Time from now. The abc News President ial debate. Also developing tonight, two passenger jets colliding on the taxiway. A tail ripped off. And were tracking a Tropical Storm Set to become a hurricane now, and expected to hit the u. S. First tonight, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump right here tonight at the national Constitution Center in philadelphia. The candidates making their case to the nation. Vice president harris preparing for this moment for days. Donald trump also preparing and coming into the debate saying he feels great but acknowledging, quote, you dont know what to expect. The race for the White House essentially a dead heat. The newest poll, 4949. Mary bruce and Rachel Scott right here in philadelphia. Also tonight, the images coming in, the moment two Delta Passenger planes collide on the taxiway in atlanta. The wing of one plane tearing off the tail of the other. Nearly 300 passengers forced off the planes. Tonight, that Tropical Storm Set
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
campaigning, elections set to show much of a grip donald trump still has on the gop. our correspondents are standing by live later on in the show. i m hallie jackson with you on this monday afternoon in washington. so let s get right to ken delainian and danny. ken, we haven t heard from guy during the trial. he didn t testify on his own behalf. he wasn t expected to make a statement today, but that has changed and he s now going to speak, we understand. reporter: yeah, the latest twist in a day that s been full of them here, hallie. earlier, guy reffett was trying at the defense table as his daughter was testifying in his defense and talking about his mental health issues and trying to blame what happened on donald trump. and after that, the justice department suffered a major setback when the judge ruled against imposing a so-called domestic terrorism enhancement on the sentence, which is the first time the doj tried to do that, saying that this conduct was domestic terro
country. rachel scott at the white house. the images coming in, a fast-moving wildfire exploding in flames in california. structures destroyed and evacuations under way. extreme heat dangers in the west. millions bracing for temperatures well into triple digits through the weekend as the first hurricane of the season forms in the atlantic. rob marciano with the track. record labor day travel expected as the long holiday weekend gets under way. tens of millions of americans driving and flying at prepandemic levels as gas prices plunge. overseas tonight, the war in ukraine. the white house now asking congress for more than $13 billion in additional military aid. and the new warning from the u.n. nuclear watchdog about that nuclear power plant caught in the cross fire. the chilling image seen around the world. a man pointing a gun right in the face of argentina s vice president. that gun failing to fire. news on the suspect. actress jane fonda revealing her battle with
investigating how the suspect, allegedly armed with a homemade gun, was able to get so close. bob woodruff in tokyo. back here at home, dangerous heat alerts across much of the u.s. a large wildfire exploding at yosemite national park. red-flag warnings in the west, and tracking severe storms and possible tornadoes into tomorrow. elon musk s twitter battle. 24 hours after saying he s terminating the $44 billion deal, will the court have the final decision? news tonight about that much anticipated testimony from former president trump s white house counsel pat cipollone. what we re learning about what he told the january 6th committee behind closed doors. shark patrols on high alert along america s beaches. two recent shark attacks involving life guards off new york. the warning to everyone going into the water. chaos on the streets of sri lanka. the president and prime minster both vowing to resign amid violent protests. tens of thousands storming the presidential r