Runway . Good evening, and its great to have you with us here on a tuesday night, and we begin with a major shakeup inside the trump white house. National security adviser Michael Flynn forced to resign after what the administration is calling an erosion of trust. That issue, flynns call with the Russian Ambassador on the same day president obama was imposing new sanctions on russia because of russias meddling in the u. S. Election. At first, flynn denied talking about sanctions, and Vice President mike pence went on national tv to back him up, but tonight we have learned intelligence agents listened to those calls and heard differently. And the u. S. Justice department alerted the white house to this 17 days ago. We begin with abcs chief white house correspondent, jonathan karl. Reporter a surprising revelation from the white house today the president has known for nearly three weeks that National Security adviser Michael Flynn deceived the Vice President and the public about his conversations with the Russian Ambassador to the u. S. Yet it wasnt until last night that the president fired him. The level of trust between the president and general flynn had eroded to the point where he felt like he had to make a change. Reporter the story begins on december 29th, when president obama sanctioned russia for meddling in the election. That same day, less than two hours after sanctions were imposed, flynn spoke with the Russian Ambassador. But flynn insisted to pence and others he didnt discuss sanctions, a claim pence then repeated on national tv. Those conversations that happened to occur around the time that the United States took action to expel diplomats had nothing whatsoever to do with those sanctions. Reporter but on january 26th, the Justice Department told white House Counsel don mcgahn, who immediately told the president that flynn wasnt telling the truth. Intelligence agents had been listening in on the ambassadors calls and had discovered that sanctions were discussed. Justice officials believed russia could blackmail flynn by threatening to expose his lie. Why would the president , if he was notified 17 days ago, that flynn has misled the Vice President , other officials here, and that he was a potential threat to blackmail by the russians why would he be kept on for almost three weeks . Well thats not thats assumes a lot of things that are not true. The president was informed of this, he asked the white House Counsel to review the situation. The first part of it was clearly to understand the legal aspect of this. And that was simply concluded, there was no legal aspect. And then what happened, the president evaluated the trust aspect. Reporter flynn was not fired right away. In fact, two days after learning of his deception, the president had flynn by his side for a phone call with russian president vladimir putin. It wasnt until friday after the Washington Post broke the story flynn had discussed sanctions that flynn changed his story. On air force one that night, the president was pressed by reporters. What do you think of reports that general flynn had conversations with the russians about sanctions before you were sworn in . I dont know about it. I havent seen them. What report is that . Reporter as the story escalated, little comment from the white house until this late yesterday. General flynn does enjoy the full confidence of the president. Reporter about six hours later, flynn was out. This morning, conway said flynn resigned. This afternoon, press Secretary Sean Spicer said he was fired. The evolving and eroding level of trust as a result of this situation and a series of other questionable instances is what led the president to ask for general flynns resignation. Reporter flynn, a retired threestar general, was one of candidate Donald Trumps most influential and fervent advisers, firing up the Republican Convention with his blistering attacks on hillary clinton. Lock her up lock her up lock her up. Thats right. Reporter hes been criticized for his close ties to russia. This 2015 picture showing him sitting alongside putin. Still, President Trump has explicitly denied that anyone on his team was in touch with the russians during the campaign. Can you still say definitively that nobody on the trump campaign, not even general flynn had any contact with the russians before the election . My understanding is that what general flynn has now expressed is that during the transition period well, we were very clear that during the transition period, he did speak with the ambassador reporter im talking about during the campaign. I dont have any theres nothing that would conclude me that anything different has changed with respect to that time period. Reporter for months, the president has raised eyebrows with his effusive praise of vladimir putin. Putin is a killer. A lot of killers, you got a lot of killers. You think our country is so innocent . Reporter but today, the press secretary said this the irony of this entire situation is that the president has been incredibly tough on russia. And jon karl with us live from the white house tonight, and jon, the president you reported there knew for 17 days that sanctions came up with that conversation between Michael Flynn and the Russian Ambassador. We saw Vice President pence defend flynn on national tv, but when did the Vice President find out . Reporter david, tonight, we have learned that nobody at the white house, not the white House Counsel, not the president told Vice President pence about that until the story broke late last week in the Washington Post, and he read it in the newspaper. He read it himself in the paper. Jon karl, leading us off. Jon, thank you. As jon reported here, it was the u. S. Justice department that alerted the white house about their concern involving flynn. Intelligence authorities going back and listening to those phone calls after something suspicious prompted them to do so. President obama and those new sanctions kicking some Russian Diplomats out of the u. S. , and then from russia, mysteriously, no retaliation. Abcs senior justice correspondent, Pierre Thomas, on the trail tonight. Reporter flynns spectacular fall started with a hunch by the Intelligence Community. It began when president obama issued those tough december sanctions, kicking russian officials out of the u. S. For hacking the democrats. Our goal continues to be to send a clear message to russia. Reporter but stunningly, putin didnt retaliate, even inviting American Children to a kremlin party. Donald trump tweeting at the time, i always knew he was very smart. But suspicious of putins failure to counterpunch, the fbi and Intelligence Community started digging, uncovering the bombshell conversations between flynn and the Russian Ambassador. Acting attorney general sally yates and others wanted to notify the white house, but fbi chief james comey was concerned that the investigation was at too sensitive a stage and could be compromised. But as trump surrogates repeatedly backed flynns version of events, yates decided she had to act, warning white house officials that they had been misled. She worried flynn was at risk of russian blackmail. Today sean spicer insisted thenpresident elect trump never told flynn to discuss the sanctions. Did the president instruct him to talk about sanctions . No, absolutely not. No, no, no. Reporter spicer also seemed to blame yates for the delay in notifying the white house. Why did it take so long . I think the first question should be, where was the department of justice in this . They were aware of this. Reporter late today we also learned that the fbi interviewed flynn the week after the inauguration. Sources declined to comment on what flynn said, but if he wasnt completely honest, he could be accused of lying to the fbi, a felony. And Pierre Thomas with us live tonight from the fbi. A new interview published with general flynn. The interview just conducted yesterday while he had a job. Flynn said he, quote, crossed no lines, and President Trump urged him to get out and talk more . Reporter he insisted his conversation with the Russian Ambassador was not about sanctions, but the 35 diplomats that obama expelled last year. He said that the president expressed confidence in him, even though sean spicer said trust eroded to the point where trump requested his resignation a few hours later, david. Pierre thomas live at the fbi. Pierre, thank you. As you can imagine, the reaction pouring in from democrats and republicans. Outrage from both sides. Republican senator john mccain saying this is an administration in significant disarray. Abcs mary bruce on the hill tonight. Reporter amid growing questions about the trump teams ties to russia, from Senate Republicans tonight, deep concern. Obviously theres an administration thats in significant disarray as far as National Security is concerned. Reporter Top Republicans Like Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell say its, quote, highly likely, the senate will investigate Michael Flynns conversations with russian officials. Will you call for flynn to testify . We wont exclude that. Reporter but some republicans are more reluctant. That seems to have resolved itself with the white house taking some decisive action. Reporter congressman Jason Chaffetz, the chair of the House Oversight committee, vigorously led the investigation into Hillary Clintons emails, but says he has no plans to investigate flynns ties to russia. Weve been asking for months for basic oversight. But our chairman, Jason Chaffetz has not lifted one finger. Reporter chaffetz is, however, investigating whether white House Counselor Kellyanne Conway crossed a line by promoting ivanka trumps brand on television. She is just its a wonderful line. I own some of it. Im going to give a free commercial here. Go buy it today, everybody. You can find it online. Reporter today, the office of government ethics said there is strong reason to believe conway violated ethics rules and recommended disciplinary action against her. This as chaffetz demands answers into these pictures the president and the japanese Prime Minister at maralago, huddling with advisers after learning north korea launched a missile, club members witnessing it all, some posting pictures on facebook raising security questions. So youll look at maralago, youll look at Kellyanne Conway and the ivanka brand, but not the trump teams ties to russia . At this point, i am holding out all my options. Holding out options, mary bruce. Live on the hill tonight, and how likely is it well see general flynn called to the hill to testify . Reporter david, there are growing calls here for flynn to testify, and the chair of the intelligence committee, telling us he plans to cast a wide net in this investigation looking into all contacts between the trump team and the russians, david. Mary bruce on capitol hill for us. Mary, thank you. One more note before we move on here. Russia with some curious military moves tonight. The first making headlines, a russian spyship spotted in International Waters off the coast of delaware heading north. Authorities say this is unusual, but similar moves have been made before. The second concern in the black sea. Russian fighter jets flying within 100 yards of the navys uss porter. The pentagon calling it unsafe and unprofessional. The russians say it never happened. The New York Times reporting tonight that russia has secretly deployed a cruise missile, an apparent violation of their treaty. They have made very clear our concerns about russias violation. Back here at home tonight, Severe Weather throughout the gulf at this hour. At least four confirmed tornadoes. One of them in texas, packing 100 mileanhour winds, damaging many homes there. Tonight those storms are on the move, and abcs phillip mena is in texas. Reporter tonight, heavy rain, Straight Line winds, and multiple confirmed tornadoes pummel the south. This wind and rain is picking up like crazy. Reporter in houston, slick roads and a dangerous commute. Watch again as this driver fishtails on a major highway. Northwest of the city, a High School Senior killed on her way to school, her vehicle colliding with an 18wheeler. Businesses and schools sheltering in place. These gymnastics students taking cover in a foam pit. In the storms wake, southwest of houston, roofs ripped off. Parts of homes winding up in trees. A tree falling onto this junior high, and trampolines turned into flying projectiles. David, a mother and her two Young Children were inside this mobile home when the tornado flipped it over. Miraculously, they survived. David . Phillip mena with us tonight. Thank you. Next this evening to new u. S. Sanctions announced against a foreign leader tonight. Newly confirmed treasury secretary, Steve Mnuchin calling the Vice President of venezuela an International Drug trafficker. That leader lashing out at the u. S. Tonight, calling it an imperialist aggression. The concern over drugs is just one symptom of a country with the Worlds Largest oil reserves now spiraling into ruin, and you are about to witness families struggling for food and medicine. Some eating meals just every other day. Abcs matt gutman from venezuela. Reporter we met up with secondgrade teacher vanessa, and she invited us into her class. She tells us that some of her students have fainted from hunger. [ speaking a Foreign Language ] reporter just milk. These kids arent asking for candy or fast food. Leche. [ speaking a Foreign Language ] reporter when the food began to vanish, so did vanessas students. The upturned chairs on the desk, an unofficial role call. [ speaking a Foreign Language ] reporter more than a third of the countrys teachers miss School Every Day to stand in lines like these, hoping to find the staples they need for their own children. Vanessa and adolfo have to alternate eating on different nights to make sure her son eats every day. Just a morsel of cheese brings a smile to her sons face. [ speaking a Foreign Language ] reporter the future is uncertain here. But vanessa and her family are Still Holding out hope for change. [ speaking a Foreign Language ] thanks to matt and the team in venezuela. Matt will have much more of his reporting, witnessing horrifying conditions in that country on a special edition of nightline, 12 35 eastern tonight. Set your dvr. There is much more on world news tonight this tuesday. We have breaking news in california. The site of americas tallest dam. Crews rushing to finish that damage spillway before another rainstorm moves in. And the new alert tonight for nearly 200,000 people forced to move from their homes. And Harrison Ford almost hitting a 737 while piloting his own plan. What we have learned coming up here. While everyone was celebrating the super bowl, police say this man was trying to steal five paintings. Including a picasso and a rembrandt. 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