And we do say good morning, everyone. That breaking news, attorney general Jeff Sessions facing growing calls to reveal what happened during his two meetings with the Russian Ambassador to the u. S. The conversations taking place before the election as russia was accused of meddling in the president ial race. At his confirmation hearings, sessions denied under oath he had communicated with the russians regarding the Trump Campaign. Word of the meetings fueling new calls for sessions to recuse himself from the investigation into contacts between russia and the Trump Campaign and some democrats say he should step down. Over night attorney general Jeff Sessions under fire. At least one new york tabloid calling it a bombshell. At the heart, this exchange, sessions in sworn testimony at his Senate Confirmation hearings. If there is any evidence that anyone affiliated with the campaign communicated with the russian government in the course of this campaign, what will you do . Senator franken, im not aware of any of those activities. I have been called a surrogate at a time or two in that campaign and i did not have communications with the russians and im unable to comment on it. Reporter this morning the Justice Department confirmed he did have contact not once but twice most recently as senator. He reportedly met privately with the Russian Ambassador in his Capitol Hill Office last september but overnight releasing a statement saying i have never met with russian officials to discuss issues of the campaign. I have no idea what this allegation is about. It is false. This, of course, follows other revelations of top Trump Officials with ties to the russians. National security adviser Michael Flynn resigning after lying about his communications with the Russian Ambassador, as well. And leader nancy pelosi and Elijah Cummings calling for sessions to step down. I can tell you one thing, i know just based upon all the information that i have read and heard this evening it sounds like he did not tell the truth. Reporter overnight republican senators grilled as well about the russian contacts. I dont know. It may be an innocent contact. I dont know if he has to disclose everybody hes ever talked to, but a special prosecutor. I think we have to know more. Reporter white house officials are calling these new reports part of a partisan attack. And one more thing that statement from the white house also says that sessions met with the ambassador in an official capacity as a member of the Senate Armed Services committee, which they say is consistent with his testimony. Meanwhile, white house lawyers have instructed President Trumps aides to preserve any materials that could be connected to russian interference in the election. The directive following a request by senate democrats, but abc news the white house is simply taking proactive steps to push back against false and politically motivated attacks. New details about President Trumps revised travel ban. The new executive order on immigration which remains on hold is expected to remove iraq from the list of banned countries. Sources say defense secretary james mattis and others are concerned that keeping iraq on the list could hinder the fight against isis. Its still not clear when the president plans to sign it. Warning overnight from former george w. Bush, he said the countrys isolationist tendency is dangerous to national security. This comes as the Trump Administration faces questions about its commitment to international partnerships. The world is a dangerous place and, again, this may be taken as criticism of one of my successors and i dont really mean it to be. There is a lesson, however, when the United States decides to not take the lead and withdraw. Bush also defended the media from criticism saying the nation needed an independent press but added that it needs to be accurate. The president s speech this week boosts stocks. All of the main stock averages opened this morning at their highest levels ever, ever. The dow starting above the 21,000 mark for the first time after climbing 303 points. Analysts say the more moderate tone of President Trumps address to Congress Helped fuel the rally. The president s plan for lower taxes and less regulation also is helping. And the dow is up more than 15 since election day and in the last four months it has added to the average 401 k as much as 11,000. A lot of happy investors this morning. Abcs Rebecca Jarvis on whats ahead. Reporter were in the midst of the longest running bull market in the history of time. Since march of 200 tripled and the biggest risk ahead is washington not delivering on wall streets expectations. If that were the case you might see stocks tum. That was Rebecca Jarvis for us overnight most of the averages over asia posted gains and stock futures indicating another positive open for stocks right here in the u. S. We turn to the killer storm system that spawned a swarm of tornadoes in the midwest. Well, it is now in the east. Strong winds from mississippi to connecticut may damage homes and other buildings and knock over trees. Thats what happened near charlotte where a massive tree fell causing major damage to two homes, incredibly no one was injured. The storm system also brought high winds and hail to the national area. You can hear it there. Some buildings were damaged and there were debris on roadways. Lets find out whats in store from that storm system. Accuweath accuweathers Justin Povick tracking it all. Justin. Kendis, adrienne, thanks and now that storm system responsible for all the Severe Weather and the tornadoes well off the coast at this point but now talking about some gusty winds and this could cause travel delays of its own. Along with that, were also going to be talking about some much colder temperatures, in fact, this will be the coldest air mass we have seen in quite some time continuing into friday along with perhaps some snow showers in spots. Kendis, adrienne. Just when you packed away your winter gloves and coat. I know. All right, well, still ahead who is now banned from the oscars following that epic blunder from the show . That awkward moment. Maybe an awkward affair. Joe bidens son reportedly dating the widow of this late sn beau. Well, this frightening scene from the Florida Panhandle where a second floor condo balcony collapsed injuring 11 people. A Birthday Party was under way when that came crashing down. Emergency Officials Say the injuries do not appear to be lifethreatening. A development in the Murder Investigation of the estranged half brother of kim jongun. Overnight authorities in malaysia saying they are releasing a north korean man held in connection with that fatal nerve agent, that poison attack on kim jongnam. A reason for the mans arrest was never given being deported because he doesnt have valid travel documents. The wife of the orlando nightclub gunman ordered released from jail. Helping omar mateen plan the attack which left 49 dead. A judge says salman is not dangerous and theres no proof she has ties to isis or holds extremist views. Her release was delayed so prosecutors can appeal. The arrest of a woman in mississippi raising questions about President Trumps claims that hes only targeting the bad ones in his immigration crackdown. So after her father and brother were picked up by immigration agents, Daniela Vargas made a Public Statement on their behalf. Wait till you hear what happened next. Today my father and brother await deportation while i continue to fight this ballot as a d. R. E. A. M. Er to help contribute to this country which i feel is my country. Mopes later after that vargas herself was arrested. And now she faces deportation. She was brought to the u. S. From argentina as a child and was granted temporary legal status by daca, deferred action for childhood arrivals and immigration Officials Say arrest complies with federal law. Two accountants have been banished for that oscars blunder. Brian cullinan and martha ruiz were tanked with standing backstage and making sure presenters received the right envelopes. At the end of the night cullinan handed Warren Beatty the wrong one. You saw that. If you havent you saw it on your facebook feed. Neither will work at the oscars again. They remain partners at pwc which has been handling the voting for 83 years but maybe not much longer. 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The first day of peak tornado season including this twister in cool springs south of nashville. Homes and businesses damaged. Trees and power lines knocked down. No injuries reported. Road conditions in tennessee should be fairly good this morning but further north near the great lakes, roads could be slippery. Drivers should watch for standing water in northern florida and washington state. Snow in the cascades and northern rockies. If youre flying airport delays most likely in boston and new york. The search is intensifying for a killer who brutally stabbed a young nurse in nashville, tennessee. Tiffany ferguson dedicated her life to helping others found murdered in her home just a couple of days ago and Police Believe her killer was caught on camera. Abcs eva pilgrim is in nashville. Reporter police on the hunt for the man seen in this Surveillance Video who they suspect fatally stabbed 23yearold Tiffany Ferguson in her nashville apartment early tuesday. The video showed the hooded figure walking near the around 5 20 a. M. The suspect attempted to break into several cars before checking for unlocked apartment doors according to police eventually making his way into fergusons home raiding it for valuables and stabbing her to death. The intensive care nurse had been out with friends the night before. Her sister telling abc news shed been having problems with the lock on her door. Fergusons roommate waking up to her screams rushing to her room where she found her friend suffering from multiple stab wounds. Eva pilgrim, abc news, nashville. According to fergusons sister the police have questioned several people but no one is in custody. Much more on this story later on good morning america. Former Vice President joe bidens son is now dating the widow of his other son. The late beau biden according to a new report, the New York Post reporting hallie biden and hunter biden began seeing each other after hunter separated from his wife months after beaus death and the post saying the couple has the full president and his wife jill. Seven Baltimore Police officers are under arrest accused of operating a racketeering and conspiracy. The officers stole money, they say, from citizen, filed false Police Reports and inflated time sheets. Because of the arrests local prosecutors say they have dropped five criminal cases brought by the officers who are now charged in that racketeering conspiracy. Using a gps is no substitute for looking out your window. Thats how a woman ended up in an eastern pennsylvania lake. She was paying way too much attention to the map on her phone and not to where she was driving. Its a twisting road that requires a lot of attention. She wasnt hurt but its certainly the talk of the town. All right. So it was not your average delay. I should point out boeing 777 is one of the Worlds Largest airplanes flying from london to San Francisco with hundreds of passengers on board and somehow one tiny little mouse was able to upset all of that. The British Airways flight landing in california several hours late. Ye board the plane. They were originally meant to fly on. The plane had to be replaced because of safety concerns like the mouse possibly chewing through the wires. I did the math. That delay apparently cost British Airways more than 300,000. A tiny little mouse. Sorry, siri. I was checking i was doing the conversion. Thank you. Speaking of excitement there should be no apologizing for the basketball motion youre about to see. Lets get right to it from our guys at espn. Good morning. Its sportscenter from los angeles. Stan verrett, neil everett, anchors on duty. Great nba game to show you. College ill do. Back to school, man. So its northwestern hosting michigan. Northwestern has never made the ncaa tournament. Theyve hosted one but theyve never made one. And michigan is going to kill their no, theyre not. Were going to no, were not going to overtime because we have 1. 7 seconds left. So northwestern had a chance. Michigan had a chance. Now were going to go to overtime because with 1. 7 you have next to no chance. Oh, wait, rewind, rewind. Derek pardon from nathan taphorn. Theyre a lock. Great nba game. Lebron james and cavaliers taking on the celtics. Onetwo matchup in the eastern conference. Reading, thats great. Isaiah thomas reading the defense. Kyrie irving, how did he do that . Yeah. 28 points in the game. There goes thomas, he gets fouled there. Made both free throws and put them up by two. Cavaliers trying to take or take the lead. Lebron had a tripledouble in the game and deron williams, in his first game with the cavalier, he cant hit it and the celtics win it, 10399. Never get a second ch make a first impression. No. Thats all we got. Back to you. Words to live by. 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Alec baldwin came up with a new way after impersonating trump on saturday night live hes coauthoring a satirical book called you cant spell america without me. Of course, playing off his saturday night live stint. The book will cover things like backroom strategy sessions with white house advisers and triumphs over the dishonest media. You know, theres been a lot of talk about him subbing President Trump at the white house Correspondents Dinner which mr. Trump said he will pass on. Well see who is there in april. If you thought the end of that College Basketball game we saw earlier was exciting, well, a High School Game in indiana has it beat. Yeah, here it is. A missed free throw. The kid throws the ball from 75 feet away and it goes in. That won a playoff game for the students from central christian academy. Yeah. Do it its march second. And its friday eve. Eileen whelan will have your early weekend forecast in just a moment, but first here are some stories we have been following overnight. Breaking overnight. Attorney general Jeff Sessions is speaking out about a new report claiming that he met twice with russias ambassador to the us during the president ial campaign, but never disclosed that to members of congress. Thats according to the washington post. Overnight sessions released a statement calling the report false, and saying that he never met with russian officials to discuss camp several democratic lawmakers, including maryland representative Elijah Cummings, are now calling for sessions to resign. Also breaking overnight police are investigating a reported Home Invasion and stabbing in hyattsville. It happened just before midnight. Police say the suspect forced his way into a home on capital view terrace. A person inside was robbed and stabbed, before the suspect fled. That resident is now hospitalized, and there is no word on that persons condition. Good morning washington. Toss to eileen wind advisory in effect until 10am. Gusts 35 mph. Much cooler today few flurries friday cool first weekend of march 60s return next week today mostly sunny, windy to breezy, and much cooler. Highs 4854 winds nw 1525 g 40 falling to 30 mph tonight increasing clouds. Cold. Lows 2935 winds nw 510 mph friday partly sunny. Flurries, light snow showers. Breezy and cold. Highs 3945 winds nw 1015 g 30 mph wind advisory in effect until 10am. Gusts 35 mph. Much cooler today few flurries friday cool first weekend of march 60s return next week today mostly sunny, windy to breezy, and much cooler. Highs 4854 winds nw 1525 g 40 falling to 30 mph tonight increasing clouds. Cold. Winds nw 510 mph friday partly sunny. Flurries, light snow showers. Breezy and cold. Highs 3945 winds nw 1015 g 30 mph e president s ecutive order regarding a temporary travel ban is delayed once again. Revised travel ban from President Trump wednesday but the order was delayed following his congressional speech tuesday night. The original order sparked massive backlash. And was put on hold by a federal appeals court. White house Officials Say the new order removes iraq from the seven previously targeted countries. Right now there is still no word on when the order will come out. An update now on a former secret Service Agent arrested in a sexting case. Lee moore has pleaded guilty to charges that he sent sexually explicit messages and photos to minors while working at the white house. Moore thought he was sexting a 14yearold. But prosecutors say he was actually communicating with the Child Predator task force. Moore could face life in prison. The Washington Wizards are on a two game winning streak after taking down the raptors last night. And the next time they step onto the court they will have a little more help. The wizards have signed veteran point guard Brandon Jennings who was recently waived by the knicks. Jennings will be availble to play on friday. In sevenplus nba seasons, jennings has averaged 14 per game. Its xx and were just getting started. Under fire. Attorney general Jeff Sessions is speaking out as several congressional leaders demand his immediate resignation. Well tell you why they are accusing him of lying under oath. Good morning washington. Wind advisory in effect until 10am. Gusts 35 mph. Much cooler today few flurries friday cool first weekend of march 60s return next week today mostly sunny, windy to breezy, and much cooler. Highs 4854 winds nw 1525 g 40 falling to 30 mph tonight increasing clouds. Cold. Lows 2935 winds nw 510 mph friday partly sunny. Flurries, light snow showers. Breezy and cold. Highs 3945 winds nw 1015 g 30 mph