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Tonight, a state of emergency in Southern California as crews race to prevent a container from overheating and possibly exploding or leaking.
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Tonight, a state of emergency in Southern California as crews race to prevent a container from overheating and possibly exploding or leaking.
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The stunning rise of Ebola cases in Africa with more than a thousand reported cases in the Congo.
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And NASCAR honors racing legend Kyle Busch.
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But we begin with those crews working around the clock to prevent an environmental disaster.
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A large tanker filled with thousands of gallons of a highly toxic chemical could leak or explode.
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Tens of thousands have already evacuated their homes.
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That tank is in a densely populated area in Orange County.
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We're live at the command center.
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And the desperate race to contain that deadly and fast-burning Ebola outbreak in Africa.
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Health officials say 10 countries are now at risk,
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and reported cases are soaring above the 1,000 mark in the Congo.
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Several countries, including the U.S., now enforcing travel restrictions.
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Tense moments at the White House.
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A gunman was killed after opening fire at a U.S.
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Secret Service checkpoint.
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President Trump is now renewing calls for the ballroom.
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Our Selena Wang was there and is back on the scene tonight.
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The Memorial Day washout for the eastern half of the country
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and the flash flood thread across several states from Louisiana to West Virginia.
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Our weather team is tracking it all.
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Emotional tributes.
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How the racing world is honoring NASCAR legend Kyle Busch after his sudden and tragic death.
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Mixed messaging from the White House on a possible deal to end the now three-month-old war in Iran.
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Less than 24 hours after saying a deal was near,
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President Trump is now suggesting that there is no rush to make one,
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all while Americans pay more for gas and groceries.
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Our Ian Pannell is in Tel Aviv tonight.
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What triggered a stampede at a bike festival in South Carolina?
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At least 19 people were injured.
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The New York Knicks are just one win away from their first NBA Finals appearance in nearly 30 years.
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But can the Cleveland Cavaliers come back?
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And America Strong tonight,
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dancing the night away the 100-year-old veteran attending his first prom ever after missing his to serve more than 80 years ago.
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From ABC News World Headquarters in New York,
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this is World News Tonight.
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Good evening, everyone.
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Thanks so much for joining us on this Sunday.
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I'm Lindsay Davis.
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California lawmakers and the governor are now appealing to the White House to make a disaster declaration.
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Authorities say they are making progress tonight and may be able to avoid a catastrophic disaster.
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There is desperation to find a solution to this crisis.
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The tank is located in a densely populated area just miles away from two Disney theme parks,
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Angel Stadium and Knott's Berry Farm.
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At least 50,000 people in Orange County have been forced to evacuate their homes and seek residents in temporary shelters.
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And the mayor is warning residents not to ignore those evacuation orders,
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calling this a very dangerous situation.
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ABC's Jacqueline Lee leads us off from the command center.
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Tonight, progress in the desperate efforts to prevent an environmental disaster in Orange County, California.
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Crews able to get close enough to that unstable 7,000-gallon tank full of hazardous liquid,
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finding a potential crack, offering a glimmer of hope.
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Why would this be a good thing?
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So the thing about the crack is what we're looking for.
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It's going to relieve pressure.
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We want the pressure relieved out of that tank.
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He goes on to explain there could still be an explosion,
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just not a catastrophic one.
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For days, officials have feared the tank would either explode into a fireball igniting nearby tanks or the methyl methacrylate,
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a highly volatile chemical inside, would leak out.
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Even short-term exposure could cause skin and eye irritation and breathing problems.
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More than 50,000 residents remain under evacuation orders.
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Two residents filing a class-action lawsuit yesterday against GKN Aerospace,
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the company in charge of the tanks.
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And tonight, the governor requesting President Trump issue an emergency declaration to support response operations.
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The EPA saying it has been monitoring air quality since Friday.
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We've been involved in the modeling of different scenarios.
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We're being told that the tank will fail,
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but there are different scenarios as to what that means.
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The evacuation area is a densely populated area and is not far from several major area attractions,
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including Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm and the Angels Stadium.
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The Angels going ahead with a game tonight against the Rangers.
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Officials insisting the areas outside of the evacuation zone are completely safe.
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Lindsey, Cruz will conduct another operation tonight,
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and if all goes well,
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it's possible authorities will shrink the evacuation zone.
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Many hoping that's the case.
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Jacqueline, thank you.
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Overseas now to the deadly and rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak in Africa.
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The number of reported cases now above 900 in the Congo.
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Health officials face several challenges trying to contain this rare strain of the virus.
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ABC's Lama Hassan has the latest.
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Tonight, it is a race against time to try to stop the deadly Ebola virus from spreading.
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The outbreak in Central Africa rising rapidly.
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The Democratic Republic of Congo now has more than 900 reported cases,
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according to local authorities, and 10 countries also considered at high risk for an outbreak.
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Health officials sounding the alarm.
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It will be a big mistake to underestimate, especially with this strain.
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In the middle of those 10 countries,
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the Democratic Republic of Congo,
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where there are more than 115 deaths reported to be Ebola-related.
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In the Congo city of Bunia,
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where the outbreak originated,
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Health officials say there are several challenges slowing down efforts of trying to contain this rare strain of Ebola.
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People traveling from region to region and also the ongoing violence.
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The security in part of Eturi remains really fragile.
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And this is because of the presence of armed groups and recurring intercommunal tensions.
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Ebola is a virus that caused a person to bleed to death,
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and this strain has no vaccine or specific treatment.
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Health officials in the DRC have banned gatherings of more than 50 people.
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But in Bunia, locals attending Sunday mass like Ronald Safari says he and other churchgoers are taking precautions.
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Just because this disease exists,
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he says, doesn't mean they can close a church.
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And as the U.S inches closer to the start of the FIFA World Cup,
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multiple countries now with travel restrictions in place, including the United States.
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The U.S saying U.S citizens who have been to the DRC,
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Uganda or South Sudan must now head to airports in Virginia and Atlanta for health screenings.
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A third airport in Houston added to that list on Tuesday.
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Foreign visitors and U.S green card holders who have traveled through
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or coming from those areas in the last 21 days have been blocked from entering the country.
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And tonight, an update on one of the American missionaries evacuated from the Congo.
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Dr. Peter LaRochelle saying that the challenges are overwhelming,
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but that he has remained free of infection so far.
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Lindsay, U.S officials say they are aggressively trying to contain the largest Ebola outbreak in 10 years
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and stop it from coming into America.
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A disaster-resistant response team is now on the ground in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.
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Lindsay.
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Lama, thank you.
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President Trump is renewing calls for a White House ballroom after a deadly shooting near the White House gates on Saturday.
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The president was at the White House during the shooting.
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ABC's senior White House correspondent Selena Wang was on the scene and has the details.
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Hours after Secret Service agents shot and killed a suspect who opened fire just steps from the White House,
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Tonight, President Trump using the incident to renew his calls for the construction of the White House ballroom.
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Trump was in the Oval Office with his aides as a
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gunman approached a security checkpoint on Saturday night with a gun and started firing.
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Everybody, help!
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Move!
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Medic 1, respond for a shooting at 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest.
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The president,
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who is facing backlash from even within his own party for his $1 billion request in taxpayer money for the White House complex,
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saying it goes to show how important it is for all
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future presidents to get what will be the most safe and secure space of its kind ever built in Washington, D.C.
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Officials say the suspect has a history of incidents involving the White House.
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He encountered law enforcement in June 2025 for blocking a point of entry at the White House.
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He was detained and involuntarily committed for a mental evaluation.
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One month later, he was arrested after he attempted to enter a White House checkpoint.
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Court records showing a judge ordered he stay away from White House grounds.
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I was meters away preparing to go live at the White House North Lawn when I heard a flurry of shots fired.
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Close only for the two sides to remain far apart.
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We have to evacuate.
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We have to evacuate.
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Reporters sprinting over to the press briefing room as officers fired back, killing the suspect.
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Lindsay, no Secret Service personnel were injured in the incident,
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but a bystander was struck by gunfire.
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D.C police say that person remains in the hospital for treatment for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.
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Lindsay?
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Some harrowing incidents there once again.
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Selena, thank you.
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Now to the flash flood threat across several states as rounds of rain sweep across the east.
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Time-lapse video captured these storm clouds gathering in northeast Alabama.
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That same system flooded streets and neighborhoods south of Houston.
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Let's bring in meteorologist Danny Beckstrom from our New York station, WABC.
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Danny, what concerns you most about this?
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That growing flash flood risk, Lindsay.
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We've seen days of downpours all across the east.
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The ground is saturated, but heavy rain does not let up from Louisiana to West Virginia.
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So let's get to the maps here.
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You can see the rain still falling.
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We have flood watches posted from New Orleans up through Atlanta,
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even as far north as West Virginia tonight as the downpours continue.
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Now, as we move into tomorrow,
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that flood threat focuses on the south,
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where the northeast gets one more push of moisture in the morning before finally some recovery as we warm up
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and dry out in the afternoon.
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For the west and for the heartland,
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we're looking at mainly dry conditions.
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It's quite warm, near record highs for the northern plains.
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As we move into the week,
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though, that heat does shift east,
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so we're unofficially welcoming summer tomorrow,
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and it will feel like it by Tuesday from Detroit to New York.
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Glad to hear that for all of us in the Northeast.
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All right, Danny, thank you.
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Honors tonight for NASCAR legend Kyle Busch.
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The 41-year-old died suddenly on Thursday,
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devastating family, friends, and fans.
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Let's bring in ABC's Andrew Dimbert.
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Andrew, tell us about these honors that have been taking place all weekend.
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Lindsay, the racing world is honoring the late NASCAR legend Kyle Busch today on what's known as racing's biggest day,
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that being the Sunday before Memorial Day with emotional tributes at both the Indianapolis 500 and NASCAR's Coca-Cola 600.
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At Indy, the track's scoring pylon lit up on lap 18,
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a tribute to the number Bush made iconic for years.
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Driver Romain Grosjean also changed the look of his car to match Bush's famous number font.
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Down in Charlotte, the mood just as somber.
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Richard Childress Racing retiring Bush's number eight this weekend.
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Known to fans as Rowdy,
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Bush won more than 230 races across NASCAR's top three series
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and leaves behind a legacy many are calling once in a generation.
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Today, his family being honored by NASCAR in a tribute before the Coca-Cola 600.
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Bush died Thursday at the age of 41 after a severe pneumonia turned into sepsis,
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according to his family, Lindsay.
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And our heart does go out to his family.
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Andrew, thank you.
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Now to the negotiations to end the three-month-old war with Iran.
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After saying just yesterday that a deal could be near,
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today President Trump is saying significant differences remain and he won't rush into a deal.
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ABC's chief foreign correspondent Ian Pannell reports tonight from Tel Aviv.
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24 hours after saying a deal to end the war with Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz was close,
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President Trump now saying he won't rush into a deal as significant differences remain.
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President Trump writing on social media that the deal that he promised just yesterday isn't even fully negotiated yet.
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If I make a deal with Iran,
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it'll be a good and proper one,
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not like the one made by Obama,
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which gave Iran massive amounts of cash and a clear and open path to a nuclear weapon,
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Trump wrote on social media.
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Earlier today, a senior administration official telling ABC News there'll be a limited interim agreement
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that would include opening the Strait of Hormuz and an end to the US blockade.
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The official saying there'll also be commitment from the Iranians to negotiate the removal of their stockpile of highly enriched uranium.
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But Iranian state media saying the draft agreement doesn't have any nuclear commitments.
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Intelligence sources telling ABC News that despite the bombing,
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Iran retains the ability to enrich uranium,
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one of the many pre-war goals that hasn't been reached.
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Meanwhile, an Israeli official telling ABC News the emerging US-Iran deal appears to be bad,
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and a source familiar with the situation saying there's serious concern
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and disappointment in the Prime Minister's office over the US deal with Iran.
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Lindsay, as you heard there,
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it now appears that significant differences still remain between the two sides,
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despite the administration talking about the possibility of a deal.
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And tonight, Iranian state media saying negotiators there have no trust in the U.S.
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Lindsay?
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Ian, and we know that the president is also trying repeatedly to end the war between Russia and Ukraine,
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but any sign of a slowdown in attacks there?
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Yeah, I mean, we're seeing large-scale aerial bombardments by Russia now,
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with a massive attack on Ukraine,
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with hundreds of drones and missiles,
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including its new hypersonic Oreshnik missile,
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leaving four dead and almost 100 injured.
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Now, Russia's defence ministry saying the attack was a response to Ukrainian strikes in Russia,
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with the death toll from that strike on a student dormitory Friday now 21.
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Ukraine, for its part, denies hitting civilian sites.
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I think there's no doubt that both are ramping up their strike capabilities,
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and despite the president promising to end the war within 24 hours,
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there's no sign of a deal at hand.
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Lindsay?
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Ian reporting for us in Tel Aviv.
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Thank you.
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Turning now to Turkey, where police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at supporters of the main opposition party.
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This marked a violent end to a multi-day standoff in the capital of Turkey after an appeals court removed the party's leadership.
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Footage shows officers storming the headquarters to evict the ousted leader and his barricaded supporters.
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Now to a frightening scene in South Carolina.
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At least 19 people were injured at a stampede at a bike festival.
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It happened early Sunday morning.
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And ABC's Morgan Norwood has the new details coming in tonight.
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As millions flock to America's coastline for Memorial Day weekend,
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panic playing out at Atlantic Beach, South Carolina.
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We have large crowds gathering and forming.
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A massive crowd suddenly surging near a concert stage,
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sending hundreds running and triggering a stampede.
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We have an individual reporting they've been trampled.
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The incident unfolding during the concert as Atlantic Beach hosts its annual Black Pearl Cultural Heritage an cultural heritage and bike
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drawing hundreds of thou situation escalating so qu fire rescue,
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declaring it at least 19 injured,
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sever hospital tonight, town of no confirmed fights,
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wep threats to public safety.
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The chaos happened when one person started running,
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sparking a chain reaction they say lasted only seconds before law enforcement showed up and restored order.
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Lindsay?
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Morgan, thank you.
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A dramatic cave rescue in upstate New York.
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A man pinned for hours in a narrow crevice, unable to move.
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It was 50 degrees inside the cave with 100% humidity.
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He developed hypothermia.
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State forest rangers feared it would take days to free him,
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but they managed to do so in a matter of hours.
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ABC's Rena Roy joins us now.
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Rena?
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Lindsay, this was a delicate mission.
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It took rescuers more than six hours to get that man to safety.
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And now we're getting a look at what exactly they were dealing with.
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You can see the hiker stuck inside Merlin's cave approximately 400 feet from the entrance.
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This is in the rural upstate town of Canaan, New York.
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Officials say he was crawling through the cave when he slipped into
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that tight crevice wedged by his ribcage and pelvis, becoming hypothermic.
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rescuers trying to remove him on their own,
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but they ended up needing a hammer drill to get rid of some of that rock first.
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Rangers say that man did remain calm,
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but was low on energy.
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He was given warm fluids and food at one point,
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high-fiving the crew for a job well done.
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Lindsay.
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All right.
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So glad to hear that, Rena.
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Thank you.
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Still ahead on this Sunday,
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five Chicago police officers are in fair condition after trying to disperse a team takeover on the city's west side.
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We'll explain.
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And for the second time in a week,
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a deadly shark attack at one of Australia's most popular tourist spots.
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Next tonight to Chicago, where five police officers are in fair condition after being struck by a car while on duty.
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It happened early this morning as police worked to disperse a large team takeover on the city's west side.
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The car allegedly mounted the curb,
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then slammed into a utility pole and patrol car before stopping charges against the 18-year-old driver are pending.
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Australia just had its second fatal shark attack in a week.
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The 39-year-old man was mauled today as he and a group of three friends were spearfishing on the Great Barrier Reef.
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Authorities say the man died after sustaining a critical head injury.
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Fishermen reported seeing bull sharks in the area ahead of the attack.
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When World News Tonight returns,
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the New York Knicks are just one win away from the team's first NBA Finals appearance in nearly 30 years. To the index now,
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the New York Knicks are just one win away from the team's first NBA Finals appearance in more than a quarter century.
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The victory on Saturday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers was the first playoff game that they never trailed.
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You can watch Game 4 of the NBA East Finals tomorrow at 8 p.m.
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Eastern on ESPN.
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Tonight, Memorial Day is being observed across the country,
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including Newport, Rhode Island, where thousands of fallen U.S service members were honored.
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The memorial features combat boots adorned with flags and placards.
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Each pair represents a U.S service member killed in action since September 11th of 2001.
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The special Memorial Day display first began in 2016.
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When we come back from sacrifice to celebration,
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the 100-year-old veteran who finally is going to the prom.
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Finally, eight decades ago, he traded the prom for the war,
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but now the night he never had.
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At Independence Village of Naperville,
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Illinois, a group of teens from Atiyah Valley High School set out to surprise 100-year-old World War II veteran, Race Vanoha.
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I remember the last time we were here,
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you mentioned that you couldn't go to prom because you were serving our country.
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So we wanted to thank you for your service by inviting you to a night at prom.
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Oh my God!
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Back then, he traded corsages and slow dances for duty and sacrifice.
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I took two exams, one for the Navy and one for the Army Air Force.
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So I didn't have too much choice.
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I was supposed to report for Judy.
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But these six students were determined Ray would finally have his prom night.
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The entire community stepped in to make sure the evening shimmered with the kind of joy he missed all those decades ago.
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A carefully tailored tuxedo, fresh haircut,
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boutonniere pinned to his lapel,
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bouquets for each of his dates,
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a vintage trolley carrying Ray and the girls to the dance.
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My girls.
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Shortly after arriving at the school,
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Ray was on the dance floor.
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While there was a lot of movement on the dance floor,
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perhaps this was the most moving part of all.
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I love you all.
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Thankful for his service and to you for watching.
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Good night.
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