this morning on world news now. what's next for the war in afghanistan. president trump's address hours ago lays out some new ground in the fight against terrorism. but some questions still remain. we have reaction to the president's prime time address. and quite a scene, the new video coming in as anger boiled over, the first charlottesville city council meeting. the mayor and city council members forced to flee the meeting. and the ohio judge ambushed in a brazen daytime attack. right outside his courthouse. >> he was shot five times point blank, but he had a surprise for his attacker, pulling out his own gun and returning fire. we'll tell you how it all played out.

america's very own eclipse. it was a must-see event for all of us. including those who were wanted by the law. hear how the celebration of humanity was too much to pass up for some suspects who are now caught by the sun and the po-po. it is tuesday, august 22nd. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> that's great. the easiest stakeout ever. >> we're just going to hang out here. >> just two years, we're going to get him. busted. we'll tell you how the sun ended up catching would-be crooks. but first, let's talk about the president, who is opting against an abrupt exit from afghanistan. the president says he doesn't want to create a vacuum to be filled by terrorists. but he's refusing to give any specifics on how many additional troops might be deployed. >> as the president prepares to

he rejected the idea of timetables and made it clear that the u.s. commitment is not unlimited. cecelia vega has the latest from ft. myer, virginia. >> reporter: president trump helping to turn the page after one of the worst weeks of his presidency, announcing a new afghanistan strategy that could send in more troops. >> we are not nation building again. we are killing terrorists. >> reporter: the president following the advice of his generals, who argue the only way to ultimately beat back the taliban and isis is with more american boots on the ground. he did not give a timetable for withdrawal. >> we will not talk about numbers of troops or our plans for further military activities. conditions on the ground, not arbitrary timetables, will guide our strategy from now on. >> reporter: the

major reversal for mr. trump. here he was in 2012. >> afghanistan is a total and complete disaster. what are we doing? let's get with it. get out of afghanistan! >> reporter: the following year, tweeting, we have wasted an enormous amount of blood and treasure in afghanistan. their government has zero appreciation. let's get out! and, as a candidate, he kept it up. >> the people opposing us are the same people who we've -- and think of this -- who've wasted $6 trillion on wars in the middle east. we could have rebuilt our country twice. >> reporter: but just last week, a much more measured tone about the war that has already claimed the lives of more than 2200 american service members. >> it's our longest war in history, 17 years. that's unacceptable. >> reporter: and he explained how his thinking evolved. >> my original instinct was to pull out, and historically, i like following instincts.

but all my life i've heard that decisions are much different when you sit behind the desk in the oval office. the security threats we face in afghanistan and the broader region are immense. >> reporter: the president's decision made during a visit to camp david on friday, the white house releasing these behind the scenes images set to music. the president surrounded by members of the national security team, but this time he was surrounded by the troops as he unveiled the most consequential move of his presidency so far. now the president did not specify numbers but made it very clear he is listening to his generals, and they say they want to see about 4,000 more troops head into afghanistan, and it will take more troops to achieve the strategy that the president laid out here, cecelia vega, ft. myer, arlington, virginia.

>> and one more note from that event, the president called for unity and healing in what seemed like an attempt to reverse the damage caused by comments over charlottesville. and also in virginia overnight, some anger at the charlottesville city council. at the first meeting there since those violent attacks in charlottesville over a week ago. outraged residents hurled profanities and shouted down the mayor and other city officials, calling on them to resign. they slammed the decision to grant to permit to hate groups and blasted the police response to the violence. several people were ejected from the meeting and charged with disorderly conduct. at least 33 people have been injured when a commuter train hit another train. one passenger said the train's operator was banged up and bloodied after the collision. the cause, of course, is in the early stages of the investigation. police in spain say they've broken the terror cell responsible for last week's

suspect. he was shot and killed when found in a vineyard. he's believed to be the driver of a van that killed 13 people. officers opened fire at the vineyard after he flashed what turned out to be a fake suicide belt. he was carrying a bag of knives when the authorities found him. the navy is opening up an investigation into its fleet. search efforts are under way for ten missing sailors from the "uss john s. mccain." which suffered serious damage after colliding with an oil tanker near singapore. the navy's investigation will look at the mccain's accident and the one that damaged the "uss fitzgerald" in june. seven sailors die in that accident. and the coast guard has suspended its search for the crew of a blackhawk helicopter. they were involved in a nighttime training mission when their chopper was lost. more than 96,000 square miles

week. some debris were located. at least one person is dead after an earthquake in italy. the 4.0 magnitude quake struck late last night off the naples coast. rescuers are looking for people believed to be trapped in the rubble. officials are optimistic they'll be able to rescue more people. as many as 10 are still missing. and here at home, more flooding is expected in the kansas city area. a number of drivers had to be rescued. flash floods covered roadways and as much as three feet of water was reported on some downtown highways. wow, three feet. and from coast-to-coast, millions of americans stopped right in their tracks to take in a once in a generation sight. >> the great american eclipse. the first total solar eclipse seen from coast-to-coast across america since 1918, actually, and provided a spectacular celestial show. across 14 states from oregon to south carolina.

70-mile-wide path of totality. for an ideal view of the moon completely blocking the sun, and plunging a 209,000 square mile ribbon of america into daytime darkness. >> that sounded so poetic. >> waxing poetically. >> a ribbon of america. >> about this pool game in the sky. >> among the viewers were four generations of the bush family, gazing at the sight, safely, of course, through their eclipse glass. >> don't worry if you missed it, like me. there will be another solar eclipse crossing america in just seven years. that path of totality in 2024 will stretch from south texas to the midwest and into new england. >> and the next next total eclipse is july 2nd, 2019, but that's in south america, so it doesn't count for us. >> we will have to travel. >> it helped solve a couple of crimes.

>> u.s. marshals arrested ladarius blue. he had failed to register as a sex offender. authorities say they caught him when he came out of a home to see the eclipse. >> and police in kissimmee florida grabbed a suspected car thief. he apparently parked the car to buy that welder's mask so he could watch the eclipse. >> and forgot that he was driving a stolen car and the cops might be following him? didn't work out so well for him. >> should have ordered on amazon, the glasses. coming up in "the skinny," celebrities are just like us. they are going crazy for the eclipse. and we'll have a rap of some of the stars who shine the brightest in posting totality. postality. and the judge in ohio who was ambushed outside his own courthouse. but he had a surprise in store for his attacker, but first, here's a look at today's forecast.

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it's believed to be the same whale spotted earlier this month. and sunday. experts believe it became separated from his mother. while migrating up the west coast. and johnson & johnson was found liable by a jury in a case by a woman who claims her terminal ovarian cancer was caused by talc in the baby powder. and that they failed to warn her about the risks of the product. johnson & johnson says it will appeal that $417 million award. a judge in ohio is recovering from an ambush outside his own courthouse. as he was heading into work. >> he was shot several times by a man who authorities say laid in wait for his target. but the judge was armed himself, pulled out his own weapon and returned fire. here's abc's alex perez. >> reporter: ohio investigators hunting for answers. >> we need 911. we need a squad up here.

shot fired. >> reporter: after a brazen targeted attack against a judge as he was heading into work. >> it just hurts. you have a judge shot in front of his courthouse. >> reporter: around 7:00 a.m., nate richmond arrived at this jefferson county, courthouse, armed with a gun, lying in wait, sitting in a car nearby. just after 8:00 a.m., as judge joseph bruzzese was making his way to the courthouse, the suspect ambushed him. firing five shots at point blank range. >> he shoves the judge down. >> reporter: the judge, who carries a gun, firing back. and a probation officer nearby also returning fire on richmond, who was killed on the scene. the suspect is the estranged father of malik richmond, the former star football player who was convicted in 2013 of sexually assaulting a fellow student. nate richmond had a number of cases in

throughout the years. >> whether or not there's a connection between those prior appearances in that courtroom and today's action, we don't know the answer to that yet. >> reporter: officials say the judge is in stable condition and his injuries are not life threatening. alex perez, abc news in steubenville, ohio. when we come back, celebs freaking out over the eclipse. >> plus, fans want to flip it and reverse it when it comes to a confederate statue. we'll explain in the skinny. >> let me work it the confederate statues. i want you to stay this bright blue forever, that's why you'll stay in this drawer forever. i can't live without you, and that's why i'll never ever wash you. protect your clothes from stretching, fading and fuzz with downy fabric conditioner. fading and fuzz with downy fabric conditioner. it smooths and strengthens fibers to protect clothes from the damage of the wash. so your favorite clothes stay your favorite clothes. downy fabric conditioner.

as you know, my name is conan o'brien, or for those who watched the eclipse today without protective glasses, hi, i'm ryan gosling. >> yay! >> he looks just like ryan gosling. >> yeah, huge

>> wow, the shade you just provided. >> not saying anything bad about conan. >> it was a 70-mile-wide path of shade just now. the late night comics having a bit of fun with the eclipse. the stars really got into it. the prince of darkness himself, ozzy osbourne took stage in illinois. as the skies darkened. he played at the eclipse. it lasted about two hours. >> others took to social media. check out lady gaga. she was ready with a rooftop message saying "take me to your planet." bill nye, the science guy took a little time-out to snap himself a little solar selfie. >> even the science guy was wowed by it. >> does cupping your hand help see it? >> that's a technical thing. amy schumer, not one to shy away from social media and photos.

taking part, paris hilton as well. >> that's not how you're supposed to use a pinhole camera. and i don't think this is nasa approved. just throwing that out there. >> but her nails look so nicely done. >> trying to peek through her special glasses. sarah jessica parker may have been the most excited. check this out. >> it's so humbling. it's so -- extraordinary! >> it's partly cloudy, actually. >> it's happening, it's happening. >> it's happening, it's happening. can you hear her? >> sounds like the double rainbow guy. >> her husband matthew broderick. >> adorable. >> it was almost just as much fun watching people react to the eclipse as it was watching the actual eclipse coverage. and new york is a very obviously busy city. people move quickly. they do not stop, and they don't like when other people stop. it was this rare occurrence

everybody stopped and looked up. >> we were walking down the street, brian, our producer and myself, there was an old guy who couldn't walk out of his apartment, but he got wheeled out just to look at the eclipse. and there were people looking out of cereal boxes. and a weird -- >> i like the paris hilton glasses. >> absolutely underwhelming. >> that would be more exciting. >> probably wouldn't help my eyesight. next time. meanwhile, missing misdemeanor elliott may be getting a statue. if her fans say anything about it. a petition was started to replace a confederate monument with a statue of missy. it's almost reached its goal of 25,000 signatures. >> holy cow. so nathan

resident of elliott's hometown, portsmouth, virginia. and started a petition to replace a monument with one of missy, who he calls a true hero. >> he asked people to sign if you have any of the following. from lyrics of her songs. cute face, chub eye waist. thick legs. rump shaking. >> those are other lines from this one, right? ♪ misdemeanor >> i know -- >> sorry. i like missy elliott. i got a little excited. i know you're wondering, whatever happened to william hung. >> no, we haven't. >> who? >> a guy on "american idol." four. >> let's take a listen for a refresher. ♪ i go crazy ♪ >> that was his famous audition on "american idol." and apparently, he is still at it. here he is singing his signature song at the third base bar in arizona over the weekend, caught

he is riding those three minutes. ♪ >> and he's still hitting the tune. >> and he packed the house, 250 people attended. >> wow! >> wow!

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and one we re-earn, everyday. #1 trusted. #1 awarded. it's got to be tide. ♪ i see the bad moon rising ♪ i see trouble on the way >> so, in case you were sleeping during our coverage of the eclipse, yesterday, we would share some of the highlights for you. >> yes, so here now, the global resources of abc news, all in one country. >> wow. >> a little more. there it is! >> woo! >> we have reached totality. oh, my god! >> wow, you can see the light around the sun. coming around the moon there. it is an incredible image. >> so happy. so happy i could cry. oh, there we go, there w

the sun is coming back. it's being regurgitated. oh, and there's a star in the sky that we can see. oh, it is just absolutely spectacular. look how dark it is. how quiet it is. the air is so still. it is like being in the eye of the hurricane. >> these kids are seeing the grownups. they have never seen a total eclipse in their lifetime. it's been 99 years since it happened in wyoming. it's beautiful. >> i'm almost speechless. the crowd here is absolutely ecstatic. i'm going to have our cameraman, glen turn down the lights. see how dark it really is. it's pitch-black here. >> our photographer can show you. we've got 15,000 people gathered for this party. this ceased being a work assignment. you feel like a kid again. you feel like you're in third grade, fourth grade science class again. >> this is

human kind has figured out that we live on a big sphere, orbiting a smaller sphere. and once in a while these things line up and we experienced totality today. ♪ turn around bright eyes >> and me and a split screen with bonnie tyler is something i never thought i would witness. "total eclipse of the heart" is the most downloaded song today. >> i'm feeling increasingly sad that i slept through this. >> sdo you want to show -- no lie. this is actual video of diane during the eclipse. >> i was really tired. i just missed it. but listen. the next one is in 2024. the next total eclipse in america. and i am already prepared. >> we are ready. >> why do people put wipers on them. >> this is the most amazing thing. >> i can't see anything. >> i don't know that they've ever seen anything either. this is great.

are we still on? >> i think mine are broken.

making news in america this morning, overnight president trump revealing his strategy for the war in afghanistan. ruling out a withdrawal. his harsh words for the neighboring country pakistan. we're live in washington with details. tensions flair overnight at a city council meeting in charlottesville. watch as protesters storm the room with signs and hear what they're demanding. breaking right now, dozens injured near philadelphia as a train crashes into a parked train. the details coming in. and one last look at the solar eclipse. see the highlights as it made its way across the country and we'll also show you the view from space and the traffic jams back on earth and