abc's stephanie ramos has the latest. developing now-- another blow for president trump's another blow for president trump's halted travel ban. a federal judge in virginia issued an injunction to block enforcement of the ban in the commonwealth. the order bans people from 7 nations for 120 days. it's not being enforced anywhere right now- as it awaits proceedings in court. the white house is reportedly looking into options for a possible new draft of that order. the search ends for a wanted rape suspect in virginia. police say ronald herrera contreras is not only in the country illegally, the 18 year old is also wanted for sexually assaulting another teen 6 months ago. a fairfax county detective working with a regional gang task force recognized contreras in prince william county. he is now behind bars, charged with rape, gang participation, and abduction. this morning - a principal and assistant principal at west potomac high school in fairfax county are on administrative leave. these photos of principal alex case and as

abc's stephanie ramos reports from northwest washington. more trouble for presidential advisor kellyanne conway office of government ethics has sent a letter to the white house-- calling for a full investigation into conway. it says there's reason to believe conway violated ethics standards when she told viewers to buy ivanka trump's clothing line. no response from the white house. breaking overnight-- new details about the apparent assassination of the brother of north korean leader kim jong un. kim jong nam was reported attacked with a chemical spray inside kuala lumpur's international airport on monday. he died on the way to the hospital. multiple south korean media outlets say the attackers were two women, who then fled the airport in a taxi. those same reports claim the women were north korean agents-- but that has not been independently verified. in prince william county-- a rally over illegal immigration gets heated last night in woodbridge. it began last week when board of supervisors chairman corey stewart called on find and deport

in washington, stephanie ramos channel6 "action news." thank you, stephanie. >>> "action news" of course will have complete coverage of president trump's speech to congress tomorrow night. i will be headed to washington, d.c. in the morning for the prime time event and i will be speaking with local lawmakers for you about that address. my live reports from the capitol start tomorrow on "action news" beginning at 4:00. >> some breaking news now from the city's port richmond section. chopper6 is over the scene here. this is the 2800 block of tulip street in port richmond where as you can see a number of police officers have converged here and they are centering their attention on this pickup truck in the middle of your screen right there. we're told at least at 1.10 police cruisers had converged on the scene. we're not sure why they're focusing on this pickup truck. no word of any arrests and no injuries to officers but again, officers on the scene here in port richmond focusing their attention on this pickup truck for some reason, the 2800

trump is ringmaster, the headline, the wildest show on so let's get -- let's check in with abc's stephanie ramos in washington for some details. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: kendis and adrienne, good morning. what a week, right? yesterday's press conference, that was the press conference to watch for a change, the president called on a range of reporters, not just conservative news outlets and he hit on a number of topics. president trump playing defense and offense during hi free-wheeling and at times combative east room press conference. >> the press honestly is out of control. >> reporter: the event initially to announce a new nominee for labor secretary, former u.s. attorney alexander acosta -- >> i think he will be a tremendous secretary of labor. >> reporter: -- quickly turned to his accomplishments. despite high drama we've seen, the firing of his national security adviser, his travel ban struck down by the court, his confrontations with u.s. allies. >> this administration is running like a fi >> reporter: the president bouncing from leaks of classified material blaming the intel

in and washington stephanie ramos channel6 "action news." to you. >> stephanie thank you. >>> fewer than 60,000 foreigners from the seven countries listed under the new ban had their visas canceled following president trump's executive order. people traveling from iran iraq serial sudan somalia libya and yemen are blocked from entering the u.s. for at least the next 90 days. officials with the state department say after the review period, those visas could be used again. they also do not expect the number of revoked visas to rise. >> ♪ >> now to an important consumer alert. you may not want to open a rear window if you are driving a nissan altima. the company's recalling more than 34,000 mid-sized cars in the u.s. because the doors might swing opened if the rear window is lowered. that recall covers altimas from 2015 through 2017 model years. nissan says the latch and lock cable in the doors may not have been routed properly at the factory. the company will notify owners about a recall within the next two months and dealers will make the repa

stephanie ramos now with the brewing battle over the supreme court going on, on the hill. stephanie: the jury is still out on whether or not democrats will pull out all the stops to block judge neil gorsuch for a lifetime job on the supreme court. president trump: he did get a unanimous endorsement. stephanie: gorsuch, the son of a reagan official may have received unanimous nomination to the court of appeals but this may not go as smoothly. >> the republican kept the seat open for a year despite obama's nominee merrick garland who never even got a hearing. stephanie: the tensions are running high with the democrats the president's nominees. trump giving senate majority leader the green light to use the so-called "nuclear option" if democrats try to hold up the gorsuch nomination. that nuclear option means a supreme court nominee can be confirmed by a simple majority instead of 6 o votes in -- 60 votes in the senate. president trump: if we end up with the gridlock, if you can, mitch, go nuclear. >> they are gearing up for a fight. >> judge neil gorsuch throughout his career

abc 7 news reporter stephanie ramos is live in washington, d.c. a busy day at the white house. >> reporter: it definitely was a busy day. it's been a busy last couple of weeks. but today president trump, he began the process to get rid of an obama era financial rule. he watered down one already in place and he backed up some of the tough talk against iran. president trump at the end of his second week in office is slapping iran with a fresh set of sanctions. the trump administration warning iran after they tested a ballistic missile. >> today the u.s. sanctioned 25 individuals and entities that provide support to iran's ballistic missile program and the islamic revolutionary force. >> reporter: iran admits it conducted a missile test but didn't violate either united nations resolutions or iran's nuclear deal with world powers. this new action should knuns th individuals and companies from doing any business in the u.s. or with americans. >> today we're signing core principles for regulating the united states financial system. it doesn't get much b

stephanie ramos joining us with the latest. >> president trump tweeting this morning how tough his administration is going to be on them and that started today. >> today, imposing new sanctions. after iran tested a ballistic missile. >> nothing's -- president trump: nothing is off the table. >> the president tweeting iran is playing with fire. they don't appreciate how kind president obama was to them. not me. iran is not backing down. they admit they conduct admissible test but also say it was not in violation of either united nations resolutions or iran's nuclear deal with world powers. lawmakers are on board with sanction against iran but not for an executive order. >> i would support the idea of new sanctions. >> trump also thanking australian leader for "telling the truth about our very civil conversation that fake news media lied about." the day before, trump was brushing off the controversy that is restrain. and meeting with his council, the president reacted to the first labor department jobs report of his presidency, an economy he inherited from president obama. in january, the u.s. econ

stephanie ramos joins us live from washington with more. >> reporter: sara, secretary of state rex tillerson could face tough meetings in mexico today for the border wall and pays for it. >> today donald trump meets with his secretary of state set to travel to mexico amid the new immigration crack down stirring up reaction from all times. >> it's about time. it doesn't really change any existing laws. along the mexico border outrage, some immigrants are petrified of being split up from their families. this woman preparing her daughters in case her and her husband are deported. >> they have to stay here and they don't have to worry for us. >> it was a campaign promise from the start. >> these new rulesi issued by te homeland security, put millions at risk of deportation. and immigration agents told to deport anyone with criminal offenses. but the new rules does not affect dreamers, those brought to the u.s. illegally as children. >> this from the white house those people in this country and pose a threat to our public safety or have committed a crime will be the first to go. >> and as for the

stephanie ramos has the latest now from washington. >> reporter: today at the white house president trumpey at the budget meeting. >> i want the american people to know the budget will reflect their priorities. >> reporter: no details on how the administration will pay for many items on his agenda, including the border wall and anticipated increase in border agents, but president trump did call the current budget a mess. >> the finances of our country are a mess but we're going to clean them up. >> reporter: trump also met privately with his secretary of state, rex tillerson, who heads to mexico to sit down with the mexican president. the administration insists that meeting is not a cleanup job after mexico's president cancelled his meeting with trump at the white house last month. >> the relationship with mexico is phenomenal right now. >> reporter: trump's immigration crackdown has some immigrants petrified of being split up from their families. these new rules issued by the department of homeland security put the country's 11 million undocumented immigrants at risk of deportation. immi

abc's stephanie ramos is following all the developments out of washington. 1:07 - 1:11 1:12 -1:13 (quick1:34 - 1:50 developing now - a reported "ice" raid immigrants in baltimore. this morning we've learned immigrations and customs agents arrested two men in the city a week ago. ice agents say one of them illegally reentered the united states after a previous deportation and the other had a final order of removal. demonstrators have described the arrests and activity in the area as raids. but ice officials have called rumors of raids - false. this comes as a major immigration protest is expected today nationwide. immigrants across the country are expected to stay home from school and work as part of the "day without immigrants" protest here in our area - its' forcing lamb charter school to cancel classes today. 80-percent of the staff at the bilingual schools say they'll be protesting the administration's immigration policies. they're getting support from both students and parents. school officials say they had no choice but to cancel classes. actions are also expected to take place in c

stephanie ramos, abc news, washington. >>> the mad rush out of town caused traffic jams. people had minutes to leave their homes. six evacuation centers opened up. one woman made it to an evacuation shelter but was worried about her daughter. >> i have a handicap daughter that can't walk and the ambulance won't come in and take her. they refuse not to come in. she's got to get out. >> this is the first time the emergency spillway has been used after recent rains damaged the main channel. the emergency evacuation orders will stand until officials know the situation is safe. >>> a team from the bay area is headed to help and they're trained to assist in potentially dangerous swift-water rescues. >> amy hollyfield is live for us at menlo park. >> everyone rushes out, and these guys rush in. the swift water rescue team got the call to rush in just as the evacuation orders were made. they took off last night. they'll stage in chico and be ready to go if needed. >> people may not get out in time. we'll be there to possibly assist in rescues. swift water environment is very dang

abc's stephanie ramos has the latest from washington. >>> good morning. it's another busy week for president trum through confirmation hearings, but the big fight ahead is with this travel ban. >> reporter: emotional embraces across the country. tears of joy and perseverance. >> thank you guys. >> reporter: over the weekend, scenes like this played out at u.s. airports. this family of five, the father who worked alongside the u.s. mill area in iraq, now on american soil after several attempts to enter the country from iraq with approved visas in hand. >> i was denied boarding the flight to jfk. >> reporter: that was more than a week ago. they were stuck in iraq but now they're about to start a new life in america. after a federal judge seattle halts trump's immigration order. trump posting, just cannot believe a judge would put our country in such peril. if something happens blame him and court system. people pouring in. bad. democr >> the president is not a dictator. the framers of constitution wanted a strong congress for the very reason that most of th

abc's stephanie ramos live at the supreme court. good morning, what's the latest? >> right, well this was a campaign promise kept by president trump to nominate a judge just as conservative as the late justice antonin scalia. >> reporter: president trump nominates judge neil gorsuch to take a seat on the supreme court bench. >> judge gorsuch has outstanding legal skills, a brilliant mind, tremendous discipline. >> reporter: according to senior administration official, president trump personally interviewed gorsuch before his inning a raugs. >> i pledge if i am confirmed i will do all of my powers permit to be a faithful servant of the constitution laws of this great country. the 49-year-old is a federal appeals judge in denver, and a solid conservative. graduate of oxford a operating with only eight justices since scalia's death last february. his wife in the room to see who would replace him. >> justice scalia was a lion of the law. >> reporter: this apointment does not change the court's balance. gorsuch replaces scalia in the four man conservative block, squarin

abc's stephanie ramos joins us now from washington, d.c. where it's never a dull moment at least in the last three weeks. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: not at all, good morning, kendis and diane. there is scandal like drama coming out of the white house. in one day general michael flynn received support from the white house, then it said that the president is evaluating flynn's situation and then comes flynn's resignation over his possible breach of the law. general michael flynn was one of the first to endorse president donald trump. he was one of the president's first appointments after the election. but now the national security adviser is the first to go, less than a month on the job. he faced mounting questions over a phone call he had with the russian ambassador discussing u.s. sanctions place by the obama administration for suspected meddling in the 2016 election. before trump even took office. flynn said, he didn't. vice president mike pence then said the same. >> what i can confirm having spoken to him about it is that those

abc's stephanie ramos has the latest from washington. good morning, stephanie. >> linsey and kendis, good morning. it's another busy week for president trump. his cabinet nominees will go through confirmation hearings, but the big fight ahead is with this travel ban. >> reporter: emotional embraces across the country. tears of joy and perseverance. >> thank you guys. >> reporter: over the weekend, scenes like this played out at u.s. airports. this family of five, the father who worked alongside the u.s. military in iraq, now on american soil after several attempts to enter the country from iraq with approved visas in hand. >> this is my wife and this is my little daughter. i was denied the boarding flight to jfk. >> reporter: that was more than a week ago. they were stuck in iraq but now they're about to start a new life in america. after a federal judge seattle halts president trump's immigration order nationwide, trump releasing a flurry of tweets against the judge, posting, just cannot believe a judge would put our country in such peri

abc news reporter stephanie ramos has the latest in this stunning shake-up. >> reporter: natasha, there is drama coming out of the white house. i one day, general michael flynn received support from the white house. then it was said that the president was evaluating his situation and then comes flynn's resignation over a possible breach of the law. general michael flynn was one of the first to endorse president donald trump. he was one of the president's first appointments after the election. but now, the national security adviser is the first to go, less than a month on the job. he faced mounting questions over a phone call he had with the russian ambassador, discussing u.s. sanctions placed on russia by the obama administration for suspected meddling in the 2016 election. before trump even took office. flynn said he didn't. vice president mike pence then said the same. >> what i can confirm, having spoken to him about it, is that those conversations that happened to occur around the time that the united states took action to expel diplomats had nothing whatsoever to do with those sanc

abc's stephanie ramos is following those developments from washington. >> reporter: details are still emerging from the resignation of president trump's national security adviser general michael flynn. >> the evolving and eroding level of trust as a result of this situation and a series of other questionable instances is what led the president to ask for general flynn's resignation. >> reporter: we've now learned president trump knew about flynn's conversations with the russian ambassador to the u.s. for nearly three weeks and also vice president and the public about those calls. >> those conversations that happened to occur around the time that the united states took action to expel diplomats had nothing whatsoever to do with those sanctions. >> reporter: but they did. intelligence agents had been listening in on the ambassador's calls and discovered that sanctions were discussed. the justice department told the white house that flynn wasn't telling the truth and believed russia could blackmail flynn by threatening to expose his lie. >> the first part was clearly to understand the le

abc's stephanie ramos has the latest. >> reporter: tonight, the murders of two teens has the small townf delphi, indiana, desperate for answers. >> we are a very close-knit, small community, so this hits very hard. >> reporter: 13-year-old abigail williams and 14-year-old liberty german were dropped off for a hike on a popular nature trail last monday. an hour later, liberty snapchats this photo of abby walking across a bridge. heard from. police say their bodies were found less than a mile away in rough wooded terrain. >> we're checking the cellphones. we're checking the social media places. we're looking at every possible option. >> reporter: it's been nearly a week and still no suspects, but investigators want to talk to this man -- seen in the area at the same time as the girls. >> we have no suspects at this point in time. and we need information. >> reporter: police searching this home in delphi thursday night, coming up with nothing, leaving a community on edge. >> i think it's terrible. makes me sick to my stomach, going down to the bridge thinking one of my friends died down th