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Mary Bruce reports on the House delivering Pres. Trump his first major legislative victory in his second term by passing his mega spending bill – the core of his domestic agenda – with two Republicans as the sole GOP no votes and all Democrats voting against it; Trevor Ault has the latest after authorities say fireworks caused a deadly home explosion in Southern California that firefighters are still working to extinguish; Pierre Thomas has details on police increasing security in the air, on the streets and waterways after the FBI and homeland security warned of the potential for lone wolf attacks on the Fourth of July; and more on tonight’s broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir.
Mary Bruce reports on the House delivering Pres. Trump his first major legislative victory in his second term by passing his mega spending bill – the core of his domestic agenda – with two Republicans as the sole GOP no votes and all Democrats voting against it; Trevor Ault has the latest after authorities say fireworks caused a deadly home explosion in Southern California that firefighters are still working to extinguish; Pierre Thomas has details on police increasing security in the air, on the streets and waterways after the FBI and homeland security warned of the potential for lone wolf attacks on the Fourth of July; and more on tonight’s broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir.
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00:00Tonight, breaking news as we come on. A huge victory for President Trump. That massive spending and tax cut bill clearing the final hurdle.
00:09Severe storms right now threatening the Northeast as millions travel for July 4th.
00:14And a juror in the Sean Diddy Combs trial speaks out. First tonight, House Republicans passing that major spending bill.
00:20Vote yes on the bill.
00:22By the slimmest of votes, President Trump speaking late today, saying the bill gives him more power now than in his first term.
00:30The bill, including cuts to Medicaid, which could cause an estimated 11.8 million Americans to lose their health care.
00:37Even some Republicans concerned about the price tag adding trillions to the national debt.
00:43In a historic speech, Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries blasting the measure for more than eight hours on the House floor.
00:49Mary Bruce standing by at the White House.
00:52Severe storms slamming the Northeast as we come on, with millions hitting the roads and the skies during a record holiday travel crush.
01:00Also developing tonight, we're tracking a tropical system threatening the Southeast that could wash out holiday plans.
01:06Our weather team timing it all out.
01:08A deadly explosion levels a home in Southern California.
01:12Fireworks suspected. One person killed as authorities search for the missing from that massive blast at a fireworks warehouse in Northern California.
01:20For the first time tonight, a juror in the Sean Diddy Combs trial speaks out.
01:25What they say led to the verdict and the impact of Combs's celebrity, Aaron Katursky, with new reporting.
01:31Tonight, the high-stakes call between President Trump and Vladimir Putin.
01:35What we're learning as Russia's war on Ukraine rages.
01:38Dramatic new video, the daring rescue on Mount Washington after a hiker fell 60 feet.
01:44A soccer superstar killed in a fiery Lamborghini crash.
01:48And remembering two acting legends, one who starred in some of Hollywood's most memorable films.
01:54The other you'll remember from Star Wars.
01:56From ABC News World Headquarters in New York, this is World News Tonight with David Muir.
02:08Good evening. Thanks for joining us on this Thursday night.
02:10I'm Wade Johnson, in for David.
02:12We begin tonight with a defining moment for President Trump.
02:15The House delivering the first major legislative victory of his second term,
02:19passing his mega spending bill, the core of his domestic agenda.
02:23Late today, President Trump's celebrating on his way to an event in Iowa
02:27after pressuring holdouts within his own party.
02:30He's now trying to sell the bill to the American people.
02:33House Speaker Mike Johnson swinging the gavel once the votes were counted.
02:37He worked around the clock to make this victory happen.
02:39Only two Republicans voting against the bill.
02:42The package includes sweeping tax cuts and cuts to Medicaid,
02:46which could cause an estimated 11.8 million Americans to lose their health care.
02:51It's expected to add $3.4 trillion to the national debt over 10 years.
02:57The bill, with no Democratic support, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries taking to the floor
03:02for what's known as the magic minute.
03:04He ended up speaking for more than eight and a half hours, breaking a modern day record.
03:09President Trump insisting the bill is going to be really great for the American people
03:13and saying he has more power now than he did in his first term.
03:17ABC's Chief White House Correspondent, Mary Bruce, leads us off.
03:22Tonight, a triumphant President Trump celebrating his major legislative victory.
03:26It's going to make this country into a rocket ship.
03:28It's going to be really great.
03:29After a hard-fought battle, the bill at the heart of Trump's agenda eking through the House
03:34to cheers of USA.
03:36On this vote, the yeas are 218, the nays are 214.
03:41The motion is adopted.
03:42Trump watching closely from the White House, but it did not come easy.
03:55The president and the speaker twisting arms and cajoling members of their own party into
03:59the early morning hours.
04:01Both hard-line conservative Republicans and moderates angry that the bill could add $3.4
04:06trillion to the debt over the next decade.
04:10And concerned cuts to Medicaid could force an estimated 11.8 million people to lose their
04:16insurance.
04:17Numbers the White House disputes.
04:19It wasn't beautiful enough for me to vote for it.
04:21Thomas Massey of Kentucky and Brian Fitzpatrick from a Pennsylvania district carried by Kamala
04:26Harris, the only two Republicans to vote no.
04:30The president personally working the phones and lobbying the other holdouts, even handing
04:34out Trump's swag and signing autographs for some of them.
04:37Yeah, he signed a bunch of stuff.
04:39It's cool.
04:40To get them on board, the president making assurances and threats, promising to primary
04:45anyone who stood in his way.
04:47RJ O'Brien asking what swayed them.
04:49We got a package that I think would have turned out better than what we would have gotten had
04:54we sent this bill back.
04:54But is that caving?
04:55If winning is caving?
04:58Well, if winning is caving, then I guess we caved.
05:00The bill includes roughly $4 trillion in tax cuts, mostly for wealthy Americans, and new
05:06spending on immigration enforcement.
05:08It also fulfills Trump's campaign promise to eliminate taxes on tips and overtime.
05:13And it guts Biden-era clean energy initiatives.
05:17And to pay for it all, the bill making those cuts to Medicaid and reducing food assistance
05:21for poor Americans.
05:23Democrats united against it.
05:25And I'm planning to take my sweet time.
05:29Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries railing against the bill on the House floor for a record-breaking
05:34eight hours and 44 minutes.
05:36Shame on this institution if this bill passes.
05:39The president in Iowa tonight touting his win and selling it to the American people.
05:51And tonight, here I am, okay?
05:53The president now plans to sign this bill into law here at the White House tomorrow afternoon, meeting his own July 4th deadline.
06:03That event will be attended by members of Congress and party leadership and will include a flyover by a B-2 bomber,
06:09the same plane used in that recent U.S. strike against Iran.
06:13Mary Bruce at the White House.
06:15Mary Bruce at the White House for us.
06:16Now to those severe storms moving across the Northeast at this hour with millions traveling for the long July 4th weekend.
06:23Heavy rain, damaging winds, large hail and lightning from New York to Boston.
06:27Millions of passengers flying out today.
06:30Storms threatening to delay or cancel flights at major airports.
06:33More than 72 million people expected to drive or fly over the holiday.
06:38Here's ABC's Morgan Norwood.
06:41Tonight, severe storms threatening to derail holiday travel for the millions, making that last dash for the 4th of July.
06:49Tornado sirens sounding near Ithaca, New York.
06:52Ground stops issued for time at several Northeast airports.
06:56Damaging wind gusts, the biggest area of concern.
06:58Frequent lightning, always an area of concern.
07:00The FAA says today is going to be their busiest, with more than 51,000 flights set to take off.
07:06Our Stephanie Ramos caught up with Julianne and Amanda getting an early start at Newark Airport on their way to Key West.
07:13We were a little nervous about that delay in United flights at Newark because of the air traffic controllers,
07:18but it seems like everything's fixed itself.
07:20Roads around New York City today turned to parking lots,
07:23thanks to gas prices now 37 cents a gallon lower than last year, according to GasBuddy.
07:28Give yourself about an hour or two ahead of time because there's traffic out there, and it's coming.
07:33And Witt, now that the rush to get away is over, the real gridlock begins.
07:36Sunday and Monday will be the worst for drivers.
07:39Meanwhile, TSA is anticipating its busiest day on Sunday as well,
07:42with nearly 3 million passengers hustling through screening checkpoints.
07:46Witt?
07:47All right, we'll brace for that.
07:48Morgan, thank you.
07:49Let's get right to meteorologist Jeff Smith from our New York station WABC.
07:52And Jeff, those storms, they're firing up right now.
07:55Yeah, and the storms moving into the I-95 corridor at a very inopportune time during the Thursday evening rush,
08:02the holiday rush, no matter.
08:04And we're talking about storms that are capable of 80-mile-per-hour winds in some cases,
08:07large hail, central New Jersey up to the New York City area, up into parts of Connecticut and Rhode Island as well.
08:13That watch goes until 10 p.m.
08:14Luckily, this will all be clearing out in time for the 4th of July holiday for the northeast.
08:18Where things will not be clearing out is along the southeast coast, and in Florida in particular.
08:23National Hurricane Center flagging a 60% chance for tropical development off of the Florida coast during the next several days.
08:29Even if nothing tropical develops, there's still going to be rounds of showers and thunderstorms.
08:32Elsewhere across the country, east coast and west coast.
08:35East coast other than Florida and west coast looking nice.
08:37A lot of sunshine.
08:38The heat is on in the Midwest.
08:40Minneapolis to Chicago, 92 and 93 respectively.
08:42Maybe some thunderstorms from Montana all the way down to Texas and Witt.
08:45And again, here in the northeast, those storms clearing out should be ideal viewing conditions for the fireworks tomorrow night in the city.
08:51We like to hear that.
08:52Jeff Smith, thank you.
08:54Tonight, firefighters are responding to a string of massive fireworks explosions across the U.S.
08:59from California to New Mexico to Massachusetts.
09:01One person possibly killed in a house explosion.
09:05Seven people still missing in a warehouse blast.
09:08Here's ABC's Trevor Ault.
09:09Tonight, authorities say fireworks caused this deadly home explosion in Southern California.
09:16Firefighters are still working to extinguish the blaze.
09:18The blast reportedly happening in the garage of this semi-valley home.
09:23At least one person was killed.
09:24It comes as we're seeing new video.
09:27Showing the moment a fireworks warehouse exploded Tuesday, rocking a rural town outside Sacramento.
09:35Seven people remain unaccounted for.
09:37Sienna Ruiz says her boyfriend, Jesus, along with his two brothers, were all working inside at the time.
09:44One of those brothers, Junior Melendez, a father of a young child seen here.
09:48Ruiz says it was her boyfriend's first day on the job.
09:51I'm just praying to God some way, somehow, that, you know, they're okay.
09:56The two are also expecting their first child.
10:00Investigators are using unmanned aircrafts to survey the rubble from a distance.
10:04We cannot move forward and risk any more injury to anyone else on this scene.
10:11And there's been several other fireworks incidents ahead of July 4th.
10:16In Cape Cod, video shows the moment a fireworks display prematurely exploded at a country club, injuring four people.
10:23And authorities say fireworks caused this fiery house explosion in Albuquerque, leaving two people with burns.
10:29And, Witt, we have received a statement from the company in that fireworks warehouse explosion.
10:34They say our hearts and thoughts are with those we lost.
10:37And they are cooperating with the investigation.
10:40Witt.
10:40Trevor, thank you.
10:42And on the eve of the July 4th holiday, authorities are on high alert.
10:45The FBI warning about the potential of lone wolf terror attacks in the U.S.
10:50Here's our chief justice correspondent, Pierre Thomas.
10:54Tonight, the nation's police on high alert.
10:58Increasing security in the air, on the streets, and the waterways.
11:02The FBI and Homeland Security warns the potential for lone wolf attacks on Independence Day.
11:07We continue to operate in a heightened threat environment due to tensions overseas and across the country.
11:15New bulletins reveal authorities are concerned that lone wolf attackers might conduct mass shootings or use cars or even drones as weapons.
11:23The threats posed by weaponized drones are real and growing.
11:29Authorities reacting to a stunning pace of high-profile attacks in recent months.
11:33Be vigilant, hyper-vigilant, if you will.
11:36If you see something, say something.
11:38While no specific plot has been identified, Witt, authorities simply are taking no chances.
11:45Pierre Thomas, thank you.
11:46Now to the first juror speaking out following that split verdict in the Sean Diddy Combs trial.
11:51Combs found not guilty of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking, the jury convicting him on two lesser counts.
11:58One juror revealing what was behind their decision, saying it had nothing to do with Combs.
12:03Combs and his celebrity status.
12:05Here's ABC's chief investigative correspondent, Aaron Kaczorski.
12:09Tonight, for the first time since rendering a split verdict in the trial of Sean Combs,
12:13one of the jurors is speaking out, telling ABC News Combs' celebrity had no influence on the outcome.
12:20Our decision was based solely on the evidence presented and how the law is stated, said the juror, who asked not to be identified.
12:27We would have treated any defendant in the same manner, regardless of who they are.
12:31The jury convicted Combs of two counts of transportation for the purposes of prostitution.
12:36They carry a maximum sentence of up to 20 years in prison, though he will likely get less.
12:41The jury found him not guilty of the most serious charges of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking.
12:46One thing stands between all of us and a prison, and that is a jury of 12 citizens.
12:55And we had a wonderful jury.
12:58They listened to every word, and they got the situation right, or certainly right enough.
13:04Combs remains here at this Brooklyn jail after a judge denied his request for bail, citing a propensity for violence and saying Combs poses a danger to the community.
13:14Combs' lawyers will try to convince the judge at a hearing next week, Witt, to move up his sentencing from its tentatively scheduled date in October.
13:21They're hoping to get him out from behind bars as quickly as possible.
13:26Witt.
13:26Aaron Katursky, thank you.
13:28Next tonight, the Trump administration now sending 200 Marines to Florida to help federal immigration enforcement officers there.
13:34The Pentagon says it's part of the plan to deploy 700 troops to Florida, Louisiana, and Texas.
13:41About 100 National Guard members have already been assigned to the newly opened detention center in Florida that officials are calling Alligator Alcatraz.
13:50ICE agents also arresting a well-known Mexican boxer, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., for allegedly being in the U.S. illegally.
13:58The Department of Homeland Security says he has ties to a Mexican drug cartel and will be deported.
14:03It comes just days after his fight with Jake Paul.
14:07Now to that high-stakes call between President Trump and Vladimir Putin, the Russian leader rejecting a ceasefire in Ukraine.
14:14President Trump is set to speak with President Zelensky tomorrow.
14:18All of this coming after the Trump administration suspended shipments of some key weapons to Ukraine, including vital air defense.
14:25Here's ABC's Tom Sufi Burridge.
14:27Tonight, dramatic videos circulating online capturing another deadly Russian assault on Ukraine.
14:38Two killed and dozens injured in Poltava.
14:41It comes as President Trump and Vladimir Putin held a high-stakes call today, Putin doubling down, telling Trump, according to the Kremlin,
14:49that Russia will not retreat from its war aims, an indication Russian forces could expand their offensive this summer.
14:57Late today, President Trump weighing in.
15:00No, I didn't make any progress with him today at all.
15:02More than three years after Russia's invasion, Trump's repeated attempts to broker a ceasefire have so far failed to bring the conflict to an end.
15:10At such a critical moment in the war, Russia welcoming news, the U.S. has halted shipments of some vital weapons to Ukraine.
15:19U.S. officials calling that decision part of a broader review of munition shipments to all U.S. allies.
15:26We can't give weapons to everybody all around the world. We have to look out for America.
15:32And with those U.S. weapons expected to come up when President Trump speaks to Ukrainian President Zelensky tomorrow.
15:39Witt, Tom Sufi Burrage, our thanks to you tonight.
15:42Back here in the U.S., a strong showing for the American economy.
15:45The U.S. adding more than 147,000 jobs last month, better than expected.
15:51Unemployment ticking down to 4.1 percent.
15:54The report making it less likely the Fed will cut interest rates later this month.
15:59The jobs report giving a solid boost to the stock market as well.
16:02The Dow up 344 points.
16:05The Nasdaq and S&P 500 posting record highs for the third time this week.
16:10When we come back, a major soccer star dies in a fiery crash, remembering an acting legend who starred in some of the most iconic films in recent years.
16:19And just ahead, the dramatic rescue on Mount Washington, the New Hampshire National Guard airlifting an injured climber after a 60-foot fall.
16:27Next tonight, the pilot of a skydiving plane that crashed in New Jersey prays for skillfully bringing the plane down and saving lives after an engine problem.
16:38The plane crashing into a wooded area, at least 14 people hurt, some critically.
16:43Several victims covered in jet fuel.
16:45They had to be decontaminated on site.
16:48The NTSB is now investigating.
16:50In a daring rescue tonight on New Hampshire's Mount Washington, a National Guard helicopter reaching a rock climber who had fallen 60 feet, suffering what are believed to be serious injuries.
17:01A member of the Guard team helping to bring the victim aboard, a man flown to a hospital for treatment.
17:07When we come back, the latest on the soccer superstar killed in a fiery crash and remembering an actor from the first Star Wars movies.
17:14To the index now, fans around the world are mourning the death of Portuguese soccer star Diogo Jota, the 28-year-old who played for Liverpool, died with his brother in a car crash in Spain overnight.
17:28Police say his Lamborghini veered off the road and burst into flames.
17:32And British actor Kenneth Colley, best known for his role in the original Star Wars films, has died.
17:38His agent says he died of pneumonia after contracting COVID.
17:41Colley played the Imperial officer in charge of the Death Star.
17:45His career spanned 60 years on stage, screen, and television.
17:49Kenneth Colley was 87.
17:51When we come back, a look back at the career of the legendary actor, Michael Madsen.
17:57Finally tonight, from Reservoir Dogs to Thelma and Louise, Michael Madsen mastered the roles he played.
18:04He was a prolific actor known for playing menacing characters in Quentin Tarantino's most popular movies.
18:10Hey, what's going on?
18:11You hear that?
18:14Michael Madsen has the cruel criminal Mr. Blonde in Tarantino's 1992 directorial debut, Reservoir Dogs.
18:22The two would cross paths frequently in Hollywood, appearing in the Kill Bill films.
18:26That woman deserves her revenge.
18:31And the Hateful Eight.
18:32You're writing your life story.
18:34You bet I am.
18:35His decades-long acting career included roles in over 300 films.
18:40Ball missiles enable it.
18:41But he wasn't always the tough guy.
18:43You love somebody else?
18:44And Thelma and Louise playing Louise's love interest, Jimmy.
18:48I'm not going to tell anybody anything, and I'm not going to say that I even saw you.
18:54Madsen was born in Chicago.
18:56Over the years, he'd struggle with alcohol and addiction.
18:59Aside from acting, he was also a published poet.
19:02In 2020, after receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Madsen reflecting on his career.
19:08Many, many years ago, I came to California.
19:11I didn't know what I was going to do at that point with myself.
19:15I could have been a bricklayer.
19:17I could have been an architect.
19:19I could have been a garbage man.
19:21I could have been nothing.
19:24But I got lucky.
19:25I got lucky as an actor.
19:26Madsen's manager saying he died unexpectedly today, after he was found unresponsive in his Malibu home.
19:34Michael Madsen was 67.
19:37And his sister, actress Virginia Madsen, describing him as mischief wrapped in tenderness.
19:43Thanks for watching tonight.
19:45Good night.
19:46Thank you for making World News Tonight with David Muir, America's most watched newscast.
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