Tonight, news coming in of Lightning Strike this is evening. At least three people hit. Good evening, and its great to have you with us here on about tuesday night, and we begin with that white house admission today that President Trump did, in fact, help his son, don junior, write that response, that explanation as to why don junior and several others met with that russian lawyer in trump tower. We learned the president worked on don juniors statement while on air force one while he and the first lady were traveling back from the g20, but the president s personal attorney repeatedly said the president had nothing to do with don juniors statement. Why the changing story . Abcs chief white house correspondent, cecilia vega, leading us off. Reporter tonight, an admission from the white house President Trump himself helped craft his sons first statement about that Infamous Trump tower meeting with the russians, a statement that ultimately proved to be misleading. Don junior initially claimed he and the russian lawyer primarily discussed a program about the adoption of russian children and that it was not a campaign issue. But the story did not hold up. Days later, emails revealed don junior agreed to meet the russians because he had been promised dirt on Hillary Clinton by the russian government. The president s legal team went on the offensive, saying he had nothing to do with don juniors original statement. The president was not did not draft the response. I do want to be clear that the president was not involved in the drafting of the statement and did not issue the statement. It came from donald trump jr. The statement that was released on saturday was released by donald trump jr. , and im sure in consultation with his lawyers. The president doesnt involved. Reporter today we learn thats not true. Sources tell abc news the president in fact crafted his sons statement himself, dictating it from airforce one on the way back from the g20 summit in according to tthe washington pos post, he blatantly ignored some in his circle who wanted that initial response to be truthful, more forthcoming today, press secretary Sarah Sanders admitted the president was indeed involved. The president weighed in as any father would based on the limited information that he had. He certainly didnt dictate, but you know, he, like i said, he weighed in, offered suggestion, like any father would do. Reporter after that initial statement, the story kept changing. Don junior said he hadnt met with any other russians. So as far as you as far as this incident is concerned, this is all of it . This is everything. This is everything. Reporter but it wasnt. We soon learned it wasnt just don junior, Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort in that meeting with the russian lawyer. The meeting, first described as just a five person meeting, ultimately had eight people, including a russian lobbyist and a businessman. President trump now facing tough questions about whether he intentionally misled the american public. So lets get to cecilia vega live at the white house tine, and of course, cecilia, all of this expected to be look at by the special counsel. In the meantime, a Major Development tonight as we came on about the fbi. Reporter the senate voted nearly williamsly to approve the president s pick. Fbi. He replaces james comey who was fired by President Trump amid the agencys investigation into Russian Election interference. Now wray testified during his confirmation hearing that he would resign if he was ever asked by President Trump to do any unethical or illegal. Cecilia, thank you. Were following breaking developments on another front. A mant under way at this hour after two sheriffs deputies were shot. They were air lifted from the scene, and are in surgery right now. Authorities are now searching for the gunman outside sacramento. Heres abcs kenneth moton. Reporter tonight, the urgent manhunt for the suspect who shot two sheriffs deputies. Shots fired. Shots fired. Copy. Shots fired. Officer down. Officer down. Reporter the gun battle breaking out in the california hills just north of sacramento. Deputies from yuba county responding to reports of an armed and agitated man pulling up plants in the garden of what investigators are calling a rastafarian church. Two officers shot. Reporter the deputies hit one taking multiple bullets. Whats your condition . Shot in the leg. Shot in the shoulder. Copy. Shot in the leg. Shot in the shoulder. Medical is en route. Reporter the suspect, taking off on foot, a massive search underway roads closed, a Tactical Team on the ground and residents on high alert. David, both deputies were airlifted to the hospital for surgery and both are in serious condition tonight. David. Kenneth moton, our thanks to you tonight. And to baltimore this evening. Major questions about police tampering. A newly released bodycam video. This appears to show a cop planting evidence in a car. He didnt realize perhaps his bodycam was rolling. Heres abcs steve osunsami. Reporter this newly discovered video was uncovered by someone in baltimores public defenders office, and its so concerning tonight that prosecutors have dropped all charges against the driver who was arrested here. Take a look again this is when you see one of the officers appear to put something in the car. It appears what critics say these officers forgot is that when they Start Recording on their bodycameras, the system has already saved the previous 30 seconds of video this is when you see one of the officers placing something in the car. Then they all step back. The audio starts, the recording officially begins, and they find drugs. Oh my god, i knew it. Thats why they were freaking out. Thats the weed smell right there. Reporter same thing happened here, that 30 second preview struck again, in video from another drug bust that led to the suspension of a Police Officer last month. Prosecutors have dropped more than 30 cases connected to the officers in this case, and more than 120 cases are under review. We are dismissing those cases which rely exclusively on the credibility of these officers. Reporter baltimores Police Commisioner is reminding officers tonight that body cameras must be turned on at the beginning of a call, and need to stay on. Steve osunsami with us tonight. Thank you, steve. We turn next here to north koreas dangerous new launch, and what we did not know at the time. The commercial airliner filled with passengers flying in the same region, that intercontin Intercontinental Ballistic Missile flying longer and higher than ever before, landing just minutes before an airliner with 300 people on board passed that area. Heres Abcs Martha Raddatz tonight. Reporter while this could some day hit most of the u. S. , it was sending shock waves around the world. The more immediate danger we are just learning tonight was right in the area from where the missile was recklessly launched, in busy commercial air space. As the missile was descending, flight data shows an air france777 with 323 people on board traveling from tokyo to paris, less than ten minutes after the plane passed northwest of this island, landing in the water near the spot the air france plane had just flown. The crew of the plane had no idea they were in danger. It was coming in from out er space. Reporter they say they constantly analyze dangerous flyover zones and they say the flight was operated without incident, but the pentagon has said north koreas missile launches into busy air space and heavily traveled seas are done with no coordination. Martha is with us, and they have their own missile test planned in california. But unlike the north koreans, the Defense Department will put out an announcement to warn those in the region . Reporter thats right, david. We always put out those advisories and never launch near flight paths or sea lanes, david. Martha raddatz in washington. Thank you. Tonight, that new russia sanctions bill passed after bipartisan support in congress, sitting on the president s desk waiting for a signature. Vice president pence in georgia today where the u. S. Is holding joint military exercises, saying the president will likely sign the new law this week. But then secretary of state Rex Tillerson also weighing in today saying he and the president are not happy about the sanctions saying they are an impediment to improving relations. Links between the white house and a false story about a democratic staffer and leaked emails. Did the president know the story was coming on fonx . It outraged the family and was retracted by fox news. Heres abcs tom llamas tonight. Reporter tonight, a new lawsuit with a bombshell accusation, the white house worked with fox news to spread a false story about a democratic staffer who was murdered. Seth rich worked for the Democratic National committee. Rich was killed in washington last year, his unsolved death sparking a right wing Conspiracy Theory that it was rich who leaked tens of thousands of dnc emails to wikileaks. Not the russians. And some claim he was murdered because of it. In may, fox reported they had proof the Conspiracy Theory about seth rich giving to emails to wikileaks was real. If this is true, and seth rich gave wikileaks the dnc emails, this blows the whole russia collusion narrative completely out of the water. Reporter but it was not true, and seth richs parents were outraged amid mounting pressure. Fox retracted the story. The fox news story was largely based on quotes from rod wheeler, a former homicide detective investigating the case. But now wheeler is suing fox claiming his quotes were fabricated. He says he got involved after being contacted by a well connected republican donor and trump supporter. The investigator says they went to the white house in april to discuss the seth rich story fox news was working on. With then press secretary sean spicer. He really listened. He didnt say a whole lot. He said if i wanted to, he could put me in touch with the white house general counsel. Reporter not long after, spicer denied any knowledge of the seth rich story on fox. Im not aware of generally, i dont get updates on dnc, former dnc staffers. Im not aware of that. Reporter but today spicer admitted he did have that meeting at the white house with that investigator and donor, calling the donor a longtime supporter of the president s agenda and the investigator now claims there was more from the white house. Two days before fox aired the story, the investigator claims the donor left him this voicemail saying the white house was on board with the story. I got a note that we have the full attention of the white house on this. And tomorrow, lets close this deal. Reporter then, this follow up text about the fox news article before it was even published, not to add any more pressure but the president just read the article. He wants the article out immediately. Today, in a donor, the man in the middle telling abc news hes never even spoken to the president before. I didnt speak to anybody at the white house. I was being sloppy with my words. Reporter and late today, the white house was pressed about that story that later outraged seth richs own family. The president had no knowledge of the story and its completely untrue that he or the white house had any involvement in this story. Tom llamas was live outside fox news in manhattan, and fox news is pushing back against the claims made by this investigators. Reporter yeah, david, and we should also note that this investigator is a fox news contributor. Fox news telling us tonight that they see no evidence that they misquoted that investigator. As for the allegation that they First Published that story to help detract from the russian collusion issue, they call that completely erroneous. David . Thanks to you as always. In the meantime, next tonight to the new controversy over video tapes of princess diana, recorded by her voice coach, and about to be soeen across the uk. Heres abcs Deborah Roberts. Reporter they are deeply personal, explosive moments with a vulnerable princess moments some of dianas friends say the public has no right to see. I knew that something profound was coming my way. Reporter recordings made in 1992 during sessions with dianas voice coach, peter settelen. If you feel strong about a point, make it. Strongly. Reporter meant for her to practice public speaking, the clips seen in this new documentary comes from footage likely never thought would air publicly. Revealing intimate detail of her troubled marriage. We met 13 times and then we married. Reporter how the queen refused to help when she confided in her. Even reliving this cringe inducing moment from her engagement announcement to prince charles. Im amazed that shes been brave enough to take me on. And i suppose in love . Of course. And whatever in love means. Yes. Reporter calling it traumatizing, diana longing for love. I was brought up in a sense that when you got engaged to someone you loved them. Reporter after years of legal disputes with dianas family, settelen is now free to release the tapes. Theyre being aired just as Princes William and harry try to remember their mother in a different way in a separate documentary released just last week. All i can hear is her laugh in my head, it was that love that that even if she was on the other side of a room that you, as a son, you could feel it. And Deborah Roberts is here with us now. Both Prince William and prince harry were t aalcabout,id thi nndsther documentary that would come out . They made it clear that was the last time they would speak publicly about their mothers death. This is airing this sunday in grabbe. They are calling this a historical source. Should dianas private moments remain private or do they belong to the public . Deborah, thank you. We turn to the economy and stock market. The dow setting an alltime high. Getting cles to 21,963, shy ott 22,000 mark. Thats a record close since the election. The 31st since the inauguration. At the white house, the president claiming that, quote, no one talks about it, and promising better results ahead. More ahead this night, and the woman on the beach. Buried in sand. She was found on the american coastline. How long was she there, and did she simply pal into a hole that had been dug in the sand . Record breaking heat on the way, and word of a Lightning Strike. At least three people hit tonight, well tell you where. And then the desperate search tonight. At a famous national park, two young hikers missing now for five days. A lot more news ahead. Stay tuned here. This is lloyd. To prove to you that the better choice for him is aleve. Hes agreed to give it up. Ok, but i have 30 acres to cover by sundown. Well be with him all day as he goes back to taking tylenol. Yeah, i was ok, but after lunch my knee started hurting again so. More pills. Yep. Another pill stop. Can i get my aleve back yet . For my pain. I want my aleve. 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The woman on vacation with her family. Her body found buried in the sand. Heres abcs linzie janis. Reporter tonight, authorities trying to figure out how 30yearold Ashley Oconnor died. Her body found by beachgoers in ocean city on monday. My beach operator is telling me all they can see is an arm sticking out of the sand. They think they have a deceased body. Reporter forensic investigators waist deep where she was discovered, digging for clues. Her parents last heard from her around 2 30 a. M. Monday. We have a policy about holes in the sand because of the danger of collapse. So a hole cannot be deeper than knee deep to the smallest person. Reporter accidents like this are rare. Researchers say in the past ten years worldwide, there have been 31 incidents of people dying when recreational holes of sand collapse in on them. The medical Examiners Office telling us oconnors death was accidental. The cause, asphyxiation and suffer occasion. Thank you. 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