Answers. We will be here every weekday at 3 00 p. M. Answering questions tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. Tornadoes slamming the northeast. And the major hurricane now bearbe bearing down on the u. S. , historic in size. The images coming in tonight, that rare tornado on the ground in providence, rhode island. Twisting across 295. A driver telling authority hearse car was lifted into the air. Two tornados in massachusetts. Homes damaged, trees down. Trevor ault standing by with late reporting. Also tonight, bracing for that rare monster hurricane in the west. The first ever Tropical Storm watch issued for Southern California. The storm, hillary, a powerful category4 hurricane as we come on tonight. Winds up to 130 miles per hour. Millions bracing for heavy rain and flash flooding. Major American Cities in the bullseye from san diego to las vegas. Lee goldberg timing this out. We are just back from maui tonight and 24 hours after answering tough questions on why maui did not sound those sirens during the fires. The head of mauis Emergency Management agency tonight suddenly resigning. What the mayor is saying about all of this tonight. The pilot unhinged. The alarming incident at the denver airport. Surveillance video tonight showing United Airlines pilot taking an ax to a parking lot gate. Two parking attendants trying to wrestle it away. Former President Trump has just one week to surveillance render in georgia to charges. Sources telling abc news his lawyers are expected to meet with the Fulton County d. A. s office to work out the term. What weve learned tonight, how this will play out and how it will be different from what weve seen so far. The idaho lawyers tonight. Lawyers for Bryan Kohberger battle over dna evidence allegedly tying him to the crime scene. President biden hosting a historic summit at camp david. Highstakes talks with leader of japan and south korea. Mary bruce in the studio with me tonight. This evening, a u. S. Marine killed during a live Training Exercise at Camp Pendleton. The cdc tracking covid variants here in the u. S. And so many of you responded after seeing our interview. The bravery, the strength. Who is our person of the week . David good evening, and its great to have you with us here on a friday night. We are just back from reporting on the devastation on maui firsthand, and there is major news there tonight. The Emergency Management chief has now resign. He was the one who defended not using the sirens, andwell have more on this in just a moment. First tonight, the extreme weather on both coasts. The tornadoes lamming the northeast. Two in massachusetts. In the west, that massive category4 hurricane now bearing down. Historic in size and strength. Hurricane hillary at this hour, 130 mile on hour winds off the coast of mexico heading toward california. And for the first time ever, Tropical Storm watches now across Southern California. Well time this out. While here in the northeast, those three confirmed tornadoes, this one crossing interstate 295 near providence, rhode island. The tornados and dangerous lines of storms triggering multiple accidents and downing trees. A surveillance camera capturing this one crashing down on that car. We had this hurricane and tornadoes covered tonight beginning with abcs trevor ault on the twisters hitting the northeast. Reporter tonight, terrifying images of a tornado tearing across a rhode island highway. Watch again as it passes just ahead of this vehicle on interstate 295 west of providence. Wow. Came through and did damage. Reporter one woman telling authorities it briefly lifted up her car. The fire chief saying she was shaken but unharmed. Families in scituate racing for cover. It was so fast, it was unbelievable. It got silent out here, and all of a sudden things were moving across the yard, and i just yelled my kids to get in the basement. Reporter tornado sirens sounding in providence as the storm approached. Thrashing winds toppling trees on the vehicles across the area. Bam, just fell down. Guess im not going to work today. Reporter shingles ripped off roofs, backyards torn up, power lines ripped down. The extensive cleanup now under way. David, two additional tornadoes have been confirmed in massachusetts, meaning just today theres been three tornadoes in the northeast. While thankfully theres been no fatalities or injuries confirmed, the National Weather service is still surveying the damage. David . David trevor ault leading us off tonight on the storms in the northeast. The storm that brought these tornadoes moved out to sea, but in the west at this hour they are bracing for whats to come, that rare hurricane, hurricane hillary headed for california and the southwest. Theyre on alert there, including los angeles under the first ever Tropical Storm watch. Take a look tonight hillary heading north, reaching california this weekend on sunday. It impact expected to last for days. Crews in long beach already building sand berms. This will bring major flooding and more. Lets get to lee goldberg tracking it all. Historic in nature, strength, and size. Reporter oh, a wingspan of about a thousand miles, david. A very potent storm, and still cat4. So even if it weakens it could be a minimal Tropical Storm or hurricane. Very well defined eye. 40 foot waves toward the center. Cabo, six to ninefoot waves. Come sunday theyre going to get gusty winds, surge, big rains. Sunday, monday, heads into Southern California. Flood watches, four states. Unprecedented storm watch up to california. Look at the rain totals. Some areas get a stitch of rain in august and a couple inches of rain throughout the entire year, and we could get over a half foot. The soil isnt ready to take that. Theres going to be devastating flash flooding. Its a very dangerous situation. The worst will be happening sunday into monday. We. David well trak ck it all week. Now to maui. The Emergency Management chief turning in his resignation over criticism why the warning sirens werent activated. Tonight, more than 900 people unaccounted for. Abcs will carr in maui for us tonight. Reporter tonight, outrage and frustration spreading across maui. Devastated residents asking why the islands siren Warning System was not deployed. Overnight, after days of criticism, the head of mauis Emergency Management agency, Herman Andaya resigning, citing health concerns. Do you regret not sounding the sirens . I do not. Reporter his story changing over the course of one news conference. The sirens, as i had mentioned earlier, is used primarily for tsunamis. The public is trained to seek Higher Ground in the event that the siren is sounded. If that was the case then they would have gone into the fire. Its an outdoor siren, so a lot of people indoors, airconditioning on, whatever the case may be, theyre not going to hear a siren. Reporter the governments own website contradicting that account, saying the allhazard siren system can be used for wildfires. 5 of mauis 80 sirens in lahaina alone. Residents say they could have given them a chance to escape. We saw firsthand the devastation left behind, as those who call lahaina home saw what was left of their beloved town. As residents are being let back in for the first time, theyre seeing just how widespread the devastation is. Miles and miles, the destruction. They have homes, buildings, cars all gone. Theyre part of our team here. Reporter tonight, local businesses are stepping up to help their community. Tour companies turning their buses into caravans filled with supplies. A big thing that im doing is connecting with all the different distribution centers. Since theres no communication between them, its finding out what do you need . How do we get there . Reporter we visited the royal lahaina resort, now housing about 400 families. This man flagging our cameras down to show us this photo of his brother still missing. The family of alfred galiento waiting for over a week for news. They were gathered together when officers approached, sharing this video with us. Im sorry, but weve located your father. Reporter they had found a wedding ring among his remains. Im sorry for your loss, brother. Reporter thats right, david, the mayor responding to that resignation saying given the gravity of the crisis theyre going to try to replace him as soon as possible. It comes as you can still smell smoke here in lahaina. David will, thank you. We turn to the pilot unhinged. The alarming incident. Video showing a United Airlines pilot taking an ax to a parking gate. Two attendants trying to wrestle it away, calling police. Tonight here, what the pilot said. Heres abcs mola lenghi now. Reporter tonight, this United Airlines pilot grounded, suspended from flying after this alarming video surfaced showing the pilot wielding an ax at the denver airport, hacking at a parking lot gate. Surveillance video capturing 63yearold Kenneth Jones walking through the employee parking lot earlier this month in uniform. Police say jones emerged from his car with the ax while waiting in line behind other vehicles at the lot exit. Jones then approaching the arm of the exit gate, violently chopping it nearly two dozen times, knocking the arm off its base. Moments later, an airport employee approaching jones, scuffling over the ax. Jones surrendering the blade after a second employee approached. Authorities then handcuffing him in a nearby field and briefly taking jones into custody. Police say jones told them he just hit his breaking point and was trying to get rid of issues for everyone waiting at the lot exit. In a statement, united telling abc news jones was removed from the schedule and is on leave while the airline conducts an internal investigation. That pilot has been charged with misdemeanor criminal mischief hes due in court next month. As you can imagine, the faa has strict Mental Health guidelines and could require the pilot to undergo a psychiatric evaluation if united does not terminate his employment. David . David mola, thank you. We turn to former President Trump. He has one week t charges in georgia. How it will play out likely very different from what we saw before. Meantime, his rivals for the republican in georgia today. Will trump debate them next week . Abcs rachel scott in georgia tonight. Reporter donald trump has one week from today to surrender in georgia. The former president expected to be photographs and fingerprinted. The local sheriffs saying theyre ready, that the jail where hell be processed and released is open 24 7. Sources telling abc news that trumps lawyers are set to negotiate with the jail to negotiate terms as trump pushes false election claims, republicans to rally around him. The republicans have to be tough. Theyre great in many ways but dont fight as hard and have to get a lot tougher. Reporter today miles away from that jail, a different message from georgias governor brian kemp. He has said flat out the 2020 election in georgia was not stolen and the party needs to move on. That was three years ago, and if youre still mad about that, quit complaining about that. Reporter a similar tone from trumps rival in the republican primary, Florida Governor ron desantis. I hope that we will be focused on the future of the country rather than some of the other static thats out there right now. Reporter but desantis has been reluctant to take on trump over his election lies. The New York Times reporting that a strategy memo posted by a pro Desantis Super pac advises him to defend trump when former new Jersey Governor Chris Christie attacks him. Today christie firing back. If what he stands for is confede defending donald trump, then just drop out of the race and endorse him. David lets bring in rachel scott, live with us tonight from georgia. All these candidates strategizing how to take on trump without alienating his supporters, of course he need those Trump Supporters if they want to win the nomination themselves. What are your sources telling you . Will trump show up for the debate next week . Reporter david, sources tell me the former president not only plans to skip the first debate entirely, but that he also plans to counterprogram it, probably with an interview with conservative news host tucker carlson. Remember, david, that first debate just two days before the deadline for trump to surrender to authorities here in georgia. David rachel scott live in georgia, thank you. We turn to the historic meeting in camp david. President biden hosting the first summit between leaders of south korea and japan. Apologize for the technical difficulties here tonight. Two nations with decades of tension between them. The meeting signals a new closer relationship between them. A clear message to china, though, everyone if the president doesnt want it to appear that way. Lets listen. Mr. President , mr. Prime minster, this is the first summit ive hosted at camp david as president. I can think of no more fitting location than to begin our next era of cooperation, a place that has long symbolized the power of n new beginnings, new possibilities. David so lets bring in mary bruce. Both the president and his team significant kaling this is not be a message to china, but you cant mistake theyre watching this closely. They are, and theres no question the message sent by these images is clear. For the first time, President Biden bringing together the leaders of japan and south korea for a visit. Fortifying this relationship just as china and north korea are seeking to assert their power. The three leaders announced theyre expanding their economic and security cooperation, including annual military exercises. More than substance, its the symbolism. The president making it clear theyre going deepen this alliance by meeting like this every year. Biden saying, quote, not just this year, not just next year, forever. David good to have you in the studio, youll be anchoring tomorrow night. Well be watching. Thank you, mary. We turn next to ukraine. Concerns about the counteroffensive. This as the war reaches the heart of russia again am explosive drone striking moscows Financial Center just miles from the kremlin. Tom sufi burridge in ukraine tonight. Reporter tonight, warnings ukraines counteroffensive is not going according to plane. Video showing the moment ukrainian soldiers in a humvee hit a mine. And survive. A u. S. Official saying russian minefields denser than predicted, slowing the ukrainians down. With the u. S. Intelligence community now assessing that a key objective of ukraines counteroffensive, recapturing an important senior will not be met, according to the washington post. Overnight, ukraine taking the fight on to russian soil once again. An explosive attack drone striking central moscow in video circulating online. Noone injured, but sources telling abc news a ukrainianmade drone like this one did the damage. Dave, the u. S. Finally confirming denmark and netherlands can supply fighter jets to ukraine, but the planes not expect here until some time next year. David tom, thank you. Back here in the u. S. Tonight, and the pivotal hearing in the Idaho College murder trial. Bryan kohberger in court. His lawyers battling over dna. His lawyers casting doubt investigation. 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Hurricane hilary is taking aim at mexico before it is expected to hit Southern California as a Tropical Storm. Andrew dan burton has the latest. Reporter for the first time ever, a Tropical Storm watch issued for california as hurricane hilary churns off the mexican coast and heads north. Our Department Search and rescue teams, swift water personnel and rescue aircraft are on alert and ready for immediate response. Reporter people, bracing for heavy rain, flash flooding, gusty winds and possibly even tornadoes. This would be the first potential tropical system to make landfall in california and more than 80 years. Report