National headlines, their story of robbery, ransom. The young woman kidnapped and attacked. Police said it was all a hoax but it wasnt. Tonight, their first interview. What do the police say now . Good evening. And its great to have you with us to start another week here. And well have the track of that storm in just a moment. But first, the hunt for a suspected serial bomber tonight, striking fear yet again in austin. This time, Authorities Say with a trip wire bomb, the fourth bomb to go off. The first bomb, in a package left at a home. The following week, two more packages on the same day, both exploding. And this newest bomb with that trip wire on a Darkened Street overnight. The neighborhood on lockdown for most of this day. And tonight, the audio of this newest bomb going off just out. Abcs marcus moore leading us off from austin tonight. Reporter tonight, more than 500 agents flooding austin, texas. A massive manhunt intensifying. School buses kept away. This bomb went off hours
president plan to make this happen? reporter: well, david, it appears that he wants to enforce certain laws on the books that are not currently being used, by expanding capital punishment to include certain drug kingpins, not just those drug dealers involved in murders. david? cecilia, thank you. next tonight, the abc news exclusive. the so-called gone girl kidnapping case making national headlines. the young woman kidnapped from her boyfriend s home, missing for days. she was attacked before being released. police originally went public and called her story a hoax. but it wasn t. abc s amy robach tonight with the interview. reporter: 29-year-old denise huskins kidnapped from her boyfriend aaron quinn s bed in the middle of the night. the voice kept saying over and over again, like, wake up. this is a robbery. we re not here to harm you. i opened my eyes and there was a flashing light. reporter: they were bound, drugged, had goggles placed over their eyes, headphones in
witch hunt with massive conflicts of interest! for the first time, he also went after robert mueller by name, saying, the mueller probe should never have been started in that there was no collusion and there was no crime. a year into the investigation, the president growing increasingly frustrated. i can only say this, there was absolutely no collusion. everybody knows it. reporter: and he is not alone. over the weekend, his personal attorney stunning washington, slamming the russia probe as manufactured and calling for its conclusion. the president s twitter tirade started with the friday night firing of fbi deputy director andrew mccabe, ousted less than two days before he was set to retire. you cannot stop the men and women of the fbi from doing the right thing. reporter: an inspector general report concluded mccabe authorized a conversation between fbi officials and a journalist about a clinton foundation probe, and then he misled investigators about it.
mccabe denies any wrongdoing and says he was singled out as part of the administration s war with the special counsel. and now, sources tell abc news mccabe sat down for an interview with mueller s team and has turned over memos of his conversations with the president. tonight, the white house insists the president has no plans to fire robert mueller. but many in washington, like republican senator lindsey graham, remain concerned. if he tried to do that, that would be the beginning of the end of his presidency. but cecilia, as you reported, the white house trying to ease concern over on the hill, saying the president has no plans to fire mueller. but back to the other headline you reported on tonight, about the nation s opioid crisis. the president had this to say today about executing some drug dealers. the ultimate penalty has to be the death penalty. now, maybe our country s not ready for that. it s possible. it s possible that our country s not ready for that. and i can unde
the dow losing 335 points to finish at 24,610. we turn next tonight here to president trump traveling to new hampshire today, talking tough about the opioid crisis, calling for the death penalty for some drug dealers. he also lashed out against robert mueller all weekend long, with tweets naming mueller. it has both republicans and democrats concerned tonight. and here s abc s senior white house correspondent cecilia vega. reporter: in new hampshire today, president trump toeing a tough line on the nation s opioid crisis. praising other countries for executing drug dealers, and proposing the same right here at home. we have got to get tough. this isn t about nice anymore. reporter: right there in the crowd, his embattled attorney general. for today, back in the president s good graces. jeff sessions, who s here with us now, feels so strongly about this. reporter: president trump getting tough after a weekend lashing out against the special counsel and his russia probe. the