Sha'Carri Richardson wins her 1st Olympic gold medal; Jan. 6 rioter sentenced to 20 years for assaulting officer with pole; Official start to D23: The ultimate Disney fan event.
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World News Tonight with David Muir
Full Episode: Friday, August 9, 2024
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Progressive Casualty Insurance Company and Affiliate's National Average 12-month savings of $779 by new customers surveyed who saved with Progressive between June 2022 and May 2023. Potential savings will vary, not available in all states. Breaking news as we come on the air, severe storms slam the Northeast a tornado warning just outside New York City. Horrifying images show a passenger plane falling from the sky. And the mad dash at the Olympics, Chicago Richardson's dream finally comes true. First tornado threats and flash flood emergency in the Northeast. A deluge thanks to Debbie, remnants of the hurricane calls flooding from Washington, D.C. to Philadelphia, New York to Boston. The parties warn high water in some areas could last for days. New York declaring a state of emergency. Thousands of flights impacted. Trevor Alt has the images coming in. Also tonight, terrifying moments as a plane falls right out of the sky spiraling to the ground. More than 60 people on board. The plane slamming into a neighborhood and bursting into flames. Breaking news in the race for the White House. Sources tell ABC News Donald Trump's plane was diverted in Montana because of a mechanical issue. Trump attending his first campaign event of the week while Vice President Kamala Harrison, Governor Tim Walz, campaign in the Arizona battleground. News coming in late today. The embattled sheriff criticized for his handling of a deputy's deadly shooting of Sonia Massey. Announces his retirement today on the heels of the governor calling on him to resign. Tonight, with the Middle East on edge over a potential attack from Iran on Israel, the Israeli military now says it has killed another Hamas commander in Lebanon. It comes as the Biden administration renews its push for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. The Golden Moment at the Summer Games. One of the biggest stars for Team USA wins her first gold medal at the U.S. Men's and women's basketball teams along with the women's soccer team all hoping for a golden finale in Paris. Three visitors charged with vandalizing one of the most popular parks in America. Prosecutors say they face possible prison time for firing paintballs throughout Joshua Tree. Tonight, tributes to charismatic golf legend Chi Chi Rodriguez who played with a style and flair all his own. And the big surprise is that the ultimate Disney fan experience a sneak preview of the new Disney Magic. From ABC News, World Headquarters in New York. This is World News Tonight with David Mjord. Good evening everyone. Thanks so much for joining us on this Friday. I'm Lindsay Davis in for David. We're tracking tornado threats and severe storms across the northeast of this hour. But we do begin tonight with chilling images of a passenger plane in a free fall from the sky. The video is alarming. The plane in a slow spin plunging helplessly to the ground near Sao Paulo, Brazil. The pilots clearly had no control. More than 60 passengers and crew on board. The plane slamming into a residential neighborhood at least one home going up in flames. Authorities are now trying to determine just what went wrong. ABC's Maggie Roulley leads us off. Tonight, this was the horrific moment. A plane carrying 61 passengers and crew plummeted to the ground in Brazil, killing everyone on board. The two engine flight from local airline Bowie Pass, spinning out of control toward a residential neighborhood. Witnesses horrified. This man emotional, saying he was late for the flight and was not allowed on. Now grateful for the airport worker who he says saved his life. The flight taking off from Cascaville in the state of Paraná, bound for Sao Paulo. Shortly before landing, the ATR 72 jet dropping 17,000 feet in just one minute. Usually this sort of thing occurs because the flight crew was not able to maintain or did not maintain enough airspeed. Clearly it was all spent, how they got into it is what we don't know. The devastating wreckage ablaze in this residential neighborhood, at least one house damaged. Large parts of the plane smoldering, the debris littering yards. One person on the ground also injured. And Lindsay today, Brazil's president held a minute of silence for the victims of that crash. Now at this point, Brazilian authorities are leading the investigation, but it is possible that US investigators become involved as well. Right now the focus is on recovering those black boxes. Lindsay, they could prove vital into figuring out exactly what went wrong. Lindsay, our hearts certainly go out to the victims families. Maggie, thank you. And now to that developing story here at home. The deadly storm slamming the northeast of this hour. A tornado warning, not far from New York City, flash flood threats from South Carolina into New England. Hundreds of flights have now been canceled. Before beating around, the remnants of Hurricane Debbie deliver one final blow. Heavy rain and winds dusting up to 50 miles per hour. The system's spawning a confirmed EF-1 tornado passing over a shopping center in Marshallton, Delaware. Flash flooding hitting northern Pennsylvania cars and structures swept away. Authorities warn extensive flooding along the east coast could last for several days. Here's ABC's Trevor Alt. Tonight, swift water rescue teams rushing to save families and pets amid flash flood emergencies. Debbie delivered one final punch in the northeast. Structures swept away in the brown rapids in rural Westfield, Pennsylvania near the New York border. I couldn't walk and cross if I wanted to. Back a sac writer recording this video while trapped on her porch. It was a very scary experience for me, honestly. It looks like a tree or something is the only thing holding my vehicle there. What's left of what was Hurricane Debbie hurtling north after slamming the Washington, D.C. area inundating streets in Alexandria and Annapolis. Tornado warnings forcing people inside the U.S. Capitol complex to shelter in place for a time. These crashing onto homes across the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania area. I was buried in wood and insulation. I crawled out of that. It's right there. Overnight in Delaware, families taking cover at this strip mall as a tornado touches down in Marshallton. Confirmed EF-1, packing 95-mile-an-hour winds, a path of damage up to 150 yards wide and more than a mile long. And while Debbie has pulled away from the Carolinas, many roads there are still flooding. Make no mistake, this stubborn storm and its effects are not over. And Lindsey, this storm and other bouts of severe weather have caused travel problems all week. And once again today, we've had about a thousand flights canceled nationwide with many thousands more delayed. Lindsey. A lot of disruptions, Trevor. Thank you. Let's get right to meteorologist Lee Goldberg from our partner station, WABC here in New York. Lee, time this all out for us. Alright, Lindsey, so Debbie's final act is to drench the Northeast. The low that was once a hurricane, that's working through upstate New York and New England. There are still flood watches down the coast. We have to deal with this through the first part of the night. There's a tornado watching till 10 o'clock. We're already seeing power outages across Vermont. As it moves across New England and on the Long Island, there are still heavy downpours, some gusts to 50 miles an hour in isolated tornadoes. But what a change by tomorrow morning. It clears off the coast. We start to lose the humidity. The sun comes back. It starts a great stretch of weather, but then all eyes are on the tropics again. A flurry of new activity. Storm can develop over the next seven days as it approaches the lesser antilities. The next name Storm would be Ernesto. Lindsey. Now we're casting a highly active hurricane season ahead. Lee, thank you. Tonight's sources tell ABC News Donald Trump's plane was diverted in Montana late today because of a mechanical issue. Trump attending his first campaign event of the Wheat Wall Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz campaign in Arizona. Trump once led President Biden there by an average of more than five points. But that was a different race and some new polls show Harris gaining ground. Here's ABC Selena Wang. Tonight, former President Trump's campaign plane diverted forced to landed buildings Montana due to a mechanical issue, according to the airport. Trump and members of his team seen walking off the plane onto the tarmac continuing onto Bozeman onto private jet. Both campaigns heading west. With less than nine days to go tonight, Vice President Kamala Harris and her new running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, rallying in the key swing state of Arizona in a battle to keep the state blue. It's the first time I have felt like invigorated and excited about politics. In July, former President Trump was averaging a five and a half point lead over President Biden. Now with Harris in the race, it's a virtual tie. Harris putting the Sunbelt states back in play. Trump in Montana, a solidly red state in his first stop on the trail this week, making an appearance to boost the Republican candidate trying to unseat Democratic Senator John Tester. At his Mar-a-Lago news conference, Trump weighing in on abortion, saying it's going to be a very small issue in the election, while seeming to suggest he's open to blocking access to the abortion pill with a purse stone. You direct your FDA, for example, to revoke access to Mr. Presto, and that's one of the things that's been discussed. You could do things that would supplement absolutely, and those things are pretty open and humane. But you have to be able to have a vote, and all I want to do is give everybody a vote. Harris, pouncing, saying he has made clear that he'd use the federal government to rip away access to medication abortion, effectively banning abortion nationwide. We will not let him. We'll be right to Selena Wang at the White House for us. Selena, what more are we learning about former President Trump after that diverted landing? Sources close to Trump tell us that everyone on the plane is fine, that this was not an emergency. Trump is still planning to hold his rally tonight in Bozeman, Montana. Meanwhile, the White House is announcing that next week President Biden and Vice President Harris will hold their first trip together since Vice President Harris became the Democratic nominee. Selena Wang for us, thank you. Now to late developments tonight, in the deadly police shooting of Sonia Massey in Illinois, the deputy charged with her murder remains behind bars. Just a short time ago, the embattled sheriff who hired him announced his retirement. It comes just days after the governor. They are called on him to resign. Here's ABC's Ariel Rushoff. Tonight, growing fallout from the deadly shooting of Sonia Massey by an Illinois sheriff's deputy, the embattled sheriff who hired that deputy is stepping down. Jack Campbell saying in a statement, he's retiring, writing, "It has become clear that the current political climate has made it nearly impossible for me to continue effectively in my role." Massey was gunned down in her own home by Deputy Sean Grayson, who responded to her call to police about a possible prowler. Grayson seen here in jail, was fired and charged with murder, but the sheriff has faced calls for his resignation from Massey's family. And questions about Grayson's troubling history in law enforcement. Campbell had insisted he'd stay on the job. "I am not resigning it." But he apologized to the community. "You've got a sign. You've got a sign expanding French. You've got a community." Lindsey Campbell saying he and his family have faced threats as for former deputy Grayson. He has pleaded not guilty. Lindsey. Ariel Rushoff, thank you to the Middle East tonight while the region braces for a retaliatory strike from Iran on Israel. The Israeli military now confirms it killed another Hamas commander in Lebanon. And we're learning more about disturbing video, allegedly showing five Israeli soldiers accused of sexually abusing a Palestinian detainee. If he sees Tom Sophie Bird reports from Tel Aviv. Tonight, a new Israeli airstrike deep inside Lebanon, killing a local Hamas commander. The wider war threatens to erupt throughout this region. The car engulfed in a fireball. The IDF saying it took out a senior Hamas commander and recruiter in the Lebanese city of Sidon. Earlier today, Israel's Iron Dome intercepting rockets in northern Israel. As Hezbollah threatens to retaliate more forcefully for the killing of its top military commander in Beirut last week. With Iran also vowing retribution against Israel for last week's separate assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Khania in Tehran. The US urgently pushing for a ceasefire in Gaza to ease tensions. President Biden issuing a joint statement with the leaders of Qatar and Egypt. Promising a final proposal next week that resolves issues between Israel and Hamas in a manner that meets the expectations of all parties. And tonight, ABC News obtaining court documents in the case of five Israeli soldiers. Seen in the shocking video broadcast on Israeli TV, allegedly sexually abusing a Palestinian detainee. A judge rejecting those soldiers appealed to be released from custody after reviewing visual documentation and medical evidence. The US calling for a full investigation. There ought to be zero tolerance for sexual abuse, rape of any detainee period. He banks that US push for a ceasefire in Gaza. ABC News just getting a statement from Iranian officials at the UN. They're doubling down on Iran's right to retaliate against Israel. But saying that response will be, quote, "timed and conducted in a manner not to the detriment of a potential ceasefire in Gaza." Tom Sophie Burridge in Israel. Tom, thank you. Now to the war in Ukraine. Russia launching a missile strike on a shopping mall. At least 14 people were killed and more than 40 wounded in the attack. At the same time, Vladimir Putin is now forced to send reinforcements to battle Ukrainian troops who are pushing deeper into Russian territory. A state of emergency declared in the Kursk region. It's the largest battle on Russia's side of the border since the start of the war. Tonight, Team USA is hoping for a golden finale of the summer games in Paris. Shaqari Richardson winning her first Olympic medal today. And this weekend, the US men's and women's basketball teams, along with the women's soccer team, all going for gold. ABC's Janae Norman is in Paris. Tonight, Team USA seeing gold. Track stars Gabby Thomas and Shaqari Richardson leading the women's four by 100-meter relay. Here comes Shaqari Richardson! Look to the far side! Richardson coming from behind, clenching her first Olympic gold medal. But the men's relay team falling short, disqualified for a bad baton pass, running without gold medalist Noah Lyles after he tested positive for COVID. US women's basketball squad back in the gold medal game, beating Australia in the semifinals, notching their 60th consecutive Olympic win, and breaking, making its long-awaited Olympic debut. Snoop Dogg opening the inaugural competition. The B girls breaking it down in several rounds. (MUSIC) Ami from Japan taking the first-ever gold. The dancers judged on five categories, including technique, originality, and execution. And Lindsay, tomorrow it'll be time for the B boys to battle it out, and a big day for Team USA women's soccer going for gold against Brazil, and men's basketball facing off against France in the final. Lindsay. Go, USA, Janay, thank you. When we come back, a January 6th rider who attacked numerous police officers is sentenced, what the judge said right before sentencing, and the German tourist facing six months in prison for allegedly vandalizing Joshua Tree National Park. (MUSIC) Next tonight, a January 6th rider was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for assaulting police officers with a poll. The judge calling David Dempsey's offenses exceptionally egregious before handing down the second longest sentence yet for a convicted capital rider. He also noted Dempsey's lengthy criminal history. And three German tourists are in trouble for allegedly vandalizing property at Joshua Tree National Park in California. The visitors were cited for allegedly firing paintballs at signs, bathrooms, and dumpsters. They are each facing up to six months in prison and a $5,000 fine. When we come back, the safety warning from Samsung recalling more than a million electric stoves and fans were remembering the legendary golfer Juan Chichi Rodriguez. (MUSIC) To the index now, Samsung is recalling more than one million electric stoves due to a fire hazard. The stoves have been linked to 250 fires caused by people or pets unintentionally activating the front knobs. At least eight fires involve pet deaths. According to the company, Samsung is offering free knob locks or knob covers to fix the problem. And we do have a passing to note, world golf, Hall of Famer Juan Chichi Rodriguez has died. The Puerto Rico native was known for his showmanship on the course. He learned to play golf by hitting tin cans with a guava tree stick. Rodriguez made his PGA debut in 1960 and won eight times during his 21-year career. He was 88. When we come back, some Disney magic mixed with some big thrills and even bigger surprises for fans. (MUSIC) Finally tonight, celebrating the magic of Disney this weekend at the ultimate event for fans. ABC's Rebecca Jarvis sat down with Bob Iger, the CEO of our parent company, Disney. It's the ultimate Disney fan event, known as D23, an immersive showcase of all things Disney and Anaheim, California. Welcome to the happiest place on Earth. It really feels like it. Hi, Bob! I caught up with Disney CEO Bob Iger. Thank you. Thank you all. I get a photo, please. You're the Disney princess. It's not a play. Hinting at what Disney magic fans are in for these next few days. Any surprises this year you can let us in on ahead of time. I'm not going to break any news here because I don't want to spoil the surprise. There are many. Spanning nearly one million square feet at the Anaheim Convention Center, D23 is bigger than ever. You know, this is the biggest we have done. We've changed the name. It is now D23, the ultimate Disney fan event. And we went hard on that ultimate. What we wanted to do was make it even bigger and more exciting than ever. And fans are excited for the much anticipated Moana 2 sequel, This Thanksgiving. The teaser trailer setting a company record with 178 million views in its first 24 hours. You have Moana 2 coming out. That is a big excitement in our home. I watched the cut of the film and it's very exciting. We learned in the first film just what an unbelievable adventure a Moana is. And I can only say that she is going to prove that yet again to us. And she has a great relationship with her younger sister who is kind of a breakout star of the film to come in many ways. The event kicking off tonight as tens of thousands of fans get sneak peeks of Disney movies, TV shows, theme parks and more. If the stories that we've told have created joy and excitement and thrilled people and made them feel happy that we're doing our jobs well. That dash of Disney magic. Thanks so much for watching. I'm Lindsay Davis for David and all of us. Good night.