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the Arizona Supreme Court upholds that abortion ban state for 160 years, one of the strictest prohibitions in the nation the reaction that comes at this hour the judges in Arizona ratify that law of 1864 the law made before Arizona was even a state before women had the right vote tonight Arizona is a key battleground, as you know, this November in the presidential race, so what? What does it mean in the presidential race also tonight for the first time that the mother and father of a school shooter are sentenced to up to 15 years in prison each for the fatal school shooting of their son?

The father's apology in court, but what the families of the victims then told both parents in the courtroom that the severe storm threat was moving through several states tonight. The tornado observes the threat of flooding. Damaging winds blowing gusts up to 75 mph. The system then moves toward the east coast and into the northeast. Rob Marciano outed federal agents tonight preventing what they say was a planned terrorist attack on multiple churches the FBI arrested an 18-year-old suspect tonight what authorities say Pierre Thomas was planning with the late reporting of the horrific video tonight the newly released police body camera video of a deadly police shooting in chicago graphic images showing a driver stopped for not wearing a seat belt opening fire and injuring an officer the police returned fire now 96 shots in 41 seconds tonight Donald Trump's last-minute appeal to delay his criminal trial in New York that begins on Monday was denied tonight by an appeals court judge.

So what does this mean? The hush money trial will begin Monday. The spruce is taking over the outskirts of New York City tonight. The image is arriving right now. These fires are near Newark Airport and what authorities now say is helicopter crashed into water in Rhode Island urgent rescue effort before helicopter went down Does Walmart owe them money? Officials say time is running out for those who are eligible, and many of you messaged us after watching the solar eclipse with us. tonight, with your help, the most stunning images before we wait another 20 years from ABC News

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Good evening and it's great to be back from our coverage of the solar eclipse and we really appreciate it. you join us for our special coverage, but we start here tonight with several headlines developing, this threat of severe storms, tornadoes flooding several states, gets much worse over the next 24 hours, eventually all the way to the Northeast, but we start with the shock waves in Arizona tonight after that state's Supreme Court upheld an abortion law dating back to 1864 that criminalizes all abortions except those to save the life of the mother, in their decision the Arizona judges referred repeatedly to the U.S.

Supreme Court ruling that overturned the Row v. Wade decision on hold for 14 days pending a lower court review Arizona Gov. Ktie Hobbs, a Democrat who says the ruling creates more chaos for women and doctors in your state. A doctor who performs an abortion could receive up to five years in prison. She says voters will have their say in November. Arizona. Of course, it is a key battleground in the race for the presidency in November and the question is already how this decision could now affect the presidential race. ABC's Rachel Scott leads us tonight Eriona's highest court upholds a 160-year-old abortion ban, one of the nation's strictest, a law written in 1864, before Arizona was even a state and before that women had the right to vote.

It outlaws almost all abortions, the only exception to protect the life of the mother. Tonight, the outrage from Arizona Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs and the near-total Civil War Arab ban that continues to hang over our heads only serves to create more chaos for women and doctors in our state. Under the law, doctors who perform abortions could face up to 5 years in prison over the frustration of Arizona legislator Eva Bur, who recently had an abortion after her pregnancy failed a couple of weeks ago I had an abortion a safe legal abortion here in Arizona for a pregnancy I wanted very much someone took care of me someone gave me a procedure so I wouldn't have to suffer another miscarriage it hurts the mess, the discomfort and now we are talking about whether or not we should imprison that doctor in the ruling of today the Arizona Court referring 22 times to the US Supreme Court decision that overturned Row v.

Wade Donald Trump has boasted of naming three of the six judges who overturned the dispute yesterday said states should make their own laws when it comes to abortion, states determine it by vote or legislation or maybe both and whatever they decide should be the law of the land, in this case the state law President Biden says that means Trump supports state bans like the of Arizona that Biden today called Extremely dangerous and cruel. Both Biden and Trump know that abortion rights have won in the six states where it has been on the ballot, even in conservative states like Kansas, Kentucky and Ohio this November voters could decide in 14 states and one of them is Arizona, a key presidential battleground.

Tonight the governor with this message to people across Arizona who are concerned about the future of abortion rights in our state, you can make your concerns known at The Polls and I encourage you to do so, so this is really shaping up as an issue that could affect the presidential race in November. Rachel Scott is back with us tonight covering the race for president and of course not just Arizona, but how many presidential elections. Battlegrounds: These are the key electoral college states that helped decide the presidential race; Voters will not only decide the race for the presidency but will also weigh in on the issue of abortion rights.

David, we could see this issue on the ballot in several battleground states including Pennsylvania Arizona and Nevada we know Florida voters will have the final say on this issue and that raises real questions about whether it puts a state like Florida in play For Democrats, we know that President Biden's campaign is counting on this issue to boost voters in the November polls. As for Arizona, the judges suspended that ruling for 14 days while a lower court reviews it. David Rachel Scott takes us from Washington Rachel thank you now we head to Michigan where James and Jennifer Crumbley were the first parents to be convicted in the mass shooting at a children's school tonight now sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison each the Michigan couple together for the first time since his arrest after his son's deadly rampage his son using a gun they bought him as a gift the father apologizes in court today but then the families of the 14 teenagers who died with their own words for each of those parents Trevor Al of Michigan ABC Tonight Tonight the historic sentence for James and Jennifer Crumbley a Michigan judge sent the parents to prison for 10 to 15 years the maximum sentence for failing to prevent the mass shooting of their children these sentences do not refer to a bad parenting these convictions confirm repeated acts or lack of acts that could have stopped an oncoming runaway train despite warning signs the shredders bought the gun for their son refusing to take him home from school when i called about his disturbing drawings on the morning of the massacre the couple is together today for the first time since his arrest appealing for mercy please know that I am truly very sorry I am sorry for your loss as a result of what my son could be any parent here in me here in my shoes Ethan could be your son the families of the four murdered children rejected that argument it was not impossible for Hana to escape your Jennifer Crumbley bullets that were fired by the 9 mm SAR that James gave to his son saying that Hana St Juliana Justin Schilling Tate Meir and Madison Baldwin would still be alive if the crumbs had done their job as parents when you texted Ethan, don't do it.

She was texting Madison. I love you, please. Call Mom, the prosecution criticizing the chilling lack of accountability. They do nothing and then come here today and claim their victims. The judge says she decided to sentence the crumbles beyond suggested state guidelines because of the catastrophic impact of their crimes on each of the defendants' gross negligence has caused unimaginable suffering to hundreds of people as a result of what It happened that day David. These trials were followed very closely. They certainly set a precedent for the first parents to be held criminally responsible for the school shooting of their children, and tonight prosecutors say James and Jennifer Crumley have been held to the highest level of accountability under Michigan law David Trevor Al, who You have covered this case from the beginning for us Trevor, thank you.

We turn now to the threat of severe storms tonight that will move through several southern states before it arrives. then moves east and then northeast tonight millions are on alert for a multi-day tornado outbreak in Texas and Louisiana right now tomorrow this threat expands to several states the threat of strong tornadoes and damaging winds up to 75 mph through rain in the Florida Panhandle and potentially damaging winds that then spike up the East Coast. Senior Meteorologist Rob Marciano is following everything for us. He's live in New Orleans tonight for us. Hey Rob. Hey David. Damaging winds, hail and flooding.

I think we already have the main threats tonight. I had an 86 mph wind gust in Texas and we have a watch from Texas to Georgia, check out Streetport, you got hit earlier in Bo Boer City, you're next and then through Austin, I think the storms will show up there again tomorrow, there's red. on the map, tornadoes are possible in Baton Rouge in southern Mississippi and these storms start early. This is driven by Dynamics and Dupoint, so I think a cluster of damaging storms, including tornadoes, will be near New Orleans before noon and then cross into the Florida panhandle and into Georgia by the end of the day the same low rises to across the Mississippi and Ohio river valleys as rain and wind spreads tomorrow night into Thursday in the Northeast, but the next 36 hours here in the South will be dangerous David, a change from the solar eclipse, In fact, Rob, thanks for the coverage yesterday and thanks for tonight, we continue the

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here and tonight federal agents say they have prevented what they say was a planned terrorist attack on several churches in Idaho.

The FBI arrested an 18-year-old man. year-old suspect his alleged plans now revealed tonight here's our Chief Supreme Court Correspondent Pier Thomas now tonight this teenager is behind bars accused of masterminding a murderous terrorist plot to attack several churches in the Lakeside community of Quarter Lane Idaho, all in the name of federal Isis Agents arrested Alexander Mercurio, 18, on Saturday, just hours before he said he intended to attack his father, handcuff him and steal guns from Target parishioners. Sources told ABC News that Mcu's father had dozens of weapons, including an AR-15 assault rifle. in a closet in open charges overnight more chilling details teen allegedly tells FBI informant I'll start some fires and throw the gas can on the fires to cause explosions and structural damage, then flee the scene and repeat until let him be a martyr, say the authorities.

Mercurio had identified a specific church where he would begin his rampage on Sunday just before the end of Ramadan, according to the FBI, in addition to setting fires with butane fuel, Mercurio was also planning to attack worshipers with knives, a plot very similar to the recent ISIS attack at the concert hall at MOS me mccu allegedly took this photo in front of an Isis flag armed with a knife on Saturday the day before the alleged attack Marcurio allegedly sent an audio file to an FBI informant saying in part I'm responding to the State Islam's call for Jihad and to kill news that came just days after FBI and Homeland Security officials warned that Isis was calling in agents and so-called lone wolves to carry out attacks in the US as the Moscow Massacre, the foreign terrorist threat andthe potential for a coordinated attack here at home, like the Isis K attack we saw in the Russian Concert Hall just a couple of weeks ago, there is now growing concern that the FBI director and the attorney general are making unwarranted statements common overnight.

Chris Way called the alleged Idaho plot truly horrible. The FBI was already concerned about the potential for terrorism due to the Israeli Hamas war now with Isis showing signs of resurgence, the authorities are even more concerned David, they will surely remain on alert here at the US dock. Thanks, let's move on Now to tonight's horrific images that have just been released. Police body camera video of a deadly police shooting in Chicago. Graphic images showing a driver arrested for violating a seat belt opening fire and injuring an officer. Police responded by firing 96 shots in 41 seconds. We have a warning here.

This is hard. Here's Alex before tonight. an independent investigation underway after this traffic stop turned deadly. Chicago police body camera video capturing the incident that ended with officers firing a volley of bullets killing 26-year-old Dexter Reed Police say Reed shot first, roll down the windows and the ordeal unfolds developed right after. 6:00 pm. March 21 Reed in the driver's seat of his white SUV surrounded by five close tactical officers with guns drawn who initially detained him for not wearing a seat belt and can be heard shouting orders at Reed to open the doors. Now in the video, Reed appears to be oblivious. those commandos open the door now is when Reed investigators say they shot at the officers hitting this officer according to authorities in the wrist the officers disperse and immediately return fire four officers discharge 96 bullets in 41 seconds during the shooting Reed comes out Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson today can never condone shooting a police officer and we also need to be very clear that we hold our police to the highest standards.

Reed at the time of the incident was facing charges for allegedly bringing a gun to a street festival his heartbroken mother was killed and David authorities say a gun was recovered from the front seat of Reed's vehicle those officers are now on administrative leave while that independent investigation takes place David Alex Perez reporting from Chicago tonight thanks Alex in New York City tonight Donald Trump's last-minute appeal to delay his first criminal trial set to begin Monday has been denied tonight by a appeals court judge, so what does this mean? The hush money trial begins now. next Monday and what it will be like here is our senior investigative correspondent Aaron kki tonight A New York appeals court judge rejects Donald Trump's latest efforts to delay his first criminal trial Now ready to begin in just 6 days Trump asked The case involved paying hush money to porn star Stormy Daniels to be transferred out of Manhattan arguing she can't get a fair deal here because of pretrial publicity, but prosecutors say Trump is the one who turns every appearance before court in a spectacle and it is a shame that Trump also calls to stop the trial saying the limited gag order leaves him unable to respond to what he called ongoing verbal assaults by Daniels and Michael Cohen, two key prosecution witnesses , but today an appeal to the judge rules that the trial must continue, so jury selection is ready to begin.

On Monday, potential jurors will fill out a seven-page questionnaire asking if they have ever attended a Trump rally, followed him on social media or belong to a number of extremist groups such as the Proud Boys Oathkeepers or Antifa. Potential jurors will also be asked if they have strong opinions about Trump or firmly held beliefs about whether a former president can be charged with a crime. Trump has tried by every means to delay this historic first criminal trial of a former American president and still has a couple of appeals pending, but David as of now jury selection begins on Monday and the judge expects Trump to be there David, you you'll be there too Aaron kerki tonight Aaron thanks tonight Nori Southern Railroad agreed to $600 million settlement in East Palestine Ohio derailment fire settlement aims to resolve all class action lawsuits within a 20m radius of the place where 150 cars derailed, spilling dangerous materials that caught fire.

It would also settle any personal injury and health claims within a 10-mile radius. A judge could approve this in a few weeks when we return. Here tonight, the images coming in at this hour, the fires burning on the outskirts of New York City, near Newark Airport, we will also show you the images of a helicopter crashing into the water in Rhode Island, the effort bailout and this question tonight: Does Walmart owe you money? At the time of tonight, the image arrives at this time. Several wildfires are burning just outside New York City. Wildfires in Elizabeth, New Jersey, just along the turnpike near Newark Airport, authorities say the smoke and flames so far are not affecting airlines taking off.

They warn that although traffic could slow down tonight, an urgent rescue effort after a helicopter crashed in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, two people aboard the helicopter sank into Warden's Pond, the pilot and passenger floating away in the water, two people then in a boat running and able to pull them. to a safe place when we get back here tonight Walmart may owe customers money, but time is running out to claim it on the index tonight. Walmart may still owe money to millions of customers as part of a $45 million class-action settlement the company has to pay to shoppers who were overcharged in recent years for bags of citrus or packages of meat.

Customers who kept receipts could receive up to $500 even without a receipt. Even so, it is possible that you will get some money back. The deadline to file a claim online is June 5. Walmart has denied any wrongdoing when We Return Here Tonight, the solar eclipse across America. Many of you came to us yesterday in Burlington, Vermont and to our teams across the country, so here tonight, with your help, the top five eclipse moments. ABC World News Tonight with David Mure sponsored by Pacific Life creating financial security for over 150 years before we leave tonight, many of you left me messages on Instagram, many of you came to Burlington and all of our teams across the country , we experienced this all together, the solar eclipse. so tonight five of the best eclipse moments Crossing into the US from Mexico Del Rio Texas here the clouds part revealing the last ray of sun and then the corona the eclipse creates that diamond ring effect 40,000 people in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway collided when I saw this then the so-called Bailey beads and their bright blue light radiating in Cleveland after that explosion of light in Burlington Vermont where Lindsay and I were the sunlight swelling behind the moon creating then that ring of pink and purple Hughes diamonds wow, we were just Look at it, one hit and then this Holton Maine, the moon casting its shadow at the last stop of the last total eclipse over the US for another 20 years, so see you in here 20 years and see you again. here tomorrow night I'm David mure good evening thank you for making World News Tonight with David mure the most watched news program in the United States