see you begin at 6:00. welcome to "world news tonight." countdown to the convention. donald trump makes it official. >> what a difference between crooked hillary clinton and mike pence. >> indiana governor mike pence joining the ticket, trump calling him his first choice for vp. new questions about when trump actually made up his mind. hillary clinton wasting no time firing away at both men. country in chaos, dozens killed in that failed coup. americans trapped at the airport with no way out. turkey's president saying those responsible will pay. >> new details about the attack at france. this image of the final moment just coming in. what isis is claiming tonight. plus the agonizing search for an american college student still

missing. and the dangerous inmate who managed to slip out the door leaving his prison jumpsuit behind. police say he is armed and has an accomplice. the urgent hunt to find him. thank you for joining us on this saturday. i'm cecelia vega. as we come on the air tonight, it is down to the final preparations in cleveland. the republican convention just 48 hours away. and the man who will take center stage making the biggest decision of his campaign today after days of indecision. there it is, the republican ticket. donald trump and indiana governor mike pence. trump delivering a 28-minute speech before his running mate joined him on stage today. hillary clinton immediately launching an attack on both men calling trump indecisive donald. tom llamas takes us inside the

campaign and the way they finally came to a decision. >> reporter: tonight they're off and running. donald trump and indiana governor mike pence joining forces after a rocky rollout. >> one of the primary reasons i chose mike was i looked at indiana and i won indiana big. >> reporter: trump speaking nearly 30 minutes before introducing pence on stage, riffing on his primary wins, brexit and hillary clinton >> while she got away with murder -- >> promoting his new washington hotel. >> i won the right to have the old post office building on pennsylvania avenue right near the white house and it's probably the best location. >> reporter: how about that running mate, the billionaire candidate revealing why he selected pence. >> now, i think if you look at one of the big reasons that i chose mike, and one of the reasons is part of unity. i have to be honest.

>> reporter: trump maintaining he never wavered. >> indiana governor mike pence was my first choice. >> reporter: sources say trump questioned his decision and pence's timeline of when he was asked raised questions. >> i truly am deeply humbled to be at his side. when i got this call last wednesday i could only think of that ancient question, who am i oh, lord and who is my family that you have brought us this far? >> reporter: on thursday as pence was walking into this manhattan hotel thinking he accepted the job trump said this on national television. >> i haven't made a final, final decision. >> reporter: hillary clinton's campaign seizing on trump's indecisiveness with a new video. >> i'm looking at ten people -- >> we have it down to five people. >> at three, potentially four. but in my own mind i probably am thinking about two. >> reporter: speaking of changes, the trump campaign

swapping out logos to a new more traditional look. hillary clinton vetting her list of potential running mates. and one of those candidates senator elizabeth warren who tweeted this about trump and pence. two small insecure weak men who use hate and fear to divide our country and people. cecelia. >> donald trump hoping that announcement gives him a big boost. heading into the republican convention. the final preparations are under way. right there the stage is set for monday. and abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl is there. in cleveland, too. jon donald trump's pick seems a safe choice. does it help or hurt him? >> reporter: it helps him right here in this hall, cecelia. mike pence is a no doubt about it long time conservative republican well liked by conservatives including those with doubts about donald trump. this is a unifying pick.

it ends once and for all the possibility that you would have an anti-trump rebellion in this hall. that said in terms of temperament, style, positions on many of the issues, this is the ultimate odd couple. >> let's talk convention, this has been anything but a conventional race. does donald trump end up sticking to tradition when it comes to show time? >> reporter: well, he's promised to put showbiz into the convention. if you look at the list of speakers, it looks like a traditional republican convention with one exception. there are a lot of trumps, i count a half dozen trumps with major speaking roles. all of his adult children and his wife. melania. this is a trump family affair. >> the rest of the team joins you soon. our special coverage of the gop convention kicks off tomorrow beginning with "this week" live from cleveland. other top story, turkey in chaos in the wake of a failed coup attempt.

more than 160 people killed when military rebels tried to overthrow the government. soldiers blocking bridges. helicopters opening fire. hundreds waving flags rallying in front of parliament. turkey's president is vowing those responsible will pay a heavy price. alex marquardt is in istanbul. reporter: tonight, the military coup now a clear failure. supporters of turkey's president and flooding istanbul's streets waving flags and marching triumphantly. this man telling us it is a great victory for democracy. the president proving he's a great leader. this just 24 hours after chaos broke out across the country. at around 10:30 pm local time, troops in camouflage shut down two major bridges in istanbul. fighter jets flew low overhead. helicopters hovering above the blasts at the turkish parliament

shattering glass and ripping doors off their hinges. >> every time you hear weird low flying planes you panic. it was like a third world war or something. >> reporter: gunfire in the streets as tanks drove on the highway. the insurgents shutting down the airport. taking positions at the entrance. travelers were stranded including many americans. the u.s. embassy tweeting a warning. "us citizens in turkey should shelter in place and stay indoors." a state tv anchor reading a statement from coup leaders declaring martial law. but in the early hours of morning, with istanbul's airport re-taken, president erdogen dramatically vows to crush the uprising and called on supporters to confront the rebels. and as day breaks, the soldiers on their heels surrounded by crowds and police. many surrender, some beaten by mobs, their tanks and uniforms littering the streets. president and supporters still out in full force tonight. he blames the attempted coup on

what he called a small faction within the military supported by a turkish cleric who lives in pennsylvania. today he demanded the u.s. hand this cleric over setting up a diplomatic showdown between washington and one of its most important partners in the region. cecelia. >> turkey is of course a crucial ally in the fight against isis but in the wake of that attempted coup, american led air strikes launched from a base are now on hold. let's get to abc's chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz. will it hurt america's efforts to fight isis? what are your sour sources telling you tonight. >> reporter: it certainly will cecelia for the time being as long as that air base is closed they have refueling aircraft there, surveillance aircraft, attack aircraft. because where turkey is located it is quicker to get in syria and iraq than the persian gulf. this could have an impact. the longer this stays closed.

>> france on heightened alert. security there stepped up across the country after the terror attack there. that truck driver behind the carnage in nice killing at least 84 people. isis claiming him one of its own. abc's linzie janis has more. >> reporter: tonight new images of the moment before the horror. families packed on the street listening to music then in the distance that white truck. isis claiming the driver who barrelled down the popular boulevard was one of its soldiers. though it didn't say it orchestrated the attack. and french authorities say if mohamed lahouaiej bouhlel had become radicalized it likely happened very recently. from tunisia his family saying he had psychological problems and was not religious. investigators still determining if he had accomplices questioning five people including his estranged wife.

seen here being led away. on the promenade today people paying their respects. lighting candles and praying. the attacker drove his truck through a crowd like this one only it was much larger, an estimated 30,000 people had gathered to celebrate france's national day. some hurting themselves while jumping to safety. you saw people jumping over this wall on to the beach? >> yeah. >> it's a long drop. >> it is. but i'm sure it was for them the only way to save their life. >> and tonight the urgent search for nicholas leslie still missing part of a group of students from the university of california of berkley studying abroad in nice. >> among the 84 killed american sean copeland and his son brodie. this photograph taken at the field where they played baseball together in texas. security is stepped up tonight as memorials like this one on the promenade grow bigger and

bigger. cecelia. >> thank you. back here at home the last of five funerals honoring those police officers killed in the ambush in dallas. thousands of officers from all across the country lining up to remember patrick zamarripa, his family breaking down in front of his casket today. he was a father, a husband and served eight years of active duty in the navy before joining the dallas police department. here in new york national outrage against officer involved killings. eric garner died two years ago this weekend. you will remember the video. an officer using a chokehold. during a confrontation. no charges have been filed against that officer. eva pilgrim tells us the family is demanding justice. reporter: today, protesters and family marking the death of eric garner, killed two years ago after being placed in a chokehold by a white police officer. >> it's 2 years later we still haven't gotten justice. >> reporter: a state grand jury

did not indict the officers in that case sparking protests around the country. but new york city agreed to pay the family $5.9 million to settle their wrongful death claim. and now, a federal civil rights investigation is underway but moving slowly. >> what i can say is there is a tremendous level of focus at the justice department on the garner case, a very thorough effort being made, a very extensive effort being made to review all the facts and leave no stone unturned. >> reporter: the attorney defending the police officer says he "performed his duties as he was trained." in other cases, more officers are facing criminal charges in deadly incidents, according to the washington post. in 18 months, charges against officers in fatal shootings has tripled. that's little comfort for the garner family. >> we have to stop the killing stop the violence. we have to start healing. >> reporter: garner family is frustrated, waiting two years to find out if this case will ever go to trial.

cecelia. turning to the severe storms across the country. five reported tornados in kansas and colorado. in the last 24 hours. including this one in syracuse, kansas. millions in the storm zone tonight and abc's rob marciano has more. you were tracking dangerous lightning. >> especially on the east coast. a lot of heat and humidity has built up. some thunderstorms popped up as well. two injuries in point pleasant, new jersey. from lightning strikes. covered all the way to florida. and severe thunderer storm watches across eastern parts of montana for the next few hours. damaging winds also. the radar shows a line of storms coming strong as it passes through minneapolis and this threat will be across the great lakes including chicago. the other big story is the heat

will be up over 100 degrees in the northern plains and dangerous types of heat. cecelia. >> it is hot out there. rob thank you. in hawaii there is a stunning story of survival. a small plane crashing into the ocean and the pilots in the water for 20 hours. before being rescued. abc on how they helped each other stay alive. reporter: tonight, two pilots recovering from their harrowing experience. lost at sea for over 20 hours. >> we have a report of two people in the water approximately three miles north of your field. >> reporter: 26-year-old david mcmahon and 22-year-old sidney uemoto, flying from oahu to hawaii thursday in a small twin engine plane, but running into trouble. >> we're having engine problems. the engine keeps cutting in and out. we have no power. >> reporter: moments later air traffic control loses contact and the plane disappears from radar setting off a frantic rescue mission. >> still don't have any aircraft in sight. >> reporter: friday morning, aircraft debris is seen and nearby, the surviving pilots

spotted wearing life jackets and swimming to shore a rescue helicopter hoists them to safety and takes them to the airport where the mother of the co-pilot is waiting and embracing rescuers. the pilot's father, overcome with emotion, learning his son is safe. >> beyond words, i'm surprised i can barely even not trip over my tongue right now and talk but it's a great feeling. >> reporter: federal authorities will now investigate why the plane went down. the pilots admitted to the hospital in good condition, according to a spokesperson, and are expected to make a full recovery. cecilia. >> thank you. there is still much more ahead on "world news" tonight this saturday. the prisoner who slipped out of his handcuffs and out the door. the urgent hunt for a man armed and dangerous and the convenient store robber caught off guard. the sudden tug of war with this shotgun. and i quit smoking with chantix.

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next tonight, a massive manhunt under way in florida for an escaped inmate. we are tracking the search. reporter: this is the moment an accused murderer broke free. >> on lockdown. >> it is on lockdown. >> tonight the urgent search. police say he's got an accomplice and he's armed. in court he slips out of these shackles. >> next thing i know, this guy jumped from the jury box and he started running. >> reporter: next, he ditches his prison uniform, leaving it in a pile on the floor of the courthouse. >> he took off his clothing, last seen in the hallway near room 4810 at the courthouse. >> reporter: seconds later, he darts out the backdoor of the

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saturday evening. good night. next at 6:00, a warriors hall of fame and mesh of the abc7 news and sports team passes away. a look back at the life and legacy of nate thurmond. >> why you want that in her house. >> a look at the east bay gun violence baffles a top member of the british parliament, and people in the bay area stand in solidarity. abc7 news at 6:00 starts now. >> a legend on and off the court has passed away. warriors hall of famer nate thurmon is being remembered as one of the greatest basketball players of all time and an incredible loss to all of us here at abc7. thank you for joining us.

nate thurmond died today at age '4 after fighting leukemia for years he contributed to our "after the game" basketball show alongside larry beil. larry join us now to talk about this friend, nate. i know nate's illness kept hmm from working the find but he wented to do the show despite how sick he was. >> we were all hoping throughout the playoffs that somehow, some way nate would be able to come back. he loved to game so much and we talked basketball. it seemed like all the time we were talking about the warriors and this great season, and i would say with springtime when the diagnosis came in, leukemia, and nate had been faced with a number of serious health challenges in recent years itch thought he would beat it. he kept saying, save my seat for the finals. i'm coming back, and we were all hoping that, okay, well, maybe it might not be the start of the