president trump's pick tory place comey in the fbi. asked about loyalty to the president and what the president said just today, that this is all a witch hunt. how his nominee answered. abc's justice correspondent, pierre thomas in the room. >> reporter: after firing previous fbi director james comey, president trump's pick to replace him, chris wray, facing intense scrutiny today. grilled about everything from the loyalty to the president to don junior. >> if you get a call from somebody suggesting that the foreign government wants to help you by disparaging your opponent, tell us to call the fbi. >> from any nation state or any nonstate actor is the kind of thick the fbi would want to know. >> i'll take we should call you and that's a great answer. >> reporter: after those one-on-one meetings between president trump and james comey, the new mom knee was asked, what would he do? >> if the president asked you to do something unlawful or unethical, what would you say? >> first, i would try to talk him out of it, and if that failed, i wo

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.

now the fbi is hunting for him. everybody's hunting for him. >> south beach was -- >> shooting occurred on the front steps of his ornate mansion -- >> reporter: versace's murder kicked off a media frenzy. >> hundreds of tourists and local residents continue a pilgrimage to the home of gianni versace. >> reporter: that's me 20 years ago on one of my first big assignments for abc news. there was also a frenzy of speculation over whether versace and cunanan could be connected. >> our best witness, i would say, was his partner. he said that they never knew each other. in my heart i feel something must have happened at some point between the two. >> he supposedly met him at some sort of backstage or private cocktail party. it was very, very brief. and you know, it's very possible that they did have some sort of intimate relationship. >> so when you heard he was accused of killing versace, what went through your mind? >> i wasn't surprised at all. >> reporter: eight days after the shooting investigators track cunanan to a

the fbi says army sergeant ekika kang pledged his allegiance to isis and helped purchase a drone for isis to use against american forces. the 34-year-old kang served tours in iraq and afghanistan and was highly decorated. once awarded the global war on terrorism service medal. >>> slightly cooler temperatures are helping fire crews wage war on the dozens of wildfires scorching parts of the west but containment is still a long way off for some including two major wildfires in southern california that have gutted more than 20 structures and forced thousands of people from their homes. fire crews could be further hampered by incoming storms with the potential to spark new fires. now here's a look at today's weather. >> good morning, the interior continues to sizzle. staying hot in utah, nevada, california, as well as arizona. this week we'll have a few isolated thunderstorms but not enough to impact all the fires we're struggling with with locally gusty winds that will make parched conditions drier or dustier. then the same dangerous heat will move to the north creating fire dangers to

an fbi s.w.a.t. team arresting a sergeant first class in honolulu. he is accused of swearing allegiance in isis, attempting to pass military documents to the terror group. there are celebrations in iraq tonight in the fight against isis. the prime minister in mosul declaring, quote, absolute victory against isis. the u.s. coalition commander supporting the iraqi troops calling it a decisive blow. some remain inside the city, and after years of war, mosul is now the scene of a humanitarian cries crisis. >>> back here at home, you remember the pictures of chris kiss ti on the beach closed to the public. today, the governor guest hoet hosting on sports radio, and some of the callers giving hip an earful. here's abc's david wright. >> reporter: today, on one of america's most popular sports radio shows, america's least popular governor. new jersey's chris christie was feeling the heat for that family beach day on the jersey shore. >> mike in montclair. what's up, mike? >> governor, next time you want sit on a beach that is closed to the entire world exce

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

police and the fbi on the scene right now. they have a person of interest in custody, and they are focusing their search on property owned by his family. abc's eva pilgrim on the scene. >> reporter: tonight, fbi investigators zeroing in on this field outside philadelphia, using a backhoe, digging and sifting soil by hand. appearing to measure and photograph what they're unearthing, searching for four young men missing since last week. >> i think that it's very important to hang onto hope until there is no room left for it. >> reporter: the property owned by the family of 20-year-old cosmo dinardo, who authorities say is a person of interest in the mysterious disappearance of those men. 19-year-old jimi patrick was last seen wednesday. >> he was on the shyer side, but you'd get a smile out of him, a little bit of a conversation. >> reporter: tom meo, 21, 22-year-old mark sturgis, and 19-year-old dean finocchiaro all missing since friday. dinardo arrested monday on an unrelated gun charge. >> what we're looking for is informatio

many, many agencies are involved trying to find them, that includes the fbi. over the last 24 hours we've seen a whirlwind of activity. police executed a search warrant in this home in solbury township. it is connected to the four males, jimi tar patrick, dean finocchiaro, mark sturgis, and tom meo. a command unit is set up outside. the severity of the situation is climbing. the bucks county d.a. is asking for the community's prayers moving forward. >> at this point i just ask for your patience and your prayers for these four young men and please let us do our jobs. >> reporter: we did speak with the father of mark sturgis by phone. he confirmed that his son's was found at peddlers village. he said he was with tom meo at the time. the d.a. confirmed the four males know each other. >> we have information that they know each other. >> reporter: it's all hands on deck to find them, but could not confirm all four are alive. >> i can't say we hope and pray they are, but we need to go with the investigation leads us. >> regardless of what happens today, the d.a. sai

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.

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 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

and we are hearing more about it from the president and his nominee for fbi director. abc correspondent emily is live in washington with the details. >> reporter: rick, donald trump jr. and his father continue to call the russia investigation a witch hunt but it's not going away any time soon. >> i did not consider director mueller to be on a witch hunt. >> that is the nominee for fbi director chris rey during his confirmation hearing. >> if i got a call from somebody that said the russian government wants to get lindsay graham elected and has dirt on his opponent. should i take the meeting. >> i would seek a lawyer. >> the interview coming the same day don jr. released the -- to help the campaign. and an acquaintance said that the russian lawyer had incriminating evidence about hillary clinton and this obviously high level and sensitive information and part of russia and the government's support for mr. trump and don jr. responds if it's what you say i love it. and now they are talking to his son-in-law and white house adviser at the time who was in the meeting. >> th

now the fbi is hunting for him. everybody's hunting for him. >> murder in miami. he was one of the world's most influential fashion designers. gianni versace was murdered in broad daylight this morning. >> it was a terrible day. >> south beach was the scene of a horrible crime. >> the shooting occurred on the front steps. >> mr. versace was gunned down as he walked into his miami beach mansion. >> it was all over the news, every channel. >> police say their main suspect is reputed serial killer andrew cunanan. >> i couldn't believe it when i first heard of the accusations that that was my brother. >> this is not just a tragedy but it is also a great loss to our community and in fact to the world. >> versace had only been back in miami about five days. and, based on the behavior at that murder scene, andrew knew what those habits were. how fast does he walk and who else is out there at the time. >> what makes this murder completely different than the other ones is he does his homework. how am i going to get access to versace? >> miami beach investigators are curren

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

the confirmation hearing donald trump pick for fbi director. christopher rey is answering questions how he will remain -- from his predecessor james comey. >> if the president asks you to do something unlawful and unethical what would you say. >> would try to talk him out of it and if that failed i would resign. >> he told senators that the fbi will remain strictly independent under his leadership and pledged to be quote, impartial in the pursuit of justice and conduct business by the book and playing it straight. >> without fear, without favoritism and certainly without regard to any partisan political influence. anybody who thinks that i would be pulling punches as the fbi director sure doesn't know me very well. >> the 50-year-old rey is a former federal prosecutor and if confirmed he will replace james comey he was abruptly fired in may. and before the confirmation hearing was over democrats plan to vote yes for rey as the next fbi director. >> all right alicia, some young women are calling for more diversity in the transportation and engin

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

it is after all their property that the police and fbi are scouring. "action news" reporter bob brooks has more on this family both prominent in bensalem and solebury. >> reporter: jim, yes prominent family they own several businesses mostly in construction. they also own the property here in solebury at the center of this investigation. their son, cosmo, has been arrested but for charges unrelated to this case but is the person of interest in this missing persons case. >> police consider him a flight risk that is likely while cosmo has been arrested. after a weapons charge unrelated to the four missing men but he is the only one named as a person of interest. at his home we got no answer but spoke with a neighbor that wanted to give the family praise. >> they are very nice. >> and thinks highly of 20-year-old cosmo. >> he is a great kid always helping people. >> we found the dinardo to be linked to six businesses mostly construction and owns the 90 plus property at the center of the investigation every inch above grown and below it. >> we are using ma

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

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. >>> we follow the developing news out of bucks county where the fbi join the search for missing young men. the identity of the two teenagers and men in their 20s were released. many questions remain about whether the men know reach other and where they might be. walter perez is live with what we know so far about the case. walter. >> reporter: hey, sarah as you mentioned there are a lot of unanswered questions regarding this case and one of the biggest is how might these four young men be connected. regardless this case is being taken seriously with several agencies on the case including the fbi. >> as is obvious in a case of this scope and magnitude it's all hands on deck. matt weintrob is talking about the missing persons cases of these four young men, dean finocchiaro, jimi tar patrick and mark sturgis and tom meo. patrick was last seen july 5. the discovery of mark sturgis' car was found in peddlers village in bucks county. authorities say it was part of the investigation, but they would not elaborate. d.a. weintrob admits they are not certain what they are dealing with nick. >> n

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

. >>> good afternoon in the news president trump's pick to lead the fbi face a confirmation hearing in washington. >>> and a complicated rescue, crews help a man to safety after being 80 feet above the ground. >>> and the big story is the ongoing search for four missing men in bucks county. they will still combing a large property on york road. in the last half hour they said they recovered evidence in that site and another location. katherine scott is live now with the latest. >> reporter: rick, the district would not elaborate on what that important evidence is but that the investigation remains wide open and cosmo dinardo remains a person of interest in this case. and the search remains on his family's property down the street from here. as it stretches into another day, federal state and local law enforcement are scouring this field and examining other locations looking for evidence that could shed light on what happened. >> had is really, really rough on everything involved. the heat, the magnitude, the scope, and the stakes are incredibly high, life and death. >> heavy equipment

the fbi is also involved today. the news conference just wrapped up in solebury township. that's where we find "action news" reporter walter perez who joins us with the latest on what police and the d.a. are saying today. walter. >> reporter: hey, guys, still a lot of unanswered questions in this case. for example, investigators are still working to confirm any possible link between all four of the men involved in this case and also bucks county d.a. matt weintraub a short time ago came just short of saying foul play is involved but he said he certainly believes that is the case. weintraub also wrapped up that news conference saying make no mistake, they're pulling out all the stops for this investigation. >> amazed and impressed at the amount of manpower that has been dedicated to this and it's really -- we're going to solve this because of all the resources that we're putting together and everybody working on this. >> reporter: and so for now the investigation continues. >> as is obvious in a case of this scope and magnitude it's all hands-on deck. >> reporter: bucks cou

she and her husband also own a farm in solebury that was being searched with heavy equipment by the fbi earlier. and she owns a home in the 2800 block of aqua ton road in solebury that was also being searched on sunday night. for the record, she and her husband have not been named as suspects in the case and authorities would not say if they have questioned their son cosmo in connection with any of this. but "action news" has now learned that cosmo has been taken into custody for an unrelated weapons charge dating back to february. his bail has now been set at $1 million. so, it's apparent authorities don't want him going anywhere while they sort this thing out. and clearly there was a reason why authorities are focusing so much attention on properties owned by the dinardos. authorities say they're not exactly sure what they're going to find here at this home but ostensibly they're looking for any physical and or forensic computer and telecommunication evidence that could shed light on the disappearances of these four young men. that's the very latest from here for now live here in bens

the fbi says s.w.a.t. team agents arrested the 34-year-old over the weekend in hawaii. he has been identified as itikakang at the 25th infantry at a bar racks in honolulu. he enlisted shortly after the september 11th attacks and deployed to both iraq and afghanistan and was most recently an air traffic controller. >>> 14 large wildfires roaring in california forcing nearly 8,000 evacuations. the alamo fire is the largest and burning an area about two-thirds the size of washington, d.c. in santa barbara county, the fire is shutting down both sides of a major highway and trapped dozens of children and camp counselors who waited two hours for help to arrive. they are safe tonight. >>> republicans, northeasterners, baby boomers and men are the best tippers in the country. that according to a survey by credit cards.com. they all left a 20% gratuity on average at restaurants. democrats, women and southerners tipped around 15 or 16%, the survey found. the survey says. but women were more likely than men to tip hotel housekeepers, coffee shop baristas and hairstylists. they als

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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call 1-800-call-fbi and hit option 7 or go online to tips.fbi.gov. and we'll bring you updates on the search for more bodies on air and online at 6abc.com. >>> turning now to another big story. the dangerously hot weather. lets turn to adam joseph with when the oppressive heat will break. >> the oppressive park will break but uncoverage tomorrow and big changes by the weekend. and storms are popping across the area because of the intense heat and humidity. stormtracker 6 live double scan a severe thunderstorm is working into parts of berks county just to the north and west of hamburg, pottsville and dangerous lightning and winds possibly up to 60 miles per hour with that storm. in addition to that, we take a look at satellite and radar and more off to the north and that continues to pinwheel through the region and downpours popping in chester county and montgomery county and a severe thunderstorm watch in effect for all the areas highlighted in yellow at 9:00 and does not include the state of delaware or extreme south jersey or the shore. even there

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

the fbi has a new tip line. that can help in this information. call 1-800-call-fbi and hit option 7 or go online and there you can enter your tips at tips.fbi.gov. we'll update you on this story through the 6 abc news app. you can find all the details about it case and raw video from the action cam and chopper 6 hd and the 6 abc app say free download for your mobile device. >>> turning to the weather story and an excessive heat warning is in place as the temperatures soar near $100s today and feels even hotter than that across the delaware valley. we look live outside at sky 6 hd cape may, new jersey. there are plenty of people with the umbrellas up. the high heat and humidity comes the threat of thunderstorms. lets go to david murphy at the big board with details you need to know. >> we talk about getting relief at the beach and you kind of can. but the advisory goes close to the beach and hot and humid on the beach as well. excessive heat warning in effect in the central counties and the advisory is filtering in in the outlying counties and eve

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

the fbi state police and multiple local agencies have been involved. neighbors are stunned. >> it's sad 'cause solebury new hope, it's a beautiful little town and, you know, you hear this all the time. you never thought something like this would happen here. >> reporter: police have searched several properties belonging to the dinardo family including this home in bensalem. after that search police took 20-year-old cosmo dinardo in custody and charged him with illegal possession of a firearm. back in february dinardo was found with a shotgun and ammunition. despite a however mental illness that includes a involuntary commitment. he's being held on 10 percent of $1 million bail and has not been called a suspect in this case. there's another press conference scheduled for 11 o'clock this morning and we hope to hear more updates on this case then live in solebury township, katherine scott, channel6 "action news. >> katherine thank you. >>> firefighters in wilmington battled an overnight fire. we're told the homes are vacant and no one was injured. >>> pen

the philadelphia inquirer reported that fbi wire tapped union leader john dougherty and city council major lead bob henon for more than a year. neither faces any charges at this point. also reported that the fbi informed mayor jim kenney that his voice as captured during some of these conversations. they have to do that when people are captured in conversations. kenney and dougherty, as everyone knows, are political allies. so you have these wire taps. and then this seth williams thing is so fresh. and do you have this sense of dread of where this investigation is going to lead? >> a lot of people do. i had a -- you know, 'cause there's also been wire taps on, you know, rob mccord was -- was taking people and -- >> state level. >> and john estey as well. so, i had a -- a lobbyist who shall go unnamed tell me that every time he greets a politician, he now hugs him, so, feeling on the back to see if there's a wire -- that's how -- >> and he's not kidding. >> no, no, he's not kidding. >> i was doing some work for someone, um, and, uh, as we looked at some of the transcript, it was publi

. >> police and the fbi are still focusing their search on a farm owned by the family of cosmo dinardo. abc's eva pilgrim has the latest. >> reporter: fbi investigators zeroing in on this field outside philadelphia using a backhoe, digging and sifting soil by hand. appearing to measure and photograph what they're unearthing searching for four young men missing since last week. >> i think that it's very important to hang on to hope until there is no room left for it. >> reporter: the property owned by the family of 20-year-old cosmo dinardo who authorities say is a person of interest in the mysterious disappearance of those men. 19-year-old jimi patrick was last seen wednesday. >> he was on the scheyer side but get a smile out of him. >> reporter: thomas meo, 21, marriage surjs, 22 and 19-year-old dean finocchiaro all missing since friday. dinardo arrested on an unrelated gun charge. >> we're looking for information that connects these four and may connect them to the property we're searching, connect them to cosmo dinardo perhaps. >> reporter: authorities confirming they have brought i

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

now dozens of officers, including an fbi s.w.a.t. team have joined the search. police say the suspect appears to be the same man wanted for starting eight small brush fires in the area on monday. >> oh, my god. i can't breathe. >> reporter: that suspected arsonist striking at a bad time. with nearly 40 large fires burning in the west. several growing blazes near sparks, nevada. this one in camarillo, california. feeding off hot, dry, windy summer weather. and it may get worse before it gets better. thunderstorms this week could bring lightning sparking new fires and 100-degree plus heat across the southwest will not make the fire fight any easier, david. >> that is for sure. clayton, thanks. >>> there is an emotional debate tonight making global headlines. the fate of a terminally ill infant on life support, known as baby charlie. his parents want to move him to a new hospital. the current hospital is resisting. and now president trump and the vatican are getting involved. abc's james longman from london tonight. >> reporter: a family facing the greatest loss im

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

. >>> president trump's pick to replace fired fbi director james comey has assured lawmakers he will remain independent. the confirmation hearing for christopher wray focused largely on the russia investigation. wray told senators he has no reason to doubt the intelligence community's assertion that russia meddled in the election. >> as the future fbi director, you consider this endeavor a witch-hunt. >> i do not consider director mueller to be on a witch-hunt. my loyalty is to the constitution, no one asked me for any kind of loyalty oath at any point during this process and i sure as heck didn't offer one. >> wray is a former high-ranking justice department official. he saided he'd be prepared to step down if the president asked him to do something illegal. it is to satisfy republicans and democrats. >>> let's take a look now at your weather. >> there's more rain and flooding on the way to the great lakes region today. the fox river is already at an all-time high. that's in burlington, wisconsin, after 7 inches of rain fell in a short period. there was also significant flooding nor

the fbi, state police and multiple local agencies have been involved. neighbors are stunned. >> it's sad 'cause solebury new hope is a beautiful little town and, you know, you hear this all the time. you never thought something like this would happen here. >> reporter: police have searched several properties belonging to the dinardo family including this home in bensalem. after that search police took 20-year-old cosmo dinardo in custody and charged him with illegal possession of a firearm. according to court documents, back in february, dinardo was found with a shotgun and ammunition despite a history of mental illness that includes an involuntary commitment. he's being held on 10 percent of $1 million bail and has not been called a suspect in this case. there is another press conference scheduled for 11 o'clock this morning and we hope to hear more updates on this case then t we're live in solebury township, katherine scott, channel6 "action news. jeanette. >>> today run thank you. >>> new from overnight, someone shot a man multiple times in philadelp

the fbi is searching a farm that belongs to cosmo dinardo's family. that's based on tips that investigators have received. they do have dinardo in custody but say he is not a suspect at this time. he's being held on an earlier gun charge. officials say that four young men between the ages of 18 and 22 appeared on three different days last week. >> i have spoken to all of the families of the four young men. they're very prayerful, they're very, very anxious. they're fearful, but they maintain some hope. >> reporter: investigators are releasing few details about the case, but they say the missing men know each other. >>> two new studies claim that drinking coffee could extend your life. researchers found that people drinking two to three cups of coffee per day have a 18% lower risk of dying from any cause than non-coffee drinkers. and even one cup has benefits. we are screwed, as two non -- >> two people who don't drink coffee. >> wow. >>> one family in littleton, colorado is now celebrating a new member of the family who could not have more perfect tim

the fbi and homeland security on the hunt for the attackers. the fear this morning that a foreign country might be trying to cause a blackout in the u.s. >>> agony on the court. a top american tennis player collapses at wimbledon her knee pluckling screaming in pain. fellow players in tear. medical help slow to arrive. carryed off the court almost 20 minutes later. what went wrong? >>> blockbuster buzz. this summer's big money movies are packing theaters. could the box office grab oscar glory for the first time from "spider-man: homecoming" to "planet of the apes" to "wonder woman." could one of these superheroes win oscar gold? >> you'll soon find out. >>> and good morning, america. so much breaking news overnight. this morning wall eyes on that g20 summit in germany. >> those protesters on the streets of hamburg. that's a look at them right now. peaceful there but did get violent through the night. the first lady, melania trump could not leave her hotel because of the violence in the streets. and there are pictures of the world leaders gather

the fbi says that the pipe bomb explosion that damaged an air force recruiting station in oklahoma is not deemed an act of domestic terrorism. not yet. they have not determine aid motive or determined a motive in the -- of bixby, it rests with the federal authorities. >>> thousands gathered in the bronx today for the funeral of officer familia's family. she was ambushed and killed while sitting in a mobile command unit in the bronx last week. 25,000 mourners from around the country and canada were at the funeral on the grab concourse. mayoro was there. world news tonight with david muir has more on the top stories, including the latest on donald trump jr. emails and the meeting with the russian attorney. >>> back here a philadelphia police officer accused in a deadly street racing accident appeared before a judge today in center city. adam soto waived his preliminary hearing charged with homicide by vehicle and manslaughter. that he was racing another car and struck dimitri on january 21st in northeast philadelphia. >>> investigators wilmington are trying to figure out what sparked a

. >>> 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,

those remains were in a deep grave on the farm where the fbi has been searching. so far they've identify one of the young men who has been missing since last week. 19 year old dean fee know char owe. and officials believe they've already identified a suspect. cosmo dinardo, the son of the owners of that property. >> i feel that we bought ourself an a little bit of time in charging mr. dinardo with the stolen car case today and getting that $5 million bail. it is my hope that he does not post that. but that's his prerogative, of course, if he can post it. but we are going to look seriously at homicide charges and in fact we have pursued that option. >> and the district attorney wouldn't say if he believed more than one person was involved. >> and the grave was discovered by cadaver dogs, and they were amazed that three could find bodies that were buried 12 and a half feet underground. >>> and president trump faces scrutiny. he says he didn't blame his son for holding the many, claiming many would do the same and called the russian probe a witch hunt. the trofr is f

the fbi is investigating the incident as an attack. for people that are allergic to stings, doctors are warning there is a lack of ingredient for one type of medication. they have stretching out time between doses. one of two manufacturers of the drug was shut down last year for contamination concerns. the shortage may not be resolved before next year. adam joseph back now with a closer look at the holiday forecast. over all, not a bad day. >> we had pop ups around the region. more coming in, in thursday and friday. looking at the weather center, my buddy pat sent me this photo he was at. a gathering on the rooftop in part of the city. the invasion of rain over south philadelphia as a downpour blossomed out of nowhere keeping half of the city sunny. you can see where the sky opened up right in the center of south philadelphia, cool shot there. as we get to wednesday tomorrow, sun and clouds, east southeasterly winds 6-12 miles per hour. keeping the shore cooler. inland, 80s. we break down the day for you tomorrow, 73 at 8:00 in the mor

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

the fbi and homeland security on the hunt for the attackers. the fear this morning that a foreign country might be trying to cause a blackout in the u.s. >>> agony on the court. a top american tennis player collapses at wimbled

the fbi and authorities digging and putting up tents, searching for four young men. a former baseball player, two of them construction workers, and tonight, person of interest now under arrest. >>> severe storms at rush hour after tornadoes already reported and this lightning at chicago's o'hare

. >> 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