here's abc's gloria riviera. >> i'm going to have you initial next to that -- >> reporter: reeves isut to go under the knife. >> doing a vasectomy -- >> reporter: it's called "top surgery." removing female breasts, reeves, a transgender man, was born with. his nerves kick in. >> it's getting real. >> people come in in their scrubs, it starts to get real. >> yeah. >> reporter: this is a day he's dreamed about. but he says it was almost unimaginable when he was growing up in north carolina. >> in north carolina, i definitely wasn't safe to transition. it was terrifying. like the consequences i'd have to face. >> no hate in my state! >> reporter: his home state has become the latest battleground for transgender and lgbt rights. last month house bill 2, the so-called bathroom bill, was signed into law. >> these rules are in place so we can be safe! >> reporter: requiring transgender people to use public bathrooms matching their birth certificates, the governor saying it's meant to protect girls in bathrooms. >> it's basic common sense. it's etiquette of privacy that we've had for decades

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gloria riviera, abc news, washington. >> we wish him good luck. we thank gloria for that story.gma" first thing in the morning, david muir will back here tomorrow night. i'm tom llamas in new york. have a great evening. good night. next at 6:00. a deadly counterfeit drug blamed for nine deaths in sacramento, makes its way to bay area. >>> a search for vandals armed with bb guns intensifies as they turn their weapons on people. >>> a police chase that shut down the bay bridge today. abc7 news at 6:00 starts now. >>> good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm matt keller in for eric thomas. >>> a drug overdose problem blamed for nine deaths in sacramento has reached the bay area, redwood city fire said they have responded to overdoses involving the drug fentanyl. in most cases the people did not die. investigators say people believe they are buying norco tablets on the street. it's a mild pain killer, instead they have fentanyl, which is 100 times more potent than morphine. in sacramento paramedics have responded to three dozen overdoses and nine deaths in a week. our sister s

abc's gloria riviera has more. >> reporter: a collision on final approach. a british airways flight, about to land at london's heathrow airport, when the pilot reported he may have been hit by a drone. saying the object struck the front of the airbus jet. the flight with 132 people on board, landing safely. statement, "safety and security are always our first priority and we will give the police every assistance with their investigation." if it is confirmed, it would be the first known drone collision with a commercial aircraft. but close calls are on the rise. >> for your information, we've had two reports of a drone at 900 feet to the left-hand side of the approach. >> i see three drones above the little village which was about two and a half miles out. >> you can see three drones. >> reporter: experts warning with the growing popularity of unmanned aircraft, there is a serious potential for disaster. >> sooner or later, we're going to lose an airplane due to a drone collision. >> reporter: while this object hit the front of the plane, this simulation from

gloria riviera, abc news. >>> next to florida, and new details in a deadly tiger attack there. the palm beach zoo closed today. zoo officials moung the death of a zookeeper whose work with endangered tigers earned her the nickname the tiger whisperer. here's abc's eva pilgrim with the latest on that investigation. >> reporter: today, a florida zoo remains closed. >> well, her thememory will liv. >> reporter: investigators looking to see how a tiger fatality injured this 38-year-old who was working behind the scenes. the zoo going into lockdown. >> there was no public involved whatsoever. the animal's not out in the open. >> reporter: emergency crews waiting for the 13-year-old male tiger to be tranquilized before they could help her, who was airlifted to a nearby hospital. she's seen here in educational talks featured on the zoo's youtube, was passionate about the animals. her co-workers even calling her the tiger whisperer. >> she understood that every single day, this is what she with us putting her life at risk, to save the lives of others. >> reporter: the tiger is recoveri

abc news reporter gloria riviera has the story. >> two firefighters shot. >> reporter: two firefighterslp someone. authorities say a man called 911 friday evening. worried his di bettic brother might be having a medical emergency in his maryland home. they say the team knocked but got no answer. then attempting to enter, gunfire blasting through the front door. >> the individual inside the home fired a number of rounds striking two firefighters. >> reporter: one dying soon after. >> i am so sad. it's hard to describe. the sorrow is unbelievable. >> reporter: 19-year-old kevin, a volunteer firefighter shot four times. tonight investigators say they are trying to determine whether this was a tragic accident or something more sinister. >> will it ever end? god, i hope so. but at the end of the day, the men and women of public safety are going to be there when the community needs us. >> reporter: gloria riviera, abc news, washington. >>> the tampa bay rays have covered a gap in their stadium the netting after a fan was hit by a foul ball. a woman was height by this foul ball off the bat of

abc's gloria riviera has the story. >> reporter: high school english teacher jeff was at school when he suffered a seizure. >> i woke up in the er. >> reporter: his heart rate wild, spiking into dangerous territory. emergency doctors needed to know precisely when his heart rate became irregular to save him from life threatening blood clots or even more seizures. jeff couldn't tell them. his fit bit, a christmas gift from his wife, could. the er team noticed he was wearing one of the popular devices. tracking his heart rate all day long. that data on his phone where doctors could easy see his heart rate shot up three hours before. well within the safe window they needed to use electric shock to normalize his heart rate. >> they shocked my heart. it was able to go back to a normal rhythm, and i was sent yes, i would definitely say it's peace of mind worn on your wrist. >> i think the fit bit definitely saved his life. >> reporter: insurance for jeff and his family he now wears every day. gloria riviera, abc news, washington. >>> space x marks another milestone just two days after it su

here's abc's gloria riviera. >> reporter: high school english teacher jeff bravo was at school when he suffered a seizure. >> i woke up in the e.r. >> reporter: his heart rate wild, spiking into dangerous territory. emergency doctors needed to know precisely when his heart rate became irregular to save him from life-threatening blood clots or even more seizures. jeff couldn't tell them. his fitbit, a christmas gift from his wife, could. the e.r. team noticed he was wearing one of the popular devices, tracking his heart rate all day long. that data, on his phone, where doctors could easily see his heart rate shot up three hours before, well within the safe window they needed to use electric shock to normalize his heart rate. >> they shocked my heart. it was able to go back to a normal rhythm and i was sent home later that day. yes, i would definitely say it's peace of mind worn on your wrist. >> i think the fitbit definitely saved his life. every day. gloria riviera, abc news, washington. >> fascinating that that could help out like that. >> it's always great when you know you nailed a

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we get the latest from abc's gloria riviera. >> the honorable hillary clinton!n headed to church this sunday headlining one service after another. >> i was honored to serve as your senator for eight years. >> reporter: reminding new yorkers she has history with this delegate-rich state. >> and i want the great honor of doing that again as your president. >> reporter: but her rival bernie sanders is a roll, claiming yet another win on saturday in the state of wyoming. >> after we won wyoming, there was a change in tone on the part of the clinton people. and essentially they said, we're not going to be very nice to bernie sanders anymore. >> reporter: sanders now saying the front-runner's status is at risk but stopping short of talk earlier in the week about clinton being unqualified for the white house. >> i think the issue more is judgement. does she is the experience, is she extremely intelligent, we all know that she is. >> reporter: on the republican side, donald trump finally surfacing at his first rally in four days. >> have you ever heard anybody say, othe

we begin with abc's gloria riviera. >> reporter: the candidates for president, bringing the battle back to new york. >> hey, bernie? >> how are you? >> reporter: bernie sanders in the shadow of the brooklyn bridge taking his case straight to the people. the brooklyn native smiling for selfies. as hillary clinton spent her afternoon dancing at a block party in manhattan. >> i'm so happy to be here in the heights with all of you. >> reporter: both candidates presenting a fun face on a race that's getting more heated. >> she has received $15 million in the last reporting period from wall street alone. >> reporter: on abc's "this week" sanders hit out at hillary clinton's campaign finances. clinton firing back saying her fund-raisers do something his do not. >> i am raising money to elect other democrats. i'm a democrat. i want to see us take back the senate. >> reporter: even hillary clinton's supporters, george clooney came out to defend big money events like the ones he held for her this weekend. >> the overwhelming amount of the money that we're raising is not going to hillary to run fo

here's abc's gloria riviera. >> reporter: two firefighters shot in the line of duty, trying to help someone. authorities say a man called 911 friday might be having a medical emergency in his maryland home. they said the team knocked but got no answer. attempting to enter gunfire blasting through the front door. >> inside the house, fired rounds. >> reporter: firefight and medic dying soon after. >> i'm so sad. it's hard to describe. the sorrow is unbelievable. >> reporter: 19-year-old kevin swayne, a volunteer firefighter shot four times. tonight, investigators in maryland saying they're trying to determine if this was a tragic incident or something more sinister. >> attend of the day the men and women in public service are going to be there. >> reporter: as for the suspect, police say he's in custody and he is cooperating. no charges have been filed yet. tom. >> dmroer yashgs thank you. >>>ex in a deadly tiger attack there, the palm beach zoo closed today. zoo officials moung the death of a zookeeper whose work with endanger endangered tigers. >>> tonight a florida zoo remabs closed. >> h

here's gloria riviera. >> reporter: tonight, a collision on final approach. a british airways flight, about to land at london's heathrow airport, when the pilot reported he may have been hit by a drone. the object, striking the front of the airbus jet. the flight with 132 people on board, landing safely. the airline saying in a statement, "safety and security are always our first priority and we will give the police every assistance with their investigation." if it is confirmed, it would be the first known drone collision with a commercial aircraft. but close calls are on the rise. >> for your information, we've had two reports of a drone at 900 feet to the left-hand side of the approach. >> i see three drones above the little village which was about two and a half miles out. >> you can see three drones. >> reporter: experts warning with the growing popularity of unmanned aircraft, there is a serious potential for disaster. >> sooner or later, we're going to lose an airport due to a drone collision. >> reporter: this simulation from researchers at virginia te

as abc's gloria riviera tells us it is not the first time this judge's behavior has landed him on the other side of the law. >> reporter: the shocking moment maryland judge brought this suspect to his knees revealed for the first time. >> ah! >> reporter: charles county circuit court judge running short on patience in this trial. >> i didn't ask you what your name was. >> eventually ordering the defendant to stop talking. >> stop, stop! >> when he refuses. >> mr. sheriff, do it! use it! >> it being a stun cuff. an electronic bracelet that administers a 50,000 volt shock. falling to the ground in pain. the judge observing it all without saying a word. >> all right. we're going to take five. >> it felt like fire went through my back. >> judge nellie no longer on the bench but this week pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge for violating king's civil rights. >> i regret that it ended this way. >> fined $5,000 in order to take anger management classes. this wasn't his first run-in. he admitted to slashing the tires of a woman who parked in his spot at the courthouse. >> thank you. >>> w

gloria riviera, abc news, washington. >>> what a good cause. it could make such a difference in this little boy's life. >> i love he's taking on the effort himself. there are others helping him out including for the love of dogs in to try to help him out. >> we should note there are a lot of dogs for soldiers who return home with post traumatic stress. it's a very good cause. >> that's the news for this half hour. >> remember to follow us on facebook, wnnfans.com. >>> this morning on "world news now," turning point in the race for the white house. >> ted cruz riding high with a double digit lead in wisconsin. as trump puts pressure on kasich to drop out. while bernie sanders hopes a big win tomorrow will finally swing those superdelegates. >> deadly train derailment. an amtrak train slams into a backhoe on the tracks. dozens injured. the two workers on the tracks killed. but what were they doing there the latest on the investigation. >>> frightening moments at at nhl game when an escalator speeds up sending flyer fans flying. a pile of people c

riviera has a >> the admirable hillary clinton! gloria: hillary clinton headed to church this sunday. headlining one service after another. clinton: i was honored to serve as your senator for eight years. i want a great honor of doing that again is your president. gloria: bernie sanders won the state of wyoming. people said we will be nice to bernie sanders. gloria: he said clinton's front-runner status is at risk, but stop short of being clinton being unqualified for being in the white house. bernie sanders: i think the issue is more judgment. gloria: on the republican side, donald trump surfacing at his first rally in four days. you everump: have heard anybody other than me say that donald trump has millions of votes? gloria: trump fighting back against his closest rival, ted cruz, picking up his latest win saturday, taking all the delegates in colorado in bringing the gop closer to a contested convention. ted cruz: i believe the first ballot will be the highest total that donald trump will season on a subsequent ballot we will win the