the water after a tug boat crashed into a construction barge. the body of a third person is still missing. officials say the tug boat has leaked about 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel into the river. reporter: sandra, just moments ago, officials announced this is no longer a recovery operation that it is simply too dangerous for crews to go back inside this tug boat which was damaged in the crash and remains under water. we're also learning more about the crew on board. harry hernandez is still missing. and 29 year old timothy cocklin. >> the last thing that they would think of is to get a call that their son or their

in an accident. reporter: today, this family, the congresslin's holding out hope as they huddle by the river, this morning, confirmation that timothy was dead. crews found his body inside the tug boat. the specialist remains submerged in about 40 feet of water. timothy was along the boat which along with two other vessels was guiding a barge along the river when they hit a second barge. timothy had a bad feeling about this trip. >> he felt the tides, the currents were strong. reporter: those strong currents have hampered this delicate operation. the ninety foot tug boat, its sitting in the main center channel.

during a brief period. >> divers mentioned there's about 6 inches of visibility. the current on top and underneath the water is significant. reporter: yesterday, rescuers recovered paul amans body. the third and final crew member, 56 year old harry hernandez is still missing . for the first time today, a picture of what it was like in those last few minutes before the specialist hit the barge. >> there are reports that there were radio transmissions from the tug on the right that said we are too close. we have to move left. . reporter: and again, right now, shifting from the recovery phase to the salvage phase. the company that owns the specialist will have thousand bring this tug boat up. in terms of the investigation,

going over radio transmissions and interviewing folks on the two remaining tug boats and the construction barge. . >> thank you, kimberly. stay with eyewitness news for the latest developments on this deadly tug boat crash. you can find updates and information at abc seven ny. a developing story right now, police in brooklyn are looking for a man who tried to rape a woman in her apartment building. police say this man approached the woman in her lobby in sun set park and put a knife to her neck. he grabbed her, removed her parents and sexually assaulted her and then took off. developing overseas work apparent terrorists attacks. first in turkey, a car bomb kilted at least 43 people and wounded 125 others.

in turkeys capitol near bus stops and a park. several vehicles around that car caught fire. no one has claimed recently, kurdish terrorists and isis have carried out in africa, an al-qaeda affiliate claimed responsibility for deadly gun attacks. shot at guests at a hotel in an atlantic coast town. the six gunmen were shot and killed. this was the third major attack on a tourism center in west africa since november. . chaos on the campaign trail. protesters are now making it a habit of disrupting donald trump rallies. take a look at this video.

on demonstrators but the republican frontrunner appears to be welcoming it. reporter: if controversy sales, it is selling well for trump. some drove 130 miles today just to see him after his chicago event was canceled last week. some of his campaign stops are overflowing with supporters. that is something the other candidates just can't claim. they are turning up the volume, demonstrateors march from harold square to the united nations this sunday to denounce republican front runner donald trump. >> we want justice. reporter: just as loud are supporters of the billionaire. in ohio today, hundreds had to be turned away from a trump down hall meeting. >> honestly, in certain ways, in certain ways, it makes it more exciting, okay, to be honest. it does. mikes it more

couple more. anybody else want to stand up. reporter: the other candidates are left forming political alliances. marco rubio who is fighting for his political life in his own home state of florida is telling his supporters in ohio to go ahead for john kasich. ted cruz was on this week treading carefully, criticizing trump but not his voters. >> i understand the people that are voting for donald trump, that they're angry with washington, they're angry with politicians who have lied to us. i'm angry too, but donald has been e meshed in that washington corruption for 40 years. reporter: on the democratic side, there are almost 800 delegate votes to be decided on tuesday. bernie sanders hoping for another victory like in michigan. >> if there is a large voter turnout, we will win. reporter: however, the math is not in his favor. hillary clinton has a commanding lead.

inciting violence at his rallies. >> if you play with matches, you can start a fire, you can't control that is not leadership that, is political arson. reporter: sanders and clinton will dike it out -- duke it out at a town hall meeting tonight. >> thank you. stay with eyewitness news and abc news for continuing coverage of vote 2016. we will have a recap of the town hall meeting on the news at 11:00. next at 6:00, the man suspected of shooting two queens deli workers is dead after police say he shot himself. police say the gunman got into an argument with two workers at mike's deli before opening fire. both employees were wounded. ninety minutes later as officers tried to pull the suspect over, they say they heard a gunshot, rushed to the car and found the man dead wheel w at the wheel

a three alarm fire sends six people to the hospital, five of them firefighters. flames broke out just after 9:00 this morning in flushing. it took nearly 140 firefighters an hour to put that blaze out. the injured firefighters reportedly suffered electric shock. they were all taken to new york presbyterian hospital and are expected to recover. police also responded to a three alarm fire in brooklyn at a church. after about an hour, the fire was brought under control. four firefighter were treated at the scene for minor injuries. . new evening. french aviation officials calling for changes in an effort to prevent another depressed pilot from crashing a plane.

pilot flew a german wings plane into the mountains in the french alps last month. investigator investigators say he had antidepress sents in his -- depressants in his system and had consulted doctors. hundreds of brazilians took to the streets today in antigovernment protests. people are angry, they say about corruption scandals and the bad economy. many are calling for the president to resign. . taking rivalry way too far. coming up, a foul by the cheering section when catholic students use an antimettic chant during a game. and she's made it a point to

a muslim student asked to remove it during a festival.

the centers for medicare and medicaid services recently asked patients to rate the quality of over 3.500 hospitals. fewer than 6% received 5 stars. among them was cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia. cancercenter.com slash eastern. two men are facing charges in the deadly beating of a bouncer at a bar. did two are facing manslaughter and gang affiliation

police say a group of people attacked the bouncer while he tried to break up a fight. the 43 year old went into cardiac arrest. a massachusetts catholic school under fire this evening after students started an antisemitic chant at a school basketball game. it began when students from newton high school made a joke about the all boys school. that prompted students at catholic memorial to begin chanting things like you killed jesus. >> chant you killed jesus brings it to another level. its antisemitic. i was shocked and appalled. reporter: the school's president says the behavior is unacceptable and has apologized.

a student to remove her hijab. the muslim student says the volunteer asked her to remove her head scarf when she checked in for a panel in austin. festival officials say they dismissed that volunteer and say it is not their policy to ask anyone to remove a religious head covering. a race to the top. coming up on eyewitness news, firefighters from across new york city and the country come together to sprint up a skyscraper. >> hopefully, you took advantage of today's nice weather because a change is coming. we coming up. >> first, though, here's abc with a look at what's coming up next. >> good evening. coming up on world news tonight, critics calling donald trump the fire

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. in lower manhattan today, 433 firefighters honored the 433 fdny firefighters who died on 9/11. wearing all their gear, they

floor. the event is primarily a memorial but they also raise money for the veteran's group. >> a nice tribute. so we got spoiled, we'll admit it. have been so perfect, we would like more. reporter: we gist eked out a -- just eked out a dry day today. tomorrow, not going to be so nice but its monday any way. clouds are the area. it looks threatening and that rain will be spreading the tri-state region from southwest to northeast over night so parts of new jersey getting the rain first and then it's last to arrive in parts of connecticut. right now, temperatures are 61. i'm surprised how mild they got. the wind doesn't know which way it won'ts to come in. generally, overnight, it

high on the day getting to six 62, way above average. 62 now at la guardia airport. belmar sitting at 68. the rain here does not teach ground. it does toward atlantic city. this will gradually be moving in from southwest with to northeast overnight. we have to wait until this swirl in here, its an upper area of low pressure moves past us to get rid of the rain fall. that doesn't happen until tuesday midday. so chilly and wet during the day tomorrow. high pressure situated to the north. along with that low developing to our south, that means a wind coming in from the east. its a moist flow, rain, a lot of clouds and windy weather making it feel nasty. by midnight,

gets a little steadier by 7:00 in the morning so overnight into early tomorrow morning, not a lot of rain but during day that i move in. look at temperatures, they literally go nowhere after heavier. by 8:00 p.m., still steady rain over us and that can last into tomorrow. accuweather forecast, cloudy and breezy with rain spreading over the area. tomorrow. rain, 45, nasty everything becoming lighter tomorrow night into early its a damp daybreak on tuesday, maybe a shower or two in the morning, and then we clear out in it won't be as chilly with a high in the 50s. nice day wednesday, 62. maybe a few showers returning

st. patrick's day. 60-degrees. right now, the first half of next weekend looks good. we'll be back with another weather story tonight at 11:00. >> thank you. i am sure whatever you have in sports is better than weather today. >> happy selection sunday. that makes it a good day. it's practically a national holiday as we get set for one of the least productive work weeks of the year. first, a few automatic bids were up for grabs. you con trying to take -- uconn trying to take one of them governor andrew cuomo: there is an unhealthy income inequality gap that is only growing. if you work full-time you shouldn't have to choose between paying the rent and buying food. i say lift up the working families of this state and pay a real decent wage. we fight until this nation fulfills its promise

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and now get a $300 reward card. call today, and welcome back. : so the good march madness begins. >> it does. this will be one fun week. how about uconn, the huskies have had quite a weekend starting with a four overtime win followed by a win over temple yesterday. today, it was just memphis standing in the way of their bid in the championship game. they wasted no time.

double figures, uconn's first tournament win since 2011. finally, selection sunday is here as all the speculation turns into a bracket. the field of 68 still being revealed. did no. 1 seeds, north carolina, kansas, virginia and oregon. in the south, we have uconn, they will face colorado thursday in iowa. we are still waiting for a handful of other local teams. back to backs in hockey are never easy but back to backs after a matinee the day after daylight savings time is never good. blue shirts playing catch up all afternoon. three times pittsburgh took the lead, three times the rangers came back.

york. the shot goes in for the go ahead goal, 5 tough loss. one of the most intriguing competitions for the yankees is the battle for the fifth spot in the rotation. it's expected to come down to sabathia and nova. today, sabathia didn't help himself out the yankees hosting the phillies. sabathia leaves after one and two-thirds after allowing three runs. chapman better in his second closing striking out three, the third on a 104 miles per hour pitch. and it was harvey day for the mets. matt harvey on the mound. he did not disappoint.

allowing one hit, he walked two, struckout four and then watched the lineup go to work. tejada knocked one in. cespedes has a hit in six straight games. the mets win big. tonight, both the mets and -- nets and the knicks are in action. the knicks will pay tribute to kobe bryant as his farewell season continues. >> it's been an emotional day just all around, knowing that. this is the last time, last matchup. you know, so for me, its going

reporter: with the yankees in florida, yankee stadium belongs to a football club. so far, so good for the home team there. much more on selection sunday tonight at 11:00. >> i must say i liked sports better than weather, sorry. >> thank you.

welcome to "world news critics calling donald trump the fire starter. protests, punches, now finger pointing. >> send them back to bernie! >> the fight coming back to trump. he says, bring it on. for some, a do or die primary day on tuesday. the sprint starts now. breaking news, a pair of deadly terror attacks. the explosion ripping through a major capital city. this bus, blown to pieces. and gunmen storming a popular beach resort. severe storms, weather alerts. rivers hitting historic highs in the south. and a tornado threat for millions as we come on the air. super bug. the tiny new weapon in the fight