Next. The grounding of boeings new 737 max jets. The u. S. The last to join the list. And tonight, right here, some of the evidence from both crashes sidebyside. Youll see it. Our correspondent shows you what alarmed authorities here at home. Tonight, our interview with beto orourke. Hes now running for president. The former texas congressman on his first trip to iowa. And we asked, what about his record sets him apart . And tonight, President Trump taking aim already. What he said about beto orourke. And whoopi goldberg, her surprise return today after pneumonia in both lungs and then sepsis. Her warning about symptoms that can suddenly turn, in her own words tonight. This is abc world news tonight, with david muir. Its great to have you with us on a thursday night. We have a lot to get to. Were going to begin with the deadly storm. You heard meteorologists calling it a bomb cyclone because of how quickly the pressure drops and how severe the weather conditions become. Well, tonight, the proof. Several tornados, this one in paducah, kentucky. Ripping the roof off of a church with a preschool inside. Luckily no one was hurt. That system also unleashing a crippling blizzard. With Hurricane Force wind gusts. The chicago metro area was under a tornado watch for much of the day. Tonight in denver, 24 hours after those pictures we showed you last night here, some drivers were still trapped today. Our team made it to them. We have the new tract tonight, as this all moves east. Abcs Clayton Sandell leading us off. Reporter tonight, people are watching the skies the midwest to the south. Its a legit tornado. Reporter multiple tornadoes reported already, as the massive, deadly storm moves east. One twister, ripping the roof off of this church outside paducah, kentucky. 40 preschool kids and staff inside. We give god the glory that nobody was hurt. Reporter in nebraska, highwater rescues west of omaha. You can see the homes that are in the water. There are crews out here getting people from those properties. Reporter at least one person in the state is missing. The storm, packing powerful winds, gusts above 70 miles per hour, flipping trucks wednesday, in amarillo, texas. In colorado, the National Guard and state troopers, still helping rescue drivers after a blizzard trapped hundreds of cars. We have to get them moved so the snowplows can come through. Reporter the bomb cyclone has moved on. Were right in the middle of i25. This stretch of freeway between denver and Colorado Springs is still a parking lot. We found Luis Martinez stuck in his big rig south of denver, since yesterday morning, out of food, until a state trooper gave him a sandwich. Have you ever seen anything like this . Nope, never before. Reporter 27 hours after martinez got stranded, the road was finally clear. Drivers still digging out today. Clayton sandell with us live tonight. Thats interstate 25 behind clayton there, where many were stranded. We can see traffic is finally moving. Reporter thats right. Interstate 25 and interstate 70 both are moving tonight. The new concern in the mountains with the fresh snow are dangerous avalanches, as this entire system moves east. David. Clayton sandell leading us off tonight. Clayton, thank you. As you heard clayton say, the whole system on the move. Lets get right back to senior meteorologist, rob marciano, tracking it again tonight for us. Hey, rob. Hi, david. You know, this thing rapidly intensified yesterday. Today the weakening phase has been painfully slow. That line is pushing east across the tennessee valley. We still have watches up. The flooding continues as do the blizzard warnings. But the wind has been impressive with this. That continues, as well. Chicago and detroit, in 30s and 40s for wind gusts. Buffalo, as well. The center of this gets up into hudson bay and the front across the east coast tomorrow with more in the way of rain, some flooding north. A messy day here. But thankfully, a quieter weekend weatherwise, across much of the country. David . All right. We have to get through a messy friday. Rob, thank you. Theres a developing headline from capitol hill tonight. The president , in fact, responding late today, with a oneword tweet to a key vote. A republic rebellion of sorts. They joined democrats, voting to end the president s Emergency Declaration to build that border wall. His one word, veto. Heres abcs mary bruce. Reporter for President Trump, its an embarrassing rejection. 12 republicans joining democrats to block trumps Emergency Declaration to build his border wall. A National Emergency is a tool to be used cautiously, and sparingly. Reporter the president had turned up the pressure, tweeting a vote for todays resolution by republican senators is a vote for nancy pelosi, crime, and the open border democrats. But for those 12 republicans this isnt about the wall. Its about the constitution. The president anveul the decision of congress. Reporter they say trumps decision to sidestep Congress Sets a dangerous precedent. Already, democrat candidates are saying they would declare emergencies to tear down the existing border wall. Reporter tonight, trump responding to the vote with one word, veto. What does it say to make progress on his campaign pledge, the president may have to use his first ever veto . It means that hes deadserious about building the wall. And if a republican or democrat gets in the way, hes willing to build the wall. Mary bruce following all this on capitol hill all day today. I know youre watching Something Else as were on the air tonight. Another vote, this one in the house. Republicans have joined democrats there, on Something Else. They have told the Justice Department they want the Mueller Report in whatever its form, to be made public . Reporter yes, david. This is a largely symbolic, nonbinding resolution to put pressure on the attorney general. It has passed with sweeping bipartisan support in the house. But tonight, in the senate, it has already been killed by one of the president s top allies. David . Mary bruce tonight. Mary, thank you. There was a latebreaking headline of the massive College Cheating scandal late today. Major new fallout involving Lori Loughlin from full house. Shes been dropped from her newest project. And her daughter, olivia, her makeup line no longer for sale by sephora. The company had been paying her for her social media posts. Abc Kayna Whitworth on this again tonight. Reporter tonight, career fallout for actress Lori Loughlin, days after rushing back from the set of her hallmark show to face arrest in that College Cheating admissions scandal. The network saying in a statement, we are no longer working with Lori Loughlin. Youve worked very hard for your success. You should be proud of yourself. Reporter the former full house star and her Fashion Designer husband are accused of paying 500,000 in bribes to land their daughters at usc, posing them as recruits for the crew team. Her youngest daughter, olivia, learning of the charges during spring break aboard a yacht owned by the chairman of the usc board of trustees. Tonight, she is facing backlash of her own. Sephora collection pro blending brush. Reporter the social Media Influencer who is often seen promoting products from her dorm room, today losing the support of sephora, which says theyre ending their partnership immediately. And tonight, were hearing for the first time from a student directly impacted by that scheme. High School SeniorJack Buckingham telling the hollywood reporter, i know there are millions of kids out there, both wealthy and less fortunate, who grind their off, just to have a shot at the college of their dreams. I am upset that i was unknowingly involved in a large scheme that helps give kids who may not work as hard as others an advantage over those who truly deserve those spots. When your friends tell you to lie on your resume, you 100 do not do it. Reporter but jacks mom, a job coach, who appeared on job or no job, allegedly paid the schemes mastermind 50,000 to bribe a proctor and fly mark riddell, to houston, to ace the a. C. T. Test in his place, leaving jack in the dark. A month before, his mom ironically posting on instagram, dont cheat. As for riddell, a former tennis player and college prep director at an elite sports academy, hes now apologizing for his role saying, i want to communicate to everyone that i am profoundly sorry for the damage i have done and grief i have caused. All right. Lets get back to kayna. Shes live at usc tonight. Were hearing of lawsuits by students who believe they were not admitted because the slots were given to students whose families cheated. And tonight, were seeing consequences for students currently applying . Reporter we are, david. Usc taking swift alk action telling us that so far they have identified six students in the application process as being connected to this scheme. They will be denied admission. David . All right. A lot of new chapters in this story. Next, the story making news in new york city, the reputed mob boss, shot right in front of his home on Staten Island. How police say he might have been lured outside. Abcs whit johnson on the scene tonight. Reporter following the brazen murder of a reputed mob boss, tonight sour news, police in new york are investigating whether it was a sanctioned hit or the opening salvo in a new mafia war. Units responding to shots fired. Approach tactically, utilize cover and maintain firearm control. Reporter emergency crews rushing to this Staten Island home after 9 00 last night. Police say 53yearold Francesco Frankie boy cali of the infamous gambino crime family went outside after someone hit his car. After a brief conversation, that person then shooting him at least six times in the torso, steps from his front door. Confirmed, male shot. Get a rush on a bus. Reporter his wife and children inside. One witness telling authorities that he saw an individual run toward the drivers side of a blue pickup truck while keeping outside calis home was staged. It appears that that was part of quite possible, that was part of a plan. Reporter its been more than three decades since the last killing of a mafia kingpin in new york. Police in new york are still looking for the man who gunned down paul castellano. Reporter 1985, paul castellano, murdered in spectacular fashion, outside a manhattan steakhouse, paving the way for john gotti to take over the gambino dynasty. Cali, eventually taking the reins, after gotti was sent to prison. How confident are you that this was a targeted assassination or execution of some kind . Thus far, Everything Police has says its clearly a hit. And oldschool. Except for the fact they did it in front of his house, which is unusual. Reporter police say they are pouring over Surveillance Video from the neighborhood. Sources telling abc news, theyre worried about a fresh feud within the gambino crime family and retribution that could follow. Tonight, no suspects and no clear motive. David . Whit johnson on the scene all day for us. Whit, thank you. Were going to turn to new reporting after the grounding of boeings new 737 max jets. The u. S. Was the last to order them grounded. A line of those planes right there, you can see at the airport in phoenix today. And tonight, the black boxes from the ethiopian plane are being analyzed in france. And right here, youre about to see some of the evidence sidebyside tonight. What alarmed authorities right here at home, leading to that decision to ground the jets. Abcs david kerley back on the story tonight. Reporter the data in this mangled flight recorder could solve the mystery. But extracting that data from the boxes, which ethiopian officials carried into the french safety board in paris, will not start for another day. That left boeing 737 max aircraft towed in tulsa to be parked, the jetliner grounded worldwide. Hundreds of flights are being cancelled. The concern says the faa, are similarities between the ethiopian crash and one less than five months ago, both jets after takeoff, moving up and down erratically. In the first crash, lion air, an automated Safety System to prevent a stall, did play a role. This is a graph of the upanddown movement of the lion air jet. Experts zeroing in on a 20second dip. When compared to the ethiopian graph, another 20second dip. That similarity, triggering the faa to ground the fleet. The graphs were similar between lion air and ethiopia. Why . We dont know exactly. That needs to be sorted out. And the only way to do that is with data from the flight data recorder. Reporter experts say the data from those boxes could be extracted in a matter of hours. And it should tell us were the two related . Is there a possibility it was pilot error or some kind of mechanical error . David . David kerley tonight. Thank you. In the meantime, we turn to the race for 2020. Texas congressman beto orourke, announcing he is in. And right here, our interview with him. And President Trumps response. Abcs paula faris is in iowa. Reporter hes sat down with oprah, posed for vanity fair, but today, for the first time ever, beto orourke came here to iowa to talk to voters. Hey, everybody. Whats up . Reporter the former congressman, swarmed with cameras. Just hours earlier, hed announced his president ial campaign, his wife, amy, by his side. This is a defining moment of truth for this country, and for every single one of us. Reporter orourke burst on to the National Scene last year with his vigorous challenge to senator ted cruz. Electrifying massive crowds, sharing his life on instagram, at times, perhaps, oversharing. Reporter still, his supporters are confident his energy can lift him even higher. Any single democrat running today, and i may not be able to enumerate every one of them now, would be far better than the current occupant of the white house. Reporter orourke has vowed to run a positive campaign. Can hope, change and unity beat trump or do you have to be a street fighter . I think you have to believe in the genius of this country. And the only way to call that forth is to bring everyone in and shut no one out. Reporter at the white house, the president already taking aim. Well, i think he has a lot of hand movement. Ive never seen so much hand movement. Is he crazy or is that just the way he acts . Reporter among democrats, orourke has his doubters, too. He did lose that senate race, after all. Him aparfrle. In congress, bab tbring people together. Weve had a history of being able to do that in el paso, and in texas. Ensuring the Party Affiliation or geography or race, doesnt separate us. All right. Paula faris, youve interviewed him before. Great to see you with the interview again tonight. Youre in iowa, i know. Weve seen polls here of iowa voters. Joe biden leads the pack and not even running yet. Bernie sanders close behind. Orourke down the list. It would appear he has work to do there. Reporter he does. The people we spoke with today, the savvy iowa voters, most of them democrats, tell me theyre curious to hear more about beto and find where he stands on the big issues. They say, at the end of the day, theyre going to vote for the candidate who has the best chance to defeat President Trump. David . Cant believe were in iowa already. Paula faris, thank you. Theres more ahead on world news tonight on this thursday. The close call on the highway. The small plane crashing into traffic. The pilot just missing vehicles by a few feet. There you seeut thewo peopand goler her suriseeturn afr pneumonia in bh anpsis. And her important messaght what she wants everyone to know about what she contracted and how quickly it turned. And then, the doublehumpback surprise, breaching sidebyside. There you see it. That wasnt the end of the show. A lot more news ahead tonight. Stay tuned. So i should be all set. Right. Actually, youre still at risk for a fatal heart attack or stroke. Even if im taking heart medicine, like statins or blood thinners . Yep thats why i asked my doctor what else i could do. She told me about jardiance. Thats right. Jardiance significantly reduces the risk of dying from a cardiovascular event for adults who have type 2 diabetes and heart disease. 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Two lawsuits have been filed by students and their families saying this proves admissions decisions were unfair. Some of the plaintiffs bay area residents. Good evening. Im dan ashley. And im ama daetz. Abc 7 reporter Melanie Woodrow is live in the newsroom with the details of the lawsuit. The Class Action Lawsuit filed today describes one plaintiff who is a student at Tulane University as having had an emotional breakdown and needing to be hospitalized after not getting into her chosen schools. She is one of several plaintiffs named in the class which includes a Stanford University student as well. The plaintiffs in the Class Action Lawsuit include individuals who applied to the universities named as defendants. The lawsuit says the plaintiffs paid an admission application fee to one or more of the universities name and got rejected. One of the plaintiffs is a stanford student who applied to usc. The lawsuit says, quote, had she known that the system at usc was warped and rigged by fraud, she would not have spent the money to apply to the school. The attorney who filed the complaint say students didnt receive what they paid for. In an email to abc 7 news saying, quote, the students allege that what they got was a process tainted by bribes and School Officials who failed to assure an honest application process. He says they want their application fees back. Hasting. Ttctually a brett pretty good case. Under california law, its quite generous towards consumers in that kind of situation. Stanford university tells