kids. that's it for us at 5:00. see you. welcome to "world news tonight." security jitters around the world this holiday weekend. police on high alert from st. patrick's in new york to st. peter's in rome. >> it's really scary. because you don't know when it's going happen. >> the terror dragnet widening. did they finally catch the attacker who slipped away? breaking news. the medical chopper returning from a rescue mission crashing in the woods. everyone onboard killed. decision day for the democrats. the results just coming in and republicans in a war of words over women. donald trump not backing down. a pilot under arrest, just as the plane was about to take off. the shocking charge? failing a breathalyzer test. and it looked like they knew what they were doing. until they fell and crashed into each other. the brazen, bumbling thieves caught on camera.

good evening. and thank you for joining us on this saturday. i'm cecilia vega. and as we come on the air tonight, the terror attacks in belgium casting a shadow over this weekend's celebrations of spring and hope. security across europe especially high from turkey where the new warning about possible threats for americans traveling there, to germany and france and, of course, belgium, too. now, those concerns reaching us here at home, especially in new york city, where millions of tourists are visiting this holiday weekend. tonight, as the hunt for the attackers widens, this suspect among those arrested. so, is he one of the men who slipped away from that airport in brussels? abc's alex marquardt leads us off tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the american couplerom kentucky, justin and stephanie shults, missing since the attacks, confirmed dead. they had just dropped off

stephanie's mother from the airport when the blast hit. justin's brother tweeting, "go rest high on that mountain." meanwhile, across europe, the manhunt widens. belgian authorities today charging faycal cheffou, seen here on youtube, with terrorist murder. in connection with last week's attacks. he criticizes the treatment of muslim detainees in a prison. "this goes against human rights," he says. the authorities also releasing this photo of a man said to be syrian, believed to be complicit in the brussels attacks. the question tonight, are these the suspects who managed to slip away following tuesday's deadly attacks, like the man in the hat seen here at the airport with the suicide bombers? the one on the left, the alleged bombmaker of the paris attacks. scenes like these, bomb technicians in head-to-toe protective gear, a dramatic takedown by the tram, now almost daily in brussels. the focus on those brussels neighborhoods where attackers have come from, and hidden. like this one, where the airport attackers had what amounted to a bomb factory.

"i've lived here since the 1970s," says this neighbor, "and we've never heard of anything like this." and in what many are calling another failure by belgian authorities, we now know that after paris attacker salah abdeslam was arrested on friday, he wasn't asked by interrogators immediately about plots in the works, and since the brussels attacks, he has refused to speak. belgians tonight are trying to get back to their normal lives, but this country is still reeling, and many here fear that this campaign of terror is far from over. and proof this city is on high alert, a march against fear that was supposed to start right here tomorrow, has just been canceled. police saying they're stretched too thin. cecilia? >> and that memorial growing there behind you. alex, thank you. those attacks sending shock waves around the world. and tonight, on this easter eve, as billions prepare to mark this holy day, authorities are on high alert, especially at places of worship. abc's matt gutman reporting in

now from rome. >> reporter: security threats tonight testing religious sites across the world. hundreds of extra nypd officers fully armed, being deployed for easter services around new york city. in the wake of brussels, those fears infecting europe. tonight, the state department warning u.s. citizens in turkey of an isis easter threat. germany on its highest alert. in its soccer match against england, an army of security guards frisking fans and digging into every bag. in france, sniper and scout teams now perched over the arrivals hall at the toulouse airport. and in the heart of catholicism, italy declaring a maximum alert. 3,000 extra officers deployed across rome. earlier, we toured the italian state police operations center. this is rome's central nerve center. it is happen into over 1,000 surveillance cameras across the

city. these officers coordinate the crisis response. american tourists, like the rizzos, taking notice. >> it's really scary, because you don't know when it's going to happen, or if anything's going to happen, or how it's going to happen, because it's really unpredictable. >> reporter: tonight at st. peter's square police taking up positions, leaving nothing to chance, even searching children. metal detectors scanning pilgrims and tourists. and inside the basilica, the pope in his homily, saying, let us not allow darkness and fear to distract and control us. but precautions are being taken. in the past couple of hours, we have seen a significant rampup in security here. over 150,000 expected in and around st. peter's square tomorrow for easter mass. cecilia? >> matt gutman, thank you. we do now move onto the race for the white house. democratic caucuses in three states tonight. this line snaking across the parking lot before a caucus in anchorage, alaska. bernie sanders winning there. and in seattle, voters lined up out the door today. sanders also winning the

washington caucus. on the republican side, the fight nastier than ever. with charges laid out on twitter and in tabloid newspapers. abc's devin dwyer on the campaign trail for us tonight. >> reporter: under pressure to improve his standing with women voters, donald trump is tweeting up a storm. today writing, "nobody has more respect for women than donald trump!" the gop front-runner off the campaign trail and playing defense, after an ugly debate this week with rival ted cruz over their wives. >> we don't want a president who attacks the family members of other candidates. we don't want a president who seems to have a real issue with strong women. >> reporter: after an anti-trump super-pac ad featured trump's wife melania in if nude, trump threatened to, quote, spill the beans on cruz's wife, heidi. then, cruz accused trump of planting a story in "the national enquirer," which claims political operatives are looking into rumors that cruz had multiple marital infidelities. >> hi, how are you? >> reporter: the cruz family

showing public unity at a good friday fish fry, after cruz called the story garbage and trump denied any ties to it. the drama playing out as democrats held caucuses in three states. bernie sanders clinching big wins in washington and alaska. with hawaii results coming in, sanders still faces a steep climb to beat hillary clinton. >> it is our campaign that is creating the excitement and the enthusiasm which will result in a huge voter turnout in november. >> reporter: hillary clinton has won the most votes overall so far this campaign, but sanders clearly has the mow mow tmentume enthusiasm. both an argument for him to continue. cecilia? >> devin, thank you. tomorrow on "this week," an exclusive interview with donald trump, and bernie sanders on the show, too. to that breaking news now, a medical helicopter with four

people onboard, involved in a deadly crash. everyone killed. tonight, investigators trying to piece together the clues. here's abc's aditi roy. >> reporter: tonight, federal investigators are zeroing in on this alabama field, the scene of a deadly medical helicopter crash. officials say the aircraft, carrying three crew members and the victim of a car crash, went down in these woods just after midnight. all four onboard the chopper were killed. it's the latest deadly accident. last year, this medical chopper in colorado spun out of control shortly after takeoff and burst into flames, killing the pilot. air ambulances are a growing industry, now shuttling 400,000 american patients every year. 78 people have been killed over the last decade. >> it's very lightly regulated, but they're doing some of the most dangerous flying, the most challenging flying that can be done anywhere in the world of any kind of aircraft. >> reporter: and to make these life flights safer, the ntsb wants better training for pilots

and better equipment on the choppers. cecilia? >> aditi, thank you. and that part of the country is bracing for bad weather tonight. severe weather and heavy rain threatening several areas on sunday. powerful storms rolling in. that weather damaging a number of homes in florida. while in colorado, more snow, just days after that blizzard. abc's senior meteorologist rob marciano joins us. now, you're starting in the panhandle, it's looking pretty bad out there. >> it is. and the southeast for easter sunday is going to be on the wet side. so, sunrise services may be in jeopardy. the heaviest rain has been across the panhandle. this stalled front doesn't move that much tomorrow. tallahassee looks pretty wet. certainly gray. as we go through the day tomorrow, the second system that's dropping snow across colorado, could see some severe storms across the mississippi and ohio river valleys. here's your easter sunday forecast. northwest looks to be wet. southwest looks nice.

northeast looks to be nice, as well. southeast to chicago could be on the wet side, cecilia. >> all right, you'll be following it for us. rob, thank you. we turn next to a sight you don't want to see outside the window of your plane. it happened in detroit. one of the pilots handcuffed, arrested and driven away by police. the flight was headed to philadelphia, but it never did take off. the pilot accused of showing up to work under the influence. here's abc's marci gonzalez with what happened next. >> reporter: handcuffed on the tarmac. these photos taken from a passenger believed to be of an american airlines co-pilot, suspected of being under the influence of alcohol in the cockpit. passengers about to take off from detroit to philadelphia watching in disbelief. >> it wasn't real comforting to look out my window and take a picture of that pilot being arrested. >> reporter: the tsa saying one of its agents smelled alcohol as the pilot passed through security and notified police. we're told the pilot then failed two breathalyzer tests. officials have not revealed his blood alcohol level.

but the limit for a pilot is .04, half the legal limit for drivers. >> airline pilots are not tested at the beginning of every flight, but they are randomly tested, and, so, you know, if you ever show up for a flight, your chances of being caught, if you've done something wrong, are fairly high. >> reporter: cases like this are rare, but it's just the latest in a string of alleged bad behavior by airline employees. this week, a jetblue flight attendant charged with trying to smuggle nearly 70 pounds of cocaine onto a flight. a united pilot charged with running a string of brothels. and now this pilot, under arrest. and that fleiss was canceled. passengers rebooked. and tonight, american airlines is apologizing, saying it is working with investigators. cecilia? >> marci, thank you. we turn now to a firestorm over the film festival and a hollywood star. the decision to run a controversial documentary about vaccines has robert de niro at the center of a big screen backlash. but late tonight, a new twist. abc's eva pilgrim has more.

>> reporter: tonight, the film festival robert de niro started under fire. the hollywood heavyweight initially defending the screening of a controversial new film that many are characterizing as andy vaccine. >> harm to innocent children. >> reporter: de niro writing in a statement, why this is important to the actor and his wife. grace and i have a child with autism. this is very important to me and my family, and i want there to be a discussion. though, he isn't anti-vaccine. that statement generating backlash on twitter, comments like disappointing and really irresponsible. the film is directedly andrew wakefield, who authored the faulty study that linked vaccines and autism. that report now restricted, and wakefield stripped of his medical license. >> this film is just is the trust as we have found it. >> but the message from the medical community is clear. >> science has provided an answer. study after study have been done and have shown vaccines do not

cause autism. >> reporter: and late tonight a reversal from the star. de niro telling abc news that after conferring with scientific experts, he's decided it will be taken out of the film festival, saying he does not believe it contributes to the discussion i had hoped for. eva pilgrim, abc news, new york. and to more starpower now. this one in have a than have a, where president obama kicked off the week, but it ended with this. the rolling stones, the bad boys of rock and roll, bringing a free concert to cuba's capital, and a whole lot of satisfaction. here's abc's ron claiborne. ♪ >> reporter: the rock 'n roll revolution finally came to cuba. the rolling stones jamming before an estimated half a million people. mick jagger calling it in spanish, an unforgettable night. for two hours, the legendary british band electrified the crowd and it was free.

this man said, "we've been waiting for this our whole lives." for decades, most western rock music, including the stones, was banned by fidel castro's communist government, considered decadent and subversive. but last night, it was rock and revolution, jagger and che. times do change. ♪ can't get no satisfaction >> reporter: and, on this one night in havana, there was a whole lot of satisfaction. ron claiborne, abc news, new york. >> what a show. and we have much more ahead on "world news tonight" this saturday. a burglary in progress, caught on camera. the brazen and bumbling thieves. and the warning tonight. and what killed garry shandling. what his doctor is refusing to do that has ignited a debate over the comedian's sudden death. i take pictures of sunrises.

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here's abc's john donvan. >> reporter: rocky the dog was an online celebrity, even before crossing the tarmac this week for a military flight home from germany. the last leg of a rough journey that began back in december in afghanistan. when rocky was brought in wounded after he and his handler, specialist andrew brown, were both caught in an explosion. brown was awarded a purple heart and he gave one to rocky and this spread all over social media. >> you got to have 100% trust in your dog. that's the number one thing. >> reporter: in time, brown came back to the u.s. to continue his recovery. >> doing good. >> reporter: but rocky has been in germany, undergoing repeated surgeries to his pelvis, and physiotherapy, to see how much use of his left year leg he can get back. 4,000 hours has gone into his giving rocky a comeback. justified? >> he's an asset as a military working dog who's capable and comfortable and skilled at doing his job. >> reporter: it was hard to say

good-bye in germany, but here is the hello again at the other end for specialist brown. the recognition, instantaneous. >> i know, it's been awhile. just excitement. it's the only way i can describe it. >> reporter: and if it's decided that rocky will be better off retiring from the army, well, he's got a family ready made and waiting for him. this one. john donvan, abc news. washington. >> looks like rocky is already home. "gma" and "this week" in the morning. i'll see you right back here tomorrow the night. i'm cecilia vega in new york. have a wonderful saturday. thanks for joining us.

the latest on the hunt for this man accused of shooting and wound an eight-year-old boy. a scary rescue. new details just released out of what caused a firefighters' training boat to overturn in the ocean off san francisco. an easter weekend traffic jam. how to avoid it. abc7~news at 6:00 starts now. thank you for joining us. i'm eric thomas. happening now, the search for a man accused in a drive-by shooting in concord that injured an eight-year-old boy. that child is at children's hospital oakland recovering. we're live with new developments. >> reporter: it looks like they identified a suspect in this

case, and part because police identified lots of witnesses to this drive-by shooting of let's show you the picture. this is a picture police are trying of the guy that police are trying to catch, 32-year-old james jarrard is considered armed and dangerous. witnesses told me offcamera he is known as "smiley" but family of the eight-year-old victim did not want to talk to me on camera but said offcamera the eight-year-old is at children's hospital and doctors have not been able to remove the bullet in his neck and sd the child was not the intended victims. there were other kids playing in the front yard, and watching thing walt the shooter's own brother, who has not been identified. people who saw the shooting say he was the bended victim and the bullet passed through a pant leg and hit the child. seems the alleged shooter and his brother are in some type of family