott: fbi director james comey in any way, shape or form to close or back down the investigation into michael flynn? president trump: no, no. next question? larry: the president leaves this afternoon for his first international trip since taking office. he will meet with some of the most important figures in the middle east and europe. crewsappening right now, in new orleans getting ready to remove the last confederate statue from that city. we have been telling you about this all week long. over the last couple of weeks. these are live pictures right now coming out of new orleans. the monument there for robert e. lee is the only one left after crews spent the last couple of down three others. no signs were put up around the statue overnight. threelike the first statues, this one will actually be taken down during the day, instead of overnight. and the other situations, workers were wearing masks to of their safety. mayor mitch landrieu is planning a major speech this afternoon to expla

that was addressed today and scott thuman following the developments with the key arguments from bothides. scott? >> remember, this is relating to the challenge that the state of maryland put forth against president trump's revised plan. the revised plan. three factors here as the court is hearing the case. in the past, president trump past statements more so when he was a candidate. he initially said he wanted a muslim ban. so what they argued in court consider what he said as a candidate versus what was put on paper in the revised ban that is less of what you might call a religious test and more of a national test. pointing out six companies they believe should have the extra scrutiny before anyone is allowed in the country and temporary ban while scrutiny process developed? that is the past factor. the present one is the revised plan. we are calling it "2.0." the white house says it removes the concerns and it doesn't give preferential treatment to christians from the six countries. now we understand if you have an extended vista already or a green card you are exempted. that is no

scott thuman in the newsroom. james comey taking tough questions but candid in the responses. >> he typically is. this is a take-away from what we saw. the first we heard an interim debate. the speak and conceal. but it could have been catastrophic because it might have led people to believe they had something to hide. so first a clip from the testimony. >> everybody who disagrees to me has to come back to october 28 with me to stare would you speak or conceal? we made a decision in hindsight, one of the world's most painful experiences i would make the same decision. scott: he had to repeat himself quite a bit because he was asked over and over to dissect how he went through the process. secondarily we heard if there was internal pressure from above. for example, "new york times" article cited multiple times by senators about whether or not loretta lynch then the attorney general was pressuring director comey in any way to make sure that the clinton investigation didn't go too far. to not use the word "investigat

i with the chief political correspondent scott thuman will look at the hectics week for the president since he took office at 7:00 on newschannel8. michelle: doug hill is back. we have familiar with the pattern. clouds and then the rain shows up. will we see it again? doug: yes. the rain moves in tonight. i think it the nats will get their game in. and i saw that they are going to move up the game tomorrow to get it in. there is cloudy weather this everything. later tonight, we will see the possibility of showers to the area. they are coming from the carolinas from east tennessee. in that area, they have been intense. we don't know we will see anything like that here. we get heavier rain overnight. rumble of thunder. not the severe variety. temperatures 55 to 60. the winds are light overnight. they will start to pick up out of the east and the northeast. the first big batch of rain goes through. we head through overnight tonight and early thursday morning. this time it's at 8:00. most of us have moved through. we get to the afternoon and the everything with the advance of a cold front

jonathan elias and scott thuman look into the hectic week for the president since he took office.t starts at 7:00 on newschannel8 and the website wjla.com. larry: he just gotten baptizedded and purchased his first car. alison: but last night the 17-year-old died in a crash along a windy road in prince george's county. kevin lewis is outside the high school where the teen played on the football team. kevin? kevin: loved ones describe norman white as a quiet respected young man. he attended school he played on the football team. he was an active member in the automobile club here. both of his parents own and operate their own companies. that prompted white at such a young age to want to be an entrepreneur himself. at just 17 years old, this teenager was running his own d.j. company and an entertainment company. that entertainment company involved a trailer full of playstations and x-boxes and wii's. he would take the trailer to churches and festivals an was paid a price to do so. then kids and adults would be able to play the entertainment games at the festivals. this was a young ma

alison: this weekend on "full measure," scott thuman visits one british town to meet a man who deradicallizes muslim youth and turns them away from recruiters for terror groups. you can see that story sunday morning at 10:00 on abc7. jonathan: how cool is it to have the blue angels show up to graduation? that is the blue angels over the naval academy commencement ceremony. and mike pence addressed them this year and he made a promise to the commissioned as officers. >> accompanying the vice president are the honorable sean stackly, acting secretary of the navy, admiral john richardson, chief of naval operations. lieutenant john robert walsh, deputy commandant. vice president pence: president trump and i will not rest, we will not relent until we rebuild our military, restore the arsenal of democracy and ensure that our soldiers, sailors, airmen, marine, coast guard have all the resources that you need to accomplish your mission and come home safe. that is our pledge to each of you. jonathan: first-time president typically delivers that president but president trump is at the g7 summit in ital

scott: at the white house, scott thuman, abc7 news. larry: i'm larry at the "live desk." new tonight, new recommendations for women to cut down on the risk of breast cancer. plus the water main has been fixed since fry. why won't the road reopen before the end of the week? after being separat pregnancy, he will miss the birth as well. but they are bridging the gap in a stunning way. that's coming up. michelle: sharing snaps with your friends will be easier. snapchat is adding custom stories to invite a group of people and you can add picture and video. it has geofencing. if no once adds to a day the threat is deleted. jonathan: there is a price tag attached to the monster. it's a beast! this has 80al -- 88 o horsepower. it's lightning fast. a buck more you can get a kit to add 32 more horsepower and a passenger seat. so you know, a 170 o federal tax is included in the price of it. if you jump on the gas, it will go. >> seems like it would purr. unforgettable day for teacher in southeast who walked out of school richer than when he arrived. in "spotlight on education," kel

. >> scott thuman of sinclair. >> okay. but he asked -- he was channeling peter baker. he asked a peter baker question. i love the question. hey, mr. president, since you've taken office, has anything you've done been impeachable? that's a question that -- the president -- i expected him to go, let's see, there was the -- i have about five things, actually that -- what was the i goi go's name? >> scott? >> what kind of answer do you expect if you ask list the impeachable offenses. >> that's what we say in the business is a self answering question. >> you wonder why i don't want to have those. i love that. i talked to him afterwards. he said it was not preplanned. that the president would call on him. >> but he had that one ready. >> but the president signaled at him and said peter baker. which was not scott's name. they handed him the mike any way. he stood up and asked the question. >> peter alexander nodded that he would get the question. he called on peert ater alexand nodded at the other guy and give it to sid or scott -- >> scott. >> peter baker would have been pro