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>> you could be america's next top dancing. >> "dancing with the stars" season 22 kicks off to a big star. who came out on top? rihanna fan takes center stage. what he did to leave her speechless. then new video where adele just gave this surprise to thousands of her fans. and one on one with kristin kav larry. plus -- why jake jill enhall is locked in a super gross food fight with jimmy fallon. big stars, big movies, big tv shows. your entertainment news source starts now.
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fox theater at foxwoods resort casino. we've got all your entertainment news. let's get started. >> the ballroom is booming again. >> america's favorite dance party is back. >> the hosts joining a brand-new round of celebs taking the stage for the premiere of "dancing with the stars" season 22. actress and trump ex marla maples quick stepping. kim fields cha cha 'ing her heart out. and bringing a little "full house" to the dance floor. three couples tieing for first place including ginger zee. >> you could be america's next top dancer. >> the crazy competition is just
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stars" monday nights on abc. george clooney is slamming donald trump and throwing his star power behind hillary clinton for president. in glowing endorsement, the actor says if she wins the democratic nomination, she would be the only adult in the room. adding, if ever there was a time for grownup, that time is now. also revealing he and his wife amal will throw a private hillary fundraiser next month. adele proving she's got more than just a great set of pipes. new video that thousands of fans got a surprise before admitting she's not really built for these kinds of racy moves. jake giving jimmy fallon quite a mouthful if this hilarious "tonight show" sketch. the two playing cops in a clip
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and that's your wrap. this week, the biggest super heros in history hit the big screen as batman versus superman flies into theaters. our jaymes vaughn is taking a closer look back at the evolution of superman. >> it's a bird, it's a plane, it's an american icon. superman first flying onto tv screens in 1951 with george reeves. but the man in the red cape wasn't always such a good guy. the man of steel's first appearance coming in a 1933 short story. the tale featuring a vagrant who gained special powers after a failed experiment. christopher reeve remains the face of superman for many despite last appearing in 987.
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one of the worst films ever made. it would be nearly 20 years before another superman hit theaters. in the meantime, the hero could be seen on the small screen. the new adventures of superman airing for four seasons on ab helping launch careers of terry hatcher and dean cane. bring singer attempted to reboot the franchise in 2006 with superman returns. despite making nearly $400 million, the movie didn't get a sequel. finally, after having massive success with dark knight trilogy, trying his luck producing 2013's man of steel.
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almost $700 million worldwide. >> how about -- >> of course there's someone else who's played the son of krypton. that's right. ben affleck. before you place your bets on batman versus superman, remember, ben might have some inside information. kristin went from reality star to hollywood's hottest mom-preneur. >> we are so excited to have kristin hosting our spring fling ladies night out tonight in new york city. >> really exciting time. >> kristin opening up about this busy time. not only is she on the cover of bella new york magazine, the mother of three also has a new book. >> it's the first time i've really let people in.
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surprised to really get to know me. >> kristin also excited about her chinese laundry shoe line. >> i'm wearing shoes from my spring collection right now. plugging away. i'm having the time of my life. >> the 29-year-old also having the time of her life inside the party at new york's space. guests in the beauty lounge checking out dresses, hairpieces, and learning about leet body sculpture. their procedures are minimally invasive with no needles or stitches. kristin enjoys herself at the party, but her number one priority is family. >> that's what i've chosen to make most important in my life. that's where i'm the happiest. i'm lucky i'm able to have a shoe line and jewelry line and write a book and all those great things that i can do from home.
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>> read more about kristin in the current issue of bella new york magazine and check out pictures at bellanyc.com. turning now to master illusionist criss angel who is no stranger to foxwoods resort casino. we caught up with him in las vegas where he shared some big news. >> superior star illusionist and director, creator, executive producer criss angel unleashing the future. we know that believe is being transformed -- >> not being transformed. it's closing after seven years, 3,000 plus performances, four plus million people have seen it. but yet we're closing it because i'm opening a brand-new spectacular show unlike anything out there called mind freak live. >> believe lowers its curtain
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freak live. >> you can expect the most revolutionary magic show ever. >> blow our minds? >> it will destroy your mind. >> if you've heard of mind freak before, angel's reality show with the same name lasted six seasons. foxwoods being one of the stops? >> many, many stops. we've done it for years. >> now finding a home in vegas. >> this is about presenting magic with in a way that will make people feel the magic of emotion. coming up, from the big screen to the small, we're talking to the stars of the new show "school of rock." but first, pint-sized pop star arrest ariana grande's other talent and justin timberlake gears up for a return to music. we've got the big names teaming
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welcome back to foxwood's resort casino. we're inside the fox theater where johnny cash and jerry seinfeld have all performed. we're going to tell you who else you can catch here. first, here's the dish. >> we know ariana grande can sing, but we had no idea she could play guitar. well, air guitar. the point-sized pop star showing off her pipes and pretend guitar skills. the 2-year-old rocking a black leather bunny mask and matching corset. dangerous indeed. rihanna better be careful who she gives the mike to at her
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bringing her anti-world tour to cincinnati letting a fan in the front row join in on her hit song. hears. you just found your first backup singer for the next tour. justin timberlake is looking for singers to work with him and he's finding great ones. the 35-year-old letting his 23.5 million instagram followers in on the process sharing these pics. j.t. snapping himself in the studio with little big town as well as pharrell. teaming up with the artists after being spotted out in hollywood with the weeknd. now for an inside look at nickelodeon's new series based on "school of rock." one teacher, a classroom of
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>> there is an overlying theme about being passionate about something and really following it through. >> adding up tonic nickelodeon's next hit. tony kav layer row plays a failed musician turned fake substitute. >> all the kids were actually playing the instruments in the show. we learn it note by note, for every song, for every episode. >> tameka is a singer and base player and the 12-year-old has a lot in common with her on screen persona. >> playing piano for six years now and that bass guitar and drums for like six months. >> the kids going back much further than six months for some
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>> there's a lot of old classic rock, we also come into the music nowadays. we give it our own rock touch to it. and then also the comedy, i feel like the parents would laugh at it, kids would laugh. it's a family show. >> catch "school of rock" saturdays on nickelodeon. we're celebrating 35 years of helping great ideas take ship with post it brand all month long. murder made me famous is going behind bars for a two-hour special on pamela smart. people magazine reporter shares how the story came about.
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>> now that is a good gene pool. from inside the fox theater, the premiere resort destination in the northeast, i'm sonia isabel. thanks so much for watching. >> "ok!" ot bombers used three-inch metal bolts tearing through flesh at the rate of about a mile a second. >> isis is very good at this sort of thing, they know how to plan and they have resources. >> for the last year at least, isis has been organizing foreign fighters by language and nationality and sending them to attack their home countries. among the targets, belgium and france of course, but also britain, germany, and the u.s. brian ross, abc news, new york. >> and here in the u.s. especially, millions of commuters will notice increased
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travel the roads and rails. in new york city, thousands of additional officers are at the ready. in the subway, they'll be searching bags and patrolling with canine units. travelers at grand central terminal say they're going to be extra vigilant. there is no credible threat to the u.s. at this moment. >> global air travel is expected to be impacted as security measures are tightened. in orlando, au jet from brussels was isolated when it landed in the anxiety after the attacks. airline terminals are still considered soft targets. >> we have clearly entered a period of new normal where we have to be concerned about a much broader range of attacks. >> all flights to and from belgium have been cancel as the airport remains closes. the terror in brussels came as president obama was ending his trip to cuba. in a nationally televised speech, he made a brief reference to brussels saying the u.s. stands with the people
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can to bring those responsible to justice. then he kept his original schedule, attending a baseball game. threw talked about his reason for going to the game. >> what they can doinging is scare and make people afraid and disrupt our daily lives. and as long as we don't allow that to happen, we're going to be okay. >> also in havana, cuban protesters interrupting espn reporter bob lee during a live shot. they shouted on air and threw leaflets in the air. police took them into custody. >> this morning we're also tracking election returns from several states many comeing in right now. many enduring long lines. >> we want to take a look at some of the late results. republicans in arizona giving a landslide win to donald trump who gets all the state's 58 delegates. >> and democrats in arizona giving the win to hillary clinton who also adds to her
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>> the attacks in belgium were on candidates' minds each claiming to be the most qualified to deal with terrorism. >> it certainly was a topic of conversation for voters in the three states who cast primary or caucus ballots. brandi hitt joining us now from phoenix. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, kendis, reena. the terror attack was also on minds of many voters out here at these polling places overnight. it's front and center out on the campaign trail, as well. with the candidates now arguing over who can be better protect america. the race for the white house is now dominated by talk of terrorism. following the bombings in brussels. >> we've got to defeat them online. you know, that is where they radicalize. >> reporter: hillary clinton calling for quick action. gop front-runner donald trump
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telling abc news, he would water board surviving paris attacker salah abdeslam to get more information. >> i would use maximum interrogation technique. i would have waterboarding and a step further. >> ted cruz is pushing for more surveillance here in the u.s. >> it is good law enforcement to focus on where threats are emanating from and anywhere where there is a locus of radicalization. >> both bns and republican governor john kasich say that sends the wrong message. >> in our country, we don't want it on the create divisions where we say you're a muslim. therefore, we're going to keep an eye on you. >> we are fighting a terrorist organization. we are not fighting a religion. >> reporter: and you are likely going to be hear a lot more terror talk in the coming days. weise -- hillary clinton is going to be giving a counter-terrorism speech later on today at stanford university.
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hearing it from the other candidates, as well on the campaign trail. >> certainly going to be a big issue on the campaign trail. we also know there was serious trouble in arizona when it came to voting. long lines especially. will there be an investigation into this? >> reporter: there's a investigation now underway. the democratic party is looking into this especially maricopa county because some people were waiting in line for two to three hours in the sun and there were fewer polling places open odd up with more voter turnout this time around. it's a hot button election for a lot of people here. what's interesting, when the polling places close, there were still hundreds of people in line. when you're in line you still get to go and vote. by the time they got up there to cast their ballots the projections were coming in before they could go vote. that was disconcerting to a lot of people here. >> quite a mess in some parts of arizona. brandi hitt joining us live from feech. thank you.
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brussels and we're going to show you messages of hope from newspapers worldwide. >> also ahead, inside the minds of those isis bombers. we'll hear from an expert on insight. >> and the heartfelt memorials and symbol offices strength after attacks. so unforgettable. you're watching abc's "world news now." so i mowed the lawn, put up all the decorations. i thought i got everything. almost everything! you know, 1 in 10 houses could get hit by a septic disaster, and a bill of up to $13,000. but for only $7 a month, rid-x is scientifically proven to break down waste, helping you avoid a septic disaster. rid-x. the #1 brand used by septic professionals in their own tanks. janet? cough if you can hear me. don't even think about it. i took mucinex dm for my phlegmy cough. yeah...but what about mike? it works on his cough too. cough! it works on his cough too.
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>> welcome back. we're continuing our coverage of the terror attacks in brussels. the death toll now up to at least 31 with at least 250 people injured. the manhunt for one of the suspects is under way. and there are a lot of answers authorities are searching for. and joining us this morning, for some insight on this is former fbi special agent in charge of counter terrorism steven gomez joining us. good morning. >> how you doing? >> as you look and see all that's played out, what went wrong here? >> well, you had some indicators that law enforcement should have taken a look at in belgium. on flied, salah abdeslam was captured. he was a critical part of the plot in paris that occurred in november. and there was some chatter that
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the community there in brussels where he was captured. and at that point, law enforcement should have taken the posture of banging the bushes as we call it, doing some additional surveillance, interviews, knocking on doors of people who were potential co-conspirators of his and letting them know they were watching him. >> there was a lot of time there. apparently as you're saying, somebody might have dropped the ball in not getting to this guy sooner. what can you tell us about this type of investigation 24 hours after the aftermath of the attacks. >> what they're doing is looking at all the social media, communication devices or communications that could have occurred involving the two suspects that were killed. and, of course, they're going to try to find the one guy that's till on the run.
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trying to locate him. they're going to be doing a lot of forensic review of the evidence. they've got the one bomb that did not explode. they'll look at that very, very hard and fast trying to figure out the fingerprint of the bombmaker of that bomb. that's a key piece of evidence. >> absolutely. >> that's going to hopefully lead them to other people, lead them to the bombmaker which is critical. >> as we go forward, i mean, you covered counter-terrorism for some two decades or so. i'm assuming you still have a lot of connections with people in that field. are they hearing anything about possible future attacks? east ser coming, passover is coming, as well. >> right. absolutely. they're preparing for that. lease no intelligence that's indicating that there's going to be a follow-on attack say here in the u.s. but they're concerned about any type of potential attack just because of the fact that these types of attacks especially if you look at san bernardino, they
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they're not on the radar. and they then have an individual or two or three that then commit the attack with no warning. so that's the problem. they have to be prepared for that. >> absolutely. and critical days ahead. former fbi special agent steve gomez joining us this morning. steve, thank you. >> thanks a lot. we always wonder how it will affect us back here home. a congressional report last year found about 250 americans have left to go abroad to engage in the fighting. it's just not clear exactly. you can't really track these people. the uncertainty of how you this could affect our subway systems and airports still remains. >> it is troubling. i was mentioning to steve during the interview, you have big holidays that are coming up, easter pore christians and for the jews passover coming up. even at this hour, there are many that are worried about what might be ahead.
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1 world trade center there proudly displaying the red, white and blue overnight. even though governor cuomo directed the building to display black, red and yellow as a show of solidarity with the people of belgium. >> regardless of the actual colors it's one of the many displays from around the u.s. and across the globe as the world stands united against terror. abc's david wright has more. >> reporter: at the eiffel tower in paris, at the
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the trevi fountain in rome, black, yellow and red. solidarity from cities that have been there, saying, sadly, welcome to the club. a club that already has too many members. in this cartoon, the battered little man holding the sign asks all the others, can you make a little place for me? they did at vigils and memorials worldwide. >> terror is not the only result of violence such as this. there's togetherness, too. strangers united. comforting each other. deploring an act of hate. david wright, abc news, washington. we should point out the world trade center started out the night with red, white, and blue. once they got the memo from the governor's office, they did switch it over to the colors of the belgian flag. >> and reaction from all over. mean the pope speaking out offering prayers and condemning what he called blind violence. >> all right.
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we're back now with continuing coverage of the attacks in brussels. we want to take a look now at the headlines being printed from around the world. we'll start with some of the belgian papers right now. the headline in this one saying hold on. goes from hope to sadness here. this one our darkest day. and then another one here also from belgium. never safe. >> never safe. you should note the interesting thing about all of them are all printed in the three different
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flem mish, german and french. team, as well. this particular headline is australia. really this captured newspapers all around the world this morning. dagger to europe's heart as you can see. and another one from spain. yaush terror. the entire world is feeling the impact of this. many of the american newspapers, as well printing outs some of these headlines. >> also social media. facebook pages, they reactivated the safe page where you can click and notify you're safe and an image a cartoon that tweeted around from the french paper le mond. you see the dates of the paris attack and the brussels attack. >> 13th of november and 22nd of march. some celebrities i've noticed on my feed have been sending out that image, as well. another newspaper here this one coming from poe land. saying translation here, we are
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of people are saying that, as well this morning. and you were mentioning there was something striking an image we got of some refugees, as well. >> yeah, a pretty striking image. i hope we have that one. this also is showing a young boy with his shirt on and you can tale see him talking about the attacks saying that. >> giving support i guess. >> in support. you kind of don't realize how significantly impacted these refugees will be. there was a united nations turkey deal to have the refugees go back from europe to turkey. and a lot of human rights activists are saying that's not enough. seriously, fear now in europe over these attacks and how isis militants could be mingling in immigrants. >> this could really change things in brussels which has a porous border and allowed a lot of people into that country and a lot of people are probably locking down and saying enough. we want to mention the
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this morning on "world news now," the search for a terrorist. the man linked to isis who got away after the deadly attacks in brussels. the moments of fear, dozens dead and the tactics for police today. >> americans hospitalized, three mormon missionaries badly injured by the blast. why one of those victims says this was the terror attack number three. >> and new this half hour, in their own words. >> the survivors in shock remembering a terrifying ordeal they may never forget. what they saw and what they heard. and our other major story this morning, voters in three big western states cast ballots in primaries and caucuses. the one big state where donald trump and hillary clinton are claiming victory on this
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>> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm reena ninan. a major manhunt is under way right now across europe to find those suspected of being involved in the brussels terror attack. >> since the bomb blast, take a look at this image, people in the belgian capital have been writing messages in a square outside the brussels stock exchange, a city very much on high alert. >> we're going to begin with alex marquardt in brussels. >> reporter: terror striking in the heart of europe. belgium's main airport, a smokey war zone, the sticity paralyzed. of rush hour. those three men police believe walking into the busy airport. around 8:00 a.m., two blasts, suicide bombers in the departure hall outside the security check point.
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and the sound of screams. travelers lying on top of each other on the floor. this man holding a little girl. >> stay down. stay down. >> reporter: people huddled in fear, and then the questions. >> what it was? a truck or bus or terrorist. >> reporter: this man picked his small baby up off the floor before running to safety. the bomb so powerful that ceilings collapsed. the wounded treated amid the rubble. airport security scanning for victims. ordering people to evacuate, they rush out of the terminal. glass crunching under foot. outside smoke pouring out of shattered windows as people raced away. >> we saw a lot of people really badly injured with a lot of blood and we know that it was even worse inside but we could not see anything because of the smoke. >> reporter: at least ten dead here, more than 100 injured, including nine americans.
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american air force lieutenant colonel traveling back home with his family. but the horror was still unfolding. 9:11 a.m., just an hour after the airport explosions, seven miles away another bomb goes off near the offices of the european union, this time in a packed metro car as it was leaving the station. in the dark tunnel, passengers climbed out of train cars, the terrified screams of a child. the path to safety down the dimly lit tracks. this man still clutching a bouquet of flowers. in other metro cars, people waited, confused. >> more panic set in. some people started running. some people started crying. some people stood still in disbelief and tried to make sense of whatever was going on. >> reporter: the car where the bomb went off, a twisted mass of metal. outside, more smoke, as the
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triage center. first responders carrying some of the victims. others sitting dazed as ambulances rush to the scene. at least 21 people dead, more than 100 wounded here, too. and at 4:19 p.m., eight hours after the terror began, isis claimed responsibility. brussels, a city gripped by fear and uncertainty. this is normally one of the busiest avenues in brussels. just outside the european commission, you can see those flags back there now flying at half-staff. this road should be full of cars. now at rush hour instead as you can see, it's eerily empty, shut down by police. the threat level here raised to the highest level. police now looking for this man, the third suspected bomber. police choppers in the air, residents told to stay inside, watching from windows as officers patrol rooftops. alex marquardt, abc news, brussels. >> and 24 hours after the attack, nerves are rattled and the city of brussels is confronted with all this grief. >> we're going to continue live
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abc's molly hunter live for us there's a growing memorial >> reporter: good morning. there is. spontaneous flowers and candles, it's been growing all night as we wind toward the 24 hour mark since those deadly attacks. people will start coming. it is raining you can see. as the sun comes up, i imagine coming to places like this to pay their respects. >> molly, talk to us a little bit about, you have been in and out of brussels. you've covered the refugees. right now, the mood in the capital. are people afraid to take public transportation? down. but what's your sense? >> reporter: we arrived late last night. down. police have blocked off all the major streets. you really can't move very easily. we'll have to see if schools are planning to open up, public
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kind of running again. but reena, that's exactly it. it's very, very attached and very connected to that refugee issue. belgian authorities say somewhere around 600 to 700 jihadis either in or out of syria or connected to an infrastructure here are active. whether those are people that have come recently along with those refugees we're not sure. but one thing is for sure, with abdel salem, the mastermind of the paris attacks hiding right here under the belgium jan authorities' noses, authorities have some serious catching up to do and some serious explaining to do because they clearly don't have the manpower. >> certainly don't. you make a great point about the refugees, something a lot of people don't realize how ached they will be. >> thank you. three mormon missionaries from utah are among the nine americans who were hurt in the airport blasts. and they're all recovering from their wounds in the hospital. >> the parents of one young man said he had been treated for second degree burns and shrapnel injuries. abc's clayton sandell has more.
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missionaries seriously hurt in the blast, richard norby, joseph empey and mason wells are fro tut off to see a fellow missionary also injured. fanny clain. joseph empey was able to call his parents from his hospital bed. >> you're okay? >> yeah, my right hand is also kind of badly burned. >> he was extremely close to the blast. words can't describe the joy and the relief that we felt to hear his voice. empey is 20. his injuries include second and third degree burns. norbi is 66 and attends this church in lehigh, utah. this is the third terror attack for mason wells. he was only a block away from the boston marathon bombing. wells was also in france last november when terrorists attacked paris.
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through this. >> reporter: the u.s. state department says they do not believe that any americans were are still trying to account for employees. clayton sandell, abc news, denver. the final rounds of march weeks. security in houston now going to be even tighter than planned. out nrg stadium before the final four but the more than 100,000 fans are unlikely to notice other measures. officials say the city is experienced at hosting big events. >> we have to always be mindful that there is some entity or element out there that may try to do something to hurt a houstonian or someone in this country. >> houston police will be getting assistance from several federal agencies and the texas rangers. the super bowl will also be held at nrg stadium next winter. >> a senior official tells abc news that authorities in belgium
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suspects brussels attackers with the u.s. there's no word on whether those names raised any red flags in american databases. but as abc's pierre thomas explains, law enforcement here in the u.s. is on high alert. >> reporter: right now the fbi continues surveillance on dozens of isis sympathizers thought most likely to act on short notice without command and control from the group. most targeting isis supporters radicalized online through social media. 24 hour surveillance often requiring dozens of agents. those receiving most scrutiny 24-hour surveillance often requiring dozens of agents. >> they may go and knock their door and shake the bushes to make sure they know they are being watched. >> reporter: and while officials in the u.s. don't believe there are sophisticated terror cells like those in europe, over the past two alone, at least 103 americans have been charged with trying to join isis or suspected of supporting the group in some way. of those identified, 82 are men,
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half, 52 suspects ages 18 to 25. ten teenagers. just recently in san bernardino that, can ier couple allegedly swore allegiance to isis before gunning down 14 people. authorities' worst fear, they were hiding in plain sight. as one of the killer's coworkers told our david muir. >> if somebody had asked you before yesterday if he was a friend. >> i believe so. >> reporter: so u.s. law enforcement officials are pouring over the recent intelligence looking for any sign of a threat at home. in some cases some of the suspects on the fbi's radar may have agents knocking on their doors to warn them they're being watched. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >> our coverage from brussels continues later this half hour with the survivors telling us what happened in their own words. look for live coverage from belgium all morning long. the other big story we're following this morning is long lines at polling places all across the west. they're calling it super tuesday for the west. we just learned that bernie sanders has won the utah democratic caucuses.
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landslide win to donald trump who gets all of the state's 58 delegates. >> and democrats in arizona giving the win to hillary delegate lead over bernie sanders. we're going to return to our top story and as you mentioned, we're going to have the terror survivors describing their >> and also ahead, airline travelers from europe to orlando feeling vulnerable after the brussels bombings. the latest questions about airline security here and abroad. and later in "the skinny," a major career move for sarah palin. and it's away from politics. that's after today's forecast maps. severe storms in texas and heavy snow in the midwest.
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returning now to our top story. these are some of the images we're getting out of brussels and belgium over the last 24 hours. air travelers around the world could face delays today as securities is tightened following the attacks. >> but the presecurity areas of many airports remain a soft target. abc's david kerley reports. >> reporter: part of a terminal at denver evacuated. a security scare. in orlando, the jet from brussels isolated when it landed all this the anxiety after the terrorist attacks. on motorcycles, armed patrol and four-legged bomb sniffers airports all across the u.s. responded to the brussels attacks with more police. but the bombings in a terminal just like these are leaving some travelers worried. >> we had a little bit of trepidation about traveling
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>> it's scary. it's very scary. >> reporter: with the airports brussels cleared as jets diverted and flights were cancelled. >> this is a completely unsecured area. always has been, right? >> completely unsecured. >> reporter: before the security checkpoints here in the u.s., terminals are considered soft targets with only some police presence. >> reporter: so is this a risk we have to live with? >> we have clearly entered a period of new normal where we have to be concerned about a much broader range of attacks. >> reporter: homeland security announced its security will be increased at tsa, but tsa is not responsible for the actual overall security at airports, only the checkpoints. interestingly, the head of tsa was in brussels landing around the time of the bomb blast and he was taken to a secure area. david kerley, abc news. reagan washington airport. >> i wonder if one of the most secured airports in the world ben gurion in tel aviv have a check well before you get to the
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your car. sometimes they pull au side. if you're a single female in a cab, you're usually one of the first people they pull aside. tourists obviously they want to ask you lots of questions. when you get into the airports, a separate screening. i can't help but wonder if you're going to see that at airports across america well before you get to the airport. >> it gives you a sense of how secure that airport in tel aviv. you can carry liquids above three ounces through to a plane. they have a different measure and lines of security to make sure that things are safe there. it's going to be interesting to see how it changes the dynamic here as u.s. airports. the state department issuing a warning for many citizens who might be traveling not just in one country but all 28 that make up the eu. >> i cannot help but wonder, muhammad khweis, the man who was the american captured in iraq who was a former isis fighter, what exactly he might be telling intelligence sources at this moment about his time with isis. >> coming up, we'll switch gears. hulk hogan speaking on
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>> hogan, whose real name is terry bollea, was just awarded $140 million in his lawsuit against gawker. sobbing as the verdict was read and not ready to talk to media until knew. >> hogan sat down with abc's linzie janis and talked about what was like to deal with his adversaries and how it felt to be vindicated in court. >> i felt like i had like this monster on my shoulders no matter where i went, what are they thinking of me. this overwhelming thing that made me cower. when they read the verdict, it was so overwhelming when i knew that we had won and people believed me. it was just -- gosh, it was a moment. it was a moment. >> in the meantime, gawker publisher nick denton is also speaking out in a scathing review of the trial proceedings claiming it went "wildly off the rails." >> dentdon also says that he's confident that heal win in the end on appeal. you can see what hulk hogan has to say about that later on "good
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we saw smoke, you know. >> what it was, a truck or was it a terrorist. >> the second i heard it, i mean i felt it. i can still feel it in my chest now, the first blast and debris and smoke. >> it was a nightmare. the worst nightmare you could imagine. >> we saw a lot of people really badly injured with a lot of blood and we know that it was even worse inside but we could not see anything because of the smoke. [ siren ] >> lights went out. the power went out on the train. everyone fell to the ground. it was clear to me at least that this was a terrorist attack. >> you just feel like a wave. explosion, you know, a wave goes through your body. >> we saw smashed windows and we didn't get any information. >> hundreds of people started running.
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going on. >> everyone started screaming and people dropped to the floor. people were crying. collectively we all manually forced open the door. and at that moment, i looked at, you know, the platform and thought probably it makes sense to get off. we just decided to go for it and get off the train and try and find safety. >> you there was really the sense of humanity that emerges in the sense of chaos to me shows these types of things don't defeat the human spirit. >> i think it's that image of the train they say that the explosives were far more greater than that was used in the paris attacks. so troubling that image to see it completely obliterated. >> you can understand why so many people were killed there. the signs in brussels, "i am brussels." don't miss our updates on facebook @wnnfans.com. >> more news from abc coming up.updates on
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making news in america this morning, terror in brussels. a massive search under way right now. the mystery man in the hat and white coat moments before the airport explosion, the clues already surfacing from this photo. men? plus, caught in the chaos. explosion. it was really like a whoosh. >> the american helping people from the mangled train. blast. >> and the man from utah who has now witnessed his third terror attack, boston, paris and brussels. >> we have live team coverage on the survival stories, the
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