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i'm eric thomas. >> for all of us. here, thanks for inviting us into your homes tonight. >> our next newscast sat tonight, from washington, robert mueller grilled on the hill. the high stakes showdown. after president trump repeatedly said the mueller report exonerated him, robert mueller is asked, did you exonerate the president? how he answers. also, can the president be charged with a crime when he leaves office? tonight, the president now responding just a short time ago. also tonight, the urgent manhunt right now for two teenage suspects considered armed and dangerous after their alleged killing spree. that american woman and her boyfriend discovered dead. now the suspects are wanted in another case and just in tonight, another burned out vehicle now discovered. the emergency at the largest airport in the u.s. the toddler jumping onto a baggage belt. the urgent calls for help. the murder of a college student at ole miss. new surveillance tonight
revealing how they tracked the young suspect, 85 miles away. new images tonight, those two tornadoes, an ef-1 slamming cape cod. winds more than 100 miles per hour. and the major wildfires we're watching, one near a nuclear site, already burning more than 110,000 acres. the major recall tonight. a type of breast implants possibly linked to a rare cancer. the tainted alcohol scare. authorities now say 20 deaths. and tonight, the raid in a popular tourist destination. the terrifying scene at yellowstone. the family attacked by a bison. a 9-year-old girl tossed into the air. news on her condition tonight. and breaking news just in from puerto rico. the embattled governor there and what he just revealed. and news coming in right now on north korea tonight. martha raddatz is standing by live here in washington. and good evening from washington tonight, where we are following breaking news on north korea right now.
we're also following robert mueller tonight. he did not want to come to the hill, but special counsel robert mueller did just that today, testifying before the american people. seven hours of questions from two committees about the president, about his campaign, about russia. and in the first minute of questioning, mueller was asked, did you exonerate the president, as the president has repeatedly claimed. how mueller answered that. mueller was also asked, can the president be charged after he leaves office? and mueller defending his team against claims of bias. he was asked, was this a witch hunt, was it a hoax? and the president reacting just moments ago. abc's mary bruce at the hearing room today, and she leads us off. >> reporter: robert mueller walking into a hearing two years in the making. he was a reluctant witness, but democrats forced him to appear. pressing him on whether the president obstructed justice. >> director mueller, the president has repeatedly claimed that your report found there was no obstruction and that it completely and totally exonerated him.
but that is not what your report said, is it? >> correct, that is not what the report said. >> so the report did not conclude that he did not commit obstruction of justice? is that correct? >> that is correct. >> and what about total exoneration? did you actually totally exonerate the president? >> no. >> reporter: but mueller did not reach a conclusion on obstruction, because the justice department's office of legal counsel says a sitting president cannot be indicted. but can he be charged after he leaves office? >> you could charge the president of the united states with obstruction of justice after he left office? >> yes. >> reporter: again and again, democrats went back to the report to highlight the ten incidents of possible obstruction by the president, including when trump allegedly ordered his former white house counsel don mcgahn to fire mueller. when the request was reported in "the new york times," mcgahn said the president told him to deny it. >> the president said, quote, "fake news, folks. fake news. a typical "new york times" fake
story," end quote. correct? >> correct. >> but your investigation actually found substantial evidence that mcgahn was ordered by the president to fire you, correct? >> yes. >> reporter: but did the president obstruct mueller? republicans pointed out, mueller kept his job. >> were you ever fired as special counsel, mr. mueller? >> not that i -- no. >> no. were you allowed to complete your investigation unencumbered? >> yes. >> reporter: republicans argued mueller was out of bounds for offering examples of potential obstruction without drawing a conclusion. >> you wrote 180 pages, 180 pages about decisions that weren't reached, about potential crimes that weren't charged. >> can i speak for a second? >> reporter: mueller offered a passionate defense of his team, as republicans accused them of political bias. >> i've been in this business for almost 25 years, and in those 25 years, i have not had occasion once to ask somebody about their political affiliation. it is not done. what i care about is the capability of the individual to do the job and do the job quickly and seriously and with
integrity. >> well, your investigation is not a witch hunt, is it? >> it is not a witch hunt. >> reporter: still, republicans said today, it's over. >> it's time for the curtain to close on the russia hoax, the conspiracy theory is dead. >> would you agree that it was not a hoax? that the russians were engaged in trying to impact our election? >> absolutely, it was not a hoax. >> reporter: he said the russians are at it again right now. and after six hours, one last question. >> i gather that you believe that knowingly accepting foreign assistance during a presidential campaign is an unethical thing to do. >> and a crime. >> and a crime. >> circumstances, yes. and a crime in given certain circumstances. >> and to the degree that it undermines our democracy and our institutions, we can agree that it's also unpatriotic. >> true. >> and wrong. >> true. >> so, let's get right to mary
bruce, live tonight with me all day up here on the hill. and mary, the bottom line here, was there anything said today that will change anyone's minds here on the hill about whether to move forward with impeachment? here's what house speaker nancy pelosi said just moments ago. >> my position has always been, whatever decision we made in that regard would have to be done with our strongest possible hand. and we still have some outstanding matters in the courts. it's about the congress, the constitution and the courts. and we are fighting the president in the courts. >> so, mary, where do democrats go from here? >> reporter: well, david, don't expect any imminent action here. democratic leaders are making it clear, they're going to stay the course. for now, impeachment is still on the table, but david, the clock is ticking. democrats are going to have to make a decision soon. do they keep up this drum beat to impeach or do they change course and focus instead on beating donald trump at the ballot box in 2020? david? >> mary bruce leading us off tonight. mary, thank you. president trump was watching and tweeting today, and you'll remember that he told our jon
karl during the russia investigation that he would sit down for an interview with robert mueller. so, mueller was asked today why he didn't fight to get that in-person interview. mueller was asked, did you have enough evidence of possible obstruction, is that why you passed? mueller answering, we didn't do it because of the time it would take in the courts. and when pressed today, asked if the president's written answers were inadequate, incomplete and not always truthful, mueller answered, "i would say generally." so, let's get to our chief white house correspondent jonathan karl, because jon, even with all of that, the president and his team appear very confident tonight. here's the president moments ago. >> this was a very big day for our country, this was a very big day for the republican party and you could say it was a great day for me, but i don't even like to say that. robert mueller did a horrible job. both today and with respect to the investigation. but in all fairness to robert mueller, he had nothing to work with. you know, you can be a builder, but if they don't give you the right materials, you're not
going to build a very good building. robert mueller had no material. >> so, jon, bottom line, president trump believes he has survived mueller's testimony just fine. >> reporter: david, he believes he has done more than survive. the phrase i kept hearing all day long from the president's top advisers was that today was an embarrassment for democrats. now, mueller did contradict the president on several key facts, but nothing that he said today changes the calculus on impeachment. democrats had high hopes for robert mueller, but david, after today, it is hard to imagine any scenario where it is robert mueller that brings down donald trump. >> all right, jon karl with us, as well. jon, thank you. one last question on this tonight, let's bring in pierre thomas, our senior justice correspondent. and pierre, robert mueller said today that he believes, in his words, that we have underplayed this russia thing, that they are at it again right now, with 2020 coming. >> reporter: that's right, david. mueller wanted to emphasize just how grave the russian threat remains. here's one quote that struck me.
he said, "it wasn't a single attempt. they're doing it as we sit here. and they expect to do it during the next campaign." david, he took every opportunity to describe what he called the sweeping and systematic attack on the 2016 election by the russians, and he was clear that the russians were in fact trying help then-candidate donald trump and to hurt hillary clinton. but mueller also acknowledged that he did not find conclusive evidence of a conspiracy between the trump campaign or the russians. david? >> all right, our thanks to pierre, mary, jon. our entire team here in washington. our coverage of the mueller hearings for tonight. but we are also following breaking news as we're on the air tonight, coming in out of north korea. two u.s. officials confirming tonight that north korea has now fired at least one short-range projectile, the newest provocation. so, let's get right to martha raddatz with late reporting tonight. martha, what do we know? >> reporter: david, you're correct. u.s. officials are confirming tonight that north korea has fired at least one short-range projectile. the south koreans are saying it was two, which traveled about
260 miles, which is similar to the two that the north launched in may. president trump downplayed the missile launches last may, in fact, on monday, the president boasted that there had been no missile or rocket testing and that his relationship with north korea is very good. but today's launch could further complicate any new talks between kim and trump. david? >> martha raddatz with us live here in washington, as well. martha, thank you. to other news tonight, and the hunt for two young suspects in canada, considered armed and dangerous tonight, linked to the deaths of an american woman and her boyfriend found shot to death, they were on a road trip. the suspects are also wanted in another case, too, and tonight, the newest discovery, another burned-out vehicle. abc's matt gutman from canada tonight. >> reporter: tonight, canadian police hunting those two teenage murder suspects, surging to manitoba, setting up checkpoints outside a remote town after finding their torched car. >> last seen last night, confirmed in gillam, manitoba, and at this point, the search is on again.
>> reporter: is it safe to say you're now closing in on them? >> yeah. >> reporter: the two nearly crossed canada the past two weeks, starting out from western british columbia. police say just three days later, murdering chynna deese and lucas fowler 1,000 miles north. the boys then allegedly torching their camper and murdering another man 300 miles away, before popping up on surveillance in this toyota, another thousand miles away in saskatchewan. and finally overnight, in manitoba. bryer schmegelsky's father speaking to chek-tv when he still thought the two were missing and possible victims, saying they are good boys who like to play war games in the woods. >> both of them are totally into that. if there was any threat, they would have done what they've actually trained themselves to do and they would have camouflaged themselves in the woods. >> reporter: and david, we're told there are now thousands of officers involved in this massive dragnet across most of canada, and police tell us they
want to catch these two teen suspects alive because, pretty much like everyone else, they want to know why they allegedly did this. david? >> matt gutman live in british columbia tonight. matt, thank you. and some very tense moments today at the nation's largest airport, in atlanta, when a 2-year-old climbed onto a moving luggage conveyor belt. his mother could not get to him. abc's steve osunsami is in atlanta. >> reporter: the baggage handlers at the atlanta airport couldn't believe it, seeing this injured child speeding down the conveyor belt. >> the child's hand is really swollen. could you have ems step it up? >> reporter: late this evening, the airport released the surveillance video. you see the child holding onto a bag and trying to crawl away. the call for help came from the massive bag room that sits below the check-in areas. >> there's no parents with him, we don't know what carousel he came down, but he is injured. >> reporter: edith vega says she was checking into a flight when she put her son down and he disappeared. this is the moment he gets behind the ticket counter and jumps on the belt. >> i just went blank. i was like, "hey, my son."
i wanted to jump in and go get him, but they didn't allow me. i was just freaking out and i'm like, "oh my goodness, i hope he's okay." >> reporter: the boy is going to be okay. the airport says the belt was only activated when the child jumped on it and got it moving. david? >> all right, steve, our thanks to you, as well. and next, to new surveillance tonight in the case of a young woman from missouri, a student at ole miss. the autopsy now revealing she was shot to death. and tonight, this photo from one of her social media sites showing her with the suspect under arrest now. a young man from texas. this image three years ago. tonight, how police caught the suspect some 85 miles away. here's marcus moore. >> reporter: tonight, new questions about the young man suspected of murdering his ole miss classmate, ally kostial, seen with her here in a photo posted to kostial's social media. >> gas station, lafayette county. murder investigation. pinging the suspect's phone. male, white, possibly armed. >> reporter: 22-year-old brandon theesfeld was arrested monday morning after he was spotted at this memphis gas station. these images obtained by a local
fox affiliate, capturing the takedown. >> it's murder, and he's being held in our jail without bond. >> reporter: theesfeld is now behind bars after kostial's body was found about 20 miles off-campus near a popular lake. the college senior disappearing friday. tonight, police are not commenting on a motive or any relationship between the two. in a statement to abc affiliate wfaa, theesfeld's father saying, "i've spoken to brandon. i ask that everyone give him the benefit of the doubt that he is innocent." and david, that autopsy report revealing how brutal the murder was. authorities say ally was shot multiple times. david? >> marcus, thank you. we are also following news coming in from puerto rico at this hour. the embattled governor, ricardo rossello, days of protests gland demanding he resign. victor oquendo is outside the governor's mansion right now. victor? >> reporter: david, the entire island in suspense right now waiting to learn if embattled governor ricardo rossello will resign. we're told he is working on a speech and he will address the
people of puerto rico later tonight. this could be the announcement hundreds of thousands have been calling for. they've been protesting for nearly two weeks, ever since a profane group chat between he and his top aides was leaked. they vowed not to stop protesting until the governor resigned. so many of the puerto ricans we've spoken to out here have said the same thing. they're hopeful this is the new opportunity for the future. david? >> victor, thank you. next, we are getting word tonight that severe weather on cape cod included not one but two tornadoes. both were ef-1s. 110-mile-an-hour winds. one ripping off the roof of this motel in south yarmouth. the system rocking these sailboats off the coast of chatham. and tonight, all eyes also on the west. the fire danger growing there. hot weather sparking this brush fire in los angeles. dozens of major fires are burning at this hour. the largest of them in idaho near a nuclear lab tonight. chief meteorologist ginger zee is tracking it all, she's in cleveland tonight. ginger? >> reporter: david, there are at least 40 large wildfires burning from texas to oregon. you can see them right there on the map. and unfortunately, i think that number will go up.
there are excessive heat watches from montana and idaho right down to fresno and sacramento. monsoon storms starting up and this is what you'd think, oh, gosh, there's rain coming, that's good. unfortunately, those can spark lightning and winds that make fires even worse. david? >> ginger, thank you. there is still much more ahead onto "world news tonight" this wednesday. the major recall. the type of breast implants now possibly linked to rare cancer. also ahead, the scare at yellowstone tonight. the family attacked by a charging bison, flipping a 9-year-old girl into the air. news on her condition tonight. the tainted alcohol scare. authorities now say 20 deaths. this evening, the raid in a popular tourist destination. and america strong tonight. the boy, the birthday and the no-show birthday party, until this happened. we needed this tonight. we needed this tonight. is tonight. hopes you drive safely. but allstate actually helps you drive safely... with drivewise. it lets you know when you go too fast... ...and brake too hard. with feedback to help you drive safer.
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clayton sandell on what happened and her condition. >> reporter: a scary reminder tonight that wild animals are exactly that. this 9-year-old florida girl launched violently airborne by a charging bison at yellowstone national park, not far from old faithful geyser. the park service says a large crowd got too close to the animal monday, within just five feet, triggering the attack. the girl was injured, but is now recovering. >> people need to understand this is not disney world. these are not animatronics. these are wild animals. that little girl is very, very lucky. >> oh, god. >> reporter: bison can charge without warning. males can weigh more than a ton. this woman says a selfie back in 2015, not worth the pain of getting gored. >> it was the most frightening experience i have been through in my life. >> reporter: yellowstone officials are warning people to stay at least 25 yards away from bison. they have not yet said whether anyone involved will be getting a citation. david? >> clayton sandell tonight.
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and finally tonight here, america strong. the mother, her little boy and the birthday party no one was coming to, until this. christian larsen is from meridian, idaho. and he's turning 9. >> today's my birthday. >> is it your birthday? >> yes, it's my birthday. >> reporter: his mom, lindsay, planning the birthday party for her son, who is autistic. christian wanted to have a science-themed birthday. complete with "microchips," they're potato chips. and a beaker birthday cake. christian handed out invitations to his entire class, 25 kids. but only one little girl said yes. his mom, brokenhearted, posted about it online, and a friend had an idea. and with mom recording it all, you could hear them coming. the nampa high school football
team, all teenagers, chanting christian's name. >> christian! christian! christian! >> reporter: it turns out their coach organizing the whole thing. surprising christian, who couldn't believe it, falling right into the grass. and then this moment, going down the line. one by one, getting high fives from the team determined to make sure someone showed up for christian's birthday. and one more surprise -- a gift bag from the team. inside, a team shirt and a football. >> what is that? >> whoa! >> now we can play a real game with a real ball. >> yeah! >> reporter: tonight, christian's family is grateful. and little christian saying this was the best birthday ever. happy birthday, christian. we celebrate you and your mom tonight and, of course, that football team for doing the right thing. i'm david muir. i hope to see you back from new york tomorrow night. until then, have a good evening. good night.
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and mueller defending his team against claims of bias. he was asked, was this a witch hunt, was it a hoax? and the president reacting just moments ago. abc's mary bruce leads us off. >> reporter: robert mueller walking into a hearing two years in the making. he was a reluctant witness, but democrats forced him to appear. pressing him on whether the president obstructed justice. >> director mueller, the president has repeatedly claimed that your report found there was no obstruction and that it completely and totally exonerated him. but that is not what your report said, is it? >> correct, that is not what the report said. >> so the report did not conclude that he did not commit obstruction of justice? is that correct? >> that is correct. >> and what about total exoneration? did you actually totally exonerate the president? >> no. >> reporter: but mueller did not reach a conclusion on obstruction. because the justice department's office of legal counsel says a sitting president cannot be indicted. but can he be charged after he leaves office? >> you could charge the president of the united states with obstruction of justice after he left office? >> yes. >> reporter: again and again, democrats went back to the report to highlight the ten incidents of possible obstruction by the president, including when trump allegedly ordered his former white house counsel don mcgahn to fire mueller. when the request was reported in "the new york times," mcgahn said the president told him to deny it. >> the president said, quote, "fake news, folks. fake news. a typical "new york times" fake story." end quote. correct? >> correct. >> but your investigation actually found substantial evidence that mcgahn was ordered by the president to fire you, correct? >> yes. >> reporter: but did the president obstruct mueller? republicans pointed out, mueller kept his job. >> were you ever fired as special counsel, mr. mueller? >> not that i -- no. >> no. were you allowed to complete your investigation unencumbered? >> yes. >> reporter: republicans argued mueller was out of bounds for offering examples of potential obstruction. without drawing a conclusion. >> you wrote 180 pages, 180 pages about decisions that weren't reached, about potential crimes that weren't charged. >> can i speak for a second? >> reporter: mueller offered a passionate defense of his team, as republicans accused them of political bias. >> i've been in this business for almost 25 years, and in those 25 years, i have not had occasion once to ask somebody about their political affiliation. it is not done. what i care about is the capability of the individual to do the job and do the job quickly and seriously and with integrity. >> your investigation is not a witch hunt, is it? >> it is not a witch hunt. >> reporter: still, republicans said today, it's over. >> it's time for the curtain to close on the russia hoax, the conspiracy theory is dead. >> would you agree that it was not a hoax? that the russians were engaged in trying to impact our election? >> absolutely, it was not a hoax. >> reporter: he said the russians are at it again right now. and after six hours, one last question. >> i gather that you believe that knowingly accepting foreign assistance during a presidential campaign is an unethical thing to do. >> and a crime. >> and a crime. >> circumstances, yes. and a crime in given certain circumstances. >> to the degree that it undermines our democracy and our institutions, we can agree that it's also unpatriotic. >> true. >> and wrong. >> true. >> let's get right to mary bruce, live tonight with me all day up here on the hill. the bottom line, mary, was there anything said today that will change anyone's minds here on the hill whether to move forward with impeachment? here's what house speaker nancy pelosi said just moments ago. >> my position has always been, whatever decision we made in that regard would have to be done with our strongest possible hand. and we still have some outstanding matters in the courts. it's about the congress, the constitution and the courts. and we are fighting the president in the courts. >> so, mary, where do democrats go from here? >> reporter: well, david, don't expect any imminent action here. democrat leaders are saying they are going to stay the course. for now, impeachment is still on the table, but david, democrats are going to have to make a decision soon. do they keep up this drum beat to impeach or do they change course and focus instead of beating donald trump at the ballot box in 2020? david? >> mary bruce leading us off tonight. mary, thank you. president trump was watching and tweeting today, and you'll remember that he told our jahn karl during the russia investigation that he would sit down for an interview with robert mueller. so, mueller was asked today why he didn't fight to get that in-person interview. mueller was asked, did you have enough evidence of possible obstruction, is that why you passed? mueller answered, we didn't do it because of the time it would take in the courts. and when asked if the president's answers were not always truthful, mueller answer ed, i would say generally. so, let's get to jonathan karl, because jon, even with all of that, the president and his team ail peer very confident tonight. here's the president moments ago. >> this was a very big day for our country, this was a very big day for the republican party and you could say it was a great day for me, but i don't even like to say that. robert mueller did a horrible job. both today and with respect to the investigation. but in all fairness to robert mueller, he had nothing to work with, you know, you can be a builder, but if they don't give t going to build a very good building. robert mueller had no material. >> so, jon, bottom line, president trump believes he has survived mueller's testimony just fine. >> reporter: david, he believes he's done more than survived. the phrase i kept hearing all day long from the president's top advisers was that today was an embarrassment for democrats. now, mueller did contradict the president on several key facts, but nothing that he said today changes the calculus on impeachment. democrats had high hopes for robert mueller, but david, after today, it is hard to imagine any scenario where it is robert mueller that brings down donald trump. >> all right, jon karl with us, as well. jon, thank you. one last question on this tonight, let's bring in pierre thomas, our senior justice correspondent. and pierre, robert mueller said today that he believes we have underplayed this russia thing, that they are at it again right now, with 2020 coming. >> reporter: that's right, david. mueller wanted to emphasize just how grave the russian threat remains. here's one quote that struck me. he said, "it wasn't a single attempt. they're doing it as we sit here. and they expect to do it during the next campaign." david, he took every opportunity to describe what he called the sweeping and systematic atake on the 2016 elections by the russians and he was clear that the russians were in fact trying help then-candidate donald trump. mueller acknowledged he did not find conclusive evidence of a conspiracy between the trump campaign and the russians. david? >> thank you, pierre. our coverage of the mueller hearings for tonight. but we are also following breaking news as we're on the air tonight, coming in out of north korea. two u.s. officials confirming tonight that north korea has now fired at least one short-range projectile, the newest provocati provocation, so, let's get to martha raddatz. what do we know? >> reporter: david, you're correct. u.s. officials are confirming tonight that northwest cr korea fired at least one short-range projectile. the south koreans are saying it was two, which traveled 260 miles, which is similar to the two that the north launched in may. president trump downplayed the missile launches last may, in fact, on monday, the president boasted that there had been no missile or rocket testing and that his relationship with north korea is very good. but today's launch could further complicate any new talks between kim and trump. david? >> martha raddatz with us live here in washington, as well. martha, thank you. to other news tonight, and the hunt for two young suspects in canada, considered armed and dangerous. the suspects are also wanted in another case, too, and tonight, the newest discovery, another burned-out vehicle. abc's matt gutman from canada tonight. >> reporter: tonight, canadian police hunting two teenage murder suspects. racing to manitoba, setting up checkpoints outside a remote town, after finding their torched car. >> last seen last night confirmed in gillam, manitoba, and at this point, the search is on again. >> reporter: is it safe to say you're now closing in on them? >> yeah. >> reporter: the two nearly crossed canada the past two weeks, starting out from western british columbia. police say just three days later, murdering chynna deese and lucas fowler 1,000 miles north. the boys then allegedly torching their camper and murdering another man 300 miles away before popping up on surveillance in this toyota, another thousand miles away in saskatchewan. and finally overnight, in manitoba. bryer's father speaking to chek tv when he still thought the two were missing and possible victims, saying they are good boys who liked to play war games in the woods. >> both of them are totally into that. if there was any threat, they would have done what they've actually trained themselves to do and they would have camouflaged themselves in the woods. >> reporter: and dave, we are told there are thousands of officers involved in this massive dragnet across most of canada. and police tell us they want to catch these two teen suspects alive because pretty much like everybody else, they want to know why they allegedly did this. david? >> matt gutman live in british columbia tonight. matt, thank you. and some very tense moments today at the nation's largest airport in atlanta, when a 2-year-old climbed onto a moving luggage conveyor belt. his mother could not get to him. abc's steve osunsami is in atlanta. >> reporter: the baggage handlers at the atlanta airport couldn't believe it. seeing this injured child speeding down the conveyor belt. >> the child's hand is really swollen. could you have ems step it up? >> reporter: late this evening, the airport released the surveillance video. you see the child holding onto a bag and trying to crawl away. the call for help came from the massive bag room that sits below the check-in areas. >> there's no parents with him, we don't know what carousel he came down, but he is injured. >> reporter: edith vega says she was checking into a flight when she put her son down and he disappeared. this is the moment he gets behind the ticket counter and jumps on the belt. >> i just went blank. i was like, "hey, my son." i wanted to jump in and go get him, but they didn't allow me. i was just freaking out and i'm like, "oh my goodness, i hope he's okay." >> reporter: the boy is going to be okay. the airport says the belt was only activated when the child jumped on it and got it moving. david? >> all right, steve, our thanks to you. and next, to new surveillance tonight in the case of a young woman from missouri, a student at ole miss. the autopsy now revealing she was shot to death. and tonight, this foe foe from one of her social media sites showing her with the suspect under arrest now. a young man from texas. this image three years ago. tonight, how police caught the suspect some 85 miles away. here's marcus moore. >> reporter: tonight, new questions about the young man suspected of murdering his ole miss classmate, ally kostial, seen with her here in a photo posted to kostial's social media. >> gas station, lafayette county. murder investigation. pinging the suspect's phone. male, white, possibly armed. >> reporter: 22-year-old brandon theesfeld was arrested monday morning after he was spotted at this memphis gas station. these images obtained by a local fo takedown. >> it's murder, and he's being held in our jail without bond. >> reporter: theesfeld is now behind bars after kostial's body was found about 20 miles off-campus near a popular lake. the college senior disappearing friday. tonight, police are not commenting on a motive or any relationship between the two. in a statement to abc affiliate wfaa, theesfeld's father saying, "i've spoken to brandon. i ask that everyone give him the benefit of the doubt that he is innocent." and david, that youautopsy repo revealing how broutal the murde was. ally was shot multiple times. david? >> marcus, thank you. we are following news coming in from puerto rico. ricardo rossello, days of protest and prote protests demanding he resign. victor oquendo is outside the governor's mansion right now. victor? >> reporter: david, the entire island in suspense right now waiting to learn if embattled governor ricardo rossello will resign. we're right in front of the governor's mansion. a news conference set to start any minute now. this is the announcement hundreds of thousands have been calling for. they've been protesting for nearly two weeks, after a profane group chat between he an they vowed not to stop protesting until the governor resigned. so many of the people we've spoken with out here on the streets have said the same thing. they're hopeful this is the new opportunity for the future. david? >> victor, thank you. next, we are getting word tonight that severe weather on cape cod included not one but two tornadoes. both were ef-1s. 1 110-mile-an-hour winds. one ripping off the roof of this motel. the system rocking these sailboats off the coast of chatham. and tonight, all eyes also on the west. the fire danger growing there. hot weather sparking this brush fire in los angeles. dozens of major fires are burning at this hour. the largest of them in idaho near a nuclear lab tonight. chief meteorologist jingginger is tracking it all tonight, she's in cleveland tonight. >> reporter: david, there are at least 40 large wildfires burning from texas to oregon. you can see them right there on the map. unfortunately, i think that number will go up. there are excessive heat watches from montana and idaho, down to fresno and sacramento. monsoon storms starting up and shth rain coming, think, that's good. unfortunately, those can spark lightning and winds that make fires even worse. david? 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