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Good evening. A new report tonight lifts the veil on a kind of invisible war. China, unleashing its full spy power on American Power grids and the wealth of american manufacturing. A new report even locates this building in shanghai. It doesnt look threatening, but what are they doing inside . And what does it mean for americ Americas National security . Heres abcs brian ross. Reporter the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army is the biggest military force in the world, with more than 2 million soldie...

And what he told us that left his own parents speechless. Good evening. Its great to have you with us here on a saturday night. And we do begin with that deadly weather. The flooding, 24 hours of nonstop rain and the fierce winds coming with it. Look at the view from above tonight. Nearly two feet of rain falling in florida. These images from delray beach. Further north, fierce winds and a reported funnel clouds destroying these homes in raleigh, north carolina. Unreal. Just before families coul...

Tradition played a predominant role in the proceedings. Speaking on behalf of the family, a chief said mandela was going home to rest with his forefathers, adding we thank them for lending us such an icon. A battalion of traditional zulu warriors wasnt on the program so they simply took over a nearby hillside. The most deeply personal memorium was that of a man who spent 18 years in prison on Robben Island with mandela. We can salute you as a fighter for freedom in the end. Farewell, my dear bro...

Good evening. After ten days of this, when you ask americans what they think of this Government Shutdown or better yet what they think of their government, they will tell you and they wont hold back. And they have told us rather decidedly who they blame for it. In fact, our pollsters tell us its among the most forceful responses to any of our nbc news polls in recent memory. Americans are in a dark mood about the state of our country. Close to eight in ten people, 78 say were headed in the wrong...

There was a security scramble after seven packages filled with white powder were found near the super bowl stadium. It was a false alarm, but everyone on high alert, and here it is, live tonight, more than 80,000 fans will fill this stadium on sunday. Hundred million more will watch at home, and alex perez has the unprecedented security in air and on the ground. Reporter hazmat teams scrambled today responding to suspicious packages of white powder delivered to new Jersey Hotels near metlife sta...

Come along for the ride tonight. Good evening and its great to have you with us here on a sunday night. And we do begin this evening with that massive break in the case after that massive manhunt for two convicted killers who escaped from a florida prison. It came to an end outside this motel, just 100 miles from the prison where they were serving life behind bars, and just hours before they were hoping to hitch a ride out of the state. Instead, tonight, theyre now locked up, appearing in court,...

With scott pelley. Pelley good evening. We learned something new today about one of the most heinous crimes in American History the Fatal Shooting of 20 first graders and six adults at sandy hook elementary school. Newtown, connecticut, released audio recordings of some of the 911 calls and what struck us as we heard them is that while the gunman was doing what no one could have imagined, Police Dispatchers and others were doing all anyone could have hoped for to try to save lives. Heres jim axe...

Search for two convicted killers. Who appear to have devised a cunning way to walk out of prison. And it raises the possibility that other convicts have done the same thing, abcs senior justice correspondent Pierre Thomas has the very latest at this hour. Reporter the families of the men killed by two released murderers, fear and outrage. I fear for my safety. Yes, i am. He knows where i live. Its very scary. If he doesnt come after my family, its possible he will kill someone else. Reporter flo...

Its called the polar vortex. Which is the scientific term meteorologists use to explain the historic cold gripping a large section of the midwest right now. The rest of us just say its stunningly cold. The polar vortex is a counterclockwise rotation of dense arctic air thats built up over the north pole. And is then pushed south by the upper jetstream. It is producing wind chills that tomorrow night could have some sections of that region feeling like 60 below zero according to the National Weat...

What happened when the train hit the curve, the cars derailed and so many passengers were injured. There is new video tonight showing a closer look at the damage, the cars on their sides, the tracks mangled, and destroyed and giant cranes lifted the cars upright. The black boxes on board now offering more clues to this story. Abcs gio benitez goes in search of the answers. Reporter tonight abc news sources say human error is likely to blame for the train tragedy, investigators on the ground look...