The First Lady also shot and the images just in tonight, she has now been brought to the u. S. , air lifted to florida. The ambassador to the u. S. Saying theyre hoping american doctors can save her. The heartbreaking toll tonight. At least 18 more victims found in surfside, florida. Now a Recovery Operation. Te mayor Breaking Down today as she said searchers have been working for days, as if the victims were their own loved ones. The coronavirus here in the u. S. And News Tonight on the highly transmissible Delta Variant, now the dominant strain here in the u. S. What theyre now seeing from missouri to utah to kentucky. And the images from new York City tonight, honoring Front Line workers. Two federal agents and a Police Officer Shot and wounded in chicago. And late today, Chicagos Mayor Facetoface with President Biden, amid growing pleas for help. The horrific shooting on the highway in houston. A Teenager Shot in the head Coming Home from a Baseball Game with his father and brother. The deadly Crane Collapse in philadelphia. What weve learned tonight. And the hunt for a bear after a deadly attack at a campsite, using helicopters, setting traps. And now searchers on the ground. Good evening and its great to have you with us here on a very busy wednesday night. And we begin tonight with florida under a State Of Emergency at this hour, tropical Storm Elsa slamming into florida, roaring ashore along the gulf coast. The system making Landfall North of tampa, Cedar Key battered by heavy rain, dangerous winds. Up to 65 miles per hour. And tonight, as we come on, a Tornado Watch is now in effect from north florida, right into georgia. And we have images coming in of damage caused by a possible tornado just a short time ago. These pictures from jacksonville. There have been families rescued from their homes and tonight, Emergency Crews are searching for nine people missing off key west. A boat carrying 22 people capsizing in the storm. More than a dozen rescued. The images of deputies wading through the flood waters, helping to evacuate residents. Homes flooded in gainesville. The storm bringing down trees, landing on cars. At least one dead in jacksonville. This image from brandon, florida, tonight, that driver was able to get out. Elsa moving through florida, now ready to take aim right up the East Coast. Tropical Storm Warnings in effect from Georgia All The Way to the carolinas all the way up into the northeast at this hour. This is going to move right into the I95 Corridor. D. C. , philadelphia, New York and boston. But of course we begin in florida with the damage already, and abcs Will Reeve Leading us off. Reporter tonight, elsa has the entire East Coast on alert. The storm moving inland after pummeling much of florida over the past 24 hours. Images now coming in of extensive damage in jacksonville from a possible tornado. Elsa has just made landfall to the northwest, in Taylor County. Here in the Big Bend region, as rains come along, flooding is a major concern. Main road going through Horseshoe Beach is flooded. Got damage to some of the homes. Reporter powerful Storm Surge inundating coastal roads with sea water. High winds peeling back shingles. In jacksonville, one person was killed after a tree fell on cars. In gainesville, Flooding Rains forcing first responders to carry some people from their homes. Elsa slammed the keys tuesday, knocking out power to thousands. Submerging cars in ft. Myers and toppling huge trees in hillsboro county. Chief Meteorologist Ginger Zee in tampa, just south of where elsa made landfall. Just after 4 00 a. M. , and elsa just passed about 50 miles west of tampa bay. You can see the bay, with the wind starting to shove in, getting pretty angry. Reporter in the waters off key west, the Coast Guard and a good samaritan rescuing 15 people after their vessel capsized. Nine people remain missing tonight. David, were in Taylor County where elsa made official landfall this morning. What remains here now, some wind, some rain and there will be cleanup. David . Will reeve leading us off. Will, thank you. Lets get right to Chief Meteorologist Ginger Zee with the latest Track Tonight as the storm now prepares to move right up the coast. Ginger, good evening. Reporter good evening to you, david. Thats why we raced up here ahead of it, because we will be feeling impacts. So, i started the morning in tampa and now worried about it here for friday morning. So let me take you through the timing. Tornado watch in place right now. I was actually just on the phone with my sister who is an officer in the navy at kings bay, georgia. Looks like they had some damage from what was likely a tornado. That is now sliding with those outer bands up. Savannah is in the Tornado Watch. Then tomorrow, midnight to 6 00 a. M. , charleston, you should be on alert. Those Heavy Bads Of Rain will make their way through Myrtle W up through raleigh, even charlotte could pick up the Back Side of some of that rain. But up the I95 Corridor it goes, david, as you said, and into the atlantic again. And heres where it could wrap up and gain tropical storm and even gain tropical Storm Strength again. So, from East Rockaways right through long island, up through the cape yes, all the way through massachusetts we have tropical storm watches now that extend. So, we could even see rain in maine. By friday night, we will finally say goodbye to elsa. David . Messy couple of days ahead. Drive safely out there. Ginger, our thanks to you and your Sister Reporting in tonight. Ginger, thanks. Were also following that developing situation, the horror in haiti. The haitian president assassinated in his residence. The First Lady was shot and critically wounded. And late today, the images coming in, shes now been flown to florida for treatment, in stable but critical condition at this hour. The ambassador to the u. S. Now saying theyre hoping american doctors can save her. That ambassador also calling the killers welltrained commandos. President Biden Condemning the attack, calling it a heinous act. And heres Abcs Rachel Scott from the white house. Reporter tonight, haitis First Lady rushed to miami by private plane, wheeled out on a stretcher to a waiting ambulance, hours after she and her husband, Haitis President Jovenel moise, were ambushed in their own home. The brutal attack shortly after 1 00 a. M. A group of heavily armed men breaking in, shooting and killing the 53yearold Head of state. Today, the driveway still covered in shell casings. A neighbor says there was such a barrage of gunfire, it felt like an earthquake. Haitis ambassador to the u. S. Described the assassins as armed commandos and spoke spanish and english and posed as american d. E. A. Agents. It was a wellorchestrated attack. We are talking about mercenaries, foreign mercenaries. Reporter authorities declaring a state of siege, closing the international airport. The busy capital streets emptied out. Haiti has long been gripped by political turmoil and unrest. It has the poorest economy in not a single dose of the Covid Vaccine yet distributed. Moise had been ruling by decree for over a year and was facing calls to step down. Today, the Acting Prime Minister calling for calm to, quote, make sure the country does not fall into chaos. And in washington, President Biden condemning the assassination. We need a lot more information, but its just its very worrisome about the state of haiti. Reporter while in a Miami Hospital tonight, haitis First Lady, martine moise, fights for her life. We do hope the doctors will find a way to save her life, because it will be a more devastating blow to the country to lose the president and his wife at the same time. Just an extraordinary series of events. Lets get to Rachel Scott live at the white house. And rachel, the haitian Government Tonight asking for help in finding the killers and of Course Everyone wants to know who is protecting the Acting Prime Minister . Theyre asking for security help, as well . Reporter yes, and david, we just heard from the Acting Prime Minister tonight. He says that he believes that some of the suspects responsible for this attack are still in haiti. He says that he is now in charge of the government for now, but tonight, the u. S. Government is calling for free and fair elections by the end of the year, david. All right, Rachel Scott at the white house. Rachel, thank you. Also tonight, the heartbreaking toll this evening in surfside, florida. At least 18 more victims pulled from the rubble at that building collapse. The search, in fact, now hifting to a Recovery Operation. And the mayor Breaking Down today. We watched as she said searchers have been working there for days as if the victims were their own loved ones. Abcs Victor Oquendo from surfside again tonight. Reporter tonight, the search at the collapsed Condo Building in surfside moving to a recovery mission. At this point, we have truly exhausted every option available to us in the Search And Rescue mission. Reporter officials notifying families as the Death Toll jumped to at least 54. Today teams largely spared from the brunt of elsa as they looked for more than 80 still unaccounted for. Crews digging through the rubble by hand, separating residents personal items and storing them in buckets. Our first responders have truly searched that pile every single day since the collapse as if theyre searching for their own loved ones. Reporter the mayor overcome with emotion when translating her remarks in spanish. Late tuesday, officials let journalists view the massive pile. This is the closest that we have been able to get to the collapse site. While theyve removed some 5 Million pounds of concrete and debris, you can see they still have a lot of work ahead. Those who barely made it out of the tower now starting from scratch. So, this is this is reporter your bedroom now . Thats my bedroom. Reporter 82yearold Zulia Taub is living in a Friends Apartment as the nonprofit global Empowerment Mission helping her with a longterm solution. Her home of 22 years, all her belongings, gone. I came out with the pajama and a housecoat. Reporter thats it . My purse. Reporter it was her dream to retire to champlain towers south, and shes determined to rebuild her life in surfside. This is my community and i love florida and i will love to stay home. Reporter and transitioning to a Recovery Operation was an incredibly difficult decision that the Fire Chief says was based on science and engineering, not emotion. Tonight, there will be a Moment Of Silence for the victims. David . A Moment Of Silence in the hours ahead. Victor, our thanks to you again tonight. Were going to turn now to the coronavirus here in the u. S. The highly transmissible Delta Variant now the dominant strain here in this country. And tonight, what theyre seeing from missouri to utah and the urgent efforts in so many parts of this country, including parts of kentucky. And the images right here in new York City tonight, honoring the Front Line workers here in this city and across the country. Heres abcs Stephanie Ramos. Reporter in new York City, once the epicenter of the virus, a Ticker Tape Parade honoring the Front Line workers, as doctors and nurses across parts of the country fight the newest threat, the Delta Variant. From missouri to utah. In salt lake city, theyre alarmed with what theyre seeing. The young people, the pregnant people that are coming in right now with all these problems, that are intubated and, you know, on deaths door, its hard to see. Thats the most concerning thing for me. Reporter months after its last surge, intermountain Health Care in utah now treating a new flow of patients with one thing in common theyre not vaccinated. I have never taken care of a single patient in the icu, on a ventilator, who was fully vaccinated. Reporter in missouri, where theyve had to bring in nurses from elsewhere and extra ventilators, and unvaccinated patients now filling some icus, to kentucky, where there is a Renewed Push to reach the unvaccinated. Im so glad thats over. Reporter rural clinics hoping Word Of Mouth will ease vaccine fears. Many are listening. I waited a long time. I shouldve got it a long time ago. I talked to some friends of mine. They said, you know, the vaccine may not be 100 , but if you get covid, youre in bad shape. You can die from it. Reporter while back in new York City, authorities hope the high rate of vaccinations will hold off the severe cases of the Delta Variant, while they honor doctors and nurses. Front line workers, part of the each of them critical in helping the city get through the pandemic. The parades grand marshal, nurse sandra lindsay, the first person in the country vaccinated. Today with a message for others. If you are on the fence, if should serve as a testament that vaccine works. Science will win. And Stephanie Ramos who was along that Parade Route with us tonight. And stephanie, this Delta Variant, of course, now the dominant strain in the u. S. , and we were looking at the numbers today, accounting for more than half of new cases and in some places, authorities believe its much higher . Reporter it is, david. Some parts of this country, including missouri, are seeing the Delta Variant in 80 of new covid cases. Dr. Fauci today saying it is critical to get fully vaccinated, because the Delta Variant is doubling up every couple of weeks and so far, vaccines do hold up against it, david. The newest front in this virus. Stephanie, thank you. And the news from chicago tonight. Two federal agents and a Police Officer Shot and wounded in an unmarked car. Late today, Chicagos Mayor Facetoface with President Biden, amid those growing pleas for help. Abcs Alex Perez in chicago. Reporter a chaotic scene in chicago. Authorities scrambling after three officers were shot. We need an ambulance. We got three p. O. S shot. Get some ambulances over here. Reporter the Frantic Scene Playing Out in the early morning hours. Two Atf Agents and one Chicago Police Officer Working Undercover in an unmarked vehicle when they came under fire. At 5 50 a. M. This morning, officers were fired upon from The Street towards the onramp while they were in their car. Reporter dozens of first responders on the scene. The injuries, thankfully, authorities say, not lifethreatening. And tonight, detectives are questioning a person of interest. According to the citys top cop, 36 Chicago Police Officers have been shot or shot at this year already. This is a very challenging time to be in law enforcement, but they are rising to the challenge, doing all they can. Reporter this mornings shooting comes on the heels of a violent fourth of July Weekend in chicago. More than 100 people shot, at least 18 killed. Now some local officials asking the feds for help. Our communities are under siege. Our Police Officers are under siege. Theyre outmanned and theyre outgunned. And Alex Perez with us from chicago tonight. Alex, we know President Biden was in illinois today, chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot Meeting him on the tarmac . Reporter yeah, david. Were told the two talked about that federal help thats expected to arrive soon. Special teams that will be dispatched to tackle Gun Violence here in this city and cities across the country. And david, the three officers who were shot today, by the way, they have been released from the hospital. Encouraging to hear. Alex, thank you. There is also late Word Tonight of a deadly Police Shooting in terra haute, indiana. Authorities say an officer was shot and killed outside a federal Office Building this afternoon. The suspect was wounded and rushed into surgery. Police are searching for other possible suspects. The fbi will now reportedly lead that investigation. And a federal Judge Tonight finding that the Air Force is mostly responsible for a Church Massacre in sutherland springs, texas, youll remember that event. Former Airman Devin Kelley killing 26 people at the First Baptist Church in 2017. In a civil lawsuit filed by survivors and families of the victims, the judge now ruling the Air Force is, quote, 60 to blame for the shooting because kelleys criminal history was never entered into the database used for Background Checks on gun purchases. When we come back here on the News Tonight, the teenage son on his way home from a Baseball Game, shot in the head while riding in his fathers truck. An apparent act of Road Rage. And the deadly Crane Collapse in philadelphia. The images coming in tonight. [ ] if you have diabetes, its important to have confidence in the nutritional drink you choose. Try boost glucose control. Its clinically shown to help manage Blood Sugar levels and contains high Quality Protein to help manage Hunger And Support muscle health. Try boost today. christine what youre doing is not just hurting you. 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All of this today in a city where weve been honoring Front Lne workers from the start. The heroes all over this country. We have followed the Johnson Family from manchester, new hampshire. The nurses at Catholic Medical Center caring for their father. His family could not enter the hospital, communicating with those nurses through signs. The nurses we will make sure he is comfortable and in no pain. We will tell him you love him. We will hold his hand. The johnsons writing back, thank you. A Week And Half into their fathers fight, they lost him. And that difficult message. He is at peace. We are so sorry. The family heartbroken, but we will never forget they gained another family in the process. We love you guys. We love you. And they have come back to that window months after losing their father. And the nurses telling us theyre grateful. Just seeing them come to the window, to know that someone out there believes in us and that the work that we do is important in here. That means a lot. While back in new York City tonight, that same message. A city, a country grateful. We cannot forget they got us through and are still hard at work. Ill see you tomorrow. Good Night Someone tried to send me a Message And Someone tried to intimidate me. A city councilmember, allegedly targeted by an arsonist. Now the fbi is involved. The Delta Variant continues to spread fast. One Covid Restriction is being reinstated for a group of californians. Also, a Vaccine Milestone in san jose. Building a better bay area. Moving forward. Finding solutions. This is Abc7 News. Putting the masks back on at the state capital. The outbreak that led officials to reinstate the measures the m whether the outbreak could cause Governor Newsom to bring back other restrictions. You are watching Abc7 News at 6 00, right here on abc7, hulu live, and wherever you stream. The Delta Variant now accounts for 51 of cases in the country. Someone under if masks and social distancing could come back. As Melanie Woodrow explains, that was one of the questions for the governor today. Reporter the Delta Variant now accounts for more than 51 of new covid19 cases across the country. L. A. County Public Health officials recommend Everyone Wear masks inside, regardless of their vaccination status. At the state level, Governor Newsom says that might not be needed. If we continue to get people vaccinated, that will be unnecessary. This is the call to anyone who has not been vaccinated. Get vaccinated. Reporter anyone who has been hospitalized or passed away due to covid19 has not been vaccinated, according to the Marin County Public Health officer. Im not surprised that the governor is having to face tough decisions about what the next steps are. The fact is, the Delta Variant is increasingly present in the state of