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stepping away from his key role on the house judiciary committee. reporter: tax reform. a looming government shutdown. all of it happening under a cloud of sexual misconduct allegations. this morning president trump is back in washington and focused on tax reform. but he didn t answer questions about whether he plans to campaign for roy moore. the alabama gop senate candidate accused of sexual misconduct with minors. well, he denies it. look, he denies it. if you re talking about he said 40 years ago this did not happen, so, you know reporter: trump tweeted support for moore over the weekend and blasted his opponent democrat doug jones. the last thing we need in alabama and the u.s. senate is a schumer/pelosi puppet who is weak on crime, weak on the border. jones would be a disaster. it is pretty clear to me that the best thing that roy moore could do for the country is to move on. reporter: more than 20 republican senators are calling for moore to quit th ....
law enforcement is around as holiday weekend begins. and one fourth of july celebration overseas has already been canceled over fears of an isis inspired attack. abc s elizabeth hur is tracking the latest. good morning elizabeth. reporter: good morning to you. you know authorities say every day officers are told to be aware of their surroundings but this holiday weekend they ve actually been warned to be extra alert with large crowds out celebrating, sadly attracting possible attackers. from los angeles to philadelphia boston and atlanta, police this morning fully deployed in new york city, the state-of-the-art command center is activated with heavily armed units on street the water and the skies. on the washington mall preparations also under way for every emergency. and this massive response at the washington navy yard police say is proof they are ready for anything. reports of an active shooter yesterday turned out to be a false alarm but the scare comes as warni ....
well, good morning to you. i m reena ninan. and i m phillip mena. let s start with that severe weather rolling across the middle of the nation. at least two tornadoes were reported in the chicago area late yesterday. the areas they were spotted in are very rural. no initial reports of any damage from the tornadoes. take a look at this. the scene at wrigley field in chicago. a strong thunderstorm bringing the tigers/cubs game to a haul. the delay lasted more than two hours before the game could start again. several suburban chicago areas were hit hard by the storms. it s believed a lightning strike ignited at least one house fire. at one point nearly 15,000 customers were without power. the radar, you can see the system swirling in the midwest. lots of rain coming from those storms plus triple digit temperatures. accuweather s justin povick tracking it all. good morning, justin. reporter: phillip and reena thanks, good morning. another steamy start, another ste ....
middle of the nation. at least two tornadoes were reported in the chicago area late yesterday. the areas they were spotted in are very rural. no initial reports of any damage from the tornadoes. take a look at this. the scene at wrigley field in chicago. a strong thunderstorm bringing the tigers/cubs game to a haul. the delay lasted more than two hours before the game could start again. several suburban chicago areas were hit hard by the storms. it s believed a lightning strike ignited at least one house fire. at one point nearly 15,000 customers were without power. the radar, you can see the system swirling in the midwest. lots of rain coming from those storms plus triple digit temperatures. accuweather s justin povick tracking it all. good morning, justin. reporter: phillip and reena thanks, good morning. another steamy start, another steamy afternoon on the way for the northeast and i think it will spark at least a couple of showers and thunderstorms but, aga ....