:00:00. > :00:00.seen across the United States a couple of hours ago, in ABC World
:00:00. > :00:13.News with David Muir. Welcome. Tonight, the violent
:00:14. > :00:17.storms. 80 million Americans in the path. The confirmed tornado, a
:00:18. > :00:24.deadly lightning. And the close call. The father and daughter
:00:25. > :00:30.rescued from the floods. Also developing, the American soldier
:00:31. > :00:35.held captive by the Taliban. You remember him squinting in the
:00:36. > :00:42.sunlight. Tonight, where is he now. For some, the outrage.
:00:43. > :00:48.The horrific crash. The first pictures of the survivor. Comedian
:00:49. > :00:54.Tracy Morgan. Now the major lawsuit. What he says about Walmart. And we
:00:55. > :00:58.are in the water tonight. The exploding number of great white
:00:59. > :00:59.sharks. Why so many this summer and where they are most concerned.
:01:00. > :01:18.Tonight. Gripping. It's great to have you
:01:19. > :01:21.with us. `` good evening. Millions of Americans are driving home from
:01:22. > :01:27.work, many bracing for severe weather. The radar says it all.
:01:28. > :01:29.Nearly 20 states under watches and warnings for flash floods,
:01:30. > :01:42.thunderstorms and more lightning, some of it deadly. This image, a
:01:43. > :01:46.bolt in Washington, DC. Tonight, they have confirmed tornado in
:01:47. > :01:50.upstate New York went 100 mph. Tornado concerns agaves even in from
:01:51. > :01:56.Baltimore, through to Philadelphia and up to New York. A meteorologist
:01:57. > :02:05.has been tracking this. There are around six severe thunderstorm
:02:06. > :02:09.watchers. `` watches. I'm truly storms breaking out across the
:02:10. > :02:17.nation tonight. " With lightning in Oregon. `` a close call. Amanda
:02:18. > :02:22.rushed to get her horses to safety when lightning knocked her father to
:02:23. > :02:33.the ground. And a fresh rating on the tornado in New York. An EF1 con
:02:34. > :02:38.firmed. Winds of more than 100 mph. Its been a vicious 24 hours. Today,
:02:39. > :02:42.heavy rain shutting down southbound lanes of an Atlantic Highway, with
:02:43. > :02:48.chain reaction crashes, injuring at least nine people. In central
:02:49. > :02:55.Illinois, a foot and a half of rain submerging neighbours. And in the
:02:56. > :02:58.south`west, monsoon storms knocking down trees, flipping tractor
:02:59. > :03:04.trailers and forcing water rescues. Almost one inch falling in just
:03:05. > :03:10.eight minutes. Behind that severe weather, an enthusiastic jetstream
:03:11. > :03:13.and a major push the cold air. October chill bringing out the
:03:14. > :03:16.autumn jackets from Minnesota to Wisconsin. Temperatures dropping
:03:17. > :03:20.into the 40s for some by tomorrow morning. That cold front is one of
:03:21. > :03:25.the factors driving more severe storms. As a cold front passes
:03:26. > :03:33.without them is called a, the warm air rises up, creating storms. ``
:03:34. > :03:37.cold air. The greater the distance over the cabbages, the more fuel.
:03:38. > :03:44.Look at Minneapolis. 64. `` temperatures. St Louis was almost
:03:45. > :03:49.90. What are we facing tonight? That
:03:50. > :03:54.severe storm area, especially along the east coast, you mentioned
:03:55. > :03:57.earlier there have already been tornado rescues north`east of
:03:58. > :04:02.Baltimore. You can see the pockets of orange. Here, damaging winds from
:04:03. > :04:06.New York, Connecticut, back through Arkansas. Then it doesn't move much
:04:07. > :04:13.tomorrow. Big cities like Philadelphia, New York City and
:04:14. > :04:19.Washington, DC need to be on alert, especially tomorrow afternoon. How
:04:20. > :04:26.deep are these cold cabbages? If you are sitting in Tennessee, it won't
:04:27. > :04:31.get here. `` temperatures. These are tomorrow's high cabbages. The cold
:04:32. > :04:38.front pushing all the way, making Dallas go to 86 by Thursday. ``
:04:39. > :04:42.temperatures. 86 will feel good for them in Dallas. Thank you. One other
:04:43. > :04:48.with a headline. These pictures coming in from the west. Wildfires
:04:49. > :04:53.in Oregon. Homes were destroyed, more than 100 people evacuated.
:04:54. > :04:58.Firefighters scrambling. Lightning strikes may have sparked the fires.
:04:59. > :05:04.There is concern for the animals. There are wildfires also in Northern
:05:05. > :05:08.California. All of this weather comes as millions take some
:05:09. > :05:14.vacations. For drivers this evening, welcome news. Gas prices are finally
:05:15. > :05:21.going down. The prices have been climbing for 12 days straight. We
:05:22. > :05:27.look at what's behind the drop. Good evening. We can consider this a
:05:28. > :05:33.vacation from that pain at the pump. These numbers came out this evening.
:05:34. > :05:36.The national average is down to: That's 4 cents cheaper than it was
:05:37. > :05:41.one week ago. Why are these prices coming down?
:05:42. > :05:46.The cost the price of wheel is dropping. Libya is producing more.
:05:47. > :05:54.Iraq was expected to impact that. `` price of oil. This is good news for
:05:55. > :05:57.drivers. Drivers in 13 states are paying less than everybody. You can
:05:58. > :06:02.see it. Less than $3 50 per gallon. Will these prices stick? Analysts
:06:03. > :06:06.say there is always the possibility that something will happen in the
:06:07. > :06:10.Middle East to impact prices. The potential for a hurricane in the
:06:11. > :06:13.summer. But analysts say these prices will be dropping by as much
:06:14. > :06:17.as 10 cents over the next couple of weeks.
:06:18. > :06:19.That is welcome news. Thank you. Around the world and to the Middle
:06:20. > :06:24.East, where international pressure is mounting for Israel and Hamas to
:06:25. > :06:28.reach a ceasefire. Each of is offering to broker the deal. We
:06:29. > :06:37.learnt the drone being used by Hamas has been shot out of the sky.
:06:38. > :06:40.Are we any closer to a ceasefire? Things are happening fast tonight
:06:41. > :06:46.but there are some indications that Hamas is considering taking part in
:06:47. > :06:52.ceasefire talks, talks that could not come soon enough.
:06:53. > :07:00.Today, after more than 1000 rockets launched from Gaza, an ominous turn.
:07:01. > :07:04.Hamas claiming that a flock of drones, like this one in a Hamas
:07:05. > :07:10.video, would be deployed deep into Israel. The first launched today.
:07:11. > :07:15.Then shut down by Israel using a Patriot missile. The latest in an
:07:16. > :07:22.aerosol. Israel says Hamas has stockpiled 10,000 weapons. `` in an
:07:23. > :07:28.air assault. Some can reach Israel's megacities. The two sides,
:07:29. > :07:31.Israel and Hamas, the militant group that now patrols the Palestinian
:07:32. > :07:38.territory of Gaza, locked in this deadly fight. Any shred of hope that
:07:39. > :07:43.a broader peace, something the US has pushed so hard for, lapsing.
:07:44. > :07:47.Instead, civilians in Gaza, where the death toll is rising, worry
:07:48. > :07:52.Israel will move ahead with the massive ground assault. All
:07:53. > :07:59.across`the`board area with Gaza, you can see is really tanks building up.
:08:00. > :08:04.30,000 is really observers have already been called up. This remains
:08:05. > :08:10.the question tonight. Even though there are those who pose as his
:08:11. > :08:12.tired `` ceasefire talks, the exchange of fire is as intense as
:08:13. > :08:23.ever. You can find reporting throughout
:08:24. > :08:27.the night on the website. Meantime, back here at home, to a developing
:08:28. > :08:33.headline involving an American sergeant rescued from the Taliban.
:08:34. > :08:37.Bowe Bergdahl was released six weeks ago. That dramatic handover was
:08:38. > :08:42.recorded on tape, he was blinking in the sun, one of his captors lent
:08:43. > :08:46.in, and the American team padding him down before he boarded the
:08:47. > :08:49.helicopter. After 45 days of treatment, we learned of a new post,
:08:50. > :08:58.they are putting him back on regular duty, and some are outraged.
:08:59. > :09:02.Today, a new chapter for Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl. Just a little over
:09:03. > :09:06.six weeks since the dramatic prisoner swap in the Afghan desert.
:09:07. > :09:10.It ended his five years in captivity at the hands of the Taliban. This
:09:11. > :09:16.morning, the army announced that he has been return to regular duty and
:09:17. > :09:20.given a desk job in Houston. After completing what military
:09:21. > :09:25.psychologist said would be his reintegration process. In captivity,
:09:26. > :09:29.fundamental decisions are taken away. Then we can increase his
:09:30. > :09:33.choices. During his long captivity, his parents were tireless in their
:09:34. > :09:39.efforts to gain his freedom. I pray this video may be shown to our only
:09:40. > :09:41.son. Army officials today said that Bowe Bergdahl did not meet with his
:09:42. > :09:47.parents during the transition period. My name is Bowe Bergdahl.
:09:48. > :09:50.His return to regular duty also means that the army can begin the
:09:51. > :09:54.most sensitive part of this investigation, questioning him about
:09:55. > :09:59.how he became a Taliban prisoner in the first place. Since his release,
:10:00. > :10:02.the Taliban posted this propaganda photo online. It showed a smiling
:10:03. > :10:06.Bowe Bergdahl with the Taliban leader who has since been killed.
:10:07. > :10:11.The Taliban did not release any pictures of the metal cage in which
:10:12. > :10:24.Bowe Bergdahl said he was held after trying to escape. The Pentagon today
:10:25. > :10:27.said that he did not engage illegal conduct. He is due to complete this
:10:28. > :10:31.post in a month. You spoke about his parents, what more do we know about
:10:32. > :10:36.the communication or lack of it between his parents? After five
:10:37. > :10:41.years, he did not ours to be put in contact with his parents at any
:10:42. > :10:46.point during this period. `` ask. To the waters of Italy, a high`stakes
:10:47. > :10:49.mission under way to salvage the Costa Concordia, the cruise liner
:10:50. > :10:52.that run aground two years ago. We showed you the images here on World
:10:53. > :10:57.News taking you through the wreckage, and tonight the boat has
:10:58. > :11:03.been righted. The giant ship on the move and I were correspondent is
:11:04. > :11:12.reporting now. Rush hour. This is a huge operation, nothing like it has
:11:13. > :11:16.ever been attempted. `` our. Today, after two and a half years, nearly
:11:17. > :11:21.$1 billion, the giant wreck of the Costa Concordia, twice the size of
:11:22. > :11:25.the Titanic, was lifted off the seabed, refloated for a final
:11:26. > :11:28.journey to the scrapyard. To raise the stricken ship, air was pumped
:11:29. > :11:34.into 30 giant metal containers attached to the sides of the vessel,
:11:35. > :11:39.raising it by only six feet, a tense operation with toxic fuel and waste
:11:40. > :11:43.possibly being spilt if she broke apart. 32 people died that night she
:11:44. > :11:52.ran aground off the coast of Italy `` spilt. Decay is setting in. The
:11:53. > :11:56.Costa Concordia will now be slowly towed to the Italian port of Genova,
:11:57. > :12:04.and there it will be scrapped. All that will be left is the memory of
:12:05. > :12:08.the tragedy. A triumph here at home to report
:12:09. > :12:13.tonight, this family photo was posted by our friends in Boston, and
:12:14. > :12:17.is trending online. A Boston Marathon bombing survivor lost both
:12:18. > :12:22.legs in the attack, and today at his fiancee are introducing us to their
:12:23. > :12:26.newborn daughter. We love seeing that. More ahead on World News this
:12:27. > :12:31.Monday night, the deadly crash involving the Walmart truck, some of
:12:32. > :12:33.the first pictures to night of comedian Tracy Morgan since
:12:34. > :12:39.surviving up riding accident. And, the major lawsuit that he is now
:12:40. > :12:47.saying about Walmart. And, tracking the number of great whites,
:12:48. > :12:59.scientists have discovered more about tracking them, are they coming
:13:00. > :13:31.to a beach near you? `` since surviving that accident.
:13:32. > :13:37.Next to night here, to some of the first pictures of Tracy Morgan since
:13:38. > :13:45.the deadly truck accident that left him critically injured. Out of
:13:46. > :13:51.hospital after a month, now he is selling Walmart for what happened in
:13:52. > :13:56.New Jersey. How are you feeling? Though visibly weak while leaving
:13:57. > :14:02.his New Jersey home today, Tracy Morgan spirits seem strong, flashing
:14:03. > :14:06.a peace sign in some of the first images since being injured in a car
:14:07. > :14:12.accident, even responding to photographers well`wishers. You look
:14:13. > :14:14.great. Thank you. The 45`year`old comedian continues recovering after
:14:15. > :14:21.spending five weeks in the hospital with a broken leg, nose, and several
:14:22. > :14:25.ribs. He was injured when a Walmart truck driver allegedly fell asleep
:14:26. > :14:28.behind the wheel, crashing into the van that the actor was riding in.
:14:29. > :14:41.Now, Morgan is selling, claiming the following. `` suing. Experts say
:14:42. > :14:46.that drivers falling asleep is one reason why large truck crashes are
:14:47. > :14:50.so common on America's highways. In fact, recent numbers show an average
:14:51. > :14:55.of 200 people are injured and 11 killed every day a large truck
:14:56. > :15:01.crashes. These individuals are overworked, and if they take their
:15:02. > :15:06.eye off the word `` road for a nanosecond, they could have a
:15:07. > :15:14.horrific crash. In response to the lawsuit, Wall Street has said the
:15:15. > :15:20.following `` Walmart. Tonight, the investigation is moving forward. As
:15:21. > :15:24.is Tracy Morgan 's recovery. This evening, officials are studying a
:15:25. > :15:28.new tape from the terror group accused of kidnapping 200
:15:29. > :15:32.schoolgirls in Nigeria. Members of the group taking and making fun of
:15:33. > :15:36.the campaign went viral around the globe. You will remember even the
:15:37. > :15:39.first lady helped the cause, and tonight, they define new message and
:15:40. > :15:51.the new champion joining the cause to bring home the girls. Malala. We
:15:52. > :15:54.are in Nigeria now. They define new video message from Boko Haram,
:15:55. > :16:03.mocking the international campaign to bring back the girls. More than
:16:04. > :16:06.200 girls tonight are still in captivity. We travel to Nigeria to
:16:07. > :16:13.meet with some of the girls who escaped , the drama still written on
:16:14. > :16:18.their faces. This 18`year`old described how she got away by
:16:19. > :16:22.jumping off a fast moving truck, badly injuring her leg. Can you tell
:16:23. > :16:29.me what it was like after you escaped? I hid in the bushes of an
:16:30. > :16:32.abandoned village, she said. This 15`year`old also jumped from a
:16:33. > :16:37.truck, and slowly made her way back to the village. She did not eat for
:16:38. > :16:40.a week. The girls have a new champion, another teenager, Malala,
:16:41. > :16:49.who was shot just because she wanted an education.
:16:50. > :16:55.She and her father wept as they sat down with the parents of the missing
:16:56. > :17:08.girls. You will continue to speak out loud for them?
:17:09. > :17:19.What do you want people back in the United States to know? What can we
:17:20. > :17:23.do to help? The girls who escaped still have not return to school, and
:17:24. > :17:26.they told me they do not want to go back to school until all of their
:17:27. > :17:35.friends are back home safe and sound. Those girls have been missing
:17:36. > :17:38.now offer 91 days. Back here, to the economy tonight, a
:17:39. > :17:41.major settlement in the investigation into the collapse of
:17:42. > :17:45.the housing market, we have learned Citigroup will pay $7 billion for
:17:46. > :17:51.the role in offering risky mortgages to help fuel the recession. 2.5
:17:52. > :17:54.billion will be used to help struggling families with their
:17:55. > :18:00.mortgages. The instant index tonight, the white knuckle moment
:18:01. > :18:04.for 313 people on a flight to India. Three minutes after leaving Newark
:18:05. > :18:08.Airport, an engine overheated and set off alarms in the cockpit. The
:18:09. > :18:11.pilot turned the plane around after shutting down the engine. A woman
:18:12. > :18:15.snapped this picture from the ground, the plane was flying very
:18:16. > :18:21.low. Nobody was injured as it landed. George W Bush is
:18:22. > :18:25.recuperating tonight after a partial knee replacement on Saturday. On his
:18:26. > :18:31.left knee. An outpatient procedure. Seven weeks ago he had the same
:18:32. > :18:34.procedure on his right knee. 719,000 Americans have knee replacement
:18:35. > :18:37.surgery every year, and last time the president said he was climbing
:18:38. > :18:40.the stairs shortly after the procedure. He says he is looking
:18:41. > :18:44.forward to getting back on his mountain bike. We wish him well.
:18:45. > :18:51.Finally, many are asking whether this is the summer of the shark, the
:18:52. > :18:55.great white at least. We have been tracking them up and down the coast.
:18:56. > :18:59.Scientists are following them, and looking at how far they have gone
:19:00. > :19:04.already. It seems like a shark summer. Last
:19:05. > :19:10.week, this Californian swimmer was shocked by a great white. I was
:19:11. > :19:16.staring at it. The attacks are a coincidence. The number of great
:19:17. > :19:19.whites are up 42% since 1997. More than 2000 of the truck sized fish
:19:20. > :19:23.are roaming the east coast alone. The good news is we know were a lot
:19:24. > :19:29.of them are thanks to GPS. Scientists and fishermen are tagging
:19:30. > :19:40.six of these per weekend. Over the last year, millions online tracking
:19:41. > :19:44.a 2300 lb Shah called Catherine. `` shark. They are coming back due to
:19:45. > :19:49.an increase in the number of seals, their favourite food. Not humans.
:19:50. > :19:56.Off the Bahamas, they learned that some sharks crave affection, even
:19:57. > :20:03.the hug of a reporter. Catherine has made a U`turn and is heading to
:20:04. > :20:08.Florida. Who knows, she could be heading to a beach near you this
:20:09. > :20:13.summer! We hope to see you here tomorrow
:20:14. > :20:23.night, from all of us here, have a good evening.
:20:24. > :20:29.We are going to get some heat this week across the country, but it
:20:30. > :20:33.could trigger some thundery downpours. To start with, decent
:20:34. > :20:37.sunny breaks around, but pleasant enough. The heat will build, and the
:20:38. > :20:40.humidity, sparking dramatic thunderstorms at the end of the
:20:41. > :20:45.week, good news for the gardens, but not great news if you are planning
:20:46. > :20:46.to be outside for any length of time. We currently