For all of us here, thanks for joining us tonight. Well see you again in half an hour. Tonight, the Tropical Storm slamming texas and the gulf right now. And the hurricane stronger in the east. Tonight, the system just upgraded. Now Tropical Storm imelda, hitting galveston at this hour. The warning of lifethreatening flooding. In the east, the hurricane off bermuda, now strengthening at this hour. The concern in the east. And now a third system heading toward the u. S. It is early. Ginger zee tracking all three. Also tonight, Authorities Say a disturbing High School Shooting plot. A teenage girl accused of Threatening To, quote, shoot 400 people for fun. What they say they found. The major league allstar pitcher under arrest tonight, accused of Sexual Assault. Authorities say the alleged victim was 13 when he met her. We have breaking news tonight in new york. The Emergency Ban on sales of flavored ecigarettes, as we now
and u. S. Investigators tonight on the ground in saudi arabia. Ma
saudi arabia, gathering what a u.s. official calls compelling forensic evidence from the remnants of the some 20 drones and nearly a dozen cruise missiles. an official says they have recovered a nearly fully intact cruise missile, and they re closely examining this image from saudi social media. it appears to be missile wreckage. they ll take things like flight control services and match them to known iranian pictures of the cruise missiles they build. they ll look at the circuit boards, are they built in iran, do we know they re built in iran? reporter: a senior administration official tells abc they believe the weapons were fired from iran. president trump, who days ago called the u.s. locked and loaded, says he s not looking for war. they would like to make a deal. i know they would like to make a deal. but at some point, it will work out. reporter: but iran s supreme leader saying today, there will be no negotiations at any level with the united states.
since president trump pulled out of the iran nuclear deal, there have been more attacks than ever and major ones. and iran is now back on the path to increasing its nuclear capabilities. secretary of state mike pompeo now headed to saudi to coordinate any response to this latest attack. david? martha raddatz following this again tonight. martha, thank you. next, to the fireworks on capitol hill, as the house judiciary committee probes possible obstruction of justice by the white house. today, former trump campaign manager corey lewandowski testifying in public. and lewandowski following specific instructions from the white house, and it infuriated members of congress. here s abc s chief justice correspondent pierre thomas tonight. reporter: before the cameras, president trump s former campaign manager corey lewandowski clashing with house democrats. this is a house judiciary, not a house party. you are here to participate in a continuing coverup. reporter: flat-out refusing
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referring to this letter from the white sc h testimony, citing executive privilege. how many times did he direct you to deliver a message to a member of his cabinet? the white house has directed that i not disclose you re not going to stonewall me and my questioning. reporter: but that did not stop house judiciary democrats from pressing to learn more about a key scene in the mueller report, regarding potential obstruction of justice. president trump calling lewandowski into the oval office and dictating a message for delivery to jeff sessions. the goal, to get the then-attorney general to limit the special counsel s investigation. lewandowski confirming the president made that request. didn t you think it was a little strange that the president would sit down with you one-on-one and ask you to do something that you knew was against the law? i didn t think the president asked me to do anything illegal. reporter: david, during a break from the hearing, lewandowski took t