Right into a busy intersection. How they got out of that plane. Good evening and its great to have you with us here on a wednesday night. And we begin tonight with the fbi director james comey. His most forceful answers yet amid that grilling on capitol hill today. Comey animated in his answers, facing questions about whether his Decision Just 11 days before the election affected the outcome. Comey using those words saying it makes me quote, mildly nauseous that he might have swayed the election. Abcs senior justice correspondent Pierre Thomas leading us off. Reporter under the microscope since that election result came in, were you comfortable with the role you played in the investigation . Tonight fbi director james comey back in the hot seat. Tell me what you would do. Reporter at issue, that bombshell 11 days before the election. Landed, director comey had reopened the email investigation. The revelation dominating the front pages in the final week and a half. Just yesterday, clinton in part blaming comey for her november loss. I was on the way to winning if the election had been on october 27th id be your president. Reporter today an emotional comey in perhaps his most emotional and dramatic testimony explained why he went to congress about clintons emails discovered on her aide huma abedins spouses computer. Emails that would not change the case. Concealing in my view would be catastrophic, not just to the fbi and well beyond and honestly as between really bad and catastrophic, i said to my team weve got to walk into the world of really bad. Look, this is terrible. It makes me mildly nauseous to think that we might have had some impact on the election. I would make the same decision. I find that hard to believe reporter democrats pounced, asking why reveal Hillary Clintons investigation, pointing out that comey had concealed the fact that he was investigating trumps associates for alleged ties to russia throughout the summer and fall. Only telling congress after the election. I join those who believe that the actions taken by the fbi did, in fact, have an impact on the election. Was it appropriate for you to comment on one investigation repeatedly and not say anything about the other . I think i treated both investigations consistently under the same principles. Reporter comey also was pressed about where the fbis investigation into Trump Campaign associates stands tonight. Do you stand by your testimony that there is an active investigation, counterintelligence investigation regarding Trump Campaign individuals and the russian government as to whether or not they collaborate . You said that in march to see if there was any coordination between the russian effort. Thats still going on . Yes. Has the white house cooperated . With the investigation . Correct. Its not something im going to comment on. Lets get to you heard director comey pressed about the investigation and the donald Trump Campaign any possible collusion with russia. Hes not saying anything more. David, senators got nowhere. Comey said you wont hear a peep from him until the investigation is over. David . Pierre thomas in that room today, pierre, thank you. We turn next tonight to breaking developments in President Trumps newest attempt to repeal and replace obamacare. A couple of key republicans two were going to vote no at the white house today. What does this now mean for americans with preexisting conditions . Abcs mary bruce. Reporter with the president S Health Care plan teetering on the edge, today two republican congressmen went to the white house to make a deal. They had already told him they were voting no. One warning the plan would torpedo protections for people with preexisisting conditions. Really need you, we need you. And i said you dont have me. Reporter but today the lawmakers offered a compromise they all could agree to. With this addition that we brought to the president and sold him on in an over the hour meeting with him that we are both yeses on the bill. Reporter before taking office, President Trump promised to keep obamacares protection for preexisting conditions in place. Are you going to make sure that people with preconditions are still covered . Yes, because it happens to be one of the strongest assets. Reporter but the bill House Republicans have been pushing puts that promise in jeopardy, by allowing states to seek waivers so Insurance Companies could charge people with preexisting conditions more. The pushback to the overhaul, fierce. And from hollywood, an emotional voice, jimmy kimmel sharing the story of his newborn sons heart condition. If your baby is going to die and it doesnt have to, it shouldnt matter how much money you make. Reporter with todays deal, republicans hope to put out the a new amendment would give states 8 billion over 5 years to help cover those with preexisting conditions. Is this funding enough to protect people with preexisting conditions . I asked the question whether the funds would be sufficient and the answer was yes. Reporter but today, hundreds of leading patient and Health Groups said no, calling the new funding just a drop in the bucket. The American Cancer Society calling the changes particularly egregious. And the American Medical Association warning that people with preexisting conditions will get secondclasS Health Care coverage, if they are able to obtain coverage at all. The white house admits the real impact for people with preexisting conditions is hard to gauge. There are so many variables that are unknown that to make an analysis of that level of precision is almost impossible. Reporter but tonight, republicans are hopeful. The bill will pass the house. Mr. Vice president on health care, do you have the votes . Will you finally get this done . Stay tuned he says. Bottom line here from your count tonight, do republicans have the votes to pass this effort and if so do they face a tougher fight in senate. Republican leaders are meeting here tonight to see if they have enough support to get this done. The republicans are on the cusp of victory. If this gets to the senate it will be scrutinized all over again. The fight is likely to be brutal. Mary bruce on the battle ahead. Mary, thank you. We turn now to a terrible scene today, an suv plowing into a crowd outside boston. Several people were killed. An indoor auction was under way. It slammed into a wall. Abcs linsey davis is on the scene in massachusetts tonight. We got a person run over send an ambulance, send fire. Reporter carnage and confusion this morning at a car an outofcontrol jeep suddenly accelerated, killing three people and injuring at least nine. All i saw was four people laying on the ground. And one gentleman looked like a car had run over his leg, the other gentleman in the front, he was laying on the ground bleeding from his ears, nose, everywhere. Reporter witnesses say an auction employee in his 70s lost control of the suv he was showing, plowing through the crowd at about 40 miles per hour. Ten people down inside. Three people outside. Reporter First Responders rushed in to do cpr on the victims, tonight, were learned one of the victims is 36yearold mother of three. Her first day on the job at the auto auction. State police tonight say this appears to be an accident. Investigators are talking to that driver and witnesses to try to figure out what went wrong. Next the playing out on a College Campus in texas. Triggering a lockdown sending students into hiding. Abcs Kayna Whitworth is on the scene. Reporter tonight, chaos on campus. Gunfire erupted. The campus put on lockdown as police in Tactical Gear search for an active shooter. This math tutor saw it all. A girl was sitting in front in the chair and a guy standing in front of her. I saw the shots three times. He shoot her. Reporter some students hunkering down, turning of lights in classrooms, others trying to escape. Gunshots. Theres no other way. The staff tried to get us obviously to stay inside but i just ran. Reporter one student recording the ordeal as he was evacuated. An hour later, police giving the allclear. Were still on the premise that this is murdersuicide situation. Reporter tonight, police trying to determine the and the victim and what led up to this deadly scene. Police saying the two bodies were found in separate locations. And right now, theyre scouring the campuswide security cameras for more information. Next to the states of emergency after the flooding disaster tonight with storms moving east. The levee breaking on the black river in arkansas. I44 near st. Louis closed for 57 miles. Abcs alex perez is in missouri. Reporter tonight, new evacuations and a flash flood emergency in northeast arkansas. The black river, more than ten feet above flood stage, breaching this levee. Nearby, the Current River carrying this cabin on a collision course. My god, im freaking out. Reporter striking a highway bridge. The National Guard deployed across the region as a slowmotion disaster now unfolds. Major highways under water, st. Louis is now virtually cut off from the southwest. I cant stress enough, if theres water on that roadway, do not go into it. Hopefully this wall of sandbags will hold. Reporter in eureka, missouri, the meramac river at record levels. That means sleepless nights for Business Owners like kathy gillman. Weve been up all night running pumps. Reporter and david, just downstream from eureka here in arnold, its hard to tell where the river ends and the street begins, its still rising. The river not expected to crest until about midnight. Lets get to meteorologist rob marciano. Hi, david, more rain tonight across the flood zone. Taking a look at the watches and warnings. From michigan. Lot of Severe Weather across louisiana and texas. Watches up there until midnight. By tomorrow weve got a Severe Weather threat georgia and the carolinas. Still raining across st. Louis and that flooded area through friday morning, its going to be nasty storm for d. C. And boston through friday night. David. Watching it as it tracks east. Next tonight, President Trump expressing optimism on the prospect of peace in the middle east. Now to baton rouge and a call for justice tonight for a man killed by police after federal investigators said they could not prosecute. The disturbing incident caught on camera. The officer struggling with alton sterling and then shots are heard. Abcs steve osunsamis back on the case. Reporter federal prosecutors tonight say they dont have because investigators cant say for sure that alton sterling wasnt reaching for the gun in his pocket. Noat says, whats happening in the police takedown outside this baton rouge corner store is a crime. There is not sufficient evidence to proceed with the federal charge. Reporter the killing led to days of anger. This photo scene around the world. Attorneys for the Sterling Family believe hes got a great case. Make it clear that all Alton Sterlings life mattered. That his familys life matters. Im just asking everyone to step forward so we can continue to get justice. cause it cant stop right here. Reporter louisianas governor and the citys mayor are begging the streets for calm, saying that, its not over. David . Steve, thank you. We do have a note of thanks this evening after the generosity of so many of you at home, we returned this week from our reporting trip from the horn of africa, four countries are now on the bri 20 Million People at brink of starvation. In fact, aide workers say this could be one of the humanitarian crises since world war ii. The children you see right here are the lucky ones because theyve now made it to the hospitals. So many others in isolated villages where theres an urgent effort to get them food and water. Save the children told us, in the first 4 hours since our report they have received 800,000 from you at home. The head of save the children said we are e nors youly grateful to you and the general abc viewers. Following your broadcast last night, save the children received nearly 800,000 from more than 6500 people. The need is huge. Many still tweeting me today on how to help, we put all the tonight facebook page. The plane exploded in to mrams right above traffic there. New developments in the manhunt for a fugitive considered extremely dangerous tonight. Police may be closing in on. And nearly 20 years since the death of Princess Diana what we now learned about that last night in paris. The rarelyseen moments with her sons. Mr. Wise man. You wish to know how to protect your Sterling Credit score. My credit is off to a good start, but knowing so many things can go wrong with it. Kinda freaks me out. Well, unfreak yourself out. And download the free creditwise app from capital one. Creditwise gives you a credit score, and alerts you to changes. Even if im not a capital one customer . Nooooo yeah, its free for everyone. Thank you. Gravity, is a fickle mistress. Whats in your wallet . So guys with ed can take viagra when they need it. , do not take viagra if you take nitrates for chest pain or adempas® for pulmonary hypertension. Your Blood Pressure could drop to an unsafe level. To avoid longterm injury, seek immediate medical help for an erection lasting more than four hours. Stop taking viagra and call your doctor right away if you experience a sudden decrease or loss in vision or hearing. Ask your doctor about viagra single packs. Come close, come close. Fun in art class. [ music stops suddenly ] ah. When your pain reliever stops working, your whole day stops. Awww. Try this. For minor arthritis pain, only aleve can stop pain for up to 12 straight hours with just one pill. Thank you. Come on everybody. You cant quit, neither should your pain reliever. Stay all day strong with hour aleve. Next tonight here, the fiery plane crash in washington state. The plane going down at a busy intersection. The pilot and passenger somehow walking away. Heres abcs gio benitez. Reporter its the incredible survival caught on camera. Thats a small plane coming in for a crash landing at an intersection during the afternoon rush hour in washington. Look at it in slow motion, catc lines, traffic lights and even cars. Drivers watching in horror. I just said get down and before i knew it i could feed the heat on my face, the fireball and the wing clipped the van. Its probably the closest ive come to really thinking, oh, this is the end. Reporter miraculously the pilot and the passenger run out of the burning plane. The pilot managing to control the aircraft as everything around him goes up in flames. That was very, very skillful of him. Very thoughtful and mindful to maintain calm and control of the aircraft. Reporter and david, tonight, so many are grateful that pilot somehow avoided hitting much more than that. No one was seriously hurt, but investigators do want to find out, what caused that crash . David. Gio, thank you. A mayer jar airline, passengers wont be happy about this one. The urgent manhunt for a dangerous fugitive. America strong tonight, a Police Officer spotting a boy with autism. The mad dash across the park to save him. Whfight back fastts, with tums smoothies. It starts dissolving the instant it touches your tongue. And neutralizes stomach acid at the source. Tum tum tum tum smoothies only from tums yet up 90 fall short in getting key nutrients from food alone. Lets do more. Add one a day 50 a complete multivitamin with 100 daily value of more than 15 key nutrients. One a day 50 . Oscar mawe went back toig the drawing board. And the cutting board. We removed the added nitrates and nitrites, byproducts, and artificial preservatives in all of our meat. Every. Single. One. Why . For the love of hot dogs. Why pause a spontaneous moment . Cialis for daily use treats ed and the urinary symptoms of bph. And ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. Do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, or adempas® for pulmonary hypertension, as this may cause an unsafe drop in Blood Pressure. Do not drink alcohol in excess. To avoid longterm injury, get medical help right away for an erection lasting more than four hours. If you have a sudden decrease or loss of hearing or vision, or an allergic reaction, stop taking cialis and get medical help right away. Ask your doctor about cialis. Predictable. The comfort in knowing where things are headed. Because as we live longer. And markets continue to rise and fall. Predictable is one thing you need in retirement to help protect what youve earned and ensure it lasts. Introducing brighthouse financial. A new company established by metlife to specialize in annuities life insurance. Talk to your advisor about a brighter financial future. To the tonight, authorities possibly closing in on an escaped prisoner in maryland. Police say david watson may have been spotted today. Authorities say a man matching his description was seen wearing a stolen hard hat and a neon safety vest. Watson escaped last friday. Hes considered extremely dangerous. Authorities on a scene of a school bus crash. The bus driver stuck inside. Rescuers pulling him free. None of the children were hurt. Get ready for a tighter squeeze when you fly, American Airlines reducing leg room by up to 2 inches on its new jets. Leg room in several flights shrinking. The restrooms will reportedly also be smaller as well. And america strong tonight the Police Rescue in topeka, kansas, sprinting across the park after spotting a boy falling into a pond. The boy with autism was unable to get out. The officer and another gentleman pulling him to safety. When we come back its been nearly 20 years now since the death of Princess Diana, what we have now learned about her last night in paris. Rays always been different. Last year, he said he was going to dig a hole to china. At t is working with farmers to improve irrigation techniques. Remote mois