Tonight, more than 170 million Americans on alert for dangerous, life-threatening heat. A random stabbing spree at a Walmart in Michigan, injuring nearly a dozen people. And passengers evacuated as a plane catches fire during takeoff.

 

First, the brutal heat wave, the extreme heat stretching from the Midwest to Charleston, West Virginia, with feels like temperatures in the triple digits, the health risks and travel delays. Amtrak warns passengers the scorching heat could disrupt travel. And when will we get some relief? Our weather team is standing by with the forecast.

 

Overseas soaring temperatures fuel wildfires in Greece and in Turkey, thousands forced to evacuate their homes. The chaos at a Michigan Walmart, 11 people hurt in a mass stabbing. The dramatic confrontation between bystanders and the alleged suspect outside of the store.

 

The suspect now faces terrorism charges.

 

President Trump makes a preliminary trade deal after a high-stakes meeting with European Commission chief in Scotland just days before Friday's tariff deadline, what we're learning tonight, our Rachel Scott reports from Scotland.

 

Israel is allowing more food aid trucks into Gaza and restarts power to a critical water treatment plant as anger grows over the hunger crisis.

 

Reports that nurses are passing out from starvation and hospitals are feeding babies water instead of formula.

 

pass out【俚】昏倒; 失去知觉

 

The harrowing ordeal for passengers on an American Airlines flight in Denver, forced to use slides to evacuate on the runway as flames and smoke erupt underneath the plane. What we're learning tonight?

 

ordeal [ɔrˋdiəl] n. 严峻考验；苦难，折磨

slide [slaɪd] n. 滑道；滑坡

 

The hunt for a suspect after what appears to be a double homicide at Devil's Den State Park in Arkansas, a couple out hiking with their young daughters when police say they were attacked.

 

A skipper crashes a yacht into a seawall in California's Marina Del Rey, why he's being hailed a hero tonight.

 

skipper [ˋskɪpɚ] n.（小商船等的）船長

 

The surprise performance on the final show of Beyonce's Cowboy Carter tour and the emotional family reunion more than 75 years in the making continues.

 

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

 

Good evening, everyone. Thanks so much for joining us on this Sunday. I'm Lindsay Davis.

 

02:09 more than 170 million Americans are under heat alerts as feels like temperatures push past 110 degrees in some places

 

As we come on the air tonight, a huge swath of the country is bracing for life-threatening heat and dangerous humidity. Some cities will feel like it's hotter than 110 degrees, including Memphis, Tampa, and St. Louis. In Phoenix, Arizona, rescue teams were forced to save eight hikers overcome by the heat.

 

Two of them had to be taken to the hospital. Amtrak warns passengers that this heat could disrupt travel, possibly causing delays. And the smoke from those Canadian wildfires is triggering air quality alerts in New York City, covering the Statue of Liberty in a haze.

 

Our weather team is standing by with the forecast. But first, Perry Russom leads us off from Washington, D.C.

 

Tonight, dangerous high heat sparking thunderstorms as more than 170 million Americans are under a heat alert. In Phoenix, Arizona, rescue teams saving eight hikers overcome by heat on Camelback Mountain.

 

Two of them sent to the hospital.

 

They really underestimated what that challenge can be on that mountain, they did have water, they ran out of water. They didn't have enough water. 

 

In Florida, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers holding training camp on a day that broke an all-time record high of 100 degrees, the heat turning deadly.

 

buccaneer [͵bʌkəˋnɪr] n. 海盗；（十七世纪时掠夺西班牙船只及殖民地的）西印度海盗

 

Health officials in Dallas County, Texas, reporting their first heat-related death of the summer, a man in his 60s.

 

And in Maryland, the Department of Health says there have been 13 deaths so far this season. Amtrak warning riders the boiling temperatures may force trains to run slower, potentially causing delays.

 

Know your limits. You know, if it's feeling too hot for you, just go inside. It's not worth it to, you know, suffer through this.

 

Extreme heat warnings in the Carolinas, forcing people to search for any kind of relief.

 

We're trying to stay by the pool, stay by the water if we can.

 

Tom George from our station WTVD is in Raleigh, where power companies say they were increasing output.

 

Our local electric companies also urging people not to set their A.C. too low to avoid putting a strain on the grid.

 

strain [stren] n. 负担，沉重压力

 

Major air quality alerts in New York City, where today it's home to the 10th most polluted air in the world, smoke from Canadian wildfires to blame, blanketing the Statue of Liberty.

 

Here in D.C., thunderstorms causing ground stops at all three major airports in the area. We have hit the 90s every day since Friday.

 

That is forecast to continue until Thursday. Lindsay.

 

Rough time for travelers, Perry.

 

Thank you. Let's get right to meteorologist Dani Beckstrom from our New York station WABC. Good evening to you, Dani.

 

When will we finally get some relief from this heat?

 

Not until the second half of the work week. And that's part of the problem. It's a long duration with little relief through the overnight hours means the danger lasts for days.

 

And check out the eastern half of the country, generally under some sort of heat alert, right? With the heat index values up to 100 degrees for the areas in orange. With the pink, that's your extreme heat warning. That's where we'll see heat index values up to 115.

 

That's Omaha. That's Memphis. That's Raleigh.

 

The focus of the extreme heat on Monday, the mid-Atlantic down through the southeast. I want to point out Tampa, actual air temperature today reaching 100 degrees. That was an all-time record.

 

And tomorrow, the heat index value up to 110. It's why we're seeing that level four out of four extreme risk in parts of the mid-Atlantic and southeast. That is dangerous for your body, for those that don't have proper access to hydration and cooling and dangerous for infrastructure.

 

And again, the long duration is a big factor, Lindsay. We see this heat holding through at least the middle of the week.

 

Have to hydrate. Dani, thank you so much.

 

hydrate [ˋhaɪdret] v.（身体）补充水分

 

05:24 a suspect is facing terrorism charges after 11 people were stabbed at a Michigan WalMart

 

Now the chilling new details about a random mass stabbing at a Walmart in Michigan. The dramatic confrontation between bystanders and the alleged suspect outside of the store.

 

11 people were hurt, but police say those bystanders saved lives. The suspect now faces multiple charges, including terrorism. Here's ABC's Reena Roy.

 

Tonight, dramatic new video shows good Samaritans confronting an alleged knife-wielding suspect outside a Michigan Walmart just moments after police say he went on a stabbing spree, targeting people at random.

 

good Samaritan 地慈善的人; 乐善好施的人

wield [wild] v. 挥舞（剑等）

spree [spri] n. 无节制的狂热行为

 

One man pointing a gun at him as others rushed to help the injured. Multiple citizens, including one who was armed with a pistol, were confronting the male suspect in the parking lot and preventing him from harming further people.

 

Police identifying the suspect as 42-year-old Bradford James Gilley, saying he entered the store in Traverse City just before 5 p.m. on Saturday and began attacking people starting near the checkout area with his folding knife that has a three-and-a-half-inch blade.

 

Gilley now facing terrorism charges. Authorities say 11 people were hurt, including one store employee.

 

Their ages ranging from 84 to 29 years old, six of them initially in critical condition but now showing encouraging signs of recovery.

 

Julia Martell was shopping in the canned foods aisle when she saw the violence unfold.

 

Then I heard screaming, and I went towards the screaming, and I saw the guy with the knife shove somebody, and after he shoved him, he was headed in my direction.

 

shove [ʃʌv] v. 推挤

 

Authorities say a sheriff's deputy arrived within just three minutes of that first 911 call, and tonight, police also crediting those bystanders who helped detain the suspect.

 

But again, I cannot commend everyone that was involved enough.

 

Police say Gilley is also facing 11 counts of assault with intent to murder.

 

So far, no word on a motive. Lindsay?

 

Reena, thank you.

 

07:28 President Trump and the head of the EU have agreed on a major trade deal

 

President Trump reached a preliminary trade deal with the European Union after months of tense talks.

 

The U.S.'s tentative agreement comes after a high-stakes meeting in Scotland. Both sides have decided on a 15% tariff on most EU goods, including cars. ABC's senior political correspondent, Rachel Scott, reports from Scotland tonight.

 

Tonight, a major breakthrough in trade talks. President Trump announcing a deal with the European Union after a high-stakes meeting in Scotland.

 

This is probably the biggest deal ever reached in any capacity, trade or beyond trade.

 

The president inviting the EU's top official to the Trump-Turnberry golf course, warning a steep 30% tariff would go into effect on August 1st if a deal was not reached.

 

The EU prepared to retaliate with a tax on $100 billion worth of U.S. goods. I'd like to see it resolved, but if it isn't, we'll have tariffs.

 

But just an hour later, Trump summoning reporters back into the room, announcing the two sides had reached an agreement, settling on a 15% tariff on most goods, including cars.

 

We have a trade deal between the two largest economies in the world, and it's a big deal. It's a huge deal.

 

It will bring stability.

 

The president says the EU, which is made up of 27 countries, agreed to buy $750 billion in energy from the U.S., as well as a large amount of military equipment, and invest $600 billion more than they're already investing. Trump says other countries now have just five days to come to the table.

 

Is there any chance that that gets—

 

No, no. The August 1st is there for everyone. The deals all start on August 1st.

 

If no agreement is reached, South Korea will be hit with 25% tariffs, South Africa 30%, Myanmar and Laos 40%. This is the big one. This is the biggest of them all.

 

And, Lindsay, the president says the 50% tariff on steel and aluminum imports will remain in place. It comes as a new Wall Street Journal and Fox News poll shows that the majority of Americans disapprove of the president's handling of tariffs and the economy overall.

 

Tomorrow, the president will be meeting with the British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to fine-tune the details of the trade deal reached with the U.K. on the sidelines of the G7 summit last month. Lindsay?

 

sideline [ˋsaɪd͵laɪn] n. 界线外（观众观看）的场地

 

Rachel Scott for us. Thanks so much, Rachel.

 

09:49 Israel begins aid drops of food and medical supplies amid a growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza

 

Now to the hunger crisis in Gaza.

 

Israel's now pausing some fighting and reopening aid routes. Food deliveries resumed today after images of emaciated children sparked global alarm about what critics call man-made mass starvation. And we do want to warn you, these images may be disturbing.

 

emaciated [ɪˋmeʃɪ͵etɪd] adj. 消瘦的；憔悴的；衰弱的

 

Here's ABC's Ines de la Cuetara.

 

Amid growing global outrage over starvation in Gaza, tonight 28 pallets of aid dropped from the sky. Malnourished crowds rushing to the food, the most desperate fighting over a bag of flour.

 

pallet [ˋpælɪt] n.（装卸、搬运货物用的）托盘，货板，集装架

 

Following weeks of international pressure, the IDF now allowing for airdrops to resume. It's also implementing what they call tactical pauses in three densely populated areas and setting up humanitarian corridors to ensure the safe passage of aid convoys, hundreds swarming those trucks, clawing for food.

 

claw [klɔ] v. 费力地夺回[（+back）]

 

Everyone with humanity, for God's sake, have a look at these poor people, says this man.

 

One dies a million deaths to get his family's food. While the aid is welcome, humanitarian organizations say far more is needed.

 

million deaths: represent the countless struggles, setbacks, and moments of despair one faces in their efforts to earn a living

 

Oxfam writing in a statement, deadly airdrops and a trickle of trucks won't undo months of engineered starvation.

 

undo [ʌnˋdu] v. 解开，打开；使松开

engineer [͵ɛndʒəˋnɪr] v. 操纵；策划

 

For weeks, malnourished children have been wasting away, gone and frail. Dr. Nick Maynard recently returned from volunteering in Gaza.

 

waste away 消瘦下去

frail [frel] adj. 身体虚弱的

 

In the early part of my stay there, four premature newborn babies died entirely of malnutrition.

 

Tonight Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushing back.

 

There is no policy of starvation in Gaza and there is no starvation in Gaza.

 

At least 29 people were killed on Sunday trying to access food, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry, after local officials say the IDF opened fire near aid sites.

 

And tonight, President Trump saying Israel will soon have to make a decision on how to proceed in Gaza, adding the U.S. will do more to help civilians, but also calling on other countries to participate. Lindsay?

 

proceed [prəˋsid] v. 继续进行；继续做（或讲）下去

 

Ines, thank you.

 

11:57 three people are dead after a small plane goes down off of the California Coast

 

Back here in the U.S., three people are dead after a small plane crashed off the California coast.

 

This comes just hours after a terrifying ordeal for passengers in Denver, forced to use a slide to evacuate a plane that caught fire while on the runway in Denver. The new details coming in tonight. Here's ABC's Zohreen Shah.

 

Tonight three people found dead after an hours-long desperate search off the California coast after a small plane plunged into the Pacific.

 

The Coast Guard confirming a twin-engine Beechcraft went down around 11 p.m. Saturday, just 200 yards from shore near Monterey.

 

Crews racing in, battling darkness and cold water, finally finding all three on board the plane unresponsive.

 

That crash, coming just hours after dramatic video shows passengers evacuating this American Airlines flight.

 

30-23, aborting on the runway. 30-23, roger.

 

abort [əˋbɔrt] v.（计划等）失败，夭折

 

30-23, you got a lot of smoke.

 

The Miami-bound jet speeding down the Denver International Runway, reaching 146 miles per hour before a boarding takeoff.

 

I would estimate about 5 to 10 seconds before we were supposed to actually start flying.

 

We heard a loud boom. And I said, that's not good. The airline blaming an issue with the tire.

 

And one person was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. The airline says the plane was taken out of service for inspection. Lindsay?

 

Scary moments there, Zohreen, thank you.

 

13:24 an urgent search is underway in Arkansas for a suspect in a double homicide of a couple hiking with their two young daughters

 

Now to the manhunt for a suspect after a double homicide in an Arkansas state park. A couple was out hiking with their young daughters when police say they were attacked. Let's bring in ABC's Ike Ejiochi.

 

Ike, what are you learning tonight?

 

Yeah, Lindsay, an urgent search is underway for the suspect in what appears to be a double homicide inside the popular Devil's Den State Park in Arkansas.

 

Police finding the bodies of a husband and wife who they say were out hiking in a remote area of the park with their seven and nine-year-old daughters. Authorities say the girls were not hurt and are with family members.

 

An autopsy will determine the causes of their death. Authorities closing off the area to conduct their investigation, and police say the suspect is a white man with a medium build, seen driving a dark sedan with tape covering the license plate. And the FBI is offering their assistance.

 

Lindsay?

 

Ike, thanks so much.

 

14:15 the controversy over the case of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein intensifies with a bipartisan group of lawmakers calling for release of the Epstein files

 

Now to the political firestorm over the Jeffrey Epstein case files. A bipartisan congressional duo is now pushing for the release, warning that failure to act could cost the Republicans in next year's midterm elections.

 

More now from ABC's senior White House correspondent, Selena Wang.

 

Tonight President Trump an ocean away from Washington, but still unable to escape the controversy around the case of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

 

Mr. President, it was part of the rush to get this deal done, it's not a Jeffrey Epstein story.

 

Oh, you've got to be kidding with that. No, had nothing to do with it. Only you would think that.

That had nothing to do with it.

 

The political firestorm growing even as House Speaker Johnson sends lawmakers home early for the summer, shutting down efforts to force a vote to release more government files related to Epstein.

 

I think the pressure is going to build over August recess.

 

recess [rɪˋsɛs] n. 休息；休会；休庭

 

Republican Thomas Massey joining Democrat Ro Khanna to force their release, warning failure to do so could cost Republicans in next year's midterms.

 

What is painful about having this vote? I'll tell you what's politically going to be a liability is if we don't vote on this and we go into the midterms and everybody becomes, you know, they just check out because Republicans didn't keep their promise.

 

liability [͵laɪəˋbɪlətɪ] n. 麻烦；累赘

 

Speaker Johnson firing back, claiming their effort could harm innocent victims.

 

Our concern is that the Massey and Khanna discharge petition is reckless in the way that it is drafted and presented.

 

petition [pəˋtɪʃən] n. 请求，申请

 

Massey and Khanna also calling to subpoena Epstein's estate, which The Wall Street Journal reported has a birthday book from 2003 containing a letter from Trump to Epstein. Trump has denied that such a letter exists and sued the paper over the story.

 

subpoena [səbˋpinə] v. 传唤；传讯

 

ABC News has not confirmed the existence of the letter. When Epstein was arrested in 2019, Trump said they had a falling-out and hadn't spoken in 15 years.

 

Well, I think we should get a lot more than just the book.

 

Let's get the financial records of the estate. Follow the money, as they say up here.

 

And Lindsay, Republican lawmakers are now heading home to meet with their constituents.

 

constituent [kənˋstɪtʃʊənt] n. 选民，选举人

 

They'll try to tout President Trump's major legislative wins, but they're also expected to face a lot of tough questions about Epstein, with many of President Trump's own supporters demanding answers. Lindsay.

 

Selena Wang from the White House for us.

 

Thank you, Selena.

 

16:37 wildfires kill more than a thousand people and scorch thousands of acres in Turkey and Greece

 

In Turkey, wildfires, one lawmaker described as an apocalypse. More than 7400 acres are burning near Bursa, Turkey's fourth largest city, where at least 14 people have been killed and more than 1500 forced from their homes.

 

apocalypse [əˋpɑkə͵lɪps] n. 世界末日

 

The flames fueled by a heat wave with temperatures above 120 degrees. That same heat is fueling wildfires in Greece, at least 50 burning across the country.

 

Still ahead on this Sunday night, the end of Beyonce's tour, destined to be memorable for her fans.

 

And find out why this yacht crash has some calling the boat's captain a hero.

 

17:14 a yacht slams into a sea wall in Marina Del Ray, California

 

Next tonight, a yacht slams into a seawall at California's Marina Del Rey. The crash caused a panic for customers at a nearby restaurant, but the ship's captain is being called a hero.

 

Investigators say he steered into the wall on purpose to avoid other boats after a mechanical failure. Fortunately, no one was hurt.

 

When we come back, the unexpected end to Beyonce's Cowboy Carter tour.

 

17:38 Beyonce surprises fans at the end of her Cowboy Carter tour with a Destiny’s Child reunion

 

To the index, a surprise for Beyonce's fans to end her Cowboy Carter tour. The Las Vegas crowd was treated to a Destiny's Child reunion. Michelle Williams and original member Kelly Rowland all took to the stage.

 

Destiny's Child had not performed together since 2018.

 

17:54 Baseball inducts five new members into the Hall of Fame

 

Five men have joined baseball's all-time greats in Cooperstown. Dick Allen, Dave Parker, CC Sabathia, Ichiro Suzuki, and Billy Wagner were all officially inducted into the Hall of Fame today.

 

induct [ɪnˋdʌkt] v. 使正式就任；吸收……为会员；征召……入伍

 

Sabathia and Suzuki were first ballot picks. Wagner took 10 tries to get in. Allen and Parker both honored posthumously.

 

posthumously [ˋpɑstʃəməslɪ] adv. 于死后，于身后；于著作者死后出版地

 

When we come back, a Christmas miracle extends into the summer.

 

18:20 a 76-year-old, who had thought he was an only child, continues to celebrate with his newfound family

 

Finally, tonight, a 76-year-old man and his newfound family continue to make new memories.

 

We first introduced you to Dixon Hanshaw last Christmas, when he received a holiday gift beyond his wildest dreams, meeting his half-sister and five half-brothers, all for the very first time.

 

That's what I call it, my Christmas miracle. For more than 75 years, Dixon thought he was an only child.

 

All my life, I dreamed about having siblings.

 

After learning late last year of a New York state law, Dixon requested his original pre-adoption birth certificate and made that first call to his oldest brother, Gary.

 

And he says, hi, my name's Dixon, I'm your brother.

 

Both men were in shock.

 

Dixon sent a picture of himself, Gary shared it with his siblings, they immediately thought he looked like their dad. So last Christmas, Dixon met the whole family, 52 people, all of them his relatives. Fast forward to this weekend, Dixon checked in with us to let us know the miracle continues.

 

He and his wife Carla were invited to his newfound family's annual summer camping vacation in the Adirondacks. 46 family members of all ages sharing in summertime traditions going back to 1952. In between lakeside lunch, cards and canoeing, Dixon passed along this message of gratitude.

 

Now we are going to be part of that tradition, so the miracle definitely continues.

 

Nothing beats family. Thanks for watching.

 

I'm Lindsay Davis. Good night.

 

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