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a deadly holiday weekend. at least 21 people were killed, more than 70 reported tornadoes across 12 states. some of the worst damage was in texas. gas station where dozens were sheltering and what it look like inside as the structure was destroyed by 13 5 mile pf hour tornado and hundreds of thousands without power, all of this in what's been a record breaking travel weekend and as millions head him. gio benitez, and maria villarreal to time it out out. the search in the southwestern pacific as hopes fade of finding any more survivors following a massive landslide in papua, new guinea. families searching for their love ones. >> james longman with the latest. israel responds. in the aftermath of the deadly air strike on a refugee camp. at least 50 people were killed and more than 200 injured. benjamin netanyahu calls it a

tragic mishap. brooke clement reports from israel. the death of a former "general hospital" actor. officials say johnny wactor was killed in a robbery and what his friends and family are saying tonight. tributes pour in for a basketball legend. bill walton, giant on and off the court, we look back at his life and career. mid-air scare aboard a spirit airlines flight from jamaica, passengers putting on life jackets. health concerns forced bruce springsteen to postpone concerts in europe and america strong tonight. we hear again from the young man on a mission to honor the last of the greatest generation. how he's commemorating this memorial day. ♪ ♪ from abc news world headquarters in new york, this is "world news tonight" with david muir. good evening and thanks so much for joining us on this memorial day. i'm linsey davis in for david. we begin tonight with the deadly

tornado outbreak and severe storms sweep across a large swath of the country. the death toll is rising. at least 21 people killed and 72 reported tornadoes across a dozen states over the long weekend. at this hour there are severe weather threats from alabama to new york. a tornado watch along the mid-atlantic states. heavy rain and flash flooding from washington, d.c., to philadelphia to new york. >> these are the harrowing moment as a deadly tornado tore through a convenience store in valley view, texas. wins up to 135 miles per hour. dozens of people sheltering inside. amazingly, everyone made it out alive. time lapse video show the intense lightning strikes over bowling green, kentucky. forboding weather as a record number of americans return home this weekend. jfk airport ordering a groundstop and thousands of flights delayed and 70 million people on alert for severe

thunderstorms along the east coast. we'll have the forecast in a moment, but first, mireya villarreal leads us off from texas. toll rising from a severe weather outbreak targeting the east coast for memorial day. all the way from north carolina, the outer banks, to new york city dealing with strong, strong storms. those storms targeting crucial airports on a very busy day for air travel. our gio benitez, at la guardia. >> here in the new york area, we are already seeing hundreds of cancellations and delays after ground stops, and of course, these are major airport, so we will see ripple effects across the country. >> reporter: the system now hitting the east, the same one that left a trail of destruction across multiple states. 72 tornados reported since friday. and tonight, we're seeing first hand what it was like inside a gas station, as it was hit by an ef-2 tornado north of dallas saturday night. a storm chaser taking shelter with families in the dark.

>> reporter: seconds after they get inside, face to face with a 135 mile an hour twister. >> it's okay! [ screaming ] >> reporter: miraculously no one was seriously hurt. >> oh, my god! you can see the sheer force of this tornado right behind me. i mean, the metal coming completely down from the gas station. cars flipped over and then landing on top of each other. you can see ricky herron in that video, in the orange hat. he told our somara theodore he laid on top of his wife to protect her. >> it got so intense that i could feel every particle of dirt, sand, fiberglass, glass hitting my face. >> reporter: 200 homes and businesses, just in texas, destroyed. over 600,000 without power. at least 21 killed across four states including four children. states of emergency declared in

texas, arkansas and kentucky, where officials say at least 100 highways and roads sustained damage. linsey, some scary moments for the vasquez family. they rode out the storm in the home behind me. the roof is gone and the home is completely destroyed, but they have an army of people here helping with the clean up of debris because the storm is relentless. more storms are expected in this area overnight with the bigger threat coming tomorrow. the possibility of high winds, hail and even more tornadoes. linsey? >> they just cannot get a break there, mireya, thank you. let's get to somara theodore in texas. somara, the severe weather continues unabated. >> that's right, linsey. in fact, about 20 minutes south of where i stand right now a severe thunderstorm watch is in effect, and that spans from denton and dallas, texas, as far south as san antonio. we are monitoring the threat for severe thunderstorms throughout the southeast. the i-95 corridor from

washington, d.c. to north carolina, a tornado watch has been issued until 10:00 p.m. tonight with severe thunderstorms possible as far north as upstate new york. the other threat we're watching for is rain. memorial day flood threat along the i-95 corridor, and heavy rain could lead to flash flooding especially in that area including scranton, pennsylvania, and tomorrow we are anticipating the threat for an elevated rick of storms that could bring more tornados and damaging wind and large hail to this region here in central texas and they're still reeling from the tornadoes we saw this last weekend. >> we know you'll be monitoring it for us, somara. thank you. now to the horrific scene unfolding overseas. more than 200 people possibly buried in a landslide. survivors trapped in mud and debris and rescuers are struggling to reach the victims. here's abc correspondent james longman. >> reporter: 2000 people are now feared buried alive tonight in that devastating papua new guinea landslide. that's three times previous

estimates. >> reporter: more than 72 hours since it struck, locals still digging for survivors with spades, sticks, anything they can find, even their bare hands. more than 150 homes were engulfed here. the rubble, 25 feet deep in places. local media saying rescuers have heard cries for help, and that one couple was incredibly found alive. few were as lucky. >> reporter: this woman says she has 18 family members buried in the debris, but that she is helpless to retrieve them. the first heavy machinery arrived today, but the recovery operation dangerous. >> reporter: terrain still unstable, rescuers can only move so fast. so far they've found the bodies of just five victims. >> it's very difficult to recover the bodies from underneath the heavy debris and the land is still sliding. rocks are continuing to fall. >> reporter: before and after satellite images showing the extent of the damage. the landslide slicing a thousand-foot long scar on the

hillside. tonight, linsey, with the search efforts proving difficult the government of papua new guinea has asked the international community for help linsey? tonight, a deadly air strike kill killing palestinians in gaza. it comes just days after the u.n.'s top court ordered israel to immediately halt its military operation in rafah. here's abc's britt clennett. >> reporter: tonight, screams of horror amid a burning inferno. the frightful, frantic moments after israeli strikes engulfed a refugee camp in western rafah on sunday night. desperate attempts to put out the flames. people scrambling to rescue anyone they can. at least 50 killed and 249 injured in the overnight attack, according to the hamas-run gaza health ministry. many people treated with severe burns and shrapnel injuries.

>> reporter: tonight, israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu calling the strikes “a tragic mishap” saying there was “a technical failure” and that the incident will be investigated. the strikes hitting the tal al-sultan area. >> reporter: manal salman saying, “we were here in tents and suddenly we found rockets falling on us in the same place. there is nowhere safe for us to go to.” her family now forced to move for the eighth time. the idf claiming they were conducting an intelligence-based strike, which killed two senior hamas officials. stating they regret ”any harm to uninvolved civilians during combat.” the white house speaking out. a national security council spokesperson calling the images out of rafah “devastating” and “heartbreaking.” adding that israel must protect civilians, though maintaining the white house position that israel has a right “to go afte”" hamas. linsey, a u.s. official telling abc news they received information from the israelis that material from the strike

may have ignited a fuel tank creating that massive fire and two idf officials telling me that details are still unclear and linsey, authorities are also investigating what happened after an egyptian soldier was killed in an exchange of fire involving israeli troops at the rafah crossing. >> britt, thank you. here in the u.s. the urgent man hunt wanted for the deadly shooting of "general hospital" actor johnny wactor in los angeles. police believe he was shot and killed after interrupting three suspects stealing from his car. here's lorraine shah. >> reporter: johnny wactor was best known for his role on "general hospital," but tonight, police in los angeles are searching for his killer after the actor was fatally shot early saturday morning. wactor's mother says he was leaving a bartending shift downtown with a female coworker when he saw someone working on his car. she says her son asked if he was getting towed. >> the person looked up, they had a mask on and they pulled out a gun. and from what i understand, johnny, literally stood in between himself and his

colleague, and the shooter just pulled the trigger and ran away. >> reporter: according to police, the suspects who got away were trying to steal the car's catalytic converter. [ siren ] wactor was rushed to the hospital where he died. the 37-year-old actor was a familiar face on tv with appearances on more than a dozen shows like “ncis”, ”criminal minds” and more than 160 episodes playing brando corbin on "general hospital." >> when i got home i thought i was handling it. the show saying in a statement he was truly one of a kind and a pleasure to work with.” >> reporter: wactor's mother asking why the suspect had to shoot her son, telling abc “johnny would have given him the car. there is a very large hole in our hearts and lives.” >> johnny wactor's mom says her son was a beautiful soul who lived his life to the fullest. meanwhile, lapd detectives are looking for any clues to track

down those killers. >> thank you. here in new york closing arguments are scheduled to begin tomorrow in the historic criminal trial of donald trump. he's charged with 34 criminal counts including falsifying criminal records to cover up hush money paid to stormy daniels weeks before the 2016 presidential election. let's bring in aaron katersky. >> the closing arguments tomorrow the defense will go first, linsey and trump's attorney will say of all the evidence none of it points on any criminal intent on trump's part. look for the defense to also attack the credibility of witnesses especially michael cohen because he gave key testimony. cohen testified that he spoke directly with trump some 20 times about the hush payment to adult film star stormy daniels less than two weeks before the 2016 election and when trump reimbursed cohen, prosecutors argued trump falsified business records to hide it all from voters. the closings are going to take most of the day. so deliberations are expected to start on wednesday and trump

will be in court as he has for the last six weeks and the trial is clearly on his mind. linsey, a memorial day social media post evolved into an attack on the judge and trump remains under a gag order, but the judge is fair game. >> the judge and d.a. not included in that? >> that's right. >> aaron katersky for us, thanks so much. we learned basketball legend bill walton has died following a battle with cancer. he was larger than life on and off the court, a one-of-a-kind announcer behind the mike, eccentric, unpredictable and fun. here's abc's trevor uault. >> reporter: a 6-foot-11 free spirit, bill walton's legacy stands even taller. today, the nba announcing the >> reporter: walton was one of the best to ever play the sport. a two time ncaa champion at ucla and three time player of the year. picked first overall in the 1974 nba draft, he won

championships with the portland trailblazers and boston celtics, earning regular season and finals mvp honors, all while trumpeting the importance of teamwork and unselfishness. >> the cooperative spirit of making a team a better place and making the world a better place. >> when foot injuries ended his career early walton stayed close to basketball in an improbable second act fighting a lifelong stutter. >> the physical nature of the wild cats. known for his enthusiasm and off-the-wall tangents. matched by his signature tie dye t-shirts. a tribute to his favorite band, the grateful dead. >> see everybody at the dead show on the 4th and 5th out in worcester. >> reporter: tying the game he loved to the worlds of art, science, and music.

>> we as professional athletes, >> i'm certainly a different person. >> in a statement, nba commissioner said walton was a dominant force on the court, but most will remember him for his boundless energy and his zest for life. bill walton was 71 years old. >> and that big smile, trevor, thank you. a solemn day across the u.s. as president biden played tribute to america's fallen troops on this memorial day. the president joined by vice president harris laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier at arlington national cemetery. across the country communities honoring those who served. new jersey hosting a parade for america's service men and women. at cape gerard, missouri, more than 1,000 flags on display in tribute to those who died in the line of duty or following their service. when we come back the suspect of the arson attack on the new york city subway is in court and a weekend stabbing spree in massachusetts comes to an end. we'll have the latest.

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