david. >> rebecca jarvis leading us off tonight. rebecca, thank you. >>> we do move on tonight and to new reporting this evening after a former patriot star was discovered dead in his cell. authorities say it was a suicide. tonight, what was discovered written on his aaron hernandez's head when he was found in that cell. abc's eva pilgrim outside the prison in shirley, massachusetts, tonight. >> reporter: tonight, questions surrounding the death of former nfl star aaron hernandez. his body now with the state medical examiner. abc news learning he was found in his cell with john 3:16 across his forehead, a bible verse referencing death and eternal life. prison officials have called his death a suicide, saying he hanged himself with a bedsheet tied to his prison cell window. miami dolphins' mike pouncey posting, "today my heart hurts as i got the worse news i could have imagined. it was just a day ago we shared our last convo." but tonight, some of those close to him suspect foul play. >> something's not right. something doesn't add up

here's abc's chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis tonight. ♪ >> reporter: tonight, "the factorminus o'reilly. >> it is the end of an era here at the fox news channel. as we mentioned earlier, bill o'reilly is leaving this chair, and this network after more than 20 years. >> reporter: the host of cable's most popular news show leaving the network with a reported $25 million golden parachute. a severance nearly doubled the amount he and fox have paid over the last 15 years to settle 5 claims against o'reilly for inappropriate behavior, including sexual harassment. and the second big payout at fox news since last summer after network head roger ailes walked away with $40 million following claims of sexual harassment. allegations o'reilly and ailes both deny. >> hey hey ho ho bill o'reilly's gotta go. >> reporter: the company caving to protests and an advertiser revolt -- network executives reportedly worried as more accusers come forward. >> i was getting off the elevator, he said, looking good there, girl. and the hairs rose on the back of my neck because i knew the grunting and

. >> its ceo spoke exclusively with abc's rebecca jarvis. [ screaming ] >> reporter: the video that had the world buzzing for days. a united airlines passenger caught in a travel nightmare. >> come on. >> come on. >> dr. david dao visibly shaken as he is forcibly yanked out of his seat and dragged down the island off the united jet by law enforcement after refusing to give up his seat. >> oh, my god, look what you did to him? >> reporter: the episode unleashing a pr crisis of epic proportions for united airlines. >> united airlines is in hot water. >> united kicked off several passengers. >> united better fasten its seatbelt. >> reporter: everyone asking how could this have happened? >> it was a system failure. we have not provided our frontline supervisors and managers and individuals with the proper tools, policies, procedures, that allow them to use their common sense. >> united ceo oscar munoz sat down with me for an exclusive interview. what did you think when you saw that video of a man being dragged off of one of your planes? >> probably the word ashamed comes to mind. as i think

rebecca jarvis, abc >> $10,000. >> your price? >> my price to skip a flight. cheaper than that. the disney night in the ballroom. >> dancing in "the skinny," that's coming up next. ♪ >> dancing in "the skinny," that's coming up next. ♪ skinny ♪ >> twice a night year on the ballroom when we pay homage to the person who signs our pay checks at disney. disney night. should mention my muse, idol, carlton, kicked the night off singing and dancing his way through the magical opening number. no carlton here. i'm disappointed. >> what's wrong with them. pretty amazing. highlight of the night. get to the competition. and top the le matching high pony tails. >> young lady from fifth harmony, right, fourth harmony as the case would be. simone performed gold medal floor routine from the rio olympics. actually except this time it was a themed one. and to help matters, the actual singer, performed the movie signature song. >> just below the leaders, bachelor nick was hardly recognizable. you really see the rouge on his face. >> also notable, kept his shirt closed through th

rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >> move on right now. the trump administration reviewing the iran nuclear deal after declaring it a failure. secretary of state, rex tillerson said the deal struck in 2015, only delays iran's goal of becoming a nuclear and he warned, an unchecked iran could travel the same path as north korea. now mind you the same state department had acknowledged that iran was complying with the terms of the agreement. but tillerson complained that iran remains a leading sponsor of terrorism. >> whether it be assassination attempts, support of weapons, mass destruction, deploying, destablizing militias, iran spends treasure and time disrupting peace. >> well, tillerson stopped short of promising to scrap the nuclear deal and reinstate sanctions, but he said the trump administration will not pass the buck on iran to a future administration. >> the white house right now is under fire for contradictory statements on the whereabouts of aircraft carrier group of ships. president trump said he was sending the ships to the kore

here is abc's rebecca jarvis. >> reporter: with fox news already facing backlash from allegations over treatment of women. a new firestorm over what critics are calling sexually charged comments about the president's daughter. >> i don't really get what is going on here. i really liked how she was speaking into the microphone. >> host jesse waters talking about ivanka trump on stage in germany. what he really meant. on air i was referring to ivanka's voice and how it resonates lick a smooth jazz radio dj. this was in no way a joke about anything else. the white house saying it has no comment about water's remarks. but fox is facing more lawsuits. >> welcome to america's news headquarters. >> kelly wright coming forward to join a class action suit accusing fox news of hostile racial discrimination and plantation style management. >> i want to make it possible for who ever fills my shoes that next generation to never go through this. wright who says he was demeaned and passed over for promotions, compelled to speak out after fellow employees shared stories of alleged racial humiliation.

here's abc's chief business technology and economics correspondent rebecca jarvis. >> and we have theblankets, a couple of things we got from the registry -- >> reporter: lisa taylor parese is well prepared to become a mom. just over a week left of her pregnancy. >> the boppy -- >> reporter: the new nursery in her florida home is already filled with items from her baby registry. but at the top of that list, a unique request. extended maternity leave. lisa and her husband josh are asking friends and family to crowd fund their time off with the new baby. >> we have a two-income home, my husband and i work full-time. i'm going to be out of work. that's going to be a big chunk of our combined income. >> reporter: lisa is a manufacturing engineer. and plans to take 12 weeks off, most of which will be unpaid. >> i'm entitled to six weeks of short-term disability. four of those weeks being at 60% of my salary. >> reporter: the couple started saving money to help bridge the gap. but when they saw the cash fund option on the registry site baby list, they set a goal of $3,000. so far, they've r

here's abc's chief business technology and economics correspondent rebecca jarvis. >> reporter: it'shad the world buzzing for days. a united airlines passenger caught in a travel nightmare. >> come on, come on. >> reporter: dr. david dao visibly shaken as he's forcibly yanked out of his seat and then dragged down the aisle and off a united jet by law enforcement. after refusing to give up his seat. >> my god, look at what you did to him! >> reporter: the episode unleashing a pr crisis of epic proportions for united airlines. >> united airlines is in hot water tonight -- >> kicked off several passengers -- >> united better fasten its seat belt -- >> reporter: everyone asking, how could this have happened? >> it was a system failure. we have not provided our frontline supervisors and managers and individuals with the proper tools, policies, procedures, that allow them to use their common sense. >> reporter: united ceo oscar munoz sat down with me for an exclusive interview. what did you think when you saw that video of a man being dragged off of one of your planes? >> probably the word

here's abc's chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis leading us off. >>> you're about to enter the no spin zone. >> reporter: no spinning it tonight, the king of cable news, dethroned. bill o'reilly, the host of cable's most popular show for 16 years, out at fox news, fired in the wake of that growing sexual harassment scandal. lachlan and james murdoch, executives at fox's parent company, reportedly pushed for o'reilly's ouster. their father rupert murdoch ultimately signing off amid a growing scandal. 21st century fox announcing that, "after a thorough and careful review of the allegations, the company and bill o'reilly have agreed that bill o'reilly will not be returning to the fox news channel." bill o'reilly also releasing his own statement, "it is tremendously disheartening that we part ways due to completely unfounded claims. but that is the unfortunate reality many of us in the public eye must live with today." o'reilly's statement comes after those new images tonight, showing him on vacation shaking hands with the pope at the vatican today. back in new york, fox executives

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here's rebecca jarvis. >> after that united airlines inincident seen around the world, the airline late today agreeing to a settlement. paying the passenger dragged off that flight, dr. david dao an undisclosed sum. calling it an amicable resolution. abc news was the first to sit down with united airlines ceo. telling us changes are coming this will never, can never happen on an united airlines flight. >> reporter: and tonight, they made good on that promise -- introducing ten new sweeping policies, including never removing a passenger unless there's a safety or a security concern and authorizing employees to offer up to $10,000 to passengers who voluntary give up seats and releasing this apology. >> we're working harder for the privilege to serve you. >> reporter: all of this putting airlines front and center as a new video abroad another airline surface zbrs i haven't done anything. i've paid for this ticket. >> reporter: hamilton was on this flight, delayed 30 minutes on the tarmac, he was asking to debroad after using the lavatory. passengers attempting to hold airlines accountable,

in an exclusive interview with our rebecca jarvis, united ceo, oscar munoz is ashamed by the whole thingnever. will never happen again. on a united airlines flight. that's my premise. and my promise. >>en the future if, no one voluntarily decides to leave a plane, based on the amount of money united is offering. will united. >> we will not put a law enforcement official to take them off. >> two more security officers helped dragt man off the plane have been put on administrative leave. we'll hear more in the next half-hour. >> turns out, a north carolina bill that would outlaw same-sex marriage isn't going anywhere any time soon. republican house speaker says it will not be considered. the democratic governor says the bill is plain out wrong. but sponsor says the u.s. supreme court overstepped its constitutional bounds in ruling that states must allow same-sex marriages. north carolina is still reeling and feeling the effects of a law which, diskrim nated against transgender people. that law was mostly repealed last month. but that repeal didn't go far enough for california's attorney ge

rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >>> $10,000. that's my price to skip a flight.n the ballroom. >> dancing in "the skinny," that's coming up next. >> dancing in "the skinny," that's coming up next. ♪ [suspenseful music] [male narrator] child abduction by a parent or family member is a crime. get involved. if you have any information concerning a missing or abducted child, please call 1-800-222-find or contact your local law enforcement. you might be the one who saves a child's life and their future. ♪ >>> a twice a night year on the ballroom when we pay homage to the person who signs our pay checks at disney. disney night. should mention my muse, idol, carlton, alphonso rivero kicked the night off singing and dancing his way through the magical opening number. no carlton here. i'm disappointed. >> what's wrong with them. pretty amazing. highlight of the night. get to the competition. they stopped the leaderboard with a near perfect score of 39. the pair had high scores and matching high pony tails. >> she is the young lady from fifth harmony, right, fourth harmony

rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >> okay. here's the bright spot. days to get your taxes done this year since april 15th falls on the weekend this year and monday is a holiday and washington, d.c., taxes are not due until tuesday, april 18th. >> all right. let's ask finney now, 7 on your side finney, answer questions. the first e-mail comes from josi from daily city. when is the best time to buy a plane ticket to travel to india? >> the best time to travel is between december and march. a small window there. it's not summer nor monsoon season. weather isn't too hot or too wet and it can really be both there. on average flying in on a tuesday or wednesday is going to be your best airline deal. you might find your best ticket prices to india if you buy around 100 days in advance. too much earlier than that, and later they go way up. >> good to know. terry from antioch asks this, michael. which fights bacteria best when cleaning carpet, chemicals or steam? >> ah, chemical carpet cleaning and steam cleaning are the popular methods. angie's list.com says

here to explain exactly what they are, abc's chief business and economic correspondent rebecca jarvisore than 150 million americans rushing to file their tax returns, it probably comes as no surprise that millions and millions of us aren't close to being ready. and this year we even get a few extra days to crunch those numbers. the following deadline gets pushed back, making tuesday, april 18th the last day to file on time. so, with that deadline looming, what's a taxpayer to do? >> what you need to remember is that you have to file something. >> reporter: filing your return is the best way to go. there are penalties for nonfiling and late filing and late payment. however, there is another option. >> you can always file an extension which will then give you until october to complete your return. >> reporter: if you try owe try to pay as much as you can as soon as you can. that will stop any fees as well as those painful penalties. there are several simple ways to do so, including paying online, by phone, by check, or even using your personal credit card. if you happen to be one of the

rebecca jarvis reports now with expert advice. >> reporter: whether your side gig is for a rainy day fund or more like an addition to a full-time career. uncle sam will want his share. >> uber, airbnb. we see a lot more people getting into the new gig economy. >> and what people forget is that you have to pay taxes on that income. if you are working the second shift for a business. it's simple your employer deducts withholding taxes from the paycheck but things can get complicated quickly. if you areself employees or running a business from your home or cash heavy careers like bartending. >> when you work for yourself there is not someone withholding the taxes or paying taxes on your behalf. >> however there are serious tax advantages forself earners including a whole host of deductions, among the most common a portion of your home use and mileage of your car use especially if you drive for uber or lyft and tools and equipment and even tuition for related education. >> so this other trend we are seeing is the home sharing and the airbnb those kinds of things, and this is a really exc

abc news reporter rebecca jarvis has a look at what you can do to prevent being scammed. >> reporter:take much for a scammer to take advantage of unsuspecting taxpayers. having your name, date of birth and social security number is about all it takes, and despite aggressive efforts by the irs to stop these thieves, hundreds of thousands of us will again fall victim. >> the first person to file as you is assumed to be you. and then when the real you files, the system says, wait a minute, i already did that one. >> reporter: and if this happens, you need to contact the irs right away and fill out an identity theft affidavit. >> you should also file a police report to document the crime. now, the good news is you will eventually get your refund, but the bad news is it could take up to an extra 180 days. >> reporter: every year the irs warns taxpayers to be on guard for scams, especially during tax season. at the top of their list, phone scams, criminals posing as irs agents threatening you with financial risk, police arrest, even deportation. next, fishing. sketchy e-mails or web sites t

abc's rebecca jarvis with details. >> reporter: l weeks after the united airlines incident seen all around the world. the airline agreeing to a settlement. paying the passenger dragged off that flight, dr. david dao, an undisclosed sum. calling it an amicable resolution. abc news was the first to sit down with united ceo telling us at the time, changes are coming. >> this can never, will never happen again on a united airlines flight. that's my promise. that's my promise. >> they made good on the promise. introducing ten new sweeping policies including, never removing a passenger unless there is a safety or security concern and authorizing employees to offer up to $10,000 to passengers who voluntarily give up seats. releasing this apology. >> we are working harder than ever for the privilege to serve you. i promise that we will learn from our failures. >> reporter: all of this putting airlines front and center as a new video aboard another airline surfaces. >> i haven't done anything. i paid f and i have -- >> kima hamilton on delta flight delayed 30 minutes on the tarmac. he was asked to

rebecca jarvis has more. >> are you about to enter the no spin zone. >> bill o'reilly reportedly $25 million richer last seen on fox news 11 days ago now leaving the network with a massive golden parachute. following protests and an advertiser revolt. the companies top exectestify deciding that o'reilly had to go as more accusers came forward. >> i'm sitting there minding my business and walks past and says, hey hot chocolate. >> she shared her story publically for the first time on "the view." >> i was mortified. and they are not commenting at this time on her claims. and fox has paid out $85 million related to sexual harassment allegations. o'reilly now leaving the company with what is the second biggest payment after former ceo, roger ales left with $40 million in july. >>> westchester's 15th president was formerly inaugurated this morning. dr. christopher took the oath of office in a ceremony. he was serving as the interim president since last april. they joined the faculty back in 1983 as an assistant professor of economics. westchester is the largest of the state owned institut

. >> abc's rebecca jarvis has a progress report. >> i will be the greatest jobs president that god evereated. i tiell you that. >> reporter: from the very the business man in chief. >> my plan for the economy can be summed up in three very, beautiful word. jobs, jobs, jobs. >> reporter: on the campaign trail promising to create the 25 million new jobs over the next decade, which would be the most, created under any u.s. president ever. and, rip up trade deals. he said were putting americans out of work. nafta, signed by her husband is perhaps greatest disaster trade deal in the history of the world. even before being sworn in, trump zeroing in on this carrier plant in indianapolis, claiming credit for saving 1100 jobs from going to mexico. >> he is not in office yet already cutting deals and saving jobs. that's huge. >> reporter: that victory not without controversy. the company, conceding only 800 jobs were at risk of heading south. in his first week in promise to pull out of a major trade deal. tran pacific partnership. >> great thing for the american worker. what we just did. >> the

rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >> coming up.motional appeal and his prayers answered. >> literally. he goes to church. and asked for something important. we'll still you what happened next. that's why you'll stay in this drawer forever. i can't live without you, and that's why i'll never ever wash you. protect your clothes from stretching, fading and fuzz with downy fabric conditioner. fading and fuzz with downy fabric conditioner. it smooths and strengthens fibers to protect clothes from the damage of the wash. so your favorite clothes stay your favorite clothes. downy fabric conditioner. ♪ ♪ i am what i am ♪ ♪ i am what i am ♪ a family man >> fleetwood mack? >> do i recognize fleetwood mack? >> that one. dug in there for it. not quite a man yet, but this morning, a former orphan from florida proud to say he now has a family. >> this is a good story. started with some one who had the courage to stand up in church and ask for help. here's steve osunsami. >> reporter: when we first met him he was 15 about to age out of foster car

abc 7 news reporter rebecca jarvis explains what you need to know. >> reporter: whether you have oneole brood, there are three really important tax benefits that every parent should take advantage of. >> the first is the dependency exemption and that's about $4,000 per dependent. the second is the child tax credit, and that can be about a thousand dollars. and the third -- >> reporter: expenses for child care. tax payers who pay for child care while working or looking for work can deduct a portion of those costs for children under age 13. there are also education benefits there to help defray the cost of higher education. >> the first one to know about is the american opportunity credit which is for the first four years of higher education. it is up to $2,500 and that's per student. >> reporter: so, if you have more than one child at college, this credit is good for multiples. >> there is also a lifetime learning credit, and that can be up to $2,000. >> reporter: it works for those persons with job enhancing skills. then there is the tuition and fees deduction which can reduce your t

i'm rebecca jarvis. we're on the eve of president trump's 100th day in office. it's been an extraordinary journey for the president, albeit an often rocky road as he's tried to make good on an ambitious array of old campaign promises. tonight we ask if the president is more talk than action. or is it just too soon to tell? here's abc's david wright on trump's first 100 days. >> the 45th president of the united states, donald trump! >> reporter: making america great again might take a little longer than donald trump expected. >> like i promised, we are doing a really top job already. 99 days. >> reporter: 99 days and still so much to get done. >> build the wall! >> we'll build the wall, don't even think about it. don't even think about it. >> reporter: in fairness, everybody already knew washington wouldn't change overnight. except for president trump, it seems. >> i am asking the american people to dream big once again. what follows is my 100-day action plan to make america great again. >> reporter: back in october, he set the standard with his gettysburg addres

i'm rebecca jarvis. it was a road trip gone horribly wrong.oung woman lost in the arizona desert for five days filming her struggle to survive on her cell phone right up until the moment she thought she would never see her loved ones again. tonight her account through dramatic footage and what she did right that saved her life. here's abc's matt gutman. >> i love my family. mom, dad, kalie. >> reporter: recording a good-bye video to loved ones. something no one expects they'll ever have to do. >> i just want to go home. i don't even want to do this trip anymore, i'm so scared. >> reporter: especially not 24-year-old amber van heck who just days before began a road trip that should have been the time of her life. but a series of mishaps instead brought her to the brink of death. three weeks ago the outdoorsy texas college student set out on a 3,000-mile road trip to the grand canyon all alone. pretty courageous of you. >> i don't know if i'd call it courageous. it's more of a -- stubborn, probably. >> reporter: she had a couple of particular sp

here's our chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis. >> i have to work tomorrow. >> reporter: tonight, the new cell phone video showing dr. david dao when he was first approached to get off the united flight. >> no, i'm not going. i'm not going. >> reporter: witnesses saying he wasn't threatening in his refusal before things escalated. and he was forcibly removed. united ceo oscar munoz addressing the incident speaking exclusively with abc news. what did you think when you saw that video of a man being dragged off of one of your planes? >> probably the word ashamed comes to mind. this can never -- will never happen again on a united airlines flight, that's my premise and that's my promise. >> reporter: in the future, if no one is no one voluntarily decides to leave a plane based on the amount of money that united is offering. >> we are not going to put law enforcement officials through to take them off. >> reporter: tonight, chicago officials putting two more officers involved on administrative leave, united announcing all passengers on flight will be compensated for their tickets. do

rebecca jarvis on whether this is a good time for you to buy or sell. >> reporter: tonight, business is booming. prices are soaring. and in places like los angeles, that means bidding wars. >> you walk into a place you really like it and you can hear people starting to make offers already and like you know that they're just going to beat you out. >> reporter: buyers like gabby eager to pounce before those low mortgage rates creep higher. and those homes are going fast. the average property sold in just 34 days. sellers benefiting from the strongest market in ten years, pocketing an average 24% more than what they paid for their homes. even bigger profits in some markets, from florida to boston, denver to san jose. >> the market is red-hot. >> reporter: our experts recommend that buyers be ready with their best offer off the bat. tom? >> rebecca, thank you. >>> health care, of course, a huge expense for families. as the president's 100th day arrive, congress is still trying to repeal and replace obamacare. gaining some conservative support this week. still unclear if it has the suppor

abc's rebecca jarvis just sat down with him in chicago. >> reporter: robin, good morning to you. and this was united's ceo oscar munoz's first interview since that incident that has sparked all of the outrage. it was a wide-ranging conversation and i asked him, what did he think when he watched that video? oscar, this incident has sparked outrage around the world. there are calls this morning to boycott your brand. what did you think when you saw that video of a man being dragged off of one of your planes? >> good morning and thank you for having me. it's not so much what i thought it's what i felt. probably the word is shame comes to mind. you know, as i think about our business and our people, the first thing i think is important to say is to apologize to dr. dao, his family, the passengers on that flight, our customers, our employees. that is not who our family at united is. and you saw us at a bad moment and this could never -- will never happen again on a united airlines flight. that's my premise and that's my promise. >> why not commu

ticket prices for all of the passengers on board that flight in an exclusive interview with abc's rebecca jarvisd's ceo oscar munoz apologized to the doctor. he also said law enforcement officers will never remove another paying passenger from a united flight. >>> sacramento police are conducting administrative and criminal investigations after the release of a video their chief called disturbing. it shows an officer taking down then beating unarmed alleged jay walker nandi cain jr. you see him there. cain was charged with resisting arrest and outstanding misdemeanor warrant. both charges were dropped. the officer is now on administrative leave. >>> and in arizona, surveillance video captures a terrified 4-year-old girl in the middle of a gun fight. she was sitting inside a barber shop in chandler. the frightened child covers her face as bullets fly through a nearby window. when the gunfire finally stops she runs off. she suffered only minor injuries from the flying glass. two men under arrest. >>> relatives are remembering comedian charlie murphy as a man who filled their lives with love and, o

expanding on what the ceo told our rebecca jarvis exclusively. >> do you think he's at fault in any way? >> no, he can't be. no one should be treated that way, period. >> he apologized. we accept that. but that's not going to let him off the hook here. >> so let's get to david kerley live with us. united airlines isn't alone in facing litigation here. >> no, the three aviation security officers who were put on leave after the incident, david, could put the city of chicago in some legal trouble as well. >> all right, david kerley on this case again tonight for us. david, thank you >>> next here this evening a georgia police department taking swift action tonight. firing an officer just one day after he's seen on video kicking a man two was allegedly already handcuffed and lying on the ground. the police chief tonight saying the video speaks for itself. here's abc's steve osunsami. >> reporter: police decided that what happened at this routine traffic stop was unacceptable, after seeing this video for themselves. the latest video they found online this evening shows the arresting officer