the levees along the river with sandbags. those levees are almost 80 years old and could be threatened by more rain or more water released from the dam. engineers here tell us they re lowering the water behind the dam right now, but this is a volatile situation that is changing by the hour. david? will carr with us tonight, as well. will, thank you. and we re also following a breaking headline out of louisiana at this hour. lawmakers there have just passed a strict ban on abortion, as early as six weeks, with no exception for rape or incest. the latest in a wave of challenges across this country. and here s abc s steve osunsami tonight. reporter: with protesters marching outside for days, lawmakers in louisiana joined a chorus of states voting to outlaw abortions as early as six weeks into a pregnancy, when supporters of the law believe that a fetal heartbeat can be detected. when a person s heart stops beating, you know their life has ended. when you can hear a baby s heartbea
all right, steve, thank you. there is also news coming in tonight following a deadly shooting and manhunt. a gunman opening fire at a business, killing a woman, shooting a deputy and two others. abc s adrienne bankert now with the images from outside houston. reporter: tonight, police outside of houston are trying to piece together what led to a deadly altercation inside this business and a shootout with a responding deputy. the incident sparked a massive manhunt for this man, pavol vido, considered armed and dangerous after a woman was found dead. my heart goes out to the family of the deceased. reporter: police suspect that vido broke into this plumbing business, waiting until employees arrived, firing on them mercilessly. authorities say he was living on the same property and may have recently been served an eviction notice. vido allegedly opened fire on a responding sheriff s deputy who noticed his getaway car. we have an officer shot. reporter: that deputy shot in th
reporter: opponents tried to make exceptions for women who are victims of rape or incest. you re interested in pro-birth. but you re not interested in what happens to that child. reporter: but they failed. 79 yeas, 23 nays. the bill is finally passed. reporter: in missouri, where lawmakers have already approved their own new restrictions, the state is threatening to close this clinic, the last in missouri, by friday. tomorrow morning, the st. louis clinic is asking a federal judge to step in. when women don t think there s an option for a safe, legal and accessible abortion in their state or near them, they re going to seek whatever care they can find, and many women are going to be hurt or injured or potentially lose their life. so, let s get back to steve osunsami on this story again tonight. and steve, opponents of the new louisiana law are vowing to challenge it immediately? reporter: that s right, david. the governor is promising to sign it. he s a democrat. in a w
dothan, alabama. even first responders had trouble finding the car. the main challenge is going to be where the car was and where the victim was pinned against the driver s door. it was off the road and it was difficult to get the car to pull around her. reporter: police say when they found her, she was awake, and was pinned to the door in such a way that she couldn t get out on her own. she was on her way to the post office. investigators say they don t think weather had anything to do with the crash. police say she s in stable condition tonight. she suffered multiple injuries, but her family says they re of course happy she s alive. david? steve, thank you. when we come back, the killer sentenced for killing a jogger. what he said before he was sentenced. and where authorities can no longer chalk your tires to give you a parking ticket. to give you a parking ticket. irus i knew widespread hpv is and while hpv clears for most,
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