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tonight, the tornado threat right now. the possibility of long track tornadoes already multiple reported twisters. the system moving into the east next. heavy rain, destructive winds. this will effect travel all along i-95, washington, d.c., up through new york city. millions of americans on alert tonight for these potential long track tornadoes from kentucky to indiana to ohio. already a state of emergency tonight in kentucky, where three ef-1 tornadoes have already been
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confirmed. strong winds at the university of kentucky. the dangerous weather threat from mississippi, up into the northeast. new york city bracing for tomorrow. heavy rain and inland several inches of snow, possible flooding from washington up to boston. rob marciano timing it out. overseas tonight, the images, the aftermath. tonight, israel facing tough questions after a deadly air strike killing seven aid workers delivering food in gaza. among them, an american citizen. their clearly marked convoy hit three times by the israeli military while traveling through an area considered safe. they had alerted the israelis beforehand. tonight, what prime minister netanyahu is now saying, drawing even more outrage for his words. the white house on this tonight. britt clennett in israel. here at home tonight, the 15-year-old girl, the amber alert. authorities say she was shot dead in the crossfire. and now, the newly released video raising new questions about this case, the deadly deputy shooting. new images coming in tonight, up close. the moment dozens of heavily
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armed agents swarmed sean diddy combs mansion. what it shows. abortion rights now front and center. and will it put florida in play in the presidential election? tonight, president biden blasting the new six-week abortion ban in florida, one of the strictest in the country before many women know they're pregnant. the president calling it outrageous. and donald trump on the campaign trail saying suburban housewives actually like donald trump. tonight, our team with the army corps of engineers for an up close look at that massive cargo ship that brought down the bridge in baltimore. the american couple stranded on an african island by a cruise liner, because they got back to the ship too late. tonight, news on the couple and six other passengers. the stunning images. the man clinging to the side of a cliff in california. they used night vision to help save him. he was dangling, you could hear the ocean below. the truck smashing into a bridge on i-95 near philadelphia. you'll see the images. and tonight, we remember an
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actor who made so many people laugh. you'll know his movies. good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a tuesday night. we begin tonight with the potentially dangerous night ahead. meteorologists warning of the possibility of long track tornadoes across multiple states, then heavy rain and winds moving into the east. more than 57 million americans on alert at this hour. tornado watches in effect in multiple states, including a threat of those intense long tractor nay dopes on the ground for a long time. severe storms right into the night, from the florida panhandle to ohio. a state of emergency already in kentucky, where at least three ef-1 tornadoes already confirmed. and as i mentioned, this then moves into the east. tonight, look at this. the video shows a tornado forming just west of louisville. at least nine reported tornadoes from this system. drone video after powerful
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storms rolled through southern illinois, leaving major damage behind there. a traffic camera in lawrence county, ohio, showing conditions worsening, powerful winds and blinding rain. traffic coming to a halt there. tornado warnings tonight in charleston, west virginia, warehouse workers there, you can see right there, racing for shelter during the storms. again, much of this now hits in the overnight hours ahead, so, rob marciano will time this out for us, and abc's trevor ault with the images already coming in. trevor is in cincinnati tonight, where there is a tornado watch in effect right now. >> reporter: tonight, a dangerous multiday severe weather outbreak hammering the heartland with full force. a confirmed dangerous tornado bearing down on the clark memorial bridge over the ohio river near louisville. >> that is a tornado on the ground. there is no doubt about that. that -- these are winds in excess of 100 miles per hour. >> reporter: winds howling through the doors at the university of kentucky. watch again as that student is knocked over.
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this drone video showing a tornado touching down just west of louisville. outside lexington, in salvisa, kentucky, this big rig flipped on its side. brian winters heard it outside his window. >> i don't know if it picked it up, moved it down the right, but it sounded like it was grinding against the blacktop, so -- it's skardest i've been in a long time. >> reporter: a wall of straight-line wind and rain tearing through charleston, west virginia, sending these warehouse workers running for cover. >> should we put the door down? >> reporter: more than 130,000 homes and businesses in west virginia losing power. storms striking before dawn southeast of st. louis. daylight revealing downed trees and flattened buildings in williamson county, illinois. >> wow, can you see the rotation in it. >> reporter: this funnel spotted near oklahoma city, and northeast of there, homes flattened in the town of barnsdall. streets piled with debris. first responders using
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flashlights to search for anyone trapped as flashing police lights light up a blacked-out neighborhood. and david, they have just sounded the tornado sirens here in cincinnati, as this storm continues to move in. there's a tornado warning in kentucky over here, right on the other side of the river, and there is a threat of long track tornadoes heading into the night. david? >> david: trevor and the team, get inside, thank you. let's get right to rob marciano with us live, tracking the storms for us into these overnight hours. hey, rob. >> hi, david. that is a potent cell just to their south. it's one of several ongoing tornado warnings within those tornado watches, some which are extended past midnight. flood watches up that push into the northeast. you can't get rid of the rain. the threat for severe weather all the way down to the south tonight. and our computer models show that next explosion of storms through midnight tonight, and double barrel low tomorrow, we get cold air wrapping around, it's going to be windy, rainy. flood watches posted for new york up through kentucky, and
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snows wrapping around the northern side of this thing, 6 to 12 inches, maybe one to two feet across northern new england before it's all done come friday and saturday. this storm, david, has everything. >> david: a dangerous mess of a storm, indeed. rob, thank you. the major story overseas tonight, the deadly israeli air strike killing seven aid workers delivering food to gaza. one of the workers, a u.s. citizen. you will see the images here tonight, what was left behind. you can actually see the convoy clearly marked. it was struck three times. they had alerted the israelis beforehand. the white house tonight saying it is outraged, prime minister netanyahu calling it unintentional, saying, it happens in war. drawing outrage for his words, too. britt clennett from israel tonight. >> reporter: tonight, israel facing mounting questions over why three clearly marked aid vehicles from the world central kitchen were targeted in an idf air strike, killing seven workers delivering supplies. the aid group says the workers coordinated their movements with the israeli military and were traveling in a
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three-car convoy in an area deemed safe, after unloading more than 100 tons of food to this warehouse brought to gaza. abc news confirming the convoy was then struck three times. a charred van, another with a large hole in the roof where you can clearly see their logo, are the images now sparking worldwide criticism. the world central kitchen calling the incident unforgivable and immediately halting operations. the victims, a palestinian, a u.s. canadian dual citizen, three from the u.k., lalzawmi frankcom from australia, and damian sobol from poland. in his first comments following the attack, prime minister benjamin netanyahu launching an investigation but saying it was unintentional and that it, quote, happens during war. hours later, taking a softer approach, saying their hearts go out to their families and home countries. tonight, the white house outraged. >> this incident is emblematic of a larger problem, and evidence of why distribution of aid in gaza has been so
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challenging. >> these people are heroes. they run into the fire, not away from it. >> reporter: despite the deepening tensions between president biden and netanyahu, just days ago, biden approved the transfer of additional weapons to israel, including 2,000-pound bombs, which have been connected to mass casualties. and david, just coming in now, the world central kitchen releasing these images of all seven victims of that aid attack. you see them there, including the u.s. dual citizen. david? >> david: they do extraordinary work, the bravery of these aid workers trying to get food in. not only in gaza, but around the world. br britt, thank you. back here in the u.s. tonight, and major new questions in a case involving the deadly shooting of a 15-year-old daughter. she had been part of an amber alert, but then authorities say she was shot in the crossfire. tonight, newly released images raising serious new questions, and here's abc's victor oquendo. >> reporter: tonight, newly released video showing the fatal shooting of a california teen caught in the crossfire during a
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shootout with law enforcement in september 2022. 15-year-old savannah graziano was believed kidnapped by her father. authorities issuing an amber alert for the teen hours after they say her father murdered her mother. a day later, san bernardino sheriff's deputies spotting her father's white pickup truck. >> there's a white pickup truck probably doing 100 miles an hour east. >> reporter: 45-year-old anthony graziano leading law enforcement on a 70-mile pursuit. the sheriff's helicopter recording from above. >> we have a camera on the suspect. >> reporter: deputies and witnesses reporting shots fired out of the driver and passenger sides of the vehicle. the truck getting stuck in an embankment near i-15 in hesperia. deputies exchanging fire. >> shots are fired, shots are fired. he's continuing to shoot at the deputies. >> reporter: savannah seen exiting from the passenger side, wearing tactical gear and a helmet, dropping to the ground, then walking towards law enforcement.
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a deputy calling her over, >> stop shooting her! she's in the car, stop! >> reporter: ordering the others to stop firing. >> oh, no. >> reporter: tonight, we're learning that audio from his belt recorder not broadcast over the radio. savannah was unarmed and shot. taken to the hospital, where she later died. her father pronounced dead at the scene, where multiple weapons and ammunition were found. the sheriff initially said savannah participated in the shooting, but can no longer confirm that. again, they did not find any weapons on her, and the sheriff is not commenting further. the california department of justice is investigating. david? >> david: victor oquendo tonight. victor, thank you. we turn now to the raids of sean "diddy" combs homes, and tonight, new images emerging up close. the moment dozens of heavily armed agents swarmed combs' mansion. here's our chief justice correspondent pierre thomas. >> reporter: tonight, this dramatic video released by the ex-girlfriend of rap mogul sean "diddy" combs showing
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dozens of heavily armed federal agents descending on his home in los angeles. combs' ex-girlfriend said the heavily edited video, which has been sped up, is evidence of an overzealous and militarized force used against her two sons, justin and christian, who were at the residence at the time. and she goes on to write, "if these were the sons of a non-black celebrity, they would not have been handled with the same aggression." abc news has learned that the raids on combs' homes in los angeles and miami are part of an ongoing federal investigation out of the southern district of new york into human trafficking. combs has been accused in lawsuits in recent months of sexual assault and sex trafficking, allegations, which he has denied. combs has complained about the use of excessive force and vows to fight to clear his name. >> this operation looks like a textbook, when you have intelligence to suggest you may run into violence, guns, drugs, or dogs.
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>> reporter: david, so far, combs has not been charged with any crime. federal authorities have yet to respond to allegations of excessive force. david? >> david: pierre thomas live in washington. pierre, thank you. we turn now to the race for the white house. abortion rights front and center, and will it put the state of florida in play? president biden blasting florida's new abortion ban, one of the strict nest the country. the president calling it outrageous. former president trump on the campaign trail today saying suburban housewives like trump. rachel scott in wisconsin. >> reporter: tonight, president biden denouncing the florida state supreme court's ruling clearing the way for the state to ban abortion at six weeks, before most women even know they're pregnant, calling it now ray jous. the president saying the law puts the "health and lives of millions of women at risk." but biden's campaign now seizing on the court's other major decision, allowing florida voters a chance to protect abortion rights on the november ballot. the campaign saying that now puts florida in play for the presidential election.
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they're keenly aware abortion rights has won in all six states where it has been on the ballot, including in conservative states like kansas, kentucky, and ohio. donald trump often boasts about appointing three of the justices who voted to overturn roe versus wade, but today, he didn't want to talk about the florida court ruling. >> we'll be making a statement next week on abortion. >> reporter: today, in battleground michigan, trump making his own appeal to women voters. >> you know, the suburban housewives actually like donald trump. you know why? because i'm the one who is going to keep them safe. they say, well, the suburban housewives, i don't know -- i think i do great with the suburban housewives, because they want to remain safe. >> reporter: trump trying to turn the focus to the border, and what he's now calling migrant crime. >> every state is now a border state. every town is now a border town, because joe biden has brought the carnage and chaos and killing from all over the world and dumped it straight into our backyards. >> reporter: but in fact, data shows undocumented immigrants are actually less likely to
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commit violent crimes than american citizens. the biden campaign pointing out that trump himself pressured congressional republicans to block the toughest bipartisan border security bill in generations because he wanted to run on the issue in november. president biden urging republicans to support the measure. >> look, folks, we have a simple choice. we can fight about fixing the border, or we can fix it. i'm ready to fix it. send me the border bill now. >> reporter: david, back to the issue of abortion rights. we know it will be in the ballot in florida. tonight, advocates say they have enough support to put it on the ballot in arizona, as well. the same thing could happen in nearly a dozen other states like nevada and pennsylvania. david. >> david: abortion rights could be on the bat lot in arizona this november. we can hear you barely over the campaign rally behind you, a sign of the times, rachel, thank you. now to baltimore tonight, where our team with the army corps of engineers today got our closest look yet at that massive
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cargo ship that brought that bridge down. the damage up close, extraordinary to see. terry moran again tonight. >> reporter: aboard a u.s. army corps of engineers survey vessel, we make our way across the water to the scene of the deadly disaster. and there it is, we can nearly touch it, the "dali," the ship that destroyed baltimore's francis scott key bridge. up close to it, you can see the sheer scale and violence of what happened here, how the bridge came down on the ship, destroying so much of the bow. nearly 9 million pounds of debris crashing down on that ship. we see the around the clock salvage operation. crews and cranes painstakingly cutting and removing the wreckage, piece by piece. you see how they're already cutting parts away. that's some of the work that has already been done, but when you look down, you just see how much work remains.
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new 3d sonar images show the dangers lurking underwater. jagged steel girders tangled together. zbl >> every cut has to be assessed. >> reporter: every single piece, you're going to have to study before you cut it? >> that's true. both above the water and below the water, as well. >> reporter: you sense out there the tremendous forces of the moment the bridge collapsed. and something else -- we were very mindful that just a few feet from us, the bodies of those four construction workers remain trapped in the wreckage beneath the waters. david? >> david: we think about those workers' families. terry, thank you. tonight, part of i-95 near philadelphia partially closed after a truck slammed into a bridge there. the truck hitting an overhead railway bridge. crews racing to repair the damage over i-95 in the port richmond area. the truck carrying after oversized load. northbound lanes expected to remain closed for several days. when we come back tonight, the american couple stranded on an african island. they say the cruise line said they were late and left. what's happened now?
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finally tonight, the end of an era in vegas. >> the tropicana hotel is proud to present -- >> david: they called it the tiffany of the strip. extravagant shows and 60-foot fountain, the tropicana low item was the most expensive, the most lavish for a time when it opened in 1957. >> the gaming holes of las vegas. >> david: james bond staying in "diamonds are forever." >> where are you going? >> i hear the hotel tropicana is quite comfortable. >> david: elvis in 1964's "viva las vegas." it was a favorite of the rat pack while in vegas, frank sinatra, dean martin, joey wish ship, and eddie fisher was among the hotel's first acts. there with his wife debbie reynolds and later with elizabeth taylor. tonight, after 67 years of glitz and spectacle, the tropicana closing its doors, a vegas strip
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landmark now making way for a new stadium. leaving behind decades of vegas memories. if those walls could talk. good night. the simplest of terms. we can't take the snowpack for granted anymore. >> a warning from state water officials as they size up the state's snowpack today survey is the most important of the year. >> california is overhauling plans to protect its water supply as climate change leads to more extreme weather. good afternoon. thanks for being here. i'm julianne glover and i'm j.r. >> stone. while the snowpack is currently above average, statewide, state leaders say we should be preparing for a new normal. >> abc seven news reporter suzanne finn joins us live now with more on today's survey.
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it's important. and the updated water plan. suzanne. >> so, julianne, j.r. water experts say this snow survey is critical. it helps forecast how much will melt and how much will run off to state reservoirs. now, with growing concerns about our water supply, governor newsom released an updated plan for the state to capture more water and deal with extreme weather in california. >> we know that winter snows bring summer flows. >> big news for california's snowpack and what that can mean for a reservoirs later this year. today, the april snow survey got under way at phillips station off highway 50, with governor newsom making a special appearance. here's how things looked. >> our survey today. we recorded a depth of 64in and a snow water content of 27.5in, and that results in 113% of average for this location. >> statewide, the sierra snowpack was 110% of average for april 1st. that's up from 28% on january 1st. dwr