he was the best kind of person. >> and eva pilgrim with us again. the man arrested being held on $5 billion bail, you were telling us? >> reporter: that's right, david. prosecutors argue cosmo dinardo is a flight risk and danger to the community. his parents saying they sympathize with the parents of those missing men and are cooperating in every way possible with law enforcement. david? >> eva pilgrim in bucks county, pennsylvania. >>> next to the severe storms across this country. six tornadoes in the last 24 hours. this one in buxton, north dakota. look at this. lightning striking within feet of a passenger plane at o'hare airport. let's get to rob marciano. it's moving east, right, rob? >> reporter: it is, and a lot of storms. it is july after all. they are from boston to chicago, and a thunderstorm watch in wisconsin. the action will be along this front. several pulses through, and by this time tomorrow, cincinnati and the ohio river valley getting it. south, heat really up, and advisories from kansas city to new york city. it will feel like 10

he was the best kind of person. >> and eva pilgrim with us again. the man arrested being held on $5 million bail, you were telling us? >> reporter: that's right, david. prosecutors argue cosmo dinardo is a flight risk and danger to the community. his parents releasing a statement tonight saying they sympathize with the parents of those missing men and are cooperating in every way possible with law enforcement, david. >> eva pilgrim in bucks county, pennsylvania. >>> next to the severe storms moving across the country at this hour. six reported tornadoes in just the past 24 hours. this one right here in buxton, north dakota. look at this. lightning striking within feet of a passenger plane at chicago's o'hare airport. let's get to rob marciano. he is tracking it all. it's moving east, right, rob? >> reporter: it is, and a lot of heat and humidity fueling these storms. it is july after all. look at the flash flood watches posted from boston all the way through chicago, and a severe thunderstorm watch in through wisconsin as well. the next 36 hours of

we have the latest with eva pilgrim. eva: the search for four young missing men outside of philadelphia now centered on this field. f.b.i. investigators using a backhoe digging large holes, sifting soil by hand. appearing to measure and photograph what they're unearthing. >> i think that it's very important to hang on to hope until there is no room left for it. eva: authorities now naming the son of the property oer 20-year-old cosmo dinardo, a person of interest in the mysterious pearns of these men. 19-year-old jimmy patrick was last seen wednesday. >> such a good person, everyone deserved a jimmy in their life and now he's not here. >> tom meo, 21-year-old marge storm surge us and dean fe mneccharo all missing since friday. >> it's hard and we're shooken up by the whole thing. we're all scared. we just want to know, we want to know something. eva: authorities zeroing in on this farm following a cell phone ping, finding two of the missing men's cars nearby, one found in an abandoned garage neighboring the field, the oth

eva pilgrim is there. >> reporter: fbi investigators zeroing in on this field outside philadelphia, usinging and sifting soil by hand. appearing to measure and unearthing, searching for four young men missing since last week. >> i think that it's very important to hang onto hope until there is no room left for it. >> reporter: the property owned by the family of 20 year old cosmo dinardo who authorities shay is a person of interest in the mysterious disappearance of those men, 19-year-old jimmi patrick was last seen wednesday. >> you get a smile out of him. >> reporter: tomorrow meo, and mark sturgis and dean fin key know. >> what we're looking for is information that connects these four men to the that may connect them to the property we're searching, connect them to cosmo dinardo perhaps. >> reporter: authorities have confirmed they have brought in ca daver dogs. they need the tips to keep coming. eva pilgrim, bucks county, pennsylvania. >> and they have now taking part in the search effort, but investigators haven't revealed if they've found any physical evidence. >> or what the connec

here's abc's eva pilgrim. >> what do you have to say to these families? >> i'm sorry. >> reporter: tonight a stunning admission ending a more than week-long mystery in bucks county, pennsylvania. >> mr. dinardo this evening confessed to the district attorney. he confessed to his participation and commission in the murders of four young men. >> reporter: the defense attorney for 20-year-old cosmo dinardo speaking to cameras outside the courthouse, saying his client spared the death penalty in exchange for his confession to the district attorney. >> when you say four young men mean the four young men who were missing? >> yes. >> reporter: since last week local and federal investigators have been scouring the suburban philadelphia community in search of four young men who vanished. >> we've negotiated this outcome for cosmo to be very honest, forthright, and truthful in what occurred within the last week and a half. >> reporter: the search for days focusing on this 90-acre farm in solberry township owned by dinardo's family. officials making a grim announcem

we get more now from abc's eva pilgrim. >> reporter: the fbi now joining the search outside philadelphia four men missing since last week. officials suspecting foul play. 19-year-old jimi patrick was seen wednesday, tom meo, mark surns and dean unglert all last seen friday. finocchiaro was arrested multiple times including drug possession, dchlth ui and assault. investigators fear their disappearances are connected. authorities now zeroing in on this land. searching more than 0 acres on the ground and with the helicopter by air. police taking a man whose family owns that land, 20-year-old cosmo dinardo, into custody on an unrelated gun charge. his bond set at a million dollars. eva pilgrim, abc news, bucks county, pennsylvania. >> police are warning parents about a disturbing discovery in huntsville, texas and said razor blades were found in slides in city park. they're melting portions and sticking razor blades inside of them. so far no injuries have been reported and in missouri a razor blade was also found in a shopping cart at a walmart. at least one woman was cut. >>> there's a new

abc's eva pilgrim is on the scene in bucks county, pennsylvania. >> reporter: tonight, new images of "person of interest" cosmo dinardo pointing a pistol. his stunning confession. >> he confessed to the murders of four young men. >> reporter: 24-year-old cosmo dinardo at mitting to the murders after other remains were found on his family's farm in a makeshift grave. >> we had cadaver dogs and i don't understand the science behind it, but those dogs could smell these four boys 12 1/2 feet below the round. >> reporter: investigators had been digging at the 90-acre site outside philadelphia for days. authorities pieces together a time line linking dinardo to the disappearances. they say around 4:00 p.m., sturgis went to meet meo. four hours later, license plate readers spot the car, and meo and sturgis failed to show up to work the next day. the authorities found meo's car in this garage with meo's life-saving diabetes medication still inside. this comes as new images surface of dinardo pointing a pistol. he told acquaintances he wasn't worried that dean fin car owe hadn't turned up. >>

here's abc's eva pilgrim. >> reporter: for the first time prince william and prince harry speaking candidlys death in the new documentary "diana: our mother, her life and legacy." >> i think to myself how is it that so many people who never met this woman, my mother, can be crying and showing more emotion than i'm feeling? >> it's like an earthquake's just run through the house. it took me a while for it to sink in. >> people deal with grief in different ways. and my way of dealing with it was by just basically shutting it out, locking it out. >> reporter: in the documentary diana's younger brother charles sharing home movies of a young diana we've never seen before. >> she was always very caring of little people. and i suppose i was the first little person that she kald for. >> reporter: her family opening bup dian up about diana's triumphs and troubles. specifically the infamous relationship with the paparazzi. the documentary krefrnsing a specific incident on a ski vacation in austria. >> could i ask you to respect my children's space? >> i don't believe being chased by 30 guys on motor

eva pilgrim, abc news, new york. >> you got to love that. wise words from princess diana.e as naughty as you want, just just don't get morning it is 4:30 a.m., monday july 24. >> we're tracking severe weather this morning. this is a live look at storm tracker 6 live radar, the storms have dropped a lot of rain this morning. >> i-95 jackknifed tractor-trailer in the southbound lanes by the ben franklin bridge. >>> streets are flood you had creating a mess for the morning commute. karen rogers is off, let's go over to david murphy and matt pellman with weather and traffic, good

eva pilgrim, abc news, bucks county, pennsylvania. >>> a large gathering of skateboarders got pretty of hand in san francisco last night. residents had complained that the informal competition was blocking the street. well, police in riot gear tried to break up the crowd. that's when more than 100 skateboarders clashed with those officers. one officer and at least two skateboarders were injured. two police cruisers were also vandalized. >> wow. >>> also in san francisco, salvage crews have started raising a sunken barge out of san francisco bay. the 112-foot barge named "vengeance" sank during a storm three months ago landing on top of an underwater francis tube. crews working in waters with zero visibility have managed to cut the barge into three sections. the entire barge is expected to be raised by the end of this week. >>> it's up to paris and los angeles to decide which city will host the 2024 and 2028 the 2028 games. now the international olympic committee has passed the torch saying, you know what, you two figure things out. if they can't reach a deal the committee will have t

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and having them so excited they're ready to go for the whole day. >> reporter: eva pilgrim, abc news,able to find miss kelly. >>> thank you so much for watching. "good morning america" and "this week" in the morning. i'll see you right back here tomorrow night. have a great evening. good night. from sony pictures studios, it's america's game. wheel... of... fortune! ladies and gentlemen, here are the stars of our show, pat sajak and vanna white. let's get out here. we have a country to entertain. thank you, jim. thanks, everybody. you're too kind. have a nice trip to the puzzle board. i'll see you in about 30 minutes. hi. good to see y'all. get ready. get those thumbs nice and limber as we get to our first "toss up." the category is "things." it's worth $1,000. go ahead, vanna.

and having them so excited they're ready to go for the whole day. >> reporter: eva pilgrim, abc news,ble to find miss kelly. >>> thank you so much for watching. "good morning america" and "this week" in the morning. i'll see you right back here tomorrow night. have a great evening. good night. tailgating here just outside the stadium. this is a huge rivalry. earthquakes verses the l.a. galaxy and this year may want to make sure an offensive chance by fans does not make it into tonight's game. as fans show up, security teams from the earthquakes making sure there is no unsportsmanlike conduct in the stands. a homophobic chance was repeated many times in spanish. they say that slur has no lace in the game. security teams will be in the stands to educate fans who say it. >> people don't know what they're saying is offensive. and so that one sunl usually 99% of the time will get op

once again, eva pilgrim. >> reporter: who are we looking for? who is this woman?requent offenders. >> reporter: the cops in denver have had enough. now they're fighting back with a call to action, enlisting viewers like you. so this woman has been called in how many times? >> it has been at least eight times. it's a lot. that's a lo >> reporter: goodwin's referring to a special reporting system promoted along denver's roadways. >> i just want to report a reckless driver. >> reporter: a dedicated hotline so drivers can blow the whistle before blowing their stack. >> they're telling them to stay back, don't get close, don't get in the middle of this. >> reporter: goodwin estimates a staggering 5,000 calls are pouring in every month in the denver area alone. >> i just wanted to report someone who's driving like a maniac. >> reporter: in a novel approach, his team then uses the data to identify those drivers with the most complaints. then, they track them down. >> half of these things these people did to me. >> reporter: our denver affiliate, kmgh, was there when the

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abc's eva pilgrim is on the scene. >> reporter: tonight, outside philadelphia, the fbi joining the search for four men missing since last week. officials suspecting foul play. >> this investigation, the leads are incredibly hot. >> reporter: 19-year-old jimi patrick was last seen wednesday. 21-year-old tom meo, mark sturgis, 22, and 19-year-old dean finocchario were all last seen on friday. investigators fear their disappearances are connected. >> we have information that they know each other. >> reporter: this morning, police scouring this wooded area using a helicopter. and over the weekend, searches at several locations, including this home. so far they've found vehicles belonging to two of the missing men. one of the cars was found inside this garage, which is part of this abandoned property which sits on the edge of the field that authorities are now searching. police taking a man whose family owns the land into custody late today on an unrelated gun charge. >> i have spoken to all of the families of the four young men. they are very prayerful. they are very, very anxious. they are f

abc's eva pilgrim is on the scene in bucks county, pennsylvania with the discovery and how they got this confession. >> reporter: tonight, the person of interest's stunning confession in the murders of four men missing since last week. >> he confessed to his participation and commission in the murders of four young men. >> reporter: 20-year-old cosmo dinardo admitting to the murders of dean finocchiaro, and others whose remains were found on his family's farm in a makeshift grave. >> we had cadaver dogs and i don't understand the science behind it, but those dogs could smell these four boys 12 1/2 feet below the round. >> reporter: investigators had been digging at the 90-acre site outside philadelphia for days. authorities piecing together a time line linking dinardo to the disappearances to of finocchiaro, 22-year-old thomas meo, 22-year-old mark sturgis, and 19-year-old jimi patrick. they say around 4:00 p.m., sturgis went to meet meo. four hours later, license plate readers spot meo's car and dinardo's truck within feet of each other. the next day, meo and sturgis failed to show up t

eva pilgrim has more. a controverisal new play centers around a case the religious community. in 20-15, georgetown rabbi barry freundel pleaded guilty to making secret videos of 52 women as they undressed for a ritual bath. he's now serving a six-and-a-half year jail sentence. last night, the play, "constructive fictions" debuted at the capital fringe festival. in the play, four women confront freundel in his jail cell. the woman are composites of all 52 victims. the play will be shown again tonight, tomorrow, and july 20th and 23rd.. at eastman studio theater in northeast d.c. a seven on your side consumer alert.. q-v-c and its rival, home shopping network, are merging. q-v-c's parent company is buying h-s-n for about two-point-six billion dollars in stock. the deal is set to be completed later this year. the combined company will be the third largest e-commerce company in the u.s., behind amazon and walmart. days after two kittens are snatched from a wisconsin petting zoo-- workers say the pair are back home where they belong. on monday, someone took the kittens from their c

eva pilgrim has the story. >> reporter: a louisiana mystery heating up.ed like a tragic house fire. but new information now showing it wasn't the fire that killed her. >> i can't imagine it. i can't fathom it. can't put it into words. >> reporter: for a week, most assumed she died in the fire that destroyed her home outside of new orleans. but the coroner, making a bombshell announcement during her memorial service friday evening. >> we got the information as everybody else did. >> reporter: the autopsy revealing a gunshot wound. the coroner not giving a cause of death but concluding her death was not caused by the fire. the st. tammany sheriff's office investigating at this time, not calling it a homicide nor saying if there are any suspects. >> the likelihood that this is a suicide is the fire was set to cover up the homicide. >> reporter: her husband was reportedly at work when the fire call came in around 2:30 friday, july 14th. >> typically, if you have someone shot and a house set on fire, it's not a stranger. it's somebody in her life. >> reporter:

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eva pilgrim has reaction from neighbors after waking up to the unusual sight. >> it's not what these neighbors in wisconsin expected to see when they looked out into their yards. >> did you guys believe me that there was an elephant in the front yard? >> or did you think i was kidding? >> kidding. >> yep. >> reporter: yep, that's right. an elephant breaking out of the big top. misskelley on the loose leading authorities on a slow speed chase. >> animal control, dispatch. this is probably from kicircus world. >> she made the escape from circus world leaving her sister behind. the trained elephant is pretty smart and pretty slick with her trunk. able to unlock her enclosure. >> decided there was an open door and luscious greenery on the other side of it, so it was time to go for a stroll. >> once out, misskelley wandered through a neighborhood and leaving giant footprints in her wake, grabbing a bite to eat during her adventure. her snack of choice, marigolds and daffodils from a garden. >> last location was 8-1-4 in the backyard. >> after the great escape, the trainer showed up and ca

here's abc's eva pilgrim. >> reporter: a busy vacation destination, now a ghost town. two carolina towns on day three in the dark. tourists told they can't stay. forced to go home. >> it's pretty disappointing. we had another day left. >> reporter: the governor forced to declare a state of emergency. mandatory evacuations of all tourists, turning some 50,000 people away. those that do not comply with the order to leave, will be given citations. construction crews working on a bridge, cut all three underground transmission lines to the area, knocking out power. businesses say the damage is done. the crowds are gone. >> that's $5,000 in sales we're missing. and throwing the $3,000 tomorrow when i finally get back in the restaurant, will also be a problem. >> reporter: power is expected to be fully restored within one to two weeks. but business owners are worried. >> this is not a natural disaster. this is somebody's fault. and i hope they -- >> our thanks to eva pilgrim there. >>> an 8-year-old boy in manchester is being hailed for saving the life of his sister. the boy'

eva pilgrim, bucks county, pennsylvania. >> and they have up to 50 people now taking part in the searchevealed if they've found any physical evidence. >> or what the connection is between dinardo and these men. we know that he is friends with one of the guys who disappeared. >> so strange that they disappeared over the course of three days, and now investigators are suspecting it's all linked. >>> coming up in the next half hour. we're talking about mayweather and mcgregor. >> the two held their first press conference ahead of the big fight. we'll see who landed the best blow. >>> but first, diane is serving up all of husbaus pancakes and . we're getting her hacks. >> and look, it's pippi longstocking. >> you're watching "world news now." h, and hello sensitive bladder. ring a bell? then you have to try always discreet. i didn't think protection this thin could work. but the super absorbent core turns liquid to gel. for incredible protection... snap! so it's out of sight... ...and out of mind. always discreet. for bladder leaks. i've discovered incredible bladder leak underwear that hug

eva pilgrim, abc news, new york. >> i was all excited. >> gummy bears! >> a sale on gummy bears!god, i know what i'm going to be doing for the next 24 hours. >> not really. >>> this morning on "world news now." the president's oldest son revealing he met with a kremlin-linked lawyer shortly after his father clinched the gop nomination. >> donald trump jr. saying he believed the attorney had information harmful to the clinton campaign. the scandal as the president returns from the g20 summit. >>> an american tourist killed in greece, now the coroner's report on what caused the death of the recent college grad. >>> and we hear from the survivor of a vicious gator attack in florida. he tells us about the heart stopping encounter which turned into the battle for his life. >>> and the two-for-one video that's freaking us all out this morning. what looks like an alien spacecraft floating in the sky appears to be eaten up by another ufo. >> what? >> are aliens fighting overhead right now? the truth is out there, and we have it on this monday, july 10th. >>> from abc news, this is "world

here's eva pilgrim. >> reporter: tonight, william and harry's intimate portrait of princess diana. speaking for the first time about the mother only they knew. on the 20th anniversary of her death, the sons cherishing her memory in this new documentary. >> this is the first time that the two of us have ever spoken about her as a mother. arguably, probably a little bit too raw up until this point. it's still raw. >> reporter: william saying he thinks of his mom every day. harry recalling her playful nature. >> all i can hear is her laugh in my head. and that sort of crazy laugh of where there was just pure happiness shown on her face. one of her mottos to me was, as naughty as you want, just don't get caught." >> reporter: harry can still feel the hugs his mom used to give. both sons still agonizing over their last phone call with her, the night she died in paris. harry speaking of the deep regret over rushing off the phone. "if i'd known that was the last time i'd speak to my mother, the things i would have said to her. looking back on it now it is incredibly hard." >> there's not

eva pilgrim, at the courthouse tonight. >> reporter: tonight, prosecutors say cosmo dinardo, the man now charged with killing these four men and burying their bodies on his family's farm, lured them with the premise of a drug deal. and they say he had an accomplice. his cousin, sean kratz, arrested overnight. >> we did find three of those young men buried deep within the ground under an old oil tank that was converted into a cooker, about 12 1/2 feet down. >> reporter: dean finocchiaro, tom meo, mark sturgis, and jimi patrick had been missing for over a week. authorities laying out a twisted timeline of events. they say on july 5th, jimi patrick went to dinardo's property to buy marijuana. they walked to a remote part of the sprawling farm and dinardo murdered patrick with a .22 caliber rifle, burying him in a six-foot hole. two days later, they say, dinardo meets dean finocchiaro on the property for another pot deal. this time, bringing along sean kratz, they walk to this barn where kratz shoots finocchiaro in the head. later that day they say dinardo and kratz meet tom meo and mark

abc's eva pilgrim is in pennsylvania. >> reporter: tonight, we're learning more about one of the two men behind bars, charged in the gruesome murders of four pennsylvanian men. authorities say cosmo confessed to the slaying, saying his cousin sean kratz helped. dean finocchiaro, thomas meo, mark sturgis and gymi patrick were missing for over a week. >> we're here to seek justice for them. and that's our commitment. >> reporter: authorities say cosmo admitted to murdering patrick on july 5th and told investigators he and kratz killed the three, saying he lured the men to the farm with the idea of buying marijuana. the case disturbing neighbors in this philadelphia neighborhood where kratz used to hang out. >> people used to view him troubling and a menace. >> reporter: they watched as kratz's crimes escalated over time. >> you should have some relief that this kid will no longer be around. but i don't think it was fair at the expense of these four young men who lost their lives. >> reporter: prosecutors say they don't know a motive and maybe never know one. the court entering a not gu