A roundup of the days events. Reporter he was a background political operative on the trump campaign, literally right there behind the candidate at the Republican National convention. But today, rick gates took the stand in a virginia federal courthouse playing the role of special counsel Robert Muellers star witness. Coming facetoface with his former business partner, paul manafort, gates testified that they committed crimes together, including not reporting more than a dozen offshore accounts. The prosecutor asking, were you involved in any criminal activity with mr. Manafort . Yes, gates answered. Did you commit any crimes with mr. Manafort . Yes, gates answered again. The two men spent years working sidebyside. In february, gates pleaded guilty to conspiracy and lying to federal authorities. But today, as a flipped witness cooperating with the special counsel, gates told the court he lied because manafort told him to. And he also admitted he embezzled several hundred thousand dollars from his former boss, a charge manaforts lawyers have long maintained. Campaign manager. He was a lead organizer of the president s inauguration. And while he was here today to testify against his old friend, paul manafort, with all of his insider knowledge, he will no doubt be a key witness for Robert Mueller in his russia probe. David, he is right back here again tomorrow on the stand. All right, cecilia vega leading us off tonight. Thank you, cecilia. The other major headline involving the president tonight, the meeting at trump tower with russians, the president now tweeting that the meeting was about getting dirt on Hillary Clinton. The president s son, donald trump jr. , was at that meeting. The president s aides once acknowledged the president helped his son explain the meeting months later. The president has argued getting Opposition Research on your opponent is perfectly legal, but this would have involved a foreign adversary, potentially helping in a u. S. Election. Heres abcs chief White House CorrespondentJonathan Karl on this front. Reporter as President Trump dials up his attacks on special counsel Robert Mueller the russian witch hunt. Reporter he is now bluntly acknowledging that a Trump Tower Meeting central to
the investigation was, in fact, about getting dirt on Hillary Clinton from the russians. This was a meeting to get information on an opponent, the president tweeted over the weekend, totally legal and done all the time in politics and it went nowhere. I did not know about it. That explanation directly contradicts what trump jr. And the white house said when the meeting was first revealed last year. There was nothing, as far as we know, that would lead anyone to believe that there was anything except for a discussion about adoption. Reporter a written statement by don jr. Said the same thing. A statement the white house first said the president didnt write. He certainly didnt dictate, but you know, like i said, he weighed in, offered suggestion like any father would do. Reporter but his lawyers later revealed the president did, in fact, dictate the statement. Only after emails emerged showing the real reason the meeting was set up did both trumps acknowledge it was not about adoptions. For me, this was Opposition Research. Its called Opposition Research, or Even Research into
your opponent. Reporter campaigns do gather Opposition Research all the time, but they dont gather it from Foreign Governments, especially ones hostile to the united states. Conspiring to get Campaign Help from a Foreign Government would likely be illegal, although the president s legal team insists it might not be. Well, the question is, how would it be illegal . I mean, the real question here is, would a meeting of that nature constitute a violation . So, lets drill down on this. Jon karl with us live at the white house. And jon, as you said right there, every candidate does Opposition Research on their opponents, thats expected, but the real issue here for months now is the promise of dirt on an opponent from a foreign adversary. Reporter and any such offer from a Foreign Government, david, would raise huge red flags on any campaign. It is just not something that is commonly done. It is something that is not done because of those legal concerns. As the fbi director told Congress Last year, he would expect any campaign who got an
floria hakimi posting this picture on instagram with the caption, flying out to l. A. But just hours later, pilot scott shepherd, who was traveling with his wife lara, calling the tower for help. The pilot declared an emergency, however, he did not state the nature of his problem. Reporter the plane, owned by a San Francisco company, crashed about a mile from the runway at john wayne airport. Did something break on the airplane where he could no longer control the airplane . Did he lose an engine and run out of air speed and stall and spin . Did that cause the mishap . Or, because there was no postcrash fire, did he run out of gas . These are all things that the investigators will be looking at. Will carr with us live from the scene tonight of that crash, and will, federal investigators have now arrived on the scene . Reporter thats right, david. The ntsb here combing through that wreckage, looking for clues. We know theyll be looking at those videos. Theyre also asking for the public to come forward with any new videos that show that fatal plunge. David . Will carr live in california. Will, thank you. Now, to the dangerous heat on both coasts tonight, moving into the east this evening. And in the west at this hour, a developing headline as we come on the air, from orange county. A new Wildfire Erupting just a short time ago. We know of at least two people hiking there in the area at the time. And in Northern California tonight, the mendocino complex fire is now the secondlargest in california history. Of course, helping to fuel those flames, a new heat wave across much of the west. And tonight, the east coast bracing, too. Lets get right to chief meteorologist ginger zee, shes tracking it all tonight. Ginger . Reporter david, daily records have been broken right here at laguardia, up to bridgeport, connecticut. They made it to 93 today. The heat advisory still in place. It will feel like almost 100 as you go through your thursday. But let me tell you something about the 8 to 14day outlook. Because a lot of people want to know, yes, i see a little dip on my app that tells me its going to cool down. Well, above normal from the great lakes to the northeast in that mid to late august time
period. Then you look at that excessive heat warning in the desert southwest. The watch that stretches up to spokane and northern idaho. Air quality alerts. And a really strong temperature gradient, david, thats going to keep those winds really gusty for some of those fires. Nearly the whole country broiling tonight. Ginger, thank you. Next, to that alleged Assassination Attempt by Drone Broadcast on live tv. And tonight, major new developments from venezuela. Authorities there say they have detained at least a half dozen suspects. The president of venezuela speaking at a Military Rally over the weekend when an explosion erupts. His bodyguards rushing in there to protect him. Troops suddenly rushing away, then the tv signal suddenly cuts out. And tonight, the president there retweeting this video suggesting it was the drone that suspects used to try to kill him. But there are major questions about whether this was one of those drones. Abcs matt gutman, who has reported here on the Crashing Economy in venezuela, the desperation there, hes back tonight with what the u. S. Is now saying about the dangers of drones and Assassination Attempts. Evolving. Now currently, u. S. Law does not allow Law Enforcement agencies to track or hack into a drone in order to try to change its course. But of course, those new laws could change that, david. Matt gutman with us tonight. Matt, thank you. And next here, to indonesia, and to the unfolding horror for the people who live there and for tourists after the second deadly earthquake in a week. The magnitude 6. 9 quick struck, sending worshippers right there running to escape a mosque. Rescuers searching the rubble for survivors. The death toll already, at least 98 people. And look at this tonight. Thousands of tourists rushing to leave the islands. The crowds at the beach right there. Theyre trying to board boats. The airports rounded tonight, as well. Abcs James Longman reporting in. Reporter paradise lost. Thousands crowd an indonesian beach to find safety after its massive earthquake, which is now known to have killed at least 98 people. Hundreds more have been injured in the magnitude 6. 9 quake, which hit the north shore of Lombok Island sunday morning. Tremors felt on multiple islands. Watch as these men narrowly escape the roof of their mosque falling in. Its thought 20,000 people have been left homeless. On the gili islands, a fight to release this man trapped under concrete. Now many are stranded. Its getting dark now. Theres no power, theres no water. Reporter and on bali, hotel guests ran from their rooms in panic. Rolling blackouts and damaged communications are hampering the rescue effort, with authorities warning the death toll could rise as Emergency Teams pick through the debris. With dozens of violent aftershocks continuing for hours afterwards, indonesia is very much a country on edge tonight. David . James longman with us, as well. Thank you, james. And back here now, and to a new public plea tonight from authorities in chicago to break the code of silence, after a horrific weekend in chicago. More than a dozen dead and so many more injured. Abcs alex perez, who has covered the violence in chicago for us for years now. Reporter tonight, in
chicago, 17yearold jahnea pattersons mother grieving. They took my baby away. Reporter her daughter, one of 14 People Killed by gun violence this weekend in the windy city. This violence got to stop. Reporter 54 others injured by gunfire this weekend. One of the citys Trauma Centers so overwhelmed, it was placed on lockdown. The citys top cop frustrated, saying police alone cannot eliminate the Community Code of silence. Wheres the accountability . I never hear people saying, these individuals out here on the street need to stop pulling the trigger. Reporter weve followed chicagos struggle against gun violence for years on world news. The city working to seize illegal guns, flooding high crime areas and using hightech tools to predict shootings. But today, the citys mayor pleading with residents. If you know who did this, be a neighbor. Speak up. We have a heavy heart. Our souls are burdened. What happened this weekend did not happen in every neighborhood
in chicago, but it is unacceptable to happen in any neighborhood of chicago. Reporter but david, even with the surge in tragic violence this weekend, the mayor and Police Superintendent say shootings so far this year are down compared to last year. David . Alex perez from chicago. Alex, thank you. At midnight tonight, new sanctions against iran kicking in. President trump signed the Executive Order today after pulling out of what he called the, quote, horrible, onesided nuclear arms deal. But irans president pushing back tonight on the president s offer to talk to the iranians, saying the u. S. Broke its trust by backing out of its commitment to the nuclear deal. There is still much more ahead on World News Tonight this monday. The Tour Plane Crash. The search for survivors and what authorities are now saying tonight. The deadly highway blast. The Tanker Truck Exploding into a massive fireball. C body cam images. Police battling the flames. A passenger still inside. 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Hes so new to the Atlanta Police department, he doesnt officially graduate from the academy until next month. Yall got to get the door. You got to get the door. Reporter what you cant see yet is offic conn hes trying r. Pull an injured man twice her size up and over the front seat and out through the back, but his leg is stuck. I couldnt get my hand under the dashboard to pull him out. So, once i saw his pants leg started to smoke, i was like, listen, you need to pull it together. Reporter and just like that pull him out pull him out reporter they saved a life. This was teamwork. It wasnt a single persons effort. Reporter three victims from the wreck are still hospitalized tonight with broken bones and other serious injuries. David . Steve, thank you. When we come back tonight, that Tour Plane Crash in alaska. The search for victims and what authorities have now revealed. And well have more on that deadly Truck Collision on a busy highway. The massive fireball that erupts. 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