The 7yearold dying in the custody of the u. S. Border patrol. Tonight, the outrage. Why did it take 90 minutes to get her medical help . The headline this evening at c br cbs, wolfing one of the networks biggest stars. And the secret settlement. 9. 5 million paid to a woman who was once his costar. And the news involving actress Cybill Shepherd tonight. The breaking developments today, and now, the new images, the arrest. After an American College student is murdered overseas. And we remember tonight, first a legendary singer. And the actress in so many films with Clint Eastwood. Good evening. Its great to have you with us. Here on a very busy friday night. We begin with the abc news exclusive. President trumps former personal lawyer and fixer, who was sentenced to three years in federal prison this week, breaking his silence. One on one with george stephanopoulos. Tonight, what Michael Cohen reveals. What he says about the president , about the payments, about the hush money. How he answers when george asks is the president lying about russia. All of this with breaking news from the white house tonight. What the president just revealed about the chief of staff. Abcs chief White House CorrespondentJonathan Karl leading us off. Reporter in his first interview since being sentenced to three years in federal prison, Michael Cohen is firmly disputing President Trumps allegation that he is lying and simply trying to embarrass the president. First of all, it is absolutely not true. I did not do it to embarrass the president. He knows the truth. I know the truth. Many people know the truth. Under no circumstances do i want to embarrass the president of the United States of america. The truth is i told the truth. I took responsibility for my actions. And instead of him taking responsibility for his actions, what does he do . He attacks my family. Basically, he says, his claim, youre lying about him to protect your wife, to protect your father inlaw. Inaccurate. He knows the truth. I know the truth. Others know the truth. And here is the truth. The people of the United States of america, the people of the world dont believe what he is saying. The man doesnt tell the truth. And it is sad that i should take responsibility for his dirty deeds. Reporter but just yesterday, the president said if any law was broken, it is Michael Cohens fault. He is the lawyer. I never directed him to do anything wrong. Whatever he did, he did on his own. Hes a lawyer. A lawyer who represents a client is supposed to do the right thing. He is saying very clearly, that he never directed you to do anything wrong. Is that true . I dont think there is anybody that believes that. First of all, nothing at the Trump Organization was ever done unless it was run through mr. Trump. He directed me to make the payments. He directed me to become involved in these matters. Including the one with mcdougal. Which was really between him and david pecker and then david peckers counsel. I just reviewed the documents in order to protect him. I gave loyalty to someone who truthfully does not deserve loyalty. He was trying to hide what you were doing, correct . Correct. And he knew that was wrong . Of course. And he was doing that to help his election . You have to remember at what point in time that this matter came about. Two weeks or so before the election. Post the billy bush comments. So, yes, he was very concerned about how this would affect the election. Reporter the white house says cohen is an admitted liar who cant be trusted. After all, he pleaded guilty to lying to congress. So why should we believe you now . Because the special counsel stated emphatically that the information that i gave to them is credible and helpful. There is a substantial amount of information that they possess that corroborates the fact that i am telling the truth. The special counsel did say that you were doing your best to tell the truth about everything related to their investigation, everything related to russia. Do you think President Trump is telling the truth about that . No. George stephanopoulos with Michael Cohen. I want to bring in jon karl live from the white house. And, jon, we have not heard directly from the president today reacting to this new interview. But the president did tweet a short timing a about the job hes been trying to fill, his chief of staff . Reporter thats right. We have a new acting chief of staff. Mick mulvaney. Hes currently the director of the office of management and budget. He comes to this job with real political experience. Six years as a member of congress from south carolina. A very conservative one. In fact, he was a Founding Member of the freedom caucus. David, there were several other candidates who interviewed for this job, including chris christie, who pulled himself out of the running earlier today. Its important to note here that mulvaney will be the acting chief of staff. What Officials Say this means is that he could be replaced sometime early in the year. Or, if things work out, im told, he could be named the permanent chief of staff. David. All right, jon karl, on a friday night. Jon, thanks, as always. Were following a dangerous storm system hitting tonight and into the weekend. Record rain and flash flooding in charleston, south carolina, already. A dangerous commute home tonight for millions here in the east. As this moves into the northeast tonight and tomorrow. We have the new track tonight. Steve osunsami is in atlanta. Reporter parts of historic charleston, south carolina, are under water tonight. More than 2 inches of rain all at once set a daily rainfall record in the city, forcing drivers to take their chances on flooded roads. Water is swallowing homes. A number of county offices closed early. You gotta get out of there, buddy reporter tonight, tow trucks are pulling and pushing stalled cars out of the water. Yes, hes moving, after three hours. Reporter flood alerts are up tonight across eight states, including north carolina, where the ground is already soaking wet from the melt of last weeks heavy snow. This same storm sent thunder and lightning to the Oklahoma City airport thursday and blew a pole through the back of this car in san antonio. In austin today, the winds were still so high, they got in the way of firefighters trying to save this home. The family lost the house. Damaging winds and an isolated tornado are still possible tonight. David . On the watch tonight. Steve, thank you. As i mentioned, the system is pushing into the northeast in the next several hours. Lets get to sam champion on duty tonight. Hes along new yorks west side highway. Sam, always great to have you back. A potentially dangerous night ahead. Yeah, david, great to see you. I want to show everybody how big this rainmaker is. From the heavy rain in florida to the light rain in new york. And new jersey. Its covering about 25 states here. Lets put it in motion as we talk about flooding being a real problem here. Yes, a week ago, we had that big snowmaker. We have also had the wettest year on record from pennsylvania to the carolinas. So we feel like this additional rain over the next couple of days will lead to some flooding there. This moves into the ohio valley and then makes an exit on the east coast by sunday. The ohio valley gets rain. New england gets a little bit of rain. Theres a dry line right through the city there. But notice areas as this low exits sunday, we still got some freezing mix behind it. That could be a problem for parts of new jersey. Well watch it closely. Sam, great to have you. Next, tonight, a Major New Development in the search for the missing mother in colorado, last seen walking into that Grocery Store with her little girl. Kelsey berreth vanished on thanksgiving. Authorities today showing up at her fiances home and escorting him off the property and executing a search warrant. Clayton sandell with what we have learned tonight. Reporter tonight, a surprise search in a colorado mystery. Back up. Reporter investigators this morning forcing open the gate to Patrick Frazees property. Calling in the fbi to search for frazees missing fiancee kelsey berreth. The 29yearold pilot last seen on thanksgiving with the couples 1yearold daughter. Our investigators believe that kelseys disappearance is more suspicious. And that shes not intentionally avoiding efforts to find her. Reporter today police towed frazees truck, escorting him and his daughter away. We are asking patrick to sit down with investigators since he is the last person to talk with kelsey face to face. Reporter frazee is not talking publicly either. Patrick, why wont you talk to us . So far, police are not saying hes a suspect. His attorney says, we encourage Law Enforcement to take whatever steps it deems necessary to find berreth to be able to exclude Patrick Frazee as a possible suspect. Investigators are not saying specifically what brought them here today. Theyre saying the search could take three days. David . Clayton sandell, thank you. Tonight, the growing questions after the death of a 7yearold girl in the custody of u. S. Border patrol. Federal authorities tonight say she and her father crossed into the country illegally. What we have learned tonight about how long it took to get her emergency help. And when her symptoms began. The secretary of Homeland Security says her heart goes out to this family, but that this family chose to cross illegally. Heres abcs chief National Affairs correspondent tom llamas tonight. Reporter tonight, the department of Homeland Security is launching an investigation into the death of a 7yearold girl who was in their custody. The government says she illegally crossed into the u. S. And was detained by Border Patrol. Tonight, some lawmakers are demanding answers. I hope she got Immediate Care and received water, as everyone should at the border. Reporter dhs says she was offered food and water and showed no signs she was sick. Hours later, she was vomiting before Border Patrol put her on a bus for a transfer. When paramedics reached her 90 minutes later, the little girl was not breathing. She had to be revived. Her temperature, 105. 9 degrees. She was airlifted to a hospital, where she died of septic shock a day later. My heart goes out to the family. All of dhs. This is just a very sad example of the dangers of this journey. I cannot stress how dangerous this journey is when migrants choose to come here illegally. Reporter once migrants are detained, by law, the government has to provide medical care. News of this latest death coming after abc news reported on the death of another migrant child. Translator i think that there were so many people there that it was hard for them to make time to see this little girl. Reporter medical records show yazmin juarezs 19monthold daughter mariee had no signs of being sick when she entered a Detention Center in march. But days later, her daughter was diagnosed with a severe respiratory infection. In her legal claim against the government, yazmin says mariee did not get proper care from i. C. E. Health services during the two weeks she was in the Detention Center. After she was released, mariee was immediately hospitalized and died six weeks later. Translator i have had a really, really hard time forging ahead without my child. She was my life. And that part of my life is gone. Reporter i. C. E. Says they cannot comment on little mariees death because of that legal claim. They say theyre committed to protecting the welfare of everyone in their custody. As for the 7yearold, the department of Homeland Security is investigating. All right, tom llamas with us this evening. Thank you. This evening, the faa is investigating what may be the first case of a drone colliding with a passenger jet in midair. Heres Abcs David Kerley tonight. Reporter investigators are looking at this picture and other images tonight, trying to figure out what shredded the 737s fiber glas nose cone. The aeromexico pilots approaching tijuana said they were hit by something but didnt see it. But it left plenty of damage. If it was a drone, this would be the first case of a large airliner being struck by a drone. The explosion of drones and reports of operators not following rules to stay miles away from airports, now about 200 a month. We went along with the nypd Helicopter Team as they tracked down a report of an illegal drone. You see this problem getting worse before it gets better . Absolutely. Its a huge spike in the drone encounters. Youre talking a 737 coming in, they had to alter their course to avoid these things. So thats how serious it is. Reporter u. S. Officials are taking this incident seriously. The faa is assisting in the investigation of what may be the first strike of a large commercial jetliner by a drone. David . All right, david, thank you. From washington tonight, special counsel Robert Muellers team answering claims from former National Security adviser michael flynn. Muellers Team Responding to flynns claim that he was essentially tricked into lying to the fbi about his conversations with russia. Prosecutors say he should have known not to lie to federal agents. Flynn will be sentenced next week. Next tonight, the new scandal erupting at cbs involving one of the networks biggest stars. The New York Times reporting that cbs secretly paid 9. 5 million to settle a Sexual Harassment complaint against the star of bull, actor Michael Weatherly. A onetime costar saying she lost her role after she complained about being harassed on set. Cybill shepherd making news tonight about her time at cbs. Heres erielle reshef. Reporter tonight, cbs confirming it paid a staggering 9. 5 million confidential settlement to Actress Eliza Dushku over her claims of Sexual Harassment. Dushku, allegedly let go from her role on the hit show bull in 2017, after confronting costar Michael Weatherly about inappropriate remarks and behavior. Cbs saying in a statement the settlement of these claims reflects the projected amount that ms. Dushku would have received for the balance of her contract as a series regular. The multimilliondollar agreement coming to light amid an investigation by outside counsel hired by cbs to look into accusations of Sexual Misconduct made by several women against former chief executive les moonves. I can help you out. Reporter now, actress Cybill Shepherd claiming when she rejected an advance by moonves, it ultimately cost her her show. My show could have run another five years, but i didnt fall on the right side of les. Reporter david, weatherly is still starring in that top show. He apologized to dushku in a statement to the New York Times. Dushkus reps are not commenting. To the economy and your 401 k tonight. The stock market taking another huge hit to end the week. The dow dropping more than 496 points today. The drop today blamed on fears about chinas slowing economy. And a report claiming that Johnson Johnson knew for decades that its baby powder contained asbestos. That companys stock falling 10 today. This is still much more ahead on world news tonight this friday. We remember an actress from so many Clint Eastwood films. Also a farewell to a legendary singer. And the images coming in tonight. The arrest of a man accused of killing a u. S. Student abroad. The man surrounded and arrested. News tonight about a mother who called police and reported she feared her son was arm and headed to a school. Did she prevent a School Massacre . What weve learned. And the clock is ticking. The clock is ticking on Free Shipping friday. If you didnt get to it today, im with you. Rebecca jarvis is standing by with other tips. How to get it there for free. Well be right back. Well be right back. Tips. How to get it there for free. R free. What matters to you . Step up to the stage here. Feeling good about that . Lets see most of you say lower a1c. But only a few of you are thinking about your heart. 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From richmond, indiana, authorities now revealing the mother of a 14yearold boy was the person who tipped off Police Yesterday warning he was armed. The boy and police arriving at the same time. He shot his way inside the school. Exchanged gunfire with officers before taking his own life. A passing to report from hollywood. Sondra locke, the oscarnominated actress who costarred with then boyfriend Clint Eastwood. In six films, including the outlaw josey wales and every which way but loose. She died last month after battle with cancer. She was 74. Were also remembering a legendary singer tonight. Guess who i saw today nancy wilson. A selfdescribed song stylist whose range included jazz and pop died at home in california after a long illness. The grammywinning singer had eight albums on the billboard chart in the 1960s alone. She was 81. When we come back, the little boy, santa, and the remarkable moment. Metastatic Breast Cancer is relentless, but im relentless too. 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It might look like a common moment. But this was a moment like few others. A 6yearold boy smiling with his hands to santas face. Matthew foster is blind and autistic. Born premature, he spent more than 100 days in the nicu. Hes now in kindergarten. Hes made real progress. But his parents tell us, rarely will he take a photo smiling. And rarely does he connect the way he did with santa. As soon as somebody mentioned taking a picture, he just melts down. Reporter it all happened while they were in line at cabelas in ft. Worth, texas. Mom had an idea. I whispered hes blind. Hes autistic. He held his hand up. He said, say no more. He immediately touched matthews hands and put his hands on his shoulders. So he could feel his coat and the fuzz and the hat. He gained matthews trust instantly. Reporter so what was behind that magical moment . That connection . We asked the man in the suit. Santa. Matthew feels my beard. And he feels my eyes. My idea was give him a little more. Let him know what a reindeer is. What pulls my sleigh through the air at night . So i picked him up. And i brought him over here. And i let him touch and feel the reindeer. Reporter and when it was time for matthew to take his photo with santa . They took a really good picture. Now, his sister was on the knee, too. She gave the grinch face. But matthew took a really good picture. Something we get so rarely. That was a really good Christmas Gift for sure. I believe matthew met the real santa that day. So we choose Matthew Foster and santa for that gift. Im david muir. I hope to see you on monday. Good night. We are live in san jose tonight where Michelle Obama is making her only Northern California stop on her book tour, and thats not all shes doing in the south bay. Im Spencer Christian. One storm is winding down, a stronger one is on the way. I will have the forecast. Love em or hate em, scooters are here. Abc 7 news, as you know, committed to building a better bay area, so were digging into the accusation that the city of San Francisco played politics when it came to awarding scooter permits. Live where you live, this is abc 7 news. And live doppler 7 is tracking tonights light storm. A stronger one is on the way as well. Not too far behind. Good evening. Thanks for joining us. Im larry beil. Im ama daetz. Todays storm ranks one, so light on the abc 7 news storm impact scale. If it didnt bring rain where you did, just wait. Lets take a live look across the bay area. We will start in the north bay going left to right here. A live view from san rafael in the middle. Those are cars crossing the san mateo bridge, moving nicely now. South bay on the right, the 101 southbound which is always backed up like this, rain or shine. Thats true. A live look at San FranciscoInternational Airport where flights are delayed up to twoandahalf hours today because of the weather. Some flights were cancelled. A stronger storm will be here by the end of the weekend. Abc 7 news weather anchor Spencer Christian is tracking all of this for us. Yes, all of it. Theres a lot going on here. Right now the current storm isnt looking very strong at all. Here is a look at live doppler 7. You can see we have very light, very light scattered shower activity across the bay area right now. Pavement is wet at the Golden Gate Bridge but it doesnt appear to be raining there right now. By the way, in addition to the Stormy Weather we have tomorrow will be a spare the air day with the poorest quality in the north bay. Lets look at the storm impact scale continuing through tomorrow morning. Light rain and showers developing periodically. We expect les t