>> alex perez tonight. alex, thank you. >>> and on the texas border tonight, word of those tender age facilities now for the just hours before the executive order was signed, those words causing even more outrage. but tonight, even as the president signs that new order, we went to an event in duluth, where the president's supporters are gathering for a campaign-style event, one saying that the images do not bother him, that these children have been well taken care of. here's abc's gio benitez on that front tonight. >> reporter: she's the little girl whose voice was heard around the nation. 6-year-old alison jimena valencia madrid, now seen here with her mother, who was arrested when they crossed the border illegally. fleeing gang violence, mom and daughter separated. propublica first obtaining that audiotape which it says was recorded after that separation. you can hear alison begging authorities to let her call her aunt. that phone number memorized. we tried finding alison ourselves. hi there, my name is gi

>> alex perez, you'll stay on this into the night. thank you. >>> meantime tonight, calls for an independent investigation at this hour amid new images coming in tonight after that violent police takedown. police seen beating an unarmed man after police say he would not sit down. you saw some of those images last night here, and now, we see what happened in the moments right before. tonight, the new body cam images, and major questions about previous cases involving the same police department in mesa, arizona. and moments ago, we heard from the man who was beaten for the first time. here's abc's whit johnson. >> dude, they told you to sit your [ bleep ] down. >> reporter: tonight, growing calls for an independent investigation of the mesa, arizona, police department. >> have a seat. guess what? i ain't gonna ask you again. have a seat. >> reporter: after newly released body cam video showing what led up to this violent arrest. officers say 33-year-old robert johnson ignored their commands. >> all the way down, all the way down. >> rep

alex perez, abc news, chicago. >>> new developments in the cleanup of the former hunter's point navalrd in san francisco. the u.s. navy is now going to pay to retest soil samples after two whistleblowers from the original company admitted they faked samples and falsified records. for decades the hunter's point neighborhood has been undergoing testing and removal of radioactive waste from navy ships previously involved in nuclear testing. the state's department of public health will run the tests starting next month. >>> in alameda, a lot of the talk is about the local golf course that has undergone ad incredible makeover. wayne freedman has a preview of the golf complex set to open next week. >> reporter: games of golf usually begin with balls on tees, not dignitaries, ribbons and scissors. but they do fit for what people call a miracle in alameda. not to this father/son head to head battle between joe and glenn. >> he beat me i think when he was 12 first time and i don't think i've beat him since. >> reporter: in this case the miracle would be the venue, a municipal court that seemed

alex perez, abc news, chicago. >>> new developments in the cleanup of the former hunter's point navalfrancisco. the u.s. navy is now going to pay to retest soil samples after two whistleblowers from the original company admitted they faked samples and falsified records. for decades the hunter's point neighborhood has been undergoing testing and removal of radioactive waste from navy ships previously involved in nuclear testing. the state's department of public health will run the tests starting next month. >>> in alameda, a lot of the talk is about the local golf course that has undergone and incredible makeover. wayne freedman has a preview of the golf complex set to open next week. >> reporter: games of golf usually begin with balls on tees, not dignitaries, ribbons and scissors. but they do fit for what people call a miracle in alameda. not to this father/son head to head battle between joe and glenn. >> he beat me i think when he was 12 first time and i don't think i've beat him since. >> reporter: in wou venue, a municipal court that seemed beyond redemption a few years ago. vide

let's go back to abc's alex perez in one of the hardest hit cities, rockford, illinois. g, amy. residents are waking up to assess the damage. but it withes a long rough night of flash flooding across the rockford area, you can see that car just like one of so many that ended up floating away with the flood waters. authorities say, to give you an idea, they got about 5 inches of rain here in just three and a half hours. officials say they responded to about 15 calls for people stranded in their cars and in one situation, residents themselves had to break the windows and get in and rescue a man, an elderly man, who was stuck inside of his car. the good news here is, authorities say everyone is okay. the floodwaters are receding. but this rain now headed to other parts of the midwest. amy. >> all right, alex perez, so many people across the country on watch for that today. thank you so much. michael. >> thank you, amy. >>> now to soccer superstar cristiano ronaldo. of aa tremendous day at the world cup, scoring a hat trick which is three goals in a single match, the world's

he tells my colleague alex perez that his heart is hurting. he says he's happy his son will be home soon after those eight months apart. >> "i may look like i'm okay, but my heart has been hurting because of this," he says. >> reporter: finally the tearful look in his eyes, confusion on his face. the room filled with government officials. samuel overwhelmed. appearing shell shocked going back to a family he loves, having to leave the american family he also loves. for "nightline," i'm geo benitez in el paso, texas. >> our thanks to geo. >>> next, an adventure you can sink your teeth into. exploring dracula's castle in the heart of transylvania. castle in the heart of transylvania. le episodes of laughing or crying that are exaggerated or simply don't match how you feel, it can often lead to feeling misunderstood. this is called pseudobulbar affect, or pba. a condition that can occur from brain injury or certain neurologic conditions like stroke or dementia. nuedexta can make a difference by significantly reducing pseudobulbar affect episodes.

now he's back with his parents in guatemala and abc's alex perez was there for the reunion. >> reporter: about eight hours later he lands in guatemala city and after an evaluation from doctors, he is brought in to reunite with his family. the tearful look on his face, the room filled with government officials, he was overwhelmed appearing shell-shocked going back to a family he loves and having to leave a family he loves. >> his foster mom says she's still very concerned about all the trauma he's endured. she plans to maintain a relationship with him and says she wants to help with financial needs as well. >>> back in this country, we turn to the growing uproar after the shooting of an unarmed teenager in east pittsburgh. protesters block streets as we learned new details about the officer involved. a downpour in east pittsburgh did not stop these protesters. hundreds of people on the streets taunting police blocking some major roadways and holding signs that read, black lives matter and say his name, antwon rose. >> it keeps happening over and over. and i didn't even know that was my c

alex perez with the moment, the takedown, in tennessee. >> reporter: in custody. this is the image police across tennessee worked tirelessly to make happen. accused cop killer, steven wiggins, finally captured. >> we're very glad to announce again that the suspect has been taken into custody. >> reporter: an eagle-eyed tennessee state trooper spotting the suspect along the tree line, on the edge of a rural road. >> he was able to take him into custody without any incident. >> reporter: police have been searching for wiggins since wednesday, after authorities say he killed sergeant daniel baker. investigators say baker tried to pull wiggins over, when the suspect led him on a chase that ended with a shootout. baker was a former marine and a ten-year veteran of the force. his wife asking the sheriff to read a letter on her behalf. >> his service and dedication to his country and community will always be remembered. >> reporter: now wiggins, officials say, will be transported to jail bound with sergeant baker's handcuffs. wiggins has been charged with first degree pr

here's alex perez. >> reporter: this surveillance video in kansas capturing every parent's nightmare. watch as this 5-year-old boy reaches for an art sculpture on display at a community center, toppling the piece, knocking the boy down, too. the boy's mother, sarah goodman, stunned. but the real shock coming days later. >> no one would ever expect to come into a place that kids are invited and have to worry about a $132,000 piece of art falling. >> reporter: the family receiving an eye-popping $132,000 claim from the city of overland park's insurance company. the fall, allegedly damaging the piece beyond repair. the insurance letter reading in part, "you're responsible for the supervision of a minor child. your failure to monitor could be considered negligent." >> i was surprised, more so offended to be called negligent. >> reporter: city officials say the piece was secured. >> it's a non-interactive piece. it's not what it's built for. >> reporter: the city says they hope their insurance can work it out with the family. tom? >> thank you. >>> when we come back, the salmonella outbrea

alex perez traveled to guatemala for that reunion. >> reporter: it's nearly 5:00 in the morning.r-old is already at the airport after a late night of packing up his teddy bear and art supplies, he's about to board a flight from michigan to guatemala to reunite with his family he hasn't seen in eight months. with his foster parents who are still fostering other children. so we agreed not to show their faces. you have a lot of love for your family in the united states? >> always, always, always, always. >> reporter: they and their own three children have been caring for him since his father illegally crossed the border with him and they were apprehended. his father deported, already back in guatemala. >> his father got taken away in what he described as handcuffs behind his back. and our boy was detained for 24 hours in a detention facility. but when he came to us, he was extraordinarily fearful. he was afraid to eat, he was afraid to look. his clothes were soiled. he wouldn't use the bathroom. >> reporter: separated from his parents, able to speak with his father only by phone. >>

abc's alex perez has details. >> reporter: atf agents swarming the scene in gary, indiana after whatf was conducting an undercover operation in gary, indiana when our agents were ambushed. one of our agents was shot multiple times. >> reporter: hit in the chest and arm, now in critical but stable condition. though expected to survive. >> about noon there was a bunch of shots. i went down to the basement, which is what i do in a shooting. about five minutes later i came back up. there was a car that sped away, and the atf had their guns pointed across the street. >> reporter: one suspect was killed during the shootout, another is in custody. the operation is part of a push by atf agents trying to crack down on guns in the chicago area. and officials say this is all part of a long-term plan to stop the flow and trafficking of guns before they end up in the hands of criminals with the end goal being to lower the city's crime rate. alex perez, abc news, chicago. >>> and police in milwaukee are expected to release more details today about a deadly pursuit that killed a young officer. a sq

alex perez is in dickson county, tennessee. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning, robin.e've learned just a short time ago authorities have captured the suspect. it's been a long three days across the state as investigators searched around the clock trying to track him down. this morning, alleged cop killer steven wiggins captured after a three-day manhunt. >> saw a male walking on the roadway with a flashlight, tall, white male, looked possibly like steven wiggins. >> reporter: but wiggins had evaded the massive manhunt, the reward for his arrest climbing all the way to $46,000. agents released this new photo of the suspect taken after his capture. investigators had been searching by air and on the ground, suspecting he was on foot. >> where is he right now? any idea? >> we don't know. >> reporter: the rugged, rural terrain only complicating things. it was about 7:00 a.m. wednesday when sergeant daniel baker responding to a call of a suspicious vehicle tried to pull wiggins over. the suspect instead leading baker on a chase that ended in a shoot-out. the deputy later fou

. >> reporter: on wednesday, our alex perez right there as samuel got on a plane to guatemala to meet father who was already deported back there. at the airport samuel seemingly stunned. >> a lot of love for your family in the united states. >> always, always, always. >> reporter: and that reunion eight months in the making. but that doesn't mean that the trauma has ended. dr. colleen kraft says reunification has the potential to be just as fraught as the detention. >> it may be even difficult once they're reunited with their parents. it may take a long time for this trauma to be resolved and these children to be healed. >> reporter: and experts tell us they have no idea how that reunion my case process is going to work. because no one agency actually knows where all of the parents and kids are right now and some of those parents may have already been deported, david. >> with their children back here in the u.s. in the meantime, do we know how trump administration is planning to reunite separated families? >> reporter: you know, david, just moments ago we actually got information from