From abc news World Headquarters this is abc world news tonight with david muir. Good evening. Thank you for joining us. As we head into this Holiday Weekend. Im cecelia vega, in for david muir. We begin tonight with america on high alert this fourth of july. Police ratcheting up security across the country. Officers out in full force. Authorities in l. A. Saying this is the highest terror alert since 9 11. At tourist attractions, heavily armed guards metal detectors, dogs out on patrol. Checkpoints set up. And in boston, the commissioner saying a lone wolf attack is the citys worst nightmare. Abcs gio benitez telling us no one is taking any chances. Reporter tonight, a nation on alert. Major cities ramping up security. Here in new york and across the country. In washington, d. C. , u. S. Park police are on horseback at the national mall. Were aware of whats the discussion and chatter is around the fourth of july events and all those threats. And we take those into account. Reporter authorities worried about lone wolves. Fueled by an isis social media campaign. Officers everywhere are preparing for the worst. In cities like boston, police are deploying special teams. Undercover behavioral detection officers. Memories of the boston bombing still fresh, preparations under way for the iconic fourth of july boston pops celebration. Up to a half Million People could attend. Reporter in chicago, huge events. Abcs alex perez is there. Theres already a steppedup police presence. Officers will be working 12hour shifts this weekend and it will be a busy one. Big crowds expected everywhere. The cubs and white sox at home, three huge grateful dead concerts and 100,000 people expected at the lakefront fireworks show. Reporter and in los angeles, 300,000 people expected at events. Lapd is asking people to be on the lookout for anyone wearing bulky clothes carrying suspicious items or leaving packages behind. Reporter and in new york, officers patrolling from the ground, sky and water. Obviously, this is a very important area. I mean, look whats behind us. So many people will be focused on this area. There will be large amounts of crowds coming for the fireworks, so we have increased patrols. Were just here for basically the safety of the citizens on the water. Reporter here in new york, counterterrorism Officials Say besides all those officers patrolling these streets, the city will add another 7,000 officers this weekend alone. Cecelia . Gio and our team across the country, thank you. We turn to those severe storms kicking off the Holiday Weekend across so much of the country. In tennessee, tornadoes touching down knocking into homes, knocking down trees. Drenching rains left residents clinging to rope trying to cross a flooded creek. 30 Million People in the path tonight. And abcs senior meteorologist rob marciano has the damage and the forecast. Reporter tonight, the southeast under the gun again. Heavy rain over already saturated ground causing big problems in tennessee. This road in crossville giving way, causing a car wreck that killed one person. And flash floods just northeast of nashville. Bridges washed out. People stranded. This man traversing the rapids with a kind of makeshift rope rescue. This Auto Repair Shop inundated, cars swept away in the torrent. This just hours after rare july tornadoes hit the state. Whatever was in their path when they did touch down was damaged. Reporter in tupelo, mississippi, a deluge, the city experiencing its wettest july day on record. More than five inches falling and counting. Parts of that state seeing more than nine inches of rain since this morning. And rob is here now with the holiday forecast. Whats in store for tonight . The same areas that got the flooding and rain still getting rain tonight. All along the stubborn front we talked about tonight. Look at the numbers. Ten inches in new albany and from oklahoma to kentucky, almost five inches of rainfall. Tomorrow we push it a little bit to the east. Thats where the flood watches are out. Thats what well be watching for the holiday. A lot of painted from new england all the way back to new mexico. Two to three inches plus across the areas have already gotten hit. Fourth of july fireworks. And scattered storms across the south. Raining across the midwest. And very, very dry still on the west coast. A lot of people on alert this weekend, rob, thank you. So many people will be outside enjoying the fireworks, but not everywhere. In droughtplagued california some celebrations canceled over fears that just spark could ignite a massive wildfire. Here now abcs Kendis Gibson with the warnings about how dangerous these explosives can be. Reporter firefighters on the front lines across eight western states. And tonight the fear of new fires sparked by celebration. Im not real happy about having firework sales right now at this moment. People lost their homes. Reporter in the grips of an epic drought, california is seeing its worst fire conditions on record. Which is why so many communities are canceling their public fireworks this fourth. Bass lake in Northern California trading its 75year tradition for a laser light show. Im excited to see something different. A laser show will be great. Reporter fireworks sparking 18,000 fires every year in this country. Despite the fire danger, and many communities canceling their public displays, individuals can still buy fireworks in many california towns. Holy [ bleep ]. Reporter but a reminder of just how explosive they can be. This box van full of fireworks somehow caught fire on a california highway this week, setting off sparks and explosions. Experts say there are ways to play it safe if your community allows backyard fireworks this weekend. Never set them off near dry grass. Always have a bucket of water or a hose nearby. And wet used fireworks before disposing of them. The conditions out west are so bone dry, Officials Say its critical that anyone considering buying or using fireworks needs to first check the rules in their local community. Cecilia . Good to remember. Kendis, thank you. To San Francisco now. Outrage over an apparent random shooting at a popular tourist attraction. A young woman killed while walking with her father along the historic waterfront. Federal prosecutors say the man who did it a convicted felon and undocumented immigrant who never should have been out of jail in the first place. Heres aditi roy. Reporter tonight these flowers for a woman killed while out on a stroll in one of San Franciscos most popular tourist spots. Katherine steinly killed while out with her dad and a friend on the embarcadero. Police identified the gunman as francisco sanchez, a man with a long criminal history. There doesnt appear to be any connection between the victim and the suspect. Reporter police arresting the shooter after getting cell phone pictures from witnesses of the suspect. His gun, they say, also turning up in the water near the pier. Tonight her family in mourning. We loved kate. And we loved kate, and ill love her until the day i die. Reporter tonight many questions about why the suspected shooter was on the streets in the first place. Immigration officials laying part of the blame on local Law Enforcement. Officials say the undocumented immigrant has been deported five times. And u. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement telling abc news that after sanchezs latest arrest for drugs, they asked local Law Enforcement to turn him over. But the detainer was not honored. Instead Law Enforcement released him. An attorney for the San FranciscoSheriffs Department which released sanchez said they had no legal basis to hold him and the city does not turn over Illegal Immigrants unless they have an active warrant. Aditi, thank you. And to baltimore, the discovery inside a police van threatening to ignite tensions all over again. The Police Custody death of freddie gray triggering violent protests this spring. Six officers charged after he suffered a severe spinal cord injury following a rough ride in a van. Tonight this sign found inside another van. Its message, enjoy your ride, cuz we sure will. Heres National Correspondent jim avila with the controversy and the new investigation. Reporter tonight, outrage about whats written behind the door of this Baltimore Police van. In this photo obtained by abc news, you can clearly read, enjoy your ride, cuz we sure will it was in just such a Police Transport van that freddie gray died in Police Custody. And now Baltimore Police are announcing an internal investigation to find out who put those words there, calling the sign concerning and unacceptable. You should have some type of consequences, suspension or time off without pay. Reporter freddie grays autopsy found he suffered a high energy neck and spine injury while in the back of the police van. Some Baltimore Police have been accused in the past of purposely giving rough rides as a means of torture. Christine abbott, an assistant librarian at Johns Hopkins university, is suing baltimore, claiming cops gave her a maniacal drive while in handcuffs after she was arrested for a noise violation. It was horrifying. I mean we were bumping around. I couldnt hold on to anything. It was really scary. Reporter Baltimore Police deny her allegations. As for the six officers charged in connection with grays death, their trial is scheduled to begin this fall. Cecelia . Jim, thank you. And we turn overseas to greece, a country quickly running out of cash. Protesters clashing with police. As bank Officials Saying, come monday morning atms will run dry unless europe steps in and loans more cash. Atm withdrawals cut to less than 70 a day. And residents there crushing banks trying to collect what little cash is left. Next, to the danger in the ocean just as millions of americans hit the beach. A fisherman pulling this shark from the waters off North Carolina today. Seven shark attacks reported along the states coast in the past month, but beaches there are still staying open. Phillip mena with the alert going out tonight. Reporter in North Carolina today, a race to the beach. Anna korman, on vacation, shooting the video. About 15 of us hightailed it down there to see what was going on. Reporter a shark more than six feet long caught by a fisherman off killdevil hills and eventually released. It was the biggest shark that ive ever seen in person. It was quite scary. That has kept me out of the water for the rest of the day. Reporter another recent Close Encounter in florida where a fisherman inadvertently hooked a shark and was quickly surrounded. There was about ten bull sharks swimming underneath the boat. Kind of makes you feel like it would feel like when you watched the movie jaws. Reporter his kayak capsized. It was close enough to make me pretty scared. And i swam a lot faster than i ever thought i could have. Reporter that close call three miles off shore. But here in North Carolina, real concern about swimming near fishing piers where sharks can swarm. Today, no restriction on Beach Fishing here in ocracoke where a man was attacked just days ago in waistdeep water. I wont go out there that far now since i know theres been shark attacks. Reporter still, visitors pouring off the ferry here and onto the beach. To keep swimmers safe, officials have posted these flyers around the beaches here with tips on how to avoid a shark attack. Including avoid wearing bright colors or shiny jewelry. Dont swim after dusk or in the dark. And stay in groups and close to shore to stay safe. Yet many of the recent 11 attacks here in the carolinas have happened in Shallow Water and in broad daylight. Cecilia . Thank you. And to hawaii tonight, where history landed on the runway. This plane fueled by only the sun wrapped up a grueling fiveday flight from japan. Next up, phoenix and new york. The pilot saying yoga and occasional 20minute naps helped him cope. Well, no rest for the u. S. Womens soccer team this fourth of july weekend. Team usa taking to the world cup field sunday, aiming for the history books. Though american womens contest rival with japan promising to be a grudge match to remember. Abcs jesse palmer reporting from vancouver tonight. Jesse . Reporter cecilia, coming into the world cup, team usa was ranked number two in the world. So youd expect them to have a lot of confidence after knocking off the number one ranked team. But make no mistake, team usa will have quite the challenge in the finals against japan. Thats it. Usa is going to the finals. Reporter team usa heading to the World Cup Final sunday night after shutting out powerhouse germany earlier this week. That goal leading them to the ultimate rematch. A faceoff with rival team, japan. Japan has done it again reporter the reigning world cup champs dealt team usa a devastating loss in 2011s World Cup Final during a penalty kick shootout. Japan is ready for battle. After beating the england team in a heartbreaking finish when england kicked the ball into their own goal in the final seconds. Absolute depression. Reporter team usa is back on the field, practicing for the most important game of their lives. We know that weve got to play our best. We know that weve got to do everything possible, leave everything out on the field. Reporter the players and an entire nation ready for the rematch, believing their team will win. And several of the team usa team members have told us that this is the dream matchup theyve wanted all along. A shot at redemption after their heartbreaking defeat in 2011 and a chance to bring home the first world cup title in 16 years. Cecilia . Jesse, we believe. Thank you. And still much more ahead on world news tonight. A medical chopper going down in the west. Images just coming in. The helicopter in a deadly crash near the hospital. The race to rescue the crew. I always wandered what happened to you, sir. The unlikely reunion. The burglary suspect in court and the judge behind the bench. And how they know each other. And the vacation adventure gone wild. The guide fighting off a leopard, the families watching in fear. Gone wild. The guide fighting off a leopard, the families watching in fear. Oducing otezla apremilast. Otezla is not an injection or a cream. 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Tonight, after new information comes to light about her accused killer, thanks for joining us. Im cheryl jennings. And im dan ashley. There have been developments about the accused killer. This man and his lengthy criminal past and questions about why he was not in custody. New information vic . Well first of all, sources close to the investigation says he admitted he shot catherine steinly here n on the pier. Some were controversial, like the relationship between sheriff mirkarimi and ice. Abc7 news learned divers from this boat found a gun yesterday off the waters of the pier. Tests are being done but investigators believe its the one used by sanchez, the man caught that night not far from the shooting is charged with the murder. He has a