lakshmi told the fbi she felt threatened when pulling up to the restaurant to film, describing the situation as volatile and tense. when one of the defendants came up to her window was down and he leaned in less than 15 inches away from her face and said something intimidating, like, look what we have here, and i'll smash your pretty little face. in court documents obtained by abc news, prosecutors said without using their hands, the teamsters bumped their stomachs and chests into the production assistant and several others. prosecutors also say some time that morning tires of at least nine vehicles belonging to the production company were slashed. but the defendants who lakshmi described asphalt guys with beer guts who looked like smokers all pleaded not guilty. they argue their picketing was part of their union's political protest against the abuse of the massachusetts film tax credit. >> the brazen nature of their actions, the way that they carried out their intimidation tactics in front of so many people makes this a persuasive case for the prosecutors. >> reporter: according to one poli

on "inside story," a political legend and kingmaker in philadelphia is under fbi scrutiny. let's get the inside story on why. [ theme music plays ] ♪ >> good morning. welcome to "inside story." and let's meet our insiders today. they are donna gentile o'donnell -- welcome -- author and nonprofit executive. >> good morning, monica. >> glad to have you. brian tierney, marketing executive. >> good morning. >> david dix -- a new member of our panel -- a government-relations executive. welcome. we're looking forward to hearing your thoughts today. and ed turzanski, foreign-policy analyst. always good to see you with us, as well, ed. did a political icon in philadelphia pay off an opponent in 2012 not to run against him? that is the rumor that we're hearing from some fbi scrutiny that's going on of congressman bob brady, who's been in office 20-plus years. one of brady's aides, by the way, admits to playing a role in the alleged bribe, but many facts need to come forward, and no charges have been filed. what do you make of it? >> bob brady is a very sophisticated player in this

on "inside story," a political legend and kingmaker in philadelphia is under fbi scrutiny. let's get the inside story on why. [ theme music plays ] ♪ >> good morning. welcome to "inside story." and let's meet our insiders today. they are donna gentile o'donnell -- welcome -- author and nonprofit executive. >> good morning, monica. >> glad to have you. brian tierney, marketing executive. >> good morning. >> david dix -- a new member of our panel -- a government-relations executive. welcome. we're looking forward to hearing your thoughts today. and ed turzanski, foreign-policy analyst. always good to see you with us, as well, ed. did a political icon in philadelphia pay off an opponent in 2012 not to run against him? that is the rumor that we're hearing from some fbi scrutiny that's going on of congressman bob brady, who's been in office 20-plus years. one of brady's aides, by the way, admits to playing a role in the alleged bribe, but many

. >>> we begin with the fbi joining a hunt for whoever put a bomb disguised as package on a new york city porch and waited for days for it to explode. cell phone video shows the building's landlord knocked to the ground just after opening the package. this, moments after he was consumed by flames. the 73-year-old is in critical condition with burns over most of his body. the family says the package may have been on their doorstep for as long as a week. >> frightening. >>> overseas in spain, more than 20,000 people were forced to evacuate a popular outdoor music festival in barcelona on saturday night when a fire broke out on stage. look at that fire. the organize fizers say it was caused by a technical malfunction. no injuries reported. >>> back here in the u.s., an update on the deadly accident at the ohio state fair. the coroner's preliminary finding was that 18-year-old tyler jarrell was killed by blunt force trauma. after he was hurled from the fire ball ride to his death. overnight, the owner of the ride says mechanical failure was likely the cause of the accident. all rides at

before that, a communications director, a fbi director and the deputy chief of staff. does president trump finally have the staff he needs to tackle his big promises on health care, tax reform and infrastructure? abc's david wright starts us off from the white house. >> reporter: president trump erupted at his own party today. taunting republican senators as total quitters. unless they vote again on health care reform. earlier today, he insisted, they look like fools and are just wasting time. trump is still fuming over the senate's failure to pass its version of an obamacare repeal. a signature campaign promise. killed off with a thumbs down from senator john mccain. >> boy, oh boy, they have been working on that one for seven years. can you believe that? the swamp. >> reporter: the president 's white house struggles to regroup after that shake-up. the new chief of staff set to start monday, the old one left last night in the rain. >> hitting a reset button is a good thing and the president did that and so i think he's happy. >> reporter: speaking to fox news, reince

the fbi director also gone. all of this happened in just six months. >> and now the president is turning to a trusted former general to impose order in the white house. >> the big question, can the change effectively reset the administration and what is reince priebus saying about this? david wright, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, paula and jon. the president is clearly hoping the shake-up will bring some order and discipline to a white house that has been ridden by division and back biting chaos that comes at a cost to the president's age a agenda. the scapegoat this week, reince priebus who left the white house last night. he told fox news he wouldn't comment on the attacks by communications director anthony scaramucci. >> i'm not going to get into that subject. it's getting in the mud and i think the palace intrigue stuff is annoying and i think it's a distraction. it takes away from the president's agenda. i think everyone needs to focus on the president and what he needs to get done for the

. >> police and fbi are asking are for your help to identify this man that held up a bank in port richmond today. he only used a demand note, he's considered armed and dangerous. >>> last night a police chase and shooting in delaware. 23-year-old jonathan dry burg faces charges of murder after shooting at a police officer. it started with an alleged purse robbery. when police tried to stop him, he exchanged fire with an officer and took off running. no one was hurt. police arrested a 16-year-old accused of taking part in the robbery. >>> historic bone in old city have gone missing before researchers could study them. 70 skeletons were excavated when crews building an apartmentment building stumbled upon them. it was from ap a burial ground m 1807. 12 sets of bones are missing. it is still a mystery tonight. >>> a new jersey veteran who was adopted got the thrill of a lifetime when he was reunited with his birth family. it took years of searching but they met for the first time in burlington. >> i feel i'm standing outside of my body looking at someone else's story unfolding. >> "action new

. >> reporter: former fbi agent steve gomez, now an abc news consultant. >> a lot of times they don't even want to hear the excuse. they'll just kill everybody and make an example. >> so he's in a bad place. >> a very bd placad place. >> reporter: now at 7:07 p.m. two minutes after the first drinks it happens again and again. >> two more sips. and you see the smile. >> reporter: a total of four swallows in all of the highly toxic solution. something the officers will later say under oath the teenager volunteered to do with no prompting from them and before they had any suspicions about what was in the bottles. >> i never asked him to. he volunteered to. and i believe i gestured to him to go ahead. >> you told him to go ahead and drink on more than one occasion, did you not? >> no. >> you're sure of that? >> i'm sure. >> reporter: but the government video obtained by abc news seems to contradict that. now taken in handcuffs to a security office velasquez can barely stand. sweating profusely, upsetting officer valerie baird. >> i noticed some labored breathing, and he was shaking a lot.

. >> reporter: former fbi agent steve gomez, now an abc news consultant, says the cartels do not tolerate failure. >> a lot of times they don't even wanna hear the excuse. they'll just kill everybody and make an example. >> reporter: so he's in a bad place? >> a very bad place. >> reporter: so now, velazquez is about to get one last chance to bluff his way out of his predicament, to prove what's in the bottle is not drugs, as the family lawyer took us through the video. >> cruz now points at the bottle, and she's saying, "okay, drink it." and she makes the gesture that we associate with "to drink." now, watch the male agent. he says, "drink another one." you see them exchanging glances and smiles, because they know what's going on. this is a game in which he's being played with by these officers. they want to see what his reaction is. they're playing with him, and they think it's funny. >> reporter: perallon later claimed he always thought it was just juice. but tests will show that what cruz swallowed -- what was in the bottle -- was more than one hundred times greater than a typical dos

the fbi interviewing more than 200 passengers and crew. this morning, friends back in utah heartbroken for the couple's three daughters who were on the ship with them. >> they've lost everything and their world is upside down now and we have talked to them and they know we love them and are here for them and our house is their house and they know that. >> reporter: on its website kristy manzanares' employer sotheby's international realty saying she loved volunteering at local school, cheering on her daughters at soccer gapes and spending time with extended family. kenneth manzanares has not yet entered a plea. according to that criminal complaint when fbi agents were taking him into custody he spontaneously said to them my life is over. >> just think of those children. >> thank you, linzie. >>> newly released video revealing what venus williams moments after that deadly car crash and abc's linsey davis has those details. >> reporter: the seven-time grand slam champion is used to fighting on the court and now she's prepared to fight in cour

in light of the leak of my financial disclosure info, which is a felony, i will be contacting the fbi and the justice department. and he tagged priebus' twitter handle. he deleted the tweet. when two reporters disputed that, scaramucci issued a challenge on live television. >> they're making the assumption that it's him because journal t journalists know who the leakers are. if reince wants to explain he is not a leaker, let him do that. >> reporter: the press secretary said the president likes to see his top aides spar with each other. >> the president enjoys healthy competition and conversation. he sees that as such. >> reporter: priebus has been silent. nobody in the white house defending him. he's the second top official left twisting in the wind gi the president. the other one, attorney general jeff sessions, who broke his silence on the president's attacks. >> you've seen the president's criticism of you, is it fair? >> it's kind of hurtful. but the president of the united states is a strong leader. he wants all of us to do our jobs. that's what i intend to do. >> reporter: they

the fbi on that cruise ship. passengers interviewed and what we now know after a wife and mother is found dead. >>> the mystery illness. what is making the officers sick while driving their suv and patrol vehicles? >>> and the plane crash on the interstate. now the 911 calls for help. >> there's been an airplane crash on i-15. >> what authorities are saying tonight. >>> good evening, and it's great to have you with us here on a thursday night, and we begin with now reporting breaking at this hour revealing a war brewing inside the west wing. the brand new communications director and a phone call he reportedly made to a writer at "the new yorker." their conversation shedding new light on what we already knew. there is major tension between these two men, that communications chief and the chief of staff. tonight, it's turned very ugly. just moments ago, that communications director, anthony scaramucci tweeting, sometimes i yooz colorful language. abc's chief white house correspondent, jonathan karl, leading us off.

the fbi on that cruise ship. passengers interviewed and what we now know after a wife and mother is found dead. >>> the mystery illness. what is making the officers sick while driving their suv and patrol vehicles? >>> and the plane

tweet overnight he suggests that the embattled chief of staff -- writing he would be contacting the fbi and the justice department. >> that story was based on publically available information and he now insisting that the deleted tweet was misinterpreted but thursday morning on cnn. >> if he wants to explain he is not a leaker let him do that. >> a rocky relationship between the two senior officials but the white house not weighing in. >> the president always enjoyed healthy competition. >> there is an a -- of leaked information and transcripts of conversations with world leaders for example. but the firing authority only extends to the communication teams and these headlines are coming from somewhere else. channel 6 "action news." >> karen thank you. >>> members of the judiciary commit eare working on legislation keeping robert mueller from being fired. lindsay graham and sheldon whitehouse is working on legislation without judicial review and it's unclear when it will be introduced. >> and republican senator echos similar thoughts on the senate floor. >> if you are thinking of making

. >> a suspect in fbi custody now after a death on a cruise ship. that a 39-year-old woman from utah died after a domestic dispute on the emerald princess. witnesses say they heard a woman scream from balcony and a man threatening to jump overboard. all 4500 passengers were interviewed before being allowed off the ship. >> justin bieber was caught on video accidentally striking a paparazzi last night. as the 23-year-old left the parking lot he collided with the photographer and did stay on the scene for 10 minutes and the injuries were not life tl life-threatening of this after he canceled the rest of his tour due to unforeseen circumstances. >>> new video of a helicopter crew lifting a 12-year-old boy and his father to safety after being trapped by flash flooding in arizona. among eight hikers that got stuck on a cliff. most of the group was rescued on sunday and they had to wait for the next day to safely reach father and son. >> coming up a new study says that common medical advice about antibiotics is wrong and where exprts want to change the wa

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long running fbi investigation led to 6 people close to the mayor. the mayor said the corruption did not reach to the top. he said he has no plans to resign. >> i want to make it clear to everyone, i have done nothing wrong. nor have i ever personally accepted a dime beyond my salary as mayor. i never accepted anything but legal campaign contributions. >> former reading mayor is accused of similar crimes for alleged scheme to boost contributions to his campaign which he lost. >>> senate republicans in pennsylvania will vote on a revenue plan to close a 2 billion-dollar hole in the state budget. it includes a new tax on the marcellus shale natural gas drilling and higher taxes on utility bills. governor wolf allowed 32 billion-dollar spending plan to become law without his signature earlier this month. the question is how will we pay for it. lawmakers have been harshing out hashing out how to come up with the money. this is not over because it could face opposition in the house. >>> the eagles hold their first full team practice this afternoon. vetera

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and the fbi and u.s. attorney's office plan to hold a news conference later today to announce charges. >>> new research finds an alarming trend. male fertility has dropped by more than half over the past 40 years. an international team looked at data from nearly 200 studies in developed countries and they say this may also be a problem in less developed countries but there's not enough information on that as yet. the study didn't look into the causes. others have blamed chemicals, stress and obesity. >>> legendary music producer quincy jones has won a legal battle against michael jackson's estate. jones was awarded $9.4 million in the case stemming from the music he produced for three projects including jackson's concert film "this is it" in a statement he said the suit was about the legacy of his work with jackson. jackson's side plans to appeal. >>> time now for some sports including a little craziness in baseball. >> the highlights of that and a good night for u.s. soccer fans. here's our guy at espn.

threatening to call the fbi on a leaker. anthony scaramucci sparked confusion tweeting in light of the leak of my financial disclosure info i will contact the fbi and justice department. and he tagged the white house chief of staff. priebus in the tweet, fueling speculation he was implying that priebus is the leaker. scaramucci says that is not the case. deleted the tweet. public notice to leakers all senior administration officials are helping to end illegal leaks. more republicans are coming to the defense of attorney general jeff sessions after yet a broadside from president trump. senator bob corker declaring, i wish he would stop. lindsay graham saying the president's efforts to pressure sessions to resign instead of firing him is a sign he says of weakness. the white house insists the president is not trying to push sessions out. we get more now from abc's pierre thomas. >> the attorney general, under intense scrutiny. capturing jeff sessions leaving the white house after what they're calling a routine meeting. preside

sessions replace acting fbi director with mccabe? he calls him beleaguered and dazed. >> i'm disappointed with the attorney general. >> reporter: why doesn't he fire his attorney general if he is so unhappy with him? >> you can be disappointed in someone and want them to continue to do their job, and that's where they are. >> reporter: we have learned the two men haven't spoken in days. >> make america great again. >> reporter: a stunning reversible for the senator to endorse then-candidate trump, but we have learned that sessions has no intention of resigning and senators have been lining up behind the attorney general, and not the president. >> jeff has been very loyal to the president, and i think he deserves loyalty back. >> jeff sessions is an honorable man. >> reporter: for the first time, we hear from a u.s. attorney inside the justice department. does he have support in the justice department? >> he enjoys wide support in the u.s. attorney community, but in times like this, the men and women of the department of justice conti

brady the question is he caught in the fbi's headlights? >> the office does not comment on ongoing investigations. >> the question was about veteran congressman, bob brady, he is under investigation by the fbi in the wake a guilty plea by this woman. reverend carolyn. she admitted to her role and trying to conceal it. she was an aide of jimmy moore challenging brady in the primary but eventually $90,000 was transferred from accounts -- >> and falsifying the reports and reports related to the fact that one individual who was running for congress, paid off the campaign expenses of his opponent in order to get his opponent to exit the race. >> today congressman brady's lawyer issued this statement saying he did nothing wrong and is cooperating. that his campaign committee purchased a former poll and hired his campaign manager to assist in the general election. legal expers say if there was wrong doing by brady they need her or other aides to cooperate. >> it appears to be that before the government could make a case against the congressman, it

he is under investigation by the fbi in the wake of a guilty plea by this woman. reverend carolyn cafnice. in 2012 she was a campaign aide for city judge jimmy moore who was challenging brady in the democratic primary but eventually $90,000 was transferred from brady's campaign to moore's when he dropped out of the race. >> she is guilty of falsifying reports and those reports related to the fact that one individual who was running for congress paid off the campaign expenses of his opponent in order to get his opponent to exit the race. >> today congressman brady's lawyer issued it statement saying he did nothing wrong and is cooperating and he purchased an extensive poll from candidate moore and hired his campaign manager to assist in the general election. if there was any wrong doing, by brady they need her and other aides to cooperate. >> it appears before the government could make a case against the congressman it would be necessary for people working for the congressman either these campaign cult ans or other people in the congressman's campaign to roll over

since the fbi raid of allentown city hall two years ago a string of confidants have pleaded guilty. and a solicitor admitting to fraud for a contract. and last year his political consultant mike fleck plead guilty to extortion. and they are not about to abandon the 50-year-old mayor running for a fourth term. >> are you presumed innocent until proven guilty. >> well, as of last night pawlowski was signalling indicted or not he was not going to step down or resign and tough it out and stay in office and continue his re-election bid. while we'll have the announcement today by the feds in an hour's time, as far as the indictment is concerned. mr. pawlowski scheduled a news conference to answer charges and talk to reporters. john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> well, neighbors said it sounded like an earthquake when part of a home in philadelphia came crashing down today and there were two people inside of the house at the time of the collapse. it happened at 4:45 on the south block of ruby street. firefighters helped to rescue a couple inside. the woman heard creaki

the fbi has been investigating a pay to play scheme where city contracts were exchanged for campaign contributions. nine people already have pleaded guilty to federal crimes since the investigation began in 2013. pawlowski's attorney jack mcmann says he doesn't know the details of the indictment. pawlowski sent an "action news" a text saying i will not step down or drop out of the campaign. the democrat is running for a fourth term in november. >> new this morning, police in pemberton township new jersey are investigating an attempted abduction of a child. investigators have only released a few details but they did saint happened last night near presidential lakes. according to police the suspect was driving a brown ford ranger pickup truck. we're also getting a closer look at the attack on a septa police sergeant while she was on the job. her body camera was rolling the moment this happened. >> uh-uh. stop. >> really hard to see. after that, the man pushed the sergeant lynn perone to the ground. police say the attack happened monday night when perone was responding to the angora sta

the fbi has been investigating a pay to play scheme in which city contracts were exchanged for campaign contributions. nine people have already pleaded guilty to federal crimes since the investigation began in 2013. pawlowski's attorney jack mcmann says he doesn't know the details of the indictment. pawlowski him sent sent "action news" a text saying i will not step down or drop out of the campaign. the democrat is running for a fourth term in november. >>> senate republicans are having a rollercoaster session in washington. just hours after claiming victory over a successful procedural vote to start debate on healthcare reform, gop leaders hit a stumbling block. late last night the senate rejected the bill's first amendment to erase and replace much of the affordable care act. nine republicans were among those who voted no. the senate is expected to take up a separate bill today that would largely repeal the aca with a two year expiration date to give lawmakers time to craft a replacement. >> a cold case murder in bucks county is now in the hands of a judge. closing arguments wrapped u

the fbi has been investigating a pay to play scheme in which city contracts were exchanged for campaign contributions. nine people have already pleaded guilty to federal crimes since the investigation began back in 2013. pawlowski's attorney jack mcmann says he doesn't know the details of the indictment. pawlowski sent "action news" a text saying i will not step down or drop out of the campaign. the democrat is running for a fourth term in november. >> new this morning, a man is in critical condition stabbed multiple times in the chest and back. chopper6 was over the scene in the city's olney section. it happened just after 6:30 last night on the 6100 block of north marshall street. the victim a man in his 20's was that rushed to the hospital in critical condition. but so far no arrests have been made. >> this is now. a bucks county murder investigation that went cold for more than three decades is now in the hands of a judge. closing arguments wrapped up in the bench trial of george shaw yesterday. the 57-year-old is charged with raping and killing barbara rowan of bensalem back in the

the fbi is investigating a pay to play scheme involving allentown city hall. since last july. the assistant finance director and former city controller plead guilty to federal crimes. >>> a crucial move on the health care in the u.s. senate this afternoon as senators voted to start debating republican legislation to start repealing barack obama's affordable care act. mike pence voted to break the tie. and senator john mccain, returned to washington to cast his vote. the first time since being diagnosed with brain cancer last week. david muir will have more on the vote and senator mccain. coming up at 6:30 after "action news." >>> dramatic moments on the ben franklin bridge overnight when it was temporarily closed due to police activity. two people climbed up the tall towers and turns out they were photographers and tonight they are facing charges. sara bloomquist is live near the ben franklin bridge with the full story. >> reporter: rick, those two daredevil photographers, walked up the cable on this side of the bridge to the first tower, they did not get a chance to snap a si

. >> this was an investigation the fbi completed and closed. let's get more from pierre thomas over at the justice departme department. the attorney general hanging in there up till now. >> reporter: he had been hoping that the president's anger would dissipate. that's not happening and the tweets make it clear the president is still angry about this and, look, at the end of the day everyone at the justice department is watching. can the attorney general continue to do his job under these circumstances when it's clear that the president increasingly does not have confidence in him. >> but, pierre, we have all -- there's no law but we've had all kinds of norms against the president interfering in investigations like this, all kinds of rules and norms and traditions built up that the president doesn't order an investigation into his defeated opponent. >> reporter: look, george, tradition has been at the white house and the president do not apply political pressure on the justice department with regards to criminal investigations. they're supposed

that have a relationship, probably mexican have grown up there, maybe ex-cop, but that's -- >> the fbi has no jurisdiction in mexico. >> no, in in reality they don't. whatever jurisdiction they have, the mexicans give them and this is not the kind of case that they would step into. >> what kind of liability could this face? >> let's separate criminal from civil. criminal is what brad is talking about, the investigation into wrongdoing. civil would be the family suing. the problem in these kinds of cases is that if a business like this, this business happens to be spanish based but doesn't have major u.s. assets, you're typically saying you'll sue a company that is based in mexico under mexican civil law. that's stuff. it's tough both because you don't have the american that i thinking about the potential risks and you're thinking about the legal side of this you got to think more about u.s.-based resorts. they have to have an asset in the united states that if there is a civil judgment, if there is an award that someone could say let's attach it and figure out a way to make them play.

if it was an fbi agent that did it, they would be investigated by the fbi. maybe they are. i don't know. we can't make that determination. certainly not public. i think it has to be done. an illegally leaked memo of conversations he had with the president of the united states was the basis for which a special counsel was put in place. and let me also say this. that conversation would have been covered by executive privilege. james comey ignored that. did not give the president or anyone else at that point, when he leaked the information, the opportunity to assert the privilege. i think that was not only a dare lix of his duties, but a violation of his couldn't constitutional oath. >> that's all we have time for today. it's an open question whether it was illegal. he says it's not classified. the president did not claim privilege over comey's testimony. thank you for your time this morning. >> four of those documents have been deemed classified, george. it doesn't have to be classified to be illegally leaked. under section 641 of the criminal code. government property. >> ja

. >> reporter: yesterday w patiene their records. 1,000 files were ceased by the fbi when they raided the office last month. >>> there's still much more to come on "action news" saturday morning. new this morning, why a mother of four is seeking refuge from authorities in a connecticut church. >>> plus a man had to be rescued after his barn collapses during strong storms in the midwest. back here at home, let's take you live outside, sky6 live hd giving you a beautiful image at the temple university campus overlooking center city. it's still hot out there. is there an end to the heat? chris has the answer and storms are on the way. "action news" continues in just a moment. introducing new parodontax. the toothpaste that helps prevent bleeding gums. if you spit blood when you brush or floss you may have gum problems and could be on the journey to much worse. help stop the journey of gum disease. try new parodontax toothpaste. ♪ >> a mother of four who lives in the united states for two decades is fighting to stay in the county. she has taken sanctuary in a connecticut church an undoc

the fbi said he wanted to commit a mass shooting after pledging allegiance to the islamic state group. his attorney is requesting a meningitis health valuation. he is being held without bail. >>> a plane was seriously damaged after a mechanic forgot to set the breaks. the plane rolled down the embankment. it was undergoing maintenance work. >>> passengers on a seaplane had to be rescued from the new york city river. firefighters say they helped ten people off the plane. they were all okay. bill lawrence who created the sitcom scrubs and cougar town tweeted he was one of the passengers on the plane. that would be scary. 5:16 a.m., we're glad you're waking up with us so early. 5:00 a.m., meteorologist chris sowers is tracking this oppressive heat. you have to do something about this heat, chris, i'm sorry. >> reporter: we have to get there, but we have a couple of more to go there, here's good news we're not above 100 with the heat index. 98, 99. same thing at this point. looking live at the commodore barry bridge, waking up to sticky conditions. we see a mixture, sun getting ready to r

his team of conflicts of interest, telling "the new york times" he interviewed mueller for the job of fbi director just one day before he was appointed special counsel. >> what the hell is this all about? talk about conflicts. he was interviewing for the job. >> reporter: the president adding, quote, "there were many other conflicts that i haven't said, but i will at some point." and he's warning mueller that investigating the trump family finances not tied to russia would cross a red line. >> i think that's a violation, look, this is about a russia. >> reporter: as for mueller's fate if he crosses that so called red line -- >> what would you do? >> i can't i can't answer that question because i don't think it's going to happen. >> reporter: but mueller, not backing down. today abc learned he sent a letter to white house aides ordering them to preserve all communications, including documents, e-mails and text messages, related to last year's trump tower meeting. involving don junior, paul manafort, jared kushner and that russian lawyer promising dirt on hillary clinton. >> cecilia, we kno

he spoke to the "times" for just under an hour, during which time he accused former fbi director james comey of trying to blackmail him. he brought his granddaughter in to speak chinese to everyone. he talked about hitler and napoleon. and he outlined his new plan for health care. this is an actual quote. this is what he's going to do. "we are going to watch obamacare go down the tubes and we'll blame the democrats." so problem solved, i guess. [ laughter ] trump told reporters he was being unfairly judged because he's only been in office six months and people are expecting him to deliver a health care bill. and he has a point. i mean, where did anyone get the idea that passing health care was going to be easy? >> you're going to have such great health care at a tiny fraction of the cost, and it's going to be so easy. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: all right. donald trump hasn't met donald trump. [ applause ] i don't know if they'd get along. the most explosive part of the interview with the "times" was when trump lashed out at his own attorney general jeff sessions. he said that if he'd known

lashed out at the top leaders in the justice department, the deputy attorney general and the acting fbi director. and he attacked the man spearheading the russia investigation, special counsel robert mueller, warning mueller would cross a red line if he probed trump family finances, not tied to russia. >> i think that's a violation, look this is about russia! >> reporter: but the president stopped short of saying he would fire mueller if he crosses that red line. so today we asked the white house. today, that should not be viewed as a threat, as a warning, to what this special counsel should or should not be looking at. as it relates to presidents and the family finances. >> the president's making clear that the special counsel should not move outside of the scope of the investigation. >> so let's get to cecilia vega live at the white house, and cecile gentleman, those words right there, that the special counsel should not move outside the scope of the investigation. sounded a lot like she was doubling down on what the president said. stay away from the family finances. >> reporter: sar

director, the former fbi director and the special counsel. all in a matter of a few paragraphs. that's a astonishing. >> he did it in such a casual way but, pierre, your reporting, all signs are the attorney general hunkering down. >> george, last night the justice department declined to comment and early indications are sessions and the deputy a.g. will try to keep their heads down and keep working. top officials were aware of everything the president said and it creates a tremendous amount of pressure. unusual work environment to say the least. 9 toegs that the president of the united states is criticizing the nation's top law enforcement officials in this manner is so unusual. yes, they're political appointees who serve at the president's pleasure but the justice department at least in terms of criminal investigations and also national security investigations is supposed to have a degree of independence and autonomy. >> in that interview not one but two threats, warnings to the special counsel mueller, the first one about going into the pr

. >>> trump also calls fired fbi director james comey a liar and issues a threat to the special counsel in charge of the russia investigation. >>> state of emergency. more than 40 wildfires raging out west. new evacuations overnight as the flames close in

attorney's office and the fbi to hurry up in a pay to play scheme at allentown city hall. the mayor who is running for a 4th term in november has maintained all along he has done nothing wrong. >>> wildwood police surprised a 9-year-old l-year-old boy fighting a rare disease and have dreams of becoming a police officer. >> everybody here when you become a police officer had to take an oath of office. would you like to take the oath of office and be a wildwood police officer? >> yes. >> okay. >> reporter: the chief officially civil war ethan cranic in as a wildwood police officer. he was invited to be part of the department 2017 staff photo, pretty cool. >> we continue to follow breaking news, a deadly stabbing leaves a woman dead and her daughter injured we have a live report. >>> see what sparked this violent fight, a man breaks out a machete on a new york city street while another armed himself with a trash can. >>> a teenager is seriously injured trying to jump on a train, hear from his family next. >> good morning it is 5:00 a.m., thursday, july 20 we're following brea

the acting fbi director. he also slammed james comey, the former fbi director who he fired in may saying comey's testimony on capitol hill was, quote, loaded with lies. now, in a lighter moment the president also addressed that lengthy handshake with the french president emmanuel macron saying, quote, he is a great guy, straight, strong, and loves holding my hand. he noted he enjoyed the bastille day military parade in paris and would like to see something similar on pennsylvania avenue. >> emily rau in washington. becoming phone for his handshakes. >> also interesting during the interview his granddaughter walked in and spoke chinese. ivanka's daughter, pretty interesting moment. >>> one of the president's closest confident is heading to capitol hill as the probe moves forward. jared kushner is set to appear before the senate intelligence committee on monday behind closed doors. and the senate judiciary committee has asked donald trump jr. and former campaign chairman paul manafort to testify next week but t

. >> the president expressing frustration with the deputy attorney general and act fbi director, trump suggesting james comey was trying to use a salacious dossier as leverage against him. >> the president choosing the so-called failing "new york times" for that interview there. as for the probe it is moving forward, the president's son-in-law jar son-in-law jared kushner to meet with congress behind closed doors. >> so far, no word on whether they will indeed appear. all three men are expected to be asked about a meeting with a russian lawyer and any other potential russian contacts. >>> also break right now, doctors confirming senator john mccain is battling a brain tumor. >> arizona republican is 80 years old. the tumor was discovered last friday when mccain had a blood clot removed from above his left eye. they managed to remove all of the tumor that was visible on brain scans. >> mccain's wife cindy tweeting overnight that her husband is doing well. we are joined live with the latest. good morning. >> it is a tough diagnosis for a man known as one of the toughest senators on capit

the fbi hasn't named as a suspect. we were unable to reach his attorney for comment. >> stephanie, thank you. >>> next, new developments in the brutal murders of four young men outside of philadelphia. cosmo dinardo charged in the death of all four victims. his cousin, sean kratz also charged in three of the alleged murders. abc's eva pilgrim is in pennsylvania. >> reporter: tonight, we're learning more about one of the two men behind bars, charged in the gruesome murders of four pennsylvanian men. authorities say cosmo confessed to the slaying, saying his cousin sean kratz helped. dean finocchiaro, thomas meo, mark sturgis and gymi patrick were missing for over a week. >> we're here to seek justice for them. and that's our commitment. >> reporter: authorities say cosmo admitted to murdering patrick on july 5th and told investigators he and kratz killed the three, saying he lured the men to the farm with the idea of buying marijuana. the case disturbing neighbors in this philadelphia neighborhood where kratz used to ha

. >> also right now behind bars, a bank robber wanted by the fbi dubbed the american league bandit because of the baseball caps that he wore has been captured. the bureau not releasing his identity or the details of his capture. he was wanted for at least 12 bank heists or attempted robberies in maryland and virginia between november and june. >> so he went from the yankees to the red sox there if i can see correctly. >> apparently it's all the american league. >> he was traded. >> he was not traded. >>> and back at work, president jimmy carter making an appearance at the final day of a mission to build and repair as many as 100 homes in canada after spending the night in the hospital where he was treated for dehydration. the 92-year-old has worked on more than 4,000 homes for habitat for humanity. he showed back up to work a smile on his face and he and his wife are thanking everyone for their outpouring of support after that scare. >> amazing guy. so resilient. >>> now to the major new development in the murders of four young men whose bodies were found on a farm in pennsylvania. >> a se

your son don junior received, that they should fbi rather than accept that meeting. is he wrong? also, were you misled by your team in not knowing about this meeting? >> my son is a wonderful young man. he took a meeting with a russian lawyer, not a government lawyer, but a russian lawyer. it was a short meeting. it was a meeting that went very, very quickly, very fast. >> reporter: but in nose e-mails don junior agreed to meet with the russian government attorney who wanted to provide the campaign with information that would damage hillary clinton. president trump coming to his son's defense. >> and nothing came of the meeting. and i think it's a meeting that most people in politics probably would have taken. >> reporter: the french press pouncing on president trump's past paris bashing. >> you were implying at the time that paris was not safe anymore. those are very strong words. would you repeat them today? >> you better let me answer that one first. that's a beauty. it's going to be just fine because you have a great president. you have somebody that is going to

have a tip line for any information in the investigation, call the fbi and choose option 7. or go to fbi.gov online. >>> president trump is taking participant in about a steel day in par owe bastille day in paris. new this morning arc federal judge is loosening the trump administration travel ban it allows grandparents of anyone legally in the u.s. into the county. it prevented foreigners from 6 predominantly muslim countries from coming into the u.s. hawaii said it wrongly excluded close relatives like grandparents. >>> a traveling vietnam memorial will be on display in bucks county. it's a slightly smaller replica like the one in washington, d.c. it was brought here in pieces. over the last few days, dozens put it back together at the pen dell memorial ball field. it will be open to the public beginning at 9:00 a.m. this morning. >> you know, david we've been looking at sky6 live hd pictures from around the region. it's gray and muggy and not as nice out there. >> reporter: still muggy and not not -- and a chance of storms. we see green and yellow on the radar. looking liv

. >>> a former fbi agent said the confession will aid investigators for the clues in the case. >> it will allow them to process the scene faster. he will tell them is there more than one spot where the bodies are burieded how did he kill them. these are things they would have to put together like a jigsaw puzzle from the forensic evidence they have to recover. but with him providing information, obviously, presumably, they are trusting the information he is providing a >> anyone with information go to tips fbi.gov. right now we have the latest on the confession along with the timeline of this massive investigation. >> it's 5:36 a.m., new this morning, president trump is taking part in bastille day celebrations in paris. this is president macron and trump celebrating with a parade, over the champ elysees. . >> nothing came of the meeting, and i think it is a meeting that most people in politics probably would have taken. >> a moment of sticking out for some, president trump was captured on video commenting on the french first lady's figure, telling her you're in good shape beautiful,

. >> a veteran former fbi agent said cosmo dinardo's confession takes a lot of pressure off investigators in their search for clues in the case. >> the confession is the game changer. in the confession he will provide the details they are trying to figure out forensically. he will tell them is their more than one spot, where are they buried, how did he kill them. they say the things that they are trying to put together in the jigsaw puzzle. that's providing the information presumingably the information he is -- presumable the information he is providing is accurate will make this easier. >> you can find a complete timeline of the on going investigation at 6abc.com. >>> a man has died after being hit by a car in parkside neighborhood at 53rd and jefferson street. the man in his late teens to early 20s. he was taken to penn presbyterian hospital for treatment, but died. >>> police identified a roofer electrocuted working in salem county on thursday. 54-year-old jerome dean was installing a roof on the 100 block of highland avenue in pennsville when his ladder came in contact with an electri

received, that they should alert the fbi rather than accept that meeting. is he wrong? also, were you misled by juyour team in not knowing about this meeting? >> my son is a wonderful young man. he took a meeting with a russian lawyer, not a government lawyer, but a russian lawyer. it was a short meeting. i think from a practical standpoint, most people would have taken that meeting. it's called opposition research or even research into your opponent. >> reporter: but in those e-mails, it was crystal clear. don jr. agreed to meet with a quote, russian government attorney, whom he was told had incriminating information on hillary clinton, information described to don jr. as part of russia and its government support for mr. trump. >> nothing came of the meeting. and i think it's a meeting that most people in politics probably would have taken. >> reporter: in pairs, trump's new-found friendship with the french president on display, but it wasn't always that way. >> congratulations, great job. >> reporter: starting with that handshake tug-of-war during their first meeting,

the fbi and investigators on the scene discovering the bodies with help from cadaver dogs who detected the bodies buried some 12 feet below. abc's eva pilgrim is on the scene in bucks county, pennsylvania. >> reporter: tonight, new images of "person of interest" cosmo dinardo pointing a pistol. his stunning confession. >> he confessed to the murders of four young men. >> reporter: 24-year-old cosmo dinardo at mitting to the murders after other remains were found on his family's farm in a makeshift grave. >> we had cadaver dogs and i don't understand the science behind it, but those dogs could smell these four boys 12 1/2 feet below the round. >> reporter: investigators had been digging at the 90-acre site outside philadelphia for days. authorities pieces together a time line linking dinardo to the disappearances. they say around 4:00 p.m., sturgis went to meet meo. four hours later, license plate readers spot the car, and meo and sturgis failed to show up to work the next day. the authorities found meo's car in this garage with meo's life-saving diabetes medication still inside. this c