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abc's alex perez now with the images coming in now from detroit. >> reporter: investigators in detroit tonight on the scene of this massive blast. >> fl's a dwelling that possibly exploded from a gas leak. >> reporter: the home exploding at about 1:30 this afternoon. >> just like, boom. and then the flames just started flying up in the air. >> reporter: two houses next door damaged. >> it was loud enough to shake the whole block. >> reporter: there have been a string of recent natural gas explosions rocking residential areas. in kentucky last week, this blast rocketing flames 300 feet in the air, killing one person. and in north carolina last month, one woman was killed in this explosion. her husband, who was trapped in the wreckage, rescued after using his apple watch to call 911. back in detroit tonight, wreckage, say luckily it appears no one was killed. david, investigators tonight now working to figure out what exactly caused that explosion. david? >> alex, thank you. >>> and next, the shocking imanswer of an arrest in galveston, texas, tonight, sparking outrage. i shows the suspe
abc's alex perez now with the images coming in now from detroit. >> reporter: investigators in detroit tonight on the scene of this massive blast. >> fl's a dwelling that possibly exploded from a gas leak. >> reporter: the home exploding at about 1:30 this afternoon. >> just like, boom. and then the flames just started flying up in the air. >> reporter: two houses next door damaged. >> it was loud enough to shake the whole block. >> reporter: there have...
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massive wildfires sweeping across the rain forest, covering an area the equivalent of detroit to los angeles. the u.s. sending its supertanker to fight the fires. and 44,000 members of the brazilian military called in as reinforcements. here's matt gutman, in the fire zone. >> reporter: those images tonight, apocalyptic. the amazon on fire. brazil's air force deploying c-130 tankers streaming out 3,000 gallons per drop. and the bolivian government contracting this u.s.-based 747 supertanker, capable of carrying 19,000 gallons. those assets, including 44,000 brazilian troops sent to the fire line. miniscule, given the scale of fires erupting across this region. in brazil alone, about 80,000 fires have burned, many caused by farmers leveling a record amount of forest. the amazon producing 20% of the world's oxygen. we saw it from the air. i've been covering fires for years now. i've never seen burn scars like this. and on the ground. joining members of the corumba fire brigade, 30 men covering an area twice the size of new jersey. the tools they have are pretty rudimentary. you can see
massive wildfires sweeping across the rain forest, covering an area the equivalent of detroit to los angeles. the u.s. sending its supertanker to fight the fires. and 44,000 members of the brazilian military called in as reinforcements. here's matt gutman, in the fire zone. >> reporter: those images tonight, apocalyptic. the amazon on fire. brazil's air force deploying c-130 tankers streaming out 3,000 gallons per drop. and the bolivian government contracting this u.s.-based 747...
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abc's mary bruce in detroit again tonight. >> reporter: tonight, as joe biden and kamala harris face off in their rematch, a battle is on for the future of the democratic party. >> democrats win when we run on real solutions, not impossible promises. when we run on things that are workable, not fairy-tale economics. >> i don't understand why anybody goes to all the trouble of running for president of the united states just to talk about what we really can't do and shouldn't fight for. i don't get it. >> reporter: leading liberals elizabeth warren and bernie sanders clashing with their centrist rivals over medicare for all. >> medicare for all is comprehensive. it covers all health care needs for senior citizens. it will finally include dental care, hearing aids and eyeglasses. second of all -- >> you don't know that, bernie. >> second of all -- i do know. i wrote the damn bill. >> reporter: moderates argue medicare for all could doom democrats, because millions of americans won't want to give up their private insurance. >> at the end of the day, i'm not going to support any plan that
abc's mary bruce in detroit again tonight. >> reporter: tonight, as joe biden and kamala harris face off in their rematch, a battle is on for the future of the democratic party. >> democrats win when we run on real solutions, not impossible promises. when we run on things that are workable, not fairy-tale economics. >> i don't understand why anybody goes to all the trouble of running for president of the united states just to talk about what we really can't do and shouldn't...
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. >> so, let's get to mary bruce, again live tonight in detroit. and mary, these debates are highlighting the division within the democratic party and these candidates. but today, it seemed clear that the former vice president is saying he's the one that can win both progressives at one end and trump voters, as well. >> reporter: well, david, while his democratic v iic rivals are arguing over the future of the party, biden is arguing he is the most electable candidate. he promised he can deliver states like ohio, pennsylvania and michigan. >> mary bruce, thank you. >>> and we do have a sad update tonight after that fighter jet crash in california's death valley national park. the navy now confirming tonight the pilot did not survive, when the super hornet jet crashed along a military training route for low altitude flying. as we reported here, seven people on the ground were injured. >>> there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this thursday. news coming in now on that urgent manhunt. u.s. marshals searching for two escaped prisoners.
. >> so, let's get to mary bruce, again live tonight in detroit. and mary, these debates are highlighting the division within the democratic party and these candidates. but today, it seemed clear that the former vice president is saying he's the one that can win both progressives at one end and trump voters, as well. >> reporter: well, david, while his democratic v iic rivals are arguing over the future of the party, biden is arguing he is the most electable candidate. he promised...
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the area of smoke so large, it's visible from space and could blanket half the united states from detroit to los angeles. the amazon produces 20% of the planet's oxygen and helps regulate its temperature. the fires casting a shroud over south america's biggest city, sao paolo, earlier this week. tonight, president trump offering u.s. assistance. as brazil's president says he will deploy the military to the amazon. >> matt gutman joins us live. matt, there have been mixed messages from brazil's president on these fires. he's accusing critics of sensationalism while saying he doesn't have enough firefighters to attack the flames. >> reporter: he may have gone a long way towards refining that message tonight, by deploying the military, not only to fight the fires, but also to prevent farmers from setting new ones. but given the vast scope of these fires and how remote they are, any country could have a hard time battling them, which is what is so troubling about this, given the importance of the amazon to the planet's health. >> so troubling indeed. >>> and breaking news overseas tonight. no
the area of smoke so large, it's visible from space and could blanket half the united states from detroit to los angeles. the amazon produces 20% of the planet's oxygen and helps regulate its temperature. the fires casting a shroud over south america's biggest city, sao paolo, earlier this week. tonight, president trump offering u.s. assistance. as brazil's president says he will deploy the military to the amazon. >> matt gutman joins us live. matt, there have been mixed messages from...