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welcome to "world news tonight." breaking news. a former nfl star shot and killed. tonight, the prime suspect appears before a judge. the victim, a super bowl winner who played for the new orleans saints. gunned down after a traffic accident. his wife left injured. was it a case of road rage? party crashers. donald trump's campaign accusing ted cruz of using gestapo tactics to raid trump's delegates. now bernie sanders also vowing to take his fight all the way to the convention. terror playbook. new details after the arrest of the man in the hat. revealing to investigators that attacking brussels was not their original plan. crime wave. the gang targeting women, especially mothers. stealing purses, thedr
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to banks and draining accounts. and, saved by fitbit. a popular gadget, a fitness tracker. how it helped emergency room doctors save one man's life. good evening. thanks for joining us on this sunday. i'm tom llamas. and we begin with that breaking news, a murder charge in the shooting death of a super bowl star. will smith, and his wife shot as well. tonight, the man that rear-ended smith's car is facing a murder charge. here's eva pilgrim. >> reporter: tonight, a football star murdered, leaving a city and fans across the country in shock. former new orleans saint defensive end will smith, shot and killed over what appears to be a case of road rage. smith's wife's crying out as
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shot in the leg. former teammate pierre thomas, described as a witness by police, seen clearly upset leaving the scene. >> we have one gun recovered on scene. >> reporter: tonight, cardell hayes charged with second degree murder. police say his hummer hit smith's mercedes near an intersection. the two drivers -- believed to be strangers -- began arguing and that's when hayes allegedly began firing. he was arrested at the crime scene. >> it is certainly tragic on all sides. one life is over and another life is ruined. >> reporter: just hours earlier, smith posting this selfie on instagram of him with his wife in the french quarter, writing, "having a blast." the 34-year-old played nine seasons with the saints. including 2009, when he helped bring home the city's first championship. that team, and the sports world, now shattered by his death. lebron james tweetg, "prayers and condolence sent out to will smith and his beautiful family!" drew b
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loss of a great friend and teammate. such a senseless tragedy. please pray for racquel and their children." the saints releasing this statement, "we are devastated and saddened by will's tragic and preventable death due to a senseless act that will leave a lasting scar on our community forever." hayes has yet to enter a plea. the new orleans saints revealing today that smith was voted into the team's hall of fame last month. they were planning to reveal the honor in may. >> thank you. we move on to the race for the white house. donald trump, roaring back into action. speaking to an overflow crowd in rochester, taking on the electoral system, and attacking ted cruz, who just won the latest delegate hall in colorado. here's mary bruce in rochester with the trump campaign tond. >> reporter: tonight, he's back. >> the there's nothing
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>> reporter: railing against the electoral system. even when he's wining votes. >> we've got a corrupt system. it's not right. we're suppos to be a democracy. >> lien -- lying ted, he's a beauty. >> you go to these conventions, and you see the gestapo tactics. >> reporter: in a state with no primary, cruz sweeping colorado's 34 delegates. >> i believe the first ballot will be the highest vote total donald trump receives. and on a subsequent ballot, we're gonna win the nomination and earn a majority. >> reporter: and if he fails? here's one
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the liberal editorial board of the boston globe today publishing a fake front page. envisioning a world under president trump -- warning of deportations, riots, and a free press under siege. >> how about that stupid boston globe? >> mary bruce, thank you. the democrats are battling for new york's giant delegate prize as well. bernie sanders celebrating the wisconsin caucus win, saying he'll keep the momentum right until the convention. david wright with the democrats tonight. >> reporter: today, no time for fun and games on the boardwalk. >> are you guys ready to go on the death ride? the one that goes all the way
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have been talking about the topsy-turvy democratic ride for the race for president. he's vowing to contest the nomination all the way to the conventi convention. >> i think the momentum is with us. we've come a really, really long way. and i think we can win this. >> reporter: hillary clinton insists sanders is wrong. >> i feel good, and i expect to be the nominee. >> reporter: new york could be the key to determining who's right. clinton is pulling out all the stops. bill clinton stumping for her. >> she's 2.3 million votes ahead, how could you even ask that? >> reporter: last night, she joked with new york's mayor about the metro card. >> will you just fix these metro card slots in the
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the new york city subway is the best way to get around. >> reporter: on saturday night live, the joke was entirely at her expense. a little more than a week to go before the new york primaries, state officials have reported a last-minute surge in registrations. >> thank you. and overseas to the terror investigation in brussels. after the arrest of several suspects, including the man in the hat, slipping away after the deadly attack in the airport. tonight, investigators learned that brussels was not the first choice of where to strike. here's alex marquardt. >> reporter: new troubling revelations tonight from the man
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he told interrogators that the deadly attacks in brussels were not the original plan, belgium's federal prosecutor said today. instead, after the paris attacks, the terror cell intended to strike in france again. but, "surprised by the speed of the progress in the ongoing investigation," the prosecutor said, "they urgently took the decision to strike in brussels." authorities say abrini has admitted that after the two suicide bombers detontated themselves at the airport, he fled, the escape recorded by surveillance cameras. on the way, he claims he ditched his tan coat in the garbage, and sold the hat. >> anytime you arrest key players in a network it gives you the opportunity to figure out the network. >> reporter: abrini has now been charged with terrorist murder, along with osama krayem, a 23 year-old swedish national. seen in this photo at the maelbeek metro station with the suicide bomber just before the attack. belgian authorities are now saying that all the most important members of this terror cell are either dead or have been captured. but the hunt continues for
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others connected to these attacks and officials say the threat to belgium, france and the rest of europe remains very high. and a fireworks display that authorities had specifically forbidden triggered a fire at a hindu temple. india's prime minister rushed to the scene to console the victims. back home to the severe weather threat in the middle of the country. a winter whiteout in michigan and sub-zero temperatures. in arkansas, a dust storm making for very dangerous driving. here's rob marciano. >> reporter: winter refusing to release it's icy grip. a fresh blast of snow hitting michigan today. round after round of snow over
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virginia. up to 10 inches of the white stuff across the midwest. whiteouts and wipeouts. >> we saw accidents everywhere. we were stuck in traffic for about 25 minutes before we got out. it's just a mess. >> reporter: signs of spring buried. temperatures plunging 20 degrees below normal. behind that front, further south, high winds kicking up this dust storm in northeast arkansas, blinding drivers. farther west it was another kind of battle against the elements. in las vegas, hail and record rain -- triggering flash floods and stranding drivers. even that famous las vegas strip, under water. >> rob marciano joins us. you're tracking some severe weather tonight? >> yes, texas panhandle, a severe thunderstorm watch. some big hail in some of these cells. red river,
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isolated tornadoes tonight. several rounds through oklahoma city,through tulsa and then through springfield. and tomorrow, severe weather threat down through college station, maybe a slightly higher chance of seeing a tornado. and a low warm-up through the next few days across the east. temperatures a good 20 degrees below average. hopefully, the snow will be gone for good at this point. >> thanks, rob. new details tonight about the only woman on the fbi's most wanted list, captured in mexico. brenda delgado behind bars after seven months on the run. mexican authorities tracked cell phones and found her hiding out in mexico. she's accused of masterminding the
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agreeing to pay two accomplices to kill the dentist, who was dating her ex-boyfriend. and the homeowner that watched a drama play out live. gio benitez on the simple technology protecting more and more homes. >> reporter: watch as these alleged burglars walk right into this suburban massachusetts home. the two men wasting no time, scoping the place for loot. >> we're going to grab this computer. >> reporter: those brazen young men making their way from room to room -- even offering the family dog a treat. >> want a biscuit? >> reporter: but as they head upstairs, what they don't know is that homeowner, damien girard, is watching the whole thing from his cell phone. the police arriving minutes later, guns drawn. catching one alleged crook before he can make off with girard's belongings. girard, who's now home, pitching in too. >> i saw the guy who hopped out the second floor window run into the park. that's whe
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>> reporter: both men under arrest in due in court tomorrow. scenes like this play out around the country every day. with an estimated 1.2 million break-ins per year, that's one burglary every 16 seconds. just take a look. this camera is a lot like the one he used. right now, we have a live feed of the apartment. if it senses any movement, it will send an aleert to your phone. tom? >> thank you. now to the fitness device that may have saved a man's life. in one case, the fitbit provided doctors with crucial information. here's gloria riviera. >> reporter: high school english teacher jeff bravo was at school when he suffered a seizure. >> i woke up in the e.r. >> reporter: his heart rate wild, spiking into dangerous territory. emergency doctors needed to know precisely when his heart rate
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became irregular to save him from life-threatening blood clots or even more seizures. jeff couldn't tell them. his fitbit, a christmas gift from his wife, could. the e.r. team noticed he was wearing one of the popular devices, tracking his heart rate all day long. that data, on his phone, where doctors could easily see his heart rate shot up three hours before, well within the safe window they needed to use electric shock to normalize his heart rate. >> they shocked my heart. it was able to go back to a normal rhythm and i was sent home later that day. >> i think it definitely saved his life. >> yes, i would definitely say its peace of mind worn on your wrist. >> reporter: insurance for jeff and his family he now wears everyday. gloria riviera, abc news, washington. >> thank you. still ahead tonight, violence and youth
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finally tonight, a magical moment for one baby boy whose life changed when a pair of eyeglasses was placed on his face. john donvan with the story tonight. >> reporter: okay, we're just gonna show it to you. so, watch this. watch the expression on this baby's face. his name is leo, he's four months, and that smile, here's why it means so much to his mom and dad. before that moment, leo, who has a rare disorder affecting his vision, had never had a good
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>> most of what he's been able to see up until getting the glasses was extremely fuzzy or completely out of focus. >> reporter: yup, everything, even up close things like his dad's beard. >> he'd look at him or get close to his face and instantly put his hands towards his cheek maybe to identify if it's dad or if it's mom. >> reporter: so the glasses were there to fix that. and the video, it shows the moment he first put them on and first looked straight into his mom's face. and there's that hesitation. and then, there it is. leo obviously likes what he sees. >> that smile was something that was so different. it was just remarkable. >> reporter: so here's one last look, at this first look. >> tonight, all of us are smiling with leo. "gma" first thing in the morning, david muir will be back tomorrow night. i'm tom llamas in new york, thank you so much for watching. good night.
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