this morning on "world news now," terror raids carried out overnight. six people detained as a manhunt continues for the suspects in the brussels attacks. a live report from belgium just ahead. >> spring mess. a mix of snow, ice and heavy rain hitting multiple regions including flooding conditions in florida. a baseball dugout filled in the deluge. >> new this half hour, behaving badly in the friendly skies. >> a flight crew accused of smuggling massive amounts of drugs. even prostitution. how the tsa caught on to their operation. >> remembering the funny man whose ground-breaking comedy changed television. fellow comedians are talking about garry shandling in "the skinny" on then friday, march 25th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now."

i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm reena ninan. >> we begin with the intense manhunt for the surviving terrorists behind the horrific attacks in belgium. >> yeah, overnight six people were arrested in brussels and police are still looking for at least two men believed to be on the loose. abc's aaron katersky has the latest right now from brussels. aaron, good morning. what do you know? >> reporter: kendis, reena, good morning to you. today, secretary of state john kerry arrives here in brussels. he'll bring offers of american assistance, the condolences of the american people for the more than 30 people killed in the attacks and u.s. information about at least some of the suspects. anti-terrorism police raided new locations in the brussels neighborhood where the attackers made their bombs. six were detained, though they're still hunting for this man in light colored clothing and a hat seen in an airport surveillance image moments before the explosions. the u.s. has identified him and said his name appears on a terror watch list.

bomber brothers ibrahim and khalid el bakraoui. security sources told abc news the two brothers filmed the top belgian nuclear scientist. hours of footage was seized following the paris attacks raising new questions about more sinister intentions. their bombs were bad enough. more than 100 blast victims remain in hospitals, half in intensive care. the bomb at the subway station caused the most carnage, and police are now looking for a man seen with the bomber on the platform holding a bag and walking away moments before the explosion. and as that manhunt continues, the last of three official days of mourning is under way now and although the crowds are not here in the main focal point for belgians an following the attacks, you can see the tokens of grief that have been left here on the pavement. kendis, reena?

>> we know that belgian officials have taken a lot of heat for possibly missing clues from all across the world. we're hearing now belgian officials are possibly offering their resignation. what do you know about that? >> reporter: two ministers offered to resign. the justice minister and the interior minister conceding there were missteps in the lead up to the attacks and perhaps some miss opportunities to surveil or track at least some of the suspects. the prime minister rejected those resignations. he said you don't leave the battlefield in the middle of a war. >> that war is ongoing right now. let's hope there aren't any missteps that they're missing at this point. >> abc's aaron katersky live in belgium. thank you so much for that report. >> should mention this. nba hall of famer dikembe mutombo was among the thousands of people caught up in the chaos as the bombs went off at brussels airport. >> the former basketball star was asleep in a passenger lounge waiting for a connecting flight back home at the time of the attack. he

into the mayhem as everyone was trying to escape. >> i just woke up and i was like what's going on. what's going on. so i decided to run myself. it was just sad to see all of those women with babies in the morning and their children and old ladies who couldn't walk. and they didn't have nobody to push them. it was very sad. >> mutombo says two americans recognized him, took him to a safe area. they were picked up by someone from the u.s. embassy and driven to the airport in amsterdam. he calls those americans his two angels. >> the u.s. has charged seven hackers linked to the iranian government accused of cyberattacks on dozens of banks as well as a small dam outside of new york city. the attorney general characterized the attacks as relentless, systemic and widespread. none of those charged is in custody and it's not clear if they will ever be arrested. secretary of state john kerry and russian president vladimir putin have met in moscow.

influence with both sides to strengthen the cease-fire in syria. they also plan to increase humanitarian aid. kerry says the terror attacks in brufs have reinforced their efforts to defeat isis. he heads to brussels today to offer his condolences. >> it's getting nasty. the battle between ted cruz and donald trump over their wives has reached a new level of nastiness. it escalated after trump retweeted an unflattering photograph of heidi cruz next to a glamour shot of men lannia trump. that brought this response from ted cruz. >> it is not acceptable for a big, loud, new york bully to attack my wife. donald, you're a sniveling coward, and leave heidi the hell alone. >> here's what the experts say. attacking heidi cruz not going to do much to improve trump's standing with women. a poll done in march showed half of all-american women had a very unfavorable view of him. >> okay.

swamped by heavy downpours last night. at least four inches of rain flooded the streets of boca raton making driving nearly impossible. the pouring rain also submerged much of the baseball field at the florida atlantic university. but the nasty spring weather unleashed most of its fury further west, dumping enough snow and hail to close hundreds of miles of roads, shutting down denver's airport for a time. abc's clayton sandell is there. >> reporter: the swirling mess of spring storms is threatening the south. it's the same system that knocked texas with funnel clouds, lightning, and hail. >> it just got really loud, and then our window just bust through. >> reporter: in kansas and oklahoma, it's the wind supercharging this grass fire, exploding to nearly 400,000 acres. in colorado, a blizzard, trapping hundreds of drivers overnight. some rescued by armored police trucks. if you ever get stranded in your

not going anywhere, officials say the best advice is to have an emergency kit and stay in your car until you can be rescued. in denver, planes are moving again, after the airport shut down for the first time in ten years. but hundreds are still stuck in a backlog of more than 1700 canceled flights. >> frontier said they could get us back to memphis next tuesday. >> next tuesday! >> reporter: next tuesday? >> yes. >> reporter: the ratterman family spent the last night of their vacation camping in the airport. >> this is, as i said, our humble abode. baggage claim number three, come on in. >> reporter: right now, denver is getting a bit of a break from the severe weather. but there is more snow expected on friday night. clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >> look at that snow. >> he's been in a lot of it lately. >> he has, you're right. >> that snow that clayton mentioned will fall across much of the northern tier from washington state all the way to the great lakes. folks in great falls, montana, they're getting it. in the rockies from montana to colorado where as much as 14 inches is possible a

entire east coast will see wet weather, mostly rain but some snow in northern new england. >> temperatures in those spots will naturally be cooler than normal. but plan on sunny 70s and even a few 80 degree readings across the south. we should have saved this next story for april fools' day. that's how unbelievable it is. a north carolina man was arrested for not returning, wait for it, a videotape that he rented back in 2002. >> is this real? apparently they say james myers was pulled over for a broken taillight. and when the officer ran his license, a warrant popped up when the officer asked myers to step out of his car, he says he thought it was all a practical joke. it turns out it wasn't. myers was actually handcuffed and taken into custody. >> but we should point out, i just want to point out for the record here this guy has a long criminal record. he did not return a library book back when he was 12 years old. so this is -- this is a criminal that needs to be busted. >> well deserved. >> yes.

>> i always pay my library finz. >> a vhs tape. >> kind of interesting, huh? >> who is renting a vhs tape in 2002, by the way? >> i still have a vhs recorder. >> no, you don't. >> i try not to publicly admit that often but i do. >> great. coming up, bears breaking in. the hungry beast taking to the road to look for a snack. how did they learn to lock and unlock cars? >> >> and a beatle on the high seas. who paul mccartney will be traveling with the next time he heads to the caribbean. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" weather, brought to you by woolite darks. weather, brought to you by woolite darks. everyone loves the way dark clothes make them feel. and no one wants that feeling to fade. that's why there's woolite darks. it's free of harsh ingredients, keeping dark clothes looking like new for 30 washes

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researchers say the test could also determine which women are at risk for heart disease because the amount of calcium in the arteries of the breast which can seen on a digital mammogram seem to reflect the amount of calcium in the coronary arteries that supply blood to the heart. >> a jetblue flight attendant charged with ditching 70 pounds of cocaine in her luggage is due back in court this afternoon. >> talking about marsha reynolds who had been granted bail. but now the u.s. attorney is trying to block her release. abc's david kerley with the story. >> reporter: this jet blue flight attendant, a former jamaican beauty queen, in custody accused of trying to sneak this, nearly 70 pounds of cocaine through airport security. marsha gay reynolds was caught on los angeles security cameras in street clothes friday, as she used her airline badge to try to get through the known crew member security line. but she grew nervous when randomly selected for a secondary search. as tsa officers prepared to search her bags, the former nyu track runner kicks off her h

and bolts, running down the up escalator, fleeing. turning herself in in new york where a judge will let her out on a half million dollars bail. her family came to her defense. >> she may not have been fully aware of what was in the bags. >> reporter: meanwhile, another airline dealing with an employee arged with a crime. united pilot bruce wallis accused of running brothels, promoting prostitution in houston. both airlines say they are cooperating with authorities. jet blue has suspended the flight attendant, and united says the pilot has been removed from his flying duties. david kerley, abc news, washington. when i heard this story, i thought it also makes the case why we need more female tsa checkers. reportedly the lady left her gucci shoes behind. i don't know any self-respecting woman who would do that. >> i thought it's a good reminder when you're on your flight and the attendant asks you what kind of cocaine or coca-cola you would like, you make sure you specify it's coca-cola and not coke. the other coke.

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♪ skinny, so skinny "skinny" time. we're going to start on a somber note which it seems we've been doing a lot this year in the entertainment world. because comedian garry shandling has passed away. doctors believe he suffered a fatal heart attack yesterday. you know, he started out as a comic writer and then turned to standup. >> he starred in the appropriately titled "it's the garry shandling show," and the "larry sanders show," in which he played a fictional late night talk show host, probably his most memorable role. >> shandling regularly filled in for johnny carson way back when. his trademark humor was evident from his first ever appearance on the tonight show. >> all dads do this, they unbutton their pants and unzip his fly. then you can judge how good the meal is by how far down his zipper is, you know? one time he stood up and his pants fell to the ground. and we were at a restaurant.

said wow, what is he eating? >> he was a comedian's comedian. that was from 1981. today's comic stars took to twitter to pay tribute. jimmy kimmel saying garry shandling was as kind and generous as he was funny. and that is saying a lot. >> ricky gervais, rest in peace the great garry shandling, surely one of the most influential comedians of a generation. >> from seth mcfarland, "saddened over garry shandling. he was a comedy idol of mine and he leaves behind the greatest single camera comedy of all time #larry sanders." garry shandling was 66 years old. >> he really was a big force. he was in the early days of the fox network when you had to assume different sort of rabbit ears positions in order to see fox. and i remember on his show, gilda radner made an appearance there, her last tv appearance when she w

cancer. it was a touching tribute. he wanted to bring her on and make her laugh. >> his comedy was enjoyed by so many across the country. >> we're going to move on now to a new role for sir paul mccartney. he is hitting the big screen. >> the former beatle with be part of the upcoming "pirates of the caribbean" movie. we should say the franchise is a production of our parent company disney. >> so mccartney's role is still a secret. we won't know what his new character is all about until "pirates of the caribbean, dead men tell no tales" hits theaters in may of next year. >> i look forward to seeing him on the big screen. i'm a big mccartney fan. >> are you. >> so will he belt out a couple tunes possibly? >> you can only hope. >> maybe ones from the 60s, not necessarily more recent ones. >> we'll take any we can. > there was excitement around here about there, a lot of it. that scream you heard from the sixth floor. >> were all the millennials on our staff. >> the headline "all that" reunion in the works.

cast are part of a new promotional video. if you're not familiar, folks, "all that" was a widely popular sketch comedy show that aired during the 1990s on nickelodeon. i actually watched it. >> i don't remember it all. but it helped launch the careers of kenan thompson, amanda bynes among others. fans will be hoping for new versions of favorite bits like good burger, detective dan and everyday french with pierre escargot, and the "all that" reunion will ironicalodeon next month. >> i hate to break it to you but i think the show shows our age. >> i know garry shandling from the fox days. >> you can recite his resume, and i know all that. finally we offer well deserved kudos to our friends at abc's other morning show. >> sixth floor. >> yeah, "good morning america." the broadcast has been nominated for four daytime emmy awards. >> including outstanding morning program and outstanding musical

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sense of whatever was going on. >> isis is very good at this sort of thing that they know how to plan and that they have resources. >> we have clearly entered a period of new normal where we have to be concerned about a much broader range of attacks. >> we've got to defeat them online. that is where they radicalize. >> i would use maximum, maximum interrogation technique. i would have waterboarding and i'd go a step further. >> donald, you're a sniveling coward. leave heidi the hell alone. >> we can't force changes on cuba, but what we can do and will continue to do is to stand up for the rights that we consider to be universal. >> we need to decide as a nation how much power the government should have over our data and over our privacy. >> bring back my daughter.

unnoticed with this. please. >> they ride on the coat tails of the men. they don't make any decision and they're lucky. they're very, very lucky. >> we as women have come a long way. we shouldn't have to drop to our knees at any point. >> the bald eagle almost gone from our country las come back tenfold, 100 fold. one of the greatest things that i think anybody could view is our national bird being hatched and our national bird being grown up. >> my kids loved watching that. >> busy week ahead? >> very busy. in fact, the president and the first family at this very moment leaving argentina heading back to washington, d.c. will land later this morning. >> this major alert. you have four weeks to get your tickets for johnny mathis in great falls, montana, at the mansfield theater. >> are you going to go? >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now." informing insomniacs for two decades.

making news in america this morning, terror tale. in brussels new pictures just in inside the bomber's apartment. a smashed tablet, a busted front door. plus, the raids overnight. more people under arrest in the investigation. we're live in brussels. severe weather sweeping across the country. heavy flooding in the south. this morning people sleeping in airports as flights get canceled because of high winds. we're tracking it all. >> breaking overnight, evacuations after a train derailment. >> ooh, geez, explosion. >> the massive explosion after the crash lighting up the night sky. >> caught on camera. an enraged driver speeding down a highway trying to steal a motorcycle. the wild police chase.