Im ama daetz. We appreciate your time. For sandhya pa tonight, bracing for dangerous, oppressive heat. Authorities warn this could be a lifethreatening heat wave. More than half the country. It will feel like 110 degrees in philadelphia, 104 in chicago, 106 degrees in New York City. And the concern about the power grid. Is new york at risk of another blackout . Ginger zee is live tonight. The new video emerging tonight, showing President Trump inside maralago in 92, partying with Jeffrey Epstein. Appearing to weigh in on the women before them. What can be seen in the video. Breaking news late today involving Actor Kevin Spacey, accused in that sex assault involving a young man. What the d. A. Has just announced. In New York City late today, a Life Sentence for el chapo. Where will he now go here in the u. S. . And el chapo complaining. What he said today in court. The 6yearold girl killed
on the golf course by a ball. Her father had just teed off, accidentally hitting her in the back of the neck. There is News Reporting tonight on that faceapp, that aging app going viral, and the new warning just in from the Democratic National committee to campaigns not to use the app. And how the russiabased company is responding tonight. Freed and now the conviction overturned after 23 years in prison. Convicted of murder, dna setting him free, and what he said today before the cameras. And the frightening moment at the car wash when the driver pulls away and accidentally tus tohe river. Good evening and its great to have you with us here on a very busy wednesday night. Much of this country, at least 28 states, bracing for this dangerous heat. And tonight, as we come on the air, severe thunderstorm watches right here in the northeast from d. C. Up through philly and new york. And look at the map tonight. More than two dozen states under heat alerts straight through the weekend. The heat index there, it will feel like 110 in philadelphia,
106 in New York City, 107 in detroit. And here in new york, that concern after the blackout already in recent days. What happens with this kind of heat and the power grid . Abcs alex perez leads us off from chicago tonight. Reporter tonight, from the east coast to the plains, more than half the country in the midst of what forecasters are calling the most dangerous heat wave in years. Oppressive humidity gripping the Delaware Valley today. It is hot, hot, Hot Out There and it is only going to get hotter. Reporter in richmond, virginia, the heat turning deadly tuesday. A 10monthold girl left in a hot car dying at the hospital. The heat index was 103. In 1995, a heat wave here in chicago killed more than 700 people. Tonight, Emergency Rooms are on alert, bracing for an influx of heatrelated emergencies. So, if someone comes in and we think that its heat stroke, about four, six of us will actually put the individual into this ice bucket for about 10 to 15 minutes to get their Body Temperature down as fast as possible. Reporter and in new york
city, after that weekend blackout plunged a section of manhattan into darkness, fears that tripledigit temperatures this weekend could bring more outages. And well continually remind people to only use the energy they need. Reporter david, here in chicago, were bracing for temperatures that will feel like 105 degrees the next few days. The Emergency Room doctor i talked to says even if youre staying hydrated, you can still be susceptible to heat stroke. He says the key is to get out of the heat and somewhere cool. David . Alex perez leading us off tonight. Great advice, alex. Lets get right to chief meteorologist ginger zee, tracking this all. And ginger, you were telling us this will last for days . Reporter days. And cumulative heat is when it becomes dangerous, david. So, New York City hasnt seen a 100degree temperature since 2012. I really think well get close this weekend, if not get right to that century mark. So, lets look at the map, because tonight, weve got an imminent threat. Thats severe thunderstorms. Damaging winds in excess of 70 miles per hour, anywhere from wilmington, delaware, up
through, say, hartford, connecticut, and even parts of the cape. See damaging winds and flash flooding, one to twoinch rainfall rates per hour. Not just for the quad cities, but here in the northeast. Very heavy rains going into tonight. Lets focus on that heat. Really the core of it tomorrow, st. Louis, can kansas city feeling like 108. But saturday, i think we could break records from wilmington, delaware, up to worcester, massachusetts. The overnight temperatures will not be relief, either, staying in the 70s or 80s. Ginger zee with us, as well tonight. Thank you, ginger. In the meantime, to other news tonight. There were major developments late today involving Actor Kevin Spacey and those accusations against him by a young man in massachusetts. Today, what prosecutors revealed. And heres abcs linsey davis, who has been reporting on the case. Reporter the decision late today by massachusetts prosecutors to drop the Sex Crime Charge against kevin spacey comes after a stunning moment in court last week. All of those were deleted from the screenshots, missing from the screenshots that you sent to officer kelly, is that right . Yes. Reporter spaceys accuser
initially answering questions, then invoking his Fifth Amendment rights when asked about whether he knew it was illegal to delete Text Messages before turning evidence over to police in a criminal case. Spaceys lawyer immediately called for the case to be dismissed. Hes the sole witness that can establish the circumstances of his allegation on the night in question. Reporter the accuser was 18 years old when he says the oscar winner groped him at a piano bar in nantucket in 2016. But the case unraveled after the young mans phone disappeared. His mother, a former boston tv anchor, admits she deleted a few things before turning it over to police. There were just a couple of things that concerned me. Reporter two weeks ago, the accuser dropped a civil case against the actor. As for spacey, he has consistently denied all the allegations against him. David . All right, linsey davis, who has been covering this since the start. Linsey, thank you. In other news, now to the video tonight that has emerged, raising new questions about President Trumps past relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. The video shows the two partying together at maralago in 1992. And heres abcs Kyra Phillips now. Reporter the video shows them partying like pals. President trump and Jeffrey Epstein at maralago in a room full of cheerleaders. The video shot by nbc in 1992, unearthed by them today. Donald, donald, donald. Reporter trump seeming to point one woman out on the dance floor. Shes hot. Reporter The Future President Making Epstein Double over with laughter. In a 2002 profile of the financier, trump called epstein a terrific guy. Adding, it is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as i do. And many of them are on the younger side. No doubt about it, jeffrey enjoys his social life. Six years later, dozens of Women Accused Epstein of sexually abusing them when they were teenagers. But a controversial plea deal landed him in county jail for just 13 months. Now hes back behind bars facing
federal sex trafficking charges, and the president is distancing himself. I havent spoken to him in probably 15 years or more. I wasnt a big fan of Jeffrey Epstein. That i can tell you. Reporter did you have any suspicions that he was molesting young women, underage women . No, i had no idea. I had no idea. I havent spoken to him in many, many years. So, lets get right to Kyra Phillips, live in washington tonight. And kyra, any response from the president s team to the video today thats now emerged . Reporter well, david, we have inquired, however, no response from the white house tonight. But you can be sure that the president , as well as his aides, are aware of this video. David . Kyra, thank you. Now to the president and the firestorm over his tweets aimed at four Democratic Congresswomen, telling them to go back to the countries they came from. Today, when asked about the uproar, the president said hes enjoying the fight. Terry moran traveling with the president in greenville, North Carolina, tonight. Reporter President Trump heading out for a Campaign Rally in North Carolina confident that the racial firestorm he sparked
with his tweets is stoking his base. Im enjoying it, because i have to get the word out to the american people. Reporter he says its a political fight hes winning. So, these congresswomen, their comments are helping to fuel the rise of a dangerous hard left, but thats okay, because were going to win this election like nobodys ever seen before. Reporter its now three days since trump tweeted in the kind of brutally bigoted language no president has used for decades, that four liberal Democratic Congresswomen should go back to the countries they came from, even though three were born in the usa. His White House Team defending him. If the president was not telling these four congresswomen to return to their supposed countries of origin, to which countries was he referring . Whats your ethnicity . Why is that relevant . No, no, because im asking a question. My ancestors are from ireland
and italy. Kelly anne, my own ethnicity is not relevant to the question im asking. No, no, it is, because youre asking about he said originally. Reporter the battle turned to the house floor. Every Single Member of this institution, democratic and republican, should join us in condemning the president s racist tweets. Reporter every democrat, but just four republicans, voted to condemn the president s comments. Some of the president s democratic rivals say all this furor is just what he wants. This president purposely, i believe, distracts and attempts to distract by flamethrowing. Reporter today, mary bruce asked Speaker Pelosi about that. Are you concerned that the president is goading you . With all due respect, lets not waste our time on that. Were not having him set our agenda. Were setting our own agenda. Trump 2020 reporter here in greenville, among the throngs waiting for trump, nearly everyone is backing his claim that its not about race at all. What do you think of Speaker Pelosi saying whate said was racist . I dont believe hes a racist. Period. Reporter you dont. I dont. Reporter on what do you base that . It had nothing to do with race. It has more to do with our own values and whether you want to be an american or not. Terry moran with us live in a very noisy rally there in greenville, and terry, late today on the hill, the other headline, the house blocking a move to impeach the president to begin proceedings over these tweets . Reporter thats right, david. It was a very revealing vote. 95 democrats voted on a motion to consider impeachment. 137 democrats voted against it, but that shows just how divided this party is, how much of the base is outraged over trumps comments and wants to see impeachment, even though the public doesnt. Meanwhile, President Trump is loving this. His strategy, he believes, as he said, is working perfectly. David . Terry moran tonight. Terry, thank you. One more headline tonight involving the president. Federal prosecutors in new york today ending their investigation into the Hush Money Payments to Stormy Daniels and karen mcdou g
gal. Both women claiming they were paid to stay silent about their affairs with the president more than a decade ago. He says the affairs never happened and no new charges are expected. Were also following images coming in from puerto rico at this hour. Thousands protesting outside the capital in san juan, demanding that Governor Ricardo Rossello resign, after 900 pages of Chat Messages were made public. They include sexist and homophobic comments made by the governor, some Cabinet Members and top aides. The governor has apologized, but tonight, he continues to refuse to step down. There is news tonight about convicted mexican drug lord el chapo. A federal judge right here in New York City today sentencing Joaquin Guzman to life in prison plus 30 years. One of the worlds most notorious drug Kingpins Complaining in court today, accusing the u. S. Of torturing him. Heres gio benitez. Reporter tonight, judgment for Joaquin El Chapo guzman. These images, the last the world would see of the most wanted drug lord, captured, unaware he had touched down in new york. Seen peering out of that plane, learning at that moment he would face american justice. The long road that led El Chapo Guzman to the courthouse
behind us today was paved with death, drugs and destruction. But it ended today with justice. Reporter guzman today breaking his silence, telling the judge, there was no justice here. You denied me a fair trial. And he complained that the lack of fresh air, clean water and sunlight in jail was total torture. But the judge noting el chapos overwhelming evil, Sentencing Him To Life Plus 30 years. Guzman ordered to pay 12. 6 billion in restitution. The man who ordered the torture and murder of his enemies then blowing a kiss to his wife just before leaving the courtroom. As a crime boss, el chapo was both ruthless and clever. Smuggling drugs in jalapenos, fake bananas, even a submarine. El chapo was an innovative Drug Trafficker the likes of which we havent seen. And chances are we wont see again. Reporter the mythic outlaw had escaped two mexican prisons, seen here slipping into a tunnel
beneath his prison cell, going through the floor of the shower. We saw that milelong tunnel firsthand in mexico, a muddy motorbike waiting for him. This is the house where he just walked into and disappeared. Mexican authorities finally storming el chapos hideout and capturing him. Never again will guzman pour poison over our borders, making billions while innocent lives are lost to drug violence and drug addictions. And gio benitez live outside of the manhattan jail where el chapo is still being held at this hour. And gio, hell soon head to a federal prison here in the u. S. . Reporter thats right, david. Hes likely headed toward the nations most secure prison, the supermax in florence, colorado. Were told hes going to be monitored there 24 hours a day. David . Gio benitez tonight. We can hear the choppers overhead there. Gio, thank you. And we do mark a passing tonight. The death of former Supreme Court Justice John Paul stevens. He served 35 years on the high court, from 1975 until 2010. Nominated by a republican, he was a moderate justice and he became the courts outspoken liberal voice over time. Chief Justice John Roberts saying he brought kindness, humility and wisdom to the bench. President trump ordering flags lowered to half staff. Justice stevens was 99. And tonight, the former prisoner behind bars for 23 years, who had his conviction overturned today for a murder he did not commit. Christopher tapp hugging Family Members in court, right there in idaho falls. New Dna Technology clearing him in a 1996 rape and murder. Tapp, now 43, served more than two decades behind bars, roughly half his life. Its a new life, a new beginning, a new world for me. And im just going to enjoy it every day. He also said today he hopes no one forgets the victim, angie dodge. There is still much more ahead on World News Tonight this wednesday. The aging app going viral tonight. Youve seen it. Several celebrities jumping in, as well. But now, security concerns, and the dnc Warning Campaigns not to use the app. How the russiabased company is responding tonight in a moment. Also, the family golf tragedy. A young girl truck in the back of the neck by her fathers tee shot. She did not survive. Well have more on that in a moment. And then the real scare at the car wash. Look at this driver, pulling away and into the river. A lot more news ahead tonight. Stay tuned. Stay tuned. I have heartease, watch what i eat, take statins, but still struggle to lower my ldl bad cholesterol. Which means a heart attack or stroke. Could strike without warning, pulling me away from everything that matters most. siren because with high bad cholesterol, my risk of a heart attack or stroke is real. Repatha® plus a statin seriously lowers bad cholesterol by 63 . And significantly drops my risk of having a heart attack or stroke. Do not take repatha® if you are allergic to it. Repatha® can cause serious allergic reactions. Signs include Trouble Breathing or swallowing, or swelling of the face. Most common side effects include runny nose, sore throat, common cold symptoms, flu or flulike symptoms back pain, high blood sugar, and redness, pain,
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kevin hart all giving it a try. But tonight, the dnc Security Director tells campaigns in a letter, quote, this novelty is not without risk. Faceapp was developed by russians. Burned by the russian hack of the dnc during the 2016 election, the democrats are taking no chances. The dnc Security Director warning candidates that there are significant concerns about the app having access to your photos. Its not clear at this point what the Privacy Risks are, but what is clear is that the benefits of avoiding the app outweigh the risks. But tonight, the faceapp ceo is attempting to ease concerns, noting the app only uploads the single photo the user wants altered. And he said even though the companys Core Research and Development Team is located in russia, the user data is not transferred to russia. All right, a lot of questions on this, pierre. And you tell us tonight that the company has informed you that they will remove any images stored by them if asked . Reporter thats right, david. The company says they store images on cloud services
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