>> stephanie ramos with me again tonight. stephanie, thank you. >>> it is so important that amid all of this talk about this horrific shooting, the gunman, the investigation, that we honor the lives lost here. they were devoted to their families, their churches. so many of them gave so much to this community. tonight here, we honor them. tonight, these are the names and faces this community is determined to honor and remember. the youngest, roberta drury, just 32 years old. she had moved to buffalo to help care for her brother who was battling leukemia. 77-year-old pearl young. active in her church and a substitute teacher. she helped run a weekly food pantry. her sister in mourning. >> i pray she had no pain, that it happened so quick, and she was gone like that. >> reporter: katherine massey, 72. known here as a champion for civil rights. she wrote a letter to the editor in "the buffalo news" almost one year ago, calling for stricter federal gun control. 62-year-old geraldine talley was in the supermarket with her fiance. he

neighborhood, an oasis in what used to be a food desert, remains closed amid the investigation. >> and stephanie ramos in buffalo again tonight. stephanie, that document appearing to shed some light now on whether the suspect may have hid his plans from his parents? >> reporter: yes, david. authorities are looking through hundreds of messages. they say the suspect posted online. he appears to write about how his parents had no idea he was collecting powerful weapons in his bedroom. and that he was selling and buying silver coins to finance his ammo purchases. we do know the fbi has spoken to his parents. david? >> all right, stephanie, thank you. >>> now, to the other deadly mass shooting, this one at a california church. tonight, the 68-year-old suspect has now been arraigned on state charges. the fbi has now launched a hate crimes investigation. 68-year-old david chou, a u.s. citizen born in china, now charged with ten counts, including murder. authorities say as the congregation gathered, the suspect secured the doors, placed molotov cocktails, and then opened fire, killing one, injuring five other

david. >> stephanie ramos leading us off tonight, thank you. just a short time ago, i spoke to a young mother who was inside the store when this was playing out. she was there with a family member. her cousin running one way, she ran another. she somehow found a back exit to the store through the deli and only learned afterwards of her loved one survived this too. he had been hiding in a meat freezer as this unfolded. you were inside the store. >> inside the store, yeah. i walked in, probably i want to say two seconds before he came in. i just got around the corner. then you hear gunshots. so i ran down the aisle, went through, i saw an opening through the deli. and ran through the deli and ran out the back door. >> you were in one aisle and your cousin was in another aisle. >> he went to the left, i went to the right. >> you were looking for an exit. you didn't know where you would find it, but you see the deli. >> i saw the deli and i seen the opening to go in the back of the deli and i just ran behind there and then i ran out the back door a

stephanie ramos in buffalo. >>> the free fall on wall street today. the dow losing more than 1,100 points. what drove this today and what ceos across this nation are now saying about the possibility of a recession. rebecca jarvis is live. >>> overseas tonight, the war in ukraine. finland and sweden now officially applying to join nato. how will pew tib respond? and president biden set to meet with both leaders of their nations tomorrow. ian pannell in ukraine. >>> back here at home tonight, one of the most closely watched primary battles here in the u.s. still too close to call nearly 24 hours later. dr. mehmet oz against david mccormick, who is slightly ahead at this hour. >>> the red flag warnings from california to texas. evacuations in texas, and more than 100 million americans now expected to see temperatures above 90 degrees tomorrow. this all moves into the northeast by week's end and rob marciano tracking it. >>> a milestone victory off the field for the u.s. women's national soccer team. the first of its kind deal for equal pay. >>> and the p

stephanie ramos in buffalo. >>> chilling new details tonight about a deadly plane crash. authorities now say one of the pilots intentionally crashed the plane. sources confirming the flight data suggests one of the pilots intentionally put the passenger jet into a fatal nose dive, slamming into a mountain in china, killing all 132 people onboard. >>> the alarming new headline tonight amid this nationwide baby formula shortage, now two children hospitalized in tennessee. doctors now saying their bodies did not tolerate the switch to a different formula. >>> the pandemic tonight and the fda now authorizing pfizer booster shots for children ages 5 to 11. the cdc likely to follow, could boosters for younger children now be available within days? >>> tonight, the high stakes primary elections under way in five states. and the hotly contested pennsylvania senate race, including tv doctor mehmet oz. >>> the unexplained mysteries in the sky, for the first time in more than 50 years, congress holding a hearing on ufos, revealing how many military encounters in the sky that are sti

>> all right, stephanie ramos in buffalo again tonight for us. thank you, stephanie. >>> now to the economy tonight and another steep plunge on wall street. the worst one-day drop now since june of last year. the dow losing more than 1,100 points, down more than 3.5%. abc's chief economics correspondent rebecca jarvis with us tonight. rebecca, what drove the plunge today? and i know you also have news tonight on what more than 100 ceos across the country are now signaling about whether or not there could be a possible recession ahead? >> reporter: that's right, david. the biggest driver of the american economy is the american consumer, and when we feel pinched by things like surging prices and cut back on spending, it starts showing up in bellwether like target, which today reported dismal earnings in the face of rising inflation. that stock down 25% today. the s&p 500 down 18% this year. that's in most 401(k)s. the s&p 500 is still up in the last five years about 65%, and still, that survey you mentioned, david, of the latest conference board sur

>> all right, stephanie ramos, thank you. >>> there is also news tonight on monkeypox. two new suspected cases now under investigation in utah. potentially two cases in florida, after a confirmed case in massachusetts, and that suspected case here in new york city. tonight, authorities onhi nstted and what to look for. abc's elwyn lopez at the cdc for us. >> reporter: tonight, the cdc is reporting two new suspected cases of monkeypox in utah, and another two in florida. the latest in a global outbreak now reaching four states, and health officials are bracing for more. >> transmission is really happening from close physical contact, skin-to-skin contact. so it's quite different from covid in that sense. >> reporter: the rare virus, a milder cousin of smallpox usually found in africa, is now spreading, with more than 200 suspected or confirmed cases in at least 18 countries. >> i don't think that there's a great risk to the general community from monkeypox right now in the united states. i think that we need to pay close attention to the communities in which this might b

we have team coverage beginning with stephanie ramos in buffalo. ephanie, good morning to you. >> reporter: hi there, whit. you can see there is yellow tape behind me surrounding that parking lot, surrounding the grocery store where authorities say the gunman arrived here, heavily armed and wearing tactical gear, taking the lives of ten people who were just going about their day at the supermarket. police say the gunman was motivated by hate. this morning, a community in shock in buffalo, new york. >> when i first saw him shooting, he shot a woman. he shot a deacon. he shot another woman, and then he went in the store and started shooting again. >> reporter: ten people shot dead and three more injured after a gunman opened fire at a tops friendly supermarket in a predominantly black neighborhood. >> this is the worst nightmare that any community can face. >> the gun secure. one suspect is in cuffs in custody. >> reporter: the suspect identified as 18-year-old payton gendron has been arraigned on one count of first degree murder and held without bail

>> stephanie ramos tonight. stephanie, thank you. >>> tonight, elon musk says he would allow former president trump back on twitter if musk succeeds in buying twitter. musk calling it a mistake and a morally bad decision that trump's account was permanently suspended after the january 6th riot for repeatedly violating the platform's rules. twitter cofounder jack dorsey who was ceo at the time saying it was a business decision, it shouldn't have been, and that, quote, permanent bans of individuals are wrong. >>> when we come back here tonight, news this evening of those three americans who died in the bahamas and the wife in the hospital. >>> and that young woman fighting back during an attempted abduction near boston. who's on it with jardiance? we're 25 million prescriptions strong. we're managing type 2 diabetes... ...and heart risk. we're working up a sweat before coffee. and saying, “no thanks...” ...to a boston cream. jardiance is a once-daily pill that can reduce the risk of cardiovascular death for adults

>> all right, stephanie ramos, thank you. >>> tonight, the supreme court has ruled unanimously that theity of boston violated the first amendment when it rejected a civic group's application to raise the christian flag on a fag pole outside city hall. the city had cited separation of church and state. the justices found the city never said that flag pole was for government use, so flying a religious flag would not violate the separation of church and state. >>> when we come back on a monday night, the alarming security breach we learned of near windsor castle. >>> and what we're now learning about the death of country music star naomi judd. (vo) verizon is going ultra! with 5g ultra wideband in many more cities, you get up to 10x the speed at no extra cost. plus six premium entertainment subscriptions, included! like disney+, music, gaming, and more! (mom) delightful. (vo) saving you over $350 dollars a year. and for a limited time get a 5g phone on us! no trade-in required. (mom) amazing. (vo) this is the offer you just can't miss! verizon is going ultra, so you can get more. ♪ it's th

here's abc's stephanie ramos. [ weeping ] >> i don't want to do this. i don't want to do this. >> reporter: more disturbing testimony in amber heard's second day on the witness stand. the actress sued for $50 million. her ex-husband, johnny depp, claims she defamed him by claiming to be the victim of abuse. >> realizing there was a phone there, and he picked up the phone, and he's screaming, like, at the top of his lungs, screaming, i [ bleep ] hate you. i [ bleep ] hate you. you ruined my [ bleep ] life. and screaming at the top of his lungs. he picks up the phone and starts bashing the phone against the wall, against the wall where i was just being held. and i was that phone all of a sudden. >> reporter: the dramatic testimony in stark contrast to how depp recounted the trip when he testified, claiming the "aqua man" actress extinguished a cigarette on his face and partially severed his middle finger by throwing a vodka bottle. >> so we went to the emergency room. the doctor asked me what happened, and i lied to him. i said that i had smashed it. >> w

our own stephanie ramos, who was a fan of "little house" and gilbert growing up, got to meet her. >>re, ladies. do you want some lettuce? >> reporter: melissa gilbert is in her element. far away from hollywood. known for playing laura ingalls wilder on the beloved long-running tv show "little house on the prairie." >> i decided something. >> what's that, half pint? >> home is the nicest word there is. >> reporter: gilbert has gone back to the homestead, here at her little cottage in the cat stills. >> this is where i'm happiest. getting dirty in the garden. hanging out with the chickens. having our quiet, peaceful, rural, kocozy life. >> you have your own prairie. >> i have my own prairie, which is what i wanted, i just didn't know how to get it, the life i wanted, the life i pretended to have on television. >> reporter: for gilbert, it's been the work of a lifetime, finding peace in her surroundings and in herself. >> i grew up in hollywood. in a hollywood family. and glamor was the name of the game. it was a sort of given that i would have my nose fixed. it was a given that as i ag

i'm stephanie ramos. latest inflation numbers from the government today only confirm what we all know. prices are skyrocketing nearly everywhere we shop. now a growing number of americans are joining an anti-consumerism movement called "buy nothing." we met some of them who showed us their tricks. >> the mirror's secondhand. the burp cloths are secondhand. the cloth diapers were gifted to me from someone on buy nothing. >> reporter: almost everything in this california home is proudly secondhand. >> spot and wrinkles here to make their tv debut. >> reporter: cat pays nothing for goods many of us go out and buy. >> bookshelf was gifted to us. >> reporter: helping cut down the cost of family life. >> all the clothes that the girls have, secondhand. >> reporter: much of it found on her local online buy nothing group. >> there's no exchange of money. it's just giving from your own abundance to neighbors. >> reporter: cat is part of the growing gift economy, where members give and take anything from expensive

here's abc's stephanie ramos. >> i don't want to do this. >> reporter: more disturbing testimony in amberond day on the witness stand. sobbing as she recounted a fight about depp's drinking during their ill-fated 2015 trip to australia. >> he had a broken bottle up against my face, neck area by my jaw line, and he told me he'd carve up my face. i've never been so scared in my life. i felt this pressure on my pubic bone. >> reporter: the dramatic testimony in stark contrast to how depp recounted the trip when he testified, claiming the aquaman actress extinguished a cigarette on his face and partially severed his middle finger by throwing a vodka bottle. heard continued to paint a picture of a jealous husband, describing the moment they were both on a private plane and an alleged violent argument took place over her filming a romantic scene with actor james franco. >> my back was turned to him, and i feel this boot in my back. >> you didn't get punched. you got hit. i'm sorry i hit you like this. but i did not punch you. >> reporter: this recording played days earlier from depp's team. >>

stephanie ramos is outside a hospital in new york with the latest. morning, stephanie. >> reporter: george, good morning. this is the news parents of younger children have been anxiously waiting for. as pediatric covid cases rise, pfizer is finally ready to submit its vaccine for children ages 6 months to 5 years old to the fda for emergency use authorization. it would be a three-dose regimen following the disappointing results of pfizer's trials with two doses. each shot will be one-tenth of the adult dose. the company saying the vaccine was 80% effective against symptomatic omicron covid among the more than 1,600 children in the trials. moderna has already submitted its data for a two-dose regimen for this age group that showed similar efficacy of the adult vaccine during the omicron surge. now, the fda has yet to act on the application. >> stephanie, what do we know about the timeline? >> reporter: pfizer is expected to formally submit its data in early june. an fda advisory panel is scheduled to meet june 21st and june 22nd where it could take up

abc's stephanie ramos in buffalo again tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the 18-year-old accused of shooting 13 people in a racially motivated attack at that buffalo supermarket appearing in court, under tight security. for the first time, payton gendron facing the families of the ten killed and three injured five days ago. >> do you understand what today's proceeding is about? >> he does. >> reporter: and as he was led out of thecourtroom, a victim's relative yelling out. >> payton, you're a coward! >> reporter: the suspect, who pleaded not guilty to an initial charge of first degree murder, now indicted by a grand jury. with 11 out of the 13 shooting victims black, authorities are investigating saturday's rampage at the tops store as a hate crime and racially motivated violent extremism. >> how dare you! >> reporter: victims' relatives sharing their anguish today. among them, the mother of hayward patterson's son, jake. >> his heart is broken. he hasn't slept. he hasn't ate. and as a mother, what i am supposed to do? >> reporter: investigators are combing through the suspect's social media

here's stephanie ramos. >> reporter: for nearly five years, the aircraft carrier the uss george washingtonas been docked in newport news, virginia, undergoing a major overhaul that includes refueling the ships two nuclear reactors. tonight, the pentagon confirms to abc news that since 2019, seven sailors assigned to the warship have died by apparent suicide, three just last month. mary grast's son xavier sandor was found unresponsive on the ship from a self-inflicted gunshot on april 15th. >> it was a construction site and he worked 12-hour shifts at night. >> reporter: he told his parents about the cramped, hot, and noisy conditions. >> we were always, "xavier, it will get better of." not knowing really, what the conditions really were. >> reporter: the navy says, as of this week, 260 of the 400 onboard will now be permitted to live off ship with plans to get more off the ship in the coming weeks. the top navy enlisted nayor says he understands conditions on a docked ship are tough and that the navy should do better to manage sayers' expectations. for now, the navy says they are investiga

here's abc's stephanie ramos now. >> reporter: tonight, the cdc is trying to reassure americans that the growing monkeypox outbreak is not like covid-19. >> just want to emphasize that monkeypox does not have the potential to be a pandemic. >> reporter: it comes as an infected patient was discharged today from a boston hospital. officials are now monitoring 200 people who came in contact with him, most of them with him, most of them health care workers. and the government is releasing vaccines from the national stockpile that can help prevent illness in anyone who was exposed. >> this is not a very contagious disease. this is not like covid. you actually have to have pretty close and prolonged contact. >> reporter: so far, eight cases are under six states. the global monkeypox outbreak now reaching 22 countries, where the virus is not typically found. >> what's unusual in this case is there has never been an outbreak of this size outside of africa. >> reporter: and the u.s. has seen a monkeypox outbreak before. back in 2003, imported animals likely infected 47 people. one of them, dr

. >> reporter: natasha and stephanie ramos and their father javier live in connecticut. massive debt by starting her college career inexpensively. >> i got two years at a community college. >> reporter: and finishing at a state college. >> connecticut university student debt is way better than private school student debt. so i'll just leave it at that. >> reporter: stephanie attends a vocational high school where students can learn trades. like carpet try, plumbing, or hair dressing. but she is taking a shortcut to the corporate world thanks to the google professional certification program. >> providing you with job ready skills to start or advance your career in i.t. >> reporter: for $39 a month, she can take video classes that prepare her for a career in technology. >> and the courses give you a certification at the end that looks very good for employers or for colleges, whatever route you want to take. >> reporter: by the time you're done with high school, you'd be in the working world at, what, 18 years old? >> yep. >> reporter: javier, do you put any pressure on her

stephanie ramos starts us off from buffalo. ng, stephanie. >> reporter: george, good morning. president biden and the first lady will be here in buffalo this morning paying their respects here at the tops supermarket and also meeting with the families of the victims. the president is expected to call for federal hate crime legislation so that what happened here never happens again. this morning, chilling new details on how the gunman behind the deadly mass shooting at a buffalo, new york, supermarket plotted his racist rampage. >> the individual was here a few months ago back in early march. >> reporter: authorities now confirming 18-year-old payton gendron visited tops supermarket two months before he shot and killed ten people in what the fbi calls a racially motivated attack. abc news obtaining a 589-page document containing the suspect's alleged post on the site discord. authorities say it appears to show how the gunman carefully planned out the massacre, visiting the supermarket on march 8th where he was questioned by a sec

stephanie ramos is at bellevue hospital where a patient is isolating. ning, stephanie. >> reporter: george, good morning. a new york city resident has tested positive for the virus and they are isolating here at this hospital. now, the cdc says they are releasing some vaccines for a small number of people who have been exposed to monkeypox. now there are seven people in the u.s. now confirmed or presumed to have the virus in five states. the cdc says monkeypox can be transmitted through prolonged close contact and anyone can get it. now, this is not the first time monkeypox cases have been reported here in the u.s. back in 2003, there was an outbreak from imported animals that likely infected 47 people. george? >> steve had the birds. you havethe traffic there, stephanie. tell us how quickly this is spreading. >> reporter: it is spreading pretty quickly and it is noisy out here. there are now about 250 confirmed or suspected cases of monkeypox in 18 different countries where the disease is not normally found, george. >> stephanie ramos, thanks. robin? >>

stephanie ramos starts us off from buffalo. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: george, good morning. this is a community in shock. as you can see, police are still surrounding the grocery store and parking lot where they say the suspect arrived here, heavily armed wearing tactical gear and military-type clothing and opened fire. shoppers in and around the grocery store detailing those chaotic moments saying some were hiding behind cars as this chaotic gunman shot and killed ten people and injured three others. police believe this mass shooting was racially motivated. now george, i spoke with the mayor just a few moments ago, and he said when he arrived on the scene here yesterday, he met the former fire commissioner and thought he was responding to the scene, but then learned that he was looking for his 86-year-old mother who stopped here to pick up a few items before visiting her husband down the street at a nursing home. these were people doing everyday things on a saturday afternoon. now police have identified the suspect

stephanie ramos there with more and, stephanie, this community as we can only imagine is reeling.ass shooting at this supermarket. this morning, a community banding together to remember and honor those who lost their lives in the deadly supermarket shooting. an 18-year-old gunman opening fire at this tops friendly supermarket in buffalo. 13 people shot. 10 of those dead. ages ranging from 32 to 86 years old. the store located in a predominantly black neighborhood. officials investigating the attack as a federal hate crime. parents hearing those gunshots grabbing their children and fleeing. >> picked her up and we ran. >> reporter: buffalo's police commissioner saying the shooter planned to continue his spree before he was taken into custody. >> it appeared that his plans were to drive out of here and then continue driving down jefferson avenue looking to shoot more black people as he put it and possibly even go to another store location. >> reporter: earlier this morning, t.j. interviewed fragrance harris stanfield and her daughter, yahnia, who were both working at the store. >> w

stephanie ramos is there in buffalo. ie, we're learning new information about what happened just 30 minutes before the attack? >> reporter: we are, robin. abc news confirmed some of those alleged messages posted online by the suspect were made in a private group 30 minutes before the attack. it's unclear who had access to them or who saw them. this morning, president biden sending a message after that racist rampage in buffalo. >> what happened here is simple and straightforward, terrorism, terrorism, domestic terrorism. >> reporter: the president and first lady meeting with the families of the ten victims who lost their lives when an 18-year-old gunman opened fire at tops supermarket in what authorities call a racially motivated attack. >> we need to say as clearly and forcefully as we can that the ideology of white supremacy has no place in america. >> reporter: the president blasting those who embrace replacement theory, the racist belief allegedly held by the shooter that there's a conspiracy to replace white american

stephanie ramos is here with that. good morning, stephanie. >> michael, good morning.t complete stranger says she was on her usual route home from work when she saw a woman in desperate need of help. she says she didn't think twice. she knew she had to stop. this morning, a sigh of relief as two strangers from massachusetts reunite. >> they got him. >> reporter: in this abc news exclusive -- >> i love you. >> reporter: zayra mendoza and ariel naylor embracing for the first time since ariel saved zayra from an attempted kidnapping. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: zayra says she thought those were the last moments of her life. >> i just saw some guy just trying to abduct a girl. i'm on the side of the road. she's got no shirt. >> where are you? >> reporter: in this surveillance video you can see the moment she realizes he's being followed. she tries to make a run for it, but her and her attacker end up in an intense pulling match. the beam from ariel's headlights a signal of hope. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: she says god sent her an angel becaus

. >>> george, we'll go to stephanie ramos with more on first lady jill biden's surprise visit to ukrainee a united states first lady has visited a war zone since laura bush made a secret visit to afghanistan in 2008. the first lady focusing on education, military families and mental health. first lady dr. jill biden making a surprise mother's day visit to ukraine to offer support from one first lady to another. biden visiting a school turned temporary housing for displaced citizens, meeting with ukrainian first lady olena zelenska. who has not been seen in public since the start of the war on february 24th. >> i thought it was important to show the ukrainian people that this war has to stop. and this war has been brutal. and that people of the united states stand with the people of ukraine. >> reporter: zelenska praised biden for traveling into ukraine during her four-day trip, saying, we understand what it takes for the u.s. first lady to come here during a war when the military actions are taking place every day, where the air sirens are happening every day. even today, we all feel you