Good evening and it is great to have you with us here on this tuesday night right here in california for apples grownbreaking event. Just behind me here is where it all happened. This time lapse showing that building going up for the big reveal. And we are here for an abc news exclusive. World news tonight, the only team invited backstage, right there with apples ceo tim cook as they revealed the new iphones and that apple watch, so many believing it will be a gamechanger. We trailed it out and well show it to you in a moment here. But were going to begin tonight with several developing stories. Nfl star ray rice and that explosive tape, dragging his now wife off that elevator and we now know this is what came before it. A moment of horror that is now cost him his job, fired. And tonight, sparking debate across this country. His wife responding to the video, defending her husband and her family. And what he is now saying, too. Abcs ryan smith, back on the story for us tonight. Reporter janay rice says she is living a horrible nightmare. Today, after video of Baltimore Ravens football star ray rice assaulting her shocked the world, she writes on instagram, to make us relieve a moment in our lives that we regret every day is a horrible thing. If your intention was to hurt us, embarrass us, make us feel alone, take all happiness away, you have suck seeded on so many levels. Hours later, ray rice telling espn, i have to be strong for my wife. She is so strong. Janay rice has been largely silent since the february assault. In march, the couple, who met in high school, got married. Soon after, ray rice cut a deal with prosecutors to avoid a trial. And the ravens organized a news conference. My wife is here and i just wanted to thank her for for loving me where i was weak and building up where i was strong. Reporter and janay apologized. I do deeply regret the role i played in the incident that night. But i can say that i am happy that we continue to work through it together. Reporter the nfl suspended rice just two games. His coach and teammates squarely behind him. I stand behind ray. Hes a heck of a guy. Hes done everything right since. He makes a mistake, all right . Hes going to have to pay a consequence. Reporter it took that new video for the nfl to suspend him indefinitely. How much of a wakeup call is this about Domestic Violence . It brings it home. It helps us understand that this is happeni ing in homes every d. Every single day. Reporter and today, new questions about whether rice should have faced prison time. Prosecutors now telling us he received the same treatment that any firsttime offender has. Today, ray rice lost his biggest sponsor, nike. But his wife, Still Standing by him. Today, rice telling espn, i love my husband, i support him, i want people to respect our privacy in this family matter. David . Ryan, thank you. We do move on now to the other big story were following here tonight. 26 million americans in the path of severe storms this evening. Tornado watches in the heartland, deadly flash floods on both sides of the country. A muddy mess and the peck sures say it all tonight. In nevada, this car buried in the mud. In arizona, flooding so severe, this man resorting to a jet ski. And look at this. Floods sparking a spontaneous water fall. Abcs chief meteorologist ginger zee is tracking it all tonight. Reporter tonight, a stretch of crucial highway connecting las vegas and Salt Lake City is gone. Flash flooding monday night gnawing away at interstate 15. After the water got down below the surface of the roadway, i started digging out what i could from the car. Took six guys that were there to push my car out. Reporter hundreds waiting in the seemingly endless lines of traffic. Were not going anywhere any time soon. Reporter so many just trying to get to their flooded homes. We have livestock were worried about and local flooding on our property. Reporter property surviving on islands. The pictures from las vegas, stunning. Some of the worst flooding theyve seen in more than 30 years. Earlier today, Zion National park closing for a few hours. More than two inches of rain forcing visitors out. All of this, the result of the monsoon fuelled by leftovers of that tropical system, norbert. The emotion in mesa, arizona. Brent farley feeling helpless. Where do you put the water . Reporter in North Carolina tonight, flood waters submerging karls. Up to a foot of rain in parts of virginia. While in North Carolina, a confirmed ef2 tornado ripping through these homes. Now, david, that atmosphere is unstable tonight. You can see right behind me, severe storms already popping up and parts of iowa, missouri, kansas and nebraska, all under tornado watch until midnight. That elevated ris Income Orange will move to the southeast as we go into your wednesday and you check out places like st. Louis, indianapolis, detroit, all along that line in the afternoon and evening, damaging winds and isolated tornadoes and hail. How about the flash flooding . Those stunning pictures and now an update. The flash flood watches still in place in parts of california to colorado, but fortunately, david, out on the west coast, were drying out. Ginger zee at the weather wall for us tonight. Ginger, thank you. Now, to that abc news exclusive, why were here in california tonight. Just take a look at this giant White Building right behind me. It was here on a stage back in 1984, steve jobs introduced the world to the mac. 30 years later, tonight, with millions of apple fans around the world awaiting the apple watch. Apple ceo tim cook telling me, they werent the first to come out with a watch, but he said, remember, they werent the first when they delivered that ipod, which revolutionized music. Tonight here, backstage with tim cook. Apple ceo tim cook backstage. Glad youre here. Reporter history made. After perhaps the biggest moment of his career as the head of apple. The watch. We have one more thing. Reporter just moments before, cook unveiling the apple watch. The companys first brand new product in four years. And we were right there in the hall. There have long been questions when apple would innovate again, and tonight, they have. Tim cook, backstage, with his own apple watch. Can i see yours . You can. Its unbelievable. Reporter the apple watch will start at 349. Its available early next year. It comes in stainless steel, 18 karat gold. Apple promising it will help you in your every day life. Fitness, health. Tracking your vital signs. Even your blood pressure, your heartbeat. Are you closer to your goal . Very close. Right now, we only did 50 kre 0 seconds. Reporter you burned five calories. Off to a great start. Im ready. They allowed me to try on an apple watch myself. And it shows you when you turn it on in the morning where you are in the world. When you wake up, it shows you where you are in the globe. Absolutely. Rrl and there was Something Else it can do. Because today, apple announced apple pay. You can hold your iphone or your apple watch at the checkout. No credit card needed. People say tim cook is going to walk onto that stage and kill the credit card. Did you . I think that we put a dagger in it. Reporter you basically carry your life around on your wrist. Your payment information, your heartrate, your pulse and a lot of people at home are going to wonder, how safe is it . Its incredibly safe. I think we are establishing a new bar. Reporter when you see celebrities get their photos hacked. If famous people arent protected, when what about us . I feel incredibly certain that its very the most secure thing out there. Reporter and tonight here, the first tweet ever from an apple watch. So, heres how the voice act valted twitter will work. You hit the microphone here. How fun it is to send the first tweet ever from an apple watch. Period. See you tonight. Period. And before we left, one last question for tim cook. A lot of our viewers are going to want me to ask this question. Is made in america still important to you . Its critically important. In fact, between the watch and the iphones that youve seen, we will have parts or materials or equipment made in 22 of the 50 states. Reporter that will go into the apple watch. That are going into the watch or the phone. 22 out of 50. A very candid tim cook. And tonight on nightline, my exclusive interview with the designer, the man behind the scenes here at apple who helped design that watch. How do you get america and the world to wear a computer on their wrist . His secret tonight on nightline. But we do move on tonight and around the world now and an update on the deadly e bole la virus. Tonight, a surge in the number of infections. Now more than 4,200 in all in west africa. Here at home tonight, this image. The fourth american infected, walking into that hospital in atlanta, covered in protective gear. There is also word tonight about the other american battling ebola in nebraska. Richard sacra. Tonight, his doctors say his condition is improving. And we do have an update on the mysterious virus, rare, powerful and spreading fast, striking children. 1,000 hospitalized already. And heres the new map tonight. 12 states now including michigan. Your questions have been pouring in and abcs chief medical editor dr. Richard besser is standing by back in new york. Hes ready to answer your questions on the abc News Facebook page, right now after the broadcast. Now, to washington tonight, and this image today. President Obama Meeting with congressional leaders in the oval office today before his high stake lgs primetime address tomorrow night here. He will make the case to the nation about taking on the brial killers of isis. I want to bring in Jonathan Karl tonight. What can we expect . Reporter good evening, david. More than anything, this speech is designed to reassure americans that the president actually has a strategy for taking on the threat posed by isis. White house Officials Say this battle has entered a new phase in large part because as of yesterday, there is a new iraqi government. That opens up the door for more military support for the iraqis and a more Aggressive Campaign of usair. Ssai. S. Air strikes. Beginning the process of destroying the group. The president will call for an immediate effort to train rebels in syria that are fighting isis, but he is not yet ready to call for air strikes in syria. David . Jon, thank you. And our Powerhouse Political Team will be cover, it all when president obama addresses the nation tomorrow night right here on abc. As we said, the president expected to lay out his plan to take on isis. Tonight, new evidence that americans are being recruited by the brutal kill earls, targeting them online. Some of them, young women hoping to marry the terrorists. Abcs senior justice correspondent Pierre Thomas tonight. Reporter abc news has learned isis and other terrorists in syria have launched a new recruitment campaign, targeting Young American women using social media and online videos like this. Advice that i have for them, its very important they come here. You prefer to live among the worst of creatures rather than live among the mujahadin . Reporter sources say as many as a dozen young women have tried to join islamic radicals in syria. Shannon connelly, a nurses aid in denver, was one of them. According to the fbi. She met a 32yearold tunisian man who openly told her he was with isis in syria. Connelly found a Kindred Spirit who stoked her radicalism. The two gab skying, even making plans to marry. I think its very possible that as they train women you could see them as suicide bombers. Reporter the fbi said connelly soon began training in military tactics and weapons. Concerned local residents from this church tipped off the fbi, who con fronted her. Agents said connelly was blunt. But despite repeated warnings from the fbi not to travel to syria, Authorities Say connelly was hellbent on going there to marry the isis fighter. She was arrested in denver, trying to board a flight tonectn turkey near the syrian border. She allegedly told the fbi her plan was to be an isis camp nurse, but that she would fight in called upon. David . Peel arierre, thank you. And there is still so much more ahead on world news tonight. The new warning about those Traffic Cameras, wracking up millimeters of dollars in fines. Heres the question tonight. Are you being ticketed for other drivers cars . Also tonight, the oval office picture going viral. The boy who did a face plant while his parents were face to face with the president. What his parents are telling us tonight. Youll hear from them coming up. And marking time tonight. The evolution of the watch. From the jetsons to the watch with the calculator i wanted growing up. Tonight, history made with what we wear on our wrists. [ inhales deeply ] [ sighs ] [ inhales ] [ male announcer ] at cvs health, we took a deep breath. [ inhales, exhales ] [ male announcer ] and made the decision to quit selling cigarettes in our cvs pharmacies. Now we invite smokers to quit, too, with our comprehensive program. We just want to help everyone, everywhere, breathe a little easier. Introducing cvs health. Because health is everything. 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The real concern is that some communities are using speed cameras as a way to generate money rather than as a way to improve safety. All right tonight, the districts own inspector confirm what many drivers suspect. Theyre getting ticketed, even if the photo doesnt match the registration of the car. And sometimes, when its impossible to tell bill the photo which car is speeding. An example . We are passing a speed camera right now and theres a car right next to us. If it snaps a picture who is speeding . The car next to me or me . Its happened around the country. A maryland driver so angry he video taped his speed, showing hes ten miles an hour under the limit. A ticket for going ten miles an hour over. In baltimore, a car stopped as traffic flifs by. A ticket for over the speed limit. That city found some cameras off by 50 and eliminated them. California, too. Are these cameras good or bad . Well, theres Real Research that shows that speed cameras can help improve safety. Reporter d. C. s police chief rejects many of the investigative findings and says the cameras are reducing speeds and plans to continue to use the more than 200 cameras, flashing around the district. David kerley, abc news, washington. David kerley in washington. David, thank you. When we come back here tonight, the heartstopping new video. The close call one driver narrowly missing a tornado, flight in his driveway. Stay tuned for this. The story behind this picture tonight. That little guy, doing a face plant in the oval office. His parents trying to talk to the president and who are they talking to tonight . Us. What happens when your son puc s puck pulls that . You dont see it coming. Boom if youve had chicken pox, that shingles virus is already inside of you. It aint pretty when it comes out. Now im not telling you this so that youll feel sorry for me. Im just here to tell you that one out of three people are gonna end up getting shingles. I was one of em. 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His son right there in the froer ground, face planting onto the couch. Little barbarrett, almost 3 yea old. His parents said they could see he was up to something, but didnt want to interrupt the president. By the time they got to him, barrett kicked off the pillows off the couch. The president did not mind. And that harvest moon last night. We send out the call for your pictures. Some of our favorites tonight. This image from michigan. Ano