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scott: for trump, there are tests he likely unfortunate will face again. scott thuman, abc7 news. michelle: breaking news new. word that the girlfriend of the suspected las vegas gunman knew nothing of the attack beforehand. her attorney saying that after she underwent hours of f.b.i. questioning. the horrific mass shooting in vegas is once again reigniting the debate over gun control. today on the capitol steps representatives nancy pelosi and john lewis and gabrielle giffords locking arms calling for stricter gun laws. >> now is the time to come together. be democrats, republicans, everyone. we must never stop fighting. michelle: lawmakers across the country are having debates about gun control. some say stricter laws are needed. others say violent attacks are a mental health issue not a gun issue. jonathan: there was levity today in the background of a very tense and heated capitol hill hearing. take a look. congress was grilling the c.e.o. of equifax over the massive data breach when people began spotting what looked like the monopoly man, you get it. he turns out that rich un

scott thuman joining us now from capitol hill bureau. manafort's attorney quick to point out it's not related to the election maintaining the innocence. is that important? scott: it's just it doesn't absolve the timing or put the two together. it does says actions that are illegal took place between 2006 back then and through 2016. if we did anything illegal in that specific time we don't know yet. there is a trio in trouble. you mention manafort, the more household name of the three. he had the associates and also a former adviser george papadopoulos who has already pleaded got lying to the f.b.i. about trying to set up the meeting with the russians. manafort denied doing lobbying for the officials in ukraine but that is something that the investigation is looking into. how deep do the ties run? and what is the white house reaction? you have alleged to it. the white house with a buffer between the president and manafort pointing out that the president fired paul manafort after word started to come out he got millions of dollars in his p

our scott thuman goes to rome to find out why italians are turning off the taps. sharyl: europe may be facing a new crisis, and this one not related to terrorism. there is a decreasing supply of life's most critical commodity -- water. dozens of european countries are expected to face shortages in the decades ahead. some are facing it now. our scott thuman went to rome to witness the most recent challenge to one of the empire's greatest achievement. scott: the ancient city of rome was built on seven hills and, in part, on the genius of roman engineering. for millennia, waters have flowed freely, a symbol of roman power and prowess. they were the first to build thousands of miles of aqueducts to deliver drinking and bathing water to its people and secure a civilization that stood while others collapsed. but suddenly, water is in short supply. some of the taps are alarmingly being turned off. and rome is a little less roman. like narcissus and his water reflections, elated masses of selfie-taking tourists use the famous fountains as backdrops for relief from the hea

scott thuman, abc7 news. alison: thank you. winning the white house may donald trump the so-called most powerful man in the world but it has not helped his finances. "forbes" reports the president's fortune has fallen by $600 million in the past year. that knocked him to 248 on the richest person list and cites the cost of the presidential run, tough real estate market and settlement over trump university. bill gates remains the richest man in the world followed by the amazon founder and the "washington post" owner jeff bezos. mark zuckerberg by far the youngest person on the list. he is just 33 years old. larry: wow! well, milestone if only for minutes on wall street today. this afternoon the dow surged past the 23,000 mark for the first time short of the milestone which means wall street could make history again tomorrow. alison: still ahead, the clock is ticking to get a shot at landing amazon next headquarters. the local push to score potential billion-dollar deal ahead. larry: a child alive after a fierce encounter with th

on capitol hill, scott thuman, abc7 news. jonathan: texas man in critical condition after being shot protecting his daughter in a driveby shooting. shine shielded his 3-year-old from a hail of bullets early saturday morning while his daughter wasn't hurt, shine is fighting for his life. >> his injuries are critical. he has some damage to his lungs. not able to move his lower body. he is in a lot of pain. jonathan: the family attended a birthday party, stopping a at club so shine's girlfriend could go inside to see her brother perform. police have not made arrests and they don't believe the family was the target. nancy: clean shower plant put in place to hope to reduce globe warming will soon go away. e.p.a. administrator scott pruitt will withdrawal that rule. expected to say the previous administration plan standard and power plants could not reasonably meet. jonathan: general motors continues a march to a driverless car. buying up a small laser company. they build sensors for autonomous cars. they will join the g.m. automat

the chief political correspondent scott thuman explains. >> another shakeup in politics. on the verge of being the world's youngest leader at just 31, he won over many austrians with the tough stance on immigration. >> 100% sure that we'll invest high and we are so happy. >> with worry over security, cultural identity and a population shift, nationalist politics not terribly unlike trump's campaign made major strides and earned plenty of be an election factor for some time. as refugees now inundate street corners. on assignment there for "full measure," i met a 19-year-old from sudan. >> more and more per trying to get here, big crowds of people? >> yeah, more than ever. more than ever. scott: calls for fences to keep them out has hungary victor orbahn in position to remain prime minister. plenty of hardline candidates lost races like in the netherlands or in france defeated by emmanuel macron. in many cases, the party gained ground or voters went another route in what is considered a movement. >> i'm convinced it will sustain. macron defeats le pen. he is an outsider, le

scott thuman takes a closeer look whether it means there will be action on immigration or not. >> increasing the focus on millions of undroppingmented immigrants the president's plan puts them at greater odds with democrats. the tweet the policy is that the democrats don't want secure borders he said. they don't care about the safety. >> are we on if edge of the major development or stuck in mud? >> we are stuck in mud. >> we tweeted to our own side. scott: he says any results this year are unlikely. just like he relied on the congress can't get the act together on the other big issues. he could turn to his pen as capitol hill. >> as much as he wants a degree of executive orders we have seen him going after the sanctuary cities. >> ivanka trump concedes that congress is key and the executive orders won't go far enough or necessarily last. >> there has to be a long-term fix and it can't be dan badged over or another executive order. that can be rescinded by subsequent administration. >> reports that some house democrats would consider a government shutdown if they don't get a deal to protect

the chief political correspondent scott thuman was in the oval office with the president. he brings us up to speed. [brief pause in captioning] scott: many are curious to see how the president's words and tweets from the white house will ultimately affect what happened on capitol hill. hours later an opportunity to make amends as the president strategized with senators over lunch. >> if there is anything that unifies republicans it's tax reform. we have been looking for the opportunity to do this literally for years. scott: but they have little breathing room. even a couple of no votes means vice president pence would have to be tie-breakers but they need wins so they won't let spats get in the way, many believe. scott thuman, abc7 news. larry: 2004s ago another of announced he is not running for re-election. jeff flake did not hold back in the comments about president trump. >> the personal attacks, threat against principles, freedom and institution, the flagrant disregard for truth and decency. the reckless provocations most often for the pettiest and most personal reaso

scott: in washington, scott thuman, abc7 news. nancy: "7 on your side" with a consumer alert. the u.s. economy losing 33,000 jobs in september. this is the first time in six years the nation saw more people lose jobs than find work. now this is being blamed on hurricanes harvey and irma. last month 105,000 restaurant and bar employees lost their jobs, sign of the damage to florida's tourism industry. still the unemployment rate fell to 4.2%. economists help hiring to pick up. russian hackers stole information to detail how the u.s. infiltrate foreign networks and prevent cyber attack. abc news report the theft happened when a contractor uploaded classified material to the personal computer in 2015. hackers targeted contractor through his use of antivirus software. the company based in moscow has denied involvement. alison: back at home, switch gears now to talk about what everybody seems to be talking about around here. washington's road to the championship. it begins tonight. it's against the defending champs. nancy: if you have not heard the cubs are in town. we are less tha

i suspect a lot of people will clean up their act after this. >> on capitol hill, scott thuman, abc7 news. larry: president trump tweeting the biggest story from monday was the resignation of the democrat tony podesta from the lobbying firm. he is the brother of the former clinton campaign chair john podesta who you may remember had the e-mail hacked by russia. in a podesta accused the president of perpetrating a "big lie." alison: new information tonight about the impact of three major hurricanes and the wildfires on all of our wallets. nancy chen is in the satellite center with some of the numbers for us. nancy: the head of the federal emergency management agency fema testifying before congress today. brock long told the senate panel that the united states is spending more than $200 million a day in response to hurricane harvey, irma and maria and the wildfires in california. 25 million americans were impacted by the natural disasters in the space of 50 days. right now more than 4 million are registered for the emergency aid and they predict more money will be needed than the $52 b

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abc7 chief political correspondent scott thuman on the hill. when you see a large crowd and how this happened, this has to be a worst case scenario that is impossible to plan for. scott: that is the difficulty. what we are talking about here is the difference between what is considered a hard target. something heavily protected that involves a lot of screening. something like inauguration or super bowl. versus something that is almost impossible to defend. under attack and nowhere to go. open air venues like the las vegas concert meant no warning and few options once it marathon bombing. or the orlando nightclub attack. one thing in common, they are all considered soft targets. colin clark with the rand corporation has been studying the ultimate security challenges. >> i'm still amazed we haven't had more soft target attacks on shopping malls in this country. >> the number of the soft targets is countless versus the number of the hard targets, isn't it? >> it would be literally impossible to harden every soft target from terrorist attacks. >> c

visit ncicap.org] ♪ scott: hello, i'm scott thuman in for sharyl attkisson. welcome to "full measure." chan a priorities. for colleges and universities, that's especially true right now. under the obama administration, schools were pushed to aggressively investigate allegations of sexual assault. but since the trump administration took office, that emphasis has changed. it seemed to be a home run. title ix was passed in 1972 to prohibit discrimination against girls and women in educational and athletic programs. it ushered in a new era of women's sports in college. but in the years since, title ix has also been used to investigate claims of sexual abuse and harassment. and that has led to confusion and controversy. >> that is a mattress. scott: columbia university student emma sulkowicz paraded a mattress around campus for months to draw attention to the issue. baylor university fired its football coach. you can't hide. scott: duke university shut down its men's lacrosse program and the university of virginia temporarily shuttered all fraternities all after c

. >> on capitol hill, scott thuman, abc news. larry: now a "7 on your side" consumer alert. record setting gains. if you are not invested in the markets, the gains may still help you lowering interest rates on credit cards, student loans b the markets go, the more we are due for a pullback. >> go research it and see what you find. after that, i kept getting more inspired. alison: inspired to win. how the local whiz kid helps other with his winning. larry: plus a family loses thousands of dollars after losing the puppy. they bought the puppy at pet land. coming up, "7 on your side" learns more about the legal struggle. alison: ahead at 6:00, explosion rocks a popular local restaurant. right during the lunch hour. amazingly, no one was hurt. what the manager heard seconds before the blast. coming up at 6:00. steve: making our way closer to the weekend. it's 76 on saturday. sunday is 77 degrees. the count down is on to halloween. 17 days until we fall back by an hour. daylight saving time comes to an ends. 35 days until thanksgiving. good time to start planning that holiday run

scott thuman has the best seat in the -- scott abraham has the best seat on the house. best job in the world for today. what is going on, scott? scott: i believe mother nature is a big nats fan. perfect baseball weather. it's beautiful. we are 90 minutes away until first pitch of game one between the cubs and the washington initials. well documented the playoff disappointment with the franchise. e for the fourth time in six years. every time they have come up short. the franchise still searching for that first playoff series victory. the players this week, they are not worried about the past. they are focused on the future. that is knocking off the cubs. >> i don't believe on that stuff. we are playing a different team. we have different players. it is different each and every year. unique scenario. >> we have been in the postseason. we are ready, poised and calm. >> different series, different year. you learn from everything. try to prepare the best way we can. to win this year. >> a large majority of playoff game come down to the starting pitching and the bullpen. the

chief political correspondent scott thuman takes a look at someone who does not fit the profile. scott: should law enforcement have known there was a chance stephen paddock would open fire or could they have known? so far, almost nothing made public about him is considered a red flag. >> he was kind of quirky but a nice guy. >> rocked our world a little bit. >> i mean he has never even drawn his gun. >> the 64-year-old one-time account about the with no reported -- accountant with no reported criminal record baffles law enforcement. he is not on their radar and not known to be suffering from mental illness. >> how do you stop a guy you don't suspect? >> former f.b.i. profiler brad garrett. >> we are coming up with zero about anybody saying anything negative about this guy, that they saw him in a dark and stormy way. no clue he acquired weapons. scott: is this the thing that keeps law enforcement around the country awake at night? >> it's a huge issue with the people we have they are not sending out what i call the overt warning signs they are going to do something. >> just becaus

scott thuman shows us how washington reacted over the years to calls for more gun control. scott: every monday they have come to the white house to call for gun regulation, never missing a week. >> gun violence does not take a week off. it happens every day. scott: on the hill, self-imposed pressure by members after las vegas. and after orlando it was a sit-in on the house floor. >> we have lost hundreds and thousands of innocent people to gun violence. scott: but so far, little to no change. the most impactful legislation from congress came only after this. james brady shot in the attempted assassination of ronald reagan later inspired the brady law mandating limited background checks followed by assault wea ban. now expired. despite the countless marches and vigil, the news week report said congress rejected every attempted gun safety measure since sandy hook. more than 100 total. presidents in the past tried to assert themselves, many republicans called it a breach of protocol. >> it's not the president's position or his job to do that. it's congress' job to change the s

scott thuman was in the room today for the historic signing and has more. president trump: this will be great healthcare. secretary of state inside the roosevelt room today a major step to undo obamacare. president trump relying on his pen since he has had little luck with congress. >> this will cost the united states government nothing. and people will have great, great healthcare. >> essentially the moves would allow business owners, trade group and more to band together and buy insurance plans across state lines. the president hopes triggering lower premiums. >> the competition will be staggering. you will be hopefully negotiating, negotiating, negotiating. scott: but could it appeal to healthier participants and not necessarily cover preexisting conditions, cit ims say the riskier patients would be less in the system where the costs would spike. >> he criticized the president for acting under executive order. it's pretty interesting to see he would go down a path about which he knows little. scott: the move so significant, occasional opponent rapid paul

in arlington, scott thuman, abc7 news. nancy: now talking about iran, president trump attending the value voter summit where he boasted to the crowd of christian conservatives that he is protecting freedom of religion. he also talked about the affordable care act and his decision to scrap subsidiaries for the health insurance providers that sell plans to low-income families. president trump also pledging more work to repeal and replace the law that is in the works. we'll have that at 4:30. alison: abc7's on your side with a consumer alert. i.r.s. is canceling a multimillion contract with equifax to confirm identities of americans calling the i.r.s. the credit reporting company, of course, suffered the massive data breach exposing more than 140 million americans' sensitive information. the i.r.s., which handed out this no-bid contract, says this was a measure. jonathan: "7 on your side" consumer alert up next. b.m.w. company recalling air bags that don't inflate. nancy: a shootout caught on camera. bullets flying back and f