World news tonight with david muir is next. For sandhya patel all of us here, thanks for joi tonight, bracing for impact. The major tropical system that could become a dangerous hurricane. Several states on alert. Authorities warn the Mississippi River has never been this high, with 20 inches of rain now coming. It will test the levees in new orleans. Rob marciano live with the new track and the timing tonight. Also tonight, the Passenger Jet rocked by sudden and severe turbulence 36,000 feet in the air. The jet plummeting. Oxygen masks dropping. Nearly three dozen passengers hurt. Many hitting their heads on the ceiling. The u. S. Coast guard and the high speed chase on open water, going after a suspected narcosubmarine. The stunning discovery inside. In New York City tonight, the taxi slamming into a restaurant with customers inside right at lunchtime. Multiple injuries. The deadly outbreak in a retirement community. At least two patients dead. Dozens more sickened. And were on the s
events happen nearly 30 times a year, injuring more than 80 people. word from hawaii tonight that among those who were injured, some hurt seriously. got us out of a very traumatic experience. but i m glad we re here anyway. reporter: of the 37 injured, hawaiian officials tell us 30 of them were taken to the hospital. nine had injuries that were described as serious. david? abc s david kerley, our thanks to you tonight. and we turn now to the high speed chase on the high seas. the u.s. coast guard and dramatic video tonight as they approach what they believed was a narco-submarine. you can hear the coast guard there ordering them to stop. tonight, the major discovery inside, and here s abc s pierre thomas. reporter: what you re looking at is a coast guard interdiction team in hot pursuit of suspected drug smugglers. a crew member screaming in spanish, stop the boat. that boat on the run, a