questions from experts from around the bay area. world news tonight with david muir is next, but be sure to tune in for abc seven news at 4:00 in just about 30 minutes. we'll see you then. ♪ tonight breaking news as we come on the air, the closing arguments right now in donald trump's criminal trial. next, the jury gets this case. also developing, the tornado watch right now and the new dangerous system sweeping through and the major building explosion, debris raining down. the images coming in now. first tonight, jurors listening intently. donald trump looking at the jury. the defense lawyers and the prosecution directly addressing

the jury, making their closing arguments. what both sides argued in these final hours. also tonight, this dangerous system sweeping through with speed and damaging winds as a tornado watch right now after deadly storms this holiday, the woman who survived holding on to a doorknob in her home. ginger zee is here tracking this new threat in the hours ahead. images coming in tonight with the massive building explosion in youngstown, ohio. they are trying to account for everyone. first responders racing to the scene. the urgent man hunt tonight for three suspects in the killing of a former actor on "general hospital." authorities believe the actor interrupted them as they were stealing a key part from his car, a part authorities say has valuable metals being stolen and resold. also just in tonight a u.s. military jet has gone down, af-35 fighter jet crash. we have news on the pilot's condition and the other plane crash, seven people jumping out and surviving. tonight, israel intensifying

its ground assault on rafah after that deadly israeli air strike that killed two hamas leaders and then ignited a fire on a camp killing dozens of displaced palestinians. back here at home tonight, jimmy kimmel's emotional message about his 7-year-old son's third heart surgery. tonight, the news on bruce springsteen, the new message he has now posted, and diane sawyer is here tonight. the abc news exclusive, the sisters of nicole brown sitting down with diane 30 years after nicole's death. just weeks now after o.j. simpson's death, their message now to any family facing down domestic violence and grief. ♪ ♪ from abc news world headquarters in new york, this is "world news tonight" with david muir. >> david: good evening. it's great to be back with you all of you at home after the memorial holiday. for many of you it brought devastating storms. there are new concerns right now and we'll go to ginger zee with

the nigh forecast in a moment and also more on the building explosion a short time ago in ohio, but we will go to the closing arguments in the criminal trial of former president trump. tonight the jury has agreed to stay later than normal to wrap up these closing arguments. the jury will then get this case. all day today the defense addressing the jurors and the prosecution making its closing arguments right to the jury, too. donald trump studying the jurors' faces as well, all listening intently abc's aaron katersky who was there and noticeably absense, and the final argument if both sides. >> reporter: tonight, a jury of five women and seven men, on the brink of deciding the first ever criminal trial of a former american president. >> we'll see how it goes. this is a very dangerous day for america. it's a very sad day. >> reporter: in a packed and stuffy jurors heard hours of closing arguments. the defense went first, telling jurors they cannot convict the former president based on

testimony from the prosecution's key witness, trump's former fixer, michael cohen. defense attorney todd blanche said cohen "told you a number of things on that witness stand that were lies, pure and simple." he called cohen the "greatest liar of all time," an "mvp of liars" and said cohen came to the witness stand bent on revenge, with "an ax to grind." but when trump's lawyer told the jury, "you cannot send someone to prison based upon the words of michael cohen," judge juan merchan said that went too far, calling the comment "outrageous" and "improper" and then reminding the jury they have no say on sentencing. jurors listening intently as blanche said trump "did not commit any crimes," distancing the former president from the invoices and records presented in the case, insisting trump was "too busy" to look at the checks he signed and "there was no conspiracy to influence the 2016 election." trump is facing 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to conceal a $130,000 hush money payment 12 days before the 2016 election so voters wouldn't learn of his sexual tryst with porn star stormy daniels that

trump denies ever happened. on the witness stand daniels provided details that prosecutors today said were "cringe-worthy" but "ring true," from what trump was wearing to the contents of his toiletry bag. trump's lawyers called daniel's testimony "pure embarrassment" meant to "inflame the jury." the defense arguing daniels was out to extort trump, saying she saw a "time to strike" after the release of the "access hollywood" tape where trump was caught on camera bragging about groping women. >> when you're a star they let you do it. you can do anything. >> reporter: prosecutors called that "access hollywood" tape the equivalent of a category five hurricane hitting the campaign. but the defense said it wasn't a "doomsday event," trump was merely "concerned about his family" and his wife. before his closing was finished, blanche with his final words to the jury, "this isn't a referendum of your views on president trump, this is a very easy and quick not guilty verdict." but then it was the prosecution's turn, putting trump at the center of what it called "a conspiracy and a cover up" that "could very well be what got president trump elected." that trump was deeply concerned

daniel's story was "capable of costing him the whole election and he knew it." so prosecutors argued that's what motivated trump to disguise the payments as legal expenses. prosecutor joshua steinglass addressing critics of the case, "you may say, who cares. who cares if mr. trump slept with a porn star ten years before the 2016 election," but adding "it's hard to say that the american people don't have the right to decide for themselves." and the prosecutor acknowledging michael cohen's a complicated witness, saying "the defense goes on and on about michael cohen is immoral or a liar or a thief. we didn't choose michael cohen to be a witness. we didn't pick him up at a witness store. the defendant chose him as a fixer because he was willing to lie and cheat." and the prosecution in their closing argument also bringing up that "access hollywood" tape, directly refuting what the defense had said, arguing, "the defendant's primary concern was not his family, but the election." jurors watched it all intently, along with trump's eldest sons and daughter tiffany, who joined him in court today. but notably absent, daughter

ivanka and trump's wife, melania. >> david: so let's get live to aaron katersky live outside the courthouse. the jury agreeing to stay longer than normal to wrap up the closing arguments. take us inside the courtroom, the defense directly addressing the jury, the prosecution directly addressing the jury. at times you reported donald trump squarely studying the jury, too. >> reporter: he occasionally glanced right over at the people who will decide those fate, those five women and seven men, david. sometimes he kept focused on his lawyer or shook his head when he heard something he didn't like from the prosecutor, but after lengthy closing arguments and, the jury will have this case tomorrow. >> aaron katersky leading us off tomorrow. thank you. we turn to the breaking news from downtown youngstown, o high oh the scene of a massive and devastating building explosion. a bank on the first floor ripped open and there were alarms just before the explosion and apartments in the building above and tonight the race to account

for people above. several people rushed to the hospital. alex perez with late reporting for us. >> reporter: tonight, a terrifying building explosion in youngstown, ohio, just before 3:00 p.m. sending debris flying and a plume of dust. the front of a chase bank on the first floor ripped off. one witness standing about 30 feet away says he heard an alarm sound right before the explosion. >> people running all over the place, smoke, debris, there was stuff coming like insulation, and paper flying all over the place coming out of the bank. >> need multiple ambulances at this location. multiple people trapped in a basement. rescued one, we're working on second. >> reporter: first responders scrambling to the scene to rescue residents from apartments in the building. fire officials say at least seven people were transported to the hospital, one in critical condition. at least one person is still reported missing. and david, witnesses reported smelling gas after that explosion.

authorities are now working to determine what exactly caused that blast. david in. >> david: alex perez tonight, thank you. it was a weekend of deadly memorial day storms and today another dangerous system sweeping right through from dallas to houston. there is a tornado watch right now as we're on the air. ginger is standing by for us. this all comes after tornados and severe storms from texas all of the way up to the northeast. this tornado just south of scranton, pennsylvania. ginger has the new storms and mireya villarreal tonight north of dallas. >> reporter: tonight after a deadly and violent memorial day weekend, storms sweeping across texas. torrential rain inundating drivers on interstate 635. cctv footage showing this american airlines plane pushed by the wind away from the gate at dfw airport. american says high winds affected multiple aircraft there.

more than 600 flights in and out of dallas airports canceled. in garl apd, cindy knowles and her husband nearly crushed by that tree in your house. >> had you waited ten, 15 seconds longer you would have been right there where the tree fell. >> we would have been under it. definitely so. >> reporter: by the time the storms made their way to houston, outages topped a million across the state. >> cover your head! >> reporter: this latest round comes after a deadly weekend with more than 70 reported tornadoes, horrifying video showing motorists sheltering from an ef-2 tornado at this gas station in valley view, texas. yolanda vasquez showing me how she survived. >> just holding on to the doorknob and praying to god. >> reporter: it received a few months ago during a storm. lightning hit it this morning and then a fire basically

consumed the entire thing. everyone was safe inside and needless to say people here in north texas are on edge knowing more rain is in the forecast for later this week. david? >> david: that home hit twice this spring has been a devastating spring mireya. let's get right to ginger zee tracking it all tonight. hi, ginger. >> reporter: hi, david. the busiest in 13 years. it is definitely not something we're imagining here and it keeps going toebts. from new orleans, from the morning storms that hit dallas and brand new ones coming from the high plains from colorado down to the texas panhandle. we'll see more action as we go through tonight and then after the sun sets things will start to diminish a bit by 2:00 a.m. it will kind of die out, but then tomorrow we'll look for a new area, that is rockies and high plains. you can see big hail and also damaging winds as the main hazards and rapid city is in that region and north texas,

david, gets it again by thursday. >> david: thanks, ginger. we turn now to the search for the three suspects that killed an actor from "general hospital." they were stealing a key part from his car, a part that has valuable metals and resold. matt gutman from los angeles tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the lapd seeking the public's help to locate the suspects involved in the tragic murder of former "general hospital" star johnny wactor. >> suspects are three males wearing masks, weapon used an unknown caliber handgun, still outstanding. >> reporter: early saturday morning, his mother says, wactor was leaving his bartending job and walking to his car with a female coworker in downtown los angeles. >> and he saw his car kind of jacked up to one side and he said, "hey, hey, man, you towing my car?" >> reporter: the three suspects allegedly trying to steal the catalytic converter. >> johnny immediately stepped in front of the coworker and either put his hands up or backed up or both, and the person shot him right then. point blank. >> reporter: according to police, the suspects wearing dark clothing then fled the

scene in a dark-colored sedan. the 37-year-old was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. wactor best known for playing the role of brando corbin in more than 100 episodes of "general hospital" >> reporter: he also appeared on shows like "ncis" and "criminal minds." his family devastated by his loss. >> one of the worst parts is just not being able to have a conversation with him again. one of my best friends. >> reporter: david, theft of catalytic converters has been epidemic in the past couple of years because of the precious metals they contain and the lapd telling us the homicide investigation is now in full swing and they're trying to get some of the surveillance video from that area, but they tell us they have made no arrests and they have no suspects. david? >> matt gutman reporting from l.a. thank you. >> david: tonight israel is pushing farther into rafah and the white house is condemning the loss of dozens of civilians

after an air strike killed two hamas leaders and so many civilians when a fire ignited at a camp. tonight the white house telling reporters israel has not violated president biden's red line. britt clennett in israel again tonight. >> reporter: sources tell abc news, israeli tanks have moved into the center of rafah tonight following an air strike sunday evening that triggered a catastrophic inferno at a refugee camp there. 50 palestinians were killed, about half of them women and children according to the hamas-run health ministry. nayef says she could hear the explosions less than a mile away. >> what did it sound like? >> we understood this was something very big. the firing nighted due to unforeseen consequences. >> the attack, per se, was according to procedure. the reason for the casualties was the fire thatec bro out afterward. >> reporter: israeli officials say it may have triggered secondary explosions possibly from stored weapons or fuel

canisters nearby. >> reporter: israeli leader benjamin netanyahu called it a "tragic mishap," but the attack drew international condemnation. >> you've all seen the images, they're -- they're heartbreaking, they're horrific. israel must take every precaution possible to do more to protect innocent life. it's not a full-scale ground invasion in rafah and it sees nothing to prompt a change to israel. >> david: brit clennett in tel aviv. we turn to the diane sawyer exclusive, and the new interview with nicole brown's sisters and it comes 30 years after nicole was killed in june 1994 and tonight just weeks after o.j. simpson's death, their message to any family facing domestic violence and grief. here's diane. >> reporter: it's been 30 years since nicole brown was murdered and i walked into the living room where her family gathered. thee sisters in shock and anguish, denise, dominique and

tania, and now the three sisters walk into the room today. >> hi. beautiful lady. >> 30 years. >> yeah, can you believe it? >> reporter: a new lifetime documentary has unearthed pictures and videos of their radiant sister, nicole, with all her warmth and vitality. a loving mother -- >> i love you. love you. >> it's the voice of nicole that we wanted to hear. i hope they get a true sense of who nicole is in this documentary. >> reporter: she was only 18 years old, working as a waitress in the hope of studying photography, when a glamorous customer fastened on her. at the time, their sister didn't tell them the truth of his brutality. >> i saw a picture. you know, the very young polaroid picture of nicole? >> reporter: right. >> i said, "oh my god, nic." i said, "that -- that -- you have -- look at that black eye." and she said, "no, no, no, it was the makeup artist at the studio,."

i didn't know it was a real black eye. i had no idea. >> reporter: later, they were stunned when they read her chilling secret diaries of her life. dominique found them. >> i found her will, her diaries just stacked in a box underneath the kitchen cabinet with the kids' artwork and whole bunch of other stuff. >> so she was trying to hide it. yeah. >> it wasn't next to her bed where she might write, where he might look. it wasn't in her mattress. it wasn't any place obvious. >> reporter: from her grave, the truth, the attack the first year they met. he "threw a fit, chased me, grabbed me, threw me into walls." for the past 30 years, the brown sisters have fought for protection of women in abusive situations. denise helped secure funding for the violence against women act. >> we are going to stand up and say no. >> reporter: and has traveled the country using the power of nicole's story. >> i sit there and i go, "why did it have to take my sister? why did it have to take nicole

for people to understand that domestic violence can kill?" >> david: our thanks to diane and to nicole's sister, their bravery and courage all these years later and the new lifetime documentary "the life and murder of nicole brown simpson" premieres this saturday and diane will have much more with nicole brown's sisters on "good morning america." the news coming in this evening, there's been a crash of a military jet f-35 and another plane crash, seven people jumping out and surviving and the new headline tonight involving bruce springsteen. his new video message in tonight. it's okay to show off. with dupixent, show off your clearer skin and less itch. because you have plenty of reasons to show off your skin. with dupixent, the number one prescribed biologic by dermatologists and allergists, you can stay ahead of your eczema. it helps block a key source of inflammation inside the body that can cause eczema

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