Second try this morning at launching a satellite for classified u. S. Mission. Before attempting to land the rocket back on the launch pad. Sensor problems scrubbed yesterdays launch attempt. Those are just some of our top stories on monday, may 1st. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. Good morning to you all. Start this half hour with a Severe Weather warning in effect for millions of americans across much of the eastern u. S. Here is the reason why. We fake a look at the latest weather radar. It shows a loon of powerful storms marching northeastward. Triggering warnings from North Carolina into new york. And over the weekend, those storms brought downpours and deadly floods and spawned powerful tornados. Killing at least 14 people across four states. The tornados flattened homes, uprooted trees, flipped cars, carved out dozens of miles of devastation along the way. Abcs Marci Gonzalez was there for the worst in texas. Reporter at least four people dead after four powerfu
One of the special things that youll be seeing this morning. How beautiful. We begin with a look at todays eye opener. Your world in 90 seconds. There is a tornado crossing the road. See the dark clouds twisting and looked like a scene from twister. Deadly storms sweep through the heartland. The initial hit was the loudest thing ive ever heard. It is heart breaking and upsetting to say the least. Recovery efforts are under way following a string of severe weekend storms. The Severe Weather threat does push farther to the east as we go through monday afternoon and evening. Said in an interview with reuters that you thought it would be easier why . Its a tough job. But ive had a lot of tough jobs. Ive had things that were tougher. Although ill let you know that better at the end of eight years. So sorry, president bush. I never thought i would pray for the day you were president again. Theres been promise after promise thats been unfulfilled or broken. They dont have the presidency, they
You dont want it to be fake news. I want to hear from President Trump. You dont have to ask me. Why not is. Because i have my own opinions. You can have your own opinions. But i want to know your opinions. Youre the president of the United States. Thats enough. Thank you. All right, lets begin with cnn senior washington correspondent joe johns at the white house. Joe. Reporter hi, poppy. Well, it certainly seems that the president is, while he didnt say it explicitly, sticking by his guns on that allegation of president obama wiretapping him. Fascinating because thats been one of the underlying threads through the first 100 days of this administration. Meanwhile, turning the corner just a bit, theres also another comment by the president that is really creating a buzz, and that is his assertion in an interview with cbs that preexisting conditions coverage stays in this latest Health Care Plan that is being discussed on capitol hill. Lets listen to what the president had to say and then
Malveaux on capitol hill. Reporter good morning, chris. Certainly prisurprising news to wake up to monday morning. Members of Congress Working to hammer out the deal to fund the government beyond this friday through september. This comes after weeks of tense talks with democrats and republicans who seem equally determined to avoid a government shutdown. Rare bipartisan agreement on capitol hill. Over a 1 trillion spending bill. It includes billions in defense spending and 1. 5 billion for border security. Not a single dollar for President Trumps border wall despite the insistence that a wall is necessary. We will build a wall. Go to sleep. Go home. Go to sleep. Rest assured. Thats the final thing we need. Reporter also left out. Bill, federal cuts to sanctuaries cities and money for deportation force. Two of the president s other campaign promises. At the heart of my administrations efforts to restore the rule of law has been a nationwide crackdown on criminal gangs and that means taki
But nothing for President Trumps promised wall along the mexican border. Democrats rejected border wall spending as premature, since the president has not detailed plans for building the multibillion dollar barrier, which he has vowed mexico will at some point pay for. Also, the bill has no money for a Deportation Force or federal cuts to sanctuary cities. Theres no funding cut for planned parenthood. And there is a 2 billion increase for the National Institutes of health. Votes in the house and senate are expected by the end of the week. No response to the agreement yet from the white house, but the deal is, were told, the product of steady negotiation between the administration and both parties on capitol hill to avoid a government shutdown. The authoritarian strongman leader of the philippines now has an invitation to the white house. There is growing pushback against President Trumps invitation to president Rodrigo Duterte. In less than a year in office, duterte is accused of major