also tonight, a possible indictment looming in new york, former president donald trump blasts investigators, manhattan district attorney receiving death threats, and new witness testimony expected before the grand jury. the death toll rising in that explosion at a pennsylvania chocolate factory as they search for victims intensifies. growing political turmoil in israel. a top government official is fired as protests escalate over what some call a power grab by prime minister prime minister benjamin yet yahoo. new details in the arrest of rising hollywood star jonathan majors, a woman is accusing him of assault in alleged domestic a suit and make a solid, known for several popular roles in films including creed iii. tonight his lawyers says he is completely innocent. and mississippi strong, a community brought together by tragedy now counting its blessings. announcer: from abc news world headquarters in new york, this is world news tonight. linsey: good evening, ev
dozens of people still unaccounted for this hour. our mola lenghi is in the flood zone, and rob marciano times out the rain and the new heat wave threatening the east coast. the growing monkeypox outbreak. new york city joins san francisco in declaring a state of emergency. the city s health commissioner calls new york the epicenter of the virus as the city awaits more vaccine doses. the war in ukraine. one of the country s richest men, a top grain tycoon, killed in a russian strike as dozens of ships remain docked at the country s ports, those vessels packed with agricultural products. and vladimir putin s new warning to the west. the nation mourns the loss of two trailblazers tonight, nba bill russell, a pioneer on and off the court, a hall of famer with 11 nba championships, two as the league s first black coach. after growing up in the segregated south, russell marched for civil rights and paved the way for generations of nba players who followed. and we mark the
how family members are responding. our mireya villarreal is in uvalde and aaron katersky is standing by with late reporting. breaking in the west tonight. tragedy in mid-air. two planes collide. what we re learning about those on board. europe s deadly heat wave. more than 1,000 people, mostly elderly, dead. and those numbers are expected to rise as record-breaking triple digit temperatures spread, fueling wildfires across the continent. and here at home, dangerous heat is building tonight. our rob marciano times it out. the terrifying scene inside a comedy club. a man pulls out a gun. everyone evacuates, then he begins firing shots, just before comedian craig robinson was set to take the stage. what robinson is saying tonight. a child bystander dies after a police chase. the tragedy outside minneapolis. what we re learning about the investigation. president biden returns home to a firestorm of controversy over his fist bump with the saudi crown prince, and now his
pump. gas prices up 50% in the last year. the cost for nearly everything you buy on the rise. how americans are coping and what the president said today. the uvalde school district police chief responds. chief pete arrodondo defending his actions. raising more questions about the police response. why he says he didn t have a radio and didn t think he was in command during the 77 minutes the shooter was left in the classroom. this as another victim, a teacher, is laid to rest. news on the pandemic. the cdc set to make a major announcement. sources telling abc news they will lift the testing requirement for all international travelers coming into the u.s. what this could mean for your summer vacation. word just coming in from florida two children struck by lightning as millions are on alert across the south. severe weather with damaging winds and flooding rains, and life-threatening heat from california to texas. rob marciano timing it all out. the dire situation now in
They are back in israel tonight. New reporting on what they went through, the horror nearly two weeks ago. The mother and daughter visiting her grandmother for her 85th birthday when the terrorists struck. Tonight, theyre released now, and we have just learned President Biden talked with the mother and daughter. Ian pannell and mary bruce with late reporting. Theyre both standing by tonight. We also have Breaking News from capitol hill. Jim jordan out in the battle for speaker of the house, losing more support with each round. But tonight, whos next . The republicans unable to come up with a speaker with two wars now playing out. And President Biden overnight asking congress for 100 billion in foreign aid with no one leading the house. Rachel scott on the hill. The judge in the u. S. Shot and killed, attacked in his own driveway. Tonight, the urgent manhunt at this hour for the suspect, a father, the judge presiding over Divorce Proceeding, giving the mother custody of the children. Pi