Where its been found, and Pierre Thomas standing by. The monster blizzard slamming the west from california to nevada to colorado. Up to 12 feet of snow possible in some places. Lifethreatening conditions. Winds at the Higher Elevations well over 100 miles per hour. And where this is all headed. The same system set to bring tough conditions to texas, as those massive fires burn tonight. One fire burning more than 1 million acres now. The horrific images coming in. Tonight, one day after the deadly chaos surrounding the desperately needed aid arriving in gaza, tonight President Biden saying american aid drops will begin in gaza. Back here in the u. S. That collision on that bridge, and then the Daring Rescue over the ohio river. A tractortrailer dangling 70 feet in the air. Firefighters trying to reach the woman driver who was praying. They say they began to pray with her. The future of two trials tonight involving donald trump. The classified documents case at maralago. The Special Counsel tonight saying there is no rule that says the trial cannot be conducted in the weeks before the election. And in georgia tonight, will the d. A. Stay on the case . Russians turning out to honor leading putin critic alexei navalny, An Act Of Bravery in that country. James longman reporting. Back home tonight, police need your help looking at these images. The urgent search tonight, they say what appears to be a man possibly abducting a woman and where theyre searching. We have news on the duchess of york tonight after being diagnosed with skin cancer. What doctors are now saying. Also the sentence for the man who shot into that car with several young women inside. They had pulled into his driveway by mistake. What the judge has decided. And the flight to newark diverted to maine because of passengers on board. Announcer from abc news World Headquarters in new york, this is World News Tonight with david muir. David good evening, and its great to have you with us here on a friday night. And we do win with Breaking News. This New Discovery off the coast of alaska. Fishermen finding debris and reporting it to the fbi tonight. The question this evening, could this be another spy balloon in u. S. Territory . And given what the u. S. Has seen, the fbi is taking this very seriously. Our Chief Justice correspondent Pierre Thomas leading us off tonight. Reporter tonight, the fbi investigating reports of another possible Spy Balloon Flying in u. S. Air space. The fbi becoming involved after fishermen discovered a concerning object off the coast of alaska. According to sources, the fishermen suspect it might be some kind of surveillance balloon. But tonight the fbi describing the unknown object as debris. Sources telling abc news the fbi and other agencies will assess the object when it makes its way to shore this weekend, determining what, if anything, should be done next, including whether it will be flown to a Government Facility for further analysis. Just last week over colorado, norad sending up fighter jets to intercept a highaltitude balloon flying at 43,000 to 45,000 feet. It was determined not to be a threat to national security. But President Biden and the white house tracking the balloons course. The administration keenly aware of such incidents coming just a year after a chinese spy balloon was spotted flying clear across the country. President biden ordering it shot down off the coast of south carolina. Its payload alone, the size of three buses. David, youre seeing such a Rapid Response in part because of that massive chinese Spy Balloon Recovered Last year, which we are told had expansive surveillance capabilities. These matters are now treated seriously until an assessment can be made one way or another, period. David . David not taking any chances. Pierre thomas leading us off, pierre, thank you. We are also tracking a monster blizzard slamming the u. S. At this hour from california to nevada to colorado. They are warning of lifethreatening conditions in some areas. Snow in some places up to 5 inches an hour, up to 12 feet of snow possible. Winds topping 100 miles an hour. Torrential rains at lower elevations. And this all moves into colorado and texas, where it could fuel those fires. Tonight, whiteout conditions. This is soda springs, california. People warned to stay inside, told to keep several days of food on hand. Even ski slopes have shut down. Yosemite National Park closed to visitors tonight. Abcs faith abubey from california now. Reporter tonight, rare Blizzard Warnings for the Sierra Nevada mountains as the biggest storm of the winter slams california with up to 12 feet of snow, lifethreatening conditions, and impossible travel in the mountains. Some of our highest peaks have seen winds in excess of 140 miles per hour. So this storm is just a monster. Reporter officials in Truckee Warning we get a lot of snow, but we dont get blizzard conditions. We dont get conditions where if somebody were to walk out of their house down to the street, be completely disoriented and not know how to get back to their house. Reporter the worst of the conditions expected tonight through saturday. Nightmarish travel already along Interstate 80 in soda springs. The Highway Patrol posting this Video Showing vehicles stuck in the whiteout over donner summit. The Avalanche Danger increasing with snowfall rates of up to 5 inches an hour. The high winds, relentless. This is what officials are worried about. You can see the tree down on this house. Fortunately, though, no one was injured in this incident. Multiple ski resorts forced to close. The National Park service even shutting down yosemite to visitors. And david, conditions here are deteriorating so fast that Highway Officials are stopping every single vehicle except for fourwheel drives to make sure they have chains and traction Devices Installed on their tires. Theyre also warning families up and down the mountain areas to anticipate being stuck for several days. And this storm system is expected to track over colorado and texas, where it could make those wildfires even worse. David . David just stunning pictures there, faith, tonight. Could be the biggest storm of the season for the west. Faith, thank you. As faith mentioned, authorities are watching this system because its expected to also fuel critical fire conditions again in texas. Firefighters racing to contain the largest wildfire in state history before those conditions arrive. The Smokehouse Creek fire now burning over 1 million acres, up to 15 contained tonight, but those strong winds and higher temperatures faith spoke of are on the way, a recipe for much more. Much of canadian, texas, already a charred landscape. Look at the pictures. And this evening we have learned a Second Person has now died in these fires. Tonight, we turn overseas and to gaza. President biden announcing the u. S. Will begin airdropping food and supplies in gaza. It comes one day after that horrific scene, a deadly stampede, and israeli gunfire, just as aid trucks were arriving. Abcs Tom Soufi Burridge from the region tonight. Reporter just 24 hours after the Israeli Military opened fire amid a crush of people desperate for food aid in gaza, tonight President Biden announcing the u. S. Will begin air dropping supplies into the gaza strip. Announcing the u. S. Will begin people are so desperate that innocent people got caught in a terrible war unable to feed their families, and you saw the response when they tried to get aid in. Reporter with half a million gazans on the brink of famine, the u. N. Saying at least 10 children have starved to death. Jordan and other countries already airdropping aid. The president acknowledging not enough is getting in. Innocent lives are on the line, and childrens lives are on the line. Reporter tonight, condemnation, and calls for an investigation into what was supposed to be a humanitarian mission in northern gaza, when more than 100 palestinians were killed and hundreds more injured, according to the hamasrun health ministry. This is the moment gunfire erupted. Israel saying its troops fired Warning Shots and only opened fire on people when they got too close to one of their tanks. Adding, dozens of people were crushed to death in the chaos. But, survivors and witnesses disputing that. Abdullah juha recounting the horror, saying they attacked us. They shot at us. We dont have any food. And david, a u. S. Official telling abc news the humanitarian aid drops could start as soon as tomorrow, depending on weather conditions. President biden saying the administration is also looking into ways to deliver aid by sea. David . David Tom Soufi Burridge in tel aviv, tom, thank you. Back here in the u. S. Tonight, there is news this evening involving the future of two trials involving donald trump. In the classified documents case at maralago, the Special Counsel, jack smith, arguing tonight that there is no rule that says the trial cannot be conducted in the weeks before the election. And in georgia tonight, will the d. A. Stay on the case . Abcs Aaron Katersky reporting. Reporter to the cheers of his supporters, donald trump arrived at a Florida Court hoping to convince a judge to push the federal trial over his alleged mishandling of classified documents past the november election. For the first time in nearly two months, trump coming facetoface with Special Counsel jack smith. The two adversaries appearing to lock eyes several times. Trumps attorney argued holding a trial before the election is a mistake and should not happen. He asked judge aileen cannon, who trump appointed, to push the case until late november, so the former president isnt stuck in a courtroom when he could be campaigning. Prosecutors responding, this case can be tried this summer accusing trump of trying to wring out of the Court Needless hearings meant to delay. And they argued holding the trial before the vote would not violate the Justice Departments policy against bringing politically charged cases within 60 days of an election. They say that policy only applies to bringing an indictment. But in this case, a lengthy investigation is long complete and the charges laid out, so a trial can go forward. Prosecutors telling the judge, we are in full compliance with the Justice Department manual. Judge cannon did not issue a ruling today. In a georgia courtroom, Fulton CountyDistrict Attorney fani willis, who is prosecuting the former president for election interference, sitting silently, trumps lawyer arguing she should be disqualified because of her romance with one of her prosecutors, nathan wade. Now, do you have to find that wade and willis lied . No. What you need to be able to find is that there is a concern, a legitimate concern based on the evidence in this case, about their truthfulness. Reporter the District Attorneys Office Arguing Willis relationship with wade did not infringe on trump or his 18 codefendants rights to a fair trial. Not a single shred of evidence was produced through any of the exhibits or the witness testimony showing how their constitutional rights, their due process rights, were at all affected. Reporter the judge in atlanta said he would rule within the next two weeks. And here in florida, the judge gave no indication when she would set a new trial date for donald trump. Prosecutors saying theres no reason to wait until after the election because their investigation is complete and holding a trial would not violate Justice Department policy. David . David aaron, thank you. Were going to turn now to the collision on a major bridge and then the heartstopping rescue. A truck driver dangling off the Memorial Bridge in louisville, kentucky. Take a look at this. The Truck Hanging 70 feet above the ohio river. How they got to that driver. She was praying, and they prayed with her. Heres erielle reshef. Reporter tonight, those heartpounding moments over the ohio river. Were bringing you some Breaking News right now. This is a picture of a Truck Hanging over the side of the clark Memorial Bridge. Reporter it was just after noon when the sysco 18wheel tractortrailer and two other vehicles crashed on louisvilles clark Memorial Bridge, sending the truck and the female driver Inside DanglingOver The Edge some 70 feet above the water. Louisville fires highly Trained Rescue Team racing to the scene. Firefighter bryce carden lowered down to the cab of the truck, recalling the moment the driver first saw him through the trucks open window. Thank god, thats what she kept saying, thank god. And i told her, i said, just take a deep breath. Reporter Firefighter Carden Hooking her into his harness. The two of them slowly hoisted back up onto the bridge. She was praying a lot, and i prayed with her. Reporter a delicate operation that took some 40 minutes to complete. All the credit goes to these folks right here. This was some really professional, wellpracticed, welltrained stuff. Reporter david, officials are now inspecting the damage to that bridge, which will remain closed through tonight. Authorities say that driver, who is a military veteran, is okay. David . David were glad shes okay, and those incredible first responders, thank you. Now to russia tonight and to the emotional scene in moscow. Thousands of russians turning out even amid a heavy Police Presence there to pay their respects to putin critic alexei navalny. Heres james longman. Reporter tonight, they turned out by the thousands. [ Crowd Chanting ] navalny reporter russians braving putins Security State to mourn Opposition Icon alexei navalny. You werent afraid, we are not afraid either, they chanted, as navalnys coffin arrived at this suburban moscow church. [ Crowd Chanting ]. Reporter others in the crowd shouting, putin is a blaming the russian leader for navalnys death in an Arctic Prison two weeks ago. The line around the block well over a mile long. And inside the church, navalnys open casket allowing mourners to say goodbye to the man whose ideals they hope they can keep alive. His parents looking on at their son, his body covered in roses. Later at the cemetery, his mother giving him a final kiss goodbye. The 47yearold was buried to Frank Sinatras song. My way, and music from his favorite movie, terminator 2, a last joke said to be typical of his humor. It was largely a peaceful day. At least 90 arrests reported so far at commemorations across the country. But putins eyes are everywhere in russia, and recriminations may yet come. And tonight, in an emotional tribute, his wife yulia posting, thank you for 26 years of absolute happiness. I will try to make you proud. They only closed the cemetery a few hours ago, david, but huge crowds remained outside chanting navalnys name. They call him russias hero. David . David extraordinary images and An Act Of Bravery there today in russia. James, thank you. Back here at home tonight, the urgent search for the two People Phoenix authorities have seen in this video. Theyre alarmed by this surveillance. Take a look. A possible abduction near phoenix. Surveillance from a gas station showing a woman leaving an suv, starting to run away. The driver then shown dragging her back and driving away. Heres Kayna Whitworth tonight. Reporter tonight, a desperate search for two people in this chilling Video Showing a possible abduction. A man grabbing a woman and forcing her into a car in buckeye, arizona. Police need the publics help. Help provide us with information so we can identify them and help and see if that woman is okay. Reporter you can see a car pull up to the gas pump. A woman gets out and starts running toward the store. The driver then drags her back and pushes her inside. The man then jumps into the car and speeds off. It is scary, you know, not knowing necessarily what their situation is. 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