Them. Prosecutors now revealing that stabbing was a dry run for something bigger. And the high school hero. A friend in need in the lunch room, the moment one student stepped in to help. And good evening on this thursday night. Im tom llamas in for david, and we begin with that stunning blow in the battle to repeal obamacare. President trump and House Republicans missing their own deadline to vote. Failing to clench a deal. The president who came to washington promising to get deals done, fighting to round up votes, but struggling. At the start of his meeting with conservative holdouts, getting a standing ovation, but that meeting ended with no agreement. The numbers respect there as millions of americans wait for answers. Lets get right to abcs mary bruce with the frantic negotiations on the capitol hill. Reporter on capitol hill tonight, an allout scramble to make a deal falls flat. The day began with glimmers of progress, republicans scheduling a morning huddle to strategize. But then it just says postponed. Reporter so its 9 00 a. M. And House Republicans were supposed to be meeting right here to discuss the path forward on health care, but as you can see, the lights are out, the meeting room is empty. The meetings canceled. Mr. Speaker why cancel the meeting . Reporter the House Speaker stuck in between the opposite ends of his own party, with the most conservative members digging in. Whats the deal . Not yet, and we dont want to get overly optimistic. I will proudly vote no if the bill continues as it is bad for america. Reporter at 11 30 a. M. , those conservative holdouts are summoned across town. Sitting around a white house conference table, the president and Vice President personally negotiating changes. The conservatives demanding revisions to lower premiums. And they want to scrap requirements that insurance plans cover basic health services, like maternity care, drug and Mental Health treatment, wellness checkups even ambulances. But those changes sounding alarms for moderate republicans, putting their support for the bill at risk. Back on the hill, the speaker tackles that resistance. Concerned members spotted leaving his office. Are you getting closer . Were going to get it done. Were working. Reporter but still no agreement. Returning from the white house, conservatives say the closer in chief still has not clinched the deal. There are not enough votes as of 1 30 today. What are the concessions that the president is offering . There were no new concessions. Reporter despite the storm clouds over capitol hill, the white house sounds sunny. Is there any plan with the bill does not pass tonight . It will pass. Reporter meeting with truckers, the president is confident. Tonight is the night. Today, the house is voting to repeal and replace the disaster known as obamacare. Well see what happens. Its going to be a very close vote. Reporter but just minutes later, house leaders pull the plug, canceling the vote. After delivering the president his first major legislative setback, the man holding the cards, the chair of the Freedom Caucus insists they are working in good faith. I am still a know at this time. Im desperately trying to get to yes, and i think the president knows that. And mary bruce joins us from capitol hill where she has been so busy. Mary, this just in. The white house are now insisting there will be a vote tomorrow morning, and this bill will pass, but what about Republican Leaders in congress . Are they as confident . Reporter tom, tonight, Republican Leaders publicly insist they are optimistic. The House Speaker is calling a meeting right now. Negotiations are likely to continue throughout the night. They are hopeful they can still strike and deal and have a vote as soon as tomorrow, but right now, its unclear how, tom. The story changing by the hour. Thank you so much. Lets go to the white house now. Cecilia vega standing by, and we just heard marys story, President Trump. He said the vote was happening within minutes. News broke that house leaders had called it off. Is there a disconnect between the white house and capitol hill . Reporter yeah. Well, tom, what im hearing from sources who are close to the negotiations is there is a definite learning curve for the white house that the president and his team as you know, largely outsiders arent accustomed to the realities of governing this process. The rounding of the votes is takiing longer than they realizd it would, and im told the president has been working hard behindthescenes to get the votes on board and he has been making phone calls and again on the phone at 6 00 p. M. To round up the votes. He has had four sets of meetings in the last two days. As you said, the white house is confident this bill will pass. Working around the clock, determined to get that deal done. Thank you. Next tonight, isis has taken responsibility for that terror attack in london. The death toll rising again today. Crowds gathered for vigils. Take a look this evening to remember the lives lost. One of those, an american from utah, celebrating a milestone anniversary. There with his wife. Abcs terry moran reporting from london tonight. Reporter tonight we are learning more about the man who attacked the heart of london. Khalid masood, 52 years old. Britishborn. Believed to have acted alone, though he was long known to authorities here as an islamist radical. Police now executing raids across the country, arresting eight, and seizing evidence. The investigation centering on the city of birmingham in the north of england, where masood was living, and abcs Alex Marquardt is there. Reporter this house is masoods last known address. It was raided overnight by police. One neighbor identified masood from a picture of the attack, saying he was a normal family man who like to take care of his garden, but who left abruptly just after christmas. Reporter outside parliament today, where the rampage happened, forensic technicians on their hands and knees, painstakingly searching for evidence. London was a city defiant. Parliament was in session. The Westminster Bridge reopened the afternoon. The attacker sped the 800foot length of this bridge, up on the sidewalk much of the time. Look how narrow it is. His suv would have taken up most of it. He ran over dozens of people. One woman going into the water. That Surveillance Video shows the car barrelling on, crashing into the railing, surrounding parliament. Masood then getting out, armed with two knives,charged the main gates, fatally stabbing a Police Officer,finally shot down himself as he tried to attack other officers. The murdered Police Officer, 48yearold keith palmer, married and the father of a 5yearold girl. Also killed, aysha frade, on her way to pick up her daughters from school. And a man taken off life support tonight, and an american, kirk cochran, 54 visiting london with his wife, melissa, celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary, walking along the Westminster Bridge. He did live his dream, and not a lot of people get to do that. And kirk cochrans wife, melissa surviving and recovering in a hospital tonight. Isis has claimed responsibility for this attack. British authorities still describing it though as a lone wolf . Reporter thats right, tom. They say while isis claims him as a soldier of the islamic state, they say he acted alone, and they are dinging through his long history of radicalization, but they dont believe he has associates who might be on the loose preparing a followon attack. Terry, thank you. Back here at home now for an apology from a key member of congress. Devin nunes went public with a new claim that u. S. Intelligence intercepted communications with trump associates. Nunes took that information to the immediate wrmedia and then house before telling his own committee. Abcs chief white house correspondent, jonathan karl, with the growing backlash. Reporter President Trump is dismissing fbi director james comeys blunt statement that theres no evidence to prove his wiretapping allegations. Asked if comeys assessment takes away from the credibility of his unsubstantiated tweets, the president told time magazi magazine, no, i have articles saying it happened. A lot of information has just been learned, and a lot of information may be learned over the next coming period of time. We will see what happens. Reporter devin nunes, the republican chairman of the house intelligence committee, who concedes there was no actual wiretapping of trump tower, still tried to give the president a little political cover yesterday by saying this i recently confirmed that on numerous occasions the Intelligence Community incidentally collected information about u. S. Citizens involved in the trump transition. Reporter nunes, who is supposed to be leading a bipartisan house investigation into russian interference into the election, took the extraordinary step of going to the white house yesterday to personally brief the president on information he obtained. Hes taken fire for that, including from fellow republicans. I think its most appropriate for the committees to work independent of the white house, not next to the white house. Reporter in fact, nunes briefed the white house before even briefing the other members of his own committee. Today he apologized. At the end of the day, you know, sometimes you make the right decision. Sometimes you make the wrong one, but you have to stick by the decisions you make. Reporter but the top democrat on the Committee Questioned whether nunes is now simply too politically compromised to lead the investigation. We cant have our chair acting as a surrogate for the administration. He has to either have the surrogate role or the chairman role but he cant do both. And jon karl joining us live now from the white house. And jon, tonight, even some republicans are questioning whether congressman nunes is the right man to lead this investigation . Reporter well, tom, from the beginning, congressman nunes faced questions about his independence. After all, he was on the executive committee of the trump tran igs, and now john mccain said with nunes behavior and the behavior of his democratic counterpart is bizarre and disturbing. Mccain wants to see a brand new committee set up that can do this in a bipartisan fashion. Jon, thank you. Tonight, congress is facing another shoot down. Chuck schumer says his party will filibuster the confirmation of nominee, judge neil gorsuch, because his originalist interpretation of the constitution is out of step with modern concerns, but Mitch Mcconnell vowed he will be confirmed. Next to ukraine and the coldblooded killing. Ukraines president calling it an act of state terrorism by russia. Laying there on the street in the middle of the day. Just a few months ago, he left russia with his wife and young son, and now he is the latest victim of a violent end. Abcs brian ross has the story. Reporter the graphic pictures tonight show what us officials believe is the latest example of the long arm of vladimir putin. Police surround the body of a member of the russian parliament, dennis voronenkov, shot dead this morning on the streets of the capitol city kiev after defecting to ukraine and publicly criticizing the russian president. Just last month, voronenkov told a reporter for a tv network funded by the u. S. Aimed at russia, that he accepted his fate as a putin critic. A kremlin spokesman tonight denies any role in the murder, but the president of ukraine is calling it russian state terrorism on orders of putin. Just two days ago, another putin critic, a russian lawyer was thrown out of the fourth story of his Apartment Building and critically injured. Under the rule of russian president putin, more than a dozen critics have been targeted for assassinations. Lawyers, businessmen, journalists. Based on his public comments, none of it has seemed to bother president donald trump. Putin is a killer. A lot of killers. You think our country is so innocent . Reporter a rush opposition told me that putins critics counted on the u. S. To help stand up further russian president. Everyone against him must be very careful. Be afraid every minute. Its completely impossible for me. Reporter one year after that interview, he was dead. Shot down under heavily guarded moscow bridge near the kremlin. We thank him for that report. Next, an arrest in israel. He was accused of phoning in threats across the u. S. And elsewhere. The suspect is jewish and was rejected by the israeli army facing questions about his Mental Health,but his motive is unclear. Back here at home in new york city, an army veteran who police say is an admitted white smell cyst has been charged with murder as a hate crime in the stabbing death of a black man he chose at random. Prosecutors say he told police that was only the beginning. Abcs gio benitez with the latest. Reporter tonight, disturbing new allegations about the 28yearold Army Vet Police say was caught on video moments after stabbing and killing 66yearold timothy caughman, on monday night. James jackson facing a judge today, looking angry, as prosecutors called the murder a hate crime, most likely an act of terrorism, adding that jackson considered this murder practice before going to times square to kill additional black men. In. Its well over ten years he has been harboring these feelings of hate towards blacks. Reporter Police Say Jackson traveled from baltimore to new york. That he had stalked numerous potential victims and was angered by black men mixing with white women. Jackson turned himself in, admitting hes a white supremacist, police say, telling them where to find the 26inch sword used to kill caughman. New yorks governor tweeting hes asked authorities to investigate whether this senseless murder is part of a larger pattern. Jacksons attorney hinting at an insanity defense if the facts are anything near what the allegations are, then we are going to address the obvious psychological issues that are present in this case. Reporter and tonight jackson charged with murder as a rate crime. Hes pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors say theyre considering and expecting to file even more charges. A disturbing and bizarre case. Thanks so much. There is much more ahead on world news tonight this thursday. They disrupt dinner and drive us crazy, but tonight, a new weapon in the war on robocalls. 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Reporter but she refused to give up, using skills she learned as a girl scout. I had rationed my food and water. Reporter she made a series of sign. This one, using rocks to spell out, help. Then she recorded what she thought would be her last words. Im really scared. Please help me. Reporter on day five, she hiked 11 miles to find a cell signal. Finally, she reached 911. A Helicopter Rescue team swooping in after. I felt like i had a lot to finish, and i wasnt going to give up on that. We thank linzie for that report. Im tom llamas. Have a good evening. Good night. This is jeopardy todays contestants are a Teacher Educator from woburn, massachusetts. An art dealer from durham, north carolina. And our returning champion, a retired adjunct professor from fort collins, colorado. Whose 2day cash winnings total. And now here is the host of jeopardy alex trebek [ cheers and applause ] thank you, johnny. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome, everyone, glad you could join us today. 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