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WJLA ABC World News April 17, 2016

Even George Clooney calling their fundraiser obscene. As thousands feel the bern in brooklyn. And, text tracker. The new weapon alerting police if you text and drive. Will you now be forced to hand over your phone . Good evening, thanks for joining us. Im tom llamas. And for the first time, were getting possible word of a drone colliding with a passenger jet. The number of close calls involving drones growing in the u. S. And overseas. Heres gloria riviera. Reporter tonight, a collision on final approach. A British Airways flight, about to land at Londons Heathrow airport, when the pilot reported he may have been hit by a drone. The object, striking the front of the airbus jet. The flight with 132 people on board, landing safely. The airline saying in a statement, safety and security are always our First Priority and we will give the police every assistance with their investigation. If it is confirmed, it would be the first known drone collision with a commercial aircraft. But close calls are on the rise. For your information, weve had two reports of a drone at 900 feet to the lefthand side of the approach. I see three drones above the Little Village which was about two and a half miles out. You can see three drones. Reporter experts warning with the growing popularity of unmanned aircraft, there is a serious potential for disaster. Sooner or later, were going to lose an airport due to a drone collision. Reporter this simulation from researchers at virginia techs crash lab shows how a drone could destroy a jetliners engine in just seconds. The faa reports an a drone incidents every month. Police say the plane hit has been examined, its clear to fly. Police are investigating what object hit the plane, and if it was a drone, who was operating it. Tom . Gloria, thank you. Now to the earthquake outbreak. Three in three days. In ecuador, Surveillance Video showing the moment disaster struck. And in japan, more than 40 are dead after two earthquakes hit there. Rescuers searching for missing victims. Whats known as the ring of fire in the pacific, running along the American West coast. Heres matt gutman in japan. Reporter the third massive quake, the strongest yet, leaving shoppers screaming, products tumbling off the shelves, and then darkness. 7. 8 magnitude quake just 110 miles west of ecuadors capital. Its president saying today hundreds are dead. This man using his hands to dig into a mountain of bricks. He tells us, three are alive and a girl is dead. Tonight, experts warning the United States is also in danger. Were all on the ring of fire, its an active part of the earth, and its a reminder this is a hazard that we face. Reporter 4,000 miles across the pacific in japan, a spasm of hundreds of quakes and aftershocks killing dozens. Most of the dead in the town of mashiki. At this one on friday, rescuers gently delivered this 9monthold baby girl from deaths grip. The rescue, the one bright spot amid the grim task of recovery. In that same neighborhood, we found these rescuers. This crew is checking out the find, the house that the 9 month old girl was rescued. Minutes later, they found it. They found the house, and its incredible that anyone could have survived. Then, a man approached. He was the babys grandfather. Baby miku. Rescued. Thank god, right . He then tells us we can meet her, hopping in the only possession he has left. And she was right there when we walked up to the shelter. All cheeks and wiggly energy, and completely unscathed. Her family told me they lost everything in the quake, but also they found their most important thing, their family. But recovery is being hampered by hundreds of aftershocks, and the fear that another one could thanks. Back here at home, flood alerts in the south. Hail and heavy rain pummeling texas and oklahoma this weekend. And the spring snowstorm in the west in colorado. Phillip mena in texas tonight. Reporter relentless rain tonight in texas and oklahoma. Three to six inches falling in some areas, triggering flash flooding. West of ft. Worth, the driver of that red car had to be rescued from a flooded road. A Lightning Strike believed to have sparked this Oil Tank Fire south of dallas. And for the first time in three seasons, a Texas Rangers home game was rained out. For two days, this massive storm system hovering over the heartland, bringing tornadoes and whiteout conditions. Forcing the cancellation of nearly 450 flights at dallasft. Worth and another 850 in at denver international. More than a foot falling there. And in nearby pinecliffe, a whopping 50 inches. The blinding storm causing multiple wrecks along interstate 70. And tonight, a new danger for drivers. Deeply flooded roadways. Tom . Thank you. Lets get right to rob marciano. You were telling me earlier, this is a dangerous and slowmoving system. Yes, and because of the great weather most of the eastern part of the country is enjoying, its in the shape of the greek letter omega. Any storm bumping into it is really slow to move. Dumping snow across colorado, and rain across the plains, and and dallas gets hit hard tonight through tomorrow morning. Through austin, approaching houston, and towards louisiana. And several rounds of rain through the rest of the week. Could see up to 8 inches of rainfall in texas. And well see temperatures approachi ining 80 in washingto d. C. , and maybe more in other spots. Thanks. Now to the race for president. The battle for new york two days away. Hillary clinton and Bernie Sanders making their final push. Protesters raining money on clintons motorcade as she arrives for a fundraiser. And thousands of sanders supporters in new york its a little bit weird to see all these guys look like me on the wall. Reporter less than 48 hours to go, so closing arguments from clinton. This election is so important, and its really about you. Reporter and from sanders. We need to move to a medicare for all, single payer program. Reporter as she arrived, sanders supporters showered the cars with dollar bills. I have a lot of respect for George Clooneys honesty integrity. Reporter last night, 27 a ticket for a sanders fundraiser. And clinton insisted the money isnt for her. Im raising money to elect other democrats. Reporter on snl, the joke was about how little love is left in the democratic race. Theres no question that the longer that democratic race drags on, the nastier it becomes. And the results in new york could well determine how much longer it goes. Now to the republicans, trump in new york today railing against what he calls a corrupt system, losing more delegates over the weekend to cruz. And a contested convention appearing more and more likely. Heres devin dwyer. Reporter wallopein has his eye on a much bigger prize, new york. No plais place like staten island. Reporter here, trumps on the verge of major haul, possibly close to 100 delegates, after weeks of ted cruz gains in a system trump claims is rigged. I dont want to play that game. Im winning with the voters. And were winning big. Reporter trumps relying on his new york roots. Today, taking a helicopter trip to his old military boarding school, then a rally upstate, not far from a state park bearing his name. And trump turning up the heat on hillary clinton. And then of course we have crooked hillary, crooked hillary, folks. Shes been crooked from the beginning, and to think that she has a shot at being our president . Reporter today clinton responded. He can say whatever he wants to say about me. I really could care less. Reporter trump took incoming fire today from one of clintons highprofile backers, and an old enemy, rosie odonnell. Youve called women you dont like fat pigs, dogs, slobs. Only rosy odonnell. Reporter despite the recent setbacks for trump, a sweep of all 95 delegates here in new york would officially block ted cruz from clinching the nomination with bound delegates before the convention in july. Tom . Devin, thanks. We move to the growing fears over the zika virus. Officials warning it could be worse than predicted. 350 cases in 41 states. And a battle brewing over federal money to battle the outbreak. Heres mary bruce. Reporter the virus causing these devastating birth defects has been called scarier than first thought by the cdc. But Top Health Officials say they dont have the money they need to fight it. Is. We cant just not address reporter their request for nearly 2 billion to wage a war against zika is stalled here, in the halls of congress. The administration has asked for the money to detect and respond to the virus, test mosquitoes which spread zika and research vaccines. But republicans say they wont approve the spending until they get more information. We tracked down the chairman of the committee. Whats the remaining holdup . Well, that letter was generalities. It did not contain the specific information we have to have to spend taxpayers dollars. Well, obviously, we disagree with that. We know exactly how were going to spend that money and hopefully, if successful, development of a zika vaccine. Reporter at the white house, they say they have provided all the necessary details. And that republicans are playing politics. Now republicans insist they arent playing games. And they have already okayed 600 million to help in this fight, but Officials Say that simply isnt not enough to get the job done. Tom . Thank you. Pope francis, returning to the vatican bringing special guests with him. Three syrian families, the pope greeting him aboard the plane. Still ahead tonight, texting behind the wheel. How police may soon be able to scan your phone for Text Messages after an accident. Plans for a controversial new device. 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Lawmakers in new york will soon consider giving police socalled textalyzers. Think of it as a breathalyzer for your phone, a device that could reveal if you were texting at the time of an accident. We would plug your phone into it, and it would let us know if the operator was using the phone. Reporter the proposed law in memory of evan lieberman, who was killed in a headon crash by a driver who was texting on his phone. It took us about six months to get the phone records. Reporter critics worry the bill could lead police to seize phones without justification. I think that theres much that needs to be done, that can be done both to address the problem and to respect the privacy rights of drivers. Reporter the Company Behind the textalyzer says it wont be able to read your texts, but can see when you touch your phone. But under the proposed law, drivers could lose their license if they refuse to turn their phone over. Tom . When we come back, killed in the line of duty. 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