with his speakership. they say that even want to look into ongoing criminal investigations. democrats worry this could put reublicans on a total collision course with the doj. and potentially disrupt probes that the doj has already launched into january 6th and former president trump. linsey. we ll see how it all plays out. maryalice, thank you. next tonight, the terrifying images from houston. police say they want to speak to a man they say killed a robbery suspect in a diner. surveillance images show the robbery suspect who appeared to armed with a gun stealing from frightened customers before he was shot multiple times from behind. here s faith abubey. tonight, houston police searching for answers after these terrifying moments caught on surveillance video obtained by abc station ktrk inside a local mexican restaurant. a suspect clad in black, gloves and a mask, bursting into the restaurant with a gun. points at everybody, starts taking wallets and money from everybody in th
pump. linsey. all right, em, our thanks to you. tonight, wnba superstar brittney griner is said to be in good health and spirits. we re learning new details. tonight, these new images of griner posing with some of the team that brought her home. the american diplomat who was with her on the flight is now sharing what he saw first hand. faith abubey is in texas. reporter: tonight, brittney griner spending her third night inside this texas army medical center as her reintegration process continues. getting appropriate but both mental health care as well as physical health care. reporter: the 32-year-old back on u.s. soil after nearly 10 months in russian custody. held on drug charges and sent to a penal colony. the phoenix mercury star freed in a prison swap just days ago. and for the first time, the top american hostage negotiator, ambassador roger carstons sharing new details. she was full of energy.
palestinian suspects after a massive manhunt. the violence takes place as jews prepare to celebrate the week-long sukkot holiday. back here at home, the fbi has now joined the urgent search for a missing toddler from southern georgia. officials are holding out hope of finding him alive. here s abc s faith abubey. reporter: tonight the urgent search for missing georgia toddler quinton simon intensifying. investigators including the fbi recanvassing, quote, specific areas looking for the 20-month-old. it s been horrible. i keep picturing his face. reporter: quinton reportedly last seen wednesday at 6:00 a.m. in his savannah home wearing a light blue sesame street shirt and black pants. police say quinton s mother reported him missing more than three hours later at 9:40 a.m. i hope he s still alive. we don t know. we don t have any information to believe he s not. reporter: for days now authorities searching by air and by land,lu ith ae ngdilittrblee answers. quinton s grand
urging for this to be the last soccer tragedy in the nation. linsey? just a horrible outcome there. lama, thank you. we turn now to the nfl tonight the league and the their concussion protocols, the move follows the outage after the injuries to the miami dolphins star quarterback. both the league and union say changes are needed to enhance player safety. here s abc s faith abubey. tua, oh, he s woozy. reporter: tonight, the nfl and its players union announcing looming changes to the league s concussion protocol. down he goes. reporter: after miami dolphins quarterback tua tagovailoa suffered these horrifying head blows just days apart. they ll take him back. reporter: in a joint statement, the two entities saying they anticipate changes to be made, quote, in the coming days to keep athletes safe. in particular, the nfl and the players association focusing on players who show gross motor instability. if they fall down after getting up, if their arms move strangely, th
15 states that have ceased nearly all abortion services. those states having previous laws on the books before the supreme court decision. indiana s republican-controlled state legislature passed the bill. however, some republicans still say it doesn t go far enough. abortion is always murder. reporter: the white house today blasting the legislation as, quote, another radical step by republican legislators to take away women s reproductive rights. our bodies! our choice! reporter: indiana s near-total abortion ban comes after an overwhelming majority of voters just last week defeated an effort to remove abortion rights from the kansas state constitution. faith abubey is back with us now. faith, like we saw in kansas there, democrats in indiana were also hoping that their voters could weigh in on whether abortion should remain legal in the state. so, what happened there?