marcy gonzales explains. wreckage and human remains believed to be from egypt air flight 804 spotted in the meder any and acc -- mediterranean according to greek officials, devastating news for families of the passengers. and a major breakthrough, investigators trying to find out what caused the plane to drop suddenly from radar early thursday morning. the jetliner traveling from paris to cairo with more than three hours into the flight at a cruising altitude of 37,000 feet , preparing to defend with no distress call, greek officials late is radar showed the jet turning left and strangely to the right before vanishing. >> we have had no indication of the cause of the accident. whack egyptian officials say terrorism is more likely than a technical problem at every possibility is being considered. investigators looking at the captain and cocaptain. checking tarmac workers in paris and reviewing the jet's stop before the flight, including one in tunisia earlier. that there is out a bombyo security for all the fl

marcy gonzales is in paris with the latest. >> reporter: egyptian officials denying a report that the initial examination of human remains, points to an explosion on board. the associated press quotes an anonymous member of the egyptian investigative team. he said none of the body parts were in tact and that is the result of an explosion. but others question the claim. >> i would suggest that what he is drawing the conclusions on, that is a high speed water impact. these kinds of forensics require real professionals, we need to be careful from what we are hearing from anybody and need to stick to the facts. >> and now disputing claims that the plane swerved and lost altitude before crashing. they tell abc news that it was acting normally. search teams are scouring a massive area of the mediterranean sea, searching for the fuselage and the black boxes. >> it's crucial to find out what brought the plane down. the batteries are only expected to last another three weeks. marcy gonzales, channel 6 "action news." >>> in the race for the white house, hillary clinton and donald trump are taki

marci gonzales for abc news, new york. >>> health professionals stopped by downingtown west high schoolffering free high screenings for student athletes. they are specifically checking to see if any of these young people were at risk for sudden cardiac arrest. experts say that is the number one cause of death for student athletes. >>> simon's fund sponsored today's events. >>> well trained k-9 unit competed this morning in havertown. action cam on the scene here stopping by 2016 delaware county, police k-9 competition, at the haverford middle school. the dogs competed in several events, including, an obstacle course and an article search. proceed from all of the food and water sold today will be donated to local causes, supported or supporting police k-9 departments. >>> much more to come on "action news" tonight, a festival to celebrate the food of philadelphia. >>> plus your planning to do your mothers day shopping tomorrow, before you see mom, we have some good news, there are savings to be had, that and more when "action news" comes right back. >>> hundreds of people enjoying good f

abc's marci gonzales has more. >> reporter: tonight these elephants in the wrinkling brothers circus are preparing to take their final bows. for more than a century they have been the giant stars of the greatest show on earth. >> they are the greatest, to have. >> reporter: but after decade of backlash from animal rights group, all 11 elephants still on tour will give their last performances tomorrow. >> we're just so happy that these majestic elephants will be subjected to this treatment. >> they will retired to a 200-acre conservation center in florida, run by the circus. >> these are members of our family. we know them. we live with them. it will be a thrill. >> reporter: now trading the pageantry and play, for comfort, and contributions. researchers working with the massive retirees to find a cure for pied the yacht trick cancer. circus superstars, potentially leaving a giant footprint in the science world and undoubted in the hearts of fans. after the last performances, kelly ann and rest of her pachyderms pals will go by train from here in rhode island to florida after a lifeti

marcy gonzales is live with more from the campaign trail. >> reporter: hi monica, we learn today that bernie sanders accepted an invitation to participate in a debate ahead of the primary there. and still no word from hillary clinton as the fight for the nomination goes on. bernie sanders rallies in california. >> i say to the leadership of the democratic party, open the door and let the people in. >> taking on the dnc after party officials raised concerns about july's convention in in philadelphia in light of this -- sanders supporters anally protesting at nevada's convention this weekend. and making threats again the democratic chairwoman say that sanders'rters listed her number online. >> on the republican side donald trump defended himself with an interview with megan kelly. >> that was a retweet? did i say that? >> many times. >> excuse me. it's a certain amount of fighting back. it's a modern day form of fighting back. >> and trump is looking ahead. today naming 11 conservative potential supreme court nominees that he would consider if he is elected president. reporting live mar

marcy gonzales has the latest now in the race for the white house. marcy: fresh off the latest primary with hillary clinton in kentuckyctory and bernie sanders decoy victory in oregon. senator sanders: we just one oregon. marcy: now concerned about the upcoming convention in philadelphia. in nevada this weekend and death threats made against the state party chairwoman could be a sign of things to come. on the republican side, a different kind of tension. donald trump in an interview with megyn kelly defending his words. well, it was a retweet. did i say that? >> many times. >> ok. excuse me. >> what do you think? >> not the most horrible. over your life, you have been called a lot worse, wouldn't you say? you have had a life that is not have been that easy. >> it is not about me. it is about messaging to young girls. >> it is a modern-day form of fighting back. marcy: back on the democrat action of his supporters in nevada, but some say it was not enough. melanie: another controversial bill is expected to be signed into law today. battle abortion at 2

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marcy gonzales is following the latest on the race and joins us with more. >> reporter: now, democratic party officials says that sanders' response was not strong enough as he continues to fight for the nomination. fresh off the latest primaries with hillary clinton claiming victory in still too close to call kentucky and bernie sanders celebrating a win in oregon. >> we just won oregon -- >> the democratic national kpit eraises concerns about the party's upcoming convention in philadelphia worried about angry protests at nevada's national convenience this weekend and death threats made against the state party chairwoman could be a sign of things to come. on the republican side a different type of tense, donald trump in an interview with megan kelly defending his words. >> there was a retweet? >> many times. >> oh okay. excuse me. >> what do you think -- >> not the most horrible thing -- over your life megan you have been called a lot worse wouldn't you say, you have a life that has not about that easy. >> it's not about me, it's the messaging to young girls and other women. >> it's a m

marcy gonzales reports with the latest. >> reporter: the u.s. navy is helping with the search and the cause is unclear and officials say there was no distress call. search teams scouring part of the mediterranean sea for the wreckage of egift flight a 04. they are looking into what caused the flight to suddenly disappear from radar. the flight left paris at 11:09 local time bound for cairo, with only 20 minutes left in the flight, the pilot spoke to air traffic control and said all was fine, five minutes later. the jet vanished from radar. >> airplanes do not just disappear. that is why we are looking at possibly something catastrophic like a bomb. >> they are considering terrorism as a possibility. >> if you align the situation properly. the probability of having a different action or a terror attack is higher than having a technical -- >> family of passengers and crew members are gathering at airports in paris and cairo, now waiting for answers. >> if a bomb is said to be the cause investigators will not say how it could have gotten on board.

marcy gonzales is live in new york with the latest developments. >> reporter: yes, the investigation is still underway and that teacher's wife now explains he was heroically trying to get the knife away from the attacker when he was kill killed. >> people were hollering, there's a killer there's a killer. >> a man on a stabbing spree sending people in this mall running for their life. >> as they were running he was slashing people and people were throwing chairs and stuff. >> the alleged suspect, arthur derosa, getting into a car accident and then running off and forcing his way into the house and killing an 80-year-old woman and severely wounding her daughter. >> the suspect then stole the victim's car and drove it through the entrance of this macy's in the galleria, continuing his attack -- >> reportedly making his way into this restaurant, stabbing and killing teacher george heath pictured on facebook and injuring a pregnant woman -- >> the deadly spree finally ending when off duty sheriff's deputy timmy creed who was there having dinner shot and killed derosa. >> but for the acti

marcy gonzales reports from paris. >> reporter: the families of the passengers and crew gathered here at charles de gaulle airport. they are still waiting for the explaining a. >> wreckage and human remains believed to be from egypt air flight 804 spotted in the mediterranean, a devastating development for the families of the 66 people on board. and a major break for investigators trying to figure out what caused the plane to drop off radar. it was at a cruisingality toot of 30,000 feet preparing to descend with no distress call, they say the jet was turning left and then strangely to the right before vanishing. >> we have no indication for the cause of the accident yet. they admit that terrorism is more likely than a technical problem but every possibility is being considered. they are looking into the captain and cocaptain. checking tarmac workers in paris and reviewing the jet stops before this flight including one in tunisia earlier this hour. >> if it turns out it is a bomb. have you to look at the security for all the flights, where the aircraft came from and what kind of bomb w

marcy gonzales, paris. >>> and two climbers are missing now on mount everest, after three people diedthe other two died from altitude sickness, something that can affect the most experienced climber in erc >> a climber can develop that sickness at any time. >> more than 252 people died trying to climb the highest mountain in the area. the two are climbing everest right now, documenting their entire experience on snap cat. >>> the chp is trying to find out what caused a church shuttle bus to crash in southern california today. the bus hit a car and then flipped onto its side in the san bernardino mountains. 21 people went to the hospital, four with major injuries. everyone is expected to survive. the bus was coming back from a retreat, first responders said they smelled overheated brakes. the bus will be inspected to see if there was any type of mechanical failure. >>> a dream come true for one holocaust survivor who loves to sing the national anthem. the song has inspired her throughout many tough times. more on her story. oh, say can you see ♪ ♪ >> 89-year-old woman loves to sing. >>

reporting live marcy gonzales, channel 6 "action news" back to you. >>> thank you marcy, parts of our are bracing for another round of wicked weather, when a tornado hit western kentucky yesterday. the twister damaged or destroyed a number of buildings including several schools. they say it's a miracle no lives were lost. >> i don't go to church every sunday i'm not an overly religious person and claim to be. but there is only one reason we did not lose a bunch of kids lives and people's lives and that was because of god. >> scattered storms are likely in north texas and oklahoma and into the midwest. david muir will have more on the severe weather plaguing the nation's midsection as well as the federal indictment in the walter scott shooting case. you can watch all of that following "action news" at 6:00. >>> the attorney representing one of the delaware teenagers charged in the death of amy joyner francis' death claims the charges are too severe. john decker's 16-year-old clients is charged with negligent homicide and allegedly caused joyner francis' death in a high school bathroom

abc news reporter marcy gonzales has more on the race to find her. >> the coast guard scouring part off of mexico for this mother of four who went overboard from a cruise ship. the carnival liberty was heading from galveston to cozumel when they say samantha somehow fell into the water from the tenth story of the ship. her friends didn't realize she was missing until later that day and notified carnival staff. as the crew searched, they also checked surveillance video, discovering her fall was caught on camera. soon after 5:00 friday evening, the coast guard said they were notified. a full 15 hours after she went overboard. >> because see much time passed, it definitely makes it more difficult to find somebody and save them. >> cases like this are extremely wear n2014 there was one overboard incident for every 1.2 million cruise hangs. carnival says as a save guard they are now testing alarm systems like this. [whistle] >> that sound when someone goes overboard. although the cruise line claims those systems have historically not been reliable. >> the coast guard said they will keep sea

marcy gonzales, abc news, paris. >>> the solar-powered airplane flying around the world has touched down in ohio. the solar impulse 2 landed late last night after taking off from oklahoma. the ohio stop is a milestone. it is the birthplace of aviation pioneers, the wright brothers. this is the latest leg in a journey destined for the middle east later this year. the globe-circling trip started in august of last year in awe beau daub by. >> it might may you more to walk for 20 miles than it did for a massive space shuttle fuel tank to finish a trek across los angeles. the tank arrived at the science center south of downtown l.a. yesterday evening. it took 19 hours to travel from the pacific ocean to join the space shuttle endeavor at the museum. truce had to remove trees and move utility poles from its path along the streets. >>> one in a big rig sleeping okay up to find someone sleeping it. the driver only identified as katie was sleeping in her trailer when it began moving. she immediately called 911 from the back of her truck, relaying details to a dispatcher as the truck thief took he

marcy gonzales, abc news, paris. >> we have breaking news out of sonoma county.sa. it happened around 2:30 this morning on doyle drive. the chp said the man was driving at a high rate of speed when the car slammed into a concrete pipe. the passenger, a woman, died while an ambulance took the man to the hospital for minor injuries. officials say that man is under arrest for vehicular manslaughter and felony dui. >>> the solar-powered airplane flying around the world has touched down in ohio. the solar impulse 2 landed late last night after taking off from oklahoma. the ohio stop is a milestone. it is the birthplace of aviation pioneers, the wright brothers. this is the latest leg in a journey destined for the middle east later this year. the globe-circling trip started in march of last year in awe -- year in abu dabi. >> it might take you more to walk for 20 miles than it did for a massive space shuttle fuel tank to finish a trek across los angeles. the tank arrived at the science center south of downtown l.a. yesterday evening. it took 19 hours to travel from the

marcy gonzales, abc news, new york. >>> a group of teenagers is talking about their brush with disastering from a burning limo on the way to the prom. the high school students from massachusetts smelled smoke in the wide stretched limousine friday night. ten teenagers and the driver escaped unharmed moments before the limo burst into flames. >> smoke started flying past the windows. smoke was everywhere. we got out and backed away and two minutes later flames started flying. >> it was very scary. >> it's unclear what caused the fire. the group caught a ride to the prom in a passing trolley. >> a the hillary clinton campaign released a new online video taking aim at donald trump's refusal to release his tax returns. the video features a series of interviews with trump on several tv networks, including abc news. when asked by george stephanopoulos what his tax rate was, trump responded, it's none of your business. clinton has yet to release her 2015 tax returns either but notes other tax information is available on her website. trump says his returns are still being audited and will not b

abc's marci gonzales reports from cincinnati. >> oh, my god!verybody back up. >> reporter: a young boy recovering after coming face to face with a 400-pound gorilla. >> mommy loves you. i'm right here. >> reporter: for more than ten minutes, onlookers, including the boy's mother, watch in horror after authorities say the 4-year-old crawled through a barrier at the cincinnati zoo's gorilla exhibit saturday making his way through the bushes and below. >> a child has fallen into the gorilla cage. >> reporter: you can see the gorilla's left arm make contact with the boy seated in that shallow water. the boy scoots back. the gorilla seemingly sweelifts up, then sweeps him across the water. >> the gorilla rushed the boy, but did not hit the boy. at the almost was guarding the boy, was protecting him. >> reporter: with the animal holding the boy between his legs, a zoo worker takes aim. shooting and killing the endangered 17-year-old silverback gorilla named harambe. rescuers rushing in, pulling the boy to safety. while the rest of the zoo is opened,