Transcripts For WPVI ABC World News Tonight With David Muir

WPVI ABC World News Tonight With David Muir February 10, 2018

Season. And family treasure. The devastating mudslides in california. The men and women who are digging through the debris to help rescue memories. And good evening. Thanks for joining us on this saturday. Im tom llamas. And we begin tonight with the new white house fallout. President trumps stunning statement after a pair of staffers resigned in the face of Domestic Abuse allegations. President trump tweeting, in part, peoples lives are being shattered and destroyed in a mere allegation. Ins in recovery for someone falsely accused. His comment after a second staffer, speechwriter David Sorensen on the left, submitted his resignation and after the president wished outgoing top aide rob porter well. Both accused of Domestic Abuse. Now, the scandal rippling through the oval office. With chief of staff john kelly indicating his willingness to resign and Communications Director hope hicks dating one of the men. That tweet also comes as the National Conversation as the me too movement rages on. Abcs david wright gets us started at the white house. Reporter today, in the wake of a scandal thats cost two west wing staffers their jobs, President Trump seemed to condemn the me too movement. Tweeting, peoples lives are being shattered and destroyed by a mere allegation. Some are true and some are false. Some are old and some are new. There is no recovery for someone falsely accused life and career are gone. Is there no such thing any longer as due process . This, after white house speechwriter David Sorensen resigned. His exwife accusing him of violence and Emotional Abuse during their marriage. He denies the allegations. So does former white house staff secretary rob porter, forced out this past week, after both his exwives accused of him of Domestic Abuse. One of porters exes released images that she says show bruises he caused. But he insists the photos are not what they seem. We certainly wish him well. Its obviously a tough time for him. He did a very good job when he was in the white house, and we hope he has a wonderful career, and hopefully he will have a great career ahead of him. Reporter trump spoke up passionately for porter, but the president made no mention at all of the women. The president himself has never been evenhanded on allegations of sexual misconduct, giving republicans like roy moore the benefit of the doubt, but calling out democrats like former minnesota senator al franken. Mr. President , what is your message to women . Women are very special. I think its a very special time because a lot of things are coming out, and i think thats good for our society. Reporter trump is now said to be furious about the way his senior staff handled the porter situation. Chief of staff john kelly initially expressed support for porter, even though hes reportedly known about the allegations for months. Abc news was the first to report kelly made it clear to the president that hes willing to resign. This weekend, the president is also under fire for taking partisan sides in the russia investigation, refusing to release the democrats classified memo. Last week, trump ordered the release of a gop memo, even though his own Justice Department called it extraordinarily reckless. This week, though, the white house apparently has a newfound admiration for the fbi. And what we are seeing is the problem when you have someone who lacks character in the oval office. It infects the whole of government. All right, lets get right to david wright at the white house tonight. David, turning back to the controversies surrounding the white house staff secretary rob porters resignation, reports coming out that President Trump was upset with the initial response by longtime aide hope hicks . Thats right, tom, as you know, hicks is one of his closest aides. Shes been with him since well before the campaign. He and porter were known to be an item here at the white house. As Communications Director she helped draft the initial defenses of porter. Shes said to be in hot water. But today, the president released a statement saying hope is absolutely fantastic, calling her smart and talented and respected by all. Tom. David wright tonight, david, thank you. Much more on the white house turmoil tomorrow on this week. George stephanopoulos interviews counselor to the president , kellyanne conway. Next tonight, the nasty weather slamming a huge part of the country. The slowmoving storm plan keling the rockies and the midwest. This snowy scene, take a look, in denver, making for dangerous driving. As the system churns east, a flood threat from alabama to massachusetts. This texas town already under water, and theres freezing rain for millions, powerful thunderstorms as well. Sam champion tonight is standing by tonight. But we begin with alex perez in chicago. Reporter right now, 40 million americans bracing for more ice, snow, and rain as Winter Weather alerts stretch from the deep south to new england. Its rough. I wouldnt suggest that you go out. Reporter its coming down in colorado, blinding drivers near denver. Parts of the midwest bracing for even more snow tonight. Chicago residents still trying to claw their way out from this. Its not heavy, but it aint light either. Reporter the chicago area buried under 10 inches of snow. This driver sliding sideways down the highway. Cars and semis stuck in their tracks in michigan, one person already killed near flint. Traffic at a crawl along i94 in kalamazoo after this 38vehicle crash. Police in milwaukee posting this video, warning drivers against going too fast. The same storm system flooding parts of southern texas. This is crazy, not even a hurricane. Reporter heavy rain causing this river in nashville to overflow. And alex perez joining us now live from a very snowy chicago. As we just saw some residents already dealing with up to ten inches of snow there, now more is coming, alex. Thats right, tom. Its hard to catch a break around here. We could see another 1 to 3 inches overnight on top of all of this before this storm pushes out. Tom. Alex perez for us. I want to go back to developing flood threat. I want to welcome back sam champion. Whos in danger tonight . Well a good part of to south all the way up the east coast. Another push of arctic east, where alex was in chicago, more snow. Lets talk about these strong storms going on right now. We got mardi grass going on in new orleans. We already had a tornado warning, also a severe storm warning on the coast of alabama. Right around new orleans, overnight tonight, some very heavy rain. Watch that rain as it starts to slide north, from asheville, into roanoke, new york, some street flooding. Behind that, in that area where alex was, little light coating there. 1 to 3 inches of snow. Through chicagoland, already seen tomorrow their ninth consecutive day of measurable snow. But the real problem, look at the pink there, from springfield, south of indianapolis, to canton, all the way into albany, thats ice and that will cause some real problems. Sam, thanks so much. Lets turn now to deadly flu epidemic. Startling new numbers. About how dangerous and how widespread this flu season really is. Tonight, a new concern about the flu striking the same person twice. Heres abcs eva pilgrim. Reporter tonight in texas, a special ed teacher is fighting for her life after getting two different strains of the flu at the same time. And he said if she recovered from this, she could live a pretty normal life. But he didnt know if she would pull through it. Reporter 35yearold crystal whitley got a flu shot in october after giving birth to her son. She has no Underlying Health issues but two weeks ago she got the flu, then pneumonia in both lungs, and now a staph infection. She was able to mouth the words i love you and she kind of puckered her lips a little bit and blew me a kiss. Reporter the cdc now warning people, even if youve had the flu once you could still get a second strain. Type a cases are more than last year. But when you put a and b together you have a lot of sick people in the community. Reporter the governor of new york declaring a Public Health emergency triggering free flu shots events to make sure people get vaccinated. Is your dad making you do it or you just want to do it on your own . I want to do it on my own. Reporter tom and jake handschuh, father and son, came together to get their shots. My wife got it done because she just got finished with radiation chemo and they wanted to give her the shot so i figured let me do that too. Reporter doctors saying they still havent seen the peak of this flu season. Each week seeing more flu cases thatten the week before. Tom. Eva pilgrim for us tonight. Thank you. Next tonight, a Controversial Police chase in tennessee and the new dashcam video that has a sheriff on the defense. What he commanded his deputies to do and the apparent laughter after the deadly aftermath. Shots fired, shots fired reporter tonight, a tennessee family filing suit. At issue was that shooting Excessive Force or were this sheriffs orders justified . This video obtained by wtvf shows sheriff oddie shoupe, who didnt know he was being recorded on bodycam. At one point, you can even hear laughter. Take him out. I love this. God i tell you what. I thrive on it. Reporter the incident happened back in april of 2017 in white county, tennessee, when deputies tried pulling dial over for driving on a suspended license. The chase going through two counties. In the video you can see as police try to pin down the vehicle. Tonight, the widow of the deceased motorist in a suit arguing that deadly force didnt have to be used alleging the sheriff preferred to shoot and kill mr. Dial rather than risk damaging his patrol cars. Tonight the District Attorney slamming the sheriffs comments, but adding their investigation found that charges against the responding officers were not warranted, because mr. Dial repeatedly, willingly and directly endangered the lives of civilian drivers and Law Enforcement officers. Family said that dial was unarmed at the time of his death. As for the sheriff, hes still on the job. Tom. Zachary, thank you. We want to head overseas to the mounting hostilities between israel and iran. What began with the shootdown of an alleged israeli drone. Abcs Jennifer Eccleston reporting from london tonight. Reporter tonight, israeli retaliation. Israels military releasing this video of f16 jets hitting military sites across syria. The targets, at least a dozen, both syrian and iranian. Including a launch vehicle that allegedly sent an iranian drone over israel setting off the largescale counterattack. But israels air force also taking a hit. Antiaircraft fire from syria bringing down this jet. The pilots escaping with parachutes. This was a bold and provocative move by the iranians. The real risk here is that it turns into a broader conflict between israel and iran. Reporter tonight, israeli officials warning iran, its playing with fire. But iran firing back, dismissing the claims they sent a drone into israel as, quote, ridiculous. Syria calling the strikes on their territory an act of terror. The state department tonight blaming iran for the escalation of violence saying, it strongly supports israels sovereign right to defend itself, tom . Jennifer eccleston monitoring the developments in the middle east, thank you. To south korea tonight and the Winter Olympics where highstakes diplomacy may be outshining the gold medal race. Kim jonguns sister the key player there. Abcs matt gutman leads our coverage from pyeongchang. Reporter history on the ice. North and south korea competing together in womens ice hockey. Cheered on by squads of north korean cheerleaders. The crowd chanting, we are one. The team lost its debut, but these olympics have already won south korea something it hasnt had in over a decade a president ial invitation from a north korean leader. The invitation to the south extended by kim jonguns sister and during those opening ceremonies laden with messages of peace, from giant dove shapes to john lennons imagine. And the world will live as one reporter she sat barely an arms length away from Vice President mike pence, but not one word exchanged. Another perceived american jab at the korean peace overtures. The Vice President s special guest at the olympics, the father of otto warmbier, the Young American who died after being imprisoned in north korea. In all, nearly 3,000 athletes from 92 countries competing. The u. S. With its largest Winter Olympics team ever, no medals yet. But this 17yearold phenom snowboarder setting the u. S. To medal with his qualifying run. Matt gutman joins us live from south korea. Matt, it feels cold just looking at you. Weather a major concern for athletes and spectators. The dangerous cold and the winds could delay competitions . Thats right, tom, its 10 below zero right now with the windchill. Frostbite is a serious concern for competitors. Right now, you could see those flags whipping behind me. The concern is for downhill skiers, could throw them off track and cause them to crash. A number of events postponed today. Matt, thanks so much. Still ahead on world news tonight this saturday terror on the train. Police move in to stop an alleged arsonist before its too late. A new scam, this one promising to save money on your heating bills. Tonight, the one way to know youre being duped. 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With such a rough winter hitting so many, heating bills could be through the roof. But be careful. Tonight, theres a new scam out there and it could cost you hundreds. Abcs Stephanie Ramos with how to protect yourself and your money. Reporter tonight, with cold temperatures impacting millions, phone scammers are using a new tactic to take your money. Barbara lehman once thought shed never get duped into paying a scammer. Why would anybody fall for this stuff . Oh, my goodness. Now i know. Reporter but she did, when a caller told her he was from the American Electric Power Company and asked her to pay 350 bucks as part of a new policy on deposits. At first she was suspicious. I said im going to call the company and check on this. Reporter so the scammers gave her a direct number to call, easing her fears and when she thought she was speaking with another employee from the electric company, she gave up her credit card number. 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