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inviting us into your homes tonight. we'll see you right back here at 6:00. tonight. the first 100 days in office. the praise and protest. tens of thousands marching against president trump's policies as the faithful line up in a key battleground state to hear the president tout his record. extremely dangerous. the manhunt for an escaped prisoner. the fugitive's distinct tattoos police want you to see. torrential storms. life-threatening flash floods sweeping across the central u.s. millions of americans in the threat zone tonight. the popular netflix series possibly hacked. the ransom demand and the threat to leak new episodes. plus -- hot mess. the fancy music festival promoted by supermodels called a super flop. tonight organizers finally explain what happened.
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and good evening. thanks for joining us on this saturday. i'm tom llamas. we begin tonight with president trump's first 100 days. a milestone met by praise and protests across the nation. the president in harrisburg, pennsylvania for a rally with supporters. mr. trump focusing on what he calls his list of accomplishments pushing back at critics who point to a shortage of legislative wins while tens of thousands of protesters once again take to the streets against this president and his policies. abc's david wright in pennsylvania. >> tonight the president is touting his first 100 days as an unqualified success. >> i believe that the first 100 days of my administration has been just about the most successful in our country's history. >> reporter: yet tens of thousands of marchers in d.c. and other cities would beg to differ. the protesters today focused on climate change.
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tonight as the main stream media he likes to bash gathered in black tie for the annual white house correspondent's dinner, trump is in pennsylvania touring a lawnmower factory and holding a campaign rally. >> as you know there is another big gathering taking place tonight in washington, d.c. did you hear about it? for the white house correspondent's dinner without the president. >> reporter: trump says the media refuses to give him credit for his long list of achievements including 28 legislative signing. in fact, he's signed 29 bills so far. 13 of them repeal obama era rules and regulations. 9 ceremonial in nature commemorating veterans and encouraging flying the flag and encouraging innovation. 7 have legislative substance. trump is still getting started. >> if i win, day one we are going to
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announce our plans to totally renegotiate nafta. >> reporter: not yet though he is signing a new executive order on trade today. >> on day one we will begin working on a physical, tall, southern border wall. >> reporter: the border wall still in limbo. so is health care reform. >> i am going to ask a republican congress to send me a bill to immediately repeal and replace obamacare. >> reporter: and it's going to be so easy. 100 days have tempered trump's outlook. >> this is more work. than i previously thought. i thought it would be easier. i'm a person of commonsense. i understand what has to be done. i get things done and always been a closer. we don't have a lot of closers in politics and i understand why. so very rough system. it's an archaic system. >> reporter: but the vast majority of trump's voters still give him the benefit of the doubt. >> is he on track for what you hoped he would have achieved by
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this point. >> he's trying to do everything he can do. his hands are tied behind his back. to the senate about house. >> he's just getting started. you have got to give the man a chance. >> david wright live from that rally in harrisburg, pennsylvania. filling up there behind you. now this rally was paid for by the trump 2020 campaign? >> reporter: check out this scene tom. it's got to bring back memories for you. same red hat and slogans. just a few minutes ago they were chanting lock her up. this arena holds 10,000 people. he'll have no problem filling it to capacity and this is the campaign beginning all over again tom. >> thanks so much. and this programming note, chief white house correspondent jonathan karl one on one with reince priebus and nancy pelosi tomorrow on "this week." moving on to the other big story. the manhunt of an escaped prisoner. described as extremely dangerous. this image of suspect david watson serving a 100 year sentence in delaware when he slipped away from police.
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the information that may help in his capture. gloria riviera reports. >> reporter: tonight police working around the clock. heavily-armed officers scouring the massive search zone in maryland by air and on foot. >> he's in the wooded area here. >> reporter: police now releasing these new photos of escaped prisoner david watson, with a tattoo of the word "evil" on the back of his neck and the numbers 1-8-7 on his left arm. and another mug shot showing him wearing eyeglasses. >> there's cause for concern. i mean, you'd be naive not to be concerned at all. >> reporter: watson is currently serving a 106-year sentence for firing into a police officer's home. the judge saying watson displayed "no remorse." he was awaiting trial on another attempted police killing. >> howard unit responding for the escapee. they are chasing him around the parking lot. >> reporter: on friday, he was being transported by two guards for a psychiatric evaluation when he managed to get out of his handcuffs.
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he was wearing a white unmarked prison uniform. it was in the parking lot of this maximum security hospital watson overpowered one of those guards, escaping into this heavily wooded area less than two miles from the nearest residential neighborhood. k-9 units briefly catching his trail only to lose it, but police say they no longer believe he is in the immediate area. >> police did recover some articles of clothing but nothing else and reminding the public they consider watson extremely dangerous. tom. >> so far no sightings. thanks so much. next to the growing tensions with north korea, that country's new failure to launch a missile. successfully. the latest in the series in failed attempts on full display in parades but falling short on fire power as the "uss carl vinson" moves north for possibly the next move. tensions running high throughout the region with trouble brewing between south korea and the u.s. bob woodruff is in seoul
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explains. >> reporter: tonight president trump responding to north korea's missile attempt. >> this was not a big missile. this was not a nuclear test which he was expected to do three days ago. we'll see what happens. >> reporter: a u.s. official confirms the missile never made it out of north korea breaking up minutes after it took off. but the missile is thought to be a new type of mobile launched weapon like this one seen at a military parade. a potential threat to ships like the uss vinson which today entered the sea of japan. >> this missile was not intended to launch nuclear weapons. it was intended to attack u.s. aircraft carriers. >> reporter: here in south korea a muted reaction. >> people don't seem to be worried about north korea but what they're really worried about is who is going to be the next president. >> reporter: the focus on seoul is on politics, campaigns to win the presidential election ten days from now and also on president trump who is
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suggesting that south korea should foot the bill for the u.s. missile defense system that arrived in south korea this week. protesters greeting it. as it arrived. >> it's a billion dollar system. phenomenal. the most incredible equipment we have ever seen. we're going to protect that and they should pay for that and they understand that. >> reporter: here are the words in the south korea newspaper headlines describing the reaction as bewildered, puzzled, shocked, betrayed and describing president trump as incomprehensible. tom. >> that new back and forth adding tension. thanks so much. this developing story out of iraq. we're learning a u.s. service member was killed in a blast that happened outside of mosul. more as details become available. we head to cairo next and the security concerns for pope francis. celebrating an open air mass in that muslim majority nation weeks after christians were targeted in suicide bomb attacks.
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abc's chief foreign correspondent terry moran. reporting from egypt. >> reporter: bristling security for today's papal mass in cairo. masked soldiers. standing guard. helicopter gunships overhead. but for the faithful -- many of whom worship in fear in this country after a series of horrific terror attacks at their churches -- nothing could dampen this day. francis got a rapturous welcome, touring this military stadium in a golf cart, surrounded by a grim-faced phalanx of bodyguards. the tight security apparently limiting attendance here. the stadium just half-full. still, somehow, it was a jubilant scene. in his homily, francis denounced the religious extremism that drives so much violence here, and around the world. "the only fanaticism believers can have is that of charity," he declared. for christians we spoke with in cairo, the pope's visit meant hope. >> that we're one. and the basics are one. we don't hate and they don't hate back. >> reporter: francis this afternoon heading back to rome.
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only 27 hours on the ground, but making a real impact. on board the papal plane, pope francis told reporters he regretted he didn't see the pyramids. too risky, it seems, even for him. tom. terry thanks so much. back here at home in the fierce weather now. 30 million in the threat zone tonight. flood waters rising at dangerous levels like outside the restaurant east of tulsa. take a look at the hail coming in outside of oklahoma city. really coming down. winds up to 70 miles per hour. phillip mena on the spring weather. packing torrential rains. >> reporter: flood waters forcing rescues and evacuations in the heartland today. in southern illinois, neighborhoods under water. the only way out for some -- by boat. a similar scene in missouri. this family rushed to safety by first responders. this car submerged. the windshield wipers still going. waters rising so quickly in
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seneca, the entire town forced to evacuate. in oklahoma, a state of emergency. overnight hail and heavy rain pounding the state, coming so fast and furious it sent these cars floating down the street. rushing waters trapping customers inside this restaurant in tahlequah, oklahoma. >> there's people in there. >> reporter: this storm with winds up to 70 miles per hour knocking over this horse trailer while this woman was inside. >> all of a sudden two good rocks and over on its side. >> reporter: those gusts sending bleachers into this oklahoma city home. >> look at that thing burning. >> reporter: in indianapolis lightning likely the cause of this massive fire. >> the whole house shook. the whole house shook. >> reporter: the family of five escaping unharmed. the main concern here in oklahoma, rising water. flash flooding still a major threat and tonight rivers like the arkansas behind me now starting to rise. tom. >> thank you.
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let's bring in rob marciano tracking the severe storms. >> a lot more rain coming. look at the radar through chicago. now a tornado watch posted for northeast texas. flood watches and warnings through chicago in through michigan. and we have blizzard warnings for parts of kansas, colorado, and nebraska. here's how it's going to time out. severe weather across some of the areas. flooding rain and a foot of snow in some spots and severe weather tomorrow. looks like across the mississippi river which will continue to rise next week from all the rain we're getting right now. >> the weather is one of the reasons given for the vacation disaster for the thousands in the bahamas. for the first time organizers explaining what went wrong. >> reporter: tonight, concert castaways, stranded in survival mode, finally going home. the site of what is now the infamous fyre music festival on lockdown. as organizers try to explain how the event known as paradise
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turned into chaos. >> these are disaster relief tents. >> it wasn't beachy at all. >> it was the exact opposite of everything we were promised. >> the organizer claimed they built a city but weather ruined their plan. >> the big storm came through and busts our water system and a affected half of the housing tents. >> reporter: instead of posh accommodations an emergency camp site. the concierge desk empty. the caterer cancelled. headliner blink 182 pulling ow. those trying to go home stranded on the tarmac for ten hours without food or water. >> we're going to have to deplane everybody. >> they need to be held responsible because they basically abducted us. >> reporter: vendors in the dark. >> i don't know if i'm getting paid. >> reporter: they allege the group didn't have proper permits which mcfarland denies. cofounder and rapper ja rule promising refunds insisting this was not a scam. >> we're looking forward to having you guys give us another shot and sorry for what
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happened. >> reporter: that second chance will come next year. they're going to make another attempt. those who attended this year will receive a free vip pass in 2018. tom. >> we'll see if they go next year. thanks. much more ahead on "world news tonight" this saturday. a tree crashing down on a highway crushing a car. the frantic efforts to save the driver. netflix hacked? a popular series reportedly held for ransom. the next targets are known as the dark over-lord. two bear cubs taken out of the wild. why two hunters might be in big trouble. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
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remember what just happened to him, but his parents will never forget. finn born with not one, but two rare liver conditions. >> he was waiting on two waiting lists. but those waits could be indefinite. >> so finn's parents scrambled to find a match. within their friends and family but relatives were not matching up. then finn's godmother decided to get tested. >> i had a feeling i might be the one. >> reporter: and she was right. finn's mother describing the moment in this video diary. >> when we found out that sarah was a match for finn and she wanted to go ahead with the donation, it literally dropped me to my knees. there are no words to ever express my gratitude to sarah. to give my son a second chance at life. >> reporter: but sarah would have it no other way. the two women friends since they were little kids, and lived right next door to each other,
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together every step of the way. >> reporter: and this was the scene inside that hospital room after sarah gave finn that life-saving gift. >> when i saw finn after the surgery, i don't think there's quite words to express. i'm in awe of him completely. to see the whites of his eyes -- he wasn't yellow anymore. even his hair color changed. the team of doctors and myself, we did that, and it was pretty amazing. he's such a strong person. i just felt this wave of relief. pretty amazing. we thank them for sharing their story and we thank you for watching. i'm tom llamas in new york. "gma" and "this week" is in the morning and i'll see you right back here tomorrow night. have a great evening. good night. and'll see you right back here tomorrow night. have a great evening. good night.
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tonight on abc 7 news at 6:00 new details on friday's rush hour shooting, why the man killed by moment what's he did before the fatal confrontation. young republicans meet in the south bay and grade president trump. and sunshine is only going to get better, a warm up is on the way. abc 7 news at 6:00 starts now. >> announcer: live where you live this is abc 7 news. a clearer fipicture is emerging today of what led up to a fatal chp shooting during height of afternoon rush hour on highway 101 yesterday, leaving the busy peninsula freeway closed for eight hours just after 5:30 north of 92 in san mateo and didn't reopen until
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1:00 in the morning. we're live in san mateo. >> yes san mateo police now say that suspect who was shot killed by chp officers was in a process of a carjacking, the call came shortly after 5:30 p.m. this view shows the suspect's gun lying on the side of the highway the same gun police say he was holding during the couldn't frontation with three officers. those chp officersle ordered the man to drop his gun several times before they fired shot as him. >> the male suspect was in the process of an armed carjacking of the second vehicle that was involve in that collision. so the chp officers likely did not know what crime they had come across at
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