thank you, selina.because those efforts to pare down the government are running into legal hurdles. what are your white house sources telling you about how president trump is reacting? >> yeah, look, in a lot of ways this was sort of expected, these legal challenges. i mean, given the unprecedented nature of what donald trump is doing in gutting entire agencies and laying off mass amounts of federal workers, but, look, we all know donald trump does not like anyone telling him what he can and cannot do, and that includes senate-confirmed american judges. i mean, the surprising thing about all of this to me at least is that for the first time you're seeing people very close with the sitting american president advising and actually cheering him to ignore the courts and do whatever he wants and to even impeach judges who are stopping him and sort of tying his hands. now, look, i've talked to a lot of hill republicans. i've talked to a lot of people close with donald trump, and everyone, most people, i shoul

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rachel. >> rachel: selina wang tracking multiple headlines from the white house tonight. selina, thank you. >>> weturn to the unprecedented security in new orleans for super bowl lix. law enforcement is typically on high alert, but there's more protection this year with president trump attending, the first time for a sitting president. more now from morgan norwood. >> reporter: tonight, president donald trump making history, arriving in new orleans this afternoon to watch the kansas city chiefs face off against the philadelphia eagles at the superdome. becoming the first sitting commander in chief to attend a super bowl. with the president joining an estimated 125,000 visitors to the city for the biggest spectacle in sports. signs of heightened security are everywhere. >> i definitely feel like the security has been really on point today. the police in force, the national guard, everything looks like they're really taking it very seriously. >> reporter: authorities say preparations for the game began at least a year ago, but took on new urgency after the deadly new year's

rachel. >> rachel: selina wang tracking multiple headlines from the white house tonight. selina, thank you. >>> we turn to the unprecedented security in new orleans for super bowl lix. law enforcement is typically on high alert, but there's more protection this year with president trump attending, the first time for a sitting president. more now from abc's morgan norwood. >> reporter: tonight, president donald trump making history, arriving in new orleans this afternoon to watch the kansas city chiefs face off against the philadelphia eagles at the superdome. becoming the first sitting commander in chief to attend a super bowl. with the president joining an estimated 125,000 visitors to the city for the biggest spectacle in sports. signs of heightened security are everywhere. >> i definitely feel like the security has been really on point today. the police in force, the national guard, everything looks like they're really taking it very seriously. >> reporter: authorities say preparations for the game began at least a year ago, but took on new urgency after the deadly new

selina wang abc news the white house. >> all right, selina, thank you for that.retary of state marco rubio is on his first foreign trip since being confirmed visiting central america as president trump threatens to take back the panama canal. rubio met with panama's president, urging him to reduce china's alleged influence. abc's shannon kingston is there. shannon. >> andrew. shannon. it was a tense start to secretary of state marco rubio's first diplomatic mission. he spent about two hours meeting with the president of panama. but in the end, the state department says he laid out a simple choice either do something about what he called china's unacceptable control over the panama canal immediately, or face consequences from the united states. >> we've learned over time, the more prosperous, the safer other countries are, the safer and more prosperous it makes us. >> later today, secretary rubio will travel on to el salvador and then costa rica and guatemala as he looks to take on president trump's number one priority. and that's cracking down on illegal immigrat

linsey. >> linsey: selina wang from the white house for us. thanks so much. >>> now to that deadly terror attack in austria. 14-year-old was killed and five others were injured during a stabbing ramp page. the suspect was inspired by isis. the grieving community held a vigil for victims. more now from abc's lama hasan. >> reporter: authorities tonight saying the suspect behind a horrific knife attack in austria was inspired by isis. officials say a 23-year-old syrian man using a folding knife began stabbing people indiscriminately, killing a 14-year-old boy and wounding five others. three of them are in intensive care. many praises a food delivery driver, also syrian, for stopping the attacker by ramming his car into him. interior minister saying the suspect has links to isis and radicalized himself online and is now charged with murder and multiple attempted murders. this incident is the second suspected isis inspired attack in austria in recent years. according to authorities in 2020, a man carried out a deadly attack in vienna armed with an

abc senior white house correspondent selina wang joins us from washington. >> good morning to you.have a huge impact on consumers. remember that president trump campaigned on lowering costs for americans, but these tariffs could have the opposite effect. it could increase prices on everything from avocados to tequila, cars, electronics, clothes and more. this morning president trump is gearing up to impose steep tariffs today on america's biggest trading partners, a move that could raise prices at the grocery store and the gas pump. >> there could be some temporary short-term disruption and people will understand that. >> reporter: trump campaigned on lowering prices for americans but admits now that his tariffs could cause disruptions. the president hitting canada and mexico with 25% tariffs and 10% tariffs on china, blaming those countries for illegal migrants and drugs coming into the u.s. and for america's trade deficit with these trading partners. >> they've treated us very unfairly. >> reporter: experts say american families could pay $830 more on average this year because of

never. >> linsey: joining us now is our senior white house correspondent selina wang. how are our allies in europe advancing to the trump administration advancing these negotiations without them? >> reporter: they're concerned they'll be left out of the peace making process and they fear the trump administration could reach a deal that fails to deter russia and secure lasting peace. linsey. >> linsey: selina wang from the white house. >>> now to that deadly terror attack in austria. 14-year-old was killed and five others were injured during a stabbing rampage. authorities say the suspect, a 23-year-old syrian national, was inspired by isis. earlier today, the grieving community held a vigil for the victims. more now from abc's lama hasan. >> reporter: authorities tonight saying the suspect behind a horrific knife attack in austria near the main square was inspired by isis. officials say a 23-year-old syrian man using a folding knife began stabbing people indiscriminately, killing a 14-year-old boy and wounding five others. three of them are in intensive care. many prai

selina wang, great to have you with us in new york. >>> tomorrow morning, house minority leader hakeem jeffries speaks with jonathan karl. >>> the middle east, hamas releasing three more hostages as part of the ceasefire deal. this american having an emotional reunion after 497 days in captivity. more than 350 palestinians also freed from israel, reports that some are in poor health. the secretary of state is expected to meet with the israeli prime minister tomorrow. abc's marcus moore in tel aviv tonight. >> reporter: relief and happiness in israel as the families and nation watched three hostages emerge from captivity in gaza. among them this american, a 36 now father of three was taken october 7th. these moving images show the reunion with his wife who gave birthday to their third daughter while he was held hostage. there were many heartfelt reunions broadcast for the world to see. families gathered around a screen at hostage square in tel aviv. emotions quickly shifting to concern for the remaining 70 hostages, including vicky's 20-year-old son, nimrod. >> i was very glad for them,

abc's senior white house correspondent selina wang leads us off from washington. >> reporter: tonight, the united states on the brink of a trade war that threatens to hurt american consumers and upend the global economy. >> there could be some temporary short term disruption. >> reporter: president trump signing a trio of executive orders imposing 25% tariffs on imports from mexico and canada, with the lower 10% tariff on canadian oil and gas, and 10% tariffs on goods from china. the new measure set to take effect on tuesday could raise prices for americans at the grocery store and the gas pump. trump insists that tariffs are necessary to strengthen the u.s. economy, accusing those countries of allowing undocumented migrants and illegal drugs to enter the u.s. >> china makes the fentanyl, gives it to mexico, puts it through canada, puts it through different places. mostly mexico, but also a lot through canada. and so all three haven't treated us very well. >> reporter: all three countries, america's biggest trading partners, rejecting trump's accusations and vowing to retaliate. the c

selina, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you, whit.al judge is putting the brakes on president trump's and elon musk's plans to dismantle usaid. so the white house is trying to slash the size of the federal government, but at stake here are millions of people around the world who rely on this relief agency for desperately needed food and medicine. overnight a federal judge blocking the trump administration's plan to put thousands of workers at usaid on leave and reinstating hundreds who have already been removed. putting pause on elon musk's goal to gut the federal relief agency that provides food to 32 million malnourished children and funds projects to fight epidemics and drug trafficking. the president says he wants musk to go even further to slash spending at the department of defense and the pentagon. raising concerns about potential conflicts of interest, musk's companies have billions of dollars in contracts with the military. >> i'll tell him to go here, go there, he does it. he's got a very capable group of people. but he will

good morning, selina. >> reporter: good morning, george.sident trump is taking extraordinary steps this weekend. he's sitting america's biggest trading partners with steep tariffs that are set to take effect this tuesday. now mexico and canada have already vowed to retaliate with tariffs of their own. all of this could upend global trade and hurt american consumers too. this morning, america on the cusp of a trade war with its biggest trading partners. >> they've treated us very unfairly. >> reporter: after president donald trump signed three executive orders imposing 25% tariffs on all exports from mexico and canada with the lower 10% tariff on canadian energy exports and 10% tariffs on goods from china. trump justifying the tariffs by blaming those countries for illegal drugs and undocumented migrants entering the u.s. prime minister justin trudeau slamming trump's move late last night. >> tariffs against canada will put your jobs at risk, potentially shutting down american auto assembly plants and other manufacturing facilities. >> repor

good morning, selina. >> reporter: good morning.re learning that the irs is preparing to fire potentially 15,000 workers in the middle of tax season. sources tell us that these cuts could come as early as next week. now the impact, guys, is unclear, since sources say these employees don't work directly on processing tax filings, but so much of the agency's work is connected to that central mission. this is all part of president trump and elon musk's effort to dramatically slash the size of the government. they're laying off tens of thousands of federal workers across the country from the department of energy, to veterans affairs, and health and human services. one veteran tells us he feels betrayed after being fired two years from retirement. critical workers are being fired from the cdc. health experts say this could harm the government's ability to respond to the ongoing bird flu outbreak, and elon musk is also sparking concerns within the intelligence community. doge recently posted details on its website about the head count and

abc's selina wang is in washington with more on this.d morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you, gio, and those legal battles are escalating. a federal judge is temporarily blocking elon musk's team from accessing the treasury department's data and payment system. this is in response to 19 states that sued the trump administration for giving elon musk and his allies access to sensitive personal data on millions of americans including social security numbers and bank information. the lawsuit accuses musk of trying to block federal funds from reaching beneficiaries who do not align with trump's political agenda. a federal judge is also pumping the brakes on trump and musk's plans to dismantle usaid, the relief agency that provides desperately needed food and medicine to millions around the world. so, you have a situation where the world's richest man who is not an elected official, who is not even a full-time government employee, who is expanding his reach. musk has gained access to at least ten federal agencies as he tries to slas

selina wang, abc news, washington. >> california attorney general rob bonta is pleased with the court's decision. he issued a statement saying in part, quote, the president does not hold the power to give americans a bank account and social security numbers to anyone he'd like. and as of friday night, he must stop doing so. yesterd, bonta joined that coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit seeking to block doj's associates from accessing sensitive treasury department material in the south bay. investigators are trying to determine the cause of a house fire in san jose. crews responded to a two story home on woodland terrace just after 5 a.m. firefighters were able to put out the flames, but not before a cat died in that fire. no people were hurt, but seven adults are going to have to find a new place to live. the san francisco unified school district is preparing to fire hundreds of employees to save $114 million. according to our partners at the san francisco standard, the proposed job cuts will affect administrative and school staff and could eliminate entire departments

abc news reporter selina wang explains. >> legal battles escalating as president trump and elon musk attempt to overhaul the federal government. a federal judge blocking musk's department of government efficiency team from accessing the treasury department's data and payment systems, after 19 states sued the trump administration for giving musk and his allies virtually unfettered access to sensitive personal data, including social security numbers and bank account information of millions of americans. the lawsuit argues the expanded access poses huge cyber security risks and accuses musk of attempting to block federal funds from reaching beneficiaries who do not align with the president's political agenda. the judge putting the move on pause, citing an increased risk of leaks and hacking. the world's richest man expanding his reach, gaining access to at least ten federal agencies as he tries to slash government spending. the key target so far usaid, the relief agency that provides food to millions of malnourished children around the world. and another federal judge putting the brakes

abc's selina wang is in washington. this raises questions about a possible trade war. >> reporter: hey, whit. yeah. good morning. exactly. fears are growing that this could be the start of a trade war after president trump took extraordinary moves over this weekend, hitting america's biggest trading partners with steep tariffs. this could upend global supply chains and increase prices at the grocery store and the gas pump. this morning, america on the cusp of a trade war with its biggest trading partners. >> and there could be some temporary short-term disruption, and people will understand that. >> reporter: after president donald trump signed three executive orders, imposing 25% tariffs on all exports from mexico and canada with a lower 10% tariff on canadian energy exports, and 10% tariffs on goods from china. trump justifying the tariffs by blaming those countries for illegal drugs and undocumented migrants entering the u.s. >> they've treated us very unfairly. >> reporter: the tariffs are set to take effect on febr

abc news reporter selina wang explains. >> legal battles escalating as president trump and elon musk attempt to overhaul the federal government. a federal judge blocking musk's department of government efficiency team from accessing the treasury department's data and payment systems, after 19 states sued the trump administration for giving musk and his allies virtually unfettered access to sensitive personal data, including social security numbers and bank account information of millions of americans. the lawsuit argues the expanded access poses huge cyber security risks and accuses musk of attempting to block federal funds from reaching beneficiaries who do not align with the president's political agenda. the judge putting the move on pause, citing an increased risk of leaks and hacking. the world's richest man expanding his reach, gaining access to at least ten federal agencies as he tries to slash government spending. the key target so far usaid, the relief agency that provides food to millions of malnourished children around the world. and another federal judge putting the brakes

are calling it chaos among the government's workforce and abc's senior white house correspondent selinaere. we brought you in from the white house lawn to be here in the studio to take this on for us. >> it is better to be here in the much warmer studio. but you mentioned the word chaos. this is also sending shock waves throughout the system. the trump administration is firing thousands of federal workers across the country and workers who have suddenly been laid off tell me it's not just their livelihoods at stake here, but also the people they serve. this morning the pentagon bracing for potential cuts with tens of thousands from the department of health, homeland security and energy already in shock after they were suddenly fired from their jobs. >> i was definitely upset. >> reporter: chelsea a disabled veteran terminated from the department of education. she says she fears for her financial future left to juggle her disability and family's well being. >> it kind of felt like having that piece of myself that was given to me yanked back out from under me. >> reporter: milburn hopes a

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the us to what am i meant to get reaction to somebody on the, on the in mexico but 1st christmas. selina joins us now from detroit. so kristen took us to the details of what we know and donald trump's russian. now for this yeah, he released the statement really taking aim at canada and declaring that he was doing this in response to the sentinel prices here in the united states. in an attempt to stop the flow of illicit drugs from coming in over the northern border and he expanded the state of emergency that he signed in the last week dealing with migraines at the southern border to include the druggist slow coming over the northern border. he noted that drugs coming into the united states are causing a public health crisis threatening society here and declared that he wanted to do something about it. he accused canada of doing too little to address the problem and was a lot of the focus when we talk about illegal drugs in the united states has that on the southern borders and drugs coming in there. he says that there is growing evidence that mexican cartels are actually building labs an

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