the details. lana, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, kendis and diane. this was the president's debut on the washington social circuit. he was hosting an event for the first time not at the white house or a trump property but instead he and the first lady holding a fund-raiser at the iconic ford theater. he took to the podium in a tux for brief remarks describing what happened in london as a horrific terror attack. he also added the bloodshed must end. the bloodshed will end. >> we renew our resolve stronger than ever before to protect the united states and its allies from a vile enemy that has waged war on innocent life. as president, i will do what is necessary to prevent this threat from spreading to our shores and work every single day -- >> reporter: and the president also said that the threat of terrorism has gone on for too long. he said that he had spoken with british prime minister theresa may and offered the united states' assistance with their ongoing investigation. kendis, diane. >> all right. lana zak for us live from washington. and, lana, the president

he said just moments ago about race in america. >>> and america strong tonight. diane sawyer returns to a place so many of you will remember. and the victory you made happen. >>> good evening. and it's great to have you with us here on a very busy wednesday night. and we begin with the headline late today, former fbi director james comey will testify before the american people, likely in the coming days about his interactions with president trump. the special counsel now leading the russia investigation, robert mueller is not objecting to his appearance. congress wants to know, did the president demand loyalty? did he ask comey to go easy on former national security adviser michael flynn? abc's senior justice correspondent pierre thomas leading us off with what he's learned tonight. >> reporter: abc news has learned one of the most dramatic congressional hearings in recent times could come as early as next week, with former fbi director james comey breaking his silence, testifying in open session before the american people about president trump -- and those memos comey kept after his

comey during the testimony. kendis, diane? >> everyone at that bar will be like this the whole time. >> please tweet. the written testimony was released at comey's request by the way and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle weighing in. >> some republicans say the remarks show no evidence that the president did anything illegal. democrats are questioning if comey was fired for refusing the president's requests. >> if it's accurate, it's devastating. >> devastating? >> i think so. >> is it appropriate for the president to be demanding loyalty of his fbi director? >> i think every president wants loyalty from his appointees, but i think mr. comey appropriately pointed out that an fbi director is different from a traditional political appointee, and they seem to have agreed to something called honest loyalty or loyal honesty. >> house speaker paul ryan said it's obviously not appropriate for a president to ask an fbi director for loyalty, but he said he wants to see all the evidence before making a final judgment. and a reminder, abc news live coverage of that hearing begins this morni

, good morning to you. >> reporter: kendis, diane, good morning. that's right. police have called this a terrorist attack and said it was attack against london and we should stand against extremists. overnight another chaotic scene in london. >> it was -- i can't even describe how it was. i was just running around. >> reporter: police descending on a mosque after a vehicle ran over nearly a dozen people. witnesses saying the van turned down a one-way street and accelerated plowing into a crowd of worshippers who were just leaving evening prayers with just one week left in the holy month of ramadan. >> basically drove on the pavement coming straight towards all the muslims. >> reporter: now, here's the police cordon. we can't go any further than this, but it's just behind there. that white van turned on to a one-way street before plowing through people in front of a mosque. this man says it was a deliberate act and the man under arrest was targeting muslims. >> at the beginning it was all muslims, i want to kill all muslims. >> reporter: and these dramatic moments. bystanders wrestling th

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words, our expert on everything, descriptive, what is it? >> kendis and diane, a 1928 english tudor revival not confused with english tudor built of stone or half timbers with windows. this house is brick with square paned windows. >> i got the brick part. >> i got the -- >> forgot to mention it has windows. there you go. >>> back to things we actually understand. it has eight bedrooms. it has nine and a half bathrooms. beautiful hardwood floors. updated kitchen. also, lots of space upstairs. they have got their own ensuite. >> yes, for mrs. obama's mother. mrs. robertson, and as well as his/hers master bathrooms. >> i like that. key to a happy marriage right there. you stay in your bathroom. i will stay in mine. >> sure we are screwing up the description of that as well. >> sorry, matt. >> something deeper to his/her bathroom. >>> next, to a big, oops, from venus williams. >> while venus was busy winning second round at a french open. a reporter asked her what her sister serena's baby will call her? >> when she responded, she is going to call me favorite aunt. she is going to call

washington on this. busy day for you, lana. >> reporter: indeed, kendis and diane. it's going to be a busy week and washington is already gearing up for it, especially with that hearing that starts today with rod rosenstein. remember, his memo was initially held up by the white house as the impetus for comey's firing. when fired fbi director james comey testifies before the senate on thursday -- >> the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. >> reporter: -- a source close to comey tells abc news he intends to directly contradict the president on this claim made repeatedly including in an interview with nbc news. >> i said, if it's possible, would you let me know am i under investigation. he said, you are not under investigation. >> reporter: but on the more troubling question of obstruction of justice in the flynn investigation, comey is expected to offer no judgment. >> the real world implications of this although great for scoring points for the democrats are really not that high in terms of actual effect on the administration. >> reporter: the testimony is highly anticipated f

have a sweet tooth. >> you don't sister a sweet tooth? >> no, ma him. >> reporter: diane siemen's and they taste like heaven. she is known as the cleveland cookie lady. draymond green and steph curry, they like red sugar ones. >> after the game he has ten. >> here's die an texting him now. >> to me, he's a teddy bear. diane takes no money for this, just an occasional pick. in this batch of chocolate chips will go to kevin durnts. >> that is where the trouble started. >> you have to try my cookies. before you leave this kitchen. >> reporter: rumor has it that no one can eat just one. hmm. i am speechless. >> hence the marks, one sudden filled with cookies bordering on sinfully good, dianes fans exude a suspicious looking character who doesn't have a sweet tooth. in freedman, nbc 7 news. >> we'll tell have to travel from its source to the bottle? a hundred miles? a thousand miles? how about less than a mile and a half? crystal geyser always bottled at the mountain source. enamel is the strong, wof your tooth surface. the thing that's really important to dentists is to make sure that tha

kendis gibson. >> and i'm diane macedo. here are some of the top headlines we're following on "world news now". >>> president trump has put the speculation of the existence of alleged tapes to rest. after weeks of playing coy, he says he did not record his conversations with former fbi director james comey. we have a full report coming up. >> and the president is taking aim at the special counsel looking into alleged russian meddling. he told fox news overnight, it's very bothersome that robert mueller and james comey are good friends and that the people mueller has hired are hillary clinton supporters. >>> new guidelines recommend that women in their 40s discuss the benefits and risks of mammograms before starting regular screenings, and after age 50 they should continue regular screenings until at least age 75. >>> it's going to be quite a sophomore year for these guys because there isn't going to be one. a pair of college freshmen went first and second last night in the nba draft. markelle fultz heads to philadelphia and lonzo ball was picked by the lakers, much to his father's ap

what he said. he said i hope. >> diane feinstein wondered why comey didn't take a stand right then. >> why didn't you stop and say, mr. president, this is wrong, i cannot discuss this with you? >> that's a great question. maybe if i were stronger, i would have. i was so stunned. look, i've seen the tweet about tapes. lordy, i hope there are tapes. >> comey called the flynn conversation concerning, but says he drew no conclusions. >> i don't think it's for me to say whether the conversation i had with the president was an effort to obstruct. >> we spoke with congresswoman barbara lee of oakland who was comfortable saying what comey would not. >> i think that the testimony was very objective, but also to me with what comey said today, if this does not constitute an obstruction of justice, i don't know what does. >> thank you very much. thanks. >> president trump ignored questions about comey's testimony this afternoon at the white house. but his attorney weighed in. >> the president feels completely vindicated and is eager to continue moving forward. >> and we posted video of some of

. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: diane, kendis, good morning. the crime scene tape is still up here at the baseball field where those lawmakers were getting ready for batting practice yesterday morning but were shot at instead. a blaze of gunshots fired at republican congressmen at a baseball diamond just eight miles from capitol hill in alexandria, virginia. [ gunfire ] the gunshots erupted at 7:00 a.m. wednesday morning. 26 republican members of congress practicing for their annual charity baseball game against democrats. some seeking refuge in the dugout. >> there's also a victim down in the baseball field. >> reporter: that victim, congressman steve scalise of louisiana, with a rifle shot to the left hip, medevacked off the field. the house majority whip's capitol police security detail, two agents, firing back at the shooter from behind an suv according to witnesses. both officers injured. within minutes local police joining in the gun battle. the shooter, 66-year-old james hodgkinson, is down at 7:14. the unemployed illinois man had reportedly been in the washington area for a co

>>> good morning, i'm diane macedo. >> and i'm kendis gibson. top headlines we're following on "world news now." republican leaders are pushing for a revised health care bill tomorrow. and they're hoping for a vote this summer. despite republican opposition, president trump insist it's coming along very well and that a big surprise could be in store. >>> the trump administration's travel ban takes effect today. new guidelines have been rolled out for travelers from six mainly muslim countries. this comes as the department of homeland security has stepped-up scrutiny from flights including laptops. >>> and xi jinping arrives in hong kong. he promised to let it keep its civil liberties. >>> and protesters in cincinnati are calling for another trial in the unarmed shooting of a drive. a mistrial was declared on friday those are some of our top stories on this thursday, june 29th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> a good morning to you all. we start this half hour with president trump already looking ahead to 2020 with his first reelection fundraiser. >> the $35,000 a plate fund

away. >>> back now with our big board and diane macedo is joining us here at the table but we'll talk about your story in just a minute. hold on. >> okay. >> first a major announcement from apple. the tech giant unveiling its first new product in years, the homepod which is a voice activated smart speaker going toe-to-toe with the echo and google home. becky worley joins now to talk about it. demand for smart speakers is through the roof right now. 36 million americans are going to use these devices according to e-marketers this year. what do you think about this apple device? is it magical or is it meh? >> magical or meh. the $64,000 question, michael. in this case the price tag makes its the $349 question. homepod will be available in december. u this is in that home assistant category that you said is exploding and probably lives in your kitchen and has siri built in so can answer questions like what's the weather going to be like? but the number one request of these assistants so far is play a song. so this is touted as a much higher quality speaker than those that come with

>>> good morning on a monday. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm diane macedo. here's some o >>> good morning on a monday. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm diane macedo. here's some of the top headlines we're following on "world news now." breaking news from london where a van was driven on to a sidewalk filled with pedestrians who had just left a mosque. investigators are looking into whether this is a terrorist attack. we're live in london ahead. >>> escalating tensions. an american fighter jet has shot down a syrian warplane. the coalition said it was self-defense after the jet bombed u.s.-backed forces fighting isis fighters in syria. >>> portugal is trying to battle its worst wildfires in history. they've killed more than 60 people. the fire is sparked by a heat wave, lightning and tinder-like conditions. >>> presidential son-in-law and senior adviser jared kushner is heading to the middle east this week. he's meeting with the israeli prime minister and the palestinian president, in hopes of brokering a peace deal. those are some of our top stories on this monday, june 19th. >> announce

, i'm erielle reshef in for diane macedo. >> i'm kendis gibson. the comey testimony reverberating especially his depiction of the president as a liar. >> he talks about his distrust with the president and gave his take on why he was fired. here's abc's david wright. >> reporter: former fbi director james comey for the first time since he was fired giving his views on the investigation he led into russian meddling in the november election. the question looming, how did that investigation put him so much at odds with the trump administration that the president ended up firing him? >> the administration then chose to defame me and more importantly the fbi by saying that the investigation was in disarray, that it was poorly led, that the workforce had lost confidence in its leader. those were lies, plain and simple. >> reporter: comey made it clear that as he sees it, the president's goal was to derail the russia investigation first by pressuring him. >> my common sense told me what's going on here is he's looking to get something in exchange for granting my request to stay in the job

individuals. and you guys agree, right? allison comments on facebook. frank is awesome. diane and kendis are great, too. gee, thanks, allison. frank is in promotional clip. >> valerie ann says, i think we need a polka dedicate to frank, our favorite wnn addition. >> why is frank getting all the love? >> seeing a pattern here. >> not everybody into frank. ray posted, not the bunny! with a clip from monti python's holy grail. can't trust the rabbits. cold-blooded killers. >> what, frank is a sweetheart? >> look. not the bunny. >> yes! exactly. >> got to train frank to do that when you get out of line. >> how is that different than every day. >> let's move on to hair. >> sure about that? >> from hair to the hear. that might have been inspired by frank. >> had a little fun on a slow news night. decided she want to mix things up a little bit. >> makeup and hair. >> apparently though. >> what? >> it's a good look. new style. >> i used to use something similar to that to get fox tv back in the '80s. >> little rabbit ears. >> antenna. >> some one on twitter pointed out the new loki look. the norse g

that's still going on this morning. so abc's diane macedo is here with the details. good morning to you, diane. >> good morning to you all. this is katy perry like we have never seen her before. we're talking so far behind the scenes she even invites us into a really emotional therapy session and now she's offering an apology to taylor swift. >> i am ready to let it go. >> reporter: this morning, katy perry is getting rid of bad blood. ♪ let it go let it go >> reporter: forgiving and apologizing to taylor swift that after their long-running hollywood feud. >> i'm sorry for anything i ever did. there are real problems in the world. you know what i'm saying and i love her and i want the best for her. >> reporter: it's just one of several standout moments in a 96-hour youtube live stream promoting her new album, "witness." >> you are witnessing the "witness" worldwide. >> reporter: viewers are also witnessing serious moments in her personal life. >> it's hard because i feel ashamed i would even have those thoughts, you know, and feel that low or that depressed. >> reporter: that's pe

diane macedo is here with more on that. good morning, diane. >> reporter: george, good morning. only jennifer garner can shoot down rumors with the words geez louise. although her tone playful her message clear. she had nothing to do with the cover story and she wants the world to know it. they were hollywood's golden couple, jennifer garner and ben affleck, seemingly had it all. now nearly two months after filing their divorce, garner's gracing this "people" magazine cover with the headline, life after heart break. the story quotes a source saying she's doing okay and this has been the most difficult decision for her but in a rare move garner is denouncing the story writing on facebook i wanted to set the record straight. i did not pose for this cover. i did not participate in or authorize this article. the "wakefield" star who has kept the details relatively quiet went on to write this isn't a tragedy by any measure but does affect me and my family. she admitted their marriage is hard work. >> it's good. it is work but it's the best kind of work and there's no one i'd rather work w

morning on wednesday. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm diane macedo. some of top headlines on "world news now." former fbi director james comey expected to talk about uncomfortable conversations with president trump. comey reportedly told attorney general jeff session he's didn't want to be left alone with the president. new details ahead. >> government contractor accused of leaking a top secret nas document about russian hacking slammed president trump on facebook. democrats condemned the leak citing the report as proof of broader election meddling. >> president trump visits cincinnati to launch his infrastructure plan. first stop is in marina. he outlines the parts of his $1 trillion plan that deal with levees, dams, lochs and waterways. >> look who is breaking bread, former president obama and justin trudeau talking politics and how to develop the next jen ration of leaders. those are our top stories on this wednesday, june 7. >> president obama looking pretty relaxed there. >> beth look relaxed. >> when trudeau was voted into office two years ago, came by with overwhelming support. la

say they fear trump could fire rosenstein and mueller, too. california senator diane feinstein writing, "the message the president is sending through his tweets is that he believes the rule of law doesn't apply to him." >> cecilia, you reported president trump appears to be taking aim at rosenstein. and you're hearing that rosenstein may be considering recusing himself from the russian investigation? >> reporter: that's true. and if it happens, that means the top two officials in the justice department, sessions and rosenstein, will have recused themselves. and we're also just learning that on this day where the president seemed to confirm the investigation, he's added a new high-powered lawyer to his team. john dowd, who has represented john mccain and other high-profile clients. >>> and bill cosby's trial, the judge furious. after a request from cosby's defense team. and with the jury deadlocked, they've now asked for the definition of reasonable doubt. here's linsey davis. >> you don't wait 20 to 25 years. >> reporter: late today, bill cosby fans rallied outside the courthou

senator diane feinstein writing, "the message the president is sending through his tweets is that he believes the rule of law doesn't apply to him." >> cecilia, you reported president trump appears to be targeting rosenstein. and you're hearing that rosenstein may be recusing himself from the russian investigation? >> reporter: yes, and we're also just learning that on this day where the president seemed to confirmed the investigation, he's added another high-powered lawyer to his team. john dowd, who has respected john mccain and other high-profile people. >>> and bill cosby's trial, the judge furious, and with the jury deadlocked, they've now asked for the definition of reasonable doubt. here's linsey davis. >> reporter: late today, bill cosby fans rallied outside the courthouse. but inside a fiery exchange after almost a week of deliberations in the comedian's sexual assault trial. stemming from this moment last night when cosby's spokesman called on the judge to declare a mistrial. >> if they don't have a verdict by now, just say this is a deadlock. >> reporter: today the judg

alexander. abc's diane macedo is here with all the details. good morning, diane. >> good morning to you, so just in time for father's day, george clooney is now a dad. and we're told that amal and the babies are doing great. but getting a lot of attention not only because of the news but the hilarious way they announced it. hollywood's one-time most eligible bachelor is now a first-time father at 56. george and amal clooney welcomed their twins daughter ella and son alexander tuesday morning in the uk. the proud parents say in a statement, ella, alexander and amal are all healthy, happy and doing fine. george is sedated and should recover in a few days. >> it is classic george clooney to have wit and a sense of humor about life. >> reporter: clooney tied the knot with amal in 2014 at 53 and has admitted that being a first-time dad later in life has made him the butt of his friends' jokes. >> a table of eight guys and all their kids are away in college and we're sitting there and they're all being supportive, you know, it's going to be fine, you'll be great. you'll love it then it got qu

sweet tooth? >> reporter: her name is diane simon and dozens of miracles taste like heaven as we a told. around the league, she is known as the cleveland cookie lady, that would include for players like framed green and steph curry. they like sugar cookie, red ones. >> after the game he likes to have about ten. >> reporter: draymond favors sneker doodles. >> she is texting him now. >> to me, he's a teddy bear. >> around the leak, she a sen sakes. she takes no money from this. just an occasional picture. the batch of chocolate chips will go to kevin durant and that is where the trouble started. >> you have to try my cookies, before you leave this kitchen. >> reporter: rumor has it that no one can eat just one. hmm. i am speechless. hence the box, one dozen filled with cookies, boardering on sinfully good. she has a new suspicious character who doesn't have a sweet tooth n. cleveland, abc 7 news. >>> and breaking news just into the abc 23450u7zroom, adam west the -- abc newsroom, adam west died after a short battle with leukemia. we'll have more ♪ that's life. you diet. you exercise. an

i'm erielle reshef in fof diane macedo. here are top headlines we are following this morning on "world news now." the white house is declaring president trump its not a liar after james comey's dramatic testimony, the former fbi director accusing the administration of defaming him and the fbi and he said he was fired over the russia investigation. we have full coverage coming up. >> the british prime minister teresa may is facing calls for her resignation this morning after her conservative party failed to win an outright majority. may called for the early elections, expecting a landslide. >> offduty sheriff deputy and her husband have been indicted on murder charges after a man they restrained during a late night confrontation. the couple turned themselves in last night. >> nba season ends tonight if golden state beats cleveland in game four of the nba finals. warriors going for unprecedented perfect post season. the cavs are trying just not to be swept. those are some of our top stories, it is friday, june 9th. sn snns. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>

>>> good monday morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm diane macedo. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now". isis claiming responsibility for saturday night attacks in london. police say they know the identities of the three suspects who were killed by police, at least a dozen people have been arrested so far. we have full coverage ahead. >>> president trump is shifting his focus to infrastructure here in the u.s., laying out a trillion-dollar plan to fix the country's roads, bridges, railways and waterways. he wants most of the money to come from state and local governments as well as the private sector. >>> three separate protests in portland, oregon resulted in seizure of dozens of weapons. police used flash bang grenades and tear gas to keep protesters separated from supporters and opponents of president trump. >>> this just in -- the golden state warriors are good. they took game two of the nba finals against the cleveland cavaliers, final score, golden state, 132, cleveland, 113. those are some of our top stories on this monday, june 5t