Busy tuesday night, and we begin with President Trump late todayen leashing an attack on his own attorney general in front of cameras at the white house. A very rare and unusual attack right in the rose garden on his own pick for a. G. One of President Trumps closest allies during the campaign. The president now furious after Jeff Sessions recused himself from the russia investigation. Is the president going to fire him or is he applying extraordinary public pressure to get him to resign . A abcs chief white house correspondent, jonathan karl, leading us off. Reporter today in the rose garden trump refused to say whether he would fire his attorney general. Im very disappointed with the attorney general but we will see what happens. Time will tell. Time will tell. Reporter the president is publically seething over Jeff Sessions decision to recuse himself from the russia investigation. Today he was asked why he is letting the attorney general twist in the wind. Well, i dont think i am
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Tonight, not again. This time, two storms hitting tonight on both coasts. And already, turning deadly. The dangerous commutes. The ice, snow and rain. The pileup on an icy highway. Alerts at this hour from d. C. To philly to new york. And in the west tonight, evacuations under way right now. Heavy rain, high winds expected. Ginger zee with the new track on both storms. The white house tonight. Will the special counsel, Robert Mueller, soon be questioning President Trump . What weve learned tonight. Growing concern this evening amid the deadly flu outbreak in this country. Tents set up in the west. Emergency rooms packed across the country. Where its hitting hardest and how effective is the flu vaccine . And should you still get it if you havent already . What surprised us today about that. The urgent manhunt at this hour for a suspect. The deputy killed responding to a 911 call. A married father of three. And tonight, is oprah running in 2020 . What her longtime partner Stedman Graham
Tonight, several breaking stories as we come on the air. The state of emergency now including los angeles. Multiple fires burning out of control. One of americas busiest highways shut down for a time. Fire raging on both sides. The other major story tonight. President trumps monumental shift on u. S. Policy. Officially recognizing jerusalem as the capital of israel. Planning to move the u. S. Embassy there. Tonight, swift reaction from some of americas most drafted allies. Some calling it regrettable, unhelpful. Al franken tonight revealing he will make about announcement tomorrow. Is the senator resigning . Amid a growing number of senators who now say he must go. Donald trump jr. Answering questions for several hours on capitol hill about that meeting with a russian lawyer. Amid the bigger question, what, if anything, did his father, then candidate donald trump,
know about it . The plane shooting from a plane taking off from lax. And the manhunt right now. Authorities say the suspect
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5 00. Im eric thomas. Thanks for inviting us into your homes. Well see you right back here at 6 00. Tonight breaking news. That monster wildfire taking more lives. The president now declaring an emergency. The fire exploding in size, burning nearly 81,000 acres. Spreading so fast, residents forced to evacuate. Families separated in the chaos. A greatgrandmother and two children reportedly dying in the fire. Nursing home murders. The bloody rampage, what set the shooter off. Police investigating two different crime scenes. The one victim linking both sites. Warning to cohen President Trumps lead attorney telling abc news that Michael Cohen has been put on notice for violating Attorney Client privilege. This, after cohens claim thencandidate trump knew in advance about that Infamous Trump tower meeting with the
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