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we appreciate your time and see you again at 6:00. bye-bye. tonight, breaking news. for the first time, former acting a.g. sally yates revealing how she warned the white house about former national security adviser michael flynn, saying he d been compromised, and that he could be blackmailed by the russians. tonight, how she describes her meetings inside the trump white house. also breaking, police just holding a news conference in boston. two doctors, engaged to be married, both found murdered. and new reporting tonight on what was found in their apartment. the college student who fell down the stairs. why did no one call for help for 12 hours? 18 frat brothers now facing charges and tonight, one of those students who was there comes forward. the headline just in. the serial sniper allegedly taking aim at drivers and at people in their front yards. what we ve just learned. and the shark alert tonight on the american coast. january 30th, the very day she was fired ....
americans protesting the president of turkey and his visit to the white house. men in suits moving in. the bloody clash. good evening. and it s great to have you with us here on a wednesday night. and we begin with that breaking headline the white house blindsided tonight as the department of justice reveals that they will appoint a special counsel to now oversee the fbi investigation into russian meddling and any possible collusion. former fbi director robert mueller will now lead the investigation. democrats and some republicans had been calling for this move, the news coming just 24 hours after we learned that former fbi director james comey, who was fired by president trump, kept notes about his meetings with the president. the department of justice saying just moments ago, a special counsel is necessary for the american people to have full confidence in the outcome. abc s senior justice correspondent pierre thomas leading us off. reporter: tonight, a bombshell announc ....
tax-advantaged retirement plan used by millions of americans. does congress even have a tax cut plan? and so prepared. as tensions grow with kim jong-un, president trump now says the u.s. is prepared for anything. could the administration s tough talk be leading towards a military conflict with north korea? i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news. breaking news. under growing pressure from congress, the pentagon goes public with an attempt to explain how four u.s. troops were killed in a secretive deployment in niger. joint chiefs chairman general joseph dunford says the families of the fallen and the american people are owed more information, but he s offering few details on the deadly ambush, saying the u.s. troops did not expect resistance, were attacked by a larger force and requested support an hour after coming under fire. still unanswered, why it took 48 condolence letters to fallen soldiers after the president s remarks in the ....
reporter: in the oval office this morning, president trump declared obamacare is on its last leg. obamacare is virtually dead. reporter: just five days ago, he cut off $7 billion in subsidies that help lower-income americans. people who make too much to qualify for medicaid, but still need help paying for their coverage. americans like nevada retiree marcy shelton. i am not a deadbeat. i pay my bills. i ve worked hard all of my life. this is what i was told, that this was going to be there for me. reporter: 6 million americans benefit from these subsidies, nearly 70% of them live in states that voted for trump. but the president today described the payments as a handout to insurance companies. this is money that goes to the insurance companies to line their pockets, to raise up their stock prices and they ve had a record run. reporter: but just minutes later, he seemed to back a new bipartisan deal to restore those same payments. the solution will be for about a ye ....
and tonight, meryl streep defending herself against any notion she could have done more when it came to harvey weinstein. what she s now saying. good evening as we come on the air here in the west. and we begin with the breaking headline involving your money youshgs taxes. president trump one step closer to his first major legislative victory since being elected. but tonight, a last-minute holdup. the house voting today to approve the republican tax cuts by a strict party line vote, but late today, word coming in they will have to vote all over again. so, why the temporary halt? and look at the new poll numbers coming in tonight. when americans were asked, who will benefit most from this tax bill, four separate polls showing more than 60% of americans say it will be the wealthy who benefit most. so, tonight here, will the president still sign this into law before christmas? and who wins, who loses? and will there be any voting tonight? abc s mary bruce, leading us off
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