steve osunsami, abc news is, jonesboro, arkansas. >> that virginia state trooper wounded by gunfire at greyhound station ins in richmond has died. chad dermyer and other troopers from the state police counter-terrorism unit were at the terminal for an exercise when a man approached him and opened fire at close range. the gunman was killed instantly when troopers returned fire. investigators don't yet know why the gunman started shooting. > we do not know. we don't know if he was here visiting and happened to be at the station or if he had come here and just gotten off a bus. >> reporter: two civilians were hurt in the shoot-out but expected to recover. trooper dermyer was a marine corps veteran and married father of two. he was 37 years >> some new details in in the brussels tear attack. the new york police department warned dutch authorities about the brothers lo blew themselves up. that was passed to the dutch a week before the attacks but was obviously ignored. >>> police say a fistfight over a woman outside a florida bar escalated. one of the combatants allegedly went to his car an

steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >> a lucky man there.n we come back, "skinny" time on a thursday morning. >> beyonce takes her lemonade on the road and real life actors playing real life people. stay with us. "the skinny" is next. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. ♪ skinny, so skinny >>> it is "skinny" time. let's start with beyonce. she took her show on the road. >> she did. >> queen b got her fans in the mood for the start of her new formation world tour with a black and white video posted to instagram. >> then it was showtime in miami. beyonce opened her show with the song "formation" from her new album "lemonade." also during the show she sang the so-called becky moment becky with the good hair and paid "purple rain" . >> despite what's been said about their marriage, jay-z was in the crowd. she seemed to shutdown rumors by dd indicating there "halo" to her hubs she said "i want to dedicate this to my beautiful husband. i love you so much." >> i interviewed her in 2004 when she first performed

steve osunsami is there, talking to people on both sides of the heated issue. >> reporter: tonight, theulture war over same-sex marriage has come to mississippi. people here are taking their outrage to governor phil bryant's door. this week, he signed in a new law allowing public and private businesses to refuse service, on religious grounds, to gay or transgender people. and not just cakes, flowers and wedding venues, but adoptions, certain medical services and counseling. >> i think it protects the religious freedom of people who have deeply held religious beliefs. >> reporter: the new law is specific about what beliefs it protects. that "marriage is between one relations are reserved to marriage," and that gender is determined "at the time of birth." >> honest people who have a legitimate objection to what's going on --- a religious objection have a course of action now. >> reporter: but critics call it state sanctioned bigotry. karen brown, a baker in southaven, mississippi, says she only needs to know how you want the cake. >> what a person chooses to do is between them and the peo

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>> steve osunsami tonight. steve, thank you. >>> and now to your health, and a new warning tonight about the zika virus right here in the u.s. the cdc this evening saying it is, quote, scarier than we initially thought. they now expect the tra transmitted by mosquitos, of course, could reach farther north, to 30 states now, instead of the 12 they had been watching. and these will be mosquitos here, not just cases of travelers returning. the cdc says the virus has been linked to birth defects. premature birth, blindness and smaller brain size. so, let's get right to abc's chief medical editor, dr. richard besser, who has been following this from the start, spent years at the cdc. these were their words today. scarier than originally thought with genuine alarm. so, what are families to do, with mosquito season coming? >> reporter: yeah, i mean, now is when you have to take action. you want to make your home unfriendly to mosquitos. so, get rid of free-standing water. make sure your screens are repaired. you want

as soon as they find any >> steve osunsami at the cdc today for us. steve, thank you. >>> overseas tonight, and to brussels now. a new image this evening of that key suspect in the paris terror attacks. salah abdeslam waiting to be sent back to france. guards reportedly checking up on him eight times an hour. abdeslam was arrested in blessles just days before the attacks there. and tonight, word two more suspects now under arrest, accused of renting a hideout for the bombers. >>> back here at home tonight, and to the outrage at this hour after a police officer's sentencing. this dash cam video just released, showing him coming alongside a car after a chase, sticking his gun in the window there, and you see him firing. the driver, who was 68 and unarmed, did not survive. tonight, that officer has now been sentenced to probation. here's abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: this is the dash cam footage authorities refused to release for more than two justin craven giving chase to this chrysler sebring driven by 68-year-old ernest satterwhite, as he winds aro

abc's steve osunsami with the managed to survive. >> reporter: it didn't look good at all. from the security camera at the little bitty towing company outside mobile, you see the moment when this twin engine cessna crashes a few feet away from their office tuesday. witnesses say it was leaking fuel even before it crashed, and you can see them running back and forth, worried it might explode. and then the fire grew. authorities say that pilot russell smith had just taken off from a small airport. as you see here, no one's looking at this thinking he survived. but when they push through the smoke, they end up pulling him from the flame. he walks away with only a few small burns and lives to tell the story. >> all hell's breaking lose, it happened so quick, i didn't have time to think. >> reporter: smith refused treatment and went back to the airport to get his car. everyone else in the story thinks he ought to play the lottery tonight. steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >> sounds like a good idea, steve, thank you. >>> when we come back here tonight, three recalls to tell you

steve osunsami leading us off. steve, thank you. let's get right to meteorologist rob marciano, live here in manhattan tonight, with this system, as it now moves eastward. hey, rob. >> reporter: hi, david. the front that brought the severe weather to the south has pushed across the hudson river now, but there's a lot of unsettled weather behind us. and boston, if you take a look at the radar, and eastern new england getting hit right now with some of those storms, some of which are pretty strong. all right, let's go through time, check out the next system that's going to push off towards our area. there goes the cold front, next clipper comes across the great lakes and once again, this has some cold air with it, likely some snow in through pennsylvania, maybe as far south as jersey and colder air behind this. teens and 20s. watch that freezing line. on sunday, doesn't move a whole lot. the precip moves out in the northeast, but the cold sticks around. regardless of how much snow actually sticks, david, this cold pattern is going to

>> steve osunsami with us tonight. steve, thank you. >>> next here, we turn to your money, and we're back on it tonight, tracking your tax dollars, as we ask, in part, about 2,000 tanks just sitting in the california desert. abc's mary bruce says, who is paying for it? it's all your money. >> reporter: tonight, critics on capitol hill are squealing that pork is back. pork spending, that is. >> we must cut this out of control spending. >> reporter: funding for pet projects was banned five years ago, but according to the annual pig book, the practice hasn't gone away. here's an example they point to -- there are currently 2,000 spare tanks sitting unused in this california desert. even though the army didn't ask for it, last year, lawmakers snuck in an extra $40 million to upgrade some of the tanks. they are made at this factory in lima, ohio, in congressman jim jordan's district. he said he had no time for an interview, so, we tracked him down. why is congress still funding this program? >> you don't think -- you don't

>> steve osunsami with us tonight. thanks, steve. >>> and we're going to turn next here to that miracle finish last night. two shots over the course of seven seconds. and two brothers playing for opposite teams. here's abc's jesse palmer. >> reporter: watch. how just seven seconds can change everything. it's the end of the championship game. villanova up by three. when unc's marcus paige gets the ball, off balance -- he sinks it. tying the game. a time-out called. 4.7 seconds to go. it's inside the villanova huddle where history is made. the wildcats' coach calls one of the team's classic plays -- "nova." for the faithful, those 4.7 seconds feel like a lifetime. now, it's time. a pass to kris jenkins, who steps up and lets it fly. >> for the championship -- yes! >> reporter: and back on campus, 4,800 students watching, hoping, suddenly going wild. seven seconds to make history. >> this was incredible. we'd all be talking about the first shot, had it not been for the second shot. we also reported here about the two brot

abc's steve osunsami has the details. >> reporter: it didn't look good at all.he security camera at the little bitty towing company outside mobile, you see the moment when this twin engine cessna crashes a few feet away from their office tuesday. witnesses say it was leaking fuel even before it crashed, and you can see them running back and forth, worried it might explode. and then the fire grew. authorities say that pilot russell smith had just taken off from a small airport. and as you see here, no one's looking at this thinking he survived. but when they pushed through the smoke, they ended up pulling him from the flame. he walks away with only a few small burns and lives to tell the story. >> all hell's breaking loose. it happened so quick, i didn't have time to think. >> reporter: smith refused treatment and went back to the airport to get his car. everyone else in the story thinks he ought to play the lottery tonight. steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >> a lucky man there. >>> when we come back, "skinny" time on a thursday morning. >>> and beyonce takes h

here's abc's steve osunsami. >> reporter: families in this neighborhood outside key west tonight are beyond upset. >> we don't want to be lab rats. >> reporter: telling us they'll sue if the government allows a british company to release millions of genetically modified male mosquitoes near their homes in an effort to fight the zika virus. >> if this is allowed to move forward, we won't be the only place they target to test. >> reporter: the scientific community admits it's an experiment, but says it could give authorities a good way to kill the mosquitoes that can carry zika and other diseases. >> the genetically modified male mates with the wild female, and the offspring does not develop into an adult, it dies before adulthood. >> reporter: the signs in nearly every yard say it clearly, the families give "no consent." most of the new bugs are male and will quickly die, but they're still worried because a small amount of these man-made mosquitoes will be the females that bite. their online petition is now 166,000 strong. but the cdc, the fda, and even local officials say this is saf

news reporter steve osunsami has how the pilot managed to survive. >> reporter: it didn't look good atm the security camera as thelittle bitty towing company outside mobile, you see the moment when this twin engine cessna crashes a few feet away from their office tuesday. witnesses say it was leaking fuel even before it crashed. and you can see them running back and forth worried it might explode and then the fire grew. authorities say the plane had just taken off from a small airport. pilot russell smith was the only passenger and as you see here, no one's looking at there thinking he survived. but when they pushed through the smoke, they end up pulling him from the flames here in the white shirt. he walks away with only a few small burns and lives to tell the story you. >> all hell's breaking loose. just it happened so quick, i didn't have time tony. >> reporter: he refused treatment and went back to the airport to get his car. everyone else in the story thinks he ought to play the lottery tonight. steve osunsami, atlanta. >> an american airlines flight had to the return to seattle-t

here's steve osunsami. >> reporter: families in this neighborhood outside key west tonight are beyond upset. >> we don't want to be lab rats. >> reporter: telling us they'll sue if the government allows a british company to release millions of genetically modified male mosquitoes near the their homes in an effort to fight the zika virus. >> if this is allowed to move forward, we won't be the only place they target to test. >> reporter: the scientific community admits it's an experiment, but says it could give authorities a good way to kill the mosquitoes that can carry zika and other diseases. >> the genetically modified male mates with the wild female, and the offspring does not develop into an adult, it dies before >> reporter: the signs in nearly every yard say it clearly, the families give "no consent." most of the new bugs will quickly die, but they're still worried because a small amount of these man-made mosquitoes will be the females that bite. their online petition is now 166,000 strong. but the cdc, the fda, and even local officials say this is safe. and tonight, researchers

here's steve osunsami. >> reporter: for the first time, we're seeing this new video tonight from surveillance cameras of the two florida teenagers heading out to sea on the day they disappeared. their families grieving in court. at this hearing, the parents of perry cohen and austin stephanos shook hands and agreed to overnight this iphone to apple, the phone's maker, to see if they can recover what's stored inside. it was found in the glove box of the boys missing boat, discovered last month outside bermuda. it belongs to austin, has been soaking in salt water for eight months, and authorities returned it to his dad. >> we are very pleased that the judge has ordered that the phone be sent someplace for thorough, transparent and truthful investigation. >> reporter: she and others suspect foul play. the fbi was investigating photographs of the recovered boat show that the ignition switch and battery were initially turned off. the two 14-year-olds vanished last july, after they left for a fishing trip and ran into bad weather. there aren't the familiar privacy issues with this particular iphone

here's steve osunsami. >> you're going to get a spanking. >> reporter: georgia police say what you're about to see a perfectly legal. a mother gave consent to school officials to paddle her son after he fought other students and spat at a teacher. for some parents, it's disturb disturbing, and others feel it's fine. but the mother says she felt pressured to allow it. >> i wish i could go back and stop this, and say, take me to jail. suspend him, i don't care. >> reporter: georgia is one of at least 19 states that still allow corporal punishment in school. authorities in jasper county with jail. >> you just don't do something like that to a 5-year-old baby. >> reporter: school officials say they're re-examining discipline issues. david? >> steve, thank you. and we should also mention this story is igniting a massive response on facebook. already 15,000 comments. >>> still ahead on "world news tonight," the circus stunt gone wrong. new questions about how safe the circus really is. >>> also tonight, the safety recall coming in affecting the largest u.s. auto maker. >>> and a friday lock

here is steve osunsami. families are hoping this iphone found in this boat might give them answers. it's been soaking in salt water for eight months. >> we actually don't know what the iphone has. that is what the mystery is. >> reporter: they were experienced fisher mern and lts vanished last july after leaving jupiter, jord, in this 19-foot sea craft. families called off search for the boys in august. and last month, a norwegian supply ship found the boat off the coast of bermuda. >> it was a bittersweet kind of moment. as, you know, obviously, we were getting a wish that we were getting a phone call the boys were found. >> tonight, they are hoping the boys recorded a last good-bye before they disappeared. and the father of one of the boys says he is working with apple. government but the family who owns the phone. they are hoping to find closure. david? >> thank you. >>> a warning about a popular product in millions of american homes. authorities say it can kill children and has. and basketball superstar steph curry. what the mri has revealed. >>> and do you remember who sang thi

steve osunsami, abc news. >> music producer and reality tv star david gest has died.s found dead yesterday in a london hotel room. an autopsy is bending. police do not consider the death suspicious. his marriage to liza minnelli ended badny in 2003 when he sued her for $10 million over alleged beatings. he was 62 years old. >> for basebook, it's all about bots. founder mark zuckerberg says you should be able to messages to a business and vice versa but you won't be chatting with a real person but with an artificial intelligence. more than two dozen companies are on board with this including our parent company disney. ducker berg announced a new feature that lets you broadcast live video to your facebook friends. >> people love going live because it's so unfiltered and personal and you feel like you're just there hanging out with your friends. in a funny way, we found live takes some of the pressure off having to find that perfect photo or video because everyone knows it's live. and it's not cure rated. >> okay. so the fearing will allow live video streaming not just f

abc's steve osunsami in jonesboro, arkansas. >> reporter: here's something else we're seeing roads like this washed away. with more rain coming, more of this is much more likely. >> now the severe weather setting its sights on the east coast. what a scene there where steve was. here's where the weather threat is looming this weekend. take a look. damaging winds and lightning expected early this morning in atlanta. the storms then move through north and south carolina by noon and tomorrow severe storms likely again in the south. flash flooding a concern in alabama as well as parts of georgia. >>> new details overnight. the virginia state trooper severely wounded by gunfire at a greyhound station in richmond has died. chad dermyer and other troopers from the counterterrorism unit were there for a training exercise when a gunman opened fire a dermyer's colleagues returned fire killing the shooter. two civilians were injured but they're expected to recover. they still don't know what triggered the shooting. >>> politics and donald trump sitting down behind closed doors with the rnc days aft

rob marciano is standing by, but we begin with steve osunsami outside atlanta, where many were sheltering in place for a time as a reported tornado touched down. >> reporter: listen to that tornado siren. and take a look at how hard it was blowing today at warner robbins airforce base south of atlanta, in the middle of what many here believe was a twister. everyone had to shelter in flying sheets of metal were wrapping around road signs and power lines. the winds blew over a big rig nearby. >> when i looked out the back doors, couldn't see anything except debris going through the air. everybody is okay as far as we know. >> reporter: further north, the lightning burned this house to the ground. severe weather warnings will force millions of families across the east and south to the weather service is already confirming an ef-1 tornado in twiggs county, georgia. near 90-mile-an-hour winds destroyed homes. >> it was scary. i thought we were going to get blown away. >> reporter: this storm system has left heartache in 8 states, with 12 reported tornadoes. >> i can see it right here. >>> this

abc's steve osunsami reports, they are getting some help from bruce springsteen, who canceled a concert there. >> we don't need bruce springsteen to come here and tell us how to operate. >> reporter: on one side of north carolina's state house tonight, hundreds of church families came to cheer the new law that keeps transgender residents from using the bathrooms they need, and overturns discrimination protections for gay families statewide. >> what about the protection of christians? christians are -- we need to be protected. >> reporter: across the street? >> no hate in my state! >> reporter: the protesters who say the state house is full of bigots. >> it wasn't about the water fountains in the '60s. and it's not about the bathrooms today. >> reporter: but today, supporters of the law were out in force. bruce springteen and his band, who are refunding tickets today for a concert he canceled in greensboro, in protest. bandmember steven van zandt explains. >> you got to hurt people economically to have them do the right thing morally. >> reporter: singer bryan adams just cancelled a conc

abc's steve osunsami leads us off from the tornado zone. >> reporter: take a look. a twister outbreak. >> it's right above us. >> reporter: as the sun was rising in clearwater, florida, this was one of those 13 confirmed tornadoes across alabama, georgia and florida. it woke up families near tampa, and blew through neighborhoods with near 75-mile-an-hour winds. >> it skipped my house and hit the next one. and everyone else is alive, too, that i know of. >> reporter: tonight, the weather service says it was an ef-2 tornado that hit calhoun county, georgia. near 130-mile-an-hour winds wrapped this home around a tree. tornadoes in alabama, where the lamar family survived by hiding under a mattress. >> my kids were crying, screaming. it was hard, man. it was like a bomb went off. i mean, it was just -- it was a terrifying experience. >> reporter: this same storm system that flipped trailers north of atlanta, is moving north and east, ripping parts of the roof of this car dealership in maryland. this is the kind of damage that happens in the middle of the night where peo

abc's steve osunsami reporting >> reporter: it's some of the ever heard from the cdc. health officials tonight say there's no longer any doubt that a single bite from a mosquito infected with the zika virus is causing microcephaly. newborn children with extremely small heads. the cdc says that families in the u.s. aren't concerned enough. even "the new england journal of medicine" is rushing a special report to publication tonight, saying that the devastating infections usually happen within the first or early second trimester of pregnancy. >> never before in history has there been a situation where a bite from a mossquito could result in a devastating fall malformation. >> reporter: this is life-long brain damage, it's irreversible, and health officials say there could be hundreds of children born with these birth defects in it only takes a tablespoon of standing water to breed nearly incentives for drug makers, but $2 billion in zika funding is still stalled tonight. david? >> steve, thank you. >>> next, we turn to your money, and we're back on it tonight, tracking y

abc's steve osunsami with the calls for impeachment and questions of disposable cell phones allegedly purchased by the governor. >> reporter: tonight, even some of the governor's longtime supporters are serious about throwing him out of office. >> it's time to put aside his selfishness and step down. >> reporter: the feeling is bipartisan. they're accusing alabama governor robert bentley of obstructing justice, so he could hide his alleged affair with a political aide. >> this is the only thing we know for sure today, is that nothing the governor has said is true. >> reporter: his critics accuse him of using disposable cell phones paid by campaign funds to hide the records. the governor, who has always bragged about his traditional family values, is heard talking sexy with a woman who wasn't his wife. >> you know what, when i stand behind you, and i put my arms around you and pull you in real close, hey, i love that, too. >> reporter: bentley denies having an affair and has apologized for the improper phone call, but tonight, says he's not leaving, saying there's no grounds for imbeac