Thanks. Thats our report. Appreciate your time. Im dan ashley. Im ama daetz. Tonight, the Heat Emergencies. And its now turned deadly. More than 30 states, the oppressive heat. It will feel like 115 degrees in some places. Tonight, the nursing home. The Air Conditioning failing. The emergency evacuations. The former pro Football Player dying of heat stroke. The electrical explosion leaving thousands without power. And in new york city, the new warning after the blackout just days ago. Ginger zee times it out. President trump says he is no longer upset with those who chanted send her back. What he is saying now. And First Lady Michelle Obama not directly references the headlines but tweeting late today. Breaking news at this hour. The u. S. Military monitoring a u. S. Ship traveling through the Strait Of Hormuz after word
of two more shipped seized by iran. Martha raddatz at this hour. The American Woman and her boyfriend on a road trip discovered dead. Authorities before the cameras moments ago and what they have. Newly ithe ocean. The computer warning the two pilots they were too low. Theripe under arrest overseas. President trump is tonight. First lady melania trump, too. The rapper, asap rocky, claiming selfdefense and what the video shows. A missing wife. 69 years old. Her husband Breaking Down, insisting the police are looking at him as a suspect. And if the heat is getting to you, try the yankees manager who lost it. His choice words and the punishment tonight. Good evening. Great to have you with us on a friday night. M brutal heat and tonight its turned deadly now. Authorities declaring Heat Emergencies in communities across the country, 34 states. More than 20n americans io0 llm. Look at mbnue fos er the heat index, feel like 111 in d. C. 110 in philadelphia. 108 in new york. Tycieeing numbers that high. Tonight, the former pro Football Player who died of heat stroke leading thousands without power. Ansesubway lines shut down just moments ago here in new york city. Gio benitez leading us off. Reporter tonight, the lifethreatening heat has First Responders on high alert. Who at risk . Anyone is at t risk. Isos m reporter we spent the day with paramedics in the philadelphia suburbs. They tell us theres a reason parents need to watch their kids. When youre talking about children, youre talking about their Body Temperature rising three or five times faster than us. Correct. Because theyre smaller, they cannot regulate the temperature
like you or i can. Reporter not far away. Some elderly residents forced to evacuate when they lost power. Describe what its like in the apartment . Its 95 degrees. And getting hotter. We have Medic Units On Scene monitoring the patients who need it. Reporter in chicago the heat will be so intense today, it could be life threatening. Reporter a heat index of at least 105 degrees, pushing the limits of infrastructure. Stephanie ramos is there. These crews are inspecting roads threatened by the intense heat. Officials say the extremely high temperatures could cause Pavement Blow Outs and roads to buckle. Reporter inanrk a fs,saror offensive lineman mitch petrus dying after working outside all day. He was just 32. New york city canceling the triathlon. The city under a heat emergency. Power officials confident the power grid will hold after last weekends blackout. We expect demand this is weekend to rival alltime weekend peaks. Reporter new yorks mayor is asking the residents to turn the thermostat up to 78 degrees to help save power. Here in philly we are looking at a top heat index of 104. That number could grow to 113 over the weekend. And again, we just learned in new york city, several subway lines have been shut down. We dont know if that is heat related. But, david, of course, there are Major Concerns over infrastructure. Thank you. You heard gio mention the real concern in new york after the black out days ago. Warning on the strain and the power grids. Well, in madison, wisconsin tonight, look at this. A State Of Emergency after an explosion at the citys main power center there. It felt like 109 in madison today. That explosion triggering a fire. The flames shooting 150 feet into the air, knocking out power to thousands. Here is Abcs Steve Osunsami now. Reporter the timing of this explosion at a Power Station in madison, wisconsin, was so terrible, the states governor had to declare a State Of Emergency as thousands were having to get through the
miserable heat without power. There was an explosion. Explosion and a large fire, now. Reporter theres an excessive heat warning in the area. Today it felt like 109 degrees. You think those flames are, 50, 60 feet . Reporter Government Employees at the state capital were told to leave their hot and humid offices and head home. Were checking in with any place that we think have young people, have seniors, have folks that are likely to be without Air Conditioning in this heat. Reporter adding insult to injury, a second substation caught fire. Authorities believe both were caused by mechanical issues. The power is back on tonight, but Power Companies from Madison Wisconsin all the way up to east coast are watching out for these kind of breakdowns in this heat. David . Steve osunsami and gio benitez, thank you. Lets go to ginger zee live tonight along the parkway. Tracking it all for us. Hi, ginger. Reporter hi. Some of the numbers as far as heat indices go, blowing our minds. Sheldon, iowa, the highest i have seen all day 121. And look at the excessive Heat Warnings and advisories from oklahoma to vermont and maine. The core of the heat, 115. Iowa city, 117 over omaha. That is right now. The core, watch as it slides east. Its going to make its way and settle into the northeast on saturday. Thats the hottest day. Philadelphia to norfolk feels like 110. 111 washington, d. C. , and hartford, connecticut. Now, when you have this much heat and humidity, its inevitable you have severe storms. A severe Thunderstorm Watch from cleveland to binghamton, new york. Tornado watch in wisconsin and minnesota. We are thinking about the millions in the path of the heat this weekend. Ginger, thanks to you again tonight. The president late today no longer saying he is unhappy with the crowds chanting send her back, calling them incredible patriots. Earlier this week, the president , with out rage, when asked about it said i am joining in the fight. And what he is saying now. And Michelle Obama who did not
mention the news directly, though she did weigh in today with a tweet. Here is abcs kyra philips tonight. Reporter tonight, President Trump defending his North Carolina supporters who chanted this about minnesota congresswoman ilhan omar, who came to the u. S. As a child refugee from somalia. [ Crowd Chanting send her back ] reporter the chant was inspired by the president s racist tweet suggesting four democratic congresswomen go back to the countries they came from, even though all are american citizens and three of them were born here. Under pressure from his own party, the president said he felt a bit badly about the chant and was not happy. Today, a different tune. You know what im unhappy with . Im unhappy with the fact that a congresswoman can hate our country. Those people in North Carolina, that stadium was packed. It was a record crowd, and i could have filled it ten times, as you know. Those are incredible people. Those are incredible patriots. Reporter later, i asked him the chant, send her home, is it racist to you . Say it . Reporter the chant, send her home no, you know whats racist to me . When somebody goes out and says the horrible things about our country, the people of our country. I think to me thats a disgrace, and we should never forget it. Were dealing with people that hate our country. Reporter tonight, Michelle Obama speaking out. The former first lady doesnt mention the president by name, but her aim is clear, tweeting, what truly makes our country great is its diversity. Whether we are born here or seek refuge here, theres a place for us all. We must remember its not my america or your america its our america. Lets get right to Kyra Phillips life at the white house tonight. World leaders are watching this from afar and now weighing in on the chants and how the president is handling this . Reporter indeed. Strong words, too, referencing
the president s racist tweet, canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau saying the comments were hurtful, wrong, and completely unacceptable. German prime Minster Angela Merkel also weighing in, saying she stands in solidarity with the four congresswomen. Thank you. We are also watching rising tensions with iran tonight. The u. S. Military is monitoring a Container Ship traveling through the Strait Of Hormuz after word iran seized two more ships there. Lets go to martha raddatz. What do we know about the seized ships . Reporter the iranians seized a british flagged tanker with 23 crew members in the Strait Of Hormuz claiming it violated international rules. A Liberian Tanker also seized. The British Foreign secretary saying he is extremely concerned about the seizure, calling it unacceptable. President trump showing today it says iran is nothing but trouble. David, it is a serious escalation. Martha, in the meantime, the iran denying u. S. Saying it destroyed an iranian drone, and iran is showing video they claim proves it. Reporter thats right. Iranian state tv, they aired video they claim came from the drone the u. S. Says it destroyed. The video has a time stamp that would be after the hour the u. S. Said the drone went down. But there is no proof that the time stamp is accurate, and the white house today said there is very clear evidence the iranian drone was destroyed by the u. S. Military, david. All right, escalation indeed. Martha, all right, thank you. Tonight, an american man accused of being an isis fighter is in federal custody facing Terror Charges now. Prosecutors say a 42yearold naturalized citizen born in kazakhstan left brooklyn in 2013 where he joined isis and became a sniper of trainer of new recruits. He try toad recruit owe person
to join isis, that person turned out to be a nypd informant. An American Woman and her boyfriend discovered on the side of the road in canada. Chynna deekes and her boyfriend lucas fowler were found on the side of a Remote Canadian highway, in fact, they believe the couple was murdered. Here is matt gutman. Reporter tonight, Canadian Police know that this young couples road trip ended violently on a lonely stretch of the alaskan highway. What the dont know is who murdered 24yearold american chynna deese and her boyfriend lucas fowler. Its not yet clear whether lucas and chynna were targeted or if this was a crime of opportunity. Reporter without revealing how they were killed, police recovered the couple and that blue van on the side of the road in picturesque British Columbia sometime between sunday and monday night. We are trying to comb through the evidence that is at the scene at this point. Reporter Family Members tell us they believe their van broke down. Chynna deese, who was from North Carolina, met fowler in croatia. He is the son of an australian
police chief inspector. The couple was taking a road trip heading to National Parks and alaska. Tonight, deeses mother telling abc news, this Southern Girl meets this wonderful australian man. They were just so in love and both loved traveling. The couple was found near a the couple was found near a popular tourist site. Right now police are working with a 28hour window in which they think the crime occurred. They are asking motorists with Dash Cam Video to come forward to narrow down the time line. David. Matt gutman reporting in tonight, thank you, matt. There is new Cockpit Video showing the final moments of a 737 crashing into the ocean. The pilots were warned by computers they were too low before slamming into the water. We reported on this when the u. S. Navy team rushed in to help save the passengers. Abcs david kerley with the new video emerging with the terrifying crash near guam. Reporter in the september crash, short of a runway hey reporter we saw u. S. Sailors racing to the 737 jetliner to pull passengers out of the
aircraft. 14 over there. Reporter tonight, a highly unusual recording inside the cockpit. Approaching minimums. Reporter as the jet was trying to land in bad weather near guam minimums. Reporter that is the computer warning the two pilots that theyre too low. Sink rate, sink rate. Reporter and their flight path means they will not make the runway. Investigators say the pilots ignored the warnings and had done so in the past. But on this day, the weather meant they couldnt see the runway. The last warning theyre 1 one feet above the water. 100. Reporter the jetliner bounced on the water of the lagoon several times before settling and filling with water. Originally, it was thought that everyone survived the crash. 35 people were rescued. But three days later, divers found the body of a passenger inside the fuselage. Investigators had harsh words for both pilots in this incident. David, thank you. Mounting calls tonight for the release of an american rapper being held in a swedish
jail. From some famous names. Even the president and first lady are involved in it. The rapper asap rocky is under investigation for alleged assault. He says it was selfdefense. Tonight what the video shows. Here is erielle reshef. Reporter tonight mounting anger after swedish prosecutors announce that rapper asap rocky must remain behind bars while their investigation into this fight continues. Tmz obtaining the video showing the 30yearold performer, whose real name is rakim meyers and members of his entourage, fighting in the streets of stockholm on june 30th. But the rapper posting this video allegedly of the moments just before. We dont want no problems with these boys. They keep following us. Reporter two men can be seen arguing with his bodyguard, throwing headphones at the group and following them as they try to walk away. They came into a situation where he acted in selfdefense. Reporter the grammynominated artist and two Backup Performers now beginning their third week in a swedish jail. Asap deemed a flight risk. Their detention sparking outrage and today, President Trump said many including the first lady have asked him to intervene. I have been called by so many people asking me to help asap rocky. Reporter david, the man seen fighting with the rapper while under investigation remains free. After speaking with kanye west, President Trump says he plans to call the swedish prime minster. David . Thank you. There is still more ahead. The urgent search for a missing wife, 69 years old. Her husband Breaking Down in front of the camera saying she vanished in the desert. And tonight, he insists police are now looking at him. The daring highrise escape. You may have seen the pictures. The man who climbed down 15 stories to get out of a burning building. Tonight it turns out there is more to the story, and what weve learned now. 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11 Mission Control, many wiping away tears. Do you feel it when youre in this room . I do. You can feel it. Reporter this week, they allowed us to broadcast from that room, a first. Sandra tetley was charged with restoring apollo 11 Mission Control. You see the lights, whats on the screens, and just realize Something Big happened here. Reporter they took out the consoles and sent them to hutchinson, kansas, to be restored at the space museum, cosmosphere. Underneath the consoles, they found cigarettes from that time. They used photographs to place items right where they were 50 years ago. The rc cola, the winstons, the apollo 11 flight plan. And when you search you archives, you see it, the miniature apollo 11 spacecraft, then and now. Right where it once sat. And remember this week, they even showed us the heartbeat. They were monitoring the astronauts. They had Neil Armstrongs vital signs right in from of them the entire time . Absolutely. Reporter and all of those images of the Flight Director, gene krantz. 50 years later, history still
being made. Now two women in the top roles, the chief Flight Director and the deputy Flight Director, emily nelson, already looking ahead to the moon again, and then mars. Getting to put boots back on another surface away from earth, again, that will be incredible. They hope to launch that mission in 2024 from florida, where there is another woman, regina spelman, helping to lead the way. They started with a blank piece of paper, and how they were able to do that is aweinspiring, what people can really do when they put their mind to it. Reporter and until the next mission, preserving that other mission 50 years ago. The woman and the team who saw what was left here and thought we should save it. Most people would say, what a mess. But you thought, ive got history. Oh, its treasure. It was treasure. It was history. Ab new at 6 00 a south bay jail
commander that lost her job tells her side of the story to the abc 7 news i team and makes a revolutielation about her workplace. I feel like a failure because i cant provide for my kids. A battle for bigger paychecks, more about money. Youll meet the people for whom this is personal. This 14yearold is building a better bay area. She saw a problem and step in to solve it hundreds of times over. Announcer now news to build a better bay area. From abc 7. New at 6 00, the commander of santa clara countys elmwood jail is telling her side of the story after being walked off the job supposedly over a barbecue grill. Im ama daetz. Im dan ashley. She says there is much more to this story. That commander has given her First Television interview. This is a story youll only see here on 7. Youve been following this for sometime now. I have. I have been talking to the staff
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