reporter: stephanie ramos, abc news, washington. kimberly: one of the firefighters that was responding to that scene was killed by an alleged drunk driver. the lieutenant was a 21 year member of the harrisburg fire department. weather alert, we are tracking a late winter storm heading our way. josh knight has the latest on when the place will start flying -- flakes will start flying at how much you could see where you live, straight ahead. >> to you by -- video tonight-see from the shores of lake ontario. this scene is in rochester, new york where a massive windstorm moved to earlier this week. that combined with freezing new york temps led to this, e-house encased in ice. -- a house encased in ice. if you will live on the water there, i guess you expect it every once in a while. >> no thank you. that is one thing i don't think we will see as much out of this, actual ice. snow, sleet, and rain will be the big things we are watching. kimberly: what about power outages? are you expecting heavier snow? josh: a lot of heavy, wet snow on

stephanie ramos tells us more. >> reporter: for the second time it is down to the wire on capitol hill as house republicans are supposed to vote on the gop plan to repeal and replace obamacare. even though there is no guarantee it will pass. some republicans aren't sold on the this new health care plan. >> this is not a repeal. this is a patch-work fix. >> reporter: right now only 17% of americans approve of the gop's health care replacement bill. president trump, however, is still demanding a vote on the bill today. >> [ inaudible question ]. >> we'll have to see. >> reporter: last night trump aides delivering an ultimatum to lawmakers from the president. if the plan fails, the president said obamacare stays and he moves on to tax reform. >> it re -- it ruins his first 100 days and it makes tax reform become impossible and the budget very difficult. >> reporter: president trump has met with lawmakers and we'll see if it moves republicans any closer to voting yes on the bill. stephanie ramos, abc news, the capitol. >> and we are showing you abc news will carry a special report the mome

that's where abc 7 news reporter, stephanie ramos is in tennessee, bracing for the storms. in new orleans today. >> look what i see. >> reporter: a walter spout. >> lake ponchetrain. while neighbors in louisiana deal with flooded roads. to the west in acadia parish, roads washed out. in memphis, residents waking up to trees on the ground. electrical workers cutting back branches. trying to clean up the debris. across the mid south, residents are bracing for severe thunderstorms. the main threat, wind gusts. isolated hail. tornados. back in texas, clean-up across the state continues. badly damaged homes. cars and debris everywhere. after multiple tornados touched down. in worth, one community struck with tragedy. lose morging more than possessi. two young brothers died after being electrodo theed by downed power lines. >> we can't, we can't talk about it enough the need for safety around downed power lines. this -- this we are just starting the storm season. something we will continue to deal with. >> here in nashville, severe weather threat is a bit lower now. strong thunde

at the capitol, stephanie ramos, abc news. >> and now that the affordable care act will stay in place, here is where it stands today. 31 states have expanded medicaid. it covers one in five americans of all ages. 20 million people are covered in the individual insurance market, but petroleum -- petroleum yums yums -- premiums and deductibles shot up. there were 6.5 million people paying the fine last year. >>> 6:34 a.m., new information to tell you about this morning, right now police searching for the shooter who critically injured a man in beverly burlington county. the victim was shot in the leg after 11:00 p.m. he is recovering in the hospital. police say this is the second shooting at third and liewrl this week not clear -- laurel this week, not clear if the incidents are connected. >>> chopper 6 hd was there as crews put out a house fire in woolwich gloucester county. firefighters were called to the home at 10:30 p.m. the home had serious damage, but no injuries. >>> there's an update on the woman who kidnapped a newborn baby at the king of prussia mall. the suspect was convicte

stephanie ramos, abc news, washington. >>> and you could have options in outer space travel, guests can check in and check out rather starting tuesday at the kennedy space center visitor complex in florida. it will be the first commercial space walk. they are testing reasockets in several states including california. >> the launches are 1.5 million each. with opposed to the spacex launch, which is $90 million. >> the company single digits mo-- says most rockets are building five to ten a year, they will build hundreds. >>> and today's rock and roll marathon in san francisco, the race began at golden gate park, and stopped at the bridge, the race wound its way around several streets and ended at the civic center. rachel wood of great britain was one of the winners. >>> and power of the pen, a teenage girl gets the gift she never expected from her grandfather all these years later. >>> and showers are moving out. >>> a dying fresno man was able to see his daughter graduate from optometry school with an early bedside ceremony. >> the school found out you were sick so they wanted to bring t

reporting in new york, stephanie ramos, abc7 news. >>> first daughter, ivanka trump, is joining the trump administration as an official employee. she announced this morning she will serve as an unpaid employee in the white house. ivanka trump previously announced she would get an office. trump will serve as an adviser to her father. >>> a new poll shows they are not happy with president trump handling health care reform. 62 of americans disapproved of the prosecute presidency's handling of health care. it was his worst rating among seven issues the poll tested. >>> a woman is in custody after striking a police cruiser on capitol hill. police do not believe it was any kind of terrorist attack. this happened this morning. police say she tried to hit other officers. >> in the attempt to atrophy support, shots for fired. however no individuals were injured during the arrest. this incident appears to be criminal in nature. >> some house buildings were temporarily placed on lockdown. no one was taken to the hospital. >>> a dozen people are dead after an out of control pickup truck hit a church

stephanie ramos is live with more on this. >> reporter: well health care dominated the white house pressg and the white house says that the president is proud of the gop's replacement plan and still intends on promoting it despite the report. today at the white house president trump sitting down with the saudi deputy crown prince. >> president reaction? >> the president not answering questions about the congressional budget office report that scored the gop replacement plan. the nonpartisan replacement plan will leave 24 million americans without insurance in a decade. and just how much could premiums change under the gop plan? the impact could be staggering. especially for elderly. >> if there was ever a war on seniors this is it. >> the attempts to estimate coverage are historically faulty. >> it's hard to predict, coverage when tnment stops telling you have to buy something you don't want. >> the white house is still dealing with the claims that former president obama wiretapped his phone, the department of justice missed the deadline monday to turn over alleged evident of wiretapping

stephanie ramos has more on the major political set back for the president. >> reporter: republicanssident trump lost a huge battle friday. >> i'm disappointed, because we could have had it. >> we came really close today, but we came up short. obama care is the law of the land, it will remain the law of the land until it is replaced. >> reporter: speaker and the president admitted they didn't have the votes to replace and repeal the affordable care act. the president agreed to demands that the insurance companies would no longer cover basic health service like maternity care and drug and mental health treatment and emergency room visitors. moderate republicans did not like the cuts, and democrats rallied against what they called trump-care. >> trump care is a right it's no the a privilege reserved for a wealthy few. >> reporter: in the end, trump called off the vote. >> further consideration of hr-1628 is postponed. is that ended a signature campaign promise. >> you're going to have such great healthcare at a tiny fraction of the cost and it is going to be so easy. >> reporter: the m

stephanie ramos has the round-up. stephanie: leaders of the house intelligence committee say there is no evidence wiretapped. >> i don't think there was an actual tap of trump tower. stephanie: the top democrat on the committee calls for president trump to officially retract his statement that former president obama had trump tower wiretapped. >> it deeply concerns me that the president would make such an accusation without basis. stephanie: the republican chairman nunez says perhaps trump's tweet should not be taken literally. >> are you going to take the tweets literally? if you are, clearly the president was wrong. stephanie: two pagings of trump's income taxes from more than a decade ago are out. after the president spent the last year in the campaign refusing to release them. pulitzer prize winning journalist david cay johnston says he received the summary in the mail anonymously and released them. it shows income of $153 million. trump ended up paying $38 million in federal taxes. his tax rate about and trump dec

here's stephanie ramos. >> reporter: rowbobots packing r next online order.hines could take more than 38% of jobs in about 15 years, according to a report. prototypes to deliver room service, cars to deliver you, and semitrucks to deliver beer, all in the works. and remember the carrier jobs that were saved? >> carrier has decided to invest more than $16 million in this facility alone. >> reporter: that investment will automate the plant, resulting in fewer jobs. >> in terms of artificial intelligence taking over american jobs, i think we're so far away from that, not even on my radar screen. >> reporter: but amazon, already automating some of its warehouses. and jeff bezos, clearly embracing the robot revolution. jobs like teachers and some health care professionals, not in danger. >>> when we come back, the terrifying moment caught on camera. the escalator lurching into reverse and speeding up. where this happened, next. where to go, and how to work around your uc. that's how i thought it had to be. but then i talked to my doctor about humira, and learned h

stephanie ramos, abc seven news. jummy: major news involving the keystone xl pipeline, trans canada announcing the u.s. state department has signed and issued a presidential permit to construct the pipeline, reversing the obama administration's decision to block it. oil from canada to refineries on the gulf coast. also developing now, a domestic incident in charles county turning deadly, for shot, through the, including a toddler and a teenager. john gonzalez has more. office insheriff's charles county describing this as a domestic related incident. sidents in the neighborhood in waldorf started hearing gunshots shortly after 8:00 last night. you can see this is the townhome , cars are still parked out front. area butve cleared the inside, it is still a crime scene. the sheriff's office telling us an adult man was found dead inside from what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and it was not until t goodwin shotarlton his wife and teenage daughter before turning the gun on himself. the 17-year-old died late

in washington, stephanie ramos, abc 7 news. thank you, stephanie. >>> president trump is firing back on snoop dogg days after the release of a music video in which the rapper points a toy gun at a clown that's dressed like trump an then pulls the trigger. mr. trump tweeted this morning, quote, can you imagine what the outcry would be if snoop dogg, failing career and all, had aimed and fired the gun at president obama? jail time! here's the clip. the video is for a remixed version of the song "lavender" originally done by a canadian group called bad bad not good. >>> no charges will be filed against a florida man who came to the aid of a sheriff's deputy being attacked last november. this video here shows the man in the blue shirt walking toward the deputy who was pinned to the ground by a man. this happened on interstate 75 in lee county. russell appears to order the man to get off the deputy and when he doesn't, russell shoots and kills him as cars full of people looked on. >> he's about [ bleep ] to fire, dude. oh, my god. do

at the capitol, stephanie ramos, abc news. >>> we're getting reaction from california lawmakers. senator kamala harris tweeted this is a testament to the millions of americans who stood up and spoke out to reject the idea that health care is a privilege and not a right. east bay congresswoman barbara lee said today the voice of the people won out and trumpcare was undefeted. the affordable care act is here to stay. >> we spoke with abc news political director rick kline earlier about what's next for republicans now that this vote has been postponed. >> they're going to need to regroup and figure out what else they can get done that they can start to put some legislative wins on the board. move on perhaps to tax reform. restrategize. but the whole strategy, the whole first 100 days was built around getting a quick and decisive win on health care. now they have to go back to the drawing board. figure out how else they can get these done. these sort of legislative victories have an inertia of their own and defeats also breed defeats. they have to stop that. >> president trump said h

stephanie ramos has more from capitol hill. >> reporter: republicans and president trump lost a huge battle friday. >> i'm disappointed because we could have had it. >> we came really close today but we came up short. obamacare is the law of the land and will remain the law of the land until it's replaced. >> reporter: the speaker and president admitting they didn't have the votes to repeal and replace the affordable care act. conservatives blocked an effort by the white house to pass the bill. the president even agreed to demands that insurance companies would no longer be required to cover basic health services, like maternity care and drug and mental health treatment and emergency room visits. moderate republicans did not like the cuts and democrats rallied against what they called trump care. >> health care is a right. it is not a privilege, reserved for a wealthy few. >> in the end, trump called off the vote. >> further consideration of hr1628 is postponed. >> that ended a signature campaign promise. >> you're going to have such great health care at a tiny fraction of the cost a

at the capitol, stephanie ramos, abc news. >> now that the affordable care act stays in place, 31 states have expanded medicaid and covers one in five americans, 20 million people are covered in the individual insurance market, but petroleum yums -- premiums and deductibles shot up with few insurance options. 6.5 million people paid penalties last year. >>> stay with "action news" for continuing coverage of president trump's first 100 days, what the administration will work on next and what will happen to america's healthcare system. >> new this morning, police are searching for the shooter who critically injured a man in beverly, burlington county the victim was shot in the leg at third and laurel street after 11:00 p.m. he is recovering in the hospital. this is the second shooting at third and laurel this week not clear if the incidents are connected. >>> chopper 6 hd was as crews put out a house fire in woolwich township, the firefighters were called to the home at 10:30 p.m., the home has serious damage. no injuries were reported. >>> we have an update on the woman who was accused of

stephanie ramos, abc news. >>> more than two dozen prisoners escaped from mexico through a tunnel. the 29 prisoners used the tunnel 60 feet deep to get out. the vehicle was robbed during the escape and the vehicle's owner was found dead and ten inmates were captured and the search continues for the remaining escapees. a man found himself dangling from the high rise after his scaffolding gave way. this was the scene in key biscayne, florida. he found himself dangling from 12 storeys in the air and they found he was conscious and alert, they began a painstaking rescue. the man remained calm throughout the ordeal. >>> and a man is hailed a hero from pulling a dog from the burning building. he ran out of the building carrying the pooch and spent 20 minutes performing cp rx and now he is doing just fine and the dog's owner says she is incredibly grateful to the firefighters. still ahead on "action news" at 12:30 another check of the live outside sky 6 hd showing you clouds in cape may. meteorologist, david murphy has a nice forecast for the weekend, well half of it any way. we'll get th

stephanie ramos, abc news, washington. >>> the creator of spaung spongebob squarepants says he's been diagnosed with lou gehrig's disease. the 55-year-old tells "variety" that he'll continue to work on the show and his other passions for as long as he's able. lou gehrig's disease, also known as als, is a progressive disease that attacks nerve cells that control the muscles. there is no known cure. >>> work is under way to restore the majestic queen mary in long beach. that ship survived world war ii but now it's in need of repair, and lots of it. that's expected to cost millions of dollars. here's abc news reporter carlos granda. >> reporter: a incredible histo the queen mary is fighting the battle of old age. >> we've got rust everywhere, expansion joint problems. she's an old gal. there's stuff falling apart everywhere. >> reporter: a new report says there are extensive corrosion and infrastructure issues. the damage is serious enough that within the next ten years some internal areas could collapse. mary rohr is part of an independent group that wants to restore the ship. >> i thin

stephanie ramos is live in washington. >> sara the white house says that the tax document was illegally obtained but authentic. >> today president trump gets out of washington and traveling to detroit as two pages of his income taxes from more than a decade ago were out. he refused to release them. >> they are under audit. >> now that he is president there is an irs requirement that all get audited every year. >> yes or no, do you believe that voters have a right to see your tax returns before they make a final decision. >> now a glimpse in trump's 2005 tax returns, an income of nearly $153 million and paid $38 million in federal taxes. the tax rate about 25% and declared $125 million in losses. on msnbc they said that he received the two page tax summary in the mail anonymously and he talked about it on "good morning america." >> everyone else prosperous? america is on the alternative tax. if that didn't exist he would have paid a tax rate lower than the average paid by the poorest half of americans. >> this morning trump going off. tweeting does anyone really believe that a reporter t

stephanie ramos, abc news, washington. >>> and now to your morning money report. get ready to pay more to borrow money. the federal reserve just raised short-term interest rates by a quarter percent and expect a hike in auto, mortgage and home equity loans and experts say this could just be the beginning. the central bank could raise rates twice more this year. it reflects a solid u.s. economy. >>> and the golden arches going mobile. mcdonald's started testing mobile ordering after acknowledging customer complaints that ordering in restaurants can be stressful. the mobile pay system launched this morning in salinas and monterey and if it is successful it will roll out to 51 new locations next week. they hope to have mobile pay in all 14,000 u.s. locations by the end of the year. >>> ordering in restaurants can be stressful. >> who knows. >> still to come on abc 7, we'll unveil a new way to keep up with the news, any time, anywhere. and check out this gorgeous scene from the east bay hills camera. we caught this beautiful video around 7:00 this morning. we put a ti

abc's stephanie ramos has more on the potentially deadly plot stopped in its tracks. >> reporter: authorities say this teen may have had some mental issues. they say it doesn't seem as though she was going after a specific group at school but instead planning a very detailed attack to cause absolute destruction. a teenaged girl's plan to bomb and shoot students at her frederick county maryland high school has been stopped by sheriff's deputies. >> the involved student was 18-year-old nicole sevario. she was immediately removed from the school without incident. >> reporter: authorities tipped off by her own parents. >> as soon as the father found out he informed school officials who in turn informed us. >> reporter: after a search of 18-year-old nicole sevario's home authorities say they found an arsenal of materials. >> they were illegal purchases shotgun ammunition, fireworks, the hardware, the pieces of pipe, to construct the bombs everything she did was within the law. >> reporter: sheriff's deputies found pipes with end caps shrapnel fireworks magnesium tape and fuse material. authorities

new washington, stephanie ramos, channel 6 "action news." >> city council in philadelphia took on the topic of homeless. council members are hearing from advocates and families looking for ways to provide affordable housing and provide prevention programs and discussing strategies including financial assistance and family reconciliation. >> a 19 year tradition continues in university city. the pennsylvania hosted coaches versus cancer tourney tipoff breakfast. all the division one basketball coaches were on hand. it raises funds and awareness to support the american cancer society. jay wright is gearing up to defend the ncaa championship but there's no other place he would rather be this morning. >> this is what it's life, fighting cancer is bigger than college basketball. those guys know it, they set the tone for all of us. >> this year's events honored blaze davis who has been fighting ewing sarcoma. >>> much more to come on "action news" at 12:30 p.m. criminals angel speaks after after a stupt in los angeles -- a stunt sends him to the hospital. >> if you're taking prescription med

abc news reporter stephanie ramos has the story every parent needs to see. >> my granddaughter. we can't replace her. the pain. so deep. >> reporter: a family devastated. >> we're getting rabid calls, reports of kids trapped on the third floor. >> reporter: mark hughes' granddaughter died when her harrisburg home went up in flames with two other children inside. the cause, a hoverboard that was recharging. >> they heard sizzling and cracking in the hoverboard. shortly thereafter, it exploded in flames. >> reporter: ashanti was shy of her 3rd birthday. firefighters were able to rescue two other children. one girl jumping from a second floor porch to safety. both in critical condition. >> my soul is hurt. >> reporter: ashanti's death the latest incident involving the popular hoverboards which have come under scrutiny by government regulators after spontaneously catching fire. the flaw? battery packs that overheat. >> you always think it won't happen to you. it could happen. i don't think it's worth the risk. >> reporter: a massive recall is under way for 500,000 of them made by 10

here's stephanie ramos. >> reporter: tonight, amazon embracing the robot revolution. that company already shipping packages using robots. machines could take more than 38% of jobs in about 15 years, according to a report. industries most at risk -- transportation, storage, food preparation. prototypes to deliver room service, cars to deliver you, and semitrucks to deliver beer, all in the works. and remember the carrier jobs that were saved? >> carrier has decided to stay in indiana, invest more than $16 million. >> reporter: that investment will automate the plant, which carrier says will ultimately mean fewer jobs. but the treasury secretary, confident automation won't hurt american workers. >> in terms of artificial intelligence taking over american jobs, i think we're so far away from that, not even on my radar screen. >> reporter: but tell that baristas. that startup, already putting them out of business. as for jobs least likely to be replaced by robots, ones that require high-level thinking, like teachers and health care professionals. tom? >> stephanie, thank

stephanie ramos, abc news, washington. >> so teachers are safe. by 2030, one third of u.s. jobs will be taken over by robots. >> that's kind of scary. >> that is scary, unless you're the person running the robots themselves. >> learn how to be a robot maker in your golden -- that's so easy, come on. >>> coming up, the extreme petting zoo, but it's not all fun and games. >> there's a serious effort under way to save the giraffe. no matter who was in there last... protection. new lysol power & fresh 6 goes to work flush after flush for a just-cleaned feeling that lasts up to four weeks. lysol, what it takes to protect. ♪ girl: you're going to need me. you're going to need us. ♪ all of us. ♪ you're going to need our technical skills... our math, our engineering skills. ♪ you're going to need our help with your water... your air, your food. you're going to need our organizational skills... our problem-solving skills. you're going to need our determination, our honesty, our compassion. you're going to need the next generation of leaders

stephanie ramos, abc news, washington. >> so teachers are safe. news anchors, forget about it. by 2030, one third of u.s. jobs will be taken over by robots. >> that's kind of scary. >> that is scary, unless you're the person running the robots themselves. >> learn how to be a robot maker in your golden -- that's so easy, come on. >>> coming up, the extreme petting zoo, but it's not all fun and games. >> there's a serious effort under way to save the giraffe. no matter who was in there last... protection. new lysol power & fresh 6 goes to work flush after flush for a just-cleaned feeling that lasts up to four weeks. lysol, what it takes to protect. ♪ >>> she usually sings at this point. feel free to do the same. the 1982 classic. >> wow. >> bringing us back from commercial break. "africa." >> that makes us feel old. >>> a hotel in nairobi where giraffes poke their head in your second-story room is also taking you to africa. >> juju chang got to go there. >> reporter: it's breakfast time at giraffe manor, and this morning, my table for one has some very lean and lanky party crush

stephanie ramos, abc washington. >>> a hearing will be held at the end of the month for meddling. fbi has scrutinized contacts ls includingian and trump former national security advisor, michael flynn. u.s. intelligence leaders said e election by hacking e-mail account. >>> service agent had a laptop stolen. it encrypted. it was stolen from the agent's car outside her home in brooklyn. it happened thursday. police believe it was a crime of opportunity. >>> five thousand jc penny workers are about to lose their job. four local stores closing in the area are in the king of prussia and willow grove mall philadelphia mills and rio grande plaza in cape may county. they will close by june increased online shopping played a part in the stores closing. a saint joseph's university marketing professor said jc penny failed to innovate. >> they can go in once a week and see new stuff on shelves. for young people that's important. jc penny has not been able to compete because they have a very traditional distribution model. >> jc penny has 900 stores around the country. >>> a popular stretch o

stephanie ramos reports from washington. >> we are here to assure you and more important the americaneople watching and listening that we'll get to the bottom of this. >> the ranking members of the intelligence committee in a rare joint news conference say that staffers are looking into possible ties between trump aides and russia. they also say that they have asked to interview 20 people including ivanka trump's husband and the president's adviser, jared kushner. >> on the house side, meetings are are old and meetings postponed and the chairman of the house committee devon nunez is not budging refusing to recuse himself after the secret meeting on white house grounds. today sean spicer says that the administration has no authority how the house committee done ku conducts itself. >> we ask the house and intelligence committees. but who let nunez on the white house grounds. >> i don't have anything for you on that at it time. >> spicer says that there seems to be a fascination of how nunez got his information. how did he get here and what door did he enter. as opposed to what is the su

stephanie ramos is live now with the details. >> monica, house intelligence leaders don't always appear together but they did this morning and they say they are still waiting on the department of justice to provide evidence to back up president trump's claims of wiretapping and the doj has until next monday to do so. >> leaders of the house intelligence committee says that there is no evidence that president obama was ever wiretapped. >> i don't think there was an actual tap of trump tower. >> the top democrat called for president trump to officially retract his statement and that former president obama had trump tower wiretapped. >> it concerns me that the president would make such an accusation without basis. >> and devon nunez says that perhaps his tweets should be taken literally. >> finance you are, clearly the president was wrong. >> and two pages of trump's income taxes from more than a decade ago are out after the president spent the last year of the campaign refusing to release them. david k. johnson says he received the two page tax summary of the president's taxes in 2005 in

in nashville, stephanie ramos, abc news. >>> he jumped in a car and took off all while a grandmotherthe backseat. now police want to track him down. this man is wanted by authorities in chicago. he walks by and circles back and gets in the driver's seat to get in the car. the owner left to get ice-cream and left the engine running and her mother and daughter were in the backseat. >> i never thought this would happen especially during the daytime. broad daylight and this guy just walks and gets in the car like nothing. >> the car thief tried to take the grandmother's purse but eventually dropped the grandmother and toddler off a few block as way but the suspect is still at large. >>> some nfl players were in washington not to play ball but to share their personal experiences with police as minorities. the congressional forum was there to -- in attendance philadelphia eagles safety, malcolm jenkins he says it's a professional goal of his to give back to youth in under serves communes because along the way he had people guiding him to where he is now. but despite the programs there are

stephanie ramos, abc news. >>> hillary clinton posted a dozen tweets on the topic of health care and longest post the former presidential candidate wre iz writes, the fight isn't over yet, we'll have to push back on future bad ideas and embrace good ones. she's a featured speaker at the professional business women of san francisco and nbc 7 is media sponsor of that event. >>> abc 7 news spoke with the bay area congressional delegation. several of them call this a victory and launching point to improve the affordable care act. abc 7 news reporter melanie wood row has details. >> victory for the american people. >> reporter: local reaction after president donald trump's request, paul ryan pulled the health care off the floor moments before a scheduled vote. congresswoman barbara lee blasted the bill before the announcement. >> this shameful bill steals from those who can least afford it, including seniors and veterans and people living with hiv and children and disabled. >> reporter: local representatives are crediting act vists. >> they did the hard work, not a victory for those in co

in washington, stephanie ramos channel6 "action news": monica. >> thank you stephanie. >>> a laptop belongingits agents was stolen. authorities say the laptop was taken during a car break in outside the agent's home in brooklyn. could, to police sources it did couldn't taint floor plans for trump tower. however, the device itself has multiple layers of security and is not allowed to contain classified information. >>> and sources tell abc news the white house fence jumper may have been on the grounds there for up to 15 minutes before being caught by the secret service. 26-year-old jonathan tran was taken into custody last saturday. sources say tran set off multiple alarms but security failures allowed him to bypass other sensors. he may also have sneaked past a east wing guard post that is not routinely staffed. secret service officials are now conducting a formal review of that incident. >>> world news tonight with david muir will have much more on the white house jumper the stolen secret service laptop and on the meeting between president trump and angela merkel. >> murder mystery in philad

after flying dangerously close over a jetliner and making that landing over a taxiway and abc's stephanie ramosetails. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: good morning. this was a really close call. harrison ford's plane barely missed an airliner with more than 100 people on board. abc news confirming harrison has now been interviewed by the faa. >> possible pilot deviation and i need you to call the tower, advise. >> reporter: in new audio from harrison ford's frightening close call on the runway, the actor admitting his major mistake and revealing for the first time what may have happened at orange county's john wayne airport. >> i'm the -- that landed in the taxiway. >> reporter: explaining he was thrown off by another plane. >> i was distracted by the airliner which was in movement when i turned to the -- to the runway and also the turbulence from the landing. >> reporter: the actor, an experienced pilot, mistakenly landing his plane on a taxiway instead of a runway. >> for some reason his mind said that taxiway is where i'm going to land and i think that's the left runway so the distract

abc report city of neef ramos is live in washington with more. stephanier: ama, one out of the two reports expected today was released. you said it, the cbo results, which is supposed to give lawmakers and americans a clearer picture of the gop's health care replacement plan. the congressional budget office releases their estimate on the impact of the gop health care bill. it says next year, 14 million more people would be uninsured under the legislation than under the affordable care act. 24 million people uninsured by 2026. earlier in the day, the white house downplayed the cbo's report. >> the last time they did this they were wildly off and the number keeps declining. >> reporter: and president trump is knocking obamacare again. >> '17 will be the worst year. i said it once, i'll say it again, because obama is gone. >> reporter: the president holding a listening session with a group who have had bad experiences with the affordable care act. trump says health care is going to get better because -- >> we're going to be working to unleash the power of the

abc's stephanie ramos has the the story. >> reporter: in indiana, pounding hail causing a dangerous commuterrential rain flooding the french quarter during a tornado warning. this water spout spotted over a lake nearby. strong wind in memphis, knocking over massive trees on to homes. this is the 8th consecutive day of the severe weather outbreak. >> oh, my gosh. this thing is huge. more than 100 tornados reported compared to this time last year. a tornado tipping over these rvs in a washington state trailer park. in worth young brothers isaiah and alex lopez, electrocuted after storms brought down live power lines. the storm packed with electricity. fernando perez, giving the thumbs up now from his hospital bed. the 57-year-old was working on a roof when he was struck by lightning. >> destroyed his hat. split it into four, the lightning. want through his side and came out. >> the northeast bracing for a severe storm system. a miserable day ahead for washington, philly and new york on friday. up to a foot of snow in new england's higher elevations through saturday. here in nashville, strong

at the capitol, stephanie ramos abc news. >> and "action news" will have continuing coverage of today's developments. john rawlins will be live at 5 o'clock with what representatives go through and the intense pressure being put on them by the white house and their constituents. we'll hear from speak paul ryan live in just moments and of course constant updates posted on 6abc.com. >> to other news this afternoon, a gruesome crime is under investigation in maple shade burlington county where a mother and her young son were stabbed to death. the homicide unraveled inside their home last night. bob brooks is live at the fox meadow apartment complex with the details. bob. >> reporter: alicia, somebody out there has done something very horrific. a mother and her son, again that son just six years old brutally stabbed to death. it happened in their apartment just behind us here right next to that tall bush you can see. the initial investigation it just wrapped up and had been going on since 9 o'clock last night when that discovery was first made. it's a crime that neighbors at the fox meadow

abc's stephanie ramos has the details. >> reporter: the congressional budget office releases its estimatel. according to nonpartisan federal agency, under the house republican plan supported by president trump, 14 million more americans will be uninsured next year compared to under obamacare. within a decade, the number of uninsured americans will increase by 24 million but the budget deficit would drop by $337 billion over ten years. >> trumpcare would be a nightmare for the american people. >> the health and human services secretary says he isn't buying it. >> we disagree strenuously with the report that was put out. >> earlier in the day the white house downplayed the cbo's report. >> the last time they did this they were wildly off. the number keeps declining. >> president trump is knocking obamacare again. >> '17 will be the worst year. i said it once i'll say it again because obama's gone. >> but there's another highly anticipated report expected today, proof to back up trump's bombshell claims that president obama had trump tower wiretapped. top lawmakers on the house intelligence

abc 7 news reporter stephanie r ramos has the latest. >> reporter: with his news conference, presidenttrade, nato. he said he rarely regrets any of his tweets and he also -- he's also standing by those wiretapping claims. president trump in one of his more consequential meetings welcomes angela merkel to the white house. >> how did your talks go, mr. president? >> very good. >> reporter: but the relationship hasn't always been so cordial. trump has been very critical of merkel in the past, bashing her on the trail, saying her refugee program was ruining germany. some of those differences may have shown through during this photo op. the body language and looks on their faces are stark. you can hear merkel ask do you want to have a handshake, to which trump either ignores her or doesn't hear her. >> it's much, much better to talk to one another and not about one another. >> reporter: but u.s.-german relations wasn't the only focus of their press conference. even german reporters were more interested in the president's unsubstantiated allegations that president obama had wiretapped trump