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Morgan Norwood reports on the catastrophic flooding in Central Texas that has killed at least 13 and left more than 20 girls at a summer camp unaccounted for; Selina Wang has details on Pres. Trump signing his sweeping spending bill into law as Democrats react to the legislation; Jaclyn Lee has the latest on a string of fireworks explosions - some fatal - ahead of the 4th of July holiday; and more on tonight’s broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir.
Morgan Norwood reports on the catastrophic flooding in Central Texas that has killed at least 13 and left more than 20 girls at a summer camp unaccounted for; Selina Wang has details on Pres. Trump signing his sweeping spending bill into law as Democrats react to the legislation; Jaclyn Lee has the latest on a string of fireworks explosions - some fatal - ahead of the 4th of July holiday; and more on tonight’s broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir.
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00:00Tonight, breaking news, the desperate search for the missing after catastrophic and deadly
00:05flash flooding in central Texas, and now the tropical storm churning toward the Carolina
00:09coast.
00:10First, the disaster declaration expanding across Texas.
00:14More than 40 people killed, including children.
00:17The number of missing still unclear, but at least 27 girls from a Christian camp are unaccounted
00:22for.
00:23The agonizing wait for parents and loved ones, homes, roads, and vehicles washed away in
00:28the raging floodwaters along the Guadalupe River.
00:31Helicopters, drones, and boats joining the multi-agency search and rescue efforts.
00:36Hundreds evacuated and rescued.
00:38The stories of survival, and tonight, the promise from the Texas governor.
00:42And tropical storm Chantal now threatening the southeast.
00:45Warnings issued for parts of the Carolinas and along the east coast.
00:49Our weather team tracking it all.
00:50A massive wildfire in central California exploding in size overnight.
00:55The so-called Madre Fire, now the largest blaze in the state so far this year.
01:00And the new evacuation orders.
01:01July 4th, fireworks explosions, leaving several injured on boats in Alabama and Georgia.
01:07This just the latest in a series of fireworks mishaps.
01:10What we're learning tonight.
01:11The garbage pileup in Philadelphia.
01:13The summer heat.
01:14Union workers walking off the job.
01:17But negotiations resuming today as the strike enters a fifth day.
01:21The high stakes for both sides.
01:22An emotional goodbye for soccer star Diogo Jota.
01:26Family and teammates joined mourners as the Liverpool player was laid to rest in Portugal.
01:32A big showing by an American at Wimbledon ousting the defending champ.
01:36And America's strong tonight life after a shark attack.
01:39Meet the inspiring athletes paying it forward.
01:42From ABC News World Headquarters in New York, this is World News Tonight.
01:52Good evening.
01:52Thanks for joining us on this Saturday.
01:54I'm Witt Johnson.
01:55We begin tonight with breaking news.
01:56The desperate search for the missing after catastrophic and deadly flash flooding in central Texas.
02:02More than 40 people are dead in Kerr County, including more than a dozen children swept away in the fast-moving floodwaters.
02:09These new images showing the devastation and destruction at Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian summer camp where dozens are still missing.
02:18But the total number of those unaccounted for is unclear.
02:21The floodwaters swiftly washing away homes and vehicles, leaving behind a trail of mud, debris, and heartbreak.
02:28In neighboring Travis County, flash flooding also turning deadly, with several still missing.
02:33The severe weather threat in Texas is not over yet.
02:36And now a new tropical storm, Chantal, taking aim at the southeast.
02:40Our weather team is standing by with the forecast.
02:43But first, ABC's Mireya Villarreal leads us off tonight from Kerrville, Texas.
02:48Tonight, deadly flash flooding engulfing several parts of Texas.
02:52Authorities say at least 40 killed.
02:55Three deaths are being linked to major flooding in Travis County overnight, and at least 11 are still missing.
03:01The San Gabriel River today also overflowing.
03:04Flash floods there prompting evacuations.
03:08And in Kerrville, just northwest of San Antonio, first responders continue to battle treacherous conditions
03:13as the death toll rises to at least 43, 15 of them children.
03:19Authorities now saying they are moving from rescue to recovery.
03:24What makes you feel like this has gone from rescue to potential recovery?
03:29Because there is a difference.
03:30We will eventually get to the recovery.
03:32Crews searching for the countless still missing from those devastating Fourth of July floods.
03:37But those still missing include over two dozen young girls from Camp Mystic.
03:42These images showing the devastation at the campsite.
03:45The beds in the cabins completely upended.
03:48An all-girls Christian summer camp that hosted over 750 kids.
03:54As far as unknown other missing, we do not have an accurate count, and we don't even want to begin to estimate at this time.
03:59The Waterlooper River rising 26 feet in less than an hour.
04:02This video showing some of the aftermath.
04:05Debris stuck in the upper branches of these trees in Centerpoint, Texas.
04:10Help is coming!
04:12This woman clinging onto a tree after she was swept downriver.
04:16Lorena Guillen runs Howdy's Restaurant nearby.
04:19For the Fourth of July in Kerrville, when it was perfect weather for fireworks, this place was packed.
04:27I mean, every single hotel, RV park was full.
04:31She says all the RVs here were washed away.
04:34We had all the EMS and rescue team trying to save a family that was at the river, clinging for life, and I couldn't get to them.
04:43You heard them?
04:44We all heard them.
04:46This area got more than a foot of rain in a matter of hours, swelling the Guadalupe River,
04:51sending floodwaters streaming into neighborhoods and communities, overwhelming campgrounds.
04:57You can see the absolute power of this storm and the raging floodwaters by looking just right behind me.
05:03You can see a trailer wrapped around this giant tree, and across the river, you can see what looks like a mobile home.
05:10Pierce Boyette and his brother Ruffin managing to escape from nearby Camp Lahuna with the help of heroic staff.
05:17The flood started getting bigger, and it was going up to, we had bunk beds in our cabins,
05:22and it was going up to the top bunk, and we had one choice, and we had to swim out of our cabins.
05:28The White House monitoring the situation, the Trump administration saying they intend to help.
05:34The federal government needs to be here for the support and extra resources on the ground as well, and that is what we are doing.
05:41Maria Villarreal joining us now from Kerrville.
05:44Well, Maria, we can see some of that debris behind you.
05:46Give us a sense of what people there in Texas are going to be facing in the hours ahead.
05:52Well, you know, Whit, as of right now, we do know the disaster declaration has been expanded for the state of Texas,
05:57adding six more new counties.
05:58The federal government also saying they're going to issue their own disaster declaration to help out as well.
06:03But as you just mentioned, this is all about the community.
06:05You can see right behind me, people are cleaning up.
06:08These are all volunteers doing whatever they can to pick up the debris,
06:12knowing that over the next few days, we're going to see more weather hitting this area.
06:17Whit?
06:17A long and difficult road ahead.
06:19Maria, thank you.
06:20Let's get right to meteorologist Danny Beckstrom from our New York station, WABC.
06:24And, Danny, you're tracking both the flood emergency in Texas and the new tropical threat in the southeast.
06:29Yeah, well, we have the updated track for tropical storm, Chantal,
06:31but we'll start first with the rain in central Texas because heavy rain continues to fall near Austin.
06:36I know that's not what we want to hear.
06:38This does wrap up tonight with the flash flood.
06:40Watches expiring around 10 p.m. local time.
06:42But for now, the flooding continues in parts of Travis County, Williamson County and Burnett County.
06:47Now let's talk tropics as tropical storm, Chantal, crawls toward the coastline.
06:51Conditions will deteriorate tonight with landfall expected between about midnight and sunrise tomorrow morning.
06:56Heavy rain, gusty wind.
06:57We have tropical storm warnings in effect near the coast, including Myrtle Beach.
07:01Again, the heavy rain, 2 to 4 inches, can produce flash flooding.
07:04The gusty wind can cause problems as well.
07:07Continued to see the scattered showers and storms through Sunday morning in the Carolinas.
07:11But even as the remnants move inland with rough surf and rip currents will continue to impact the southeast coast through the remainder of the holiday weekend.
07:17Multiple threats will be watching.
07:19Danny Beckstrom, thank you.
07:20We appreciate it.
07:21And as we just noted there, Chantal is bringing the risk of dangerous rip currents to parts of the east coast.
07:26Coming as many are flocking to the beaches over the long holiday weekend.
07:30Some beaches advising people to stay out of the water.
07:33And several people were injured after fireworks exploded on a boat in Alabama during Fourth of July celebrations.
07:39It's just the latest in a series of fireworks mishaps, some of them deadly.
07:43Here's ABC's Morgan Norwood.
07:46Tonight, as tropical storm Chantal gains strength off the southeast coast, parts of northeast Florida to the Outer Banks of North Carolina on alert for dangerous surf and life-threatening rip currents as millions flock to beaches over this July 4th holiday weekend.
08:00Watch as this lifeguard frantically swims out to help two surfers on Myrtle Beach caught in the chop.
08:06In Florida, severe weather creating even more danger.
08:09A family of three struck by lightning.
08:11A 17-year-old girl rushed to the hospital.
08:13And it's not just the storms keeping people out of the ocean.
08:17More than two dozen beaches closed across the country due to harmful levels of bacteria.
08:21And while many gathered to celebrate on the water, a series of boat explosions rocking popular hotspots.
08:26In Tennessee, a massive explosion setting off the entire arsenal of fireworks on this barge.
08:32Oh my God!
08:35No!
08:36No!
08:37This pontoon boat on Alabama's Lake Martin exploding Friday during what officials say was an unpermitted fireworks display.
08:44Six people rushed to the hospital.
08:46We're contacting an outside agency to assist with the injuries.
08:50It's going to be multiple injuries.
08:52And in neighboring Georgia, flames tearing through this boat after a blast injuring seven people, including a five-year-old.
08:58Another celebration turning tragic in California, where an eight-year-old girl was killed after authorities say illegal fireworks misfired in her direction.
09:06One person arrested.
09:09And with the holiday weekend wrapping up, the focus now is on getting home Sunday.
09:14Tomorrow expected to be the busiest travel day, both in the skies and on the roads.
09:18Experts say it's best to get going early or leave late when you'll run into that heavy traffic between 2 and 6 p.m.
09:25Yeah, got to plan ahead.
09:26Morgan Norwood, thank you.
09:28Now to the union strike in Philadelphia.
09:30Negotiations resuming today after garbage workers were among the nearly 10,000 people to walk off the job five days ago seeking better pay and benefits.
09:39The trash is now piling up and 4th of July celebrations impacted when major stars canceled their performances.
09:47Here's ABC's Perry Russell.
09:49As bags of garbage pile up in Philadelphia.
09:52It's starting to smell already, as y'all can see.
09:55Tonight, contract negotiations resume for the thousands of union workers on strike.
10:00More than 9,000 members from District Council 33 demanding higher wages.
10:04Their jobs include fixing roads, answering 911 calls, and picking up trash in the city.
10:12Grammy winners Jasmine Sullivan and LL Cool J, headliners for the city's Independence Day concert, canceling their performances.
10:19There's absolutely no way that I could perform across a picket line.
10:25Members of D.C. 33 reportedly make on average $46,000 a year.
10:30Union president Greg Boulware says he wants incremental wage increases.
10:33Our place right now is $555,000 over the course of three years.
10:37Mayor Sherelle Parker says the city offered a more than 13% wage increase over her four-year term.
10:43I will not put the fiscal stability of the city of Philadelphia in jeopardy for no one.
10:49The mayor striking a softer tone yesterday.
10:52We are working extremely hard doing everything that we can do, Philadelphia, to reach a fair and fiscally responsible contract.
11:00A judge ordered workers from the medical examiner's office who were on strike to get back to work.
11:05The city says there were delays in picking up dead bodies.
11:09A 19-year-old was shot and killed on Thursday, his body lying in the street for hours.
11:14Whit?
11:14Wow, just awful news.
11:15Perry Russom, thank you.
11:16We head overseas now to the American aid workers injured in Gaza.
11:20Authorities say militants threw grenades at two workers with a controversial operation backed by Israel and the U.S.
11:27It comes as hopes for a ceasefire deal are fading what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is now saying about the latest proposal from Hamas.
11:36Here's ABC's Inez De La Quaterra.
11:39Tonight, ceasefire negotiations facing a new setback.
11:43The Israeli Prime Minister's office saying in a statement,
11:45The changes Hamas is requesting to make to the Qatari proposal were delivered to us last night and are unacceptable to Israel.
11:53This after Hamas said it had submitted a positive response to the U.S.-backed 60-day ceasefire proposal
11:59that would see the release of 10 living hostages and 18 hostage bodies
12:03in exchange for the release of a still undetermined number of Palestinian prisoners.
12:07President Trump just yesterday saying,
12:09I'm very optimistic, but you know, look at changes from day to day.
12:13But the big sticking point remains.
12:15Hamas wants any ceasefire deal to lay out an end to the war,
12:18something that, so far, the Israelis have not budged on.
12:21Meanwhile, two Americans working with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation were injured today
12:26after two grenades were thrown at an aid distribution site south of Khan Yunus, according to the GHF.
12:32The workers are now in stable condition and receiving medical treatment.
12:35But the GHF's practices have been widely criticized.
12:38According to the U.N., more than 500 Palestinians have been killed over the last four weeks
12:44on the way to collect food at GHF sites in Gaza.
12:48The Israelis will still be sending a team to Doha to continue negotiations,
12:51while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be meeting with President Trump in Washington next week.
12:57Witt.
12:58Inez de la Quaterra, thank you.
13:00Now to President Trump's so-called Big Beautiful Bill, ramping up the immigration crackdown
13:05with $170 billion, a massive and historic infusion of cash for detention and deportation.
13:12Here's ABC's senior White House correspondent, Selena Wang.
13:16Tonight, the first image of the eight Trump administration detainees heading to South Sudan
13:21after the Supreme Court cleared the way for their removal to the war-torn nation.
13:26The undocumented migrants had been held at a military base in Djibouti as the legal battle played out.
13:32All of the men have been convicted of serious crimes, but only one is from South Sudan.
13:38This comes as President Trump celebrates a major political victory,
13:43signing into law a sweeping domestic bill that makes a historic $170 billion investment in immigration enforcement.
13:51So you have the biggest tax cut, the biggest spending cut, the largest border security investment in American history.
13:57We want to have strong borders.
13:59The new law includes funding for the border wall, more detention beds,
14:03and $100 billion for immigration and customs enforcement.
14:07The administration promising more detention centers like this,
14:12dubbed Alligator Alcatraz by state and federal officials, opening this week in Florida.
14:17Two hundred Marines also sent to the state to help with immigration enforcement.
14:23We've got to work with the farmers.
14:24But the president acknowledging the hardships for farmers who employ a large percentage of undocumented workers,
14:30floating the idea for allowing those migrants to stay in the U.S.
14:34If a farmer is willing to vouch for these people, in some way, Christy,
14:39I think we're going to have to just say that's going to be good, right?
14:41We don't want to do it where we take all of the workers off the farms.
14:45Despite Trump's repeated promises to protect farmers,
14:49immigration raids like this one on a strawberry field in California have continued.
14:55We wake up in fear, this farm worker says.
14:58Many are concerned that if they go to work, they won't ever come back.
15:03And with those immigration raids are putting cities across America on edge,
15:07especially in Los Angeles, where some of those July 4th celebrations were canceled.
15:11Fear is keeping many undocumented migrants inside, skipping school, work, even family gatherings,
15:18afraid of being swept up and detained.
15:21Whit?
15:21Selena Wang, our thanks to you tonight.
15:23Now to Wimbledon and the American knocking out the defending champ,
15:27Emma Navarro, taking down Barbara Krychikova.
15:30Let's get right to ABC's Ashton Singh.
15:32And Ashton, the Americans having an impact.
15:34That's right, Whit.
15:37Another intense day of matchups here as Wimbledon wraps up its round three.
15:40Only four Americans remain, though, as 34 seed Brendan Nakashima lost in a match that lasted over five hours.
15:47Ben Shelton's serve, though, was too much against Hungary's Marton Fuchovic as he beat him in straight sets.
15:52He now joins Taylor Fritz as the only American man to advance to the round of 16.
15:57The last time an American man has won Wimbledon was Pete Sampras back in 2000.
16:01On the women's side, American Emma Navarro came back after going down in the first set
16:05to defeat defending champion Wimbledon champion Barbara Krychikova, who's playing through injury.
16:10Navarro now joins American Amanda Amenasova as the only American women to be in that round of 16.
16:16You can catch more Wimbledon action tomorrow morning at 6 a.m. right here on ABC, ESPN, and ESPN+.
16:22Whit?
16:23All right, we'll be watching.
16:24Ashton, thank you.
16:25There's much more ahead on World News Tonight this Saturday.
16:28An emotional farewell in Portugal.
16:29Teammates honor the soccer star Diogo Jota with a poignant tribute.
16:35And the fast-growing wildfire raging in California affects now being felt 100 miles away.
16:41Next tonight, California's largest wildfire of the year exploding in size.
16:46The Madre Fire expanding to 79,000 acres in just 72 hours.
16:51The flames 10% contained, tearing through rural parts of Los Padres National Forest.
16:56Smoke drifting 100 miles south to the Los Angeles area, prompting air quality alerts.
17:03The fire's cause still undetermined.
17:05Today, friends and loved ones saying their final goodbyes to soccer star Diogo Jota.
17:10Teammates from Portugal's national team and his Liverpool club filing into a church near his hometown.
17:16One holding a wreath bearing the number 20 he wore in England's Premier League.
17:20Jota and his brother, Andre Silva, laid to rest two days after dying in a car crash in Spain.
17:27A former coach saying their spirit will be with them forever.
17:31When we come back here, remembering Julian McMahon, a former co-star, reflects on the actor's death.
17:37To the index now, fellow actors remembering Julian McMahon, the Nip Tuck star, died Wednesday in Florida after battling cancer.
17:46The Australian-born actor's first big U.S. TV role was in the series Charmed, co-star Holly Marie Combs posting on social media.
17:55I hope you find our lady friend and dance in those rose petals, a reference to late co-star Shannon Doherty, who died from cancer last July.
18:04Julian McMahon was 56.
18:06Still ahead, the shark attack survivors now turning pain into purpose.
18:14America's wrong tonight.
18:15The shark attack survivors adapting, then uplifting.
18:20We first introduce you to J.J. Reeder Jr. nearly three years ago.
18:2411 years old at the time, he was bitten by a bull shark while snorkeling with family in Florida.
18:29I'm happy to be alive.
18:31Undergoing four surgeries, eventually losing his lower right leg.
18:35Speaking to our Victor Okendo.
18:36I want to get back in the ocean.
18:39Ten weeks after the attack, he went back to that same reef.
18:42I did not want the hospital or the shark attack to be my greatest fear.
18:46And recently, J.J. got his first surfing lesson from adaptive surfer and fellow shark attack survivor, Mike Coots.
18:53Shortly after my 18th birthday, went out for a surf session like any other morning.
18:57As the shark came out of the water and grabbed onto me, I became an amputee right then and there.
19:01Mike turned his pain into purpose, now teaching other amputees to do things they never thought possible.
19:09Mike and J.J. connecting in Oceanside, California.
19:12And we're both going to go surfing today.
19:14I look up to him because of him facing his fear and going back into the ocean.
19:19But this lesson about much more than surfing, a clinic on how to inspire and overcome challenges.
19:27I feel in some sense like the luckiest amputee in the world.
19:29Days like today of surfing with J.J., these are the reasons why I'm here.
19:34Amazing work.
19:35Keep it up.
19:36I'm Whit Johnson in New York.
19:37Have a great night.
19:38Thank you for making World News Tonight with David Muir, America's most watched newscast.
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