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One victim describing The terror as her car came under fire. Police locating a suspicious vehicle and a weapon, but still searching for The suspect, considered armed and dangerous. And what sources are telling us about his criminal history. The abc News President ial debate just two days away. Final preparations for both candidates. Vice president Kamala Harris rehearsing onstage with lighting. Former President Donald Trump on The Campaign Trail testing new Attack Lines against his opponent, as a new national poll shows The race tighter than ever. Evacuations ordered in Thern-california'>SouThern California where a wildfire is now threatening 35,000 structures. The fire creating its own Ther-system'>WeaTher System in The extreme heat. Plus, The major Flood Threat on The Gulf Coast as a possible hurricane could make landfall by wednesday. Our Ther-team'>WeaTher Team tracking it all. Also tonight, The deadly School Shooting in a new report that The Ther'>Suspects MoTher called The-school'>The School, warning of an extreme emergency, just before two students and two teachers were murdered. Miami Dolphins Star Tyreek hill detained by police outside The stadium just hours before his game. Authorities now ordering a review of body camera video, with one officer placed on administrative leave. And The nfl with a major announcement on whos headlining The Super Bowl Halftime Show. Boeings troubled Starliner Spacecraft returns to earth, minus its crew. Two american astronauts will have to wait months before They can be brought home. The result late today in The u. S. Open finals. Taylor fritz trying to do something that hasnt happened in more than two decades. And america strong tonight, saluting our paralympic athletes. Including The swimmer who survived a Shark Attack and brought home two medals. And The sprinter who now joins his wife as a gold medalist. Announcer from abc News World Headquarters in New York, this is World News Tonight. Whit good evening. Thanks for joining us on this sunday night. Im whit johnson. We have a lot to cover tonight. The countdown is on to The abc News President ial debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. What we know about how each is preparing. And evacuations in Thern-california'>SouThern California as a massive wildfire explodes. But we begin with that Breaking News and The urgent manhunt in kentucky. Authorities searching a rural area in The souTheastern part of The state for a suspect They say opened fire on vehicles on Interstate 75 at least five people were shot. They saw The suspect, 32yearold Joseph Couch, is armed and dangerous. Theyre warning The public not to approach him. The incident shutting down part of The interstate near london, kentucky, for a time. Traffic forced to divert. Tonight, authorities say They have located The Suspects Vehicle and a gun. Abcs Alex Presha leads us off from kentucky. Reporter tonight, an intense manhunt underway for a suspect who police say shot five people on a rural part of interstate75 in souTheastern kentucky. Some of The injuries were very severe. But we think Theyre all going to survive. Reporter authorities identifying 32yearold Joseph Couch as a suspect, calling him armed and dangerous. Neighboring knox Countys Sheriff telling Abc News Couch was previously charged with thirddegree terroristic threatening in connection with a family dispute, a misdemeanor in kentucky. Today, Couchs Silver Toyota recovered near The scene. Police say an Ar15style Weapon and loaded magazines were also found in The woods near The interstate. Police say They believe couch is still in that rugged wooded area. This all unfolded Yesterday Afternoon around 5 30 p. M. I75 near The town of london, about 75 miles south of lexington. Police say The suspect did not know any of The victims. They saw Somebody Running to The woods. No shirt, sweating profusely. Reporter as many as 60 Law Enforcement officers combing The rugged terrain for The shooter until 3 00 a. M. Last night. That busy interstate closed for hours while authorities secured The area. A lot of wooded area. You can hide out anywhere. The tracks, anywhere. Reporter christina was on her way to tennessee with a friend saturday when The shots rang out. All of a sudden we heard this loud deafening sound. And my right ear started ringing. Reporter The fbi, u. S. Marshals and The atf are now on The scene and assisting with The investigation. Thats probably one of The remote exits along i75. Its so wooded. Theres one business, Theres no residences. Whit alex is back with us now. Alex, youre getting new details about The search for The suspect . Reporter right now, Law Enforcement is combing through his history and They received more than 100 calls from locals specifically about couch. Now, as for that misdemeanor charge, The Knox County Sheriff was unable to provide more details about The case, but right now, police are just trying to understand what led up to this incident. Whit. Whit still a lot of questions about this. Alex, thank you. Now to The race for The White House and The countdown to The pivotal debate Tuesday Night right here on abc between Vice President harris and former president trump. Harris this weekend taking a timeout from her debate preparations visiting a Spice Shop in pittsburgh, and what a new poll shows about The state of The race. Abcs white House Correspondent Maryalice parks is on The Campaign Trail. Reporter tonight, just two days until The abc News President ial debate, Vice President Kamala Harris in pittsburgh briefly stepping away from study sessions. Harriss team holding mock debates with full tv lighting, aware that former President Donald Trump has been in seven president ial debates. This will be her first. Tonight, harris boosted by a once unthinkable endorsement. Dick cheney, george w. Bushs Vice President calling trump a threat to The republic. Saying that he will join his daughter in voting for harris. Former congresswoman Liz Cheney saying its not just about what trump did after The 2020 election but also his economic policies. He does not need congress, if he were to be reelected, to impose those massive tariffs that that will, in fact, kill The american economy and The global economy. Reporter while Trump Isnt participating in mock debates, he is holding informal Policy Sessions with a small team of advisors. The former president saturday seeming to lower expectations. If i destroy her in The debate, Theyll say trump suffered a humiliating defeat tonight. Reporter while The race is still a virtual toss up, a new poll, more than a quarter of all voters say They still need to learn more about harris, according to a new New York times Sienna Poll out today. The Harris Campaign well aware she has this unique opportunity to define herself, try to explain her policies to voters but she also wants to go on The attack, to remind voters of his record and temperament. Whe whit thanks so much. And The debate two days away. Tuesday night, right here on abc. David muir and Linsey Davis moderating. It all starts at 9 00 p. M. Eastern right here. Tonight, were also tracking multiple weaTher threats as we come on. A possible hurricane that could make landfall along The Gulf Coast later this week and The Wildfire Emergency Unfolding in The west. The Line Fire about 65 miles east of Los Angeles is threatening tens of thousands of structures now. Additional evacuations have been ordered. Abcs Zohreen Shah reports from The fire zone. Reporter tonight, an out of Control Wildfire in california forcing more evacuations. The blaze exploding to more than 17,000 acres and one day later, still 0 contained with more than 35,000 homes and businesses on The path of potential destruction. If youre getting affected by The smoke, i encourage you to leave now. Its better to be safe than sorry. Reporter The sweltering heat creating billowing clouds. 3,000 Lightning Strikes reported. The conditions treacherous for firefighters facing triple digit heat, steep terrain, and dry brush. At least three injured. You can see firefighters right behind me potentially lighting this area on fire to protect those homes just feet away from me. I dont care if The house burns down but not with him in it. Reporter residents frantically packing essentials. As They flee with some traffic backed up for miles. Whats going through your mind . I would like to get up There and see whats happening. Reporter do you know if your home is okay . No. I cant get up There. Reporter and that controlled fire burned through this entire area. These trees are fire weakened and one by one, They have been coming down. That Community Tonight incredibly anxious. Whit. Whit Zohreen Shah for us. Thank you so much. Lets get to meteorologist somara Theodore. We could see a break from The heat in The west, but youre also watching a possible hurricane now brewing in The gulf. Reporter thats right, whit. So were forecasting a bit of a Cooldown Out West by The middle of The week. Take a look over The next three days, though. Were still dealing with Triple Digit Temperatures through parts of Thern-california'>SouThern California and places like arizona, but yes, were keeping a close eye on The tropics and watching what is forecasted to potentially become a tropical storm or a hurricane, and The named storm would be francine. That would all be occurring by late wednesday into thursday. It could make landfall as a cat1. Biggest impacts along The Louisiana Coast especially lifethreatening Storm Surge along with strong winds, 5 to 8 inches of rain, and this rain could begin as early as tuesday for texas and louisiana. Whit. Whit and we know youll be tracking it for us. Somara, thank you. Overseas now, israel shutting down several Border Crossings with jordan after a shooting that killed three israeli Border Workers in The west bank. Abcs Marcus Moore is joining us now from tel aviv. Marcus, These closures are now threatening to disrupt The flow of aid into gaza. Reporter thats right, we have also learned The gunman in The case came from The jordanian side of The border and we have seen video showing The moment of The incident. Authorities say a Truck Driver Shot and killed three israeli Police Officers at The Border Crossing before he was killed. No motive has been identified and authorities closed all of The crossings from jordan into israel. And These are critical routes for humanitarian aid going into gaza. Meanwhile, The idf says its reviewing The Shooting Death at a demonstration in The west bank. The idf claiming Their forces were under threat, saying They fired, quote, toward an instigator of violent activity who had been Throwing Rocks at Their forces. But witnesses said soldiers were on The roof of a Building And Shot after things had calmed down. The family now calling for an independent investigation. Whit. Whit Marcus Moore from israel, thank you. We turn now to The Mass Shooting at a Georgia High School that claimed The lives of two teachers and two students. One student who had been in Math Class with The suspect just before The shooting describes what she saw when he allegedly opened fire, and tonight, what we know about The reported warning from The moTher of The alleged shooter. Abcs Faith Abubey is in georgia. Reporter tonight, new details from The family of The suspect in The georgia high School Shooting that left two teachers and two students dead and nine oThers injured. Colt Grays Aunt telling Abc News that The Ther'>14yearolds MoTher called a School Counselor The morning of The shooting to warn Them about an extreme emergency. The details first reported in The washington post. The post reporting that The Ther'>Suspects MoTher texted her sister, saying she told The School Counselor to go immediately and find her son to check on him. According to The suspects aunt, The Tenminute Call came in at 9 50 a. M. Nearly a halfhour before The suspect allegedly opened fire. Like, you dont think like The kid that sits next to you in class is just going to like shoot up your school one day. Reporter 16yearold Lyela Sayarath was in class with The suspect. She says he left and returned minutes later, but The door was locked. I could see him, like, through The window. And Then, he just kind of turned to my right. And Then, he fired about 10 to 15 shots. When we heard The shots we all just kind of dropped to The floor and flung ourselves, like, into, like a corner. Reporter according to authorities, two School Resource officers quickly located The suspect, allegedly still holding an ar15style rifle. He surrendered. Hes now charged with four counts of felony murder. Outside The-school'>The School, a growing memorial for The victims. We go to work every day prepared with a vest. We go to work every day armed. Those teachers dont. They dont. They go in preparations to teach a child how to make it in The world, All Of Us have. Those teachers are heroes, too. Those kids are heroes. Reporter and whit, The sheriff tells me Theyre investigating The timeline of events including any Phone Calls from anyone into The-school'>The School The morning of The shooting. School district officials are not commenting on The aunts allegations that They were warned. Meanwhile, The suspect has not entered a plea in court. Whit faith, thank you. We appreciate it. We turn to The nfl. And an instant before The dolphins jaguars game. Miamidade Police Handcuffing and briefly detaining Dolphins Star Wide Receiver Tyreek Hill outside The stadium as he was driving to todays game. The department already placing one officer on administrative duties as They investigate. Heres abcs Morgan Norwood. Reporter this is The Moment Miami Star receiver Tyreek Hill was handcuffed by police outside hard rock stadium. Hill seen on this video posted to instagram face down as officers placed his hands behind his back. Here, hill led away. Fans instantly recognizing him. At one point, The encounter escalating when a third officer strikes him. Hill falling to The ground. One of The officers involved now on administrative leave. The incident happening just hours from kickoff and just one block away from The stadium. Sources tell Espn Hill was stopped for speeding and got into a verbal altercation with police before being placed in handcuffs. Hill cited for reckless driving. How things escalated into The situation that They were in, in handcuffs and being held on The ground with police is mind boggling to me. Reporter hill going on to play and score in Miamis Home Opener today. Hill driving. Reporter Post Game saying it was an unexpected twist to The start of The season. When i left home, i told my wife, babe, im going to go to work and im going to get prepared for my day. Little did i know There was quite a surprise on The way. Whit Morgan Norwood back with us now. There was oTher big news around The Nfl Today and a new look for some of The players. Reporter thats right. You may notice some of The players are wearing These, Theyre called guardian caps and Theyre soft shelled coverings designed to keep players safe. So far so good. The nfl says They have reduced concussions by 50 in The groups that wore Them in training camp. Whit. Whit morgan, thank you. Its only The first week of The Nfl Season but The Super Bowl Halftime Show is set. 17time grammy winning Rapper Kendrick Lamar will lead The festivities. Lamar performed as a Guest Artist at The 2022 Halftime Show with dr. Dre and snoop dogg. The super bowl will be held at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on february 9th. History made at The u. S. Open. Late today, Taylor Fritz becoming The first american man to appear in a grand Slam Title in more than 15 years. But fritz coming up short, losing to Number One Seed Jannik Sinner from italy. Ike ejiochi has more from flushing meadows. Reporter tonight, heartbreak for Taylor Fritz as he hoped to end a 20year drought for american men at The u. S. Open. Sinner starting strong, taking The first set 63 winning 15 of The last 19 points of The set. Thats it, first set to sinner. Reporter The italian forcing fritz to reach far to The right on this point, taking The second set 64. Fritz, admirably coming back in The third set, but The challenge proving too much. On The final point, fritz hitting The ball into The net, sinner breaking his serve for championship point. Its been an amazing two weeks and first off, congrats to jannik. He played a great match. Congrats to his team. Its really impressive. Reporter The crowd here electric. The last time americans were in The men and womens finals was in 2002. New york native Jessica Pegula falling in two hard fought sets last night. When Taylor Fritz coming up short, but The fans here buzzing with excitement as The u. S. Open showed promising signs for american players on both The mens and womens side. Whit. Whit absolutely. Still a great run for The americans. Ike, thank you so much. Still much more ahead on World News Tonight this sunday. A pickup slams into an Elks Lodge with multiple injuries. 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