Wanted to buy greenland, saying its not for sale. The president calling her words nasty. The other plane crash tonight. The man and woman onboard, then recording after the crash as th s h school u tiny afterges appearing now. The newrk attack to the hospital. And the fires raging at a record rate in brazils amazon rain forest. Scientists tonight and their dire warning involving climate change. And brazils president tonight and who hes suddenly blaming. And america strong tonight. She is the good luck charm times 100. Good evening. Its great to have you with us here on a very busy wednesday night. And we didnt tonight with that fiery plane crash in northern california, the cessna aborting takeoff and then bursting into flames. Multiple people onboard. Tonight, the images of that jet, you can see the flames, the smoke there, it had just been loaded with fuel. The pilot halted that fakeoff at the last minute. Tonight, we are just learning about this miracle escape. How ten people got out of that plane. The jet was already on fire. And this comes, of course, just days after a similar plane carrying Dale Earnhardt jr. Burst into flames after landing. Abcs david kerley, who covers aviation, leading us off again tonight. Reporter that Cessna Citation bursting into flames. One plane fully involved off the runway. Ax pri lx a half caacre of gras bushing. R on e scene from our affiliate krcr is reporter briana haney. It does look like they are getting a handle on those flames, which is causing a lot of smoke in the sky. Reporter once the fire was out, just a shell of the two engine private jet remained. Investigators say the jet was taking off from oroville, in northern california, for a flight to portland, oregon, when, for some reason, the pilot decided to abort the takeoff. Apparently unable to stop in time. It was just last week that another Cessna Citation ran through a runway, this time, in tennessee, and this jet owned by nascar legend dale earn haharde. In fact, you can see earnhardt jr. , his wife, their baby daughter, two pilots and the family dog, exit the burning jet. Investigators say earnhardt jr. s jet was landing and hit the runway at least twice, hard, its landing gear failing before running through that fence at the end of the runway. Lets bring in david kerley tonight. Both plane crashes resulting in no serious injuries. And investigators looking into what led to this aborted takeoff today . Reporter thats what the ntsb will want to know, david. And from those pictures of the citation coming to rest, the engines were still spinning. Ten very lucky people who were onboard that jet. No question about that. David kerley leading us off. Thank you. We are also watching the severe storms hitting the northeast as we come on the air tonight. The thunderstorm watches from d. C. To philly, new york city up through boston. Wind gusts up to 70 miles per hour. Look at this. Drivers near portland, maine, coping with heavy rain. And cell phone video show as tree coming down on top of a moving car in indiana. Tonight, weve been told the driver has been treated for minor injuries. Chief meteorologist ginger zee tracking it all as we go into the night. Hey, ginger. Reporter hi, david. We just watched a severe thunderstorm blast through midtown manhattan, just south of us here. It has now moved to the east, as so many of those storms are. Weve had up to 63mileperhour winds at college park, maryland, already reported. But from annapolis up to, say, kk kshgs, youre seeing severe thunderstorm warnings on the map ev a Tornado Warning right there in central kconnecticut. These storms will start to die out, without the eating of the day, but tomorrow, we heat it right back up again. Another round of storms with that next low pressure system coming into tomorrow evening, along the i95 corridor. But you know what else is coming in . Much cooler air behind it, david. All right, relief coming. Well have to wait for it. Ginger, thank you. We do have new reporting at this hour after news of an arrest late today, Authorities Say a major threat at a Marriott Hotel in long beach, california, an employee arrested after threatening to shoot up the hotel. They did find multiple firearms and hundreds of rounds of ammuniti ammunition. And abcs Adrienne Bankert tonight from california. Reporter tonight, police in long beach, california, seizing this arsenal of weapons, including an assault rifle, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and high capacity magazines from the home of a cook who worked at this airport Marriott Hotel. Authorities arresting 37yearold rodolfo montoya, of huntington beach, for making a criminal threat of violence against Hotel Employees and guests. The investigation into montoya launched after a concerned Hotel Employee alerted authorities. Suspect montoya had clear plans, intent and the means to carry out an act of violence that may have resulted in a mass casualty incident. Reporter police say a preliminarinstn ha revealed montoya was upset over a Human Resources matter. And david, the police tell us that this is the perfect example of see something, say something. And that employee who first alerted authorities to the threat likely saved many lives. That suspect is now being held on 500,000 bail. David . All right, Adrienne Bankert tonight on the breaking story in california. Thank you. Now, to President Trump, who abruptly canceled his trip to denmark, blaming the Prime Minister and her response when he said he wanted to buy greenland. She said it was not for sale. The president called her response nasty. Abcs Kyra Phillips at the white house. Reporter President Trump today canceling his state visit to denmark, saying he didnt like the way the countrys Prime Minister dismissed his interest in buying greenland. Greenland was just an idea. Just a thought. But i think when they say it was absurd and it was said in a very nasty, very sarcastic way, i said, well make it some other time. Reporter the Prime Minister making it clear greenland is not for sale. Thankfully, she said, the time where you buy and sell other countries and populations is over. I thought that the primes statement that it was absurd, that it was an absurd idea was nasty. I thought it was an inappropriate statement. All she had to do is say, no, we wouldnt be interested. Reporter the Prime Minister now joins a growing list of women the president has called nasty. Hillary clinton, nancy pelosi, Senators Elizabeth Warren and kamala harris. Even meghan, duchess of sussex. His attack s on denmark come as the president doubles down on his attacks on American Jews who vote for democrats. Today on twitter, he thanked a conservative conspiracy theorist for saying israeli jews love trump. Quote, like hes the king of israel. While American Jews dont even know what theyre doing or saying anymore. In my opinion, you vote for a democrat, youre being very disloyal to jewish people and youre being very disloyal to israel. And only weak people would say anything other than that. Reporter major jewish organizations like the Antidefamation League outraged. I will be exactly clear on what that was antisemitism. The charge of disloyalty or duel loyalty has been used against jews for thousands of years. Reporter today, disloyaltotrump trending on twitter. The president pressed on his words about jewish loyalty. Isnt that antisemitic . No, no, no. Only in your head. Its only antisemitic in your head. Kyra phillips with us tonight. And Something Else the president said today getting a lot of attention tonight. You asked him about the possibility of a recession if he continues his trade war with china and it was how he answered. Reporter making america into a recession. Is it worth it and do americans need to back that up . The United States is doing phenomenally well, but one thing i have to do is economically take on china, because china has been ripping us off for many years. Somebody had to do it. I am the chosen one. Somebody had to do it. So, im taking on china. Reporter kyra, he says hes the chosen one. Thats the part making headlines. And after a payroll tax cut was possible according to the president this time last night, today, thats not so . Reporter thats right, david. Just 24 hours ago, the president said that he was considering cutting the payroll tax to help working americans. But tonight, a bit of a reversal. He now says its just not necessary, david. Kyra phillips tonight. Thank you. Now to stunning images of a p crash off the coast of california. The plane going down in the waters near San Francisco. The tail seen in the ocean there. The pilot and passenger documenting themselves floating on the wing in the ocean. Abcs will carr from california tonight. Reporter tonight, this frightening moment caught on camera. Watch that single engine plane skip along the Pacific Ocean and then crash. Seconds later, 34yearold pilot david lesh and his passenger record themselves, incredibly, standing on the wing just before the plane sinks. There she goes. Reporter at times they laugh, then literally bob in the water waiting to be rescued. Im holding onto my window shades as a floatation device. Im on the seat cushion. Yeah, we got a seat cushion here. Reporter lesh says his plane lost power just south of San Francisco on a sightseeing trip. His friends, in a second plane, recorded video of those heartstopping moments. The coast guard quickly swept in. The two waving from the water, avoiding serious injury but stung by jellyfish before they were a o c lothincoy, hfntbi behavior tand but if you think i crashed my brand new airplane into the pacific as a publicity stund, you need your head examines. Reporter the ntsb says they are waiting for the plane to be recovered before they decide if they want to launch a full investigation. Kai david . Thank you, will. Next this evening, to that facing school in california facing outrage. Tonight, there are now new videos emerging, that school facing new scrutiny. And here again, matt gutman. Reporter newly surfaced videos prompting School Officials jut south of los angeles to expand their investigation into allegations some students engaged in acts associated with nazis and the con ffederac confederacy. In one video, you can see someone holding a german flag, appearing to high step and do the sieg heil salute. The images emerging just days after this video, students at an offcampus banquet last november, appearing to do a sieg heil salute. One teen singing a german marching song associated with the nazis. The Garden Grove School district telling abc news it found out about that video months later, saying that it strongly condemns the behavior, and that it disciplined the students involved privately, but that it did not involve the larger school or District Community in addressing the issue. That left parents and teachers from Pacifica High School outraged overnight. You failed miserably. Reporter tonight, the pacifica high principal apologizing. We are sorry that our investigation and our transparency with the Pacifica Community fell drastically short. Reporter and dave, it is still unclear how those students were disciplined after that initial video surfaced. And tonight, that School Principle reiterating that any student found engaging in either hate speech or activities will be punished. David . Matt gutman, thank you. Now to the anger from Many Americans who have been demanding universal background checks. Renel pand dayton. The president said after those recent Mass Shootings that he, too, wanted meaningful background checks. So, what happened . Heres mary bruce. Reporter just after the massacres in dayton and el paso, President Trump said this time would be different. Theres a great appetite and i mean a very strong appetite, for background checks, and i think we can bring up background checks like weve never had before. Reporter americans have been calling for change, too. Do something do something reporter in iowa, republican senator joni ernst shouted down. A lot of the incidents that we see do come back to mental illness. No reporter but President Trump has also been facing a different kind of pressure from the gun lobby. And now, two weeks after el paso and dayton, hes changing course. We have a lot of background checks right now. Gun owners can tell you that, others can tell you that. But there are certain weaknesses its a slippery slope, and thats what actually your gun owners and a lot of other people are concerned with. Reporter sources tell abc news the president promised the head of the nra he will not support universal background checks. 100 people a day guy from guns. Do you so e that as a Public Health emergency . I do, i do, yeah. I do. And they die from a lot of other reasons, too. Were working on background checks. There are things we can do. But we already have very serious background checks. Reporter after the parkland shooting last year, the president welcomed survivors to the white house and made similar promises. And i dont understand why i can still go in a store and buy a weapon of war. Reporter mary bruce with us live tonight. That new polling, the most recent polling showing 89 of americans support strong background checks. And mary, we know parkland survivors today were leasing their own plan, calling for an assault weapons ban, universal background checks. And we heard the president say today that were working on background checks. Anymore from the white house on what exactly hes talking about . Reporter well, the president , david, says he still has an appetite for background checks, but its unclear tonight what exactly hes willing to support. And without clear guidance from the president , its unlikely that republicans in congress are going to support any major changes. David . Mary bruce, thank you. Overseas this evening, and two American Service members have been killed in action in afghanistan. Nato commanders reporting their deaths without revealing how or where it happened. 14 american troops have now been killed in come batrelated incidents in afghanistan this year. Now, to the economy tonight, and the alarming forecast involving the federal deficit. 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Reporter quite a story. The pilots name is david lesh. By all accounts, hes a very good pilot, he has more than 1,000 hours. He has a bit of a reputation. Hes no stranger to the news at least not in the denverer with came from, and this incident will only add to it. Flotation device. Reporter david lesh, this would be a day of taking inventory. I was using this as a flotation device. Reporter it kept him and a friend afloat after an air to air photo shoot of his new airplane became the story of engine failure and ocean ditching captured on video from the second plane. Once i accepted my fate of this airplane is gone, then you know, i just could fly the airplane and control it all the way down till it hit the water. The pilot