>> jimmy: i want to thank oprah winfrey and chromeo. i want to apologize to matt damon. we did run out of time for him. "nightline" is next. thanks for watching, good night! ♪ ♪ this is "nightline." >> tonight, diddy raided. federal authorities descending on homes owned by the mo money, mo problem singer/producer. as part of a sex trafficking

probe. and that stowaway passenger allegedly boarded that delta flight without a ticket. the shocking video showing just how authorities say he allegedly did it. plus, what you need to know about trump's legal woes. >> this is so ridiculous, the cases. every one of them is ridiculous. >> the former president's nearly half billion bond reduced just hours before the deadline. but it wasn't all good news for him as he's ordered to stand trial for that stormy daniels case that just won't go away. and how this could affect his campaign to retake the white house. and the hype and excitement of the ncaa women's championship tournament reaching a fever pitch. crazy crowds, historic ratings, and the player breaking all the records. >> your season can end in the blink of an eye, so you better be ready to play. >> with viewer numbers sometimes edging out the nba. >> how will she go for history? >> could women's hoops start to

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>> byron: good evening. thank you for joining us. tonight, shocking images of the raids on properties on both coasts belonging to sean "diddy"

combs. here is abc's kenna wood worth. >> reporter: tonight, heavily armed federal authorities ragd two homes belonging to legendary rapper and entertainment mogul sean combs. >> in order to raid a person's home, whether you're sean combs or anyone, they have to convince a judge they have probable cause there is evidence inside that location towards a specific crime. >> reporter: agents from homeland security and in fatigues and body armor seen entering his home in hills. and another raid at his mansion in miami. >> raiding multiple locations at the same time is a tactic law enforcement uses to catch the target offguard. you want to make sure they don't know the raids are happening, and that anything you hope to find in those locations are not hidden or destroyed through the process of that raid. >> reporter: the department of homeland security confirming to abc news they executed law enforcement actions as part of an ongoing investigation with assistance from hsi los angeles,

hsi miami, and our local law enforcement partners. law enforcement sources telling abc news that this case is being handled out of the southern district of new york, and the investigation involves human trafficking. >> at the moment, sean combs is not facing any crimes. even though we've seen these raids of sean combs' homes, both in miami and in l.a., law enforcement has told us there is no eminencesy towards being arrested. ♪ i'll be missing you ♪ >> reporter: the "i'll be missing you" singer is credited with helping bring hip-hop to the mainstream. a close collaborator of the notorious b.i.g. helping rap and write songs like the mo money, mo problems ♪ the mo money the mo problems we see ♪ >> reporter: but in recent months the star has had multiple assaults levelled against him including a institute from cassie ventura that was he admit nod wrongdoing. and another by a woman who says he raped her when she was 17.

combs writing in an instagram post last november, let me be absolutely clear. i did not do any of the awful things being alleged. i will fight for my name, my family, and for the truth. >> if you grew up in the '90s, you knew sean combs as p. diddy or puff daddy. he has been a kingmaker in the r&b genre for decades. so to see someone who is at the height of this industry for so many years is somewhat jarring. >> reporter: abc news reached out to combs for comment, but so far we've received no response. it is unclear whether monday's raids are related to his previous cases. an attorney for combs' accusers said in a statement hopefully this is the beginning of a process that will hold mr. combs responsible for his depraved conduct. >> byron: our thanks to kayna. we turn now to the startling story of a man who tried to hop on a plane without a boarding pass. he made it all the way on to the aircraft. and wait until you hear what happened next.

here is abc's trevor alt. >> reporter: abc news has obtained surveillance footage of a man accused of sneaking on to a delta flight without a ticket. the man in the green sweater is talking with fellow passengers. he appears to snap a photo of that man's boarding pass. the criminal complaint says he did this multiple times with multiple people. and watch as he then scans his phone to get on board. >> digital technology has made traveling much easier, but it's not infallible. in this case we see that a simple qr code could be photographed from a paper copy and used to board an airplane. >> reporter: according to the affidavit, when another passenger tried scanning her ticket, the system said she'd already boarded. he allegedly waited in airplane bathroom, exiting as they began to taxi. and when questioned by a flight attendant, he told her a name and a seat number which wasn't in the system. he wasn't booked on any other flights. the plane then heading back to the gate where he was arrested,

now charged with felony stowaway. >> this guy would have succeeded if we hadn't been in the middle of spring break where almost every airplane seat is sold out. if he'd walked in the back and he'd seen an open seat, he could have gone and sat down and nobody would have been the wiser. >> our thanks to trevor. in a statement, delta says it's cooperating with law enforcement. according to the criminal complaint, he told authorities he made a mistake and he just wanted to get home. switching gears, if you haven't been following donald trump's ever changing legal troubles, today saw two major developments which could affect the former president's campaign to retake the white house. a defiant donald trump in new york. >> this is a witch hunt. this is a hoax. thank you. >> reporter: the former president's empire on the line as he faces simultaneous court cases in the city where he built his fortune. >> today was a mixed bag for donald trump. win some, lose some.

if it does not go donald trump's way, both have massive consequences. >> reporter: trump's win was an 11th hour victory, just before the deadline to secure nearly a half billion in bond. an appeals court pausing that decision, slashing the amount owed. >> so i greatly respect the decision of the appellate division and i'm posting $175 million in cash or bond for security or whatever is necessary. very quickly within the ten days. >> reporter: today's deadline came out of a fraud case where the judge found trump and his sons had committed a decade of fraud by inflating their assets to obtain better business deals. >> this appeals ruling is a massive win for donald trump. now the only thing to remember, that is act 1. if the case is held up on appeal, donald trump is still on the hook for the entire $464 million. >> reporter: the appeals court decision did not come with an explanation. that is unusual because

ordinarily defendants who are ordered to pay a civil judgment need to either put the full amount in escrow, or come up with a bond to make sure they can pay while they appeal. >> reporter: but it wasn't all good news for the former president. today a new york judge decided trump will have to stand trial starting april 15th in the stormy daniels hush money case. >> this case originates from the 2016 presidential election. and to prosecutors at the manhattan district attorney's office, it's the original election interference case. the way they portray it, donald trump falsified business records related to the hush money he paid to stormy daniels to conceal a sex scandal from voters just before the 2016 election. >> the reality is we've never seen a world that a former president has gone on trial for criminal charges. donald trump is going to have to physically sit in a courtroom for six to eight weeks over the course of this trial. we have not seen a moment like

this in american history. >> reporter: daniels a"the view" last week. are you ready to take the stand against donald trump? >> i'm absolutely ready. i'm hoping with all of my hope they call me. >> reporter: trump continued to request to stop or delay, once again attacking the presiding judge. >> this is a case that could have been brought two and a half years ago. and now they're fighting over days because they want to try to do it during the election. this is election interference. >> part of the reason the case isn't going on trial until april 15th is trump's own making. he has fought the charges. he has tried to delay the case every which way. when the defense could not cite any case law, the judge excoriated the defense for effectively wasting the court's time, and his delay tactics may have finally run out. >> reporter: it's just the latest in all the legal drama surrounding trump, the presumed republican nominee for president.

including 88 criminal charges and multiple civil lawsuits. in all cases, trump has denied any wrongdoing. >> this is so ridiculous, the cases. every one of them is ridiculous. >> reporter: trump has long bragged about his net worth, saying he and his companies were worth billions of dollars. >> you are a winner? >> i think so. i mean i think. >> i'm looking around there is a lot of gold here. >> i think i'm doing pretty well. >> reporter: well, a judge has found trump falsified business records in the past by overvaluing his properties, he could come into potential billions by taking his company, truth social, public. trump's stake value at $3 billion. despite s.e.c. filings that show the platform has been operating at a loss. >> the amount of money donald trump seems to benefit from given how many shares he has, given his legal troubles that could bail him out. however, this board has a six-month rule that donald trump can't touch the money. >> reporter: for now, trump's focus seems to be squarely on

how his legal issues impact the campaign for president. >> i don't know how you're going have a trial that's going on right in the middle of an election. not fair. >> the criminal prosecutions of former president trump are testing the justice system in this country in ways it has never been tested before. next month, the u.s. supreme court is going to consider a question that could impact almost all of the former president's criminal prosecutions. the question is can trump be prosecuted for conduct that occurred while he was in office. >> byron: when we come back, it's amped up, ramped up march madness in the ncaa women's division. so i didn't think i needed swiffer, until, i saw how easily it picked up my hair every time i dried it! only takes a minute. look at that! the heavy duty cloths are extra thick, for amazing trap & lock. even for his hair. wow. and for dust, i love my heavy duty duster.

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welcome back. women's college hoops is having a moment, a big moment, selling out games, merch madness, watch parties, and all eyes on a certain hawkeye, caitlin clark. >> saved! >> reporter: it's march, and madness has reached a fever pitch in the hype around the ncaa women's national championship tournament is real. >> there for the lead, hit it! >> reporter: fuelled by superstars page beck. >> angel reese, juju watkins, hannah hidalgo and caitlin clark, tonight leading the hawkeyes to the sweet 16. >> and advance to the sweet 16. >> reporter: college basketball fans around the country are coming to the same conclusion. the women are outshining the men.

>> never has there been so much anticipation for a woman's basketball tournament. there is all these story lines. they were there, but very few people paid attention. and now it has exploded. >> reporter: the excitement building for years. this season culminating in awn precedented tv viewership. women's college basketball ratings up 60% across all major networks ahead of march madness. january's lsu-south carolina matchup topping the nba prime-time rivalry game between the boston celtics and the miami heat. leading the charge is caitlin clark, who recently sat down with my colleague robin roberts. >> it's been so much fun, but we're not done yet. >> reporter: known for her shooting prowess and competitive fire, caitlin is a sensation, selling out at home and on the road all season. how do you take on that pressure and seem to thrive in it? >> i dreamed of playing in front of these types of crowds and

environments during every national anthem or pregame, attack a deep breath and look around and soak in the environment because it seriously never gets old. >> reporter: on march 3rd, her final regular season game, she made history. >> this for college basketball history. becoming the all-time leading scorer ncaa history for both men and women. >> you know, we're playing the number two team in the country on our home court. you can't really script it any better. i honestly didn't realize it until everybody started going wild. >> these are these legendary moments that we live for as sports fans, and frankly just as part of our culture. caitlin clark provides those moments. >> reporter: last year, iowa's season came to a heartbreaking end, losing to lsu in the national championship. the only thing left for caitlin, redemption. >> a prayer for your final march madness? >> it's the best postseason tournament in all of sports. i've been on the losing side.

so i think i understand your season can end in the blink of an eye, so you better be ready to play. >> reporter: reigning champs lsu looking to repeat. some big-name stars of their own. led by angel reese and last year's southeast conference freshman of the year f johnson. angel known for her headlines, sparking headlines. and flaje draining shots on the court. >> go stream my new single. >> it ain't my fault. >> y'all go get that. >> reporter: rapping since he was a little girl, appearing on the hit show the rap game. >> i was made by, this since he doesn't let me in the house i'm going get paid for this. >> reporter: and america's got talented. >> you get mad at your mama, i know you ain't going to pick up your phone, i still call you. >> people were nervous to recruit me. is she going to take this serious? what do you want to do, basketball or rap if you had to choose. i wanted to do both. >> reporter: on the other side of the bracket is the number-one ranked team in the tournament,

the south carolina gamecocks, the dominant squad led by head coach dawn staley, looking to win their second title in three years. with so many headlines focused on lsu, south carolina, and caitlin clark, syracuse deasia fair has quietly been setting records of her own, becoming the fifth all-time leading scorer in women's ncaa history. >> deasia fair all by herself in the women's scoring. history record books passing brittney griner. >> reporter: while in high school catching the attention of her head coach felicia. >> the 11th grade is when she came to our camp. she is 5'2" on a good day. she started playing and rung and moving. let's check ball with her. back then i was playing ball a lot. so we play two-on-two. i couldn't guard her. >> reporter: dejza unstoppable in the winning moments of syracuse game against university of arizona. >> fair, oh, got it! >> reporter: going on a historic 11-point tear, helping her team advance.

but tonight in the orange ending their run in a loss to the historic basketball powerhouse the uconn huskies and superspar paige bueckers. amed all the triumphs and heartbreaks, one thing is clear, women's basketball is wing. >> a lot of people are asking after caitlin clark leads, will this momentum last? and i think the answer is yes, because caitlin clark has brought so many people to the game that they're going to stay and they're going to see a whole bunch of new stars, wonderful young players who are coming up. >> byron: the tournament has been must-watch tv. whe this is an abc news special report news headquarters in new york. i'm andrew dymburt with rhiannon ally. we're interrupting our

programing to bring you breaking news. there's been a bridge collapse in baltimore, maryland. >> yeah, the scene is the francis scott key bridge, which has been hit by a container ship. >> there have been other images being shared online overnight showing the massive steel structure and multiple vehicles falling into the patapsco river. >> this is file video right here. fire officials, fire officials say one vehicle in the water is as big as a tractor trailer. and we are told multiple people also fell into the water. >> we want to get right to abc's transportation reporter sam sweeney. sam, what do you know right now? >> well, andrew, this happened about 130 this morning. there were workers on the bridge when this cargo vessel was leaving the port of baltimore. and it was traveling there on the patapsco river. now, this is the francis scott key bridge, as you said, it crosses 695. this is a very busy bridge. we're talking 11 million people use this bridge every single year. it is a massive bridge built in 1977. and we are told by fire officials that roughly seven

people are believed to be construction workers who were doing overnight work are in the water and then an additional multiple vehicles. and as you said, possibly even a tractor trailer. now there is there are some reports that there may have been early warning that this this, you know, in the moments leading up that this large cargo ship was going to hit the bridge and they may have stopped some of the traffic from entering the bridge. we are working to get all of those details, but they are calling this a dire mass casualty event. multiple agencies are working this and they have divers in the water right now trying to rescue these people. but as you can imagine, it is dark. there is also all of that debris. most of the bridge has fallen, but not all of it. so you have to use caution when you're in that area to, you know, if some of that bridge could fall on those rescuers. also, some of the bridge is leaning on that cargo ship. this is one of those massive ships with, you know, thousands of containers on it. so there's a lot of working parts here. but

again, multiple people in the water, their conditions right now unknown. >> and you mentioned that divers are reportedly in the water already. how does that look with it still being dark outside right now? sam. yeah, that's that's one of the challenges that they are facing and finding these people. >> obviously it is cold. the water is cold and all the lights, as soon as that bridge came down, all the lights were knocked out. and you just don't know what's in that water and what also could fall because of the state of the bridge. >> and sam, this happened to be the early morning hours. a statement for the baltimore police department says that it happened around 1:35 a.m. can you tell us about those efforts, especially being so early in the morning for those rescue crews, those recovery crews to get on scene there? >> yeah, that's what they're working. you know, this is an all hands on deck situation. and there is a live stream of this bridge and you can see the traffic moving across the bridge in the moments leading up to the collapse. they're going to focus on that. they're going to see how many exactly how many cars

were on there. and to figure out exactly what they are looking for. but as you can imagine, this is this is tricky. and this is also the designated hazmat bridge for the baltimore area. it's the outermost bridge around the baltimore harbor. so if you are a truck and you have hazmat, you can't use the tunnels. you have to use this bridge. it's unclear exactly what that one tractor trailer they believe is in the water was carrying. but as you can imagine, this is going to be a very difficult few days, a few weeks ahead for this area. >> and we've had some of the first pictures of the aftermath coming in here. you can see just how large this bridge is. 1.6 miles as part of the i-695 outer harbor crossing. it's a four lane bridge structure just give you an idea of the sheer size and scope of this tragedy. >> this bridge has been around since 1977. it took them five years to construct it. back then , as we've mentioned, it's the outer crossing of the baltimore harbor, 1.6 miles. so this is a massive bridge. sam and we have

no idea. you mentioned that early warning. do we have any idea what an early warning would have looked like, how much time they would have gotten? >> we're talking about seconds, maybe maybe a minute. you know, you see the in the live stream, you see the cargo ship. it's one of those massive, again, massive cargo ships with thousands of containers. and you see it, you know, moving towards that pylon that that column there that keeps the bridge up. it's unclear if they were able to radio ahead a few seconds or even a minute to start to, you know, the bridge operators to stop traffic. but it appears there's a there's many cars crossing in the moments leading up to the bridge, but then the traffic slows down. so the question is, were they able to stop the cars? that's what we're working to figure out. >> sam sweeney, transportation reporter for us out there in dc, thank you so much. you heard him say that this is a multi agency dire mash mass casualty incident. sam thank you. we're going to continue following this story. but right now we head back to our regular programing. for some of you that's world

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