Central and southern california. No harm, no fowl. Thanks for joining us. Tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. The Deadly School shooting. Inside the horror tonight. The children rushing out, tears streaming down their faces. And this evening, the two suspects in court. Both students, and tonight, the description, what happened in that classroom. Students who rushed the gunman, one, a marine recruit. The other student losing his life to save others, and what he had told his family beforehand. Also tonight, the Severe Weather outbreak at this hour. It has turned deadly. A man swept away in the floods. New Tornado Watches in effect right now. Roads washed away. Students who could not leave school forced to sleep there overnight. Rob has the new track tonight. The breaking headline at this hour involving donald trump jr. Subpoenaed by the Senate Intelligence committee. That Committee Led by republicans. What they want to ask him about. The innocent man who was arrested and jailed after recording officers with his phone, held behind bars for three days without cause. Now, the sheriff and two deputies facing federal charges. Walmart and the major change tonight when it comes to tobacco, amid the Exploding Use of ecigarettes. And whats in a name . Baby archie revealed to the world. Harry and meghan and what they reveal. And archie meets the queen. Good evening and its great to have you with us here on a wednesday night. And we are following Severe Weather right now. It has turned deadly. But we are going to begin tonight with the horror now revealed inside that School Shooting in colorado. The two suspects, both students, both in court today, and what we have now learned. There was a massive and Quick Response to the call of an active shooter. Nine students shot, one of them killed, as he rushed the gunman. Children from kindergarten to 12th grade inside that school,
their distraught parents waiting for word that they were safe. Tonight, the two young heroes, including that student, kendrick castillo, who lost his life, what he once told his parents. And the other hero, a young marine recruit. We hear from him right here tonight. Abcs chief National Correspondent matt gutman leads us off from the scene. Reporter tonight, that first glimpse of the young man accused of bringing murder to this denver area stem school. 18yearold devon erickson, that stripe of fuchsia in his black hair, nails painted black, saying a single word in his first appearance. No. Reporter nodding vigorously when the judge addressed him, but never looking up. He and a 16yearold accomplice facing nearly 30 charges, including murder. Just after lunchtime tuesday, erickson allegedly calling out nobody move in his class before opening fire. Nine students shot. One of them killed. His name was kendrick castillo. His family telling reporters that kendrick once said, if there was ever a school shooter,
he wouldnt think twice about acting. And tonight, details about his last heroic moments. Complete disregard for his own safety. He was immediately there to respond. He was immediately on the shooter and he was ready to end the threat. Reporter brandon bialy, a marine recruit, was One Of The Boys who lunged towards the shooter. There was fear, i still look back at it and i still feel a bit of fear when i think back to it, but after that point, it is just doing what i thought i should do. Reporter these high school seniors, including castillo, were just three days away from graduation. But there are other heroes as well. As we go through this, i think were going to find that there were a lot of students that did a number of great heroic things. Reporter police there within minutes. They had to force their way into the school, which they were able to do, and they just happened to pick a door that they forced into that one of the suspects was right, you know, down the hall from that door. Reporter soon after the all clear sounded, the kindergarten through High School Students bussed to reunification centers, where anxious parents waited an. But tonight, questions about what allegedly drove that 18yearold boy and that 16yearold to murder. Were trying to get suspect info. We do have one person shot in the lower back. Schools in lockdown. Reporter the male shooter had been active in school theater. Even had his own Youtube Channel featuring cover songs. It didnt seem like he was the type to do it at all. Reporter but when police searched his house, they found his car spraypainted with expletive society. His accomplice, a 16yearold, also a student at the school. The suspects, the first pair of Student Shooters to target a school since the Columbine Massacre 20 years ago. Tonight, that high school changing its sign in solidarity our hearts are with you, stem. So, lets get live to matt gutman in colorado tonight outside that school, which will remain closed for the rest of the week, we were told, matt. And we also know the second suspect was also in court today . Reporter thats right, david. And with a strikingly different demeanor. This suspect, the 16yearold,
had short cropped hair, was engaged and very attentive with the judge and right beside him was sitting his mother, because he is a juvenile. Now, he was born a female, but his defense team petitioned the court that he be recognized as a male. That was granted. The d. A. Is now considering whether or not to charge him as an adult. David . Matt gutman in colorado tonight. Matt, thank you. And next, to the Severe Weather threat at this hour. I mentioned at the top, a man swept away, he did not survive in the floods. And now, the new Tornado Threat at this hour. Storm chasers tracking more than a dozen tornadoes from this system. And Police Conducting water rescues, pulling three women and a dog from their flooded car in austin as the region continues to get pounded. We do have the track tonight. Abcs maggie rulli is in houston. Reporter tonight, storms firing up across the south. Day two of a deadly Severe Weather outbreak. Wow. Look at that. Reporter 18 reported tornadoes tearing across the plains. Four inches of rain per hour swamping drivers in the houston
area, washing away roads. If somebodys in their car, we get them out. Reporter some 250 calls for help, more than three dozen rescued. Students wading through the parking lot at this high school. And at one elementary school, 60 students sleeping on cots they couldnt get home. Administrators, teachers and staff all pitching in throughout the night to care for them. Worried parents picking up their kids this morning. Couldnt sleep well. Reporter new Body Cam Video showing the danger of flash flooding. Austin police racing to save three women and their dog friday. I got you, i got you. Reporter their vehicle stuck on a bridge in fastmoving water. Late today, a man was found dead in a lake nearby after being swept away by floodwaters. And david, i want to show you, this lake here is already overflowing. And right now, were bracing for potentially three more days of more rain and maybe even more tornadoes. David . All right, maggie, our thanks to you again tonight. Lets get right to rob marciano, tracking it all for us. Hey, rob. Reporter hi, david. Powerful storms now moving through east texas, Northern Louisiana and southern arkansas. Here you see it on the radar. Weve got a Tornado Watch out for much of this area until 11 00 tonight. Even one active tornado warning. Worried about jonesboro, as these Storms Rocket to the east at 45 miles per hour. Some snow tonight in denver. That cold is going to drag the southern part of this system and slow it down. Northern one kind of takes off. But atlanta tomorrow afternoon, youll get a line of storms. And the southern part of this front, again, shreveport, alexandria, baton rouge, houston, maggie mentioned more rainfall coming tomorrow night into friday. Five to eight inches not needed. David . All right, rob, well be tracking it with you. Thank you. Next, to that breaking headline tonight involving donald trump jr. Late today, we learned he has now been subpoenaed by the Senate Intelligence committee. That Committee Led by republicans. What they want to ask him about. Abcs mary bruce on the hill tonight. Reporter tonight, in a surprising move, the republicanled Senate Intelligence committee issuing the first known subpoena to a member of the president s family. Just a few weeks ago, son donald trump jr. Said he was absolved by the Mueller Report. Its been an incredible vindication for me, for my father, for our entire family. Reporter trump jr. Was involved in that trump tower meeting with a russian lawyer and was also briefed about plans to build a trump tower in moscow. He already testified in 2017, but now, they want to talk to him again. It all comes as the war between the white house and Congressional Democrats is reaching a boiling point. Weve talked for a long time about approaching a constitutional crisis. We are now in it. Reporter the House Judiciary Committee tonight voting to hold attorney general bill barr in Contempt Of Congress for refusing to turn over the full Mueller Report and the underlying evidence. The ayes have it. Reporter it happened just hours after President Trump took that extraordinary step, invoking Executive Privilege to block democrats from getting the unredacted report. Accusing the chairman of a blatant abuse of power, the white house today said the president had no other option. Are you kidding me . You cant assert executive
privilege after the fact. When the closest advisers to the president have already spoken to team mueller. Reporter but republicans were quick to defend the white house and the attorney general. Bill barr is following the law and whats his reward . Democrats are going to hold him in contempt. Reporter House Speaker nancy pelosi says the president s stonewalling is making his own case for impeachment. Every single day, the president is making a case, hes becoming selfimpeachable. So, lets get to mary bruce, shes live up on the hill again tonight. And mary, the president s son is now the subject of a subpoena, as you reported there at the top of your piece. Any response from him tonight . Reporter well, david, no word yet from trump jr. Himself, but a source close to him tells us that he is exasperated by all of this, and that he had offered to answer any additional questions in writing. So right now, its unclear where this goes from here, but the president has vowed to fight all subpoenas. David . Mary bruce tonight. Mary, thank you. And as you know, President Trump is also responding tonight to that New York Times investigation revealing details on ten years worth of his taxes. Showing that he lost more than A Billion Dollars from 1985 to 1994. They report he lost more than any other individual in that decade. And tonight, his appearances on tv during that time, including on oprah, what he said, despite what his taxes reportedly show. Heres jon karl. Reporter the Tax Documents obtained by the New York Times show donald trump was awash in red ink at a time he was portraying himself as the ultimate business genius, Master Of The Art of the deal. Well, i really think you have it or you dont have it, and i hate to say that, because, you know, its something that i feel strongly about. You either have it or you dont. Reporter the times did not review the president s actual tax returns, but they did see official irs documents that showed trump racked up 1. 17 billion in losses for the decade spanning 1985 to 1994. Year after year, the times writes, mr. Trump appears to have lost more money than nearly any other individual american taxpayer. In fact, trump lost so much money that he was able to avoid paying income taxes for eight of the ten years. But you wouldnt know it from listening to trump back then selling himself. I really go by instinct and i go by my gut feel. Everything i touched turned to gold immediately. Reporter he built an empire on debt, buying eastern airlines, turning it into Trump Airlines and draining some 7 million a month to keep it flying. Losing big on his signature casino. And even losing money for a time with maralago, which he bought in 1985 for only 10 million. Today, responding to the New York Times, the president at first explained the reason for his losses, tweeting, you always wanted to show losses for tax purposes, it was sport. And then, in the same tweet, he hammered the story as, quote, highly inaccurate. So, lets get to jon, hes live at the white house tonight. And jon, democrats in congress are now preparing to escalate their efforts to get the president s tax returns . Reporter david, were told that House Democrats will decide tomorrow whether or not to go to court and to issue a subpoena in an attempt to try to force the Treasury Department to turn over the president s more recent tax returns. David . Jon karl, great to have you. As always. Next tonight, there are now federal charges for a sheriff and two deputies accused of outrageous treatment of a man who was Recording Police with his phone. He was arrested and then held for three days without cause. Heres abcs steve osunsami. They got somebody on the loose around here. Reporter this video thats all over facebook is what started it all. 26yearold Kevin Simpson was recording from his front lawn, as Chester County sheriffs deputies were responding to a car wreck where someone ran from the scene. For reasons that arent clear tonight, the police didnt want him recording. How about staying on your porch . Reporter hes on his property, an hour south of charlotte last november, and
sheriff alex underwood, known around here as big a, tells him to get back on his porch. You got something you want to say . Reporter and when simpson talks back, the sheriff begins to arrest him. I tell you what reporter the new indictment takes over where the video leaves off, saying that the sheriff and two officers demanded simpsons cell phone, and when they didnt get it, one of them beat him up. Prosecutors say he was detained in jail for three nights, for no reason, and that the officers gave false statements to the fbi about why they held simpson and took his phone. And what they didnt realize at first, the video was broadcast live. The sheriff and two others are facing several federal charges tonight, and until this plays out in the courts, the sheriff is being replaced. David . Steve, thank you. There are new numbers tonight from the u. S. Mexico border. U. S. Authorities reporting more than 109,000 undocumented migrants were stopped last month. Thats the most in a decade, including more than 58,000 families and more than 8,800 unaccompanied minors. There are new tensions between the u. S. And iran tonight. The u. S. Announced new sanctions
on the countrys Metals Industry just today. The pentagon releasing video tonight of b52 bombers leaving Barksdale Air force base in louisiana for the middle east, after the white house accused iran and its allies of threatening u. S. Troops. Today, iran announced it will stop complying with parts of the nuclear deal unless europe, china and russia make up for the sanctions from the u. S. Meantime tonight, the big reveal. Baby archie made his debut. What we heard from harry and meghan, as the baby, archie, meets the queen. Abcs linsey davis from windsor. Reporter arm in arm, a giddy and beaming duke and duchess of sussex finally presenting Archie Harrison mountbattenwindsor. Meghan glowing, calling the first days of motherhood magic. Its pretty amazing. I mean, i have the two best guys in the world, so im really happy. Reporter baby archie, swaddled tightly in dad harrys arms. Can we have a little peak at him . We just cant quite see his
face. Reporter giving the world a closer look, the new parents say theyre still not quite sure who he takes after. Were still trying to figure that out. His looks are changing every single day, so who knows. Reporter just two days old, archie, completely unaware of the history hes making. The seventh in line to the british throne, he is the first multiracial baby born into the house of windsor. The son of the First American to marry a royal in nearly a century. Harry and meghan first releasing this Black And White portrait of the new royal family. The palace then bringing that moment to life with this vibrant version. Weve also learned meghan gave birth in a london hospital. No cameras staked outside or public family visits that for years have been part of royal tradition. The duke and duchess instead savoring private time with their son. He has the sweetest temperament. Hes really calm and i dont know who he gets that from. Reporter with a wave, the new family of three beginning their own chapter in royal history. The duke and duchess decided not to give their baby boy a royal title. Theyre electing at this time for him simply to be known as archie, which means genuine and