here is abc's clayton sandel. >> reporter: police say it began when 23-year-old zach peters awoke tohe sound of three masked teenage burglars breaking into this house near tulsa, oklahoma. >> well i thauflt ought it was funders. peters used an ar-15 rifle, shooting all three burglars dead. >> two were juveniles in the range of 16, 17. one an adult male. 1. armed. one was with brass knuckles. the other one with a herself in the getaway driver. >> trying to clarify as the to why they chose the that house. wum was it random or some other knowledge the suspects had. >> reporter: prosecutors say oklahoma law allows for rodriguez to be charged with three murders even if she didn't pull the trigger. charges have not yet been filed. oklahoma's make my day law allows homeowners to use deadly force in self defense. but prosecutors have not yet decided if peters will face any charges. clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >> sound like attorneys and judge in the case will have their hand full. trying to figure this out. >> very complicated one. she did turn herself in after the incident. and just

here's abc's clayton sandell. >> reporter: ah, spring break, a time for debauchery and excess.tional mash-up of booze and beaches seen here in the movie "spring breakers." but deep in the heart of texas, they're heating up spring break a little differently, by basically going to war. at this 18,000-acre ranch, two hours west of san antonio, we found drive tanks.com, where you can play army for real. taking control of real tanks on battlefields with special effects right out of "saving private ryan." >> right here, we have the russian ak-47. >> reporter: john and patty brought their son, a tank buff, and his pal eeth than. >> so you love tanks? >> yes. it's world war ii stuff. >> any kind of history, so here we are. >> reporter: drive tanks.com is the brain child of todd, a former houston cop and green beret. we have all kinds of guns from around the world and every period. >> reporter: his collection sits in what looks like a prop warehouse for a rambo movie. >> this tank here is a british chieftain tank and it would have served all the way through the first gulf war. this is a

clayton sandell, abc news, phillips county, colorado. >> clayton, thanks. fire fighters not expected to get much help from mother nature. >> another uphill battle with tinder dry conditions as well as wind. accuweather's paul williams gives us a look at challenges facing the crews. kendis, diane. the problem is mother will feed more fuel to the wildfires. two days. first of all, the winds still this morning, active between 40 to 60 miles an hour. the second half of the helping of the wildfires becoming worse. a drought pattern that goes as far back as august 2015. go through the time line. notice all yellows and oranges, across the area affected by the wildfires. been dry systemically for a long period of time. continues to do so making the problems even worse. kendis, diane. >> thank you. a wildfire out of control in southwest fl fla. t -- florida. two homes deep stroistroyed. 30% contained. jut side of kansas city, a tornado damaged nearly 500 homes in oak grove, missouri. the powerful twister injured 12 people as well. packed wind speeds of 152 miles per

david. >> clayton sandell with us tonight. thank you, clayton. >>> a developing story from peru. images coming in this hour of an airline jet on fire there. east of the capital of lima. just off the runway. local reports say the plane was trying to land. passengers were evacuated and emergency crews on the scene at this hour. the cause of the fire is unknown. no word yet on any injuries. back here tonight, in washington, former gymnasts testifying about the sexual abuse they said they suffered at the hands of their trusted team doctor. usa gymnastics carried more for medals than safety. >> reporter: emotional testimony on capitol hill today about sexual abuse in gymnastics. >> now i know that i was not alone. more than 100 women have come forward and shared stories shockingly similar to mine. >> reporter: bronze medalist jamie dantzscher and fellow gymnast like jessica howard recounted alleged abuse as teenagers at the hands of larry nassar, team usa's doctor for 19 years. charges he has denied. >> i trusted usa gymnastics, but i was sexually abused, as were so many other athlete

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here is clayton sandell. and excess and booze and beaches seen here in "spring breakers."p in the heart of texas they're heating up spring break differently. by basically going to war. at this 18,000 acre ranch two hours west of san antonio, we found drivetanks.com where you can play army for real. taking control of real tanks on battlefield with special effects right out of a "saving private ryan." >> right here, the russian ak 47. >> john and patty brought their son josh a tank buff and pal ethan, both 12. you love tan ticks. tell me about that? >> mainly world war ii stuff. he loves tanks. world war ii history. any kind of history. so here we are. >> 1944 sherman. >> reporter: the brain child of a former houston koch and green beret. >> all kind of the world. every period. >> reporter: none of this is cheap. >> always wanted to say this, say hello to my little friend. >> reporter: this frame thrower sets you back $300. flattening a car, $1,000. firing the sherman tank, costs $3,000. for one group, the sky was the limit. >> their day was, over a $30,000 day. >> reporter:

here's clayton sandell. >> reporter: police say it's right out of a horror movie. >> the man just shot me and i think he's killed my girlfriend. >> reporter: 19-year-old devon philo and 18-year-old sara reeves just finished a hike near albuquerque tuesday when a man with a gun forced them into their car trunk. they pull the emergency release to bail out but get separated. as philo escapes, the suspect shoo h >> i know he's shooting to kill. he's killed sarah, i think. please, you got to get here quick. i don't know if he's going to come down and kill me. >> reporter: what none of them know is, suspect alex deaton is a fugitive on the run. suspected of murdering his girlfriend and another woman in mississippi. also wounding a jogger. >> he left a gun on the passenger seat. should i pick it up in case he comes back down? >> i wouldn't touch it. >> reporter: police say deaton catches and kidnaps reeves, but when he stops, she runs for it, and gets away. deaton flees to kansas, allegedly shooting a store clerk and stealing his car. >> as soon as i handed him the keys he just pulled a gun o

abc's clayton sandell from colorado tonight. >> reporter: across the plains tonight, hundreds are battling winds. wildfires are tearing through hundreds of square miles in parts of kansas, oklahoma, colorado and texas. in clark county kansas, at least 30 homes and structures burned the fires even forcing major interstate 70 to shut down. the fires have killed at least six people in total and countless numbers of livestock. >> you can't see your hand in front of your face. >> reporter: a 30,000 acre blaze destroyed five homes. >> we just grabbed everything we could. >> reporter: this is one of the homes lost here in colorado, but you can see the danger is not over. we're getting 60 mile-an-hour wind gusts making this a tough fire fight. >> thanks to you there. >>> there is much more ahead on "world news tonight" tuesday. the earthquake warning in the west, and the concern about the san andreas fault. >>> the day care worker who appears to push that 4-year-old girl, and authorities say she realizes there is a security camera overhead. what now for that worker? >>> the police chase tonight. t

here's abc's clayton sandell. >> reporter: pictures from the scene show the terrible aftermath. colliding head-on in the middle of this highway. the collision happening late this afternoon on a remote stretch of highway about two hours west of san antonio. the pastor at the church said they were coming home from a bible study retreat. online, the church telling parishioners we understand there have been fatalitiefatalities. police tell us the cause of the crash is still under investigation. one person on the truck. 14 people on that church van. there are multiple fatalities. it's just too early to know hourm. >> clayton, our thanks to you. >>> the deadly home invasion, three masked intruders. the homeowners teen armed. the self-defense law being put to the test. >>> emergency landing, the passenger jet erupting into smoke and flames right there and the one thing so many people on board did that got them off that jet in time. >>> and take a look at this image tonight, the hiker who stepped into this. what authorities are now saying tonight. we'll be right back. but for both of th

here's abc's clayton sandell. >> reporter: pictures from the scene show the terrible aftermath. a church van and a pickup truck colliding head-on in the middle of this texas highway. bodies under sheets could be seen lying in the roadway. before firefighters loaded them in a hearse. the collision happening late this afternoon on a remote stretch of highway about two hours west of san antonio. the van belongs to the first baptist church -- the pastor there at the church said they were coming home from a bible study retreat. online, the church telling parishioners we understand there have been some fatalities. police tell us one person on the truck and 14 people in that church van. tonight, police confirm 12 people were killed in the crash. >> clayton, our thanks to you. >>> there's still much more ahead tonight -- the deadly home invasion, three masked intruders. the homeowner's teen son armed. you'll hear the calls to 911 and the self-defense law being put to the test. >>> the emergency landing, the passenger jet erupting into smoke and flames right there and the one thing so ma

here's abc's clayton sandell. >> reporter: one of the deadliest bus crashes on record and witnesses say they saw it coming. >> i'm following this guy. he's in a white dodge dually. he's all over the road, both sides. somebody needs to stop this guy. >> reporter: that's jody kuchler, calling in to report that truck. police say 20-year-old jack young was behind the wheel. >> he's going to hit somebody held-on or he's going to kill his own self. somebody needs to get this guy off the road. >> reporter: but before deputies can respond, the truck slams head-on into this church bus. >> i'm the one that called in a while ago. i got this guy on video hitting this bus head on. >> reporter: that collision ended the lives of 13 people, members of the first baptist church in new braunfels, texas, coming home from a bible retreat. >> our church family is doing what we should do, and coming together and grieving with those who grieve and weeping with those who are weeping, because they've suffered loss. >> reporter: tonight, the national transportation safety board says they are aware of news reports

here is abc's clayton sandel. >> reporter: police say it began when 23-year-old zach peters awoke tothought it was thunder. >> reporter: it wasn't thunder, but gunfire. peters used an ar-15 rifle, shooting all three burglars dead. >> two were juveniles in the range of 16, 17. one an adult male. 18 years old. two of the suspects we are considering armed. one was with brass knuckles. the other one with a knife. >> reporter: police say a fourth suspect elizabeth rodriguez turned herself in and believed to be the get away driver. >> trying to clarify as the to why they chose the that house. was it random or some other knowledge the suspects had. >> reporter: prosecutors say oklahoma law allows for rodriguez to be charged with three murders even if she didn't pull the trigger. charges have not yet been filed. oklahoma's make my day law allows homeowners to use deadly force in self defense. but prosecutors have not yet decided if peters will face any charges. clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >> sounds like the attorneys and judge in this case will have their hands full trying to figure t

clayton sandel, phillips county, colorado. >> and they're not expected to get much help from mother natureges facing the crew. >> reporter: the problem is mother nature's going to feed more fuel to the wild fires in two ways. first of all the wind still very active between 40 to 60 miles per hour. and here's the second half of the helping of these wild fires becoming even worse. we have a drought pattern that goes as far back as august 2018. all the yellows and oranges effected by the wild fires. it's been dry systemically for a long time and continuing to make the problems even worse. kendis, dianne. >> and to the south another wild fire is burning out of control in southwest florida. two homes have been destroyed by the fire outside naples. it's currently only 30% contained. >>> meanwhile, a tornado damaged nearly 500 homes in the community of oak grove, missouri. it injured 12 people as well. packed wind speeds of 152 miles per hour and tore through nearly 12 miles. >>> to the mississippi gulf coast where nearly four people are dead after a freight train slam under ed into a charter bu.

clayton sandell on the scene in boulder, colorado and good morning to you, clayton. >> reporter: youee police still have the streets shut down here because right now it's just too dangerous to let anybody back in. >> the wildfire in the area of sunshin canyon drive and timber trail. >> reporter: they're working to stop a wildfire. >> it really is very thick and even through the mask i can smell it. >> reporter: the flames torching the team rocky mountain foothills west of boulder, colorado. >> a lot of the fire perimeter is very remote and it's going to be difficult to try to get water up there. >> reporter: hundreds of firefighters are battling the blaze getting help from the air, planes dropping fire retard aptsz and helicopters using waters from nearby lakes. 426 hopes evacuated when the flames began spreading early sunday. people living in another 836 homes told to be ready to go. >> i've been just hanging out and wondering if we're going to lose our neighborhood or not and so far the firefighters have been amazing and the volunteers and so we owe a lot of gratitude. >> reporter: