The democratic frontrunner and the scrutiny. Former Vice President joe biden on his gaffes, asked by stephen colbert, are you going nuts . His response. News tonight about actor kevin hart. The crash leaving him badly injured. Tonight, the 911 calls from the scene and from his home. The Young Country singer who has died in a car accident, posting not long before the crash. The new and alarming vaping news tonight. A new death and the separate headline, a possible ingredient in vaping now being looked at. And america strong tonight. Its something we do every year here. Just try not to smile. Good evening and its great to have you with us here on a very busy thursday night. And we have weather emergencies on both coasts as we come on the air tonight. The wildfire burning out of control, now near homes. And of course Hurricane Dorian pounding the east coast. It took days to get here and its now slamming the u. S. Multiple reports of tornadoes touching down. The eye wall now just 45 miles from myrtle beach. It could make landfall in north carolinas outer banks. Something were watching into the night. The storm spawning those twisters. This one near wilmington, north carolina. Homes in Brunswick County ripped apart. Hundreds of thousands without power tonight. Winds lashing the shore, near l 100 miles an hour and pushing the flood waters right into the streets of charleston. The new threats as we head into this evening and into tomorrow morning. We have the track here, and Abcs Steve Osunsami leading us off from charleston. Reporter Hurricane Dorian is bringing tragedy to the carolina coast, destroying their homes with or the nay dose and frightening them with wat waterspouts. Which way is it going . Reporter near myrtle beach, families who rode out the storm in myrtle beach had to run from the twisters just after sunrise. Someone drove this jeep up onto the beach, and the storm is taking it away, too. The high winds tore the siding off these apartment buildings. The people inside worried for their lives. All of a sudden the window broke loose. Everything was swirling in our bedroom. Reporter this is what the amazingly, no one was hurt. The winds left hundreds of thousands of people without power when trees came down over power lines. Charleston was hit hard. Were seeing this all over town, trees that couldnt withstand these high winds came crashing down. Sometimes over power lines. A giant tree came crashing this morning onto the bed of this 7yearold boy. We were all sleeping downstairs as precaution for this reason, we do it during every storm. Reporter Patrick Murray and his daughter millie say it was a rough night. It was a hill scary in the middle of the night, it started to pick up and the shutters were banging. Reporter just down the street from our hotel is the reason we lost power, this dangerous power line dangling in flood waters lighting up the street. And Steve Osunsami with us live tonight from charleston. Steve, we can see that tree down there right behind you. This storm has knocked out power for hundreds. Er reporright. He tretes ovo lt this tree. Youll realize it is a massive oak tree. Many times my size. It fell in the middle of the night, frightening homeowners here. It was brought down by the high winds. Wind gusts were between 60 and 70 miles an hour. And luckily, no one here was hurt. David . That scene says it all. Steve, thank you. Lets get right to chief meteorologist siginger zee. Shes tracking it from myrtle beach, south carolina, tonight. Ginger . Reporter gusty winds here, near 64 Miles Per Hour. And we are starting to see dorian pass us here at myrtle beach. It is racing up the coast now at 10 Miles Per Hour to the northeast and a tornado watch has now been extended all the way to norle toing and virginia beach. That has been one of the major issues, as you mentioned. Those tornadoes coming with those ripping winds offshore. But watch as this track could take two landfalls in the next 12 hours,y 2to g outnttheea but itimcts far nort as knack tu as nantucket. By tomorrow morning, you could p seeing one of the landfalls, then, over the outer banks, nags head, all need to be on the lookout. Surge in the area of four to seven feet. Nantucket by saturday morning could see gusts to 60, still from dorian. All right, potentially two landfalls. Well be watching it with you. Ginger, thank you. And in the bahamas, the death toll rising and the new fear at this hour that that toll could grow much higher. The staggering damage seen from the air tonight and the fear of what they might find under all of that debris there. The u. S. Coast guard ferrying the injured to get medical help, as that death toll begins its staggering climb. And abcs victor aro to freeport, grand bahama, tonight. Reporter tonight, the desperate search for the missing. The whereabouts of hundreds unknown. Officials fear the death toll could be staggering. Coast guard planes fanning out across the northern bahamas, some landing on remote islands for the first time. Most of their homes completely gone. This area in abaco, you cant even see the ground. Today, we flew with trinity air ambulance to grand bahama with supplies collected by our miami station, wplg. Were about to land in one of the hardesthit areas in the bahamas, freeport. Our pilot tells us there no working tower, so the u. S. Navy is actually coordinating all flights in and out from a nearby ship. Leaving the airport, a maze of debris. Planes in wrong places. Nearby, we met geno daniels, the first floor of his home submerged by storm surge. Water just poured in and at that point, everything was awash after that. Reporter but he tells us, he plans on rebuilding. Whats leftf a terminal at theri grand Bahama International airport. It is a vital lifeline to theto tonight. Victor, thank you. To the ofing out of ctrol in southernreen now, forcingabs Kayna Whitworth the images coming in now. Reporter tonight, a fastmoving wildfire burning dangerously close to homes in riverside county, near the city of murietta, about 80 miles east of los angeles. More than 500 firefighters tonight battling the blaze, an allout assault by air and on the ground. Flames scorching 2,000 acres since yesterday, ripping through these hills overnight. Homeowners frantically working to save their homes. Just depends on how the winds going to if it changes direction, you know, a lot can change quickly, so, thats always a concern. Reporter tonight, 1,200 residents have been evacuated. This driver documenting her harrowing escape. Its scary. Weve packed up. Waiting to see if were going to get evacuated or not. Reporter officials closing schools and urging residents in the area to avoid breathing in the air. Its thick tonight with smoke and ash. Lets go firefighters are up against some very tough conditions, as we go into the night. Reporter yeah, david, as you can see, this is the first time this year that weve seen these high winds accompanied by such high heat. Firefighters are actually telling us these are the most extreme weather conditions theyve seen all season. David . Kayna whitworth with the pictures coming in from california. Thank you. Overseas, and from the philippines tonight, and American Mother is charged with Human Trafficking, accused of trying to smuggle a 6dayold baby home to the united states, after reportedly trying to buy the baby online, connecting with the babys mother on the internet. Officials releasing this airport surveillance tonight, showing her carrying the baby through security, but she was stopped at the gate, and heres Abcs Paula Faris tonight. Reporter police say this is video of an American Woman trying to smuggle an infant out of the philippines. Watch again, as she pulls the baby, just 6 days old, out of that sling and walks through the metal detecter to at manilas international airport. Jennifer talbot, who has been living in utah, was arrested and charged with Human Trafficking. Here she is, handcuffed, being paraded by prosecutors in front of local media. At times, wiping away tears. According to local reports, she met the babys biological mother on the internet. Its unclear if any money was exchanged. At the airport, police say, she successfully cleared the immigration counter with the newborn concealed, but as she was boarding a Delta Airlines flight back to the united states, she was asked by Airline Personnel about her oversized sling and wasnt able to produce travel documents for the baby. There was really an intention to conceal and to sneak out the baby. Reporter talbot does have other children. She has asked the u. S. em basil for help, because if convicted, she faces a possible life sentence in the philippines. The babys biological parents also face Human Trafficking charges and the mother telling investigators, david, she just wanted to give her baby up for adoption, but that baby is safe in the hands of the local government tonight. Paula, thank you. Next, to the case that made National Headlines, the missing mother of five in connecticut, hers stranged husband arrested for a second time yesterday, and tonight, his girlfriend under arrest. The new charges and the new surveillance tonight. Heres abcs whit johnson. Reporter tonight, a second round of arrests connected to the case of missing mother of five, jennifer dulos. Michelle troconis turning herself in to connecticut police, charged with campering or fabricating evidence. This after her boyfriend, fotis dulos, jennifers estranged husband, was taken into custody yesterday. Its an exhausting fight, i love my children. Thats about it. Reporter according to an arrest warrant, complete with a timestamped string of surveillance images, police say troconis lied to them about potential alibis. Events which troconis was forced to admit during questions had never happened. Jennifer, last seen may 24th, dropping her kids off at school. That morning, Police Believe dulos was lying in wait at her home. A Security Camera capturing jennifers chevy suburban leaving. Detectives alleging due lose was behind the wheel, possibly carrying her body. Investigators also accusing dulos of later driving a coworkers red toyota ka coma. Lab results matched a bloodlike substance found on the seats to jennifers dna. Theres not much here that we hadnt heard before and i question the wisdom of these charges at this late day. Reporter dulos and troconis pleaded not guilty. Tonight, both are out on bail again, wearing ankle monitors. Kaifd . Whit, thank you. And now to the boat engulfed in flames in the middle of the night. 34 people did not survive. As weve been reporting, investigators have been interviewing the crew. And tonight, we have learned some of what theyve described. Abcs will carr in Santa Barbara again tonight. Reporter tonight, as dive teams are pulling parts of the conception out of the water, were now hearing the harrowing tale told by the surviving crew members. One tells the ntsb he was sleeping on the boats main deck, heard a loud noise and realized the galley was engulfed by a massive fire. The crew tells investigators they then desperately tried to get to the 34 sleeping passengers below deck. Could not get into the double doors, because it was overcome by flames. Then went to the front of the vessel and tried to get into the windows. At some point, because of heat, smoke and fire, they had to jump off the boat. Reporter while investigators try to figure out the cause of the fire, ntsb board member Jennifer Homendy just toured a similar boat owned by the same company and tried to escape through the bunk roonls emergency hatch. In order for me to really get at it i had to kind of twist around and push it out. Reporter would you feel comfortable sleeping in that bunk room . I think i would have concerns. Reporter there are only two ways out of that room, through the emergency hatch or up a staircase. They both led to the same place, though, the galley, which was on fire. Tonight, the ntsb says thats concerning, as well. David . Will carr with us again tonight. Will, thank you. And we turn to the verdict tonight for two men charged in a deadly fire in oakland, california, it made National Headlines at the time. One man aquited, a hung jury for the other. 36 people died in the fire during a party at the socalled ghost ship warehouse in december 2016. The jury was hung on derek almena, who rented the building. Then acquitted on max harris, his partner. We turn now to the deadly Mass Shootings in this country and the fallout. A growing list of retailers asking customers not to openly carry guns into their stores, after walmart and kroger announced that change in policy today, pharmacy giants walgreens and cvs, as well as wegmans following that move. Former Vice President joe biden, the democratic frontrunner, and that means, of course, growing scrutiny. Tonight, biden on his own gaffes. Stephen colbert asking biden, are you going nuts . How biden answered. Heres mary bruce. Reporter after a string of misstatements, the selfproclaimed gaffe machine went on Late Night Television and tried to laugh off the scrutiny. In the last few weeks youve confused New Hampshire for vermont, said Bobby Kennedy and mlk were assassinated in the late 70s. Assured us, im not going nuts. Followup question, are you going nuts . Look, the reason i came on the jimmy kimmel show is because im not. I mean, i i i im not. Reporter pressed again, joe biden downplayed his missteps. Any gaffe that i have made, and ive made gaffes, like every politician i know has, have been not about a substantive issue. Reporter and he pushed back on a Washington Post report that hes been telling inaccurate stories out on the campaign trail, saying its the message that matters, not the details. Im not sure thats relevant, but i dont you know, i dont get wrong things, like, you know, we should lock kids up in cages at the border. Reporter the early frontrunner joking that hes already considering his running mate. Have you asked Michelle Obama for advice . Only to be my Vice President. [ cheers and applause ] im only joking michelle, im joking. Reporter now, biden is arguing that his gaffes are largely trivial, but he is also facing a lot of criticism for saying recently that, quote, the details are irrelevant in terms of decisionmaking. David . Mary bruce live in washington. Mary, thank you. There is still much more ahead on world news tonight this thursday. News about actor kevin hart tonight. The latest on his condition coming in. Atonight, the 911 calls fro the scene and from his home in the hours afterward. The new and alarming vaping news tonight. The new death. And the separate headline involving vaping. The possible ingredient now being looked at. And the Young Country singer who has died in a car accident, posting on social media not long before the crash. A lot more news ahead tonight. Te so much more than i could have imagined. 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Reporter investigators say harts friend jared black was driving when he lost control of the come medians classic car, rofrnli in rolling and crashing off mulholland drive in calabasas. Black and his fiancee, for a time, reportedly trapped inside. Now, its a good thing this drop wasnt more steep. Kevin harts car landing at the bottom of this embas fen and dropping about 10 to 20 feet. Hart managed to return to his home nearby, where the Highway Patrol says a woman soon called for help, describing his injuries. You see anything broken . Something on his back is pulling out onto his spine and im not sure. Reporter both hart and black suffering serious back injuries. Kevin hart later undergoing major surgery. Police have ruled out alcohol and there have been no charges. And hart is expected to be released from the hospital very soon. Though its reported hell require weeks of intensive physical therapy. However, he is expected to make a full recovery. David . All right, adrienne bankert, thank you. When we come back, the Major University fined 4. 5 million for not protecting its students. And the Young Country music singer who has died in a crash shortly after posting on social media. Well be back. Ive always been faand still going for my best, even though i live with a higher risk of stroke due to afib not caused by a heart valve problem. So if theres a better treatment than warfarin. I want that too. Eliquis. Eliquis is proven to reduce stroke risk better than warfarin. Plus has significantly less major bleeding than warfarin. Eliquis is fdaapproved and has both. Whats next . Reeling in a nice one. Dont stop taking eliquis unless your doctor tells you to, as stopping increases your risk of having a stroke. Eliquis can cause serious and in rare cases fatal bleeding. Dont take eliquis if you have an artificial heart valve or abnormal bleeding. 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Find out what the jury decided about the two men in their finally tonight, america strong. The children on their first day of school. Faces, theyre still smiling and waving after their first day of school. Meet frances. Did you go to school today . Yes. First day. Reporter first day . How was it . Good. Reporter she tells me shes in kindergarten. How was it . Good. Reporter yeah . What was the best part about it . Ah its like all fun. Reporter all fun . Yeah. Thats a pretty good start. Eae tolorr ra w . H. How did that happen so fast . I dont know. Reporter you dont know . Where did the time go . Flying. Reporter flying. I know. Were all getting older, arent we . She said no butterflies. Instead, keep calm and hug your mom. This little guy is in second grade. What is your name . Alex. Reporter alex. How was the first day . First day it was average. Reporter just a little average . Yeah. Reporter what was average about it . Just average day. Reporter just average. Alexander ray, they call him ray ray, and he is serious. How did it go . Not bad. Reporter not bad . What was the best thing about first grade . Ah play dough. Reporter the play dough . The play dough, and a high five. By the way, he does smile. You are a very serious interview, ray. Theres ariel. What do you think the best part of this years going to be . Finishing it. Reporter that sodsboolas. I was a little nervous because everyones going back to school and i saw your face, i thought maybe you were a little down today. But youre not, youre fine, right . I see that smile in there. He tried to stay in character. Which takes us back to alex, who told us something else. Were you worried at all . Ah, no. Reporter no . I was very happy. Reporter why . Because i never had bad days in school. Reporter never a bad day. Cant beat that. Never a bad day at school. We hope that for every child. A verdict is in in themax harri did what i had to do to get him home. On the master tenant, Derick Almena, the jury is hung. While hes happy in a sense to be unconvicted. Hes very unhappy when he thinks about what happened. Now the prosecution will have to decide, do you retry Derick Almena . Good afternoon. Thanks for joining us. Im larry beil. Im ama daetz. Big news, the jury is hung over Derick Almena. But the jury has found the ghost ship creative director not guilty. Almena and harris were charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter, one for each victim who died in the fire. They each faced up to 39 y to 3y in prison. Let get to Laura Anthony who has been following the trial from the start. Laura . Reporter larry, for all the waiting the past several weeks for a verdict, the result came in a matter of minutes, somewhat suddenly this afternoon. This morning it seemed like the jury would deliberate perhaps into next week. But then a few minutes before noon, we heard that a verdict had been reached at 2 00. We all filed into the courtroom. There was a mixup with paperwork from the jury. There was about a 20minute delay. Then when the jurors came back, the clerk of the court began to read the verdicts. 36 counts, one by one. Max harris was read first. Not guilty on all 36 counts and then we heard that the jury was deadlocked, 102 in favor of guilt for Derick Almena. Right after the court adjourned, we did hear from max harris attorneys. Lets hear what they had to say. This isnt a time to talk about the two
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