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00:00Tonight, one of the busiest weeks where travel kicks off with thousands of airline delays
00:05and cancellations.
00:06The president's one big beautiful bill inches toward Senate approval and the scare for Beyonce
00:11that brought her show to a halt.
00:14We begin with what could be the busiest holiday travel week in 15 years.
00:19Some of the major carriers are struggling to get back on schedule after days of delays
00:23and cancellations, making matters worse, multiple tornadoes in the upper Midwest, where a new
00:28round of severe storms could impact travel, and how much drivers will pay for gas.
00:33Our team is covering it all.
00:34The Senate's marathon session narrowly advances President Trump's mega bill, Democrats forcing
00:39clerks to read the entire bill, nearly a thousand pages, what it means for taxes and which programs
00:45are being cut.
00:46Republican leaders are scrambling to win votes for final passage, and new drama as a key
00:51Republican critic of the bill says he will not run for reelection.
00:56Also tonight, protests over a planned migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades
01:00that's nicknamed Alligator Alcatraz.
01:02Why environmentalists and Native Americans are teaming up to fight the project.
01:07New satellite photos show workers returning to Iran's Fordow nuclear site.
01:11A top official weighs in on how soon Iran can return to enriching uranium.
01:16President Trump prepares to meet with top Israeli officials while demanding an end to the war
01:20in Gaza.
01:22The devastating scene outside Philadelphia, a deadly explosion tears three homes apart.
01:27A terrifying malfunction as Beyoncé performed in her hometown.
01:30The car she was riding in began to tilt at a sharp angle high above the crowd.
01:35How that mid-air scare came to an end.
01:38Dramatic video captures a woman sliding off of a drawbridge in Miami.
01:42Americans on parade at Wimbledon, 35 are set to compete at the All England Club.
01:48What organizers are doing to try to keep the players safe in the summer heat.
01:52And celebrations from coast to coast. Pride is on display across the country.
02:02From ABC News World Headquarters in New York, this is World News Tonight.
02:07Good evening, everyone. Thanks so much for joining us on this Sunday. I'm Lindsay Davis.
02:11We begin tonight with the 4th of July travel rush and what's expected to be the busiest travel
02:16week in 15 years as some of the nation's airports are already grappling with lingering delays and
02:22cancellations. Severe storms forcing Delta Airlines to cancel hundreds of flights at its largest hub in
02:28Atlanta. Travelers were temporarily stranded as other major travel hubs including Dallas, D.C. and
02:34Charlotte were hit with delays, cancellations and ground stops. Multiple tornadoes hitting Minnesota
02:40and South Dakota this weekend as more severe storms are on the way to the Plains and upper
02:45Midwest. Our weather team is standing by with the forecast. But first,
02:49ABC's Faith Abube leads us off from New York's LaGuardia Airport.
02:53Tonight, millions on the move ahead of another potential record-breaking holiday travel crush.
02:59AAA predicting 72 million Americans are expected to travel at least 50 miles from home for 4th of
03:06July celebrations. One of the nation's biggest airlines, Delta, off to a bumpy start to the holiday
03:11getaway. Powerful storms in Atlanta Friday crippling Delta's operations, causing the airline to divert more
03:18than 90 flights to other airports. Some air traffic controllers at the world's busiest airport
03:24evacuating due to strong winds. Ground rumor is you guys had to evacuate the tower, is that correct?
03:29Delta briefly pulling more than 100 aircraft for damage inspections and canceling hundreds of flights
03:35due to strong winds and hail. For a third day, frustrated flyers left waiting at airports for hours.
03:41I'm very tired. Trying to just get some sleep. Those travel troubles now appear to ease.
03:46Delta telling ABC News that its operations were stable today with no additional impacts expected.
03:52The FAA anticipating this could be the busiest week in the skies in 15 years.
03:57A majority of holiday travelers, however, avoiding the airports and hitting the road.
04:02More than 61 million Americans are expected to travel by car, with gas prices dropping by 3 cents
04:09since last week, the lowest 4th of July average since 2021. But severe weather could put a damper on
04:16some plans. Multiple tornadoes hitting Minnesota and South Dakota this weekend.
04:23And Lindsay, a massive test ahead for the airports and the airlines. Thursday expected to be the
04:28busiest travel day this holiday, with more than 50,000 flights in the air. Lindsay?
04:33So word to the wise, try to avoid travel on Thursday. Faith, thank you. Let's get right to
04:38meteorologist Danny Beckstrom from our New York station WABC. Good evening to you, Danny. Can you time this all
04:44out for us? Yeah. Tonight, another round firing up with parts of the upper Midwest and the plains in
04:48the bullseye. We're talking multiple rounds across multiple states. Severe thunderstorm
04:52watches in effect right now from Denver, Colorado, up through Green Bay, Wisconsin.
04:56Our primary concern going to be damaging wind gusts. But these storms can also produce
05:00torrential rain that can trigger flash flooding. A flash flood watch in effect in Kansas City as well.
05:05Here's a look at the threat zone. We expect multiple rounds to take us right into Monday morning's commute.
05:10Now, pushing ahead into the holiday week, for a lot of the country, it's a fairly seasonable
05:15setup. That means summer-like heat and scattered storms. That could create some issues for fireworks
05:19on Friday in parts of the plains and southeast coast. But here in the northeast, Lindsay,
05:23things actually look really fantastic heading into the fourth. All right. Fingers crossed,
05:26Danny. Thank you. Now to the drama and all-nighter on Capitol Hill. The Senate narrowly advancing
05:32President Trump's so-called big, beautiful bill. But much more work is ahead to get the tax cut
05:38and spending bill across the finish line. And one Republican senator is feeling the pressure after
05:42opposing the legislation. Here's ABC's Jay O'Brien back on Capitol Hill tonight.
05:47Tonight, on the eve of a marathon series of votes on President Trump's so-called big, beautiful bill,
05:53a stunning twist. One of the bill's most outspoken GOP opponents drawing Trump's ire and announcing
05:59he will not run for reelection. Senator Tom Tillis, one of two Republicans who voted against advancing
06:06Trump's signature bill last night, writing his decision not to seek a third term is not a hard
06:11choice. Just hours earlier, Trump blasting the GOP senator for his opposition to the legislation
06:17in a lengthy social media post, threatening to support primary challengers against him,
06:22and saying he made a big mistake for America. Tillis concerned over the bill's proposed cuts to
06:27Medicaid, now warning that lawmakers who embrace bipartisanship and independence are, quote,
06:32becoming an endangered species. Following a standstill on the Senate floor, Trump's mega bill
06:38finally inching forward, clearing a key procedural hurdle just before midnight after one GOP opponent,
06:44Senator Ron Johnson, flipped from no to yes. 3211 of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act.
06:52Democrats lacking the numbers to block Trump's agenda,
06:55delaying the final vote in the Senate by forcing a reading of the entire roughly 1,000-page bill
07:00all night long. It took more than 15 hours. Once adamant he wants the bill passed by July 4th,
07:07Trump now acknowledging that may not be possible. I don't know. I mean, I can't tell you that if we're
07:13two days late or five days late, everybody says, oh, he had a tremendous failure. Whatever it is,
07:17as long as we have it, it's very important. The centerpiece of the president's legislative agenda,
07:23the bill includes roughly $4 trillion in tax cuts and fulfills some key campaign promises,
07:29like no taxes on tips and overtime. Republicans trying to cover the cost with cuts to programs
07:34like Medicaid, leading to an estimated 11.8 million Americans potentially losing their health coverage
07:40over the next decade. And by slashing Biden-era clean energy incentives like solar panel tax credits,
07:47vital to small businesses like Micah Gold Markel's in Philadelphia. Some of his employees voted for
07:53Trump, he says. And I'm concerned that we would have to have the size of our company. We're talking
07:58about 30 jobs. We're talking about 30 jobs. That's right. I mean, it hurts to say that.
08:05Billionaire Elon Musk, meanwhile, once again bashing the bill, concerned about nonpartisan estimates that
08:10it would add more than $3 trillion to the national debt, and calling cuts to wind and solar initiatives,
08:16quote, utterly insane and destructive.
08:20Jay O'Brien joins us now from the Capitol. Jay, we're hearing late word from President Trump
08:25tonight with a new warning for any more Republicans who would oppose this bill. What's he saying?
08:29Yeah, Lindsay, after that surprise announcement from Tillis, President Trump delivering a message
08:34to any hardline Republicans who might oppose the spending in this bill, warning, remember,
08:38quote, you still have to get reelected. Don't go too crazy. Senate Majority Leader John Thune can
08:45only afford to lose three Republicans on that final vote, expected to drag well into tomorrow.
08:50And if it gets out of the Senate, this bill will have to go back to the House where the original
08:54version only passed by a single vote. Lindsay. Jay, thank you. Now to the protests over a new
09:00detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed Alligator Alcatraz. Indigenous leaders are at the
09:05forefront of the protests saying it encroaches on sacred lands that are protected. Environmentalists are
09:11also opposing the construction. Here's ABC senior White House correspondent, Selena Wang.
09:17Tonight, demonstrators lining the streets, protesting plans to turn a remote airfield in the
09:22Everglades into the latest migrant detention facility. Officials say operations will start
09:28on Tuesday and eventually hold up to 5,000. White tents already visible. Our lives depend on this
09:35everglades. And you know, bringing this facility here is disrupting everything. Environmental activists
09:46join Native Americans to call for the protection of their ancestral homelands as Florida Governor Ron
09:52DeSantis pushes ahead. Clearly from a security perspective, if someone escapes, you know, there's a lot
09:59of alligators you're going to have to contend. No one's going anywhere, you know, once you do that,
10:04it's as safe and secure as you can be. The Department of Homeland Security teasing their plans for the
10:09so-called alligator Alcatraz. The facility, part of President Trump's efforts to ramp up deportations
10:16by expanding detention capacity. In highly controversial moves, Trump has already sent migrants to Guantanamo
10:22Bay and a mega prison in El Salvador. In recent weeks, more violent arrests caught on camera from
10:30coast to coast. This man thrown to the ground and arrested by ICE agents in California. His three
10:36sons, all U.S. Marines. And just days ago, the Supreme Court ruled to dramatically limit the ability
10:43of federal judges to check presidential power, allowing Trump to move forward with plans to end
10:49birthright citizenship, though the legal battle continues. I spoke to this pregnant, undocumented
10:55mother who did not want to show her face on camera. She tells me she's uncertain and scared,
11:01even though her baby will be protected from the ruling since she's part of one of the plaintiff
11:06groups in the case. But she says she's afraid for all the other children born on U.S. soil who may not
11:12become citizens. And Lindsay, the Trump administration is ending temporary protected status for hundreds of
11:19thousands of Haitian immigrants claiming that the country is now safe enough for them to return to.
11:24But the State Department is still warning Americans not to travel to Haiti because of gang violence,
11:30murder and crime. Lindsay, Selena Wang from the White House. Thank you. We have breaking news tonight
11:36for our viewers in the West. Reports of a shooting near Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, as firefighters were responding
11:41to a brush fire. Let's get right to ABC's Zareen Shah in Los Angeles tonight. Zareen, what can you tell us?
11:46Both of them believe to be firefighters. All of this taking place in rural northern Idaho near
11:52Coeur d'Alene. They say they cannot neutralize the suspect soon. This could go on for days. They say
11:58the suspect or suspects are currently firing with a high powered rifle. The county sheriff says they
12:04do not know how many casualties or suspects there are. The sheriff says the mountain is not clear. He
12:09believes people are still stuck and he is urging people to stay away from the area. Idaho's governor
12:15calls this a heinous direct assault on our brave firefighters. Dozens of members of law enforcement
12:21are now on the scene and the FBI is assisting. Local residents have been told to shelter in place.
12:26The fire now growing because they cannot put resources towards it. A police helicopter is still
12:32flying overhead to try and locate the suspect. The scene described as chaotic. Lindsay. Just a horrific
12:38story there, Zareen. Thank you. Next tonight, President Trump is calling for the end to the war
12:43in Gaza. The president posted on his social media platform, make the deal, get the hostages back.
12:49Let's get right to ABC's Marcus Moore in Tel Aviv for us tonight. And Marcus,
12:52give us context for why the timing on this is so unique.
12:55Well, Lindsay, it is unique because the the ceasefire between Iran and Israel has renewed hope that
13:03there could be a ceasefire in Gaza. And the prime minister Netanyahu is sending one of his top
13:08advisers to meet with officials in Washington. As you know, President Trump is calling for an immediate
13:12ceasefire in Gaza as casualties mount there. The health ministry says more than 80 people have been
13:18killed in the last 24 hours in Israeli airstrikes and 18 people have died trying to reach aid distribution
13:24centers in Gaza. So, Lindsay, the situation remains dire. And Marcus, while we have you,
13:29what's the latest on the damage assessment at one of Iran's nuclear facilities that was targeted in
13:33the U.S. mission just over a week ago? Yeah, just a week ago, Lindsay, the U.S. sent B-2 bombers
13:41that dropped a dozen bunker buster bombs on the Fordo nuclear facility. And it's notable that the head
13:46of the International Atomic Energy Agency has said that it's the agency's belief that Iran could resume
13:52enriching uranium in a matter of months. That's certainly very different than the assessment
13:56that President Trump has shared. And the IAEA's comments come as satellite images show new activity
14:03at the Fordo nuclear site. And, Lindsay, it's also worth noting that in response to the strikes,
14:08Iranian lawmakers have suspended their cooperation with the IAEA. Marcus Moore in Tel Aviv for us tonight.
14:14Marcus, thank you. Back here in the U.S., a deadly home explosion and fire in Philadelphia. Three homes
14:19collapsed. Two women were pulled from one of them. Both are now hospitalized. Crews later discovered
14:25the body of another woman. Here's ABC's Perry Russell. Tonight, Philadelphia firefighters
14:30investigating how three homes in this neighborhood collapsed, killing one woman, injuring two more.
14:35It feels like a complete collapse of these three homes. Investigators say neighbors reported hearing a
14:41loud boom at around five in the morning. Rocky Dotson lives nearby. I'm sitting down in the
14:46room watching TV and all of a sudden I heard like a boom. The blast was so powerful that it blew the
14:52front door off across the street. Debris can be seen on top of nearby homes, windows and doors blown out
14:58at houses up and down the block. We don't know if the loud sound came from the properties collapsing
15:02or if it came from something else. Firefighters evacuating at least 10 homes they say
15:07now have stability issues. We're going to grid this entire affected residents behind us out going
15:15literally brick by brick. Firefighters say it was during their secondary search when a search
15:19dog found an elderly woman dead in the rubble. Lindsay, those two injured women officials say
15:24one is in stable condition, the other is in critical condition. Federal investigators were on the scene
15:29today. Still not clear what caused those homes to collapse. Lindsay. Perry, thank you. Out of that
15:35heart stopping moment at a Beyonce concert in Houston. The superstar soaring high above the
15:40crowd in a velvet wrapped red Cadillac when it tilted. Beyonce can be heard saying stop multiple
15:46times in video captured by fans. Crew members quickly lowered her to the ground. The singer then
15:51told concert goers, I want to thank y'all for loving me and if I fall I know y'all would catch me.
15:57There's still much more ahead on world news tonight this Sunday including the terrifying moment a woman fell
16:02from an open drawbridge. Next tonight witnesses watched in horror as a woman fell from a drawbridge
16:09in Miami according to our affiliate WPLG. Video posted on social media shows her trying to hang on
16:15when the Brickle Bridge opened Saturday morning but she slid all the way down landing on the deck.
16:21Investigators say the woman suffered serious injuries to her legs. When we come back we head to Wimbledon
16:26where dozens of Americans are ready to compete in the world's oldest tennis tournament.
16:33The best tennis players in the world are about to compete on the grass at Wimbledon for the 138th
16:38time and the U.S. is well represented. 35 Americans are in the field. ABC's Lama Hassan
16:43joins us from the All England Club. Hi there Lama. Well it's that time of year Lindsay when the hottest
16:50tennis players on the planet make their way right here to play at Wimbledon and this year the American
16:55contingent is strong with a record number of American players with a total of 35 playing in
17:01the tournament including Coco Gauff fresh off her French Open victory as well as Madison Keyes. Now
17:05remember she won her first career major at the Australian Open both looking to continue their
17:11winning streak. On the men's side keep an eye on Taylor Fritz as well as Tommy Paul who both made it to the
17:17the quarter finals last year here at Wimbledon. Not only will it be hot on court it will be hot
17:22everywhere. A heat wave is gripping the UK that Mercury predicted to hit a steaming 92 degrees
17:27Fahrenheit. The All England Club will introduce their heat rule. All those playing on courts that
17:32don't have a retractable roof will get a 10 minute break when the temperatures reach 86 Fahrenheit. So
17:38I think it's safe to say that things are going to be heating up right here at Wimbledon. Lindsay.
17:43Well said Lama. Thank you. ESPN's coverage of Wimbledon starts Monday at 6 a.m. Eastern
17:48on ESPN and Disney+. When we come back Americans celebrate pride. Finally tonight pride on display
17:57from coast to coast. From New York to San Francisco to Chicago. Wrapped in rainbows and showcasing pride
18:09cities across the country celebrated LGBTQ plus communities with parades to close out pride month
18:15this weekend. Hundreds of thousands of people marched through Cincinnati streets on Saturday
18:21despite the heat organizers say they think this year's turnout topped last year. It shows that pride is
18:27is more important than it ever has been before. Some attribute the large crowds across the country to
18:33the community's resilience despite national backlash. We're not going to be deleted or or quieted or
18:40silenced. Tracy and Anthony Burns have attended Cincinnati pride for three years giving out free mom and dad hugs to
18:47make sure everyone feels loved. Getting a hug from a dad even if it's not their biological dad it forms some kind of
18:53instant connection. In Saint Petersburg hundreds of thousands celebrated at its 23rd annual pride festival. This is probably the biggest I've seen it. For many in attendance
19:03they say pride is about feeling accepted. It's important to celebrate so that they see
19:07representations. It's uh showing up and being visible and showing support to other people that
19:13need the support. Thanks so much for watching. I'm Linda Davis in New York. Good night.
19:19Thank you for making world news tonight with David Muir America's most watched newscast.