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there in the final last few seconds. in kelly, kentucky, something else emerges in the sky. we can see venus here at this point in kelly, kentucky. i love the fact that you can see venus. even the president stepping out of the white house to watch. finally, the last major stop for the great american eclipse charleston, south carolina. the clouds cooperating. you know, it really puts us in our place as far as our role in the cosmos, doesn t it, the fact that we here on earth are part of something much bigger. and then sky gazers starting to make the long journey home. in remote rigby, idaho, bumper to bumper traffic for miles. the traffic coming out of idaho goes as far as the eye can see. reporter: this traffic jam started precisely as the eclipse ended. people already had packed, gotten into their cars. one family heading back to california. how long do you expect that to take you with this traffic? about 20 hours. reporter: 20 hours. was it worth it? 20 hours. way. ....
armed and agitated man pulling up plants in the garden of what investigators are calling a rastafarian church. two officers shot. reporter: the deputies hit one taking multiple bullets. what s your condition? shot in the leg. shot in the shoulder. copy. shot in the leg. shot in the shoulder. medical is en route. reporter: the suspect, taking off on foot, a massive search under way. roads closed, a tactical team on the ground and residents on high alert. david, both deputies were airlifted to the hospital for surgery and the department says they are in serious condition tonight. david? kenneth moton, our thanks to you tonight. and to baltimore this evening. major questions about police tampering. a newly released bodycam video. this appears to show a police officer planting evidence in a car. authorities say he did not realize, perhaps his bodycam was rolling. here s abc s steve osunsami. did anybody check this compartment here yet? reporter: this newly discover ....
and mary, senate republican leader mcconnell promising democrats they will tackle the dreamer issue. more than 800,000 young, undocumented immigrants brought here by their parents. but tonight, house speaker paul ryan making no such pledge with that march deadline approaching? reporter: and david, that s why the pressure is on to act. if no deal is reached by march 5th, those dreamers could face deportation. it s also why this is such a political gamble for democrats. they took a stand here, shutting down the government over dreamers, and it is unclear if they re ultimately going to get what they want. we re told schumer s message tonight to disappointed democrats you have to play the hand you re dealt. it is what it is. david? mary bruce leading us off again tonight. mary, thank you. we do have one more question on this, so, let s get right to our chief white house correspondent jonathan karl with us live tonight. jon, so much attention was paid to that meeting between presi ....
i also talk to those with loved ones or they know someone who s still in lockdown here. here s what they had to say. what are you worried about? worried about? survival. reporter: frightened residents on lockdown were gradually allowed to leave. the people i was associated with were real nervous and definitely were taking it seriously about, you know, staying in their office and keeping the doors locked, all of that. among those at the veterans home today, 80 drama students at a nearby catholic high school by the theater. worried parents waiting for sporadic calls and text messages. my daughter is up there. she s 15 years old. have you been able to communicate? i spoke to her and she sounded a little bit nervous but she was sounding fine. reporter: dozens of law enforcement vehicles and tactical teams streamed on to the property including command trailers and s.w.a.t. teams as the fbi was charged with communicating with the gunman. yountville. here s what he ....
also tonight, after president trump told millions that the government is fully prepared for this hurricane, the president tweeting today, questioning how many really died in puerto rico, saying 3,000 people didn t die after hurricanes hit puerto rico, and the president now says that number was raised to make him look bad. we are also following several other breaking headlines tonight. more than a dozen explosions outside boston in several different communities. authorities are urging some residents to get out. and paul manafort, tonight news of a key meeting. is manafort about to plead guilty? is he striking a deal with robert mueller? and good evening from wilmington tonight. and as we come on the air in the west, millions along the coast here and inland are bracing now for this monster hurricane. the cape fear river right behind me here. we witnessed some of the very outer bands of the hurricane. the winds, the rain of course here already. and there s a good chance tha ....