Tonight as we come on the air in the west, did breaking news, the Mueller Report is in and so are the first major headlines. The special Counsel Robert Mueller sends his report to the Attorney General after nearly two years. 37 indictments, six trump associates. The Mueller Report now turned in. The white house getting the call first. Then congress alerted the report was done. Carried by a Security Officer to the Department Of Justice. Tonight what we know already. The letter now from the Attorney General william barr to congress, and early word coming in from the a. G. That his first summary could come as early as this weekend. Jon karl and Pierre Thomas with new reporting. Also tonight, President Trump now responding. Sources telling abc news the initial reaction, quote, glad
its over. Also tonight, no new indictments from Robert Mueller. Dan abrams standing by on what that means. And whats in the report itself . Are there any clues yet . Tonight reaction pouring in from capitol hill. Demands the Mueller Report be made public, that the American People get to see it. But will that happen . Mary bruce standing by live on the hill. Also breaking this friday night, the Chemical Plant fire. Worries about the air. And just tonight, the new fire erupting a short time ago. Major News On Boeing tonight and those new max jets grounded. After news many were missing crucial Safety Software that cost extra. Tonight, the new headline. And the priest attacked during mass, the moment Live Streamed and what we know tonight. Good evening. Great to have you with us on a very busy friday night. We begin tonight with the Mueller Report, now turned in. Robert muellers work is over. His report carried by a security
officer to the Department Of Justice this afternoon. White house was called at 4 40 this afternoon and told it was done. Then congress alerted the 22month investigation was over. Confirming, no new indictments. The Attorney General could deliver his first summary of the Mueller Report by this weekend. As we have reported, the investigation launched 22 months ago, 25 million spent, 37 indictments including six of President Trumps associates. National security adviser michael flynn, Campaign Chair paul manafort, Deputy Campaign manage rick gates, Foreign Policy adviser george papadopoulos, Personal Attorney and fixer Michael Cohen and along time frill operative roger stone. All but stone pleading guilty. Tonight whats in the report remains a mystery at this hour. But lets get right to jonathan karl. Do we have any indication if the
president was given any clues as to whats in the report . Reporter at this point all indication are the report remains as much a mystery to the president as the rest of us. The president is telling his friends and aides hes glad its over. Tonight, after nearly two years, Robert Muellers work is finally done. Late today, a Security Officer hand delivered his final report to the Department Of Justice and to Attorney General bill barr. In a letter sent this evening, barr officially notifying congress, the Special Counsel has concluded his investigation of russian interference in the 2016 election and related matters. The contents of the report, and even the exact timing, have been a tightly guarded secret. This morning, even President Trump was in the dark. Mr president , do you expect the Mueller Report to be submitted today . I have no idea about the Mueller Report. Reporter tonight, barr informed congress, i am
reviewing the report and anticipate that i may be in a position to advise you of the Special Counsels principal conclusions as soon as this weekend. As Abc News First reported yesterday, a Senior Department of justice official confirmed today, mueller is recommending no further indictments. Ultimately, it will be up to barr to decide how much of the report is made public. At his confirmation hearing, democrats tried to nail him down. Will you commit to making any report mueller produces at the conclusion of his investigation available to congress and to the public . As i said in my statement, i am going to make as much Information Available as i can consistent with the rules and regulations that are part of the Special Counsel regulations. Will you commit to making any report on the Obstruction Of Justice public . Thats the same answer. Reporter tonight barr tells congress he is committed to as much transparency as possible. He pledged to consult with mueller, who he has known for decades to determine what other information from the report can
be released to congress and the public. Earlier this week, i asked the president whether he wants to full report released. Does the American Public have a right to see the Mueller Report . I dont mind. I mean, frankly, i told the house if you want, let them see it. Let it come out. Let people see it. Thats up to the Attorney General. We have a very good Attorney General. Hes a very highly respected man. And well see what happens. Reporter amidst the anticipation over muellers last act, the president amped up his attacks on the Special Counsel, again and again calling the whole investigation a witch hunt. I have a deputy, appoints a man to write a report on me to make a determination of my presidency . People will not stand for it. So lets get back to jon karl. Live tonight. Jon, sources say the president s first response, glad its over. Even though we still dont know the contents of this report, there must be some relief for the president tonight and people in his inner circle with the
news of there are no new indictments. Reporter no question about that, david. The president s legal team has put out a statement saying theyre pleased the report has been issued, the investigation is over. Sarah sanders, the press secretary, said the next steps regarding release will be up to bill barr. She said, david, that the president , the white house, they have not been briefed at all on the contents or conclusions of the report. At least not yet. Jon karl leading us off. Thank you. As we reported at the top the first summary from the Attorney General could come as early as this weekend. Lets get to abcs Chief Justice correspondent Pierre Thomas tonight. That was news as well, that we might see the summary so quickly. Its up to the Attorney General william barr what to release how much to release and when. Reporter thats right david. Bill barr is a veteran of washington. Hes under incredible pressure. He knows he has to make some of muellers conclusions known and quickly. Tonight, with that new indication from the Attorney General that his first summary of Robert Muellers findings will be made by this weekend,
its clear Robert Muellers work is over. No more indictments, but his findings, not yet revealed. Mr. Mueller, are you investigating the president . Reporter for 22 months, Robert Mueller has been a virtual ghost. Letting his indictments and Court Filings speak for themselves. 34 people charged, 7 pleading guilty. Wheres paul . Paul manafort. Reporter including the president s Campaign Chairman. Mr. Manafort, did you commit a crime . Reporter his Deputy Campaign manager. His First National security adviser. And his longtime Personal Attorney and fixer. Mr. Cohen has cooperated. Reporter mueller also zeroing in on the russians, indicting 26 people and unspooling an elaborate scheme to influence the 2016 election by hurting Hillary Clinton and helping donald trump. Information warfare against the united states. Reporter but President Trump seeming to side with putin over the american intelligence agencies. I have president putin. He just said its not russia. I will say this, i dont see any reason why it would be. Reporter trump attacking the investigation at every turn. The entire thing has been a witch hunt. They wont find any collusion. It doesnt exist. There was no collusion. There was no obstruction. There was no nothing. Reporter mueller also investigating whether the president repeatedly tried to obstruction the investigation. Why dont i just fire mueller . Well, i think its a disgrace whats going on. Many have said you should fire him. Reporter the Special Counsels Team Interviewing Dozens of witnesses, including around 30 current or former white house officials. President trump himself refusing to sit face to face with Robert Mueller. Lets get back to pierre, live in washington tonight. One thing that was made very clear today is that no one stopped Robert Mueller. No one stood in his way, ever. When he wanted to investigate he was allowed to investigate. Reporter thats right, david. Barr made clear that mueller was
a complete professional. There was no lead he wanted to pursue where he was told no. That was really important, pierre. Pierre thomas, thanks to you. Lets get to dan abrams who has been following this. First off, no new indictments. Crystal clear. Some are going to wonder does that include any sealed indictments left to be opened . I think no new indictments means no new indictments. I dont think its a semantics game. What about the other investigations elsewhere that are already reported on. Those will continue in new york and washington, d. C. Whats different now is that those people report to william barr, the Attorney General. They dont have the same level of independence that the Special Counsel had, even though he was also reporting to the Attorney General. So i think that those investigations are going to continue, but theyre a little bit different than the Special Counsel. You made the point that the biggest mystery inside the Mueller Report we dont know whats in the report is why there wasnt an indictment of the president. Whether thats because of Justice Department guidelines or
whether there was simply no evidence here. And the Special Counsel regulations say hes required to tell the Attorney General why he didnt seek certain prosecutions. So the questions going to be Everyone Wants to know was the president not indicted because theres simply no evidence of collusion, conspiracy with the russians . Or was there no indictment because hes the president and the president cant be indicted . And that applies both to the collusion question, Obstruction Of Justice, all of it. We could know that very soon. If the details of the report are made public. Dan abrams tonight. Thanks so much. I want to get right to capitol hill. Reaction is pouring in from the house and the senate at this hour. Of course it was just last week the house voting overwhelmingly, republicans and democrats, to make the report public. Lets get to mary bruce. Shes up on the hill monitoring this. We have the letter from the Attorney General sent to congress this afternoon. The Special Counsel submitted to me a confidential report. Thats key. Confidential. Its his decision how much the American Public will see. Reporter david, barr has
promised lawmakers hell be as transparent as possible, but based on what we are hearing from democrats they wont be satisfied until they see the whole Mueller Report, any underlying evidence. Just barrs summary isnt going to suffice. Democrats will use every tool available to get this information. That means brace yourself for more subpoenas. It means we could see mueller and barr testifying here on the hill, and it means we could see a long court battle. Remember republicans and democrats are saying after tens of millions of Taxpayer Money was spent on the investigation that the American Public deserves to see some version of this report. David, democrats are bracing for this to be a long fight for them to get the information they want, and in the meantime they are not holding back. They are plowing ahead. Theyre ramping up scores of their own investigations into this administration. While muellers work may be wrapping up, the hill is just getting started. Mary bruce making it clear the next chapter is how much of the report the American Public will see. Our thanks to mary, dan, jon
karl tonight and to pierre for leading us off. Well have continuing coverage on nightline and on Good Morning America and on world news. We move to the fire in Texas Flairing Up today and questions about the air. At least two tanks are now on fire. A new plume of black smoke pouring into the sky. The fire burning on and off for days. Residents worried about the air quality. Abcs alex perez right back on the scene tonight. Reporter those Towering Plumes of smoke filling the air near houston once again. It appears as though that the product that has leaked out of the itc plant is now in the ditch and that too is on fire. Reporter fire Officials Say at least two tanks, filled with components used to make gasoline, nail polish glg. We will make this right. We will fix it and we will make it right. Reporter it was just yesterday when a spokeswoman for
the company made that tearful apology after an earlier fire at the same Chemical Plant that lasted for days was finally put out. Earlier today officials at the facility announced they were working to empty an estimated 20,000 barrels of liquid from a charred tank that leaked the potential cancer causing substance benzene. The National Guard assisting. Schools in the area have been closed out of an abundance of caution after the toxin was detected in the air. Many nearby residents worried all week. Tonight anxious with that smoke back in the air. David, because of all this the coast guard has shut down temporarily the channel that connects the Port Of Houston and the gulf of mexico. Thats a busy shipping channel. Some encouraging news Officials Say they already have the new flareup under control. David . Alex perez tonight. Thanks for your reporting. Now to the weather. Damaging winds expected in the northeast. The states of emergency in the midwest. Deadly flooding across several states tonight. Rain falling through the weekend. Several towns ordering mandatary Emergency Evacuations Tonight \after a levee breach in kansas. Tornado warnings in texas and the gusty winds and very cold temperatures hitting the northeast. Rob marciano tracking it for us this evening. Hey, rob. Reporter hi, david. Winds cranking here. Concerned about the Storm Plowing into the plains over the flood zone. Theres that Tornado Watch thats posted for parts of north texas. This low is swirling around the rain and the snow tonight. Winds cranking all day long tomorrow from d. C. To philly to boston, gusting 30 to 40 miles an hour. Windchills in the teens and 20s to start your saturday. David. Rob marciano, well be watching you all weekend long. To major News On Boeing and those new max jets that have