Im kristen sze. And im dan ashley. For sandhya, michael, all of us, we appreciat tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. President trump in the uk, his state visit. The royal reception with the queen. Tea with Prince Charles. Would they see eye to eye on Climate Change . Prince harry was there today, but not duchess meghan. And the president and those headlines about what he said involving meghan, the audio tonight from that interview. And this evening, bracing for protests. The president not shying away from the political turmoil rocking the uk. Back here at home tonight, the Workplace Massacre in Virginia Beach. What weve now learned about the alleged gunman who killed so many of his coworkers. What he did just hours beforehand. The Major Development in the search for that missing mother last seen dropping off her children at school. Tonight, her estranged husband and his girlfriend arrested and in court. The cruise ship collision. New pictures tonight as it slams into port. Abc news inside iran tonight as tensions escalate. Our Martha Raddatz on The Streets Of Tehran. And the first look tonight on the uss Aircraft Carrier sent to the region. The daughter badly injured in a shark attack. Her father and how he saved her, punching the shark. Two separate cases tonight. The american couple who went to the hospital in fiji, both of them dying. And the separate case, the couple found in a hotel room in the dominican republic. The medical condition they both died from. And return to normandy. The american heroes from every corner of this country. Tonight, we set out to meet them and journey with them as they go back, 75 years later. Good evening and its great to have you with us to start off another week. And we begin tonight with President Trumps historic state visit to the uk. The first day full of pomp and pageantry. The royal welcome. But politics and controversy not far behind. The president and first lady
receiving a formal welcome on the grounds of Buckingham Palace and ending the day with shared toasts at a glittering palace dinner. There was a tea with Prince Charles. They dont agree on all issues, particularly Climate Change. And prince harry was onhand today, but no duchess meghan. And tonight, london is now bracing for protests in the coming hours, and abcs terry moran leading us off tonight from london. Reporter a resplendent moment at Buckingham Palace this evening. President trump, in white tie and waistcoat, enters a banquet held in his honor, hosted by Queen Elizabeth herself. With the first lady escorted by Prince Charles. And ivanka trump joining several other Family Members amid a glittering gathering of notables. Mr. President. Reporter and then, her majesty paying tribute to this Enduring Alliance and raising her glass. Ladies and gentlemen, i invite you all to rise and drink a toast to president and
mrs. Trump. Reporter President Trump seemed almost awed by it all as he paid tribute to the queen. She has embodied the spirit of dignity, duty and patriotism that beats proudly in every british heart. Reporter the president got the Royal Treatment all day. From marine one touching down in the garden of the palace and Prince Charles greeting the trumps, escorting them to the queen on the steps. To the inspection of the honor guard. After a private lunch, a tour of the royal gallery. Prince harry there, too. A solemn Wreath Laying at the grave of the unknown warrior in westminster abbey. To Afternoon Tea with Prince Charles and camilla, the duchess of cornwall. But of course, trump has stoked controversy here, weighing in on brexit and on who should succeed outgoing Prime Minister theresa may, fighting on twitter with londons mayor. And those words about meghan markle. Last week, the President Firing back when told by a reporter that markle had been critical of him back in 2016. I didnt know that she was nasty. Reporter the white house insists he was describing meghans comments, not personally insulting her. The duchess, on maternity leave, did not attend todays events. But all that seemed far away this evening, where the Real Estate Developer from queens basked in the honor bestowed on him by the queen. It was quite the day. Terry moran is live outside Buckingham Palace tonight. That state dinner has just wrapped up, terry, as weve learned. And ahead of the president s visit, there was talk of protests in london, but today, relatively calm. Tomorrow, though, the day where politics come into play . Reporter thats right, david. The president will meet with the Prime Minister. Larger protests are expected, including protests in support of the president. He has supporters here. Britishers wearing maga hats. David . Terry moran leading us off tonight. Terry, thank you. And back here at home tonight, and the other major headline, what weve now learned after the deadly Workplace Massacre in Virginia Beach. Tonight, we are seeing the Resignation Letter the gunman submitted just hours before his killing rampage. 12 people, most of them his coworkers, died in the building where theyVirginia Beach. Orsearching fo motive behind the Virginia Beach mass shooting. Just hours before the massacre, Dewayne Craddock giving his two weeks notice, saying in this newlyreleased email, it has been a pleasure to serve the city, but due to personal reasons, i must relieve my position. The email only adding to the deepening mystery of what triggered the horror. Shots fired, shots fired, second floor. Hes going up the steps. Reporter the Gunfire Erupting at 4 08 p. M. Friday. The shooter, police say, armed with two handguns, extended magazines and a silencer. Four officers onscene within two minutes. Still actively hearing gunshots. Reporter the officers engage the shooter and take him down. The entire ordeal lasting 36 terrifying minutes. Rounds are coming through doors, were coming through the wall. Reporter 12 innocent people killed, including keith cox, who colleagues say gave his life to save others. He said, ladies, get in the office, were going to barricade ourselves in. He said, i got to check on everybody else, barricade the door. Reporter david, local police tell me theyre still working with federal officials to get more information about how the gunman obtained that silencer, which requires extensive paperwork and Law Enforcement approval. David . Whit johnson with us again tonight. Whit, thank you. There are also grim new details tonight in the case of a missing mother of five from connecticut, she was last seen dropping her children off at school. Her estranged husband and his girlfriend have now been arrested, they were in court today and what prosecutors tonight are now saying. Abcs eva pilgrim is in connecticut. Reporter Investigators Today Digging In This Connecticut Park in a desperate search for missing mother jennifer dulos. Her estranged husband, fotis dulos, now under arrest, arriving at a connecticut courthouse to face charges of evidence tampering, along with his girlfriend, michelle troconis. The mother of five vanished more than a week ago after dropping her children at school. Her car abandoned. Newlyreleased Court Documents reveal chilling details about her husbands alleged movements on the day she went missing. Fotis dulos stopped at over 30 locations, placing garbage bags into various trash receptacles, troconis allegedly traveling with him. Investigators recovering those bags and clothing with a bloodlike substance. Lab tests confirming that blood matches jennifer dulos. Do you have any idea where your wife is . Reporter tonight, fotis dulos is behind bars. His girlfriend released on 500,000 bond. Do you know what happened to jennifer . David, investigators asking the community for any video from around the time jennifer disappeared. Prosecutors saying they expect more charges will come. David . Eva, thank you. Next this evening, abc news inside iran tonight, as tensions escalate with the u. S. President trump imposing those new sanctions and the president pentagon sending the uss
abraham lincoln. Tonight, a first look right here onboard that Aircraft Carrier now in the middle east. Abcs chief Global Affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz on The Streets Of Tehran tonight. Reporter tonight, high above tehran, iranians enjoying a cool evening walk. But this nation of 80 Million People is caught in a dangerous standoff. President trumps maximum Pressure Campaign leaving the economy here in dramatic decline. And its military keeping a close eye on the u. S. Warships off its shores. Abc news was aboard the uss lincoln today. The Carrier StrikeGroup Commander telling us part of his mission, to deter iran. The threats are credible and thats why were here. Reporter but irans Foreign Minister telling me the u. S. Should be careful not to escalate the already tense situation. By engaging in economic terrorism against iran, then there will be consequences. Reporter tonight, zarif
tweeting a video of a young boy whose mother, he says, cannot get prosthetic legs for her son because of the sanctions. But the spike in food prices, medicine and a rapidly declining job market has left nearly everyone struggling. And Martha Raddatz reporting in from iran tonight. And martha, you and i have been to tehran. Both of us reporting on the impact of sanctions before, leading up to the iran nuclear deal. Of course, so much has happened since then. What are you seeing now, the effects of these sanctions right now . Reporter well, right now, david, its very much the same as when you and i were here before the nuclear deal was signed and sanctions lifted. You walk in the markets and meat is nearly 60 higher. Vegetables nearly 50 higher. And there is a very real fear about what happens next, david. Martha raddatz reporting in from tehran tonight. Martha, thank you. And back here at home tonight and our series, return to normandy. This week, we mark the 75th Anniversary of dday, the day that changed the course of world war ii. We have traveled this country in the weeks leading up to the
anniversary to meet many of the world war ii veterans who are going back. They are our fathers, our grandfathers. And true to form, they are modest about what they did. Youre about to hear their descriptions of that day, they remember it like it was yesterday. And they hope their country will remember, too. In every corner of the country, from Fixing Planes in this alabama hangar, to quietly reminiscing among treasured photos in nevada these are war pictures here. All my buddies. They are the modest heroes reporter they are the modest heroes who did something extraordinary 75 years ago. You dont know their names. They have asked for little attention. But now, we document their return to normandy. World war ii veterans who were there on dday and who are now going back. Harold phil mcmurran. My name is Jack Brown Claiborne and i was a Seaman First Class in the navy. My name is Onovrio Zicari and
i was in the u. S. Army. My name is harold himmelsback. I was actually drafted into the army when i was 18. Reporter and we have set out to meet them, to travel with them, as they journey back. Harold. How are you . Reporter its an honor. Harold himmelsback, raised in yakima, washington. He is 93, about to turn 94. Youre almost ready to make this trip back. How significant is this . Very. It was the most dramatic time in my life. And i remember best and saw things that very few people would ever see. And i saw it all. Reporter harold remembers everything. The morning of june 6th, 1944. That moment, when those mines began to explode, that was the moment you knew. Right. You Better Believe it. It was dramatic. It just blows up in your face. I would say other guys died
within feet of me. Reporter they had all been training for dday. Did you know what you were training for . Yes. Everybody knew what we were doing. We were going to go and defeat the germans. Reporter so, you all knew what you were going to do. Oh, yes. Reporter you just didnt know when. Thats right. Thats right. Reporter they woke up harold and his brothers on that ship at 3 00 a. M. Told them to eat and to get their gear. And all of a sudden, im out on the deck when the first explosions took place. So i had no gear on or anything else. I was just didnt even have my helmet on. All of a sudden, this explosion took place right next to us. And it just, of course, was a shock, obviously. And it it just, all of a sudden, water came up over my head and and washed over the top of us and everything. I was knocked around and down. It was a tremendous jolt, because it was actually tearing
parts of the ship open. Reporter that was just the first explosion. Right. Reporter and as youre standing there getting your bearings, a second explosion. Right. The second was more violent. That was a powerful explosion, the second one. And thats why it did so much damage. Reporter this was the moment brave sons became men. I remember i had to pick up one guys head, you know, because hed been cut and so forth. And you almost took it as, the reality of where you were. In other words, you knew you had to do these things. Reporter that reality at 18 years old. A reality he shares with veterans all over this country. Harold mcmurran. New market, alabama. People say, how did you get off that boat and go in on the beach . There was a job had to be done. Somebody had to do it. We did it. Reporter Onovrio Zicari, las vegas, nevada. Man, i was scared. I didnt realize the what war was until that day. It was awful. Reporter at 96, he remembers dday, even the smell. To this day, i have flashbacks. Ill smell diesel oil, right away ill think of dday. Cant help it. I just cant help it. Jack claiborne, dyersburg, tennessee. He was a gunner on that day. Seeing all of these boys that was killed and just laying there on the beach. It was just it was just tough for a little old kid to handle. And we were all young. Reporter vincent unger, orlando, florida, in the navy. We were the first on that beach, on utah. Terrible sound, from the cannons and the bomb dropping, everything all around us. It was a fire, explosions. Reporter and back on that ship, harold, who woke up at
3 00 a. M. , ate breakfast with his brothers on that ship, had learned he already lost one of them in the first explosions. It was just, take care of your friend. And thats what we all did. We were all americans. Reporter you jumped in to save others. Thats right. Reporter all of these men, who were so young when they were sent in on dday, now packing up. Some of them driving to the airport, ready to go back. Im ready to go. Reporter harold with the letter he wrote to his mother just days after storming that beach. Im looking at this letter you wrote to your mom. He tells me he hasnt read it in years. But he was about to read it to me. Dear mom, i suppose i should begin this by telling you i am somewhere in france. Reporter he was extremely careful with his words. You were being careful because of the censors and also careful because it was your mom. Right, my mom, you know. Mothers are sensitive, too, see. Reporter and he shows us the photo his mother made him take the moment he returned home. Proof she had her son back. So this handsome young man is going back to normandy. Thats right. I made it. Reporter and for all of these men tonight, a simple hope. For some closure. For some peace of mind. And for a country that will not forget. Harold, how important is it that america not forget what it is you did . You cant forget. You cant forget. Im very proud of being involved. Reporter well, were proud of you. Okay. Reporter and thankful. Okay. Reporter grateful. Okay. Reporter as we should be. Okay. We will be in normandy with those world war ii veterans for the 75th Anniversary later this week, reporting from london for the broadcast tomorrow night and then from Normandy Wednesday and thursday and of course, we hope youll be with us all week here. In the meantime, we turn to other news tonight, and the mysterious deaths of two american tourists on the Pacific Island of fiji. David and Michelle Paul suddenly became sick the day before they were set to return home to ft. Worth, texas. They got to the hospital, but they died there. The couples children are being
cared for by family. Its believed they might have contracted some kind of virus. There is still much more ahead on World News Tonight this monday. The teenager and the horrible shar