And, two major cases tonight. Bill cosby, why the judge was outraged in court today. What the jury has now asked for. And, she was a teenager when Authorities Say she texted her boyfriend, encouraging him to take his own life. Tonight, the verdict in that case is in. Good evening. As we come on the air in the west. The breaking headline. A u. S. Navy destroyer colliding with a vessel off the coast of japan. There are injuries reported on that destroyer. And sailors who are unaccounted for. Medevacs are being sent in. The first images coming in. The deck of the uss fitzgerald, mangled after a crash with a container ship. About 730 feet long. The u. S. Navy is requesting help from the japanese coast guard. They are conducting a head count amid reports the ship is taking on water. We begin with matt gutman. Reporter tonight, the u. S. Navy is confirming injuries and several are missing from the uss fitzgerald. The showing the imagined midsection, and the navy says it is limping to port at just three knots. The video that were seeing shows that this ship is clearly in danger. Its taking on water, its low in the water line. Reporter the seventh fleet, saying the collision happened in open water 56 nautical miles southwest of its base in yokosuka, japan. The navy says its destroyer, collided with the acx crystal, a container ship well over two football fields long, and the bigger of the two ships. Both ships are supposed to get out of each others way but in general the larger ship would have the right of way. The larger the ship, the harder it is to steer, though. Matt, what do we know about the condition of the sailors on the ship and concern about the destroyer taking on water . Reporter theres mounting concern over the sailors thought missing. We know at least one has been medevaced from the ship, which is in such bad shape, two tugboats have been dispatched to help it limp back to shore. David . Matt, thank you. Were also following a breaking headline out of minnesota tonight. A verdict in a case that caused national outrage. Tonight, a Police Officer acquitted on all charges in the shooting death of a black man after a traffic stop. The aftermath streamed by his girlfriend live on facebook. You remember the video was disturbing as he lay dying there. Eva pilgrim on the verdict, and the reaction now pouring in. Reporter tonight, a family outraged after a minnesota jury acquitted the officer who fatally shot Philando Castile moments before this infamous video was live streamed on facebook by his girlfriend. Hes licensed to carry. He was trying to get out his i. D. And his wallet out of his pocket and he let the officer know that he was, he had a firearm and he was reaching for his wallet, and the officer just shot him in his arm. Reporter the st. Anthony Police Officer holding that gun, then 29yearold jeronimo yanez. Castiles girlfriend calmly recording as her 4yearold daughter reassured her from the back seat. Its okay, im right here with you. Reporter castile there in the drivers seat, fatally wounded. Those images last summer sparking violent protest. Prosecutors charging yanez with Second Degree manslaughter. At trial arguing the officer panicked and lost control. I told him not to reach for it i told him to get his hand off of it. Reporter yanez said he pulled castile over that night believing he matched the description of a robbery suspect. The driver looks more like one of our suspects because of a wideset nose. Reporter castiles family says he was racially profiled. The system continues to fail black people. Reporter at trial, Defense Attorneys argued yanez fired because he thought castile was reaching for his gun. Tonight castiles family says theyve been denied justice. My son loved this city and this city killed my son. And eva pilgrim with us live tonight. Eva, youre learning the officer will not be returning to the police force . Reporter thats right. The city says its no longer in the publics best interest for yanez to return as a Police Officer. Theyre now negotiating a voluntary separation agreement. David . Eva, thank you. We turn next to new reporting tonight after the shooting this week. Lawmakers targeted on the ballfield not far from the Nations Capital. Tonight, sources tell abc news the gunman had a list of republicans in his pocket. And it comes amid new surveillance of the incident. Heres david kerley. Reporter tonight, new images of the shooting as abc news has confirmed from two sources that the shooter had a list of republican congressional members in his pocket. That, as another frightening view from the coffee shop across the street from the field, of the horrific shooting. Look to the right. A stray bullet, blowing out a car window along the street. Then, watch this, those two capitol hill Police Officers, jump out of their black suv gathering at the back, as a bullet hits the ground near their feet. The officers move into position to engage the shooter, as bystanders run to safety. Out on the field, louisiana congressman Steve Scalise lies near second base, hit by a bullet to his hip. Once the shooter is down hes evacuated, but still tonight he is in Critical Condition from that round, which traveled around his pelvis, damaging his organs and bones. When he arrived, he was in Critical Condition with imminent risk of death. And david, you learned there was about a dozen names on the shooters list . Reporter one source tells us there were about a dozen congressional names on the list. They say its premature to characterize what that list means. And two nights after the shooting, and behind me, you may be able to see fbi agents measuring the distance between some of the parts of the crime scene. David, our thanks to you. And President Trump tonight, one of his tweets under scrutiny. Did he confirm in a tweet that hes now being investigated for obstruction of justice . What he wrote, and how the white house is explaining it. Heres cecilia vega tonight. Reporter on camera today, President Trump, mum and on message. Mr. President , are you under investigation by the fbi . Reporter but on twitter, a president ial rant turned into a stunning admission. The president publicly acknowledging for the first time that he is indeed under investigation. He wrote, i am being investigated for firing the fbi director by the man who told me to fire the fbi director witch hunt. Despite those blunt words, a source close to the president s legal team claims he was not actually confirming the investigation, just referring to the washington posts report that it is happening. As for the man leading that socalled witch hunt, the president apparently talking about rod rosenstein, the Deputy Attorney general who appointed special Counsel Robert Mueller to oversee the probe. Before that, rosenstein wrote a memo deeply critical of former fbi director james comey. Highly respected. Very good guy. Very smart guy. The democrats like him, the republicans like him. He made a recommendation but regardless of recommendation, i was going to fire comey. Reporter the investigation could now be looking into whether that decision amounts to obstruction of justice. Rosenstein said hes standing by muellers probe. Director mueller is going to have the full independence he needs to conduct this investigation appropriately. Reporter todays Early Morning trump tweets came just hours after rosenstein released a vaguely worded statement, complaining about anonymous leaks, but not specifying which leaks. Saying, americans should exercise caution before accepting as true any stories attributed to anonymous officials. But today democrats say they fear trump could fire rosenstein and mueller, too. California senator Diane Feinstein writing, the message the president is sending through his tweets is that he believes the rule of law doesnt apply to him. Cecilia, you reported President Trump appears to be taking aim at rosenstein. And youre hearing that rosenstein may be considering recusing himself from the Russian Investigation . Reporter thats true. And if it happens, that means the top two officials in the justice department, sessions and rosenstein, will have recused themselves. And were also just learning that on this day where the president seemed to confirm the investigation, hes added a new highpowered lawyer to his team. John dowd, who has represented john mccain and other highprofile clients. And bill cosbys trial, the judge furious. After a request from cosbys defense team. And with the jury deadlocked, theyve now asked for the definition of reasonable doubt. Heres linsey davis. You dont wait 20 to 25 years. Reporter late today, bill cosby fans rallied outside the courthouse. But inside, a Fiery Exchange after almost a week of deliberations in the comedians Sexual Assault trial. Stemming from this moment last night when cosbys spokesman called on the judge to declare a mistrial. If they dont have a verdict by now, just say this is a deadlock. Reporter today the judge angrily reprimanded cosbys defense, without the jury present. But added, if the jury comes back deadlocked again i intend to act, meaning a mistrial. But after nearly 50 hours of deliberations, and more than 10 questions, still no unanimous verdict. How common is it though that a jury changes their mind, they come back with a different decision . I have seen cases where despite that jurors have come back and said we are deadlocked, they then change, they talk and they reach a verdict, but it doesnt happen all the time. Reporter so far today the jury has asked for phone logs of calls between cosby and his accuser, andrea constand. Along with cosbys deposition from 2005 where he talked about obtaining quaaludes to give to other women prior to sexual encounters. Though he never admits to doing so without their knowledge. The jury also asked to hear the definition of reasonable doubt. And linsey davis with us live outside the courthouse. How long do we expect the judge to give the jury before declaring a mistrial . Reporter well, david, during a heated exchange, the judge told the defense attorney, ill let the jury go as long as it needs. This means into saturday if need be. Remember, the jury is sequestered, 300 miles away from home. But they certainly arent rushing to judgment. Linsey, thank you. And we turn to a landmark case. A young woman on trial for Text Messages, encouraging her boyfriend to commit suicide. Michelle carter, standing to hear the verdict from the judge who decided her case. The words that he said mattered the most in his verdict, when the boyfriend had second thoughts, she texted him to get back into his truck. Heres debra roberts. Reporter michelle carter, overwhelmed by emotion today as the judge delivers her fate. This court having reviewed the evidence and applied the law thereto now finds you guilty. Reporter guilty of involuntary manslaughter. Her weapon, Text Messages encouraging her boyfriend, conrad roy, to kill himself. Two families have been torn apart and will be affected by this for years to come. Reporter in 2014, carter sent roy thousands of texts leading up to his suicide by Carbon Monoxide poisoning in his own truck. When he had second thoughts, texting, im freaking out again, im overthinking. Carter responds, i thought you wanted to do this, the time is right and youre ready, you just need to do it. And in a key moment for the judge, when roy leaves his truck, carter strongly urges him to return. It was the defendant who ordered him back in, then listened for 20 minutes as he cried in pain. Reporter the defense argued that carter struggled with her own mental illness. Even if somebody supports another individual in a suicide, it doesnt create a homicide. Reporter carter faces up to 20 years in prison. Shes free on bail for the next six weeks, with a strict warning no texting and no social media. David . Debra, thank you. We turn next to the severe weather. More than 55 million americans at risk through sunday. The system out of the plains, including this circle Lightning Strike in wichita. And tonight, storms stretching across the northeast. Lets get right to rob marciano in boston. Hey, rob. Reporter hey, david. Pockets of Stormy Weather across the country. 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