Tonight, the sudden exit at the fbi. Deputy director Andrew Mccabe, the frequent target of President Trump on twitter. The white house is asked if the president pressured the Justice Department to force the number two at the fbi out. Also tonight, the deadly flu. Schools in multiple states now closed. The pregnant woman who lost her baby. And the mother who cared for her husband and her children who all had the flu, dying from the flu herself. What her family is saying tonight about the vaccine. Also tonight, did ems refuse to help a man who had been shot 16 times because he was just outside city limits . Handcuffed at school. Growing outrage after a 7yearold boy is led away in cuffs by police after being accused of attacking his teacher. Police tonight defending their actions. Your money. Filing your taxes beginning today. The simple code, the new number
on your w 2 that could protect your refund. And the one mistake made by so many people. And on the eve of the super bowl, why tom brady suddenly cut an interview short. What was said beforehand . Good evening and its great to have you with us to start another week here. And we begin tonight with the sudden departure of the number two man at the fbi, and a frequent target of the president s criticism. Mccabe stepped in temporarily when fbi director james comey was fired, defending the scope of the fbis russia investigation. And defending james comey, saying the rank and file had not lost confidence in him. Tonight, the white house answering questions, did the president pressure the Justice Department in any way to push mccabe out . Abcs senior justice correspondent Pierre Thomas leading us off. Reporter tonight, the number two at the fbi stepping down, following months of blistering attacks from President Trump. Today, the president ignoring
questions about Andrew Mccabes early departure. Mr. President , have you been told mccabe is resigning . Mr. President , have you been told that mccabe is resigning . Thank you. Reporter it was mccabe who stepped in after President Trump fired fbi director james comey. Thurst into the national spotlight. Days later, on capitol hill, mccabe defending his former boss after the white house claimed that the rank and file had lost confidence in comey. Is it accurate that the rank and file no longer supported director comey . No sir, that is not accurate. I can confidently tell you that the majority, the vast majority of fbi employees enjoyed a deep and positive connection to director comey. Reporter at the time, the white house also insisted the fbi investigation into russian meddling and any possible collusion was, quote, one of the smallest things the fbi is doing. Mccabe was asked if thats true. Sir, we consider it to be a highly significant investigation. Reporter while today the
president refused to comment on mccabe, in a series of tweets, hes let the world know about his disdain for mccabe. In july, taking aim at mccabes wifes run for state senate in virginia, a campaign that was finished when mccabe became Deputy Director. And a candidacy mccabe disclosed. Why didnt a. G. Sessions replace acting fbi director Andrew Mccabe, a comey friend who was in charge of clinton investigation, but got big dollars, 700,000 for his wifes political run from Hillary Clinton. And in december, after mccabe let it be known he was retiring in march, the president tweeting, fbi Deputy DirectorAndrew Mccabe is racing the clock to retire with full benefits. 90 days to go. It was just last week, abc news confirmed what mccabe told colleagues. He says shortly after being named acting director, the president asked him, who did you vote for . Mccabes answer . I did not vote. Did you ask mccabe who he
voted for . Did you ask him that . I dont think so. No, i dont think i did. You did not . I dont know whats the big deal with that. Reporter the news of mccabes departure comes a week after we learned sessions was putting pressure on Christopher Wray to fire mccabe. Something that wray refused to do, and days after reports President Trump wanted to fire special Counsel Robert Mueller last june. The white house was pressed today. Is the president applying pressure on his attorney general and on the Justice Department to get rid of certain people . The only thing the president applied pressure to is to make sure this gets resolved, so, you guys and everyone else can focus on the things americans actually care about. Lets get to Pierre Thomas tonight. And pierre, you have new reporting about why mccabe stepped down today . Reporter david, sources are telling us tonight, mccabe was getting indications that an upcoming Inspector General report dealing with both the Hillary Clinton probe and russia was likely going to be rough on him. He decided to leave so as not to
be a distraction. David . Pierre, thank you. We do have one more question on this tonight, lets bring in our senior White House Correspondent cecilia vega, shes live at the white house. I know you pressed sara sanders on whether President Trump had anything to do with Andrew Mccabes departure, and heres what he said today. Reporter can you say that the president did not play a role in Andrew Mccabe stepping down . Yes, i can say that the president wasnt part of this decisionmaking process and we would refer you to the fbi, where Christopher Wray serves as the director. The president has full confidence in him and has put the decisions at the fbi in his hands. So, cecilia, we heard that there, a denial from sarah sanders, but this white house is really facing questions if the president is trying to influence the Justice Department. Reporter david, you remember, President Trump fired fbi director james comey, sources tell us, he moved to fire special Counsel Robert Mueller, and now Andrew Mccabe is out. The white house may be denying that the president played a role in Andrew Mccabes ouster today, but President Trump made it very
clear he wanted him gone. David, the big question facing this administration right now, in the midst of this russia investigation, is President Trump pressuring his top Law Enforcement officials out of the job, and david, does this amount to obstruction . Cecilia vega with us at the white house tonight. Cecilia, thank you. And as you know, cecilia and the whole team will be here because President Trump will deliver his first state of the union address. And abc news and our entire Powerhouse Political Team will cover it live. 9 00 p. M. Eastern, right here tomorrow night. In the meantime, we continue with the news this monday night, and the deadly flu epidemic. The cdc reporting it is the worst in nearly a decade. 39 states reporting high flu activity. 37 children dying from the flu. Thats nearly double the number from this time last year. But baby boomers are being hit especially hard, as well. And tonight, the new cases here. One pregnant woman losing her baby. And a mother who cared for her husband and her children who had the flu, dying of the flu
herself. She did not have the flu shot, the rest of her family did. Heres abcs eva pilgrim. Reporter tonight, the flu epidemic pushing hospitals to their limit. At grady hospital in atlanta, a team is setting up the countrys first mobile emergency unit to handle what doctors say is a historic demand for care. Ive been working at grady for almost 15 years. Ive not seen it this bad in 15 years. Reporter already this season, 37 children have died from flu, compared to 21 at this time last year. And tonight, more families are sharing their stories to help others. Maria paniaguas friend says she was 7 months pregnant when she got the flu, then pneumonia. She says they put her in a coma to try to save her life, but could not save the baby. Be careful with that, because if youre pregnant, youll go in the hospital. You or your baby survive and maybe neither one survive, both can die. Reporter karlie slaven
from the flu after caring for her husband and two kids. Were doing this for her. They all had their shots and they got over everything pretty well. Reporter as more than a Million People descend on minneapolis this week for the big game, doctors concerned the super bowl crowd will bring an uptick of the flu. There will be people congregating in really large numbers and in really close proximity to each other. Thats exactly how influenza is passed on. Reporter organizers wiping down handson exhibits and equipment. Parents doing their part, too. And eva pilgrim reporting in from minneapolis tonight, where the festivities are already under way. I know organizers are trying to get word out to people, because of the close proximity theyre going to be in, right behind you. Reporter thats right, david. The cold, dry air here in minneapolis, the perfect conditions to spread the flu. Organizers are encouraging fans, get your flu shot before you come. David . Eva pilgrim with us tonight. Eva, thank you. Next tonight, newly released
body cam video causing outrage at this hour. Cleveland police calling the citys ems to help a man who had been shot 16 times. But clevelands ems reportedly refusing to come because they said the man ended up a few blocks over the border into the next town. Tonight, that call is under investigation, and heres abcs alex perez. Reporter tonight, ems officials in cleveland under fire after this disturbing video. Police discovering a man shot 16 times. The officers call for an ambulance. You guys got ems coming . Reporter the victim was in his girlfriends cleveland driveway when he was shot. He then managed to drive about a mile away, ending up in neighboring euclid. Please, i feel lightheaded. Youre right. Reporter euclid ems was some distance away, so, Cleveland Police call their citys ems dispatch. But they refuse to send an ambulance because they were just outside city limits. They wont come because its in your city. Even though its our victim, they wont come. Just take him to euclid general. What are we waiting for . Reporter frustrated, the officers act. Charlie 22, notify euclid were coming with a gunshot wound. Its taking too long for ems to get here. Reporter arriving at the hospital roughly three minutes later. Our station wews obtaining cleveland ems policy saying if an ambulance is available, dispatch will send one if the Response Time is 15 minutes or less. Why exactly dispatch refused to send an ambulance remains unclear. An inn vest game is now under way. The victim did survive. David . Alex perez with us. Alex, thank you. Were also tracking two storm systems tonight on the move at this hour, making for a difficult commute in some places. And the return of winter for much of the country. A clipper system with heavy snow in michigan tonight, moving across the great lakes, then the northeast. And a coastal storm targeting new england. Lets get right to ginger zee. Shes tracking it all for us tonight. Hey, ginger. Reporter hey, david. It is snowing now, so, from dansville, new york, all the way
down to gatlinburg, tennessee, you can see on the southern end, just a coating. But up to eight inches in the north. The coastal part of the storm will take the tides, especially tomorrow morning and make them rise. You could see two to five inches, especially eastern massachusetts. A little bit of rhode island there. And behind it, i can promise you that everyone is impacted. Look at tallahassee, the wind chill tomorrow morning, 32. Feels like freezing in charleston. And only gets colder. Settles in wednesday morning. Philadelphia, youll feel like 14. All right, ginger, thank you. In other news this monday night, there are growing questions after a 7yearold boy was handcuffed at a miami elementary school. The boy accused of kiting a teacher. Taken away in cuffs. Some asking, did authorities go too far . Abcs Victor Oquendo from miami tonight. Reporter tonight, Police Standing by the officer in this video, seen escorting a 7yearold boy in handcuffs after he allegedly attacked one of his teachers in his miami school. The boys mother can be heard saying nothing is going toso
happen, my love as she records on her phone. Tonight, the miamidade School Police saying, the officer acted within the scope of her duties and in accordance with departme departmental protocols. But the boys family says those handcuffs went too far. Do you think it was over the top . Too much. Imagine, my life little boy. Reporter according to the Police Incident report, on thursday, after the 7yearold was told not to play with his food he allegedly attacked the teacher by repeatedly punching her on her back. Later, grabbing her hair and pulling it towards him. After, the boy was cuffed and transported to a hospital for an evaluation before being released. David, his father says a similar incident happened with their son last year, and he started speaking with a physician. Tonight, he says he simply cannot understand how a 7yearold ended up in handcuffs. David . Victor oquendo with us tonight. Victor, thank you. We turn next here to news coming in from the pentagon, after reporting ifness apps are
compromising security. Do they reveal where u. S. Forces are around the world . Some of the apps do share that data on publicly available maps. Are they releasing classified or sensitive locations . Tonight, defense secretary jim mattis now ordering a review, and heres abcs clayton sandell. Reporter its the workout app that tonight has the u. S. Military exercising better privacy. The app called strava connects with wearable fitness devices like these. It tracks users, including some u. S. Troops, wherever they go. Afghanistan, iraq and more. Now years of data published in this online map is becoming a security headache for the pentagon. The real problem here is that these devices have revealed u. S. Personnel, special operations or intelligence personnel in countries that most people didnt know we are in. Reporter the map went online in november, but was publicized over the weekend by 20yearold nathan ruser. It shows you which buildings
the military personnel prefer. It can show you how military personnel like to get from one part of the base to another and even where they take their afternoon jogs which is something very valuable, if you are looking to target the base. Reporter the military insists that troops were not compromised, but is not reminding fitness junkies worldwide to change their settings to private. And tonight, that appmaker says they are committed to working with government and military officials to try and address some of those sensitive areas. David . Clayton, thank you. And overseas tonight, paris finally expecting some relief from those damaging floods. The seine peaking at 13 feet above normal, after forcing 1,500 people to evacuate parts of the city. The lower level of the Louvre Museum flooded, as well. There is still much more ahead on world news tonight this monday. Police shooting a driver, allegedly trying to run down people on the street. The offduty officer opening fire. That driver was killed. And the Good Samaritan trying to block the suspects car. Also, the alleged package thief, look at this, in a
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