The deadly mosquito virus, eee, linked to two more deaths. From michigan to massachusetts. And the rare warning to parents in some communities, to keep their children indoors at night until the first frost. Authorities say the little girl, possibly stolen in broad daylight at a public park. Police believe a man led her to a red van. The feud with california tonight. President trump telling that state it cannot set its own emissions standards. The governor fuming and ready to fight. And tonight, abc news obtaining video, Authorities Say a drunk pilot who turns around at security, accused of throwing a bottle of vodka out in the bathroom before boarding the flight. And then stopped right before takeoff. Good evening and its great to have you with us here on a wednesday night. We have a lot to get to, and we begin tonight with chilling new reporting here. Tine a passenger jet right before takeoff in miami. And tonight, prosecutors now say that worker had videos of isis killings on his phone. The new evidence presented at a hearing just today involving the American Airlines worker at the miami airport. The man reportedly said he disabled a sensor on the plane because he wanted more overtime, that it was a labor dispute. But now prosecutors on those isis videos and some evidence, they say, indicating his brother might have worked with isis. Heres abcs chief justice correspondent pierre thomas, leading us off. Reporter tonight, that American Airlines mechanic accused of sabotaging a passenger jet held without bond, after a judge told him, you may be sympathetic to terrorists. 60yearold abdulmajeed alani, a longtime employee, was arrested at Miami International airport two weeks ago, accused of disabling a critical part of the Navigation System of a 737 jet, carrying 150 people. His alleged sabotage caught just in time, and the plane never took off. Authorities say alani quickly confessed, but insisted he wasnt trying to hurt anyone. He claimed he was just trying to get overtime pay by creating a maintenance problem. But the fbi clearly did not buy it. They searched his phone and say they discovered isis videos depicting graphic murders. And they say an American Airlines employee told them alanis brother was in isis and the mechanic had visited him in iraq. Even the accusation that somebody that the flying public trusts, they put their family on airplanes, the accusation he may have done something to put the airplane in jeopardy, breaks that bond of trust with the flying public. Reporter Authorities Say alani had also received an article about airplane crashes involving the very sensor he had sought to disable. And he allegedly shared a message asking allah to take action against the kafirs, or nonbelievers. So, lets get right to pierre thomas, live in washington. And pierre, this man had worked in the Airline Industry for decades, but tonight, he could soon be facing terrorism charges . Reporter david, his attorneys emphasize that alani had no intention of bringing down the plane. But the fbi is clearly investigating whether alani was actually supporting isis. Regardless, he faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted of tampering with that plane. David . Pierre thomas leading us off tonight. Pierre, thank you. Now, to that major storm slamming into the u. S. Texas getting this, and much of the gulf. Dangerous winds and up to two feet of rain possible in some places by the time this is done. Rain and 70mileanhour winds battering this airport in baton rouge, tossing planes, flipping some of them upside down. And blinding rain causing a hazard for commuters on i10, these images near houston tonight. The region bracing for flash flooding into this evening with more than a half foot of rain still on the way. Abcs Clayton Sandell in galveston. Reporter imelda tonight is a slowmoving supersoaker. No longer a tropical storm, but still dumping heavy rain in southeast texas, snarling the commute. And weve got some kind of a collision here on the side of the road. Reporter more than half a foot of rain in neighborhoods near houstons hobby airport. And in the Barrier Islands near freeport, up to 17 inches. In galveston, neighbors pitched in to help stranded drivers. This looks like a river. The house where hank and brittany holligshead live is now an island. It was like water out of a bucket. Just super, super hard rain. Reporter in louisiana, winds whipping through baton rouge, flipping several small planes. And david, you can see behind me here, this water has shut down a number of streets here in galveston. And this part of texas is expecting another ten inches of rain by the end of the week. David . A real mess. All right, clayton, thank you. Were not only following that storm, but there is a hurricane right off the east coast and now other tropical threats in the pipeline. We are not in the clear yet. So, lets get right to chief meteorologist ginger zee tonight, shes tracking it all again for us. Hey, ginger. Reporter david, all you have to do is look at that satellite image. There are five areas of interest in the atlantic alone. Jerry, humberto. A couple of areas of interest, of it, is what we start with. What claytons been talking about, im talking 15 to 21 inches from sergeant, texas, to freeport. Look at those bands. Theyve had threeinch per hour rainfall rates. Now the flash flood watches extend to shreveport, louisiana. You could see six to ten inches on top of what youve already had in the next 24 hours. Then we go to humberto. Just got a report in, bermuda had a 100mileperhour gust. And were watching jerry, because that will be out of bermudas hair by tomorrow, but jerry headed, looks like towards islands, but looks like its going to stay away. Most of the computer models curve it away from the United States. All that would mean, high surf going into early next week. But you know we will be watching. David . All right, ginger, thank you. Next tonight, President Trump announcing new sanctions on iran, after that massive attack on Oil Facilities in saudi arabia. The u. S. And saudi arabia continue to point the finger at iran. And tonight, secretary of state mike pompeo calling it an act of war. So, what happens next . Heres abcs senior White House Correspondent cecilia vega now. Reporter with tensions rising after that attack on key saudi Oil Facilities, today President Trump announced he was slapping new stiff sanctions on iran, but stopped short of a military response. Theres plenty of time to do some dastardly things. Its very easy to start. And well see what happens. Reporter today, secretary of state mike pompeo laid the blame squarely on tehran, calling it an act of war. We were blessed that there were no americans killed in this attack, but any time you have an act of war of this nature, theres always risk that that could happen. Reporter the Iranianbacked Houthi rebels in yemen have claimed responsibility, but today, the saudi military released new evidence that they say points to iran charred remnants of drones and a missile. And this Surveillance Video showing the missiles coming from the direction of iran. One of the president s staunchest allies, senator lindsey graham, says the Administration Needs to act swiftly. Theyre testing us, theyre testing the region and i think if we dont act decisively now, the worst is yet to come. Reporter but President Trump has wavered. First, threatening that the United States is locked and loaded. Then taking a softer tone. I dont want war with anybody. Im somebody that would like not to have war. Reporter today, he stood with his Fourth National security adviser, former Top State Department Hostage Negotiator robert obrien. The president declaring nothing is off the table. There are many options. And theres the ultimate option and there are options a lot less than that. And well see. Were in a very powerful position. When you say the ultimate option, are you talking about a Nuclear Threat . No, im saying the ultimate option meaning go in, war. Reporter iran today adamantly denying any involvement and warning that any u. S. Retaliation would be met with a rapid and crushing response. All right, so, lets get right to cecilia vega, live at the white house tonight. And cecilia, irans president , as you know, scheduled to be in new york on monday for the u. N. General assembly, but tonight, iran saying that the state Department Still has not approved his visa. And we know President Trump was asked about the visa today for irans president rouhani . Reporter he was, david. He said if it was up to him, he would let the iranians come, and to be clear, it is up to President Trump. As for whether the president and president rouhani will meet when they are in new york potentially facetoface next week, the president said he hasnt ruled it out, but today, david, the iranians said there will be no talks. Youll be following it all. Cecilia, thank you. We turn to the alarming new warning tonight for parents, with the death toll now rising from that dangerous mosquitoborne illness known as eee. We have been covering it here, and two more deaths now reported in michigan. Five in all, from michigan to massachusetts. And now parents in some communities are being told to keep their children inside at dusk until the first frost. Heres abcs alex perez. Reporter tonight, a rare but dangerous mosquitoborne illness claiming two more lives in michigan. The worst outbreak of eastern equine encephalitis in a decade. 18 cases across five states, killing at least five. Including 64yearold gregg mcchesney. His family says he went from healthy to brain dead in just nine days. If somebody is over 50 years of age, under 15 years of age, theyre not only more susceptible to it, but also more susceptible to getting serious infection. Reporter some communities are stepping up air and ground spraying and urging affected areas to cancel outdoor activities, especially for children around dusk until the first frost of fall. Nearly onethird of the eee cases with brain symptoms are fatal and many survivors suffer longterm neurological problems. 5yearold Sophia Garabedian from sudbury, massachusetts, was rushed to the hospital with brain swelling two weeks ago. Tonight, shes slowly improving. Its scary. Its a very serious illness. Reporter david, most people exposed to the virus have mild symptoms. According to the cdc, the best protection when outdoors is to cover up and use insect repellent with deet. David . Alex perez reporting tonight. Alex, thank you. And next this evening, the child who Authorities Say may have been taken in broad daylight from a public park. An amber alert was then issued for the 5yearold girl. Dulce alavez was last seen with her mother and little brother buying ice cream on their way to the park in bridgeton, new jersey. Police say she was lured by a man from the playground into a red van with tinted windows. Heres abcs whit johnson. Reporter tonight, the fbi joining the desperate search for a little girl, possibly taken from a new jersey park in broad daylight. I went looking for her and i asked people around us and i couldnt find her. Reporter an amber alert issued for 5yearold dulce maria alavez. New surveillance images showing dulce before she disappeared monday at a Convenience Store getting ice cream. Later at bridgeton city park, police say a man may have lured her from the swings where she was playing with her little brother and drove away in a red van. Dulces mother was in her car just 30 yards away when the girl vanished. All of us are missing her a lot. Reporter dozens of officers, police dogs and neighbors scouring the park for clues. Divers even searching a pond, but turning up nothing. And late today, the family saying they have no idea who could have taken her. It could be anyone, even if its a family member, stranger. But the only thing were asking is for her to come back home safely. Reporter tonight, police are looking for that red van with tinted windows and a sliding door on the passenger side. David . Whit johnson reporting tonight. Thank you, whit. Next this evening, President Trump in a new feud with california tonight, telling that state it cannot set its own emissions standards, revoking that states right to set its own limits for cars and trucks. Californias governor calling it a political vendetta and hes vowing to fight back tonight. Abcs matt gutman from california. Reporter tonight, President Trump in california, picking what could be a long legal fight with this tweet the Trump Administration is revoking californias federal waiver on emissions. Barring california from setting its own auto emission standards, the president said, is about making cars safer and cheaper. California leaders saying its about something else. Pure politics. And politics that could have profound consequences not just in terms of the air we breathe in the state of california, but will impact the rest of the country. Reporter the epa is proposing a Single National standard for tailpipe emissions, injecting uncertainty into the automotive industry. California leaders say they will challenge it in court. Our message to those who claim to support states rights dont trample on ours. Reporter the latest move against california, part of what the governor here calls the president s political vendetta against the state. The president also hitting californias other big pressure point, homelessness. Suggesting to reporters aboard air force one it hurts the prestige of the states major cities, saying, we cant let los angeles, San Francisco and numerous other cities destroy themselves by allowing whats happening. We spent two days imbedding with l. A. s fire station number nine, the busiest station in the country. It serves l. A. s skid row, where streets and sidewalks are swallowed under homeless encampments. Most of their calls, not fires, but medical. You tended to him yesterday . What was yesterday . Same thing. Reporter overdose . Deja vu. Yeah. I dont know how you fix that. Matt gutman with us tonight from los angeles. And matt, in addition to this move on emissions, the president and his h. U. D. Secretary now rejecting californias request for additional federal funds to combat homelessness, which the president has brought up on his own. Reporter thats right, david. And h. U. D. Secretary ben carson, who toured skid row today, said that federal taxpayers should not have to foot the bill for californias policy mistakes. Policy mistakes that he said helped create this homelessness problem. David . All right, matt, thank you. To other news, and the Federal Reserve lowering its benchmark Interest Rate for the second time since july and only the second time since the Great Recession in 2008, cutting the rate another quarter of a percent. Still, President Trump tweeting his disapproval tonight after making it clear he wants Interest Rates down to zero. And overseas tonight, israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has canceled his trip to new york city for the u. N. General assembly next week. Overnight, the election there ended with no clear victor and netanyahus party slightly behind its closest rival. That means next week one party will be tapped to form a government, triggering intense negotiations that netanyahu cannot miss, as he now tries to hold onto poyer. There is still much more ahead on world news tonight this wednesday. The video obtained by abc news tonight. Authorities say a drunk pilot turning around at security, accused of then throwing a bottle of vodka out in a bathroom before then boarding the flight. Stopped right before takeoff. And well have more. The major concern over that popular heartburn medication now growing tonight. In fact, a major drugmaker now halting distribution over concerns about a possible carcinogen. What you need to know. And the frighting moment. Several soccer players can be seen getting struck by lightning, collapsing on the field. People racing in to help. People racing in to help. A lot more news ahead. 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Suspicious, minneapolis officials ask that he be tracked, and with these surveillance cameras, hes seen going downstairs and into a mens room for just 30 seconds. Police say they found a bottle of vodka in a trash can. Schroeder then returns to the checkpoint, telling an officer he had gone to the pilots lounge to retrieve his ipad. But schroeder passes through, getting into the cockpit. Hes in the first officers seat when hes pulled for questioning. The 37yearold pilot initially denied discarding the vodka and said he had three drinks and a beer the night before. A blood test two and a half hours after the initial questioning showed a. 027, but Authorities Say when he was in the cockpit, the pilot would have been above the limit of. 04. He was charged. David . Abcs david kerley tonight. David, thank you. When we come back, the concern now growing over a popular heartburn medication and a possible cancercausing chemical. The new action being taken tonight. 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He makes me fast forward to his favorite part of the movie when the balloons come out of the house and for his photo shoot, just made sense to do that, because its what hes been obsessed with for years. Ts not, because in the movie, youll remember the balloon salesman and his wife, so, in real life, elijahs greatgrandparents took on the roles. Glasses and all. When we showed up, my grandpa had gone to the thrift store and he had gotten a brown jacket and my grandma came in a green pants suit like she had seen and so that was a surprise to me, how much effort they had put into it. Reporter and just look at the joy in elijahs face. That day, he was just so infatuated with all the detail that my grandpa put into dressing up and he was so excited. I didnt have to tell him to do anything. I just said, you know, hold grandpas hand, and he just kept looking up at him. And it was just so sweet, like all of that was genuinely my son. Reporter the images have touched the hearts of so many. 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