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already seeing its busiest travel day of the year so far. travel numbers reaching levels seen at the height of the thanksgiving and winter holiday rush. amid the crunch, a flight from tel aviv diverted as it tried to land at newark airport hitting severe turbulence. several passengers treated for motion sickness. the roads packed despite higher gas prices. our team tracking it all. the weather expected to have an impact in the west. more than 20 million americans on alert for potential flooding as a powerful cross-country storm hits southern california. winter weather alerts from the california mountains into parts of the rockies. creating hazardous driving conditions. that system sweeping east expected to impact the northeast early next week. our weather team timing it all out. the unprecedented around the clock salvage effort gets under way in baltimore. officials bringing in heavy equipment beginning the process to move millions of tons of wreckage from the key bridge. our team talking to one of the last people to drive over that

bridge before it came crashing down. his first television interview. overseas, the urgent effort to bring aid to gaza. three ships loaded with 400 tons of much needed food set off from cypress. amid dire warnings of famine, that's from israel. a determined pope francis prepares for easter sunday returning for services amid renewed concerns about his health. the crackdown on housing squatters, new york, georgia, alabama trying to make it easier for homeowners to get their property back hoping to join florida in changing the law and criminalize the practice. the oregon man lucky to be alive. a runaway saw blade coming too close to comfort. america strong tonight. the young baseball player, what it took for him to reach his field of dreams. his message to live every day to the fullest. >> announcer: from abc news

world headquarters in new york, this is "world news tonight." >> good evening, thanks for joining us. i'm mary bruce in for whit johnson. we begin tonight with a terrifying air square just as millions hit the roads for this busy holiday weekend. several people becoming ill after a united airlines flight headed from tel aviv to newark, new jersey, encountered high winds and turbulence. that flight diverted about 70 miles northward. to stewart international airport. some passengers complaining of nausea, motion sickness and chest pain and it originally reached newark international airport. all this coming as the tsa screens its largest number of passengers of the year so far. more than 2.7 million on thursday. outpacing travel on the friday before christmas and the day before thanksgiving. and air travel is expected to get even busier as millions take to the skies ahead of the solar eclipse. abc's phil lipof leads us off tonight from newark international airport.

>> reporter: tonight, airports across the country packed with passengers. >> a lot of congestion at times. >> reporter: the tsa screening more than 2.7 million people thursday alone, heading into the holiday weekend, making it the busiest day this year so far. more passengers than the friday before christmas and the day before thanksgiving last year. >> what about the crowds? a lot of people traveling with you? >> yeah. yeah, our plane was more packed than going out. >> reporter: but the holiday weekend not without incident. a united flight from tel aviv to newark, making an unscheduled stop, diverting late friday to orange county,new york,after encountering heavy turbulence. >> yeah, it's quite windy today, and they said the flight was pretty rough coming into newark, but we had ambulances here from new windsor and multiple surrounding agencies. >> reporter: in a statement, united saying one passenger deplaned due to a medical incident and others were seen

for motion sickness. >> they advised our crew that they had multiple people on the plane complaining of nausea, some chest pain from the turbulence. >> reporter: the plane eventually making it to newark, and if you are on the road this weekend, you will spend more on gas. prices slowly rising throughout the year with the average hovering around $3.53 a gallon. that's up 19 cents from last month's average, and up three cents from this time last year. >> phil lipof joins us from newark international airport. phil, even before this busy weekend is over, the faa with a heads-up for next week, as well. >> reporter: mary, you're right. the faa predicting next week will be the busiest of the spring break travel season and a reminder, there is a lot of excitement surrounding the total solar eclipse happening april 8th and many making trips just for that. they can expect limited parking and delays along the eclipse's path from texas to maine. mary. >> it will be something to see. phil, thank you. we turn now to the weather and millions on alert in the west as a major storm brings

flooding and heavy snow. this video capturing the swirling storm closing in on the coast and heavy snow is slamming the san bernardino mountains in southern california causing low visibility and stranding drivers. let's get right to brittany bell from new york station wabc tracking it all. brittany, time this out for us. >> reporter: parts of california will see heavy rain and snow for the rest of the weekend. the latest alerts. a flood watch continues for southern california, also winter alerts stretching from california all the way to the rockies. look at arizona, the entire state under a wind advisory. gusts over 40 miles per hour are possible. so still pretty messy on easter sunday out west but nicer the farther east you go. spots like oklahoma city and nashville, highs around 80 and mainly dry but the severe threat moves east on monday. numerous severe storms possible stretching from texas all the way to indiana. they could produce damaging winds, very large hail and tornadoes. mary. >> okay, brittany, thank you.

we move on to the urgent salvage and recovery efforts in baltimore. these massive cranes are being used to remove wreckage from the francis scott key bridge. crews are working around the clock after the deadly bridge disaster. and tonight we're hearing from a motorist who says he was one of the last to cross the bridge before it collapsed. here's abc's jay o'brien. >> reporter: tonight, five days after the collapse, the first pieces of debris of the francis scott key bridge, blocking baltimore harbor, now in the process of being removed. the start of a grueling process. divers and other crew preparing to cut up pieces of the tangled steel to be lifted out of the water. that task made more difficult by dangerous debris, sharp metal, and electrical wires, sent flying when that container ship lost power, colliding with the bridge. >> we're talking about wreckage. we're talking about pieces of the key bridge that are in the water. >> reporter: state leaders unable to say when the closed

port, tied to 8,000 jobs, will reopen, saying their focus is on recovering the bodies of four missing construction workers, presumed dead. that blocked off vital roadway leaving people like larry desantis, the head baker at herman's bakery, in the lurch. every day for 16 years, larry taking the key bridge back and forth, commuting in the overnight hours between his two jobs. larry telling us he was one of the last people to cross that bridge just before its collapse. what was it like seeing that video? >> yeah, it was -- it just -- you know, it makes me think. you know, i mean i'm -- i'm really lucky. >> reporter: yeah. you're lucky. you're lucky to be alive. >> no, exactly. no, exactly. i mean, if i did one minute later, i wouldn't be here. >> reporter: locals here, still reeling. pam rigby one of several catching their first glimpses today of the baltimore skyline without the key bridge. >> it's different than seeing it on tv though, seeing it in real life. even though we're far away we

still feel it. >> having such a huge impact and jay o'brien joins us from the francis scott key bridge and, jay, what is the latest on the search for the missing workers? >> reporter: mary, the remains of two of those construction workers have been recovered but divers have had to temporarily suspend the search for the others because of how dangerous officials say conditions have been out here on the water right now clearing all of this remaining debris is essential to that ongoing search effort. mary. >> we, of course, are thinking of their families tonight, jay, thank you. tune in to "this week" tomorrow. martha raddatz speaks to chris van hollen about the recovery efforts. overseas and late word that cease-fire talks are set to resume tomorrow between hamas and israel as president biden faces criticism for continuing to send billions of dollars in bombs and fighter jets to israel as part of a long-standing agreement and as a three-ship convoy heads to gaza to deliver

food and other supplies amid concerns of starvation in the region. abc's britt clennett in tel aviv tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the biden administration sending a new round of weapons for israel despite a rift over an anticipated military offensive in southern gaza. president biden reportedly greenlighting billions of dollars worth of weapons as part of a long-standing agreement. "the washington post" reporting that the new arms transfer include 2,000-pound bombs linked to air attacks in gaza causing mass casualties. some democrats had been urging biden to halt u.s. military support until israel allows the delivery of desperately needed aid into gaza where the u.n. warns famine is imminent. it comes as a convoy of aid ships set sail today for gaza, carrying 400 tons of food. unicef spokesperson james elder speaking to me by phone saying not nearly enough aid is getting in. >> at a malnutrition ward, children that are paper thin, mothers and grandmothers, and they are standing over these desperately emaciated children,

yet there is a crossing 10 to 15 minutes away, this is what's so frustrating. >> reporter: on the streets of gaza, children sell whatever they can to stave off hunger. mohammed saying, he's trying to make money “so my brothers and i can eat.” speaking from a makeshift camp in rafah, this woman's family are among the 1.3 million displaced people who could be evacuated if there is an israeli land invasion. the city already facing daily israeli bombardment. >> you don't know when you are going to be attacked. our neighbors has been killed. they were sleeping peacefully, and they were killed, so we each night we think we might be the next. >> reporter: mary, israel says its goal is to destroy hamas' capables. and we're told a delegation will leave for cairo tomorrow for talks with hamas again about releasing hostages and a cease-fire. mary. >> all eyes will be on those talks, britt, thank you. pope francis is back on the

job today presiding over the easter vigil. that's after skipping a good friday procession to preserve his health ahead of the busy easter sunday. the 87-year-old pontiff has faced multiple health issues in recent months and now needs a wheelchair or cane to move around. here's ines de la cuetara. >> reporter: tonight, pope francis presiding over the solemn easter vigil on holy night in rome. close to 6,000 people packing st. peter's basilica. the pope sitting most of the time, earnestly delivering a ten-minute homily. and in the darkened cathedral, stepping back into the spotlight after skipping the way of the cross procession at the last minute on good friday. the vatican says, “to preserve his health” ahead of the weekend's events. the pope shaking hands and looking sprightly as he left saturday's service. the pontiff is 87 years old. and suffers from mobility and respiratory issues. just last month, he contracted the flu and was taken to the

hospital for tests, but the pope maintains he has no serious ailments. this week he appeared to be in good health, reading his prepared remarks in full on wednesday and washing the feet of women prisoners on holy thursday, performing the ritual of service from his wheelchair. and earlier friday leading a two-hour service at st peter's basilica, and we're also expecting to see the pope deliver a message of hope and peace at mass tomorrow for easter sunday. he's set to offer his blessings to a packed st. peter's square, and to over a billion catholics around the world. mary. >> okay, ines, thank you. back here in the u.s., a growing crisis in america. squatters versus homeowners. it's prompting some states to crack down. florida now the first state to criminalize squatting. the question, will others soon follow? more now from abc's jaclyn lee. >> reporter: tonight, the growing crackdown on squatting. new york, georgia, and alabama working on legislation to join florida in criminalizing the

brazen act this week. >> you are not going to be able to commandeer somebody's private property and expect to get away with it. >> reporter: nationwide, squatter laws vary state to state with no nationwide enforcement directive. if a homeowner discovers a squatter, law enforcement's hands are tied because it's considered a civil matter. >> if you touch me again -- >> reporter: two moms in los angeles found this out the hard way after a squatter commandeered this $3 million dollar property down the street. >> you know, it's a constant problem. they're around, they're helping themselves to neighbors' packages. >> reporter: in new york city, under state law a squatter is considered a tenant after 30 days, and because it's a landlord-tenant dispute, the homeowner is forced into a lengthy court process to evict them. one squatting incident in new york turned into a murder investigation. a 52-year-old woman found in a duffel bag after discovering squatters in her late mother's vacant apartment. >> squatters are self-entitled,

criminal type. >> reporter: flash shelton, who calls himself the squatter hunter, says he helps homeowners across the country get rid of squatters by moving in with them and “outsquatting the squatter”" i own a home, and you're telling me, someone can just come in and set up shop, and they don't have to leave? >> yeah, i've had many cases where the people are just on vacation. you call the police, and they just say, look, i live here, and you have a civil matter on your hands. >> reporter: mary, when a homeowner takes a squatter to court it can take years and thousands of dollars just to get them evicted. what the new florida law does, it distinguishes between a tenant and a squatter, allowing law enforcement to remove the squatter immediately. it goes into effect july 1st. >> such a challenge, jaclyn, thank you. now to an emotional day here in new york. thousands of mourners gathered to pay their final respects to fallen nypd officer jonathan diller. he was gunned down earlier this week during a routine traffic stop in queens. nypd officers joining the

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>> reporter: this week the 17-year-old was back on the field playing for the el diamante high school miners. that hit, an extraordinary feat. for the past four years jacob has been fighting for his life after being diagnosed with a rare blood cancer. >> i took it hard but my goal the entire time was just to get back on the ball field. >> reporter: jacob's coach has nothing but admiration for him. >> jacob is a warrior and has been through more than anyone could even think of. >> rather be with someone i love. >> reporter: after half a dozen rounds of chemotherapy, he went into remission but another curveball came his way. >> i got rediagnosed. round two, but i'll get back out there. >> reporter: to beat the cancer this time doctors told jacob he needed a bone marrow transplant. luckily for him his older brother joey turned out to be a perfect match. >> my brother got to save my life and big reason why i get to come out here. >> after four years keeping his passion for baseball and hope alive he returned as first baseman. >> i'm grateful for the

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