ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - March 27, 2024

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tonight a horrific scene unfolding in Rockford Illinois at least 4 people dead in a wave of stabbings in one neighborhood several others seriously injured lo that police revealed only a short time ago tonight, disturbing allegations that the Utah women's basketball team allegedly endured while traveling for a game in Idaho, the head coach said the players were victims of racial hate crimes, racial slurs of men in pickup trucks speeding by several times in New York City tonight.

The first in the nation's congestion pricing plan is set to begin charging drivers a $15 toll to enter Midtown Manhattan to reduce traffic and raise billions for transit drivers and infrastructure tonight, kicking off in the race for the White House. Tonight with Donald Trump's daughter-in-law now. running the Republican National Committee, ABC News confirms that potential employees are now being asked if the 2020 election was stolen. Do you think Donald Trump's false claim is also developing the new footage from inside Sha Diddy's house in Los Angeles? The images that TMZ obtained in the middle of this sweep. Federal investigation into sex trafficking what we've learned and here tonight the Wheel of Fortune contestant who guessed the puzzle with one letter.

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headquarters in New York. This is World News Tonight with David. Very good evening and it's great to have you here with us on a very busy Wednesday night. We return from Baltimore tonight with several breaking news as we go on air tonight. Former Connecticut senator and vice presidential candidate Joe Liberman has died at age 82. after a fall John Carl about this at one point but we start tonight with the discovery, search teams have now recovered the bodies of two workers who were on that Baltimore bridge when it collapsed, their bodies were found underwater still inside a red van tonight there was also news of the investigation The NTSB agents who board the ship now recover the data recorder from the ship's black box and interview the crew still on board and for the first time here they are night the new footage from a traffic camera on the bridge just before the accident the boat slowly approaching from the right, those flashing lights believed to be the construction equipment, the workers on that bridge, then what came next, the 1.6 mile Francis Scott Key bridge, coming down almost all the way, just extraordinary images to see tonight, the news that just came in on the discovery now of some of The bodies in the Gio Bonitas River that take us from Baltimore this evening.

Authorities recovered two bodies from the river and searched for four people still missing after the catastrophic bridge collapse in Baltimore. The divers located a red truck submerged in approximately 25 feet of water in the In the area of ​​the middle section of the bridge, the divers recovered two victims of this tragedy trapped inside the vehicle, said victims identified as Alejandro Ernández Fuentes, 35 years old, and Doran Just 26 years ago today we went from search and rescue to recovery. We need to provide a sense of closure and comfort to families. Chilling new security camera video from that doomed bridge showing the final minutes before the disaster.

Those flashing lights on the right side of the Francis Scot Key Bridge, believed to be construction equipment filling potholes early. On Tuesday and in the water to the right, the dolly of that 95,000-ton cargo ship, the crew reported that it had lost power and direction, issuing an emergency warning before crashing into the bridge, the camera cutting into the bridge, collapsing, eight construction workers on that bridge sank into the river two. surviving still missing and presumed dead Miguel Luna father of three children from El Salvador and minor Swaso Sandoval from Honduras father of two Brother Martín de Sandoval says he was the fundamental pillar of the family divers in the cold and murky waters today also using underwater drones to look for the victims and it's raining again here in Baltimore all day.

We have been seeing these weather conditions affecting recovery efforts and even underwater it is very dangerous for divers with all that metal shattered for the first time today. Federal investigators are addressing that. A nearly 1,000-foot-long cargo ship is now checking the ship's data recorders and interviewing crew members still on the ship saying they are cooperating. The main focus tonight is why that ship suddenly lost power and control. Control investigators are looking at several possibilities, including whether contaminated fuel played a role. We don't have a confirmed answer as to what exactly the power issue was. We know that the power problem was connected and it meant that it was an inability for there to be proper steering and proper adjustments to the boat, but we have it.

I have no further details until further investigation is completed that the ship passed inspections in 2023. Singapore port authorities said in a statement that the ship experienced a momentary loss of propulsion on Tuesday and was unable to maintain its desired course and collided with the Francis. The Scott Key Bridge and tonight more pray for authorities that in the approximately 90 seconds between the ship's distress call and the moment of impact they stopped traffic on the bridge and held back all traffic on the KE Bridge. There is a ship approaching that has just lost its way, probably saving him. lives, if not for several factors, including the efforts of first responders, MayDay called for a maintenance shutdown that was already underway and the time of day of this impact, the loss of life could have been in the dozens and David just Moments later, the Coast Guard said the ship was undergoing engine maintenance in port before it lost power and crashed into the Key Bridge.

David, will you continue to follow for us Gio Bonitas again tonight Gio, thank you. We also just learned tonight that former Connecticut senator and vice presidential candidate Joe Liberman died at age 82 after complications from a fall. He was admired by Coles on both sides of the aisle and often works to find consensus in a polarized country. Here's our chief Washington correspondent, Jonathan Carl Joe Lieberman, who came within a few hundred votes in Florida of becoming the first Jewish vice president in American history had a career that was defined by breaking barriers and breaking down partisan lines he met four terms in the Senate representing his home state of Connecticut a progressive on most domestic issues but a hawk on foreign policy Liberman was a leading Democratic supporter of both wars in Iraq in 2000, Al Gore tapped him to be his running mate, making Liberman the first Jewish American nominated by a major party in the Senate.

Liberman fearlessly entered into an alliance with Republican John McCain. Defying his fellow Democrats, he often irritated members of his own party so much that he lost the Democratic primary for his seat in 2006, but won again anyway as an independent. He endorsed his friend John McCain for president in 2008 speaking at the Republican National Congress. Convention and was even under serious consideration to be McCain's running mate, independent to the end, Liberman was a founder of No Labels and was active even in recent days in efforts to create a bipartisan third-party ticket to challenge both Biden and Trump. Liberman's family has made a statement tonight praising his love for family, God and America, he was 82 years old.

David, we are thinking of his family and of course many can relate to the complications after a fall and he died at only 82 years old and as you point out, John is admired by his colleagues. on both sides of the aisle John thanks we are also tracking these big storms tonight the east coast braces for several bands of heavy rain as it moves up the coast flood watches from Florida tonight to Boston expected several inches of rain. along the coast including Washington DC, New York, up to New England through Thursday, Senior Meteorologist Rob Marciano is back with us tonight, Hi Rob, Hi David, more rain and some snow for both coasts, Coming here on the East Coast, we have flood watches from Florida across North Carolina and into New England, including parts of Jess Beake Bay, a load developing along the coast will amplify that rain throughout the day tomorrow and will really increase it not only in North Carolina but also in the Boston area, where it will probably remain until Friday morning looking for 2 inches there, an inch here in New York City, but 3 to 4 Ines locally in parts of the Mid-Atlantic, okay, those Pacific storms that you mentioned, the first one coming into the Pacific Northwest tomorrow and then on Saturday, storm number two hits Southern California and that's going to bring a big risk of seeing some flooding and landslides over the weekend.

David, we'll follow it through the weekend with you, Rob. Thanks, we'll get through that breakup. news from Rockford Illinois tonight 90 miles north and west of Chicago the horrific scene unfolding right now at least four people dead in a stabbing in a neighborhood several others seriously injured and what police recently revealed here is ABC's Alex Perz tonight at At least four people were killed and five others were injured after a man was stabbed in and around Rockford Illinois west of Chicago. Rockford police said the first calls came in around 1:15 p.m. The suspect first confronted a woman in her home.

The young woman ran away from him. She received some stab wounds in her hands and face. She is currently in a hospital and is intubated. She is in serious condition. The suspect attacked several people throughout the neighborhood, including a postal worker before being detained by sheriff's deputies who are now trying to make sense of this horrible crime. Words can't even express my thoughts right now and authorities in David say a good Samaritan who was trying to fend off that suspect was also injured. Investigators are now working to determine a motive in all of this. David Alex pres with late reports tonight Alex, thank you.

Tonight we will learn more about the disturbing allegations the Utah women's basketball team allegedly endured while traveling for a game at Quarterlane Idaho. The head coach says the players were victims of racial hate crimes, racial slurs from men in vans speeding by multiple times. Here's Kana Whitworth from ABC tonight. Police are investigating racial harassment of the University of Utah women's basketball team while they were staying in Idaho for the NCAA tournament. The players were walking to Celaine for dinner last Thursday night when, according to a police report, two lifted trucks were revving their engines and speeding off.

According to the report, the trucks turned around and shouted a racial slur toward the group, some of the members were African American officials. one of the trucks displayed a Confederate flag. The threatening behavior continued after dinner as the team was followed back to their hotel. The same perpetrator continued to use racial slurs as he revved his engines, which we believe was a serious threat to the safety of NCAA students. He says they immediately worked to provide greater security for the team until they could be transferred to a hotel 30 miles away.in Spokane Washington Idaho. The governor declares that we totally reject racism in all its forms and the mayor offers an apology.

I offer my most sincere apologies. We are all with you, we hug you and David the investigators are now talking to the players who were impacted the FBI is ALS Al in contact with the local police David is fine Kana Whitworth tonight thank you Kana and here in New York the first in the national plan Congestion pricing plan will soon begin charging drivers a $15 toll to enter Midtown Manhattan plan aims to reduce traffic in New York City and raise billions for public transportation and infrastructure tonight drivers talk trash and here's Stephanie Ramos tonight New York City becomes the first in the country to impose a fee for driving in the busy Manhattan area.

Toll readers already installed across much of the city are set to charge drivers $15 a day to travel below 60th Street between the hours of 5 a.m. and 5 p.m. m. and 9:00 p.m. m. Monday to Friday and from 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. on weekends trucks will pay up to $36 a day depending on size and taxi and rideshare users will see a fee for each trip from or within that area New York has more traffic than anywhere in the United States and now we are doing something In this regard, the MTA says that 700,000 vehicles enter this part of the city every weekday and the new tolls will help curb congestion and possibly generate billions of dollars for public transportation improvements.

The plan makes some exemptions for government buses and emergency vehicles and there are discounts for those making less than $50,000 and for drivers who already pay tunnel tolls, but many New York City commuters say no. thanks, another $15 just to get to work, which is absurd David, those U readers are already set up behind me. But the plan still needs to be approved by the Federal Highway Administration and there are several lawsuits pending in New York and New Jersey that could complicate the implementation of this plan, but the MTA today said they expect the tolls to go into effect in June.

David we will see Stephanie Ramos tonight. Thanks Steph, now off to the White House race. Tonight with Donald Trump's daughter. father-in-law who now runs the Republican National Committee ABC News confirms this afternoon that potential employees are now being asked if the 2020 election was stolen, Donald Trump's false claim here's Rachel Scott tonight with Republican National Committee takeover by Donald Trump completing the installation of his own daughter -Lara Trump, the mother-in-law to run the RNC ABC News has learned that the RNC is now asking anyone who wants to work for them if they believe Trump's false claim that the 2020 election was stolen.

Donald Trump lost the 2020 election by 7 million lost votes. the Electoral College and lost more than 60 cases challenging the election, some in front of Trump-appointed judges, and tonight, with seven months left until the presidential election, Trump is already trying to sow doubt about the upcoming election and we are not going to allow for rig the presidential election in

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for months Trump had been plotting to shake up the RNC by asking Ron McDaniel to resign and replace him with a member of his own family as to that RNC asks if job applicants believe Trump's false claims of that the election was stolen The Republican National Committee says we want experienced staff with meaningful opinions on how the election is won and lost tonight.

The Biden campaign says Donald Trump now demands fidelity to his extreme anti-democratic beliefs to be part of his Republican Party. Former President Barack Obama will headline a major fundraiser in New York City tomorrow with President Biden and former President Bill Clinton comes as polls show the race is closer than ever in key battleground states of battle after Biden declared Union speech Obama clearly knows how close this election could be David and you We will follow you every step of the way Rachel we appreciate it when we get back here tonight just in the new pictures from inside the Shawn Diddy's house in Los Angeles and what they show in the midst of this extensive federal investigation into sex trafficking and then let's look at this tonight. the clue only one letter revealed on the board can you solve it? contestant did it at one point here tonight TMZ getting new footage inside sha Diddy com's Los Angeles home amid federal sex trafficking investigation video taken after federal agents raid mansion safes opened , the drawers were opened and his house in Miami was also raided.

ABC News has learned that weapons were allegedly found at both locations. The seizure of computers and electronic products has denied all accusations. There have been no charges. When we return tonight to that stunning moment on Wheel of Fortune, just one letter. revealed and we'll let you try to solve it in a moment to the index of the wheel of fortune the contestant who surprised Pat Z Jack by solving the puzzle with only one letter revealed that the category was on the map the contestant Tom stadnicki chose only one letter S and then he figured here we go One S for each letter worth $66,000 Glacier Bay Alaska of course how did you do that?

Tom says he looked at a lot of maps for the show. You can hear Pat say how the hell did you do that. When we come back here, the amazing dog found deep in the woods after being hit by a car and then saved, and you'll see the Drone and that little place from above, finally here tonight, Guinness the dog is going home tonight night in the South. booy New Jersey, an amazing rescue, 5 year old Guinness, a German Shepherd/Lab mix, hit by a car outside his house, ran into the nearby woods, his owners Mary and Thomas immediately devastated and began searching for him , the search continued for days before.

Eventually they would listen about the non -profit -crew search and rescue drones team after 6 hours of searching, suddenly see something, they approach and see it oh, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, I have it , got it, that's your dog, wait, wait, wait, that's your dog Mary and Thomas running to Guinness, there you go. I'm great, hello baby, I miss you and here tonight, hello David Mary and Thomas at the vet about to pick up Guinness, we're finally going to pick up our baby Guinness. Guinness has a few broken bones, but tell us he'll be fine. The doctor said the surgery went well and that he has a long road of recovery ahead of him.

They started funding me to help with the surgery bills. Guinness is getting stronger every day. We are very excited to be home. and tonight join us too, hello David Michael Parali, the founder of that non-profit team using drones and the message from him: help is available and it comes in all shapes and forces and you will be surprised what can be done. We are very happy that Guinness is at home giving mom kisses and that someone bring the Drone team again Guinness very different type I will see you soon good night thank you for making World News Tonight with David mure the most watched news program in the United States