And america strong tonight. The Football Players and the cheerleader who won the game before it even started. Good evening. And we begin tonight with the growing firestorm over the forum. The commander in chief test. Donald trump and Hillary Clinton both under fire. Trumps words about american generals, clintons promise, no Ground Troops ever again in iraq. And tonight herest take a look at the key battleground states. Clinton with a very slight lead in pennsylvania. Trump up by one in ohio. And in florida tonight, they are both tied. All of the polls within the margin of error. This race is suddenly a dead heat. And both candidates facing heat. We begin with what donald trump said about the generals, and abcs Jonathan Karl. Reporter campaigning in ohio today, donald trump blasted shes got to get her act together. Reporter but trump is now facing blowback over his statements, including his attack on americas senior military leadership. The generals have been reduced to rubble. They have been reduced to a point where its embarrassing for our country. Reporter he even suggested hed fire the top brass. Well, there probably would be different generals, to be honest with you. Reporter but there are only so many generals. They come up through the ranks, serving president s of both parties. Then, theres what he said about his first classified National Security briefing. And i was very, very surprised. In almost every instance, and i could tell, i am pretty good with the body language, i could tell, they were not happy. Our leaders did not follow what they were recommending. Reporter candidates are expected to say nothing about what is, by definition, a confidential briefing. I think what he said was totally inappropriate and undisciplined. Reporter trump also doubled i happened to hear Hillary Clinton say that i was not against the war in iraq. I was totally against the war in iraq. You can look at esquire magazine from 04. You can look at before that. Reporter but 2004 was a year after the war started. Tonight, the Clinton Campaign fired off this email donald trump kicked off his evening by lying about his position on the iraq war. And no one stopped to call him on it. There is only one known definitive statement from trump before the war, and in it, he says hes in favor. Are you for invading iraq . Yeah, i guess so. You know, i wish it was i wish the first time, it was done correctly. Reporter at the forum, trump was also pressed about his plan for defeating isis. For more than a year, he has said he has one. There is a method of defeating them quickly and effectively and having total victory. I dont want the enemy to know what im going to do. All i can tell you is that it is a foolproof way of winning. Said hed ask his generals to come up with a plan. Is the plan youve been hiding this whole time asking someone else for their plan . No. But when i do come up with a plan that i like and that perhaps agrees with mine, or maybe doesnt, i may love what the generals come back with. But you have your own plan . I have a plan. If i win, i dont want to broadcast to the enemy exactly what my plan is. Reporter and finally, trump raised eyebrows by again praising russian leader vladimir putin. If he says great thgs me, im going to say great things about him. Hes been a leader, far more than our president has been a leader. And Jonathan Karl with us live tonight. Jon, trump not only standing by his praise of putin, but citing putins poll numbers in russia . Reporter well, you know that donald trump loves to talk about polls, and he said that putin has an 82 Approval Rating in russia. What he didnt mention is that putin is essentially a dictator who maintains near total control known to crack down on russians who dare to challenge him. David . Jon karl leading us off tonight. Jon, thanks. There was someone else paying close attention to what came out of the commander in chief forum. The commander in chief. President obama saying trump must be challenged when he said his, quote, uninformed or outright wacky ideas. And tonight, Hillary Clintons team is now fundraising off of what they believe was an unfair forum. But clinton is facing tough questions over some of what she said, too. And a Major Development involving former secretary of state colin powe. He did advise clinton on private email after all. Heres abcs cecilia vega. Reporter in North Carolina today, Hillary Clinton ripped into donald trump for lavishing praise on vladimir putin. Even taking the astonishing step of suggesting he prefers the russian president to our american president. Its not just insulting to the office and the man who holds the office, it is scary, it is dangerous. Reporter in that room full of veterans, she painted herself as the only one in the race who has what it takes to be commander in chief. Steadiness. An absolute rock steadiness. And mixed with strength, to be able to make the hard decisions. Reporter but now, clinton is taking heat for this statement. We are not puttin troops into iraq ever again and were not putting Ground Troops into syria. Were going to defeat isis without committing american Ground Troops. Reporter there already are american troops on the ground in both countries. Today, clinton clarifying. I think putting a big contingent of american Ground Troops on the ground in iraq and syria would not be in the best interest of the fight against reporter one issue that will not go away . Her emails. Clinton spent a quarter of the time that she was on that stage answering questions about them. And she insisted she was careful handling classified material. I took it very seriously. When i traveled, i went into one of those little tents that im sure youve seen around the world, because we didnt want there to be any potential for someone to have embedded a camera to try to see whatever it is that i was seeing that was designated, marked and headed as classified. Reporter but now, new insight into her email use, and the advice she received from one of her predecessors. In an email, former secretary of state colin powell, a republican, told clinton he, too, used, quote, a personal computer that was hooked up to a private phone line to communicate with a wide range of friends directly, without it going through the state powell said he even used it to do business with some foreign leaders and some of the senior folks in the state department on their personal email accounts. And cecilia vega with us live tonight from charlotte. And cecilia, Hillary Clinton also seemed to fire back today when asked about criticism she didnt smile enough last night. Reporter well, david, the head of the rnc tweeted that she seemed angry and on the defensive and that she didnt smile enough. Well, she was smiling today when she says she doesnt take anything that the rnc says seriously. She said, quote, trump cho t talk about his deep admiration and support for vladimir putin. Maybe he did it with a smile, and i guess the rnc would have liked that. David . Cecilia vega, always great to have you. There are also two other much lesser known candidates in the race for president , and one of them today was asked, what would you do about aleppo . Of course, the center of so much bloodshed and heartbreak in syria. He asked, what is aleppo . Heres Martha Raddatz with the moment. Playing out on live tv. Libertarian president ial candidate gary johnson stumped not by a gotcha question, but a basic Foreign Policy question in the headlines for months. What would you do, if you were elected, about aleppo . About . Aleppo. And what is aleppo . Youre kidding. No. Aleppo is in syria. Its the epicenter of the refugee crisis. Okay. Got it. Got it. Reporter aleppo, the largest city in wartorn syria. Just two days ago, these images from aleppo broadcast around the world. More than 100 people, including dozens of children, sickened by a chlorine gas attack. Just last month, this picture became an International Call to action. 5yearold omran daqneesh, pulled from the rubble of his bombedout aleppo home. Minutes after his interview of new mexico, acknowledged he, quote, blanked. No one is taking this more seriously than me. I feel horrible. What do you think will happen now . Well, that i have to get smarter. And thats just part of the process. Reporter but later, on abcs the view, johnson taken to task. I think its a disqualifying statement, frankly. And fair enough. All right, lets get right to martha tonight. Did he have any sort of explanation, why he didnt know what aleppo was or where it was . Reporter david, he said he was thinking in terms of acronym, that aleppo was somehow an acronym for something. But he also said, there was really no excuse whatsoever for his failure, and he added that, if you are running for president , everything should be fair game. So, there you have it, david. All right, Martha Raddatz with us again tonight. Thank you. Next, to a Deadly School teachers frantic to keep everyone safe. A 14yearold opening fire. Heres abcs clayton sandell. Reporter it started when police say a 14yearold freshman girl pulled a gun at this alpine, texas, high school and shot another female student. The school, immediately put on lockdown. The teacher quickly shut off the lights and we all pressed against the wall and stayed silent. Girls started crying, it was just a mess. Reporter police got there fast, but say the shooter had already killed herself. Official good student, who moved to alpine about six months ago. This is alpine. Its a Peaceful Place to live and come and, you know, thats the hard part about it. Reporter the victim ran outside and was rushed to a hospital. When it was over, students were overcome with emotion. Active Shooter Training is part of every day life for cops nationwide. This drill in douglas county, colorado. Trying to figure out the best way to go in and meet the threat headon. Officers used to wait for a s. W. A. T. Teams help, but now, they quickly take the fight to drop the weapon reporter david, investigators are still trying to figure out a motive for the shooting. As for the victim, shes already been released from the hospital. David . Clayton, thank you. We turn next here to Severe Weather across the country tonight. That tropical system that caused flash floods in arizona. Whipping up this funnel cloud, as well. And tonight, millions are now under heat advisories in the east. School closings in ohio and pennsylvania. Record heat possible from d. C. Up through philly, new york and boston. So, lets get right to tracking it all for us. Hey, rob. Reporter hi, david. For september, this is pretty extreme heat. Records falling today in baltimore, it was 96. In d. C. , 98. Of course, the humidity adds to that. Take a look at what it feels like right now. Near 100 in philadelphia and also in d. C. Tomorrow, we expect more records to fall, into the 90s from virginia all the way up i95, into boston. Slowmoving cold front firing up storms night in through springfield and up through the drought, but to cool things off. There are some schools in the northeast that dont have air conditioning, so, we might see more closings tomorrow. David . Rob marciano, thanks. Next tonight, to the zika crisis right here in the u. S. , and troubling new numbers from florida, where 80 pregnant women have now tested positive for the virus. All travelrelated. And a baby with zikarelated microcephaly has been born in a miami hospital. This evening, thousands of employees at the nations largest bank are accused of using customers information to open up new Bank Accounts for you even knowing. And putting some of the customers money into new accounts, and then allegedly charging Overdraft Fees for the initial account. Well, tonight here, a landmark fine. 185 million. And Rebecca Jarvis is tracking your money. Reporter tonight, wells fargo under fire. Thousands of employees at the bank accused of secretly using customer information and illegally opening more than 2 million savings and credit card accounts. Branches across the country would temporarily siphon money from real Bank Accounts into those secret accounts, keeping customers in the dark. Even creating phony email addresses and fake pins to cover their tracks. Customers who had no idea the money was gone were then charged overdraft feels. Wells fargo firing 5,300 employees in connection with the widespread, illegal scheme, that spans at least five years. Telling abc news, hi regret every interaction that was not handled properly, the number of instances and team members involved represent a very small portion of our business. Wow, this is still stunning. Rebecca with us now. And how do customers get their money back if they were overcharged . Reporter david, wells fargo expects to pay back as much as 5 million to customers, and they say, it will automatically go back in your account, if you were affected by this scam. All right, Rebecca Jarvis on your money tonight. Rebecca, thanks. There is still much more ahead on world news tonight this thursday. The prisoner making a stunning escape, and youll see it right the murder suspect breaking out of this interrogation room. You can see surveillance cameras. Why werent Police Looking . How did this happen . And breaking news tonight. The warning about the smartphone battery igniting. The owner saying his whole suv went up in flames. And there is late word from the faa at this hour. 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The murder suspect left alone in the interrogation room, breaking out of his own handcuffs and then climbing through the ceiling. Officers getting a big surprise when they went back to check on him. And heres abcs Adrienne Bankert tonight. Mr. Perez, you are being held on one count of open murder. Reporter a 25yearold charges after a brazen escape. In this justreleased video, watch as alonzo perez, left alone by North Las Vegas detectives in this interrogation room, twists and breaks his metal handcuffs using his body weight. Police checking on him moments later, but fail to notice hes broken free. While detectives left the room to do paperwork, in less than an hour, perez manages to climb out through the roof, still shackled by his ankles. Mistakes were made. We did have a video feed, a live feed, but nobody was monitoring. Reporter perez is also suspected of being the shooter in this july surveillance video, firing nine shots into this office, but hasnt been charged. Hes currently a suspect in the death of 31yearold mohammed robinson. Robinsons sister, stunned at the news. How is anybody supposed to feel safe right now . Reporter Police Officials have not announced any consequences for the officers involved. Adrienne bankert, abc news, los angeles. Adrienne, thank you. When we come back tonight, ryan lochtes punishment, now revealed. Thats coming up. The warning about the smartphone battery that could start fires. And breaking news tonight, the faa with a new warning for Airline Passengers about this, too. And tim tebow just got a new deal, trading football for a new sport. The major team signing him tonight. Tonight. Well be right back. Fuse to lie down. Why suffer . Stand up to chronic migraine. With botox . Botox . Is the only treatment for chronic migraine shown to actually prevent headaches and migraines botox . Is for adults with chronic migraine, 15 or more headache days a month each lasting 4 hours or more. 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