Transcripts For WPVI ABC World News Tonight With David Muir

WPVI ABC World News Tonight With David Muir May 20, 2015

Good evening. And we begin tonight with a frightening scene for passengers waiting to board planes at lp a. X. Airport in los actless. A suspect passing through security making it all the way to the gates. Security chasing him. Here are the moments they pull out the tasers to knock the man to the ground. Passengers holding their hands to their faces. Mothers protecting their children. Tonight, authorities are now being credited with those officers and that fast work at the airport, which has had scares before and abcs nick watt leading us off from los angeles. Police. Reporter it unfolded in just seconds, Police Tasing that man with crowds of stunned passengers looking on. Trouble beginning at 11 00 a. M. As the man went through airport security. Apparently the man became uncooperative at this tsa checkpoint. Officers were called he pushed past them into the terminal. Sean dimond waiting for his flight, witnessing it all. I heard a man screaming and yelling and i turned around and there was a uniformed officer following a man. He was yelling at the man to stop, the man refused, a plain clothed officer then showed up and they tasered the guy in the back. Reporter travelers, terrified. This one girl cowering in her mothers arms. Stay down reporter the scene, panic, as the man is subdued. He had a strange smile on his face the entire time. Reporter the man was apparently unarmed. But he made it all the way to the gate gate 66 before he was brought down with that taser. David, no indication this is in any way terror related. But this airport has been on high alert since 2013 when a man opened fire at a security checkpoint killing one tsa agent. Today, no shot fires, no one hurt and tonight, the man who burst through security is in custody. David . All right, nick watt with that troubling scene from los angeles. Nick, thank you. Tonight, on assess lert for more severe weather. Already, a stunning 24 hours. Reports of at least 29 tornadoes. A dangerous commute home. Images from grady, oklahoma tonight. The pounding rain there. And outside dallas look at this. A two by four piercing the windshield of this car. No one was inside. And this funnel cloud, one of so many. This one spotted in ryan oklahoma. Chief meteorologist ginger zee with the trouble spots tonight and this memorial day weekend. But first, abcs phillip mena from texas tonight. Reporter tornados wreaking havoc across texas. Go this way go this way reporter an ef1 hammering downtown mineral wells. Hunks of sheet metal blocking the roads. In runaway bay, texas, a confirmed tornado sending two by fours through windshields. In nearby bridgeport homes reduced to rubble. This is wesley campbells home. Thats his laundry room where he and his wife rode out the storm. I could feel the house moving and then it was just wham, were just thankful to be alive. Reporter 29 tornadoes in the last 24 hours. In texas alone, 64 in the past two weeks. This tornado in giddings packing 80 80mileanhour winds. Oklahoma getting hit, too. In norman torrential downpour yours. Drivers at this intersection heeding the warnings. Flash floods can move up to 12 miles an hour. A foot of floodwater can be enough to float your car. And at 24 inches your car can literally be swept away. David, when you consider the force of the storm that caused all of this devastation, its just incredible that no one was seriously hurt. David . Really is. Phillip, thank you. There are few trouble spots left tonight and ginger looking forward to the Holiday Weekend. Shes with us tonight, as well. Reporter brand new watch just came out, david left me take you straight to the maps. Its in west texas. You see the orange area. There, san angelo back to ft. Stockton. All of that pink a severe tomorrow watch. Were talking big hail. Twoplus inches. Could still be tornadoes tonight. Then the flash flooding threat. It goes through the Holiday Weekend and its in large areas like Oklahoma City to dallas. San antonio and just south of san antonio has the four to fiveinch potential. These are places that have been inundated with sometimes double their monthly average. Sometimes on track for their wettest month ever. Were thinking about them tonight. Ginger thank you. Now, to that Major Oil Spill in california. 105,000 gallons on the move tonight, and now covering nine miles of coastline in Santa Barbara. This evening, the images coming in. Birds now covered in oil. Whales swimming right into the oil slick. Abcs Kendis Gibson is right there. Reporter tonight, a massive cleanup effort under way on one of southern californias most popular beaches. This oil spill affects all of us. This is a disaster and a Worst Nightmare scenario. Reporter this pristine shoreline now an oily mess after a onshore pipeline near Santa Barbara ruptured on tuesday. Before the line was shut off, as much as 105,000 gallons of oil flowed down this drain and into the ocean. The desperate efforts to save wildlife captured in this photo. Whales swimming right into the spill. Out here in the ocean you can see exactly where the oil entered the water. You see all that black stuff there on the rocks where the worker is standing . Thats where it exited a storm drain. The spill coming just days ahead of memorial day. Came persons who booked their spot at this state park up to a year ago now forced to evacuate. David, tonight, take a look at this. The sand on this beach still laden with thick, gooey oil. Were told by officials cleanup could take several weeks. David . All right, kendis thank you. This evening, an overwhelming reaction after that massive recall 1 in 7 vehicles on the roads tonight, 33. 8 million, with recalled for defective airbags. This is what they say those bags can do. One fire. Reporter worries they can explode with shrapnel hurtling through your car. 11 auto manufacturers, so many major names. And tonight, American Families demanding answers. Abcs david kerley now tackling three major questions. Why is there no list of actual cars affected yet, should you inspect your own airbag and are replacement backs even ready . Reporter with the potential tonight of tens of thousands more takata airbags shattering on deployment drivers set a record, flooding the government recall website. But theres a problem. None of the 17 million newly recalled cars are listed yet. Why no list . We went to the head of the Highway Safety administration. If i go to safercar. Gov, i cant even find out now if my car is part of this new recall. We have 11 different manufacturers that have to give us the data. It takes a while. We have to get that online and we have to make sure next that the parts are going to be available. Reporter so would knowing, should you inspect your airbag on your own . No. These are complex and contain explosive chemicals. Should you disable your airbag . Absolutely not, say experts. Airbags save lives. There is some risk. Takata found that 1 out of nearly every 100 recalled bag inflaytors ruptured sent shrapnel, flying during testing. Stephanie erdman knows firsthand what can happen losing partial sight in one eye. I had a massive strike on my right side and i just blinded out on that side. And i just felt this dripping blood. Reporter so the advice from the safety administrator . So what are you going to do . Im going to look up the vin number in our personal car. Im going to see if we need to get to the dealer. Im going to basically ask, if not the demand to make sure that i get a loaner, so that if possible i dont have to drive it. Reporter you can find that vin, the vehicle identify care number here on the winshield. It is 17 numbers and letters. And david, the government says they should have all those vins in the system by early next week. In the meantime, i want to get back to what authorities just told you there in the report. You are supposed to call the dealer and ask for a loaner . How likely is that . Following the dead lily. Lands like a helicopter. Has a history of safety issues. Two more marines remain hospitalized but are in stable candidate tonight. Now, to the Major New Development involved Osama Bin Laden and his secret files. Youll remember the images from inside that compound after the navy s. E. A. L. Raid. Tonight, what they found. Showing bin ladens obsession with america and an application to join al qaeda, asking are you enters in Suicide Missions . Even a warning for his own wife. Abcs chief Global Affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz tonight. Reporter the secret files were captured bid navy s. E. A. L. Team six in that deadly 2011 raid. Included a stunningly simple job application for those seeking to join al qaeda. Asking about hobbies, special skills and then this do you wish to execute a suicide operation . And, who should we contact in case you became a marlter . The files show a man obsessed to attacking america and his own security. Bin laden warning his wife to leave everything behind before joining him, because some chips have been lately developed for eavesdropping, so small it is possible to implant a chip in some of the belongings. The terrorist mastermind, who had maps of Iranian Nuclear sites, was still fixated on largescale attacks against america. A letter from one of the operators saying the organization was working on breaking the power of our main enemy, by attacking american embassies in african countries and u. S. Oil companies. Bin laden and his lieutenants were extremely concerned about the drone strikes. One of the documents warning, you should change houses only on cloudy days. David . Martha raddatz live in washington. Martha thank you. A stunning revelation from waco texas, tonight. The deadly brawl. The rival biker gangs. The families caught in the crossfire. Nine dead 18 injured. 170 arrested. Well, tonight, authorities now say they found an arsenal, 1,000 weapons, ak47s batons, knives hidden in sacks of flour, tucked beneath benches. Authorities calling it proof there was, quote, criminal in intent. We also have a Major Development in that other biker gang story that made national headlines. A family trapped inside that suv on the west side highway here in new york city. Tonight, here for the first time the mothers frantic 911 calls as those bikers surrounded her family. Heres abcs linsey davis with the calls. Reporter weve seen the video. Now were hearing the 911 calls made from inside this suv. A mother frightened not only for her husband but scared for the life of her 2yearold daughter in the backseat. The threemile chase in new york city by a group of motorcyclists sparked outrage two years ago. The driver of the suv swarmed bid motorcycles. They are attacking our car right now. We have a baby in the car and it is really scary. Reporter roz reporter alexians wife gave emotional testimony in court yesterday that the bikers also tried to drag her out of the car. We have a baby in the car, stop reporter the ordeal began when the familys suv was caught up in a swarm of bikers after a motorcycle rally. Lien bumps into one of the choppers. Then while trying to flee he runs over one of the bikers leaving him paralyzed from the waist down. Ng admits she threw a half eaten plum and water bottle out of the car at the bikers to shoo them away. It backfired. Her husband ripped from the suv and beaten. Lien does not face charge ss. As for the two bikers now on trial, they face up to 25 years behind bars if convicted of the assault charges. David . Now, to new details about the chaos at sea for the 3,500 people on board that norwegian cruise ship off bermuda. We have new time lapse video tonight, showing the moment it was grounded on a reef. It would stay there for six hours. These images capture the concern on board. Well tonight, the passengers who decided to stay on that vessel back on the move. And heres abcs matt gutman. Reporter tonight, the norwegian dawn setting off on an almost 800mile long voyage of uncertainty. After the ship plowed into a coral reef off bermuda tuesday. Overflight, some some of 3,500 people aboard the city on sea, the nervous about the long voyage back to boston. Everybody ive heard passing along with ourselves, are very concerned about continuing into the open seas. Reporter in this time lapse video, you can see the ship lurching to a stop. Clouds and birds move. The ship . Stock still. The cruiseline saying the ship suffered a temporary malfunction of its steering system. My family and i had just sat down to dinner and we felt the ship shudder for maybe 10 15 seconds. Reporter sunset on the dawn turned into a long night of waiting. Finally, boats from bermuda and the tide helped dislodge the 1,000foot long ship. The ship is scheduled to dock in boston on time. How . Well norwegian is so confident of its ship it is sending it back to boston at faster than normal speed. David . Thank you, matt. We have a Major Medical headline tonight. A link between depression and parkinsons disease. So many thinking of the late actor Robin Williams who took his own life not long after being diagnosed. Researchers believe depression may be an early sign and a risk factor for parkinsons. And from washington tonight, paying tribute to generations of americas top guns. Three dozen former elite Fighter Pilots today awarded the con congestionressional gold medal. The youngest living ace is 72 and the oldest 104. We salute them tonight. Up next here we have Major Developments coming in right now in that fire mystery, that young family bound in their home. We have an exclusive interview tonight with the family friend who was pounding on that door. Tonight, we have also confirmed dom nopes pizza ordered to the home as that family was trapped. Investigators want to know who it was for. Also, at this hour, the famous faces all walking into the famed ed sullivan theatre for that giant goodbye. Can you guess the guest who appeared the most on letterman . Youll know the name. And you have to see this tonight. America loves a bargain, but the auction we couldnt believe. The surprise in store for everyone. The highest bidder you will never forget. 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The next morning, the housekeepers husband shows up at the savopoulos home looking for his wife. And im knocking knocking ringing the bell and my feeling it was that somebody was inside. Reporter hours later, the house went up in flames. Sources now saying the three adults were held captive and doused with gasoline and the 10yearold son was found in his bedroom, burned beyond recognition. And david, according to reports, when firefighters arrived on the scene, that 40,000 in cash was gone. David . All right, ryan smith again tonight. Ryan thank you. When we come back here the breaking development involving the pilot of that gyrocopter. Plus stars filling the ed sullivan this here te saying goodbye to david letterman. And can you guess the guest that appeared the most . Right after the break. Making a fist something we do to show resolve. To defend ourselves. To declare victory. So cvs Health Provides expert support and vital medicines. At our Infusion Centers or in patients homes. 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