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As the white house decides if they will release the controversial gop secret memo, overnight the leading democrat on the House Intelligence Committee tweeted there were material changes to the memo currently being reviewed by the white houses Legal Counsel making it different from the one the House Committee voted along party lines to release. The chairman and architect of the memo, congressman nunes spokesman, responded saying the claim was simply a strange attempt to stop its release and dismissed the changes as minor edits requested by the fbi and minority. The latest fight as the president s own handpicked fbi director publicly challenged the white house over the controversial fourpage memo which purports to show an abuse of authority by the fbi and Justice Department in obtaining a warrant to spy on former Trump Campaign adviser carter page, suspected of being a russian agent. Saying the bureau had been given only a limited chance to review the memo and, quote, we have grave concerns about material omissions of fact that fundamentally impact the memos accuracy. The fbis public warning came only after director wray and Deputy Attorney general Rod Rosenstein met privately with chief of staff john kelly at the White House Monday to urge the memo remain classified. That warning seemingly ignored. By tuesday lets release the memo. Oh, yeah, dont worry, 100 . Reporter as of wednesday, when asked by the media about its potential release . Mr. President , any response to the fbi . Reporter the president not confirming his plans. And the president could block the release of the memo, but aides tell us he favors transparency. Kendis, diane. All right, so it could come out as soon as today. Serena marshall in d. C. , thank you. A former spokesman for President Trumps legal team is reportedly planning to disclose potentially damaging information to special counsel robert mueller. According to the New York Times mark corallo is expected to discuss the misleading statement the president dictated about donald trump jr. s meeting with a russian lawyer in 2016. Hell also reportedly Say Communications director hope hicks told the president that don juniors email chain would quote never get out. That email chain revealed that don junior was expecting dirt on hillary clinton. Hicks attorney denies the allegation. Critics say if true the revelation could play a role in a possible obstruction of justice case. Meanwhile, details surfaced about a conversation between President Trump and the man overseeing Robert Muellers investigation. A source confirms the president asked Deputy Attorney Rod Rosenstein, are you on my team and at the same meeting he reportedly questioned rosenstein about where the russia investigation was heading. Critics say the comments show a pattern of the president demanding loyalty. Well, mr. Trump heads to West Virginia today to meet with republican members of congress. Some of those lawmakers witnessed firsthand the deadly crash of their train and a garbage truck while on their way to that retreat. Investigators are now on the scene. Dozens of republican lawmakers on board a chartered amtrak train when it slammed into a trash truck near a crossing. Suddenly theres a loud bang. And things stop. Lights went out. There was an acrid smell of electrical smoke. Theres no question that we hit something. We just didnt know what, of course, at that point. Reporter the politicians heading from washington, d. C. To West Virginia for their annual policy retreat. Mass casualty incident level one, train versus truck. Reporter North Carolina representative mark walker filming the scene through the train window showing debris littering the area across the tracks. Three lawmakers who are doctors offering first aid to victims including congressman david roe and roger marshall. So we did cpr for several, several minutes. Dr. Roe gave me a look that i dont know where you teach this in medical school, but a look that this is over, roger. Theres nothing else we can do. Reporter a 28yearold passenger in the trash truck did not survive. The injuries for passengers on the train are minor. It just kind of reminds you sometimes how fragile life can be. Reporter the ntsb says one of the focuses of their investigation will be the grade crossing where the crash took place. A recent study found these crossings where a railroad and a road meet saw an average of nearly six incidents per day in 2017. There are a lot of fatalities at grade crossings, and thats become an area of focus. This is another one of the accidents that help us understand what recommendations would improve the safety of grade crossings. And more on those crossings, people who live near the crash scene say the safety arms at that crossing have been known to malfunction. No word if that played a role in the crash. Turning to the flu epidemic, urgent care clinics are running out of flu tests as the virus continues to spread. A 15yearold girl from georgia has died after she first tested negative for the flu and a 5yearold also from georgia died after he was given tamiflu at the hospital, stayed home for a week then returned to day care only to get sick again. One mothers post on social media is reminding people that hives can be an early symptom of the flu. She said her son had hives and no other symptoms. Doctors say its rare but possible. Meanwhile, the flu is expected to cost u. S. Companies more than 9 billion in lost productivity. The average patient misses four days of work. And as flu season rages on, the cdc is now without its director. Dr. Brenda fitzgerald has resigned after the website politico revealed her investment in tobacco stocks, a possible conflict of interest. Time now for a look at your weather this thursday morning. A new cold front is dumping fresh snow on parts of the midwest and great lakes with an arctic blast set to move in right behind it later this weekend. Itll push the snow showers into the east with accumulations expected from new york all the way up to boston. Temperatures, in the meantime, are dividing the nation with the northern half largely seeing typical february 1 temperatures and everyone south of kansas and washington enjoying more springlike temperatures today, but the groundhog will tell us tomorrow whether winter is ending soon. Coming up, new concerns about americas Missile Defense system after another test failure. Also ahead, a big city mayor admits having an extramarital affair with her head of security. The new questions now about trips they took on the taxpayers dime. And why Mark Zuckerberg is happy that people are spending four, three, two, one, zero. Ignition, liftoff. And that would be the successful liftoff there for spacex at Cape Canaveral as the company sent a European Communications satellite into space. It comes just weeks after elon musks Company Reportedly lost a multibillion dollar american spy satellite. About nine minutes after wednesdays launch, the falcon 9s rocket booster splashed down successfully into the ocean. There are new doubts this morning about the system that is supposed to protect the United States from an incoming missile attack. An interceptor missile fired from hawaii failed to strike its intended target. Its the second failed test in the last year. Only about half of the tests that have been considered at least somewhat successful so far. A Virginia Tech student charged with illegal possession of an Assault Rifle is due in court today. Police say the 19yearold from china stored the weapon in a locker not far from the site of the Deadliest School shooting in u. S. History. Now, they say he also tried to buy 5,000 rounds of ammunition and was researching bulletproof vests. This after buying an old police car. He has not entered a plea. More women and girls are confronting former team usa gymnastics doctor, larry nassar, as he awaits another sentence for sexual assault. Victim after victim came forward to speak out against nassar during a sentencing hearing where hes convicted of assaulting patients at an elite michigan gymnastics club. According to prosecutors more than 265 victims have now come forward to say they were abused by nassar. Well, you can add Monster Energy to the list of companies plagued by accusations of sexual harassment. Vice president john canali has resigned. 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The fire was put out quickly and everyone safely evacuated. Some using the slides. The mayor of nashville now admits having an extramarital affair with her former head of security. Democrat megan barry and Police Sergeant Robert Forrest are both married. Public records reportedly show thousands of taxpayer dollars covered forrests travel with the mayor allegedly on city business. Nine of those trips included just the two of them including a trip to greece. Last night barry apologized publicly. And i am embarrassed and i am can you say when it ended . Yes, its over. Can you say when . Yes, its over. When did it end . Its over. How did it end . It ended with saying its over. Its over. Barry insists she is not resigning but forrest abruptly retired. Barry gained a lot of notoriety and sympathy last year nationally when her son died of a drug overdose. Actress Nicole Eggert is not backing down on her accusation that former costar scott baio sexually abused her when she was a minor. 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The city is retroactively applying californias new marijuana laws to prior convictions reducing and even expunging more than 8,000 felonies and misdemeanors. San diego is also clearing old convictions. Coffee sold in california may soon come with a cancer warning. The warning would be the result of a longrunning lawsuit that seeks to require coffee sellers to warn customers about a possible cancercausing chemical thats produced when coffee beans are roasted. Retailers like starbucks say the risk from that chemical is low and they claim coffees Health Benefits far outweigh any risks but more than a dozen coffee sellers have agreed to post warnings. All right, to sports and the nfl is promising to address the controversy over the socalled catch rule. Commissioner Roger Goodell says that he sees the rule as the most obvious one that needs adjusting. The catch rule which concerns possession of the ball after a catch has confused and angered fans as well as players. 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Weve got 42 at santa rosa. 56 at clear lake. Closer to the bay, 50 in oakland. San jose. Take a look at the 12hour accuweather planner coming up next. Car burglaries are out of control in the bay area. What happens after the laptops and tablets are stolen . Police uncovered a Amy Hollyfield live at the Fremont Police department. Amy . Reporter hi reggie. Now that theyve announced this. Police are receiving a lot of phone calls from potential victims of car breakins. First, lets show you a picture of all the people theyve arrested so far. We say so far because they are still looking. They say this is an open investigation. But here are eight people ranging in age from 28 to 51. They all live in San Francisco or san jose. Now weve got a shot for you of the some of the millions of dollars worth of laptops, tablets and Electronic Devices theyve uncovered. Investigators explained to us how the ring worked. People breaking and entering into cars, mostly stealing electronics and then what theyre doing is selling them to primary fence and then he sells them to secondary fences. And then what weve found out through this investigation is then they ship these items to vietnam. Reporter if you think that police have recovered something that belongs to you, they say youll need the serial number. Thats a good lesson for all of us. If you havent been the victim and you still have your belongings, might want to grab the serial numbers while you can. These items all came from car breakins from all over the bay area. If youre missing something and you have that number, give them a call. They also say some victims some people were victimized in los angeles and las vegas. A very widespread crime ring that theyve busted up. Reporting live in fremont, amy holly field, abc 7 news. Amy, thank you. Morgan hill police are trying to determine if there are more victims of a soccer coach charged with assault. Hes a cause cuesed of attacking a minor he was coaching. Officials dont believe the case involves any of the students there. Police arrested gonzalez yesterday at his home in morgan hill. Gonzalez also works in gilroy and morgan hill. The alleged incident did not happen on any school grounds. The fundraising battle between candidates in the mayors race in San Francisco is heating up. London breed has raised more than 300,000 since announcing her candidacy last month. Shes almost on par with

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