our chief political correspondent scott thuman takes a look and talks to those who chose to confront attackers until the police got there. >> yeah, here is a policeman commodding toward me. >> go! >> they want me out of the scene. scott: while chaos spread during the london attack, so did a specific message from officials to run, hide if necessary and if possible tell police. most did. this man fought back. the examples are adding up. in portland, oregon, last month after a man harassing muslim women on a train then stabbed those who came to her defense. chase robinson ran after him so he couldn't hurt others. >> i knew in that moment if i didn't follow this guy it would haunted me my entire life. in 2015, two u.s. military members and a friend stopped a gun wielding terrorist on a paris bound train. >> alec came up and grabbed the gun out of his hand while i put him in a choke hold. scott: we spoke to alex today via skype. >> it was stay there and die or try tok thal him and die -- try to tackle him and die. we found a third option along the way. >> they were hailed as heroes. >> i w

scott thuman explains how they will do their best to win in the court of public opinion. scott: in the mad dash to get out of town, congress left something by -- behind. uncertain future for healthcare. they will face fiery constituents on both sides of the issue holding mock funerals or getting arrested intentionally. >> i would rather go to jail than die in a nursing home. scott: it's time to do some convincing. i will have eight town hall meetings at home. i'm sure it will be a dominant topic of >> we are not doing this for change sake. we when lin -- we generally believe the safety net is threatened. people will be harmed if we stick to status quo. scott: many believe the side that wins the image war or controls the messages often has the upper hand when the gavel strikes. with one poll shows more than 20% of people are uncertain about the new healthcare proposals the ads are out to persuade. >> what will it cost you? >> do you want to pay the rent? scott: the desire to get a deal done before fall is suddenly strained. between now and september 5, a total of 66 days th

scott thuman will start it off. he will break down two hours and 40 minutes of testimony and fiery accusations. >> the mrs. chose to defame me. >> those were lies. >> determined to set the record straight, fired director james comey described a series of the inappropriate meetings with the president and perceived requests. i hope you can let it go. >> yes. >> he did not direct you to let it go? >> no

nancy: jeff sessions testified in front of congress and scott thuman has a highlight. scott: this is another twist in the growing investigation. another big name regarding russia. many of the questions stemmed from the statements last week by the former f.b.i. director james comey. senators want to know why he recused himself and why was there a role in the firing and they are curious why sessions left the oval office to leaf comey and trump did he meet with the russian ambassador more times than he previously disclosed? could it have been to affect the elections? sessions a fiery response to the notion. >> the suggestion that i participated in collusion or i was aware of any collusion with the russian government to hurt this country which i have served with honor for 35 years or undermine the integrity of the democratic process is an appalling and detectable lie. scott: the appearance doesn't end the scrutiny. a couple of senators asked the f.b.i. to investigated to determine if sessions committed perjury in january when he said he hadn't had any meetings with the russ

>> chief political correspondent scott thuman live on capitol hill. explosive testimony on tap for tomorrow. scott: you are right. according to the prepared remarks by james comey president trump did pressure him to back down on the russia investigation into michael flynn. he further adds that president trump said there was a cloud hanging over him and the rest of the administration and he hoped that director comey could get rid of it. >> in his highly anticipated testimony, former f.b.i. director james comey according to prepared statements will describe a series of uncomfortable conversations with the president who comey claims wanted the f.b.i. to drop the russia investigation regarding michael flynn. according to comey trump said, "i hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, letting flynn go." adding that comey prepared memo about flynn and discussed it with the senior leadership. i understood the president to be requesting we investigation in connection with flynn of false statements. if true that would contradict the president's respons

live at the white house, scott thuman. larry: thanks. the team coverage continues outside the white house where people not happy about the president's decision and they are letting everybody know about that. they are gathering to protest. stephen tschida is joining us live. stephen: the crowd has come to denounce president trump's decision to withdrawal from the paris climate agreement. a speaker said it is a bad day for science and families and a bad day for the future planet. a woman had to say who showed up here. take a listen. >> i'm so concern for the future and all of to our futures we will be the you rogue nation when 190 other country are getting it right. it's infuriating and embarrassing. i want to tell the world we're deeply sorry. >> the individuals and the demonstrators are saying this is the beginning and they plan to hold more rallies in support of this paris agreement. in the days, weeks and the year ahead. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. larry: thank you. reaction from the politicians and the environmental gr

scott thuman will start it off. he will break down two hours and 40 minutes of testimony and fiery accusations. >> the mrs. chose to defame me. >> those were lies. >> determined to set the record straight, fired director james comey described a series of the inappropriate meetings with the president and perceived requests. i hope you can let it go. >> yes. >> he did not direct you to let it go? >> no i took it as a direction. >> you don't know of anyone charged with for hoping something? >> i don't as i sit here. >> but he up is parrized the president's behavior as disturbing. >> why didn't you say mr. president, this is wrong? >> i was so stunned by the conversation. i have seen the tweet about the tapes. lordy, i hope there are tapes. >> he was prompted to take detailed notes after the exchanges. >> i was alone with the president of the united states and i was concern head might lie about the nature of the meeting. >> a stark contrast between the two highlighted by the recent exchange with the president. >> it's a

reporting from berlin, scott thuman asks -- what does the u.s. get out of the deal? ott: from the cold war's dividing line, the berlin wall, to the epic relic of espionage, checkpoint charlie, now turned tourist trap, germany has a long history of keeping populations in place as the times and politics dictate. but germany is now struggling to separate and contain suspected terrorists and stop an ever-growing string of attacks. christmastime in berlin. the market attack by a radicalized refugee from tunisia, who made his way into germany, killed 12 and injured more than 50, when he drove a truck into the celebrating crowd. a year ago, a train attack near wurzburg, when an afghan alu and a suicide bombing at a music festival in ansbach, a syrian refugee blew himself up, 15 people were hurt. guido steinberg: i personally think that the rise in the number of terrorists here in germany is primarily due to the refugee flow of 2015. we do see at least dozens of suspects, if not more, who have been members of isil, the nusra front, smaller organizations. scott: guido steinber

chief political correspondent scott thuman has a preview. developing now.. reports that the special counsel the f-b-i's russia investigation - could soon be out of job. in an apperance on pbs newshour - one of president trump's friends said he believes the president is considering firing robert mueller. newsmax c-e-o chris ruddy also accused mueller of having conflicts in the investigation ruddy was seen leaving the white house shortly before the interview. but in a statement - white house press secretary sean spicer said ruddy never spoke to the president about the russia investigation. happening now- police investigating incident in takoma park. police say it happened yesterday at tulip and willow avenues. a mother- sitting in her car- when a group of teenage girls walk up and ask for directions. police say as she was talking - one of the girls opened the door, and grabbed for her purse- while another hit and used a stun gun on her! five girls- are now in custody, charged with assault. the victim- shaken up- but not seriously injured. dramatic new video fr

we are breaking starting with chief political correspondent scott thuman. rare moment ona capitol hill, the former fbi director contradicting the president of the united states and his administration, saying they lied, plain and supple. >> you believe that donald trump colluded with russia? >> that is a question i don't think i should answer in an open setting. scott: in other replies, james comey let loose. he painted a picture of several awkward, uncomfortable, and some potentially criminal conversations. you can let this go. those are his exact words? >> correct. >> he did not direct you to let it go? >> not in his words, no. i took it as a direction. scott: he said he took detailed notes after the exchanges. >> i was con about the nature of our meetings. scott: highlighted by recent exchange with the president. >> in his press conference on may 18, the president was asked whether he urge you to shut down the investigation and the present responded no. >> no, next question. >> is that an accurate statement? >> i don't believe it is. >> why didn't you say

we know that abc7 chief political scott correspondent st thuman will be glued to every minute of it. now that we know what comey has prepared for tomorrow, what should we expect? scott: expect the senate intelligence committee will look for further explanation and more details. these are just the opening remarks we are expecting to hear from former director comey. they want to dig deep on some of the did he, "request" then director comey drop the investigation. what about the assertions that there was a cloud hanging over president trump, that he kept referring to in stressing it all be cleared out of the way? they want to know the evidence and the circumstantial remarks that might lead them to believe it's not he said, he said but there is obstruction, something they could take a larger case and something maybe criminal. that is what people will be wondering. they want to clear the air and get it out in the open. perhaps the one chance with the former doctor. they will have a long line of questions to see how far they can be backed up. this is just director comey's assertion of what

scott thuman is monitoring the story. scott: larry, this is the attorney general with a list of questions they want answered. both republicans and democrats want to know what role, if any, then attorney general loretta lynch had in possibly protecting hillary clinton from the e-mail investigation. in the formal letter senators cite alleged memo obtained from the f.b.i. according to the media report that democratic operative expressed confidence that miss lynch would keep the clinton investigation going too far. now their questions are piling up when you couple that with the testimony from james comey last month. >> at one point the attorney general directed me not to call it an investigation. but call it a matter. we had the investigation open at the time. >> there are questions for lynch in the letter. comment yet. but some in the probe denied lynch gave them assurances. larry: thank you. the leesburg man facing espyianage charges was in court. mallory was arrested with $16,000 in cash in the carry on bag. alison: in the

scott thuman now outside the white house with the reaction and more on what comes next. scott?> supreme court says for the most part only those with family, work, education ties allowed in from the six targeted country. president trump called it a lud and a clear message moving forward. >> the president's mandate is unequiv -- unequivocal. if you look from the 1980's there is one person in the united states government who has comprehensive authority to decide who comes in the united states and that is the president. >> at the center for american progress, relief that students and employees will be allowed in. but still worry over those trying to escape danger. >> there are concerns about the refugees and the folks that might not have the connection to the folks here. >> they expect a fight in the court over the president past words.

chief political correspondent scott thuman is joining us to set the stage for an epic legal showdown. scott? scott: weep in mind this has been -- keep in mind this has been fought over for months in the lower court. people were curious if the supreme court would take it up. but we got the official word. it will go before the court when it takes up session october 2 and beyond. in the meantime, the supreme court also decided what should happen. the arguing and celebrating are in for repeat this summer. after a supreme court decision allowing the president to partly enforce his travel ban. what does it mean for those wanting to come t u.s. from the six named countries? they are allowed if the citizen can prove the traveler is of a close familial relation, if a company given a job to the person or if the university officially accepted them as a student. otherwise they won't be allowed in unless they have low pressure been granted a visa. >> one of our early presidents said the supreme court has given their opinion. now let's see them enforce it. in this case, trump got the opinion he wan

tonight we have the opening statement ahead of the high profile >> chief political correspondent scott thuman live on capitol hill. explosive testimony on tap for tomorrow. scott: you are right. according to the prepared remarks by james comey president trump did pressure him to back down on the russia investigation into michael flynn. he further adds that president trump said there was a cloud hanging over him and the rest of the administration and he hoped that director comey could get rid of it. >> in his highly anticipated testimony, former f.b.i. director james comey according to prepared statements will describe a series of uncomfortable conversations with the president who comey claims wanted the f.b.i. to drop the russia investigation regarding michael flynn. according to comey trump said, "i hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, letting flynn go." adding that comey prepared memo about flynn and discussed it with the senior leadership. i understood the president to be requesting we

our abc7 chief political correspondent scott thuman is following this from the capitol hill bureau. scott, what moments is far have stood out for you? scott: well, alison, there have been contentious back and forth. mostly when the attor comment on a conversation he had with the president. and he has refused to do so. and then was challenged even further on what grounds he's doing that. there seems to be gray area on whether or not he's able to do that. so some upset members of congress, especially on the left. but either way this is yet another twist in this growing saga. another big name put under the microscope regarding russia. many of the questions thrown at jeff sessions stemmed from statements last week by former f.b.i. director james comey. senators want to know why he recused himself and if sessions wasn't part of it why did he have a role in comey's firing and they are curious why sessions left the oval office to leave president trump and comey alone who alleges that is when the president urged him to drop or slow the michael flynn investigation. further, did he meet with t

chief political correspondent scott thuman takes a closer look. >> this is what you should be doing. not fighting amongst yourselves. fighting against the communists. scott: to call the political climate tense these days would be an understatement. despite pleas for unity after the shooting at a congressional baseball practice, violence is still voiced by celebrities. >> when was the last time an actor assassinated a president? >> comparing trump supporters to nazis and calling for them to be stabbed. >> a carry-over from the campaign trail. >> i'd like to punch him in the face, i will tell you. >> this is a culture created for a long time. the tragic events were a reminder we need to bring down the political blood pressure. >> we have seen the consequences for roles from nebraska democrat fired for saying he wished congressman steve scalise died in the shooting. to gianfrte body slammed a reporter in the campaign. >> i want to bring civility back. >> this week, sarah palin sued the "new york times" after there was a link between her and the shooting of congresswoman gabrielle gifford

let's start, though, with chief political correspondent scott thuman who joins us from del ray. scott? scott: yeah, nancy. just behind me you can s taped off. authorities, investigators with local and federal are on site. we say federal because the attack took place against member of congress and the colleagues. federal crime. the f.b.i. is in charge. they plan to have a news conference in just about 30 minutes' time. around the corner from us. we'll listen closely to see what if any political motivations may have had to do in this really charged timing. >> have i still got shots being fired? >> we got one in custody. we need medics. scott: chaos as republican members of congress came under fire practicing early wednesday morning for a charity baseball game. representative mo brooks was feet away. >> i thought it was a car backfiring at first until i see the rifle barrel. a white male taking careful aim at congressman, staffers, whoever he could get ahold of. >> he had a lot of ammo. i think he must have been secured behind the third base dugout for a while. tough to get to him.

chief political correspondent scott thuman was there for the announce. us from the white house with more on the controversial decision. scott? scott: controversy here, within the white house walls and globally. a lot of world pleased with the decision. trump going back to america first and said his decision to get out of the maris accord will save -- paris accord will save money and 6 million jobs. president trump: the paris climate agreement is the latest example of washington entering into an agreement that disadvantages the united states. >> they were tweeting and taking out adds. >> two-third of voters and republicans support the agreement. president trump stay in paris and negotiate a better deal to create jobs. scott: critics say the agreement won't work if the biggest player backs down on pledges to report pollution rates and a commitment to spend billions on cleaner energy. president trump long argued much of it was a hoax and t environmental regulations cost american jobs. >> going into the accord would have cost 6.5 million jobs a lot in the in

chief political correspondent scott thuman in the newsroom with the story tonight. scott?cott: alison, all of this happening a day before we will see attorney general jeff sessions testify. it seems that the tentacles continue to get longer and longer on this case. every development creates more questions for someonels it seems a controversial day of questioning for james comey may have sparked a grilling for his former boss. one-time tern enjoy loretta lynch. comey alleges she gave him odd instructions on how to discuss the investigation into hillary clinton's e-mails. >> she said yes, but don't call it that. call it a "matter." i said why would i do that? she said just call it a matter. that gave me a queasy feeling. >> i would have a queasy feeling, too, though, to be candid with you. i think we need to more about that. >> democrat dianne feinstein is suggesting a separate investigation into possible meddling on that end. yet another spinoff of the original and the growing russia probe. >> this is a very big deal. it should be all hands on deck. scott: now lawmakers fro

in washington, scott thuman. michelle: back with doug in the weather center. it does not get better than today. it's gorgeous out there. doug: it is. en make it pretty and give you a little shade and low humidity. michelle: what more can you ask for? doug: a day like this tomorrow but we are not going to get it. it's going to get cloudy. but we have the first heatwave coming. let's look now. it's sunny in the afternoon. fair weather clouds. breeze. nice conditions. 76 degrees in city. through the evening we will see the sunshine, more hours. but the clouds increase. temperatures drop in the 60's by morning. the north westerly winds do a change to the northeast. it will bring in moist air, clouds, patches of rain if overnight. light rain and drizzle. looking at the map at 8:30, there are patches of the rain. sustained winds to push it westward and the valleys and the mountains. a good portion is cloudy. that is it. patchy, light rain and drizzle is the story throughout the day. heading through the night it unsettled thursday morning. through the midday and the

meantime, chief local correspondent scott thuman looking into whether or not it will end with more recent discourse. scott: look, a lot of the talk on capitol hill has been about how do you move past this? there is so much rhetoric. this is a mittcally charged time. question is how long does this last? the moment of civility. can they make it something more substantial? we have seen in the past, the incidents like after the sandy hook elementary school shooting a moment of unity. then a fight over gun control. then they are back at odds. will it change the conversation and make it a substantive one moving forward? have the passions of politics reached a new level of alarm, whether it's riots outside speeches or rushing the stage to interrupt them. >> if you don't listen to her, your event will be shut down. >> the angst increased over the professor who has written extensively about the social influence of politics. assess for me the political tone right now. >> more poisonous than ever. more aggressive than ever. more intolerant of other viewpoints than ever. a dangerous time. >> some won