After his alleged antimuslim rant. And we have breaking news tonight, involving Olivia Newtonjohn and her health. Good evening. And its great to be back with you after the memorial day holiday. And we begin tonight with growing scrutiny involving president trumps inner circle. Tonight, abc news has learned the investigation has now reached the president s personal attorney. First, we reported here the president s soninlaw is under scrutiny by the fbi. Why did he meet with the Russian Ambassador and the russian bank . Our own brian ross breaking the news today that the president s personal lawyer is under investigation now, hes refusing to cooperate with congress and tonight youll hear why. Abcs chief investigative correspondent brian ross leading us off. Reporter as the questions grow tonight about the activities and future roles of the president s soninlaw Jared Kushner. Another close confidant of donald trump, his personal lawyer, michael cohen, has become a focus of the expanding congressional investigation. Cohen told abc news hes been asked to provide information and testimony about any connections to the russian government but is refusing to do so. I declined the invitation, he told us in a statement, as the request was poorly phrased, overly broad and not capable of being answered. Trump came to cohens defense earlier this year, when the dossier prepared by democrat operatives alleged without any proof cohen secretly met with russian spies in prague. Its a disgrace. I think they ought to apologize to start with, michael cohen. Reporter now cohens refusal to cooperate sets up a potential showdown with congress. I would say to mr. Cohen that well issue a subpoena and hell be compelled to come and speak. Reporter we also learned today that the expanded congressional investigation is seeking to question former Trump Campaign aide epstein. His lawyer told abc news that he didnt anticipate that he would need to provide information or testimony. Of more concern to the white house today was the growing interest in the president s soninlaw kushner and his dealings with the russians. Investigators want to know why kushner met secretly in december with the New York Branch of a russian bank. One of its new york officers was found to be a russian spy, his name can still be found on the bank website today. This was an actual trained operative spy operation in new york targeting human assets. Reporter and now investigators are asking, if kushners meeting at the bank is connected to his efforts to set up a secret backchannel with the kremlin and the trump transition team. The risk is, someone who has that kind of Communications Channel with the russians becomes a tool of the russians and unwittingly does their bidding. And sources telling abc news, brian, that one of the reasons to create this backchannel was to talk about syria policy with the russians, why then would he turn to a russian bank to talk about syria . Thats what they want to know. Hes willing to testify. Brian, while we have you, theres another headline breaking at this hour. The ap is now reporting michael flynn, the former National Secure adviser say hell provide some evidence to congress, what do we know . Yes, thats what being reported tonight. But some evidence is from the full cooperation that congress wants. Brian, thank you. Today the white house as you know was pressed about the president s soninlaw and Senior AdviserJared Kushner and any effort to set up that backchannel with the russians. The questions, did the president know about this and did he approve of it . Heres abcs chief White House CorrespondentJonathan Karl. Reporter under fire for allegedly trying to set up a backchannel for communications with the russians, Jared Kushner didnt get much help from White House Press secretary sean spicer. Im wondering, sean, if you can tell us when the president knew whether the president knew at the time that Jared Kushner was seeking to establish Backchannel Communications at the Russian Embassy to the russian government. And if he didnt know at the time, when did he find out . I think that assumes a lot. And i would just say that mr. Kushners attorney has said that mr. Kushners volunteered to share with congress what he knows about these meetings and he will do the same thing if hes contacted or connected with any other inquiry. Reporter spicer did not deny that kushner tried to set up a backchannel through the Russian Ambassador. In fact, he pointed out that National Security adviser h. R. Mcmaster and Homeland Security secretary john kelly, both said that theres nothing inherently wrong with backchannels to foreign governments. Youre asking if he approves of an action that is not a confirmed action. That being said, i think secretary kelly and general mcmaster have both discussed that in general terms backchannels are an appropriate part of diplomacy. Reporter but theres bipartisan concern on capitol hill. My view of it is i dont like it. I just dont. I know that some Administration Officials are saying, well, thats standard procedure. I dont think it is standard procedure. Reporter and the white house is dealing with some unintended fallout from the president s trip abroad, a fraying relationship with longtime u. S. Ally, german chancellor angela merkel, who after meeting with trump, said germany may not be able to completely count on others anymore. I think the relationship that the president has had with merkel, he would describe as fairly unbelievable. They get along very well. So, lets get to Jonathan Karl live at the white house tonight. Some of your sources telling you that some people, close to the president , are now saying its time for Jared Kushner to take a leave of absence. Well, im hearing from some people, quite close to president , saying at the very least, Jared Kushner should scale back his duties here at the white house, if not completely take a leave of absence. But david, theres no indication right now that the president himself believes that. In fact, the president issued a statement over the weekend, saying, jared is doing a great job for the country. I have total confidence in him. Hes respected by virtually everyone. David. Jon karl with us tonight. Jon, thank you. And we also have breaking developments at this hour involving the u. S. Military. For the first time the u. S. Military has intercepted a mock Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. It was a test just a short time ago. The images coming in now. This test coming as north korea appears to be closer to its goal of building a missile that could reach u. S. Territory. Heres abcs chief Global Affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz. Reporter it was the first livefire intercept test of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile in history. A critical test, at a critical time. The mock warhead, like this one used in a shorter range test in 2014, fired from an island in the pacific. More than 4,000 miles away, at an airbase in california, the interceptor, or kill vehicle, launched from an underground silo. A little over an hour later, the pentagon confirming the test was a success. It has been called the ultimate precision guidance challenge, hitting a speeding bullet with another speeding bullet. Making this test all the more remarkable. Four miles per second. As it goes toward the united states. This is a very difficult calculation, where you have to look at its arc and you have to figure where the intercept is going to occur. Reporter the missile intercept test was carried out after north korea successfully launched its ninth missile this year, a shortrange ballistic missile, with kim jongun watching. Staterun media claiming it was more precise than ever. All right, Martha Raddatz standing by. Martha, the u. S. Of course hoping the successful intercept will now send a powerful message to kim jongun. And it will, david. But despite this success theres no guarantee this will work in realworld circumstances. As long as kim keeps testing his nuclear missiles, north korea will remain a very big threat. David. All right, martha on the late developments. Next tonight, new reporting on the dui arrest of tiger woods. The Police Affidavit revealing tonight that they found him asleep at the wheel with his car running and tires blown. Abcs gio benitez with new details from palm beach county, florida. Reporter tonight, after tiger woods 3 00 a. M. Memorial day arrest and that mug shot now seen around the world, new details in police documents. Authorities in jupiter said they found his mercedes running with brake lights and a blinker on, stopped in the roadway, with two flat tires and damaged bumpers. Woods asleep at the wheel and, had to be woken up. That his speech was extremely slow and confused, he did not know where he was. Woods had back surgery in april and he told police he takes at multiple prescription drugs, including vicodin. And when agreeing to a breathalyzer, he blew 000s no alcohol in his system. Overnight, woods releasing a statement saying, i didnt realize the mix of medications had affected me so strongly. Apologizing to fans and family. This is a guy who was on top of the world, and here he has so many years of setbacks. He wasnt just a great golfer for all those years, he was invincible. This is a guy who actually intimidated other golfers in a noncontact sport, and yet he suffered embarrassment, he suffered humiliation. Reporter now golf legend Jack Nicklaus is pulling for him. I feel bad for tiger. Tigers a friend. Hes been great for the game of golf. I think he needs all our help. I wish him well. Reporter police tell us they have dashcam video of that arrest. They expect to release that tomorrow. David. Gio, thanks. Next this evening to the outburst in court late today, from the suspect in the deadly stabbing of two Good Samaritans who were coming to the aid of two women on a train in portland, oregon. The suspect allegedly on an antimuslim rant. Tonights abcs Clayton Sandell on what happened in court. Death to the enemies of america. Leave this country if you hate our freedom. Reporter tonight, the man accused of the horrific rampage on a portland train, 35yearold jeremy christian, made a belligerent first appearance in court. You call it terrorism, i call it patriotism, you hear me . Reporter also there, facing his alleged attacker, 21yearold micah fletcher, stabbed in the neck. I feel very lucky. I wish i wasnt the only lucky one right now. Reporter fletcher is one of three Good Samaritans who stood up to christian for allegedly hurling antimuslim insults at destinee magnum and her friend who was wearing a hijab. He told us to go back to saudi arabia. Reporter in the confrontation police say christian stabbed and killed 23yearold Taliesin Namkai meche and 53yearold army veteran ricky best. Two men who worked very hard to build lives, to create connections, to have love, lost their lives. And theres nothing more special than that. Reporter just one day before fridays alleged attack, police say christian was captured ranting on the same train. You got a problem with what im saying . [ bleep ] all you christians and muslims and [ bleep ] jews. Reporter his extremist views also on display at this april rally where he appeared to give a nazi salute. And tonight, the fbi is investigating whether christian should also face federal hate crime charges. David. Clayton sandell tonight, clayton, thank you. Next to Severe Weather at this hour. Powerful storms across parts of the southeast. 14 people injured in sampson county, north carolina. About a dozen homes destroyed. This after an ef1 tornado hit there last week as well. Severe storms tonight, from the northeast all the way down to the gulf of mexico. This funnel cloud in altoona, pennsylvania. Lets get to meteorologist rob marciano. Reporter david, the eastern half of the country, a broad area of unsettled weather with pockets of strong instability. Look at the radar. You see it all swirling around. Strong areas in new orleans, across arkansas, georgia, tennessee and virginia, and a severe thunderstorm watch still in effect for much of central new york. That line bringing some hail and some damaging winds potentially. A front coming through tonight. A brief warmup tomorrow. But another front coming through. We could see another thunderstorm or two in the northeast tomorrow. A jogger ran by here earlier said, please bring some sun. Were working on it. Rob, thank you. We continue with other news this evening, and the death of a navy s. E. A. L. Here in new york city. New images of 27yearold Remington Peters from colorado. A combat veteran killed during an air show stunt. His parachute failing to open. Heres abcs linsey davis. Reporter tonight, new video of the moment the crowd realized something had gone terribly wrong. Listen that one didnt open. All the way back there. Reporter thats 27yearold navy s. E. A. L. Remington peters parachute. Priority one fall, parachute down. His chute didnt open. Reporter his chute failing to deploy, sending him plunging into the hudson river. The u. S. Coast guard pulled him out, but he did not survive. One witness captured this haunting image of his empty parachute floating to the ground, landing in a parking lot. Peters was an elite navy skydiver, two combat deployments, more than 900 jumps. He was performing with navy parachute team, the leap frogs, during a fleet week demonstration. His family released a statement describing peters fierce loyalty to his friends, family, and his country. He lived life to the fullest, they say. And then theres this photo, taken just one day before his death, helping a young fan to try on a parachute. The investigation into just what caused peters parachute to fail is ongoing tonight. David. Linsey, thank you. Next tonight, the death of notorious dictator manuel noriega. He ruled panama in the 1980s. Until he was ousted in a u. S. Military operation in 1989. Spending the rest of his life in prison. He was 83. 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Good evening, thank you for joining us. Im ama dates. Im dan ashley. The shooting five years ago in san francisco. The case has gone to one trial. There will soon be a second. Meantime, a judge aloutd the suspect to go out of jail. Abc 7 news reporter, vick lee is live at the county jail with the story only on abc 7 news tonight. Vick . Reporter well, ama, a long difficult recovery for benjamin pesa, but he hoped for some degree of justice. Well, the last thing he thought would happen is that the man accused of shooting him would walk out of that jail behind me. Where an attempted murder charge hanging over his head. Halloween night, 2012, benjamin pesa was shot in the head. A miraculous recovery. His brain wound so severe, doctors gave him a 25 chance of living. He was in a medically induced coma for a month. I still have like memory issues, you know, like short term memory. Today he still has problems with cognitive functions but otherwise he is doing well. 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