And the famous Sports Reporter, the dancing with the stars host, erin andrews, suing her stalker and a major hotel tonight. Did they put the stalker right next door . Her father tonight, breaking down. Good evening tonight from san francisco. And we are here for our exclusive interview with apple ceo tim cook. For the first time, answering questions why apple will not help the fbi break into the iphone used by the gunman in San Bernardino. But first tonight, the horrific scene playing out across several states. Deadly tornadoes and dangerous weather ahead this evening. From the carolinas, all the way up to the northeast, stretching across 1,000 miles already. An ef3 ripping through this apartment complex in pensacola, florida. In north carolina, sending School Children into the hallways. And in virginia, at least three people have been killed, just this afternoon, because of the weather. And behind all of this, blizzard this truck onto its side in indiana. More than 2,000 flights canceled, coast to coast. Abcs linzie janis leads us off from the tornado zone tonight. Reporter tonight, those deadly storms barrelling up the east coast. Tornado just came through, right on 460. Reporter a suspected tornado striking waverly, virginia, shredding homes and leaving at least three dead. Many striking at night, as people slept. You need to pull over. Reporter in pensacola, florida, campbell and his girlfriend making it to their driveway, riding out the tornado in his pickup truck. Oh, my god. All i could hear was sounded as if i parked my truck next to a train. Reporter the ef3 tornado packing 155mileperhour winds, damaging more than 100 homes here. These people didnt have very much time to react at all. Very little. Very little. Apartments. Look at this, the entire second story of this apartment complex ripped off. You can see right into peoples living rooms. Look at that thing coming in here like this. Reporter twisters claiming the lives of at least three others, including two at this louisiana r. V. Park. Where ashley east and her family were huddling together. What was it like going through that tornado . What were you thinking . Just, god let us be okay. Let us get through this. Reporter david, the tornado ripped through this neighborhood, destroying this home, but look. You can see a stack of books still sitting on the piano, and over here, the refrigerator still standing. Those storms now moving north. David . Just incredible. Thank you. Lets get to rob marciano with the track of these storms and the next threat, right behind it all. Rob . Reporter hey, david. What a widereaching tornado outbreak. The next several hours going to be critical. That are posted now and watches that are posted through 11 00, as far north as new jersey. Blizzard warnings remain up for illinois and indiana, two 2. I think there will be a squall line around the garden state parkway overnight. Big winds as this slowmoving storm exits tomorrow. David . Rob marciano at the weather wall for us. Rob, thank you. Next tonight, to the race for the white house, just six dames until super tuesday. A critical day, of course, in the campaign ahead. Zonld donald trump winning the nevada caucuses. His third verdictry in a row now. And this time, getting nearly half of all the voters. Senator marco rubio edging out senator ted cruz for second. And tonight, were how hearing from trumps wife, melania, saying he doesnt get the credit he deserves. Also, who would trump choose for Vice President . And is there a bombshell to come on trumps taxes . Abcs tom llamas on the Campaign Reporter tonight, fresh after running the able in nevada, donald trump sounding like the nomination is already his. Its going to be an amazing two months. We might not even need the two months, folks, to be honest, right . Will you come out here, pat . Look at him. 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We cannot have a commander in chief that is not ready the first day in office. You cant just say, well, when i get there, ill hire the smartest people and theyll tell me what to do. Reporter but both senators struggling to compete with the trump show. Today, in a rare interview, the moguls model wife, melania, describing what first drew her to the donald. His mind. Amazing mind. Im my own person, hes his own person and i think thats very important. I dont want to change him, he doesnt want to change me. And tom llamas joins us live tonight. Tom, donald trump now coming under fire for refusing to release his tax returns before super tuesday. And tonight, a former republican president ial nominee, mitt romney, speaking out . David. Mitt romney saying he thinks theres likely a bombshell in trumps tax returns. Romney says he thinks trump is not as rich as trump claims to be and he hasnt donated as much to charity as much trump has said. Trump has responded with a tweet, saying that mitt romney is a fool, and trying to act like a tough guy. David . Tom llamas with us tonight again. Tom, thank you. On the democratic side tonight, hillary clinton, picking up a key endorsement, Senate Minority leader harry reid choosing her, saying, its time for the party to consolidate behind clinton. Senator sanders, though, vowing to stay in until the long haul is over. Speefking to enthusiastic crowds, lines to see him in kansas city today, wrapping around the block. South carolina, of course, next for the democrats. Clinton ahead by nearly 30 points in the pomes for south carolina. Stand with abc news for full coverage on super tuesday with special editions of Good Morning America and world news tonight. And george and the entire Powerhouse Political Team on the air beginning at 10 00 p. M. Now, to an abc news exclusive, and the National Conversation tonight. The debate over whether apple should help the fbi break into the iphone used by sigh yad farook, one of the San Bernardino killers. My exclusive interview with apple ceo tim cook, who is standing firm. Iphone. This is about hundreds of millions of iphones and protecting everyone, american families, and the information they store on their phones. And he says, what the fbi is now asking would set a dangerous precedent. Two polls just this week showing the country divided. Tonight, and let us know what you think. As we sit here, you know some of the families of the victims unless San Bernardino have now come out in support of the judges order that apple help the fbi unlock that iphone. One family saying, were angry and confused as to why apple is refusing to do this. Families tonight . David, they have our deepest sympathy. One should have to go through. Apple has cooperated with the fbi fully in this case. They came to us and asked us for all the information we had on this phone, and we gave everything that we had. But this case is not about one phone. This case is about the future. What is at stake here is, can the government compel apple toll write software that we believe would make hundreds of millions of cause customers vulnerable around the world, including the u. S. And youd have to write that system in order to unlock that phone . Yes. The only way we know would be to write a piece of software that we view as sort of the software equivalent of cancer. We think its bad news to write. We would never write it. We have never written it. And that is what is at stake here. The fbi, though, says it believes that syed farook used that phone to communicate with his wife, his accomplice, and im curious, do you struggle at all with the possibility that that phone that could reveal other plots, other people who were involved in planning the San Bernardino attack . David, if we knew a way to get the information on the phone that we havent already given, if we knew a way to do this, that would not expose hundreds of millions of other peoples issues, we would obviously do it. I want to get to what the fbi director, james comey, has said. Its about, quote, 14 people who were slaughtered and many more had their lives ruined. Maybe the phone holds the clue to finding more terrorists, maybe it doesnt. But we cant look the survivors in the eye and ourselves if we dont follow any possible lead out there. Do you understand where hes coming from . I do understand where hes coming from. And this is an incredibly complex issue, to place a back door in the iphone. We believe it does put hundreds of millions of customers at risk. Let me ask you this. You invited me to apple before. The stories are legendary about over them, the locked doors, the secrecy. Any American Company can keep a secret, its apple. Why didnt the fbi and apple team up in one of those secret labs and get this done and no one would have ever had to know about it . Well, i cant talk about the tactics of the fbi. Theyve chosen what theyve done and theyve chosen to do this out in the public, for whatever reasons that they have. What we think at this point, given it is out in the public, is that we need to stand tall and stand tall on principle. Theres probably more information about you on your phone than there is in your house. Our smartphones are loaded with our intimate conversations, our financial data, our health records. Theyre also loaded with the location of our kids, in many cases, so, its not just about prove sip. But it is also about public safety. But in your quiet moments, do might be able to prevent a terrorist attack by breaking into that phone . David, some things are hard, and some things are right. And some things are both. This is one of those things. And in this case, you believe there are some things that just should never be created. Correct. But tim cook items us they talked to the fbi early on, giving them advice, he says, on other ways to best get information from that iphone. To plug it in, to back it up to the i cloud. Did they do that . Unfortunately, in the days, the early days of the investigation, an fbi fbi directed the county to reset the i cloud password. When that is done, the phone will no longer back up to the cloud, and so, i wish they would have contacted us earlier, so that they would not have been the case. How crucial was that missed opportunity . Its very crucial. The white house said this week that the fbis request is, quote, limited in scope. Do you agree with that, and have you talked to the president on this . I have not talked to the president. I will talk to the president. Do i think its limited, no. You have talked to the president before, on these issues of privacy and security. Yes. Are you disappointed there wasnt more of a dialogue with the administration before this swift action from the Justice Department . Yes. You wish there was more done . Yes. And i think there should have been. This we found out about the filing from the press. Im curious, tim, did you ever think that youd find yourself at the center of such a crucial National Debate . No. This is this is not a position that we would like to be in. It is a very uncomfortable position. To oppose your government on something doesnt feel good. And to oppose it on something several liberties, which they are supposed to protect, it is incredibly ironic. Apple has until friday to respond to the judges order that it assist the fbi. Their legal team is preparing. The full interview with tim cook on our website at abcnews. Com, and then tonight on nightline, i ask tim cook about Donald Trumps call to boycott apple. In the meantime, to other news and from washington tonight, a new development in the standoff over the supreme court. Two Top Republicans now agreeing to meet with president obama to discuss nominees. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell and chuck gaszley. Yesterday, both said they would take, quote, no action, on anyone the president named. To be continued. And were learning new information tonight about the pilot in that deadly chopper crash near pearl harbor. The family on board, last night, their teenage son passing away. He had been trapped under water. Rescuers cutting him free. Well, tonight here, why the pilot now says he steered that helicopter right into the water. Reporter the pilot of this troubled tourist helicopter now tells investigators, he had to make a sudden change, just before ending up in the waters of pearl harbor, with bystanders jumping in to rescue the five onboard. Bull was this dramatic move in an effort to save lives . The pilot says he felt a vibration, heard a grinding sound, followed by a loud bang. He plans an Emergency Landing on a grassy area. He sees people on the lawn. Quick little turns the chopper left, hoping to land on the shoreline. But the helicopter falls suddenly into thes what er water. I saw people running and screaming and took off my shirt and dove in the water. Reporter but they had trouble freeing a 16yearold boy, part of a family of four from his seat belt. He was the only fatality, with the focus of the investigation on the mechanical issue and how the pilot reacted. David kerley, abc news, washington. David, thank you. There is still much more ahead on world news tonight this wednesday from california. The Deadly Police shootout. Three deputies ambush ed ed. The new details coming in at this hour. And then, tonight, the 72 million verdict. A very Popular Store brand. The family blaming the product for their mothers cancer. 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