the fbi s new warning about threats to its agents. maryalice parks and aaron katersky standing by. also tonight, the rushdie attack. the author who spent years in hiding now hospitalized with serious injuries. the man accused of stabbing him in court today entering a plea of not guilty. what we re learning about the suspect s alleged support for the iranian regime that called for rushdie s death. the warning about polio. with traces of the virus found in new york city s waste water, the dangerous disease that causes paralysis once eliminated in the u.s. back on the radar. if you had the vaccine, how long does protection last? what you need to know. deadly flash flooding in the southwest. a second body found in las vegas. a daring rescue in arizona. rob marciano on the new concern about a possible mega flood that could one day devastate california. the war in ukraine raging, with fighting near the country s largest nuclear plant. what one official is warning tonight. t
the war in ukraine raging, with fighting near the country s largest nuclear plant. what one official is warning tonight. trouble on the tarmac. two planes bumping each other at a busy airport. america strong. the doctor who overcame the longest of odds sharing a special connection with her patients. good evening. thanks for joining us. i m mary bruce in for whit johnson. we ll have more on the attempted assassination of salman rushdie including what we ve learned about the suspect. we begin with the latest on the fbi search of former president donald trump s home in palm beach, florida. abc news has just confirmed that a trump lawyer signed a statement in june saying all classified documents at mar-a-lago had been turned over to federal investigators. that apparently was not the case. the warrant showing agents
multiple times. once he got mr. rushdie on the stage floor, he just continued to go at him. reporter: first responders airlifting rushdie to this erie, pennsylvania, hospital where he underwent surgery and is now being treated. rushdie s agent telling abc news friday evening that he is on a ventilator and cannot speak, and that salman will likely lose one eye. the nerves in his arm were severed, and his liver was stabbed and damaged. matar charged with attempted second degree murder and second degree assault. his attorney pleading not guilty on his behalf. president biden calling the attack vicious and that rushdie stands for essential, universal ideals. iran s grand ayatollah khomeini had called for rushdie s death more than 30 years ago. rushdie s 1988 book the satanic verses considered by some muslims to be insulting to islam. in tehran tonight, this man saying he was so glad because the insult rushdie made against our prophet, and the fatwa issued against him finally worked.
los angeles county said it s considering doing similar polio-monitoring tests just to get ahead of any potential risk there could be to the public. mary? phil, thank you tonight, tracking these concerns from coast to coast. now turning to that deadly monsoon weather out west. flash flooding caused by relentless rainfall led to two deaths in las vegas. one victim was found in a flood channel following thursday s downpour. a news crew from our abc affiliate ktnv discovered a second body late friday and alerted authorities. in scottsdale, arizona, a woman trapped by flood waters at a skate park had to be hoisted to safety by first responders. abc senior meteorologist rob marciano tracking the flash flood threat tonight. so much of the focus has been on the drought out west. a new study is warning that california could face a devastating flood? reporter: that s right, mary. it s an eye-opening study.
ayatollah s prior call to assassinate rushdie was a motivating factor in friday s attack. mola joining us now from outside the hospital where rushdie is being treated. mola, has there been any reaction from the iranian regime to this attack? reporter: no specific comments. we have heard from news outlets with close ties to the regime. one newspaper writing the attacker was courageous and another one running with the headline satan on the path to inferno. mary? mola, thank you. turning now to the recent detection of the polio virus in new york city waste water. officials warning it could spread among the unvaccinated. abc s phil lipof reports from new york. reporter: tonight, for the first time in decades, growing concern about polio in the united states. this is a massive public health red flag. reporter: that s because the virus that had been eliminated in the u.s. since 1979 has been