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.

this is "world news now." >> good morning. >> it's a sad morning. we really thought, you didn't. there were three of us here that did believe that he was going to -- i'm not going to ruin it. but the person who got -- >> "dancing with the stars." >> i thought he would stick around for one more round. >> yes. but his moves spoke. >> i thought he had the moves like jagger. >> we're going to get to that all in a few minutes. of course, we're going to start on a serious note on all that's happening on capitol hill. >> with the bullets flying on capitol hill setting up panic at a visitor's center packed with tourists. police opening fire shooting a man who drew what appeared to be a gun. the suspect was in critical condition as police tracked down his pickup truck on the other side of the building, and they say he's no stranger to the capitol. abc's david kerley was there. >> reporter: the halls of the capitol erupted. visitors ordered to flee as

hill workers told to protect themselves. >> shelter in place. shelter in place. shelter in place. >> reporter: catheryn leff was in that crowd. >> all of a sudden, it was like hell broke loose. i mean, just, police everywhere with guns drawn, people running and screaming and people just, you know, dropping to the ground. >> reporter: the entire capitol compound on lockdown. police with guns drawn, doors in the capitol barricaded. this is the east side of the capitol. we're flanked by the supreme court and the library of congress. this incident happened right in front of the visitor's center, which is just past that van with the blinking lights, underneath the stairs. in that visitor's center, where those hoping to enter the capitol have to be screened, at 2:39, a man approached the conveyor belt and screening machine, when suddenly he has what appears to be a gun. >> the individual drew what appeared to be a weapon and pointed it at officers. an officer fired and struck the suspect.

>> reporter: the suspect down, while officers order everyone out. in addition to the suspect being taken down, an innocent bystander, a woman about 40 years old, received minor injuries. the suspect, who was rushed to a hospital for surgery, is known to capitol hill police. he is larry dawson, who was charged after an outburst last october in the house chamber. by 3:40, the lockdown lifted. just an hour after that frightening shooting in such a public place. >> police say they did recover a weapon at the scene. they have not described exactly what kind of a weapon it is. david kerley, abc news, the capitol. >> breaking news from the middle east, an airliner has been hijacked to the cypress airport. the plane was flying to cairo. late reports say the passengers are being allowed off the airbus. no word on what the

are demanding. we'll stay on top of the developments. >> turning now to your voice, your vote, ted cruz is challenging donald trump to a one-on-one debate after a week of bickering over their wives. they're scheduled to appear in back to back cnn town hall meetings, but trump says he's already won all the debates. cruz tore into trump on the campaign trail in wisconsin and they blamed each other for starting the feud. >> he yells and screams and curses people and threatens lawsuits and attacks their wives and attacks their families. >> i didn't start it. he started it. if he didn't start it, nothing like this would have ever happened. >> all five candidates on both sides will be campaigning across wisconsin today a week before that state's much anticipated primaries. >> trump is facing a new round of attacks from hillary clinton. she lashed out at him in milwaukee yesterday questioning his judgment and warning about the kind of justices he would name to the supreme court and brushing off a request from bern

her home state of new york. her campaign calls it a stunt by a campaign struggling for attention. >> georgia's conservative governor vetoed a so-called religious liberty bill. it would have limited the rights of gays and lesbians who called it discriminatory. while religious groups are disappointed in the governor's move, the legal fight is not over. here's abc's elizabeth hur. >> reporter: calling his decision based on sound judgment and solid reason -- >> georgia is a welcoming state. >> reporter: georgia governor nathan deal says he will not sign off on the states's controversial religious liberty bill. >> that is the character of georgia. i intend to do my part to keep it that way. >> reporter: the bill would have allowed clergy to refuse to perform same-sex marriages and protected churches and groups that declined services to someone based on their faith. >> today, we're letting them know, no, you will not do that to us. >> reporter: in north carolina, a similar bill that became law

just last week is now headed to court. the aclu and advocacy groups are suing the state calling the new law unconstitutional. >> this is not over. >> this is not over. >> reporter: opponents have been rallying against the law for days and facing backlash from major corporations legislators in indiana have even amended a similar religious freedom law. tourism officials in indianapolis reportedly believe the law may have cost the city 12 conventions and $60 million before lawmakers took action. experts believe this legal fight in north carolina is just the beginning and this case could reach the supreme court. reena and kendis? >> all right, our thanks to elizabeth. two houston window washers are safe on the ground after some anxious moments. their platform became stuck outside the 21st floor of a skyscraper. they had lost power and power could not be restored. fire department ladders do not

go that high as you can understand. so firefighters removed a window, put a ladder onto the platform and rescued the workers. you won't be seeing many window washers today here in new york. strong wind gusts are expected all day. already some flights have been canceled at airports in northeast areas. there's also extra concern at construction sites. abc's gio benitez has the story. >> reporter: with new york city bracing for powerful winds, officials trying to avoid this. it was less than two months ago, when that massive crane came crashing down. >> oh, it broke! >> reporter: officials were in the process of securing it when it collapsed, killing one person, injuring several more. wind advisories stretch from d.c. to boston. gusts could reach 50 miles per hour. the weather in the northeast, remnants of a severe sunday in the midwest. >> why are we outside? >> reporter: tornado sirens going off in crofton, kentucky. >> holy moly. >> reporter: and hail falling hard in harrisburg, illinois. >> wow. >> reporter:

cranes in new york, officials here are demanding that they all be secured. inspectors are going to be doing random spot checks at sites like this one. they're not taking any chances. gio benitez in new york. >> with all of that in mind, we want to look at the forecast because it could be a rough commute in the northeast with those gusty winds and rain and snow. in the west, heavy snow and powerful winds from salt lake city to rapid city. two feet of snow in the mountains. rain and stormy along the gulf coast. >> 40s in salt lake city and detroit. 50s in chicago and new york. 60s in denver and portland. 70s in dallas and atlanta. a woman on new york's long island is facing thousands of dollars in fees in a battle over her two cats. elizabeth colaianni says the manager at her condo building knew that she had one more feline than the rules allowed. it wasn't a problem until she said she had a handicapped access ramp installed.

it was then that she said the condo board started imposing fees for her second cat. >> these cats are my children. i don't have any children. i'm not married. they're my life. >> colaianni has filed a discrimination complaint with the u.s. department of housing and urban development. an attorney for condo board would say only that it was an ongoing legal matter. oh, boy, this has been a long time coming, folks. others might say long overdue. jonathan the tortoise, the world's oldest living animal had his first bath. nearly two centuries of grime and grit washed away with surgical soap, soft brushes and a loofa had. >> the scrubbing is all part of preps for a while visit that will take place. jonathan is blind and no sense of smell so he's okay with not bathing for more than a century. no word yet or when the next bath is scheduled. hopefully it's sooner than 184 years.

maybe he didn't want to be bothered with a bath. why do we have to do this to the poor guy? >> so you're saying this is torture? >> it's been so many years he's gotten away with this. maybe that's his thing. >> maybe that's why he's lived so long. >> could be. if he dies next week, we know what happened. >> we know what his key is. coming up in "the skinny," the injuries, the exits and incredible performances last night on "dancing with the stars." >> also ahead, the specially equipped submarine. it's not for the military. investigators say it's rigged for drug smuggling. the astounding discovery. >> high rise inferno lighting up the sky. smoke, flames and evacuation. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" weather, brought to you by american advisors group. weather, brought to you by american advisors group.

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authorities are trying to determine what caused a huge fire at a high-rise tower in the united arab emirates. residents were evacuated and some treated for breathing problems and other minor injuries. it's just the latest in a string of skyscraper fires in the gulf nation. on new year's eve, a large fire engulfed the luxury 63-story tower in central dubai. >> now to southern california where a brazen gun store robbery captured on surveillance cameras. a semi rams through steel gates. two suspects barge inside. one grabs a rifle using it to smash a glass case and then grabbing some handguns. it's all over in less than a minute. ventura police say their crime spree started 15 minutes before this with a break-in at a check cashing store. >> the coast

the coast of panama. >> inside the sub, more than 200 million dollars worth of cocaine. with the details now, here's abc's kayna whitworth. >> reporter: a dangerous bust on the high seas. watch as the coast guard with guns drawn intercept this sub four suspects clinging to the roof with hands in the air. as they pulled them into custody one by one. the bust going down about 300 miles from panama, custom made for smuggling, officials say only the cockpit and exhaust pipe visible above the water. on board are more than 6 tons of cocaine worth more than $200 million. despite efforts that's include the capture of infamous drug trafficker "el chapo" guzman, production is up in central and south america. drug traffickers are going to great lengths to bring their product to the u.s. >> it's an indication of the adaptability and the unlimited resources of these organizations that are moving these dugs and have the potential to move anything. >> reporter: this is the second semi submers

captured this year. the u.s. coast guard says they're improving technology and ramping up patrols. kayna whitworth, abc news, marinry na del ray. >> an early celebrity april fools' joke. did anyone get fooled? >> donald trump with a moustache on "dancing with the stars"? kind of. we're going to explain next.

♪ skinny, so skinny it is a tuesday morning. so of course, topping our "skinny" is the latest "dancing with the stars" and dropping its first contestant. >> this is so sad. to the ballroom we go for latin night. the competition was fierce and fiery especially when wanya morris hit the floor performing a sassy salsa earning a score of 24 out of 30. judge carrie ann declaring him the king of the ballroom. >> those are some mad boyz ii men moves. but hold it right there, morris. actually tied at the top with mixed martial artist paige vanzant. her sizzling sam bap pulled in a 24, an impressive feat. considering she danced with a replacement pro. her normal partner mark ballas threw his back out. >> it's incredible. i love that song, too.

>> our colleague, we have been rooting for ginger zee and her partner val also did the samba, earning 21 out of 30. the judges complementing their ability to hit the classic turns on the floor. ginger, you look great, honey. >> they looked great. >> fabulous. >> we couldn't go on without getting to our favorite from last week, geraldo doing his best donald trump impersonation before the set changed to a south of the proposed wall mexican oasis. from there the couple did some pole dancing with geraldo as a pole while his partner did her best dancing. from there somebody had to go home. >> why did it have to be him? >> the first elimination. in fact, can you take a guess who it was? >> geraldo and edyta. >> if i didn't get eliminated tonight, i would have demanded a recount. >> oh. geraldo. you weren't here for a long time but you were here for a good time. >> yes. oh, we

next an unlikely hollywood couple trying to weird people out on social media. >> over the past few days, comedian john lovitz and jessica loundis have been posting sweet and creepy messages online hinting at a romantic relationship. >> the 5-year-old "snl" alum tweet add easter photo featuring his 27-year-old girlfriend calling her his bunny. then things really heated up when she shared a photo of what, an engagement ring? >> kendis, has his briefs all in a bunch. don't worry. it's an early april fools' prank. >> i have what on? >> she admitted that the elaborate joke was to promote her new music video "deja vu." >> lovitz plays her love interest. we should call it "knickers in a knot." people don't know what knickers are. >> next, actor kiefer sutherland proving that he's truly a res sans man. he has been busy mak

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media. and you thought you were surprised. >> i was like wow, i can actually do this. >> reporter: how do they do it? their secret weapon a set of signals and cues between them that keeps them in step. >> sometimes i tap his back, okay? that's to count him in to the five, six, seven eight. i have the squeeze. i go like this when i want to be brought back for the rhumba, the good old scratch on the back. that means turn around. as soon as i lift my head, that's his cue to come in. we do it hundreds and hundreds of times so he gets to feel how long to hold something, how quickly to move through something. >> it doesn't always work. on his vlog, nyle let fans in on a secret, a mistake during that first dance when pete tea gestured for him to come toward her. in sign language, that gesture means hurry up. >> i ran to her and hurried. we had to hold our frame before we started. >> reporter: his entire family is deaf going back four generations. he's become an oveig

the deaf community. >> to actually represent them, that's an honor for me. >> reporter: this weekend he hosted an event for the communications company for the hearing impaired. >> hello, everyone out there. i'm so glad to see a full house here. >> their superstar model and now dancer is an inspiration to deaf and disabled children and to all of us. >> it's been such a beautiful experience so far. and i think it's just incredible. he's showing america that anybody can dance, no matter what. and i'm so proud of him. what could be more inspirational than that. >> reporter: jesse palmer, abc news, new york. >> oh. >> quite an experience. >> hero, that is truly the word for this guy. what an inspiration he's been to so many people. the fact they had these signals. i had no idea. >> yeah. that's all he's working with. absolutely incredible. root for him, everybody. >> his mama was there last night. it was emotional to see them together. very, very sweet moment. >> beautiful dance. he tweeted from the show, wait,

>> announcer: this is an abc news special report. good morning, everyone. we're coming on the air right now with breaking news coming out of the middle east right now. >> an egypt airplane has been hijacked flying from alexandria and diverted to the island of cyprus. >> there is a person on board that claims to be wearing an explosive belt. you see the island of cyprus right there and lama hasan is tracking it all with the breaking details. what are you hearing from your post right now? >> reporter: good morning to you, kendis. this is villing right now. information is still coming in but here's what we know at this hour. according to cypriot officials the hijacker is reportedly