Im in for ama daetz. Im dan ashley. Well begin with the verdict in the kate steinle murder trial. The defendant was found not guilty of first degree murder, not guilty of Second Degree murder or manslaughter. Guilty of only one charge, possession of a firearm. President trump sent out a tweet saying, a disgraceful verdict in that kate steinle case. No wonder the people of our country are so angry with illegal immigration. We have Team Coverage in and outside the courthouses. Well begin with abc 7 News Reporter leean melendez who covered the trial from the beginning. Reporter yes, and i can tell you everyone in the courtroom was really surprised and we were left with a lot of questions. For example, how do you find a person not guilty of murder yet guilty of possessing a firearm . Now, that was a question that i asked the public defender, and here is what jeff adachi told me. The crime of possession of a gun only requires that the person knowingly possess a firearm. Thats the only requi
Well all see the clouds. We could see an isolated shower mainly in the north bay after sunset. Well talk about the rest of the accuweather sevenday coming up outlook. Developing news this morning, a big win for the white house. Senate republicans garnererd enough votes to pass a sweeping tax bill. That bill affecting just about every american. Abcs maggie rule has the details. The tax cut is passed. Reporter a victory for senate republicans. After intense back and forth negotiations all week, the partys lawmakers finally getting just enough votes to pass the gops new tax plan without any yeas from the democrats. Dubbed the tax cuts and jobs act, the plan includes a huge tax cut for big corporations. Republicans say the benefits will trickle down and ultimately help the middle class. But democrats are not buying it. Theyre once again telling families to place their faith in tired trickle down economic theories. And we have seen how that works. It doesnt. Reporter nonpartisan agencies sa
President trump and the russia investigation. The commander in chief spending the weekend with eyes fixed on the russia probe after his former National Security advisor Michael Flynn pled guilty to lying to the fbi. Flynn is now cooperating with special counsel muellers investigation leading the president to seemingly rewrite the narrative of why flynn was fired in the first place. The president tweeted, i had to fire general flynn because he lied to the vicepresident and the fbi. He has pled guilty to those lies. Its a shame because his actions during the transition were lawful. There was nothing to hide. Well, that seems to suggest the president knew flynn lied to the fbi when he asked then fbi director james comey to drop the flynn investigation. For more we go to nbcs tracie potts in washington. Tracie, good morning. Reporter hi there, frances, good morning. The president s personal lawyer john dowd says he wrote that tweet but doesnt have an email or any evidence to prove it becau
Its been 217 days since donald trump became the 45th president. The Russian Investigation is still front and center. The white house is on damage control after a weekend that saw the president weighing in on fridays news that former National Security adviser, mike flynn pled guilty to lying to the fbi. At one time, President Trump said hes not concerned, then tweeted why he fired flynn. It suggests he knew flynn lyed to the fbi. They are trying to clean it up saying it wasnt the president who authored that tweet after all. We have more from kristen welker. Reporter damage control. John doud saying he dictated this tweet sent to an aide. I had to fire mike flynn because he lied to the fbi. It implied he knew the former National Security adviserer, Michael Flynn, lied to the fbi, then asked comey to go easy on flynn. Dowd saying he is responsible and the president did not know flynn lied to the fbi when he fired him. Dowd adding, im out of the tweeting business. I did not mean to break n
What she says happened that night when they offered to drive her home. Dancing in the moonlight and swept up by the supermoon. The only full one of 2017 enchanting millions overnight soaring over the uk spotted near that erupting volcano and the amazing footage here at home. When to see the next one if you missed it. Dancing in the moonlight its just a fine and natural sight everybody was dancing good morning, america. That song will put you in a good mood. How about that supermoon last night, so gorgeous. Well, couldnt really see it here in new york city because of all the fog we had but in buffalo, heres what it looked like. Thats a statue of liberty replica, okay, not just a supermoon but also known as a full cold moon because, of course, it appeared in december. Just had to say the word cold. Well, speaking of cold we want to start with that blast of bitter cold thats moving across the country. Its dropping temperatures as much as 20 to 30 degrees in some places and its the beginni