Roadway. The driver under arrest. The 800pound boulder falling out of the back of his truck, killing a mother and daughter. The fallout tonight involving papa johns and its founder of using a racial slur during a Conference Call. Whats happened now . The american toy store and its promotion growing out of control. After telling parents they could pay their childs age, they could not handle the lines forming across america. And the Shopping Mall collapsing tonight. Word shoppers had just been evacuated. Good evening and its great to have you with us here on a very busy thursday night. And we begin with the fireworks on capitol hill, unfolding on live tv. At times, this was uncomfortable to watch. The state of politics today. As an fbi agent tried to defend himself and his Text Messages about thencandidate donald trump. Some lawmakers were not having it. That agent, peter strzok for months, the lightning rod for criticism of the fbi and allegations of bias within, now on capitol hill, breaking his silence. At times, the hearing appearing ayot chaotic and downright personal. Abcs Pierre Thomas, who witnessed it, is on the hill tonight. Reporter embattled fbi agent peter strzok, under fire for months, tonight, coming to capitol hill to try and clear his name. Not once in my 26 years of defending our nation did my personal opinions impact any official action i took. Reporter strzok, who was deeply involved in the Hillary Clinton email investigation, and the early stages of the russia probe, became the source of republican attacks after the discovery of personal texts he exchanged with fbi lawyer lisa page. The messages, deeply critical of president ial candidate donald trump. In one, page writes, god, trump is a loathsome human. Strzok responds, gryet he may win. America will get what the voting public deserves. In another exchange, strzok calling trump an idiot. Page saying, hes awful. Mr. Stuk and others inside the fbi and doj turned our system on its head and thats why this matters. Reporter in todays explosive hears, strzok, defiant, accusing lawmakers of playing right into russias hands. I strongly believe todays hearing is just another victory notch in putins belt and another milestone in our enemys campaign to tear america apart. Reporter he accused republicans of twisting his words. I dont appreciate what was originally said being changed. I dont give a damn what you appreciate, agent strzok. I dont appreciate having an fbi agent with an unprecedented level of animus working on two major investigations during 2016. Reporter republicans seizing on one Text Exchange in particular. Fbi lawyer lisa page asks, hes not ever going to president , right . Right . Strzok replies, no, no, hes not. Well stop it. Strzok says those comments were triggered by trumps attack on the muslim parents of a fallen american soldier. Ousaifed n and no one if you look at his wife, she was standing there. She had nothing to say, she probably maybe she wasnt allowed to have anything to say. Reporter strozk text was an expression of pure outrage. It was in response to a series of events that included thencandidate trump insulting the immigrant family of a fallen war hero. And my presumption, based on that horrible, disgusting behavior, that the American Population would not elect somebody demonstrating that behavior to be president of the united states. Reporter he then mounted a searing defense, not of just himself, but of the fbi. I can assure you, mr. Chairman, at no time in any of these texts did those personal beliefs ever enter the realm of any action i took. And the proposition that it is going on, that it might occur in the fbi, deeply corrodes what the fbi is in amerinsociety, the effectiveness of their mission and it is deeply destructive. Reporter democrats, objecting throughout the raucous hearing. Point of order yes it is, mr. Chairman. Reporter accusing republicans of trying to undermine the special counsel investigation into russian meddling and possible collusion with the trump campaign. This hearing is a kangaroo court. It is a threering circus. Reporter but republicans, relentless. And i cant help but wonder, when i see you looking there with a little smirk, how many times did you look so innocent into your wifes eye and lie to her about lisa mr. Chairman, this is outrageous. The credibility of a witness shame on you. Reporter strzok, unwavering. I have also told the truth. The fact you would accuse me otherwise, the fact that you would question whether or not that was the sort of look i would engage with at a fall my member who i have acknowledged hurting goes more to a discussion about your character and what you stand for. And Pierre Thomas with us live there on capitol hill tonight. And pierre, this was not the prettiest of days on capitol hill. It would seem to many, there were few winners anywhere to be found. But just to be clear, pierre, youve reported on this before, the Justice Department did its own investigation, the Inspector General issues a report about this long before this heated hearing . Reporter thats right. The Inspector General criticized strzok about the nasty emails about strzok, but concluded that, quote, he did not find documentary or testimonial evidence that included political bias, directly affected the specific envest gavive decisions we reviewed. End quote. David . Pierre, thank you. Were going to turn now to the other fiery exchanges, the ones that played out at the nato summit. President trump and some of americas closest allies, and tonight, what he just said in the uk, his next stop. He and the first lady arriving in the uk after that tense meeting with nato allies. Right before he left, the president declaring victory, saying the otherountries pay abcs chief f eard. Condent terry moran from the uk tonight. The president reportedly saying some of the protests there have made him feel unwelcome. Reporter in brussels today, an unexpected first. President trump singing the praises of the nato alliance. I believe in nato. I think nato is very important, probably the greatest ever done. Reporter he could have fooled the allies after his rampage less than 24 hours earlier. First, latching out at germany for their recent energy deal with the kremlin. Germany, as far as im concerned, is captive to russia. Reporter then broadening his attack, tweeting, what good is nato if germany is paying russia billions of dollars for gas and energy . So, he strolled into the summit today, almost an hour late and alone. And soon blew it up. Sources tell abc news, trump told the other nations that if they dont spend more on defense, the u. S. Would go its own way and do our own thing, an ominous ultimatum for the alliance. After, he held a press conference to declare victory over the allies. They have substantially upped their commitment. Yeah. And now, were very happy and well have a very, very powerful, very, very strong nato. Much stronger than two days ago. Reporter but other leaders said their immediate Spending Plans had not changed at all. French president emanumanuel man saying france would hit the spending targets the u. S. Wants in 2024. The chaos at nato, something that would gladden Vladimir Putin who said last year that nato should be completely falling apart. President trump meets with putin monday. In a sense, were competitors. Its not a question of friend or enemy. Hes not my enemy. And, hopefully some day, maybe hell be a friend. It could happen. But i just dont know him very well. Reporter american intelligence agencies have determined putin meddled in our 2016 election. Trump says hell raise the issue. We will, of course, ask your favorite question, about meddling. I will be asking that question, again. He may deny it, i mean, its one of those things. All i can do is say, did you, and dont do it again, but he may deny it. Reporter but first, this. A very british welcome at the magnificent blenheim palace. Prime minister theresa may greeting President Trump and the first lady. A military parade delighting the president. The Prime Minister well aware that pomp and circumstance is one way to make this mercurial ally happy. So, lets bring back in terry moran, live tonight from london now. And we know other president s before this current president have asked for nato allies to contribute more, this was a different way of doing it, certainly. And while youre there in london, british Prime Minister theresa may rolling out the red carpet for the president. He seemed to take a shot at her, too, it seemed. Reporter it was a devastating shot. Theresa may rolled out her plan for brexit, thats getting britain out of the european union. Its a huge controversy. And President Trump has now given an interview in which he said, he would have done brexit differently, he tried to tell theresa may how to do it, but she wouldnt listen to him. Which should make tomorrow pretty interesting there. David . All right, terry moran, thank you. In the meantime, back here at home this evening, and to the other news. Increasing concern over rip currents up and down the east coast tonight. They have turned deadly. One swimmer carried out to sea for nearly ten hours and surviving. Heres abcs Victor Oquendo for us. Reporter tonight, rip currents turning deadly. Lifeguards already rescuing hundreds of swimmers at packed beaches up and down the east coast. In volusia county, florida, a 61yearold man from michigan died after being swept away by a rip current wednesday. How quickly can you get swept up in one of those currents . It can be instant. You can go from standing in knee deep water at low tide, step into a deep rip current and as soon as you take your feet off the bottom, it can just sweep you out. Reporter thats what happened to blake spataro, off st. Simons island in georgia. A 19yearold male is missing for 30 minutes. They hear him yelling for help but cant see him. I didnt want to die out there. I was talking to god the entire night. Reporter the teen fighting the current for ten grueling hours in the dark. He says he did his best to stay calm, as the coast guard and his father desperately searched. I was screaming. I was hollering. I was looking. Reporter spataro eventually reached the shore the following morning, where he was able to get help. David, that teen says that when he got tired, he simply floated on his back. And thats exactly what lifeguards say you should do. If you find yourself in a rip current and swimming parallel to shore just gets too tiring, its a simple move that could save your life. David . All right, good advice. Victor, thank you. There was a deadly accident on an american roadway, and tonight, the driver of a truck is now under arrest after an 800pound boulder rolled off the back of his landscaping truck, crushing a car and killing the mother and daughter inside. Heres alex perez. Reporter they were driving home just outside minneapolis, but this loving mother and her adult daughter, seen here in a recent trip, never made it. Karen christensen and her daughter, jena, tragically killed, crushed by an 800pound boulder that slammed into their car, after flying off the truck in front of them. The driver of that vehicle, allegedly fleeing. Investigators quickly working to zero in on the driver, spotting the boulder, which measures about three feet by three feet on surveillance video, tracking the truck to a landscaping company. By having that photo, we were able to do our good old police work and pound the pavement. Reporter and tonight, arresting that driver accused of leaving the scene, 33yearold joseph czeck. It there goes reporter debris on roadways blamed for tragic accidents across the country. According to aaa, in a fouryear period, there were more than 500 people killed, 39,000 injured an charges against the driver are pending. He could face have hick lar homicide. David . Alex, thank you. To the Mueller Investigation tonight, and Paul Manafort has now been transferred to a new jail. He was booked into the Alexandria Detention Center after a judge ordered him moved to be closer to where his first trial begins in two weeks. Manafort faces dozens of charges in the special counsel investigation and was jailed after violating the conditions of his bail. He did not want to be moved. There is new fallout tonight for the papa johns pizza chain, after its founder made racially charged comments during a Conference Call. The founder and face of the company has now stepped down as chairman. Heres abcs paula faris. Better ingredients, better pizza. Papa johns. Reporter he is the face of papa johns. But tonight, John Schnatter is stepping down as chairman of the board from the company he founded, after this forbes article revealed he allegedly complained during a Conference Call that kfcs called blacks the nword and never faced backlash. Then went further, saying during his early life in indiana, people would drag africanamericans from trucks until they died. The comments during a Media Training session aimed at avoiding Public Relations blunders came after hed already caused an uproar by wading into the nfls debate on anthem protests, allegedly saying it has hurt business. Schnatter admitting the insensitive comments in a statement, saying, regardless of the context, i apologize. Simply stated, racism has no place in our society. But the backlash was severe. Major League Baseball suspending a popular promotion with papa johns. Its stock taking a hit before recovering. Corporations are lots of people and they have their own culture, so, when you tie it to a particular personality, the entire enterprise can be harmed reporter shattner, who according to that forbes article was apparently trying to convey his dislike for racism, remains papa johns largest shareholder. David . Thank you, paula. The Trump Administration tonight now saying it has completed the courtordered reunification of children under 5. 57 were reunited. The Administration Says 46 were found to be ineligible, for safety or criminal concern by the parent, or because the parent has already been deported. Nearly 3,000 other children older than 5 are still separated from their parents. And an american lost tonight in the war in afghanistan. The pentagon reporting a u. S. Service member has died of a wound sustained in a combat operation in eastern afghanistan. It was the second u. S. Fatality in a week. There is still much more ahead on world news tonight this thursday. The Shopping Mall collapse. The images coming in at this hour. Shoppers had just been evacuated. The new development tonight after a woman in a puerto rico tshirt is verbally assaulted. And the american toy store telling parents they could pay their childs age, suddenly out of control. They could not handle the lines. Well be right back. We have postmenopausal osteoporosis and a high risk for fracture, so with our doctors we chose prolia® to help make our bones stronger. 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