Towards him. We take you to the Dunkin Donuts of the future where coffee is poured from the tap. Thank you for being a friend and americas favorite golden girl marks a special day. And good wednesday morning. We begin with steve bannon facing two subpoenas in two separate russia investigations. So bannon sat down for a marathon session before lawmakers on capitol hill but refused to answer key questions about the Trump White House and transition team. Abcs megan hughes has new details from d. C. Overnight. Good morning to you, megan. Reporter kendis, diane, good morning to you both. Youll remember the former chief strategist recently earned the president s scorn for his alleged comments in that new bombshell book. Well, now apparently he is keeping quiet. Steve bannon stonewalling on capitol hill. This was effectively a gag order by the white house. Reporter lawmakers frustrated at bannons refusal to comment on the transition or his time at the white house during roughly ten hours of questioning. Though the president recently lashed out at bannon saying he lost his mind, the white house is defending his silence. Were going to continue to be cooperative, but were also going to maintain some of the executive privileges here at the white house that have been practiced for decades and that need to be maintained. If hes precluded from answering any questions during transition or administration and many questions even after he left the white house, obviously were not able to do our job. Reporter it wasnt just democrats frustrated, bannons lack of response provoked a subpoena from the panels republican chairman. The New York Times is also reporting bannons been subpoenaed by the special counsel to appear before a grand jury, this after comments bannon allegedly made in the book fire and fury including calling donald trump jr. s meeting at trump tower with the russians treasonous. Bannon also allegedly suggesting that donald trump jr. , Jared Kushner and his former Campaign ChairmanPaul Manafort might have engaged in money laundering. A democrat on the committee telling cnn it wont surprise you to hear the fun detail that there was more than one copy of the recent book fire and fury in the room and yet there he was saying, no, i wont answer those questions because ive been asked by the white house not to. Reporter in addition to questions about the book, lawmakers were also hoping to get more details about the president s firing of former fbi director james comey. Kendis, diane. Megan, thank you. And House Republicans have drafted a shortterm funding bill to avoid a Government Shutdown this friday. Theyre hoping to lure democrats by adding an extension for the Childrens Health insurance program, but the deal does not include a program for undocumented immigrants brought to the u. S. As children, and thats likely a deal breaker. And speaking of the battle over immigration, it is lurching forward on several fronts. There is, however, one common thread. No one involved in the debate on any side is turning down the heat. Overnight, Jeff Sessions calling for stricter immigration laws. We should be like canada. We should evaluate them and make sure theyre going to be lawful, theyre not threats to us. Reporter the attorney general on cable news saying should have certain skills. What good does it do to bring in somebody who is illiterate in their own country and has no skills and is going to struggle in our country and not be successful . That is not what a good nation should do, and we need to get away from it. Reporter the comments come as tensions flare over protections for d. R. E. A. M. Ers. This has turned into an s show. Reporter Homeland Security secretary Kirstjen Nielsen facing a barrage of questions on capitol hill. She was in the room when sources say the president used a vulgar slur to describe africanamerican countries. Youre under oath. Did President Trump use this word or a substantially similar word to describe certain countries . I did not hear that word used, no, sir. Thats not the question. Did he use anything similar to that describing certain countries . The conversation was very impassioned. I dont dispute that the president was using tough language. Reporter cory booker here seething with anger. When dick durbin called me, i had tears of rage. Reporter the new jersey senator tearing into nielsen after her claim that she didnt hear the president use the vulgar word. The commander in chief in an Oval Office Meeting referring to people from african countries and haitians with the most vile and vulgar language when ignorance and bigotry is allied with power, it is a dangerous force in our country. Your silence and amnesia is complicity. Reporter the president for his part tried to extinguish the racial firestorm saying he welcomes all immigrants. I want them to come in from everywhere. Everywhere. Reporter the president then ordering a reporter out of the oval office after this question. First caucasian or white countries, sir, or do you want them to come from other parts of the world . Out. And the secretary of Homeland Security is also being criticized for saying that shes not sure whether most people in norway are, indeed, white. As the immigration debate rages, the Justice Department has requested the Supreme Court rule on whether the white house can actually end the daca program for those young immigrants. And we turn now to the glowing report on President Trumps health. The white house physician said for his First Physical in office, the president personally requested a cognitive exam and got a perfect score. The doctor also said the president is in excellent physical health but noted he does have elevated cholesterol and at 239 pounds is just shy of the obesity mark. We talked about diet and exercise a lot. Hes more enthusiastic about the diet part than the exercise part but were going to do both, you know. I told the president that if he had a healthier diet over the last 20 years, he might live to be 200 years old. I dont know. I mean, he has incredible genes, i just assume. The doctor says hed like the president to lose 10 to 15 pounds over the next year. The california house of horror where 13 children were shackled and malnourished is drawing attention to the states homeschooling regulations. David and Louise Turpin homeschooled their kids and filed the proper paperwork to do so every year. Those filings meant education officials did not have to visit their home. Were also learning more about the childrens condition. Doctors say malnutrition reduced their 29yearold daughters body mass to that of a 15yearold. Were also tracking more dangerous winter weather. Snow and ice are moving east from the gulf coast into the carolinas and up to new england today with up to 8 inches in some interior regions. States of emergency have been declared in georgia and North Carolina. Temperatures are 25 degrees below normal in parts of the deep south. All Public Schools in alabama are closed today, and now lets take a closer look at your forecast for this wednesday. Good morning. Now the snow shifts more towards the east. Very cold air overtakes the left area where its already hit and now its targeting the east coast, d. C. Towards boston. We could see possibly four to eight inches of snow north of new york, massachusetts and the coast of the northeast and then we have one more area thats targeted. Its really targeting roanoke, richmond and raleigh with possibly four inches of snow there. Im Accuweather Meteorologist paul williams. Coming up, the concern that a former officer of the cia was spying for china. Also ahead, youtube is changing the rules when it comes to videos and advertising. And the gym owner in big trouble for the video he made showing women in unflattering positions during workouts. Why he did it. Were back with video of a bright flash that lit up the sky in Southern Michigan along with a boom that many thought was thunder. Scientists now say it was likely a meteor entering the atmosphere. Just likely . What are the other options . The boom caused a magnitude 2. 0 earthquake. Im going to stick to meteor. Yeah, lets hope. A former officer at the cia is under arrest reportedly suspected of betraying u. S. Informants in china. Jerry chun shing lee was taken into custody after flying into jfk airport from hong kong. Hes charged with keeping notes with classified information including the names of assets. He faces up to ten years in prison. The cia is not commenting on reports that lee helped dismantle the u. S. Spy network in china and may have played a role in the imprisonment or eddies of more than a dozen informants. The navy filed criminal charges in connection with two deadly collisions at sea. Two destroyers, the uss fitzgerald and the john s. Mccain collided with other vessels last year killing 17 sailors. Now, the navy has charged the Commanding Officers of both ships with negligent homicide. Four other officers face charges including dereliction of duty. Youtube is changing the rules when it comes to making money off ads on the site. That policy change comes after youtube star logan paul published a video showing an apparent suicide victim. Under the new rules to make money from ads, youll need 4,000 hours of view time on your channel in the last year and youll need 1,000 subscribers. The company says those minimums will give youtube more time to filter out inappropriate content. And the company that brings us baby ruth, butterfinger and the crunch bar is selling its u. S. Candy business for nearly 3 billion. Nestle wants to focus on healthier food and is selling the business to ferrero, the Italian Company that makes nutella. These new shoes are made for more than walking. The new kicks from adidas will include a train pass sewn into the tongue. The practices only works in berlin, germany, selling for 200 a piece but see if it catches on. All right. I like it. Coming up, a school in puerto rico celebrates finally getting power back after 112 days. And also ahead, the growing number of children who are dying from the flu and whats so unusual this year. 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And i have experienced flashback nightmares of the abuse. Reporter a steady stream of women stared down their monster. I remember laying there frozen stiff on the table utterly mortified, confused and scared. I felt so powerless to control whats happening. Reporter the first day of testimony at the sentencing of dr. Larry nassar, the former usa Gymnastics Team doctor, kyle stephens, a former family friend was just in kindergarten at the time. You used my body for six years for your own sexual gratification. That is unforgivable. Reporter more than 140 women have accused nassar of sexual abuse including gymnastics brightest stars, simone biles, gabby douglas, Mckayla Maroney and aly raisman, who had scathing words for usa gymnastics. They allowed larry to continue to work on little girls in michigan and molest gymnasts for a very long time. And thats just i dont know how they sleep at night. Reporter in court nassar wiped away his own tears as he listened to victim after victim detail their loss of innocence and childhood. Little girls dont stay little forever. They grow into strong women that return to destroy your world. Reporter linsey davis, abc news, new york. Meanwhile, former olympian Mckayla Maroney will not be fined if she speaks out against nassar. The usa Gymnastics Organization now says it will not enforce a 100,000 fine if maroney were to violate her nondisclosure agreement that was part of her settlement with usa gymnastics. Model Chrissy Teigen had volunteered to pay that fine so maroney could speak at the sentencing. The flu virus is now widespread in all of the continental united states. For the First Time SinceHealth Officials started keeping track 13 years ago. Now, doctors are reporting that most flu cases ever for this time of the year. The cdc says flu season is likely peaking right about now but if you havent gotten your flu shot, its not too late. At least 20 children across the children have now died from flu complications, seven of them just last week alone. A 10yearold boy from connecticut died after traveling to a hockey tournament. His flu was complicated by pneumonia. In the meantime, the red cross is now facing a blood shortage because of the flu and the bad weather. The owner of a fitness gym in North Carolina is apologizing for a promotional video. Tom tomlo sparked outrage after posting that video on instagram showing women bending over while working out. He added emojis and captions near their rear ends including one that said, hump day. Im sorry that it is being felt as if it was something bad. Sexualizing women. Yes, yes, im sorry that thats how its being turned into. But how could it not be because it says hump day on a womans behind who is bent over. It is just a thing that people do on, you know, on wednesdays is hump day. He insists the video was meant to be lighthearted and motivational and says people posting screen shots are taking the images out of context. Now to that violent boat crash caught on camera in oregon. It is now the subject of a costly lawsuit. Hey, hey, hey oh, my god. So the fishermen who jumped into the water were fined, by the way, but their boat was badly damaged, as you can see. The owner of the damaged boat is now suing the other driver seeking nearly 400,000 claiming he was driving while distracted by his cell phone. Wow, what a video. Theyre lucky to have escaped. The famous singer who got an f in music class and what hes doing about it now. Also happy birthday, betty white. Her tips for living a long life as we look back at her career and show you a commercial from the old days. And later, our first look at the Dunkin Donuts of the future. And you have the determination to keep going. Humira has a proven track record of being prescribed for nearly 10 years. 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Traffic is a little busy for 4 28 in the morning. Things are moving nicely for about a 14minute drive over towards san mateo. The fog is represented in orange on the traffic map. In the north and east bay and why is this stretch of the eastbound 580 slow . Well tell you in a couple minutes. Sue, thank you. On to developing news from Stanford University where students say someone drugged them at a fraternity. Some of the students cant even remember much of the nigh. Abc 7 News Reporter live at stanford. Matt . Reporter good morning, reggie and natasha. This is the sigma kai fraternity house. There are seven people reporting symptoms. All this information is coming from the stanford daily. It is an article that says that at least five members of the pi beta phi sort ort suspect were drugged. An email from the staff to Sorority Members saying those people experienced unusual symptoms aligned with that of someone taking a benz dais people. Its a minor commonly known as the date rape drug. They do not have official evidence. One rower did test positive after going to the hospital. The person suspected of bringing the drugs to the fraternity is loosely not someone linked to sigma kai. Hes a member of the Dartmouth College mens rowing team. Stanford university is investigating the incident. Reporting live at Stanford University, matt keller. Abc 7 news. Thank you, matt. Its 4 29 now. California lawmakers looking into changing the homeschooling law following the case of the shackled siblings. 13 children were found living in a filthy home in riverside county. The children ranged between 2 to 29. They were kept out of Public Schools and instead homeschooled by their parents. Dave and louise terrapin. Had the children attended a public school, they would have interacted with teachers every day and teachers may have noticed their emaciated bodies. A sad story. Its now 4 if youre just waking up with us, greetings. Well start with a look at weather and traffic with mike. Look at how thick the fog is as we look south on 680. Once in a while youre able to see headlights and taillights. Its less than an eighth of a mile. Thats how thick it is and dangerous so far this morning. Lets take a look at live doppler 7. Its pretty dry out there. You can see its going to be fairly cloudy all day today. That is reflected in my 12hour accuweather planner. 46 to 52. Little cooler this morning. Upper 50s at noon. It looks like well be in the upper 50s to low 60s. 57