You back here for abc7 tonight, Hurricane Hilary Taking Aim at Southern California. Forecast to be the first Tropical Storm to move across the state in more than 25 years. The major hurricane now a category 2 with winds up to 110 Miles Per Hour. The storm first expected to make landfall in mexico tomorrow. Parts of california bracing for extreme rainfall and lifethreatening Flash Flooding. Search and rescue teams on alert. San Bernardino County now issuing an Evacuation Warning to residents ahead of the storm. The National Weather Service Warns some areas could see a years worth of rain in less than 48 hours. Zohreen shah in Southern California. The deadly Wildfire Emergency in washington state. Three large fires burning Out Of Control across thousands of acres. Homes destroyed. An entire city forced to evacuate. An fbi manhunt under way at this hour for a Fugitive Member of the proud boys. Authorities say he disappeared just days before his sentencing for the january attack on the cap
Destroyed. Most of the Historic Town of lahaina wiped out. And now an investigation into the Emergency Alert system, with residents telling us they had little to no warning of the raging fire. Many now lining up for a chance to return home. Some are finding a wasteland where their houses once stood. We meet a mother and daughter searching through the ruins. A family that may have lost four members. And a pregnant woman who fled the flames, due to have her baby any day, desperate for a steady place to stay. Were following the massive Relief Effort under way. Donations pouring into maui. Neighbors racing to help each other. Gio benitez standing by. And our Team Coverage across maui. Also in our news tonight, millions on alert for extreme weather. Damaging hail in the midwest. Severe storms sweeping into the east. Including possible tornadoes. Blistering heat as the Pacific Northwest braces for a dangerous heat wave. A deadly Home Explosion. The flames spreading to other homes in the neig
this is the source. we start with breaking news. as the u.s. retaliation for the deaths of three american soldiers is underway tonight. the u.s. hitting more than 85 targets in iraq and syria against iranian-backed militias. b1 bombers flying nonstop from an air force base in texas ultimately striking 7 facilities in a mission the white house says was successful but also not over yet. it is without a doubt a sharp escalation of the war in the middle east. those bombers in the air today as president biden was attending the dignified transfer for those three soldiers at dover air force base. we start with team coverage tonight. oren leiberman at the pentagon, retired air force colonel cedric leighton in washington, and nic robinson in tel aviv. the pentagon confirming these strikes and laying out their rationale. what s the latest you re learning tonight? the u.s. carrying out strikes in iraq and syria. going after not specifically iran. the u.s. didn t strike directly in i
winds, and flash flooding. the threat expected to last throughout the night, and what millions could face for the morning commute. nearly 2,000 flight cancellations already, and that number is growing. in the southwest, dangerous heat with no end in sight. rob marciano times it all out. the urgent manhunt for a murder suspect in pennsylvania. officials say he has military training and self-taught survivalist skills. they claim they found stockpiles of supplies or campsites they believe are associated with him and consider him armed and dangerous. and in the west, authorities near sacramento desperately searching for another murder suspect, who escaped overnight. alex presha is standing by. president biden touching down in the uk ahead of a crucial nato summit after saying ukraine is not yet ready to join the alliance, and the growing divide over cluster munitions. the biden administration is defending its controversial decision. what president zelenskyy told our martha
still waterlogged from previous storms. nearly two dozen rescue teams standing by. giant waves and wind gusts near 90 miles per hour in big sur. highways littered with downed trees. some areas preparing for half a foot or more of rain. in the mountains several feet of snow. rob marciano and jaclyn lee are both in the storm zone for us tonight. ginger zee times it out. linsey: the u.s. plans for more strikes against militants backed by iran after dozens of strikes against houthi rebels who have been disrupting shipping in the red sea. why the biden administration says the strikes are meant to de-escalate the situation. linsey: the battle over america s southern border, more than a dozen republican governors show support for greg abbott while former president trump and the house speaker push back against a bipartisan senate bill. intended to address the crisis. why this is coming to a head right now. linsey: in chile, the death toll is rising. more than 60 people killed i