>> david kerley with us again tonight. david, thank you. >>> in the meantime, to the horrific crash in los angeles we were following today. a pickup truck plowing through a busy intersection, slamming five cars. helicopters hovering as they pulled people from their vehicles. abc's will carr is on the scene tonight. >> reporter: tonight, an lapd commander is calling this crash one of the worst he's ever seen. watch that stolen truck fly across a busy intersection next to a school. >> he had to be going 80 miles an hour. he had to be going 80 miles an hour through that intersection. >> reporter: authorities say the pickup truck sped away from officers conducting a traffic stop when it slammed into five cars, launching this gray honda down the block, leaving the 25-year-old female driver critically injured. >> at one point, the victim did stop breathing, however, paramedics were to able to revive her. >> reporter: at least three people were trapped and had to be freed by rescuers. all three suspects were rushed to the hospital

if you want to hand trim that plane, you got to go at a slower speed, david. >> all right, david kerley with us tonight. david, thank you. >>> we also have new reporting here tonight on the american woman, the tourist, kidnapped by gunmen. they are demanding a half million in ransom. authorities in you began day tonight with a new warning, given what's happened to this american woman. abc's senior foreign correspondent ian pannell has just arrived in uganda for us. >> reporter: tonight, ugandan officials expanding the search zone as they frantically look for an american woman and her local driver, kidnapped while on a ewe began unanimous safari, similar to ones like these promoted by the tour company. a joint operation by police, armed forces and wildlife authorities now looking beyond the queen elizabeth national park where kimberly sue endicott, identified by neighbors as this woman, and jean-paul mirenge remezo were taken at gunpoint over two days ago. they were with an elderly canadian couple who were allowed to escape and warn authorities. an official in washington telling abc news

here's abc's david kerley. >> reporter: with summer travel quickly approaching, it appears tonight these parked boeing 737 maxes, grounded, may not be available for several more weeks. boeing, which planned to ask for approval of its software upgrade last friday, is now asking for more time. >> we're working with customers and regulators around the world to restore faith in our industry. >> reporter: boeing says it will demonstrate it's addressed "all certification requirements" but will now ask for approval in the coming weeks. that could be up to four more weeks. the faa saying it won't approve the software until it is satisfied. the software will make it more difficult for an anti-stall system in the new jet to misfire and easier for a pilot to regain control. that system is suspected in two crashes of maxes in the past five months, in which the jets nosed down and up dramatically. american and southwest, who together own nearly 60 aircraft, have been forced to cancel more than 200 flights every day. >> and david kerley with us live tonight from reagan airport. david, i wanted to get

>> david kerley covering this every step of the way, thank you. >>> tonight, president trump and the plan he says will replace obamacare. just days after backing a full repeal of obamacare and saying the republican party would be the party of health care, now he says the plan won't be revealed until after the 2020 election. here's abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl. >> reporter: one week after saying he would make the republicans the party of health care -- >> i understand health care now, especially, very well. a lot of people don't understand it. >> reporter: -- president trump now says that will have to wait until after the 2020 election. the backtracking started last night with a tweet -- "vote will be taken right after the election when republicans hold the senate and win back the house." the president's initial promise of a republican health care plan came after he decided last week to attempt to completely terminate obamacare through the courts. a move that could leave tens of millions of people without health insurance. now, he's saying the republican replace

david kerley, abc news, reagan national airport. >> our thanks to david. >>> "jeopardy!"ssage for his fans. in a video posted online trebek says he's feeling good and is continuing his therapy to fight stage 4 pancreatic cancer. >> trebek announced his diagnosis on march 6th. in his new video, trebek speaks directly to viewers who have been in touch with him since his announcement. >> i wanted once again to thank you for your continuing messages of encouragement and support. particularly the many cards i've received from young people. i'm touched beyond words. >> trebek's video was posted at the end of the taping the current season of "jeopardy!." he says work is already under way on the next season. trebek promises it will include, quote, good stuff. >>> the way the current "jeopardy!" champion is going, he could be part of next season. james holzhauer broke his own single-game winnings record last night. >> after answering correctly on yesterday's final jeopardy, he won over $131,000, that breaks the one-day record he set in an episode that aired last week. holzhauer ha

>> david kerley leading us off. rob marciano is by the west side highway here in new york. rob, time out the storm for us. >> reporter: tom there is so much wind energy. they stretch all wait down to south florida. look at the radar scope reaching back to memphis. clearly, north carolina and virginia are the hot spots tonight. raleigh, the first time huh a risk in three years. the storms up through d.c. and philadelphia and new york city by daybreak. the heavy rain saturday morning in new england. we expect flash flood watching for nearly all of the northeast. quieter sunday. but the next few hours will be dangerous. >> we will monitor the storm throughout the wicked. rob, thank you. >>> we do move now to the fall out from the mueller report. president trump true v turning from try yiumph to anger. tonight, they have subpoenaed the full unredakted report. here is jonathan karl. >> reporter: shortly after the public got a first look at the mueller report, president trump claimed it amounted to complete vindication. >> game over! time to get back to work, folks. >> reporter:

you don't wanna inordinately scare them by using the wrong terminology. >> david kerley with us live tonight. the pilots did exactly what they were supposed to do as far as getting the plane down. but they were alarmed by the los angeles. >> reporter: that is the procedure. if you have an issue, go ahead and divert. get the plane on the ground. experts concerned about the language that the pilot used. >> unsettling for the rest of us. david, thank you. >>> we are also learning more about the young man who gave that family hope to deliver heart break again. timmothy pitzen disappeared nearly eight years ago. and the new charges and whit johnson from kentucky. >> reporter: tonight, federal charges for the man accused of impersonating a missing boy, and giving false hope to a heartbroken family. authorities today describing how 23-year-old brian rini allegedly lied to federal agents claiming he was 14-year-old timmothy pitzen. >> at what point in the process did your officers become suspicious of his story? >> i think there were suspicions relatively quickly if for not other reason than

>> david kerley with us tonight. david, thank you. >>> next, to new reporting tonight on that deadly police standoff. we have reported on the body cam here before. those two officers called to a home in suburban atlanta. the officers running up to that home, then coming under fire when they got to the front door. both were shot, both survived. and tonight, right here, we hear from them. we have now learned what they thought they were responding to. here's abc's steve osunsami. >> ah! >> reporter: the two surburban atlanta police officers seen in this body camera video suffering gunshot wounds during a routine police call are telling our station in atlanta tonight that they thought they were responding to a woman in labor, but the pregnant woman was already dead. >> as soon as i kicked in the door, about two seconds later, the guy started putting rounds on me. >> shots fired, shots fired. >> reporter: inside the house, 47-year-old anthony bailey was promising to shoot them dead, too, if they didn't leave. >> do not com

all right, david kerley, thank you. >>> now, to the race for 2020 tonight, and the fiery town hall.ernie sanders on fox news. and the question about health care in america, it drew a huge response from the audience. and tonight, president trump tweeting, positiveuzzled why be sanders was on fox news. their response tonight, and here's abc's mary bruce. the t'favorite network, fox news, bernie sanders asked voters to embrace one of his most progressive ideas -- medicare for all. >> do you think it makes sense to spend twice as much per capita as the people of any other nation and be the only country in the world not to guarantee health care to all people? >> reporter: moderator brett baier then took it a step further. >> i want to ask the audience a question, if you could raise your hands here, show of hands of how many people get their insurance from work, private insurance, right now. how many get it from private insurance? okay. now, of those, who many are willing to transition to what the senator says, a government-run system. >> reporter: health care was the number one issue in

abc's senior transportation correspondent david kerley. >> reporter: the united passengers didn't know. they landed in dallas but were expecting to be in houston. why the diversion? >> we lost two of our screens. now if we kept flying, we'd lose them all. >> reporter: the united express pilot telling the 50 passengers from knoxville there was a cooling problem and their flight data screens were shutting down. two as he said, and worry that others were in jeopardy. >> there is tremendous heat behind those screens. this dictates that we land as soon as possible because if we had continued eventually, i'd be flying blind. so that's why we're in dallas right now. it is unlikely this aircraft is going anywhere tonight. >> reporter: there are six main screens in the regional airliner, the crj 200. and there is a back-up, a stand by, a small, independently powered screen that gives basic information if everything else goes out. >> they wouldn't be flying blind. it's really incumbent upon the crew to talk to the passengers. you don't want to inordinately scare them by using the wrong terminolo

david kerley, abc news, washington. >> interesting that david said that there. that's something that we've talked about this week, license plates. the good thing is that cars do generally have a license plate. >> some states in the front and also in the back, and obviously if it's only in the back, still take the time to go look at that license plate. >>> we have an update on paradise, california, the town all but destroyed by a wildfire last fall. >> paradise is having a tough enough time rebuilding, but now there's a new problem. the water system is contaminated. >> more than 150 miles of pipeline containing cancer-causing benzene and other volatile organic compounds, but some residents say their insurance companies are telling them they have to go home. another problem, only 6% of the debris has been cleared away. >>> coming up in our next half hour, another night, another 100 grand. we'll check in with "jeopardy!'s" newest juggernaut. >>> first the story behind the most precious relic at notre dame, the crown of thorns and that miraculously survived the fire

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back to david kerley at reagan airport with the latest. ian investigators and the airlines say the pilots followed boeing's emergency procedures when a safety system misfired and they pointed to that safety system which is now implicated in both max crashes as needing review. but the investigators provide few actual details of what the pilots did and they're not released or posted their preliminary report. nor did they respond to abc news' reporting, two sources familiar with the investigation telling us that when the anti-stall system misfired, the pilots did not use the electronic system to bring up the nose before shutting it off which is the emergency procedure and then for some unreported or unknown reason, they turned the system back on once again, and the anti-stall system initiated, nose down, and they could not regain control. we wait for the report to be released with the details. boeing has not commented but is working on a software fix as this fleet remains grounded, george. >> that software patch more urgent than ever. okay, da

david kerley, abc news, washington. >> our thanks to david there. >>> for the third time in the last man who park rangers say died after falling about 400 feet off the canyon's south rim. the victim's body was recovered wednesday. he has not been identified. the national park service and a medical examiner are investigating the incident. >>> in a surprise announcement, the mormon church is repealing its controversial rules that banned baptisms for children of gay and lesbian parents. those rules approved by church leaders in 2015 also labeled same-sex couples as sinners worthy of expulsion. lgbt church members and their supporters say the move is a positive step but still condemn the damage done by those policies and the lack of any apology from church leaders. >>> remember those studies that suggested one or two drinks a day could provide protection against stroke? turns out they may be too good to be true. >> researchers now say that even moderate drinking can raise the risk of high blood pressure and stroke. in fact, they are calling for strictrt controls on alcohol, saying the ri

david kerley starts us off. has the latest. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning, robin.s morning we are still awaiting the ethiopian report, but this report suggests that the pilots did follow procedure turning off a system but for some reason turned it back on before losing control, crashing and killing all on board. it's "the wall street journal" now reporting to us that they have talked to people familiar with the investigative report which is based on the black box data, and they say when an anti-stall system engaged and nosed down the jet liner, as we found out, the pilots did follow -- we saw this in the simulator, the procedure that they followed. that is to flip two switches down, shut off the electricity that noses down the aircraft and go to a wheel and manually level out the plane. but for some unknown reason or at least unreported reason, they decided to turn that system back on. the electricity back on and try and use the autopilot again to control the aircraft. they lost control and crashed. now, boeing has a software fix they were expecting to submit last

abc's david kerley covers aviation. >> reporter: abc news has confirmed tonight that the wing of thisairlines jet, dented by hitting a light on takeoff, also hit the runway pavement at jfk. potentially disasterous, horrifying for passengers. >> we felt the plane book pretty hard to the left. everyone just kind of held on really tight. >> reporter: just off the ground, the a-321 jet, headed for los angeles with 110 onboard, banks severely to the left, the pilot reports, and asks to return to jfk. >> uncontrolled bank, 45 degrees to the left. we had an uncommanded roll to the left as we rotated. >> what the pilot is saying here is the airplane roll eed itselfo the left and dragged the wing tip. i can't tell you how unprecedented that is and also incredibly dangerous. >> reporter: tonight, a week after the incident, the ntsb assigned a team of six to investigate. american airlines says its investigation is continuing in and it is cooperating with federal authorities. one of the passengers tells us in those terrifying seconds, she was thinking the worst of the worst. david? >> all right,

abc's senior transportation correspondent david kerley learned in a simulator that in a situation likehis, the procedure for pilots is to use a thumb button to electronically angle up the plane known as trimming the plane. if that fails, boeing emergency procedure calls for a shutdown of power to the mcas system. >> flip two switches down and shut off the electricity that noses down the aircraft. >> reporter: sources say the ethiopian pilots did not trim the jetliner before shutting off the power. one source says they did try to manually trim the jet but then turned the power back on which led to the mcas system misfiring again nosing down even more and the pilots unable to maintain control. >> it's inexplicable that they would go through t emergen procedure but then re-engage the very motors, the very trim system that was causing the problem. >> reporter: earlier wednesday boeing released a statement that said, we urge caution against speculating and drawing conclusions on the findings prior to the release of the flight data and the preliminary report. in a press conference the ethiop

let's go to abc's david kerley at reagan national airport with the latest. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning, michael. i've been in a cockpit of a small aircraft when this happens. it is very disconcerting. this is a glass cockpit. it means that the computer screens basically give all the flight information. that goes down, they do have backup instruments, but it's very basic. it's attitude and speed. they don't want to fly like that. they want all that data. that's why the pilot said, listen, i don't want to fly blind. i'm going to put it down with what i've got here, get you on another plane, and get you to houston from dallas on another aircraft. >> very smart decision on his part. new developments in the boeing crash. we've seen the ethiopians' report and now boeing's ceo is speaking out as well. >> reporter: he is. he's actually making an acknowledgement that the two deadly crashes are linked to the anti-stall system. think about this, boeing said there was a procedure to deal with this. we know that this system kicked in in three different

david kerley is tracking the fallout. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning, george. boeing reports earnings tomorrow but "the new york times" raising serious quality concerns about its relatively new plant in south carolina. this morning, "the new york times" in its reporting, claiming the speed of production appears to be valued more than quality at boeing's south carolina plant. as a result, the "times" reports that culture led to faulty parts being installed in planes. tools and metal shavings left inside near electrical systems and a loose bolt in an engine in one test flight. a boeing technician is so concerned about production he told the "times," quote, i told my wife that i never plan to fly on it. >> we know about a ladder in the tail of a plane that likewise went up for a test flight. another safety risk. we heard about chewing gum being found holding together the trim of a door in a plane that was being prepared for delivery. again, that's an allegation that's being investigated by the faa. >> reporter: the "times" raises the question whether this report a

our senior transportation correspondent david kerley is in washington with those details. od morning, david. >> reporter: good morning, robin. as you mentioned united the latest raising questions now about the very busy summer travel season, could be a record travel season. how will this affect it? united is saying it will cancel flights through early july on its 14 aircraft joining american airlines which has already canceled its 24 aircraft all the way out to august 19th and the largest of the jets southwest ss -- canceling 34 aircraft through august. they're trying to avoid ruining anybody's summer vacation. the bottom line, some travelers may have to go through a connecting flight instead of a nonstop because of the cancellations. the bottom line for these three airlines, very costly, michael, by our calculations at least 7,000 flights have been canceled since this aircraft has been grounded. michael. >> going to be inconvenient but hopefully a lot safer. thank you so much, david kerley. >>> now to that rescue caught on camera. crews racing to save 13 people struggling

david kerley starts us off. od morning, david. >> reporter: we are dealing with a lot of delay ace s across the country. the west coast feeling it as well. the airlines go to this outside contractor to get a weight and balance okay, that the weight is balanced okay with all the cargo and the passengers as well. its i.t. system went down. the biggest effects on southwest, and also the regional carriers that work for united and delta. it lasted about 40 minutes, but as i mentioned, the effects will continue throughout the day because so many flights were delayed in the morning. that will clog up the system and take some time to get everything back up to normal. michael? >>> we'll turn to that breaking news overnight. grammy-nominated rapper nipsey hussle shot and killed outside his own clothing store in los angeles. tributes from stars and political leaders are coming in overnight praising the performer for help of stopping gang violence and helping kids. adrienne bankert in l.a. with the latest. >> reporter: nipse

. >> david kerley reporting on every step of this story. >>> the price hike that netflix users were warned about a few months ago will be here in just a few weeks. >> brace yourselves. subscriptions will increase by $1 to $2 starting with your next billing cycle. plans will range from $9 to $16 per month. in january netflix said it was increasing its prices so it can add more tv shows and movies. netflix will also be facing some new competition. apple recently unveiled tv and some other streaming services. >> there you go. >>> coming up, celine dion opening up about life, love, and taking on the role of both parents. ok i'll admit. i didn't keep my place as clean as i would like 'cuz i'm way too busy. who's got the time to chase around down dirt, dust and hair? so now, i use heavy duty swiffer sweeper and dusters. for hard-to-reach places, duster makes it easy to clean. it captures dust in one swipe. ha! gotcha! and sweeper heavy duty cloths lock away twice as much dirt and dust. it gets stuff deep in the grooves other tools can miss. y'know what? my place... is a lot cleaner now. stop cle

she spoke with our senior transportation correspondent david kerley. talking to us about potentially setting this record. she says she's very excited. she just got to space a month ago and this morning 40yearold christina koch has been told she'll be staying much longer than expected, until next year, which would set the record for a woman in space, 328 days. we talked to her exclusively. >> i still have the grin on my face that won't seem to go away. i'm here every day. >> reporter: koch is a rookie, a scientist who spent months researching. floating into the space station for the first time, she was greeted by her astronaut classmate. it was a bit surreal. >> to walk into the actual reality of the space station, like the fact that it actually exists it was like walking into a movie set. >> reporter: it was another record koch was expected to set, the first all-female space walk with mcclain, but that didn't work out. she has been on a space walk with fellow astronaut nick hague, and she now prepares for her very long stay. >> if i'm fortunate enough

senior transportation correspondent david kerley is at reagan national airport just outside washington with more. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning, robin. it's going to be a difficult day for those trying to fly across the country. the first wave of flights taking off this morning and already before it started 400 flights canceled for today. that's on top of the 1,000 flights canceled on wednesday. three-quarters of those were canceled in the denver area. of course the storm has now moved on. the problem area is minneapolis today. the airport already struggling there. now, the airlines tell us they're prepared for this storm but as i mentioned, it is going to be another difficult day if you're hoping to fly because it does ripple through the entire system. michael? >> yes, they will feel the ripple effect of that, david. >>> now back to ginger with more on where the threat is heading next. ginger? >> ready, set, let's track it. that low pressure system impacting minnesota back to south dakota all the way through 5:00 p.m. tonight. it goes into northern michigan and wiscon