What he did when officers moved in, and the chilling discovery made by detectives. Plus, the wild encounter. A man caught on camera in yellowstone taunting a bison. The massive animal at one point, lunging at him. Why that tourist is now facing charges. And good evening. Its great to have you with us on a busy friday night. Im tom llamas in for david, and we begin tonight with dangerous Storm Threats as we come on the air. Flash flooding alerts for 50 Million People from Georgia All The Way to maine. In lynchburg, virginia, take a look at this. Emergency crews keeping a close eye on the College Lake Dam now crippled and under repair. 150 homes evacuated over fears it could fail, and this destruction from a rare confirmed ef0 tornado. Hitting new york city, winds up to 85 miles per hour, downing at least 50 trees. Powerful storms forcing ground stops at major airports in the northeast. As far north as New Hampshire where rainfall reaches 3 inches per hour, so those watches remain up wit
This year is the 150th anniversary of Yellowstone National Park, and over the decades, millions of memories have been created there. Spanning 3,500 miles and covering parts of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho, Yellowstone’s popularity has grown in recent years. In 2021, 4.8 million people visited the park, making it the busiest year on record. To […]
a warrant was issued for his arrest. oh, god. reporter: wild animals are of course, wild, and experts warn getting too close could kill you. these are not elsie the cow. this is a wild animal that fights for aggression, fights for territory. reporter: last night, rangers at glacier national park caught up with reinke. he is still in custody, facing several charges including disturbing wildlife. he has not entered a plea. tom. a wild trip for him. clayton, thank you. when we come back, a man overboard. the urgent search tonight in the waters off alaska after a choose ship crew member disappears. and call them the lucky 11. the california co-workers who have 543 million reasons to celebrate tonight. stay with us. this is your wake-up call. if you have moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis, month after month, the clock is ticking on irreversible joint damage. ongoing pain and stiffness are signs of joint erosion.
back now with the scary standoff with a wild animal in yellowstone national park. the man who is lucky he wasn t injured when the animal charged, now facing charges in court. here s abc s clayton sandell. reporter: this bison-baiting video, the latest example of a wildlife encounter gone wrong. oh, no, no, no, no, no. reporter: the man in the road taunting this giant yellowstone bison, soon found himself in handcuffs. 55-year-old raymond reinke, arrested last night. this now-viral video, joining a long list of legal trouble for reinke. his multiple run-ins with rangers started july 28th at grand teton national park, busted for allegedly being drunk and disorderly. then in yellowstone tuesday, reinke was cited for intoxication and harassing wildlife. then he was on to glacier, but when authorities saw this video,