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Victor Oquendo is on the scene in North Carolina's Outer Banks, where waves are expected to swell up to 20 feet high as Hurricane Erin churns closer to shore, and Brittany Bell has the system's latest track and forecast; Ike Ejiochi reports on the home explosion near Charlottesville, Virginia that injured at least one person and injured another; Mireya Villarreal has details on the emotional testimony from the parents of the Camp Mystic flood victims; and more on tonight’s broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir.
Victor Oquendo is on the scene in North Carolina's Outer Banks, where waves are expected to swell up to 20 feet high as Hurricane Erin churns closer to shore, and Brittany Bell has the system's latest track and forecast; Ike Ejiochi reports on the home explosion near Charlottesville, Virginia that injured at least one person and injured another; Mireya Villarreal has details on the emotional testimony from the parents of the Camp Mystic flood victims; and more on tonight’s broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir.
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00:00Tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. Hurricane Aaron growing in size, coming dangerously close to the East Coast.
00:08The state of emergency right now. Also developing a Navy fighter jet crashing off the coast of Virginia.
00:14The pilot ejecting just in time.
00:17First, that monster hurricane pummeling the East Coast with massive waves, life-threatening rip currents.
00:24Mandatory evacuations underway. Beachfront property owners holding their breath.
00:29Powerful surf crashing into homes, flooding roadways. Officials warning people to stay out of the water.
00:36Beaches closed up and down the coast, including New York City and New Jersey. Waves up to 20 feet expected.
00:43Victor Okendo live in the storm zone. Our weather team standing by with Aaron's track.
00:48News just coming in. A Navy fighter jet pilot ejecting just moments before an F-18 crashed off the coast of Virginia.
00:55What we're learning about the daring rescue.
00:58A deadly blast rocking a neighborhood. Destroying a home. Sending debris flying. At least one person killed.
01:06And the new video tonight showing the moment a business exploded in North Carolina.
01:10The major showdown in Texas. Democratic lawmakers on a marathon pushed to stall a redistricting vote.
01:17Aimed at reshaping the congressional map. What we've just learned.
01:20Chilling surveillance video leading to an international investigation. Police say a California husband flees to Peru as his wife is found dead miles from their home.
01:31What they say a neighbor's surveillance camera shows.
01:34The heartbreaking testimony. Parents of some of the Camp Mystic children killed in that flooding disaster in Texas demanding answers and change.
01:44This loss is one no parent should have to endure nearly two months after the tragedy.
01:49A massive brush fire burning out of control in the Everglades sparks air quality alerts across South Florida.
01:56The new video just coming in a passenger plane veering off the runway in Boston.
02:01Angry passengers file lawsuits against two of the country's biggest airlines.
02:05They say their window seats had no windows.
02:08And remembering a beloved judge with a big heart whose countless acts of kindness made him a social media star and the king of second chances.
02:22From ABC News World Headquarters in New York, this is World News Tonight with David Muir.
02:30Good evening and thank you for joining us on a busy Wednesday night. I'm Mary Bruce in for David.
02:34We begin tonight with Hurricane Aaron and states of emergency along the east coast.
02:39Heavy rain, destructive waves and life-threatening rip currents from the Carolinas to the northeast.
02:45At this hour, the outer bands of the Category 2 storm are hitting North Carolina's outer banks.
02:51Winds up to 110 miles per hour.
02:53The massive hurricane more than 700 miles wide running parallel to the coast.
02:58Waves crashing into homes on the shores along Cape Hatteras.
03:02Those waves expected to swell up to 20 feet high.
03:05The storm surge damaging homes and flooding roads.
03:08Residents and visitors under evacuation orders.
03:11Double red flag conditions at a state park in Maryland.
03:14No one allowed in the water.
03:16New York and New Jersey beaches now also closed to swimmers through at least tomorrow.
03:21The water simply too dangerous to go in.
03:24The newest track and forecast coming up in a moment.
03:26But we begin with ABC's Victor Okendo leading us off again from North Carolina.
03:32Tonight, conditions deteriorating all along the east coast as massive Hurricane Aaron turns closer and closer to shore.
03:39On North Carolina's fragile outer banks, waves and powerful storm surge crashing ashore, threatening homes.
03:45Many, but not all, heeding the warning to get out.
03:48If you are under an evacuation order, take action now before it's too late.
03:55Homeowners holding their breath.
03:57We do have a number of threatened oceanfront structures.
04:00These are houses that no longer have a protective dune in front of them.
04:03They're very vulnerable to the waves, to the high surf.
04:06North Carolina's governor pre-positioning swift water rescue teams and National Guard troops,
04:12begging drivers to stay out of flooded roadways.
04:14Don't do it.
04:16You do not know how deep the water is or how fast it is running.
04:20Aaron, more than 700 miles wide.
04:23So massive, there are tropical storm alerts on both sides of it as it threads the needle between the U.S. and Bermuda.
04:29The warnings extending to the Jersey Shore.
04:32Atlantic City authorities warning beachgoers not to go in past their ankles.
04:38WABC's Anthony Johnson is in Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey.
04:41Nobody is allowed onto the beach.
04:44As a matter of fact, there are gates to block people from actually walking out on the sand.
04:49There are no lifeguards.
04:51Red flag warnings everywhere along the Jersey Shore.
04:55Rip current dangers from Florida to New York's Long Island.
04:59New York City banning swimming at all beaches.
05:03Mary, this is the roughest surf that we have seen yet.
05:05Just watch those waves crash into the pier here in Kill Devil Hills.
05:09And we're also coming up on high tide, pushing water further up onto the beach.
05:13And that's what has officials so concerned.
05:16As Hurricane Aaron approaches, we are expecting prolonged periods of destructive surf and dangerous rip currents along the East Coast through Friday.
05:24Mary?
05:25It is expected to take some time for the water and that dangerous surf, as you mentioned, to calm down.
05:29Victor and the crew stay safe there.
05:32Hurricane Aaron is already being felt in parts of the Northeast.
05:35So let's get right to meteorologist Brittany Bell from our New York station, WABC.
05:39Hey, Brittany.
05:41Mary, even though Aaron hasn't changed much in intensity, it is growing larger and larger in size, sending widespread coastal impacts all along the eastern seaboard.
05:50So let's get right to the latest satellite image.
05:52It's still a Category 2 hurricane this evening.
05:54And the track keeps it offshore, but still close enough for tropical storm warnings for the Outer Banks of North Carolina and the Virginia coast.
06:02Also, coastal flood alerts as far north as New York, even Connecticut.
06:06On top of that, there's a widespread risk for life-threatening rip currents from north of Miami all the way to Cape Cod.
06:13But this risk could stay elevated through Friday, potentially even lasting throughout the weekend.
06:18And portions of the North Carolina Outer Banks are on alert for dangerous waves that could hit coastal Carolina tonight, approaching 10 to 20 feet.
06:26And then next, taking aim for sections of the northeast, like the Jersey Shore, with waves as high as 11 to 15 feet.
06:32Those coastal impacts slowly go down as we head into this weekend.
06:36Mary?
06:36And Brittany, we know you'll be tracking this all closely.
06:39Next tonight, with Hurricane Aaron stirring up the Atlantic, the Navy racing to rescue a fighter pilot whose jet crashed off the coast of Virginia during a training flight.
06:49The pilot ejecting, floating in choppy seas for nearly 90 minutes.
06:53So let's get right to ABC's Mola Lange.
06:55Mola, what are you learning?
06:57Well, Mary, after safely ejecting from that jet, that pilot was in the water for about 90 minutes before finally being rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard.
07:05And remember, as you mentioned, the Atlantic Ocean pretty rough right now with Hurricane Aaron out there brewing and churning.
07:11A Navy spokesperson tells us the pilot was taking off from a naval base in the Norfolk, Virginia area this morning on a routine training mission when that pilot ejected from the Super Hornet fighter jet.
07:23We're told dozens of miles off the Virginia coast, sending the plane crashing into the Atlantic, where it remains tonight.
07:31Meanwhile, that pilot is undergoing a medical evaluation, and that incident is being investigated, Mary.
07:37OK, Mola, thank you.
07:39We move on now to a deadly home explosion in Virginia, a woman killed in the blast, a man now fighting for his life.
07:45The house completely leveled.
07:48A dozen homes in the neighborhood also damaged by flying debris.
07:51Here's ABC's Ike Adjachi.
07:53Crews in Virginia are sifting through piles of debris tonight, investigating how a home exploded in this neighborhood near Charlottesville.
08:01It appears we've got one house flattened on the ground.
08:07We've got debris field for over a block.
08:11Calls pouring into 911.
08:13Right now, we're getting inundated with phone calls.
08:16At least one person killed and another injured by the violent explosion.
08:19This incident comes as police in North Carolina are picking up the pieces from a separate explosion.
08:28Debris raining down and thick black smoke rising above Wilmington.
08:32Three firefighters trapped inside.
08:35Police say 46-year-old Jason Lee Beach, now charged with felony DWI and fleeing the scene,
08:40is responsible for the blast after he crashed his vehicle into that building, striking gas line.
08:46Mary, investigators in Virginia are zeroing in on a possible gas leak behind the home explosion with state fire marshals due back on scene tomorrow.
08:55Mary?
08:55Just a remarkable scene there, Ike. Thank you.
08:58Now to the showdown in Texas, the battle to redraw the state's congressional map getting national attention.
09:04Late today, Democrats racing to stall a vote on a new map that would likely give Republicans five more seats in the House.
09:10Here's ABC's Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl with the late developments.
09:14More than two weeks after dozens of Democrats left Texas, stalling a vote on the controversial new congressional maps favoring Republicans.
09:2488 ayes and 52 nays. House Bill 4 has finally passed.
09:28The bill passed to the state's House of Representatives.
09:30The new maps, which were drawn at the request of President Trump, are designed to turn five congressional districts that are now held by Democrats
09:39into districts that will likely be won by Republicans in next year's midterm elections.
09:44Democrats were so outraged by the move, they had left the state to deny the quorum needed to have the vote.
09:51Many of those Democrats returned to Texas on Monday and learned they couldn't leave the state capitol unless they signed a document agreeing to have a police escort
10:00to ensure that they would return for today's session.
10:04Democratic State Representative Nicole Collier refused, forced to spend two nights locked in the capitol building.
10:10They're trying to harm people of color with these rigged maps. The fight is personal to me, and I'm going to fight with every fiber in my body.
10:21Now Democrats in California are vowing to retaliate, moving forward with a plan to redraw its maps, an effort that could cost Republicans their five congressional seats.
10:31Yes, we'll fight fire with fire. Yes, we will push back. It's not about whether we play hardball anymore. It's about how we play hardball.
10:41The California legislature will vote tomorrow on the new maps proposed by Democrats. If it's approved, California voters will still have to vote on the issue in a referendum later this year.
10:53And Mary, the battle over redistricting will not stop in Texas and California. Several other states are reviewing plans as well.
11:01It is tit for tat expected to continue in other states as well. John, thank you.
11:06Next tonight, haunting testimony from the families of children killed in the horrific flooding at Camp Mystic in Texas.
11:12At least 138 people killed in last month's floods, 27 victims from the camp, heartbroken parents making an emotional plea to lawmakers, including a mother whose daughter has yet to be found.
11:24Here's ABC's Mireya Villarreal.
11:26Tonight, anguish and heartbreak pouring out from parents who lost their daughters in the Camp Mystic flooding.
11:32This loss is one no parent should have to endure.
11:35Twenty-seven campers and counselors killed as the waters rose on July 4th, among them nine-year-old Janie Hunt.
11:43She left for camp full of excitement and joy. She came home in a plywood box.
11:49More than a dozen parents testifying before the Texas Senate frustrated by the preventable tragedy.
11:54Camp is supposed to be a safe place.
11:57Protocols that should have been in place were ignored.
11:59As a result, my daughter was stolen from us.
12:08Cece Stewart speaking through tears, her nine-year-old daughter, Seal, still missing.
12:1348 days later, Seal remains somewhere in the devastation of the Guadalupe River.
12:24We wait trapped in agony until she is brought home.
12:33The family's calling for change, pushing to pass a bill that will improve safety requirements for camps.
12:39It is the start of a promise that their lives and their deaths will mean change.
12:45State senators equally emotional.
12:48This tragedy is going to impact future lives.
12:56Promising to work with House representatives to pass a bipartisan bill.
12:59There's a responsibility on all of us, and I hope people will hold government to account.
13:04Those eight-year-old little girls stuck in a cabin because the adults around me failed.
13:08Mary, the goal is to get this first bill through the House and the Senate in the next day, calling it Heavens 27 in honor of the victims,
13:18possibly having it on the governor's desk by Friday, ready to sign.
13:22Mary.
13:22And our hearts go out to those parents.
13:25Maria, thank you.
13:26Overseas tonight, Israel starting its operation to take control of Gaza City.
13:30The Israeli military calling up 60,000 reservists ahead of a planned new offensive.
13:35Troops taking up positions on the outskirts of the city.
13:38Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza City in dire need of food and aid will be forced to evacuate once again.
13:46Here's ABC's chief international correspondent, James Longman.
13:50The Israeli military has tonight started its operation to occupy Gaza City, calling up 60,000 reservists, saying Israeli forces are already on its outskirts.
14:00Recent satellite images appear to show military vehicles positioning nearby.
14:04Starvation has gripped Gaza for months, with scores of Palestinians dying just trying to get to aid.
14:11Hamas says more than 62,000 people have now been killed.
14:17Hundreds of thousands took refuge in Gaza City.
14:20They are now being forced to move again.
14:23Satellite images show tent encampment on August 7th.
14:26Ten days later, those tents largely gone.
14:29Most of Europe and many in his own country against Prime Minister Netanyahu's plan, but he does have President Trump's support.
14:35Trump called him a war hero and declared himself one, too, for deciding to bomb Iran's nuclear facilities.
14:42Bibi is a good man.
14:44He's in there fighting.
14:45He's a war hero because we work together.
14:48He's a war hero.
14:49I guess I am, too.
14:50Nobody cares, but I am, too.
14:52Mary, this could still be a pressure tactic by Israel to force the release of the remaining 50 hostages.
14:59Hamas has said it's had a positive response to a plan which would see some of them freed, but Israel is now pushing for better terms.
15:06Mary?
15:06OK, James, thank you.
15:08And when we come back, chilling surveillance video leading to an international investigation.
15:13Police say a California husband fled to Peru as his wife is found dead.
15:17A fire burning out of control in the Everglades leaves part of South Florida under a blanket of smoke and ash, triggering air quality alerts.
15:25And the dramatic new video after a passenger jet veered off the runway at Boston's Logan Airport.
15:33Next tonight, an international investigation is underway tonight for the husband of a woman found dead in a Southern California forest.
15:40Police say a neighbor's surveillance camera captured the husband, Josimar Cabrera, dragging something heavy wrapped in fabric outside their Lancaster home about 70 miles north of L.A.
15:51Authorities say he has now fled to Peru.
15:54The couple's three children are being looked after by their grandmother.
15:57And a massive brush fire in the Everglades is sending a blanket of smoke across parts of South Florida.
16:03Officials issuing an air quality alert firefighters racing to contain the fire and keep it away from populated areas.
16:09More than 19,000 acres have now burned.
16:12And stunning video just coming in of the moment a jet blue plane veered off the runway at Boston's Logan Airport.
16:19The jet blue flight had just landed, the plane then cutting sharply to the left and onto the grass.
16:24The incident happened back in June.
16:26No one was hurt, but passengers said they were shaken up.
16:30And when we come back, a mother and good Samaritans are hailed as heroes after a car plunges into a river in Wisconsin with a one-year-old baby inside.
16:39To the index now, a mom and good Samaritans rescuing a one-year-old from a sinking car in Wisconsin.
16:46Surveillance video shows the car with the mother and child inside driving down an embankment and into a river outside Green Bay.
16:53A man immediately scaling a fence followed by others.
16:56Police hailing the mom and the good Samaritans as heroes.
16:59The car later pulled from the river.
17:01And two of America's largest airlines, Delta and United, facing class-action lawsuits from angry passengers.
17:08Both being sued by customers who say they paid for window seats that didn't exist.
17:13Instead, they say they wound up sitting in seats against a wall without a window, where the design of the plane prevented one from being installed.
17:20Both airlines had no comment.
17:22And when we come back, remembering a beloved judge whose ruling from the bench inspired millions.
17:28And finally tonight, the judge with a heart of gold.
17:33He was the compassionate courtroom judge seen by millions, whose rulings changed so many lives for the better.
17:39I think 959 is close enough to 10.
17:43Matt is dismissed.
17:45For 40 years, Judge Frank Caprio would hear cases from his Providence, Rhode Island bench.
17:51Along the way, earning the reputation as America's nicest judge.
17:55In that location, it's like mad lights.
17:57I was confused.
17:58In your lane of traffic, there's a green light.
18:00In the other lane of traffic, which is not your lane, there's a red arrow.
18:04See, I knew.
18:04He had a great argument.
18:06He came in well prepared today.
18:08Guilty or not guilty?
18:11What do you say?
18:12Guilty.
18:12Guilty.
18:13In later years, his hit TV show, Caught in Providence, put his humor and heart on full display.
18:20I was making a right-hand turn.
18:22Did you ever read the driver's manual?
18:24I mean, it was so long ago.
18:25I don't even know what I had for breakfast.
18:27Late today, his family sharing.
18:29Judge Caprio passed away at the age of 88, following a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.
18:35Judge Caprio would often say he wasn't always so compassionate.
18:38His first day on the bench, his father proudly watching on.
18:42The young judge was tough on a mother of four who hadn't paid her parking tickets.
18:46And that didn't sit well with his father.
18:49He said, Frank, she had four kids.
18:52Now, suppose she can't feed the kids tonight if she paid those tickets?
18:56She said, no, she doesn't have a car.
18:58She can't drive them to school.
18:59What are you doing?
19:00You weren't brought up that way.
19:01The moment would change the course of his life and so many others.
19:06My first day on the court set the tone of my judgeship of over 30 years.
19:13After that, I took everybody's personal situation into consideration.
19:18The king of second chances.
19:22I'm Mary Bruce.
19:22For David and all of us here, good night.
19:26David Muir, the most watched newscast in America.
19:31And now, ABC's World News Tonight has won the Emmy for Best Live News Program for the third year in a row.
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