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Tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. president trump says, "i hate it." when asked about this image drawing outrage. a father and daughter just shy of her 2nd birthday dying while trying to get to the u.s. and on this night, the first debate for the democrats, elizabeth warren goes to one of the facilities housing migrant children, saying these children are no threat. other candidates following suit. also breaking tonight, news coming in right now of a deadly shark attack...

Holding on to tree branches for 30 minutes before finally being rescued. >> whoo! >> thankfully they were able to get to us. rob marciano joins us on set. youre telling us some of the storms are moving east? >> two to three inches per hour. and we have flash flood warnings for the next couple of hours and north of kansas city. and thunderstorm watches from north texas up through the ohio valley. winds over 110 miles an hour today in kansas. these are packing a punch, and sometimes rain leading t...

Finally tonight, lets meet a young artist with an unusual vision for her, a painting isnt just something you hang on a wall molly hunter shows us. >> its my favorite. >> reporter: elizabeth sees the world differently than other 12-year-olds >> unidentified world of art.

Get out here now. >> reporter: these moments just the start of a more than four-hour long shoot-out between police and the gunman. >> he had multiple weapons in multiple buildings on the property along with numerous rounds of ammunition. >> reporter: officers called to this house wednesday as part of a domestic violence investigation. police saying the suspect adel ramos monitored their movements using several surveillance cameras. firing on them repeatedly with two assault rifles before being t...

Remarkable climb. the famed el capitan, a 3,000-foot wall of granite in yosemite. and sela schneider has just become the youngest person to climb the slope. watch as her dad guides her every step. >> woo! come on! >> reporter: she is just 10 years old. but the mountains have been right there her entire life. using safety gear, ropes, harnesses and a helmet, she gives that thumbs up. she navigated el capitan, stopping only to rest, camping overnight on a ledge. >> we got to kind of hang out toget...

>> how do you feel? >> sad. >> reporter: why? thats your first happy crew? >> yeah. >> i just cant believe i just did that. >> reporter: and after all that work, how did she celebrate? >> we went down to the pizza place. >> reporter: a well deserved pizza, everything on it, proving she is just 10 years old, after all. she earned that pizza. rooting u what a climb. good night.

Intensive care. ♪ damien leroy likes to live life on the edge. and three years ago on this florida beach, he took off on his powered paraglider, not knowing this trip would change his life in so many ways. minutes after take off, the engine on his paraglider failed, tangling him. damien spinning out of control. >> hes going to jump. >> reporter: 150 feet in the air, damien had no choice but to jump. all of it captured on his go-pro cam. >> there was this feeling that there was super soft bush ...

Kate snow, nbc news, new york. up next, t comg to your weather forecast

Pizza? >> a worm pizza. >> a frozen block of mealworms. >> stay cool. thanks for joining us at 5:00. "nightly news" is next. breaking news tonight. chaos in the heart of new york city as a helicopter crashes on to the roof of a 50-story skyscraper. the pilot killed as the chopper slammed into the top of the building in thick fog and rain. >> we have what appears to be a helicopter that crashed into the roof. the helicopter is on fire >> reporter: nearby buildings evacuated as smoke billowed fr...

Investigation. 6.5 million tourists visited the island last year. travel experts saying the country is no more dangerous than it was before. >> almost every single person we know has said, u dont need to go, it is not worth it. >> reporter: for a country whose economy is driven by tourism, tonight a series of high-profile incidents risk tarnishing this view of paradise miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. and back home president trump is hinting there is more to the deal the u.s. cut to ste...