System now takes aim at the northeast. The outrage in charlotte. And the little girl and her tearful plea tonight. And the death of a major league star. The celebrated pitcher. And now, the final Text Messages sent just before the accident. Good evening. And we begin tonight with the epic battle on stage, and this evening, the aftershocks. Donald trump and Hillary Clinton, breaking the record set by Ronald Reagan and jimmy carter back in 1980. This was the mostwatched president ial debate ever. Americans witnessing a test of endurance. Not long after, mrs. Clinton tweeting this photo backstage with the former president and her daughter, chelsea. Secretary clinton clearly happy with how it went. And tonight, donald trump, who, in a rare move for a president ial candidate, worked the spin room himself, hes now asking if something was wrong with his mic. One of his top advisers suggesting trump should skip the upcoming debates, and trump himself now weighing in. Heres abcs tom llamas. Reporter today in north carolina, a victory lap for Hillary Clinton, and some relief. That epic first battle now behind her. Did anybody see that debate last night . Oh, yes. One down, two to go. Reporter in miami, donald trump, more subdued. It was an interesting evening certainly. And big league. Definitely big league. Reporter on twitter, trump declaring himself the winner, but today, complaints about the questions and even about his mic. I had some hostile questions. My microphone was terrible. I wonder if it was set up this way on purpose. Reporter the clash of political titans starting civil. Now, in all fairness to secretary clinton yes . Is that okay . Good. I want you to be very happy. Its very important to me. Reporter and what did clinton call trump . Donald. Donald. Donald. Donald. Reporter he began confident, focused on the economy, speaking straight to his core supporters. Look at michigan, and look at ohio and look at all of these places where so many of their jobs and their companies are just leaving. Theyre gone. Reporter trump lit into clinton, interrupting her 18 times in less than ten minutes. Wrong. That is absolutely proved over and over again. Wrong. Reporter but then, clinton started to pick him apart. When he was asked about his tax returns i will release my tax returns against my lawyers wishes, when she releases her 33,000 emails that have been deleted. Reporter clinton, then on the offensive, and trump not denying that, at least for a couple of years, he paid no federal income taxes. So, you got to ask yourself, why wont he release his tax returns . Maybe he doesnt want the american people, all of you watching tonight, to know that hes paid nothing in federal taxes. Because the only years that anybody has ever seen were a couple of years when he had to turn them over to state authorities, when he was trying to get a casino license, and they showed he didnt pay any federal income tax. That makes me start. So if hes paid zero, that means zero support for troops, zero for vets, zero for schools or health. Reporter later, trump defending his discredited effort to prove president obama was born outside the u. S. I think i did a great job and a Great Service not only for the country, but even for the president , in getting him to produce his birth certificate. Secretary clinton . Well, just listen to what you heard. It cant be dismissed that easily. He has really started his political activity, based on this racist lie that our first black president was not an american citizen. Reporter trump ultimately criticizing clinton for taking time off the trail. Youve seen me. Ive been all over the place. You decided to stay home, and thats okay. I think donald just criticized me for preparing for this debate. And yes, i did. And you know what else i prepared for . I prepared to be president. And i think thats a good thing. Reporter in the audience watching, bill and chelsea clinton. Trump telling me he was going to raise the issue of the former president s sex scandals, but he held back. I got everything i wanted to say, i got it out. Other than the transgressions of bill, and i didnt want to do it with chelsea, who i think is a very wonderful young lady. I didnt want to say what i was going to say with chelsea in the room. And tom llamas live in florida tonight. Tom, as you know, trump adviser, former new york city mayor rudy giuliani, not happy with the debate last night, saying at one point that maybe trump shouldnt go to the next one. Whats trump saying tonight . Reporter well, david, trump and rudy were down in miami, and he was asked that today, he was asked directly, will you go to the next two debates . Donald trump said, quote, sure. David . Tom llamas leading us off tonight. Tom, thank you. There was one more question to trump last night about what he means when he says clinton doesnt have the stamina, the look to be president. Clinton was ready to pounce. Bringing up the story of this young woman, once crowned Miss Universe, when donald trump took over the pageant. She says trump then humiliated her when she gained weight, sending her to a gym and sending the cameras, too. Heres abcs cecilia vega. Reporter today, Hillary Clinton boarded her campaign plane. And walked back to meet reporters. Are you concerned that donald trump will not show up for the next debate . Are you concerned that he wont show up . Well, im going to show up. If im the only person on stage, well, you know, im the only person on stage. Reporter last night, clinton was prepared to strike. Particularly this moment, when trump was asked why hes said she doesnt have a, quote, president ial look. She doesnt have the look, she doesnt have the stamina. I said she doesnt have the stamina. And i dont believe she does have the stamina. To be president of this country, you need tremendous stamina. The quote was, i just dont think she has the president ial look. Wait a minute. You asked me a question. Did you ask me a question . Reporter trump dodged the question, but clinton wouldnt let it go. He tried to switch from looks to stamina. But this is a man who has called women pigs, slobs and dogs. One of the worst things he said was about a woman in a beauty contest, he loves beauty contests, supporting them and hanging around them. And he called this woman miss piggy. Then he called her miss housekeeping, because she was latina. Donald, she has a name. Where did you find this . Her name is alicia machado. Where did you find this . And she has become a u. S. Citizen, and you can bet shes going to vote this november. Okay, good. Reporter minutes later, Clintons Campaign tweeted this video. You are the new Miss Universe. Reporter Alicia Machados story, the venezuelan beauty queen who won trumps Miss Universe pageant and then gained weight and trumps ridicule. She weighed 118 pounds or 117 pounds and she went up to 160 or 170, so, this is somebody that likes to eat. Reporter she says he ordered her to work out for the cameras. Publicly mocking her again and again, as he did in this 1997 howard stern interview, unearthed by buzzfeed. She was like an eating machine. I think she ate a lot of everything. Reporter even today, trump not backing down on fox news. She gained a massive amount of weight. And it was a real problem. We had a real problem. Not only that, her attitude, and we had a real problem with her. Reporter machado now an instant cause celeb. But clinton, not done today. She couldnt walk away from reporters on her plane without making one final dig at trump. Anybody who complains about the microphone is not having a good night. P act3 benitez sirens and cecilia, many say, they believe trump did nothing to really hurt his core support last night, so, question for the clinton camp, do they think she did anything to help hers . Reporter david, they certainly do think she energized her base, especially with those comments about machado. They now want to go beyond the base. Clinton and her top surrogates this week alone will hit nine battleground states. All right, cecilia vega on the campaign trail. Thank you. And, in the meantime, we turn to other news tonight, and to a deadly explosion, right here in new york city. Killing a battalion chief, a father of three, after he was called to a home after gas fears. A 911 call. The explosion then shattering the home, a piece of flying debris killing the chief, injuring 20 others. Tonight, the investigation, and now, wordle of an arrest. Abcs gio benitez is on the scene. Reporter its just moments after the explosion in this new york city neighborhood, debris still falling, firefighters scrambling in a desperate attempt to save their battalion cheechs life. Oh, my god. Reporter jenny baez heard the blast and rushed over to the chaotic destruction. I didnt know what was going on if it was a bomb or an earthquake. Reporter residents in the area had reported smelling gas. Firefighters and the nypd went to inspect after the gas had been shut off. They evacuated the surrounding buildings, got everyone else out of the way when the explosion occurred. Reporter and took the life of one of the citys finest. A piece of debris hitting battalion chief michael fahey, a 17year veteran of the Fire Department and father of three. At least 20 others were injured, including police officers. All are expected to recover. Police had been investigating the building as a possible marijuana drug lab. Authorities suspect an alternate source of gas as a possible cause of the deadly explosion. And gio benitez with us live tonight. And gio, what more do we know about this arrest tonight . Reporter well, david, police say theyve arrested a 34yearold man who they say was seen running from that house, right before the explosion. Theyre calling him a person of interest. David . Gio benitez tonight, thank you. Next, to the wildfires and the floods and a new storm system moving east, going to bring a lot of rain. But first, from california, new evacuations ahead of a fastmoving wildfire. A fierce battle from the air above, the mountains near san jose tonight. More than 500 firefighters battling on the ground, the fight to save hundreds of homes that are now under threat. Abcs Kayna Whitworth is on the fire lines tonight. Reporter tonight, the Santa Cruz Mountains ablaze, with 300foot flames the fastmoving loma fire already destroying one moment, and with more structures threatened, michael cecere, one of hundreds told to evacuate. We grabbed a few days worth of clothes and thats all weve got. Reporter firefighters also battling to save these horses trapped by fire. The blaze exploding to more than 1,500 acres in just hours. Threatening local radio and television towers. As this fire started and started moving throughout the canyon, it moved fast. Up steep terrain, into rough terrain. Reporter more than 500 firefighters battle on the ground in recordbreaking tripledigit heat, as dc10s overhead bring a Relentless Assault from the air. The wind here is extremely erratic. You can see how its blowing that ash in every direction. Firefighters are telling us, this fire will continue to grow until the winds die down. David . Kayna, chu. And to the flooding emergency tonight. The river reaching a near record high in cedar rapids, iowa. More than 10,000 people forced from their homes. That High Water Mark is expected to hold tonight. Steps now downstream under threat. And tonight, a new rainmaker is moving toward much of the east. Meteorologist rob marciano is in cedar rapids, tracking it all. Rob . Reporter it was a dry day here in iowa and they will take it in cedar rapids where the river behind me is cresting right now at its secondhighest level on record. As for other rivers, the wapsi going to crest on thursday and some flooding this weekend for the mississippi. As for the big weather pattern, a big rain event expected for the northeast and midatlantic. Two to five inches thursday and friday. Big cities like philly and d. C. Will get it. And the california fire zone, not going to get rain, but thankfully, tomorrow, the winds and the heat will ease. David . Rob marciano with us again tonight. Rob, thanks. Overseas tonight, and to a powerful typhoon making a direct hit on taiwan. Monster waves from the tie fan are slamming ashore. The category 4 storm is blamed for at least four deaths. Hundreds of injuries already. More than 30 inches of rain, winds over 130 miles per hour, and tonight, nearly 3 million homes and businesses are without power. This is the fourth typhoon to hit taiwan this season. Back here at home tonight, and to charlotte, north carolina, and to a very emotional plea from a 9yearold girl after that Deadly Police shooting. Keith. Keith, dont you do it. Reporter this was the video released by the family. Keith scott, shot by an officer one week ago. And tonight, the story here of that little girl and her plea being heard by an entire city. Heres abcs eva pilgrim. Ive come here today to talk about how i feel. Reporter 9yearold Zianna Oliphant taking the podium before the cameras and charlottes city council. With some help from her brother and encouragement from a crowd dont stop. Reporter eager to hear her words. We are black people and we should not have to feel like this. We shouldnt have to protest because yall are treating us wrong. Were doing this because we need to and have rights. Reporter zianna quieting that room with a simple message. Our fathers and mothers are killed and we cant even see them anymore. Its a shame that we have to go to their graveyard and bury them. And we have tears and we shouldnt have tears. We need our fathers and mothes s to be by our side. Reporter the little girl stepping down from that podium into a warm embrace. David, this is still a city very much on edge. Right now, suspicious package at Police Headquarters forcing an evacuation, shutting down a part of charlotte tonight. David . That brave little girl. Eva pilgrim, thank you. There is still much more ahead on world news tonight this tuesday. The medical headline this evening. 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Try to keep him close to the shore if you go out. Trust me, it not my time yet. I know, but try to keep jose cool and tell him what i said. Friends tell us tonight that fernandez was upset and needed company. We got a capsized vessel by the way, the boat struck the jetty. Reporter a popular miami bar and restaurant, right next to a dock, confirms that fernandez and his friends were there shortly before the crash. At the game against the mets, it was clear that the allstar pitcher, who escaped from cuba, will be missed. First atbat was marlins second baseman dee gordan, wongordon, home run and ran the bases in tears. And every time i see his number or his name i just keep hearing his voice. Reporter the marlins will hold a final sendoff from the ballpark. David . Steve, thank you. When we come back here, the medical breakthrough tonight. The first newborn with three parents. Also, the bold new plan unveiled tonight to put the first humans on mars. 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