seven guns, including an ar-type semiautomatic rifle and a shotgun, body armor, knives, 2,000 rounds of ammunition. even a military-grade helmet. >> we had the driver exit the vehicle, and when the driver got out, he noticed a .45-caliber handgun on the driver's seat that the driver was sitting on. >> reporter: but early fears of a terror connection gave way to something else. according to police, the three people in the truck said there's a reason for it all. they were on their way to rescue a 16-year-old girl from a new york drug den. it turns out the driver, john cramsey, just lost his 20-year-old daughter to a suspected heroin overdose, according to a medical examiner. cramsey, who owns a gun range in pennsylvania, alluded to his plans to rescue the 16-year-old on facebook, telling one of his friends, quote, "how about a road trip to new york to do an extraction? saving a 16-year-old girl is priceless."

other passengers have been charged with illegal gun possession. and in another bizarre twist, police say they found the girl cramsey was looking for, and she told them, "i don't need to be rescued." police are still investigating. gio benitez, abc news, new york. there is a 12-pound fugitive jumping around a massachusetts zoo this morning. dizzy, the monkey is on the run sort of at the forest park zoo in springfield. he escaped from his living area tuesday and has been swinging from a tree ever since. workers have tried to entice dizzy with food, but nope. he's not taking the bait. zoo officials say dizzy is not a danger to the public. looks like he's having a good time. >> he's having a fun time. >> he'll come down whether he he's hungry. it will take quite a few benjamins if you want to see "hamilton"ing in chicago. >> ticket sales began tuesday for the tony award winning musical. 1,000 people were waiting

those who chose to buy online will pay a steep price. ticks are going for up to $10,000. >> wow. that's even more expensive than the running in new york. that one does not feature lynn. >> right. >> it's the traveling cast. >> chicago, you're getting b bamboozled on this. >> just so you know. >> it's a good show but $10,000. >> per ticket. what else do you get with that? >> i don't know. coming up, the hollywood tragedy that's putting a new spotlight on a major vehicle recall. >> actor anton yelchin pinned and killed by his own car. his story is now highlighting what a growing number of critics are calling a potentially fatal design flaw with certain gear shifts. and also this half hour. >> dickey bartolo. outdoor gadgets sos light, barbecue, wet head a game that someone will get very wet playing and also an

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♪ the tragic death of a rising hollywood star is giving new momentum to concern over a major vehicle recall. >> it has to do with one of america's most popular suvs and what many are calling a design flaw with a gear shift that could lead to deadly mistakes. here's abc's clayton sandell. >> may i have your attention please? >> reporr:

anton yelchin was pinned and killed by his own car, a 2015 jeep grand cherokee. but last summer, federal safety investigators began looking into complaints about the gear shifter in jeep grand cherokees, chrysler 300s and dodge chargers. by april of this year, chrysler issued a voluntary recall. reports of rollaway cars leading to 212 crashes and 41 injuries. but judy borlin says, a month later, she still didn't know about the recall, when her car that she thought was in park, rolled over her legs. that recall notice arrived a few days later. chrysler says the shifter did not fail, blaming the rollaways on drivers who didn't realize their cars weren't in park. the company is now offering a software fix and a new warning system for those recalled cars, but you'll notice, in the 2016 model, chrysler has gone back to a more traditional shifter design. >> bottom line is, what chrysler has to do is to fix it, fix it soon and get it right.

800,000 affected cars that need fixing. clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >> now, chrysler for its part insists that the shifter didn't actually fail. there was nothing wrong with it. they say it's the drivers using it that are making a mistake. >> so far the cause of the accident has -- or the cause of death has been officially ruled as an accident. >> right. of course, the critics out there are saying if the shifter's so confusing to so many people, then that sort of implies that there's a design flaw there. >> which is why there was that recall at the end. >> sources connected with the investigation are saying that the actor died very quickly within a minute they say. >> wow. so sad. coming up, getting out into the great outdoors. >> giz wiz dickey bartolo has summer's hottest outdoor gadgets?

♪ well, now that summer is officially here, who isn't looking for ways to have some fun in the sun and with that in mind is, our giz wiz dick debartolo joins with us some of the seasons and he's coolest outdoor gadgets for us. you are fun. >> okay. >> the epitomy of it. >> i do have fun stuff. wet head. we were playing this earlie

out of that. what you do is you fill this hat with water. you put it on. you spin a spinner. you have to pull out a rod. someone is going to get wet. five people pulled out rods and didn't get wet. my spinner said that i have to pull out two rods. at the end of this spot, i'll put this on and see if i escape wetness. >> that's for adults 20 and older, right? >> well, kids 4 and up. >> 4 and up. >> people love it. adults love playing this. this is brand-new from ray oh vac. this is their outdoor lantern. this is a bright guy. that's fullup. that's medium, that's low. the great thing on low it can go for 260 hours. >> okay. >> okay? this is the first one of the -- it has a hook on the top to hang it there. oh. and then there's -- and it's indestructible. >> it's in pieces. >> no, no, no, hey, hey. they say indestructible. we're going to roll it off the

>> okay. >> run out and get it. just to show you. >> is that amazing? >> that is great. >> that is great. >> i tried doing that to your santa a few months ago. you wouldn't let me do that. >> i love my santa. the great thing, this is under 30 bucks. >> that's really cool. that's great. it's really bright. >> ray oh vac. and this is the bernie all wood self-burning grill. so you peel the wrapper off. >> yeah. >> there's a wick in here that you light, a resin wick that will burn, then ignite the charcoal. this is like a piece of a tree. then the entire thing, you can grill for an hour and a half. when you're done, all have you is ashes. >> you can do, it has kebabs and fish on that. you can do that on there? >> yes, put franks on sticks. do s mores. >> how long does that last for? >> it will wurn for an hour and a half. the bigger one i think is 2 1/2 hours. >> great. >> now i'm going to show you an

it's on video and just watch there. >> when was the last time you saw an ice chest that came with its own remote control? so this is the cool max four stereo speakers 350 watt amplifier. input for a guitar, a microphone. charge your gadgets right there. usb. there's also 12 volts out if you have another accessory that you want to run. it holds all your beverages inside. it even has a removable light so that this lights the contents so you can take the light out and put it elsewhere. it's bluetooth. play your music from your phone through the kool max. >> looks great. but it's missing a key component. >> what's that? >> beer. >> bring your own beer. >> okay. >> if you're going boating this is brand-new. this is the first electronic sos flare. instead of lighting a flare and having it burn

burn for 60 hours. >> that's handy. >> and it floats, okay? now as promised i'm going to go back and put on my wet head. i will stand away from you. sandy said put on a piece of plastic. i said sandy, i don't care about getting wet and sandy said dick, we're worried about the microphone. >> got nothing to do with you. >> nothing with me. okay? i'm going to pull strip one. i'm safe. you're okay. two. oh. oh, oh! i guess i got a wet head. okay? and this guy is under 12 bucks. >> there could be so many jokes. >> what i won't do for my craft. >> all right. dick there with the ret head. thank you. >> thank you. >> you can see these and other fun outdoor gadgets on dick's website at giz wiz.biz. dick debartolo, thank you. >> i

happened, i'm that wet. bye.

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♪ ♪ it's throwback wednesday. >> sounds like a super hero song. >> it's our old theme. it's great. >> for anyone worried about mine and kendis's tenure on the show, we are planning to stick around for the long haul. however, television news anchors these days tend to come and go. >> yeah, you're right. it's extremely rare for and chore to stay in the same place for decades. but one man at ktrk, our houston station, has so much staying power he's made it into the guinness book of world records. melanie lawson has his story. >> you have successfully achieved a new guinness

>> reporter: dave ward's first day at ktrk was november 6th, 1966. a native of huntsville, he was the station's first reporter out on the streets, shooting his own film and putting together his own stories in the city he quickly came to call home. >> when i got a chance to move to houston, it was like moving back home. i love the city. i love the people in it. it's a big city. but it has a very neighborhood feel to it. >> reporter: in 1967 is, ward was promoted to anchor of the 7:00 a.m. newscast and host of dialing for dollars. by 1968, he was anchor of the 6:00 and 10:00 newscast and he's been at the anchor desk ever since. >> it makes me feel old and very fortunate to be able to stay in this business with one television station anchoring newscasts. >> and his fellow apollo 13 astronauts. >> reporter: among some of his favorite stories his coverage of the space program here in houston. >> really one of the reasons

was to be part of the space program to cover it. and i've been fortunate to go to a number of launches down there at the cape from the gemini program through apollo through shuttle. and it's exciting to cover that, see what men can do. >> reporter: and though he's seen the industry change from black and white television to color, from on air to online, he prides himself in being the ever inquisitive journalist that houston has come to know and trust. >> i've always been the type of person i just want to know what in hell's going on and when i find out, tell everybody i know about it. and that's what i've done here at channel 13 all these years. >> yes, he has. our thanks to melanie lawson. props to other legends in this business. >> that's right. i want to explain. day of ward was awarded for being the longest

this morning on "world news now," it's full speed ahead on both sides of the campaign trail. >> hillary clinton coming out and slamming donald trump on his business credentials and trump set to respond with some words of his own for clinton later today. abc "world news now" anchor david muir sat down with the republican candidate. we're going to hear from that just ahead. wildfires across the western u.s. are triggering emergency evacuations in several states. hundreds have been forced from their homes as the fires continue to grow. we'll take you to the front lines where fire teams are trying to fight back. talk about a wet commute. wow. this is a scene in the nation's capital. flooding in the d. krfrg metro at the station. the storm dumping inches of rain and creating an absolute mess for travellers, many wondering what's ahead for this morning's commute. and it's a hazard