lana, thanks. >> back to chuck schumer, lana had in the story there. he told the president he was, quoting, making a big mistake. the president wasted little time in firing back >> president trump called him crying chuck schumer and said the senator recently stated he had no confidence in comey, then he acts so indignant. and added #draintheswamp. >> eric holder reacted. to the career men and women at the department of justice and fbi you know what the job entails and how to do it. be strong and unafraid. duty, honor, country. >> of course the big question now what's next for the fbi? who will replace comey. >> his deputy running the bureau. 49-year-old andrew mccabe, acting director of the fbi apin theed to deputy position back in january of last year. by comey himself. jeff sessions will name an interim director. the search is already on for a permanent replacement. there are discussions inside the bureau if comey will address the staff one final time. that is not clear if that will happen. contributor, former fbi counterterrorism official steve gome

abc's lana zak live from washington. lana, thanks. >>> and president trump's revised travel ban is back in the hands of a federal appeals court. three judges from the ninth circuit are set to hear arguments today as the administration appeals a hawaiian judge's decision against the executive order. in march, that judge blocked the president's ban that would have affected travel from six muslim ma outcountries. president trump called it a case of unprecedented judicial overreach motivated by politics. the appeals court is the same one that blocked the president's first travel ban but today's appeal will be heard by a different set of judges. >>> a worldwide cyberattack is likely to get even bigger today. the so-called wannacry ransom virus has already affected hundreds of thousands of computers in more than 150 countries. it exploits a flaw in an older version of microsoft windows. many companies and organizations haven't updated their operating systems yet. the bug won't let users access their files unless they pay a fee

abc7 news reporter lana zach is following the developments. lana. >> reporter: hi there,al ma. and they continue to develop really by the hour. the latest we're hearing from a democrat is demandsing by increased calls by his colleagues that the deputy attorney general rosenstein needs to now either appoint a special prosecutor or resign. should the president be believed that he may have secret tapes of james comey? the white house would not say. >> are there recording devices in the oval office or in the residence? >> i said for the third time, there is nothing to add on that. >> reporter: the questions prompted by the president's own tweets, writing james comey better hope there are no tapes of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press. and now word that we may not hear from comey. he has declined an invitation to appear before congress. >> what we are facing now is a question of whether there is obstruction of justice. >> reporter: but that wasn't the only tweet from the president that seemed to make the situation worse for the white house. president trump also

>> all right, lana, thank you. lana zach live in washington. president trump today signed an executive order to establish a commission to review alleged voter fraud and voter suppression. the president claimed millions of people voted fraudulently for his opponent hillary clinton during the 2016 election. now, to date neither trump nor his administration has provided any evidence to back up that claim. the president promised to investigate it. the commission mr. trump established today will be bipartisan and will be tasked with studying, quote, vulnerabilities within the u.s. electoral system. >> a man accused of killing a shaev sh sheriff's deputy and two people in arkansas is now in custody after a standoff with police. 32-year-old james michael boating gave up after keeping police at bay several hours. a woman held hostage was released. he shot and killed a deputy at a traffic stop. the bodies of two women were found after a call for help was made. that's where the deputy was heading when he was shot and killed. >>> a 35-hour long standoff b

abc's lana zak has more from northwest. the hunt is now underway for a new fbi director-. as candidates arrived at the justice department for interviews....the president said james comey's replacement could be named sometime this week.... 09:09:19 sot senator lindsey graham: i would encourage the president to pick somebody we can all rally around, including those who work in the fbi. on meet the press--republicans senator lindsay graham said its time to "clear the air" i think it's time to call the fbi director before the country and explain what happened //you can't be cute about tapes. the tapes in question, those referenced by the president in a friday tweetstorm, when he wrote, james comey better hope that there are no "tapes" of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press! sot - sen. mark warner (d) virginia we have got to make sure that these tapes, if they exist, don't mysteriously disappear. sot - sen. mike lee (r) utah if, in fact, there are such recordings, i think those recordings will be subpoenaed and i think they will probably have to turn them ov

lana zak live from washington. thanks. >>> president trump's revised travel ban is back in the hands of a federal appeals court. three judges from the ninth circuit are set to hear arguments as they appeal a hawaiian judge's decision. he blocked the ban that would affected travel from six muslim countries. the appeals court is the same one that blocked the president's first travel ban but today's appeal will be heard by a different set of judges. >>> a worldwide cyberattack is likely to get bigger today. the so-called wannacry ransom virus affects hundreds of thousands of in exploits a flaw in an older version of microsoft windows. many companies and organizations haven't updated their operating systems yet. the bug won't let users access their files unless they pay a fee to the hackers. although it has brought major companies in europe to a standstill few have paid the ransom. >> i think, you know, $20,000, $30,000 worth only i would never recommend you pay a ransom because you're dealing with a bunch of crooks. >

reporting from northwest, lana zak, abc7 news. larry: protesters lining up outside the governor's mansion in texas protesting a controversial law over the weekend. so-called sanctuary city ban allows the local law enforcement to ask about the immigration status. if officers don't comply with the law they can be fined, serve jail time and be removed from office. >> in my opinion there is nothing positive that this bill does in the community or in law enforcement. this is a federal problem. not a local law enforcement problem. >> the law goes into effect in september. opponents are vowing to the law in court saying it would be a repeat of the legal battle with the arizona controversial 2010 show your papers law. alison: the trump administration is now taking steps to fill a dozen vacancies in federal court. a lot of those names were also on the president's short list for the u.s. supreme court. that vacancy of course filled by neil gorsuch. larry: coming up at 5:00, the unusual steps judges on the ninth circuit court of appeals hear

abc's lana zak in washington, lana, thanks. >>> meanwhile, president trump is attending his first g7 summit in sicily this morning after he scolded nato allies. >> yeah, the president has taken part in a welcome ceremony with other world leaders before another day filled with high-stakes meetings. abc's karen travers is there in sicily. karen, good morning. what's on the president's agenda on this beautiful, sunny day there in sicily? >> reporter: yes, quite a nice view we have here, kendis. the president is at the group of seven leaders summit. this is the world's wealthiest democracies, and president trump has actually met with all of these world leaders one-on-one, but this is the first time he's getting together with them as a group. there will be consensus from these nations on how to combat terrorism, especially in the wake of the manchester terror attack earlier this week. but, kendis and diane, president trump comes here with very different views from these other countries on issues like immigration, refugee policy and climate change. that could be a very big source of conten

lana: president trump has been downplaying the substance of the russia investigation. republican senator john mccain says russian president vladimir putin poses a bigger threat to the united states than even isis. >> it's the russians who are try, who tried to destroy the fundamental of democracy lana: trump's personal attorney cohen is not cooperating at this point. he said the request was poorly phrased, overly broad and not capable of being answered. the senate intelligence committee that requested the documents has been granted subpoena power. alison: ariana grande will return to manchester this weekend. in fact on sunday she will play a benefit concert for the victims of the bombing that took place outside of her concert last week. those who were at the manchester show will get to attend for free. last night hundreds attended a vigil in memory of the 2200 killed. performing this weekend is justin bieber, coldplay and nancy: a former bus driver going on trial accused of trying to join isis. he surrendered last year and the prosecutors say he was willing to voluntee

lana zak, abc news, washington. has died.le noriega he ruled panama off from 1983 until he was removed from power by the u.s. military in 1989. he spent nearly two decades in a u.s. prison for drug trafficking and money laundering. the final years of his life were spent in a panamanian prison for the murder of political opponents during his regime. he was released from jail to undergos year he was 83 years old. see --up, trouble let's at sea. an incredible escape all caught on camera. plus, gator gone wild? not quite. the wacky story behind these photos. hima sand wedge won't get out of this one. tiger woods is back in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. coming up, what he has to say about his dui arrest. check ont's get a traffic with angela foster. angela: we are following a trash truck fire near gaither road. everything is under control. fromnews downing clinton the story we had been following this morning. are reopened. interstate 66 is doing ok. we just had an accident , but it looks like all travel lanes

abc7 news reporter lana zach joins us live from washington, d.c. with the story. lana? >> reporter: hi there, larry. several new subpoenas coming from congress from it appears congressman devin nunes who recused himself from the russia investigation. so, there are a lot of kbez about that right now. and white house press spokesman sean spicer was asked several questions about that russia investigation. he declined largely to answer saying now all of those questions should be referred to outside counsel. democrats are pushing back on allegations that they are delaying the public testimony of carter page. a former foreign policy advisor for the trump campaign. page sent a letter to the intelligence committee reiterating his eagerness to have an open meeting to address what he called false or misleading testimony about him. the president tweeted his support for page wednesday morning, once again calling the investigation a witch hunt. but adam schiff, the ranking democrat on the house intelligence committee pushed back, saying the committee intends to review documents befo

abc7 news reporter lana zach live in washington where, lana, there is a lot going on. >> reporter: there always seems to be, isn't that the case, larry? good evening to you. white house press secretary sean spicer said that even though dubke is out of communications director is the best communicator the administration has is the president himself. he's tweeting on the russian allegations calling them a lame excuse by fake media. for the first time in more than two weeks, white house press secretary sean spicer took to the podium asked about the allegation that the president's son-in-law jared kushner suggested setting up a secret back channel with the kremlin. >> the white house disputes -- >> i'm not going to get into it. but your question presupposes facts that have not been confirmed. >> reporter: spicer did not deny the account, but took issue with what he called a shared frustration that he and the president have with the media. >> he is frustrated, like i am, and like so many others, to see stories come out that are patently false. >> reporter: and then after spending more than a t

lana zach has more from washington. >> good afternoon, mike dubke the head of communications for the white house is out. and chief of staff thanked him for his service and they continue to make the transition to his successor who ever that may be will have questions to answer about russia. >> he downplayed it, saying that russia must be laughing. and senator john mccain says that the russian threat is more than just a lame excuse and more of a threat than isis. >> it's the russians that tried to destroy the fundamental of democracy and that is to change the the outcome of an american election. >> they are looking at his son-in-law jared kushner, and alligations that kushner proposed setting up a back channel with russia during the election. >> back channels are normal but the question is, is it normal to have the back channel before he comes president. and the answer to that is no. >> but he has total confidence in kushner and he tweetd this today. jared kushner did not suggest russian channel. all the shakeups leading to the west wing and mike dubke tendered his resignation and his

kenneth, diane. >> thank you, to abc's lana zach in washington. republican congressman leading the house oversight committee calling on the justice department inspector general to look into the decision to fire comey. >> the white house is denying the russian investigation had anything to dupe with the president's decision. abc's brian ross has more on the status of the investigation. >> reporter: the russians were having a good laugh about the firing of the fbi director. president vladamir putin infull hockey gear with his press secretary next to him cold cbs, he was more interested in tt scoring some goals. >> we have nothing to do with that. >> reporter: but for the fbi there is nothing funny about the investigation, now in a critical juncture after almost a year. officials tell abc news, a federal grand jury is already impanelled and the white house was asked about reports subpoenas have been issued for documents connected to former national security adviser, general mike flynn. >> was the white house aware at the time of this decision and ann

lana zack, abc news washington. >>> lebron james is here in the bay area preparing for the nba finals, police report someone spray painted a racial slur at his home in southern california. the lapd says the slur was written on the front gate of the property in brentwood. it was reported early this morning, but by the time officers arrived there property management had already painted over it. investigators are looking at security footage. james bought the house in 2015 but it is not his primary residence. >>> it is one of president trump's most talked about tweets. the mystery word the internet is trying to figure out. and comedienne kathy griffin apologizing this midday for a gruesome anti-trump photo. the fall out as she is losing jobs and sponsors. >> remember the showers we talked about yesterday? they came to fruition in some areas like here, walnut creek, where our weather window is looking south on 680 towards 24 right now. a couple hundreds of rain in livermore, concord, dublin, antioch creek. >>> we are breaking news for you right now on the bay bridge. look at this traffic.

lana zach is live in washington with more. >> reporter: good afternoon to you rick. the united states has already ratified and agreed to the paris climate accord, so in addition to the negative implications for the environment with the united states potentially pulling out. they caution it could send a signal to the allies that the united states does not intend to abide by its commission. >> president trump is likely to drop out of the paris climate accord, but no final decision is made. if the u.s. goes this route the u.s. joins syria and nicaragua in opposing the agreement. 197 countries joined including the top five for co 2 emissions. the u.s. is number two, if the u.s. pulled out other countries that agreed to participate may follow. >> we are going to cancel the paris climate agreement. mr. trump lobbied against the deal tweeting that global warming was a hoax and as president he has unravelled other obama regulations. >> my administration is putting an end to the war on coal. >> and white house spokesman sean spicer was asked if the perfect ez believes that hu

abc's lana zak has the latest from washington. >> reporter: as president trump's son-in-law and senior adviser jared kushner has been by the president's side and now sources tell abc news kushner is among a number of white house staffers and former trump campaign officials who are likely to be interviewed by the fbi in connection with the russia investigation. though he's not a target and has not been accused of committing a crime. kushner's lawyer said the first son-in-law would cooperate writing in a statement, mr. kushner previously volunteered to share with congress what he knows about these meetings. he will do the same if he's contacted in connection with any other inquiry. of particular interest is a transition meeting with russian ambassador kislyak and a separate meeting with a russian financial executive. also in that meeting was former national security adviser michael flynn. flynn we know is the subject of now, kushner's russia meetings were not included in his security clearance paperwork and his lawyer said that was an error and would resubmit it but some democrats are ca

lana zak has the latest. lana: the white house initially claimed that james comey was fired at the recommendation of deputy attorney general rod rosenstein. speaking to nbc news, president trump said it was never the case. >> he made a recommendation. but regardless of the recommendation i was going to fire comey. alaska the white house said -- >> he said he had to go. >> the f.b.i. lost confidence in the director. >> but the new acting director andrew mccabe said that is not accurate. >> i hod comey in -- hold comey in the highest regard. he had broad support across the f.b.i. and still does. >> there is one reason that has democrats and republicans concerned. this is prompting some who opposed the investigation to rethink suggestion. >> we have to get rid of this cloud. it's the best interest of the republicans and the democrats. >> the or comments where trump called comey a showboat is not sitting well. >> i'm offended at the president comments today. >> i found him to be one of the most ethical, upright,

kendis, diane. >> it does sound, lana, like they'll start it all over again there in the senate. thank you. >>> when we come back more trouble for fox news. companies are pulling ads from another popular show. this as that host announces a sudden vacation. >>> and better late than never. now the question is who claimed a $24 million lottery ticket just a day before it expired? when did anyone start calling this salad? at panera, a good salad is so much more than a bowl of something green. more than an obligation to be good. more than just something you have on the side. more than just one flavor, or texture, or color. a good clean salad is so much more than green. and with panera catering, more for your event. panera. food as it should be. tech: when your windshield trust safelite autoglass.. our exclusive trueseal technology means a strong, reliable bond. at safelite, we stand behind our work... because the ones you love, sit behind it. (parents whisper jingle) safelite repair, safelite replace. when heartburn hits fight back fast with new tums chewy bites.

abc's lana zak has the latest from washington. >> reporter: as president trump's son-in-law and senior adviser jared kushner has been by the president's side and now sources tell abc news kushner is among a number of white house staffers and former trump campaign officials who are likely to be interviewed by the fbi in connection with the russia investigation. though he's not a target and has not been accused of committing a crime. kushner's lawyer said the first son-in-law would cooperate writing in a statement, mr. kushner previously volunteered to share with congress what he knows about these meetings. he will do the same if he's contacted in connection with any other inquiry. of particular interest is a transition meeting with russian ambassador kislyak and a separate meeting with a russian financial executive. also in that meeting was former national security adviser michael flynn. flynn we know is the subject of an investigation. now, kushner's russia meetings were not included in his security clearance paperwork and his lawyer said that was an error and would resubmit it but som

lana zach live from washington. lana, thanks. >>> let's go back to senate minority leader chuck schumer who lana had in her story there. he told the president he was, quoting, making a big mistake. the president wasted little time in firing back on twitter. >> president trump called him kr kr kryin' chuck schumer and said the senator recently stated he had no confidence in comey, then he acts so indignant. and added #draintheswamp. >>> also overnight eric holder reacted on twitter writing, to the career men and women at the department of justice and the fbi, you know what the job entails and how to do it. be strong and unafraid. duty, honor, country. >> of course the big question now what's next for the fbi? who will replace comey. >> for now his deputy is running the bureau. 49-year-old andrew mccabe, who will serve as the acting director of the fbi. appointed to the deputy position back in january of last year by comey himself. jeff sessions will name an interim director. the search is already on for a permanent r

- president trump's son-in-law- is under f-b-i scrutiny as part of it's russia investigation abc's lana president trump now calling for a department of into a reported leak of british intelligence information to the press. earlier this week-- the new york times published information about the bomb, and suicide bomber salman abedi. british prime minister theresa may reportedly raised concerns with president trump at thursday's nato meeting. meanwhile-- britain police continue to conduct terror raids, as they try to determine who made the bomb and if the bomb maker is still at large. this week-- armed police offi trains in the united kingdom for the very first time. we are following more breaking news this morning. a suprsing win in a montana special election now under the national spotlight. sam sweeney is at the live desk with more. brianne.. republican greg gianforte won montana's only u.s. house seat last night despite being charged with house seat last night despite being charged with assault on thursday after witnesses said he grabbed a reporter by the neck and threw him to the grou

kendis, diane. >> it does sound, lana, like they'll start it all over again there in the senate. thank you. >>> when we come back more trouble for fox news. companies are pulling ads from another popular show. this as that host announces a sudden vacation. >>> and better late than never. now the question is who claimed a $24 million lottery ticket just a day before it expired? when did anyone start calling this salad? at panera, a good salad is so much more than a bowl of something green. more than an obligation to be good. more than just something you have on the side. more than just one flavor, or texture, or color. a good clean salad is so much more than green. and with panera catering, more for your event. panera. food as it should be. tech: when your windshield trust safelite autoglass.. our exclusive trueseal technology means a strong, reliable bond. at safelite, we stand behind our work... because the ones you love, sit behind it. (parents whisper jingle) safelite repair, safelite replace. when heartburn hits fight back fast with new tums chewy bites. fast relief in every

here's abc7 news reporter lana zach with the very latest. >> repor a stunning announcement effective immediately, fbi director james comey has been removed from office. president trump saying he was influenced in part by the recommendation of his attorney general jeff sessions. the firing coming just after the fbi issued a correction on comey's recent testimony about huma abadeen, clinton's aid in which she forwarded thousands of e-mails that had classified information. that wasn't quite true. none of those e-mails were marked classified at the time. just before the firing, abc asked the white house about the president's confidence in comey. >> does the president have confidence, full confidence in the fbi director james comey? >> i don't, in light of what you're telling me i don't want to start speaking on behalf of the president without speaking to him first. >> reporter: the controversial comey has drawn ire from both democrats and republicans for his announcement he would not be recommending charges against former secretary of state clinton for her handling of confidential inform

abc's lana zak has the latest from washington. [ chanting "shame, shame, shame" ] >> reporter: the new estimates are in, and the nonpartisan congressional budget office is projecting millions of uninsured americans. >> the report makes clear trumpcare would be a cancer on the american health care system. >> reporter: earlier this month house republicans narrowly passed their version of the bill. >> this is a repeal and a replace of obamacare. >> reporter: moving forward without a full accounting of the likely effects of their legislation. but now the cbo report is complete, and it estimates that in its current state, the bill would reduce the federal deficit by $119 billion over the next decade but also leave 23 million more people uninsured. the likely effects even more dire for people with pre-existing conditions and senior citizens. a 64-year-old making roughly $26,000 in some states could see his or her premiums climb nearly $12,000 or more. the aarp in a statement condemned the plan for what they called the devastating impact the bill would have on older americans by imposing an a

abc's lana zak has more from northwest washington. no hurricanes-- but plenty of rain to plenty of rain to worry about in our area today. a nasty day of rain shaping up for the region. and it could stretch all the way into the holiday weekend. your complete stormwatch forecast, coming up. me to listen carefully. i'm ralph northam,aught and when survivors of the virginia tech shooting asked me to support an assault weapons ban and close the gun show loophole, i took on the fight. i saw what those weapons can do as an army doctor during the gulf war. now, i'm listening carefully to donald trump, and i think he's a narcissistic maniac. whatever you call him, we're not letting him bring his hate into virginia. overall, just fine) today: morning rain. midday break. pm thunderstorms. some strong to severe. highs: 72-77 winds: e to sw 5-10 mph tonight: showers and storms ending. partly to mostly cloudy. lows: 55-59 winds: w 5-10 mph friday: partly sunny. breezy. isolated afternoon shower. highs: 76-80 winds: wnw 10-15 g 25 mph coming up-- ra

still some warmth for while across the murray firth where we have some decent lana. more sunshine around england. brightening up sunshine around england. brightening up in northern ireland, as well. —— decent temperatures. the weather changing in cornwall, but a good deal of sunshine in england and wales and just a couple of showers, they could affect the rugby at castleford but it is likely to be dry for the women's fa cup final. decent evening in the south—east of the uk. stronger winds, though, that will bring outbreaks of rain and a heavy burst which will push into eastern areas late in the night. it will keep the temperatures up at around 11. it could turn a bit cold in the countryside in northern ireland overnight and into the morning. some rain but that will not last long in england in the morning, although it will last longer in northern scotland. a few heavy showers for scotland and northern ireland and we could see a line of persistent showers from the south—west into the home counties. temperatures similar to today, and it could reach about 20 in t

lana zak in the nation's capital. >> reporter: good evening dan and ama, president himself not spoken since the firing of james comey but many looking at his letter, specifically the part where he thanked comey for three occasions telling him he was not under investigation as proof that the russian investigation on his mind. deciding not to attend fbi event after learning he had been fired effective immediately. president trump writing it's essential we find new leadership for the fbi that restores trust and confidence. influenced in part by the recommendation of jeff sessions who had recused himself from the russian investigation. which has democrats concerned. comey was overseeing it and some saying that his firing demonstrated a pattern. >> fired sally yates, berra and now comey. >> chuck schumer said a special investigator must be appointed if not -- >> every american will rightly suspect that the decision to fire director comey was part of a coverup. >> and not just democrats expressing concerns about the timing. many republicans expressing frustrations as well. senator burr, cha

meantime, here is lana zak with the latest. alana: the president is taking the comey firing to another level today, appearing to threaten the former fbi director, writing -- saidously, the president comey had told him three times he was not under investigation. said, if it's possible, will you let me know if i am under investigation. he said you are not under investigation. reporter: but today's tweet sounds like a threat to call me not to contradict this account. here is dick durbin. mr. durbin: president trump is dangerous. he may be obstructing justice in the investigation that goes to the heart of our democracy and president. reporter: the white house offered conflicting reports for the impetus to fire comey, but insisted it had nothing to do with the investigation into russian interference in the election. then on nbc news, the president said russia was on his mind. mr. trump: i said this russia thing with trump and russia is a made-up story. reporter: but the president also insist see once the investigation to continue. h

. >>> i am lana dickerson, i am a professional dancer. i was born in china and i was taken to the -- i was born with a quarter inch of an arm. i was three months when i was adopted. i definitely had to develop a resi resilien resilien resilience, i was diagnosed with scoliosis. my mom put me in ballet training to build more muscles for my back and help me with my posture. i fell in love with dance immediately. >> five, six, seven, eight. >> that's when i feel like i found my voice. >> my dreams was to travel and dance. i was accepted to the dance company. we have both disabled and non disabled dancers. >> i hope that i am inspiring others by performing for them if they hit an obstacle in their life, i hope to inspire on how to over come that obstacle. >>> president trump is in saudi arabia right now. he says it has been a tremendous first day of his first over seas trip of his presidency. this venture to the middle east is raising new questions of how his business empire can also benefit. i want to bring in our cnn's national mj lee for m

lana zak in the nation's capital. >> reporter: good evening dan and ama, president himself not spoken since the firing of james comey but many looking at his letter, specifically the part where he thanked comey for three occasions telling him he was not under investigagation as proof that the russian investigation on his mind. deciding not to attend fbi event after learning he had been fired effective immediately. president trump writing it's essential we find new leadership for the fbi that restores trust and confidence. influenced in part by the recommendation of jeff sessions who had recused himself from the russian investigation. which has democrats concerned. comey was overseeing it and some saying that his firing demonstrated a pattern. >> fired sally yates, b b now comey. >> chuck schumer said a special investigator must be appointed if not -- >> every american will rightly suspect that the decision to fire director comey a coverup. >> and not just democrats expressing concerns about the timing. many republicans expressing frustrations as well. senator burr, chairman of the sen

. >> reporting from washington, lawn in -- lana zack. >>> the candidate out west who pushed a reporter won the election. >> video shows a burglar breaking into a restaurant mission impossible style, and david he took time to cook himself a meal. >> reporter: we have dampness in spots and spotty shower and 60 degrees by 6:00 a.m. 63 degrees by 8578. this afternoon it's shorts and ts. spotty afternoon possible we'll get you set for your holiday weekend that's coming up next. >> happening today the extended memorial day kicks off at the jersey shore. in atlantic city and wildwood officials will ceremonially unlock the ocean to start the summer season. kites will fly through the air. the 32nd annual wildwood international kite festival runs through monday. >> how much kite flying will they get in? how much rain will we get. >> reporter: it's not going fob a washout, but each day has issues. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows you a little bit of an issue this morning, some of you might catch a light shower, roads are dry from yesterday. let's get you outside, sky6 live hd with clouds ab

lana zak in the nation's capital. >> reporter: good evening dan and ama, president himself not spoken since the firing of james comey but many looking at his letter, specifically the part where he thanked comey for three occasions telling him he was not under investigation as proof that the russian investigation on his mind. deciding not to attend fbi event after learning he had been fired effective immediately. president trump writing it's essential we find new leadership for the fbi that restores trust and confidence. influenced in part by the recommendation of jeff sessions who had recused himself from the russian investigation. which has democrats concerned. comey was overseeing it and some saying that his firing demonstrated a pattern. >> fired sally yates, now comey. >> chuck schumer said a special investigator must be appointed if not -- >> every american will rightly suspect that the decision to fire director comey a coverup. >> and not just democrats expressing concerns about the timing. many republicans expressing frustrations as well. senator burr, chairman of the senate in

. >> all right, lana, thank you. comey's deputy is now the acting director and interim director is expected to be named in the next few days. >> police in the east bay are on the look out for two brazen thieves who robbed the costco store last night and made off with jewelry. >> one suspect was caught thanks to quick thinking employees. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard live in danville. cornell? >> reporter: it's been more than a year since danville actually had a robbery. that's what makes last night's crime all the more shocking. employees here nabbed one crook and police are now checking if another dramatic heist could be related. nothing but cardboard now covers an empty jewelry case inside the danville costco store. the case smashed monday night by brazen robbers who made off with a loot. >> that's just insane. >> and i'm shocked that this store was robbed. i'm just appalled. >> reporter: danville police say three men wearing hoodies, one with a ski mask entered the store around closing time. >> one of them ac

what does donald trump tell ma lana, last time on that bus with billy bush, that's who i am. he tweets at 3:00 a.m., sober. who is tweeting at 3:00 a.m. sober? donald trump, because it's 10:00 a.m. in russia. those are business hours. you know, now that a professional wrestler is our president, anything is possible. you know that statement anything is possible used to have a positive connotation. anything is possible. now we're, anything is possible. anything. the news coming outs of the white house is so stressful i have been watching "house of cards" just to relax. it's like, oh, man. a congressman pushed a journalist in front of a moving train? that's quaint. now it's not just the president who decided not to show up. his entire administration is not here. betsy devoss going to be here? she's busy trading her collection of children's tears. a lot of people think she's out of touch with working class america, but you which isliesen to me and listen right now, every morning betsy devoss is up at 5:00 a.m. putting your children on their flight to school. so don't you tell me

little boys healthy and out of the sun and keeping their skin as porcelain white as it can be for as lanas it can be. >> reporter: meg oliver, cbs news, new york. >> quijano: up next, a mother's remarkable story. she was adopted as a baby in vietnam, then paid it forward. >> quijano: tonight in san francisco with a remarkable adoption story on this mother's day, john blackstone caught up with a mom who was adopted as a baby in vietnam and paid it forward. >> tallia hart has shattered a glass ceiling, earlier this year named c.e.o. of the san francisco chamber of commerce. the first woman ever to leave the 167 year old organization. >> new office, new job. >> yeah. >> but the title she cherishes most is mother. >> i see lots of lola around the office here. >> yes, tons of pictures of lola and the family. >> reporter: her daughter lola is now nine years old. >> did you ever hesitate to tell lola her story, the story of how her life began. >> never hesitated at all. i think it say really special, incredible journey to be adopted. >> that is a funny phrase. >> reporter: we first met tallia in

abc's lana zack has the details. >> he is a show-boat, a granstander. the fbi has been in turmoil. >> reporter: in a major change from the previous white house narrative, president trump told nbc news he always planned to fire james comey. >> regardless of recollection, i was going to fire comey. >> reporter: here is what the white house said on wednesday. >> it is the white house's assertion rod rosenstein decided on his own? >> now. >> sara, was it fair for the white house to try to pin the decision to fire comey on rod rosenstein? >> don't think there was an attempt to pin it on him. >> reporter: in the senate, acting director mccain trying to put another detail. >> said it is one of the smallest things on the plate of the fbi. is that an accurate statement. >> we consider it to be a significant investigation. that is not accurate. director comey enjoyed broad support in the fbi and still does to this day. >> reporter: one reason for comey's dismissal that has democrats and republicans concerned, comey's role heading up the russia investigation. that

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abc's lana zach has details. >> reporter: the day after the president decided to fire the man in charge of the fbi investigation into russia, the president met with russia's foreign minister and ambassador in the oval office. suspicious timing for democrats who are questioning the president's motivation to fire james comey. >> fbi director comey was leading an investigation into whether the trump campaign colluded with the russians, a serious offense. were those investigations getting too close to home for the president? >> reporter: an increasing number of republicans raising questions too. >> the white house's timing here was less than impeccable. >> he wasn't doing a good job, simply. >> reporter: the white house saying the president watched comey's testimony on tv last week, and went from questioning comey to feeling "strongly inclined to remove him." and early monday afternoon, the president met with the attorney general and deputy attorney general, rod rosenstein, the president said he thought comey should be fired, asked for their opinion and told them to put it in writing. rosen

abc's lana zach with more. >> what did you tell the white house about mr. flynn? >> reporter: firsthand account from former acting attorney general sally yates who told the senate that days after the inauguration she warned the white house about national security adviser, michael flynn. >> a number of press accounts, statements that have been made by the vice president and other high ranking white house officials, about general flynn's conduct that we knew to be untrue. >> flynn told vice president pence he had not discussed pence he had not discussed sanctions with russian officials. but yates understood not not to be the case. that's why it mattered if one official lied to another. yates said since russia knew the truth it created compromised situation. >> situation where the national security adviser essentially could be blackmailed by the russians. later firing flynn. and later yates was fired by president trump for her opposition to the president's travel ban. asked about that as well. >> all i can say is that, i did nigh job the best way i knew how. >> also

. >> reporter: feld grew up with sawdust in his veins, and so did his three daughters, lana, nicole, and juliet. they eve ringling clowns on occasion. >> did you ever get that itch to perform yourself? >> i went to circus camp for a little while. i was in a roller skating act where i lit a match on the floor with my teeth. >> can you still do that? that is a good party trick. >> i don't know that i would want to try at this point. >> reporter: over the years the feld sisters tried to help their father infuse the circus with 21st century sensibility while still keeping the show's 19th century traditions intact. but it was a balancing act that in the end just didn't balance their bottom line. >> the economic model, it didn't work anymore. and we don't want to compromise what is the greatest show on earth. it's still really hard, and it's emotional for sure. >> reporter: baraboo, wisconsin is where ringling's long run started. their name is still everywhere here, as is the country's largest circus museum, circus world. it was five ringling brothers. al, alf, charles, john, and otto, who

. >> reporter: feld grew up with sawdust in his veins, and so did his three daughters, lana, nicole, and juliet. they even performed with the ringling clowns on occasion. >> did you ever get that itch to perform yourself? >> i went to circus camp for a little while. i was in a roller skating act where i lit a match on the floor with my teeth. >> can you still do that? that is a good party trick. >> i don't know that i would want to try at this point. >> reporter: over the years the feld sisters tried to help their father infuse the circus with 21st century sensibility while still keeping the show's 19th century traditions intact. but it was a balancing act that in the end just didn't balance their bottom line. >> the economic model, it didn't work anymore. and we don't want to compromise what is the greatest show on earth. it's still really hard, and it's emotional for sure. >> reporter: baraboo, wisconsin is where ringling's long run started. their name is still everywhere here, as is the country's largest circus museum, circus world. it was five ringling brothers. al, alf, charles,

. >> reporter: lana krozel isn't the only neighbor on edge. >> there was a body that was found. >> how far apart? >> half a mile. >> reporter: it's just last month that a body of a retired professor was found. in that case, investigators say he took his own life. >> i'm anxious, i'm an older woman and i walk my dog. >> reporter: neighbors are hoping the case will be solved soon. >> i hope the police are going to do something quickly. >> reporter: police have not yet released the name of the victim, buzz they're sti notify his family. but they're asking anyone in the community who may have seen something to contact the prince george's county police department right away. >>> a principal set up a smash space for teachers, he's going to step down at the end of the year. in a letter to parents, she said she's leaving the elementary school after ten years. she did not address the controversy but said recent events have distracted from positive things happening at that school. that space was a room where teachers could take out their frustrations by destroying things with a baseball bat. >>>

. >> reporter: lana isn't the only neighbor on edge. >> there was a body that was found? >> how far apart? >> half a mile. >> reporter: it was less than a mile away that just last month that a body of a retired maryland professor was found. in that case, investigators say he took his own life. >> i'm anxious, i walk my dog. >> reporter: neighbors are hoping the case will be solved soon. >> i hope the police going to do something quickly. >> reporter: police say that victim died from trauma to the body and they're leaning on the public right now. they say they need clues because at this point, jim, they do not have a suspect in custody. >> meagan, thanks so much. >>> an easing of a ban churches and other religious groups. it's just one part of a controversial signing today by president trump. when we come back on nudesews4 5:00, what his order on religious liberty means. >>> we love the outdoors, but a warning for the weeks and the months fios is not cable. we're wired differently. maybe that's why we've been ranked highest in customer satisf