here's matt gutman. >> reporter: carry fisher's fame spanned galaxies. debbie and princess leia, and we lost our hero. we lost our mirror. >> reporter: she even loomed large to her half sisters. they were opening up to our chris connelly. >> i do remember seeing her in a 40 foot closeup and going wow, that's my sister. >> we had the coolest big sister in the world. she was a bad ass body gun toting princess. who has that? >> i think that she was more sensitive. >> she was secretly soft. >> reporter: and aware of her mortality. hours before that fatal heart attack on this flight, texting the sisters she shared with their father. >> we talked about age. because she was floored that she had just turned 60. we talked about our children. we talked about our frail mothers. >> reporter: carrie fisher's mother was debbie reynolds who >> i knew that if carrie wasn't going to survive this that debbie would not. you knew it. >> reporter: in those final moments, carrie's sisters promising her they'd take care of her beloved daughter, billy. >> i remember just holdin

here's abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: carrie fisher's fame spanned across galaxies. >> the world lostbie, and carrie of course, and we lost our hear. we lost our mirror somebody has to save our skins. >> reporter: she even loomed large to her half sisters. tricia and joely fisher opening up to our chris connolly. >> i do remember seeing her on, you know, in a 40-foot close-up, and going, "wow. that's my sister." >> we had the coolest big sister in the world. she was a bad ass, bawdy, gun-toting princess. i mean, who has that? >> i think that she was more sensitive. >> she was secretly soft. >> reporter: and aware of her mortality. hours before that fatal heart attack on this flight -- joely texting the sister she shared with father, eddie fisher. >> we talked about age because she was floored that she was 60, we talked about our children and our frail mothers. >> reporter: carrie fisher's mother was the hollywood legend, debbie reynolds who died just a day later. >> i knew that if carrie wasn't going to survive this that debbie wou you knew it. >> reporter: in those final moments, car

matt gutman, abc news, new york. >> apparently, the puffy coat worked. here on a monday night. i'm david muir. i hope to see you right back here tomorrow night. until then, have a good evening. you can see pockets of rain on live doppler 7, that's the green on your screen and it's not over yet. good afternoon and thanks for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm eric thomas. larry beil has the day off. now, this might look like snow but it's actually hail in half moon bay. bryce jensen shared the video with us. he said the hail melted within about 20 minutes. >>> and an abc 7 news producer took this video of steady rain mixed with hail at his home in belmont. you can see those pea-size pieces of hail on the ground. >>> and check out more falling ice from oakland this afternoon. thanks to david young for sharing this with us, using #abc7now. spencer has been tracking today's storms. >> it's been a day of interesting and unusual weather. hail is still falling in numerous locatins around the bay area. you can see the screen indicating scattered showers. there's

here's abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: gunfire blasted through the beats at this nightclub at a popular mexican resort town this evening. authorities telling abc news five people were killed and 15 injured. among the casualties, at least four americans. at first some at the electronic music festival in playa del carmen didn't react. these people only start running when they see a body in the street. and you hear them yell, "run" into the bathroom now. the gunfire triggering stampedes. people fleeing the club and down the street. among those injured was american heather parham from washington state shot in the backside. ignacio valencia from houston was shot in both arms. >> i was just in shock and i couldn't move. >> reporter: his friend was also hit. >> her last words to me was, i don't feel anything. i don't feel anything. >> reporter: she died shortly thereafter. mexican officials are still trying to unscramble what happened there. initially, they are telling us this is not terrorism and probably related to the drug trade, david. >> matt gutman with us. thank you, matt. >>> overseas,

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matt gutman has been following all of it. matt? >> that's right, david and elizabeth.ve been violent. riot police have been squaring off against protesters here most of the day. you can see the street cleaners still cleaning up after the melee. it's been a cat and mouse game between those protesters and the riot police. those rioters in black gear. they smashed this limo, then set it on fire. took hammers and crow bars that they came with to smash the windows of starbucks and mcdonald's and other stores. it took that brigade of riot gear using pepper spray, chemical spray and that cascade of flash bangs to vacate them and push them back. still, we're told, that six officers have been injured. now, police tell us that not all of the protests have been violent. some of them were peaceful. protesters stopped an interstate not far from here. others just marched down the city's grand avenues, but the biggest protest, by far, the women's march on washington, slated for tomorrow. hundreds of thousands expected to be back here in washington, in fact, we're told more bus passes

these particular protesters, they also set vehicles on fire and matt gutman joins us from d.c.ht now. you were covering the protesters all day and we're hearing that more protests and marches are planned today. >> reporter: good morning, paula. that's right and the biggest protest of all is set to start right here. you can see them setting the soundstage behind me. already hundreds of people out here for the women's march on washington. hundreds of thousands of others expected. but with its a-list celebrities and peaceful message, it'll be a far different sight than those running street battles we saw over the past 12 hours. overnight in washington, d.c., protesters crashing one of the night's glamorous inaugural balls pushing their way into the freedom ball linking arms to try to prevent guests from coming in. once pushed back, the protesters began tossing water on partygoers. earlier blocks from the package pageantry of the inaugural parade rioters smashing this limo then setting it on fire. the smoke clogging the street. rioters then vandalizing this starbucks and a mcdonald

here's matt gutman. >> reporter: the takedown, filmed by up to ten police body mentally ill man remains a ix police officers responding to a call earlier this month. >> put your hands behind your back. we got a warrant. >> reporter: then they realize there was a warrant out for muhamed muhaymin. >> put your hand behind your back. >> reporter: after multiple requests, the officers take him down. and haul him outside. >> i cannot believe this. >> reporter: up to ten officers help subdue him. >> on the ground, on the ground. >> reporter: suddenly, he's unresponsive. >> i don't think he's breathing. >> reporter: and his sister is suing the city. >> there's no reasoning to justify this. >> reporter: most police cadets get six hours of training, and much less on deinolocaust urvivors of the nazi wreaths at the infamous execution wall. prayers at the site. >>> and there's still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this friday. where are the deals on cars? and simple tips to save you thousands. >>> and the medical episode in chicago. the city's top cop falling ill. the medical issue now reve

matt gutman has more. >> reporter: an invisible killer striking this amarillo, texas home. >> there are eight people sick in the house. >> reporter: they sought the unconscious kids, four children would ultimately die. >> two kids that are not awake, and a bunch of others that are having a hard time. >> reporter: ten people all from the same family found with severe chemical poisoning from a lethal gas. amil seeped into the mobile home after an occupant sprayed the pesticide to kill rats and mice beneath the house. the family members complained about the smell. the man told officials he sprayed it with water causing a chemical reaction creating that adly result. when they arrived, rescue crews smelled the chemical. nine firefighters hospitalized as a precaution. >> for them to go all at once is a tragedy that hit home. >> reporter: it is one of the most commonly used agricultural pesticides and it's one of the most common causes of poisoning. unfortunately, there's no known antedote. >>> matt, thank you. now to sports and a somewhat unusual coaching move. less than a week before college

here's abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: tonight investigators say the cold case of karen klaas ex wife of righteous brother bill medley solved. >> i'm happy for the family that we get to close the book. >> reporter: klaas was raped and murdered in her oceanside home 41 years ago today. but the case went cold. ♪ >> reporter: despite the fame of investigators used to crack it cutting edge, and controversial. >> it never would have happened without these wonderful people and dna. >> reporter: the la sheriff's department saying that familial dna led them to kenneth troyer. who was killed in a shootout with police decades ago. and they got the familial dna from -- >> i can tell you it was a close relative. a father, son or close relative. >> reporter: though controversial, the method is legal in 10 states including some of the largest like texas florida and california. >> matt, thanks so much. when we come back here, the new medical headline about a cancer screening and possible false alar alarms. >>> storm on the move at this hour. deadly pileup, and where the track is moving. >>> the new

here's matt gutman. >> officer down. officer down, outside tonopah. >> reporter: the voice you hear on that police radio isn't an officer's, but one of two bystanders hailed as heroes tonight. minutes earlier, state trooper edward andersson responding to this call along a remote part of arizona's i-10. >> westbound i-10. >> reporter: he finds a body on the road and this rolled-over vehicle, and all of a sudden is ambushed. he's shot at least once then jumped. >> the suspect is getting the better of the trooper and is on top of him and striking the trooper's head on the pavement. >> reporter: the first good samaritan arrives. fetches his own gun, and shoots the attacker. >> the suspect refuses, the uninvolved third party fires, striking and killing the suspect. >> reporter: it's then that brian schober arrives and mans that radio. >> he's in real bad shape. please send air support helicopter, please. >> reporter: he tells me there's no doubt the bystander saved the police officer's life. >> thank you. >>> when we come bac

abc's matt gutman has been following the movement all day, and he starts us off. >> reporter: tonight, that boisterous condemnation of president donald trump, filling the site of friday's inauguration with a sea of pink beanies. officials estimate about 500,000 demonstrators, but organizers believe 750,000 crammed into the city. the presidential motorcade passing right by some of those protesters. this was the view from the press pool. that massive demonstration anchored by the kind of a-list celebrities that snubbed president trump. >> welcome to the revolution of love! >> reporter: but those thousands bearing placards with individual messages like "girls just wanna have fundamental rights." and "strong women equals strong world." streams of humanity are converging on this sea of people wearing pink beanies, all of them moving towards the white house. scenes like the march in washington repeated across the country. demonstrators coming out by the thousands. >> everyone is welcome here! >> reporter: abc's mara schiavocampo at one of the biggest rallies, in new york. >> here in trump's

here's abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: gunfire blasted through the beats at this nightclub in the mexican resort town early this morning. authorities telling abc news five people were killed and 15 injured including americans. at first some at the electronic music festival in playa del carmen didn't react, these people only start running when they see that body in the street and you hear them yell, "run" into the bathroom now. it triggered stampedes. people fleeing the club and down the street. monk those injured was american heather parham shot in the backside. valencia from houston was shot in both arms. his friend was also hit. >> her last words to me was, i don't feel anything. i don't feel anything. >> reporter: she died shortly thereafter. officials are trying to unscramble happened there. they are saying this is not terrorism and probably rielated to the drug trade. >>> overseas, a horrific scene in kirk stan, and a plane went down in thick fog outside the airport. half of the small village was destroyed in the crash, and the fire, four crew members on board all killed. at least 30

abc's matt gutman with the details just now coming in. >> reporter: tonight, an invisible killer tristriking th texas home. >> one is not waking up. >> reporter: they saw the unconscious kids. four children ultimately died. >> there are kids that are not awake, and a bunch of others that are having a hard time. >> reporter: ten people all from the same family were found with severe chemical poisoning from a lethal gas. fire officials say it seeped into the mobile home after an occupant spreading it to kill rats and mice beneath the house. family members complained about the pesticide's smell, and the man told officials he sprayed it with water, causing a chemical reaction creating that deadly concocti concoction. they smelled that gasp. >> we need to call a hazmat chief. >> reporter: nine others hospitalized as a precaution. families are planning a individual for the family. >> it's a tragedy that hit home because this can happen to anybody. >> reporter: this is one of the most commonly used agricultural pesticides, and unfortunately, there is no antidote. >> thank you, matt. >>> we want the

here's matt gutman. >> mommy, mommy.e. >> reporter: their duet in song and laughter. >> so many surprises. >> reporter: the new documentary, "bright lights" takes an intimate journey into a mother-daughter love story. >> you cannot keep that phone. that's from when they first invented cell phones. it'si it's ridiculous. >> it's fine. >> reporter: mother and daughter sharing property. >> it's like the old days in a way, but i'm like the old days. >> reporter: their one constant, their devotion to each other. >> she'll forget she is not 35. age is horrible for all of us, but she falls from a greater height. >> reporter: but nothing crushing a mother more than watching her daughter slip away. as carrie's half-sister, joely told us. >> she was praying for more time. you could see it in her face. she would not last without her. >> reporter: a mother and daughter together until the end. >> matt, thank you. the hbo documentary airs this (sfx: rain and thunder) says it won't let up for a while. the cadillac xt5... what should we

here's matt gutman. >> reporter: the takedown, filmed by up to ten police body cameras. but tonight, the death of this mentally ill man remains a mystery. in that video, you see phoenix police officers responding to a call earlier this month. then they realize there was a warrant out for muhamed muhaymin. >> you got to put the dog down. >> put your hand behind your back. >> reporter: after multiple requests, the officers take him down. and haul him outside. >> i cannot believe this. >> reporter: up to ten officers help subdue him. >> to the ground, to the ground. >> reporter: suddenly, he's unresponsive. >> i don't think he's breathing. >> okay, let's start cpr on this guy. >> reporter: and his sister is suing the city. >> there's no reasoning to justify this. >> reporter: the department says it's investigating this incident. it's worth noting that on average most police cadets get 58 hours of firearms training, and only eight on dealing with the mentally ill. >> matt, thank you. >>> and today is holocaust remembrance day. dozens of survivors of the nazi depth camps laid

matt gutman has more. >> reporter: an invisible killer striking this amarillo, texas home. >> there areople sick in the house. >> reporter: they sought the unconscious kids, four children would ultimately die. >> two kids that are not awake, and a bunch of others that are having a hard time. >> reporter: ten people all from the same family found with severe chemical poisoning from a lethal gas. amarillo fire officials say it seeped into the mobile home after an occupant sprayed the pesticide to kill rats and mice beneath the house. the family members complained about the smell. the man told officials he sprayed it with water causing a chemical reaction creating that deadly result. when they arrived, rescue crews smelled the chemical. nine firefighters hospitalized as a precaution. >> for them to go all at once is a tragedy that hit home. >> reporter: it is one of the most commonly used agricultural pesticides and it's one of the most common causes of poisoning. unfortunately, there's no known antedote. >>> matt, thank you. now to sports and a somewhat unusual coaching move. less than a

here's abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: tonight investigators say the cold case of karen klaas ex wife of righteous brother bill medley solved. >> i'm happy for the family that we get to close the book. >> reporter: klaas was raped and murdered in her oceanside home 41 years ago today. but the case went cold. ♪ >> reporter: despite the fame of her e ex-husband, the method investigators used to crack it cutting edge, and controversial. >> it never would have happened without these wonderful people and dna. >> reporter: the la sheriff's department saying that familial dna led them to kenneth troyer. who was killed in a shootout with police decades ago. and they got the familial dna from -- >> i can tell you it was a close relative. a father, son or close relative. >> reporter: though controversial, the method is legal in 10 states including some of the largest like texas florida and california. >> matt, thanks so much. when we come back here, the new medical headline about a cancer screening and possible false alar alarms. >>> storm on the move at this hour. deadly pileup, and where the

we want to start with matt gutman. who was right out there, covering the marchers in washington. od morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, paula. you might call it the anti-inauguration. well over 1 million people spilled into cities nationwide to roar their protests of the election of pre his first full day on the job. while the protest here was permitted for about 00,000 people, so many more spilled into this city that it seemed like it was besieged by an army of people in pink beanies. by the hundreds of thousands, they streamed into the national mall. [ crowd chanting ] >> hey, hey, ho, ho, donald trump has got to go. >> reporter: a sea of protesters, bobbing in their pink beanies. waive waving plackards, condemning president donald trump in his first day in office. >> welcome to your first day. we will not go away. >> reporter: and speaking out in support of women's rights. [ crowd chanting ] >> my body, my choice. >> reporter: minute by minute, the crowd grew. boisterously spilling out into the city's side streets. the transit systems jam packed. the scale was global. on

abc's matt gutman is this los angeles with the latest. good morning, matt. >> reporter: hey, good morning, michael. we now know there are at least five americans among the casualties. investigators have ruled out terror and are searching for a man who apparently tried to bring a gun into the club when security guards tried to stop him. a gunfight broke out resulting in a stampede of hundreds of partygoers and carnage. instantly the beat of the music gave way to the staccato of gunfire and those screams. five were killed and 15 wounded when a gunman opened fire in this packed nightclub in the mexican resort town of playa del carmen early monday and this morning we learned four americans were among the wounded and among those killed near the dance floor alejandra villanueva ibar from denver. her brother telling our denver affilia affiliate. >> just trying to figure out how we'll bring my sister back. >> reporter: her friend ignacio valencia was right there. >> i was in shock and i didn't want to leave my friend either but i couldn't pick her

gunman stalking his victim before opening fire and the shooter is in custody and we have more from matt gutman >> reporter: this is the spot where you see that gunman open fire on that u.s. consulate official. he then goes scampering off this way towards the mall. he doesn't get far. mexican special forces catch up with him on sunday and now the stunning twist, we learn that that suspected hit man is a fellow american. this morning abc news learned the alleged triggerman behind that attempted hit on the consular official in mexico is american. they say he first stalked him and then shot christopher ashcraft. his name is zia zafar. they launched a massive manhunt for the mystery man. mexican special forces cornering the suspect sunday taking him into custody. that surveillance video showing the shooter in those, big sunglasses and bulky wig. you see him walking from behind that truck, there's something in his right pants pocket. his hand holding it close. the next video shows a parking kiosk ashcraft leaving the gym pays at the kiosk completely unaware as he turns to walk out that his assailant

. >> reporter: our own matt gutman demonstrated what would happen if you were trapped in your car whenunderwater and how to escape. >> i shatter it with that puncher. >> reporter: that tool is just one of the many possible ways to escape your vehicle. here's another tip. read your owner's manual. >> there's manual levers and latches in case of emergency. i'm going to unbuckle, get myself to the back as quick as i can, pull the emergency buttons, find the exit. >> reporter: experts say you should know what to do before the emergency happens. >> it goes back to being comfortable and familiar with your car. make an action plan so you're not in this situation. >> so, if that were to happen to you, you couldn't get out of your car, you're trapped because the power is out. this tool is called a center punch. different variation, all you have to do and it's this simple. we'll shatter this glass. put it up against and you give it a good punch and it's that simple and you can get out of your car. now, there are different vehicles that are made different ways that are supposed to have failsafes