five people killed when an air ambulance crashed in heeno. what we have learned about the passengers and the investigation as the company temporarily grounds its fleet. brutal fighting as ukraine battles russian forces in the east. entire towns evacuated as russian tanks open fire on residential buildings. vladimir putin labels it an existential struggle. and reports of another american killed in the fighting. plus, the warning to china. one of president biden s top advisers saying china will pay real costs if it sends military aid to russia. dozens of migrants drowning off the italian coast when their boat crashed into rocks. more than 150 people crammed into the rickety ship on that dangerous journey. rough weather slowing down the search for victims. the student loan showdown, the supreme court to decide if president biden has the power to forgive student debt for tens of millions of borrowers. the strong opinions on both sides. a standing ovation for wnba star b
responsible for the disposal of waste materials. now disposal sites in the transfer of contaminants will be subject to epa oversight, a live report straight ahead. but first the wall street journal reports the u.s. energy department has joined the fbi assessment that covid-19 most likely originated from a lab leak in china. the department was previously undecided on how the virus emerged. all of this as fox pulling shows president biden underwater when it comes to the job performance. lucas tomlinson live in the white house with details on the stories. president biden s national security advisor jake sullivan refusing to confirm or deny the classified report, he spoke earlier. there is a variety of views in the intelligence community, some of the religious community have reached conclusions on one side and some on the other and never have said they don t have enough information to be sure. house foreign affairs committee chairman michael mccaul releasing a statement a s
examining spending cuts needed to. balance america s budget. west virginia senator joe manchin on what he s willing to support to unleash america s energy assets. plus, the people of east palestine, ohio, are still reeling after pete buttigieg showed up three weeks after the train derailment. and then claimed to be on private time as president biden jetted off to ukraine and poland. are you going down will? what s that? are you going down there at all? yes, i am. when are you going? i ll share that when i m ready. can i get a photo with you? maria: all of this as president trump headed to east palestine with water and supplies for the region. we have told you loud and clear you are not forgotten. you are not forgotten. we stand with you, we pray for you, and we ll stay with you in your night to help answer your fight to help answer and the accountability that you deserve. the community has shown the tough and resilient heart of america, and that s what it is.
good evening. we begin tonight with a single frame of video from the war in ukraine. the stunning reality and brutality of this war. this is the image. what you are looking at is the precise split second before a russian missile explodes next to a team of aid workers, including an american tending to a wounded civilian earlier this month. it may be hard to see, but we ve circled it. the missile is circled as flying parallel to the ground. it s an antitank missile, which means that someone had eyes on the target, which is the vehicle driven by the aid workers to the left of where the missile s about to go. the vehicle they are standing right next to. one of the men killed is pete reed, a marine corps veteran. in january, he went to work in ukraine with the aid organization global average. global outreach doctors, it s called. and on the second this month, he was killed. tonight, we also have stunning information about a systematic program run by the russian government to take
as new york city breaks a record for the longest stretch without measurable snow. rob marciano times it all out. the chilling jailhouse phone call from paul pelosi s alleged attacker. what david depape told an reporter suggesting he wishes he had hurt more people. and mysterious drone attacks in iran. what we re learning about what who is responsible amid rising tensions in the middle east. the school staffing shakeup weeks after a 6-year-old in virginia allegedly shot his teacher. the principal and assistant principal now both out with classes set to resume tomorrow. the hero who saves lives in that mass shooting in california. his emotional message. and america strong tonight. the grandmother who knows how to make a spectacular and inspiring finish. announcer: from abc news world headquarters in new york, this is world news tonight. good evening everyone. thanks for joining us on this busy sunday. i m linsey davis. we begin tonight with new developments in m