jerusalem after a palestinian bus driver was found hang. israeli police say he committed suicide. demonstrators claim foul play. and a federal investigation has now govern in to the national football league over the distribution of painkillers. we begin in missouri where governor jay nixon signed an executive order today declaring a state of emergency and the state national guard has now been activated. the moves come as a grants jury is expected to decide any day now if police officer darren wilson should be inning date evn connection with the shooting death of 18-year-old michael brown. and what is the state of emergency and the national guard being called up entail, reporter: governor nixon issuing this executive order a couple of moments ago, many consider it could be coming sooner than later. the guard cass pwha pbs activated but it also means the county and state police department and the highway patrol will act as a unified group. that s what this executive o
i m eric thomas. for all of us. here, thanks for inviting us into your homes tonight. our next newscast sat tonight, from washington, robert mueller grilled on the hill. the high stakes showdown. after president trump repeatedly said the mueller report exonerated him, robert mueller is asked, did you exonerate the president? how he answers. also, can the president be charged with a crime when he leaves office? tonight, the president now responding just a short time ago. also tonight, the urgent manhunt right now for two teenage suspects considered armed and dangerous after their alleged killing spree. that american woman and her boyfriend discovered dead. now the suspects are wanted in another case and just in tonight, another burned out vehicle now discovered. the emergency at the largest airport in the u.s. the toddler jumping onto a baggage belt. the urgent calls for help. the murder of a college student at ole miss. new surveillance tonight
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breaking news tonight, involving olivia newton-john and her health. good evening. great to be back with you after the memorial holiday. growing scrutiny involving president trump s inner circle. the investigation has now reached his personal attorney. the president s son-in-law is under scrutiny by the fbi. why did he meet with the russian ambassador and the bank? our own brian ross breaking the news today that the president s personal lawyer is under investigation, he s refusing to cooperate with congress and tonight you ll hear why. brian ross leading us off. reporter: the actives and future roles of the president s son-in-law jared kushner. another close confidant of donald trump, his personal lawyer, michael cohen, has become a focus of the expanding congressional investigation. cohen told abc news he s been asked to provide information and testimony about any connections to the russian government but is refusing to do so. i declined the invitation, as the request w
what s he s been doing all these years. announcer: this is abc world news tonight with david muir, reporting tonight from washington. good evening, from washington tonight. where we met with the president today. what he says about that special counsel now brought into investigate russia. but we re also following those horrific pictures out of new york city today, the deadly crash, the driver plowing into pedestrians, right in the middle of times square. a barrier is the only thing that stopped the car. the driver right there on the left, trying to get away. witnesses in panic. nearly two dozen hit or injured. many lying on the street. this is video of the car in the air. and moments ago we learned the one person killed was an 18-year-old tourist from michigan. the driver in custody tonight. there were initial worries, could this be terror in new york? tonight, what authorities now believe. and abc s gio benitez is in times square. reporter: tonight, unimaginable horro
what were their son and daughter given to drink? good evening, and it s great to have you with us here on a wednesday night, and we begin with president trump s sudden and sweeping ban using twitter to reveal it. tweeting he will ban transgender people from serving in the military in any capacity. it came on the day when the defense secretary is on vacation, and the pentagon saying essentially, if you have questions, ask the white house. the unexpected move brought immediate outrage, especially after promises made by then-candidate donald trump. abc s chief white house correspondent, jonathan karl, leading us off. reporter: as a candidate, donald trump promised to protect gay, lesbian and transgender rights. the first nominee ever to make such a promise at a republican convention. as your president, i will do everything in my power to protect our lgbtq citizens from the violence and oppression of a hateful foreign ideology. believe me. [ applause ] reporter: but today