michigan. we do know that object was shot down by an f-16. norad s commander says they aren t calling that object a balloon because they re not able to say right now how that object was able to stay in the air. the uncertainty is escalating the war of words between the united states and china. china claims the united states has been flying balloons over chinese airspace without permission. that s an argument admiral john kirby flatly denied earlier. not true. not doing it. that s absolutely not true. we or not flying balloons over china. also this week, over a week since the devastating earthquakes in turkey and syria, rescue crews are amazingly still finding survivors in the rubble this morning, but the devastation is immense, spanning the area nearly the size of texas, and the number of people confirmed dead is now more than 35,000. in moments i ll be talking with former arizona senator jeff flake, now the ambassador to turkey about how the u.s. is helping people there.
What he did when officers moved in, and the chilling discovery made by detectives. Plus, the wild encounter. A man caught on camera in yellowstone taunting a bison. The massive animal at one point, lunging at him. Why that tourist is now facing charges. And good evening. Its great to have you with us on a busy friday night. Im tom llamas in for david, and we begin tonight with dangerous Storm Threats as we come on the air. Flash flooding alerts for 50 Million People from Georgia All The Way to maine. In lynchburg, virginia, take a look at this. Emergency crews keeping a close eye on the College Lake Dam now crippled and under repair. 150 homes evacuated over fears it could fail, and this destruction from a rare confirmed ef0 tornado. Hitting new york city, winds up to 85 miles per hour, downing at least 50 trees. Powerful storms forcing ground stops at major airports in the northeast. As far north as New Hampshire where rainfall reaches 3 inches per hour, so those watches remain up wit
possible. it could also be the russians testing our defenses. we know it s clearly an earth-borne adversary coming after us. are they looking at sensitive sites? we know this last craft shot down over lake huron did pass over sensitive dod sites in montana. that may raise questions, too. the question is why are we seeing them now? is it because we reduced our filters? are these new objects being sent in recent days and weeks? that s a very good question. what if it s outdated technology? there s a lot to ask. next question to you, ali, with china stoking all the diplomatic tensions, they ve been accusing the u.s. of flying balloons in their airspace which admiral kirby denied earlier on msnbc. what are the white house concerns around our relationship with china and potentially china s intentions big picture? alex, if you think of where
58 people were killed, hundreds wounded, attending that outdoor concert. the sheriff calling paddock, quote, an unremarkable man with a troubled mind. next tonight, president trump and china stoking the flames of their trade war. china warning it will hit the u.s. with $60 billion worth of new tariffs. in response to the president s threat of a $200 billion tariff on chinese products. americans already caught in the middle. here s abc s chief white house correspondent, jonathan karl. reporter: a new front in the escalating trade war with china which today threatened to impose $60 billion in new tariffs on a wide range of american products. the move comes after the president moved to dramatically increase u.s. tariffs on chinese goods. the president talked about his get-tough-on-china trade policy at his rally last night in pennsylvania. right now, championship is right now, china is not too happy with me. and our country got ripped off like no country ever before in