Breaking news as we come on the air. The midair scare minutes after takeoff. A Southwest pilot taking evasive action to avoid colliding with a military jet.

 

evasive [ɪˋvesɪv] adj. 逃避的

 

And severe storms in the Northeast and heat alerts for more than 130 million from Texas to Maine. First terrifying moments on board a Southwest flight from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. The pilot taking sudden action dropping nearly 500 feet to avert a midair crash with a military jet.

 

Passengers screaming, one saying they were shaken to the core. Dangerous storms rolling over New York City in the northeast. Thunderstorms, flash flood alerts and winds gusting up to 70 miles per hour.

 

to the core 彻底

 

Heat alerts from Washington D.C. to Philadelphia to New York. Temperatures feeling like triple digits. The Washington Monument closing early today.

 

Emergency rooms bracing for a surge of patients overcome by the heat.

 

Tonight, President Trump refusing to rule out a pardon for Jeffrey Epstein's former companion Ghislaine Maxwell, now serving 20 years in prison for sex trafficking. Sources tell ABC News Maxwell received limited immunity for her two days of meetings with the Justice Department.

 

immunity [ɪˋmjunətɪ] n. 豁免权

 

Her attorney says she was asked about 100 different people and didn't hold anything back.

 

hold back 保留

 

The deadly shooting at the University of New Mexico. One person killed, another wounded inside a student housing complex. Police launching an urgent manhunt for the suspected gunman.

 

Overseas tonight, the U.S. military launching a dangerous ground raid inside Syria. American forces targeting an alleged ISIS leader.

 

Haunting images inside Gaza. Hungry children making desperate pleas for food. ABC News cameras inside a pediatric ward.

 

plea [pli] n. 请求，恳求

 

Children weak, thin and frail. The Hamas-run health ministry says dozens have died from starvation.

 

frail [frel] adj. 身体虚弱的

 

Tragedy at Hershey Park. A nine-year-old girl pulled from the wave pool. Lifeguards trying to revive her.

 

revive [rɪˋvaɪv] v. 使苏醒；使复苏

 

A bizarre moment in Florida, why Chuck E. Cheese's mascot was arrested and handcuffed in front of children.

 

ESPN reports the NFL is finding more than 100 players from roughly half the teams in the league. The players accused of selling Super Bowl tickets above face value.

 

And America Strong tonight. The five-year-old child prodigy taking the stage at Carnegie Hall. How he got there.

 

prodigy [ˋprɑdədʒɪ] n. 奇才，天才

 

From ABC News World Headquarters in New York, this is World News Tonight with David Muir.

 

Good evening, everyone. Thanks so much for joining us on this busy Friday night. I'm Lindsay Davis in for David.

 

02:31 Pilot takes evasive action to avoid midair collision with military plane minutes after takeoff

 

We begin with that breaking news. An alarming midair scare just after takeoff. A Southwest pilot taking evasive action to avoid colliding with a military jet.

 

The Southwest flight from Los Angeles to Las Vegas dropping nearly 500 feet. Passengers screaming. Two flight attendants were injured.

 

The other aircraft, a Hawker Hunter, a former British military jet. What we're now learning about that plane. Tonight, passengers are speaking out.

 

One saying it felt like they were in a freefall. Another that they were shaken to the core. ABC's Trevor Ault leads us off with the details just coming in.

 

Tonight, a Southwest flight violently dropping hundreds of feet as the pilot tried to avoid a midair collision with a former British fighter jet.

 

It was chaos. There was screaming. There was just people were frightened.

 

It happened about six minutes after takeoff at Burbank Airport. The plane bound for Las Vegas suddenly dropping 500 feet when the Southwest pilot got a warning from the collision avoidance system.

 

avoidance [əˋvɔɪdəns] n. 逃避；回避；躲避

 

It was about, I would say, an eight second, eight to 10 second drop of freefall. I never experienced that. It's terrifying. It shakes you to the core.

 

As the plane leveled off, passengers say the pilot told them what had happened.

 

Two to three minutes later, the pilots got on the intercom and told everybody that they had maneuvered the aircraft to avoid a midair collision.

 

intercom [ˋɪntɚ͵kɑm] n.【口】对讲电话装置，对讲机，内部通话装置

 

Passengers say the fasten seatbelt sign was still on, but drink service was just starting.

 

All that I could physically see was that the flight attendant was injured. It looked to me like that she had a head injury because of she had the ice pack on her head for the remainder of the flight.

 

It comes just days after a Delta regional jet landing at Minot International in North Dakota made a hard turn after spotting a B-52 bomber.

 

The Air Force says that military jet seen here flying over a state fair had its location turned off and was never told about an inbound commercial jet by Minot's air traffic control.

 

And tonight, passengers on board that Burbank flight say they're stunned.

 

stunned [stʌnd] adj. 目瞪口呆的; very shocked or surprised

 

It felt out of your control. It felt very scary. You just didn't know what it was.

 

Lindsay, it's not clear why that 66-year-old retired fighter jet was in the area or how close it was to that Southwest plane, but two flight attendants were injured, and the FAA is now investigating. Lindsay?

 

Terrifying moments, Trevor. Thank you.

 

05:01 Dangerous heat and severe storms put 130 million on alert from Texas to Maine

 

Now to the dangerous storms and life-threatening heat. More than 130 million Americans on alert from Texas to Maine. The heat index feels like temperatures more than 100 degrees across the Northeast.

 

D.C. hitting 106 degrees today. Philly, 108. 101 in both New York and Boston.

 

Cities sweltering. New York declaring an air quality alert. Emergency rooms ramping up.

 

Severe storms rolling through with heavy rain, flooding, and strong winds. Floodwaters tearing through burn scar areas, destroying at least one home in New Mexico. Brittany Bell has the forecast in a moment, but first, ABC's Morgan Norwood reports here in New York.

 

Tonight, powerful storms targeting the Northeast as millions swelter in searing heat from Philadelphia. The extreme heat alerts are in place until 9 o'clock tonight. That's for heat indices between 105 to 110 degrees.

 

To Washington, D.C., our Perry Russom on the mall, where it felt like 106 today.

 

Here at the Washington Monument, the extreme heat forcing the National Park Service to shut things down early today. They do not want people waiting in line in this heat with fears they could pass out.

 

pass out【俚】昏倒; 失去知觉

 

New York City closing in on a record real temperature of 97 degrees, well over triple digits when you factor in stifling humidity. Dangerous and potentially deadly.

 

When it starts to progress into heat stroke, that's when patients typically come in and they're very confused.

 

heat stroke【医】中暑

 

Emergency rooms in New York City bracing for a surge in patients with heat stroke.

 

We're seeing a lot of younger patients just because they're out and about in the city, maybe not drinking as much as they should be, not hydrating enough that are coming in just from passing out in the subway, on the streets.

 

out and about 活跃的; 正常行动的; 能够外出走动的

 

The extreme heat fueling floods across the Midwest, from Chicago to Kansas City.

 

And in the West, homes washed away for the third time this month as monsoon rains slammed burn scarred Ruidoso, New Mexico.

 

And Lindsay, that extreme heat combined with pollution is worsening air quality, triggering alerts for New York City and parts of the upper Midwest. Bottom line, those same groups at risk for heat illness, where they're now being told to limit time outdoors due to the haze. Lindsay.

 

And drink lots of water, Morgan. Thank you.

 

Meteorologist Brittany Bell from our New York station WABC joins us now. Hi, Brittany. Can the Northeast expect some relief from the heat anytime soon?

 

They can, but unfortunately, Lindsay, the severe weather is the price to pay for this relief from the heat.

 

So right now, let's get right to it. There's a severe thunderstorm watch that includes most of the Northeast lasting until 9 p.m., including New York City. Already multiple reports of wind damage, especially across New Jersey and the Hudson Valley.

 

Now, the heat is building across the Southeast this weekend through early next week. Heat indices ranging from 103 to 113 degrees. Raleigh 108 on Saturday afternoon, even into next week.

 

Look at Memphis and Jackson on Tuesday. Heat index numbers approaching 111 degrees, even in Charlotte on Monday, 109. The flash flood threat also continues from Wichita all the way to Chicago today. Lindsay.

 

Brittany, thank you.

 

08:02 Trump doesn't rule out pardon for Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell

 

Next tonight, the Jeffrey Epstein case.

 

President Trump refusing to rule out pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell, who's currently serving 20 years behind bars for sex trafficking. The president on his way to Scotland said, I'm allowed to do it, but it's something I have not thought about. Meanwhile, sources tell ABC News Maxwell received limited immunity for her two days of meetings.

 

And what we're learning tonight about what she was asked. Here's ABC's chief investigative correspondent, Aaron Katersky.

 

Tonight, President Trump's refusing to rule out a pardon for Jeffrey Epstein's former companion, Ghislaine Maxwell, who's now serving 20 years in prison for sex trafficking teenage girls.

 

Would you consider a pardon or a commutation for Ghislaine Maxwell?

 

commutation [͵kɑmjʊˋteʃən] n. 减刑

 

It's something I haven't thought about. It's really something I'm allowed to do, but it's something I have not thought about.

 

As the president spoke, Maxwell was meeting for the second day in a row with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who until recently was Trump's personal lawyer.

 

Trump once socialized with Maxwell and Epstein. When Epstein was arrested in 2019, Trump said they'd had a falling-out and hadn't spoken in 15 years. Maxwell has long faced questions.

 

Ask you about all the allegations that have come out, Ghislaine? Happy New Year.

 

When she was arrested, the president said he wished her well. Sources tell ABC News it was Maxwell who requested this week's meetings with the Deputy Attorney General and that she was granted a limited form of immunity so she could answer questions without fear it could later be used against her.

 

request [rɪˋkwɛst] v. 要求，请求；请求给予

 

She was asked maybe about 100 different people. She answered questions about everybody and she didn't hold anything back.

 

In May, Attorney General Pam Bondi reportedly told the president his name appeared in the Justice Department's Epstein files multiple times.

 

Trump denies that briefing ever happened.

 

No, I was never, never briefed.

 

Being named is not evidence of wrongdoing.

 

Bondi has refused to release the files despite previously promising to do so. Trump, whose top supporters, including FBI Director Kash Patel, spread conspiracy theories about Epstein, is eager to change the subject. I'm not focused on conspiracy theories.

 

But the story hasn't gone away, which sent the Justice Department's number two official to Florida to meet the woman who helped Epstein recruit, groom and abuse girls over the course of a decade.

 

groom [grum] v. 打扮，穿戴

 

Annie Farmer was one of the women who testified against Maxwell. She didn't just procure girls and women for Epstein, but she herself participated in their abuse.

 

procure [proˋkjʊr] v. 介绍（娼妓），为……拉皮条;  （努力）取得，获得

 

But Maxwell wants now to get out of prison.

 

Of course, everybody knows that Ms. Maxwell would, would welcome any relief. She's been in very difficult conditions for five years, and so she would welcome any relief.

 

Her lawyer tells me she did not ask for a pardon today, and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche did not offer one. But late today, the president making clear it's not off the table.

 

A lot of people have asked about pardon.

 

This is just not a time to be talking about pardons. Todd will come back with whatever he's got.

 

The Deputy Attorney General said, Lindsay, he would share what he learned from Ghislaine Maxwell at the appropriate time.

 

And we should note, Lindsay, meetings like this with law enforcement officials are often recorded. Lindsay?

 

Aaron, thank you.

 

11:13 Suspect in custody after deadly shooting at University of New Mexico

 

Now to that urgent manhunt after a deadly shooting at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.

 

One person killed, another injured. The shooting took place early this morning in student housing. And what's happened late today? Here's ABC's Chief Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas.

 

Tonight, police announcing a suspect has been captured after a deadly shooting at this student housing complex at the University of New Mexico.

 

Rescue three. Respond to a 27 Bravo 5G … gunshot.

 

Those gunshot calls coming early this morning. Multiple law enforcement agencies rushing to the scene, finding one person killed, another wounded.

 

Then all of a sudden, we just heard like shots, like crazy shots.

 

And after that, we like peeked over our like our blinds, and we just see some kids running, like dashing down the other side.

 

peek [pik] v. 偷看，窥视

dash [dæʃ] v. 猛冲，急奔

 

The university issuing a shelter in place and closing school grounds. The new semester just weeks away.

 

Some incoming students already on campus. Members of the football team say they were staying in the dorm where the shooting happened.

 

I was getting back into my dorm, and they weren't letting me in because they had said that there was an open crime scene.

 

The family had come, and they were pretty emotional. They were crying.

 

The good news tonight, that wounded victims sustained non-life-threatening injuries and is expected to recover. Lindsay.

 

sustain [səˋsten] v. 维持…的生命

 

Glad to hear that, Pierre. Thank you.

 

12:35 Amid growing hunger crisis in war-torn Gaza, ABC News goes inside pediatric ward

 

Overseas tonight, the growing hunger crisis in Gaza. Hamas health officials say just in the last 24 hours, nine people have died of starvation. 122 since the war began.

 

The majority of them, children. As the latest round of ceasefire and hostage release talks have failed. Tonight, we're learning about a dangerous U.S. military raid in Syria targeting a high-ranking ISIS leader.

 

Here's ABC's chief global affairs correspondent, Martha Raddatz.

 

Desperate cries for help from the children of Gaza, holding out empty pots, hoping for a ladle of soup. Anguish in their faces.

 

ladle [ˋled!] n. 杓子；长柄杓

anguish [ˋæŋgwɪʃ] n. 极度的痛苦；苦恼

 

But few will leave this line with any food. There's simply not enough to go around.

 

Look at us with mercy and bring us food, this woman says.

 

Anything for us to eat. Let the crossings open, she pleads. ABC news cameras inside this pediatric ward, and what we see is haunting.

 

Hollow-eyed children on the brink of starvation. The faintest cries of hunger from the babies. Nine people died due to starvation just in the last 24 hours, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.

 

hollow-eyed [ˋhɑlo͵aɪd] adj. 眼窝凹陷的

faint [fent] adj. 虚弱的，衰弱的

 

American Dr. Travis Moline describing the horrors he's seeing inside Gaza's Nasser hospital.

 

You can see the desperation. It's palpable that people need food.

 

palpable [ˋpælpəb!] adj. 可感知的，易察觉的; 极其明了的

 

No one's asking for anything else right now.

 

Israel blaming Hamas, saying they steal food. But the IDF has limited ground deliveries, although today announcing plans to coordinate new airdrops of aid.

 

President Trump was asked about the crisis in Gaza today. He said Israel should, quote, finish the job and get rid of Hamas after the U.S. pulled out of hostage ceasefire talks. Lindsay?

 

And Martha, what more are you learning about that rare and risky U.S. military ground raid inside Syria targeting an alleged ISIS terror leader?

 

Lindsay, it's highly unusual for U.S. forces to carry out a ground raid inside Syria, and much riskier.

 

Counterterrorism strikes are normally done by drones, but this nighttime raid in the city of Al-Bab involved U.S. forces flown into northwestern Syria, an area where Islamic extremist groups are known to operate.

 

The Pentagon saying that the raid resulted in the death of a senior ISIS leader and two of his adult sons, who they say were affiliated with ISIS. Lindsay?

 

affiliate [əˋfɪlɪ͵et] v. 接纳……为成员（或分支机构）；使隶属于（+to/with）

 

Martha Raddatz for us.

 

Thanks so much, Martha.

 

15:08 Former Congressman George Santos reports to prison in New Jersey

 

Back here now, disgraced former Representative George Santos is spending his first night in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud and identity theft.

 

wire fraud 电汇欺诈

 

The Long Island Republican, reporting to a prison in southern New Jersey, he's sentenced to seven years.

 

Santos was expelled from Congress after fabricating much of his life story and admitting he deceived donors to fund his campaign.

 

When we come back, tragedy at Hershey Park, a nine-year-old girl pulled from the wave pool, lifeguards trying to revive her. And why police arrested Chuck E. Cheese's mascot, handcuffing him in front of children.

 

15:42 9-year-old child dies at Hersheypark's wave pool in Pennsylvania

 

Tonight, authorities are investigating the tragic death of a nine-year-old at Hershey Park, Pennsylvania. Witnesses say the child was pulled from the wave pool in the waterpark section of the complex. Lifeguards were unable to revive her.

 

wave pool 造浪池

 

Park officials say the wave pool remained closed today out of respect for the family.

 

15:59 ESPN: NFL reportedly fines over 100 players for selling Super Bowl tickets above face value

 

The NFL is reportedly finding more than 100 players from roughly half the teams in the league for selling Super Bowl tickets above face value. ESPN reports players are facing fines and possible suspensions for violating league policy.

 

face value 面额, 票面价值

 

They could also lose their allotted tickets for the next two Super Bowls. Names have not been released. When we come back, why police arrested the Chuck E. Cheese mascot in front of customers and a five-year-old child prodigy taking the stage at Carnegie Hall.

 

allotted [əˋlɔtɪd] adj. 专款的，拨出的；指定的

 

16:27 Chuck E. Cheese mascot in Florida arrested on charges of credit card fraud

 

To the Index now, the Chuck E. Cheese mascot arrested on charges of credit card fraud in Tallahassee, Florida. Jermell Jones, an employee dressed as the mascot, was handcuffed in front of customers. He's accused of using stolen credit cards.

 

The company says it's aware of the incident and that they have taken, quote, appropriate action concerning the employee.

 

aware [əˋwɛr] adj. 知道的，察觉的[F][（+of）]

 

When we come back, the remarkable five-year-old piano player on one of the world's biggest stages.

 

ABC World News Tonight with David Muir, sponsored by Progressive.

 

17:00 America Strong: Piano prodigy makes Carnegie Hall debut at just 5 years old

 

Finally tonight, with his feet swinging from the piano bench and fingers barely stretching an octave, the five-year-old already performing at the famed Carnegie Hall.

 

octave [ˋɑktɪv] n. 八度音（阶）

 

Carnegie Hall in New York City, the dream stage for musicians around the world. But for Alec Von Cacciadurian, that dream is already a reality at just five years old.

 

The California resident is among the youngest performers to grace the stage at Carnegie Hall ever. Alec's been playing the piano since he was a baby, striking the keys even when he could barely reach them. His talent was evident, a piano prodigy.

 

grace [gres] v. 使…增光

 

He would walk over to the piano when he first started walking, touching a few notes, and you could just see this huge, great amount of space.

 

And take a look at this. Alec has perfect pitch, the ability to identify musical notes just by hearing them.

 

A talent, it's estimated, is shared by only one in 10,000 people. And a few weeks later, Alec in New York City invited to perform at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall, one of several young musicians performing at the New York Classical Debut Awards Gala Concert. Alec in his tiny white tuxedo, fixing his bow tie.

 

share [ʃɛr] v. 均分；分摊；分配

gala [ˋgelə] adj. 節日的；歡慶的n. 盛会

 

And then, performance time. Alec coming out to cheers, a bow before the crowd, and then just listen. From his tiny five-year-old fingers, majestic music.

 

Alec conquering one of the world's most iconic stages without a trace of fear.

 

Little body, big confidence. Thanks so much for watching.

 

I'm Lindsay Davis for David and all of us here, have a great night.