the missing 13-year-old, her dead parents and the phone call from inside the house. what authorities are now saying. the dramatic rescue at the mine. the man who fell, landing 100 feet down a shaft. reportedly surrounded by rattlesnakes. the 911 calls just out. the 2-year-old boy discovered on a doorstep, a woman running. the father, who just hours later said, that's my son. the far reaching astros fan. did he really cost his team the game? what he's saying tonight. you make the call. and what would you do with a billion dollars? now's your chance. and re t he ytoght.v anh qution, keow know about any rent killingf "washington post" writer jamal khashoggi? ofals now tebling our team. khashoggi was last seen entering the saudi consulate in istanbul, never coming out. you can see blue lights being used to search inside the consulate and the residence for any signs of blood or other evidence. and take a look at this image. the saudi crown prince on the left, and on the far right, a man not far from the crown prince. that man, now seen in several surveillance stills from those 24 hours when khashoggi disappeared, entering the consulate, outside the consul general's home and at security at the airport before his flight left. and tonight, this question. what does secretary pompeii know know about this alleged recording, and has he heard any of us? abc's senior foreign correspondent ian pannell leading us off from istanbul. >> reporter: tonight, explosive new developments about the alleged murder of "washington post" writer jamal khashoggi. abc news has been told u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo was played an audio recording of the writer's murder during meetings in ankara 24 hours ago, according to a senior turkish source. speaking anonymously and exclusively to abc news, the official said secretary pompeo was also given a transcript of the recording. separately, abc news has been told of allegations that khashoggi was killed in the consulate following a struggle that lasted eight minutes, and that he died of strangulation. a bc news reached out to the white house for comment, which referred questions to the state department. the state department spokesperson tells abc news, quote, the secretary addressed this yesterday. he has not heard a tape. late today, the president asked, do you believe jamal khashoggi is dead? >> it certainly looks that way to me. it's very sad. certainly looks that way. >> reporter: the president also asked, are you considering possible consequences for the saudis? >> well, it'll have to be very severe. i mean it's bad, bad stuff. but we'll see what happens. >> reporter: his comments come after pompeo briefed the president for nearly an hour this morning about his visits to saudi arabia and turkey. afterwards, pompeo saying the saudis promised him a complete and thorough investigation. >> i told president trump this morning that we ought to give them a few more days to complete that. they are an important strategic alliance of the united states and we need to be mindful of that, as well. >> reporter: overnight, investigators carrying boxes out of the saudi consulate. as mounting evidence appears to tie a member of the saudi royal family's entourage to the incident. maher abdulaziz mutreb is frequently seen traveling with the crown prince. the two men just a few feet from each other in houston earlier this year. now a pro government turkish newspaper publishing new images of mutreb in istanbul the day the writer went missing. mutreb is seen apparently entering the saudi consulate at 9:55 a.m., october 2nd. a little more than three hours before khashoggi goes inside. at 4:53 p.m., mutreb is seen outside the consul general's home. that residence becoming a key focus of investigators in the last 24 hours. turkish police searching for blood with ultraviolent ligultr. just over an hour later, 5:58 p.m., mutreb is seen clearing security at the airport, apparently leaving turkey. abc news has obtained flight records showing a private plane registered to a riyadh-based company left the airport some 50 minutes later. one of two private saudi planes that made one-day stops in istanbul that day. >> and so let's get right to ian pannell again tonight from istanbul. we heard the secretary of state there today say that the u.s. should give the saudis a few more days on this, and there had been questions, ian, for days now whether the treasury secretary, steve mnuchin would still attend a major saudi investment conference that others had pulled out of. >> reporter: that's right. but after a lot of delay and a lot of pressure, he has now announced that he will not now be attending this conference nicknamed davos in the desert. he joins a long list of senior ceos and major corporations who have also pulled out, leaving saudi plans to reinvent itself as a tech hub in tatters. david? >> ian pannell, thank you. we are also following that headline tonight out of the white house, a blowup inside the west wing. tonight, the expletive-laced shouting match outside the oval office, and it comes at president trump tweeted a threat to send the u.s. military to the border with mexico, as a caravan of migrants now approaches. some 3,000 hondurans are making their way through central america, headed to the u.s. border. the president threatening to cut off aid to those countries if the migrants aren't stopped. and we learned of that explosive exchange about all of this right outside the oval office. so, let's get right to mary bruce, live at the white house tonight. mary, what ahave you learned? >> reporter: well, the issue of immigration is reaching a boiling point today, sparking that shouting match between two of the president's top aides. his national security adviser, john bolton, and his chief of staff, john kelly. the two men actually cursing at each other outside of the oval office. but tonight, the white house press secretary says we are not angry at one another. david, it comes as the president is ramping up his rhetoric on this issue. you mentioned that threat of military action along the border. the president has made clear he thinks this issue excites his base and is good politics. the president tweeting, "great midterm issue for republicans." >> mary bruce live at the white house. thank you, mary. we're watching a precarious situation play out in texas tonight, where they do not need anymore rain, but it is coming. the flash floods have already been deadly. and look at this tonight. the stunning views of the power of the colorado river at major flood stage tonight. now surging through floodgates to take the pressure off. but setting up a second emergency downstream, with days of rain now coming. abc's victor oquendo from texas tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the floodgates are open on multiple dams across central texas. more than a foot of rain in the last 72 hours has turned rivers into raging rapids. families rescued by boat. high water vehicles bringing others to higher ground. at the buchanan dam, eight floodgates are open. in austin, officials hoping they don't have to open more floodgates on the mansfield dam. if they do, communities downstream will flood. it's holding back lake travis, which is 130% full, approaching record levels. bill lockett l >> i have some concern that this is going to get more serious than we've ever seen it. >> reporter: much of that water coming from the llano river, already destroying this bridge. >> there it is right there. >> reporter: its fast-moving waters carrying pieces of it downstream. >> unbelievable. >> reporter: across the flood zone, at least two bodies have been found in the floodwaters. in the town of kingsland, the water receding. the cleanup beginning. >> and victor oquendo live from the mansfield dam at lake travis in austin. and victor, i know that whole region is bracing for more rain. >> reporter: that's right, david. the water levels haven't been this high at lake travis in decades. there is more heavy rain on the way. every drop is bad news for people here and in flood-prone areas. a flash flood watch remains in effect through tomorrow morning. david? >> victor, thank you. a major new arrest in the usa gymnastics scan doll tonight. the organization's former president was arrested overnight, more than a year after he resigned. tonight, months after he pleaded the fifth in front of congress and the country, what he's now accused of doing. here's abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: tonight, the former head of usa gymnastics is behind bars. steve penny arrested overnight by u.s. marshals at a tennessee cabin. he's accused of tampering with evidence in the investigation of disgraced olympic doctor larry nassar. >> i've been instructed by my attorney to invoek the fifth amendment. >> reporter: penny refused to answer questions before congress and resigned in the wake of the scandal saying it was heartbreaking to learn about the abuse. dering "the removay penny documents" from the karolyi hebela and marta karolyi ple th. say they knew nothing of the abuse. former olympic gymnast tasha schwikert is now speaking out for the first time, saying she too was abused by nassar at the ranch and that penny pressed her to publicly support usa gymnastics at the height of the scandal. >> steve, you know, had always manipulated all of us, really, but i felt indebted to him, you know, he made -- he made -- him and usa jim magymnastics made m like if it wasn't for them, i wouldn't be the person or athlete who i was. >> reporter: when more than 150 accusers spoke at nassar's sentencing, gymnast lindsey lemke took direct aim at penny. >> steve penny, you are a coward, resigning from ur position to give responsibility for someone else for creating the environment to let this monster thrive. >> what is steve penny saying, if anything at all tonight? >> reporter: david, he is saying when the facts are known, it will be shown that he did nothing criminal. and usa gymnastics says it is fully cooperating with investigators, however, the allegations certainly raise questions about just how cooperative they've been. if convicted, penny faces up to ten years behind bars. >> all right, linsey, thank you. we have also learned tonight that federal authorities are now investigating the sexual abuse of minors by catholic clergy in pennsylvania. the department of justice has subpoenaed at least seven of the eighth cat liholic diocese in t state. next tonight, to that case in wisconsin, the 13-year-old girl missing, her parents both found dead. and tonight, word that the phone that was used to make that 911 call where no one could talk, but they could hear noise in the background, that phone has now been recovered. here's abc's alex perez. >> see what we can find. >> reporter: tonight, authorities in wisconsin determined to find 13-year-old jayme closs, enlisting dozens of volunteers. teams carefully combing through a 14-mile rural area. why do you think so many people came out? >> we want answers, i guess. it's just -- trying to help the he ne' ty. going to look. >> reporter: authorities revealing they believe jayme was home when her parents were shot to death. police racing to the house after a suspicious 911 call about 1:00 a.m. monday. they say the background noise on that call makes them think jayme was there and is now in danger. >> there was no one onsite, no vehicles in the immediate area when our deputies arrillt was u ininut not revealed who it belongs to. >> every tip that comes in is important to us. it's a piece of the puzzle that tight-knit community are not ready to give up hope. >> you don't know what's going on. we don't know what happened to her. and it's not right. >> reporter: david, the number of tips coming into police growing, now at more than 800. but so far, investigators here say there have been no credible sightings of the teenager. david? >> alex perez in wisconsin again tonight. over seas this evening, a close call for the u.s. commander in charge of afghanistan. the taliban tonight taking responsibility for a deadly attack that killed top provincial leaders in canakanda. just after this meeting, the commander had attended it. a gunman wounded kandahar's governor on the left and killed two top security chiefs. general scott miller, on the right there, he was already on the way to his helicopter. he was not harmed. back here at home tonight, and to the upsetting video being seen across the country this evening a woman appearing to abandon a toddler at a stranger's front door in texas. ringing the doorbell and then ringing. a local abc reporter then finding the boy's father and playing him the video. here's abc's steve osunsami. >> reporter: the 2-year-old seen here in home surveillance video being roughly rushed to a stranger's door by a woman with an odd smile on her face is safe tonight, and will soon be reunited with his family. this was after 8:00 p.m. last night. at first, houston area police thought that the unidentified woman with the long hair was a mother abandoning her child. but this morning, a reporter at our local station in the city helped crack the case. >> that's my son. >> reporter: discovering that the boy's father lived at the house next door. >> who was watching him normally? >> he was with his mother. >> reporter: police say the mother, who had custody of the child, was supposed to bring 2-year-old royal prince simmons to his biological father's house wednesday afternoon. but mom ended up in the hospital. the woman in the video is the mother's friend, dropping the child off in the dark, hours late, at the wrong home and then speeding away. >> had she waited just seven more seconds, the homeowner would have opened the door and maybe would have started a conversation to direct her to the correct house to drop the child off. >> reporter: police tonight say they're charging the friend with felony child abandonment. both parents are furious. police say they knocked on the father's door, but no one answered. david? >> steve, thank you. there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this thursday. new cases of that polio-like illness involving children. the new states, where they're concerned tonight. also, the dramatic rescue at the mine. the man who fell, landing 100 feet down a shaft, reportedly surrounded by rattlesnakes. the 911 calls just out and this rescue effort was incredible. also tonight, the forecast is now in from noaa, and what they're saying about the winter coming for the u.s. you'll want to hear this. and that far-reaching astros fan. did he really cost his team the game, giving it to the red sox? what he's now saying tonight. you make the call, as t next tonight here, the remarkable rescue at a mine in arizona. the man falling down the shaft, landing 100 feet down. he was there for more than two days. how did authorities know where to find him? here's abc's will carr. >> reporter: for the first time, we're seeing the daring rescue. search and rescue crews in arizona pulling a man to safety from this mine shaft after he ntng forol than two days at the bottom of that dark and narrow hole. >> the actions of folks standing here with me and many others saved a life yesterday. in a very challenging circumstance that had incredible dangerous dynamics. >> reporter: according to authorities, john wadell rappelled halfway down the 100-foot shaft, lost control and plunged 50 feet to the bottom, breaking both legs. >> his leg's broke all to hell. he's going to have to have somebody to rappel down in there. >> reporter: making matters worse, his friend says wadell landed in a rattlesnake den. >> three of them he said he killed, i guess. >> reporter: wadell clung to life inside that shaft until his friend, terry shrader, came to the rescue and called 911. >> he had called me monday and told me he was coming to the mine. and we always had a deal, if he is not back by tuesday -- >> reporter: then shrader would go looking for him. a deal that may have saved his friend's life. he was air-lifted to a hospital in phoenix, where he's undergoing surgery today. he says he's happy to be with family and looking forward to a successful recovery. david? >> wow. that is a good friend. will carr, thank you. when we come back tonight, the winter forecast is out tonight from noaa. what to expect. also, news tonight about that polio-like itness. the growing number of suspected cases involving children. the new states. and are you dreaming of a billion dollars? send me a tweet, tell me what to the index of other news tonight, the winter forecast is out. noaa predicting higher than normal temperatures for much of the country this season. el nino is expected to bring warmer weather from the pacific northwest to the rockies and milder temperatures in the northeast, while the south should brace for a wet winter. milder temperatures in the northeast. going to save this one for later. there is new suspected katss tonight of that mystery outbreak we've been following, that rare polio-like illness effecting mostly children. maryland and pennsylvania reporting eight more patients. they are being treated for afm, as it's called. there are 62 confirmed cases in 22 states. most of them children. the average age, just 4 years old. you don't need me to tell you, the controversial call overnight, heartbreak for astros fans last niump took away a home run in the first inning, ruling fan interference, preventing mookie betts from catching that ball. astros fan troy caldwell insisting tonight the video showing he never reached over the wall. red sox nation might not agree with that. they won 8-6 and now one win away from the world series. i'm staying out of it. when we come back tonight, who wants to be a billionaire? 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