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Correspondent Jaclyn Lee reports on the dangerous heat fueling growing wildfires as firefighters battle massive blazes in California and Oregon; Washington Correspondent Jay O'Brien has the latest on President Trump weighing the deployment of more troops to other U.S. cities, suggesting that Chicago, New York and Baltimore could be next; Foreign Correspondent Marcus Moore reports on Ukraine marking its Independence Day with a major strike, as Russia's Foreign Minister says there are no plans for a meeting between Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and Russian President Putin; and more on ABC World News Tonight with David Muir.
Correspondent Jaclyn Lee reports on the dangerous heat fueling growing wildfires as firefighters battle massive blazes in California and Oregon; Washington Correspondent Jay O'Brien has the latest on President Trump weighing the deployment of more troops to other U.S. cities, suggesting that Chicago, New York and Baltimore could be next; Foreign Correspondent Marcus Moore reports on Ukraine marking its Independence Day with a major strike, as Russia's Foreign Minister says there are no plans for a meeting between Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and Russian President Putin; and more on ABC World News Tonight with David Muir.
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00:00Tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air.
00:03The rising threat from wildfires and dangerous heat in the West.
00:07The National Guard may be heading to more U.S. cities to combat crime
00:11and why some countries are suspending deliveries of packages to the U.S.
00:16We begin in the West where more than 30 million are on alert for dangerous heat.
00:20Record highs possible in Portland and Seattle.
00:23In Napa, they're battling a fast-moving fire from the air and on the ground.
00:27In Oregon, thousands of homes threatened.
00:30After deploying the National Guard to the nation's capital,
00:33President Trump now says he might send more troops to the streets of Chicago,
00:37New York, and Baltimore to fight crime.
00:39Democratic leaders in those states pushing back, saying crime rates are falling,
00:44some calling the move unconstitutional.
00:47Ukraine on the offensive on its Independence Day.
00:50Major strikes deep inside Russia, targeting energy facilities.
00:54The peace initiative at a standstill.
00:56Vice President Vance insisting the Russians have made concessions toward Ukraine.
01:01But the Russian foreign minister says no sit-down between the Russian and Ukrainian leaders is planned.
01:08Also tonight, worldwide confusion over new rules for shipping.
01:12Some countries plan to stop delivering packages to the U.S.
01:16after the president ended tariff exemptions.
01:18What this could mean if you bought something from overseas.
01:21The frightening scene on an American Airlines flight.
01:25What happened when a device caught fire, sending smoke through the cabin.
01:29The warning to residents after an explosion in fire at an automotive plant.
01:34Why they're being told to be careful about what they touch.
01:37No one saw this coming.
01:39A hot air balloon makes an emergency landing on a city street.
01:42Serving up history as the U.S. Open begins.
01:46Former champ Venus Williams making a comeback at 45.
01:49As Novak Djokovic goes for his 25th Grand Slam title.
01:54And America Strong meet the women trying out for a new league of their own.
02:01From ABC News World Headquarters in New York, this is World News Tonight.
02:07Good evening. Thanks for joining us on this Sunday.
02:11I'm Mary Bruce in for Lindsay Davis.
02:12More military troops may be heading to major American cities as part of President Trump's crackdown on crime.
02:19But we begin here tonight with the growing threat from wildfires.
02:22And more than 30 million people on alert for dangerous heat in the West.
02:26The so-called picket fire is roaring through Northern California's wine country.
02:31Scorching more than 6,500 acres.
02:33The flames casting an orange, smoky hue over the skies as more people have been forced to leave their homes.
02:40In central Oregon, the flat fire exploding in size overnight.
02:44Burning more than 21,000 acres.
02:47Thousands of homes there threatened.
02:49The heat bearing down on the West.
02:50Record highs possible in Portland and Seattle.
02:53The blistering temperatures causing high school football teams in Sacramento to delay their games.
02:59And the cool down coming to the Northeast.
03:01Our weather team is tracking it all.
03:03But first, ABC's Jacqueline Lee leads us off.
03:06Tonight, flames roaring through California's wine country.
03:10A growing number of communities ordered to evacuate as the picket fire burns out of control.
03:15Scorching more than 6,500 acres.
03:18Only 11 percent contained.
03:20Families forced to leave everything behind.
03:23Crews in the thick of the firefight in the air and on the ground.
03:26Surging resources to the front lines, like air tankers and helicopters.
03:31Dropping thousands of gallons of fire retardant and water amid a black sky and plumes of thick smoke.
03:38Deploying dozers to create a large enough fire break to stop the spread of flames.
03:43Given the lack of rain, this dry vegetation serves as fuel that can ignite in a second,
03:48quickly turning a flame into a raging wildfire.
03:51We got a tour of the headquarters for the Los Angeles County fire hand crews.
03:55Is this year different than previous years?
03:58If we don't get any rain, then we can certainly, we can see fires like we did last year.
04:05Another massive firefighting effort underway in Oregon.
04:08The flat fire exploding to more than 21,000 acres overnight.
04:13Zero percent contained with nearly 4,000 homes in the danger zone.
04:16The fire fueled by hot, dry conditions.
04:19More than 30 million Americans are on alert as a heat wave grips the West.
04:24High school football teams in Sacramento delaying their games due to the scorching temperatures.
04:30And a dust storm gusting through the Burning Man Festival in the Nevada desert, sending tents flying.
04:36Mary, due to the smoke from the picket fire,
04:39officials issuing an air quality advisory for parts of the Bay Area through tomorrow.
04:43Mary?
04:44Jacqueline Lee tracking it all.
04:45Jacqueline, thank you.
04:46So let's get right to meteorologist Danny Beckstrom from our New York station, WABC.
04:50And Danny, time this out for us.
04:52Mary, the extreme heat has held on for days, making it even more dangerous.
04:56And as we head into the work week, the focus of the extreme heat is in the Pacific Northwest,
05:00where extreme heat warnings remain along the I-5 corridor from Medford to Portland to Seattle.
05:04And record high temperatures will be challenged again on Monday.
05:07The general hot and dry weather in the region continues to fuel fire danger,
05:11the greatest risk being in parts of Northern California, Southern Oregon, and in the mountains of Western Washington.
05:16The pattern producing the heat wave also pulling in monsoon moisture,
05:19which could lead to new fires starting from lightning strikes,
05:22but could also trigger localized flash flooding from the southern Sierra Nevada and into the Four Corners region.
05:27While the heat's been the weather story in the West,
05:30in the East, seasonably cool conditions settle in as we close out the month of August.
05:33Mary?
05:34It certainly feels like summer's coming to an end.
05:36Danny, thank you.
05:37Now to President Trump possibly expanding the use of the military on American soil,
05:42considering sending National Guard troops into major cities like Baltimore and Chicago.
05:46The president facing backlash for casting Democratic-led cities as crime-ridden and lawless.
05:52The war of words now escalating.
05:54ABC's Jay O'Brien has more.
05:57Tonight, as President Trump's mobilization of nearly 2,000 National Guard troops to the nation's capital
06:03nears the end of its second week,
06:05A U.S. official telling ABC News planning is underway to potentially expand that mission and send the National Guard to Chicago.
06:13The plans first reported by the Washington Post.
06:16No official deployment has been ordered,
06:18and the Department of Defense declined to speculate on future operations.
06:22But in the Oval Office this week,
06:24Trump suggesting his focus could soon shift to other Democratic-run cities.
06:28Chicago is a mess.
06:30You have an incompetent mayor, grossly incompetent.
06:32So I think Chicago will be our next, and then we'll help with New York.
06:37Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker pushing back,
06:40saying there is no emergency that warrants Trump federalizing his state's National Guard
06:45or sending active-duty military within our borders.
06:48And a spokesperson for New York Governor Kathy Hochul telling ABC News crime is down across New York City and state,
06:56and the president's attempts to invoke military power undermines work being done.
07:01But Trump's authority beyond Washington, D.C., a federal district, is limited.
07:05And even in that city, Democratic officials arguing Trump is abusing his power,
07:10declaring a crime emergency, even with violent crime already at a 30-year low, according to police data.
07:16And in nearby Maryland, Governor Wes Moore also drawing the president's ire,
07:21touting Baltimore's falling crime numbers and challenging Trump to keep the city's name, quote,
07:27out of your mouth.
07:28The president lashing out, writing,
07:30If Wes Moore needs help, I will send in the troops,
07:33which is being done in nearby D.C., and quickly clean up the crime.
07:38Governor Moore calling Trump's threats unconstitutional and hypocritical.
07:41For a party that talks about state rights,
07:43it's amazing how they're having such a big government approach
07:45in the way they're conducting public safety.
07:47The state of California and its governor, Gavin Newsom,
07:50sued the Trump administration this summer
07:52after the deployment of hundreds of National Guardsmen
07:54and active-duty Marines to Los Angeles.
07:57That case is still playing out in court.
08:00Jay, another example of President Trump
08:02expanding the use of U.S. troops on American soil,
08:05but the authority Trump exercised in Washington, D.C.
08:08can't be used the same way in other cities and states.
08:11Yeah, Mary, that's something White House officials,
08:13even Vice President J.D. Vance, have acknowledged in the last few days
08:17that they have more power over D.C. than other American cities.
08:20And there are also these constraints
08:22on how National Guard troops can be used.
08:24If they're called up by a governor at the request of the president,
08:27then they have full law enforcement authority.
08:29But if the president federalizes them
08:32without the involvement of a governor,
08:34then they're limited to just protecting federal buildings and personnel.
08:37Mary.
08:38Okay, Jay, thank you.
08:40Overseas now to Ukraine,
08:42marking its independence day with drone strikes deep inside Russia.
08:46Videos circulating online showing this explosion at an oil and gas facility.
08:50It comes as U.S.-led peace talks have stalled.
08:53Russia's top diplomat saying no meeting is planned
08:56between President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Vladimir Zelensky.
08:59Here's ABC's Marcus Moore.
09:02As the country marks 34 years of its independence from the Soviet Union,
09:07the Ukrainian military launching what they're calling a gift for Russia.
09:11Videos circulating online showing a massive Ukrainian drone attack
09:16targeting an oil and gas processing facility deep inside Russia.
09:20Moscow says it shot down 95 drones across multiple regions overnight,
09:24but debris from one intercept causing this explosion.
09:27These attacks on key Russian facilities come as ceasefire talks remain largely stalled.
09:32Vice President J.D. Vance optimistic after a flurry of high-stakes negotiations this week.
09:37I think the Russians have made significant concessions to President Trump
09:41for the first time in three and a half years of this conflict.
09:45One demand out of reach?
09:46A summit between Putin and Zelensky.
09:48After the president announced they'd meet face-to-face,
09:51Russia's foreign minister saying tonight nothing is planned.
09:54Putin is ready to meet with Zelensky when the agenda would be ready for a summit.
10:03And this agenda is not ready at all.
10:07Ukraine and Russia remain defiant, keeping any deal elusive.
10:11European leaders and President Trump showering Ukraine with support
10:15as this war rages on three and a half years later.
10:17And just hours ago, word that Ukraine and Russia had agreed to another prisoner exchange.
10:25A moment of relief for families of those reunited and some consensus in this war.
10:31Mary, President Trump has set a two-week deadline for a deal between these two countries
10:35and has indicated that new sanctions could be on the table.
10:38And that is something Ukraine has been requesting for some time.
10:42Mary.
10:42The president has been threatening those sanctions.
10:44We'll see what happens in two weeks.
10:46Marcus, thank you.
10:47Now to Israeli airstrikes bombarding Yemen's capital city.
10:51The strikes targeting an area near the presidential palace,
10:54power plants and sites where Iran-backed Houthi rebels may keep ballistic missiles.
10:58It's just the latest round in attacks and counterstrikes
11:01between Israeli forces and Houthis in Yemen.
11:04Now to global mail carriers suspending some deliveries to the U.S.
11:08It comes as a tax exemption on low-value packages is set to expire later this week.
11:13So let's bring in ABC's Perry Russom.
11:15And Perry, how is this going to work?
11:16And who's going to be impacted?
11:18Yeah, Mary, this is going to affect millions of businesses around the world and Americans
11:21who rely on them for their products.
11:23Some European postal companies have decided to stop shipping to the U.S. until they figure
11:27out how this new rule is going to work.
11:30So starting Friday, any package coming into the U.S. that's worth under $800 will have
11:35to go through customs and will be tariff.
11:38That tariff had been waived under what's called the de minimis tariff exemption.
11:41But President Trump getting rid of that after signing an executive order last month.
11:45This will affect all the countries shipping to the U.S.
11:48U.S. Customs only releasing some technical details about the new rule a week ago.
11:53Still not clear who will collect the tariffs, what additional information is needed or how
11:57the packages will be processed.
11:59Mary?
12:00Okay, Perry, thank you.
12:02Now to a midair scare aboard an American Airlines flight heading to Phoenix from Philadelphia.
12:06The plane forced to make an emergency landing at Washington Dulles International Airport
12:11after a passenger's device reportedly caught fire, sending smoke throughout the cabin.
12:16Here's ABC's Rena Roy.
12:18Tonight, an investigation underway after a midair scare on board American Airlines flight 357.
12:25En route from Philadelphia to Phoenix Saturday morning, officials say a passenger's personal
12:30device caught fire, the plane making an emergency landing at Washington's Dulles Airport.
12:35No, we'll stop here, please.
12:36American 357.
12:38American 357, no problem.
12:40You can just hold it there.
12:41I do have fire commands.
12:43They're going to come out and take a look at you.
12:45Smoke filling the cabin, carrying 160 passengers and six crew members.
12:49I started smelling smoke and a lot of people on the plane were coughing, but I looked behind
12:55me and what we could tell was that there was something on fire in the aisle.
12:59Flight attendants quickly jumping into action using a fire suppression bag to put out the
13:03flames.
13:04And then they walked around the plane ensuring that everyone got oxygen masks if they needed
13:08them.
13:09That passenger and the airline thanking the crew for their bravery and professionalism.
13:14And Mary, this in-flight emergency comes as millions of Americans prepare to travel for
13:19the Labor Day holiday weekend.
13:21Mary?
13:22Rena, thank you.
13:23Now to the historic opening round of the U.S. Open here in New York.
13:27All the fan favorites are there, including 45-year-old Venus Williams, the oldest player to hit the
13:32U.S. Open courts in more than 40 years.
13:34ABC's Morgan Norwood is covering all the action.
13:38The U.S. Open serving up history tonight.
13:41For the first time ever, fans filling the stands on a Sunday.
13:47The roar at the crowd, all for the favorites, from defending chants to the young stars.
13:52Chasing another U.S. Open title, Irina Sabalenka, outlasting Reba Massarova.
13:59Hoping to add another Grand Slam title, Coco Goff, looking to win her second U.S. Open and
14:04redeem her tough loss at Wimbledon this summer.
14:07Yeah, it's always a lot of energy.
14:09Obviously, I have great memories on this court.
14:11So, super excited to be back and playing in front of you guys.
14:14But all eyes on two-time U.S. Open champion Venus Williams, at age 45, back in Arthur Ashe after taking a year away from the game.
14:23Oh, yeah.
14:23Super thrilling to be back.
14:25It does not get old.
14:27It just gets more exciting.
14:29And I'm looking forward to Monday night.
14:31On the men's side, 42 American men hoping to feed the flushing crowd hungry for a hometown breakthrough.
14:37Francis Tiafoe, Taylor Fritz, Ben Shelton, and Tommy Paul looking to break the 22-year slump.
14:45I'm happy to come back here every year.
14:47This is the one for sure.
14:49This is the pinnacle of tennis for me, what I dreamed about when I was a kid.
14:56An exciting start to opening day, and you can watch all the continuing action on ESPN.
15:01Mary?
15:01And we're looking forward to it.
15:03Morgan, thank you.
15:04There is still much more ahead on World News Tonight this Sunday.
15:07We're remembering a popular actor from The Sopranos, plus the warning to residents near a burning automotive plant.
15:13And you don't see this very often, a hot air balloon coming in for landing on a busy street.
15:21Police in Kentucky have arrested a 14-year-old boy in Friday's shooting outside a high school football game.
15:27Players and fans ran for safety when gunfire broke out during the game at Mayfield High School.
15:33Police say the suspect allegedly shot an 18-year-old in the parking lot.
15:36He's charged with assault.
15:38The victim was wounded in his arm and upper torso and is reported to be in stable condition.
15:43In Louisiana, crews are working around the clock to contain a fire at an oil plant.
15:48It started with an explosion Friday.
15:50Evacuation orders remain in effect for people living within a mile of the plant.
15:55Authorities are concerned about the soot from the fire.
15:57Test results aren't back yet, but they fear it could contain toxic chemicals.
16:01The cause of the explosion is still under investigation.
16:05And next, a major test for SpaceX's Starship.
16:08The past three attempts have ended prematurely, with the spacecraft exploding or breaking up.
16:14So let's bring in ABC's Melissa Adan.
16:16Melissa, what can we expect tonight?
16:18Mary, SpaceX postponing what would have been Starship's 10th test flight.
16:23And this, a spacecraft particularly, is designed to be fully reusable.
16:27But their latest uncrewed attempts have either exploded prematurely or fallen apart.
16:32Now, in June, there was a massive fireball explosion on the launch pad during a pre-flight engine test.
16:37Prior to that, test flight 9 ended prematurely.
16:40Starship experiencing what SpaceX called a rapid, unscheduled disassembly.
16:45And in March, test flight 8 exploded with raining debris falling above the Atlantic
16:50and causing the temporary ground stops and flight delays throughout the area.
16:55Despite these setbacks, Mary, the company's test schedule remains aggressive.
16:59And Elon Musk says it's his goal that Starship will one day take humans to Mars and beyond.
17:05Mary?
17:05Melissa, thank you.
17:07Still ahead here, we remember the well-known actor who started his career behind the scenes.
17:12To the index now, residents on a quiet street in Great Britain did a double-take Saturday morning
17:18when they looked up and saw this, a giant hot air balloon flying above their street and coming in for landing.
17:25The operator was supposed to land in a nearby park, but the wind had other plans.
17:30Remarkably, he managed to avoid the roofs, the parked car, and thankfully the power lines,
17:34bringing down the balloon right in the middle of the street.
17:37Quite the parking job.
17:39And tonight, we're remembering actor Jerry Adler.
17:41He was best known for playing a mob advisor on The Sopranos.
17:45He also had roles in The Good Wife and Rescue Me.
17:47Adler started his career behind the scenes, managing, directing, or producing 53 Broadway shows
17:53before turning to acting.
17:55Jerry Adler died Saturday.
17:56He was 96 years old.
17:58And when we come back, America Strong.
18:00Meet the women ready to blaze a new trail on the diamond.
18:06Finally tonight, it's been a while, but it's high time for another League of Their Own.
18:11A swing at history.
18:15Today in Washington, D.C., tryouts for the new professional baseball league for women.
18:20Over 600 of the best female players representing nine countries showcasing their skills.
18:27Pitching, hitting, sliding, and catching.
18:31Hoping to be one of the 150 to play for the new league.
18:35This league is for everyone who's ever been told that they can't play baseball.
18:41It's something not seen in more than 80 years.
18:44The first U.S. pro women's baseball league since the All-American League.
18:49Those players celebrated in the film a league of their own.
18:52Maybel Blair was there.
18:56Today, now 98 years old, back in the dugout, cheering on the next generation.
19:02Passing the bat to new trailblazers like superstar Monet Davis,
19:06the Little League World Series pitcher who wowed fans in 2014.
19:10It means a lot for me to be here just because I've never gotten to play with all women in baseball.
19:15I've been dreaming of this moment since I was a little girl.
19:17An historic beginning for the new league debuting next spring,
19:21when we can all look forward to seeing more of this.
19:24One, two, three, go to the B.L.
19:27And it's about time.
19:30For Lindsay Davis, I'm Mary Bruce.
19:32Have a great evening.
19:33Good night.
19:36David Muir, the most watched newscast in America.
19:39And 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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