elizabeth hur has the story. "did you request a room next to ms. andrews? yes i did." a convicted stalker.. in his own words.. "went to that floor, and had noticed the maid was cleaning room next to her room and that person was checking out. that room was open, can i check into that room?" what did they say?: "they went back, verified date, checked into that room." today.. the jury heard michael david barrett's pre-recorded deposition.. as his victim.. erin andrews sat in court.. fighting for herself.. "i'm erin andrews and we are so excited to be." the 37-year-old with the stars cohost is suing barrett for filming her naked through the peephole of her hotel room door.. she's also suing the owners and managers of this nashville marriott.. arguing the hotel made it easy for barrett to film her in the nude. "i could actually hear her talking on the phone so i knew it was the right room. i heard the door slam closed next to me, so looked out my peephole and i saw it was her leaving room and at that time i altered peephole." "why did you decide to do that? it's a great que

as elizabeth hur reports... that court says apple does not have to help the federal government unlock an iphone at the center of a drug case. from the courthouse to capitol hill.. rep. darrell issa, r-ca: "you're expecting someone to obey an order to do something they don't want to do, and you haven't even figured out if you the case pitting apple center stage in washington.. bruce sewell, apple attorney: "should the fbi be allowed to stop apple, or any company, from offering the american people the safest and most secure product it can make?" james comey, fbi director: "essentially, take the guard dog away.. we'll pick that lock." the fbi insisting.. they're not asking apple to create a so-called magic key.. maintaining just one iphone belonging to one of the san bernardino shooters.. for clues. james comey: "is there somebody else?.. that is our job." apple has already asked the courts to have this case thrown out.. arguing.. unlocking that one phone compromises the security of millions of others. tim cook, ap

elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. so senseless.ust a reminder of what law enforcement is constantly up against. domestic altercation was what they were responding to. >> none of what they do is routine on any day. the general public is invited to attend the services. of course, you'll have officers from all over the country, as well. >> i imagine yeah. >>> coming up in our next half hour, royal of the seas" damaged after sailing into hurricane force winds last month. it is turning back again. is it because of bad weather ordazs of sick passengers on board? >>> but first an american hero. a member of the legendary seal team 6 has received the nation's highest hirlt honor. you're watching "world news now." >> very good theme for this one because one of america's bravest heros has been awarded the nation's highest military honor. >> a member of s.e.a.l. team 6 and his acts of bravery to save an american hostage will go down in history. here's abc's david muir. >> an american hero stepping out of the shadows. a member of see see team 6

elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. >> that's our time. chris, what's going on? >> frank, a lot going on. next on newschannel5 at 6:00, increasing concerns over a rapidly growing epidemic. >> the number of people dying does the number of lives saved after an overdose. tonight, why everyone needs to be concerned about ten deemic across ohio. ,plus, a brand-new week, a fresh slate for the candidates running for the white house. newschannel5 at 6:00 starts in >>> it's a growing epidemic that knows no stereotype. more and more ohioans are finding themselves addicted to heroin and dying from the. >> a new wave has police on alert. paul kiska is live outside of metro health where one person who nearly died is being treated. police told you today there is a reason everyone should be concerned. >> reporter: we're going to hear about that in a moment but the heroin epidemic is hitting hard in lorain county where six people have died in the last two weeks. others are hospitalized. in just the last two weeks, 4 people in elyria overdosed on heroin or heroin mixed with a pai

abc' s elizabeth hur is in new york with these developments. elizabeth: hoping to prevent a repeat, royal caribbean' s anthem of the seas is heading home early again. damaged after being caught in hurricane force winds just weeks ago, it is now racing back to its home port in new jersey. severe storm, not because 10 people a day are reporting symptoms of norovirus, haley -- nora virus. >> we had to walk past the medical facility to get off the boat, and the medical facility was jam packed, standing room only, literally just full of people and that' s when we kind of went whoa? this is not good. elizabeth: the cruise line maintains a severe forecast storm is to blame, tweeting monday, that norovirus in a small percentage of 6,000 passengers didn' t affect the decision to return. >> three people that i' m traveling with have shown some symptoms so it' s definitely going around. elizabeth: just 3 weeks ago, the same ship took a beating from 30 foot waves and 120 mile per hour winds, forcing passengers to >> the water kept coming above the window an

reporter elizabeth hur has the latest sports hoping to prevent a repeat royal caribbean anthem of the seas is heading home early again. damaged after being caught and hurricane force winds just weeks ago it is now racing back the company says to beat the severe storm not because 10 people per day are reporting symptoms of norovirus yes you have to walk by the medical center -- facility to get off the boat and the facility was jampacked, full of people. that's when we said this is not good. >> reporter: the line maintains a forecast storm is to blame tweeting monday that norovirus in a small percentage of 6000 passengers did not affect the decision to return. >> three people on traveling with have shown symptoms. it is definitely going around. >> reporter: three weeks ago the same ship took a beating from 30 foot weight and 120 miles per hour winds forcing passengers to hunker down. >> coming across the window. >> reporter: after that trip, the cruise line offered full refunds and discounts on a future trip. some of those passengers have ship is arriving two days early to avoid the maj

elizabeth hur has more. >> reporter: these are just released pictures of the debris discovered on the beach in mozambique that could unlock the mystery behind the missing malaysia airlines flight three 70. >> it is been found in the -- of interest but i cannot confirm it all that it is a piece of the play. >> reporter: abc news has learned an american tourist blamed -- may be discovered over the weekend. >> pried open -- high probability of plane debris from going 777. the south china sea monday, 24 to after leaving malaysia for beijing with 239 people on board in an interview with the associated press, the pilot's sister defended her brother. >> contrary to what some people say, he's a very gentle, very caring. >> reporter: investigators for multiple countries are now working together to go to the bottom of this. to get some closure next tuesday marking the two-year anniversary. >> we accept what has happened but not withstanding that i think it is within our rights to have closure. we want closure. we need closure. we seek and we cry for closure. >> reporter: as for the investigatio

in new york, elizabeth hur, abc7 news. michelle: i think we can agree tolls are one thing. but what about the fees on top of them? that is something completely different. jonathan: yeah, still ahead for us details of a settlement for drivers fighting along beautiful. but what is this windy weather doing to them? jonathan: later -- >> this is a really good much-up. jonathan: gearing u for the season. what you need to know before heading to nats park this year. michelle: but first, potential consequences after a scuffle between campaign manager and reporter. jonathan: as we head to break, abc7 pleased to bring you a debate between the democrat candidates from the maryland senate race today. if you missed it, don't worry. see it tonight at 7:00 on newschannel8 or watch it at wjla.com. back after this. narrator: all that political mail mlet's simplify.lming. only one candidate has been endorsed by the washington post: kathleen matthews. as a journalist and progressive leader at marriott, she has a broad and deep facility with policy. emily's list praises matthews as pro-choice

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elizabeth hur, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> there's still more news ahead. >> action and reaction news tonight. construction workers in new york city drinking at lunch. now a call for change at every construction site. >> plus we take you inside police training. a split second decision can make the difference between life and death. >>> first at 5:00, that little girl killed in a hit-and-run on her way to school. tonight police make arrests. i'm bill ritter in for diana williams. >> and i'm sade baderinwa. quick police work leading to the ist roof -- to the arrest of a young man. >> police say the suspect was driving his girlfriend's truck. she was also arrested. wait till you hear why. >> eyewitness news reporter sandra bookman at the intersection in west new york where it happened. >> that girlfriend that you mentioned, the suspected driver's girlfriend, tonight facing charges of hindering and obstruction. and told her about the incident, up. >> at about midnight last night, the car was recovered and two persons were arrested. >> reporter: good old fashioned police work. that's what

abc's elizabeth hur is in new york with details. " " from the courthouse to capitol hill.. ((nat)) congress question the case pitting apple against the fbi.. took center stage in washington.. ((sot)) comey "essentially, take the guard dog away.. we'll pick that lock." the fbi insisting.. they're not asking apple to create a so-called magic key.. maintaining they want access to just one iphone belonging to one of the san bernardino shooters.. for clues. ((sot)) comey "is there somebody else?.. that is our job." asked the courts to have this case thrown out.. arguing.. unlocking that one phone compromises the security of millions of others. ((sot)) tim cook " the only way to get information-- would be to write a piece of software that we view as sort of the software equivalent of cancer." in a similar but unrelated case.. a judge in new york ruled on monday that apple cannot be compelled to help the department of justice fbi unlock an iphone. that ruling has no affect on this case but experts call it a legal victory for apple. that could help the tech giant.. moving forward.

elizabeth hur has more. >> reporter: the descent rate of 80 m/s. >> mission accomplished. >> back on mother earth. >> reporter: commander scott kelly back on solid ground, pumping his fist, giving two thumbs up and a peace sign later telling reporters the air felt so good. >> cold air was amazing, fresh air. nothing like new cold air coming into the capsule. >> reporter: the russian space craft landed in kazakhstan overnight. kelly and his russian counterpart returning to earth to a hero's welcome. >> felt like i had been up there my whole life. after about the first six months. >> reporter: he spent 340 days in space and during that time completed nearly 5500 orbits that is almost 144,000,000 miles. equal to the moon and back, 300 times. will make things better here on earth. i'm happy to be a part of that. >> reporter: one of the purposes of this mission is to measure the effects of space on the human body by comparing him to his twin, retired astronaut mark kelly. a lot of work ahead for this american record holder who admits being home is bittersweet. >> i have been there along t

abc's elizabeth hur joins us now. >> reporter: david, good afternoon. also a big announcement from former new york mayor michael bloomberg, bloomberg saying he is out, and mitt romney says' now recording a robocall for marco rubio. he's not calling it an endorsement but he says his message will voters out bright and early with the race for the white house now heading into the crucial stretch. four states are up for grabs in the republican race. polls show donald trump still leading in all of them. >> you in michigan, we have hawaii, and we have the greatest potato group in the world, idaho. i love idaho. >> reporter: making trump the target of an all-out ad war against him. >> donald trump hasn't served this country a day in his life. trump a draft dodger and the conservative pac attacking his temperament. michael bloomberg announcing that he is not running because, quote, there's a good chance that my candidacy could lead to the election of donald trump or ted cruz. just yesterday the mexican president weighed in comparing trump to hitler. trump respon

abc's elizabeth hur has the latest. >> reporter: authorities say unfortunately terrorists have struck again. this time in pakistan. this, as new video is released, hoping to track down a suspect, from the attacks in brussels. with a massive man hunt intensifying, for a brussels terror suspect, seen in this new video, from just moments before the airport explosion, abc news learning another terror suspect faycal shafu is there was insufficient evidence for his rest. he was trying to recruit refugees for jihad and this time among the seven men arrested and charged for being connected to a terrorist group. as police continue to hunt for terror suspects across europe. more unrest in belgium. right wing protesters, clashing with police. at the scene of the brussels memorial. expressing anger against belgium muslims on easter sunday. >> everyone that is not belgian, because this is belgium, if you don't want to live like us, go. you don't have to stay. >> reporter: meanwhile, in a new isis-inspired attack in pakistan, more than 70 people were killed and at least 300 others injured, most of

elizabeth hur, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> more court news. appeal denied. the supreme court shot down former illinois governor rod blagojevich's appeal. out five of 18 other convictions last year. blagojevich's lawyers argue he was offering legal political favors. >>> police say they have the man who laundered money for el chapo. juan manuel alvarez allegedly handled the finances for drug cartel boss joaquin guzman. he's part of a money laundering network with connections to mexico, panama, and the u.s. >>> a mailman delivering a package arrested by the nypd. the arrest caught on camera. tonight we hear from the mailman and what happened just before the confrontation. >> a lot of people not happy with those costume characters in times square. a new push to regulate them. face as a small business owner, here's one thing you can rely on: your business will change as it grows. or better equipment, things have a way of moving fast. but if your network can't keepup, it can really slow you down. and that's not good for business. thankfully, a switch to the 100%fi

in new york i'm elizabeth hur for abc7 news.han: more emotional testimony from sportscaster and tv personality erin andrews today. she is back on the stand for the second day in the civil trial against the national marriott hotel and the man convicted of stalking her. she blames both for a secret video recording of her nude that went viral in 2008. tearful andrews says she is anxious, depressed and gets reminded about it constantly. >> i think the thing really hit home for me and hurts me the worst is when girls, high school, college tweet me and say i want to beer reason andrews except for the marriott stalker thing. i can't >> if hotel maintains that michael barrett is a criminal who tricked them into gaining access to the room next to andrews. andrews is seeking $75 million if her lawsuit. e-cigarette may seem like a good alternative if you are trying to kick the habit. explosive danger may have you change your mind on this one. joce sterman is here to explain why. we have seen crazy video of it going off in people's pockets.

a-b-c's elizabeth hur has the latest on democracy 2016. wearing a kkk hood sparked a fight during donald trump's rally in tucson, arizona. sot donald trump "the other guy's wearing a ku klux klan outfit. he thinks it's wonderful. these are bad people. i'm telling you." earlier, in phoenix, protesters blocked the main road leading to the rally, some chaining themselves to cars. nats in new york, thousands of protesters clashed with trump supporters outside the trump tower. sot peter blewette, protester "he literally represents the worst parts of america, and he's bringing out all the garbage." but the frontrunner predicts he will win the republican presidential nomination. sot trump "but you know the expression, to be the future of the republican party you have to go through trump. right. right. gotta go through trump." ted cruz is trying to put the brakes on the trump bandwagon, now that the republican establishment is backing him. sot sen. ted cruz "we should appeal to the values that unify us, that bring us together, that we believe in." john kasich -- still in the race -- disagrees. s

we are live in new york, i'm elizabeth hur for channel6 "action news.a, back to you. >> david muir will have much more on this civil rights battle and you can watch that following "action news" at 6:00. >> philadelphia police release surveillance video showing a gunman using a rifle in the middle of a sidewalk in germantown. the shooting happened just before 1:00 a.m. thursday in the 5600 block of clue avenue. investigators say the gunman approached a plan in his 40's and then opened fire and shot that victim several times. the victim was last known to be in critical condition. police are still looking for this shooter today. >>> meanwhile new information tonight about a murder in north philadelphia. police have identified the victim who was found shot to death in a vacant lot. investigators say edward jefferson was killed early saturday morning in the 1500 block of north 19th street. police have not released details about a suspect or any possible motive. >> employees at a walgreens in logan circle will to run for cover after a shoplifter point add gun

elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. senseless. just a reminder of what law enforcement is constantly up against. domestic altercation was what they were responding to. >> none of what they do is routine on any day. the general public is invited to attend the services. of course, you'll have officers from all over the country, as well. >> i imagine yeah. >>> coming up in our next half hour, royal caribbean's "anthem of the seas" damaged after sailing into hurricane force winds last month. it is turning back again. is it because of bad weather ordazs of sick passengers on board? a member of the legendary seal team 6 has received the nation's highest hirlt honor. you're watching "world newu now." we h real people make their own pizzas. they chose the ingredients they wanted. i like the fresh dough. what's bha? what are fillers? you guys just made your pizza the way i make my pizza. hey! no ingredients that you can't pronounce and no artificial flavors. and we're proud totonnounce get any large pizza up to 5-toppings r juju $9.99. onl

elizabeth hur. matt back to you. >>> five people were cited for disorderly conduct for a large fight that caused panic at a carnival in south philadelphia. the fight took place within the carnival grounds along packer street at 7:00 p.m. someone claimed they heard gunshots. police say it was a rumor, no shots were fired, but the ensuing chaos caused them to close the carnival early. >>> this is the man upper darby police say committed a series of robberies in recent weeks. they arrested sultan akbar-abdullah, the 17-year-old victim said he tried to rob her when she returned home. the girl's uncle came to her aid. he suffered a stab wound while holding him for police. >>> police say a man fired a gun into the home of his girlfriend's family while 8 relative also were inside. two bullets went through a bedroom window nobody was hurt. this happened on north 16th philadelphia in north philadelphia. the 19-year-old barricaded himself inside another home on smedley street and surrendered. >>> federal pros

elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. you have one last chance to catch the you have one last chance to catch the nevada women's basketball team take home court. tonight is senior night for the wolfpack women's basketball team. the ladies take on boise state at 6-30. nevada will honor four seniors before tip off. have you found yourself sneezing and usual? warm temperatures and spreading pollen across the and, a special girl's wish is coming true... and it all happened on a very special day. so what kind of weather can we expect tomorrow, and into the rest of the week? look at our forecast...and what you can expect in the days to come...right after the break. for news while you're on the go, listen to our newscast partner, warmer temperatures mean more misery for people with allergies. we've seen pollen counts reach into the high range in the last few days. that are having the biggest showing right now. are not too far behind... as we move closer to spring. "we are starting to see more, yes. the pollen count is increasing

elizabeth hur is in new york with the latest. repeat, the anthem of the seas is heading home early again. damage after being caught and hurricane force winds weeks ago, it is now racing back to its port in new jersey to beat a severe storm, not because 10 people a day are reporting symptoms of nora virus. >> you had to walk by the medical facility to walk off the boat. it was jampacked, standing room only, full of people. we were like whoa. elizabeth: the cruise line maintains a severe storm is to blame. norovirus in a small percentage of 6000 passengers did not affect the decision to return. >> three people i' m traveling with have shown some symptoms. elizabeth: weeks ago, the ship took a beating from waves and wind, forcing passengers to hunker down. >> it is coming above the window. it looks like we were in an elizabeth: the cruise line offered full refunds and discounts on a future trip but some of those passengers have filed suits. this time around, the cruise ship is arriving two days early to avoid a major storm. it is expected to dock sometime wednesday. phil: a bus destroyed af

abc's elizabeth hur is in new york with more. elizabeth intro:right now.. officials say it is just too early to confirm anything but we're told.. the piece of debris they are examining.. appears to be a part.. from the same type of aircraft as the missing plane.elizabeth pkg:these are just released pictures.. of that debris discovered on a beach in mozambique.. that could unlock the mystery behind the missing malaysia airlines flight 370. ((sot)) darren chester, australian transport minister: "a piece of metal has been found in the order of a meter long. it is of interest to us but i can't confirm at all that it's a piece of plane." abc news has learned.. an american tourist, blaine the weekend.. ((sot)) liow tiong lai, malaysian minister of transport: "from the pictures shown, is a high probability of the plane debris is from the boeing triple-7."flight 370 vanished over the south china sea back on march 8, 2014.. after leaving kuala lumpur, malaysia for beijing.. 239 people were onboard.. in an interview with the associated pres

a-b-c's elizabeth hur has the latest on democracy 2016. nats fighting a protester wearing a kkk hood sparked a fight during donald trump's rally in tucson, arizona. sot donald trump "the other guy's wearing a ku klux klan outfit. he thinks it's wonderful. these are bad people. i'm telling you." earlier, in phoenix, protesters blocked the main road leading to the rally, some chaining themselves to cars. nats in new york, thousands of protesters clashed with trump supporters outside the trump tower. sot peter blewette, protester "he literally represents the worst parts of america, and he's bringing out all the garbage." but the frontrunner predicts he will win the republican presidential nomination. sot trump "but you know the expression, to be the future of the republican party you have to go through trump. right. right. gotta go through put the brakes on the trump bandwagon, now that the republican establishment is backing him. sot sen. ted cruz "we should appeal to the values that unify us, that bring us together, that we believe in." joh

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

a-b-c's elizabeth hur has the latest on democracy 2016. nats fighting a protester wearing a kkk hood sparked a fight during donald trump's rally in tucson, arizona. sot donald trump "the other guy's wearing a ku klux klan outfit. he thinks it's wonderful. these are bad people. i'm telling you." earlier, in phoenix, protesters blocked the main road leading to the rally, some chaining themselves to cars. nats in new york, thousands of protesters clashed with trump supporters outside the trump tower. sot peter blewette, protester "he literally represents the worst parts of america, and he's bringing out all the garbage." but the frontrunner predicts he will win the republican presidential nomination. sot trump "but you know the expression, to be the future have to go through trump. right. right. gotta go through trump." ted cruz is trying to put the brakes on the trump bandwagon, now that the republican establishment is backing him. sot sen. ted cruz "we should appeal to the values that unify us, that bring us together, that we believe in." j

we get more now from abc's elizabeth hur. >> reporter: from the courthouse to capitol hill. >> if you're expecting somebody to obey an order to do something they don't want to do and you haven't figured out whether you could do it yourself. >> reporter: the case pitting apple against the fbi took center stage in washington with both sides making that case before the house judiciary committee. >> should the fbi be allowed to stop apple or any company from offering the american people the safest and most secure products it can make. >> we're asking apple take the vicious guard dog away. let us try and pick the lock. >> reporter: the fbi insisting they're not asking apple to create a oh called magic key. they want access to just one iphone for clues. >> is there somebody else and are there clues to what else might have gone on? that is our job. >> reporter: apple has already asked the courts to have this case thrown out. arguing unlocking that one phone compromises the security of millions can of others. >> the only way w that we view as sort of the software equivalent of cancer. >> reporte

a-b-c's elizabeth hur has the latest on democracy 2016. nats fighting a protester wearing a kkk hood sparked a fight during donald trump's rally in tucson, arizona. sot donald trump "the other guy's wearing a ku klux klan outfit. he thinks it's wonderful. these are bad people. i'm telling you." earlier, in phoenix, protesters blocked the main road leading to the rally, some chaining themselves to cars. nats in new york, thousands of protesters clashed with trump supporters outside the trump tower. sot peter blewette, protester "he literally represents the worst parts of america, and he's bringing out all the garbage." but the frontrunner predicts he will presidential nomination. sot trump "but you know the expression, to be the future of the republican party you have to go through trump. right. right. gotta go through trump." ted cruz is trying to put the brakes on the trump bandwagon, now that the republican establishment is backing him. sot sen. ted cruz "we should appeal to the values that unify us, that bring us together, that we belie

abc's elizabeth hur is in new york with the latest. round two in hulk hogan's legal fight against gawker.. underway with the website's gawker's founder nick denten on the stand.. and on the defense about his journalistic philosphy.((sot)) nick denten today"guiding principle of gawker "is it true and is it interesting"lawyers for hogan.. hammering denton and former editor in chief a.j. delaurio. ((sot))shane vogt: are you laughing there?aj: yup delaurio first sarcastically answering questions in his taped deposition.. delaurio's testimony at times.. even contradicting parts of gawker's defense.. that hogan's sex tape was considered newsworthy and so their decision to publish is covered by the first amendment. ((sot)) sv: the fact that mr. bollea was taped having sex with his best friend's wife wasn't the news hook for your piece was it? aj: no not necessarily sv: and you put that out in the public because you believed it was true and it was interesting right? aj: yessv: and it didn't really matter whether or not it was a morbid and sake

elizabeth hur reports. the polls are open and voters are out.. with the race for the white house.. now heading states are up for grabs today in the republican race.. and polls show.. donald trump still leading.. in all of them. ((sot)) trump: "you and michigan, we have hawaii and we have the greatest potato group in the world, idaho. i love idaho." making trump.. the target of an all-out-ad war.. against him. ((nat)): "donald trump hasn't served this country a day in his life" veterans calling trump.. a draft dodger and a conservative pac attacking his temperament.. former new york mayor michael bloomberg even announcing he is not running because quote.. ((gfx)) "there is a good chance that my candidacy could lead to the election of donald trump or senator ted cruz." just yesterday.. the mexican president also weighed in.. comparing trump to hitler. trump responded on the phone on gma.. ((sot)) new trump phoner "i'm not happy about that certainly. i don't want that comparison but, you know, we have to be strong and we have to be vigilant." ((sot)) clinton: "we will not allow somebo

31 people were killed when two bombs exploded at the we are kicking offer the coverage with abc elizabeth hur. >> reporter: it is too early to tell fit is connected to the attacks in paris. they are tracking down the suspect and preventing another attack. >> reporter: police on rooftops and soldiers on the ground hunting for a suspected terrorist. these images on twitter showing brussels at its highest state of alert. >> with officials now revealing they discovered a third bomb at the airport that did not go off and police confirming they are now searching for the man on the right in this picture identifying him as a suspect from the brussels airport attack. >> there is many people that panicked. too many people cried. >> everybody was on the run. >> reporter: hundreds of passengers ran for their live after two explosions went through the airplane and then in the subway station, these attacks coming days after the arrest of a major suspect in november's terror attacks. >> we all start together with our allies belgium on this dark day. >> in a show of solidarity, streets of brussels are covere

elizabeth hur has the latest. arraigned twice on two murder charges remains in jail, held without bond supply just want to be clear, do we have officers involved in a shooting? >> we have three officers that have been shot. >> reporter: accord doing authorities, the three officers shot were responding to a 911 call reporting domestic abuse in prince william county, virginia. officer ashley guindon killed in the line of duty out on her first street patrol saturday. >> couldn't be any worst case than this in my opinion for a police officer, i always call there an officer's worst nightmare to go to a routine call and wind up dead. >> reporter: as a community mourns, new details emerge about the 28-year-old rookie officer. we're told she spent some six years as a marine corps reservist and her passion for public service dates back to 2011 when she interned with the police department. >> she did share with us when we rehired her that she felt like she still wanted to do this job. she couldn't get it out of her >> repor

elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. so senseless. enforcement is constantly up against. domestic altercation was what they were responding to. >> none of what they do is routine on any day. the general public is invited to attend the services. of course, you'll have officers from all over the country, as well. >> i imagine yeah. >>> coming up in our next half hour, royal caribbean's "anthem of the seas" damaged after sailing into hurricane force winds last month. it is turning back again. is it because of bad weather ordazs of sick passengers on board? >>> but first an american hero. a member of the legendary seal team 6 has received the nation's highest hirlt honor. you're watching "world news now." as an american, it's hard to hear that we have a serious hunger issue in our country. and as a parent, it's even harder to hear that one in 5 of our kids struggles with hunger, especially when billions of pounds of good food are wasted every year. feeding america is a nationwide network of food banks right in your community. visit feedingamerica.org to support feeding americ

abc's elizabeth hur is in new york with the latest. elizabeth pkg: hoping to prevent a repeat.. royal caribbean's "anthem of the seas" is heading home early... again. damaged after being caught in hurricane- force winds just weeks ago.. it is now racing back to its home port in new jersey. the company says to beat a severe storm not because 10 people a day are reporting symptoms of norovirus.. haley dostigam/passenger: "we actually did a walk by the medical facility to get off the boat and the medical facility was jam packed, standing room only, literally just full of people and that's when we kind of went whoa? this is not good." the cruiseline maintains.. a "severe forecast storm" is to blame.. tweeting monday.. that norovirus in a small percentage of 6,000 passengers "didn't affect the decision to return." haley: "three people that i'm traveling with have shown some symptoms so it's definitely going around?" just three weeks ago.. the same ship took a beating from 30 foot hour winds.. forcing passengers to hunker down.. . gerald rogers/cruise ship passenger: "the water kept c

elizabeth hur, abc new york. >>> democratic frontrunner will be a featured speaker at a pro israeli lobby group tomorrow. donald trump and ted cruz and john kasich will attend. >>> primaries in pennsylvania and delaware are not until tuesday april 26th. new jersey voters go to the polls later on june 7. >>> happening today, villanova and st. joe's will try to advance in the ncaa tournament. both teams won on friday securing spots in the round 32. if they win again they head to the sweet 16. nova faces off against iowa at 12:10 while st. joe's takes on oregon. >>> today is palm sunday one week before the christian celebration of easter. pope francis celebrated palm sunday mass at st. peter's basilica. the represents the triumphant entry of jesus into jury room two thousand -- into jerusalem, two thousand years ago. holy day end with easter with christians believe jesus rose from the dead. >>> this is the 7th annual diocese of wilmington youth event. they said prayers and stopped for mass at four catholic churches. >>> an invaluable tool for parents going through a tough time. we'll tell yo

elizabeth hur, new york. >>> hillary clinton will speak to the american israel public affairs committee, the nation's largest pro israel lobbing group. donald trump and john kasich will attend. >>> primaries in pennsylvania and delaware are not until tuesday april 26th. new jersey voters go to the polls later on june 7. >>> the time 6:08. happening today, villanova and st. joe's will try to advance in the tournament. if they advance they head to the sweet 16. nova faces off against iowa and st. joe's takes oregon tonight. >>> today is palm sunday it marks holy week as the holy day on the christian calender. palm sunday services represent the triumphant entry of jesus into jury room two thousand years ago. christians this week will remember the sacrifice by jesus including his last supper following by good friday. holy weekend end next sunday on easter, the day christians celebrate the resurrection of juices christ from the dead. >>> hundreds of catholic high school stay students took part e palm sunday celebration. they carried the wood cross more than 3 miles. this is the 17th diocese

elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. >> we're going to move on to another sex tape trial that is unfolding in st. petersburg, florida, where pro westing length jepd hulk hogan took the stand. he testified his former friend tampa radio deejay bubba "the love sponge" propositioned him to have sex with his then wife heather. hogan said he eventually gave in, but only later learned that a sex tape had been made during the process. he's suing gawker. gawker is citing freedom of the press. >>> it didn't take long for maria sharapova to start suffering the consequences following her failed drug test. nike suspended sponsorship of details from abc's nick watt. >> reporter: the highest paid female athlete on our planet, a model, entrepreneur and olympic medalist in a los angeles hotel, a bombshell from maria sharapova. >> a few days ago i received a failed a drug test at the i take full responsibility for it. i made a huge mistake. >> reporter: sharapova could join the list of fallen idols. marion jones, alex rodriguez, lance armstrong who finally fessed up to oprah. >> did you ever take banned sub