and fighters. and that push by secretary of state blinken today for a humanitarian pause. what prime minster netanyahu said about that. matt rivers in israel tonight. here in the u.s. amid warning from the fbi about the rising threat of extremists from this war, some jewish americans across the country are now arming themselves. from california to texas to florida, what gun shops are now seeing. and the images tonight of the firearms training. victor oquendo reporting. the scare at one of the largest nuclear energy plants here in the u.s. the alarming crash right through the security gates. they say the driver tried to hit several security guards. pierre thomas on the search right now. the scare aboard the jet blue flight. the fire on board. flight attendants using water bottles to put it out. president biden paying tribute to the victims of the horrific mass shooting in maine. president trump preparing to take the stand in the fraud trial against him. tonight, ivanka trump and her deposition, what she claims. the nurse accused of trying to kill several of her patient. 17 of them died. the weather whiplash. the major change coming and the storm in the northwest. also tonight, the earthquake in california. we remember a famous astronaut here. and a note about what's coming up tonight. baby holly found 40 years later, the exclusive interview right here on abc. >> david: good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a friday night. we begin tonight with the israeli military surrounding gaza city. the face-to-face combat with hamas militants and the air strike near one of the largest hospitals in gaza. israel tonight says they were targeting hamas, that hamas was using an ambulance to carry weapons and fighters. several civilians were killed. tonight antony blinken back from israel saying israel has the right to defend itself but but pushing for humanitarian pauses to get the ohio state annals out. prime minster netanyahu did not appear interested in any pause. israel not letting up on its bombing campaign. massive explosions near the hospital in gaza. multiple civilian deaths reported. battling hamas inside gaza city now. several more americans getting out of gaza today, escaping into egypt. but hundreds of americans remain. and of course the hostages, more than 200 being matt rivers tonight. >> reporter: tonight, as israeli forces encircle gaza city, u.s. secretary of state antony blinken meeting with israeli leaders today to discuss a humanitarian pause in the fighting. blinken raising concerns about gazans caught in the crossfire as more aid is desperately needed. >> we need to do more to protect palestinian civilians. we've been clear that as israel conducts its campaign to defeat hamas, how it does so matters. >> reporter: but israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu later seeming to rebuff blinken, ruling out a humanitarian pause unless hostages held by hamas are released. blinken did reaffirm israel's right to defend itself, saying he was shown video of the attack on october 7th, also seen by abc news but not made public. in it, hamas terrorists are seen tossing a grenade into a shelter with a father and his two boys inside, then shooting the wounded man as he staggered out. blinken visibly upset describing what he saw. >> and then the boys come out. and they run into -- into their house, and the camera in the house is filming everything. and they're crying. "where's daddy?" one says. the other says "they killed daddy." "where's my mommy?" and then the terrorist comes in and casually opens the refrigerator and starts to eat from it. that's what we're dealing with. >> reporter: inside gaza, the idf releasing video of its troops uncovering the to a hamas tunnel. hamas releasing its own unverified video showing fighters emerging from its tunnel complex to attack israeli ground forces. large explosions also rocked the area near gaza city's biggest hospital today, as israel said it was targeting an ambulance being used by hamas to transfer weapons and fighters. the hamas-run gaza health ministry said at least 13 people were killed and 26 wounded in the strike near al-shifa hospital. and at the southern rafah border crossings, u.s. officials say 79 americans crossed into egypt, though hundreds more remain trapped. and as the fighting rages, there are growing fears about the 240 ohio s hostages held by hamas, among them u.s. citizens. yarden gonen's little sister romi taken hostage by hamas during that music festival on october 7th. today, she joined a rally outside the hotel where secretary blinken met with israeli officials, a clear message on her mind speaking to abc's ian pannell. >> you must bring them home now. not today, not tomorrow even. now. >> david: let's bring in matt rivers live from tel aviv. netanyahu it seemed publicly rejecting any paul calls for humanitarian cause. on israel's northern border we know there's been another major move with hezbollah and their leader? >> reporter: yeah, since the first time this conflict began we heard from the leader of hezbollah. while he did say all options remain, quote, on the table, he stopped short of calling for a second front to be opened in this war at the lebanese border, and that's significant given the real risk we face of this war turning into a wider regional conflict. david? >> david: matt rivers leading us off from tel aviv. matt, thank you. as the war intensifies in the u.s. amid new warning from the fbi about extremists, tonight many jewish americans are arming themselves. from california to texas to florida, what gun shops are now seeing. and the images tonight of the firearms training. here's abc's victor oquendo. >> reporter: with the war raging in israel and the fbi warning of attacks against muslims and jews in the u.s., tonight, many jewish americans are taking steps to protect themselves, buying guns for the first time. >> i think right now it's just that people can't feel safe in their day-to-day life, and they also feel like they have to be looking over their shoulder. >> reporter: gun shops from florida to california to texas are seeing a surge in sales to jewish customers. >> the people are coming in and saying they are scared for their lives. because of their religion they are expecting to be attacked. >> reporter: in hollywood, florida, endi tennenhaus joined a group of jewish women for an introductory firearms course. >> we need to make sure that our communities are prepared and god forbid if anything should happen, we know how to handle a situation. reporter: the adl has seen a 400% spike in anti-semitic incidents since the hamas terror attack. in los angeles, where this week anti-semitic messages were scrawled on a synagogue iconic jewish deli canter's -- rabbi yossi eilfort is giving firearms training to members of l.a.'s jewish community. the non-profit magen am says they're seeing an unprecedented surge in demand for classes. >> hold on to the gun. >> reporter: here in florida, many coming to the pembroke gun range are buying their first weapon, like michael farihi. did you ever think you'd own a gun, be in this position? >> i definitely never thought i'd have to carry one on me at all times, and the thought that i may have to do that now or have one when i go to certain events is definitely a sad reality. >> reporter: this week the director of the fbi said that while jews represent about 2% of the u.s. population, they were the targets of about 60% of the threats nationwide. david? >> david: that's a stunning number. victor oquendo tonight. victor, thank you. we turn now to the other news this friday night, and to the search under way right now a scare at one of the largest nuclear energy plants here in the u.s. the alarming crash. the driver going through the security gates. authorities say the driver tried to hit several security guards. here's our chief justice correspondent pierre thomas tonight. >> reporter: tonight, authorities in south carolina say 66-year-old boyle wayne whisenhunt is a person of interest in connection with a breach of one of the largest nuclear energy plants in the country. >> mr. whisenhunt is 5'7", weighs 185 pounds, has green eyes and gray hair. >> reporter: the call from oconee nuclear station just north of clemson coming in around 8:05 p.m. thursday night for a white male driving a silver 2002 toyota camry that drove through the exit side of the gate. after security activated a pop-up barricade, authorities say the suspect took off and drove through a fence after attempting to hit the security officers. >> 15 minutes ago, the vehicle that we were looking for was located in pickens county. >> reporter: the incident comes amid a heightened concern that foreign or domestic violent extremists could target power grids. last december, two substations in north carolina were damaged by gunfire, knocking out power to 45,000 people for days. whisenhunt is wanted in arkansas on drug and weapons charges. police are telling anyone with information to call 911 immediately. david? >> david: pierre thomas with late reporting tonight. pierre, thank you. tonight, the faa is now investigating a scare on board fly from new york to florida. a fire broke out. flight attendants using bottles of water. gio benitez. >> reporter: tonight, what caused this chaotic scene aboard a jet blue plane? flight attendants using water bottles to put out a fire. listen. >> you can still see smoke. >> reporter: the plane was still at the gate at new york's jfk airport, waiting to take off for fort lauderdale when passenger jimmy levy's portable charger apparently caught fire. >> i just heard a big explosion, and i opened many i eyes, and a big ball of fire was coming towards my face. i pushed it down. >> what was in that bag? >> reporter: tonight, jet blue telling abc news in a statement our crew immediately responded and addressed the situation, and there were no requests for medical assistance. david, tonight both jet blue and the faa say they're investigating this case. and a reminder here, if you're on a plane and your device is overheating, make sure you tell the flight crew right away. >> david: gio benitez tonight. gio, thank you. we turn now to january 6th and tonight a former trump appointee at the state department has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison for his role in the attack on the capital. klein convicted on several felony counts, including assaulting law enforcement. he had security clearance and access to sensitive information at the time. the judge who is also a trump appointee called klein's actions, quote, shocking and egregious. meantime trump is preparing to take the stand in the civil fraud trial against him. tonight ivanka trump and what she claims. here's aaron katersky. >> reporter: tonight, former president trump preparing to take the stand in the trial that could crater the family business, and now, his eldest daughter ivanka is getting ready to testify too. today, abc news obtaining excerpts of her video deposition. >> do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth so help you god? >> i do. >> reporter: ivanka trump is not a defendant in the case, and she didn't want to testify, arguing she would suffer undue hardship by having to travel from her home in florida in the middle of a school week. courts rejected that argument and today she dropped her appeal. like her brothers eric and don junior, ivanka trump claims to know little about the financial statements a judge determined fraudulently inflated the value of the family's real estate to secure favorable insurance rates and bank loans. >> a statement of financial condition would list all of the assets and all the liabilities, otherwise it wouldn't accurately portray the financial condition of the entities, right? >> i object to the question. >> i've never prepared one, so i have no idea. >> but to your knowledge. you're a wharton graduate. >> i object to the question. >> i've never prepared one. i've never made one. i'm not an accountant. >> and as you sit here today, you don't know whether it would include all assets and all liabilities? >> i don't know. >> reporter: she said she doesn't know anything about her father's personal financial statements, either. >> no. i mean, not like specific to him. >> that's what i'm asking. not the company. specific to him where his assets and liabilities are identified. >> i'm sure he has accountants who do all sorts of stuff, have all sorts of stuff. but no, i don't know what was prepared for him specifically on his behalf as a person separate and distinct from the organization. >> reporter: her brothers have testified all they did was sign the documents their accountants prepared, insisting they didn't check what was actually in them. today, eric trump testifying, i don't think i'd be so nitty-gritty that i focused on details like this. this is just not what an executive at my level focuses on. ivanka trump is going to testify on wednesday, but the trial's most anticipated witness, former president trump, david, he goes first thing monday morning. >> david: and you'll be there as well. aaron katersky tonight, thank you, aaron. we're going to move on to a chilling case in pennsylvania. the nurse accused of killing several of her patients facing new charges tonight. prosecutors say at least 17 more patients under her care died. here's trevor ault. >> reporter: tonight, a former western pennsylvania nurse who police say already admitted to murdering two patients, now charged in the deaths of more than a dozen new victims. authorities say heather pressdee has confessed to trying to kill 19 patients at 5 different care facilities, 17 of them dying. the criminal complaint alleges pressdee would administer lethal doses of insulin during the night shift when staffing was lowest and even take additional measures to try to kill the victims before they were rushed to the hospital. authorities identifying a pattern over three years of pressdee being investigated for abusive behavior that resulted in her then resigning or being terminated at each facility. the victims as old as 104 and as young as 43. >> the family is sick to know that their mother passed away in such a manner. >> reporter: 68-year-old marianne bower was receiving care for ms. her family believed she died of respiratory failure. they're now suing the facility. >> if proper steps and protocols would have been followed, nurse pressdee would have been caught, would have been turned into the authorities, and several people would still be alive today. >> reporter: david, pressdee's attorney says she is cooperating with investigators and is in jail without bail. late today president biden paying tribute to the horrific victims of the mass shooting in lewiston, maine. 18 people shot. the victims between the ages of 14 and 76. a father and his teenage son among them. the president and first lady made an unexpected stop to the bar and grill, leaving flowers at a memorial there to the victims. president biden tonight once again urging common sense reform. we we come back here tonight, the earthquake in california, where they felt this, and the weather whiplash this weekend, what's now coming. we also remember a famous astronaut and what he did in a moment of crisis. of people who were diagnosed with certain hpv-related cancers. for most people, hpv clears on its own. but for those who don't clear the virus, it can cause certain cancers. gardasil 9 is a vaccine given to adults through age 45 that can help protect against certain diseases caused by hpv. including cervical, vaginal, vulvar, anal, and certain head and neck cancers such as throat and back of mouth cancers, and genital warts. gardasil 9 doesn't protect everyone and does not treat cancer or hpv infection. your doctor may recommend screening for certain hpv-related cancers. women still need routine cervical cancer screenings. you shouldn't get gardasil 9 if you've had an allergic reaction to the vaccine, its ingredients, or are allergic to yeast. tell your doctor if you have a weakened immune system, are pregnant, or plan to be. the most common side effects include injection site reactions, headache, fever, nausea, dizziness, tiredness, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and sore throat. fainting can also happen. help protect what counts. talk to your doctor or pharmacist about gardasil 9. do you struggle with occasional nerve aches talk to your doctor in your hands or feet? 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tonight on 20/20 for the first time, baby holly sits down with me for her first interview. what happened to her, her parents and why it took 40 years to find her. here's a first look. good night. tonight, the "20/20" event -- >> this is a story of a young family, their identities lost and then found again, a mystery that would defy relief and it started this sudden arrival of a baby. >> i heard a knock at the back door. there were two ladies. >> they looked like they walked right out of a bible. >> i had never seen anybody like that in my life. >> they said, we somebody to take care of a baby. she was a gift from good. >> it's like a mystery in a mystery in a mystery. >> one of several stunning turns in the story. this would be another in the woods in houston. there were days until they discovered the bodies and they were here in the woods? >> both bodies were bound. >> it was a young man and a young woman. >> they likely knew to people who killed them. >> the hunt for what happened in those woods would lead investigators across the country and to a second mystery. >> i'm getting chills just talking about it. >> what happened to this baby? 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