Thank you so much for joining us tonight. Well see you again at 6 00. Tonight, as we come on the air in the west, several breaking stories. North korea. And here at home, the deadly walmart shooting. Authorities say the gunman was a disgruntled employee taking aim at coworkers with deadly force. Shooting a Police Officer who was raced to the hospital. They believe hes alive because of his bulletproof vest. And that Breaking News coming in from north korea right now. What theyve now done. James longman with new reporting. The severe Thunderstorm Watch in the northeast, as we come on the air tonight, as a Lightning Strike hits at least six people late today on the east coast. And the father who did not survive, trying to save his 11yearold son in a rip current. The boy made it to shore. The horrific case unfolding tonight. Multiple Family Members killed, then police say a man firing his way into a second home. The sheriff now asking tonight, was this suspect imitating the Jayme Closs Cas
kidnap. the motive in this case remains unclear. david? all right, alex perez, thank you. next tonight, we are learning more about the victims and the survivors of that mass shooting at a food festival in california, you ll remember the pictures. the gunman unleashing at the family event. people running in panic. three people died. and what we ve now learned about this case tonight. abc s will carr in gilroy, california, again this evening. reporter: tonight, investigators are scouring this massive crime scene, trying to figure out why santino william legan opened fire on a packed food festival. authorities now zeroing in on the murder weapon. they say the suspect legally bought the ak-47-style rifle in nevada on july 9th. the gun store posting on facebook the suspect was acting happy and showed no reasons for concern. police say he then illegally transported the gun into california before killing three, including 13-year-old keyla salazar, who died as she stayed back with a re
police say 18-year-old gabriel natale and 19-year-old finnegan elder from california confessing to the stabbing of officer mario cerciello rega after a drug deal gone bad. the pair allegedly stole a backpack from this spot, later demanding cash and cocaine for its return. they were spotted on surveillance running away, but when police finally confronted them, it allegedly turned violent. today, the prosecutors saying elder claimed he was thrown to the ground and didn t know the men were police, and he started stabbing. the surviving officer insisted they identified themselves as police and showed badges. he says his partner fell to the ground crying, they stabbed me. tonight, a close family member confirming to abc news that finnegan elder was arrested in 2016 for being involved in a prearranged fight at a party, but insisting he doesn t have a criminal record. david? ian pannell in italy. ian, thank you. back here now, the president s nominee to be the nation s number two milita