Defending the neighborhood. After a rash of robberies, one homeowner pulling a gun to scare off teen suspects before a second homeowner pulls the trigger, hitting one of them. Wild traffic assault. A suspect damaging several vehicles before ripping a sunroof from one car and attacking an officer with it. And extreme heat. Temperatures pushing triple digits as the west swelters. And tonight, the growing concerns about the wildfire threat. Good evening. Thanks for joining us on this saturday. Im tom llamas. We begin with President Trump again being called a racist after a nasty new attack on a top Ranking Member of congress and the district that he serves. The president on twitter today attacking House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings calling his district which includes parts of baltimore and is majority black, a rat and rodent infested mess that no human would want to live in. The attack follows remarks cummings made when the acting Homeland Security secretary testified before congress this month about the conditions in migrant detention centers. Nancy pelosi swifting condemning the comment as racist and shes not alone. Tara palmeri is at the white house. Reporter tonight, the president lashing out at yet another minority member of congress. This time congressman Elijah Cummings and his district, calling it a disgusting, rat and rodentinfested mess. President trump taking on the chair of the House Oversight committee tweeting hes a brutal bully over this exchange with treatment of Migrant Children with the acting secretary of Homeland Security at a hearing last week. Come on, man. Whats that about . None of us would have our children in that position. They are human beings. Reporter but the president didnt stop there, writing marylands 7th district that cummings represents is far worse and more dangerous than the southern border, adding its a filthy place and no human being would want to live there. The district includes most of baltimore, the states largest city. The majority of its residents, black. This is not the first time the president has used the word infested as an insult. Shortly before taking office he suggested civil rights icon john lewis district, which includes atlanta, is quote falling apart and crime infested. And earlier this month, congress voted to condemn the president for raciallycharged comments about four congresswomen of color, telling the members, who are all american citizens, to quote go back to the totally broken and crimeinfested places from which they came. One of those congresswomen ilhan omar of minnesota, was born in somalia. The crowd at a recent trump rally taunting her. All send her back send her back reporter today, House Speaker nancy pelosi calling the president s latest attack racist. And cnn anchor victor blackwell, who was raised in cummings district, breaking down on the air. That no human would want to live there. You know who did, mr. President . I did. People are proud of their community. Reporter cummings defended his record tweeting mr. President , i go home to my district daily. Each morning, i wake up and i go and fight for my neighbors. Tara palmeri joins us now from the white house. Tara, we heard in your report the hearing that angered the president was more than a week ago. Do we know what prompted this rant today . Tom, while we cant be sure. The president s tweet came after a fox news segment showing video of piles of trash and abandoned buildings in west baltimore. It also showed people saying that they believe that they are living in worse Living Conditions than the people on the border. Tom . Tara palmeri at the white house tonight. Thank you. Now to the other major headline involving the white house. The Supreme Court ruling in a 54 decision that 2. 5 billion in pentagon funds may be used to build the southern border wall. The president calling it a big victory. When does building begin and what legal challenges are standing in the way . Abcs rachel scott is at the Supreme Court. Reporter in President Trumps fight to build a wall along the u. S. mexico border, a victory. The Supreme Court clearing a path for the administration to reallocate 2. 5 billion in defense funds for wall construction, money that was previously frozen by a lower court. 54 the courts conservative majority ruled those funds may be used even as Court Challenges continue. That money ear marked for projects that would include replacing more than 100 miles of barrier. The administration pushed for a decision to finalize contracts by september 30th. The president quickly celebrated the decision as a big win for Border Security and rule of law. Those lower Court Challenges say that congress has the power of the purse, not the president. Congress considered the wall but denied it. The long promised border wall was a cornerstone of the president s 2016 campaign. So were going to build a wall. It will be a great wall. Mexicos going to pay for the wall. Reporter mexico is not paying. Trump has struggled to make gains in his border wall construction and much of what has been built has replaced existing barriers. Ahead of the 2020 election the president has continued his hard line on i am mammigration promio build 400 miles of border wall by the end of next year. He absolutely needs this border wall to be under construction if hes going to be able to go to his supporters and say keep america great. Abcs rachel scott joins us now from outside the Supreme Court. Rachel, this ruling was one step as you mentioned. Legal challenges continue. Opponents of the border wall say the fight is not over. Tom, thats right. This ruling was on the funding. While the Trump Administration can move forward the issue of the border wall will be right back here to the Supreme Court sometime this year. Tom . Rachel, thank you. George will have more on this and all the political headlines tomorrow on this week. Make sure to tune in. We move on to the arrest of two American Teens in rome accused in a Police Officers murder. Italian Authorities Say finnegan elder and Gabriel Christian both from San Francisco fatally stabbed a Police Officer after an alleged drug deal gone wrong and they say they have a confession and a knife purportedly found in their hotel room. David wright has the details still coming in. Reporter tonight, these two americans are behind bars at romes regina coeli prison. Finnegan lee elder and Gabriel Christian natalehjorth, tourists from San Francisco seen here reportedly moments after being detained in their hotel room. Police say they have confessed to being involved in a violent altercation that resulted in the death of an italian Police Officer. The policeman, stabbed around 3 00 a. M. Friday during a scuffle with two people suspected of stealing a backpack from another man and then trying to ransom it back. Police say it was a drug deal gone bad. The suspects, seen here in surveillance images, fled the scene. Police say they found overwhelming evidence in the suspects hotel room including the alleged murder weapon cleverly concealed behind one of the Ceiling Tiles and bloodstained clothing supposedly worn in the attack. Italian media report their bags were packed, flights booked. Police murders are rare in italy. So this case is politically charged. Brigadier Mario Cerciello rega was 35 years old, a newlywed. On monday, his funeral will take place at the same church where he was married just over a month ago. Tonight, the family of one of suspects issued a statement, we are shocked and dismayed at the events that have been reported. Adding, we have not been able to have any communication with our son. In the bay area one of the suspects neighbors said this. Ive known finn since he was born and im in shock. Hes one of the nicest neighbors i have. The accusations definitely shocking. David wright joins us now. David, the two are being charged with aggravated murder and attempted extortion . Reporter thats right, tom. A conviction could mean life in prison. But a note of caution. There have been murder cases before in recent memory in italy that seemed at first open and shut, but turned out later to have lots of questions. Tom . We have definitely seen that before. David, thank you. Next the deadly accident in a packed nightclub overseas leaving several americans injured. Two people were killed when a balcony collapsed at a nightclub hosting team u. S. A. Water polo players at an International Competition in south korea. Four american athletes, two women and two men, were injured in the accident. Overseas protesters clashing with police. In moscow 1,000 people were detained during antikremlin protests against exclusion of several opposition candidates from the ballot for the moscow city council. In Hong Kong Police firing tear gas and rubber bullets at a crowd that refused to shut down a protest located at the same sight where a mob attacked a demonstrator last week. Now to the Cross Country manhunt that has canada on edge. Two teens, at least three murders and theyre going door to door in a canadian town. Heres abcs marci gonzalez. Reporter tonight police determined to track down these teenage fugitives suspected in three murders. The military arriving to help. Were all jittery. Reporter investigators say investigation began july 19th. Chynna deese and her boyfriend lucas fowler found in british columbia. Three Days Later Police discovering leonard dyck. All the victims shot to death. The suspects kam mcleod and schmegelsky schmegelsky. The suspects seen in this store and then in a small town in man toe ba. The suspects may have received assistance in leaving the area. Reporter the manhunt intensifying while tonight in North Carolina an Emotional Service celebrating the life of chynna deese. Police say they believe the suspects may have changed their appearance and investigators are follow up on 120 tips. Tom . Marci, thank you. Now in tulsa a string of robberies taking a potentially deadly turn when a victims neighbor came facetoface one one of the suspects and opened fire. Now that resident is under arrest. Zachary kiesch has the details. Reporter a tulsa neighborhood shook from Armed Robbers and a resident who fired his gun claiming defense. Here Police Say Two brothers just 15 and 17 attempt to rob a man watering his lawn who pulls out his own gun. The 15yearold flees. The other suspects taking off but quickly crashing their getaway car. The 15yearold police say would end up on zach cooks property and cook shot him. We were in the kitchen. And we hear pow pow pow. The guy that shot the citizens at south fulton. Thats where were at, in his backyard right now. We got a black male down. Hes talking. Hes shot in the gut. Reporter that teen expected to survive. Cook was charged with intent to kill. Authorities say cook felt he was depending police. He thought the officers were in trouble, maybe his life was threatened and his as well. Thats what he stated originally. Reporter in all three suspects those two teens and 20yearold Andrew Peyton were charged with armed robbery. Tom, still some mystery on whether the neighbor still faces charges of intent to kill. The jails website suggests the charge has been dropped. Tom . Zachary, thank you. Now an update in the hot car tragedy right here in new york city. Twin siblings dying after being eight hours inside that vehicle. Tonight their father under arrest facing manslaughter and homicide charges. Heres abcs kaylee hartung. Reporter tonight, a father facing charges after his 1yearold twins were found dead inside his hot car in new york city. I was coming out of my building when he was running around the car yelling and screaming. Its not my fault. It was an accident. Reporter Juan Rodriguez pleading not guilty in court telling police he forgot mariza and phoenix were in the car when he went to work a full shift as a social worker at a nearby hospital. At this time, do we have any confirmed doas . Two kids. Reporter after working eight hours friday, police say this 39yearold man got into his car and even drove a short distance, before realizing the babies were in the backseat still strapped in their rearfacing car seats. They werent breathing, foaming from the mouth. Police say rodriguez immediately pulled over and screamed for help. Police taking rodriguez into custody at the scene. At least 23 children have died inside hot cars this year. Temperatures in new york city yesterday went up to 88 degrees. Tom . A sad story all around. Kaylee, thank you. Now to the extreme heat and mounting wildfire threat out west. Some residents in oregon told be ready to evacuate as the mile post 97 fire burns. Near canyonville more than one of 40 major fires burning out west. Firefighters also battling smaller popup brush fires like this one outside l. A. As triple digit temperatures set in. They are dangerous conditions. Seen years meteorologist rob marciano is here with the lat t latest. Rob good evening. Good evening, tom. Were heating up on both coasts. Extreme heat warnings have just been issued for the west. Check it out here. The ridge is building, the heat will build as well. We have fresno, palm springs and phoenix with temperatures getting up over 110 tomorrow. Heat add viz advisories in los angeles throughout sacramento. Red flag warnings up there for washington especially. Heres the heat in the east. Temperatures up in the 90s. We could see our warmest july since 2013 in central park. Tom . Thank you, rob. A passing to note in the disney family. You may not recognize the name russy taylor, but you grew up with her. The official voice of minnie mouse has died in glendale, california. Bob iger praising taylors talent and tremendous spirit. Disney is the Parent Company of abc news. Much more ahead on world news tonight this saturday. A wild crime spree. A man damages several vehicles with a sun roof before ripping it off and attacking an officer. How the man was finally taken down. Plus a dream honeymoon turning into a nightmare after the groom falls into a volcano. The dangerous chase caught on camera. A woman steals an ambulance before crashing into police. Stay with us. Woman 1 this. Woman 2 . This. Man 1 . This is my body of proof. 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And right away, we are following developing news coming out of italy tonight. Two young men from the bay area are facing charges in the stabbing death of a Police Officer in rome. Now, we are learning more about those suspects. Abc 7 News Reporter cornell bernard joins us live in mill valley, where both of these young men recently graduated from mount tam high school, and cornell, you spoke with some of those graduates who knew the two men. Reporter yes, thats right, news of the brutal crime has reached graduates here at tamalpais high in mill valley, nobody can believe it and meantime, a funeral being planned for a fallen Police Officer. Im going to faint here. Gloria was shaking after hearing the news that her neighbors son, 19yearold finnegan elder and his friend 18yearold gabriel are accused of stabbing an italian Police Officer to death in rome after an apparent drug deal gone wrong. Ive known him since he was born and i am in shock, he is one of the nicest neighbors i have. Reporter police say they have confessed to being involve are involved in a violent oalt cation that resulted in the stabbing death of this officer. Vide