Transcripts For KGO ABC World News With David Muir 20140224

KGO ABC World News With David Muir February 24, 2014

Told Jennifer Lawrence before their big hit this year. The prediction, even before that dance. Good evening and we begin with new information coming in on the capture of that drug lord, known around the world, described as cruel and ruthless and wanted in mexico and right here in the u. S. Tonight, abc news is learning one of the keys to tracking down joaquin guzman, el chapo, was his own family. Authorities had been tracking their communications, messages between family members, getting closer to his location. Leading to this moment right here, Mexican Marines taking him to the helicopter that would take him to prison. And where did it all end for him . Inside this nondescript mexican hotel. Abcs senior justice correspondent Pierre Thomas, picking up the story from there tonight. For the first time, taking us inside that hotel room. Reporter it all ended here in room 401 of the miramar hotel. Not a shot fired. This grainy video released today by mexican authorities showing that messy room in which guzman was finally caught. He was snatched, breakfast still on the stove. An indication of his abrupt departure. And with that, the leader of a cartel responsible for 25 of drugs entering the u. S. And 80 of the drugs in chicago was in custody after 13 years on the run. This is a super important symbolic capture. Reporter but look closely at his face at capture, compared to an earlier photo. According to ap analysis of this photo, el chapo may have had a hair transplant and possible Plastic Surgery to his jaw line and neck. El chapo is legendary, not only for his viciousness, but his evasiveness. He narrowly escaped a week ago, hiding in an undisclosed residence, slipping out through an underground tunnel as mexican authorities engaged in a fire fight with cartel members. But the trail stayed hot, and authorities were able to pinpoint his location at the miramar low teshlgs 600 miles from mexico city. Hes been indicted in the u. S. , facing possible federal prosecution in a number of cities including brooklyn and chicago. In chicago, hes public enemy number one. I would ask that the mexicans consider extraditing him to the united states, where he will be put in a super max prison under tight security where he cannot escape. Pierre with us now from washington. And pierre, what more do we know about his own family members, the messages that were closely watched . Reporter david, over time, u. S. And mexican authorities got intelligence that el chapos family members were making decisions about cartel business. They started to monitor their phone calls and travels, so, were talking about a combination of technology and police work that led to el chapos capture. All right, Pierre Thomas on this story all weekend long. Thank you. Were going to turn next to an invisible killer. The horror that played out at a Popular American chain restaurant this weekend. The manager found dead, a coworker looking for him, collapsing. Rescuers got sick, too. It was all carbon mon knock side. Tonight, this new side on the door. The building condemned, unsafe to be inside. Abcs Mara Schiavocampo has been on the scene all day in long island with the warning tonight for all of us. Reporter responding to a 911 call of a woman fainting saturday evening, First Responders immediately suspected a Carbon Monoxide leak. Police and ambulance workers becoming ill themselves when they entered the Legal Seafood restaurant at this upscale Shopping Mall on long island. They were trying to get everybody out as fast as they could. Reporter while evacuating that restaurant and two others, officials made a grim discovery in the basement. Manager steven nelson, unconscious. The 55yearold father of two was later pronounced dead at the hospital. Wonderful, always helping everybody. Reporter 27 others were hospitalized. All restaurant employees and First Responders. Today, fire Officials Say a faulty water heater flew pipe caused that deadly leak. There was some defective heating equipment in the building, creating a Carbon Monoxide issue. Reporter Carbon Monoxide is colorless, odorless and very dangerous. Each year, an average of 430 people die from accidental Carbon Monoxide poisoning, and more than 15,000 are hospitalized. Similymptoms of Carbon Monoxide exposure include headache, nausea and dizziness. The best treatment is fresh air, immediately. And an effective alarm can be a lifesaver. If you only have one Carbon Monoxide detector, the recommendations are to place that detector close to the sleeping area. Reporter investigators say the Legal Seafood was not required to have a Carbon Monoxide detector. As for the victims, all those made sick here have been treated at area hospitals and released. David . Mara, thank you. Were going to turn now to the big change coming in the weather tonight, to a huge part of this country. It comes, of course, after a big warmup this weekend. The ice starting to break up east of cleveland there, that melting ice rising over the banks, needing nearby neighborhoods. And take a look at this near pittsburgh tonight. People had to be rescued this weekend after the ice jams there melting, flooding homes and some of the family members trapped inside in some neighborhoods. But the warm air behind all this, about to be replaced tonight. I want to bring in jason nicholas, from the abc station in cleveland, news channel five. And greet have you here this weekend. Good to be here. This is a big change, and moves in quickly. Yeah, two plunges of arctic air. First one early in the week, second one midweek. Take a look here again. Effecting much of the country with bitter cold air. Look at atlantas temperature today, near 70 degrees. That first shot of arctic air cools them off a bit and more so as we head to the middle of the week. In fact, david, by the end of the week, were talking 30s and 40s along the gulf coast for highs. Thats 20, 30 degrees below normal. A drop of 30 degrees there. And you see the real wakeup call comes when the alarm goes off in the morning. Yeah, be sure the kids are bundled up tomorrow morning. Minneapolis, you guys are seeing the coldest winter in some 30 years. 5 below tomorrow morning. Chicago, only at 3. It will stay cold for much of the eastern part of the country. All right, jason nicholas, our thanks to you and wews tonight. And one more weather note this evening. Some tense moments off the track at the daytona 500 this sunday. The race was brought to a stop when the National Weather service issued tornado warnings. Fans were told to evacuate the grandstands. Huddling indoors, tweeting these photos. The Severe Weather moving through parts of florida tonight. Now to the Winter Olympics in sochi coming to an end. At the closing ceremonies, american hockey player julie chu carrying the american flag. And in the end, russia, atop the medal count. The u. S. In second place, norway coming in third. And tonight, an image from the ceremonies this sunday, with something very different from the opening festivities. Our man in sochi, abcs matt gutman. And matt, the russians poking some fun at themselves . Reporter thats right, david. Youll remember at the opening ceremonies, it was the showcase moment that wasnt. Five snowflakes were supposed to turn into olympic rings. One malfunctioned. Well, tonight, at the closing ceremonies, performers parodied themselves, to the delight of the crowd. Thousands of performers celebrated russian culture. The gravitydefying style of marc chagall. Angels and acrobats floating six stories above the stadium floor. And embracing that epic fail from the opening ceremonies the star that never formed into the fifth olympic circle. Performers tonight poking a little fun at themselves, forming four circles and a star before finally arranging themselves into that fifth ring. Terror fare fears and olympicsized glitches started as the story here. The double toilets, bobsledder johnny quinn having to punch punch his way through his bathroom door, the balmy weather. But quickly this became about the athletes. The heroics of the usa hockey Team Last Week score reporter the shootout. T. J. Oshie scoring four goals for the win. Then there was Sage Kotsenburg pulling off a jump in the finals hed never even tried before. When i landed, i was just like what just happened . I cant believe i just did that reporter americans dominated the xgame style events, even sweeping slopestyle skiing. In a traditional event, mikaela sh shiffrin dominated slalom, the youngest ever to win the gold medal here. You could argue that Vladimir Putin is the big winner here. David . All right, matt gutman, youve been great for us all along the way. Matt, thank you. President putin likely relieved to get past sochi, tonight, world lead earls say the much bigger concern,000 the volatile situation in ukraine. Tonight, the ukrainian president has fled the capital, and look at this. A traffic jam this sunday on the road leading to the president s luxury home outside kiev. Families freely walking through it now. Tonight, america watching very closely, a country that had been moving closer to russia, now in a dangerous stand still. Abcs Alex Marquardt tonight, following the president s trail east of kiev tonight. Reporter in ukraine, no one knows whos in charge. The president has been impeached, a top advisor tells abc news she has no idea where he is. This cctv video shows the president ial helicopters being packed up to flee the capital. Viktor yanukovichs lavish mansion now a tourist attraction. His luxury boat without a captain. President of ukraine disappeared. That is why we have to elect a new one. Reporter ukraines opposition has tried to fill the power vacuum, taking over parliament. But today, ukraine is a country more divided than ever. Risking being torn apart. The capital and western part of the country, eager to follow europe and the u. S. Here in the eastern part, ukrainians are mostly prorussia, proputin. We are very angry about what happened in kiev. We want our legit government. Reporter today, demonstrators in the east clashed. Out here, the battle may be just beginning. Tonight, secretary of state john kerry spoke with his russian counterpart, saying that despite the turmoil, he hopes the territorial integrity of ukraine will be respected. In other words, russia, keep out. David . Alex marquardt with us again tonight. Alex, thank you. And to another country in chaos this even, venezuela. Up to a Million People in the streets this weekend, as many families there can now not afford food and medicine. Tonight, family members here in the u. S. Demonstrating, too. Pictures from miami and los angeles tonight. Hoping the world will pay attention. And this evening, we team up with our partners at fusion, right there amid the unrest. Mariana atencio with the families now unable to put dinner on the table. Reporter its been 12 Straight Days of violent clashes here in venezuela. On one side, student and the middle class. On the other, police and progovernment groups, followers of the party of antiamerican president hugo chavez, who died last year of cancer. Why are venezuelans so fed up . In a word, the economy. Most citizens simply want to be able to go to the store and buy basic goods. But some basic necessities in venezuela are so rare that its started to resemble cuba. Just gotten word theres flour in one of these local supermarkets. People are started flocking towards there. Were going to walk with this woman to see how we can find some flour and how long it takes us. This is the line, its starting to form to buy flour at this local supermarket. No flour. Ran out very quickly. But its not just food. This is a popular pharmacy. You can see, there are bars for security reasons. Lucy desperately needs medicine for her moms depression. This is her last resort . Lucys desperation is the sad reality in venezuela. Antigovernment rally behind me. The opposition here spokes no signs of backing down. Marianna atencio, abc news, caracas. Marianna, thank you tonight. There is a new setback this evening in the fight to bring an american soldier home, after being held by the taliban for nearly five years now. Tonight, word that a deal to finally free Bowe Bergdahl appears to have been called off by the taliban. It is believed the u. S. Was hoping to get him released in exchange for five taliban prisoners at guantanamo bay. Were going to turn to that high pro file trial that begins tomorrow. A well known member of the Kennedy Family accused of driving while impaired on ambien. Heres abcs linzie janis on the case. Reporter on the eve of her trial for drugged driving, kerry kennedys defense attorney denies the daughter of senator robert f. Kennedy is ready to accept a plea deal. Telling abc news, shes sticking to her not guilty plea to driving under the influence of the generic version of sleep aid ambien. The 54yearold human rights activist was arrested in july 2012 after police say she sideswiped a tractor trailer with her lexus on a new york highway, then kept driving. She was later found slumped over the wheel of her suv. And then i have no memory until i was stopped at a traffic light and a Police Officer was at my car door. Reporter kennedy told police she may have mistakenly taken an ambien that morning instead of her thyroid medication. The powerful sleep drug carries a warning against taking it, then driving. But new york prosecutors are going after her, saying that even if she accidentally drugged herself, she broke the law if she kept driving after feeling the pills effects. Ambien is known for knocking you out. She is responsible for taking the medication thats in her house and making sure that shes taking the right medication. Reporter well, kennedy is in court tomorrow. Her case is raising concerns about people taking the drug incorrectly. The warning label on ambien states it should only be taken before bed, and david, only when you can get a full nights sleep. A loft people watching this. Linzie, thank you. Tonight, so many mourning the death of the oldest survivor of the hollow khost. Alice herzsommer passing away in london. Her death coming a week before a film about her is up for an oscar. The filmmaker celebrating her love of piano and her devotion to her son to get through the holocaust. My world is music. Alice herzsommer plague the piano there. She was 110 years old. There is still much more ahead on world news this sunday night. Word from the air force this evening of a sort of Neighborhood Watch theyre starting, in space. Tonight, what are they protecting us from . More than zwlaus debris we snau gravity. And later here, the close call in midair. Watch this. What came crashing through this pil pilots window at 1,000 feet. And what that pilot did next. Before chantix, i tried to quit probably about five times. It was different than the other times i tried to quit. [ male announcer ] along with support, Chantix Varenicline is proven to help people quit smoking. Its a nonnicotine pill. Chantix reduced my urge to smoke. That helped me quit smoking. [ male announcer ] some people had changes in behavior, thinking, or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood, and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. 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New alka seltzer plusd relieves more symptoms than any other behind the counter liquid gel. Oh what a relief it is. Now to a view of the earth and that giant ring around it. You can see it there behind me. Thats the ring of debris. Tonight, new word that the air force is starting what some are calling a sort of Neighborhood Watch in space, because of it. Heres abcs clayton sandell. Reporter you cant see it from the ground, but earths orbit is a messy graveyard of space junk. That giant field of rubble crowded with more than 22,000 pieces, larger than four inches across. Fragments of old rockets, exploded fuel tanks, even defunction swas craft like this one. In 2009, it destroyed another satellite. This year, the air force will launch two new tracking satellites to help keep an eye on the growing constellation of space junk. But the salt lites will also keep an eye on spacecraft from other nations, what the general in charge called a sort of Neighborhood Watch in space. All that space junk is also a danger to astronauts living on the space station. Three times a day, the u. S. Military Updates Mission control on possible threats. Hoping to ensure hollywood disasters like this one from gravity stay science fiction. Ah astronaut is off structure. Reporter also on the table, cutting edge missions designed to clean up orbital clutter. This craft would trap debris in a giant net. Making space safer is very expensiv expensive. For now, explorers will keep dodging the danger. Dlin sandell, abc news, denver. Thank you, clayton. Coming up tonight, the plane and the bird strike caught on tape this w

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