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this morning on "world news now," gunfire at the u.s. capitol. >> the frightening scene as a man with a weapon is shot by police. the details emerging about the suspect who was known to investigators on capitol hill. >> terror accomplice. the intensifying manhunt for a man seen in the brussels airport wearing a hat. what newly released videotape shows as police across europe are on the lookout. >> security breach. how did a woman barrage past airport security and take a seat on an airline jet without showing her ifrg d. or her ticket. the investigation and fear among passengers. >> later important lessons to be learned at sean p. diddy's new school. the music mogul's amendment to rethink education one charter student at a time. it is tuesday,
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>> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning. we can only hope it's better than trump university. >> diddy's new school. i'm very curious about that one. >> we'll see. >> it's here in harlem. >> of course, he's trying to help out his community where he grew up. of course, we're going to start south of there, four hours south to the capitol where it was a chaotic scene. police shooting a suspect at a screening area, sending families and school children running for cover. >> some visitors were evacuated while others were rushed into offices to hide. the man accused of pointing what appeared to be a weapon at officers is now in critical but stable condition. it's not his first run-in with capitol police. the latest from abc's lauren lyster. >> reporter: pandemonium in the capitol's visitor's center. >> all of a sudden, it was like hell broke loose. police everywhere with guns drawn. people running and screaming and people just
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ground. >> shelter in place, shelter in place. >> reporter: tourists are told to shelter in place or run to safety. >> they said there's a shooter. so we ran out. >> reporter: the entirely capitol compound on lockdown. >> we were told to get down on the floor and we were staying, lying on the floor for about 15r, 20 minutes. >> reporter: a man approaching the screening area in the underground visitor's center set off the panic. >> during routine administrative screening, the individual drew what appeared to be a weapon and pointed it at officers. >> reporter: a police officer shot the suspect. 66-year-old larry dawson of tennessee. he was transported to a hospital for medical treatment. dawson is no stranger to capitol hill. a judge told him to stay away after he interrupted a session of the house last october shouting that he was a prophet of god. >> i'm a prophet of god. >> reporter: police lifted the lockdown one hour after it was put in place. at least one witness praised the
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>> they did the best they could given the sfirkss. >> reporter: one woman was slightly sxwroirpd police are still investigating how often bullets were fired. as for the suspect, it happened to be his birthday. >> abc's lauren liftner washington. thank you. the 138th annual easter egg roll at the white house brought thousands of children to the south lawn and an arrest. a woman was arrested when he she tried to move a security barrier, the same woman arrested last week for jumping over a bicycle rack. she will. >> breaking in you to get to. an escaped murderer has been recaptured in ohio. john modie had been missing for about 24 hours from a prison in anyson vil about 60 miles south of columbus. his escape force recented a college campus to shut down for the days and residents to stay in doo doors with their doors locked. police say he was captured with
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nelson vil. >> the manhunt intensifying after the brussels terror attacks. the 32 second video shows a man wearing a dark hat and light colored jacket walking with two alleged suicide bombers. and four more people have died from their injuries bringing the death toll to 35. abc's alex marquardt las the latest from brussels. >> reporter: a call for help from belgian authorities, releasing that new video to help find the man in the black hat, one of the most wanted men in europe, seen here walking calmly through the airport departures hall, moments before the blast went off. this weekend, it seemed police were close to cracking the case. charging this man, faycal cheffou, with terrorist murder in connection with the brussels attacks. cheffou calls himself a freelance journalist, and has been detained in the past for trying to recruit refugees for jihad. a senior belgian official on twitter calling him "an
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extremist jihadi horror." but chepfou was released. the judge saying there isn't enough evidence to hold him. in doing so, likely conceding that cheffou is not the man in the black hat. we tracked him down as he came home from jail to his mother's apartment. mr. cheffou? >> oui? >> reporter: he invites us to come upstairs. but at the door, realizing we were reporters, he angrily shouted at us to get out. even free, cheffou still faces multiple terror charges, and police are dealing with the reality that the man in the black hat is still out there. european authorities across the continent stepping it up their anti-terror crackdown. over the weekend we saw arrests in holland, belgium and italy. at least one person arrested in connection with the brussels attacks others with potential plots in the works.
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prevent any further attacks. >> apple is in the middle of a security showdown with the federal government and now off the hook. the fbi says it was able to break the encryption on an iphone without and's help and has dropped its lawsuit. the fbi will not say how it unlocked the phone. the device was used by one of the san bernardino terrorists and may contain information useful to the investigation of the december shooting. 14 people were killed in that shooting. and the fbi is investigating after hackers crippled computer systems at major hospitals network in the washington area. medstar administrators say there's no evidence of compromised information. but a virus stopped doctors and nurses from accessing e-mail accounts and medical records. authorities are trying to figure out if that virus is so-called ran some aware. that's when hackers extort money in exchanges for restoring it wases. >> an american airlines co-pilot arrested at detroit airport for allegedly being drunk on saturday has b
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authorities say john mcgwire was in the cockpit and acting intoxicated when he was detained. he now faces a misdemeanor charge of operating an aircraft while under the influence. and a kentucky woman is facing criminal charges after authorities in nashville say she breached airport security. they say naja hanes was able to board a delta flight in nashville white house being screened. a delta spokes plan says she was able to access the boeing 737 because she pushed past several airline agents to get on board. >> i don't know, from the beginning to end, they're very strict with making sure that you have everything. every time i go to tsa, they always stop me and ask me for my i.d. they pat down my hair. >> when police finally reached haines in her seat she apparently refused to leave. and was eventually led away had handcuffs. another benefit to the mediterranean diet. it apparently promotes healthier
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i a new study found that older women who stick to the button may lower their risk of hip fractures slightly by about a third of a percent. remember the diet empathizes fruits, veggies, nuts, beans, peas and whole grains and linked to preventing cardiovascular disease and other aments. we've got to get on that diet. >> it sounds like every other diet. paleodiet. >> it sounds like the i'm hungry diet. >> and campbells super will stop using the chemical bpa in cans by the middle of next year. it is used in the lining of the cans. there are fears it raises the risk of cancer, brain damage and hormonal problems. campbell is the world's largest soupmaker and produces swanson broth and spaghetti owes. the switch to non-bpa linings has begun. >> i had no idea about that. >> did you know about this? there's a switch, tesla later this week unveils its new more affordable all electric
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affordable? >> you know, they're pretty pricey cars. this sedan is expected to cost around $35,000. tesla will begin taking orders on thursday in its stores and friday on its website. >> $1,000 deposit required. model 3 is expected to be smaller than other tes laz with a range of 200 miles in normal conditions. when had he say smaller, i'd better be able to fit my groceries ins back trunk. do they have heated trunks? >> exactly. it's supposed to be like the original model a for tesla cost about $79,000. when we say this is affordable, relatively speaking, yes, it is at $35,000. >> i need the minivan version. when is that coming out? >> i love that you talk about driving all the time to give this be entire concept that you actually get behind a wheel. >> it's very rare because we don't want to endanger the national public but it does
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car service? i'll need the minivan version. >> i've got to do school pickups and drop-offs every now and then. >> coming up "the mix," the 7-year-old grandmother ho can probably lift a lot more weight than you can. >> also also ahead, why ted cruz insists he will beat donald trump in the wisconsin primary. the big showdown before next week's contest. >> later sawn diddy combs wants to rethink education one student at a time. the bold new charter school he's establishing and what makes it so different from the others. >> don't miss our behind the scenes pics on instagram. plenty of surprises at abcwnn. you're watching "world news now."
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an ash cloud from alaska's pavlov vol cave know is limiting travel by air and on the groundswell. alaska airlines says it has canceled dos of flights involving six cities. the volcano spewed an ash cloud that roads to 20,000 feet. 50-mile-an-hour winds have blown the ash across all of alaska and more than 400 miles away in anchorage, the volcano alert is at its highest level. >> the supreme court has refused to hear an appeal from form err illinois governor rob blagojevich. he is being a 14-year term at federal prison in colorado. hills wife says the family is disappointedn
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refusal. analysts say the request for the supreme court to consider an appeal was considered a long shot. let's move onto the race for the white house. it is getting nastier as if that's a surprise 0 even say by the day. the gop candidates are set to appear separately tonight in a cnn town hall. >> but ted cruz is challenging donald trump to a one-on-one debate instead as the feud escalates before the wisconsin primarily. hillary clinton sounding the alarm on trump. here's more from abc's jon karl. >> ted cruz in wisconsin, thank you both for your support. >> reporter: -- says this is the state where he will stop donald trump. >> it is neck and neck and together, we're going to win. >> reporter: after dropping in on the lunch crowd at the altoona family restaurant, cruz unloaded on trump. >> he yells and screams and curses and attacks people and threatens lawsuits and attacks their wives and attacks their families. >> reporter: trump got an earful from one of wisconsin's top conservative talk radio hosts, a cruz supporter, after trump
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defended his attacks on cruz's wife, heidi, saying that cruz started the war over wives, something the senator denies. >> i didn't start it. he started it. if he didn't start it, it would have never happened. nothing like this would have ever happened. >> we're not on a playground. we're running for president of the united states. >> i agree with that 100%. and my views are not playground views. >> reporter: and those twitter attacks on cruz's wife? we asked trump if he'd do that kind of thing as president of the united states. would you be doing late-night twitter wars with world leaders who insulted you? >> it's a great way of communicating, as far as i'm concerned. but i'm not going to be doing it very much as president. >> reporter: but it's exactly that kind of behavior that has hillary clinton warning about trump's judgment and the kind of justices he'd name to the supreme court. >> as scary as it might be, ask yourselves, what kind of justice would a president trump appoint? as you know, he believes muslims should be banned from entering this country because of their faith. what would
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nation founded on religious freedom? >> reporter: but something trump and clinton could actually bond over. trump's daughter, ivanka, gave birth over the weekend, giving the billionaire his eighth grandchild, theodore. >> and on tuesday, trump takes his campaign to wisconsin, campaigning in the city of janesville which just happens to be the hometown of speaker of the house paul ryan. jonathan karl, abc news, washington. the latest polls showing that ted cruz is really starting to move slightly ahead there in wisconsin. so the next big match yuch could be critical for trump and cruz. coming up here on our next half hour, a major drug bust on high seas, a custom made submarine carrying millions of dollars worth of cocaine. just the latest in a wave of hi-tech smuggling operations. but first, music mogul sawn diddy combs founding a charter school in his old neighborhood. we'll hear from parents and k
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♪ ♪ ♪ the d, the i, the d, the d, the y ♪ >> apparently brian said they picked this song because it's educational. it teaches you how to spell. >> you mean like the k, the e, the n, the d, the i. >> i was trying to make it work. >> you don't know how to spell your own name, my friend. >> of course sean p. diddy did drop the p. and diddy in his name awhile back but the producer and entrepreneur is making a move that will spell success for a lot of kids in his hometown. >> diddy is now the founder of a new charter school right h
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new york city and promising to recruit some of the best teachers from across the country. wabc's kimberly richardson has more. >> reporter: he's had several successful business ventures but his next surprising and some say most significant. come the fall, you may bump into sawn diddy coves here at this building at the corner of 5th and 104th street. that's when the rapper will open capital preptory charter school. >> it's real cool. going to be impacting on the community no less. >> reporter: students will soon share space was kids from boys and girls har ver, a non-profit organization that runs a prek and after school program. capital prep will be free and admission is done by lottery. but some admit in general, they're not fans of charter schools. >> they overrely on testing many of them. and i find that many of them are there to break teacher's union. >> reporter: in the works for
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with community leaders here in east harlem and education experts. know no one was available from the school to speak on camera, many are excited. >> i'm surprised. i've been living here my whole life. you don't see any rappers or anybody giving back to the community. it's a good thing. >> reporter: the deadline to apply is april 1st. they'll start with grades 6 and 7 with 160 students. the plan is to eventually expand to grade 12. i'm curious what he knows about education and educating inner city youth. there's a couple charter schools where you know, well-known people in the community have supported it and an that's wonderful. i'm just curious his knowledge of education. >> reporter: kimberly richardson, channel 7, eyewitness news. >> apparently the school is based out of a school out of hartford which has a high graduation and college acceptance rate. >> diddy is hoping many of the students will go there and shake their tailfeather and will have
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more money, more problems. can't nobody hold -- >> he's sampling all of p. diddy's music. >> many come with me. mmm foot wow food for giants oooo no wonder no one has eaten this sandwich kids discover the world with their mouths detergent is harmful if swallowed, so keep laundry pacs up and away from children brought to you by tide moisture so i can get into it ao enhance mbit quicker. ral and when i know she's into it, i get into it and...
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we're going to start off the "skinny" with something quite appealing. yeah. so as you know, charlie chaplin, we've seen all these movies and all these cartoons where you have the old little banana gag. kind of walking down. whoops. kids nowadays don't remember charlie chaplin and don't really believe that that can really happen. so now there's been the banana peel challenge that has been taking over the internet. and this young man decided he would give it a go. jason oaks. >> and he went back to puberty. he tried it. and yep, it really does work. take a look. the web's
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>> you slip on a peel and that's a challenge? >> they're trying to see if you really do slip on a banana. they've seen it in cartoons. >> so you look like a fool and you post it and up upload it on to social media. >> winning. > that sounds like a great waste of time. >> winning. your kids might be doing it right now. >> it's good to know what the kids are up to, right? good to know. >> who is that? >> jack is on vacation. we have substitute producer filling in. never know who's going to show up. >> appealing. > you're a big gym buff. >> yes were, i try to work out. >> you talk about this all the time. flex them for us, baby. there you go. i have a 78-year-old woman, a 78-year-old woman who might outdo you. i know she can outdo you lifting weights. shirley webb can dead lift 225 pounds. >> no, those are fake. >> 22
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>> isn't that amazing? she set the record in illinois for 237 pounds and in missouri 215 and she's won in both age and weight. >> congratulations, shirley. i can't even do that. that is impressive. >> she worked with a trainer for about six months and look where she's gotten. >> what's also impressive are real estate prices in san francisco, the most extensive city. this guy came up with an interesting option. he built a harry potter style cupboard to combat the san francisco rent. here it is. it is the average rent in san francisco, by the way, is about $3500. and he built this within a prend's apartment. it is tiny but it would and it is certainly cheap. he's got a bed, deck, shelf, curtain. >> everything anyone could want. >> surfing. >> this surfing video is great. >> 19 years old in australia. a dolphin surfing right by soy bailey, captud
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this morning on "world news now," capitol chaos. the suspicious visitor with a weapon at the entrance to the u.s. capitol. the gunfire and swift action by police and new details about the suspect. >> rights fight. the conservative governor cracking down on a state law that would restrict lgbt rights. why the battle is far from over. and new this half hour, the pet cat that could cost its owner several thousand dollars. >> feline in the middle of an expensive and emotional fight between a woman and her condo board. the fur is flying. and later in the "skinny," it was latin night on "dancing with the stars" from the impressive scores to the disappointing dances, see who dazzled the judges and who did not. it's tuesday, march 29th.

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