>>> from abc news, "this week" with george stephanopoulos begins now. >>> good morning, i'm martha raddatzhappy easter. as we come on the air this morning, we have three stories which could affect your safety and security breaking right now. in boston, an unprecedented operation unfolding to protect tomorrow's marathon. in yemen, where a u.s. drone just took out ten suspected al qaeda militants, was it in response to this new terror video? and ukraine, where civil war looks increasingly likely after a fragile truce destroyed moments ago by a checkpoint firefight. we have team coverage from around the globe. we do begin with alex marquadt in ukraine. alex? >> reporter: good morning, martha. a mysterious and deadly shootout this morning. is deepening divisions and raising tensions here after ukraine had announced an easter suspension of its military operation to squash pro-russia unrest in the eastern part of the country. around 3:00 a.m., pro-russian militants say they were attacked and say several of their members were killed. by a far-right nationalist group. now, the evidence they're off

let's bring in the host of abc's "this week," george stephanopoulos. george, good morning. i can't believe we're already talking about 2016. >> all of the candidates went up this weekend. >> is there a front runner or a pack of front runners? >> i think there's a pack of front runners. you see a lot of different primaries within the primary in the republican party. rand paul is going to be on "this week" this morning. he's leading the polls in iowa, he's getting a lot of attention right now, but he's running for that outsider label, like ted cruz, the texas senator looking to be the tea party candidate. and then you've got all kinds of people hoping to be the establishment alternative. and a lot of money people right now behind former florida governor jeb bush. hoping he will get back into it. and a bunch of other governors, like scott walker of wisconsin. bobby jindal of louisiana. even rick perry, former governor of texas looking into it. this is as wide open as it could possibly be right now. >> you left out the donald. i can't believe that. so, let me ask you about obam

george stephanopoulos coming up next.c's "this week" -- targeting terror. >> this is my eyes and ears. >> we're all access and behind the scenes with the homeland secretary, revealing the new threats that keep him up at night. >> you had two bomb threats. >> we're looking at everything. >>> making history. pope francis elevates two popes to sainthood. hundreds of thousands packed st. peter's square. and we're in the middle of it all. >>> on a mission. >> come on, step up your game. >> elizabeth warren's fiery message is energizing democrats. >>> plus, robin roberts is looking back. on her historic conversation. >> there was a point where i was thinking to myself, can someone else do this interview? >>> from abc news, "this week" with george stephanopoulos begins now.

. >> jon: and then when you are done with that do you down to george stephanopoulos.now he is only -- [laughter] he's like -- he's -- >> i was waiting for that. it took you longer than i thought. [ laughter ] >> jon: that's a terrible thing. i have to get him. let me get him. [laughter] he and i are the same size, by the way. >> the first christmas gift he gave us six inch heels. that's the good sport that he is. >> jon: very nice. were you thinking man, i can't wait to get back up at 3:00 a.m. and get to work. [ laughter ] >> not so much. it was nice to have that six month break. but the point of it is when you are going through anything like that, especially, and i was off the air six months. can you imagine not sitting in that chair for six months. [laughter] >> jon: yes. hold on. [laughter] >> come back to us, jon. come back to us. >> jon: i'm standing on a cool mountain and a breeze was going through my hair. [laughter] >> all i wanted was to be normal again. normal for me is getting up at 3:45 and getting in the studio and doing what i do. >> jon: right. did you

. >> michael strahan joining "gma" because all that is left in terms of men is george stephanopoulos.> why do they need him? >> because stephanopoulos is kind of a heady guy. >> he's like four foot tall and whenever you have a tiny little guy you need ala

but yesterday the report's author randy mastro was defiant when george stephanopoulos challenged himbout the report's use of questionable evidence, including the outing of a personal relationship between bridget kelly and bill stepien. here is mastro. >> we had no incentive to do anything other than to get to the truth. and i have to say this. for skeptics out there, there are some who have a visceral reaction to this bridge controversy. it reminds me of the movie line "they can't handle the truth." we believe we got to the truth, george. >> yeah, didn't quite explain why he brought up a personal matter. kendall coffey is a u.s. attorney and heather haddon is a reporter for "the wall street journal." thank you so much. heather, our producers i have to credit around here went around and dug up interesting quotes. what you come across in the full report some of this tough guy stuff, if you will. i don't know if bullying is the right word in politics, but it shows where drewniak and stepien, these guys all close to the governor, even his press secretaries, his campaign manager talking a

. >> michael strahan joining "gma" because all that is left in terms of men is george stephanopoulos.

. >>> "gma," about to lose george stephanopoulos. barbara walters confession. who wished off "the view." >> money of debt revealed, $350 grand for laundry alone. then nick cannon on his white face scandal. >> any

i'm george stephanopoulos. 70 million. 70 million teens, tweens, kids under 18 years old. clued in, monitor their kids online. this is a way to figure out what they're saying in texts. and also, to communicate with them. and i have a good marketing plan in place. or a good marketing base. i have nearly 2 million twitter followers. >> the whole concept of a dad-tionary, that has something going for it. and if you start to expand it into other things that deal with being a parent. >> this is the hook in. >> i think it would be good if it pushed a new word to me every day, so i didn't have to look like a dork looking them up every time. >> i can see kevin going, let's roll deep. where are we going? >> i think it's a terrible idea. and i don't even like the idea of you naming it the dad-tionary. how are we to know what it is? and aren't the moms the real snoops in the family? >> it is also for moms and for dads. >> i would combine it. i took mark's point to say dad-tionary, it does cut out half of the population, all of the moms. another name that would include them both. i th

robin roberts will also sit down with george stephanopoulos to chat about her new book, "everybody's got something." that's coming up here on abc7. >>> this morning palestinian president called the holocaust the most heinous crime in modern history. today people will gather at the jewish community center on a program about never for getting the holocaust. this is a picture of last year's day of remembrance. hitler's nazis killed millions of juice. people will share their life in concentration camps and moving on after the war. >>> if you get into a car accident you probably need auto body repairs to your car. but how can you be sure the auto bodyshop really did the repairs? michael finney has a grit way to get your car inspected for free. >> i was rear-ended back in november on 101 south. >> it happened when he was stuck in stop and go traffic on highway 101. >> i was sort of just sitting there and a big truck came up behind me -- >> and, boom, it hit the rear end of his bmw. >> there was a massive dent in my back bumper. >> the trucker's insurance paid the $1,900 bill for repairs an

robin roberts will also sit down with george stephanopoulos to chat about her new book, "everybody's got something." that's coming up here on abc7. that's at 8:00. >>> this morning palestinian president called the holocaust the most heinous crime in modern history. israelis say that is -- but his remarks come on holocaust remembrance day from around the world. today people will gather at the jewish community center on a program about never for getting the holocaust. this is a picture of last year's day of remembrance. hitler's nazzis killed 6 million jews during world war 2. people will share their life in concentration camps and moving on after the war. >> shifting gears now. if you get into a car accident, you probably need auto body repairs to your car. but how can you be sure the auto bodyshop really did the repairs? michael finney has a grit way to get your car inspected for free. >> i was rear-ended back in november on 101 south. >> it happened and connor was stuck in stop and go traffic on hay way 101. >> i was sort of just sitting there and a big truck came up behind me -- >>

george stephanopoulos goes one-on-one with gop frontrunner senator rand paul of kentucky. you can catch it this week right here an abc7 at 8:00. >>> one of the hardest things facing any start-up is getting money to turn an idea into reality. but knocking on the door to a venture capital firm last week was replaced by a rolling s.u.v. with an investor in the back seat. us and technology reporter david louie shows us a knew which to make a pitch for money. >> i came with cash and a checkbook and bit coin. so if we see a miraculous idea you never know what can happen. >> david is tooling around in the back of an s.u.v. to pick people up. he's seeking founders of startups for a 15-minute ride while he hears a pitch why the investor should invest in them. 28-year-old brian gillispie decided to give it a try. his start-up is the development of new nano materials to cut fuel shops for air ships, such as blimps. >> if i have only 50%, show and tell, it might not be the best but good for this, talking and getting to know someone who helping them hear what you want to do and get fed

george stephanopoulos goes one-on-one with gop frontrunner senator rand paul of kentucky.ou can catch it this week right here an abc7 at 8:00. >> in nevada the government has released cattle it rounded up after a rancher refused to pay grazing fees. local protesters clashed with agents from the bureau of land management. last week they round up hundreds of the cattle because they said he owes almost $1 million in unpaid range fees. bundy has let his animals graze on public land for 20 years. protesters and the family say the fight was about much more than cattle and money. >> it's about the freedom of americans, we, the people. >> in its statement, blm said they are releasing the cattle out of serious concern for the safety of their agents and protesters. >>> animal services is asking for the public's help to capture a wild turkey that was shot with an arrow. it was last seen walking near ascott drive. while it didn't hit vital organs, it may develop an action that would make it more vulnerable to dogs and wild animals. >>> a winter trip to the lake tahoe area turned night

. >>> from abc news, "this week" with george stephanopoulos. begins now. >>> good morning. let's get right to that breaking news, a dangerous escalation of the crisis in ukraine. there are reports of new casualties and the u.s. is warning russia to stand down now. u.n. ambassador samantha power is here live with an exclusive interview after this report from abc's alex marquardt on the scene in ukraine. >> reporter: as you just said, this is a dangerous escalation in eastern ukraine this morning. they have been deployed to the city of slovansk, as part of an antiterrorist operation, aimed against armed pro-russia forces. that yesterday seized government buildings including the police headquarters. there have been dead and wounded on both sides. at least one ukrainian officer has been shot and killed. so far, the ukrainian forces haven't been able to take back the buildings. we're about ten miles outside of sloviansk, on our way there. just passing through many of the new checkpoints that have sprout up around town, manned by activists waving pro-russia signs. across eastern

>>> from abc news, "this week" with george stephanopoulos begins now. >>> good morning, lots of ground to cover today. and we begin in rome, where half a million pilgrims now packing st. peter's square to witness a moment in history, two living popes together to canonize two former popes. abc's chief foreign correspondent terry moran is on the scene for the ceremony. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning, george. what a morning it's been, the atmosphere electric here among the more than a million pilgrims they believe showed up. they streamed into st. peter's square beginning at dawn, filling the place to witness that moment. the high ceremony of the catholic church, pope francis with pope benedict in attendance making saints of two of their predecessors. john paul ii. john xxiii. throughout the crowd, at that moment, a remarkable quiet, sense of reverence in this vast crowd. pope francis concluding the ceremony and touring around in his popemobile. electrifying the crowd even more. what does it mean for catholics here? they said now that john paul ii and john xxiii, popes the

>>> from abc, "this week" with george stephanopoulos begins now. >>> good morning. i'm martha raddatz in ft. hood, texas, a tight-knit community reeling from another horrific mass shooting this week. the second in five years. we'll have complete coverage of the story here shortly, including the latest on the investigation. but first, as we come on the air, breaking news in the hunt to find that missing malaysia air 777. we're learning that an australian ship may have heard the pingers from flight 370's black boxes just hours ago. just yesterday, the chinese reported they too were invers gating so called acoustic events. it's a critical time inspect search. the batteries powering the pingers could die today, 30 days after the plane disappeared. we have two reports this morning. beginning with clayton sandell in australia. clayton. >> reporter: good morning, martha. that's right. after the chinese navy ship reported hearing two pulse signals that are consistent with what you would expect to hear from an airline's black boxes, the australians wanted to send their own s

watch george stephanopoulos tomorrow. >> now, ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to the stage the stateector ray moore. >> first of all, i want to thank everybody for coming here for what is the undoubtedly the political event of the year in new hampshire. this is a fantastic crowd. and just great speakers. how do people like the event so far? [applause] i want to say that if you see a epost, youa fenc know that he did not get them by himself. i want to say thank u to our staff who have worked tirelessly. our national staff. it has been yeoman's work. expressing why freedom is so important. you. [applause] there are a lot of places across the country where they are not exactly sure what conservative valuesare, what that that really hold us together are. new hampshire is one of those places. pointed out, we only have to look as far as our license plates. because here in new hampshire we know that new hampshire values are summed up simply in four words -- live free or die. and most -- >> yeah! it is important to remember that that freedom is essential, it is important to remember all of g

and george stephanopoulos, being a political guy, says this is going to be part-political, part-legaltradite. the legal experts say they don't know how the u.s. doesn't extradite. but it starts with politics, then goes to legal. and i think it will be unlikely she will be extradited. >>> coming up, one of life's great mysteries solved. what is really in taco bell's -- i don't know that it's a mystery. i'm not sure i want to know. but we're going to talk about it. >>> and i'll go to the "shark tank." will i sink or swim? here's a hint, i'm doggone prepared, either way. male announcer ] at the corner of "where you need us most" and "where you least expect us," walgreens is more than just a drugstore. some pharmacy staff deliver medications right to your hospital bedside. and whenever, wherever you have questions, walgreens experts are there for you 24/7 with online pharmacy chat. we even bring immunizations to seniors right where they need us. because life doesn't stand still, and neither do we. at the corner of happy and healthy. with waffles and laughs for our family of four. the pool

"this week" most often hosted by george stephanopoulos, also filled in with by jonathan karl.meet the press," now third, 2.3 million, fox -- "fox news sunday," two point 3 million. this is from "the new york post," "why people hate david gregory." she makes this point "if it is sunday, it is meet the jerk." "he is a thin-skinned elite who lives in the beltway double and can barely contain content for his audience. -- audience." harsh words. caller: they are, but remember the source. this is big contention that anyone will talk to you about in the networks, cbs only rates the first half-hour, and this is something that has been going on for years. it is because "face the nation" used to only be half of an hour long. you have to take that with a grain of salt. a lot of times they want to point you towards the demographic. but i don't really think that advertising is the big deal for these sunday morning shows. that is where i think things are really dropping off. they might still have billions of viewers, but at the end of the day it is the people who really matter in washington

. >> 59 days without talking about obamacare, this week without george stephanopoulos didn't touch itl. meanwhile, let's talk ranch. >> the bundy family talking about their livelyhood. there is a new facebook page the bundyç family has to prove to the world that the feds have slaughtered their cattle. >> these cattle, actually what we call mother cattle, they are the ones that have the babies, that if their male cattle, those are the ones we send up. these are the mothers that make our living. they have our source every year so we can continue our business of livestock. we no longer have four mama cows. >> remember last week we told you that afterç the feds seized the cattle and then they released them back to the bundys, the bundys were missing over 100. now they are allege alleging the bureau of land management ran them to death or killed them. on the facebook page the bundys put up, they're showing pictures that they say prove the bureau of land management, the federal government, while they had a court order only to seize the cattle, they actually killed the cattle. >> they say