>> terry moran at the white house. terry, thank you. >>> next, to the fiery hearing on capitol hill today. deputy attorney general rod rosenstein, who is overseaing robert muelleatn,ac t questions. tonight, how he responded. here's abc's senior white house correspondent cecilia vega. >> reporter: the man supervising the russia investigation today in the hot seat on capitol hill. lawmakers grilling deputy attorney general rod rosenstein, saying the probe has gone on long enough. >> we need to see the evidence. if you have evidence of wrongdoing by any member of the trump campaign, present it to the damn grand jury. if you have evidence that this president acted inappropriately, present it to the american people. whatever you got, finish it the hell up, because this country is being torn apart. >> reporter: in the wake of a scathing inspector general report blasting the justice department for its handling of the clinton e-mail investigation, rosenstein and fbi director christopher wray facing heated questions. republican

>> terry moran live at the supreme court. terry, thank you. >>> tonight, democrats on capitol hill are scrambling. they say republicans have just a one-vote majority in the senate, and that this nomination should wait until after the midterms. but republicans say no way. so, is there anything democrats can do to slow down president trump's pick? and what it's about to do to an already crucial midterm election. abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl on that part of the story tonight. >> reporter: it's the reason many conservatives came to support donald trump in the first place, his promise to trance tans form the supreme court. and now, that moment may be here. >> we will begin our search for a new justice of the united states supreme court. that will begin immediately. and hopefully, we're going to pick somebody who will be as outstanding. >> reporter: he's made no secret about what he'll do. during the campaign, he promised to pick pro-life judges, and today, he said he will choose from a list of 25 conservative

>> terry moran, who has watched the court for years for us. terry, thank you. >>> and there is another developing story also we're on the air tonight. late tonight, word of an explosion at a hospital in central texas. you can see the black smoke right there above the hospital in gainesville, texas. they did race to evacuate the patients. there is word of injuries tonight. abc's mar kuls moore frcus moor now. >> reporter: tonight, smoke billowing from coryell memorial hospital in gatesville, texas. rescuers rushing to the scene to evacuate patients in desperate need of help. >> they've got an active fire at the maintenance building and people trapped. >> reporter: hospital workers seen assisting patients in wheelchairs, fanning them in the brutal texas heat. ambulances called in to help transport patients to other hospitals. officials saying several are injured. and tonight, there are reports the explosion occurred in a section of the building under construction. >> i have a gas explosion at the back of the hospital. >> reporter: these images sh

here's abe's terry moran. >> reporter: in these times that are so deeply divided on a court that's split along partisan lines, justice anthony kennedy was the man in the middle. and today after three decades on the bench, a surprise announcement he is stepping down sent shock waves through the nation. >> we really have to take our hats off to justice kennedy. thank you very much. we have to pick one that's going to be there for 40 years, 45 years. >> reporter: kennedy now leaves president trump the ability to shape the highest court in the land for years to come. >> it was a shock today to learn of justice kennedy's retirement, and we now know that the person who replaces him, whoever it might be, will affect american life maybe for decades to come. >> reporter: justice kennedy hand delivered his resignation to the white house addressed to "my dear mr. president." in it he expressed his profound gratitude for what he called the privilege to seek in each case how best to know, interpret, and defend the constitution. at 81 years old, kennedy's tenure spans six presidential administrations,

here's abc's terry moran. >> reporter: we're in transylvania. the frost-covered mountains of romania. the impaled heart of vampire country. to find the region's most famous resident. the myth, the legend -- >> i am dracula. >> reporter: count dracula. immortalized in film and culture throughout the last century, from the iconic 1931 "dracula" starring bela lugosi and that unforgettable voice. >> listen to them. children of the night. >> children of the night, listen to their music. >> reporter: so mine isn't very good. there are perhaps only a handful of characters throughout history known as well as the creepy count. appearing in over 200 films. >> dracula is the most portrayed character in cinema. there have been more draculas than any other character. >> reporter: inspiring generations of would-be vampires. >> give my regards to frost. >> when you get into the "blade" character, wesley snipes, robert pattinson and the "twilight" vampires, they all are measured against that original idea of dracula. >> you'll know that i am called the count --

here's abc's terry moran. >> reporter: historic change in saudi arabia.ng behind the wheel. >> for the first time driving on the northern ring road with everybody else. >> reporter: driving on the open road. it's a simple act that had been forbidden for decades. >> i'm excited. i'm so optimistic. and it's a historic moment for all ladies in the kingdom. >> reporter: and for karina boukari this moment is a kind of redemption. >> driving is like riding a bicycle and like swimming. >> reporter: she first learned to drive when she was a young adult living in canada but when she returned to saudi arabia that right was stripped away. >> significant change in their lifestyles by not being dependent on someone to take them places. so it's not only going to help women in the workforce but also will help them being more independent in their own lives. >> reporter: it's been a long road to reach this point. for years there have been protests and campaigning. but now in part to bolster saudi arabia's economy the government is allowing women to drive, hoping that more

here's terry moran. >> reporter: tonight president trump reveals he narrowed his list to five names, two of them women. he said he'll announce his choice on july 9th. for millions of americans the battle comes down to abortion. trump has the power to forge a court that will over turn roe v. wade. >> if we put another two or three justices on, that will happen. that will happen automatically in my opinion because i am putting pro-life justices on the court. >> reporter: now that the moment is upon him the president may be hedging just a bit if only for a pee appearances. >> are you going to ask your nominees beforehand how they might vote on roe v. wade? >> that's a big one. probably not. they're all saying you don't do that. i'm putting conservative people on. >> reporter: soon an all out confirmation battle. in the senate republicans have a slim one vote majority. the president already drumming up support sometimes using pressure this week going after heidi heitkamp in north dakota. >> heidi will vote no to any pick we make for the supreme court. >> reporter: trump is also using a s

terry moran live from the white house. president trump is in new jersey this weekend. he says he might be interviewing potential supreme court nominees. >> that's right, david, in new jersey and in washington next week. he said he might even add a couple names. he's been through this process before with neil gorsuch. it's clear he like other presidents wants to make that personal assessment. people in the process say he's looking not just for intellect, but toughness. >> terry, a comedian claiming he called the white house posing as a senator, congressman menendez and said he convinced them to get the president to call him back from air force one. >> that's right. the white house is not confirming this. we called senator menendez and they say the white house called and asked why senator menendez called. it was a comedian who was able to have a conversation with president trump. the president talking about possible deals on immigration, not too shocking. had he managed, under the impression he was talking to a united states senator, this would have been a real security

. >> abc's terry moran has more on the upcoming battle on capitol hill and how both sides of the political landscape are mobilizing because of one issue, abortion. >> reporter: since before he was elected, president trump made abortion and the supreme court one of his campaign's major issues vowing to overturn roe versus wade. in 2016 the candidates were asked where they want the court to take the country. >> the supreme court, it's what it's all about. our country is so, so -- it's just so imperative that we have the right justices. i am putting pro-life justices on the court. >> reporter: pro-life and pro-choice groups are already reacting to the news of kennedy's retirement. planned parenthood saying the right to access abortion in this country is on the line while concerned women for america hailed this opportunity as, quote, the moment conservative women have been waiting for, the chance to return justice to the nation's highest court, and as advocacy groups hunker down for what they say will be a battle for the heart of this country, the president and congress are gearing up for a gr

here is abc news reporter terry moran. >> tonight, president trump revealed he's narrowed his list ofupreme court nominees to five names, two of them women. for millions of americans, the battle comes down to one extreme issue, abortion. trump now has the power to forge a court that will overturn roe versus wade exactly as he promised. >> if we put another two or perhaps three justices on, that will happen. and that will happen automatically, in my opinion, because i am putting pro life justices on the court. >> but now that the moment is upon him, the president may be hedging just a bit if only for appearances. listen to his interview with fox news for today. >> are you going to ask your nominees beforehand how they might vote on roe versus wade? >> that's a big one and probably not. they're all saying don't do that. you shouldn't do that. but i'm putting conservative people on. >> soon an all-out confirmation battle. in the senate, republicans have a one-vote majority. the president drumming up support sometimes using pressure. this week, going around democratic senator heidi heitka

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let's bring in abc news supreme court reporter terry moran. would you hold ford a bit. he made his mark on gay rights. >> he will. he'll go down in history as a great guard on it. he was originally 30 years ago now, he came to the kourts after the nomination of robert bourk, the staunch conservative failed. that was the most epic battle to the supreme court anyone had seen up to that time and it makes sense in some ken de-reese, he was very important in other fields as well. for example, when he came on the cou ttle roe v. wade.a pitch there was a time they thought he would be the one to throw out the vote in roe v. wade. now that he's leaving, there's an open kwitsz. a gentle approach in many ways that, frankly, is out of step with the lines we're in today. >> the breaking news. justice anthony m. kennedy stepping down from the supreme court at the age of 81 years old after 30 monumental years on the court. this is a huge breaking news story. we'll continue to it all day long. for now i'm dan harris in new york. thank you. >>> 30 years on the supreme court and it is ab

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. >> terry moran has more on kennedy's long career as one of the high court's more unpredictable judgesice anthony kennedy who shaped american law and life by the simple fact that he was so often the man in the middle left the supreme court he loves with a short letter, one he hand-delivered to the president and addressed "my dear mr. president". he expressed his profound gratitude to seek in each case how to know and defend the constitution. >> he's been a great justice of the supreme court. >> reporter: this nomination is even more crucial than most. because few justices in american history have exercised more power than anthony kennedy. he joined the court in 1988, appointed by ronald reagan. no conservative fire brand, he frequently agonized over big decisions, but in landmark, case after case, his crucial swing vote decided american law and shaping american life. he co-authored the key opinion upholding roe versus wade and in a remarkable series of cases over the course of almost two decades he championed the rights of gay and lesbian americans. he wrote with deep feeling. they ask

terry moran at the supreme court. etire came as a shock to the country and to some of his colleagues. the only sign was that yesterday on his last day sitting on the bench in the supreme court, his wife and some members of his family were in the audience, and it is for them, we're told, that he is making this decision. he is 81 years old. he served on this court for 30 years. and he would just like to be with his family more at this point in his life. whoever is going to replace him, there's no question that person will be decades younger and far more sharply conservative. so high on the short list, judge thomas hardiman of pittsburgh. he's 52 years old. he was the runner-up when president trump chose neil gorsuch last year. there's judge brett kavanaugh, he's also 52, a judge here in washington, d.c. he served in george w. bush's white house. and amy coney barrett, she is a judge in indiana, in chicago, and she is 46 years old, the former law clerk to justice scalia. it's going to be an epic battle. the democrats are

. >> terry moran, abc news. >>> in lake county, firefighters are being flown into some of the remotereas of the ponte fire to help secure containment lines.ne tuesday. 22 structures, some of them home,s, have been destroyed. mandatory evacuation orders have been lifted. this map shows you where the fire has burned in an area near clear lake oaks. the fire started last saturday. >>> a 9-year-old napa boy is in stable condition at the uc davis burn center in sacramento. his clothes caught fire at a city-run science camp. it happened on thursday. now there are a lot of questions about why it happened. >> all of us are completely horrified. >> this is the napa classroom where a week long chemistry camp for kids, ages 8 to 12, was happening. but on thursday, a science experiment demonstration went terribly wrong. >> something happened. there was a fire. unfortunately a young man, 9-year-old, was burned. >> the 9-year-old boy and eight other kids were watching instructors conduct the sugar snake combustion experiment, like this one. it's what happened when baking soda, sugar and alcohol is

our chief foreign correspondent terry moran has the latest. morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning, robin. authorities foiled this apparent terror attack in cologne charging a 29-year-old tunisian man with producing a biological weapon after police found highly toxic ricin in his apartment. during a raid on his home late on tuesday, security services first became suspicious of this man after he ordered ricin seeds and a coffee grinder from an online store. police say he did produce ricin in june. he first came to germany in 2016. local papers are reporting he had sympathy for isis and germany has been hit by terror attacks over the years. the worst one, that van attack in berlin, christmas 2016, but this one in cologne today. police successfully thwarting. robin? >> thankful for that. amy. >>> robin, now to new developments after that historic summit between president trump and kim jong-un. there are still so many questions about that agreement they signed. secretary of state mike pompeo meeting with the south korean and japanese foreign mi

our chief foreign correspondent terry moran has all the latest. ning, terry. >> reporter: good morning, amy. today in singapore they are scrambling to complete preparations. there's a lot to do. they're slapping a new coat of paint on the cappella hotel, where president trump and kim jong-un will meet the white house announced. it's a resort island about five miles from downtown singapore. former pirates haunt but makes good sense from a security standpoint. easier to defend and control access. there is a ton of security already in place. this is going to be a locked down summit. high stakes involved and kim jong-un is known to be super security conscious. finally, there's a lot of talk that nba hall of famer and unlikely kim jong-un best buddy dennis rodman will be at the summit. he might even participate. now, we haven't confirmed that yet but somehow, amy, in this day and age, it just makes perfect sense. >> i see what you're saying, terry. thank you very much. and, george, you'll be anchorin verage of the summit so much more on that. >> heading