have been good news for california's drought but does that mean we are out of it? join us at 4:00 to find tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. the alex murdaugh trial, the jury now deliberating. but what happened with one of the jurors? also, the flight over the u.s., the horrific turbulence. several people sent to the hospital. and tonight, the suspect in the idaho college murders and what's been pound in the family home. first, the case goes to the jury in the trial of alex murdaugh, charged with the murderers of his wife and son. but the unexpected trauma. what happened with one of those jurors. what the judge did. and eva pilgrim is there. severe storms hitting tonight. the tornado watch at this hour, and a real cncern over straight-line winds. dallas to little rock to memphis. 26 states from texas all the way up to the northeast on alert. rob marciano timing it out. two separate flights, two midair scares. a passenger plane taking off from texas, hitting severe

turbulence at 37,000 feet. passengers describing the horror, plates and glasses flying. a flight attendant hitting the cabin ceiling. several passengers take on the th hospital. and tonight, a separate flight forced to divert because of a fire in the cabin. gio benitez on both flights. tonight, the suspect accused of attempting to place an explosive device onboard that plane in pennsylvania, in court. and tonight here, the first image of that device, hidden, they say, in the lining of his luggage. trevor ault is there. the idaho college murders, t.d tonight, what's now been ec pierre thomas with late reporting. the war in ukraine, and the first meeting between secretary of state antony blinken and hid russian counterpart since this war began. james longman in ukraine tonight, as we now learn what was said. the news back here at home on george santos tonight. the new york congressman who admitted to lying, making up much of his life story what they're now doing in congress, as he comes under the

microscope. jon karl is here. the remarkable discovery. what's been found inside the greet pyramid of giza. and america strong. he waited nearly six decades for this honor. our interview tonight with the black vietnam veteran set to receive the medal of honor. good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a thursday night. we have several breaking stories as we come on the air. the idaho murders, the discoery. the severe storms hitting. the tornado watch and the risk for straight-line winds. and that horrific flight over the u.s. the severe turbulence. but we are going to begin tonight with the alex murdaugh case, and at this hour, the jury is now deliberating, after six weeks of testimony. his fate is now in their nds, butot witutbombshell fmong a joa she iscced of doing. as tonight, jury of seven ivome

abc's eva pilgrim leading us off, she was in the courtroom again today. >> reporter: tonight, the fate of alex murdaugh, accused of shooting his wife and son to death, now in the hands of the jury. >> you are the judges, judges of the facts. >> reporter: but just hours before deliberations, a dramatic twist. the judge dismissing a juror for misconduct after learning she had talked to friends about the case. >> this juror, unfortunately, violated that order. >> reporter: with an alternate juror stepping in, the defense then making their final case for alex murdaugh. >> alex murdaugh is innocent. >> reporter: murdaugh's team painting a picture of a botched investigating, and saying murdaugh didn't have time to kill his wife maggie and son paul, and get rid of the evidence. >> he's got 17 minutes. 17 minutes. he would have to be a magician to make all that evidence disappear. >> reporter: the defense arguing

the truth is simple. that it had to be two shooters with two guns. murdaugh's attorneys flipping the prosecution's script. arguing that while he lied about being at the kennels minutes before the murders, that video captured the conversation of a happy family. >> he's got a bird in his mouth! >> bubba! >> hey, bubba. >> there's nothing on that tape that indicates there's any strife, any conflict, any anger, any planning. >> reporter: the defense mocking the state's theory the disgraced lawyer murdered his wife and son because he was about to be exposed for his financial crimes. >> why, why, why would alex murdaugh, on june 7th, execute his son paul and his wife maggie, who he adored and loved? >> reporter: with his voice cracking, murdaugh's attorney asking the jury for a not guilty verdict. >> on behalf of alex, on behalf of buster, on behalf of maggie,

and on behalf of my friend paul, i respectfully request that you do not compound a family tragedy with another. >> reporter: but prosecutors getting the last word on alex murdaugh, leaving jurors with this thought -- >> i think he loved maggie. i think he loved paul. but you know who he loved more than that? you know he loved more than that? he loved alex. >> let's bring in eva again tonight. and this is now of course in the hands of the jury, as you reported right there, and with that juror taken out by the judge, how many alternate jurors are left, if they need one at some point here? >> reporter: well, david, there's one alternate left. they usually release the alternates once the jury begins deliberations, but they've gone through five alternates in this trial, so, they are keeping her on hold until there is a verdict. david? >> and you'll be there for the verdict for us. eva pilgrim, thank you. as i mentioned off the top tonight, there is also a tornado watch across several states over straight-line winds.cern -

tonight, 26 states, more than 100 million americans on alert. this is from texas all the way up to the northeast. new york city and boston feeling this tomorrow. the images already tonight. large and potentially damaging hail. this is in sherman, texas. and, of course, all of this on the move tonight. let's get right to senior meteorologist rob marciano, in arkansas tonight, where they are bracing for this. hey, rob. >> reporter: hi, david. another rough night ahead for much of the mid south and much of texas. two waves coming to a lot of these areas. tornado watch includes waco, includes dallas and probably be expanded off to the east. the storms look angry. tornado potential tonight from dallas all the way through little rock into memphis during the overnight. big hail, too. and across the mississippi, we're talking about big winds tomorrow, but more population since density. some of these storms will have flooding rain potential. and the northern side of this during the day tomorrow will become snow in places like detroit, back through chicago and by the evening rush in new york city, looks like snows coming in there. a winter mix for i-95 once

again, but winter storm watches have been posted for snow while inland. folks here in the tornado zone need to get through tonight first. david? >> rob marciano, thank you. now to those midair scares on two separate flights. one taking off from texas, hitting severe turbulence over tennessee. look at the images. hitting during dinner service. trays and glass all up an down the aisle there. reports one of the flight attendants hit the cabin ceiling. several passengers then taken to the hospital of making an emergency landing. and in a separate flight out of dallas, that flight was diverted after a fire onboard. you see the pictures there. and again, this time, a battery was to blame. ab kbc's gio benitez >> reporter: tonight, passengers on a lufthansa plane from austin, texas, to frankfurt, germany, shaken by violent turbulence mid-flight describing that terrifying moment. >> all of a sudden, we lifted up and then we started dropping down really fast. it felt like about five seconds of free fall.

>> reporter: susan zimmerman among the 174 passengers onboard. >> while it was happening, the plates were up and the ceiling glass was up in the ceiling. my bag was flown back behind me. >> reporter: lufthansa flight 460 in the middle of dinner service on wednesday night, when the faa says the aircraft hit severe turbulence at 37,000 feet over tennessee. >> luft than that airbus a-330, experiencing extreme turbulence. >> reporter: the plane diverting safely to washington's dulles airport. lufthansa says seven passengers suffered minor injuries, and the aircraft was also damaged. and just hours before, this chaotic scene midflight aboard a spirit airlines plane from dallas headed to orlando. smoke filling the cabin as passengers and crew worked to extinguish a fire sparked by an external battery pack in an overhead bin. the crew putting that burning battery pack into a thermal fireproof box before the plane made an emergency landing in jacksonville. at least ten people required treatment. tonight, authorities say everyone is expected to be okay. and david, that's why it's so

important to carry your batteries on with you. do not put them in checked lugg luggage. david? >> all right, gio benitez, thank you. tonight, the pennsylvania man accused of trying to smuggle an explosive device onto a plane, he was in court today. he was seen on surveillance, as you'll remember, last night here, arriving at an airport, pulling two suitcases. authorities say inside the lining of one of them was that device with two fuses and powder. this is the first image tonight of what authorities say he packed in his luggage. it triggered an alarm before it was put onto that plane, but what authoritiyies called for t passenger, he was seen on surveillance leaving the airport. trevor ault is there again tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the pennsylvania man accused of trying to smuggle an explosive onto a plane held without bail. prosecutors alleging he created a level of danger that was simply astonishing. authorities say marc muffley was dropped off at lehigh valley international airport 10:45 monday morning. they say he knowingly packed a prohibited explosive device

inside that suitcase he's pulling with his left hand. airport officials say he checked into his allegiant airlines flight to orlando at 11:00 a.m. his bag triggering an alarm during tsa screening just 18 minutes later. and according to authorities, they found this inside the lining. a circular compound "wrapped in a wax-like paper and clear plastic wrap." x-rays showing a "powder consistent with a commercial grade firework." also packed in the bag, a can of butane, a lighter, and lithium ion batteries. at 11:40 a.m., less than an hour before his flight was supposed to take off, security called for muffley over the airport p.a. system. but at 11:45, investigators say security am ares captured muffley leaving the airport. in their motion for his detention, the government outlining muffley's lengthy criminal history. including harassment, theft, and

drug charges. saying muffley's actions monday "seriously jeopardized the lives of airport workers and patrons, and if the explosive had not been intercepted, the flight's passengers and the aircraft." and muffley's attorney argues that was just a firework and there was no way it could have detonated on its own, but prosecutors say that doesn't matter, and if muffley is convicted, he could face 15 years behind bars. david? >> thank you, trevor. now to the idaho college murders, and authorities reveal whaeg was found in the suspect's family home. here's our chief justice correspondent pierre thomas tonight. >> reporter: tonight, new details of what the fbi and state police say they found after they searched the family home of the suspected killer of those four university of idaho college students. some of the items recovered from bryan kohberger's parents' home in pennsylvania potentially critical to the case, including a knife, a gun, black gloves, black face masks, and dark clothing. a number of those reportedly recovered items matching the

description from a witness who stumbled upon the killer on the night of the murders last october. in a chilling account, the witness describing how she opened her door after she heard crying. and she saw a figure clad in black clothing and a mask that covered the person's mouth and nose walkin towards her. kohberger a ph.d student in criminology at washington state university, was arrested on december 30th weeks after those murders shocked the nation. >> detectives arrested 28-year-old bryan christopher kohberger in pennsylvania. >> reporter: authorities say they locked in on him through the use of dna technology and after surveillance footage identified a white hyundai elantra that they were eventually able to connect to him. david, the search warrant showing how the getaway car is key. police have dissected the vehicle, looking at the seat cushions, even floor mats, clearly hunting for dna evidence to tie the suspect to the murders. david? >> all right, pierre thomas tonight. pierre, thank you. overseas tonight, and to greece, where the death toll is

rising in the deadliest train crash in that country's history. at least 57 dead. more than 50 people still unaccounted for. video obtained by vehicle tv showing the ball of fire when the passenger train collided head-on with a freight train. they were on the same tracks for 12 minutes before they collided. rail workers striking across greece today. protesters clashing with police outside the train company's office. they're demanding accountability. one station manager is under arrest now. to the war in ukraine, and tonight, the first meeting between u.s. secretary of state antony blinken and his russian counter part, sergey lavrov, since this war began. james longman in ukraine tonight, on what was said. >> reporter: tonight, in their first face-to-face meeting since russia's invasion, u.s. secretary of state blinken was blunt with his russian counterpart sergey lavrov. >> i told the foreign minister, end this war of aggression. engage in meaningful diplomacy that can produce a just and durable peace. >> reporter: beyond the u.s. support for ukraine, blinken

says he also urged russia to return to the s.t.a.r.t. nuclear treat tand free american paul whelan, who, the u.s. says, has been wrongfully imprisoned on espionage charges. they met for just ten minutes at the g20 summit in india, where blinken also said countries had warned china not to give russia weapons. and this is where putin needs them. fierce tank battles in the muddy fields of eastern ukraine, where both sides are losing men and equipment fast. we just had word now that a tank may have been damaged in battle, so, they're off now to retrieve it. and this is what's so important in this war. it's not just the equipment, it's the knowledge, it's the know-how of how to repair it and maintain it. the u.s. has promised 31 abrams, high tech equipment a world away from fixing tank engines on tree stumps. >> so, let's bring in james longman with us from ukraine again tonight. and james, the russians, i know, also reacting to this meeting today? >> reporter: yeah, the russians are downplaying the importance of it, saying that it was only on the go and that it was secretary blinken who asked to

meet lavrov and not the other way around. david? >> james longman in ukraine for us again tonight. thank you, james. back here in the u.s. now, and the new move on capitol hill tonight involving embattled new york congressman george santos who, of course, admitted to lying, making up much of his life story, and then getting elected. tonight, an official investigation under way. and here's our chief washington correspondent jonathan karl. >> congressman, what is your reaction -- >> reporter: today, the bipartisan house ethics committee formally launched an investigation into george santos, the freshman congressman known for fabricating much of his own life story. there are so many allegations, they had to form a separate subcommittee. among the things they are looking at, allegations related to campaign finance. whether santos lied to the house in disclosure statements. and alleged violations of federal conflict of interest laws. you regret nothing? the congressman has already admitted repeatedly lying about his resume, including falsely claiming to have a college degree, and that he worked at

citigroup and goldman sachs. none of it was true. >> i've said i'm sorry many times. i've behaved as if i'm sorry. i am sorry. i'm deeply sorry. >> reporter: he also lied about his family story. falsely claiming his grandparents fled the holocaust and that his mother died from causes related to september 11th. for months, republican leader kevin mccarthy, who needed santos' vote to get elected speaker of the house, refused to criticize the congressman. but mccarthy is now suggesting he's had enough. >> reporter: you'll support santos if he ran for reelection? >> i didn't say that. >> reporter: i'm asking you. >> i think we'd have to see the election. i'd probably have a little difficulty doing that. >> reporter: in a written statement today, santos said that he will fully cooperate with the ethics committee's investigation. david? >> jon karl on this again tonight. thank you, jon. when we come back here, the developing headline. the fbi arresting a heavily armed man, accusing him of threatening to kill government officials who are jewish. also ahead tonight, what's been found in the great pyramid of gee sa, and you'll see it. and the long-awaited honor

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this interview from 1969. >> i was spending most of my time just trying to keep us alive and keep them off of us. >> reporter: colonel davis speaking candidly on being a black commander at the time, saying combat was a powerful unifier. >> there's no race there. in the dark, brown is just as black or white as anyone else. they're bodies, human beings. we're a kin. not ethically, by virtue of being an american citizen. >> reporter: his actions overlooked for decades. retiring from the army in 1985. but tomorrow, colonel paris davis will receive the medal of honor from president biden. and right here tonight -- >> hi, david. >> colonel davis telling us he's grateful for all of those who fought for him and beside him. >> i'm so thankful that there were soldiers there that said, no, we're not -- we're not going to say no. we're going to keep at it until

someone responds to what the hell happened. >> tonight, on the eve of his honor, colonel davis proud. >> you feel pleased and you served your country in the way that you thought you would serve your country. america becomes profoundly flag that you carry around. and so, that's where i am right now. i'm extremely excited and pleased and thankful that going to get the medal of honor. >> well, we absolute you. colonel davis, on the eve of his well-earned honor. i'm david muir. good night.

>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> every parents lived through was their worst nightmare. we need to protect ourselves. we need to be safe. >> parents and students demented change after a deadly stabbing on a santa rosa high school campus. thanks for joining us. >> crowds the day after a 16-year-old student was da stabbed to death in his classroom. >> growing memorial for the 16-year-old. i spoke to santa rosa police. they said they have received 97 calls from montgomery high schoo which they say is a lot. the second student was stabbed in the hand. he was released and his mother spoke to us earlier. she says three weeks ago she came to the school telling them

the students have had been having problems she says the school did nothing. >> you had first common knowledge there were things going on. you guys told me when three weeks ago you pulled me in for a meeting to let me know my son was assaulted three weeks ago by the same individua 15-year-old involved in a fight between three students in classroom in which his 16-year-old friend was fatally stabbed. cruz was stabbed in the hand but released from the hospital. cervantes said she when the school the students were hav>> d knowledge this was going to happen and you'd not stop it then. >> she said for three weeks they've been trying to get resolution. she says her son was assaulted by the same 15-year-old freshman and jaden's tires were slashed last week allegedly by the same student. >> not only did yesterday that he bring a knife to campus but he clearly brought a knife to campus that day as well.