Now decided. The major storm moving east tonight. Whiteout conditions, heavy rain. Rob marciano on when this hits major travel hubs, new york, philadelphia and boston. The chilling audio tonight, never heard before, in the case of chris watts, the father and husband who killed his wife and two girls. The interview with interrogators. What his daughter said to him. Just in tonight, the alarming images. The officer trying to stop this driver. The car reported stolen. Taking a dangerous turn. The major headline tonight on gas prices. Goodbye to 2 a gallon . And the baseball star who just revealed his very personal battle. Good evening. And its great to have you with us here on this thursday night. And we begin tonight with the breaking news. That urgent manhunt for the suspect who shot and killed a deputy, working with u. S. Marshals. That suspect was surrounded and weve just learned moments ago, hes now under arrest. He was taken into custody a short time ago. This all began in rockford, illinois. Dozens of officers rushing to the scene. The suspect jumping from that third floor hotel window, leading police on a high speed chase, then facing off with police in the middle of snowy weather. It was difficult to even see. But tonight, authorities moments ago said they have their man, and abcs tom llamas is on the scene for us. Reporter tonight, a standoff between officers and an armed fugitive accused of shooting a sheriffs deputy. Be advised, officers are in distress at that location. Reporter it started just after 9 00 a. M. U. S. Marshals from a Fugitive Task force arriving at this Extended Stay Hotel in rockford, illinois, to serve an arrest warrant. They were fired upon by the suspect. One of the marshals was hit. Reporter police say the suspect also shot a woman inside the hotel room. Someone he knew. As the victims were raced to the hospital, officers from multiple agencies surrounding the hotel. But the suspect, identified as 39yearold floyd brown, got away, jumping out of a third floor window, fleeing in his silver mercury marquis, rifle in hand. Southbound 152, 115 miles an hour. Reporter after that shooting, the alleged gunman able to get a jump on police, driving more than an hour and a half here to lincoln. The standoff happening behind us and has been going on for hours. Police shutting down a portion of the interstate. Brown barricaded himself in his car. He has, multiple times, opened his door as if he was going to come out, but subsequently shut the door and remained barricaded. Reporter and amid the standoff, news the deputy who brown shot died in the hospital. So, lets get to tom llamas, with us live from the scene tonight. And tom, as we said at the top of the broadcast there, the suspect now arrested, in custody tonight . Reporter thats right, david. The takedown happened just moments ago. Behind me, you can see in the distance those flashing lights. And we were so far away, because the scene was so dangerous. State troopers launching at least three flash bangs, stunning that suspect. Thats when the s. W. A. T. Team moved in. They took him out on a stretcher, david. He is alive, and police say tonight, he will be charged with that deputys murder. David . Tom llamas, who has been on the scene all day for us. Tom, thank you. The other major story developing as were on the air tonight, President Trumps former Campaign ChairmanPaul Manafort now sentenced. All eyes had been on the judge and what he would do. Manafort was facing the longest sentence of anyone charged by special counsel robert mueller. And before the sentencing, manafort addressing the court, asking for, quote, compassion, while prosecutors said manafort did not provide any information they didnt already know. Abcs chief justice correspondent Pierre Thomas at the courthouse tonight. Reporter tonight, Paul Manafort sentenced tonight to fewer than four years in prison. Manafort had begged the judge for compassion, adding to say that i have been humiliated and ashamed would be a gross understatement. He faced a maximum of 19 to 24 years behind bars under sentencing guidelines. But the judge called those guidelines, quote, excessive. Saying but for those convictions of a host of crimes, including bank and tax fraud, manafort has lived an outside blameless life. He called manafort a generous person. Still, he was surprised manafort did not express regret. Paul manafort has done an amazing job. Hes here someplace. Wheres paul . Paul manafort. Reporter manafort, who ran the president s campaign during a crucial period in 2016, faced the most prison time of anyone charged by special counsel robert mueller. Paul manafort tried to play both sides. After agreeing to cooperate with muellers investigators, he then secretly had his lawyers keep up communication with the president s legal team, and he kept on lying. The special counsel found out, and the cooperation deal, which could have meant a reduced sentence, was off. Manafort was not charged with anything related to possible collusion with the russians, but muellers team recently said that in 2016, manafort shared Campaign Polling data with a russian associate with ties to russian intelligence. Pierre thomas with us live tonight from the courthouse in alexandria, virginia. And pierre, i know there is also news tonight about the president s former fixer, Michael Cohen. Cohen is now suing the Trump Organization for nearly 4 million, hes trying to make the case, claiming they should pay his legal bills, that they agreed to that in the past, something cohen told Congress Last week. Also under scrutiny tonight, this was about whether he had ever asked for a pardon, and remember, heres what cohen had said. I have never asked for, nor would i accept, a pardon from President Trump. So, pierre, tonight, were learning that Michael Cohen actually did have his lawyer ask about a pardon . Reporter david, its a growing controversy. Cohens attorneys say that he explored the possibility of a pardon, but that he never officially asked for one. Republicans are not buying it, and some are saying cohen made another false statement before congress and should be prosecuted, david. All right, Pierre Thomas with us live tonight. Pierre, thank you. We turn next tonight to palm beach county, florida. A former Police Officer convicted tonight in the shooting death of musician corey jones, whose car had broken down. He was calling for roadside assistant when officer nouman raja, in plain clothes and driving an unmarked van, showed up on the scene, shot and killed him. Tonight, corey jones family now believes that the recording of that phone call, that roadside assistance call, made all the difference in the case. Heres abcs victor oquendo. Reporter tonight, fired florida Police Officer nouman raja put in handcuffs, convicted for killing 31yearold corey jones. This was about the truth and the truth caught up with him. Reporter the night jones was killed back in 2015, his suv had broken down on an exit ramp off i95 in palm beach gardens. He was returning home from a music performance. I didnt want to die. Reporter raja was in those clothes, working on an unrelated case nearby, when he pulled up next to jones. The second i said police, he jumped back and i clearly remember him drawing and pointing a gun at me. Reporter in this video reenactment filmed hours after jones death, raja claimed he identified himself as a cop, opening fire after jones, who was legally licensed to carry a weapon, pulled out his gun. But raja was unaware that jones was on the phone with roadside assistance. Im good. Really . Yeah, im good. Really . Yeah. Get your [ bleep ] hands up. Get your [ bleep ] hands up. Hold on, hold on. Get your [ bleep ] hands up. Drop reporter prosecutors say that tape proved raja never identified himself to jones, who may have feared he was being robbed. The all white jury agreed. The jury convicting nouman raja of manslaughter. That roadside assistance call a crucial piece of evidence. Tonight, rajas defense team says they may appeal. David . All right, victor, thank you. And next here tonight, to the relentless winter storms. The new system now headed for the northeast. New york, philly, boston all in the path. And tonight, the extreme avalanche danger in colorado. Two avalanches just today shutting down a major interstate. We have the track of this system, and heres abcs kayna whitworth. Reporter tonight, that winter storm bringing dangerous avalanches to the colorado rockies. Late reports of vehicles trapped on highway 91. Avalanches today already trapping a tow truck in vail pass, rupturing a gas line in Copper Mountain and shutting down part of i70. Ive been doing my business for about 30 years, and ive never seen it like this. Reporter crews deliberately triggering avalanches to try to reduce the risk. The Colorado Avalanche informioce ss wer reporter extreme or high danger in nine of ten backcountry zones, including aspen, vail and breckenridge. Authorities fearing more scenes like this one sunday a wall of snow crashing down onto vehicles, including the golemon family. I dont see how you can see it as anything other than miraculous that we survived that the way we did. Reporter officials in colorado declaring historic avalanche conditions, and warning people to stay away from prone areas. And here in california, we have so much snow that some ski areas will stay open through july. David . Wow. All right, kayna, thank you. That avalanche risk growing even worse tonight, as kayna reported. And that major storm now headed east, so, lets get right to meteorologist rob marciano, tracking it all for us again tonight. Hey, rob. Reporter hi, david. More snow coming for the rockies and high winds with that powerful storm, so, we have the avalanche warnings remain in effect. Winter storm warnings up for vail and aspen. Light snow for the ohio river valley, but the big player is coming out of the rockies. No doubt about that. Thats going to be the Severe Weather player on saturday for the mid south and some of the areas that got hit with tornadoes last weekend. Heavy snow north, heavier rain, chicago, detroit, pittsburgh, philadelphia on sunday, starting out as soon in new england, but then turning to rain. Were warming up at least. David . Rob marciano with us tonight. Rob, thank you. We turn next tonight to singer r. Kelly, just 24 hours after that explosive interview, r. Kelly jumping out of his chair. Tonight, hes facing a new allegation of sexual abuse. He is now behind bars for owing Child Support. In the interview he gave, he defended himself against the demand for money, while those two young women who live with him make new claims against their own parents. Heres abcs steve osunsami. Robert, what do you want people to know . Reporter there is more trouble tonight for the selfdescribed pied piper of r b. Investigators in detroit say theyre looking into a new allegation of criminal sexual conduct, this time with a 13yearold in 2001. R. Kellys people were hoping to get him out of jail this evening by paying off nearly 162,000 he owes in back Child Support, but the check is late. How can i pay Child Support . How . If my exwife is destroying my name and i cant work your exwife says you abused her, robert. Lie. Reporter in his interview with cbs news, kelly went after his exwife. Im not disrespecting her by saying shes not telling the truth. Im just being honest. Somebody sent me something on my phone and it said that i hogtied her. I dont know how to hogtie people. Why would i hogtie her . Reporter kelly was asked about 21yearold azriel clary and 23yearold joycelyn savage, whose parents say the young women cut them off for a life with the singer. I love them. And its almost its like theyre my girlfriends. Its like, you know, we have a relationship. Reporter and now, were hearing from the two young women. Both our parents are basically out here trying to get money and scam. Reporter in the explosive lifetime documentary that attracted the laws attention, clarys parents say they believe the singer first had sex with their daughter when she was 17. And we found some really disturbing Text Messages between them. They had sex in florida that first time they met. Reporter both women say their parents are lying and trying to extort money from their famous boyfriend. That is a lie. I was not having sex with him at 17. Reporter the families of both young women are responding this evening, saying they never asked r. Kelly for a single penny. David . Steve osunsami with us tonight. Thank you, steve. We turn overseas tonight. We have reported here on President Trump wanting u. S. Forces out of syria. The president does acknowledge now a small military footprint is necessary. And tonight, look at these new images. Hundreds of isis fighters leaving the last territory they still hold in syria, and this evening, a top u. S. Commander with a new warning. Heres abcs senior Foreign Correspondent ian pannell tonight. Reporter tonight, hundreds of desperate and defeated isis fighters stumbling to surrender. Many of their families now huddled in makeshift camps, dirty and hungry. But many, still defiant. And tonight, with the level of u. S. Troops in syria set to drop from 3,000 to 400, a new warning from the head of u. S. Central command. What we are seeing now is not the surrender of isis as an organization, but a calculated decision to preserve the safety of their families and preservation of their capabilities, in going to ground and remote areas and waiting for the right time to resurge. Reporter weve been covering the fight in syria for years. Youve got local forces backed by the United States taking the battle to isis militants. From a socalled caliphate that once stretched across large swaths of syria and iraq, what remains is the small village of baghouz, just one square mile. U. S. Commanders warning there could still be as many as 20,000 isis fighters still in iraq, and that unless the u. S. And others come up with a plan, the seeds of extremism will continue to grow. David . Ian pannell tonight. Thank you, ian. Back here at home and to the economy now. Gas prices on the rise. Aaa tonight saying the average price for a gallon of gas is now 2. 45, a 17cent jump in just the last month. Analysts expect the cost to keep rising through spring, hitting an average, they say, of about 3 a gallon by the summer. There is still much more ahead on world news tonight this thursday. The baseball star who just revealed his own personal battle. Also ahead, the alarming images just in tonight, trying to stop this driver. The car reported stolen. It takes a very dangerous turn. Also, the chilling audio tonight. Never heard before in the case of chris watts, the father and husband who killed his wife and two girls. The interview with interrogators. What his daughter said to him. And the outpouring for alex trebek tonight. What trebek recently said about his own wife, and the one wish he has when it comes to his marriage. A lot more news ahead tonight. Ead tonight. Lmost everything, so we know how to cover almost anything. Even rooftop parking. Strange forces at work . Only if youre referring to gravityand we covered it. Talk to farmers. 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Watts says they argued, she accused him of cheating, and told him this youre never going to see the kids again. Youre never going to see them again. Get off me. Dont hurt the baby. Reporter watts says that triggered him into a rage. He says shanann did not fight back as he strangled her to death. It just felt like there was already something in my mind that was implanted that i was going to do it, and when i woke up that morning, it was going to happen, and i had no control over it. Reporter the couples daughters, watts says, woke up to see their mother face down in bed, wrapped in a sheet. Is that what happened . Bella came in . What did she say . Somethings wrong with mommy. Reporter watts says he drove his wifes body from their frederick, colorado, home to a remote oil field, his girls sitting in the backseat. There, watts says he strangled 3yearold celeste and 4yearold bella. She said, what happened to cece . Is the exact same thing that happened to me as cece . Its that soft voice she always had. Reporter watts tells investigators he knew his tv interviews a day later were unconvincing. Shanann, bella, celeste if youre out there, just come back. Some people said i just made it look even worse. It didnt look good. Reporter watts pleaded guilty to all three murders, he says, to give shananns family closure, but he also avoided the death penalty. Hell spend the rest of his life in a prison cell, where he says he keeps a picture of his wife and daughters on the wall. David . Just an awful story. All right, Clayton Sandell tonight. Clayton, thank you. When we come back, the baseball star who just revealed his very personal battle. And alex trebek tonight. His recent words about his wife and his one wish. And were going to have more on that suspect, that stolen car, the officer who tells him to stop. It then takes a sudden and dangerous turn. The driver does not stop. Back in a moment. Back in a moment. 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