>> all right, martha raddatz with us tonight. martha, thank you. >>> and now, to the capitol and to the emotional farewell to capitol police officer billy evans today. lying in honor in the rotunda, after his death when a man rammed his vehicle into a security barricade. president biden today delivering the eulogy. the officer's window shandon, daughter abigail consoling her mom and son logan wearing what appeared to be his father's cap. >> your son, your husband, your both brother, your dad, was a hero. your blood.rt of you, it's in - my prayer for you is that moment of a smile comes before the tear quicker than longer. >> the president at another point during the memorial getting out of his chair to pick up a toy dropped by evans' daughter. it was a toy replica of the capitol. >>> when we come back here, new developments in the disappearance of a young woman nearly 25 years ago in this country. it made news then and tonight authorities now announcing two arrests in the case. s why i go h liberty mutual — they customize my car in

i'll be joined by mary, martha raddatz, our powerhouse political team. president biden's address to a joint session of congress, 9:00 p.m. eastern right here on abc. >>> in the meantime, we do move onto the other news this tuesday night. the deadly police shooting of andrew brown jr. by deputies in north carolina. new video tonight shared by the family's lawyer showing deputies packed in a pickup truck, arriving at brown's home. and the family's independent autopsy results now, they say brown was shot five times, including what their lawyer said was a kill shot to the back of the head. here's abc's victor oquendo in north carolina tonight. >> reporter: tonight, new street camera video showing deputies rushing to andrew brown jr.'s home, tweet ed by his family's lawyers. deputies piled into the back of a pickup truck, turning the corner and jumping out. brown's house is out of sight moment later, brown was shot and killed. today, lawyers and the family of andrew brown jr. revealing the results of an independent autopsy. >> it was a kill shot to the back o

and martha raddatz standing by with late reporting. >>> in this country, several states bracing for damaging winds, hail and possible tornadoes tonight. and the wildfires. one fire exploding in size. hundreds of evacuations under way. >>> in new york city tonight, the arrest in a brutal and unprovoked attack on an asian man. >>> the desperate search for a 40-year-old mother of three from houston. tonight, the fbi now called in on the case. >>> and the genetically modified mosquitos. tonight, why some scientists in florida are set to release the mosquitos and what they hope this does. >>> and america strong tonight. the boy and the entire community saying, "welcome back." >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a tuesday night. and we begin tonight with this new chapter in this pandemic. one more step toward some sense of normalcy again in this country. president biden and the cdc today relaxing guidelines for fully vaccinated americans when it comes to wearing masks outdoors, saying those masks outside for the most part are no longer needed. the president removing his mas

rachel scott report earlier that she was particularly moved by the reaction as it came in and martha raddatz, also, watching this along with us in washington and martha, you were out covering the streets shortly after this tragedy unfolded last memorial day and the juxtaposition between the police presence and the families from all different backgrounds and there was -- even though such heartbreak at the time, also hope on some level from everybody that we would be able to move this conversation forward. >> absolutely, david. and, you know, i walked down to black lives matter plaza a few hours before the verdict came in. it's a beautiful day in washington, as you can see from that photograph. you look behind that photograph, that's the white house. and i couldn't help think of those moments last year when they attacked protesters, when police went after those protesters in black lives matter plaza, before it was named that, and the progress that has been made. those police officers told not to respond like that anymore, to be far more careful. there was a helicopter hovering over the protest

martha raddatz standing by with late reporting. >>> in new york city tonight, news on the failed subway bomber, the judge using the words barbaric and heinous. >>> tracking severe storms and damaging winds, large hail, possible tornadoes in several states. and the frigid air in the northeast. the whales, their behavioral patterns, the mother whale teaching her baby how to speak. and you will hear tonight how they communicate. >>> and as we celebrate earth, the news from mars tonight. that massa helicopter, the newer, longer flight tonight. and what they just made out of thin air. >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a thursday night. news on the virus tonight. could there be changes coming on the mask from the cdc? and could there be a potential warning on the one-shot vaccine here in the u.s.? but we begin tonight with the first juror to speak. one of two alternate jurors in that courtroom for the trial of former police officer derek chauvin, describing what it was like, the evidence, the video and who she says was the pivotal witness. of course, derek chauvin co

>> martha raddatz with us again tonight. martha, thank you. >>> and this evening we're learning of a close call for astronauts aboard the spacex crew dragon. apparently space junk coming relatively close to the spacecraft. it happened within hours of the launch this morning. what does this all mean? here's gio benitez tonight from florida. >> and liftoff! >> reporter: tonight, hours after this picture-perfect predawn launch from the kennedy space center lit up the skies up and down the east coast -- >> it's a ufo! >> reporter: a close call for the spacex crew dragon. space junk threatening the ship. the crew scrambling to get back inside their pressurized suits. the space junk traveling at more than 17,000 miles per hour, coming within nearly 28 miles of the crew dragon, but missing it. before the scare, the astronauts giving a live tour. >> and this is what we get to see. >> coming up on madagascar. >> coming up on madagascar. >> reporter: megan mcarthur sitting in that same pilot's seat her astronaut husband bob behnken sa

martha raddatz reports. >>> good morning, and welcome to "this week" on this easter sunday. a quiet good friday in washington was shattered this week by the second attack on the capitol in three months. a troubled follower of the nation of islam rammed his vehicle into the north barricade, ran towards officers with a knife before police shot him dead, and this morning, flags at the capitol and white house are flying at half staff to honor officer billy evans, an 18-year veteran of the u.s. capitol police who lost his life defending that seat of our democracy. all this has prompted renewed questions about how to secure the capitol, so we begin with russel honore who reviewed security in the wake of the january 6th siege. thanks for joining us again on this easter sunday. we don't know what exactly motivated the killer on friday, but it seems increasingly clear that the capitol is becoming more of a target than ever. >> absolutely, george. from inside the capitol, i've talked to many members of congress on both the senate and the house side, both parties. they all left us with

. >>> let's bring in abc's martha raddatz who is going to be hosting "this week" later this morning. martha, good morning. i know you have dr. fauci on the show this morning. has he given any indications about when he thinks that the government should start administering these j&j shots once again? >> well, they want to do a thorough review and they've said it would take about one or two weeks. dr. fauci has consistently tried to calm people down about this because he more than anyone knows about vaccination hesitation, those people who already have suspicions about vaccines, when they hear about the j&j and this very, very rare disorder they found from people taking it, about six cases and all of them women. dr. fauci has tried to calm people down. but you still have people who are very hesitant, and it's right down party lines, as you know, dan. two in five republicans don't want anything to do with the vaccine. that's according to the latest polling. so i know dr. fauci -- we're going to ask him those questions today about how long he thinks this will take and if there's any possib

martha raddatz reports. >>> good morning, and welcome to "this week." 81 days ago, president biden promised to attack the pandemic and its economic fallout with speed and urgency. the relief package has passed. nearly a quarter of the country fully vaccinated. nearly 4.6 million doses yesterday alone. and the economy is coming back, the task now addressing america's long-term challenges. with congress and the country still divided, the degree of difficulty is high. our round table ready to take stock as we near the 100-day pm. chief washington correspondent jonathan karl starts us off. >> we choose hope over fear, truth over lies and yes, unity over division. >> reporter: during his campaign, joe biden offered himself as a candidate of unity and moderation. somebody who would work with republicans. even suggesting he would be a transitional president. >> look. i view myself as a bridge, not as anything else. >> reporter: nearly three months in, president biden has blazed a different path, aiming to be a transformational president acting to erase his predecessor's legacy and using his narrow

abc's martha raddatz reports there is reason for concern. >> reporter: the taliban does remain a threat to the afghan government, to women and girls. the biden administration says they will still provide humanitarian aid, but the same questions as so many years ago about afghanistan's future are still the same today. >> some critics say the withdrawal will create a breeding ground for terrorists. >>> a developing story from the gulf of mexico right now. a desperate search at the scene where a large ship capsized. it's a 129-foot lift boat. those kinds of boats support oil rigs and other structures in the gulf. 18 people were on board when the ship went down in severe weather south of new orleans. coast guard and civilian boats have pulled at least six people out of the water. the search continues overnight for the 12 others. more information as we get it. >>> time now for a look at your wednesday weather. some parts of louisiana saw up to 5 inches of rain and there's more on the way today. heavy rain is expected across the deep south. flash flood watches are posted across the region. el

secretary of state telling martha raddatz that the country will start bringing in refugees who have been waiting, but they will need to have have a new target number. and they will likely not get anywhere near the 62,000 number that had been their goal. linsey? >> maryalice, thank you. >>> the biden administration also reversing a major trump era policy. lifting restrictions on the use of fetal tissue from elective ab tissue can now be used to help develop treatments for conditions including alzheimer's, cancer, and covid-19. >>> there are new worries for the restaurant industry. already hit hard by the pandemic. with covid restrictions beingine here's drd bolton. >> reporter:reauing froma vasti a new problem. >> i've never seen it this ffic. >> reporter: the hiring signs are up, demand is growing, but employers are struggling to find workers. >> we reduced our days of work by one day. and then we had to reduce our menu items significantly. >> reporter: with more than 16 million americans collecting some form of unemployment insurance, some managers complaining that those extended benefi

here's martha raddatz tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the indonesian navy says one of its ships has detected an object with a strong magnetic force in the search area, but even if that turns out to be the missing submarine, which is far from clear, the chances that the 53 sailors on board survived are all but impossible. the submarine disappeared in the dark waters off the coast of the resort island of bali more than 72 hours ago with an oxygen supply that would have been depleted hours ago. the last transmission from the submarine was a request to dive to test-fire torpedoes. a wide sheet of oil now marks the area where it began its descent. >> not only is the issue running out of oxygen, but if the submarine lost power and it continued its descent, it would not be able to survive. the submarine would likely implode at 800 feet, the ocean bottom in the search area is more than twice that depth. but searchers continue to hunt for the submarine. the u.s. sending a reconnaissance aircraft and offering underwater assets as well. it is very likely the submarine will eventually be found, but it c

fauci was asked by our martha raddatz whether there was any possibility, any indication that the u.s. might stop using it altogether. >> reporter: he does not think it's likely, david. dr. fauci says there should be a decision by friday. he doesn't expect a recommendation to stop using the johnson & johnson vaccine, but he does expect some restrictions going forward based on edge or gender. some sort of new warning. david? >> stephanie ramos with us on a monday night. thank you, steph. >>> and we're going to turn now to a developing headline late today in the death of capitol police officer brian sicknick who died 24 hours after the capitol riots. let's turn to abc's congressional correspondent rachel scott with late reporting. rachel, what are you learning? >> reporter: david, tonight, we are getting an answer to that key question surrounding the death of officer brian sicknick. we are learning from this medical examiner's report that he died of natural causes, that he suffered from at least one stroke, passing away one day after the january 6th insurrection. you may remember seeing

i'll be joined by mary, martha raddatz, cecilia vega, jon karl, our political team all here. live coverage of president biden's address to a joint session of congress, 9:00 p.m. eastern, right here on abc. >>> in the meantime, we continue with the news tonight and the other developing headline involves the federal raid involving rudy giuliani. federal agents and police raiding the new york city home and office of former president trump's personal attorney. authorities waking him up at 6:00 a.m. sources telling abc news the fbi seized electronic devices including his cell phone, all part of a federal investigation. here's our chief washington correspondent jonathan karl on what he's learned tonight. >> reporter: new york city police officers were seen this afternoon leaving the apartment building on the upper east side of manhattan where rudy giuliani lives. giuliani was awakened at 6:00 a.m. this morning by federal agents armed with a search warrant. they seized his electronic devices, including his mobile phone. they also raided his office and seized the computer of his long

chief white house correspondent cecilia vega and our chief global affairs anchor martha raddatz joinnow. cecilia, let me begin with you. we know that president biden has been wanting to get out of afghanistan for at least ten years, but he and his team also know that this move comes with significant risk. >> reporter: significant risk, george. and these risks are being laid out even by members of his own administration. the intel committee is out with a new report right now that says the afghan government will struggle to hold the taliban at bay if troops are withdrawn and the cia director testified on capitol hill saying while al qaeda doesn't have the ability, the capacity to attack the u.s. homeland, that troops -- pulling troops back from the country could lead to a resurgence of terrorism in the region. and, of course, we've been talking about this pushback from republicans, particularly on capitol hill, who say this could potentially erase decades of gains in the region. the white house says the president asked for a nonsugar coated assessment of the situation on the ground and

here now co-anchor martha raddatz. >> good morning and welcome to "this week." 88 days in, challenge and crisis face the new biden administration, the white house ordering all american troops out of afghanistan in time for the 9/11 anniversary prompting blistering blowback. and despite more than 200 million covid vaccinations now administered, surges being reported in nearly half of american states. dr. fauci and secretary of state blinken will join us shortly, but we begin this morning with a nation on edge. this morning, in minneapolis, the national guard is at the ready in anticipation of a verdict this week in the trial of derek chauvin. protests continued for a seventh night in the aftermath of another police shooting claiming the life of 20-year-old daunte wright. and then there are the mass shootings, the most recent at that fedex facility in indianapolis, eight lives lost in a senseless rampage after months of deadly assaults across the nation. we're going to look at it all this morning beginning with the trial of derek chauvin in the death of george floyd. the closing argume

joined the search and chief global affairs anchor martha raddatz has the latest. orning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, george. this morning, the pentagon is sending aircraft to help in the search for the submarine joining so many other nations in a race with the clock. this morning, the desperate search for the missing indonesian submarine with 53 sailors on board. the last transmission with the sub more than 60 hours ago. the crew requesting permission to make a deeper dive to test-fire torpedoes, but it never resurfaced and never another word. today mere hours of oxygen left on the vessel and the only sign of the submarine, a wide swath of oil at the last known location near the island of bali. >> the real worry here, an oil slick was discovered above the area where the submarine started its descent which would suggest that there was some sort of a catastrophic failure in the dive. this submarine was only certified to go about 800 feet deep, but the depth of the water that it dove in is over 2,000 feet. if the submarine lost power and continued its dive, it

martha raddatz is in washington with more this morning. good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, michael. we've waited months for the final results of the autopsy to see if any of those rioters already charged with assault would face murder charges, but that does not look likely given that the medical examiner says that brian sicknick died from multiple strokes that occurred naturally. officer sicknick was on the frontlines of the capitol siege seen here in video obtained exclusively by "the new york times," facing off with the rioters storming the capitol. hours after the siege, sicknick collapsed, and 24 hours later he was declared dead. but this morning, while the medical examiner says that all that transpired played a role in sicknick's condition, he died from natural causes after suffering serious strokes in the brain stem. julian khater of pennsylvania and george tanios of west virginia have been charged with assaulting sicknick with an unknown substance, a chemical irritant, possibly bear spray. khater can be seen in the "new

. >> sure, i'm glad you played martha raddatz from will 2016 election night nearly on the verge of tearsdent trump. last night make america feel good again. i have never seen somebody feel that jubilant 2016 in my own household. i'm old enough to remember august of 2020, steve, when van jones of cnn candidly said this before joe biden's speech at the democratic national convention. quote: we were prepared for it to be a terrible speech, but as long as he didn't embarrass himself, we were going to come out here and praise it. and as sure as the sun rose in the east today, cbs, msnbc, abc all praised it and cnn and "the washington post" and "new york times" juxtaposed that with senator tim scott and republican rebuttal. as sure as birds fly south for the winter tim scott chernobyl personally attacked. that happened. are we surprised by this any more. steve? steve: you set up a soundbite we have at our disposal. you are talking about the g.o.p. response. here is senator tim scott from south carolina. >> i have also experienced a different kind of intolerance. i get called uncle tom and the