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scott thuman, abc7 news. michelle: breaking news new.ord that the girlfriend of the suspected las vegas gunman knew nothing of the attack beforehand. her attorney saying that after she underwent hours of f.b.i. questioning. the horrific mass shooting in vegas is once again reigniting the debate over gun control. today on the capitol steps representatives nancy pelosi and john lewis and gabrielle giffords locking arms calling for stricter gun laws. >> now is the time to come together. be democrats, republicans, everyone. we must never stop fighting. michelle: lawmakers across the country are having debates about gun control. some say stricter laws are needed. others say violent attacks are a mental health issue not a gun issue. jonathan: there was levity today in the background of a very tense and heated capitol hill hearing. take a look. congress was grilling the c.e.o. of equifax over the massive data breach when people began spotting what looked like the monopoly man, you get it. he turns out that rich uncle penny bags as he is known i

alison: chief political story scott thuman breaks down the story developing now. >> did you commit a tt: president trump's former campaign chairman walking in the f.b.i. washington paul manafort and associate rick gates indicted for money laundering and trade. the charges allege manafort spent years working on behalf of pro russian politicians in ukraine, covered up his millions in earnings from the i.r.s. and among others and without registering as an agent for a foreign power. >> scale of 1 to 10 how big is today's news? >> it's at least an 8. at the time frame that the president secured his nomination he employed as his right-hand man the individual now charged with serious crimes. scott: the president quickly taking to twitter in his defense. sorry, this is years ago before paul manafort was part of the trump campaign. why aren't crooked hillary and the dems the focus? in the stint as campaign he talked to us about hillary. >> the crimes she committed do not qualify as president of the united sta

our scott thuman goes to rome to find out why italians are turning off the taps.ryl: europe may be facing a new crisis, and this one not related to terrorism. there is a decreasing supply of life's most critical commodity -- water. dozens of european countries are expected to face shortages in the decades ahead. some are facing it now. our scott thuman went to rome to witness the most recent challenge to one of the empire's greatest achievement. scott: the ancient city of rome was built on seven hills and, in part, on the genius of roman engineering. for millennia, waters have flowed freely, a symbol of roman power and prowess. they were the first to build thousands of miles of aqueducts to deliver drinking and bathing water to its people and secure a civilization that stood while others collapsed. but suddenly, water is in short supply. some of the taps are alarmingly being turned off. and rome is a little less roman. like narcissus and his water reflections, elated masses of selfie-taking tourists use the famous fountains as backdrops for relief from the heat an

abc7's chief political correspondent scott thuman spoke with president trump and joins us live. he is on a deadline here, right? scott: you are right. i did speak with the president about the exact issue. he knows that timing is everything. they knead to pass a budget first. if they do that, that could allow them to pass another big item like 51 votes in the senate opposed to the traditional 60. they are pressing hard. you can sense urgency talking with the president today. a round robin of the republican leaders taking turns with the media trying to sell tax reform. even a drop-in by the president who talked to me about patience. >> you frustrated are you that we are still at this point? >> it's very early. i have been here for nine months. if you look for instance, if you talk at healthcare it took longer than that for obama to get off the ground, obamacare and that is nothing compared to what he are proposing. scott: the vice president telling me after 30 years it's time. but scathing assessment by the policy groups claiming the top 1% benefit the most or it's harmful to scrap

abc7's chief political correspondent scott thuman explains. ott: hollywood scandal with plenty of washingtonian repercussions. weinstein's alleged history of rampant sexual harassment has many on the hill under the microscope. according to business insider, since 2000 a who's who of democratic leaders have been cashing in on his donations. he has given almost $1 million in his own name and he has collected $1.5 million more. quickly the politicians pressed to give it all back. >> this is a bad guy. who did some really awful probably a smart move. >> others wanted to check the checkbook. >> they contributed to you. are you giving back the money? you look like a startled bird and say well, let me look and see. that is the best i can do for you today. >> the r.n.c. is now sending out a rolling tab of who has purged the of coffers of weinsteins connected cash and who hasn't. with the president, who too, once faced accusations of harassment chiming in. >> i have known harvey weinstein for a long time. i'm not at all surprised to see it. >> republica

the chief political correspondent scott thuman explains. >> another shakeup in politics.verge of being the world's youngest leader at just 31, he won over many austrians with the tough stance on immigration. >> 100% sure that we'll invest high and we are so happy. >> with worry over security, cultural identity and a population shift, nationalist politics not terribly unlike trump's campaign made major strides and earned plenty of be an election factor for some time. as refugees now inundate street corners. on assignment there for "full measure," i met a 19-year-old from sudan. >> more and more per trying to get here, big crowds of people? >> yeah, more than ever. more than ever. scott: calls for fences to keep them out has hungary victor orbahn in position to remain prime minister. plenty of hardline candidates lost races like in the netherlands or in france defeated by emmanuel macron. in many cases, the party gained ground or voters went another route in what is considered a movement. >> i'm convinced it will sustain. macron defeats le pen. he is an outsider, left wing

the chief political correspondent scott thuman was in the oval office with the president. he brings us up to speed. [brief pause in captioning] scott: many are curious to see how the president's words and tweets from the white house will ultimately affect what happened on capitol hill. hours later an opportunity to make amends as the president strategized with senators over lunch. >> if there is anything that unifies republicans it's tax reform. we have been looking for the opportunity to do this literally for years. scott: but they have little breathing room. even a couple of no votes means vice president pence would have to be tie-breakers but they need wins so they won't let spats get in the way, many believe. scott thuman, abc7 news. larry: 2004s ago another of announced he is not running for re-election. jeff flake did not hold back in the comments about president trump. >> the personal attacks, threat against principles, freedom and institution, the flagrant disregard for truth and decency. the reckless provocations most often for the pettiest and most personal reason

needs passing in december and protection for many dreamers start running out on capitol hill, scott thumanabc7 news. nancy: when it comes to daca one in five americans want to deport immigrant wos arrive as young children. it's split on the president's campaign promise to build a border wall. 32% actually support the idea. let's turn it over to larry smith for what is coming up at 5:00. larry: the nfl is considering new rules for the players and the national anthem. and what happened as the president met with secretary of state as rumors were flying about the tension between them. what firefighters fight in their own station that has them losing sleep. that is when we join you at 5:00. >> a lot of people moving their minds over the movie trail irfor "the last jedi." forget the mov away. this is the trailer. >> we have been humming the theme. it doesn't come out until december. but it is not stopping the legions of the fans obsessing already. lindsey: so far the trailer posted to "star wars" facebook page has 19 million views. even celebrities are reacting writing -- lips neil patrick harri

i suspect a lot of people will clean up their act after this. >> on capitol hill, scott thuman, abc7 news. larry: president trump tweeting the biggest story from monday was the resignation of the democrat tony podesta from the lobbying firm. he is the brother of the former clinton campaign chair john podesta who you may remember had the e-mail hacked by russia. in a podesta accused the president of perpetrating a "big lie." alison: new information tonight about the impact of three major hurricanes and the wildfires on all of our wallets. nancy chen is in the satellite center with some of the numbers for us. nancy: the head of the federal emergency management agency fema testifying before congress today. brock long told the senate panel that the united states is spending more than $200 million a day in response to hurricane harvey, irma and maria and the wildfires in california. 25 million americans were impacted by the natural disasters in the space of 50 days. right now more than 4 million are registered for the emergency aid and they predict more money will be needed than the $52 b

chief political correspondent scott thuman has both sides in this breakdown. >> we need people in thehite house to hear us. scott: in the ongoing debate over who should be allowed to stay in the united states and who should be deported. one group calculated the cost >> its a shocking number. scott: matt o'brien crumpled the figure for confederation for american immigration reform and he claims each illegal immigrant here or someone as a direct result like a u.s. born child of that person costs the government $8,075 a year. >> we spend money on foreigners who don't have a right to be in the united states. there is $116 billion in net expenses we are bearing. you could probably fund nationalized healthcare with that for significant amount of time. scott: costs include everything from the use of public schools to the water utility to the justice system. and what the immigrants do pay in taxes. roughly $19 billion a year. >> people pay their taxes and the back taxes. they don't get actually return because they are not considered citizens. scott: we caught up with a woman wh from peru in a

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abc7 chief political correspondent scott thuman on the hill. when you see a large crowd and how this happened, this has to be a worst case scenario that is impossible to plan for. scott: that is the difficulty. what we are talking about here is the difference between what is considered a hard target. something heavily protected that involves a lot of screening. something like inauguration or super bowl. versus something that is almost impossible to defend. under attack and nowhere to go. open air venues like the las vegas concert meant no warning and few options once it marathon bombing. or the orlando nightclub attack. one thing in common, they are all considered soft targets. colin clark with the rand corporation has been studying the ultimate security challenges. >> i'm still amazed we haven't had more soft target attacks on shopping malls in this country. >> the number of the soft targets is countless versus the number of the hard targets, isn't it? >> it would be literally impossible to harden every soft target from terrorist attacks. >> cl

visit ncicap.org] ♪ scott: hello, i'm scott thuman in for sharyl attkisson.elcome to "full measure." chan a priorities. for colleges and universities, that's especially true right now. under the obama administration, schools were pushed to aggressively investigate allegations of sexual assault. but since the trump administration took office, that emphasis has changed. it seemed to be a home run. title ix was passed in 1972 to prohibit discrimination against girls and women in educational and athletic programs. it ushered in a new era of women's sports in college. but in the years since, title ix has also been used to investigate claims of sexual abuse and harassment. and that has led to confusion and controversy. >> that is a mattress. scott: columbia university student emma sulkowicz paraded a mattress around campus for months to draw attention to the issue. baylor university fired its football coach. you can't hide. scott: duke university shut down its men's lacrosse program and the university of virginia temporarily shuttered all fraternities all after con

. >> on capitol hill, scott thuman, abc news. larry: now a "7 on your side" consumer alert. record setting gains. if you are not invested in the markets, the gains may still help you lowering interest rates on credit cards, student loans b the markets go, the more we are due for a pullback. >> go research it and see what you find. after that, i kept getting more inspired. alison: inspired to win. how the local whiz kid helps other with his winning. larry: plus a family loses thousands of dollars after losing the puppy. they bought the puppy at pet land. coming up, "7 on your side" learns more about the legal struggle. alison: ahead at 6:00, explosion rocks a popular local restaurant. right during the lunch hour. amazingly, no one was hurt. what the manager heard seconds before the blast. coming up at 6:00. steve: making our way closer to the weekend. it's 76 on saturday. sunday is 77 degrees. the count down is on to halloween. 17 days until we fall back by an hour. daylight saving time comes to an ends. 35 days until thanksgiving. good time to start planning that holiday run

scott thuman has the best seat in the -- scott abraham has the best seat on the house.est job in the world for today. what is going on, scott? scott: i believe mother nature is a big nats fan. perfect baseball weather. it's beautiful. we are 90 minutes away until first pitch of game one between the cubs and the washington initials. well documented the playoff disappointment with the franchise. e for the fourth time in six years. every time they have come up short. the franchise still searching for that first playoff series victory. the players this week, they are not worried about the past. they are focused on the future. that is knocking off the cubs. >> i don't believe on that stuff. we are playing a different team. we have different players. it is different each and every year. unique scenario. >> we have been in the postseason. we are ready, poised and calm. >> different series, different year. you learn from everything. try to prepare the best way we can. to win this year. >> a large majority of playoff game come down to the starting pitching and the bullpen. the n

chief political correspondent scott thuman takes a look at someone who does not fit the profile. ott: should law enforcement have known there was a chance stephen paddock would open fire or could they have known? so far, almost nothing made public about him is considered a red flag. >> he was kind of quirky but a nice guy. >> rocked our world a little bit. >> i mean he has never even drawn his gun. >> the 64-year-old one-time account about the with no reported -- accountant with no reported criminal record baffles law enforcement. he is not on their radar and not known to be suffering from mental illness. >> how do you stop a guy you don't suspect? >> former f.b.i. profiler brad garrett. >> we are coming up with zero about anybody saying anything negative about this guy, that they saw him in a dark and stormy way. no clue he acquired weapons. scott: is this the thing that keeps law enforcement around the country awake at night? >> it's a huge issue with the people we have they are not sending out what i call the overt warning signs they are going to do something. >> just because p

scott thuman shows us how washington reacted over the years to calls for more gun control. scott: every monday they have come to the white house to call for gun regulation, never missing a week. >> gun violence does not take a week off. it happens every day. scott: on the hill, self-imposed pressure by members after las vegas. and after orlando it was a sit-in on the house floor. >> we have lost hundreds and thousands of innocent people to gun violence. scott: but so far, little to no change. the most impactful legislation from congress came only after this. james brady shot in the attempted assassination of ronald reagan later inspired the brady law mandating limited background checks followed by assault wea ban. now expired. despite the countless marches and vigil, the news week report said congress rejected every attempted gun safety measure since sandy hook. more than 100 total. presidents in the past tried to assert themselves, many republicans called it a breach of protocol. >> it's not the president's position or his job to do that. it's congress' job to change the st

scott thuman was in the room today for the historic signing and has more. president trump: this will be great healthcare. secretary of state inside the roosevelt room today a major step to undo obamacare. president trump relying on his pen since he has had little luck with congress. >> this will cost the united states government nothing. and people will have great, great healthcare. >> essentially the moves would allow business owners, trade group and more to band together and buy insurance plans across state lines. the president hopes triggering lower premiums. >> the competition will be staggering. you will be hopefully negotiating, negotiating, negotiating. scott: but could it appeal to healthier participants and not necessarily cover preexisting conditions, cit ims say the riskier patients would be less in the system where the costs would spike. >> he criticized the president for acting under executive order. it's pretty interesting to see he would go down a path about which he knows little. scott: the move so significant, occasional opponent rapid paul

in arlington, scott thuman, abc7 news. nancy: now talking about iran, president trump attending the value voter summit where he boasted to the crowd of christian conservatives that he is protecting freedom of religion. he also talked about the affordable care act and his decision to scrap subsidiaries for the health insurance providers that sell plans to low-income families. president trump also pledging more work to repeal and replace the law that is in the works. we'll have that at 4:30. alison: abc7's on your side with a consumer alert. i.r.s. is canceling a multimillion contract with equifax to confirm identities of americans calling the i.r.s. the credit reporting company, of course, suffered the massive data breach exposing more than 140 million americans' sensitive information. the i.r.s., which handed out this no-bid contract, says this was a measure. jonathan: "7 on your side" consumer alert up next. b.m.w. company recalling air bags that don't inflate. nancy: a shootout caught on camera. bullets flying back and f