Good evening. And as we come on the air tonight, several breaking stories on the campaign trail. And a bizarre scene playing out right here in new york city late today. A drama playing out right there at trump tower in midtown manhattan. You can see a climber scaling the 58story tower, using suction cups to get up. You can see, police had removed a window at the 21st floor, pulling him in as bystanders and pedestrians were watching the whole thing below on fifth avenue. Abcs gio benitez is live from the scene tonight. Good evening. Reporter david, good evening to you. Police say hes clearly a stuntman, but even with his capture, we still dont know what he was doing climbing this building, all the way up to the 21st floor. Take a look at some of this video. Tonight, mystery over why this man climbed trump tower. Social media showing him starting around 4 00 p. M. These photos taken from inside the tower as he makes his giant suction cups, he scaled the building from floor to floor, avoiding capture. You see the guy climbing, its, you see the police, they set mattresses, inflatable for that if he falls, they can catch him. Reporter he made it up to the 16th floor. Police breaking a window to try to reach him. You can see him speaking with cops with no apparent intent on giving up. Nobody clear on what he planned to do. Wow. Thats some very tense moments there with so many people watching this play out, gio. And there was word that he might have been pamphlets . Reporter thats rit. They said that he was carrying some leaflets and Police Sources actually saw those. And they said, you know what, they were just about selfpromotion. They dont believe that donald trump was ever in danger, of course, he wasnt here in this building, he was down campaigning in florida. But they dont believe that trump was ever in danger. They dont believe anyone was in danger. They just wanted to get him down safely. Yeah, so many new yorkers and tourists watching him pulled in gio, thank you. That drama playing out moments ago. In the meantime, donald trump was far fromrump tower, instead, campaigning hundreds of miles away in virginia tonight, and Standing Firm after those controversial remarks about Hillary Clinton and remarks aimed at, quote, Second Amendment people, and what they could do. Heres abcs tom llamas. Reporter tonight, donald trump still feeling the heat after this comment on the campaign trail that some interpreted to be a threat to Hillary Clinton. Hillary wants to abolish, essentially abolish, the Second Amendment. If she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks. Although the Second Amendment people, maybe there is, i dont know. Reporter trump seeming to blame the press for the backlash over that comment. Because they can take a little store that isnt a story, and make it into a big deal. Happens so much. We have to protect our Second Amendment, which is under siege. Remember that. Remember that. Supporters say he was joking, not inciting violence. Trump himself explains it this way what were talking about is political power. Theres tremendous political power to save the Second Amendment, tremendous. And you look at, you know, you look at the power they have in terms of votes and thats what i was referring to, obviously. Reporter trump refuting a cnn report that the secret service had reached out to his campaign to discuss his comment, tweeting, no such meeting or conversation ever happened. A madeup story by low ratings cnn. But even speaker paul ryan, who endorsed trump, telling supporters this after his primary win last night. Its simple to prey on peoples fears. That stuff sells, but it doesnt stick. Reporter n a scathing oped in the new york times, columnist Thomas Friedman writing, quote, trump knows what he is doing, and it is so dangerous in todays world. Writing about loan wolves, signal in the noise. Even talk show host and former republican congressman Joe Scarborough writing in the washington post, quote, a bloody line has been crossed. Donald trump has left the Republican Party few options but to act decisively and get this political train wreck off the tracks before something terrible happens. Reaction from all sides tonight. Tom llamas with us live again this evening. And tom, the nra Standing Firmly behind donald trump, in particular, in the form of a new major ad buy. Reporter thats right, david. The nra spending 3 million on donald trump. This is the single largest protrump ad buy of trumps entire campaign. And the nra making an argument that Hillary Clinton is a hypocrite, in that advertisement, for living with armed guards for 30 years, yet wanting to restrict gun rights. David . Tom llamas, our thanks to you again tonight. And Hillary Clinton, meanwhile, campaigning in iowa, and just as she was about to address Donald Trumps comments, the secret service suddenly Abcs Cecilia Vega with the tense moments there. Reporter the secret service rushing in as Hillary Clinton spoke in iowa today. Officers tackling an Animal Rights protester who tried to rush the stage. Clinton didnt flinch. Superpower of the 21st century. Reporter officers dragging the protester out. And some people get a little carried away. Have you noticed that . Reporter the scene comes just 24 hours after trump made those controversial comments about the Second Amendment. People, maybe there is, i dont know. Reporter but tonight, clinton has some fighting words of her own. Words matter, my friends. Reporter clinton now says her opponent is inciting violence. And if you are running to be president , or you are president of the united states, words can have tremendous consequences. Yesterday, we witnessed the latest in a long line of casual reporter also tonight, more email troubles. The state department releasing dozens of previously unreleased exchanges, raising questions about donations to the Clinton Foundation in exchange for favors. In one, a Foundation Official directs clinton aide huma abedin to connect a Top Foundation donor with the u. S. Ambassador to lebanon, writing, this is very important. Today, the Clinton Campaign saying, Hillary Clinton never took action as sec the Clinton Foundation. But trump says the emails exposed pay for play connections. And cecilia vega with us live tonight. Cecilia, Hillary Clinton seems to be not only answering new questions about the emails, but pointing forward and trying to reach out to republicans and independents . Reporter thats right. Both of those groups, david. Her campaign has launched a formal gan to win them over and they are now expanding their battleground map into republican strongholds like arizona and some of those Republican Voters unhappy with donald trump. All right, cecilia vega, thank you. Next, this evening, a tragic accident, taking the life of a 73yearold wife and retired librarian. The police chief calling it, quote, unimaginable. Mary knowlton, who was taking part in a Police Department Community Outreach workshop, was randomly chosen to play the quote, victim, in a safety exercise. She was then accidentally shot and killed by an officer. Abcs phillip mena i gorda, florida. We are mourning and missing mary, as she was a vital member of our community. Reporter at a citizen Training Session at the punta gorda, florida, police station, 73yearold Mary Knowlton was volunteered from 35 participants to engage in a shoot, dont shoot drill. Designed to show how police make splitsecond decisions. The officer playing the attacker was supposed to fire blanks at her. Mistakenly struck with a live round. Suddenly, there was three loud gunshots. I caught her eye as she then went down onto the ground. Reporter knowlton, a retired librarian originally from minnesota, was there with her husband. Her son is devastated, but says he forgives the officer, and she wod, too. She really supported the police here. Thats why they went there last night, just to show their support. Reporter the chief of police, who was also there when it happened, said real weapons had been used before. As the chief of police, will you allow a real weapon to be used again at a Citizens Academy like this . The answer is absolutely not. Reporter abc news has learned that the officer involved is lee cole. Cole was involved in a controversial traffic stop late last year. His canine taking down a cyclist. Cole was cleared by the department, but that cyclist is suing the department, and the lawsuit is pending. Officer cole has been placed on administrative leave. And the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is phillip mena on the scene for us tonight. Phillip, thank you. We turn next here tonight no the extreme weather watch in several parts of the country tonight. A tornado in connecticut reported late today. Storms in the northeast, and a ground stop at a number of major airports for a time. Also, tropical moisture delivering rain to the phoenix valley. And dozens of rescues. One womans suv pinned against this bridge. Firefighters breaking her back window to get her out. Now a Flash Flood Watch along Severe Weather were watching here in the east, as well. Lets get to rob marciano with us live tonight. Hey, rob. Reporter hi, david. Much of the country in the august soup right now, where its not raining, it is super humid. And were adding to the flood zones, not just the southwest, but looking at parts of minnesota. Theyre getting another round of Severe Weather over saturated ground today. And the rain onabsolute across the gulf coast continues. Rivers will be on the rise the northeast seeing severe thunderstorms today, but the big story is the building heat. Philadelphia, new york and boston will be into the 90s, plus humidity. That is hot summertime soup. David . Rob marciano with us, thank you. Next, to rio, and the absolute gold rush for team usa. Michael phelps winning two more gold medals, as you know. Hiss personal medal count now is more than many countries have earned from their entire teams. Katie wiledecky earning her secd goal. And the american women gymnastics am an historic margin. Take a look at the standings tonight. So far, american athletes still well ahead in the medal count. With phelps, ledecky and the gymnasts slated for more come me tugs, were hoping for more gold to come. Abcs matt gutman, leading our team in rio tonight. Reporter not bad for a guy who retired a couple years back. Michael phelps now out of retirement, chugging his way to a third gold of these games. Phelps notching his 21st gold medal after a particularly personal race. African rival, chad le clos, who beat him in the 2012 london games. Le clos at mid stroke, seemingly glancing at phelps in the next lane. Phelps winning, but hugging his rival afterwards. The night, not yet over. Phelps then hitting the pool for the mens relay, alongside fellow Gold Medalist ryan lochte. Before diving in, one of his swim caps breaks. The swimmers wearing two to increase speed and stability. Silicone to cut through the water. Phelps, as the anchor, was so spent after the win, he could barely pull himself out of the pool. A few years ago, phelps grinned for a picture alongside this little blond girl. But last night, that girl is now the 19yearold woman, katie ledecky, notching her third gold. Earlier in the week, the swimmer obliterating her competition, breaking her own world record and leaving competitors five is that like, being, you know, a great marathoner and being usain bolt at the same time . Basically. Thats great. She crushes it every time. Reporter but it wasnt all celebratory in the pool. Olympic officials now in damage control over this. Green algae growing in the water. Look at the difference between mondays competition and tuesdays. The International Swimming federation confirming that the water tanks ran out of some of the chemicals used in the Water Treatment process. The womens gymnastics team, a high wire act. The final five, as they call themselves, launching themselves aloft, as if wearing sequined jet packs. Simone biles leading all scorers. She was mobbed by her teammates and beaming when they got gold. David, to put the womens dominance into context, gymnastics is often won or lost by hundredths of a point. The womens team won by eight full points. Analysts tell us thats like winning the super bowl by 12 touchdowns. David . Next here this evening, we learned today about the loss of a beloved broadcaster, our colleague from espn, john saunders. And our friend hannah storm broke the news. Welcome back to rio. I have some shocking and sad news to report to you. Our generous and talented and beloved colleague, john saunders, has died. John saunders was one of the most familiar faces at certainly one of the most respected. Congratulations to the National Champion texas longhorns. He loved it, and it showed. Right from the start. Welcome to espns tuesday night baseball. Saunders arrived at espn 30 years ago from baltimore. He was there for the beginning of sportscenter, and for the past 15 years, as host of the sports reporters. Im john saunders. And here are todays sport reporters. He was a role model to so facebook today, saying she just saw john last friday in a hotel lobby. Had i known that would be the last time i saw him, i would have said, thank you, john. Thank you for being a stellar example of excellence for me and countless others. Not just your remarkable example of what it means to be a journalist, but most importantly, what it means to be a remarkable human being. She also wrote of his loving family, his wife and two daughters. And we are all thinking of them tonight. John was really a fixture at espn, and we are about him and the abc family. What a loss. There is still much here ahead on world news tonight this wednesday, and a major headline breaking. A famed mob boss, why he was suddenly pulled out of witness protection. The new charges tonight. Also ahead, a parents nightmare. And a consumer alert for you. The camera set up to keep their twins safe, but what one mom found streaming on the internet. A hacker broke into the camera in their own home. Later tonight here, the big announcement from the girl flavor. 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Heres abcs Kayna Whitworth tonight. Reporter tonight, a wakeup call for families using home surveillance cameras. A houston mother terrified to learn that the camera she set up to keep her girls save was instead giving people around the world a live view of her daughters every move. We have security cameras to protect them and i feel like i failed, because im not protecting them. Theyre in my house. Reporter the images were found on the website live stream viewer, by another mother more than 2,000 miles afwha oregon, houston Moms Facebook pape. People are watching my kids in their home, dressing, sleeping, playing. Its a parents worst nightmare. Reporter all over the internet, unsuspecting people caught on live cameras, walking their dogs, sleeping, even baby monitors. If the system is connected to e internet, then its vulnerable to attack. And most of these systems have not been designed to be secure, so, they offer multiple opportunities for somebody that knows what theyre doing to break into them. Reporter jennifer says she changed her wifi password, but thinks hackers accessed kids were playing. Kayna whitworth, abc news, los angeles. Kayna, thank you. When we come back here tonight, a mob arrest. A former mafia boss in court tonight. Why he was suddenly pulled out of witness protection. And the small investment that paid off big time. Youre not going to believe this. This guy suddenly worth 20 million. Well tell you how. And the girl scouts out with a new flavor tonight. Together. And could this happen again . I was given warfarin in the hospital, but wondered, was this the best treatment for me . I spoke to my doctor and she told me about eliquis. Eliquis treats dvt and pe blood clots and reduces the risk of them happening again. Not only does eliquis treat dvt and pe blood clots. 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