here's ryan smith. >> reporter: we are learning new information.d. >> he did not act alone. mark my words. >> reporter: that's the big mystery. who else was involved? still unknown, almost one month since that horrific night on woodland drive. >> though mr. wint is now incarcerated, our work is not done. >> i was in the fbi for 30 years. i worked a lot of home invasions. it just doesn't make any sense that one guy can control four people for almost around the clock. confine them. constrain them. brutalize them. and then set them on fire. >> reporter: investigators are continuing the hunt for those accomplices, but where to look? did savvas have enemies? >> no. >> reporter: not that you saw? >> no. >> reporter: nelly gutierrez also worked as a savopoulos family housekeeper, says she's known the family for 20 years. >> very good family, they were so nice, very good, happy about life. >> reporter: with the potential for violent accomplices still at large, there are several unanswered questions that we know of tonight. number one -- motive. >> i'm not

ryan smith, abc news, washington. >> and if i lose those tools, it is a huge problem. >> reporter: as of tonight, those tools are gone because of a political fight here. they should be reinstated later in the week but between now and then law enforcement says its job will be tougher. david? >> david kerley on capitol hill for us. >>> overseas tonight, the battle for control of iraq. days after iraqi fighters vowed to take back the stronghold city of ramadi from isis. new images tonight showing iraqi aircraft unleashing air strikes on suspected isis targets. a hideout. we learned 2,300 u.s.-issued hum sleep vies felled into the hands of isis. >>> right here in new york city tonight, new images of that terrifying accident on a busy city street. look at this. a plume of smoke where a 12-ton air can being unit plunged 30 stories. this image of the aftermath. ripping a giant hole through that ceiling. tonights saying pedestrians, drivers on the street below dodging a bullet. abc's tom llamas on the scene. >> reporter: eyewitnesses say when it hit, it sounded like a bomb creating this huge

they are trying to find a link between wint's shoes and clothes and the victims, david. >> ryan smith, thank you. >>> to china, and new developments on that capsized ferry. last night, we showed you the rescuers tapping on the hull listening inside for signs of life. tonight, cutting into the hull. divers searching the wreckage. a risky operation, letting the oxygen escape. as of fonttonight, 14 people rescued, but more than 400 still missing. >>> for the first time this even we are now seeing the face of the young american woman killed by a lion in a wildlife park in south africa. 29-year-old katherine chappell from new york state, seen here leaving for her trip. we have new details about the 66-year-old tour guide in that car, too, trying to save her, reportedly suffering a heart attack. here's abc's hamish macdonald, there. >> reporter: katherine chappell came to johannesburg to work as a volunteer on wildlife projects. instead, the 29-year-old, with big plans for world travel was killed by one of the animals she so wanted to help. and tonight, in a statement, the tour guide who wa

ryan smith, abc news, washington. >> ryan, thank you. >>> to washington tonight, and to a fierce debate. the nsa and those controversial surveillance programs, gathering information on private phone records and e-mails. tonight on hold, as lawmakers debate the patriot act, now expired. but many are asking, who's now tracking the so-called lone wolves in this country in the meantime? here's abc's david kerley. >> reporter: for nearly 24 hours now, the program that gathers and searches americans' phone records has been shut down. the bulk data program, revealed by former nsa contractor edward snowden, one of some of the provisions of the patriot act which expired. but law enforcement tonight are more worried about other parts which leave them partially blind. >> so, i'm left looking for needles in a haystack, where the needles are increasingly invisible to me. >> reporter: expired -- roving wiretaps, which allow law enforcement to follow a terrorist, and not just on one phone. if a suspect changes phones, even multiple times, the tracking continues. expired -- lone wolf tracking. investig

ryan smith, abc news, new york. >> ryan thanks. >>> now, to the new threat of severe weather at this hour. 9 million americans from denver to kansas city in the bullseye. flash flood watches in five states. tornado watches in three at this hour. a tornado touching down in wyoming. and this intersection in lusk wyoming, underwater. look at this time lapse tonight of this super cell powering up over kansas. meanwhile, the hurricane churning in the pacific, popular vacation beaches now within striking distance. let's get right to rob marciano who begins with the watches tonight in a very familiar place. >> reporter: three nights in a row, david. look at this tornado watch. the same area as last night. includes denver. stor especially in eastern parts of wyoming. flooding rains. lynn come nbincoln lincoln, nebraska through kansas city. the threat zone the same area. a pattern is stuck from coast to coast across the u.s. off the mexican coastline, category 2 storm now, hurricane blanca. not expected to strengthen. like little as it approaches the coastline of ka bowe sancabo san lucas. an

ryan smith takes us back to that june night. >> reporter: while nashville is often called the capitol of country music, it's earned one other moniker -- the athens of the south because the city is home to at least 38 colleges and universities. and just a stone's throw from those honky-tonk bars and juke joints lies vanderbilt university, consistently ranked as one of the nation's top 20 schools. tony gonzalez is a reporter for "the tennessean," nashville's paper of record. when this story came across your desk, what was your reaction? >> well, i don't think we've seen a case quite like this here in nashville, just with the level of the institution, the serious nature of these charges -- from the beginning, you knew that lives were probably going to be changed. >> reporter: it begins on a balmy night in june. brandon vandenburg, the nation's number one junior college tight end, is drinking with the alleged victim at a popular bar -- the tin roof. she's 21, he's 20 and the prize athlete of vanderbilt's recruiting class. >> he'd actually only been on campus a couple of weeks. >> reporter

cash for life. >>> "20/20" continues with ryan smith.s of vanderbilt university, police say the unspeakable happened to a 21-year-old co-ed. it breaks the heart of a veteran detective to have to show her that horrific video of the alleged assault. >> she was just so sure that brandon vandenburg would never let anything happen to her. and then when i told her what happened, it was like it crushed her. >> reporter: judgment day has finally arrived for cory batey and brandon vandenburg, the pair on trial for aggravated rape inside a dorm room. codefendants tip mckenzie and brandon banks set to be tried at a later date. >> little did she know that day that had such great promise for her would turn into her worst nightmare. a nightmare she'd live with for a long time. and they almost got away with it. they almost succeeded. not only did they violate the laws of the state, the very principles of human decency. >> reporter: but rather indecency and intoxication would take center stage. >> how often did you do these pregame parties before you we

abc's ryan smith back on the case tonight. >> reporter: tonight, chilling new details about the quadruple homicide and fire at this d.c. mansion nearly three weeks ago. police finding suggestions of forced entry to the home. abc news has obtained this picture of a bootprint on exterior french-side doors. the door is broken near the lock and has a single broken window pane located next to a door latch, according to a search warrant. now, police trying to match that print to suspect daron wint or others, looking for shoes with similar tread patterns. as for the cars wint and others were in when he was arrested, police searching them for clothing or shoes containing blood. and duct tape or material to bind hands and feet. and more new clues in those search warrants indicating police are looking for other suspects. the cell phones of savvas and amy savopoulos and housekeeper vera figueroa were all missing after the fire. police believe the records from those phones could lead to the location and identification of persons who took the phones while committing the crimes. >> and ryan is with us

. >> reporter: in this interview following the trial, easter recounted to abc's ryan smith -- >> your first job is to appoint a foreperson. tell me how that happened. >> well i -- >> you're both smiling at todd. as if it was a foregone >> he volunteered. >> i volunteered. >> reporter: he describes his reaction to the evidence. >> this blows your mind. how graphic and depraved it is. but it's our job to use that to come to a decision about the case. we are absolutely confident that we made the right decision for every count. >> reporter: ironically, if easter hadn't talked to the press, his secret might never have come to light. but after seeing these interviews convicted rapist james matthew swift came forward to defense attorneys, revealing that easter was a key witness in a statute reignstatutory rape case against him, in fact the victim of the crime. >> he was asked a lot of questions in jury selection that should have elicited a response that brought this to light. >> reporter: last week the judge held a hearing to find out what happened. and juror number 9 faced tough questions.

more from abc's ryan smith. >> remembrance for family members brutally killed in that deadly d.c.h their housekeeper vera figueroa just a couple of weeks ago. a wake in this funeral home for savvos savopoulos, his wife amy and their 10-year-old son phillip. as family and friends mourn, the former lawyer for the suspect charged in the quadruple homicide is speaking to abc news. >> he is resolute in the belief and i also harbor the same belief that he wouldn't kill anybody. >> adding daron wint claims he never knew savvos family or brutally killed his son. >> he had never met the wife and insisted he wouldn't under any circumstances harm a child. >> the lawyer has not been officially hired, but met with wint over the weekend. for now he is not commenting on whether wint has an alibi and the savopoulos family is staying quiet only issuing a statement last week thanking police but adding wint's arrest does not abate our pain. many coming to this funeral home to pay their respects. police are pushing forward with their investigation with wint behind bars looking for what they believe a

ryan smith has been tracking the case. >>> duggars break their silence, speaking out about their oldest son molesting several young girls when he was a teenager. >>> we're gearing up for a special day, the special olympics, world games robin hosting the opening ceremonies, she is running through new york city with the symbolic torch we'll have that and more next on "g.m.a." >> we'll see you in 8 minutes thanks amy. >>> police on the jersey shore has solved the case of the mysterious bust. it's of the late samuel shapes a dentist in delaware. it turned up on the ventnor boardwalk, the only clue was an etching that read hilda 72. his wife sculpted the piece. they think the bust was lost during a move when they sold the shore house. >>> camera and crew of aloha is apologizes forecasting emma stone a white actress as a asian and hawaiian. it's meant to be a woman proud of her background and frustrated because she opportunity look the part. many say there were others who would have been a better choice. we'll be right back. just day dreamin'. about an in-ground pool? yeah! i am! with a hot t

ryan smith in washington for us again tonight. ryan? >> reporter: tonight, remembrance for the family brutally killed along with their housekeeper just a couple of weeks ago. a wake for savvas savapoulos, his wife amy and their son, philip. ooze family and friends mourn, the former lawyer for the suspect charged in this quadruple homicide is speaking to abc news. >> he's resolute that he wouldn't kill anybody. >> reporter: daron wint claims he never knew savvas' family and didn't kill the son. >> he had never met the wife. and he insisted he wouldn't under any circumstances harm a child. >> reporter: the lawyer had not been officially hired, but met with wint over the weekend. for now, the lawyer is not commenting on whether there is an alibi. and the family is thanking police, but adding that wint's arrest doesn't abate the pain. many tonight coming to this funeral home to pay their respects. police are pushing forward with the investigation, looking for what they believe are wint's accomplices. tom? >> ryan, thank you. >>> and now to

here's ryan smith. >> reporter: tonight, voices from inside the mansion in washington, d.c., before the murder of savvas savapoulos, his wife amy, son philip and their housekeeper, vera figueroa. >> amy is in bed sick tonight and she was sick this afternoon and vera offered to stay and help her out. >> reporter: housekeeper nelly gutierrez, whose life was likely saved by that voice message from savvas. >> i can't stop thinking about that day. >> reporter: she is traumatized, telling us she tried to call vera, the other housekeeper, several times, to no avail. >> that day i call her three times. >> reporter: and for the first time tonight, insight into the suspect, daron wint, under arrest for the quadruple murder. michael babcock remembers meeting him at a cousin's house. >> this is where he stabbed me on the wrist. >> reporter: wint, described by relatives as hostile with a hair trigger temper. >> i didn't see the knife this time because it was really small. if it would have been a bit lower the doctors told me that i would have died before i made it to the hospital. >> reporter: and t

again, ryan smith. >> reporter: tonight, authorities revealing what was inside the car with a suspected killer charged with murder in that quadruple homicide and fire in this d.c. mansion. police finding two knives, cash, cell phones, money orders, and clothing in a chevy cruise carrying daron wint when he was arrested in connection with the death. according to a search warrant. and in a ford truck carrying others traveling with wint during that arrest, cash, money orders, and a cell phone. the five other people detained with wint were released within hours of his arrest and have not been charged. sharp objects, key to this case, because an autopsy revealed sharp force injuries were what killed the three adults. the evidence in this case piling up. this boot print found on the mansion's side door. that door, broken near the lock suggesting forced entry to the according to another warrant. and today authorities once more scoured the burned out mansion for evidence. later, erecting a fence around its perimeter. the search for clues continues. police believe wint had accomplices, but we do

ryan smith tonight. >> reporter: tonight, chilling new details from inside this d.c. mansion where four people where murdered and the home set ablaze. according to a search warrant, authorities finding, ominously, in an upstairs bedroom a baseball bat with what appeared to be blood on it. also in that bedroom, savvas savopoulos, with "apparent trauma to the rear of his head" and his wife amy with "lacerations to her throat and head." the warrant, also detailing fire damage in the second bedroom. another person, in all likelihood 10-year-old philip, suffering "severe fire damage. the fire, they believe, "ignited in this room." police arresting daron wint, charging him with murder, but believing he had help. so far, no other suspects have been named. and it's been nearly a month since the crime occurred. >> thank you. >>> and an update on the deadly amtrak crash in philadelphia last night. documents showing the engineer was not texting on talking on his phone, but they are investigating whether he was using it in airplane mode. >>> will your carry-on bag need to get eve

ryan smith, washington. >> john kerry back in boston awaiting surgery on his broken leg.transported to massachusetts general hospital after he returned to the u.s. on monday. the secretary is an avid cyclist but fractured his femur during a bike accident in france. the surgery to set his broken leg is set for in this morning. he will handle department business before he goes under the night of the. >> another republican in the race. lynn say graham returned to his south carolina hometown yesterday to announce he is running for president. he told supporters he has more experience was national security than any other candidate in the race, and the way he put it that includes you hillary. he urge. >> i want to be president to defeat the enemies trying to kill us not just contain them but defeat them. >> is he number nine now. the ninth candidate to enter the republican presidential race. we'll hear more from him later on "good morning america"." we'll learn much more about hillary clinton's campaign themes. she's deliverying her first major speech in new york next week joine

abc's ryan smith has the latest. >> reporter: chilling details from inside the d.c. and the home set ablaze. according to a search warrant authorities finding ominously in an upstairs bedroom a baseball bat with what appeared to be blood on it. alsoen that bedroom, apparent trauma to the back of his head and his wife with lacerations to her throat and head. the warrant also detailing fire damage in the second bedroom. another person and all likelihood 10-year-old phillip suffering severe fire damage. the fire they believe ignited in this room. police arresting darron wint charging him with murder. so far no other suspects have been named. nearly a month since the crime occurred. ryan smith, abc news new york. >> small community in washington state devastated after an accident killed two teenagers and seriously injured two others. this all happened at school. dozens of students were walking on the sidewalk during gym class, when an suv plowed into them. the driver told investigators that he fell asleep behind the wheel. also admitted to using drugs. he issen custody.

neither will ryan smith. great to have you back in the studio for ron claiborne who's covering the belmont stakes. >> good morning to all of you. >>> all eyes on germany this morning as the annual meeting of the world powers kicks off. president obama addressed a crowd at the opening of the g7 summit. the crisis in ukraine and greece's mounting debt are top on the agenda. he squeezed in some time to have a beer and pretzels with the locals gathering to hear him speak. >>> before heading to germany, president obama delivered an emotional eulogy for beau biden. the eldest son of vice president joe biden. president obama fighting back tears, remembered beau biden as an original man of character. >> what greater inheritance than to be part of a family that passes on the values of what it means to be a great parent, that passes on the values of what it means to be a true citizen. >> an emotional day indeed. the president stepped down from the pulpit offering a warm embrace for the vice president. beau biden died l

. >>> we want to go back to ryan smith who is in for ron claiborne who is at the belmont stakes.ee you again. >> good morning, paul larks dan. we begin with a huge crowd for the pope this morning. nearly 70,000 people packed the stadium in sarajevo as pope francis arrived for a one-day visit. he called for peace. >>> a major egg shortage is causing a spike from prices as a result of the avian flu outbreak. millions of chickens have been killed in an effort to stop the outbreak. >>> and talk about a too close for comfort. diver john dickinson was spear fishing off jupiter florida. he spotted that. a huge great white shark. the encounter lasted around two minutes. he said it felt a lot long person that shark, 16 feet long. weighs nearly 2,000 pounds. >> why is he following the shark with the camera. why isn't he swimming away? >> because it's a cool thing. >> to almost get eaten by a shark? >> dan, you would swim away. that was for the sake of vid yog if i. >> and keep the camera rolling. >> as you swim away. any way. >> and people wonder why they get attacked. >> we know who the d

. >>> we want to go back to ryan smith who is in for ron claiborne who is at the belmont stakes.u again. you stick around. >> good morning, paula, dan. we begin with the massive date ha hack on government computers. employees were told to put fraud alert on their credit reports. the attack appears to have originated in china. chinese authorities say they're not responsible for the attack. >>> and nearly 70,000 people packed a stadium in sarajevo as pope francis arrived for a one-day visit. . the pontiff calling for peace. >>> and talk about too close per comfort. diver john dickinson was spear-fishing off jupiter, florida, on friday when he spotted this. that is a humg great white shark sidling up next to him. he says the encounter was about two minutes but felt a lot longer. >> you think? >> the shark 16 feet long and weighs nearly 2,000 pounds. >> why is he following the shark with a camera? why isn't he swimming away? >> you would swim away. that was for the sake of videography. >> and keep the camera rolling. >> keep the camera rolling as you swim away. >> and people wonder w

with more on the funeral and the suspect, here's ryan smith. >> hundreds of friends and family grievingr 10-year-old son philip killed along with their housekeeper, teenagers carrying the smallest casket. surviving family members lined up with others as hers -- the hearses carried those coffins to the cemetery. >> daron wint arrested in connection with the killing now professes his innocence says his former lawyer. >> he is resolute in the belief and i also harbor the same belief that he wouldn't kill anybody. >> the lawyer has not yet been retained by wint, has not seen the evidence nor would he comment whether wint has an alibi but challenges some of the evidence police have collected. like wint's dna found on a pizza crust found in the home. saying wint doesn't even like pizza. and he claims about the police -- >> they lied when they said he was the man in the video. >> police insist wint is running from the family's burned porsche shortly after the home was set on fire. wint once worked for savopoulos's company but left over a decade ago. >> he had nothing against the deceased man.

ryan smith came here to the abc7 news newsroom to speak to our reporters. nice to see you today. tell us what you have learned about the case. ryan: the special tonight will show you a lot about the case that people haven't seen. it has been prominent all over the national media. at the same time, there is a lot we don't know. it has been a month. there is only one suspect behind bars. today, we talked exclusively to one of the prime suspects in the case, daron wint other victims in another crime. he talks about his life was at risk after coming in contact with daron wint. also we talk about what happened inside that house. we're joined tonight by nelly gutierrez, the other housekeeper that worked with the savapoulos family for nearly 20 years and she tells what it's like to work with the family and what it was like to have her life spared by the phone call from the house the night before the fire. so we uncover a lot of interesting information from inside the house from the crime. and by the way hats off to jennifer donelan, john gonzalez. they contributed to this. they will be f

ryan smith, abc news, new york. >> a new study finds that more americans are taking advantage of freehe law, there's no copay for procedures like a colonoscopy. >> previously even for those on medicare, it could cost as much as $200. >> an optimistic report on unemployment due this morning. last week the number of americans filing for unemployment dropped to its lowest level in 15 years. unemployment rate for may due out in hours is expected to drop to 5.2% with the job market rebounding analysts predicting the unemployment rate to fall to 4.8% by september. >> flood warnings are up around kansas city and more rain is on the way today. water has taken over many of the roadways making travel dangerous. even a big truck. look at that, swept away. its driver making it out in just the nick of time they said. many residents are saying they have never seen water that high so let's take a look at your weather forecast. nice start to the weekend in the northwest with mostly sunny skies, pleasant from minneapolis to detroit. a few showers from western new york to new england. >> also heating u

the star running back opened up about hiss time away from the game and abc's ryan smith is here with us with that. >> reporter: adrian peterson is back opening up about how he made things right with his child. >> i learned a lot from misses the mistake. >> reporter: adrian peterson is back on the field since his arrest for child abusz nearly nine months ago. >> i'm moving forward. i'm focusing on what's in front of me and bettering myself. >> adrian peterson! >> reporter: in november the former league mvp was sidelined by the nfl for the season after being indicted in september for hitting his 4-year-old son with a switch leaving welts and bruises. >> the first person i apologized to was my son. it wasn't my intentions. i have been trying to move forward since. >> reporter: he pled no contest, serving no jail time. >> i have always supported him 100% and i will continue to do so as long as he's with us. >> reporter: by returning to the team he reportedly cashes in on the $250,000 bonus and is set to make 4$12.75 million. >> i think his contract is a big part of it. >> reporter: he sa

abc's ryan smith is here with the latest. od morning, ryan. >> reporter: good morning, robin opinion an inferno igniting. officials are calling it a major hazmat incident in pennsylvania. authorities telling people to avoid it and stay inside. a massive fire. near harrisburg, pennsylvania. what officials are describing as a major hazmat situation. towering flames engulfing the building. as thick plumes of smoke billowed through the sky. a witness posted this video to twitter, which he describes as chemicals from a burning warehouse. the blaze began around 3:30 this morning. officials announced an emergency shelter notice for residents. within a mile radius. it's unclear whether the smoke from the blaze is hazardous. we just learned moments ago, the fire is not under control. but sit contained. people urged to stay in their homes. no word yet on injuries or fatalities. robin? >> thank you, ryan. >>> the massive manhunt for two convicted killers who broke out of a maximum security prison. police say they could be anywhere. hundr

ryan smith has more. >> reporter: officials are calling a major hazmat incident in pennsylvania.uthorities telling people to avoid it and stay inside. massive fire. near harrisburg pennsylvania. what officials are describing as a major hazmat situation. a witness posted this video the twitter, which he describes as chemicals from a burning warehouse. the blaze began around 3:30 this morning. officials announced an emergency shelter notice for residents. it's unclear whether the smoke was hazardous. the fire is contained. people urged to stay in their homes. no word yet on injuries or fatalities. robin? >> thank you, ryan. >>> the massive manhunt for two convicted killers who broke out of a maximum security prison. police say they could be anywhere. hundreds of officers search right now as schools near the prison are on high alert. gio benitez is on the scene. one of the escapees is said to be vicious and evil. >> reporter: that's right. a female employee here at the prison has been taken in for questioning. she's been removed from her post. many wondering if she or anyone else he