>> kayna whitworth. kayna, thank you. >>> for the first time tonight, the 911 calls from the school shooting in maryland. the boy who had been shot, and what he said to the dispatcher. and it comes just as a group of wisconsin students protesting about gun violence marching 50 miles to the home of house speaker paul ryan. here's abc's steve osunsami with those 911 calls, and the fear from inside this latest shooting. >> reporter: maryland police tonight are releasing these panicked calls for help from classrooms at great mills high school. >> all i could see was, like, a pool of blood on the ground. >> reporter: right outside room f-05, in the art hallway, 17-year-old austin rollins is shooting and 16-year-old jaelynn willey is bleeding to death. >> okay, are you with her right now? >> no, i'm not. i'm in my classroom with my students, we're hiding behind the desks. >> reporter: inside, teacher addie miller and her students are hoping they're not next. >> okay, and you're in your classroom, how many kids

>> kayna whitworth in california tonight. kayna, thank you. >>> there are also fast-moving developments tonight in the case of the suspected serial bomber, surrounded overnight and dying when a bomb blew up in his car. and this surveillance image now emerging. police say that's the suspect in disguise, a wig and gloves, about to ship one of his packages at fedex. just hours later, the deadly siege along the side of a highway after they surrounded him at a hotel and he took off. abc's senior national correspondent matt gutman on the scene since this broke overnight in austin. >> reporter: that 19-day bombing spree ended, police say, as it began, with an explosion. in the pre-dawn hours, a s.w.a.t. team that for hours had been tailing the suspected bomber, mark anthony conditt, moved in. that white van ramming conditt's maroon suv from behind. >> the suspect detonated a bomb inside the vehicle, knocking one of our s.w.a.t. officers back and one of our s.w.a.t. officers fired at the suspect, as well. >> reporter: this is i-35. it

>> kayna whitworth for us, thank you. >>> next tonight, southwest airlines facing questions tonight. an adult and a toddler kicked off their flight in chicago. here's abc's david kerley. >> reporter: the passenger with the 2-year-old said he didn't understand. >> because she's sitting. she's been sitting for the last five minutes. >> reporter: the child had been crying, not sitting in her seat, but on the lap of the man who appears to be her father on the southwest flight from chicago. the family ordered to leave the aircraft. >> this is not helpful guys. you want to go to atlanta, or? the decision's been made. >> reporter: this all happening after the jet had headed to the runway and then back. >> we've got an incident on board. possible belligerent passenger. we're going to be returning to alpha 16 please. >> reporter: citing regulations, the flight attendant and a ground supervisor were adamant. former pilot john nance calls that absurd. >> just because somebody has authority does not mean that they need to use it in the draconian way that this was applied. >> reporter: in a state

here is kayna whitworth. >> reporter: here people are gathered to watch a city counsel meeting.at is full. and just moments ago stephan clark's brother ran into the meeting. he jumped up to where the mayor was seated and took the microphone, chanting his brother's name. everyone is here demanding justice for the 22-year-old killed by sacramento police in his grandmother's backyard. 20 rounds were fired a at him. they're looking into police policies and training policies when it comes to use of force, specifically. >> we have nothing to hide and we want to get to the facts and we want to have an investigation that our community trusts, that is fair and so i thought it would help with that. >> reporter: right now this is a city on edge and city leaders are calling for calm as they prepare for stephan clark's funeral scheduled for thursday. kayna whitworth, abc news, sacramento. >>> and california's attorney general has now joined that investigation. activists are calling for the officers involved to be charged. but the sacramento d.a. say they are still deciding. >> a case spillin

>> kayna whitworth with us tonight. thank you, kayna. >>> next, it is hard to believe, but just as we finish with this nor'easter, and it was the fourth one, yet another new winter storm is brewing. let's get to rob marciano, tracking it all. this is part of the system that is blasting the west coast tonight. >> all week long, california has been getting hit hard. the land near the burn scars have held, but we have more rain coming. at least tonight. the main plume is north, just east of sacramento. flash flood watches up through tonight, but then we should be done as this pushes east into the cold air of the planes. here's where the snow starts. tomorrow night in through saturday, it does weaken a little bit, so, we don't think it will become our next nor'easter, but six-inches plus in a long swath there. >> spring in the united states. rob, thank you. >>> next, to new developments tonight after that death of that suspected serial bomber in austin. what investigators have now found in mark anthony conditt's home, in th

abc's kayna whitworth from california. >> say his name! >> stephon clark! >> reporter: after days of protests, tonight, officials in california's capital city calling for calm. the sacramento police department announcing the state's attorney general will oversee the investigation into the shooting death of 22-year-old stephon clark. >> my team and i at the california department of justice will do everything in our power to ensure that this investigation is fair, thorough and impartial. >> reporter: the move, coming after clark's grandmother made this tearful plea. >> i want justice for my baby. i want justice for stephon clark. >> show me your hands! stop, stop! >> reporter: police video capturing clark as he attempts to flee. then, the fatal confrontation. >> show me your hands. gun, gun, gun! >> reporter: two officers firing 20 shots. they say they thought clark was holding a gun, but he was found with only a cell phone. >> why did they have to shoot him? send in the dogs, send a taser. why? why -- y'all didn't have to do that. >> and kayna whitworth with

here's abc's kayna whitworth tonight. >> reporter: jacob moore, a standout gymnast at the university of michigan, is now coming forward as the first male victim with allegations against disgraced doctor larry nassar. >> i don't think i was by any means a stupid kid, but i don't know anything about medicine, so, you know, i kind of placed a lot of trust in him. >> reporter: jacob says at just 16, he was abused in the basement of nassar's home while seeking treatment for a shoulder injury. jacob claiming in a federal lawsuit that "nassar administered acupuncture to his pubic area, ostensibly for the purpose of treating his shoulder pain." >> i felt uncomfortable, but the amount of trust i had in him led me away from thinking that something was actually wrong with the situation. >> reporter: he says he only recently came to terms with what happened. >> i started searching the internet for evidence that this was a legitimate, you know, medical treatment, and i didn't find anything, and i immediately was very shocked and almost angry, you know. i was abused, basically. >> reporter: his si

abc's kayna whitworth in sacramento tonight. >> reporter: tonight, city leaders in sacramento urging for calm after a week of unrest following the death of stephon clarke. >> everybody, take out your cell phone. take out your cell phone. does this look like a gun? >> reporter: tuesday, the city council meeting interrupted several times. >> stephon clark! stephon clark! >> reporter: clark's brother emerging from the crowd, jumping onto the mayor's desk. outside, fans prevented, for the second time in a week, from entering the sacramento kings arena. >> we are committed to continuing to do everything in our power to maintain the peace, while we pursue justice. >> reporter: demonstrators calling for justice, after unarmed stephon clark was shot at 20 times, killed in his grandmother's backyard by officers that were responding to reports of vandalism. >> show me your hands! gun, gun, gun! >> reporter: the police association defending those actions, saying clark "took a shooting stance, and the actions of the officers were jus hissed." the california department of justice and the district

that's the last thing that, you know, any of us want. >> and kayna whitworth here with us in new york tonight. and jacob is now joining a lawsuit with other victims? >> reporter: david, he is joining more than 250 victims in a lawsuit against nassar, usa gymnastics, michigan state university and others, as well. and jacob told us that by speaking out, he hopes that he can give other male victims a comfortable platform so that they can have their voulss heard, as well. >> a troubling new development. fleiss nice to have you here in new york. kayna, thank you. >>> in other news tonight, the trump administration is lifting a ban on importing big game trophies. the ban toughened after the uproar over cecil the lion was killed by an american dentist in similar bab way. now the u.s. fish and wildlife service will issue permits to import hunting trophies on a case by case basis. the president is not haunter, but his sons are and they have made the argument that the money hunters spend on safari supporting conservation and local economies. >>> there is still much more ahead on "world news ton

y'all didn't have to do that. >> and kayna whitworth with us tonight. you can see the protests behind you, kayna, there in sacramento. and police say they're going to release more video from the shooting? >> reporter: david, police tell me tonight they plan on releasing several more videos, and you can see behind me, the demonstrations that are planned here in front of the district attorney's office and another planned at a city council meeting. they also have clark's funeral scheduled for thursday. david? >> all right, kayna, thank you. >>> a texas couple is behind bars tonight in massachusetts, after police found a massive military grade arsenal in their hotel room and their car. it happened over the weekend. among the items, a bump stock, a silencer, semiautomatic long guns, ammunition and explosive devices. franco bradley and adrienne jennings were taken into custody. bradley telling police that he was on a mission for a secret government agency. the fbi is now on the case, looking into the claim. >>> next tonight, to the heartbreak growing for so m

>> kayna whitworth with us tonight. thank you, kayna. >>> next, it is hard to believe, but just as we finish with this nor'easter, and it was the fourth one, you don't need me to count them, yet another new winter storm is brewing. so, let's get right back to meteorologist rob marciano, tracking it all. and i know this is all part of the system that is still blasting the west coast tonight. >> yeah, all week long, david, california's been getting hit hard. so far, the land near the burn scars have held, but we have more rain coming. at least tonight. the main plume is north, just east of sacramento. flash flood watches up through tonight, but then we should be done, as this pushing east, into the cold air of the planes. here's where the snow starts. minneapolis, down through indianapolis, in through cincinnati tomorrow night in through saturday. it does weaken a little bit, so, we don't think it will become our next nor'easter, but six inches plus in a pretty long swath there, david. >> spring in the united states. >> y

kayna whitworth filling in for "pop news." great to have you as well. we got a lot of news this morning. you are joining us on a morning as we head into a day that some believe may be a pivotal one in america's emotional wrenching debate over gun violence. >> we have a live look for you from washington, d.c. where organizers say they expect upwards of half a million people for the march for our lives led by students from marjory stoneman douglas high school in parkland, florida, with financial backing from celebrities such as george clooney and oprah winfrey. >> overnight a candlelight vigil at the national cathedral in washington. we're expecting, we're told, 800 marches all over this country d. in fact, the march in sydney, australia, has already taken place. >> you can see how young some of these students are who are involved involved in this march. in advance of this event, president trump who arrived in florida overnight announced a ban on so-called bump stocks, those are the accessories that can be used to turn essentially semiautomatic weapons in

. >> i'll be watching but kayna whitworth, our friend in los angeles, got the money ticket and went behind cool. >> reporter: before holl elite even enter the dolby theatre, they'll walk the red carpet. underneath this plastic is 900 feet of red carpet. it's 33 feet wide and costs more than $24,000. after the big show it's on to the governors ball for a famous feast by wolfgang puck. >> always something different. >> reporter: this year the all-star chef shipped in 300 pounds of miyazaki-wagyu beef, considered the best in the worl >> okay. wow, this is special, guys. >> reporter: and with a thousand pounds of chicken a fan favorite. >> the chicken pot pie and the chardonnay are to die for. >> reporter: a couple of wines planning on pouring 2400 bottles. and don't forget the champagne,h the glitz and glamour of old hollywood. >> we'll be pouring around 12,000 flutes. i know it sounds a lot but actually it's a lot of guests. pop, pop, pop goes the piper that night. >> reporter: and for dessert, 30 pounds of 24 karat gold dust will partially cover those famous chocolate oscars. >> when we unm

kayna whitworth is there. >>> also, breaking developments tonight in the case of the serial bomber.ect surrounded, dying when a bomb blows up in his car. tonight, how they found him, and the new surveillance right here. police say this is the 23-year-old in a wig and gloves, and what they say he's about to do. >>> the stunning video now emerging. investigators studying this moment, when the bridge collapses in miami. >>> president trump livid tonight. the leaked information about his phone call witvl

here's kayna whitworth. >> reporter: tonight, that nor'easter bringing some airports to a total standstill. flights at newark airport completely shut down 2500 flights cancelled and over 1,000 flights delayed. crews in philadelphia scrambling to clear runways and in new york, to de-ice planes. it's just after noon here and look, there's almost nobody here. they've had to cancel 580 flights today, and american airlines alone had to cancel 70% of their flights. you able to fly out of here today? >> no, not at all. >> reporter: among the few poor souls left, brian newell, trying to get to atlanta for a meeting. how frustrating is this? >> very. now i have to travel, an hour back home in the snow. >> reporter: he was delayed last week, when strong winds ripped the roof off of a hangar. but now, more problems. >> obviously cross-winds on the runway are a factor, but today it seems the main story is the mixed accumulation and a little bit of the wind. >> reporter: laguardia remains open, but very few planes coming in and out. representatives tell us tomorrow they will start a recovery process. b

. >> reporter: abc's kayna whitworth was there. >> he jumped up right onto the podium and took the mayor'sicrophone. he was eventually escorted out, but you can see there are also people here gathered. they all want justice for stephon clark. [ chanting "stephon clark" ] >> reporter: protesters then marched to the golden one center before the sacramento kings basketball game. for the second time in a week they prevented fans from entering the arena. >> show me your hand, gun, gun, gun. >> reporter: the protest first broke off after this was released showing officers shot clark 20 times in his grandmother's backyard. police say the officers thought clark was armed after getting reports somebody was breaking car windows. but it turned out he only had a cell phone. police say they plan to release more video from the shooting and now california's attorney general will oversee an independent investigation. >>> my team and i at the california department of justice will do everything in our power to ensure that this investigation is fair, thorough and impartial. >> the two officers involved in th

our kayna whitworth with those feeling heartbreak. >> something about the empty desk is just -- sort of -- really hits home. >> reporter: students here in parkland making the long walk to a memorial, vowing to never forget those they lost. >> this is just another step. this is -- honestly, this is a statement. we demand change. >> and victor oquendo with us live once again tonight from parkland, florida. and victor, as you know, in washington, they did pass a school violence bill in the house, but tonight, critics say it doesn't actually have any gun control measures? >> reporter: that's right, david. it's called the stop school violence act, and it does not address gun control at all. what it does is dedicate half a billion dollars towards training law enforcement officers and school officials. it also adds security equipment around schools. it passed by an overwhelming majority, but democrats say it doesn't do enough. david? >> victor oquendo leading us off tonight. victor, thank you. >>> also at this hour, we are following what will be a major decision by president trump's attorne

abc's kayna whitworth starts us off from sacramento. >> reporter: tonight, an independent autopsy commissioned by the family of stephon clark revealing the 22-year-old may have been shot eight times during a police encounter that has sparked waves of protest. >> each one of these bullets independently possessed a fatal capacity. >> reporter: the examination was performed by pathologist dr. bennet omalu, famous for his studies of chronic head trauma in professional football players. he says the findings suggest that clark was standing sideways when the first shot was fired. >> and the injuries caused made him, shoved him around, and he turned around, and his back was facing the officers. >> reporter: the family's autopsy claiming six bullets hit clark in the back, and a seventh to his side. >> show your hands. gun, gun, gun! >> reporter: police fire 20 rounds at clark who is unarmed while they were responding to a report of vandalism. the sacramento police officers association has defended the actions of the officers calling them justified, saying clark took a shooting stance and pointed an obj

kayna whitworth, abc news, los angeles. >>> on a lighter note, an uber passenger got a very differentg for after using the app after a few too many drinks. >> kenny bachman was partying with friends in morgantown, west virginia, when he got an uber to take him back where he was staying near west virginia's university, not so far, or so he thought. he woke up two hours later still in the uber, only to realize they were halfway to his home, his family's home in new jersey! >> west virginia to new jersey. there's the map for you. the trip ended up costing him more than $1,600, though he did get home to new jersey safe and sound. apparently, he argued that he didn't actually put his home address in the phone and that the driver had his phone, but in the end -- >> but you know, you can store it as home and maybe he had his parents' home stored as home. >> whatever happened, they decided to have him and the driver resolve it, and the conclusion was he ended up paying the $1,600 tab. >> man, that's a mean hangover. >> won't be a good night out in the morning. >> i think so, yeah. >>> all rig

we go live to kayna whitworth who's joining us live. >> reporter: rob, good morning. a critical situation here in montecito. as you mentioned some isolated areas seeing about seven inches of rain. that's bringing about concerns of mudslides and flooding especially after that january 9th storm that killed 21 people and left behind the path of destruction you can see behind me. they have eing v inin ining -- 30,000 people. they have closed schools. they have expanded that flash flood watch. emergency services sending out an alert telling people if they haven't evacuated those burn areas they feed to get out now. all over santa barbara and ventura counties. mandatory evacuations the for this area already devastated by the thomas fire earlier this year. >> they've been working around the clock to prepare us for this. for our upcoming storms. and we have had a few storms since january 9th but nothing like this storm that we're predicting with this rain event. >> reporter: emergency responders cleaning out bases, preparing for possible debris to come down the hillside. >> f

here's abc's kayna whitworth. >> reporter: karina spent three years trying to beat her breakouts. >> dermatologists, tried countless creams, face washes and prescription medications with no luck. >> when you see her going through that, people making fun of her, it hurts you. i would take her everywhere to find something for her. >> reporter: fed up the 17-year-old high school senior scoured the internet for answers and created her own acne concoction using four products, all under 10 bucks, all from target. after three months she went from this to blemish free. >> hey, guys, i'm doing a skin care routine video of the day, because a lot of you guys really wanted me to and it takes about 10 to 15 minutes to complete. >> reporter: she cleans pores with thayers witch hazel and then washes her face using dr. bonner's cleanser and an oil-free moisturizer and aloe vera for scarring. >> it's used for everything and helps acne and like the redness. >> reporter: she posted her miracle zit blaster on social media and became an internet sensation. her photos racked up over 160,000 likes. >> my p

. >> speaking of west, targeting an area already hit hard by recent mudslides, abc's kayna whitworth in montecito, california, where residents have been ordered to evacuate. good morning, kayna. >> reporter: robin, good morning. a flash flood warning has just expired. we're seeing minor flooding and debris flows in the area. nothing like the storm on january 9th that killed 21 people. two of them are still missing. you can see the damage left here behind me. people are under a mandatory evacuation. this similar pacting 30,000 people right now. and people are taking these evacuation warnings very seriously. authorities say they can't take any unnecessary risks right now. >> search and rescue teams are at the ready, aren't they snrnlgts they have extra equipment and crews on stand by should anything happen. as you're walking through the area, this is what's left of some people's homes. rocks like that were coming screaming down the mountain. it's terrifying. you look at this house. you can see how high the mud flow went. authorities are taking every precaution they can. they have close

with your gma first look, i'm kayna whitworth. >>> the kings owner spoke to fans immediately after the game ended. >> first of all, i wanted to express our deepest sympathies to the family. what happened was absolutely horrific and we are so very sorry for your loss. >> he also said he and the kipgs respect the right of people to protest peacefully. >>> we are getting new details about the suspect killed in a shootout that left a san francisco police officer and four other people hurt. abc 7 news has learned it was this man's family who called. he showed up at their house with a gun. surveillance footage shows people scrambling after he was confronted inside of the amazon barbershop. he had a violent past including an arm robbery >>> 24-year-old deputy ryan zirkle was responding to an emergency call when his cruiser went off the highway and crashed into a tree last week. a public memorial will be held today at the marin center veterans memorial auditorium. that starts at 11:00 a.m. deputies zirkle joined the sheriff's office 2 1/2 years ago. he grew up in novato. he's survived by his p

kayna whitworth, sacramento, california. >>> police in northern california say they believe eight membersgon family were inside an suv when it plunged off a cliff. search crews only found the bodies of the parents, there was some hope the other three children survived. but searchers now say that hope is fading. one of the children gained widespread attention when he was photographed hugging a white police officer during a protest over a deadly police shooting of a black man in ferguson, missouri. >>> the severe weather that's been hammering texas and louisiana is on the move. the radar shows the storm system stretching from south texas to washington, d.c. and they say it's bringing more heavy rain. >> that torrential rain triggered flash flood watches in northern louisiana, lasting until later today. check out these texas a&m students pitching in to push a stalled car through the high waters. paul williams joins us with with the forecast. good morning, paul. >> good morning, kenneth, diane. thunderstorms will advance throughout the deep south. it's just going to set the stage for thunders

kayna whitworth. >>> organizers say hundreds of thousands of people will rally against gun violence tomorrowgton d.c. while stoneman douglas high school students are already in the nation's capitol. they called on members of congress to take more action on gun control and school safety. they say while there's been movement in their state and nationally in the seven weeks since the tragedy, it's not enough. >> it's been 36 days and nothings happened. we have to move fast. the march is just the start. we will fight for this until change happened. you don't want to hear about it anymore, you fix it so we don't have to keep repeating ourselves. >> they plan to establish groups across the country to establish gun legislation. >>> in the meantime, five student survives and the word enough. >>> the senate worked through the night to avoid what would be the third government shut down. $1.3 trillion spending bill provides $1.6 billion for border security and fencing, $700 billion for military and $600 million for school security. but it does not take any steps to stop people who came as children from

abc's kayna whitworth has that. good morning, kayna. >> reporter: hey george, good morning.speaking out, saying the incident traumatized their whole family, including their other daughter who witnessed the entire thing. they want to make sure this doesn't happen to anyone else's child. it's a horrifying scene and something every parent on the mountain is afraid of. 5-year-old zara is seen high above the ground, dangling from the ski lift, ski instructor holding on to her by her hood as her sister is next to her. a crowd assembles below to catch her with a tarp. her parents who do not wish to use their last name were also on the mountain that day. her mom riding just a few chairs ahead of her on the lift. >> i just started screaming, that's my daughter, that's my daughter. >> reporter: this frightening incident is not the first time that a child has fallen from a ski lift. at an indiana ski resort in february, another young girl, seen dangling dangerously from a lift, the woman next to her before dropping her 25 feet to rescuers below. >> is she okay? >> reporter: officials w

kayna whitworth has more. good morning, kayna. >> reporter: michael, good morning.re warning ride share users to make sure they're getting in the right vehicle. this is after that man is accused of assaulting seven women over a year and a half and this morning, authorities think there might be more victims out there. this morning, officials in los angeles are urging caution for anyone using ride share apps after arresting a man they say posed as a driver to prey on women. >> when it's 2 in the morning and you're getting out of a bar you're not really looking at the license plate. >> reporter: 44-year-old nicolas morales is facing 27 felony counts including sexual assault. >> had been out to a friend's birthday and i remember there were a lot of cars on the street. >> reporter: authorities say morales would allegedly wait outside clubs in beverly hills and surrounding areas late at night, according to police, driving up to women would appeared drunk asking if they requested a ride. >> sometimes they make that mistake when you want to go home and you neglect that extr

abc's kayna whitworth is in sacramento with the latest. od morning, kayna. >> reporter: robin, good morning. there was an emergency interfaith town hall meeting after another day of protests. the california highway patrol blocking demonstrators from getting onto the highway, this as his family is preparing for his funeral to be held here later today. protesters gathered outside the defense attorney's office. [ chanting ] blocking off streets and their cars calling for justice and accountability in the shooting death of stephon clark. >> i have a 12-year-old baby in here. this is peaceful. >> reporter: his family and friends with a similar plea as they prepare to say good-bye. >> we want justice, that's all. i got out of my bed, i'm very sick, but here for my nephew and trying not to cry, you know what i mean, but it hurts. >> reporter: emotions running high, clark's brother confrontational once again having to be carried into the wake. issuing an apology to the mayor just one day after he interrupted the city council meeting with demonstrat

kayna whitworth is here at lga in new york. >> reporter: it's slow going out here at laguardia as theyrace for their second nor'easter here in a week. now, we don't want a repeat of what happened last week, when the winds blew off the roof of that american airlines hangar. that day they were seeing wind gusts of about 60 miles per hour. today, they're expecting gusts about 40 miles per hour. but, it has just now started snowing out here in queens. they have already cancelled more than 400 flights here at laguardia and other airports around new york are being hard hit as well. our big board here behind us, a whole lot of red. nearly 2,000 flights have been cancelled nationwide. that's nearly ten times more cancellations than we saw yesterday. that's likely to have a ripple effect. we'll probably see a lot more cancellations and/or delays throughout the day today. a little good news here, most major airlines say they'll waive all of those change fees. that's something that people can go home with today. >> thank you. >>> let's go back to rob, where is this storm heading next. >> it's goi

abc's kayna whitworth is there in sacramento and she has the latest for us. good morning, kayna. >> reporter: robin, good morning. demonstrators started here at city hall taking their concerns right to city leaders in a meeting that was scheduled to go until 11:00 p.m., but it was cut short, the mayor citing safety concerns. >> everybody, take out your cell phone. >> reporter: overnight, at the sacramento city council meeting, attendees urged to take a stand, sending a message of justice. >> does this look like a gun? >> reporter: hundreds flooding city hall demanding change in the wake of 22-year-old stephon clark's death. he was killed on march 18th after police mistook his cell phone for a gun. >> our community is in pain. >> reporter: but what was supposed to be an open dialogue at the city hall meeting at times became a chaotic scene. clark's brother emerging from the crowd, shouting his name, leaping onto the desk in front of the mayor. later, the mayor abruptly adjourned the meeting after this happened. protesters earlier removed from the chambers makin

abc's kayna whitworth is here with that story. d morning, george. she fell from the balcony on the 15th floor of the ship into the frigid waters below. people say the seas were rough, and the ship was moving quickly. they were amazed crews were able to save her. this morning, a heroic rescue on the norwegian cruise ship "epic" after a woman went overboard. >> we did not think that she could possibly make it. i mean, from 15 floors, that ocean is hard as cement. >> reporter: the 52-year-old who may have been taking a selfie on her balcony fell straight into the frigid, choppy atlantic waters as the boat made its way there the bahamas to port canaveral, florida. the can't immediately stopped the ship and dispatched rescue boats. >> i'm still in shock they were so quick in how they responded and that they found her. >> reporter: according to one watch dog group more than 300 people have gone overboard on cruise ships and only about 17% of them are rescued alive. in 2015, rescuers on a disney cruise liner swept into rescue this2-year-o

they have dealt with some torrential rains in montecito and that's where kayna whitworth is right nowry evacuation orders right now. it's already covering my feet in the streets. they're expecting this to be the bigger storm of the season. bigger than january 9th. they brought in national guard the santa barbara fire department is prepositioning vehicles and they have extra staff on hand as well. the heaviest bands are coming through this afternoon and tonight. rob. >> rough stuff coming for sure. kayna, look at this, maybe 10 inches. coming up, billionaire richard branson and his daughter here live. celebrating every generation. psi that was right for ray. (gasp) and britney. britney!!!! and, of course, the king of pop. this is the pepsi that is forever fun. this is the pepsi for every generation. ♪ ♪ (vo) you can pass down a subaru forester. but you get to keep the memories. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. (avo) get 0% apr financing on all new 2018 subaru forester models. now through april 2nd. and the golden retriever er are very different. they eat, digest, and process e

. >> speaking of west targeting an area already hit hard by abc's kayna whitworth is in montecito, californiahere residents have evacuate. good morning >> robin, good morning. people here are on edge. we were actually just iss flash flood warning and that's going to be in effect for the next three hours. that is impacting some 30,000 people. 22,000 of them have been evacuated and where i'm standing right now is under a mandatory evacuation order and you can see they have sandbags lining the area and also road closures right here. authorities are saying at this point, robin, they any unnecessary risks. >> search and rescue teams are at the ready, aren't they? >> reporter: they sure are. they have extra equipment and extra crews on standby ready to go. the sheriff's office was out last night going door to door urging people to get out of their homes. we have several school closures in the area. right now the california highway patrol is monitoring the highway 101 deciding if they need to close that as well. this has been a terrifying situation for folks here. i spoke with the coast guard who sa

abc's kayna whitworth is there and has the story for us this morning. od morning, kayna. >> reporter: robin, good morning. this comes after the release of body cam footage from the officers who shot and killed 22-year-old stephon clark. the community of sacramento outraged. not only because he died in a hail of gunfire but because of how long the officers waited to perform cpr and the silencing of police body cameras following the incident. shutting down the interstate at the height of rush hour and rallying in the streets of downtown sacramento. >> what do we want? >> all: justice! >> reporter: flooding into california's capitol calling for justice after the police shooting of an unarmed black man. overnight protesters blocking sacramento kings' fans from entering the arena. the team closing the building altogether before starting the game with a delay in front of nearly empty stands as protesters and police faced off outside. some hurling objects at officers. the tensions sparked by this disturbing video in which stephon clark was killed and it was cap