For all of us, we appreciate your time. See you again in half an hour. Tonight, breaking news. What we have just learned. The arrest. The Security Threat at maralago. The chinese woman with multiple passports, four cell phones, a laptop and a thumb drive. What was she trying to do . And how did she get that far inside with the president in florida . Also developing tonight, the deadly explosion. Workers crawling under fences to escape. Some on gurneys. Residents nearby feeling their homes shake. Multiple schools on lockdown. The breaking headline tonight. An arrest after the murder of a popular rap star, amid that new surveillance of the deadly attack. And the scare during a Vigil Erupting into chaos. Multiple injuries. Two new Storm Threats as we come on tonight. Blinding rain, strong winds, even snow. The system moving up the east coast. Rob is tracking it. Were on the scene tonight, multiple bodies found inside a familyowned company. What police have just revealed. President trump, who declared the Republican Party will be the party of health care, now reveals the plan wont be revealed until after 2020. The families suing tonight over hidden cameras in the Operating Rooms. Tonight, the hospital accused of secretly recording dozens of female patients. Deborah norville undergoing surgery after what an alert viewer spotted on tv. And what we can all learn from this. And in New York City, the nypd vehicle seen smashing into several cars. How theyre explaining this tonight. Good evening on this tuesday night. Its great to have you with us. And we begin tonight with news of the arrest. The troubling Security Breach at maralago while the president was in florida. An intruder arrested. The chinese woman had multiple passports and cell phones, a laptop and that thumb drive. Somehow she got past Secret Service and got past maralago
security for a time. What was her plan, who sent her, and how did she get that far inside on the president s property . Abcs chief Global Affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz leading us off. Reporter tonight, the major Security Breach at maralago while the president was in florida. It was just after noon on saturday. The woman, yujing zhang, walking right up to a Secret Service agent, presenting two passports from the Republic Of China as i. D. Authorities say zhang told the agent, she was there to go to the pool. According to court documents, the agent checked the i. D. And handed zhang off to maralago security. They couldnt find her on their membership rolls. But there was another person named zhang who belonged to the club. According to the complaint, due to a potential language barrier issue, maralago believed her to be the relative of that member. They let her in. A valet drove her to the main Reception Area in a golf cart, passing three more secret
service agents. Prosecutors say zhang was finally stopped by a receptionist, who asked her several times why she was there. According to the complaint, zhang finally responded that she was there for a United NationsChinese American Association event later in the evening. The receptionist knew this event does not exist. At that point, the Secret Service took over. Authorities say zhang claimed her chinese friend, charles, told her to travel from shanghai to attempt to speak with a member of the president s family about chinese and American Foreign economic relations. Police say she was carrying four cell phones, a laptop, an external hard drive and a thumb drive. Authorities determined preliminarily that the thumb drive contained malicious malware. All right, so, lets get right to Martha Raddatz with us live tonight. And martha, do we have any idea yet what authorities think this woman was up to . Reporter well, theres still
many questions about who she is and why she was there, and especially about that thumb drive, which Authorities Say contained the malware which can infect computers with a virus. But also tonight, david, so many questions about how she was able to make it onto that secure property. Even if the president wasnt there at the time, that is where he spent the weekend. David . Yeah, past several layers of security. All right, Martha Raddatz leading us off. Thank you, martha. Were also following a deadly plant explosion tonight. Workers crawling out, under fences, trying to get to safety. All of this playing out at a Chemical Plant in crosby, texas, Outside Houston. The explosion leading to shaking homes, multiple schools on lockdown. The fire sending thick black smoke right into the air. Everyone within a mile was told to stay inside today, some workers on gurneys, helicopters, you can see, rushing to the scene. Tonight, at least one worker is dead. And abcs marcus moore is on the scene. Reporter tonight, a terrifying Chemical Plant blast leaving one person dead and several communities Outside Houston on edge. All units, be advised. We have multiple injured employees at the kmco refinery. Reporter flames and thick black smoke pouring from tanks. The incident beginning just after 11 00 this morning, when Officials Say isobutylene, a highly flammable chemical, ignited. There was pops. I mean, boom boom reporter Dozens Of Workers Inside Hearing Radio Chatter of a leak. They told us to get out of the plant, there was a leak and we were evacuating. And it blew up. And we had to crawl underneath the fence to get out. Reporter Life Flight Choppers quickly moving in. Im with one patient. Hes got second and thirddegree burns to the face and hands. Reporter authorities tonight saying one worker is dead. Two more in critical condition. The Blaze Setting off the plants Automated Water system while firefighters on the ground braved the heat and flames. Theres still more explosions at this time. Reporter all residents within a onemile radius ordered to shelter in place. Students kept in schools. Air conditioning units in those buildings turned off. Other adults and children seen wearing face masks. There are some other chemicals in the complex that are concerning to us, as well, so, were actively monitoring that. Reporter this comes just days after a fire at a different facility nearby burned on and off for days. At one point, officials detecting toxic benzene in the air. The epa now monitoring air quality for this incident, as well. But so far, saying despite this thick smoke, they have not detected anything of concern. Marcus moore with us live tonight from the scene. Marcus, we know the fire is just out, that shelter in place order lifted, as you were telling us, but this refinery, where the blast took place, was already under scrutiny . Reporter yeah, david, government records show a history of osha violations, and this company is facing a civil trial later this summer over allegations it violated clean air and water laws. Tonight, the company is apologizing for this latest incident, and the epa right now has a plane in the air monitoring the air quality, and tonight, they assure residents it is safe. David . Marcus, thank you. There is also breaking news out of los angeles tonight. An arrest just a short time ago in the murder of grammynominated rapper nipsey hussle. These images just coming in tonight. Police taking the suspect into custody. Authorities do not believe this was gangrelated. What theyre now saying about this tonight, and it comes amid that new surveillance showing the moment the artist was shot and killed. Abcs Adrienne Bankert from los angeles. Reporter tonight, after an aggressive allout manhunt, Authorities Say theyve captured 29yearold eric holder, the prime suspect in the murder of rapper nipsey hussle. There he is. There he is. Reporter the news comes just hours after Police Called for him to turn himself in. To mr. Holder, who i am confident is watching this and is listening to these media accounts, i ask him to surrender. Rr olice scouring surveillance videos gathered from the scene, including this one obtained by tmz. It shows the suspect talking to hussle, leave, then return before opening fire and escaping in a white chevy cruze driven by a woman. Police say his murder was not a gang fight, but a personal dispute. Overnight, a vigil for the rapper in the parking lot where he was murdered. It turned into a stampede after someone brandished a gun. David, mourners continue to file in here at the vigil to pay their respects. Police say this was not gangrelated, but a personal dispute. David . Adrienne bankert with us again tonight, thank you. Were watching two Storm Systems slamming both coasts tonight. In the east, one storm dropping unusual snow in North Carolina before bringing Blinding Rain and heavy winds right up the coast tonight. Rob marciano is tracking it all for us. Rob . Reporter hi, david. This storm has made a mess of the carolinas today and its only strengthening as it heads towards the northeast tonight. You see it on the Satellite Picture there. The track is going to stay just offshore, fortunately, but that means long island and easternne. Should end during the morning rush for boston. But one to three inches of wet snow in eastern mass and maine potentially throughout the day tomorrow. Our western storm gets into the plains for the afternoon. Were looking at a Severe Weather threat for the texas panhandle. Then, that storm zone expands as it heads to the Lower Mississippi valley. Thursday is the day were most
concerned. David . Rob marciano tonight. Rob, thank you. We also have new reporting this evening after that gruesome discovery inside a familyowned business. Four people discovered dead, and abcs alex perez is on the scene in north dakota with what weve learned. Reporter tonight, the Murder Mystery just outside bismarck, north dakota. Police asking for the publics help, as they work to track down whomever murdered four people inside this Management Company building. The police chief here, like so many others, stunned. Its something that youd never wake up in the morning thinking, this is the phone call im going to receive. Reporter police making the chilling discovery monday morning, after responding to a medical call at rjr, in mandan. The company manages Apartment Buildings. Among the dead, police say, the owner and this married couple pictured on the company website. The murders rocking this tightknit town. Police say they believe the four were targeted, but revealing little else. Its a special kind of evil. Thats all i can say. Reporter david, investigators have not revealed
a motive, but say they do not believe the general public is at risk. Theyre reviewing surveillance cameras, but so far have not released a description of the suspect. David . All right, alex perez. Alex, thank you. Tonight, boeing has now revealed they will need far more time than expected to install that software fix on its 737 max jets. So, now the question, how long will those grounded jets sit there . And could this now begin to effect the busy Summer Travel season . Heres abcs david kerley. Reporter with Summer Travel quickly approaching, it appears tonight these parked boeing 737 maxes, grounded, may not be available for several more weeks. Boeing, which planned to ask for approval of its Software Upgrade last friday, is now asking for more time. Were working with customers and regulators around the world to restore faith in our industry. Reporter boeing says it will demonstrate its addressed all Certification Requirements but will now ask for approval in the coming weeks. That could be up to four more weeks. The faa saying it wont approve the software until it is satisfied. The software will make it more difficult for an antistall system in the new jet to misfire and easier for a pilot to regain control. That system is suspected in two crashes of maxes in the past five months, in which the jets nosed down and up dramatically. American and southwest, who together own nearly 60 aircraft, have been forced to cancel more than 200 flights every day. And david kerley with us live tonight from reagan airport. David, i wanted to get back to what you reported just there, that even though they say they have a fix, that these jets might not be in the air again until may or perhaps even later . Reporter boeing has found something that they either want to change or add to that software fix. There are reports it could take four weeks, add two weeks to pilot training. Optimistically, midmay before this fleet is back in the air. David . David kerley covering this every step of the way, thank you. Tonight, President Trump and the plan he says will replace
obamacare. Just days after backing a full repeal of obamacare and saying the Republican Party would be the party of health care, now he says the plan wont be revealed until after the 2020 election. Heres abcs chief White House Correspondent jonathan karl. Reporter one week after saying he would make the republicans the party of health care i understand health care now, especially, very well. A lot of people dont understand it. Reporter President Trump now says that will have to wait until after the 2020 election. The backtracking started last night with a tweet vote will be taken right after the election when republicans hold the senate and win back the house. The president s initial promise of a Republican Health care plan came after he decided last week to attempt to completely terminate obamacare through the courts. A move that could leave tens of millions of people without health insurance. Now, hes saying the republican Replacement Plan will have to wait. If we get back the house and on the assumption we keep the
senate and we keep the presidency, which i hope are two good assumptions, were going to have a phenomenal health care. Reporter the aboutface comes after Republican Leaders in Congress Told the president they had no interest in pushing through a Health Care Bill any time soon. I made it clear to him, we were not going to be doing that in the senate. Reporter republicans have yet to present a plan to replace obamacare, but today, the president implied he already has one. When the plan comes out, which well be showing you at the appropriate time, its much better than obamacare, so, when the plan comes out, youll see it. Jon karl with us live tonight at the white house. And jon, President Trump talked about that plan right there, he said when its available, the public will see it, to replace obamacare. And i know our team reached out to republican majority leader Mitch Mcconnells office. Are Senate Republicans aware of any plan tonight . Reporter no word on that from the republicans, but david, if there is a plan, it is one of washingtons bestkept secrets, because nobody seems to know what it is. Jon karl live at the white house. Jon, thank you. Next here tonight, to Inside Edition host Deborah Norville, who underwent surgery today after a viewer spotted something while watching norville on tv. Tonight, how norville is now doing, and what we can all learn from this. Heres abcs erielle reshef. Reporter tonight, Deborah Norville out of surgery after doctors removed a cancerous nodule from her thyroid. Reporting everything went great. The host of Inside Edition revealing her diagnosis monday. You know, we live in a world of see something, say something, and im really glad we do. Reporter crediting an eagleeyed viewer who noticed something didnt look right. An Inside Edition viewer reached out to say shed seen something on my neck. It was a lump. Reporter norville says she lived with that lump for years under close medical observation, but when it turned cancerous, it was time to operate. There will be no chemo. Im told no radiation. Reporter its not the first time a tv viewer has flagged a health concern. Hgtv host Tarek El Moussa was
successfully treated for Thyroid Cancer after a nurse spotted this lump on his neck. David, doctors say about half of people will get a Thyroid Nodule before the age of 60, but only 5 turn out to be cancerous. Tonight, norville is thanking everyone for the outpouring of love. David . And were thinking about Deborah Norville, as well