popular tourist spot. how did their daughter die, and 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 s saying essentially, if you have questions, ask the white house. the unexpected move brought immediate outrage, especially after promises made by then-candidate trump. abc s chief white house correspondent, jonathan karl, lea leading us off. eporter: 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 ideol
the warning about fires and lithium-ion batteries. new reporting on harvey weinstein. what actress lupita nyong o now describes. and the warning from authorities after a father of four was killed when young people threw boulders from an overpass. good evening. it is great to have you with us on a friday night. we begin with new reporting. what abc news has learned about the ambush in niger. four young american special op soldiers, two green berets surrounded and killed. it s been 16 days since the lives were lost and today president trump was asked again to address the mission in public. did they have adequate intelligence? adequate backup? abc s mary bruce asks the white house why so little has been said. reporter: the week ended the same way it began, with questions about why president trump still hasn t addressed the ambush in niger that killed four special ops soldiers. mr. president, did you authorize the mission in niger? thank you all very much. reporter: ton
lithium-ion batteries. new reporting on harvey weinstein. what actress lupita nyong o now describ describes. and the warning from authorities after a father of four was killed when young people threw boulders from an overpass. good evening. it is great to have you with us on a friday night. what abc news has learned about the ambush in niger. two green berets surrounded and killed. it s been 16 days since the lives were lost and today president trump was asked again to address the mission in public. did they have adequate intelligence? adequate backup? abc s mary bruce asks the white house why so little has been said. reporter: the week ended the same way it began, with questions about why president trump still hasn t addressed the ambush in niger that killed four special ops soldiers. mr. president, did you authorize the mission in niger? thank you all very much. reporter: tonight we are learning details about the ambush outside a african village. a senior intellig
my three sons. the father and the unbelievable milestone. who is our person of the week? good evening and it s great to have you with us on a friday night. we begin with michael flynn and his guilty plea. president trump s former national security adviser admitting he lied to the fbi. arriving with his wife at federal court in washington already processed and fingerprinted as part of his plea. with the deal, flynn is now agreeing to cooperate with the special counsel. could that mean flynn will testify against the president? we begin with brian ross. reporter: he was one of the president s closest advisers, one of his first major appointments, but today as general michael flynn walked out of court in washington, protesters chanted, lock him up. lock him up. reporter: an echo of flynn s own words about hillary clinton. lock her up. reporter: flynn pleaded guilty today to lying to the fbi, telling associates he is prepared to testify, if needed, against president trum
into the night with no power and no heat. and this is the moment the police cruiser answering a call at nearly 80 miles an hour slams into a mother s car, killing her 6-year-old son. tonight, why the officer is now suing the mother. good evening. as we come on the air in the west, and we begin with the breaking news. kim jong-un sending a mention to president trump saying north korea will stop testing missiles for now, and says he wants to meet with president trump as soon as possible. and tonight, a south korean official now says that president trump says he will meet with kim jong-un by may. so let s get right to abc s chief white house correspondent, jonathan karl, with late developments tonight. reporter: david, this is a major development. the first hint of it came just a short while ago when the president made his first appearance ever in the white house briefing room telling reporters that a big announcement was coming from south korea. i followed him into the we