here's mary bruce. >> reporter: just after the massacres in dayton and el paso, president trump said this time would be different. >> there's a great appetite and i mean a very strong appetite, for background checks, and i think we can bring up background checks like we've never had before. >> reporter: americans have been calling for change, too. >> do something! >> do something! >> reporter: in iowa, republican senator joni ernst shouted down. >> a lot of the incidents that we see do come back to mental illness. >> no! >> reporter: but president trump has also been facing a different kind of pressure from the gun lobby. and now, two weeks after el paso and dayton, he's changing course. >> we have a lot of background checks right now. gun owners can tell you that, others can tell you that. but there are certain weaknesses it's a slippery slope, and that's what actually your gun owners and a lot of other people are concerned with. >> reporter: sources tell abc news the president promised the head of the nra he will not support universal background checks. >> 100 people a day guy from

>> mary bruce on the campaign trail for us tonight. mary, thank you. >>> a new round of severe storms is sweeping out of the ohio valley, heading east tonight. it comes after yesterday's first round. new images of that confirmed tornado in springfield, new jersey. flooding rains in hartford, connecticut, causing high water rescues overnight. abc's chief meteorologist ginger zee on the damage from those storms. >> back up, back up. >> reporter: that is the terrifying sound of people inside a car in springfield, new jersey, backing away from that confirmed ef-0 tornado packing 70 mile per hour winds, shredding power lines. near philadelphia, gusts up to 60 miles per hour slamming huge trees to the ground. torrential rain swamped highways and streets near philly. this woman rescued after her car was inundated. first responders in high water vehicles rescuing stranded drivers overnight near hartford, connecticut, too. firefighters carrying them out of that waist-deep water. the storms packed with dangerous lightning, stretching all the way

>> mary bruce with us again tonight. thank you, mary. >>> overseas this evening, and two american service members have been killed in action in afghanistan. nato commanders reporting their deaths without revealing how or where it happened. 14 american troops have now been killed in combat-related incidents in afghanistan this year. >>> now, to the economy tonight, and the alarming forecast involving the federal deficit. the nonpartisan congressional budget office reporting the federal deficit will reach $960 billion by september 30th. that's the end of this fiscal year. the deficit, they say, on tap to reach $1 trillion in 2020, two years faster than expected. they cite president trump's tax cuts, the trade war with china and an increase in federal spending. >>> there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this wednesday. the new shark attack. this time, a little boy on the east coast. lifeguards jumping in before he's rushed to the hospital, and what we've learned tonight. >>> walmart now suing tesla tonight. i

>> mary bruce with us again tonight. thank you, mary. >>> and we do have a sad update tonight after that fighter jet crash in california's death valley national park. the navy now confirming tonight the pilot did not survive, when the super hornet jet crashed along a military training route for low altitude flying. as we reported here, seven people on the ground were injured. >>> there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this thursday. news coming in now on that urgent manhunt. u.s. marshals searching for two escaped prisoners. the fugitives, armed and dangerous, including an accused white supremacist gang leader. and tonight, one captured. where they're now hunting for the other. >>> also tonight, the deadly crane collapse. an suv driver crashing into a construction site, then that crane coming down. >>> and yet another missile launcher found by the tsa at the airport. what is going on? a lot more news ahead tonight. stay tuned. i have no idea how we're going to get through this. follow me. unitedhealthcare

>> mary bruce, thank you. >>> next, the severe weather watch after pounding storms in the northeast. several bolts of lightning striking over manhattan in this slo-mo video. the wildfire is ramping up. more than 80 are burning in the west. evacuations in california. heavy rain triggering flash flooding and mud slides in elk ridge, utah, and dangerous heat from texas across the deep south. rob marciano is tracking it for us tonight. good evening. >> reporter: good evening. the weather pattern is getting more amplified so we are seeing more extremes tonight, including that heat ridge in the deep south. in between, a tornado watch that is posted for south dakota until 9:00 tonight. no reports yet but rough storms moving through the eastern half of the state. in the northwest, the trough bringing severe thunderstorms, erratic winds. red flag warnings for oregon, washington and parts of idaho. things can get dicey tomorrow in the way of thunderstorms in idaho. and the heat continues across the deep south. going to feel like 107 in houston. 107 in dallas. heat advisories up for tomorrow an

. >> so, let's get to mary bruce, again live tonight in detroit. and mary, these debates are highlighting the division within the democratic party and these candidates. but today, it seemed clear that the former vice president is saying he's the one that can win both progressives at one end and trump voters, as well. >> reporter: well, david, while his democratic v iic rivals are arguing over the future of the party, biden is arguing he is the most electable candidate. he promised he can deliver states like ohio, pennsylvania and michigan. >> mary bruce, thank you. >>> and we do have a sad update tonight after that fighter jet crash in california's death valley national park. the navy now confirming tonight the pilot did not survive, when the super hornet jet crashed along a military training route for low altitude flying. as we reported here, seven people on the ground were injured. >>> there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this thursday. news coming in now on that urgent manhunt. u.s. marshals searching for two escaped prisoners.

in my view he ought to be a lot worried. >> mary bruce joins us live now. m mary, four weeks until congress is back in session. what are the chances democrats are going to be able to keep up pressure? >> reporter: now, the real challenge here is going to be to the candidates. especially those that are senators crisscrossing the country, hammering home their plans trying to keep this debate front and center. >> mary, thank you. >>> to tennessee now, the growing concern over a convict on the loose. is search intensifying. officials using dogs there, on the lookout for 44-year-old curtis ray watson. the convicted kidnapper accused of brutally killing a prison administrator who lived on the penitentiary grounds. the new tonight from police. here's abc's trevor ault. >> reporter: tonight, police on the hunt in tennessee now using tracking dogs, night vision in day four of the search of an escaped prisoner and accused killer. >> this is a very dangerous man, a dangerous fugitive, and we want to catch him. >> reporter: state investigators recently released these p

>> mary bruce live in washington. thank you, mary. >>> now, to major developments tonight in the jeffrey epstein case. three more alleged victims suing his estate, claiming they were recruited and sexually abused. and two say it happened while he was under house arrest and during work release while he was wearing an ankle bracelet. here's linsey davis. >> reporter: tonight, three new accusers are taking aim at the estate of jeffrey epstein, including two women who claim they were coerced into sex with epstein during his work release back in 2009. the alleged incidents took place at his office and his home while epstein was even wearing an ankle monitor. >> he was having office visitors, some who were flown to him from new york and continuing to engage in similar conduct literally while he was in quote unquote jail. >> reporter: one accuser claims she was 17 when she was first groomed by epstein in new york back in 2007, during the same time he was under federal investigation for alleged sex crimes against more than 30

abc's mary bruce in detroit again tonight. >> reporter: tonight, as joe biden and kamala harris face off in their rematch, a battle is on for the future of the democratic party. >> democrats win when we run on real solutions, not impossible promises. when we run on things that are workable, not fairy-tale economics. >> i don't understand why anybody goes to all the trouble of running for president of the united states just to talk about what we really can't do and shouldn't fight for. i don't get it. >> reporter: leading liberals elizabeth warren and bernie sanders clashing with their centrist rivals over medicare for all. >> medicare for all is comprehensive. it covers all health care needs for senior citizens. it will finally include dental care, hearing aids and eyeglasses. second of all -- >> you don't know that, bernie. >> second of all -- i do know. i wrote the damn bill. >> reporter: moderates argue medicare for all could doom democrats, because millions of americans won't want to give up their private insurance. >> at the end of the day, i'm not going to support any plan that

our mary bruce on the trail for it all. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, george.l the fun and fried food here at the fair, we're seeing a very real shift in this campaign. the democratic candidates determined to keep up the pressure, are now having a serious debate on to tackle this rise in violence and demanding new gun reforms. descending on this key state. >> how are you? >> reporter: the presidential hopefuls snapping selfies, playing carnival games and flipping burgers. >> i think i can also flip republicans. >> reporter: but dominating the conversation -- gun violence. >> we need reasonable gun safety laws in our country including universal background checks and a renewal of the assault weapons ban. >> we need gun reform in the united states of america. and we need it now. >> reporter: and they're taking on trump's rhetoric. >> let's call this what it is. this is white nationalism. this is white supremacy. >> reporter: the candidates greeted like rock stars at a gun safety forum on the sidelines of the fair. >> i come to you i know with these latest shooting

i want to go back to mary bruce.onnell and the senate, whether they'll take any action. >> reporter: mitch mcconnell is under increasing pressure to bring lawmakers back here to washington to do something to address rising gun violence. democrats are demanding that he hold a vote on legislation that they passed already in the house that would require universal background checks. these are measures that we know the overwhelming majority of americans support but these bills have now been sitting on mitch mcconnell's desk since february. mcconnell so far is resisting calls to take action on this, instead in a statement he is encouraging top republicans to reflect on these subjects and, quote, engage in bipartisan discussions of potential solutions. but, george, we are also seeing now a growing number of republicans saying it may be time to do something to boost background checks. george? >> mary bruce, thanks very much. >> at the very least. >>> coming up, denise richards' health scare. what fans spotted in this "real h

abc's senior congressional correspondent mary bruce is in des moines at the iowa state fair with what the candidates are saying and how the president is fighting back. mary, good morning. >> whit, good morning. here in iowa the candidates are making their pitches to these key voters. but front and center is the debate over the president's rhetoric and what can be done to curb the gun violence. back in washington the president is signaling he too wants to see gun reforms. >>ep overnight the 2020 democratic candidates doing a round of political speed dating with iowa voters. >> hello iowa democrats. >> reporter: making their pitches to a packed room. >> we will not defeat trump unless we have the courage to take on the powerful corporate interests. >> reporter: and taking on president trump. >> there is no national security when we don't have racial justice, let alone when we have a president coddling white nationalists. >> reporter: one after another the candidates sounding off against president trump's rhetoric. >> donald trump offers no moral leadership. let's call this what it is. t

i want to bring in mary bruce. mary, the president did not have an explicit call for new gun legislation, anything on background checks. that's one of the things democrats have been demanding. >> you heard the president saying they need real bipartisan solutions and vowing to act with urgency. here in the house they've passed a bipartisan bill that would require universal background checks. an overwhelming majority of americans support it. in the support mitch mcconnell has refused to even call it up for a vote. the president threatened to veto this legislation. the president tweeted suggesting he may be open to strengthening background checks. it wasn't mentioned at all in his remarks. a bit of mixed messaging coming from the white house. the democrats are demanding mitch mcconnell bring law makers back here to washington. as we've seen time and time again, it does not seem there's a political interest from republicans to address this. >> does it feel different on capitol hill this time that the pressure might buil

abc news reporter mary bruce has more. >> reporter: leaving the white house under growing pressure uresident trump publicly pushing for stricter background checks. >> there's been no president that feels more strongly about the second amendment than i do. however, we need meaningful background checks so that sick people don't get guns. >> reporter: and trump says he can get republicans and even the gun lobby on board. >> i have a lot of respect for the people at the nra and i have already spoken to them on numerous occasions, numerous occasions. frankly, we need intelligent background checks. >> reporter: here in iowa the democratic candidates quick to respond. >> he wants to say, oh, yes, i can support changes on gun safety and then say, but let's all be sure to bow to the nra. look, that just doesn't work. >> reporter: do you give him credit for trying to push for action on this? >> i will give the president credit when i actually see him sign legislation that enacts common sense gun safety legislation. what we need is for him to actually push mitch mcconnell and the senate to enac

you can have as your president, but if he got the nomination i would be thrilled. >> reporter: mary brucec news, washington. >>> new developments about a proposed straigt pride parade in modesto. the city has denied a permit for this controversial event. after weeks of debate, the city council says the organizers didn't get the event insured and also cited safety concerns. the parade was advertised on social media as celebrating heterosexuality, masculinity and more. organizers can reapply for a permit in a nonresidential area, but it isn't likely they will be able to find a carrier to provide insurance. >>> this weekend you can watch a special showing of "harry potter" with live music. the audience will see it on the silv silver screen while a symphony orchestra performs live. it will be composed of some of the best musicians in our area and there will be a 65-piece choir. the premiere conductor of the orchestra spoke with abc 7's kristen sze on abc live yesterday. he wants to show the next generation how important the orchestra is to the film experience. >> in this case for the thousand

however, we need meaningful background checks so that sick people don't get guns. >> reporter: mary bruce abc news, washington. >>> a michigan boy has started his own unique business, in the cemetery. nevene town charges $20 to clean headstones in need of a little tlc. ♪ >> okay. let's get this off. nobody should have that dirty of a headstone. >> nevene's unusual like his name. >> start scrubbing again. >> he doesn't really think about what other people think about it. >> my target age is 50-plus because they have more money and they have more busy schedules. it is very fun seeing the dirty become clean. ♪ walk through my city ♪ i got this feeling ♪ when we move with ♪ >> we found a grave. it was oka town's. we wanted to know if i was related to him, so my nana started looking online and she figured out he was the first judge of the county. >> oka is his five-time great-uncle. >> then we figured out the whole row, like this side of him was his family. so i started cleaning their headstones. >> the next one, the next one, the next one, and who else are we related to and who else needs the

mary bruce, abc news, des moines, iowa. >>> president trump has named a new intelligence chief. the number two intelligence official announces her departure. the nation's top counterterrorism official, joseph mcguire, will become acting director of national intelligence when dan coats steps down next week. coats' deputy, sue gordon, plans to leave the same day. >>> dozens of children left parentless after massive immigration raids in mississippi. i.c.e. officials are defending the immigration raids at mississippi food processing plants, now saying that nearly half of those detained wednesday were released and parents were a top priority. here's abc's marci gonzalez. >> please let him free. >> reporter: i.c.e. agents storming multiple food processing plants wednesday in the largest single-state immigration crackdown ever, nearly 700 people taken into custody, some of them parents whose children learned the news after their first day of school. >> i need my dad by me. my dad didn't do nothing. he's not a criminal. >> it's just very heartbreaking, especially to hear a child that's

here's mary bruce. >> reporter: steve king facing new calls to resign after he questioned whether humanity would exist without rape and incest. defending legislation banning almost all abortions when he said this. >> what if it was okay, and what if we went back through all the family trees and pulled those people out that were products of rape or incest. would there be any population in the world after we did that? >> reporter: king's republican challenger was quick to denounce the remarks. tweeting, the comments and behavior diminish our cause. king has already been condemned for racially charged comments in the past, stripped of his committee seats after comments about white nationalism. but president trump has never distanced himself from king. >> he hasn't commented very much either along the way. >> mary is live in washington tonight. what's the word from the white house tonight? does the president still support him? >> reporter: the president has not weighed in. so far, the white house is not responding. but tonight, one top republican, liz cheney, says the comments are appalling an

so, let's get right to mary bruce, she's live on the hill tonight. and mary, i know the hallways of congress are empty right now, leaders home on recess, but there have been these growing calls for republican leader mitch mcconnell to call the senate back from vacation to take action. >> reporter: well, david, democrats are trying to up the pressure on republicans, demanding that mitch mcconnell call lawmakers back to washington to act on these bills that have been sitting on mcconnell's desk since february. but so far, mcconnell is resisting those calls. instead, in a statement tonight, he is encouraging top republicans to, quote, reflect on the subjects the president raised and engage in bipartisan discussions of potential solutions. but david, that is not going to satisfy democrats, who tonight are quick to point out that mcconnell's statement does not mention background checks or gun safety measures. david? >> well, mary, i know you'll continue to report this out on the hill. our thanks to you. >>> and the other major story playing out this monday

and he's pushing back against claims that he's caving in to here's abc's mary bruce. >> reporter: justhe el paso massacres in dayton and el paso, president trump said this time would be different. >> there's a great appetite, and i mean a very strong appetite, for background checks and i think we can bring up background checks like we've never had before. >> reporter: americans have been calling for change too. >> do something! do something! >> reporter: in iowa, republican senator joni ernst shouted down by voters demanding gun reforms. >> a lot of the incidents that we've seen do come back to mental illness. >> no! >> that isn't true! >> reporter: president trump has also been facing a different kind of pressure from the gun lobby. and now two weeks after el paso and dayton, he's changing course. >> we have a lot of background checks right now. gun owners can tell you that, others can tell you that. but there are certain weaknesses. we want to fix the weaknesses. it's a slippery slope and that's what actually your gun owners and a lot of other people are concerned with. >> reporter:

abc's mary bruce is there. >> reporter: leaving the white house today, under growing pressure, president trump publicly pushing for stricter background checks. >> there's no president that feels more strongly about the second amendment than i do. however, we need meaningful background checks so that sick people don't get guns. >> reporter: and trump says he can get republicans even the gun lobby on board. >> i have a lot of respect for the people at the nra and i have merous occasen to them on we need intelligent background checks. >> reporter: here in iowa, the democratic candidates quick to respond. >> he wants to say, "oh, yes, i can support changes on gun safety," then say but let's all be sure to bow to the nra. that just doesn't work. >> do you give him credit for trying to push for action on this? >> i will give the president credit when i actually see him sign legislation that enacts common sense gun safety legislation. what we need is him to actually push mitch mcconnell and the senate to enact common sense gun safety legislation. i'm not holding my breath though. >> reporter: m

here's mary bruce. >> reporter: congressman steve king facing new calls to resign after he questioned whether humanity would exist without rape and incest. the iowa republican was defending legislation banning nearly all abortions, including in cases of rape or incest when he said this. >> what if it was okay, and what if we went back through all the family trees and pulled those people out that were products of rape and incest. would there be any population in the world left after we did that? considering all the wars, all the rape and pillage that has taken place. >> reporter: king's republican challenger was quick to denounce the remarks. randy feenstra tweeting, the bizarre comments and behavior diminish our message and our cause. king has already been condemned by his own party for racially charged comments in the past, stripped of his committee assignments this year after his comments about white nationalism. but president trump has never distanced himself from king. >> there's no signal from donald trump that he's anything other than supportive of me. but he hasn't commented ve

mary bruce, thanks very much. robin?ve on to that rescue at sea overnight all caught on camera. a pilot and his friend going down in the water near san francisco. thankfully both surviving. kaylee hartung is here with that story for us and, kaylee, the pilot was able -- he was the one filming this? >> he was and another plane in the sky, a friend of his who could see everything unfolding. but this really is one of those things you have to see to believe. this plane on a sightseeing tour, more than 3,000 feet in the sky when it lost power. what happened next? it's all caught on camera. >> reporter: this is the terrifying moment a plane on a sight seeing tour of san francisco falls out of the sky. >> there she goes. >> reporter: as it skips along the water 34-year-old pilot david lesh and his friend keep their cameras rolling. >> starting to get a little cold out here. >> probably didn't have much more than maybe a minute or two from the time, you know, i figured something was wrong until we hit the water. >> reporter: the

our senior political correspondent mary bruce is on capitol hill with the latest. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning. the congresswomen were supposed to be overseas but instead they are here speaking out. they are slamming israeli prime minister netanyahu for barring them after they were critical of his government and they're taking on the president in this unprecedented use of his power after he warned netanyahu that letting in these congress women would show great weakness. unable to hold back tears, michigan congresswoman rashida tlaib told reporters why she turned down israel's offer from seeing her grandmother days after she was denied entry. >> we decided as a family that i could not go until i was a free american united states congresswoman coming there, not only to see my grandmother, but to talk to palestinian and israeli organizations that believed that my grandmother deserved human dignity as much as anyone else does. >> reporter: talib explaining her decision using her grandmother's own words. >> she said, i'm her dream manifested. i am her fr

our senior congressional correspondent mary bruce is on capitol hill with the latest. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, george. congress is under increasing pressure to do something, and now it seems these red flag laws are gaining some momentum. and they may just be one of the few measures that actually have a realistic chance of getting through congress right now. now, republican john thune, the number two republican in the senate has said he is confident that congress can find common ground around these red flag laws. we've already seen republican senator lindsey graham put forth proposed legislation. it does seem that president trump is supportive of this idea. now these red flag laws would help keep guns away from people who are believed to pose an imminent danger by allowing family members or police to request a court temporarily restrict people they think are a threat from accessing a firearm, and george, while democrats do support these red flag laws, they do say they are far from enough. >> yeah, they're going to keep up the pressure on background

. >> reporter: mary bruce, abc news washington. >>> lady gaga posted on facebook on friday that her bornfoundation will fund 162 classroom projects in those cities. 23 are for classroomd ie projects in partnership with donors choose, which is a site where teachers post classroom project requests that donors can support. if you would like to help victim of the gilroy garlic festival shooting we have a link on our website to a special fund. webb,. >>> investigations are cracking down on those who are threatening violenc, some could go so on social media. the fbi is issuing a new warning in the wake of back to back mass shootings. abc news reporter wit jonson has the details. >> reporter: this morning, the fbi warning americans of a possible increase in hate krils after several threats in the past week. yesterday jeffrey hanson arrested accused of posting a facebook message about a puerto rican festival. elsewhere, two face charge force reportedly planning attacks. in l federal agents arresting a 23-year-old, connor climo. >> we have the means to deal with it. >> reporter: climo seen in thi

abc's senior congressional correspondent mary bruce is in des moines with what they are telling the votersry, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, eva. this fair is a campaign rite of passage. a fun chance for the candidates to connect with voters. but this year, we're seeing a very different tone. the candidates eager to keep up this conversation, making their pitches on how they plan to tackle rising gun violence. at the iowa state fair, the democratic candidates taking their case directly to voters. >> all right, i'm hot and sweaty but i'm happy to answer questions. >> reporter: taking in the sites. >> i just want a pork chop on a stick. >> you're going to get one. >> reporter: and working the crowd. >> we got this. >> reporter: but front and center the debate over gun reform. >> we need reasonable gun safety laws in our country including universal background checks and a renewal of the assault weapons ban. >> reporter: the candidates eager to keep up the pressure, pitching their plans to tackle gun violence. >> we are going to make change, we are going to pass gun safety law

abc's mary bruce is in des moines, and mary, they're taking on president trump calling him a white supremacisteporter: we are hearing some of the harshest rebukes yet of this president during the campaign amongst the corn dogs and ice cream cones here at the fair, a very real conversation about the impacts of the president's rhetoric and what these democratic candidates plan to do to stop all of this violence. overnight, former vice president joe biden promising change to iowa voters. >> what will you do to stop the sale of guns to unfit individuals and to protect high schoolers like me from this school shooting epidemic? >> it's going to change. you're the best educated. the most open, the most inclusive generation in american history, and you have decided no more. i promise you -- i promise you it's going to change. >> reporter: at the fair biden greeting his supporters taking selfies and using his harshest language yet to take on trump. >> do you believe that the president is a white supremacist? >> i believe everything the president says and does encourages white supremacists and i'm not s

abc's mary bruce was right there for it all. mary, so much of this ended up being about biden and a kamala harris showdown. >> reporter: hey, cecilia, voters looking for a rematch last night certainly got it after his lack luster performance in the first debate, joe biden came prepared for round two and launched a staed fast defense of his record and came ready for a fight but so did his opponents. kicking off his rematch with senator kamala harris, joe biden had a simple request. >> go easy on me, kid. >> but harris made it clear she has no plans of easing up hammering him on health care. >> your plan does not cover everyone in america. by your staff's and your own definition. you do nothing to hold the insurance companies to task for what they have been doing to american families. >> reporter: biden fired back saying harris' plan will cost too much and take too long to implement. >> this idea is a bunch of malarkey what we're talking about here. i don't know what math you do in california but i tell you, that's a lot of money a

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