a philadelphia police officer under arrest tonight, charged with murder. disturbing body camera video released today shows him shoot and kill a driver in his car, firing six shots in seven seconds. the video completely contradicting the original police claim about what happened. pierre thomas standing by. new details revealed in the special grand jury report in georgia. we re now learning jurors recommended charging 39 people in connection with efforts to overturn the state s 2020 election results, including u.s. senator lindsey graham. and what the judge has just decided about mark meadows attempt to move his case to federal court. and what it could mean for his codefendants, including former president donald trump. aaron katersky standing by. new developments in the manhunt for that escaped killer in pennsylvania. abc news confirming the corrections officer in the guard tower when the fugitive made that stunning escape up the wall has been fired. more than 350 officers
scorching heat. here are tonight s headlines. the threat from hurricane lee. officials warn the monster storm could unleash deadly rip currents along the east coast. you are talking about waves that are off our chart here, over 40 feet high. norah: while businesses struggle with the extreme heat. the philadelphia police officer who shot and killed eddie irizarry has turned himself into police. the charges that dial is now facing include murder, involuntary manslaughter, and also assault. we will not cover up for power. norah: breaking news. the prison guard on duty while the convicted killer escaped has been fired. new details tonight in the case of former president donald trump s election interference in georgia. why the grand jury wanted to charge u.s. senators, including lindsey graham. millions of tons of plastic end up in the world s oceans every year. we will introduce you to the secret weapon tackling the trash. it s like a vacuum clea
after a powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake, after it struck friday night. its epicenter, located in the high atlas mountains, just southwest of marakesh, the quake was the strongest to hit the historic tourist area in over a century. and rescuers are now struggling to access the hardest-hit areas, after roads of course were damaged. one witness said they re hoping for miracles from the rubble. more than 700 people were injured in the quake and are in critical condition. intense aftershocks have hit the area. experts expect the death toll to rise. i heard people screaming. everyone went out of their houses, the street is full of people, and women screaming, that s what happened. and even now, people can t go back home, because they re still afraid. i want to bring in now cnn senior international correspondent ben wedeman for more on this. ben, the destruction is devastating. i mean what are emergency crews up against, especially when you have an earthquake of this mag tuld,
investigation. among them, senator lindsey graham why didn t the d.a. pursue them? how graham is reacting. and just in, the judge s ruling on mark meadows request to move his case to federal court. just breaking, the significant drop in the number of missing after the maui fires the race to rescue an american trapped more than 3,000 feet down a cave. why the mission could take days. and chaos at the u.s. open. protesters disrupting play one gluing his feet down the charges they face as coco gauff advances to her first u.s. open final. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening if you live along the east coast, you may already have an eye open for that monster hurricane lee. its explosive growth from a category 1 to a major category 5 hurricane in just 12 hours yesterday has forecasters in awe now, back down to a category 4, lee is the most powerful storm so far in the atlantic hurricane season at one point driving wind gusts of 165 miles
to flee their homes when the 6.8 magnitude quake struck shortly after 11 o clock last night, causing buildings to collapse. the quake s epicentre was in a remote area of the high atlas mountains and tremors were also reportedly felt in the capital rabat, some 350 kilometres away, as well as casablanca and essaouira. charlotte winfield has this report. streets filled with rubble and destruction. the earthquake struck central morocco shortly after 11pm on friday with an aftershock less than 20 minutes later. the quake s epicentre is in a remote area of the high atlas mountains but tremors are said to have been felt in the capital, rabat, more than 200 miles away. there s reports that buildings in marrakesh s old city have been destroyed and one family was trapped in the rubble of a collapsed house. many people are now said to be staying outside their homes in case the city is rocked by further powerful aftershocks. one man described feeling a violent tremor and seeing buildin