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#WorldNewsTonight #DavidMuir #News #abcNews  Morgan Norwood reports on the powerful tornadoes targeting the Midwest after heat-fueled thunderstorms spread across the region as dangerous heat suffocates much of the East Coast, and Lee Goldberg has the forecast; Kayna Whitworth has the latest on 7.3 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Alaska, triggering the NWS to issue a tsunami warning, according to the agency; Pierre Thomas with unusual details on the heavily armed suspect arrested by Capitol police after discovering an assault rifle, a sword, bow and arrow and a medieval-style hatchet in the suspects car; and more on tonight’s broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir.

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00:00Tonight, breaking news. There are tornadoes touching down right now. Also tonight, an

00:07earthquake, a tsunami warning for part of the U.S. The passenger jet midair sparked shooting

00:12from an engine and another plane. Authorities feared a terror incident calling an F-15s.

00:18That pilot now under arrest. Tonight, tornadoes on the ground. As we come on, tornado and

00:23severe thunderstorm watches across several states and the flood alerts in the east, Washington,

00:28D.C. to Philadelphia. Major rain possible again. And more than 70 million Americans on alert

00:34tonight for extreme heat, including New York City. Lee Goldberg is here with the forecast.

00:39Also breaking the powerful earthquake late today, a 7.3 off Alaska, triggering that tsunami warning.

00:45Tonight, that passenger jet taking off from Los Angeles. Sparks coming from an engine.

00:50Passengers locking hands as the plane tipped to one side. And tonight, another incident in the air.

00:56The plane with a suspect in the cockpit. Flying that plane, authorities thought they were dealing

01:01with a terror incident. F-15s called in and then the arrest tonight. This evening, President Trump,

01:06amid major questions still in the Jeffrey Epstein case, the president now lashing out at some of

01:11his own supporters, saying, I don't need your support, calling them stupid people. Meantime,

01:17even some Republicans tonight now calling for a special counsel. Tonight, the American Idol producer

01:22and her songwriter husband found shot to death in separate rooms. Now a suspect in custody and what

01:28we've learned tonight. The breaking news from the Capitol at this hour, a suspect under arrest found

01:34heavily armed near the Capitol with an assault-style rifle, a handgun, ammunition, and a hadget.

01:40Overseas tonight, the Israeli military launching airstrikes in Syria. An explosion forcing a TV anchor in

01:46Syria to take cover on live TV. Back in the U.S. tonight, the images authorities say showing an

01:52alleged kidnapping attempt. The victim kicking and screaming, trying to get away. Tonight, former

01:58President Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama breaking their silence together. What they're

02:03now saying about any talk of divorce. And the Espy Awards coming up live tonight on ABC and our Will

02:09Reeve standing by on the red carpet for us. From ABC News World Headquarters in New York, this is World

02:20News Tonight with David Muir. Good evening, and it's great to have you with us here on a very busy

02:26Wednesday night. And as we come on tonight, there are multiple reported tornadoes on the ground,

02:30severe storms slamming the Midwest and in New York City and much of the east, this dangerous heat and

02:35this new flash flood threat at this hour. Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia, right up into New

02:40Jersey and the northeast. This massive tornado touching down in Dodgeville, Wisconsin. The image

02:46is coming in from west of Madison at this hour. The moment of funnel cloud approaches I-90 in central

02:51Wisconsin and the wind and rain right there along with it. The dark skies tonight over Chicago as severe

02:56weather moves in, ground stops at the airports there. And in the northeast at this hour, bracing for major

03:01rain in already saturated areas again tonight. Up to three inches of rain per hour expected in some

03:07areas, including North Plainfield, New Jersey, of course, already hit hard by flooding earlier this

03:12week. Lee Goldberg is here with the forecast and the timing of these storms tonight. And ABC's Morgan

03:16Norwood with the images already coming in tonight. Tornado on the ground. Tonight, tornadoes touching down

03:23as powerful heat-filled thunderstorms target the Midwest. WKOW Madison chief meteorologist Cameron

03:29Hopman tracking a confirmed tornado west of the city today. If you are near or in any one of those

03:36communities, this is your time to find your safe spot. Madison, Milwaukee, and Chicago all in the

03:42crosshairs through tonight. In the northeast, after that deluge that swapped the New York City subway

03:48and brought up to three inches of rain in an hour to parts of New Jersey. Families trying to clean up

03:54in dangerous heat while bracing for more floods. Meanwhile, in Arizona, those fires that burned the

04:00historic Grand Canyon Lodge and dozens of other structures continued to rage. Our Faith Abube is

04:07there. Smoke from the Dragon Bravo fire quickly filling up the canyon. The fire is still burning out of

04:12control on the north rim. Firefighters dealing with strong winds and lightning in the area and

04:17desperately need a downpour. And we're learning more about that stunning whirling vortex from the Deer

04:23Creek fire in Utah. The National Weather Service says that was, in fact, an EF2 tornado with winds

04:29up to 122 miles per hour. And David, the northeast is facing a one-two weather punch, blistering heat

04:36with triple-digit feels-like temperatures from Philly up to Boston, followed by dangerous

04:41nighttime thunderstorms with flash flooding threats. David? Morgan Norwood, thank you. Let's get more on

04:47this. Right to chief meteorologist Lee Goldberg of our New York station WABC. Lee, of course,

04:50tracking it all, as always. Hayley? Hey, David, it's the air you can wear here in New York City.

04:58We're getting some storms overnight, but more flood watches for the waterlogged northeast from D.C.

05:03up to Philly. We've had big-time storms pummeling Pennsylvania tonight. The storms arrive in New York

05:07during the overnight hours. And then we're going to have triple-digit feel-like readings tomorrow,

05:12over 100 degrees. New York City, down to D.C., Richmond, those will fuel the storms tomorrow afternoon.

05:17Speaking of storms, severe weather over parts of Wisconsin. We've had multiple tornado reports.

05:21It's still pouring in Green Bay. There are severe storms down towards South Bend. This will be

05:25alleviated during the early evening hours. And then the tropical disturbance over the Florida

05:29Panhandle. As long as it stays along the coast, unlikely to become dexter, but still a 40 percent

05:33chance of development. Regardless, it soaks Mississippi and Louisiana up to a half foot of rain or more.

05:38David? Lee Goldberg back with us tonight. Lee, thank you. We are also tracking this powerful

05:42earthquake that struck late today right off Alaska. A 7.3 magnitude quake right off the coast,

05:47triggering a tsunami warning across some 700 miles. In fact, families were warned to move to

05:52higher ground. Let's get right to ABC's Kena Whitworth with the images coming in. And Kena,

05:56what do we know so far? Yeah, David, that 700 miles you mentioned there runs along the southern coast

06:02of Alaska as well as the Alaskan Peninsula. And this happened after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake was

06:09recorded off the coast. It actually struck about 50 miles south of Sandpoint. So people there,

06:15David, bracing for large waves, residents and visitors racing to higher ground or moving further

06:22inland if they can. Tremors from the earthquake were felt throughout the region. Also alarms were

06:28sounding in some of those larger communities like Kodiak. But also David here mentioning that the warning

06:33was downgraded to an advisory and then that was canceled. David. Kena, we appreciate it. Now to

06:39the terrifying moments on a flight that took off from Los Angeles. Passengers hearing a very loud

06:43noise and then sparks shooting from the engine, holding hands as the plane then tipped to the side

06:48in the air. They could see this right outside their window, flames shooting from an engine there.

06:53Also tonight, we're following another incident in the air, a plane with a suspect in the cockpit flying the

06:58plane. Authorities thought they were dealing with a terror incident. F-15s called in and then the

07:04arrest. And so Jill Benitez on both stories tonight. Tonight, terrifying moments on this flight high

07:11above Los Angeles, flames and sparks seen shooting out of the engine. There was this deafening clash

07:17and it sounded like we'd hit another plane and everyone screamed and the plane tipped to the side

07:22and everyone was screaming and holding hands. The Boeing 737 carrying 172 passengers and crew

07:29was headed to Minneapolis Monday morning. That engine issue happening shortly after takeoff.

07:34Flight attendants reported sparks coming from the back of the engine and vibrations.

07:39The Sun Country Airlines flight safely, making an emergency landing back in LA and taxiing back to the

07:44gate. And authorities investigating another frightening incident. No rad F-15s responding after a pilot

07:52stopped communicating with air traffic control. Authorities suspecting it was hijacked.

07:57We do have aircraft that have been hijacked. The small single engine Cessna 172 circling the

08:04Vancouver airport on Tuesday, all traffic held in place. Nobody knew whether the person had nefarious

08:10intent and intended to hurt themselves or to crash into somewhere on the Vancouver airport. So quite

08:16concerning. Air traffic control alerting other pilots already in the air to take caution.

08:21It's in the vicinity of the airport. I'm just going to let you know that so that you can continue

08:26looking out the window. The suspect eventually landing the plane. Police seem swooping in

08:31and taking him into custody. The aircraft searched.

08:36And David, CTV in Canada says that the suspect allegedly wanted to disrupt airport operations

08:41as part of a climate change protest. We've not been able to confirm that on our own. Meanwhile,

08:46back in L.A., the FAA is now investigating that engine issue. David, both of these incidents

08:51concerning tonight, obviously, Gio, we appreciate it. There's also late news from the Capitol at this

08:55hour. A suspect now under arrest tonight found heavily armed right near the Capitol. Authorities

09:00say the man from Oregon had an assault-style rifle, a handgun, ammunition, and a hatchet. Let's get

09:06right to our chief justice correspondent, Pierre Thomas. Pierre, what have you learned tonight?

09:09David, tonight we have a strange scenario playing out on Capitol Hill. An Oregon man is under arrest after

09:15police discovered a cache of weapons in his car to include an assault-style rifle, a handgun,

09:21ammunition, a sword, a bow and arrow, and look closely. That's what appears to be a medieval-style

09:28hatchet and spear known as a halberd. Capitol Police and other agencies are doing a deep dive into the

09:33background of 23-year-old Nolan Churin, who was detained near one of the entrances to the U.S. Capitol

09:39to try to figure out what he was doing. Tonight, he's facing multiple charges, including illegal

09:44possession of a high-capacity magazine. David? Yeah, those images are really quite something,

09:49Pierre. Thank you. Tonight, President Trump amid major questions still in the Jeffrey Epstein case,

09:54the president now lashing out at some of his own supporters who are demanding answers about the

09:59Epstein files, calling them stupid people. Meantime tonight, even some Republicans are now calling for

10:04a special counsel in this case. Here's our chief White House correspondent, Mary Bruce now.

10:10Tonight, President Trump lashing out at some of his own supporters for demanding that the

10:14Justice Department released the files from the investigation into sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

10:20Trump calling the Epstein conspiracy theory, which his own top allies have pushed for years,

10:25a scam and a hoax, adding my past supporters have bought into this expletive hook, line and sinker.

10:32They're stupid people. Today in the Oval Office, I pressed him.

10:35You said this was all a hoax. Has your attorney general told you this was a hoax? What evidence

10:39have you seen of that? I know it's a hoax. It's started by Democrats.

10:44But Trump and some of his closest allies were the ones who stoked shadowy theories about Epstein

10:49and his so-called client list, and Trump rewarded them. This was Kash Patel, who the president named

10:55FBI director. What the hell are the House Republicans doing? They have the majority. You can't get the list?

11:02Put on your big boy pants and let us know who the pedophiles are.

11:06Dan Bongino, who Trump named deputy FBI director.

11:10I don't trust any story they tell me about Jeffrey Epstein. There is a reason this client list is hidden.

11:16In 2023, the president's own son, Donald Trump Jr., demanded show us all the Epstein client list now.

11:24In February, Attorney General Pam Bondi made clear reviewing and releasing the Epstein files was a top priority.

11:31The DOJ may be releasing the list of Jeffrey Epstein's clients. Will that really happen?

11:37It's sitting on my desk right now to review. That's been a directive by President Trump.

11:42But over the 4th of July weekend, the FBI and the Justice Department released a memo

11:47saying the client list never existed and that they will not be releasing any more information

11:52about Jeffrey Epstein. Since then, the outrage among some of the president's supporters has only grown.

11:58Look, look, where's the Epstein files? Boo. Can't find them. Don't exist.

12:04Like, they can get away with s**t, man.

12:06But Trump digging in.

12:08Pam Bondi, I really think that she's done very good. She says, I gave you all the credible information.

12:15And if she finds any more credible information, she'll give that too. What more can she do than that?

12:21But tonight, one of the most influential voices in the MAGA movement says it's not enough.

12:25We need Pam Bondi, Todd Blanche, Dan Bongino, Cash Patel. Boom, boom, boom, boom.

12:30It's been 10 days since you've leaked this thing on the holiday weekend and you still have not done

12:35a straight-to-camera, straight-to-the-sticks press conference. Here's what we looked for.

12:40Here's what actually existed. Here's why we reached the conclusion that we did.

12:44And now some of the president's supporters are calling for a special counsel to investigate

12:49the Epstein files. Asked today if he would consider appointing one, the president said,

12:53quote, I have nothing to do with it. David.

12:56Mary Bruce at the White House. Mary, thanks. We turn next tonight to the murders of a beloved

12:59American Idol producer and her songwriting husband. Both were found shot to death in separate

13:04rooms in their Los Angeles home. Well, tonight, investigators on when they believed this couple

13:09was killed and what they believed the couple walked in on. ABC's Trevor Old on the scene again

13:14tonight. Tonight, investigators searching for a motive in the gruesome murders of American Idol

13:20producer Robin Kay and her songwriter husband, Thomas DeLuca. Police saying both were gunned down

13:26by a man who broke into their Los Angeles home. Everything we have right now indicates that there's

13:31no prior relationship and this was a random act. Detectives are now testing a gun they say

13:36they found in the home of the suspect, 22-year-old Raymond Budarian. He was in there for approximately

13:41half an hour or so when the victims came home. There was a confrontation that ensued, which resulted

13:45in the victims receiving multiple gunshot wounds. Police say they found the couple Monday during a

13:50welfare check four days after the shooting, but officers were there last Thursday responding to

13:55reports of a suspect scaling a fence at the home. I was the first one to respond. I was here before the

14:01police. Tim Pingel says he heard the police scanner and was live streaming when officers arrived.

14:06They were here for actually about six minutes and then the helicopter and they just took off.

14:11Police say they saw no signs of forced entry from the ground or from their helicopter.

14:16David, the LAPD says they'll look into the officer's response. They did not have probable

14:21cause to enter the home the day of the shooting last Thursday. In time, the suspect is due in court

14:26tomorrow. David. All right, Trevor, all on this again tonight. Trevor, thank you. Overseas tonight,

14:30we're following the images coming in from Syria at this hour. Israel conducting airstrikes on Damascus,

14:35striking the defense ministry and right near the presidential palace. An anchor on live TV in

14:40Syria jumping for cover, and you'll see this. Let's get right to our chief international

14:44correspondent, James Longman, tracking the situation and, of course, these images coming in. James.

14:49Yeah, David. Israel says there were striking military targets in the Syrian capital, Damascus,

14:54and they were caught on live TV. You can see the anchor jump from her desk when the first missile hits.

15:01Moments later, more strikes found the building. This is right in the center of a busy residential area.

15:07At least three people were killed, 18 others injured. These strikes are part of a larger pattern.

15:13The new government in Syria is still weak and fragmented. It is struggling to control extremist gangs

15:18who are accused of brutal violence against minority groups. But President Trump does seem to want to

15:24give the new president, Ahmad Shahra, a chance, at least. He canceled sanctions on Syria just weeks ago.

15:30David. James Longman, who has covered Syria for years for us. James, thank you. Back here in the U.S.

15:35tonight, the Trump administration has fired 17 immigration judges without cause, according to the

15:40union representing them. It comes amid a critical shortage of judges and as ICE continues to ramp up

15:45arrests. The union tonight saying there were only 600 judges, while Congress has authorized 800

15:50critics tonight calling the firings politically motivated. When we come back tonight, the Obamas

15:56and this talk of divorce. Next year, former President Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama

16:01breaking their silence together on all this speculation and what they said side by side. You'll see it.

16:06And look at this, the alarming images tonight. Authorities say showing an alleged kidnapping attempt.

16:10You can see, and of course, you can hear the victim kicking and screaming, trying to get away in a moment here.

16:19Tonight, those alarming images, the attempted kidnapping. Police say newly released video shows

16:23the attempted kidnapping in St. Augustine, Florida, south of Jacksonville. You can hear the woman

16:28screaming, kicking as a suspect tries to force her into a pickup truck after allegedly robbing a store last

16:34month. She did break free. The suspect was arrested. And even though this is difficult to listen to,

16:39authorities say she did everything right here, fighting and screaming to attract attention and

16:44that it worked. When we come back here tonight, former President Obama and former First Lady Michelle

16:48Obama speaking together about all this talk of divorce. You'll hear what they said here in just

16:53a moment. And then the ESPY Awards live here on ABC tonight. So our Will Reeve is standing by for us.

17:00Tonight, former President Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama breaking their silence and all

17:04the speculation about their marriage and rumors of divorce. The former president joining his wife and

17:09brother-in-law on their podcast and this is what they said. There hasn't been one moment in our

17:15marriage where I thought about quitting my man. And we've had some really hard times. So we have

17:24had a lot of fun times, a lot of adventures. And I have become a better person because of the man

17:32I'm married to. OK, don't don't make me cry now. The Obama's married in Chicago in 1992. The former

17:40president has often said that Michelle Obama made him stronger. When we come back tonight, the ESPY Awards

17:45just moments away right here on ABC. And so Will Reeve standing by with what to look for tonight.

17:51Finally, tonight here, the ESPY Awards live right here on ABC just a short time from now celebrating

17:56athletes and their achievements and of course, their strength both on and off the field. And so our Will

18:01Reeve is on the red carpet with what to look for tonight. Tonight, it's the biggest event celebrating

18:07the greatest in sports, the ESPYs. What was that? No one's ever done this. The star-studded evening

18:14honoring the top athletes and most incredible moments from the past season. Three letters, MVP.

18:20With awards including best team, best play, and best male and female athletes as voted on by fans.

18:27And tonight, we already know some of the names. Former WNBA legend Diana Taurasi and former soccer star Alex Morgan

18:35will each be presented with the Icon Award. Oscar Robertson, the NBA great, will be following in our

18:41Robin Roberts footsteps, winning the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage. And here in Los Angeles, so devastated by

18:48and still reeling from those wildfires earlier this year, they'll honor first responders with the Pat Tillman Award

18:55for service. Tonight, all the fan favorites and biggest stars will be right here, cheering on with the rest of us

19:01this memorable, record-breaking season. And David, get this astonishing number, $265 million. That's how much money

19:09the ESPYs have helped raise for the V Foundation for Cancer Research. That's the charity founded by the late

19:16basketball coach Jim Valvano along with ESPN. All of this fun, this glitz and glamour, it is for a good cause as well.

19:23And it all gets going here on the red carpet and in the Dolby Theater in just moments, David.

19:28All right, looking dapper, Will. Thanks. Great assignment for you. And we can't wait.

19:31The ESPYs air tonight, 8 p.m. Eastern on ABC, ESPN and ESPN+. I'll see you tomorrow. Good night.

19:39David Muir, the most watched newscast in America. And now, ABC's World News Tonight has won the Emmy

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