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tonight, breaking news. the clashing storms taking aim. the tropical storm that pounded flor fueling a in on at ia pendjust hoursm s.e.a.l. teamdly killt found asphyxiated in his embasng breaking tonight, struggle.o cancpower grid.estiontiny montanaon jobing out.right past cameras and thanks for e breaking news.rms drenching rains ans expect. 45 million americans facing a flash flood watch.ical storm adding more fury to a developing nor'easter.reds of flights cancellepected to be a real mess from washington, d.c., to s us off. >> reporr: therawaves, steadi now, under a high wind warning. and explosive sys alhed really, we're arted. tonigh,
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millions bracing. in florida, tropical sto philippe with torrential rain and 75-plus mile per hour winds. this beach county. one of four hi overnight. this driver on i-95 spotting what appears to be a tornado. >> it's a tornado right in front of me. >> reporter: when suddenly, a transformer explodes ahead. >> oh, just took out the light. >> reporter: a mobile home park in boynton beach blown to pieces. >> the winds were really starting to pick up. i could see stuff flying through the air.orn off, windows shattered.ing fan lying amon remnants of philippe fueling that nor'easter, putting 45 million at risk from washington, d.c., to boston. flash flooding and damaging winds expected. power outagesht delays a certainty. this, coming on the fifth anniversary of superstorm sandy. it wasn't water that destroyed this town, but it was hurricane-force winds.
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spreading fire across these tightly-packed homes. houses here are still being rebuilt. and the incoming storm has residents on edge. >> rob joins us live from long beach, new york, bracing for a >> reporter: they are. the boardwalk standing on much rebuilt after the two storms coming together heading up with half a foot of rainfall going toese winds, 40, 50, 60 miles per hour. scattered outages today and tomorrow.next to the russia investthe handed down as
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early as tomorrow morning.confirmed they are seeking charges agains a possible indictment and arrest said to be immeant. ing more scrutiny of democrats, and his onetime rival for the whit house, hillary clinton. david wright with the latest on l of white hous sources tell a investigation is coming as s as tomorrow. but we don't yet know who will be charged or what the c >> believe me, if you're the person, you know. i mean, you've already been told you're a target. >> reporter: abcconfirmem robert mueller's office who specializes in fraud cases was at the federal sources tell abc news the grand ry has approved charge there' me who have faced ns. or there could be others we haven beco firsh tson to turn, r would do sometnt's men so insa what we should be focusing f the clinton administra >> reporter: trump adviser roger stone tweeted obscenities at cnn when they br. twit>> tor the democrats losing the nd it turns out to be once again is callinting, "all of this rtalk right when the republicans are making the big push for
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historic tax cuts an is this coinal? "the dems are using this try) witch hunt for evil politi but the white house lawyer handling the russia probe president's comments today are unrelated to the activities the special counseontinues to cooperate."king member of would not comment on whether thecon. >> i can't comment on that, george. that one way or the other. whether investigating ent?an't>> david wright joins us live from the white house. any re could be i >> reporter: the two key targets , paulafort an abc newsed manafort's team says they don't indictment is coming their way. t responded. >> david, thank you. next to a disturbing story ng involving msix. u.s. officials military is looking into allegations two navy s.e.a.l.s may have killed green beret gloria ron theht, two s from the navy's elite s.e.a.l. team six under a homicide investigation for the a green beret in mali, africa.ils first reported and
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confirmed by abc news, state avy is examining the june incident.ts, s.e.a.l.s are so disciplined. so highly trained. something like this unimaginable. >> reporter: the victim, sogan j. melgar, found dead on assi in mali where special operations force counterterro a u.s. o looking asphyxiation as a possible causelgar's death. the s.e.a.l.s have not been cha ed. l. team six is among the military's mial it was memx that k1 ra invest 4th in nig sergeadescricriminal i se ions. >> gloria, the pentagon has just ide soldier killed in afghanistan, r crash. jacob michael sills. he that works with speciaces.ut of puer cancelling th controversial contract with miltractwhitefishrgy. wi >>or ter: tonigce, a shnt from the govetered puertothe contraith c after revelations the had just two emplr across ails frompany zie nied anyish sasion. the governor cal ling the coe ract a distraction. for the ai five weeks afand ss.s sue, wching rents usin cool off their itting outsidelate i right now, j
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a west virginia inmate dressed in plain clothes casually walks ot realizing he was missing until two ur days, tr >> this isher an inside job, or out and out incompetence. >> reporter: he was supposed to be in court friday morning to sentenced. authorities say these security images show him at6: e multiple hhe was n00 p.m. night, 37 hours later. but sooner than that. he says he officials himself a his client another had escaped. >> had to let the jail know somebody had escaped. >> rr: thethe escape. so far, ds have without p tom?there's stillahead ony. twin air scare one, a cockpit emergency. and what would have caused the nose cone of this plane to cave in?ors say you sh contact lenses.
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hair, and a big battle ahead of him. his liver disease, quickly becoming life-threatening. leaving him in desperate need of a transplant. >> no parent -- it's scary. >> reporter: he needed a living donor, and his uncle, who knows all about putting up a brave fight, was a perfect match. army special forces lieutenant colonel trevor hill, rushing back from afghanistan for a critical mission unlike any other during his five deployments. including the one in 2005 that nearly took his life. >> we rolled over, and two of the four people in my vehicle were killed instantly. i was trapped in the overturned vehicle, and it caught fire. >> reporter: other soldiers pulled him from the burning wreckage. >> ever since then, i have survivor guilt, and i also have, these guys saved my life and what do i do to pay that back? >> reporter: this was his chance. the complex and rare transplant, a success. hudson, now healthy and
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celebrating his first birthday. his hero uncle looking ahead to many more. >> i think we'll always have something special. >> reporter: marci gonzalez, abc news. >> tonight, we salute hudson and his uncle for being "america strong." we thank you for watching. i'm tom llamas in new york. "gma" frs first thing in the morning. david muir right back here tomorrow night. have a great evening. good night.
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