Security discovered in his home. And the new findings tonight, after the tv chopper crash. And what they reveal. Good evening. And we begin tonight with the monster hurricane moving toward the u. S. , and tonight, millions of americans are now being told to prepare for that possibility of a direct hit. Lets get right to the pictures tonight. Authorities say this could be the biggest Mass Evacuation ever. Hundreds of thousands of families already in their cars, racing to get out of the possible path, across several states tonight. Authorities saying, do not be complacent. The lines forming outside this costco near orlando. The satellite at this hour showing the scope of the hurricane, deadly already, 300 miles across. And tonight, this video just in from Hurricane Hunters flying right through the eye of the storm. And, of course, what everyone is watching, the new track just in tonight, from miami, north to charleston, up through wilmington. And now, that possibility that this could spin around and hit more than once. Ginger zee standing by on that. But first, abcs gio benitez in south florida. Reporter tonight in florida, time is running out. The southeast preparing for a direct hit from Hurricane Matthew. When you look at this storm as it goes along the east coast, were going to have to prepare every county. So, it could be the biggest evacuation ever. Reporter matthew, potentially the worst storm to hit the Sunshine State in over a decade. Now strengthening over open water, winds over 120 miles an hour. Wreaking havoc across the caribbean for the past 24 hours. Making a second landfall overnight in eastern cuba, leveling the town of baracoa. Officials in haiti still trying to assess the damage. Five deaths reported so far. But the main bridge that connects to the hardhit south is washed out. Officials now postponing sundays president ial election indefinitely. Our Lindsey Davis is on the ground. People are worried about the potential for landslides and even possibly cholera. Its difficult to know the full extent of the damage on this island, because in some of the areas most impacted by Hurricane Matthew, communication has been cut off. Reporter matthew now barreling toward the bahamas. In nassau, airports closed. Residents who stayed behind fearing the worst. My stomach tells me that this one might be bad. Reporter at least 3,500 tourists hunkering down in hotels. Alex perez is in nassau. Some 3,000 people will ride out the storm here at the iconic atlantis hotel. About 90 of them americans. Theyll spend the night in a Conference Room turned into a shelter. Reporter and now, with just 24 hours to go, florida and much of the southeast tracking this storms every move. Has been awhile, but the others are just like tropical storms or whatever they were. This is a little scary. Reporter residents forced to choose, evacuate or stock up. Supplies running low. Tempers running high. This is the line. Ive already been to three gas stations that have shut down because theyre out of gas. Reporter these lines may be long, but these people are the lucky ones, because most of the gas stations in this area have already run out of gas. The governor calling up 500 National Guard troops. The president today warning residents. If you get an evacuation order, just remember that you can always rebuild. You can always repair property. You cannot restore a life if it is lost, and we want to make sure that we minimize any possible loss of life or risk to people in these areas. And gio benitez is with us live in south florida tonight. And gio, you were telling us, there are concerns this eveninging about fuel, and we can see the lines right there behind you. Reporter thats right, david. Plenty of gas here, even with those long lines, but i got to tell you, weve been to several gas stations, so many of them without fuel, all day long. The governor insists there is no shortage, but hes watching that closely. It will be a concern moving forward. Gio, thank you. Already, schools closed for nearly 2 million children in the country, more than 1,000 flights already canceled. And tonight, in South Carolina, in fact, they have reversed the direction of several lanes on some highways there to actually help families get out and quickly. Meteorologist rob marciano is along i26 in North Charleston tonight. Reporter tonight, evacuations under way. Along the South Carolina coast, more than a quarter Million People told to get out immediately. That number could grow as the storm gets closer. We want you to evacuate. We do not want you to stay. Reporter residents boarding up and sandbagging, gassing up and now heading for safer ground. For those without cars, a fleet of buses offering a ride for people like samira snyder. Its going to be super flooded, so, we decided to leave. Reporter traffic this morning, already bumper to bumper on interstate 26. The main artery out of charleston. Then, this afternoon, the Highway Patrol blocking eastbound traffic. Absolutely no one on the road, that is what troopers are looking for. Reporter soon making the major interstate a oneway highway, helping more people get out faster. This map showing the states evacuation routes and where that interstate 26 traffic is now going in a single direction, away from the coast. And rob marciano live with us tonight, as well. And rob, this is the first time i26 has ever been shut down for hurricane evacuations. Whats it looking like so far . Reporter so far, so good. The exchange behind me has been jammed up at times, but theyre saying, if you do evacuate, be gassed up and ready to go all the way to columbia. The last time they evacuated was back in 1999, floyd, that took what should have been a twohour drive, made it a 12hour nightmare. They certainly dont want that situation again. David . Get out and get out early. Rob marciano in the storm zone. Rob, thank you. Meteorologist ginger zee on Satellite Beach in Central Florida tonight with this new track we were talking about. And ginger, wheres the hurricane right now . When do we expect to feel it here in the u. S. . Reporter david, we are less than 24 hours from feeling it here on the coast of florida. What could be a nightmare situation, that hurricane is now about 450 miles to my southeast. And its fitting that im in Satellite Beach, because we are about to see one of the nastiest satellites that ive ever seen, coming toward the u. S. A look at this. Through the bahamas it goes, it is a category 3. 120mileanhour winds. Moving northwest at 12 miles per hour. Bahamas are urgent, now through tomorrow. Hurricane warning right here along the east coast, through daytona beach. And that hurricane watch goes up through the coastal waters outside of charleston. A quick look at the timing, david. It is bad news by tomorrow morning in nassau. That right quadrant there. Then, you move the hurricane way too close to florida, making landfall on our computer model here by friday morning. If i were to be standing here in Satellite Beach, my goodness, wed have that destructive wind, the locally tenplus inches. You dont need a landfall to feel incredible results. David . Possible direct hit near cape canaveral. In the meantime, ginger, what do you make of some of the forecast models that could show this actually circling around and hitting, potentially, twice . Reporter so, after friday morning, take the path here with me. It hugs along the coast. Jacksonville, up through parts of georgia, into South Carolina, very important to watch the proximity there, even to wilmington. But turns back around, and, yes, some of the models trying to take it back towards florida again. Well be watching it for you. All right, ginger zee, rob marciano, gio benitez all in the storm zone for us. Ginger, thank you. We move to other news tonight, and the other major headline at this hour. The owner of a Samsung Smartphone saying it started burning while on a passenger plane, smoke in the cabin. It happened on this southwest plane, the captain calling in emergency equipment. Samsung, as weve been reporting, has recalled a million of its note 7 smartphones and offered a replacement it said was safer. But the owner of this phone says it was one of those replacements. Heres abcs david kerley. Reporter tonight, what happened in this jet at the gate in louisville 994, we got smoke in the cabin. Reporter could mean even bigger trouble for samsung. According to a passenger, it was his smoking, burning, replacement note 7 phone. I noticed smoke just pouring out of my pocket. Pulled the phone out of my pocket, threw it onto the ground where it continued to smoke and kind of burned and smoldered into the carpet. Reporter brian green says he powered down his note 7 as instructed and put it in his pocket. Suddenly it popped, it sizzled, you could say, even. I was scared, you know, i was going to have bits of glass in my hand. Reporter none of the 76 people onboard was hurt, as the jet was quickly evacuated. Latest count had 60 of the nearly 1 million original note 7s sold in the u. S. Replaced. Nearly 100 of the originals overheated, with 26 people being burned. In the past week, there have been reports that some of the replacements the south Korean Company rushed to market were getting hot. But this would be the first case of a replacement phone smoking and burning. So serious, the Consumer ProductSafety Commission already has investigators on the ground in louisville. We are going to be working around the clock to make sure that we can get to the bottom of this and make sure that consumers know what they can count on or not with regard to this remedy. Reporter samsung says it is also sending representatives to louisville and will be working with the government to identify the phone and the cause. And, so david kerley with us live tonight, and david, lets get back to what the owner of this phone claims, that this was one of the replacements. If the replacement is a fire risk, what are they dealing with here . Reporter if the replacement is a risk, you may see another recall. And if samsung used the same battery in all of the replacements, david, that could mean that there are still 1 million dangerous phones out there in the u. S. All right. Thats going to concern a lot of people. David kerley, thank you. Next, to a contractor working for the nsa, under arrest this evening, accused of stealing top secret material on our nations security. And then storing it at his home. Our senior justice correspondent Pierre Thomas on the case tonight. Reporter this is the home where Harold Martin iii is accused of illegally keeping some of the nations top secrets, stolen from the agency deploying the nations most cutting Edge Intelligence technology, the nsa. Neighbors stunned. Shock to everybody. Next thing you know, i seen fbi jackets and, you know, police, state police. Reporter martin, a contractor at the same company that Edward Snowden worked for, is being held at an undisclosed location after the august raid uncovered classified documents and digital media, material so sensitive, prosecutors warned that if divulged, it would cause exceptionally grave damage to the National Security of the united states. Once it is out of nsa, anyone can get it. Reporter sources tell abc news, the fbi suspects martin stole critical computer codes that the nsa uses to hack foreign adversaries. So far, the fbis not accusing martin of espionage, but sources tell abc news the probe is far from over. And Pierre Thomas with us live tonight. And pierre, the fbi says martin admitted to taking the material . Reporter yes, david. They claim he acknowledged taking the material when confronted, but tonight, his lawyers say that he loves his country, and would never betray it. David . Pierre thomas with us tonight. Pierre, thank you. We turn next here to the race for the white house, and perhaps you were one of the millions watching that fiery Vice President ial debate overnight. But already tonight, an intense focus on the next president ial faceoff, just four days away now. Abcs tom llamas tonight with trump out on the campaign trail, and Hillary Clinton off the trail and preparing. Reporter tonight, donald trump, taking credit for his running mates debate performance. Mike pence did an incredible job. And im getting a lot of credit, because thats really my first socalled choice, that was my first hire, as we would say in las vegas. Reporter in the vp debate, governor mike pence, praised for his style. Both candidates arguing over which campaign deals more in insults. Hes called women slobs, pigs, dogs, disgusting. He attacked an indianaborn federal judge and said he was unqualified to hear a federal lawsuit because his parents were mexican. He went after john mccain, a p. O. W. , and said he wasnt a hero because he had been captured. He said africanamericans are living in hell. Reporter pence, trying to turn the tables. Did you all just hear that . Ours is an insultdriven campaign . I mean, to be honest with you, if donald trump had said all the things that you said he said in the way you said he said them, he still wouldnt have a fraction of the insults that Hillary Clinton leveled when she said that half of our supporters were a basket of deplorables. Reporter trump now testing a possible new line of attack for his own debate sunday. Bill clinton yesterday, oh, theyre so angry at him. They scolded him yesterday. He was scolded. Reporter hes talking about these recent clinton comments criticizing obamacare. So, youve got this crazy system where all of a sudden 25 million more people have health care and then the people are out there busting it sometimes 60 hours a week, wind up with their premiums doubled and their coverage cut in half. Its the craziest thing in the world. So, bill clinton torched president obamas signature legislation. He said, its just a crazy system. And thats the way he said it. Its the craziest thing in the whole world. Reporter today, clinton clarifying, saying he supports obamacare, but it has some problems. Hillary clinton, flying to washington today, already deep in that focused prep trump once mocked. You decided to stay home, and thats okay. I think donald just criticized me for preparing for this debate. And, yes, i did. Tom llamas with us live tonight from trump tower. We know the second debate will be a little different, a town hallstyle format. Late today, the clinton team saying she likes town hall formats, she embraces it, and tom, what are you learning from your trump sources tonight . Is he preparing for this different format . Reporter david, tonight weve learned that donald trump is going to host a private town hall event tomorrow night in new hampshire. It likely will emulate the same format hes going to see on sunday at that debate. David . All right, tom llamas with us tonight. Tom, thanks, as always. We are just four days, as i mentioned now, to that second president ial debate. Comoderated by our own martha raddatz. And ill be joining george and the entire Powerhouse Political Team sunday night, 9 00 p. M. Eastern, right here on abc. In the meantime, there is still much more ahead on world news tonight this wednesday. The deadly chopper crash and new findings coming in tonight. The tv helicopter bursting into flames on the street. Investigators revealing now the possible cause. Also, the medical bill making headlines across the country tonight. Parents of a newborn baby, and the surprising fee they were charged after being handed their own son. How many other families have been charged for this . And, of course, everyone remembers Michael Jacksons thriller, such a giant hit. Why that song is suddenly back in the news tonight. Well be right back. It seems age isnt slowing you down. But your immune system weakens as you get older increasing the risk for me, the shingles virus. Ive been lurking inside you since you had chickenpox. I could surface anytime as a painful, blistering rash. One in three people get me in their lifetime, linda. Will it be you . And thats why linda got me zostavax, a single shot vaccine. Im working to boost lindas immune system to help protect her against you, shingles. Zostavax is a vaccine used to prevent shingles in adults fifty years of age and older. 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The hospital insists the charge is not for holding the baby, but for the additional caregiver needed to maintain the highest levels of patient safety. They say they only bring in that extra nurse when its a csection. Grassley says, in this case, the nurse borrowed his camera to take a few pictures as he held the baby on his wifes chest. He had no idea theyd charge him for it. He has a sense of humor about the whole thing. Today, he launched a go fund me campaign. The goal . 40. David wright, abc news, new york. Tweet us, let us know what you think. When we come back here, in the meantime, the deadly chopper crash. The tv helicopter coming down in an american city, and the new findings from the investigation tonight. And the giant train jumping the tracks, at least eight cars derailing. Details right after the break. Fe could protect you from diabetes . crunch what if one situp could prevent Heart Disease . One. Wishful thinking, right . 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Komo also reporting that the pilot was trained on the most recent preflight checklist, but the list inside the chopper was a previous version. Longtime pilot Gary Pfitzner and photographer bill strothman died in the crash. Of course, our thoughts with the team at komo with this back in the news tonight. The fright train derailing in new york city. Eight cars jumping the tracks in the rail yard. All 99 cars were empty at the time. No one was hurt, but amtrak was forced to suspend service between new york city and connecticut for a time. The trains are now running at reduced speeds. The cause is under investigation. And a passing to note tonight. The man behind the music. Thriller thriller night Michael Jacksons thriller, and it was rod temperton, songwriter behind some of the biggest hits of the 70s and 80s. He wrote jacksons thriller, rock with you and off the wall. He tested about 300 titles before settling on thriller. Quincy jones calling him, quote, one of the best, period. 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Ill see you tomorro police are investigating whether a phenomenon branded a hoax has been a reality. One mothers story of an attack by a clown. A big marijuana bust that resulted in one person being arrested and dozens of plants being confiscated. How the bay area is helping those in the path of Hurricane Matthew on the east coast. Its been called a hoax, but today, one mother says a scary clown became a very real threat while she was holding her baby. Good evening, thanks for joining us. This mother says she had to fight off the clown to keep him from snatching her 1yearold daughter out of her arms. Laura anthony joins with us the details. Reporter the mother was badly shaken by this incident, she says happened just down the sidewalk from where im standing. She told us she had lunch at to restaurant just before 1 00 and while standing at the bus stop at willow pass road, a man in a clown outfit approached her, and her daughter, she says he wore a blue curly wig but no mask or makeup, after a brief conversation, she said he grabbed for her daughters arm, and here is how clees described what happened next. The male suspect grabs an arm of a 1yearold child. And tugs, pulls on it. Mom thought maybe he was trying to pull the daughter away. She kicked the suspect in the shin two times. We saw detectives out here this after the noon. Were