they need the rain. day. >> all right, rob marciano with rob, gnu thank you. >>> now, to pennsylvania. the urgent manhunt at this hour. six people killed in a deadly ambush outside pittsburgh. police say two gunmen opened fire during a backyard cookout. at least one with an ak-47. their attack appeared well-planned. one of the victims, 8 months pregnant. the fbi tonight is assisting in the escaped murder suspect who held a family hostage. that family coming up with a plan to kill the suspect. the fugitive on the run for more than a week, breaking into that house today, holding the family captive. police say the father later shooting him. abc's linsey davis on the terrifying hours inside that home. >> reporter: relief tonight in a mississippi community, after police say this man, a fugitive, was killed during a terrifying home invasion. police say rafael mccloud, facing rain and murder charges, broke out of jail last week after holding an officer at knifepoint. >> we consider this man dangerous. he was armed with a homemade shank when he left the jail. >> reporter: his escape sparking

rob marciano with the forecast, tonight. rob? >> reporter: hey, david. the snowstorm this morning has led to a sunny snow-melting afternoon, and the outfield showing again here at fenway. temperatures going to drop again below freezing tonight, not just here, but across the deep south. frost and freeze advisories into florida. rebounding on wednesday near 70 in new york, 84 degrees this dallas, in advance of our next system that will get to the by the way, home opener here, thee weeks away, david, they are hoping for less white and more green. >> rob marciano with us from boston tonight. rob, thank you. >>> and there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this monday. apple's new reveal tonight. the new iphone, they say, with even better security. the major changes. and the important tip for families at home tonight. the one simple step you should take right now to make money off of your old iphone. >>> also tonight, the new warning about drowsy truck drivers all around you. the common medical condition blamed for so many crashes on the road. >

and meteorologist rob marciano is tracking this system now over the next 24 hours. rob?> reporter: just tremendous rainfall with this, david. not so much with the rainfall rates, but just the steady nature of this. look at it tapping moisture from the gulf of mexico and then stretching all the way up the mississippi and really reaching into the northeast, which is where the block is, big warm ridge here, the spring-like air, and the ribbon of rain will feed across that stationary boundary, with another wave developing, i think, tomorrow night into friday with heavy rain for new orleans. we have flash flood warnings for east texas, all the way up through memphis. another five to eight inches of rainfall, maybe even ten inches in some areas that have already seen, david, nearly a foot. life-threatening flooding will be ongoing for the next 48 hours. >> all right, rob marciano with us tonight. rob, thank you. >>> to the west this evening and a massive gas explosion rocking a seattle neighborhood. this is the scene from the air. a massive debris field. several businesses com

but meteorologist rob marciano tracking this for us tonight at the weather wall. rob? >> reporter: good evening, david. we do have a severe weather threat. not a huge outbreak, but it's going to impact some states that are having primaries right now. including alabama, northern ybe even virginia.tennessee, birmingham to atlanta, chattanooga, knoxville, certainly some cities that'll be impacted over the next few hours. here's the front passing over the appalachian mountain chain, with those showers and thunderstorms. snow is from chicago to detroit, upstate new york. but tomorrow morning the rush from new york toc david? >> all right, rob marciano, tracking the storm tonight. and primetime coverage at 10:00 p.m. eastern. >>> in the meantime, there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this tuesday. erin andrews, tears on the stand today. the sports reporter and "dancing with the stars" host, breaking down again. suing over an invasion of provetprov privacy. >>> also ahead tonight, the kidnapping suspect, chased by police. escaping during a standoff with offic

rob marciano standing by. >>> the explosion no one saw coming. a home leveled just one week after new owners got the keys. >>> and, the great egg hunt. the special sound bringing easter joy to this group of kids. >>> good evening. thank you for joining us on this easter sunday. tom llamas is off tonight. i'm cecilia vega. we begin with easter in america and around the world, celebrated under tight security. this was the sight here in new york city today. the nypd on patrol as thousands attended mass at st. patrick's cathedral. and overseas, rioting on the streets of breussels. a dozen raids, several new suspects under arrest. on this day of new beginnings and hope, the pope denouncing what he calls blind terrorism. here's matt gutman. >> reporter: outside st. patrick's cathedral in new york today, the nypd's antiterror unit patrolling among the easter revelers. amidst worries about attacks on christian sites during the holiday. and in the beating heart of catholicism, ahead of easter mass here at the vatican they filed through metal detectors by

. >>> let's get right to meteorologist rob marciano, tracking this system from the south all the way to the northeast tonight. >> reporter: yeah, david. this is dense tropical moisture. extending all the way to eastern pacific where that record el nino water is really adding to this. we're shifting a little bit to the east. that's the good news, but still stretching from new orleans, nashville, all the way up into the northeast. but that record warmth deflecting most of that rain. we're still looking for flooding and flash flooding from new orleans all the way up through southern parts of kentucky. another five to eight inches just north of new orleans in through southern mississippi, so, horrible flooding there. we're also watching some heavy rain out west. pineapple express bringing heavy rain into all of california. they actually will take that rain. they kind of need it. here in new york, we took a 79 degree day, that's the earliest we've seen a number that warm on record. >> all right, rob marciano with us tonight. rob, thank you. >>> now, to pennsylvania this evening. the urgen

this car is sinking into a messy mix. >> that was rob marciano reporting.ght snow and rain in the hardest hit areas of the wildfires, but it could increase difficulty. 45% of the flames are contained. >>> a fresh warning with the april 15th tax deadline looming. threatening phone calls demanding payment for back taxes you don't owe. more than 5,000 people have lost $30 million so far. abc news reporter neil carlinsky has more. >> with tax day looming, shameless irs agents are burning up the line. >> it is $3,680. if you do this intentionally or by mistake. >> i am not aware of this at all jie. that is the sound of a call he recorded after his son fell to a scam for the tune of $500. the fake agent threatening his son with arrest if he didn't pay up. >> go right now and bring every card. >> enraged he called back to record the scam and got a similar threat. >> i am sending the constables right now. >> when they said we are gonna come get you, that's when it just changed. in his mind he had to comply. >> it seemed like it was a movie. it was very unrealistic.

with the details, here's rob marciano. >> reporter: an easter weekend blast hitting colorado and the central plains with up to a foot of snow, causing power outages to thousands of homes and businesses. >> it's the weight of the branches breaking and falling, especially in some of the older parts of town. >> reporter: the storm whipping up winds in kansas where firefighters are battling the largest wildfire in state history. more than 600 square miles in kansas and oklahoma burned. the national guard using black hawk helicopters to make water drops. at least six homes destroyed so far. >> we will rebuild. we are going to get back to what barber county was before this fire. >> reporter: and in florida, hail battering homes and cars, later giving way to heavy rain. this car sinking into a messy mix. that very wet system in florida finally lifting north combining with the severe weather threat out of the method. meanwhile, another system coming into the west with strong winds expected all the way into las vegas. rob marciano, abc news, new york. >>> so residents along one street north o

meteorogist rob marciano tracking the system for us tonight. rob? >>>>eporter: hey, dad. the severe w wthereat is going to be ongoing tonight. we expectoo see another round developing across south-cecel texas, from cpus christi to austin, ck through austin. coul see damaging winds and totoads with this. ernighghtonight, in through e day tomorrrr, through soutest louisiana, contied threat. nonoly of the nd, but avy on toof what is becoming sarated grouou. so, a flash flood wat has been posted fm the gulf of mexico all the way up through sthern ililnois.anotr five to eight inches on top what's already fallen, , pepe who live in this ea, david, have to be aware of david? all right, r marciano with us tonigig. rob, tha you. >>> we turn ovseas tonight, and an american tourist, a west point gruate, was killed in an apparent terror attack in israel. cell phone video showing the suspect stabbing at lea seven drivers while running thrhrgh traffic in the city of jaffa. israeli police opening fire, lling him as he ran behind a truck. the victim, 29-year-old taylor force, a west poin

rob marciano, abc news, new york. >>> so residents along one street north of tampa, florida, say theyfear because of hawks. it's the second year in a row that hawks have come to nest on renown way in the community of spring hill. the residents say the animals are making going outside dangerous by dive-bombing them. some of the elderly are taking drastic measures to stay safe. >> one of the gentleman is 88 years old. and he's been hit so hard, he had to go to the hospital, get a tetanus shot. now he wears a pith helmet just to get to his mailbox and back inside his house. >> it seems the birds are going to be around for a while. wildlife officials don't remove the protective parent hawks until their eggs hatch and their young mature. until then, there's very little that can be done. >> don't separate those babies from their mamas. >> where was that? what state was that? >> oh, come on. come on. you're not -- >> i know it. i know this state. >> go ahead. pick on me now. >> florida? was it florida? >> it's my hometown- well, my home state. >> where weird stuff happens. >> speaking of wei

rob marciano standing by. >>> the explosion no one saw coming. a home leveled just one week after new owners got the keys.

let's get to rob marciano, tracking the current threat and for easter sunday. >> florida, one of two pockets rain across palm beach. flood watches remain in effect. but over the next 24 to 48 hours, the front drifts north. more dangerous lightning, and snow in the mountains. easter sunday, the storm moves into the mississippi area. the northeast and southwest should be dry. southeast, looks to be wet for egg hunting and sunday services. >>> next to major developments in the war against isis. a major blow against its leadership. the pentagon reporting the group's second in command has been killed. martha raddatz, this is a significant takedown. this was a very dangerous mission, u.s. special operations forces on the ground in syria, killing the isis commander. david? >> and you were telling us, he's not the only top leader taken down. >> reporter: yes, omar al-shishani, a ruthless, battle-tested leader. pentagon officials say they're expecting more u.s. troops to be sent to iraq. and u.s. marines are providing artillery fire on the ground to back up the iraqi forces. david, the moment

rob marciano tracking the system for us tonight. rob? >> reporter: hey, david. the severe weather threat is we expect to soot anotheree another round. could see damaging ones and or the nay domes with this. overnight tonight, in through the day tomorrow, through southwest louisiana, continued threat. not only of the wind, but heavy rain on top of what is becoming saturated ground. so, flash flood watch has been posted from the gulf of mexico up to southern illinois. people who live in this area, david, have to be aware of the potential of life-threatening flooding. >> rob, thank you. >>> we turn overseas tonight, and an american tourist, a west point graduate, was killed in an apparent terror attack in israel. cell phone video showing the suspect at least seven drivers while running through traffic. israeli police opening fire, killing him as he ran behind a truck. the victim, 29-year-old taylor force, a west point graduate who also went to vanderbilt university. >>> back home tonight, and members of the fbi under the microscope this evening amid a new investiga

here's rob marciano. tracking it all from boston tonight. rob? >> reporter: a mild winter, but now spring brings a snowstorm. definitely cold enough for it here. but with rain mixing with wet snow across the south, it will change over into new york, new jersey, connecticut. by midnight, it will be heaviest. heaviest by 7:00 a.m. in boston, 5 to 8 inches of heavy, wet snow expected. we'll probably see power outages outages, definitely a difficult commute. a significant orm. tom? >> rob, thank you. >>> now to breaking news about a shootout in indiana that left a police officer dead. the 27-year-old deputy killed. that officer, a new father, less wounded. gio benitez with the new details tonight. >> we got two officers down. we need somebody. >> reporter: you're listening to the moment two indiana deputies serving a warrant ended up in a gun battle. >> fired, county! >> we got shots fired. >> i've been hit. >> reporter: early this morning, around 12:30 a.m. 27-year-old deputy carl koontz and 35-year-old sergeant jordan buckley, coming face to face w

"good morning america"'s rob marciano near philadelphia for it at the convention center. live reports will come your way on "gma" starting at 7:00 this morning. we'll get a "gma" preview in our 6:30 half hour. >> tennis star maria sharapova is apologizing for doping. she admits she had been taking meldonium for years to treat a magnesium deficient see. that became a banned substance in tennis this year. all players were notified in december but sharapova said she failed to click on the e-mail link notifying her of the change. she tested positive in january. sharapova could face a lengthy ban possibly ending her season and preventing her from competing in russia at the rio olympics. "good morning america" will have more on this story at 7:00 a.m. >>> erin andrews will be compensated for being the victim of a video peeping tom incident posted online. a jury in tennessee ruled she would receive 55 million dodges most of the money would come from the stalker who took the video at a nashville marriott without her consent. the hotel will also have to pay parter that of jury awar

golfball-sized hails from texas all the way to florida, and of course, meteorologist rob marciano tracking it all for us. hey, rob. >> reporter: that's going to be the main threat tonight is hail. we've had reports of tornadoes, one in southern mississippi. this is the threat zone. this may be extended into the florida panhandle area. several ways of convection, really, the next couple of days along the stalled front. the last wave saturday is what we've got our eye on for the northeast. going to make a run. mostly rain across the east coast during the day on saturday. watch the freezing line drop down to the coastline. several inches of snow from d.c., the big cities, new york into boston. could see 6 to 12 inches, heavy wet snow, especially inland from i-95. this could be significant for the first day of spring. >> winter is not letting go. rob, thank you. >>> to north korea now, and the battle to win the freedom of a young american college student. the 21-year-old breaking down in tears during court on wednesday. we showed you the pictures then, sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for a