The rescue on the east river here in new york city. Good evening. Its great to have you with us on a friday night. We begin with the shakeup in the white house, sean spicer is out after six months on the job. Our correspondent was inside the west wing as this was happening. Tonight, who is now in charge of delivering the president s message . Jonathan karl leading us off. Reporter today, just six months into the job, President Trumps embattled press secretary called it quits. Sean spicers brief tenure got off to a bad start. This was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration period, both in person and around the globe. Reporter spicers debut made nobody happy. The president didnt like his look, including the illfitting suit, and others criticized his inaccuracies, or, as another aide called them alternative facts. Reporter at his first briefing, i asked a basic question. Is it your intention to always tell the truth from that podium . And will you pledge never to knowingly Say Something that is not factual . It is. Its an honor to do this. And, yes, i believe that we have to be honest with the american people. Reporter history will judge whether he lived up to that, but his confrontational style im sorry. Please stop shaking your head again. Somebody is asking a question. It is not your press briefing. Okay, you dont get to just yell out questions. Were going to raise our hands like big boys and girls. Reporter and the unforgettable snl parody id like to begin with apologizing, on behalf of you, to me. Reporter made spicer a celebrity, the most mocked, but also most famous press secretary ever. But today it all came crashing down. He was totally blindsided by the president s choice of a new communications director, slamming the door in my face when we went to ask him about it. Hours later,as spicer slipped out of the west wing, the allsmiles appearance of the new hire, anthony scaramucci, setting an entirely different tone. Im going to get to everybody, dont worry. Reporter hes a wealthy financier, friend of the president , but in the early days of the campaign, he called trump a hack politician and worse. Ill tell you who hes going to be president of. And you can tell donald i said this. The Queens County bullies association. You gotta cut it out now and stop all this crazy rhetoric. Reporter does he know what you said about him back in 2015 when you said he was a hack politician . He brings it up every 15 seconds. Okay . One of the biggest mistakes that i made because i was an unexperienced person in the world of politics. I was supporting another candidate. I should have never said that about him. So, mr. President , if youre listening, i personally apologize for the 50th time for saying that. Reporter and we asked him the same question we asked sean spicer back in january theres been a question about credibility, some things that have been said in this room is it your commitment to the best of your ability to give accurate information, the truth from that podium. I mean, i sort of feel like i dont even have to answer that question. I hope you can feel that from me, just from my body language, thats the kind of person i am. Im going to do the best i can. Jon, you reported that sean spicer was blindsided by the announcement, and he wasnt the only one caught offguard . Reporter this was a decision made by the president himself. The only ones he really consulted with was ivanka and Jared Kushner. The other senior staff did not even learn of this until the president had already made up his mind. When they did learn, some of them tried to get the president to change his mind, but to no avail. Jon, thank you. And the special counsel, robert mueller, has ordered that white house aides not destroy any documents dealing with the trump tower meeting with the russian lawyer. Tonight, the question, can the president pardon himself or his family . Heres cecilia vega. Reporter tonight, the white house facing mounting questions about whether President Trump is considering the possibility of pardoning members of his family, or even himself. From his lawyers, a firm denial. But the president s new press secretary seems to leave the door open. The president maintains pardon powers like any president would, but there are no announcements or planned announcements on that front whatsoever. Reporter it comes as the white house turns up the heat on special counsel robert mueller. The president , now on the attack, accusing mueller and his team of conflicts of interest, telling the New York Times he interviewed mueller for the job of fbi director just one day before he was appointed special counsel. What the hell is this all about . Talk about conflicts. He was interviewing for the job. Reporter the president adding, quote, there were many other conflicts that i havent said, but i will at some point. And hes warning mueller that investigating the trump Family Finances not tied to russia would cross a red line. I think thats a violation, look, this is about a russia. Reporter as for muellers fate if he crosses that so called red line what would you do . I cant i cant answer that question because i dont think its going to happen. Reporter but mueller, not backing down. Today abc learned he sent a letter to white house aides ordering them to preserve all communications, including documents, emails and text messages, related to last years trump tower meeting. Involving don junior, paul manafort, Jared Kushner and that russian lawyer promising dirt on hillary clinton. Cecilia, we know a big day coming monday. Jared kushner will meet with congressional investigators. When will the public hear . Reporter it may never hear. He will likely face questions about the trump power meeting. We also know he will not be pleading the fifth. Cecilia vega, thank you. Next to severe storms moving in tonight. 100 million americans at risk of Severe Weather as we start the weekend. The twisters near buffalo, one up to 105 miles an hour. Parts of wisconsin already dealing with major flooding. Heres ginger zee. Reporter the same areas where we saw the record flooding getting more rain and severe storms. From minnesota to south dakota, chicago involved in the severe thunderstorm watches. A Tornado Warning in iowa as we speak. And the low and associated fronts will sink to the southeast. If you have plans tomorrow, watch out for the potential of damaging wind and hail. And heat from raleigh, south carolina, will break this weekend. Ginger, thanks. And the hot, dry conditions fueling 57 wildfires in the west tonight. Crews working around the clock at the massive fire burning near yosemite. 50 contained. Some 58 homes and dozens of other structures have been destr destroyed. And the earthquake hitting a popular Tourist Destination in greece. The 6. 5 quake struck in the middle of the night. Shaking felt on the coast of turkey as well. Some 500 people were injured. Back here at home, we turn next to a disturbing piece of video from florida tonight. Five teens, apparently watching and recording a man in desperate need in the water, but doing nothing. The man did not survive. And we wonder, what does the law say about helping those in desperate need . Victor oquendo from florida tonight. Reporter tonight, outrage over this cruel video posted online. You should have never gone in there reporter a man drowning in the middle of this coco, florida, pond, as five teens record his struggle to survive, mocking him and cursing. Believe [ bleep ]. Reporter the video recording for more than two minutes, before 31yearold jamel dunn drowned. We just saw buddy die. We couldve helped him. We didnt even try to help him. Reporter the teens told no one. Dunns family desperately searching for him. Police discovering his body five days later. Do you wish you could do more legally here . Absolutely, absolutely. Reporter shockingly in florida, you dont legally have to rescue someone in distress. I wouldve never believed that somebody could watch somebody in distress and not do anything about it. Reporter tonight, police finding an obscure statute to pursue misdeameanor charges for failing to report a death. Theyre laughing and joking in the background, saying, no, were not going to help you. That was just horrible. Reporter its up to the state Attorneys Office to decide whether to file the misdemeanor charges. Victor, thank you. We turn next to o. J. Simpson. Hes already been moved inside the prison. And authorities revealing hes requested to go to florida when he gets out. Heres matt gutman. Reporter he may have been granted parole, but o. J. Simpson is still sentenced to controversy. Were learning he was moved to protective custody, away from the general prison population. The hearing was watched worldwide by millions, but perhaps the most avid viewers were at this prison. And for officials, thats a concern. Now, they may think of doing something, we cant have that. Reporter any words for o. J. This morning . Are you happy, relieved . Yeah . Big smiles . The parole board, almost certainly allowing o. J. To move to florida. As his bizarre statements in the hearing continue to turn heads. Ive spent a conflictfree life. You know, im not a guy that had ever got into fights on the street, with the public. Reporter even though hes likely moving to florida, the board said even a single violation of his probation, like drinking to excess, would land him back in prison for another five years. David . Matt, thank you. There are new images of deadly violence in the middle east. Three palestinians killed in clashes in jerusalem, and three israelis killed in the west bank. Tonight, palestinian president abbas has frozen all ties with israel. From london, weve reported on the american doctor who made the trip to examine baby charlie. Weve now learned of an emotional hearing with the parents. Theyre suing the hospital for permission to have him undergo an experimental treatment. Heres james longman. Reporter its the news baby charlies parents dreaded, the terminally ill little boy caught in the middle of an International Legal battle. In court today, a lawyer for the hospital treating charlie said new scans on the sick child made for sad reading. A cruel shock for his parents, who say they had not been warned about this latest development. Charlies mother connie burst into tears. His father shouting evil before walking out. Hey. Reporter the little boy has been bed bound for months with a genetic disease thats left him close to death. Doctors want to turn off the machines that keep him alive, multiple courts agreed. We dont have a say in his life whatsoever. Reporter just this week, american doctor michio hirano, who specializes in these cases and offered experimental treatment, assessing the 11monthold. He deer deserves a chance. Reporter the full Court Hearing will take place monday, when a judge will finally rule whether charlie can undergo this treatment. The findings of the specialist unclear tonight. A rescue playing out on the east river in new york city. Passengers being pulled out of the plane. The wife who tried to hire a hitman. Her husband still alive. And the judge making his decision. And imagine this tonight. 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What she did not know, he was still alive. So, how long will she now serve . Heres linzie janis. Reporter its the murder for hire plot that went viral. You definitely sure you want to do this . Im positive, like, 5,000 sure. Reporter Dalia Dippolito caught on camera in 2009 ordering a hit on her husband. The supposed hitman, an undercover cop. Part of a sting. Days later, Boyton Beach Police officers staging this crime scene to deliver the news of mike dippolitos death. What she didnt know, he was still alive. Is your husband michael . Hes been killed. Reporter today no tears from dippolito, as a judge sentenced her to 16 years in prison. The 34yearold convicted last month at her third trial. Her first conviction overturned on appeal, the second trial ending in a hung jury. Dippolitos lawyers arguing her actions were part of an elaborate plot to make the couple reality tv stars. Mike dippolito denying that, the attorneys plan to appeal the conviction. David . Thank you. 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