And we begin with that deadly highrise fire in hawaii. Flames shooting out of the windows of the 36story Apartment Building in honolulu. The fire breaking out on the 26th floor. You can see it there, spreading to the floors directly above it. At least three people killed. About a dozen hurt. More than 100 firefighters on the scene, unable to use the elevators to reach that fire. And the fire chief revealing the building did not have a sprinkler system. Abcs Marci Gonzalez starts us off. Reporter the flames tearing through the 26floor of this high rise in honolulu and quickly spreading. That was like a horror movie. Reporter apartments engulfed. Residents chilling screams cutting through the roar of the inferno. I heard three womens voices screaming, pleading, moaning, please help me. Reporter those who could rushing out of the massive marco polo condominium complex. Firefighters telling residents to shelter in place. Helping others through the. Blinding suffocating smoke through safety. So many smokes. Reporter residents watching in disbelief from a distance. The thick plumes visible from miles. Horrendous. There was flames shooting out and black smoke. Reporter a dozen people injured and at least three people killed, found in two different units on the 26th floor. This 54yearold called coworkers, saying he was hiding under a bed, unable to get his 58yearold mother. Neither making it out alive. I drove down there and basically watched his floor be consumed. Reporter fire investigators at the scene tonight, still piecing together what caused the fire. But officials said whats clear is how much of this devastation was likely preventable. If there were sprinklers in this apartment, the fire would have been contained to the origin. Reporter building codes didnt require sprinklers when it was built in 1971. How is it possible that a corporation doesnt install something as an inexpensive and as effective as sprinkler yeah, theres anger. Reporter there were no sprinklers in the Apartment Building in london where this fire tore through last month killing about 80 people. The mayor of honolulu said the fire there will likely force a change, saying lawmakers will look into requiring that older buildings be retrofitted with sprinklers. Tom. Next tonight, the families living on dangerous ground in florida. Authorities keeping a close watch on that massive sinkhole destroying two homes and threatening the rest of the neighborhood. Nearly a dozen families forced from their homes. Abcs Victor Oquendo on the scene. Reporter tonight, all eyes on this massive sinkhole. Officials warning the threat is not over. The crater swallowing two homes, a swimming pool, and a boat, creating a disaster zone in the middle of a neighborhood. The ramirez family scrambling to safety, losing their home. Its emotional. I mean, what can you say . I mean, you wouldnt wish this on anyone, especially our neighbors. Reporter pasco county emergency officials taking us up to the very edge of the disaster area now filled with mud and toxic debris. Theres a lot of Hazardous Material in here. Theres fuels, theres septic tanks, theres household hazardous chemicals. Reporter this is the largest sinkhole to hit pasco county in at least three decades. As you take a look above from our drone, those neighbors who evacuated, they wont be able to return home for at least a week. Today, neighbors escorted home by police to grab essential belongings. Recalling seeing cracks forming in the street and hearing the houses give way. Its creaking, its splashing, you know, wood breaking, ripping, just sounds that are not normal. Reporter the gaping sinkhole is 225 feet wide and 50 feet deep, while unusually large sinkholes are a common problem in florida. They occur when limestone underground gets eaten away by water, creating a cave and the weight above becomes too heavy. And victor joins us live now. Just steps from that sinkhole, victor, we heard from your report, beside the danger beneath, theres also a hazmat situation above the ground . Reporter tom, officials are calling this a hazmat situation thats just because there are household chemicals and septic tanks to consider and a lake thats about 200 feet away that none of this debris gets there. All right, victor, thanks so much. Next tonight, President Trump showing his growing frustration with the russia investigation, calling it a hoax. As new questions tonight about his sons changing story, concerning the meeting with that russian attorney and the alleged former russian counterintelligence officer who was also there, what was said behind closed doors . Heres abcs david wright. Reporter today, as some of the best golfers in the world played at his club here in new jersey, the president naturally had a prime seat. But trump wont get much of a break, from the mounting questions over russia. The main focus now, that meeting don junior had at trump tower last june with russian sources he was told were peddling official documents and information that would incriminate hillary. Part of russia and its governments support for mr. Trump. Just hours after the meeting was set up, candidate trump promised this on the campaign trail. I am going to give a major speech on, probably monday of next week, and were going to be discussing all of the things that have taken place with the clintons. Reporter trump never gave that speech. And says he knew nothing about the meeting, which also attended by trumps soninlaw Jared Kushner and Campaign Chair paul manafort. This is everything. Reporter but it turns out that wasnt everything. My son is a wonderful young man. He took a meeting with a russian lawyer. Not a government lawyer, but a russian lawyer. Reporter weve since learned it wasnt just one russian lawyer he met with, natalia veselnitskaya. The meeting also included this man, renat akmehtshin, a russianamerican lobbyist. Once accused of being a soviet counterintelligence officer. But insisted to the Associated Press that he wasnt trained as a spy. Weve also learned new details about veselnitskaya. Days after that trump tower meeting, she turned up at a congressional hearing on russia. Her front row seat, reserved for her by a republican consultant with close ties to the trump campaign. Trumps florida Campaign Chair. Thats something our committees going to want to find out. Exactly who was in that meeting, reporter all this raises some red flags for investigators looking into russian meddling and possible collusion by the trump campaign. The problem with this is we have seen changing narratives. And david wright joins us live from bedminister where the president is tonight. I understand we have new reporting just in on don junior, his Legal Defense and how it may be connected to President Trumps Reelection Campaign . Thats right, tom, this has to do with don juniors lawyer, fcc filings released today show that just two weeks before don junior released that cache of emails, the Reelection Campaign paid the lawyer 50,000. Its hard to assess at this point the significance of that. David, thank you. We move now on to the fire danger in the west. Dozens of large wildfires burning out of control. The Whittier Fire growing out of control. Destroying more than 17,000 acres. And tonight, severe storms threatening parts of the midwest. Abcs rob marciano with those new images. Reporter tonight, a wall of flames reaching for the sky as dozen of large wildfires torch the west. Were always concerned when theres a fire in our backyard. Reporter this inferno swallowing this hillside in Santa Barbara county. Incinerating an area larger than manhattan. Newly released dash cam video shows First Responders driving through the flames to rescue 83 campers at a summer camp last saturday. The girls all bussed to safety. Carrie sawyer is among thousands of evacuees who could everything. I dont know if its going to be here when i get back. Reporter the fire growing 4,000 acres overnight, as fire crews lose containment. Meanwhile, more than 500 firefighters battle on the front lines in san bernardino. Flames racing across hilltops there. This, after a severe storm tears through oklahoma city. Oh, my god. Reporter and this tornado dropping down near houston. Watch as this waterspout tears across chesapeake bay. A wild sight there in the midatlantic. Right to rob with the new forecast. An expansive area of thunderstorms. The front that came through the northeast last night, has stalled across the mid south. South of that, lot of humid air. Very heavy rain with this. The other area of disturbance, across wisconsin. Potentially severe there. Out west, fire weather alerts. The heat is building. Especially in california. Tomorrow, tripledigit heat in some of those areas that have those wildfires. All right, rob, thank you. New developments tonight in that mystery off sea in florida. Court records showing that a newlywed husband asked authorities to declare his wife presumed dead days after she went missing. Heres abcs stephanie ramos. Reporter tonight, a new development in a florida mom missing at sea. A new request from the husband asking that his wife be presumed dead. This all began in the Early Morning of may 15th. The newlyweds, on a catamaran. Off the coast of the bahamas. Bennett told investigators he was asleep below deck when their boat hit something and started sinking. His wife of three months, and mother of their baby girl, gone. Bennett, rescued in a life raft. The family is destroyed. The family is extremely hurt. Reporter the fourday search to find hellmann called off may 18th. Court documents detailing the very next day, may 19th, the coast guard writes to bennett, acknowledging his request for a letter of presumed death. All bad for him and the spotlight thats on him even becomes brighter when you add this letter to it. Reporter in a previous interview with the daily mail, bennett said he loved his wife. And has nothing to hide. The fbi hasnt named as a suspect. We were unable to reach his attorney for comment. Stephanie, thank you. Next, new developments in the brutal murders of four young men outside of philadelphia. Cosmo dinardo charged in the death of all four victims. His cousin, sean kratz also charged in three of the alleged murders. Abcs eva pilgrim is in pennsylvania. Reporter tonight, were learning more about one of the two men behind bars, charged in the gruesome murders of four pennsylvanian men. Authorities say cosmo confessed to the slaying, saying his cousin sean kratz helped. Dean finocchiaro, thomas meo, mark sturgis and gymi patrick were missing for over a week. Were here to seek justice for them. And thats our commitment. Reporter Authorities Say cosmo admitted to murdering patrick on july 5th and told investigators he and kratz killed the three, saying he lured the men to the farm with the idea of buying marijuana. The case disturbing neighbors in this philadelphia neighborhood where kratz used to hang out. People used to view him troubling and a menace. Reporter they watched as kratzs crimes escalated over time. You should have some relief that this kid will no longer be around. But i dont think it was fair at the expense of these four young men who lost their lives. Reporter prosecutors say they dont know a motive and maybe never know one. The court entering a not guilty plea for both men. Theyre due back in court on both charges at the end of the month. Eva, thank you. Now to the danger on americas highways. Take a look at this, a driver in florida surviving after his minivan was crushed by a huge piece of metal falling from a truck on the overpass. Heres abcs kennett moton. Reporter tonight, a freak accident on the highway. A florida man miraculously surviving after his minivan is crushed. Caller states truck flipped over and theres smashed metal into the vehicle. Reporter the jawdropping image, a large metal pipe soaring through the air, crashing right onto jesus escobars vehicle in orlando. Highway patrol says the debris came from above after a truck hauling scrap metal lipped on the overpass. Escobar, a husband and father of three, escaping with his life. You can see others tending to his injuries on the side of the road. Hell be okay. There it goes. Reporter the roadway dangers, all too common. A wooden plank, a potentially deadly projectile. A steel plate from a railroad bridge hit a missouri womans car in june, her 12weekold baby in the backseat. It was right above my daughters car seat. I was freaking out. Reporter 200,000 road crashes involved debris between 2011 and 2014. 39,000 people injured, 500 died. Safety officials warning drivers to stay alert, dont tailgate and if you see debris coming, try to slow down, dont swerve at a high rate of speed. Tom . Incredible that driver survived. All right, kenneth, thank you. And theres still much more ahead on world news tonight this saturday a fighter jet on fire. Take a look. Could the pilot escape . Plus, cameras rolling as scammers target a grandmother. But she turned the tables on them. Watch and learn what you should do if you get a similar call. Stop that train and well take you inside this dramatic moment as a train begins to drag a car with people inside. Could police stop a train in time to save them . Stay with us. 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He was volunteers with vets on motorcycles who honor fallen comrades and run his campaign from home with his wife debbie. So far, a modest start. The best way to eat an elephant is one spoon at a time. Reporter walker taking on that mission to help while he was in despite need of a new kidney. On Independence Day he finally got the call. She said the kidney is four hours away, you need to get here. Reporter he did. After a successful kidney transplant, Ernest Walker was reborn on the fourth of july. I feel worthy. I feel, almost, like a whole man again. Reporter his only regret, making his doc work the holiday. He was very apologetic about making me do this on the fourth of july. Reporter walker said six weeks for his recovery. Debbie, a register nurse, disagrees. Im looking at nine. Yeah. Reporter they are together on the gratitude to the donor who they will never know. But through walker will touch so many. I have a responsibility. Someone died for me to have this new lease on life. Reporter gloria riviera, abc news. Reborn on the fourth of july. We thank gloria for that story. We thank you for watching. See you tomorrow night