Raised by president s fitness and qualifications. He said in 2016 he is qualified he is nominee. Would it be the worse thing to have businessman in office. Now you have 12 months in this . You still stand by what you said . I still stand by. You saw the meeting with white house and democrats and republicans on immigration. That sinned coo of the meeting we always had with the president. I got a chance the country got to see that yeah . Reporter does it surprise you that the president of the United States doesnt seem aware of white houses position he is aware of it. He is aware of it. We talked about fisa in the past. He knows what 702 is. Reporter leader mccarthy said Bob Goodlatte immigration daca bill is good bill. Do you have any plans to bring it to the floor. It is is good bill. Were working on that. It is important we put ideas on the table. Leader mccarthy as you know meeting i just referenced at white house last week the agreement was that the four leaders, lead cornyn, durbin,
Soldiered on. I think that we need more reputable people in congress and in office. We need better people in. It seems like hes made the right decision because his behavior was hypocritical with what role hes taken on in the house of representatives. Reporter Republican Party bosses tell me theyll begin looking at potential candidates next week. At least three so far are women. None has Held Elected Office before. They hope to have an endorsed candidate chosen by february 20th at the latest to avoid a primary battle. The Democratic Party has a dilemma as well. State senator dale len leach the original frontrunner remains one of six listed candidates but he had to suspend his Campaign Amid allegations of Sexual Misconduct towards an aide. He says hes reflecting on his behavior and apologetic but the Party Chairman says hes heard from a half dozen others who want a shot at this now suddenly opened congressional seat. The party wants leach to drop out. I certainly call for him to withdraw
And team usa feeling agony on the slopes. Two top athletes missing medals, but america seeing huge success on the rink. The young competitor making history with this move. And adam rippon, dazzling the crowd, mow in striking distance of a medal. Im adam rippon. Good morning, america and we do say good morning, america. And what a week. Its good to have you back, george, from florida where that community remembering the lives of those lost in the School Shooting. The community hit so hard. Surprised, even shocked by what happened. And last night, you saw them. Thousands coming together for those vigils. And then 17 balloons released. One for each of the victims. This morning, the accused gunman, nikolas cruz, is behind bars. He appeared, shackled, before a judge for the first time on thursday. And were now learning more about those 17 victims, students and the adults who died trying to protect them. Abcs Victor Oquendo starts us off in parkland, florida. Good morning, victor. Reporter g
Reporter we have a change on the model run. The change well get a bit more mild and a bit more melting. You may remember this was a winter storm watch for the area north and west of the city, its been changed to just an advisory, giving you a sense that the National Weather service gettings less of an impact because of the storm out here. Satellite and radar showing us the rain from yesterday is gone, we have clear skies, there will be clouds filling in from the south and west, the precipitation not that far behind, a big change in temperatures in the last 24 hours, 30 degrees in the city, upper 20s in trenton and wilmington, were below freezing everywhere except for cape may. In the 60s, yesterday, in allentown, 26. Dover, 29. If youre out running errands, no problem, 38 degrees. 3 00 p. M. , lots of clouds dry, 39 degrees. We see the winter mix arrive that will be sometime between 4 00 p. M. And 6 00 p. M. Pulling in from the southwest. At 5 00 p. M. , its a wintry mix through parts
Weeks. Reporter they say he wasnt feeling well on christmas. At 44 years old and in good health he thought he could ride it out. Fever, feeling like the typical flu that everybody gets that lasts a couple of days. And so, you know, he was in bed with the flu. As far as he knew the fever and feeling altogether bad. Reporter his wife says she finally convinced him to see a doctor who detected pneumonia, gave him antibiotics and certainty him home. Four days later he went to the hospital. He seemed to be getting worse. He started coughing. He had a coughing fit and was turning blue. And the nurses are running in trying to intubate him. Reporter barbeau, who worked in i. T. Went into a medicallyinduced coma eight days after first feeling sick. He would never regain consciousness. He was transferred here to California Pacific Medical Center where he stayed on life support for three weeks but the damage the flu did to his lungs was too much to overcome. His family removed him from life suppo