one thing, this president does not have the votes for that wall. >> terry moran tonight. terry, thank you. >>> as you know, terry, the other major story involving president trump tonight is his charitable foundation now agreeing to dissolve. all part of an ongoing lawsuit with new york state. the agreement after the state attorney general accused the president and his children of using donations and the foundation as little more than, quote, a checkbook. here tonight, abc's kyra phillips now. >> reporter: he once cast it as a world class charity, but tonight, president trump has agreed to shut down the trump foundation. the new york state attorney general, barbara underwood, calling it "little more than a checkbook to serve mr. trump's business and political interests." she says the president, his family and his campaign basically used the foundation as a personal slush fund. spending $30,000 in charity money on two portraits of donald trump himself. $12,000 for a signed football helmet of former quarterback tim tebow. and using foundation money to help his own campaign, p

so, we'll see how it goes back there. >> all right, terry moran live at the white house. terry, thank you. >>> the white house, no doubt, watching what's happening on wall street. tonight, the dow plunging late today in these final days before christmas, when we usually see a bit of a boost. the dow closing down today 507 points, a loss of 2%, and for the month now, down 7.5%. abc's chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis joins us live from wall street tonight. and rebecca, you were telling us, that number down more than 7% for the month is the worst december numbers for the market since the depression? >> reporter: yes, that's right, david. and this is typically the time of year where wall street is feeling jolly. people are out shopping, they're spending money, the economy is improving, but the rally that we traditionally see at this time of year, david, it's just not happening. >> rebecca, you've been reporting all along here that a lot of this uncertainty over china and a possible recession brewing are driving the markets here. >> reporter: absolutely. you have the

our senior national correspondent, terry moran, is at the white house with the latest. morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning, george. donald trump was famous for saying you're fired. that part is done, although john kelly was more forced out than fired but the you're hired part is a problem. there is a scramble to find a new chief of staff here for john kelly who is scheduled to depart after the new year, and abc news has learned there are about six candidates right now including surprisingly kellyanne conway, the president's staunch defender and longtime counselor, she's now in the mix. jared kushner, the president's son-in-law and senior adviser as you point out, going on television, a rare media appearance in the friendly confines of sean hannity on fox news to talk about the search for a new chief of staff. >> and right now in the white house we have a lot of good people who are just working along and the president will make the right choice for chief of staff when he is ready, and hopefully he will choose somebody he has a great chemistry with that will help hi

terry moran. stand by for us.ant to bring in our chief global affairs anchor far radda -- anchor martha raddatz. what does it mean for the troop and also the timing of the trip because as we mentioned secretary mattis is resigning, announced he's pulling out of syria and the drawdown in afghanistan. >> reporter: well, as terry mention the, it means a great deal to the troops. it's always a great thing to be recognized by your commander in chief and having traveled over there, and it -- speaking of a conflict zone. i cannot remember really a first lady going into a conflict zone right there. obviously it's less dangerous than it has been in many years in the past, and i think that's one reason why president trump chose to go toraq because it's considered a success story right now. they back isis. president barack obama, of course, started the pushback of isis and pulled back the troops in 2011 and had to 2011 and hadm back in 2017 when isis took over mosul which of course has been reclaimed by iraq and u.s. forces,

not anymore. >> and we're back now with terry moran in washington. terry, talk a little bit more, if you will, about the remarkable friendship between george bush and the man who defeated him, bill clinton. we were sitting there watching these pictures on a saturday morning, and as eva was saying, it's clear that bush really came to enjoy the presence and company of the man who defeated him. that kind of across the aisle friendship seems vanishingly rare in our current environment. >> it sure does, dan. and it was even more remarkable because as we heard from george h.w. bush himself, he was devastated by losing to bill clinton. that was a tough election. they went after each other hammer and tongs. bill clinton from a different generation, a different set of values. they didn't have much in common, but they worked together, and it's a testament to president george h.w. bush's character that he was able to rise up from defeat and befriend bill clinton, also a testament to clinton's charm. president bush once said, you just can't stay mad at that guy.

absolutely not. >> all right, terry moran with us live tonight from the white house. and terry, no change after those comments surfacing, mick mull value nee will continue to serve as acting chief of staff, but not the best timing for these comments to come to light. >> reporter: it's awkward, david. and he's walking them back. he had a spokesperson putting out a statement saying, this is old news, noting that mr. mulvaney made those comments before he met donald trump, and adding that he both likes and respects the president and he likes working for him. so, we'll see how it goes back there. >> all right, terry, thank you. >>> the white house, no doubt, watching what's happening on wall street. tonight, the dow plunging late today in these final days before christmas, when we usually see a bit of a boost. the dow closing down today 507 points, a loss of 2%, and for the month now, down 7.5%. abc's chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis joins us live tonight. and rebecca, you told us that number down more than 7% from the month is the worst december numbers for th

terry moran, you covered george w.his is going to be a difficult but important moment for him as well of course delivering one of the eulogies for his father sfl . >> as a president but as a son as well. we know the bushes are an emotional family. they tease each other that they're weepers. that has been true of both the first and second president bushs. for george w. bush, this is going to be a very difficult moment. i asked him once what did he get from his dad that helped him the most as president. he said unconditional love. i have always known. >> unconditional love, but mark, you've written a book about the presidents and their relationship, the two the presidents. a lot of underlying tension there as well. >> how can there not be? one of the things that george w. bush would say is that his father was not heavy-handed in terms of the direction that his son's life would take and pleased when he got into the political arena. let's face it, when you're president of the united states and your dad was there before you

we begin here with abc news senior national correspondent terry moran who is right there at the white house this morning. terry, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, guys. well, this is a crucial point in these investigations. with these new court filings we're getting a clearer sense of how prosecutors are advancing on two fronts in this investigation. one, hush payments to alleged trump mistresses which may have violated campaign finance laws and, two, new details about connections between the trump campaign, the trump business organization and russians claiming to be acting on behalf of the kremlin. >> mike, what do you think is going to happen today? >> reporter: for the first time enedamigfinancla acting in coordination with and himself. the man who once said he would take a bullet for his longtime boss -- >> i'm obviously very loyal and very dedicated to mr. trump. >> reporter: -- flipped earlier this year pleading guilty to crimes including tax evasion and making illegal campaign contributions. >> michael, what's your message to the president? >> reporter: he even ad

we want to go back to terry moran at the white house. that impending government shutdown. president trump demanding 5 billion in spending for his border wall that he the democrats steadfast refusing it, and to get a deal to keep it running, they may have to do health care for the country all over again because of that huge decision. a federal judge in texas striking down the affordable care act, putting millions of americans' health care in jeopardy. president trump declared victory and he promised to repeal and replace obamacare. he says it will be a quick fix with republicans and democrats in a bipartisan health bill. we'll see because across the aisle top lawmakers are gearing up for a fight. nancy pelosi says republicans are fully responsible for this cruel decision and for the fear they've struck in millions of americans for fear of losing their health coverage. the judge calling it unconstitutional because of mandatory coverage and the central health benefits like pregnancy. the white house says they expect it will go to the suprem

terry moran, leading us off. >> reporter: as dusk fell in washington, president trump and the first lady arrived at blair house, where the bush clan is staying. and, there to greet them, president george w. bush and laura bush. the four then making their way inside. a rare moment of civic graciousness in america. and it followed a quiet tribute last night. the trumps entering the capitol rotunda, where president bush lies in state, silently paying their respects. and then a crisp salute from the 45th president to the 41st. all this, even more noteworthy given the history between these families. president trump knocked jeb bush out of the 2016 campaign. he's sharply repudiated many policies of president george w. bush. and, this -- in 1988, trump reportedly offered to be the first president bush's running mate, an offer that went nowhere. but all that was put aside. president trump even sent air force one to texas to transport george h.w. bush's casket to washington. and, all day today, they filed past. many wiping away tears, or holding their hands over their hearts. veterans offering sa

here's terry moran. >> reporter:tiusin gg ur memorial sloan kettering cancer center in new york city. doctors removing a section of ginsburg's left lung, after finding two nodules that turned out to be malignant. lung cancer. . today, doctors saying they found no evidence of any remaining disease and no evidence of disease elsewhere in the body. no further treatment is planned. it is ginsburg's third bout with cancer. >> the fact that she has survived two cancers. one in the colorectal region and one in the pancreas suggests she is as iron-willed as people say. >> reporter: a liberalio l on f. and now for liberals, a against president trump's policies. she's vowed to stay on the court until she's 90. at least. >> as long as i can do the job, we'll see. i'll be here. >> reporter: tonight, court officials tell us she'll stay in the hospital for a few days. recovering from this significant procedure. experts say she was lucky. because she was being treated with the bken ribs, her daughters saw it, and operated on it before it could get worse. >>> much more ahead on major w. homes flooded

re's terry moran. >> reporter: justice ginsburg at 85 undergoing surgery today at memorial sloan kettering cancer doctors removing a section of ginsburg's left lung, after finding two nodules that turned out to be malignant. lung cancer. discovered by coincidence, after the justice fell, breaking her ribs last month. today, doctors saying they found no evidence of any remaining disease and no evidence of disease elsewhere in the body. no further treatment is planned. it is ginsburg's thicancer.rdt h >> the fact that she has survived two cancers. one in the colorectal region and one in the pancreas suggests she is as ironilled as many people believe she is and makes me fully believe she will recover. >> reporter: a liberal lion on the court for a quarter centuryr against the possibility of yet another justice appointed by rn. esid >> 24, 23. >> reporter: she works out twice a week with a person trainer. and has vowed to stay on the court until she's 90. at least. >> as long as i can do the job, full steam, i will be here. >> reporter: tonight, court officials tell us she'll stay in respveri

our senior national correspondent terry moran starts us off. orning, terry. >> reporter: good morning, george. it's such an inspiring scene here, people filing by, paying their republicans. i just spoke with a family arriving before work, before school, i spoke to the dad. he said pointing to his kids, i wanted them to be inspired and what's really inspiring, the special feeling here is that people are paying tribute not just to president bush's record in office but more to his character as a man. last night under the great dome of the capitol, this solemn presidential tribute. president trump with first lady melania at his side paying their respects to president george herbert walker bush heads bowed, they stood there for minutes. and then one final salute. from the 45th president to the 41st president. the moment capped a day filled with emotion and pageantry as the nation's leaders gathered to honor a president and to remember a good man. george bush's final journey to washington, d.c., began in his home state of texas. his family standing be

abc's terry moran has more on the options under consideration ahead of friday's deadline. >> reportergn promise, the border wall and how to pay for it. >> who is going to pay for the wall? >> mexico! >> reporter: that's not happening, so the president demanded $5 billion from congress by friday or he'll trigger a government shutdown. that would mean 420,000 essential federal employees would have to work without getting paid and 380,000 more federal employees furloughed without pay. the president seemed to waiver. >> mr. president, can we expect a shutdown? >> we'll see what happens. >> reporter: but on capitol hill, republicans are already signaling this fight is over. >> are you convinced that we will not shut down? >> yeah, i am. >> reporter: republicans proposed $1.6 billion in new spending for border security but not for a wall and another $1 billion the president could spend as he chose, but democrats call that a slush fund and rejected it. right now the white house says it may be able to find unspent money in various agencies and use that for a wall, but that might not even be l

abc's terry moran has more. >> reporter: as dusk fell in washington, president trump and the first ladythe bush clan is staying, and there to greet them president george w. bush and laura bush. the four then making their way inside. a rare moment of civic graciousness in america. and it followed a quiet tribute. the trumps entering the capitol rotunda where president bush lies in state, silently paying their respects and then a crisp salute from the 45th president to the 41st. all of this even more noteworthy given the history between these families. president trump knocked jeb bush out of the 2016 campaign. he sharply repudiated many policies of president george w. bush. in 1988, trump reportedly offered to be the first president bush's running mate, an offer that went nowhere. all of that was put aside. president trump even sent air force one to texas to transport george h.w. bush's casket to washington. and all day they filed past, many wiping away tears or holding their hands over their hearts. veterans offering salutes to an american hero. the former cia chiefs honored their predec

terry moran is at the white house with more. y, no word yet on whether president trump will be among those delivering a eulogy? >> reporter: that's right, cecilia. good morning. no word on a eulogy, but he will be there. the 45th president paying tribute to the 41st president, part of that tradition, and despite the history of the long-running feud between president trump and the bush family, it's a nice moment. that will be put on hold, as will politics in washington for a moment. the feud on the budget, there was a government shutdown being set for the end of this week, the lawmakers have agreed to extend the deadline so the country can remember george herbert walker bush. >> over the weekend, there was news about a new deal reached with china, a possible truce in this bitter trade war, but it sounds like it could be a temporary one? >> reporter: that's right. another chapter in what is a real trade war going on right now, hammering china and many sectors of the u.s. economy. although president trump and president xi did agree

abc news senior national correspondent terry moran has the latest. >> what do you think is going to happen? prosecutors are alleging that the former long time personal attorney and fixer michael cohen violated campaign finance laws acting in coordination with and at the direction of trump himself. the man who once said he would take a bullet for his long time boss -- >> obviously, very loyal and very dedicated to mr. trump. >> reporter: he flipped earlier this year. pleading guilty to crimes including tax evasion and making illegal campaign contributions. he even admitted to facilitating hush payments to stormy daniels and karen mcdougal to cover up their alleged affai donald trump. cohen's decision to cooperate drew harsh criticism from the president who has denied the affairs or knowing of the payments until after they were made. >> did you know about the $30,000 payment to daniels? >> no. >> reporter: but the u.s. attorney for new york's southern district denounced cohen's extensive, deliberate and serious conduct saying he sought to influence the election from the shadows, motivated by

but abc news, their seniors analyst, a guy like terry moran, is making jokes while you're watching thede of of george w. bush being taken out of a plane, and he's making jokess about president trump's future funeral? to these guys have any self-awareness? the answer is none whatsoever. sean, this is why the media is not only mistrusted but held in contempt by half the country. it's not even mistrust. it's like, i don't like these people pray they don't have any class and they are cheesy. that don lemon's get? i will show you how i will blow off donald trump are not shaking his hand. what is that?is is called an anchor, he's not even an opinion guy.r >> sean: dan, i always had in the obama years, especially on radio more than television, it wouldn't be good for me to get an interview with then-president obama because i respectnt the office. i thinki he's a good father, a good guy, just a rigid radical ideologue that govern horrible. it's a hard thing because i respected the office. i wouldn't be able to interrupt him like i can you are joe, let's put it that way. >> and you do that. >>

abc news senior national correspondent terry moran. shawna thomas. bureau chief for vice news. and julie pace, washington bureau chief for the associated press. and terry so much news crammed into this week. it seemed so long ago that you and i were on this set talking about the passing of president george h.w. bush. but friday, everything returned back to normal in that way. the mueller investigation is front and center. and "the new york post" called it a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day for the president. some of the sub headlines about michael cohen. trump's spat with former secretary of state rex tillerson. the stock market slide. fair to call it a very bad day for president trump on friday? >> a bad day. darkig. what he's doing is clelyg fobale wi ahief of staff anew attitude. this is really going to be a fight to the finish. not just for the survival of the presidency but for the people who voted for president trump. thought he was the right direction for the nation. and the country itself. and the democrats are on the other side. the

here's abc's terry moran. >> this is consistent with the president's running for foreign policy.ublican, not a bush republican. no more wars. he said he has been on this for years. he's now talking about withdrawal troops from afghanistan, and jim mattis, who had devoted his view on a different power of the world, this was too much. they had parted ways clearly on policy and even personally over the past few months when mattis was appointed secretary of defense, president trump proudly presented him as the general maddog, a nickname general mattis did not like. but they have parted company. this is consistent with the campaign that donald trump won and the political views that he has, that the united states has been fighting too many wars overseas. this is all part of his america first policy that apparently general mattis has decided he can contribute to as much as he can at the department of defense. >> and it's a resignation that has republicans and democrats expressing concern. our thanks to terry there. before the mattis resignation, the president signed a massive farm bill

terry moran is there now. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning, george. as washington gets back to business, maybe there's something lingering in the air here. we can only hope. from what we were all celebrating at this cathedral in that touching and splendid ceremony yesterday, the gift of a good american life, a gift george bush gave the country he loved. as some of the final mourners pay their respects to the late president this morning -- ♪ -- it was on wednesday in solemn splendor that the nation paused to honor george herbert walker bush, an affectionate farewell to a president, an american patriot of the old school and a good man. amid high ceremony, sorrow and plenty of laughter, members of current and past cabinets and congresses all gathered in unity in remembrance of a man whose lifelong ambition was to serve in high office and in daily life. this historic moment, the 43rd president, his son, george w. bush celebrating his father's legacy by talking about what he learned about being a president. >> he showed me what it means to be a president w

i want to bring in terry moran who's covering all this from the white house. this resignation, we all thought yesterday was a complete surprise to so many, but mattis and the president had had some public clashes before. >> reporter: they have, cecilia. it did come as a shock to the people here but this relationship as you say has been deteriorating for a long time, not just on syria but on afghanistan as martha mentioned, on iran. secretary mattis thought they should remain in the nuclear deal and on transgender troops. they're really just such different men. their personalities and outlooks on the world. mattis committed to that role of american leadership in the world defined by republican and democrats since franklin roosevelt, trump wants to change all that. now he will. >> okay, terry, thank you. >>> all of this is taking place as that government shutdown looms. congress and the president have just hours until midnight tonight to strike a deal, and it is looking increasingly unlikely that that deal will happen. overnight, the house passed a bill that wou

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