cynthia mcfadden, abc news, new york. >> i love this.eing assertive and knowing what you want and going for it. i love that she is encouraging girls this way. >> by middle school girls are 25% less likely than boys to say they like taking the lead. >> very interesting. >>> coming up -- one of the stranger endings to "the bachelor" we've ever seen. our senior "bachelor "analyst will be here to break it all down. >>> plus, the bad bieber is back. stay tuned for "the skinny" and our bonus round, coming up next. >> announcer: "world news this is your computer. let's go on the internet. let's go. ok. she's going to love me all over again now. jamaica, here you come! here we go. ha ha! good job. all right. ♪ skinny so skinny ♪ >>> "the skinny" time, everybody. we start with the finale of abc's "the bachelor." >> not the traditional ending for juan pablo. and the ladies. let's put it that way. here to talk to us is jack. we are so worked up on this. we are all worked up over this. >> everybody is worked up. not traditional is one way to say it.

investigation here on abc 7 news. you can also find them on our twitter feed at abc news bay area. time now to take a live look at our cam. a warm, beautiful day in the bay area. but as we awe knoll know that c change. lee glaser its live on the roof to show us. >> hi, lee. >> things are changing rapidly. live doppler 7-hd starting to pick up high cloudiness. little bit of mist, drizzle. right near the coast. let me take you up toward willis, heavy showers, wrapping around in that location. off and on this evening. we'll take you in a little closer. see 101. between willis. the yellow and orange. noting moderate rain. take you up towards upper lake. lake county where some very heavy rainfall its starting to fall around highway 29. heading down toward lake forest. the cull pretty prit, cold fron moderate rain right now. this front is going to make its way across the bay area. tonight, get ready. rain tonight. possibly, for that monday morning commute. we'll take you out, check out rather the timing of this. coming of i

abc news has learned u.s.cident and the search area for the plane has been dramatically expanded. more details in a moment. >>> compromise reached by five partisan group of senators could pave the way to reinstate long-term unemployment benefits. it is unlikely to clear the full senate but the house is still a question. still, it is being called a breakthrough. >>> former british tabloid journalist said his source for secrets about prince charles were principle des dess diana h. he admitted this during the phone-hacking scandal. >>> chicago is set to battle a rat infestation as the city thaws out. crews are spreading out poison. one lawmaker wants to hire a company that uses a special liquid to sterilize the pets. those are some of our top stories on this friday, march 14th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning, everyone. we begin this half hour with new developments in the case of malaysia airlines flight 370. >> abc news has learned steps were taken on the plane to evade de

. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning. i'm marci gonzalez in for diana perez. >> and i'm john muller. we begin with the deepening mystery of malaysia airlines flight 370. still so few clues about what might have happened. search crews testing an oil slick found in the south china sea and tracking down a possible sighting of a plane part. >> we've learned a woman from the pittsburgh area, a malaysian citizen with a u.s. green card, was also on board. and the airline admits it's not uncommon for passengers to travel with stolen passports. abc's pierre thomas begins our coverage. >> reporter: this is the real luigi maraldi, his passport with that of austrian christian kozel was stolen in thailand months ago. there's an urgent international investigation trying to figure out who used those passports to board flight 370. malaysian officials have looked at surveillance video from security at the airport that show ail of the passengers from the plane. >> i can confirm that we have visuals on them and i can confirm two individuals

it is wednesday, march 19th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> i'm marci gonzalezn mourning today after a fatal crash involving the station's helicopter. >> the fully fueled chopper was lifting off from the station's roof when it suddenly dropped to the street below and exploded not far from the city's famous space needle. abc's lana zak is there. >> reporter: good morning, john and marci. i'm here in the komo-tv complex. districtly above me is the helicopter launch pad. we're about 200 yards from the space needle, where tour groups and school children would often congregate. people say it's a wonder more weren't caught by these tragic events. in the shadow of the seattle space needle -- >> we have report of a helicopter into the space needle. cars involved on fire. >> reporter: the chopper flown by abc affiliate komo-tv, had just refuelled and was lifting off from the station's roof when it dropped suddenly to the street below and exploded. >> it was unstable, pitching, going up and down. >> it looked like its tail wobbled so it did a couple of tailspins, then jus

investigators tell abc news they are considering the possibility, based on new clues, that what went on inside the cockpit of this plane may not have been an accident. all of this as a u.s. ship races to a new location in the indian ocean. and abc's david kerley brings us the breaking details, right now. david? >> good evening, diane. tonight, two sources tell abc news, that two communication systems on this 777 were shut down separately, suggesting there was not a catastrophic failure. these communication systems shut down separately, as i said, less than an hour into the flight. our source called it systematic. this, as the search is expanding. american ships are on the move, tonight, looking for that 777 jetliner, even farther away from its original flight path. a top u.s. military source says there's an indication the jet went down in the indian ocean. so, the search grid is getting bigger and could get much bigger. here's why. two senior u.s. officials tell abc news, the plane may have flown up to four hours beyond its last sighting on radar. they know this, because the jet was

rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >>> and today, one of the confounding mysteries about a life that seemed pretty much perfect. the death of fashion designer l'wren scott. police say, apparently, she took her own life. here's abc's mara schiavocampo. >> reporter: l'wren scott seemingly lived life at the top. mick jagger's girlfriend for more than a decade. monday morning, scott was found dead of an apparent suicide in her new york city apartment. just weeks shy of her 50th birthday, she becomes part of a stunning statistic. the age group with the highest suicide rate, those 45 to 64. police say it was death by hanging. while scott reportedly did not leave a note, police say they do not suspect foul play. scott and jagger started dating in 2001, after meeting on a photo shoot. scott, a stylist at the time, went on to become a very successful designer to the stars, who recently started broadening her reach, by partnering with brands like banana republic. at 6'3", the former model was a towering presence in life and fashion. jagger got the news shortly after landing in australia for a

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next up, abc news exclusive. residential contender. >> christie embroiled in scandal after top aides ordered traffic lanes shut down on a major bridge goes one-on-one with our diane sawyer to talk about what he knew. >> reporter: it was the scandal that threatened to derail the governor of new jersey, the no nonsense, tough-talking chris christie. >> you know, some may go down tonight, but it ain't going to be jobs, sweetheart. >> reporter: a rising political star with aspirations. you remember on america's busiest bridge for four days straight, drivers used to a 30-minute commute were stuck in three to four-hour gridlock. emergency vehicles delayed. children on school buses. desperate people making calls to 911. >> it's an emergency. >> reporter: and the provoking questions, could this all be political payback for a local mayor who hadn't supported christie's re-election? the governor points out a new report clears him and he sat down with me in his family home to explain why. >> this report said i had no knowled

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rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >> it's tempting, right? >> it really is.re the break. that's something i always wanted to get into. you don't have the time or the money. you don't have the oomph to do it because you're afraid. >> some of the best flippers have like a team. a team of contractors that go in, an interior designer that goes in. they have it down. they bring in people and boom, boom, boom. >> get in, get out. that's the secret, i think. >> anyway, investors put almost 157,000 homes, in just the last year, up 114% since 2011. so there's a lot of optimism out there. >> wow. it's risky, because you could lose money. but a lot of people are doing it. it could drive the cost of houses done. hopefully. >> we shall see. >>> up next, one of the best loved sitcoms on television getting ready to sign off. one of the stars already has a new and pretty unconventional role. >>> a new film proves it's the best animated feature of all time. "the skinny" is coming up next. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. this is your

on abc 7 news at 11:00. 7 is the only place where you can see the oscars, coverage begins at 5:00 p.m. visit abc7news.com, click on countdown to oscar sunday to get a printal ballot in the my pick section so you can choose the winners, oscar sundays is today here on abc 7. >>> a lot of people will be curled up in their homes watching the oscars today, and it looks like maybe a chance of showers, huh, lisa? >> unfortunately matt it's a chance. plenty of clouds will dominate the sky today and the significant weather system few and far between for the week ahead. i'll explain when we return. >> thanks, lisa. bay area reaction to the international crisis in ukraine, the call from local ukrainians amid the deteriorating situation with russia's military on the move. >>> how migratory birds are getting assists from farmers as they make their way home through the california drought. what does that first spoonful taste likok. honey bunches of oats. ching! mmmm! mmmm! mmmm! wow! it's the oats. honey. yeah. honey bunche

tonight, an abc news exclusive. we go one-on-one with governor chris christie, on the big news, today. that controversial report, clearing him of the bridge scandal. the lesson, he learned -- >> i feel like i let people down. >> what he says about his political future. has this torpedoed your 2016 run? and is he going to change his take-no-prisoners style? >>> and tonight, rising fast. what is driving the new number of american children with autism? >>> and busted. your bags being ripped off at the airport by thieves. well, tonight, an ingenious sting that reels them in. >>> good evening, to you on this thursday night. we begin with an abc news exclusive. one-on-one with the two-fisted new jersey governor, chris christie. the man at the center of today's headlines. a big, new report was released today, concluding christie did not order those two lanes of traffic on a bridge to be shut down for political revenge. but there's a question because the report that exonerates him came from lawyers hired by his side. so, i s

juju chang, abc news, new york. >> what do you think?e best thing i've got. i mean, she's awesome. >> i agree. >> and i'm not just saying that. >> as a mother of a toddler and an 18-month-old, it's tough. >> that's a tough time. >> it's tough, juggling. >> there were many days where i'm like, this is not fun at all. you're in that tough phase. do you sort of relate or -- >> i get why she can say it is tough. and sometimes no fun. and i do feel when you have kids that are under 5, you are in a different boat. and when you have kids over 5, you forget how tough it was when they were under 5. >> i think i'm having that now. it gets better. it gets get better. once they pass 3, it is better. then 5 -- well, mine was an angle. i hope yours are, too. >> they can be at times. >> terrible 2s, that's -- >> they hope they are asleep right now. >>> in "the mix" a real life singing nun. >> and the app for dog lovers. you're watching "world news now." woolite detergents clean your save jeans and won't torture your tanks. so clothes look like new even

investigators tell abc news they are considering the possibility, based on new clues, that what went on inside the cockpit of this plane may not have been an accident. all of this as a u.s. ship races to a new location in the indian ocean. and abc's david kerley brings us the breaking details, right now. david? >> reporter: good evening, diane. tonight, two sources tell abc news, that two communication systems on this 777 were shut down separately, suggesting there was not a catastrophic failure. american ships are on the move, tonight, looking for that 777 jetliner, even farther away from its original flight path. then, the transponter reporting altitude and position, shut down about 40 minutes into the flight. a systematic shutdown. this, as we learned the plane flew up to four hours beyond its last sighting on radar. they know this because the jet was apparently pinging a satellite every hour. it's part of a monitor system airlines can pay for to keep track of their jets in the air. malaysia airlines was not paying. but our sources say, even if the airline is not buying the data,

larry jacobs, abc news, new york. >> and that's not all.people waking up to january-like windchills and temperatures. >> below zero windchills. our coverage continues with accuweather meteorologist jim dickey. >> good morning, john and marci. can you split the country in half here. a quiet day expected. you see clear skies across the region. to the west coast and east. different story. powerful area of low pressure. powerful winter storm is moving through. we're seeing wind-driven snowfall. already seeing numerous power outages with this from the winds and heavy thunderstorms across the midatlantic. the snow, though, coming to an end. area of low pressure moving out into canada. holding on through maine, vermont and new hampshire. it continues to usher in an arctic air mass. many spots, 20 to 40 degrees colder today than tuesday. these are your expected real temperatures through the morning hou hours many spots feel like it is down bee low zero. john and marci, back to you. >>> all right, thanks, jim. now a little girl that simply could not

. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good monday morning. i'm marci gonzalez in for diana perez. >> and i'm john muller. >> we begin with the deadly mudslides in washington state and desperate search for survivors. >> as the search and rescue progresses around the clock, the death toll is climbing. up to eight people dead and more than a dozen unaccounted for. these pictures show the scale of the mudslide. an entire side of the mountain gone in just seconds. abc's neal karlinksy has the latest. >> reporter: pictures from above show the full scope. it's as if half a mountain slid down on this rural community. a slide measuring a square mile in size. this is the carnage. this right here in front of me was the highway. home video from the ground makes it hard to tell there used to be anything here. survivors had to be plucked out by helicopter. >> the helicopter medevacing the mom and child, 5-month-old baby, out of here. still alive. >> reporter: that baby is hospitalized in critical condition. beneath all this mud, a residential street called

. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning on this st. patrick's day. i'm marci gonzalez in for diana perez. >> i'm john muller. you're looking all festive. i like your kelly green. >> thanks. you're close to kelly green. >> close. i tried. we talked earlier. you, marci gonzalez, are a quarter irish. who knew. >> mom's mom was a mcmannis. so, a little irish. >> no kidding? i'm a quarter irish as well. my grandmother was a fox, and she was pretty too, but an irish fox. there you go. we look forward to a nice st. patrick's day celebration. >> we'll have more on that now. >>> we'll start now with new developments in the case of the missing malaysian airlines flight 370. >> as more signs point to the flight being deliberately diverted by someone with cockpit knock. more resources are being sent to the vast widening search area. david kerley has the latest from washington. >> reporter: the u.s.'s most sophisticated sub hunter, the p-8, has joined the search for malaysian flight 370 as more evidence is revealed this disappearance was a delibera

alex perez, abc news, chicago. >>> and next, we take you to a smoldering scene right here in new york today. a city still haunted by the sights and sounds of 9/11. and this city heard a powerful explosion once again. tonight, rescue teams still working to find survivors in the rubble. and abc's ryan smith is there. >> reporter: at least a half a dozen still missing, after an explosion leveled two apartment buildings in manhattan's east harlem neighborhood. family members distraught, as they desperately searched for loved ones. at 9:30 a.m., residents say they felt a large blast. then, saw thick smoke and flames. >> i just -- i didn't -- i went in slow-motion. and i just got out of there. that was it. >> reporter: just 15 minutes earlier, a call to a utility company, complaining of gas-like odors. crews were on their way. >> the walls started coming down. i didn't know what else to do. just run for my life. >> reporter: more than 250 firefighters working to contain the blaze. the blast, leaving at least two dead and dozens injured. tonight, many residents without a home and wondering w

chuck sievertson, abc news, new york. >>> a texas-based simi conductor firm says 20 of its employeesere on board that missing jet. this is sky 7 hd video of the freescale conductor company offices in san jose. among the employees, 12 from malaysia, 8 from china. the company says in a statement the entire freescale simi conductor community is deeply saddened by this news. the company is continuing to monitor the situation. >>> new details investigators say a san francisco firefighter lied about the circumstances surrounding the death of a teenager who was run over and killed by a fire department rig following the crash of an aseana airlines flight at sfo. the san francisco chronicle reports elise deckert's claims that her rig did not run over the 15-year-old. contradict video film shown in helmet cam footage. she says she saw the tarp-covered girl on the ground and couldn't have hit her. but investigators say camera footage shows a firefighter placing a tarp on the girl after deckert's rig drove over the spot where she was found. deckert's rig, authorities say, were one of two that hi

and again, everyone here at abc news, mourning with our friends at komo tonight. >>> we move next to overseas, to a kind of battle cry from russian president vladimir putin. a scathing report for the united states about ukraine. abc's global affairs correspondent martha raddatz, on the russians talking tough tonight. >> reporter: tonight, joy in the streets of moscow. thousands strong. bellowing the russian anthem, welcoming crimea back to fatherland russia. this, after their leader, vladmir putin, basking in his moment, said crimea will soon be theirs. we have already achieved much, he said. there is even more to do. we shall prevail because we are united. glory to russia. putin, blasting the united states for behaving rudely, irresponsibly and unprofessionally in ukraine. saying the u.s. had crossed a line. he accused america of hypocrisy. applying power against sovereign states, a clear reference to iraq. the u.s. shot back. secretary of state kerry calling putin's moves dangerous. >> nobody doubts russia's interests in crimea. but that doesn't legitimize just taking what you want

this is abc news new york. >> now we are expecting statement from the ceo of malaysian air within the hour. if it happens we bring it to you live. reporting continues right now on twitter at abc 7 news bay area. update on the abc 7 news at 11 over on channel 7. we will see you for that. >> we are learning more tonight about why east bay teacher now charged with child molestation never had a new background check done. ron was arrested at mile an hour vista elementary in richmond early this month. last year he was fired from another school molestation alleges arose. west contra costa county school district did not know when it hired him. since he had worked for the district before, background check was not performed again. the schoo board is scheduled to review the policy on background check during a eting on wednesday night. we follow-up for you. >> well there was a vigil tonight for man killed by police in a san francisco park. friends gather at the spot where this man died last friday. police say they thought he had a gun. his friend say it was a taser. 7 news reporter carolyn tyler

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it is thursday, march 20th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning.zalez in for diana perez. >> and i'm john muller. >> and we begin with that breaking news in the search for flight 370. here's what we know right now. the p8 poseidon, america's most advanced submarine hunter, is over an area where objects possibly related to the missing plane have been spotted by satellite. >> prime minister tony abbott has announced the discovery and said they have been diverted to the area to try to find the objects. >> two possible objects related to the search have been identified. i can inform the house that australian air force orion has been alerted to attempt to locate the objects. >> an emergency ship in the area has responded and is also on the way to the scene. the australian maritime safety authority says the possible pieces of debris, one of which is said to be as much as 78 feet long, have been spotted approximately 1500 miles southwest of perth, australia. abc's david curley has been following the search for flight 370 from the very beginning. >> david

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mara schiavocampo, abc news, new york. >> as mara said, affecting everyone in the country. >>> now, we move on to some welcome change of seasons. tomorrow marks the official beginning of spring. abc meteorologist, ginger zee, has the official verdict on winter, how bad it was, and the prediction for spring on the way. >> reporter: as we officially say hello to spring, millions of us are saying good-bye to the harshest winter in almost 30 years. those momentous mounds of record snow in philadelphia. chicago, indianapolis, and cincinnati, buried in their top-five snowiest seasons on record. perpetual plows in virginia. and the images that scream, will it ever end, from new york city. toledo, ann arbor and peoria, all with their snowiest seasons ever. profound polar chills, from minneapolis to chicago, freezing everything. including the perma-smile off our own gio benitez. >> oh, boy, gio. thank you. you can even see his lips were freezing. >> reporter: and with a third of the nation still covered in snow, and so many yearning for spring, it's actually good news that almost everyone east

our reporting continue on his twitter at 7 news bay area and we have update for you on abc 7 news at 11:00 over on channel 7. hope you can tune in then. >> police and fbi raided home in east oak land as part of a drug and gun investigation. that raid started just before 2 this afternoon at house on 90 avenue near dowling street in the city elm hurst district. at least 8 people taken into custody. officials also confiscated 3 pounds of marijuana unknown amount of cash. various types of ammo and illegal weapon magazine. him packet on surrounding neighborhood. >> prior to us serving the warrant we actually notice that had there was a school in the area. we policed the school on lock down for the safety of the kids at school. >> streets in the area were also shut down temporarily as precaution. >> 62-year-old woman accused of trying to sneak on to a plane to hawaii 3 different times was arrested again this morning at san francisco international airport. marilyn was spotted hanging out at food court at the international terminal. she was arrested for trespassing and violent ago court orde

and that means, a vast, new stretch of ocean to be searched. abc's bob woodruff is on the ground in beijing with the very latest on the disappearance of flight 370. >> reporter: today, the malaysian military is quoted, saying they believe the mystery jet headed way off course. the flight carrying 239 passengers en route north to beijing, banking hard to the left. the military saying the plane soared back over hundreds of miles of land for an hour, never sounding an alarm, cruising low into the strait of malacca, a busy shipping lane near a tiny, rocky island called pulau perak. no boat, no one on land ever spotting it. an almost unimaginable maneuver sparking even more questions tonight. from the sky, it is like looking for a needle in a haystack for the 40 aircraft and ships. our partners, the bbc, with a bird's-eye view aboard a search chopper. >> officials here are using their naked eyes to try to spot anything in the water that seems to be out of the ordinary. so, it is easy to see why vietnamese officials have thought they spotted something. and

that is it for abc 7 news at 5:00, but abc 7 news at 6:00 starts right now. abc sevenom the broadcast centers, this is abc 7 news at 6:00 -- on your side. >> campaign funding scandal surrounding d.c. mayor vincent gray. >> it all started when jeffrey thompson pleaded guilty to into >>g illegal money campaigns. now we have the mayor's defensive response. sam, tell us about it. >> leon, the mayor admits the timing of these allegations have hurt him, even though he denies they are true. jeffrey thompson says he gave around $2 million to various shadow campaigns on the d.c. and federal level. he has now made a deal in which he goes after mayor gray. mayor vincentd.c. gray as a possible co-conspirator. thompson pled guilty to and court papers argue that one of the shadow campaigns was for then candidate mayor vincent gray. he says that he and gray met at harris'on jeanne clarke

abc news, pierce airfield. >> stay with abc news."america this morning" and "good morning america." >>> now to the disastrous landslide in washington state, which has already claimed 14 lives. rescuers continue to look for sir vooifrs with as many as 176 people still not accounted for. abc's neal karlinsky has the latest. >> reporter: hovercraft joined a small fleet of helicopters over what looks nothing like a community. looking for any signs of life amidst a disaster so chaotic, officials aren't sure what the total number of missing really is. >> the situation is very grim. >> reporter: pictures from the scene leave little clue that 30 homes once stood here. robin youngblood said living through it was like whirling through a washing machine of mud and trees. >> we had mud in our eyes, nose and mouth. i'm really grateful i'm alive. >> reporter: the scale of it is all is simply mind-boggling. from here you can see trees that are 50 to 60 feet tall, which have been tossed around like toothpicks. and thrown hundreds of yards. the mudsl

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cynthia mcfadden, abc news, new york. >> and more of cynthia's reporting tonight on "nightline." >>> and next, we want to show you dramatic video, a dramatic rescue, of a hiker who plunged down the side of a mountain in north carolina. a national guard helicopter was called in to pull the hiker in to safety. police say he was repelling down the mountain, there he is, about 40 feet, he had fallen. and he was conscious, clinging to a rock for 4 1/2 hours, until help arrived and carried him away. >>> and up next, right here tonight, something very personal from someone you know on "world news." you're going to see a panic attack on live tv. how it started our dan harris on a journey to find something that night make your life happier, too. when we're back in two minutes. music stops ♪music resumes purina pro plan's bioavailable formulas deliver optimal nutrient absorption. purina pro plan. nutrition that performs. it may seem strange, but people really can love their laxative. especially when it's miralax. it hydrates, eases, and softens, to unblock your system naturally. so you have pe

matt gutman, abc news, pretoria. zblnlts next here, a passing to note, we all know the iconic photos celebrating america's victory over japan and the end to world war ii, a sailor in a passionate kiss with a nurse, a stranger in times square, well, tonight, the man who insisted always that he was the sailor has died at age 86 and here's abc's john donvan. >> jubilant the taste of victory. >> reporter: everything was magic that day, world war ii had just ended that afternoon. wandering about in new york city, alfred got this picture, and it was magic. the same smile that you just had on your face. the photo bookended an era. it also launched an argument -- who was that guy? many candidates stepped forward. but best believed of them all, was this man, glenn mcduffie, who died just this week at the age of 86. who said it was always him. >> the lady, when i came out of the steps, the nurse said, i'm so happy for you. i said, for what? she said the war is over and you go home. >> reporter: he expressed his joy. they match

bob woodruff, abc news, beijing. >> as more details come in from melee shashgs stay with abc news.d morning america." >>> a british man testified for a second day in the u.s. terror trial of osama bin laden's son-in-law. he appeared by video from london where he served seven years in jail for conspiracy. he said he had no recollection of anyone nailed sulaiman abu ghaith but testified he had seen him in afghanistan. badat said he had flown many times with a bomb in his shoe. >>> at the murder trial of oscar pistorius a former friend of the olympian testified he witnessed pistorius fire a gun twice in public in the months before he fatally shot his girlfriend. darren fresco said pistorius shot out of a car sun roof on a road and in a crowded restaurant. his testimony backed up that of other prosecution witnesses. it was meant to portray pistorius as being prone to flashes of extreme anger. >>> president obama welcomes the ukrainian prime minister to the white house today. they have a lot to talk about today. armed russian militia in plain clothes have taken control of the airport. t

news. we'll tell you more after this break on the "abc 7 morning news." bay area, this is "abc 7 news." >>> 6:45. back to live pictures from sky 7 hd of workers checking the tracks near the south hayward b.a.r.t. station pap tweet from our reporter amy hollholyfield. good news. turning over the scene to the operations part of the institution, the department, while they check the tracks. there was a fatal incident here last night. once these people clear the tracks, then service could resume here, and that could happen 7:30 or even before. we'll keep track of this with amy hollyfield at the scene and sue hall in the traffic center. >> amy's twitter handl handle @amyholyfield. >>> and authorities in florida questioning a pregnant mother as she drove her minivan right into the ocean with three kids onboard. take a look at the chaotic scene on daytona beach. the woman driving along the water when she went into the waves. lifeguards and beachgoers jumped into action pulling the kids out of the van as it was driving into the water. one of the witnesses heard the

jim avila, abc news, new york. >>> and next here tonight, an abc news exclusive, every year 1,000 children are abducted by parents and taken overseas, and just this week, a senate panel has promised to help parents fighting to return their children to the united states. so, tonight, we're going to take you inside one of those cases. with the video that broke it open. and we tracked down the mother and two sons at the center of an extraordinary international manhunt. abc's david muir spending months on this trial. david? >> reporter: diane, as you know, this is incredible. 18 months go by, in fact, two dads, two ex-husbands have no idea where their two beloved boys are, when suddenly a piece of evidence breaks the case wide open. you're about to see those stunning images. and tonight, right here on "world news," you'll hear from the fugitive mother herself as we track her down. >> okay, once upon a time -- >> reporter: this is the story of two beautiful little boys. two brothers. like so many children across america tonight, they are boys who try to push the limits at bedtime. this is jerry

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steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >>> and now, we turn to big headlines today about american jobs. today we learned that last month, employers added 175,000 new jobs, better than experts predicted. but meanwhile, unemployment inched higher, up to 6.7%. fueled by a surge in the number of americans that have been out of work for more than 27 weeks, the long-term unemployed. so, who are they? abc's chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis tells us. >> reporter: from energy boomtowns in north dakota, to high-tech manufacturing in oregon, this is where the fastest job creation in america is. heavily clustered in the west -- arizona, utah, colorado and oregon. and in middle states, with big oil and gas industries, like texas and north dakota. for all of the bright spots, today's jobs report reveals a sharp spike of americans out of work for six months or longer. those nearly 4 million people now make up 37% of the unemployed. nearly half the people between 45 years old and 54 years old who are out of work are long-term unemployed. he is one of them. what do you want people to know and

dan harris, abc news, new york. >>> and thank you so much for watching.s here at abcnews.com. "nightline," later. and we're going to leave you, tonight, with the party in new orleans. the coldest mardi gras in more than 20 years. but not enough to take the fire out of the fun in the big easy. good times rolling down there. and we'll see you back here tomorrow. good night. >> >>> a school yard shocker and a reported rest room hate crime. an attack that never happened. >> tonight the people who stole a vending machine filled with california lottery tickets. >> plus, we'll fop up on a bear cub found roaming a tahoe ski resort. what likely woke him up from a winter snooze. >> when a transgender teenager reported being assaulted in the rest room of a school it made national headlines but it turns out the story was made up. good evening. >> the question is why? why makeup a story that sends police, and school officials on a wild goose chase? abc7 news is live in hercules tonight with the story. leanne? >> investigators became sus spishus and found no signs of i

this is abc news loss acknowledge. >> aviation news close call tonight in philadelphia. passenger plane on flight to florida barely got off the ground in what could have been a very bad accident. landing gear collapsed forcing an emergency landing and evacuation captured in dramatic joyed from passengers. here's larry jacobs. this night to fort lauderdale no farther than the end of the runway. philadelphia international airport. >> the plane crashed. >> it's nose gear collapsed during take off. tire blew out and bedlam followed. >> evacuating the plane. >> my god. >> just as we start to get airborne the plan dipped down in the front. front whether he will touched a bit. >> u.s. airway flight 17 02 from philadelphia with 149 aboard was forced to abort take off shortly after 6:00 p.m. as the air bus a 320 slid and screeched to terrifying halt. >> the plane really hit the front then assuming the front wheel broke off and then we started screaming. >> emergency chute and hit the ground running. everyone made it to safety. 3 minor injuries reported. >> we take a protective fo

so far this story has more than 10,000 likes on the abc 7 news facebook page. abc 7 news reporter leaisa has e story. >> reporter: cheering on runners as they passed by his house sunday morning. watch what as few seconds later. runners crowd around bell, dressed in his world war ii uniform. >> thank you, thank you! >> reporter: the 95-year-old was shocked. >> oh, yes. sometimes they catch me, yeah, yeah. >> reporter: the kisses and attention just kept on coming, and an off-duty news reporter julia sulick caught it all on her iphone. >> just this amazing tribute. he told me today that he's never really received recognition for anything. >> but this is where we were in shanghai. >> reporter: joe bell was a corporal in the army, eventually settling in san jose. every now and then he likes putting on his uniform. on sunday he thought it would inspire the runners. he was right. >> he inspired all of us. yeah. because he was standing there -- standing on his own with no walker, no cane, in his uniform, proudly. >> reporter: these two longtime fraen friends and runners

next up, abc news exclusive. ey governor chris christie, once considered the shining star of the republican party and presidential contender. >> now embroiled in scandal, after ordering traffic lanes on a bridge goes one on one with diane sawyer to talk about what he knew. >> it was the scandal that threatened to derail the governor of new jersey, the no nonsense tough talking chris christie. >> you know, some may go down tonight, but it ain't going to be jobs, sweetheart. >> a rising political star with aspiration. you remember on mer can's busiest bridge for four days straight, drivers used it a 30-minute commute were stuck in gridlock. children on school buses. desperate people making chauallo 911. and the provoking questions. could this be political pay back for a local mayor that hadn't supported christie's reelection. an investigation clears him and he sat down with us in his home and explains why. >> this report said i had no knowledge of it before it happened, nor did i authorize it. or have anything to do

7 news. >> more to bring enthusiastic thursday night on abc 7 news at 9:00. street patrol. city of oakland stretched thin but the force may finally be with the department. the explains yichlt elaborate chain reaction caused by california worst drought in history and why it could be the new normal for our state. we are here with the weather. >> if the accu-weather forecast center where we have a cool down tomorrow but warm-up for the weekend. i have the accu-weather forecast in just a moment. >> thanks experience. the california chaos. deadline just days away now. why some people trying to sign up for health insurance hanging up. abc 7 news at 9:00 in just a moment when i was living without insurance, it was very scary. charles not having coverage stressed me out. knowing that i have an insurance card in my pocket gives me a sense of reassurance. i'm in because nobody deserves to be without health insurance. i'm in because my coverage can't be denied. i'm in so i can protect my family and my future. i'm in because she wouldn't take "no" for an

john donvan, abc news, washington. >> and all of your friends at abc salute you, gloria. >>> and we thankatching. "nightline," later. i'll see you again tomorrow. good night. >>> tonight a cold case, authorities now think all six women were killed by the same person. >> also tonight $9 billion take over of the safeway supermarket chain. >> and a new election year plan to give oakland an economic boft. the mayor coming under fire for it. >> and the vessel known as the google barge now docked in a new location. >> these six women lost their lives at the hands of a cold blooded killer, thanks for joining us. i'm cheryl jennings >> and all of the years later they're putting together a task force of evidence that may connect to another killing that same year in reno. >> reporter: operation is called gypsy hill task force named after a road in pacifica. beginning next week, fbi and law enforcement will knock on doors and canvas the the two former detectives from south san francisco investigated one of the murders they wish there would have been dna technology back then. >> we're ignorant of the