World news is next. We appreciate your time. Im dan ashley. And im kristen sze. For sandhya tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. The holiday escape turning deadly. Accidents grinding traffic to a halt in two major cities, as more than 40 million americans hit the roads. Now a sweltering heat wave settling in. Our ginger zee standing by. A Fourth Of July like no other. Thats what President Trump is promising in the nations capital, with tanks and military planes. But how much will it cost and whos paying . And can the white house keep politics out of it . The navy s. E. A. L. Speaking out, losing his rank, but walking out of court a free man after he was cleared in the murder of an isis prisoner. What hes now saying about his fellow s. E. A. L. S who testified against him. The disturbing officer involved shooting. A man armed with a knife refusing orders, charging at police. Shots fired, and it is all caught on camera. The haunting new drawings by children inside a
prosecutors alleged that gallagher, a medic, killed the teen. at trial, a fellow s.e.a.l. testified that he stabbed him. they tried to frame me as a criminal from the get-go. but you know, we knew the truth the whole time. reporter: the explosive twist in the trial came when corey scott, a s.e.a.l. with immunity in the case, testified that he, not gallagher, was the real killer. after he blocked his breathing tube following the stabbing, because he knew the teen was going to die anyway. gallagher had strong and unusual support from the commander in chief. before the trial, president trump got gallagher out of confinement. what do you want to say to president trump? thank you. reporter: president trump tweeted today to the fall la ger family, congratulations. you have been through much together. glad i could help! the jury sentenced gallagher to time served and dropped his rank, which could impact his pension. he s set to retire in two weeks, and even after all the allegat
being cleared of murder charges. he will be eligible in about three weeks when he hits 20 years of service. on wednesday, a jury sentenced gallagher to a demotion and reduction in pay for posing with the body of a dead isis fire. he was also sentenced to four months in prison which he already served. we now know the man accused of killing mackenzie lueck was banned from a college campus. newly released documents show suspect was charged for stealing ipad while he was a student at utah state university in 2012. police say he was homeless sleeping on couches and residence halls and keeps things in the janitor s closet. police found lueck s remains buried his backyard. add a stimple question to 2020 census. we are absolutely moving forward as we must because of the importance of the answer to this question. doj lawyers have until 2:00 p.m. tomorrow to come up