And the standoff. And tonight, the ceo of uber and his eyeopening apology after what was revealed in this video. Good evening, and we begin tonight with what could be a dangerous night ahead for millions of americans after a day of deadly storms already. 25 tornadoes reported from the midwest, and this is all moving east now. Images of the terrible damage just coming in. One of those ef3 tornadoes shattering this neighborhood in illinois. From the air tonight, the damage stretching across miles. Homes left in ruin. Entire neighborhoods destroyed. And in arkansas tonight, hundreds of people taking shelter in an underground safe house as a tornado passes over a high school there. All this moving east, and abcs linzie janis leading us off. Reporter tonight that massive storm system that spawned deadly tornadoes in the midwest is on the move. [ sirens ] reporter tornado sirens roaring in tennessee. Powerful winds and rain too. Students at Tennessee Tech forced to shelter in place. The storms pummeling the densely populated northeast corridor. A downed power line burn a hole in this maryland street. Air traffic snarled. At new Yorks Laguardia airport, a close call. Runway four to be closed due to a strike. Its on the ground. You can see the damage. Reporter the twister started dropping just before dinner time tuesday. At least 25 tornadoes now reported across eight states. Illinois hit hard. Look at that. Reporter residents racing to safety. [ crying ] reporter a trail of destruction left behind. Our alex perez is southwest of chicago. Reporter at least a quarter of the 200 homes here in illinois were damaged by the storm. The National Weather service now confirming a powerful ef3 tornado, packing 155mileperhour winds tore through here. A lot of us lived here all our lives. Never had nothing like this, but, you know, well get through it. Reporter roughly 300 miles to the south, more than 100 homes hit in the perriville, missouri area by another ef3. Massive trees splintered. And this frightening scene along interstate 55. Our phillip mena is there. Reporter in total darkness, those powerful winds hurling these junkyard vehicles across the highway, killing a driver passing through. Reporter in all, at least three people dead and dozens more injured across the region. A destructive day and a tough night ahead. Linzie janis with us live in new york city tonight, and behind this system, linzie, another major concern, the damaging winds . Reporter thats right, david. The winds are picking up now. Warnings, and advisories have been issued for the northeast from tonight through to tomorrow night. Gusts could top 50 miles per hour, david . Linzie janis leading us off. Linzie, thank you. Lets get to chief meteorologist, ginger zee because were clearly not in the clear yet. Reporter not at all, and just northwest of south carolina, and you see the trees and structure, and its happening at this hour, and you can see the watches that stretches back to south of birmingham, alabama, and that will go for the next couple of hours, along the cold front, and primary threat is damaging winds. You could see an embedded small tornado, but i think the headline will be tomorrow, up to 60mileperhour winds for rhode island, wooster, massachusetts for example. You wake up friday morning, and drop about 60 degrees if you are in washington, d. C. From 80 today. Real whiplash. As you point out, these damaging winds that are still coming behind the system. Well watch it tonight. See you tomorrow morning. In the meantime, we have major developments from the white house tonight. President trumps first major address to congress and the american people. Generating many headlines for its strikingly different tone, and there was that emotional moment when the president singled out the widow of the navy s. E. A. L. Killed in that controversial raid in yemen. Abcs chief white house correspondent, Jonathan Karl tonight. Reporter an upbeat President Trump met with Republican Leaders today who are buzzing about the dramatic change in tone in the president s speech last night. Right off the bat, he was reaching out, giving a nod to black history month, and condemning a recent epidemic of hate crimes he has been slow to acknowledge, including the vandalism of jewish cemeteries and the threats against Jewish CommunityCenters Across the country now being investigated by the fbi. Recent threats targeting Jewish Community centers and vandalism of jewish cemeteries as well as last weeks shooting in kansas city remind us that while we may be a nation divided on policies, we are a country that stands united in condemning hate and evil in all of its very ugly forms. Reporter trump got members of both parties on their feet during the speechs emotional high point, his tribute to navy s. E. A. L. , ryan owens, killed in a controversial raid in yemen that the president approved just a week after he took office. When the president traveled to Dover Air Force base to witness the return of the fallen s. E. A. L. , owens father refused to meet with him. But last night his widow was there last night. Ryan died as he lived, a warrior, and a hero, battling against terrorism and securing our nation. Ryans legacy is etched into eternity. Thank you. [ applause ] reporter the applause lasted for almost a whole two minutes. [ applause ] ryan is looking down right now. You know that. And he is very happy because i think he just broke a record. [ applause ] reporter and in stark contrast to the combative tone of the president s first weeks in office, a near total reversal, especially this line which could be taken as a criticism of the president himself. The time for small thinking is over. The time for trivial fights is behind us. Reporter the positive tone was a hit with many critics, amid the good reviews, the white house today abruptly postponed the signing of a new version of the president s controversial travel ban, something the white house has called an urgent matter of national security. But for now, at least, it will wait. A bid, perhaps, to let the big speech moment sink in. Lets get to jon karl live at the white house tonight, and jon, you mention there, the delay now in the president s new executive order. We know at first, it banned citizens from seven muslimmajority countries, and among them, iraq, and you hear that iraq could come off the list . Reporter im told the current version of the travel ban, iraq has been removed at the urging of state Department Officials and defense secretary mattis who both made the case that iraq is a critical partner in the fight against isis. Including them in the ban could hinder that fight. Jon karl with us at the white house. Jon, thank you. And with the address to congress now behind the president , the new challenge for President Trump is whether he will be able to get all this through congress. Repealing and replacing obamacare, sweeping tax reform. Tax relief for the middle class, and an infrastructure plan. Abcs mary bruce with a reality check on the political fights ahead. She is on capitol hill tonight. Reporter from republicans on capitol hill tonight, praise for the president s speech, but also relief. I thought it was terrific. I thought it was a very strong speech. It was a bold, positive, optimistic vision. It was kind of nice to hear President Trump as president instead of candidate trump. Reporter for republicans looking for direction on plans to repeal and replace obamacare, the president outlined what should stay. We should ensure that americans with preexisting conditions have access to coverage. Reporter and what he thinks needs to change. Seeming to back the house speakers proposal to use tax credits to buy insurance. We should help americans purchase their own coverage through the use of tax credits and expanded Health Savings accounts. Reporter but that plan does not sit well with some within his own party. If the president is endorsing what the speaker supports, is that something you can get on board with . No. I think thats just a new entitlement program. The moment that you say there is guaranteed money going to people, how is that any different than the obamacare solution which was to get people benefits . Reporter that would be a nonstarter for you. That would be a nonstarter for me. Reporter the president is pitching in big ticket agenda items with big price tags. A 54 billion hike in defense spending, and a trillion dollar infrastructure plan. I came out feeling hopeful he had now pivoted to actually governing. During the entire speech, i kept saying, how are you going to do this . How are you going to bring forth new infrastructure and at the same time, add 54 billion in Defense Budget . Reporter democrats see glimmers of potential compromise, but are skeptical. Whenever you hear him, you always got to say, okay. What am i going to hear tomorrow . What am i going to hear this afternoon . Mary bruce live with us from capitol hill tonight, and mary, some late developments here. House republicans have been under a lot of pressure to come up with a plan to repeal and replace obamacare, and tonight, youre learning they will start debating something soon . Reporter republicans here just finished huddling on the path forward. No new details yet, but they insist they will be voting on legislation to tackle health care in the coming weeks. David. Mary bruce with us again tonight. Thank you. The white house clearing top aide, kellyanne conway, after she told americans to buy ivanka trumps fashion line on national tv. Conway accused to of violating ethics rules for federal employees. A white house lawyer found she acted, quote, inadvertently, and without nefarious motive or intent, adding that she has been briefed on ethics laws, and she promises to observe them. We turn next to the record run on wall street. The dow surging past 21,000 for the first time. Closing at about 21,115, up another 303 points today. The gains have been historic. Abcs chief business correspondent, rebecca jarvis, live outside the new york stock exchange. Whats driving the rally . Reporter david, optimism is a powerful force when it comes to stocks, and investors are optimistic that change is coming in washington in the form of lower taxes and fewer regulations in particular. That has set the dow up more than 15 since election day, and in the last four months, it has added to the average 401k as much as 11,000. David. In the meantime, rebecca, good news for retirement accounts and savings accounts across this country, but a lot of nerves about how long this rally could last. Reporter thats right, david. Were in the midst of one of the longest running bull markets in history. Stocks since march of 2009 have now more than tripled, and i have spoken to a number of veteran traders here on wall street. They believe the biggest risk to the rally ahead comes from washington. If washington cant deliver on wall streets expectations, you could see stocks take a turn from here, david. Rebecca jarvis from wall street. Thank you. A federal judge has granted bail to the widow of the pulse nightclub attacker. Noor salman was facing terrorrelated charges. Her lawyer has argued she has diminished mental capacity. The judge ruling she poses no danger. Omar mateen killed 49 people, at the pulse nightclub, the deadliest mass shooting in u. S. History. Next tonight, new trouble for the ceo of uber. Poig apologizing for a video, showing him berating one of his own drivers. Now admitting he needs, quote, leadership help. The Company Already facing angry calls on the internet the delete uber, and allegations that manager sexually harassed employees. Abcs linsey davis with the video. Reporter ubers ceo says hes sorry for his behavior in this newly released video which shows him berating a driver in an arm ovgument over fares. I lost 97,000 because of you. Im bankrupt because of you, you changed the whole business. What . You dropped prices. Reporter the driver blaming that ceo, travis kalanick, claiming the drop in uber fares has cost him dearly. You know what . What . Some people dont like to take responsibility for their own [ bleep ]. I take responsibility they blame everything in their life on somebody else for town car. Good luck reporter kalanick says he had to drop prices to stay competitive but he is now apologizing and released this statement. Its clear this video is a reflection of me and the criticism we have received is a stark reminder i must fundamentally change as a leader and grow up. And he says, this is the first time i have been willing to admit that i need leadership help, and i intend to get it. This is just the latest round of negative publicity. A former female uber engineer is now accusing the company of turning a blind eye to sexual harassment. Kalanick has called for an internal investigation into that matter, and hired former attorney general eric holder to look into the allegations, david. Linsey davis with us. Linsey, thank you. There is much more ahead on world news tonight this wednesday night. The murder manhunt at this hour. The search for a suspect. They need the publics help. The young nurse found dead in her home. Authorities tonight releasing surveillance of a possible killer. Well have more after the break. Also, two Police Chases making headlines tonight. The driver in that pickup truck there airborne, and the others soon on this american highway. The suspect driving backwards and the standoff there. And the interview tonight making news. Oprah winfrey asked if shell run for president. Oh. Oh. Is she running . The answer coming up. One of many pieces in my life. So when my asthma symptoms kept coming back on my longterm control medicine. 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