reunited with their parents. authorities late today calling calling it a targeted attack and what we have now learned about the suspect, alex perez with late reporting from the scene tonight. on the scene here at mississ mississippi, the staggering path of destruction. the national weather service confirming this was an ef-4 tornado. at least 170 mile-per-hour winds on the ground, more than an hour. at least 22 people killed in these tomatoes and what we witnessed right here on the scene. the families, the remarkable survival stories and what we have just learned about the victims. the lives lost. linsey davis here with their stories. and the new storms now tonight. senior meteorologist rob marciano with the forecast. we are monitoring the potentially dangerous situation in israel. massive protests in the streets of jerusalem and tel aviv. major unions going on strike. outrage over prime minister management netanyahu s push for judicial overhaul and the defense minister fired
also tonight, a possible indictment looming in new york, former president donald trump blasts investigators, manhattan district attorney receiving death threats, and new witness testimony expected before the grand jury. the death toll rising in that explosion at a pennsylvania chocolate factory as they search for victims intensifies. growing political turmoil in israel. a top government official is fired as protests escalate over what some call a power grab by prime minister prime minister benjamin yet yahoo. new details in the arrest of rising hollywood star jonathan majors, a woman is accusing him of assault in alleged domestic a suit and make a solid, known for several popular roles in films including creed iii. tonight his lawyers says he is completely innocent. and mississippi strong, a community brought together by tragedy now counting its blessings. announcer: from abc news world headquarters in new york, this is world news tonight. linsey: good evening, ev
yes. at that point, we know it is bad. reporter: i ll survive, including an injured customer who hunkered down in a part of the restauran. we were stuck, we couldn t get out, the customer found us and he moved all of the debris and he got us out one by one. is reporter: so the customer with the broken arm came and let all of you out of the cooler. yes. reporter: tonight, governor tate reeves during the disaster stone with fema. fema is here, we remain committed to the people of mississippi, we will be here for you now, we will be here for you next week, we will be here long after these cameras are gone. reporter: our team speaking with family members of the victims. jessica davis says she was on the phone with her mother, wanda, when she heard the tornado hit, she said that was the last time that she heard from her. i m hurt. nothing but hurt.veryone lost s.
the bees at the rightness. i never put those two together. sorry, i did. linsey: tonight, as we come on the air, the urgent storm threat across much of the south as we learn more about the scope of that ef4 tornado that devastated parts of mississippi, our team is tracking severe thunderstorms and possible tornadoes throughout the night, not far from the very communities where tornadoes just ravaged the area, killing more than two dozen. tonight, the harrowing tales of survival. a police officer and his girlfriend writing out the storm in a bathtub. another man left with only a suitcase. new video shows the moment a school was hit with wind gusts close to 170 miles per hour. and what we are learning what the victims tonight. whit johnson and rob marciano on the ground in the disaster zone. breaking news from philadelphia, concerns about the drinking water after a chemical spill, but the city is now saying.
zone two parts of alabama than extenr future radar times are dead, these storms that have been in louisiana are now entering mississippi, then rumbling from west to east, getting into central alabama. some of these will be torn attic tonight. perhaps, get south and into the atlanta area as we go through the day tomorrow before things begin to week and late in the day tomorrow. going to beat daisy through georgia even through south carolina, just about 20 miles away from rolling fork there, no better off, they hope these storms stay to the south. linsey? linsey: the last thing they need for sure. whit, rob, thank you, stay safe periods coming up later, mississippi strong, how they devastated community is pulling. that breaking news out of philadelphia, city officials monitoring the water supply after a chemical spill in bucks county.