The emergency, First Responders and hundreds of water rescues. Also breaking as we come on tonight, israel now launching dozens of air strikes on the Southern Gaza city of rafah. The israeli war cabinet approving plans to launch a Ground Attack. It all comes just as hamas now says it has agreed to a potential ceasefire, though different terms from what was offered in recent days. So, what both sides are saying at this hour. Here at home tonight, the protests on College Campuses over the war. Tonight, columbia now canceling its main commencement ceremony. And more than 100 arrested in california. Tonight, the news coming in, an american soldier has now been detained in russia. Martha raddatz standing by with late reporting. Tonight, the drama in court. President trumps criminal trial. The judge telling trump, the fines against him are not working, telling the former president , jail is now a possibility. The judge telling trump, at the end of the day, i have a job to do. Tonight, the heartstopping moments inside a pennsylvania church. A suspect pointing a handgun right at the pastor. What then plays out. The abc news exclusive tonight. Linsey davis interviewing the prosecutor who is now off the georgia case against donald trump. Linsey asking nathan wade, did you jeopardize the case by having that relationship with d. A. Fani willis . What he says tonight about what trump will face in this case, regardless of whether wade is one of the prosecutors. Tonight, the recalls. Two different kinds of Planters Nuts recalled, and well tell you why. We also have news on alzheimers tonight. Two copies of the same gene seen in many alzheimers patients, and what scientists now say this could reveal. And tonight, the countdown at this hour. Boeings Critical Mission tonight. Starliner set to blast off, the first time with two nasa astronauts onboard. Announcer from abc news World Headquarters in new york, this is World News Tonight with david muir. David good evening. We begin tonight with this new warning from the National Weather service, calling this a, quote, particularly dangerous situation unfolding just as we come on tonight. Their highest warning for intense, longtrack tornadoes, possibly ef3s or higher, and on the ground for many miles. Kansas and oklahoma in the bullseye. Tornado watches across multiple states. The violent line of storms stretching from Oklahoma City to western iowa, and then the Severe Weather moving east, right into the ohio valley. Lets get right to chief meteorologist ginger zee, shes leading us off in el reno, oklahoma, of course, potentially in the path of all of this. Ginger, take us through it. Reporter yes, david. I am right in the middle of that particularly dangerous situation tornado watch. And the darkness behind me is actually one of the tornado warned storms, about 65 miles to our northwest. Were going to watch this line and be one of many cities tonight that has to watch for those intense and longtrack tornadoes that you mentioned. Wichita falls, norman, oklahoma, wichita, kansas, up to salina all included. And its just starting now. Were really going to see this low level jet punch, and everything is forming on what we call the dry line. But you see the severe storms all the way back to eastern montana, parts of north dakota. Iowa going to be in play tonight. Missouri, including kansas city. But it happens after that sun goes down. Watch the timing. As we track this east, western iowa, down through kansas city, its about midnight. And then into northeastern oklahoma. So, even tulsa gets it late. 10 00, 11 00 p. M. Then you look after midnight until 5 00 a. M. , you go to eastern iowa, much of missouri, including st. Louis. Early morning hours, into arkansas. So, david, tomorrow, we also have a threat, enhanced risk that includes parts of ohio, columbus is in there, too. David very dangerous night ahead. And ginger, you and i have talked often about when this hits in the middle of the night. So, please heed the warnings, everyone. And ginger, you and the team stay safe. Well be watching first thing in the morning on gma. Were also tracking at this hour the flooding emergency playing out, and its turned deadly now. Houston with two feet of rain in just a matter of days. Thousands forced to evacuate. Homes and neighborhoods tonight underwater. First responders Making Hundreds Of High Water rescues. A Houston Police officer on a jet ski rescuing a man and his two dogs who were treading water outside their flooded home. And tonight, texas now reporting the storms have taken three lives, including a 4yearold boy, when the family car was swept away. Abcs mola lenghi in texas tonight. Reporter tonight, the National Weather service issuing their highest warning. A particularly dangerous situation for large, longtrack tornadoes, for parts of texas, kansas, and most of oklahoma. Our Oklahoma City affiliate koco tracking supercells. Pay close attention to this storm. Listen to our language very closely. Listen to our tone. And be ready to seek shelter if a Tornado Warning does come out on this. Reporter its the fourth Tornado Outbreak in four weeks, with many of the same areas under threat. While millions in the Heartland Brace for tornadoes, neighborhoods north of houston still flooded after days of rain. This neighborhood is almost completely underwater. Best case scenario, youve got a house on stilts thats undamaged. But even then, the ground floor property, cars are flooded out. But worstcase scenario, youve got homes not on stilts totally flooded out. Timothy boudreaux and his wife using a jet ski and a tin boat to deliver essentials to stranded families in riverside, texas. Well, i was actually the ups guy here for 15 years. Reporter now youre making different kind of deliveries. Yeah. Reporter well, david, Flood Waters Receding dramatically tonight, revealing the damage. This familys home getting swept away. About 100 yards away, landing here, finally. David, as you can imagine, a lot of cleanup ahead of these folks tonight. David that is extraordinary to see. Mola, thank you. There is also breaking news involving israel and hamas. Tonight, israel now launching dozens of air strikes on the Southern Gaza city of rafah, and the israeli war cabinet approving plans to launch a Ground Attack now. This all comes after hamas today says it had agreed to a potential ceasefire, though what hamas agreed to was different from what was offered by israel in recent days. So, will this Ceasefire Proposal go anywhere . Abcs marcus moore in tel aviv tonight. Reporter israel launching dozens of air strikes tonight and approving plans for a Ground Attack on the Southern Gazan city of rafah, just hours after hamas announced new terms of a Ceasefire Proposal that theyre willing to accept. It is not the same deal that was on the table last week. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the proposal hamas agreed to was, quote, far from israels core demands. A senior israeli official saying hamas agreed to a different deal than the one israel had proposed, which included at least a sixweek ceasefire and the release of Palestinian Prisoners in exchange for up to 33 hostages. But hamas is still insisting on that permanent ceasefire. Our team inside gaza, as hamas Announcement Set off celebrations. This little girl smiling, giving the peace sign as the news spread. In tel aviv tonight, pressure on the government to accept that deal. Patience has been running thin among Family Members of those held hostage. They dont want this possible proposal to be a missed opportunity. Dont mess it up, mr. Prime minister, okay . Dont miss it up this time. The hostages have no more time. No more time. Reporter overnight, israel warning 100,000 palestinians in Eastern Rafah to evacuate immediately, warning soldiers will operate with, quote, extreme force. David, as you know, more than a million palestinians went to rafah to avoid the fighting, and now, some are on the move yet again. Meanwhile, tonight, israel and hamas saying theyll be sending delegations back to cairo for more talks on a potential ceasefire deal. David . David a lot of moving parts tonight. Marcus moore in tel aviv. Marcus, thank you. Meanwhile, back here in the u. S. And the new fallout from the campus protests over the war. Tonight, columbia now canceling its universitywide commencement. And in california tonight, more than 100 arrested in Campus Crackdowns there. Stephanie ramos on this again tonight. Reporter just days after Columbia University called in the nypd to take back campus from protesters and to clear this lawn for graduation, the school now canceling the main ceremony, citing security concerns. Graduates telling us theyre disappointed. I have friends whose families are coming from places like singapore, france, mexico, and other countries around the world who spent thousands of dollars on plane tickets. So, its definitely an incredible disappointment. Reporter columbia is not alone. Emory in atlanta, today, moving graduation 20 miles off campus. Im just really sad, you know. Im the year of 2020, so the pandemic uprooted our entire senior year of high school and didnt have a graduation for that. And then freshman year here was completely online. Reporter it comes amid protests at graduations. On this Northeastern University livestream, students flashed messages on their phones, calling on the school to divest from israel. At the university of michigan, students marching through the aisles. Overhead, a banner flown in support of israel. After more than 2,400 arrests on dozens of campuses, tonight, new crackdowns. Police raiding an encampment at uc, san diego, arresting more than 60 people. Ucla today arrested more than 40 protesters in this School Parking garage. And david, back here at Columbia University, even though the lawn is cleared, the universitywide graduation is canceled. The university saying they will focus on smaller ceremonies by school. Police do have authorization to be on campus through those graduation festivities, david. David students who say they were affected by the pandemic in high school, now affected by this in college. Stephanie, thank you. There is also news coming in tonight from russia, that an american soldier has been detained in russia, accused of criminal misconduct. And what the u. S. Is now saying at this hour. Heres our chief Global Affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz tonight. Reporter tonight, another u. S. Citizen behind bars in russia. This time, a u. S. Soldier. Army Staff Sergeant gordon black. The army confirming the soldier was detained by russian authorities late last week in vladivostok on charges of criminal misconduct. U. S. Officials say Sergeant Black traveled to russia on his own. He was not given permission. All americans have been warned to avoid travel there and advised to leave if they are already in russia. Sergeant blacks mother telling us tonight he had met a woman who was bartending near his army base in south korea, saying she was later deported to russia, where he was visiting her. The mother described the relationship as volatile. Russian television saying the charges against black involve beating a woman and stealing from her. Blacks arrest also comes as the u. S. Is working to free wrongfully detained journalist Evan Gershkovich and businessman paul whelan. The State Department is trying to get consular access to Staff Sergeant black but has been unable to do so thus far. David . David martha, thank you. Meantime, in new york city tonight, the drama in court. President trumps criminal trial. The judge telling trump that the fines against him for violating that limited gag order are not working, telling the former president , jail is now a possibility. The judge telling trump, at the end of the day, i have a job to do. Aaron katersky at the courthouse. Reporter tonight, judge juan merchan putting donald trump on notice. If the former president violates the gag order one more time, he could be thrown in jail. Trump today held in Criminal Contempt for a tenth time for publicly criticizing the jury. He was slapped with yet another 1,000 fine, the maximum allowable, but the judge today acknowledging these fines are not serving as a deterrent, and warned, going forward, this court will have to consider a jail sentence. Judge merchan then addressing trump directly the last thing i want to do is put you in jail, he said. You are the former president of the United States and possibly the next president as well. At the end of the day, i have a job to do. Outside court, trump defiant. Our constitution is much more important than jail. Its not even close. Ill do that sacrifice any day. Reporter jurors today for the first time seeing the documents at the heart of this case. Trump accused of illegally falsifying Business Records to cover up a Hush Money Payment to porn star stormy daniels, to keep her story of their alleged affair from voters before the 2016 election. The payment to daniels was made by trumps former fixer Michael Cohen. Today, the trump organizations controller testified he was ordered to reimburse cohen by trumps chief financial officer, allen weisselberg. Then, with trumps bookkeeper on the witness stand, jurors saw the allegedly Phony Invoices Cohen submitted, the Ledger Entries that classified the reimbursements as legal expenses, and the checks from trumps own bank account that he signed while in the white house. And if trump didnt want to sign a check, the bookkeeper testified he would simply scribble void in Black Sharpie on it and send it right back. On cross examination, the defense suggested these were legit legal expenses, because Michael Cohen was trumps lawyer. And they asked the bookkeeper, you never had any reason to believe President Trump was hiding anything . She said, no. Tonight, david, prosecutors say they have about two weeks left before they rest their case. David . David two weeks to go on the prosecution side. Aaron, thank you. Now, to the difficult video, those heartstopping moments inside a pennsylvania church. A suspect approaching the front of the church, suddenly aiming a handgun right at the pastor. Tonight the pastor calling it a miracle no one was killed. Heres eva pilgrim. In god they chose reporter tonight, this heartstopping moment captured on a Church Livestream just outside of pittsburgh. A man pulling a gun on a pastor in the middle of his sermon. Im thankful to god that im still here because he definitely pulled the trigger. Reporter Pastor Glenn Germany was leading service at Jesus Dwelling Place Church on sunday. Authorities say the suspect, 26yearold bernard junior polite, was sitting in the pews. In god they chose reporter seconds later, the gunman walking up and pointing a loaded gun at the pastor. That gun jamming. Deacon Clarence Mccallister quickly taking action, telling our affiliate wtae once they raised the gun up, i jumped up, got him from behind struggled him to the ground. Reporter the Deacon Helping Wrestle that gun away. Call the police, somebody we are, we are. Reporter authorities taking the gunman into custody. They say hours later, police were called to his home, where they found a 56yearold relative shot dead. An investigation is ongoing in that case, but so far, no charges filed. Police say the gunman said that god told him to do it. He remains in jail tonight on multiple charges for that church incident. David . David just horrifying video. Eva pilgrim. Thanks, eva. Tonight, the abc news exclusive here. Linsey davis oneonone with the former Fulton County prosecutor nathan wade, who is no longer on the case against trump, because of wades personal relationship with the d. A. In the case. Linsey asking, did that personal relationship jeopardize the case against the former president . Reporter the former top prosecutor whose romantic relationship with Fulton CountyDistrict Attorney fani willis threatened to derail the prosecution of donald trump is now defending himself. Workplace romances are as american as apple pie. It happens to everyone. But it happened to the two of us. Reporter fani willis hired nathan wade to lead the prosecution of trump and 18 codefendants for their alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election in georgia. But they soon became romantically involved. And when one of