The suspects running over an officer before authorities open fire. Also tonight, why the president is attacking senator john mccain, who died seven months ago. The tweet storm that has forced one of the president s biggest allies to defend mccains legacy. Stealing the spotlight . Joe bidens apparent slip of the tongue, before even announcing a run for the white house. As 2020 newcomer beto orourke attracts packs of reporters and intense scrutiny, issuing a series of apologies. The shelter in place order. More than 30,000 people told to stay inside as a chemical tank ignites outside houston. The fire burning out of control. And good evening. And thanks for joining us on this sunday. Im tom llamas. We begin tonight with startling new developments in the doomed Ethiopian Airlines flight that killed 157 people and led to the grounding of boeing 737 max planes around the world. French authorities recovering voice and data recordings before returning the black boxes to ethiopian officials. The countrys transportation minister telling reporters preliminary data shows a, quote, clear similarity to the lion air max 8 crash off indonesia in october. The new development coming as Funeral Services were held for some of the victims. The findings raising new questions for boeing, and could complicate attempts to get the fleet back in the sky. Heres Julia Macfarlane with the details. Reporter tonight, a startling announcement about the 737 max air disaster. Ethiopias transportation minister declaring the crash shows, quote, a clear similarity with the lion air crash in indonesia in october. This, after reviewing preliminary data from the black boxes. If the ethiopians know there is a parallel between these two crashes, speed is of the essence. There is no sense in waiting a month. It only endangers the flying public. Reporter abc news has been told the initial data has not been verified. But data from both incidents right after takeoff showed the planes jolting up and down erratically. Both the ethiopia and lion air flights experienced similar drops before crashing just after takeoff. It was this data that triggered the faa to join the rest of the world in grounding the 737 max fleet. It matched too closely to the lion air trajectory to figure that they werent similar. Reporter the captain of the doomed ethiopia flight struggled immediately after takeoff. The New York Times reporting within minutes, he called the tower in a panicky voice, break, break, request back to home. The jetliner crashed three minutes later. The max is a new airplane. There may have been some design flaw in the max that led to, in conjunction with pilot error, one of these mishaps. If thats true, itll be a real black eye for boeing. Reporter since the october lion air crash, boeing has been designing a Software Update to strengthen a safety feature. In a new statement, the company says its finalizing that update. With all 370 of the 737 max jets now towed and parked, the fate of the worlds most popular plane hangs in the balance for boeing. Tonight, in ethiopia, a heartwrenching reminder of the human toll. Families of the 157 who died, sobbing over the empty coffins of those who perished. Julia, the families, we saw them there, are worried, travelers are worried, all looking for answers. And late word tonight from the ntsb about the data from the black boxes . Reporter a major development, just moments ago, the ntsb saying theyre working with the ethiopians to transcribe the information from the black boxes. That will go a long way towards strengthening the credibility of the investigation. Now that the ethiopians are sharing with outsiders. Tom . Julia, thank you. Next tonight, to the historic flood emergency playing out in the heartland. At least two people are dead, and reports that nearly 300 rescues in nebraska alone. Several rivers rising to record levels, including the missouri, amid rapid snow melt and ice jams. Several communities, cut off tonight. Our sam champion with more. Reporter tonight, two dead, one missing and dozens rescued as historic and devastating flooding continues. The raging rivers intensified by rapid snow melt and ice jams. Hardest hit, nebraska. Much of waterloo cut off to the outside world. The Elkhorn River cresting at a new record. Beating the old mark by nearly five feet. Blocking all routes in and out of the town. Its residents completely trapped. This weekend, the National Guard using helicopters to rescue more than 100 people, some from the roofs of their homes. David perkins, thankful he was pulled to safety. I was petrified. I didnt know how fast it was coming up. Reporter Authorities Saying bridges and roads like this one are unsafe, even after the water recedes. In situations like that, you try to grab the essential things. Pictures and things like that. Reporter nebraskas governor characterizing the destruction as unbelievable. This highway, cracked in half. And this is whats left of the spencer dam after being destroyed by the roaring water. That breach causing an 11foot wall of water to devastate 3 surrounding counties. This cafe in niobrara completely wiped out. The flood damage now expanding into iowa. These homes in freemont county under water as the flooding continues. Water everywhere you look in some cases. Sam joining us live. What will happen with all the water . The warnings tonight, the worst around omaha. Follow the Missouri River down, the water dtrains south, around st. Joseph. Expected to go to major flood stage by tuesday. And a lot of the water draining into the mississippi. Mississippi, already at flood stage. St. Louis, at flood stage, and will stay there until the end of the week. We dont think the crest will happen until the end of the week. So, all of it stays in flooding until the end of the week. Sam, thank you. Next tonight to an arrest after a crosscountry manhunt for a suspect Authorities Say killed his wife. Taken into custody more than 2,000 miles away from where the body was found. Inside the car . A large amount of cash. Heres abcs marci gonzalez. Reporter tonight, this suspect on the run, accused of murdering his wife in north carolina, finally arrested in arizona. A hard lot of work put into this but it got a killer off the streets. Reporter 38yearold emergency room nurse and mother of two, diana keel, was reported missing last saturday by her teenage daughter. Her body found three days later in a wooded area 30 miles from her home. She was such a sweet, sweet friend. Reporter police later charging her husband, 57yearold lynn keel, with first degree murder. But by then, they say hed left the state, prompting a nationwide manhunt. A tip leading police near tucson, where they say they stopped keel today possibly en route to mexico. He was 34 miles from the Mexican Border when he was spotted and he has a large amount of cash on him. Reporter authorities in north carolina, now also looking into the death of keels first wife, elisabeth, at their home in 2006. It was ruled accidental. But in light of this murder charge, the Sheriffs Office now says they are reviewing that case. And tonight, keel is in custody in arizona awaiting extradition. Police say he was unarmed and could make his First Court Appearance tomorrow. Tom . Marci, thank you. Now to the race for 2020. Something joe biden said, then quickly corrected, that may be stealing the spotlight. As newcomer to the field beto orourke faces a whole new level of scrutiny. Heres abcs lana zak. Reporter listening to Vice President joe biden, it sounds to many like hes made up his mind about entering the race. I have the most progressive record of anybody running. I mean, of anyone who would run. I mean reporter but its another democratic challenger capturing attention tonight. Beto orourke, on the defensive, telling reporters he regretted it when he said he was born to run for president. Im born to serve. Im born to try to help bring people together. Reporter that isnt the only issue facing orourke. Hes being asked to explain his teenage role in an early hacking group, the cult of the dead cow, and a fictional story he wrote about hitting children with a car. The Texas Democrat saying hes mortified by those words now. I have to take ownership of my words and understand the way they make people feel. Reporter facing a crowded democratic field, hes addressing criticism that hes benefited from white privilege. As a white man who has had privileges that others could not depend on, ive clearly had advantages over the course of my life. Reporter that crowded democratic field officially gained one more, with Kirsten Gillibrand announcing today. She says her first speech will take place in new york, in front of the Trump International hotel. Lana, thank you. Now, to the mounting backlash after President Trump took aim at the late senator john mccain. Tara palmeri on what he tweeted, and the fallout. Reporter tonight, President Trump facing backlash for attacking the late senator john mccain, seven months after his death. Before attending church on sunday, the president accusing mccain of spreading the fake and totally discredited and totally discredited dossier. Which claims that russians allegedly have compromising information on trump. Quoting these comments on fox news john mccain was an american hero. This is unfortunately a very dark stain. Reporter Meghan Mccain firing off at trump for attacking her father, tweeting, no one will ever love you the way they loved my father. I wish i had been given more saturdays with him. Maybe spend yours with your family, instead of obsessing over mine. The president s comments are bad, and he should apologize. Reporter those allegations trump is tweeting are not true. Mccain learned about the dossier 11 days after the election, then shared it with the fbi in december, 2016. Trump is also attacking mccain for voting against a bill to repeal obamacare. On an issue of this importance to the nation, for me to worry about a personal relationship, then im not doing my job. Reporter the president also mocking mccain for being last in his class. Mccain has admitted that he was fifth from the bottom in his class. Its not the first time trump has bashed the celebrated veteran. It started during the 2016 president ial campaign. He was a war hero because he was captured, i like people who are not captured. Reporter Lindsey Graham defending mccains record. Tweeting, he stepped forward to risk his life for his country. He was one of the most consequential senators in history. Nothing about his service will ever be changed or diminished. Tara joining us now from the white house. The president very active on twitter all weekend. Seeming to be at war with what is on television as well . Reporter trump also attacking cnn, snl, and even fox news for yanking judge pirro off air for controversial comments she made about a muslim congresswoman. Tara, thank you. Next, we head overseas. New details from the new zealand terror attacks. Among the survivors, a child whose mother says her father saved her. Will carr is in christchurch. Reporter tonight, as a nation in anguish prepares to bury its dead, were hearing stories of heroic survival, including this father who saved his 3yearold toddler. The childs mother, an american, posting that her husband shielded our son during the attack. The father shot, the child injured, but both alive. The young boys aunt, grateful. Hug your family, hug your friends. You just dont know when you might not see them again. Reporter on sunday, new zealands Prime Minister embraced heartbroken residents after Authorities Say this man, brenton tarrant, his face blurred per local law, killed at least 50 people and injured dozens more during a hate filled rampage at two mosques. Ctow acc of sending disturbing messages to authorities before storming the first place of worship. It did not include a location, it did not include specific details, but the assurance i want to give is that had it provided details that could have been acted on immediately, it would have been. Reporter the mayor of christchurch says the shooters hate was imported into a safe city in a safe country. How does your Community Start to heal . By coming together. The victim of this attack was our whole community, not just the muslim community. Reporter new Zealands Parliament is meeting today to discuss strengthening the countrys gun laws. At the same time, gun sales have spiked. Some residents concerned their gun rights could be taken away as this community continues to mourn. Tom . Will, thank you. And there is much more ahead on world news tonight this sunday. The deadly confrontation caught on police dash cam. Plus, the break in a cold case two decades old involving teenage girls. How a family dna site helped. And the entire city of 32,000 people warned not to go outside, to shelter in place. The chemical inferno still raging. Well be right back. My dream car. It turns out, they want me to start next month. She can stay with you to finish her senior year. Things will be tight but, we can make this work. Now. Grandpa, what about your dream car . This is my dream now. Principal we can help you plan for that. This simple banana peel represents a bold idea a way to create energy from household trash. It not only saves about 80 in carbon emissions. It helps reduce landfill waste. Thats why bp is partnering with a California Company fulcrum bioenergy. To turn garbage into jet fuel. Because we cant let any good ideas go to waste. At bp, we see possibilities everywhere. To help the world keep advancing. But prevagen helps your brain with an ingredient originally discovered. In jellyfish. Iaprevagn to improve shortterm memory. Prevagen. Healthier brain. Better life. Lets see, aleve is than tylenol extra strength. And last longer with fewer pills. So why am i still thinking about this . Ill take aleve. Aleve. Proven better on pain. Back now with the unsolved murder mystery dating back 20 years. Two teenage girls who never made it to a birthday party. The new dna lead and the arrest. Heres erielle reshef. Reporter tonight, cutting edge dna testing landing this truck driver behind bars 20 years after the haunting deaths of two alabama teens. 45yearold Coley Mccraney booked on multiple counts of capital murder and rape after ozark investigators reexamined evidence in the 1999 cold case of 17yearolds j. B. Beasley and tracie hawlett. A genealogy site used to hone in on mccraney, a man with no criminal record who had never been questioned by Police Working the case. Authorities taking a swab from mccraney. That dna sent to a hightech lab out of state, ultimately matching samples collected from the crime scene. From the victims father, a hope justice will finally be served. There are some crimes so heinous that i think humanity needs to be rid of the perpetrator. Reporter this, the latest in a host of cases advanced using genealogy databases. Just last month, this hockey dad arrested for the 1993 murder of a minnesota woman. Pleading not guilty. The suspects dna was identified as being consistent with the dna left at the scene. Reporter and the ozark police chief telling abc news investigators were inspired by the capture of the suspected Golden State Killer in Northern California last year. The police chief tells me as of now theres no evidence the suspect had any connection to the victims before this crime. But this is a tightknit community. The chief himself says he knew the suspect and calls this break in the case shocking. Erielle, thank you. Up next, when we come back, the small plane crashing. Heading straight for a house. What Officials Say may have saved that family. Plus, the harrowing moment caught on surveillance. The women running for their lives. Stay with us. The women running for their lives. Stay with us. Talk to your doctor and say yesss to linzess. Yesss linzess treats adults with ibs with constipation or chronic constipation. Linzess can help relieve your belly pain, and lets you have more frequent and complete bowel movements. See if youre eligible to get 90 days for as little as 30 dollars. Do not give linzess to children less than 6, and it should not be given to children 6 to less than 18, it may harm them. Do not take linzess if you have a bowel blockage. Get immediate help if you develop unusual or severe stomach pain, especially with bloody or black stools. The most common side effect is diarrhea, sometimes severe. If its severe, stop taking linzess and call your doctor right away. Other side effects include gas, stomacharea pain, and swelling. So say yesss to help for recurring constipation. Yesss to help for belly pain. Talk to your doctor and say yesss linzess. This and even this. Hark, i deep clean messes like this. But i dont have to clean this, because the selfcleaning brush roll removes hair, while i clean. [announcer] shark, the vacuum that deep cleans, now cleans itself. Tech at y r ndixed. With safelite, you can see exactly when well be there. Saving you time for what you love most. Kids whoa kids vo safelite repair, safelite replace breathe freely fast, with vicks sinex. My congestions gone. I can breathe again ahhhh i can breathe again ughh vicks sinex. Breathe on. danny s voice of course you donte because you didnt . Your job isnt doing hard work. Its making them do hard work. And getting paid for it. vo snap and sort your expenses to save over 4,600 at tax time. Quickbooks. Backing you. 98 of us dont get enough omega3s. Which is why megared advanced 4in1 packs more omega3 power into one small softgel. It supports your heart. Brain. Eyes. And joints. Megared. Im off to college. Im worried about my parents retirement. Dont worry. Voya helps them to and through retirement. Dealing with todays expenses. While helping plan, invest and protect for the future. So theyll be okay . I think theyll be fine. Voya. Helping you to and through retirement. Time now for our index. And the massive fire east of houston. A chemical tank catching fire at a facility storing fuel oil and gas components. Officials expanding the warning to 32,000 residents of deer park to avoid going outside, to shelter in place. Highways in the area shut down. That fire still burning tonight. No injuries reported. Also tonight, dramatic images of a deadly showdown with two carjacking suspects. The female driver and her boyfriend in a wild chase with arkansas authorities, caught on police dash cam. This video just released. Ramming several police cars as they try to escape. The driver refusing to give up. Running over one of those officers. Six officers opening fire, one officer injured. The incident still under investigation. And one familys incredible fright in riverside, california. A twin engine beechcraft crashing right into their backyard this weekend. That plane heading from chino to apple valley when it went down, killing the pilot. Officials say the family may have been saved by that tree right behind the house, stopping the aircraft, and keeping it from slamming into the home. And the close call overseas. Surveillance cameras in southeastern turkey capturing the moment. Those women in black walking along a sidewalk there. That wall on the left suddenly collapses. Sending them running into the street. Narrowly escaping injury. That is a close call. And when we come back, in between the treadmills and the bicep curls, the unexpected touch of kindness at the gym. Youll want to see this. Stay with us. Fact is, every Insurance Company hopes you drive safely. But allstate actually helps you drive safely. With drivewise. It lets you know when you go too fast. And brake too hard. With feedback to help you drive safer. Giving you the power to actually lower your cost. Unfortunately, it cant do anything about that. Are you in good hands . Its easy to move forward when youre ready for what comes next. At fidelity, we make sure you have a clear plan to cover the essentials in retirement, as well as all the things you want to do. And on the way, youll get timely investment help to keep you on the right track, without the unnecessary fees you might expect from so many financial firms. Because when you have a partner who gives you clarity at every step, theres nothing to stop you from moving forward. Who gives you clarity at every step, lets see, aleve is than tylenol extra strength. And last longer with fewer pills. So why am i still thinking about this . Ill take aleve. Aleve. Proven better on pain. This and even this. Hark, i deep clean messes like this. But i dont have to clean this, because the selfcleaning brush roll removes hair, while i clean. [announcer] shark, the vacuum that deep cleans, now cleans itself. Openturning 50 opens theuard. Door to a lot of new things. Like now your doctor may be talking to you about screening for colon cancer. Luckily theres me, cologuard. The noninvasive test you use at home. It all starts when your Doctor Orders me. Then its as easy as get, go, gone. You get me when im delivered. Right to your front door and in the privacy of your own home. Theres no prep or special diet needed. You just go to the bathroom, to collect your sample. After that, im gone, shipped to the lab for dna testing that finds colon cancer and precancer. Cologuard is not right for everyone. It is not for high risk individuals, including those with a history of colon cancer or precancer. Ibd, certain Hereditary Cancer syndromes, or a Family History of colon cancer. Maybe ill be at your door soon ask your doctor if cologuard is right for you. Covered by medicare and most major insurers. Finally tonight, getting kindness in with your cardio. The surprise gesture at the gym lifting a lot of spirits tonight. Its america strong. What do you want to do, arms . Reporter c. J. Wagner always looks forward to his workout routine. Treadmill, weights, all at his local gym, a Planet Fitness in woonsocket, rhode island. He brightens up the gym the minute he walks through the door. Hes never negative. Reporter the 22yearold with down syndrome and his caretaker, lisa simpson, are regulars, hitting the gym three days a week. And what do you do when you do a good workout . A massage. A massage. Thats the best. He loves the massage. Reporter but earlier this week, c. J. Arrived without his sneakers. I glanced down and i saw his boots. Oh, my god, what do i do now . Reporter thats when general manager dan cote stepped in, and stepped up. I said, thats fine. Its not the end of the world. Reporter the 28yearold had an idea. And was out the door with his wallet ready. I had already started walking to Olympia Sports in the plaza, saw a pair of under armour shoes in front of me, and i grabbed those, cashed out. I showed him the shoes, and said, bud, these are actually going to be a whole lot more comfortable to walk in. It was unbelievable that somebody would do that. Its not something that typically happens in your day to day life. Reporter but to dan, it seemed natural. This is what he was supposed to do. I had to do this. I need to do this. Reporter lisa capturing dans random act of kindness in this video, which then went viral. Ive had people call the gym and thank me. Ive had cards sent to me thanking me for the act of kindness. Reporter but lisa isnt surprised. The fact that it went viral tells me that we want kindness in our lives. I love you, too, buddy. So true. We want to thank c. J. And dan for sharing. Thank you for watching. Im tom llamas in new york. Gma first thing in the morning. David muir, right back here tomorrow night. Have a great evening. Good night. Night. Have a great evening. Good night. Finding a solution for the dproe growing homeless problem in the east bay led a church to take on an intriguing approach to provide those living on streets with a place to go. We are sdoontly working to help build a better bay area. Tackling issues most important to like homeless ens. Living in cars is unsafe. A program it launching tomorrow in oakland to fix that. Oakland Williams Chapel church you can expect sunday service to wrap up with music, a blessing from the pastor. And the congregation spills out in the parking lot. Theyll be sharing with the homeless. Were starting off with ten to 15 cars. That will be along this fence. Homeless oakland residence will sleep over night in their cars starting monday. Theres bathroom, water station, video sur vaels. And security guards will be on site. Resources like Employment Training will be offered during the day. This is set to expand to other churches later in the year. Altogether the counsel safe car park program. These will be individuals that are employed. Theres a lot of College Students that are trying