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KGO ABC July 3, 2024

A Philadelphia Police officer under arrest tonight, charged with murder. Disturbing Body Camera Video released today shows him shoot and kill a driver in his car, firing six shots in seven seconds. The video completely contradicting the original police claim about what happened. Pierre thomas standing by. New details revealed in the Special Grand Jury report in georgia. Were now learning jurors recommended charging 39 people in connection with efforts to overturn the states 2020 Election Results, including u. S. Senator Lindsey Graham. And what the judge has just decided about mark meadows attempt to move his case to Federal Court. And what it could mean for his codefendants, including former president donald trump. Aaron katersky standing by. New developments in the manhunt for that escaped killer in pennsylvania. Abc news confirming the Corrections Officer in the guard tower when the fugitive made that stunning escape up the wall has been fired. More than 350 officers now searching for that fugitive. The race to save an american explorer trapped in a cave, suffering a medical emergency thousands of Feet Underground. A team of rescuers now taking the first steps to bring him back to the surface. The climb could take days. The wellknown youtube mom influencer in court, charged with child abuse. The dramatic 911 call leading to her arrest. Her sons condition bringing a neighbor to tears. Popular Country Music Star Zach Bryan publicly apologizing after being arrested following a confrontation with police in oklahoma. Bryan admitting, quote, i was out of line. And one month after the devastating wildfires, the people of maui and their resilience. Mary good evening. Its great to have you with us tonight. Im mary bruce in for david. We begin with the monster Storm Hurricane lee, a powerful category 4 with 150 miles an hour winds. And on the move tonight after intensifying at an unusually rapid pace. It comes amid a severe thunderstorm alert d. C. , philly, new york, and boston, more than 50 million americans in the threat zone. This Satellite Image of Hurricane Lee churning in the atlantic expected to maintain its intensity over the next few days. Overnight, Hurricane Hunters flying into the storm. Their video capturing shots of lightning flashes. At this hour you see the Spaghetti Models of its possible path, turning north and going parallel up the east coast. Rough surf and rip currents from florida to maine expected all next week. Meantime, severe storms are moving up the northeast. Large hail in hillsdale, new jersey, outside new york city. North of boston, heavy rain confronting drivers on i93. More than 50,000 customers without power in massachusetts alone. More than 800 Flight Cancellations and many delays, especially across the northeast. Abcs senior meteorologist rob marciano is tracking it all, and he leads us off. Hi, rob. Reporter hi, mary. Lee, a very dangerous hurricane. Hit a few bumps in the road today as youll see on the satellite picture. We dont expect it to weaken much more. The eye so prevalent yesterday, sheer tearing it apart but a lot of warm water ahead of it. The track, expected to miss the caribbean and be somewhere between puerto rico, the turks and bermuda tuesday, wednesday as a category 4 or maybe 3. Thats when it loses its steering currents. We expect to it drift north. Hopefully, the trough keeps it off the east coast. Thats what most of our Computer Models do, but that could very well change. The surf could get rough beginning sunday in the northeast. You mentioned new jersey. They had Lightning Lighting up homes. Flash flooding there and across the hudson valley. Western connecticut, watch boxes up into maine. This stalls out. Well look for more storms to bubble up tomorrow. More potentially damaging winds and Flash Flooding not just tomorrow but on sunday as well. So unsettled weather through the weekend as we anxiously look towards the atlantic and lee. Mary . Mary all eyes on lees path tonight. Rob, thank you. Next tonight, the newly released Body Camera Video of a deadly traffic stop in philadelphia last month. The officer said he fired because the driver lunged at him with a knife, but that is not what the Body Camera Video shows. The driver never got out of his car. The officer is now charged with murder and other crimes. Abcs Chief Justice correspondent Pierre Thomas with the new video, and a warning, it is disturbing. Reporter tonight, this stunning new video tells a polaropposite story from the account Philadelphia Police initially gave about the Fatal Shooting of eddie irizarry. And today the officer who fired the fatal shot is charged with murder. In the Disturbing Police body camera footage, we see the moment the 27yearold irizarry is hit with police gunfire. Show me your hands [ bleep ] ill [ bleep ] shoot you reporter Irizarry Parks his car on this oneway street after police say they notice him driving erratically and headed the wrong way. Its all caught on this Door Bell Video released by irizarrys family. Police pull up seconds later, no sirens. Officer mark dial quickly jumps out of the vehicle, yelling at irizarry, firing six shots within seven seconds. Show me your hands [ bleep ] ill [ bleep ] shoot you [ gunshots ] reporter irizarrys car door is closed and his window is up. He never gets out the vehicle. Dramatically different from what police initially said. The officers gave multiple commands for him to drop the weapon. The male did not. Actually he lunged at the officers. Dial, a fiveyear veteran of the force whos also only 27 years old, turning himself in, charged with multiple felonies. We have been trying to make it very clear that justice is evenhanded. It is evenhanded if you are powerful or not powerful. Reporter but the police union is standing by dial, and his attorney claims that dial acted to protect himself after his partner yells out there was a gun. Fearing he would be the next Police Officer killed on the streets of philadelphia, he fired. Reporter but there was no gun found, and irrizarys family says there is no evidence of him attacking police. His aunt telling our wpvi they are heartbroken. I want the world to see what this officer did to my nephew and the suffering that he has caused my family. Mary that video is certainly hard to watch. Pierre joins us live from washington. So, pierre, how could this video be so drastically different from what police initially claimed . How are they explaining this tonight . Reporter were still trying to get to the bottom of who said what when this first happened. We dont know what the officers first said at the scene, but two days after the shooting, police admitted their initial statement was misleading. Today dial was arraigned and released on 5,000 bail. Mary . Mary pierre, thank you. Next tonight, the Special Grand Jury that met last year to investigate interference in georgias 2020 election, weve now learned that they recommended that 39 people be indicted, including former President Trump. But last month District Attorney fani willis indicted just 19. Among those she did not indict were three u. S. Senators, including republican Lindsey Graham. Abcs Senior Investigative correspondent Aaron Katersky explains. Reporter tonight, were learning the Sprawling Racketeering Case against former President Trump and his 18 alleged coconspirators could have included twice as many defendants, including three United States senators. The Special Grand Jury that investigated efforts to overturn the 2020 Election Results in georgia recommended charges for 39 people. Among them, senator Lindsey Graham and former georgia senators Kelly Loeffler and david perdue. Were not going to give up until we get a fair accounting of votes right here in georgia. Reporter in the days after the 2020 election, graham called georgias republican Secretary Of State brad raffensperger, who says the senator tried to pressure him to throw out mailin ballots. He asked if the ballots could be matched back to the voters. I got the sense it implied that then you could throw those out. Reporter today, graham defending himself. I asked him questions about the mailinvoting process. I never asked him to set aside ballots or anything else. Reporter the Special Grand Jury also recommended indictments for trumps former National Security adviser michael flynn, among others. Jurors heard testimony from 75 witnesses over nearly 8 months. They were empowered to investigate and make recommendations, but District Attorney fani willis did not have to follow them. She took the case to a separate grand jury with the power to indict, and that grand jury charged 19 people, including trump, all of whom have pleaded not guilty. Mary Aaron Katersky joins us now. Aaron, we have breaking news out of georgia tonight. Former white house Chief Of Staff mark meadows had asked a judge to move his case to Federal Court, and were just learning the judge rejected that request. Reporter he did, mary, and meadows argued he was only doing his job as a federal employee when he did things like set up that browbeating phone call for trump and the georgia Secretary Of State. The judge rejected that saying that the job of white house Chief Of Staff does not include working with or for the trump campaign. Meadows thought he might get a better shake in Federal Court where there may have been a more favorable jury pool. Other defendants in the case including trump maybe thinking the same, and tonights ruling may be a bad sign for them. Mary . Mary clear message for trump and other defendants. Thank you. Now to the manhunt for the escaped killer in pennsylvania. The Corrections Officer in the guard tower when the fugitive made that stunning escape up the wall has now been fired. But tonight more than a week after he got away, he is still on the run. Heres abcs trevor ault. Reporter tonight, that Observation Tower prison guard who Officials Say failed to see convicted killer Danelo Cavalcantes Daring Escape has now been fired. Chester county Officials Say the unnamed officer was an 18year veteran at the prison. Officials there telling reporters this week an investigation into the escape and that officers failure was underway. Were certainly going to look at what the action a that tower officer were, why he didnt observe what was occurring in that yard. Reporter this as the search for cavalcante enters its second week. More than 350 officers combing through a roughly 8squaremile area of Chester County. Law enforcement late today descending on this overpass after a possible sighting, guns ready. I dont think people realize what it takes to support an operation like this. Reporter authorities for the first time today allowing access to the search command center, unveiling detailed perimeter maps centered on botanical site Longwood Gardens where cavalcante was last seen. What im thinking is hes somewhere in here, and i dont want him slipping through. Reporter mother of two sue boyd came to the command Center Offering to buy food for the search teams. I think theyre doing everything they can. I cant drive anywhere without seeing a cop car. Which makes me feel safe. Reporter still, she says her kids are anxious and some parents are fearful of leaving their children at the school bus stop. We are all very frustrated. We just want to see an end to this. Reporter but tonight, weve learned cavalcante has already successfully evaded capture once before. Wanted for murder in his native brazil, Officials Say he hid in the jungle, eventually fleeing to the u. S. Its not surprising to me that hes able to last out there for a little while. Again, hes no stranger to hardship. Reporter but authorities believe they have him surrounded and theyll eventually force him out. Were going to capture him. Its just a matter a time. Reporter those officers with long guns are still lined up here behind these vehicles. Tonight the Chester County District Attorney says that Observation Tower guard was terminated yesterday afternoon, but the full investigation into how this escape occurred, still ongoing. Mary . Mary still so many questions as this search enters its second week. Trevor, thank you. Next, new images tonight of that american explorer trapped more than 3,000 Feet Underground after suffering a medical emergency in a cave in turkey. A medical team has reached him and they are treating him onsite. Now new details on the Daring Mission to get him to the surface. They say it could take days. Heres abcs marcus moore. Reporter tonight, american Caver Mark Dickey receiving medical treatment 3,000 Feet Underground. Turkish Officials Saying the rescuers are now in a position to begin the dayslong journey back to the surface. We gave four units of Blood Cell Solution to him and also some medications for his stomach and for his general condition. Reporter rescue teams saying dickeys condition is stable and that they are now focusing on the painstaking process of extracting the 40yearold. Officials say they have split the cave into seven sections based on depth, with one rescue team responsible for each layer. They expect it to take about a week to complete the rescue. Adding that they are, quote, preparing the way out to the entrance by installing additional ropes and fixings. I was very close to the edge. Reporter the caver was part of an expedition mapping the vast Morca Cave In turkey when he suddenly became ill on saturday, suffering gastrointestinal bleeding. Dozens of specialist rescuers from across Europe Racing to the cave, providing dickey with lifesaving care. Dickey himself acknowledging the challenge ahead. I am not healed on the inside yet, so i am going to need a lot of help to get out of here. Reporter mary, rescuers say that they could begin moving dickey out of that cave as early as tomorrow depending on his condition. Also a doctor will be with him throughout the journey. Mary such a delicate rescue mission. Marcus, thank you. Overseas President Biden arrived in india for the weekends g20 economic summit with world leaders. His first stop, a visit at the home of prime Minster Narendra modi. China and russia are sitting out the summit, giving the u. S. More opportunity to focus on countering the rise of china and shoring up support for ukraine. Back home now the mother of six and youtube star facing Child Abuse Charges appearing before a judge from jail. Tonight were hearing the 911 call about her 12yearold son that led to her arrest and learning more about possible red flags that were missed. Heres abcs zohreen shah. Reporter tonight, Youtube Influencer and mother ruby franke facing a judge for Child Abuse Charges. Have you received a copy of the information in this case . Yes. Reporter the utah mom of six appearing from jail, a stark contrast to the online personality who once reached millions on social media with her harsh parenting advice. Im not even gonna let you eat breakfast until you get your chores done. Reporter and were now hearing the 911 call that led to her arrest. A Neighbor Calling police after frankes 12yearold son climbed out of the window at her Business Partners home, jodi hildebrandt, who is also now charged with child abuse. Hes emaciated. Hes got tape around his legs. Hes hungry and hes thirsty. Reporter that caller emotional. This kid has obv

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