about the alleged shooter, armed with an ar-style rifle and wearing body armor. and the urgent manhunt for suspects at this hour in texas, wanted for killing three people and wounding eight others after a holiday event in fort worth. mona kosar abdi is in philadelphia. also on this fourth of july, millions of americans are on alert for severe thunderstorms and dangerous heat. one person struck by lightning at new york s coney island. the storm interrupting the famed hot dog eating contest. and record temperatures hitting triple digits. heat alerts sketch from washington state to florida. overseas tonight, israeli forces launch a new round of attacks on the west bank, taking aim at what they say are terrorist targets. israeli fighters firing tear gas into a hospital. the violence spreading. at least eight people injured in a car ramming and stabbing attack in tel aviv. and the new move by israel tonight. the concerning discovery inside the white house. multiple law enfor
holidays is fourth of july. some of the ice creams are like red, white, and blue. linsey: his parents hope this summer job helps teach the importance of hard work, all while filling up his college fund tip jar. planning for the future while making today a bit sweeter. so sweet. thanks so much for watching, i m linsey davis. have a happy and a safe fourth of july. hope to see you right back here tomorrow. for david and all of u tourists are coming back to san francisco. why experts say the return is slow from the top international market. how to during the holiday. i m spencer christian on fog watch, hoping the fireworks start first. abc 7 news at 6:00 starts now. building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news.
brought in to evaluate and quickly they determined that it was nonhazardous. president biden was not here at the white house at the time the substance was discovered. but this was taken very seriously. there was a partial evacuation of that area in the west wing where the substance was found and also the area of the west wing where white house reporters work that s nearby. so far, white house officials are not commenting on this incident. they are referring all questions to secret service. linsey? linsey: certainly unusual. karen, thank you. while the fourth of july is often an exciting night, it can also be among the most dangerous. authorities are investigating two deadly fireworks explosions in texas and michigan. fireworks burning homes to the ground in colorado. here s abc s mola lenghi. reporter: tonight, the atf is investigating a deadly explosion in east texas that killed one person and injured four others. the second fatal fireworks accident in less than 24 hours. in mic
that this has now been liberated by ukraine. these videos given to abc news by the 35th marine brigade, who ve liberated villages of the southern front near zaporizhzhia, assaulting russian lines. the land heavily mined. the resistance fierce. we met the tank crews of the 35th. sergei says, our lives are always at risk, but morale is hardened. we want to kick them out of our land and go home to our families. but while ukrainian forces make slow but steady gains, civilians continue to be attacked. a missile strike on a residential area in the northeast today injuring more than 40, including a dozen children. linsey, the ukrainians claiming more gains in their counteroffensive today, and now a russian military blogger even admitting online that russia s position in the key city of bakhmut in the east is, quote, deteriorating every day or two. linsey? linsey: ian, thank you.
his forces from a helicopter today, standing firm. saying, whoever thinks such an attack will deter us from continuing our fight against terrorism is wrong. and linsey, tonight, prime minister netanyahu says they are close to finishing this campaign, but he warned that it would not be a one-time thing. also the israeli defense force tells abc news tonight that their withdrawal of troops from jenin is under way. linsey? linsey: marcus, thank you. back here at home, a concerning discovery made inside the white house. multiple law enforcement sources tell abc news a suspicious white powder, possibly cocaine, was found in the west wing. let s get right to abc s karen travers, who is at the white house for us. and karen, the secret service is now investigating? reporter: linsey, this is a very unusual incident here. the secret service is investigating how that substance entered the white house, and it s been sent to its lab for further investigation and testing. the substance describe