tonight, breaking news. moments ago, president-elect trump with elon musk for the spacex launch. the starship taking off. what was scrapped in the air? what went wrong?

also breaking, the new fire breaking out in new york city. and that deadly stabbing spree in manhattan. the construction worker, the man fishing, the woman outside the u.n. first tonight, the images just moments ago. president-elect trump and elon musk, spacex launching its starship rocket. the stunning takeoff. moments later, plans to catch the booster aborted. gio benitez standing by. elon musk making it clear, by the way, he is for president-elect trump's ag pick, matt gaetz. but tonight, the new reporting. what's in that house ethics report? and were documents hacked in a civil case that included testimony from a 17-year-old that gaetz is accused of having sex with? he denies any wrongdoing. as we come on the air tonight, the new wildfire breaking out in new york city. multiple fires in the northeast. outside boston, as well. and now the storm coming. will it be enough? ginger zee has the forecast. the deadly stabbing spree across manhattan. we're learning more tonight. authorities say this is video of the suspect, as we now learn of the three victims. a construction worker, the man along the east river, and that

woman near the u.n. the chilling moments in the murder trial of nursing student laken riley. the last text she sent to her mother before she was attacked. the war in ukraine tonight. for the first time, video showing ukraine firing american long-range missiles into russia. the kremlin tonight responding with a possible nuclear threat. back here in the u.s., the deadly e. coli outbreak. carrots bought at multiple grocery stores from wegmans to whole foods, to walmart. our reporter at the farm tonight, where these carrots came from. and what authorities are now saying with the thanksgiving holiday getting closer. news just coming in tonight, the pictures here. a major fire breaking out at a manufacturing plant. firefighters and hazmat teams are on the scene at this hour. and tonight here, we remember the musician who gave james bond his sound. >> announcer: from abc news world headquarters in new york, this is "world news tonight" with david muir. >> david: good evening, and it's

great to have you with us here on a very busy tuesday night. just moments ago in texas, president-elect donald trump with elon musk for a test of the spacex starship, designed to one day take humans to the moon and to mars. president-elect trump traveled to texas to witness the launch with musk, who has been at trump's side nearly every day since trump won the election. the sight as starship lifted off on top of that massive booster. we've seen the takeoff before. and then all eyes watching to see the booster separate and return to earth for that catch maneuver. when four minutes into the test flight, the decision was made to divert the booster to a splashdown in the gulf instead. the images just in tonight, and gio benitez leads us off. >> reporter: tonight, president-elect trump with elon musk in texas. there for the sixth test launch of the spacex starship meant to eventually take humans to the moon and mars. the countdown -- >> three, two, one -- >> we have liftoff. >> reporter: the launch itself successful. the booster even detaching as

it's supposed to. >> engine startup. >> reporter: but then, spacex seeing some issue with the booster. >> booster offshore divert. unfortunately, that means we are no-go for the catch. >> reporter: it was supposed to land back in texas. but to save it from potentially destroying the spacex launch facility or endangering lives on land the booster shifting course and heading to the gulf instead for a splashdown. once it hits the water, a spectacular explosion. >> splashdown in the indian ocean. >> reporter: the booster is only built for an emergency water landing. this is what it was supposed to do. that incredible catch back in boca chica just a month ago. and david, elon hopes to send starship to mars without passengers by 2026. of course, they're going to have to keep testing this before they put any people onboard to make sure it's safe. david? >> david: gio benitez watching that test flight for us. gio, thank you. president-elect trump there with elon musk amid the

political firestorm involving trump's pick for attorney general, matt gaetz. also tonight, the news the president-elect has big plans for dr. oz to join in a midge role in the administration, too. well, tonight elon musk sending out a message saying he supports gaetz, and what he said about him. there is also new reporting here, what's in that house ethics report? and were documents hacked in a civil case that included testimony from a 17-year-old that gaetz is accused of having sex with? gaetz denies any wrongdoing. and late today, that pick from president-elect trump, dr. oz. what will his role be? here's mary bruce tonight. >> reporter: tonight, president-elect donald trump at that texas rocket launch with elon musk. the two men virtually inseparable since trump won the white house. and tonight, the world's richest man with a public vote of support for trump's most embattled cabinet pick, his nominee for attorney general, former florida congressman matt gaetz. musk posting that gaetz has "three critical assets that are needed for the a.g. role -- a

big brain, a spine of steel, and an axe to grind." adding "gaetz will be our hammer of justice." but gaetz faces a senate confirmation first. and tonight, a growing number of republican senators are demanding the release of the report from the house ethics committee which investigated gaetz over allegations of sexual misconduct and illicit drug use. >> i think that if they want a speedy consideration of this nomination, there's -- we've got to have as much transparency as we can have. >> reporter: the committee spoke with two women who say gaetz paid them for sex. one of them testifying she saw the congressman having sex with a 17-year-old girl. her lawyer talking to abc's juju chang. >> at this particular event, what did your client witness? >> so, she testified that in july of 2017, at this house party, she was walking out to the pool area, and she looked to her right and she saw representative gaetz having sex with her friend, who was 17.

>> reporter: sources tell abc the committee also heard from that 17-year-old girl, now in her 20s. tonight, some senators say that whether or not the ethics committee releases its report, if there is damaging information about gaetz, it will get out. it comes as we are learning a hacker has obtained documents from a civil case involving a friend of the former congressman, including a deposition from that 17-year-old girl, as well as from the other woman who says she saw the sexual encounter. senators have hinted the women themselves could be called as witnesses in gaetz's confirmation hearing. >> the reality is all that information is going to be on display at the hearing. think brett kavanaugh. >> reporter: gaetz has denied any wrongdoing. president-elect trump has been personally calling republican senators, urging them to get on board. but tonight, alaska's lisa murkowski says she won't be a rubber stamp. >> i'm not interested in a process that would just say, well, because the president has named him and you have

republican chairs coming into the new congress that we just move people out. there needs to be legitimate vetting. this is our job. >> reporter: tonight, trump standing by gaetz. >> mr. president, are you reconsidering the nomination of matt gaetz? >> no. >> reporter: gaetz just one of several controversial cabinet picks. trump tapping noted vaccine skeptic robert f. kennedy jr. as secretary of health and human services. and tonight, the president-elect announcing one of kennedy's top deputies will be tv personality dr. mehmet oz. oz, who ran a failed senate campaign in pennsylvania, now picked to run the centers for medicare and medicaid services, working closely with kennedy, though neither man has any government experience. now, tomorrow the bipartisan house ethics committee will meet to decide whether to vote to release its report on matt gaetz. democrats say it should come out. the question is whether republicans will agree. meanwhile, tonight, trump continues to fill out his team, naming his transition co-chair howard lutnick to be commerce secretary.

the billionaire investor had been running a not so subtle campaign to be treasury secretary. sources, though, say that didn't sit well with trump, who's now opting to put him in in position instead. david? >> david: all right, mary bruce with us on a tuesday night. mary, thank you. tonight, the new fire breaking out in new york city. dry, windy conditions from new york all the way to boston tonight, where they're dealing with fires, too. ginger zee is standing by on this new system coming through, bringing heavy rain and when it hits. but first, trevor ault on the scene of this new fire right here in new york tonight. >> reporter: tonight, a brush fire breaking out in new york city. smoke billowing along upper manhattan's harlem river drive. >> they've got about ten acres burning at this point. it is a second-alarm blaze that they are trying to get under control. >> reporter: the fdny says they battled more than 270 brush fires in the first two weeks of november. this one just the latest to flare up in the drought-stricken northeast. overnight, south of boston, gusty winds fueling a brush fire in milton.

crews there battling the flames as the blaze grew to more than 40 acres. and massachusetts officials say more than 600 fires have scorched a year's worth of acreage in less than two months. in new hampshire, firefighters from multiple towns converging on a fire in brentwood. and right around dinnertime, east of philadelphia, in hainesport, new jersey terrified families could only watch as these flames got dangerously close. >> you hear about fire danger everywhere but you never think it's going to come to your neighborhood or your town. >> reporter: and david, you see the major response here from the fdny here in upper manhattan. there is some relief in the forecast thursday, with some rain, but even with that, the city's also now activating their flash flood plan. david? >> david: trevor ault, thank you. let's get right to ginger zee with more on what you just mentioned, trevor. she's tracking the much-needed rain coming. and the real threat we're also watching in the west tonight. but first, the rain, ginger, when does it get here? >> reporter: it gets here thursday morning. but it will start wednesday night in pennsylvania. i'll time it out for you, david. we desperately need it. new york city has a nine-inch

rain deficit since september 1st. and it looks like we could get an inch or two. see how the timing there stops at 7:00 a.m.? but it's going to be so heavy and we're so dry that flash flooding and ponding on the roads, especially for that morning commute on thursday around new york city, new jersey going to be an issue. boston gets it by the evening of thursday. and then into friday, we'll have some wraparound. so, that will be some much-needed and added moisture. and you notice there's some snow there in the poconos and the catskills too. have to tell you about the life-threatening flash flood potential for northern california, the blizzard warning in the cascades. we're talking feet of snow, and the sierra nevada, and winds, david, up to 85 miles per hour. >> david: yeah, the real threat in the northwest and you mentioned that flash flooding here in the northeast, because it's been so dry. we'll be watching that right here with you, ginger, thank you. also here in new york city tonight, we're learning more about that deadly stabbing spree right across manhattan. the suspect appearing before a judge, charged tonight with three counts of first degree murder. police say he has confessed to the killings. as we now learn more about the three victims. a construction worker, a man fishing along the east river,

and a woman outside the u.n. here's stephanie ramos. >> reporter: tonight, the suspect police say is responsible for a bloody and deadly stabbing spree across the heart of new york city appearing in court, now charged with three counts of first degree murder. >> why did you do it? >> reporter: according to police, 51-year-old ramon riviera confessed to the callous killings carried out just before 8:30 a.m. monday. and is seen here putting on a hoodie, gloves, and pulling a large knife out of a backpack before stabbing a construction worker, a man fishing, and then a woman outside the united nations. rivera was arrested nearby with blood stains on his clothing, armed with two large kitchen knives. the construction worker, angel landi, was stabbed multiple times. his older sister, berta, saying tonight, "i need justice for my brother." the deadly attack has many on high alert as questions grow about why rivera, who has a history of mental health issues and a lengthy criminal record,

was on the street after nine prior arrests here in the last year. david, the mayor says this is a wakeup call for our justice system. all three murders were unprovoked. david? >> david: stephanie ramos in new york. steph, thank you. we turn to the chilling new testimony today in the trial of an undocumented migrant from venezuela accused in the murder of georgia nursing student laken riley. the last text tonight that she sent her mother. here's faith abubey. >> reporter: in a georgia courtroom today, prosecutors showing this chilling security footage they say shows jose ibarra just hours before he allegedly killed nursing student laken riley on a nearby jogging trail. the hooded figure seen lurking around apartments at the university of georgia, peering into windows and trying to open a door. >> what does he do right there at 7:54? >> he is ducking down. >> reporter: prosecutors say ibarra was hunting for women the morning riley was last seen going out for a run, reading her final text to her mother. >> it says, "good morning, about to go for a run. if you're free to talk."

>> reporter: but prosecutors say minutes later, when riley's mother tried calling her back, it was too late. the 22-year-old trying to call 911. >> hello, this is clarke county 911? can anyone hear me? >> reporter: 17 minutes later, riley was dead. her mom still frantically texting, "you're making me nervous not answering. are you okay?" the gruesome details about riley's murder were too much for her loved ones to hear. ibarra is an undocumented migrant from venezuela. the case has become a flashpoint in the debate over immigration. he's pleaded not guilty, but late today telling the judge he will not take the stand. >> mr. ibarra, do you want to testify? >> no, sir. >> reporter: and david, the prosecution has rested its case today. the defense could also wrap tomorrow. david? >> david: faith abubey tonight in georgia. thank you, faith. tonight, u.s. officials confirming that ukraine has fired u.s. long-range missiles into russia for the first time. the kremlin now responding with a possible nuclear threat. ian pannell inside ukraine again

tonight. >> reporter: tonight, ukraine firing the first american-made long-range missiles into russia. targeting an ammunition store in the bryansk border region, seen in videos circulating online. a u.s. official telling abc news eight missiles, known as atacms, were fired, and two were intercepted. the kremlin appearing to threaten possible use of nuclear weapons in response. but the pentagon saying there are no signs it's preparing to do so. russia already attacking ukraine, though, day and night. we joined drone hunters trying to intercept attacks. suddenly, an incoming drone. you can hear it in the sky. the team scours the skies and opens fire. these drone hunters are out every night across the city and across the country, as russia sends more and more drones across the border into ukrainian cities. the drone gets away as the team works through the night,

defending family, country, and freedom. david, today marks 1,000 days of full-scale war in ukraine. and despite all these talks about peace plans, there's no clear end in sight. david? >> david: ian pannell and our team in ukraine. we thank you again tonight. meantime, back here in the u.s., the deadly e. coli outbreak tied to organic carrots. at least 39 people sickened across 18 states. one person has died. the carrots bought at wegmans, whole foods, walmart, and others, traced to a california farm tonight. and melissa adan is there. >> reporter: as families are heading to the grocery store ahead of thanksgiving, tonight, grimmway farms, one of the largest producers of organic vegetables in the country, at the center of that deadly e. coli outbreak tied to bags of its organic whole and baby carrots. at least 39 people falling ill so far across 18 states. more than a dozen hospitalized. officials revealing a los angeles county resident died after eating the contaminated carrots.

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♪ the first time, "dr. no," 1962. the musician playing the guitar? vic flick. >> bond. james bond. >> david: during an interview with the academy of motion picture arts and sciences, this is vic flick, playing the song 50 years later. ♪ >> we worked on it and played it and sped it up a little bit and put a little bit of aggression into it. and we finished up with the james bond theme, which has now lasted for 50 years. >> david: vic flick was called a musician's musician. ♪ in the 1960s, you could hear him playing guitar on some of the decade's biggest songs. petula clark's "downtown." ♪ downtown ♪ ♪ where all the lights are bright ♪ >> david: tom jones' "it's not unusual." ♪ it's not unusual to be loved by anyone ♪ >> david: and with the beatles, their movie "hard day's night,"

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>> always live. abc seven news starts right now. >> and get a good look at this view of live doppler seven. it is literally the calm before the storm. you will not see it this quiet for the rest of the week. we are due for a series of stormy days. good evening. >> i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. that satellite says it. all parts of the north bay could get a month's worth of rain in one day. an atmospheric river is headed our way. >> yes, the weather will vary a lot depending on where you live, though.ending on where you live, >> abc seven news meteorologist sandyha patel is tracking conditions all across the bay area. sandy. yeah, dan and ama. >> the north bay is going to take the worst of this storm. it is a level two on our exclusive abc seven news storm impact scale. it does have an atmospheric river. as you look at live doppler seven that is going to soak the north bay. we're going to get rain in other parts of the bay area as well. notice the area of low pressure over the pacific that is rapidly deepening low. that is known as bomb cyclone. it is