abc's steve osunsami. >> reporter: investigators in cookeville, tennessee, are trying to figure out whatet off a woman who brought a handgun to the parking lot of this high-tech auto parts production company. police are calling the shooting a domestic dispute. >> when officers arrived they discovered that three people had been shot. further investigation indicated two of those people were female, and one was male. the sole shooter was female, and she has deceased. >> three people in a very bad situation. >> reporter: the man and woman who survived the shooting were flown to regional hospitals, and are in critical condition. >> well, we understand that there was some type of relationship, we don't know exactly what that is, between a couple of the parties. >> it's my understanding that two of the persons involved worked here. >> reporter: they make rearview mirror systems here, as seen in these videos posted online. they have hundreds of employees, who were watching as police looked for bullet casings and towed cars that appeared to be involved. police are interviewing witnesses tonight,

here's abc's steve osunsami. >> reporter: when we first met him, he was just 15 and about to age outter care, never knowing the love and security of having a family of his own. that's when davion only took matters into own his hands, and walked up to the front of this florida church, where he begged for someone there to adopt him. >> i just said, i know god hasn't given up, and i'm not either. >> reporter: "i'll take anyone," he told them, old or young, dad or mom, black, white, purple, i don't care." well, tonight, he is celebrating two years with his forever family. the social worker who drove him to the church that sunday, and is seen here adjusting his tie was listening with her heart. >> i think it's a human's right to be loved and wanted. >> reporter: connie going is now his mother. he has a sister in college, another at home, and a brother too, who came from his same group home. >> i feel safe, and i feel like, you know, i just have people who care about me. >> reporter: this has been a long road for both mother and son. but now there's the end of high school, graduations to c

abc's steve osunsami is in montgomery tonight. >> reporter: this awkward-looking photo is a shameful ending tonight for a governor who's also a deacon at his baptist church and recently argued that marriage is a holy union between one man and one woman. >> i have decided it's time for me to step down as alabama's governor. >> reporter: alabama governor robert bentley didn't just have one woman, he had two, the campaign aide who authorities say he illegally paid with money that he strong-armed from donors, and the wife who got even when she recorded cell phone conversations with his girlfriend, and then turned them over to police. >> baby, let me tell you what we're going to have to do. >> reporter: his alleged mistress, rebekah mason, is a campaign consultant and a former beauty pagent winner 30 years his junior. >> we've been very betrayed by robert bentley and he needs to go off into the sunset. >> reporter: the governor is pleading guilty to two misdemeanor campaign finance violations. he'll have to pay back the money he misused. but he'll avoid real jail time. david. >> steve osu

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abc's steve osunsami on the scene tonight. >> oh, my gosh! >> reporter: for the millions here who were already white knuckling it through every day atlanta traffic -- >> if you look at that, it is huge and it is intense. >> reporter: -- seeing these pictures in person and on live television was painful. >> on the interstate, there is a huge, huge fire. >> reporter: this is truly a state of emergency. one of the highways we take to work every day, interstate 85, was on fire in the middle of rush hour. and a slab of the northbound lane collapsed. the streets of atlanta are now a patchwork of parking lots, and they're going to stay that way. engineers tonight say it could be labor day before the highway is reopened in both directions. >> three sections northbound will have to be totally replaced. that includes the one that has collapsed. and we now know that three sections southbound will have to be replaced. >> reporter: investigators say that these construction materials stored under the bridge caught fire, but they're not sure how. late this

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here's steve osunsami. >> reporter: when we first met him he was 15 about to age out of foster care.e and security of having a family of his own. that's when he took matters into his own hands and walked up to the front of this florida church, where he begged for someone there to adopt him. >> i just said, like, i know god hasn't given up. i'm not either. old, young, dad, mom, black, white, purple. i don't care. well he is celebrating two years with his forever family. the social worker who drove him to the church that sunday, and is seen here adjusting his tie, was listening with her heart. >> i think that is a human's right to be loved and wanted. >> connie is now his mother. he has a sister in college. another at home. and a brother too who came from his same group home. >> i feel safe and i feel like, you know, i just have people who care about me. >> this has been a long road for both mother and son. but now there is the end of high school, graduations to celebrate. summer vacations. a beautiful grandmother. and a new last name. >> we're a family. so our journey is, really just

steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >> according to the report, by the arresting officer, hollands washout a license, missing a brake light, he changed lanes three times woutd using a signal. not sure if that was said to be a justification. for their behavior. or, just explaining. >> you look at that wonder what sort of justification there could be. beyond all that you saw on video. he was also tasered. >> there was also that. >> man, it was just hard to watch. you can understand the reaction from that police chief and everyone else. >> all right. coming up in our next half-hour. the former teacher suspected of kidnapping his student. they're still on the run. now his family asked -- for him to come home. it is an abc news exclusive. >> first, another story you won't see anywhere else. original anchor lisa mccree is back. she has got a grownup's guide to surviving the eping desert party that comes once a year, coachella. that's next on "world news now." ♪ ♪ (haha) no wonder you can't sleep, your car is a mess! you need parts i've never even heard of. and it's going to cost you a fortun

here's steve osunsami. >> reporter: in this newly released police surveillance video of this august shooting you see mary knowlton, the 73-year-old former librarian step in front of the crowd. it's her turn to play the victim. playing the bad guy is punta gorda police officer lee coel, who at this moment, has no idea that the gun he's holding is loaded with real bullets. this is supposed to be make-believe, a police training exercise for gun owners. but right here, when coel starts firing, knowlton falls to the ground. >> suddenly there were three loud gunshots. i caught her eye as she then went down onto the ground. >> reporter: the crowd in the police station parking lot isn't sure what's happening. police then rush to her side. officer cole lost his job and is fighting to get it back. he's also fighting charges, pleading not guilty to felony manslaughter. >> lee coel was not responsible for ms. knowlton's death. >> reporter: coel's lawyer says that a number of other people were responsible for making sure the gun wasn't really loaded. the police chief is facing a misdemeanor negligence ch

here's steve osunsami. >> reporter: people on the blue team, praying that the special election turns into a revenge vote against president trump. carrying all that weight on his shoulders, john ossoff. finding himself leading in the polls in a crowded field that includes 11 republicans. the seat is wildly important to the president, who barely won it in november, and raged on tw twitter. this recorded message hit telephones today. >> liberal democrats spending millions and millions of dollars trying to take your congressional seat away from you. don't let them do that. >> reporter: karen handle is one of the top republicans hoping to make a runoff in june. >> i think the number one state is california, and i would argue that hollywood values don't align all that well with his values. >> reporter: a lot being made tonight that ossoff doesn't live in the district. clearly, in tonight's results, both sides will be keeping score. david? >> thank you. >>> in the meantime, the stern warning from the head of homeland security. saying america is a nation under attack in an address, laying ou

abc's steve osunsami is in atlanta where they're bracing for dangerous weather tonight. >> reporter: families in the deep south tonight are facing an emergency, from swift water rescues at flooded streets in atlanta, to this tornado in weston, georgia. farms were torn apart, mobile homes destroyed. >> the top of the house started peeling off, so we knew it was a very serious storm. >> reporter: at the masters golf tournament in augusta, it wasn't safe to stay out on the greens. >> we are asking you to evacuate the grounds. >> reporter: in neighborhoods across the region, tornado sirens are blaring, the flash floods and rising, it's going to be long night for nearly 60 million americans. north of atlanta, lightning struck several homes and set them on fire. >> the homeowner said it sounded like a stick of dynamite going off. >> reporter: this family won't be able stay here tonight. >> i've seen a lot of lightning strikes but i've never seen them hit this close. >> reporter: this same storm hurled an ef-2 tornado at the kind people of goodman, missouri. winds as high as 120 miles and h

here's steve osunsami. >> reporter: for 15 years now, david mccoy has been doing brake jobs, transmissionts, for free. >> i get hugs and kisses. and it's just -- i get the best part of the deal, i think. >> reporter: it's his ministry, helping people who can't, with a lug wrench in one hand and an oil pan full of compassion in the other. >> people that oftentimes can't afford to put food on the table, but they need transportation to get to doctor's appointments, to work. but they can't afford the repairs on their cars. >> reporter: with the help of two methodist churches in powder springs, georgia, this retired air force mechanic who now works for delta airlines has turned this old barn into an auto repair shop. >> lady came in, was having trouble getting back and forth to the doctor, and she was undergoing chemotherapy. >> reporter: last year, they fixed up 180 cars, and gave away 24 free vehicles. >> to be able to see somebody go out here with their life in better shape than it was when they came in, and it is part of the blessing i have received. >> thank you for watching on a friday n

here's abc's steve osunsami. >> reporter: police decided that what happened at this routine traffic stop was unacceptable, after seeing this video for themselves. the latest video they found online this evening shows the arresting officer punishing the 21-year-old in the face. in a second video you see him handcuffed hollins. hollins is accused of driving on a suspended license and carrying a small amount of weed. the problem, police tell us, is when backup comes. >> oh, [ bleep ]! >> reporter: that's gwinnett county officer robert mcdonald, seen here kicking the young black man in head. the police chief is not happy. >> i was mad, i was upset, and it felt like i had been gut punched. >> reporter: mcdonald has been fired. no word on any action against the first officer. >> the suspect was not resisting president at that point, that's it. it shouldn't have no other application of force. >> reporter: it's clear in this >> all i can say is i wish this never happened to me. >> reporter: police here are making a big point of underlining that they fired this officer quickly, within 24 hours of

here's steve osunsami. >> reporter: as voters here decide tonight, people on the blue team, far away from georgia, are praying that the special election turns into a revenge vote against president trump. >> president trump embarrasses our country or acts recklessly, i'll hold him accountable. >> reporter: carrying all that weight on his shoulders, john ossoff. a former congressional aide, finding himself leading in the polls in a crowded field that includes 11 republicans. >> it's all about, get out the vote. >> reporter: the seat he's trying to win is wildly important to the president, who barely won it in november, and raged on twitter that ossoff would be a disaster in congress. tom price left the seat to join the president. this recorded message hit telephones today. >> liberal democrats from outside of georgia are spending millions and millions of dollars trying to take your republican congressional seat away from you. don't let them do it. >> reporter: records show that democrats from out of state have stuffed ossoff's mailbox with nearly $8 million. karen handle is one of the

take a look at the damage in georgia after a reported tornado tore through the state and abc's steve osunsamion the scene in atlanta. good morning, steve. >> reporter: good morning, michael. it is amazing no one was hurt here by this. when you look at how long and how large this tree is, this is what's left of the root. it clearly fell in the right direction. the family who lives here on the other side of this tree has a car that stuck in the garage that is not leaving until this tree is removed. 15 million americans will be in the middle of it this morning as the storm continues to move east. families in parts of georgia were kept up overnight with heavy rains and strong winds that knocked down trees out the power. it rained so hard roads quickly turned into rivers. this fire truck turned on its si the flooding didn't want to let up. this was there were water rescues this atlanta wednesday and just north of the city, lightning struck several homes and set them on ns close. >> reporter: on the other side of the tate in small town georgia, people saw a tornado on the ground. >> orter: it tore