World news tonight with david muir is next. For sandhya patel all of us here, thanks for joi tonight, bracing for impact. The major tropical system that could become a dangerous hurricane. Several states on alert. Authorities warn the Mississippi River has never been this high, with 20 inches of rain now coming. It will test the levees in new orleans. Rob marciano live with the new track and the timing tonight. Also tonight, the Passenger Jet rocked by sudden and severe turbulence 36,000 feet in the air. The jet plummeting. Oxygen masks dropping. Nearly three dozen passengers hurt. Many hitting their heads on the ceiling. The u. S. Coast guard and the high speed chase on open water, going after a suspected narcosubmarine. The stunning discovery inside. In New York City tonight, the taxi slamming into a restaurant with customers inside right at lunchtime. Multiple injuries. The deadly outbreak in a retirement community. At least two patients dead. Dozens more sickened. And were on the scene. Late today, President Trump suddenly backing down from his promise to add a Citizenship Question to the census. What he now plans to do instead. The american mother, the u. S. Scientist, found dead. Her body dumped into these tunnels, a former nazi bunker. And now, the new clues tonight. And your money. Amazon prime this weekend. The items with deep discounts. And the other major retailers and what theyre offering now. Good evening. And its great to have you with us here on a thursday night. And we begin tonight with that major system bearing down on the u. S. , the gulf bracing. Barry could become a hurricane, but that is just part of the concern tonight. Authorities say the Mississippi River has never been this high, with a storm this size coming. 20 inches of rain on the way. And this is the satellite at this hour. Barry churning right there in the gulf. Mandatory evacuations have now been ordered for parts of the coast. Meteorologist rob marciano leads us off from new orleans. Reporter along the louisiana coast tonight, Thousands Sandbagging and scrambling to evacuate ahead of Tropical Storm barry. Were just hoping everything will be okay and life and property will stay safe. Reporter in new orleans, hundreds of flood gates are closed in and around the city. The mayor telling residents there to have a plan and be ready to shelter in place. You need to have at least 72 hours of food, water and medication for everyone in the house, including your pets. Reporter just a day after storms tore through new orleans and Flash Flooding swamped this city in just a few hours, louisiana is facing a new threat for the first time. A Potential Hurricane Roaring Ashore while the Mississippi River is still at flood stage. Swollen by months of flooding upstream. This is going to be a major Weather Event for a huge portion of the state of louisiana. And Everyone Needs to Pay Attention to the track. Reporter new orleans sitting below sea level is the most miles of these levees protect this city, but look how close the water already is to the top, and this wind is only going to
get worse. Hurricane storm surge being pushed upriver, essentially stopping the flow, lifting the levels and potentially sending water right into downtown. The Army Corps Of Engineers says though the roughly 20 foot high levees may be overtopped, they will not fail, nor should the flood walls, improved after katrina. Were confident that we are not going to have a duplicate of katrina. However, if you have a storm that has elevations much higher than those flood walls, youre going to get water in the city. Reporter david, officials obviously preparing for the worst. Those katrina upgrades are going to be tested with this storm. And theres still a fair amount of uncertainty when it comes to the intensity of this storm. That said, Hurricane Warnings have just been posted as we come on the air across the louisiana coastline. Tropical Storm Warnings up for new orleans and baton rouge. Flash flood watches for louisiana, all the way into the florida panhandle. Big rains with this. The center is just less than 100 miles offshore, a little bit bottom heavy, dry air to deal with. But Water Temperatures are in
the upper 80s. So, we do expect along the path to see intensification. 60 miles an hour tomorrow afternoon. Making landfall saturday morning right around the cusp of a category 1 storm and then decreasing in intensity after that. Three to six feet of storm surge. So, this river level is going to come up, but the rainfall will be in excess of two feet. So, we will see flood issues here and in towns well inland. David . Rob marciano leading us off tonight. Rob, thank you. Also just in tonight, the Passenger Jet rocked by sudden and severe turbulence, 36,000 feet in the air with no warning over the pacific. The jet then plummeting. Nearly three dozen passengers hurt. Many hitting their heads on the ceiling. The air canada flight made an Emergency Landing in hawaii. Abcs david kerley covers aviation. Reporter oxygen masks dangling in the boeing 777 right after that severe turbulence. Half the Cabin Didnt Have seat belts on, and there was no warning, and then half of them, their head hit the roof. Reporter the air canada jet had left vancouver for sydney and halfway over the pacific,
the pilots turned on the fasten seat belt lights. But before people even had time to get back to their seats, the plane just dropped. And everybody hit the floor or hit the roof. Everyones head on the plane who wasnt wearing a seat belt just hit the roof like a jack in the box. It was pretty scary to see. Reporter the pilots diverting to hawaii, 600 miles away. Five doctors onboard start treatmenting the 37 injured. There were 284 people onboard. It was like a scene from a movie, like, the worst possible scenario you can think of, where you see a movie where a plane is about to crash, it was like that. It was just like, people went whack, straight up in the air, and then from there, masks came down, people were screaming, kids were crying. Charlie nine will be your gate and medical personnel will be standing by. Reporter turbulence can hit with little or no warning. This is one of the most severe cases from just last month. A Flight Attendant picking up glasses over europe when she and her cart are thrown to the ceiling. The airline says she was not injured. In the u. S. , these turbulence
events happen nearly 30 times a year, injuring more than 80 people. Word from hawaii tonight that among those who were injured, some hurt seriously. Got us out of a very traumatic experience. But im glad were here anyway. Reporter of the 37 injured, hawaiian officials tell us 30 of them were taken to the hospital. Nine had injuries that were described as serious. David . Abcs david kerley, our thanks to you tonight. And we turn now to the high speed chase on the high seas. The u. S. Coast guard and dramatic video tonight as they approach what they believed was a narcosubmarine. You can hear the coast guard there ordering them to stop. Tonight, the major discovery inside, and heres abcs pierre thomas. Reporter what youre looking at is a coast guard Interdiction Team in hot pursuit of suspected drug smugglers. A Crew Member Screaming in spanish, stop the boat. That boat on the run, a
submarinelike vessel called a semisubmersible, designed to keep a low profile. It had been spotted by a Marine Patrol Aircraft Hundreds of miles of the coast of the ecuadorian Colombian Border in the eastern pacific. Thats going to be hard to get on. Reporter waves crashing, the coast guard crew draws closer. Finally, picking alongside. A member of the team dressed in Tactical Gear boards the vessel. Then pounding on the hatch. Demanding that the smugglers surrender. Inside, the coast guard discovers five suspects and in excess of 17,000 pounds of cocaine, worth an estimated 232 million. David, Cocaine Making A comeback in popularity. The same week that cocaine was confiscated in june, u. S. Authorities discovered this ship in the atlantic, recovering more than A Billion Dollars worth of cocaine. And david, cocainerelated deaths have more than doubled in recent years. 10,000 fatally boy sohned in 2016 alone. Pierre thomas tonight. Pierre, thank you. We turn next here this evening to the deadly outbreak in a retirement community. At least two patients have died. Dozens more sickened. And tonight, parts of that facility are now under quarantine. Abcs Kyra Phillips is on the scene. Reporter tonight, a deadly outbreak in virginia. Two deaths and dozens of residents sickened by a respiratory illness here at the greenspring retirement community. For a respiratory outbreak to occur in july would certainly not be as likely as for it to occur during the winter. Reporter in just the past 11 days, 54 people have become ill. Symptoms ranging from a bad cough to pneumonia. No promising leads on how the sudden illness broke out, but in a statement from the retirement facility, it says it has taken all necessary measures to fully implement proven Infection Prevention and control strategies. David, Health Officials are
testing patient swabs, hoping to figure out what this virus or bacteria is. Meanwhile, sick residents have been quarantined to their rooms. New residents are not being admitted. And all staff are Wearing Masks and protective gloves until test results bring about answers. David . Kyra phillips tonight. Kyra, thank you. There is also a breaking headline from the white house tonight. President trump now backing down on his demand that a Citizenship Question be added to the census. But what the president is now planning. Heres our chief White House Correspondent jonathan karl. Reporter after weeks of vowing to fight and win in the courts, today, President Trump backed down, saying the census will not include the question are you a u. S. Citizen . Far left democrats in our country are determined to conceal the number of illegal aliens in our midst. Reporter opponents of including the question argued millions of people, mostly minorities, would be reluctant to take the census if it included a Citizenship Question. It is designed to intimidate families, particularly hispanic families, from answering the basic questionnaire in the hope that they wont, and that they wont be counted. Reporter that could have a profound impact, since census numbers determine how many seats each state gets in the house of representatives. And how federal money is distributed. Recently, the Supreme Court blocked the question. Chief Justice John Roberts calling the administrations argument for including it contrived. And today, the white house acknowledged they wouldnt have been able to fight this in court and still get the census done on time. President trump announced a plan b. Im hereby ordering every department and agency in the federal government to provide the Department Of Commerce with all requested records regarding the number of citizens and noncitizens in our country. Reporter now, the administration will use existing government data, including information from the irs and Social Security administration, to make an estimate of the
number of citizens and noncitizens in the united states. That is a far cry from changing the u. S. Census questionnaire. David . Jonathan karl at the white house. Jon, our thanks to you. Meantime, jon, as you know, the Trump Administration plans to move ahead now with those sweeping raiding by immigration and Customs Enforcement teams this weekend. Some 2,000 immigrants in ten cities are reportedly targeted. And abcs matt gutman is in los angeles, one of the cities expecting those raids. Reporter tonight, those possible i. C. E. Raids sowing fear across america. As reported by the new york times, the roundups would target some 2,000 undocumented people on deportation lists. Theyd reportedly begin sunday in as many as ten major american cities, about three weeks after President Trump warned this could happen. The result . Near panic in some places. We are in los angeles, headed to the home of a woman in an undisclosed location who, like so many thousands, plans to go into hiding. Lillian, who asked that we not show her on camera, has been in the u. S. For over 20 years. She has two children who are u. S. Citizens, but she and her partner are undocumented. Are you afraid. Yes. I a lot of scared because for immigration. Police, Search Warrant reporter what frightens people like lillian the most is i. C. E. Deporting undocumented people who happen to be near someone on a target list like they did at this texas workplace. So, this sunday, do you plan to have the shades closed and extra food in the fridge . Yes, of course, because i go yesterday to the market because for prepare. Reporter she shows us the food and water she stocked, enough to last her for several days. Immigration groups fanning out, david, with cards like these, advising folks that they are not legally bound to open their doors to i. C. E. Now, i. C. E. Officials, unwilling to confirm to us that these raids will take place on sunday, but they do tell us that about 2,000 people are on their target lists and will be deported,
quote, soon. David . Matt gutman, our thanks to you tonight. And we are learning more this evening about that american mother, a u. S. Scientist, found murdered in greece. Her body was dumped in an world war ii bunker. And tonight, investigators have thousand collected dna from at least one person. Heres james longman. Reporter new details tonight on the murder of 59yearold american suzanne eaton, killed on the greek island of crete. Her body was dumped in this network of tunnels, a former nazi bunker. Police now say she was dropped from above. An old wooden pallet covering the entrance has been taken away for further examination. Investigators revealing today that dna has been collected from at least one suspect. An autopsy revealing shed been asphyxiated. The molecular biologist, seen here in this company video, was a mother of two living in germany. She was visiting greece for a conference. Suzanne was an incredible athlete. She was a great runner and cyclist and she has a black belt in tae kwon do. Reporter tonight, her colleagues are remembering an accomplished scientist and devoted friend. She really made a huge impact with her research. Through her loving friendship, it really really made me who i am. Reporter david, Search And Rescue went on for a week, but Police Believe eaton was killed not long after she went missing. David . James longman tonight. James, thank you. There is news tonight on jeffrey epstein, charged with sex trafficking. His attorneys have now proposed a set of Bail Conditions that they hope will allow him to get out of jail. Proposing epstein serve home detention, be monitored electronically and put up a bond secured in part bymillion manht. Prosecutors claim hes a flight risk and should remain locked up. A bail hearing is now set for monday. And to your money tonight, and the economy and a new milestone this evening on wall street. The dow closing above 27,000 for the first time, gaining 227 points today. Amid new signs the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates. The dow is now up 16 for the year. There is still much more ahead on World News Tonight this thursday. The horrific scene here in New York City. The taxi slamming into a restaurant right at lunchtime. Surveillance showing that cab there smashing into the building, multiple injuries. Also ahead tonight, the Mystery Deepening at the vatican this evening, after two tombs were actually opened today. What they thought they would find and what they saw instead. And your money tonight. Amazon prime day almost here. The items with deep discounts. And the other major retailers and what theyre now offering to try to compete. You might win in the end. Much more news ahead. Watch what i eat, take statins, but still struggle to lower my ldl bad cholesterol. Which means a heart attack or stroke. Could strike without warning, pulling me away from everything that matters most. siren because with high bad cholesterol, my risk of a heart attack or stroke is real. Repatha® plus a statin seriously lowers bad cholesterol by 63 . And significantly drops my risk of having a heart attack or stroke. Do not take repatha® if you are allergic to it. Repatha® can cause serious allergic reactions. Signs include Trouble Breathing or swallowing, or swelling of the face. Most common side effects include runny nose, sore throat, common cold symptoms, flu or flulike symptoms back pain, high blood sugar, and redness, pain, or bruising at the injection site. I wont let a heart attack or stroke come between me and everything i love. Neither should you. Tell your doctor to lower your ldl and reduce your risk with repatha®. Pa