And major storms set to hit the east. First, donald trump criminally indicted in georgia, facing 13 counts. Also, 18 alleged coconspirators charged. Rudy giuliani among them, for allegedly trying to flip joe bidens victory in that state. Tonight, because this is now at the state level, what this means when it comes to pardons. Why this case is so different. Our chief Investigative Reporter Aaron Katersky standing by tonight. Also, Breaking News coming in from north korea. What theyre now saying about that u. S. Soldier that crossed the dmz into north korea. Martha raddatz standing by. The Haunting Images from maui. The grim search for victims. And tonight, the utility now pressed on why the power wasnt cut, with red flag warnings and those high winds. Their explanation, and youll hear it. Whit johnson again tonight. The severe storms at this hour set to hit the east coast from the carolinas up through washington, philadelphia, the northeast. Damaging winds up to 75 miles per hour, and ginger zee is here. Hes one of the highest ranking fbi agents to ever face criminal charges. Once the head of counterintelligence in new york. What he pleaded not guilty to doing today to help the russians. Pierre thomas reporting. Tonight, the prominent judge now charged with murdering his wife. Allegedly texting his court clerk and bailiff, telling them, i just lost it, i just shot my wife, i wont be in tomorrow. The blind side. Tonight, the husband and wife now respond. Accused of never adopting that Football Star At The Center of the movie. What that former nfl star is accusing them of, and tonight, we now learn their response. The american tourist found drunk and sleeping in the eiffel tower. French authorities now weighing in. The tragic accident involving a former nfl star. And later tonight, america strong. We told you the race to save the pets on maui, and you have to see whats now happened tonight. Good evening, and its great to have you with us on a very busy tuesday night. We do have Breaking News coming in right now from north korea, just moments ago. What theyre now saying about that u. S. Soldier who crossed the dmz into north korea. But we do begin tonight with former president trump, now given ten days to show up in georgia, after this sweeping new indictment we learned about as we were on the air just before midnight last night. A grand jury in Fulton County, georgia, indicting trump, accusing him of leading a, quote, Criminal Enterprise, to overturn joe bidens victory in that state. 18 alleged cockconspirators al charged, including Rudy Giuliani, and mark meadows. Prosecutors claim the conspiracy began on election night. Trump declaring he won, even though he lost by more than 7 million votes, and lost the Electoral College by losing several key battleground states. Part of the indictment, that famous phone call to georgias republican Secretary Of State, saying, look, i just need you to find 11,780 votes. Former white house Chief Of Staff mark meadows, who allegedly set up that call, as i said, among the indicted. Y Rudy Giuliani also charged with racketeering. And when asked if she plans to prosecute them all as once, Fulton County d. A. Fani willis said yes. Abcs senior Investigative Reporter Aaron Katersky leading us off tonight from atlanta. Reporter tonight, the clock is ticking for donald trump, given ten days to surrender in georgia. The former president charged with leading a criminal organization, attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 president ial election. 18 of his lawyers, aides, and Associates Charged alongside him. I am giving the defendants the opportunity to voluntarily surrender no later than noon on friday, the 25th day of august, 2023. Reporter Fulton County District Attorney fani willis charging trumps alleged conspiracy to unlawfully change the outcome of the election, began on election night, declaring he had won, even though he trailed by millions of votes, and was losing significantly in the eck leg tomorrow college. We were getting ready to win this election. Frankly, we did win this election. We did win this election. Reporter the Sprawling Racketeering Indictment Unspooling A Relebt lentless nineweek pressure campaign, including 11 phone calls from trump himself to republican officials. Including this one to georgia Secretary Of State brad raffensperger. So look, all i want to do is this. I just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have, because we won the state. Reporter the man who allegedly set up that call, then white house Chief Of Staff mark meadows, facing charges, too. Okay, so, mr. President , everybody is on the line. This is mark meadows, the Chief Of Staff. Reporter today, raffensperger reacting to the indictment, saying, the most basic principles of a strong democracy are accountability and respect for the constitution and rule of law. You either have it, or you dont. The pressure campaign, just one partover the alleged conspiracy. Prosecutors say it included a plot to recruit bogus electors, going so far as to send false votes to washington. Other defendants charged with breaching Voting Equipment and stealing data, including ballot images, Voting Equipment software, and personal voter information. Trumps former lawyer Rudy Giuliani, who as a young prosecutor pioneered using Racketeering Laws to bust the mob in new york, now charged with being part of a Criminal Enterprise himself. The indictment pointing to his vicious personal attacks on two poll workers, ruby freeman and shae moss, falsely claiming they were stealing ballots. Quite obviously passing around usb ports as if they are vials of heroin or cocaine. Reporter today, giuliani defending himself. Im indicted for being his lawyer. I never thought id be indicted for being a lawyer. Reporter District Attorney willis says she wants to try this case in six months. And it could all play out in front of cameras. Willis asked if she wants to try all 19 defendants at the same time. Do i intend to try the 19 defendants in this indictment together . Yes. David lets bring in aaron now. When do we expect to donald trump and the alleged coconspirators in court . Reporter theyve been given the deadline of noon next friday, david. Trump hasnt said when hes going to show up, but when he does, its going to be because of his own words. The indictment mentioning the 11 phone calls, trying to strongarm republican officials. But tonight, david, the republican governor of this state emphatic, brian kemp saying the 2020 election in georgia was not stolen. David saying the results were, in fact, accurate. Aaron, one more quick followup here. Former white house Chief Of Staff mark meadows, latebreaking headline here, has filed a motion tonight to try to move the case to federal court, but if they stay the course here, if this is prosecuted in georgia, we know this is a very different scenario when it comes to pardons, after any potential convictions. Reporter oh, sure is, david. President ial pardon would not apply to state charges, even a governor here cannot do it. In this state, outs a board of pardons and parole, and even then, a convicted felon would need to serve at least five years of a sentence before even applying. David . David Aaron Katersky, thank you. We are also following Breaking News coming in right now from north korea. What theyre now saying about that u. S. Soldier who crossed the dmz into north korea on his own. Lets get right to abcs chief Global Affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz. Martha, what have you learned tonight . Reporter david, this is the first Public Statement from north korea since travis king bolted across the border on purpose in front of a crowd of tourists less than a month ago. The north koreans now saying he has expressed his willingness to seek refuge in north korea or a third country, after experiencing what they say is Inhumane Treatment and Racial Discrimination in the army. His family had told us something similar just a few weeks ago, saying he was struggling during his deployment with racism. Remember, travis king also spent 47 days in jail after a fight and was facing discharge from the army, and tonight, the pentagon saying they are still trying to facilitate his safe return. David . David Martha Raddatz with the breaking headline from washington. Martha, thank you. In maui tonight, the desperate search for the missing, and the growing need there for humanitarian help. More than 2,200 properties have been destroyed. The vast majority of them are homes. Only about a third have now been searched. Mobile Morgue Trucks have arrived, as the death toll continues to rise. President biden calling the governor from air force one, promising federal aid, and a visit soon. Tonight, a utility there pressed on why the power was not cut off with the red flag warnings and the winds. Their explanation, and youll hear it. Abcs whit johnson from maui again tonight. Reporter tonight, the Painstaking Search for victims, with hundreds of people in lahaina still unaccounted for. Mauis police chief emotional, describing the grim search for the missing. Its not just ash on your clothing when you take it off. Its our loved ones. Reporter officials today identifying four of the 99 people killed, saying more than 30 of the burn area has been searched. Only three of the bodies that we recovered had enough fingerprint to share who they were. Reporter families devastated. There are children. One car, for example, had a family of four. We can tell when its a child, because its a smaller body. Reporter among the missing, 79yearold maurice buen, known as uncle shadow to his friends. Its its very painful. Reporter his nephew Uluwehi Guerrero and brother Ernest Buen Giving Dna Samples to assist authorities. The fire came so fast i dont know you know if he got away. Reporter the family says maurice was giving updates to his daughter in california until suddenly, communication stopped. Youre hoping that hes somewhere safe, and yet also, too, in the back of your mind, you probably need to be prepared for the worst. Reporter today, President Biden promising aid and a visit. Not just our prayers, every asset every asset they need will be there for them. Reporter that ultimately failed anyway. Fire hydrants running dry after the power went out. In lahaina, the electricity powers the pumps that provide the water. And so, that was also a critical need during that time. There are choices that need to be made, and all of those factors play into it. Reporter and david, fema now has more than 400 people on the ground here in maui, but thousands of evacuees are still in desperate need of housing and resources. David . David and well stay on it here. Whit johnson, thank you. Tonight, severe storms are set to hit much of the east coast at this hour, with damaging winds, potentially. Lets get right to abcs chief meteorologist ginger zee tracking it again this evening for us. Hi, ginger. Reporter hi, david. Weve seen an 87mileperhour gust already at columbia, south carolina. There are watches up that just got extended in eastern North Carolina until 1 00 a. M. They go all the way up to central new jersey. So, watch for some of those damaging winds if excess of 70 miles per however. Now, lets talk about the heat, because weve had a lot of it. New orleans had five days in a row, consecutive 100plus, which breaks their old record, which they already broke this year, we know these records keep falling. Pacific northwest, portland, oregon, had 108 yesterday. Thats their warmest alltime august 10th on record. And denver, they did have a tie of a record low yesterday, but theyll be back into the 90s by the weekend. David . J david ginger, thank you. We turn next to one of the highest ranking fbi agents ever to face criminal charges. The head of counterintelligence once here in new york. A Top Investigator of russian oligarchs pleading guilty tonight to helping russians. Abcs Pierre Thomas back with us here in new york tonight. And this is really something, pierre. Reporter david, this involves the man who held the top job as the head of fbi counterintelligence in new york. An expert on russian spying turned bad. He today pleaded not guilty and admitted that he had been compromised by russian oligarchs after he retired from the fbi. That oligarch, who had been sanctioned by the u. S. , paid him more than 20,000 to do his bidd bidding. The fbi said today that mcgonigal turned in favor of greed, david. David pierre, thank you. To other news, and to the prominent california judge pleading not guilty to murdering his wife, prosecutors say he shot her after a drunken argument. But then texted his staff, telling them, i just lost it, i just shot my wife, i wont be in tomorrow. Case making National Headlines now. And heres abcs Kayna Whitworth. Reporter tonight, a Southern California judge accused of murdering his own wife pleading not guilty in court. Mr. Ferguson, do you understand all these additional nonmonetary conditions as to your bail . Yes, i do, your honor. Reporter 72yearold Jeffery Ferguson was arrested earlier this month after police say he shot his wife sheryl in their home. According to the orange County District attorneys office, the judge then texted his own court clerk and bailiff, saying, i just lost it. I just shot my wife. I wont be in tomorrow. I will be in custody. Im so sorry. Sheryl, seen here in photos posted to facebook, wishing her husband of nearly 30 years happy birthday. She was soft spoken, very nice. And i know, just, her son was her pride and joy. Reporter Court Documents allege the judge shot his wife at close range while intoxicated after an argument earlier in the evening. Their son calling 911, trying to stabilize his mother. Police say they found 47 weapons, all legally owned, including rifles, shotguns, handguns, and over 26,000 rounds of ammunition in the home. And david, he remains out on a Million Dollars bail. He had to surrender his passport and wear a gps monitor. Hes also barred from buying or consuming alcohol. And david, his lawyers claim the shooting was an accident. David Kayna Whitworth in california. Thank you. We first reported last night here on the lawsuit filed by the Football Star At The Center of that popular movie the blind side. Well tonight here, the husband and wife now responding, after being accused of never adopting that football star. Heres abcs erielle reshef. You have any place to stay tonight . Reporter it was the real life story that inspired the oscarwinning film the blind side. A homeless teenager taken in by a family who went on to become a first round nfl draft pick. Go, michael, go the Baltimore Ravens select michael oher. Offensive tackle, mississippi. Reporter but tonight, michael oher, the Football Player portrayed in the film, says he was the one blindsided by the family he says never actually adopted hip. In a new petition, Oher Claims Leigh Anne and sean tuohy instead tricked him into signing a document making them his conservators, claiming the family negotiated a movie deal, profited themselves, but that he was paid nothing. Oher says he only learned of the situation earlier this year. Tonight, the tuohy family claims oher threatened them as part of a shakedown, and say the idea that they ever sought to profit off mr. Oher is not only offensive, it is transparently ridiculous. They claim the family gave him an equal cut of every penny received from the blind side. and david, the family says that this arrangement wasnt a secret, but oher is now asking the court to end that conservatorship and says he wants to be paid his fair share of any profits the family may have made in his name and hes also seeking unspecified punitive damages. David . David erielle, thank you. When we come back here, the dead whales washing up on new york beaches and here in the northeast. Whats driving this . And the former nfl star and the horrific crash, in a moment. Even with higher stroke risk due to afib not caused by a heart valve problem. So if theres a better treatment than warfarin. Im hungry for that. Eliquis. 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Tonight, across maui, so many determined to help, to do whatever they can. Helping the most vulnerable, including the family pets. Aloha, everyone david the volunteers going house to house, looking for them. Were going to tkeep trying o find peoples pets. Aloha there is hope, and need. There are a lot of animals still in lahainia that need water, need food. Animals are alive. I want to bring hope to everyone that has pets in Lahaina Town David our will carr with tyler stanley. Tyler lost his home in the fire, and even so, he is now trying to save his neighbors pets. Just rescuing this kitten. He was just Walking Around in the rubble. Just Walking Around in the rubble . And you just pulled it out . Pulled it out. Were just trying to grab all the animals we can. David tonight, we learned tyler was able to get that kitten to the animal shelter, that kitten is okay. Tonight, the lost pets across maui being posted on facebook groups, including Maui Fire Pelts help group, and lost and find malls of maui fires. Among them, pirate, a lost 4yearold cat. Tonight, thanks to those groups, pirate has been found unharmed. Hi, david david Kris Tag Aregi and 8yearold liliani, 7yearold ruby, theyre all grateful. Were lucky enough he came out unscathed and wasnt hurt. Our animals are surviving and theyre coming out and they will be okay. Okay. Is we love you guys and stay maui strong, lahaina strong. Weve got this guys. Yeah. David so much heart in maui. And the pets finding their homes. Good night. Building a better bay area, moving forward, Finding Solutions this is abc7 news. Our leaders were to represent the people. Leaders took a backseat. The reality is we are gambling with the Services People rely on. Larry san joses mayor is sounding off after city workers averted the tentative agreement, it is more than the city can afford. Union leaders are happy, saying it keeps 4500 people happy on the job. Good afternoon. Kristen the deal follows tense negotiations between the city and a coalition of two unions. Larry zach fuentes is joining us live in san jose. Zach the strike was set to start today, it would have been three days. The biggest one the city has seen in 40 years. The unions agreed to pause the strike, until they reach an agreement that meets their needs. They did not call off the strike, until the city council formally approved the agreement in close session. That happened this morning. The union says the strike is awin a win. The Wage Increase will inevitably impact the city. We are all excited about it. Zach that was the reaction for Union Leaders half hour after it was announced that workers would get Wage Increases. The unions had asked
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