. >> kroft: but in most big cities like los angeles, chicago, washington, d.c. and new york, guns are a cause of fear and concern, not comfort. and law enforcement has lined up against strangers from far-away places walking around their cities with loaded guns, in violation of their own laws. >> cyrus vance: i think it would be a disaster for new york city. and i think, for major cities around the country. >> james o'neill: i think it's insanity. >> kroft: manhattan district attorney cyrus vance and new york city police commissioner james o'neill say their city has the most to lose. every year, new york takes in nearly 50 million visitors from all over the country into a congested, sometimes chaotic city. even if a tiny fraction were legally carrying concealed weapons, it would mean hundreds of thousands of additional guns for what is right now the safest big city in america. >> vance: you bring that kind of volume of firepower, even with well-intentioned people-- it's going to be extremely dangerous. >> kroft: more guns, more violence. that's what you're saying

he seems to be one of the few people in washington not surprised he's still here. if i believe the press reports that came out about you in the past year, you would not be sitting here talking to me as the secretary of state. it seems like reports of your political death were premature? >> tillerson: well, i hope with this little bit of exchange we've had, you understand the man better. that's why i'm still here. those things don't bother me. i'm here to serve my country. i committed to this president. my word is my bond. i ride for this brand. that's why i'm here. and nothing anybody else says is going to change that. >> cbs money watch sponsored by lincoln financial, helping you protect those you love most. >> quijano: good evening. the embattled weinstein company has fired its president, david glasser. earnings reports from wal-mart, home depot and roku are expected this week. and marvel's "black panther" is on track to bring in over $200 million at the box office this president's day weekend. i'm elaine quijano, cbs news. people would stare. psoriasis does that

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down in washington by this time that three degrees the code has gone through there's been an increase in the number of showers all the persistence of clarridge and rain on the caribbean side of the isthmus here so from costa rica up to billy's you cannot expect daily a certain amount of rain. in twenty twelve al-jazeera traveled to iraq people here are definitely scared to speak on camera they're saying that if they talk to us they think they'll be arrested down the line to take the pulse of a country ravaged under us occupation some of these graves are completely destroyed it's one of the most holy and sacred sites in all of iraq could turn into a battleground between the mighty army and the americans six years on rewind returns to iraq after the americans at this time oh no does either. this is zero. carry this is the news hour live from doha coming up in the next sixty minutes a grueling search for clues began after a russian plane plummets minutes after takeoff.

survivors announcing a march on washington. young students demanding the white house and congress do something to stop gun violence as more victims are laid to rest. >>> president trump versus the fbi. the president facing backlash for using the school massacre to attack the fbi about the russia investigation. >>> winter whiplash. new alerts from the west to minneapolis. first, snow. and now the northeast expecting record warmth this week. >>> racist remarks? the fox news tv host under fire

. >> so, let's get to pierre thomas with us live tonight from washington, as well. and pierre, now the white house is saying it's up to the democrats to revise the memo? >> reporter: that's right, david. the president told democrats on the house intelligence committee to, quote, redo and send back in proper form. congressman adam schiff is expected to meet with fbi officials soon, but it's unclear tonight whether that will be enough to release that memo. david? >> pierre thomas tonight. pierre, thank you. >>> next, to the winter games in south korea. team usa striking its first gold, making history, breaking records. and also raising some questions. why did one american skater turn in a nearly perfect performance, scoring lower than the other skaters who fell? abc's matt gutman is in pyeongchang again tonight. >> reporter: just 21 seconds into her routine, mirai nagasu making history. >> go right up and do it. yes! >> reporter: the first american woman to land a triple axel at the olympics. that leap of faith good enough to lift the americans to bronze in team skati

> to the index of other news tonight, the grandmother helping to thwart an alleged school threat in washington, and we're learning more now. 18-year-old joshua o'connor accused of plotting to shoot up a school. authorities say he flipped a coin to decide which one. the teen's grandmother calling 911 after discovering the threat written in his journal. >> what i'm reporting is i'm finding journal entries from my grandson. >> uh-huh. >> and he is planning to have a mass shooting at one of the high schools. >> so many crediting that grandmother. she told police she found a semiautomatic rifle hidden in a guitar case. >>> the deadly truck collision in california tonight. at least five people were killed when a semi truck crashed through the central divider on the freeway. several vehicles were involved in that accident. >>> and that consumer tonight. smuk smuck smucker recalling several dog foods tonight. it could be tainted with low level drugs used for euthanization. the recall includes several varieties of kibbles and grits. the company says there is not enough of the drug to pose a threat to p

survivors announcing a march on washington. young students demanding the white house and congress do something to stop gun violence as more victims are laid to rest. >>> president trump versus the fbi. the president facing backlash for using the school massacre to attack the fbi about the russia investigation. >>> winter whiplash. new alerts from the west to minneapolis. first, snow. and now the northeast expecting record warmth this week. >>> racist remarks? the fox news tv host under fire after telling lebron james to, quote, "shut up and dribble." >>> and, brawl at sea. an entire family booted off a cruise ship, blamed for a series of fist fights, turning the lido deck into a cage match. >>> and good evening. thanks for joining us on this sunday. i'm tom llamas. and we begin tonight with new details and insight about alleged gunman nikolas cruz. charged in the deadly school shooting in parkland, florida. tonight, abc news obtaining this video of cruz fighting another student at school in 2016. police say he confessed to the

pressure from the students themselves, the survivors from that school in florida, who now plan to march on washington. as the president unleashes that twitter storm on everything from the fbi and the shooting to russia. as those students speak out themselves, they want the president to act. here's abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl tonight. >> reporter: outside the white house today, a group of students calling themselves teens for gun reform, staged a protest. one teen holding a sign, "am i next?" it follows the raw outrage from students at the parkland, florida, high school who witnessed the carnage first-hand. >> they say that tougher gun laws do not decrease gun violence. we saw bs. >> enough is enough! >> reporter: the students offering a blunt message to those in power. >> this isn't about the gop, this isn't about the democrats, this is about the adults. we feel neglected and at this point, you're either with us or against us. >> reporter: the president has promised to take action, but has said nothing specific about what he would do. his press secretary today saying only the

mary bruce live with us from washington. and mary, we know the president is preparing to meet with students, parents, teachers from communities affected by mass shootings tomorrow. and as you reported there, he's directed his attorney general to take action on bump stocks, but you're also learning that the president, the white house may not be able to ban these devices on their own? >> reporter: david, lawmakers an experts seem to adree, if the president wants to ban these bump stocks, he's likely going to need congress to do it. tonight, the top democrat leading the charge on the hill, dianne feinstein, has a message for the president, in a statement, she says, "if you want these devices off the street, call congressional republicans and tell them to stop blocking our bill." david? >> mary bruce leading us off from the white house. mary, thank you. >>> of course, those bump stocks were not used in florida, but an ar-15 was, and now, there is that debate, as well. should an 18-year-old be able to walk in and buy one like the

. >> and pierre thomas with us tonight live from washington. and pierre, both manafort and gates have pleaded not guilty, but you have reported here that gates has been involved in talks about a possible plea deal and possible cooperation with mueller? >> reporter: david, until now, those talks have been inconclusive, but make no mistake, tonight, gates is under incredible pressure. even before these new charges, he was facing up to 20 years in prison, and, david, he has a very young family. >> pierre thomas, live in washington with us again tonight. >>> we're going to turn next here to that slow-moving storm front. ice, snow, flooding rain, triggering weather alerts in 20 states from texas, all the way up to new york. a fire truck in oklahoma city skidding on icy roads, flipping onto its side there. and near pittsburgh, a police officer rescued from his patrol car after being trapped by rising flood water there. left's get to rob marciano, tracking it all for us. hey, rob. >> reporter: hey, david. even though temperatures here in the northeast

tonight all three face new charges of escape and vandalism. >>> outside seattle, washington, a family dog hailed as a hero. this is rex, a 2-year-old german shepherd. he was shot three times protecting a teenage boy from burglars. the 16-year-old home alone calls police and hides in a closet. as the crooks enter the room where he's hiding, the boy hears barking and gunshots. the burglars take off before police arrive. rex's owners say it's the miracle the dog survived that shooting. >>> when we come back, meet the american olympic bobsledder who's also a green beret. already an american hero, no medal required. stay with us. been jimmy's longest. jimmy (shouting): james! he's survived record rain and a supplier that went belly up. so while he's proud to have helped put a roof over the heads of hundreds of families, he's most proud of the one he's kept over his own. brand vo: get the most out of your money, whether you're using quickbooks smart invoicing to get paid twice as fast or automatically tracking your mileage. smarter business tools for the world's hardest workers. quickbooks.

stephanie ramos is in washington. >> reporter: tonight, president trump and the national rifle association, the closest of allies. at odds about what to do in the wake of the deadly florida high school massacre. >> it doesn't seem to make sense that you have to wait until you're 21 years old to get a pistol, but to get a gun like this maniac used in the school, you get that at 18. i mean, that doesn't make sense, and frankly i explained that to the nra. >> reporter: but the nra is pushing back against any calls to raise the age limit to buy an ar-15 semiautomatic rifle like the one used in florida and many other deadly mass shootings. >> let me just -- the position is, you do not want to raise the age? >> that's what the nra came out and said. that's correct. >> reporter: another point of contention, banning bump stocks like the one used in the deadly las vegas concert rampage that killed 58 people. the president repeating in a phone interview he supports the ban. but tonight nra spokeswoman dana loesch, clear on the group's opposition to that proposal. >> the nra doesn't back any ban. >>

. >> reporter: but the governor of washington state, democrat jay inslee, rose to confront the president. >> i've listened to the first grade teachers that don't want to be pistol packing. we need to listen that, educators should educate, and they should not be foisted upon this responsibility of packing heat in first grade classes, so i just suggest we need a little less tweeting here, a little more listening. >> reporter: the president immediately turned to republican greg abbot, governor of texas, one of a handful of states that allows qualified teachers to carry concealed weapons. abbott said some schools actually have warning signs out front. >> warning anybody coming in there that if they attempt to cause any harm, they're going to be in trouble. >> well, i think that's great. >> jon karl with us live tonight at the white house. and jon, as the president was addressing the governors, we know first lady me lynn ya trump was speaking to their spouses. she praised the high school students that have spoken out about gun control. listen to them. >> i have been heartened to hear children

>> reporter: dolly parton goes to washington. and she was there because of a gift she began giving more than 20 years ago. dolly has been quietly donating millions of books to children, her nonprofit called imagination library. they documented the families who have received a book a month for their child from birth all the way to kindergarten. and today, the 100 millionth book. dolly parton was one of 12 children, inspired by her father who never went to school, but who raised the family, telling our team today that he was the smartest man she ever knew. >> i certainly had a lot of pride when i walked up on stage and i was thinking of my dad. my dad couldn't read and write, so, i did take a lot of pride in this today for not only myself, but for dad and all the little kids out there that are benefits from the imagination library and our 100 millionth book. >> reporter: over time, the children began calling her not dolly the singer, but dolly the book lady. >> i never thought about being the book lady. the painted lady, yes. but t

. >> david, president trump heads back to washington, and is now facing the challenge of a government shutdown, just weeks after the last one? >> reporter: that's right, the stopgap funding measure keeps the government afloat until february 8th. that's this thursday. if the two parties are unable to come up with a compromise, we could be facing another government shutdown. tom? >> david, thank you. >>> next to the flu epidemic, the newest figures from the cdc finding that the outbreak hasn't peaked yet. high flu activity in 42 states, 3 more than a week ago. and with so many people still getting sick, some are turning to pharmacies for rapid flu tests. but is this enough, or should you still go see a doctor? here's zachary kiesch. >> reporter: the unrelenting flu season continuing to intensify. hospitalizations from the virus the highest health officials have seen since they began tracking in 2010. so far this year, over 14,000 hospitalized, compared to tragedy hitting the youngest among us, with 16 children dying from the deadly strain last week alone. 53 children dead so far this wi

and outside washington, d.c., watch as this pickup truck crashes into a bakery. >> i started applying my brakes. ice took hold and the truck had a mind of its own and went into the building. >> reporter: at baltimore's airport, investigators looking into why a plane skidded on the taxiway as it prepared to take off. 149 people onboard all evacuating safely. this, as the storm wreaked hef vok with air travel. >> our flight's been delayed by more than two hours now and we're still stuck on the tarmac. it's a waiting game. west of atlanta, a severe storm toppling trees and damaging structures. >> you can see the high winds knocked this garage off its foundation, it is now leaning into this tree. >> reporter: outside jackson, mississippi, a school bus and a mini van colliding on wet roads. the bus striking a traffic light. overnight, several people injured in multiple accidents on icy roads in arkansas. this pickup truck on interstate 49 completely on its head. the driver of that red car making a split-second decision. >> i either had to hit the cars that were turned over, hit the car tha

thank you, linzie. >>> now, to the other breaking headline from washington at this hour. the brewing showdown between the president and his new fbi director, his hand-picked director, now urging the president not to release a secret memo reportedly critical of the fbi. written by republicans in the house. the president was overheard leaving the state of the union last night, telling a lawmaker he "100%" plans to release the memo. the fbi tonight saying it has grave concerns about the accuracy of the memo, and here's abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl. >> reporter: it's a showdown between the president and the man he chose to lead the fbi. at issue? the controversial classified memo accusing the justice department of political bias. as he left the state of the union address last night, the president was caught on camera telling a republican congressman that he'd allow the memo to be made public. >> let's release the memo. >> oh yeah, don't worry, 100%. >> reporter: this morning, chief of staff john kelly told fox news it will happen soon. >> did you see it

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but her tenure in washington not without scandal. hicks was involved in crafting a misleading statement about that now infamous trump tower meeting between don jr. and the russians. more recently, she was at the center of the firestorm over the departure of former staff secretary rob porter, ousted amid domestic violence allegations. porter and hope were dating. and she helped craft the administration's defense of him when the news broke. but tonight, the white house says none of that is linked to her departure. the timing just coincidence. >> so, let's get to cecilia vega, live at the white house tonight. and cecilia, hope hicks releasing a statement of her own tonight? >> reporter: david, she is. she says there are no words to express her gratitude to president trump. not that long ago, right here in the west wing, she tearfully thanked west wing staffers. she is a very beloved member of this administration. her office was right outside president trump's oval office. we can't emphasize enough how much of a trusted adviser she was t

students plan to hold rallies with lawmakers and vowing to storm washington next. >> not trying to eliminate all guns, but we cannot protect our guns before we protect our children. >> president trump will host a listening session this afternoon with survivors of the florida shooting as well as the shootings of columbine and newtown. >>> other students in the bay area are planning walkouts to pressure congress to enact stricter gun laws on march 14th at 10:00 a.m. and these are just some of the schools taking part. the marches last 17 minutes in memory of the 17 people killed at stoneman douglas high school. >>> today, we posted a link to where you can find comprehensive coverage on the rallies and protests in response to the parkland, florida shooting. if you log on to abc7news.com from your phone, download the abc 7 news app for breaking news alerts and tune into the latest news and weather here on the next newscast, abc 7 news at 4:00. >>> called america's pastor and one of the most influential preachers of the 20th century. billy gram died this morning in his home in north carolina. he w

the flight data recorders have been sent to washington for review. it landed safely with no injuries after that mishap. >> all right. still a little more of a chill in the air tonight. >> still nice. meteorologist sandhya patel is here with the forecast. >> dan and kristen, the chill we have tonight going into tomorrow is the only sign of winter i have for the time being. but in the extended there's going to be more signs. here's a look from the east bay hills camera at the setting sun, 5:49 tonight. it was absolutely clear as the sun set. s is that stunning or what? as tonight as we look at the sunset and follow-up with live doppler 7, you will notice that it is clear across the bay area. we are already starting to get cold out there. 37 degrees in novato and in half moon bay. it has dropped to 38 in danville. you know it's going to be a cold one when you see those temperatures in the 30s right now. i do want to show you what's going to happen with your high temperatures. they're going to plunge. so, tomorrow in concord, 69 degrees, saturday 73, and

and vowing that washington is next. >> don't want guns to go away, just make sure we minimize the amount of people killed by guns. >> reporter: white house is feeling pressure after string of shootings. 17 dead in florida, 58 in las vegas, 26 in sutherland springs, texas. >> can you explain? >> i was trying to before you interrupted me. >> reporter: president with this announcement. taking action on bump stocks used last year by the las vegas shooter. >> i signed memorandum directing the attorney general to propose regulations to be regulation ban all devices turning weapons into machine guns. >> reporter: students say it wasn't a bump stock but ar-15 rifle and they want the president to do more. >> now is time for change. >> reporter: students watched as florida house voted against bringing a bill to floor to ban assault weapons. maggie rulli, abc7 news new york. >>> a few survivors witnessed the decision by florida house of representatives and showed their emotions. cheryl sobbed and shook, disappointment obvious while votes came in. shared her outrage following the vote. >> next death

washington will go on to win 63-51. cal drops 14 of their last 15 games. 2-14 in conference. >>> arizona head coach shawn miller did not coach the wildcats tonight. and his future is in doubt. yahoo sports reports that miller was wiretapped by the fbi, reportedly offering $100,000 to make sure a top recruit, deandre ayton, came to arizona. the university of arizona released a statement saying that the decision was made jointly by miller and the school in the best interests of the university and the basketball program. >>> well, it may be spring training but bragging rights are always on the line for giants-dodgers. first match-up of the year today in arizona. bruce bochy and the boys looking for their first win of the spring. chris stratton trying to win a starting pitcher's spot, walked the bases loaded in the second. chase utley looking to get out of the jam. g-men put up four in the fourth. chase darno trying to make this squad as a utility infielder. the giants will go on to beat l.a. 9-3 your final. >>> ace pitcher

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sarina marshall has more from washington. >> reporter: the assessment was blunt and clear. russia continues to meddle in u.s. politics. >> we expect russia to continue using propaganda, social media, false flag personas and exacerbate political figures in the united states. there should be no doubt that russia's past efforts have been successful. >> reporter: the nation's top spy joined other leading intelligence officials on capitol hill warning about threats to the u.s. >> my view of the 2017 assessment. >> this is not going to change or stop. >> reporter: donald trump administration officials acknowledged they had not been directed by the president specifically to blunt russia's influence and didn't challenge the view that his continued denials of russian interference in 2016 is making it harder to stop them. >> people are saying the whole thing is a witch hunt because the president told me. we cannot confront this threat as a serious one with a whole of government response when the leader of the government continues to deny that it exists. >> reporter: other areas of co

raids in california and the so-called dreamers immigration program still undecided in washington. >> it's only going to terrorize our families and our communities and we don't want that. >> reporter: today's demonstration in san francisco stayed peaceful and there were no reports of any arrests. >>> new reports out show that the flu situation in the u.s. is bad. some promising signs in california. 42 states reported high patient traffic for the flu last week, up from 49d. the california state reported 30 deaths last week. nationwide the flu is at its highest level since the swine flu pandemic back in 2009. >> the season still is expected to last for several more weeks if not months. >> reporter: when it comes to the flu, these are the words we have been longing to hear from california health officials. >> looking at the data, it's going to be the last week and a half or so that we reach the peak. >> reporter: wait a minute, did he say california has reached the peak of the flu season? yes, he did. and here's proof. the red represents high activity of the flu, but then the number of v

live for us in washington is arlette. >> good morning. in the days after the shooting, president trump praised law enforcement for its response. he's now turned to bashing the fbi while the survivors of the massacre are issuing a call to action. >> president trump unleashed a new attack on the fbi, linking one of the deadliest school shootings in history to the russia investigation. the president tweeted, very sad that the fbi missed all of the many signals sent out by the florida school shooter. this is not acceptable. they are spending too much time trying to prove russian collusion with the trump campaign. there is no collusion. morgan williams, a student who witnessed the shooting, slammed the president in a tweet. oh, my god, 17 of my classmates and friends are gone and you have the audacity to make this about russia. have a damn heart. students are calling for nationwide walkouts and marches next month demanding an end to gun violence. >> march 24th, in every single city, we're going to be marching together as students begging for o

serena marshall in washington now to help explain this. serena? >> reporter: reggie, natasha, good morning. no question it was a tough day on wall street but analysts and the white house says this is simply the ebbs and flows of the market. it was the biggest one-day drop in history. anxious traders as the dow plummeted 1,500 points before rebounding and ending the day still down more than 1,100 points. but before you go racing to make changes to your 401(k), that big drop isn't signaling another great recession. >> the stock market has gone too far too fast. it is just appropriate to hit the reset button. if we look at the results from last year, they're way above the normal historic averages. >> reporter: those historic highs, wage growth and job gains, a signal for the federal reserve to hike interest rates. leading investors to fear a correction. the white house is downplaying the drop as typical market seesaw. >> today's sell-off represents the ebb and flow of our stock markets. >> reporter: but even with those drops one thing to keep in mind

in washington, arlette saenz, abc 7 news. >>> arlette, thank you. we're hearing from the family who took in the 19-year-old who police say killed 17 people at that florida high school. nikolas cruz had been living with the snead family since thanksgiving after his adoptive mother died of pneumonia. james and kimberly snead's son was friends with cruz. they say they were aware cruz had weapons and kept them in a gun safe. james snead said he thought he had the only key to the safe. the couple has a message for the families of the victims. >> i can't imagine the pain they must be feeling. like he said, nothing that we can say is going to be any kind of help. but we're very sorry that they had this experience. never should have happened. >> you can hear their full interview coming up at 7:00 right here on gma after abc 7 mornings. >>> good morning everyone. a fire at an apartment complex in martinez overnight. unfortunately, a bit of a deja vu for folks there. this was the second fire in less than 24 hours at the same building. abc 7 news reporter amy

. >>> the former head of oakland schools has been fired as the head of washington, d.c. schools. he left oakland schools long before his contract with us. he's accused of using his clout to get his daughter transferred to a better school in d.c. >> it became clear to me that chancellor wilson would be unable to successfully lead the schools having not been able to regain the community's trust. >> the mayor said that wilson is a good educator who made a mistake. oakland schools would not comment on his firing. >>> a southern california congressman with access to intelligence information is talking about the russia investigation. last night at a commonwealth club event, congressman adam schiff spoke about the threat russia poses and addressed the names president trump recently called him on twitter. abc news kate larsen has that. >> the first reaction is it's pretty funny. then you think, this is the president of the united states. >> congressman adam schiff commenting on this tweet that president trump posted sunday morning, calling schiff little and a leaking monster of no contro