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KGO ABC World News Tonight With David Muir March 16, 2019

Storm that stranded drivers and brought tornados. That storm now in the east and rob is here. The new headline in the cheating scandal. Actress Felicity Huffman and her husband william h. Macy seen heading into court late today. And tonight, the famous names including Phil Mickelson and what theyre now saying. The Major Development in the mob hit in new york city. The surveillance and what it shows. How the suspect got that reputed mob boss to come out of his home. And the new message tonight from alex trebek. Good evening. Its great to have you with us on this friday night. We begin with the horrific terror attack that unfolded in new zealand over night. Not one, but two mosques in christchurch were targeted. The countries worst mass shooting ever. They were in prayer. The mosques are just three miles apart. The victims whoa did get out covered in blood, they were rushed to the hospital. The gunman who wrote of White Nationalism was armed with at least two semiautomatic weapons and two rifles. Many of the survivors barely escaping, scaling walls to get through windows. Police racing to the scene. Offices chasing down the suspect who was dressed in army fatigues. Tonight what we just learned about the gunman and what our correspondent just asked President Trump. Does he see White Nationalism as a rising threat around the world . His response and new zealands prime minster now responding to that. Will carr is on the scene for us in new zealand tonight. Reporter tonight, chaos and shock. Unimaginable horror after a deadly antimuslim terror attack on two separate mosques in new zealand. Witnsetonighdehe ipers dead, or teorn e firsshs rang rorter itnees say a ackoors s a helmet and bulletproof vest, entered the al noor mosque in the city of christchurch. He then ruthlessly opened fire during a packed friday prayer service. Ramzan ali who had blood splattered on his shirt said he hid when the gunman walked in and he was the last to escape alive. I laid down on that bench. If i get out im just keeping my fingers crossed. Im alive. The blood is splashing on me. Im thinking oh, my god. Oh, my god. Whats going to happen to me now . Reporter a video surfaced appearing to show the suspect Live Streaming his vicious attack in graphic detail, a video we will not show here. The gunman moves from room to room, firing his automatic weapon for some six minutes, killing at least 41 men, women, and children in the first mosque. Terrified worshippers tried to scale the walls to escape. I saw some people had blood on their body and some people were limping. On the floor, the bullet shells so many, hundreds. Reporter the video then appears to show the gunman continuing his rampage, driving to his next target the linwood mosque, three miles away. Seven more victims were murdered as armed police swarm the scene, running, guns drawn. In this video, posted on social media, a Police Vehicle seen having just rammed this car off the road. Two officers, guns pointed towards the vehicle. Moments later, the officers making an arrest. Police say one suspect, a man in his late 20s, originally from australia, has been arrested and charged with murder. Two explosive devices attached to the suspects vehicles have now been found and they have been disarmed. Reporter meanwhile, two other armed suspects have been taken into custody, their association at this hour is unknown. This as a rambling hatefilled message that was posted online around the time of the attack, purported to be written by the suspect. In it, praising norwegian mass murderer anders behring, and american dylann roof, who killed nine people in the Charleston Church attack in 2015, saying he had been planning this attack for two years. He also writes about President Donald Trump as a renewed symbol of white identity. The president , meanwhile, has sent his condolences and spoken with new zealands Prime Minister. I told the Prime Minister that the United States is with them all the way, 100 . Whatever they need, we will be there. Reporter tonight, new zealand is mourning. The country has never seen a major terror attack before. So many of the victims refugees escaping terror and war elsewhere. They have chosen to make new zealand their home. It is their home. They are us. The person who has perpetuated this violence against us is not. Will carr reporting in from the scene in new zealand tonight. We can see one of the makeshift memorials up all over the city. Will, have authorities said whether or not theyre certain this threat is entirely over . Reporter david, tonight authorities here have not definitively said that the threat is over. Theyre still on high alert. Theyre asking for residents to stay indoors in their homes. Theyre asking for mosques across the country to stay closed at least temporarily. Will, thank you. As i mentioned at the top tonight, the president was asked about the threat of White Nationalism around the world just a short time ago. Lets bring in terry moran. It was terry who asked the question. The president s answer made immediate global headlines. Lets listen. E whte do you alism as a risg re nd the w . Dt really. I think its a small group of people that have very, very ook at what hacase. I dont know enough about it yet. Theyre just learning about the person and the people involved. But its certainly a terrible thing, a terrible thing. Lets bring in terry tonight. New zealands Prime Minister is responding to what the president said. Even the fbi here at home has been quite clear on this. Reporter no question, david. The Prime Minister responded. She made clear she disagrees with President Trump. The fbi, counterterrorism experts, Law Enforcement around the world, they would disagree too. The fbi says that hate crimes rose 17 in this country in 2017. They also say counterterrorism experts, that extremist related killings, 70 of them were committed by members of the far right or White Supremacists in the United States. Over the last decade. Igsnth re. Terry, thank you. Meantime with this global headline, the mass shooting were llowing, you emergency calls began in los angeles today. There was panic at a Shopping Mall amid reports of a man with a gun. The mall evacuated. Smoke could be seen coming from the mall. Marci gonzalez on the scene where authorities are reassuring the public. Reporter tonight, panic at the mall after reports of a man inside with a gun. Century city mall, additional caller is currently locked inside. Customer came in saying unknown person has a gun. People running and screaming inside the mall. Reporter worried shoppers and employees seen running from the scene as a Massive Police contingency converges on the mall. I had barely clocked into work and i saw my coworkers rubbing. He said drop everything and run. Reporter inside police with guns drawn. Suspect was last seen inside the amazon bookstore. Oricious pn book store. Smoke seen billowing from the mall. Surrounding streets and Beverly Hills high school locked down as a precaution. The school sending an automated message to concerned parents. We have just spoken with the chief of police and the lapd is currently responding to a possible man with a gun reported westfield century city mall. Reporter david you c people outside of the mall waiting for police to continue searching inside. The lapd said there are no reports of shots fired and so far, no reports of any injuries. David . Marci, thank you. Well turn to the crash of the boeing jet. For the first time news on what the pilot said before the crash. The radio messages indicating the captain was struggling with the plane immediately after takeoff. Panic in his voice. Abcs david kerley with what we now learned tonight. Reporter the Ethiopian Airlines 737 max 8 that left this crater had trouble at take off, the captain reported. Drama that unfolded minutes later with the wild up and down movements of the jet. The New York Times reporting the captain, in a panicky voice calls out break, br. Request vector for landing. But the jetliner with 157 on board, traveling at 430 miles an hour, crashes three minutes later. Ay an aviation source saying it could be monday before anything is made public. On the ground, investigators are interested in the tail section of the jet, the horizontal stabilizer which controls nose up and down movement, specifically the jack screw, which moves that part. A source says it was found in a nose down position. With the 370 jetliners towed and parked around the world, American Airlines alone canceled 85 flights today as boeing has stopped delivery of the maxes. Tonight the question remains o the lion air crash less than five months ago . That crash in indonesia connected to a new safety feature which nosed down the aircraft, a feature few pilots knew about and heatedly complained to boeing about in a meeting. After the lion air tragedy, we learned that there was equipment on our aircraft that we were not aware of. It wasnt even on our books. Wasnt in their books. That was alarming when we heard that. David kerley live with us from reagan airport. David, we know after the lion air crash the faa issued a directive about that automated system. You reported on that. We understand a Software Update is coming. That still hasnt happened yet . Reporter so far no. Boeing says its working on the Software Enhancement and it will be available in the next couple of weeks or the coming weeks as they put it. The faa says likely the end of this month, david. David, thank you. We move on to a first for President Trump tonight. We watched this play out in the Oval Office Late this afternoon. The president signing his first veto since taking office, overh declaration of a National Emergency at the southern border. The president says it is his, quote, duty to veto it. Newly installed attorney general william barr standing off to his side. Nancy pelosi scheduling an override vote for march 26th. Congress may not have the support to overturn it. Something else President Trump said today of the russia investigation there should be no Mueller Report. It comes 24 hours after the house voted overwhelmingly, democrats and republicans, in favor of making the Mueller Report public for americans to read. Will they be able to . Mary bruce on the hill tonight. Reporter less than 24 hours after nearly all House Republicans joined House Democrats to send an overwhelming message make the Mueller Report public, the president responded tweeting the special investigator should never have been appointed and there should be no Mueller Report. After nearly two years of investigation, lawmakers say the American People deserve to see the results. The taxpayers paid millions for this information and they should get to see all of it and not just the assessment of one person. Reporter the measure was killed in the senate by one of the president s top allies, senator lindsey graham. What gets made public is up to the new attorney general and he promised transparency. I am going to make as much Information Available as i can consistent with the rules and regulations that are part of the special counsel regulations. Mary bruce, live on the hill. Mary i want the get back to that image attorney general william barr right there with the president in the oval office when he sign that had veto. The president standing up to congress on the emergency declaration. As you reported the house sending a message on the Mueller Report saying this should be made public. It was democrats and republicans that said this. William barr has promised transparency when it comes to the Mueller Report. Reporter david, the attorney general told congress he will be as transparent as he can be. Despite what the president said today, a majority of americans, according to a recent poll, 81 said they want to see the special counsels findings. David . Mary bruce with us on a friday night. Mary, ythank you. The bomb cyclone that tore across about half the country this week. Still on the move tonight. We saw traffic paralyzed on the highway in colorado. The system spawning a dozen reported tornadoes in several states, including lovelaceville, kentucky. Buildings on highway 12 in nebraska. Thousands of sandbags have been placed around a Nuclear Power plant in brownville threatened by flooding. We continue to watch that situation. We are joined by meteorologist rob marciano and the track of this thing as it continues to move. Hey, rob. Hi, david. So many rivers in flood stage including one near the reactor. Wisconsin, iowa, nebraska, minnesota and south dakota. Many rivers continue to rise. We could see this in Northern New York and Northern New England because its been so warm. 70s in albany new york and philly today. The cold front could spawn some storms once it passes through. It will be cooler and quieter for the rest of the weekend. David . Thank you, rob. New fallout tonight involving two famous names linked to the College Cheating scandal. Felicity huffman back at the courthouse today. We have the images. More famous names including Phil Mickelson and joe montana. They say they worked with that College Counselor now in trouble, but were not part of the fraud. Heres abcs kayna whitworth. Do you guys have regrets . Reporter Felicity Huffman and her husband william h. Macy spotted today in federal court. The actress keeping a low profile, taking down her social media accounts. She once played the mom scheming in this episode of desperate housewives. A generous donation will ensure our kids beat em out. How generous . 15,000. Reporter but in real life huffman is facing criminal charges for spending 15,000 so her daughter could cheat on the s. A. T. S. Actress Lori Loughlin and her husband accused of paying 500,000 in bribes to get them their daughters into usc. Last year Olivia Giannulli joked about not really attending high school classes. Im also literally never at school. Reporter but she is now a College Freshman who is facing fierce backlash in the wake of the scandal. Corporate partners sephora and tresemme cutting business ties with the social medial influencer. Highlight palette. Sephora collection. Reporter meanwhile mom lori losing all her work with the Hallmark Network and netflix. And were now learning of more famous families who worked with that the alleged mastermind and College Counselor. But are not accused of any wrong doing sports stars joe montana and Phil Mickelson insisting they never participated in any fraud. The threetime masters champion saying hes shocked, adding were not part of the fraud. Our kids would disown us if we ever tried to interfere. David, the ringleader in all this saying hes worked with 750 families. And now several elite prep schools have been subpoenaed in connection with this admissions scandal. Dav david . Kayna, thanks for your reporting. North korea threatening to break off talks with the u. S. And resume nuclear testing. The regime said its upset President Trump and kim jongun couldnt reach an agreement during last months summit. The government may lift its voluntary testing ban. North korea claims the relationship with President Trump is quote mysteriously wonder. Still more ahead tonight on world news tonight. The Major Development in the mob hit here in new york city. The surveillance and what it shows. How police say suspects got the reputed mob boss to come out of his him. The new development there. The nfl star punished tonight. Whats happening now after he was sought on camera shoving and kicking a woman inside this hotel. A new video message from alex trebek. More news ahead. Through a new video message from alex trebek. More news ahead. Problem the staff needs to know, they will theyll drop everything can you take a look at her vitals . Share the data with other specialists yeah kearofbabyg at them now. Yeah, that procedure seems right. That one too. At t provides edge to edge intelligence. 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