It is theirs. World news tonight is up next. Tonight, the horrifying scene at the Mall Of America. Authorities say a 5yearold boy was thrown from the third Floor Balcony by a stranger. People rushing to save the boy. Mother screaming for help. The boy critically hurt tonight and there is news about the suspect coming in now. Also late today, the scare outside the white house. Authorities say a man trying to set himself on fire. The deadly storm. As we come on the air tonight, the new threat. Reports on of a possible tornado and now severe storms as a new system moves from texas up the northeast. Rob marciano is standing by with the track. The student takedown by police. Under investigation tonight. Officers appearing to drag a 16yearold down a flight of stairs and then hit with a stun gun. She was facing charges until the
video surfaced. Tonight, the controversial plan discussed inside the white house to send migrants crossing the boarder to Sanctuary Cities hometown. Tonight, the president doubles down. The urgent recall now. Pediatricians sounding an alarm. More than 30 babies reportedly dying. Fisherprice issues a recall. This is major news tonight for parents and grandparents. The new interview tonight in a deadly Stalking Case. The actress gunned down. All the years later, the anger from her one time costar. What she says never should have happened. And the new image just in tonight from mick jagger. Good evening. Great to have you with us on a friday night. We begin tonight with that horrifying scene playing out at the Mall Of America. Authorities say a stranger threw a 5yearold boy off a third Floor Balcony. The boys Mother Screaming for
help as people rushed to the boys side, giving him cpr. We are told he suffered critical injuries in the fall. Witnesses who saw the suspect run away alerted police. They found him inside the mall. Tonight he is in custody. They do not believe he knew this family. This is a very difficult story. Alex perez leads us off from the Mall Of America in minnesota. Reporter tonight the horrifying scene at the Mall Of America just outside minneapolis, a 5yearold boy plummeting from a t rdhibalcony. Allegedly thrown by this 24yearold man. The young boy landing on the ground floor. We have a report from the south side that someone just fell from the third floor to the first floor. Reporter these images showing crowds giving Emergency Care to the child, performing cpr in the moments directly after the fall. An eyewitness describing his terrified mother. She said, everyone pray, please pray for my son. Everyone here right now, please pray. Reporter witnesses claiming
and tried to assault an older man who tried to detain him. Police swarming the scene, tracking him down and arresting him. The motive, a mystery. At this time we do not believe there is a relationship between the suspect and the child or the family of the child, and we are actively investigating why this incident occurred. Reporter the child sustaining serious injuries and rushed by ambulance to a nearby hospital. A small section of the nations largest mall was briefly shut down. Why would you single out a kid and ruin a familys life like this . Hard to imagine something worse. Alex perez is with us live at the Mall Of America tonight. Everyone is obviously pulling for this little boy. Hes in the hospital tonight, alex . Reporter thats right. Unfortunately, Authorities Say his injuries are life threatening. As for that suspect he has now been charged with attempted homicide. David . Alex perez leading us off tonight, thank you. There was a scare late today outside the white house. The Secret Service jumping in action web a man tried to set himself on fire. The secret Service Moving in very quickly. Kira phillips is on the scene just outside the white house. Reporter it happened just after 3 00 p. M. Outside the white house on Pennsylvania Avenue where tourists often visit. A man in an electric wheelchairtype scooter deliberately setting his jacket on fire. Within seconds, secret Service Agents are on him. Inside the white house, reporters put on alert, ushered into the briefing room. Outside, smoke rising from the scene. Authorities extinguishing the fire, treating the man. Four officers then carrying him away. Tonight hes in the hospital being treated for nonlifethreatening firstdegree burns. Sources say he was known to the Secret Service. Theyd seen him around before. Were told he had no apparent political motive and was only out to harm himself. Lets get to Kyra Phillips on the scene outside the white house tonight. Thankfully no one was injured. No one in the white house was put in harms way. It once again shows what the Secret Service does every day. Reporter thats right. The Secret Service immediately jumping into action right here where im standing. They have been under intense spotlight since that intruder reached checkpoints in maralago. Today, extreme caution was protocol. Kyra, thank you. We are also following a major storm system on the move tonight, and now the new threat. Tornado sirens sounding there, the warning in mason, ohio. This scene repeated elsewhere today. Ominous clouds over covington, kentucky tonight, and damaging winds in warsaw, kentucky. The threat from texas to the northeast tonight. Rob marciano has the track. Reporter tonight, Tornado Sirens sounding the alarms northeast of cincinnati. Theres another one. Reporter a possible twister touching down in clark county, ohio. As Severe Weather with damaging winds sweeps across the ohio valley. The wind came through and
really destroyed that addition to this home. Took off the roof there and it landed in the neighbors driveway. Reporter southwest of cincinnati, Straight Line winds gusting up to 80 miles per hour, flattening structures. East of dayton, ohio, trees toppled, trailers overturned. I saw a Big Dust Cloud Coming towards the house, and then the house started shaking to i decided to bail out upstairs. Reporter the same storm bringing dangerous lightning to chicago overnight, the second blizzard in less than a month, bringing more than two feet of snow to the plains. In minnesota, the state patrol responding to 500 crashes. Rob marciano is live in washington, d. C. Tonight. The midatlantic is part of this path tonight. The system is on the move. Yeah, we are still dealing with this blizzard. The front part of it is yet to push through the east. Here it is on the radar scope. We relead the next system. It will tap moisture in the gulf of mexico. A rough afternoon for houston, little rock, memphis. Shreveport seeing the bullseye. The highest Tornado Threat there could be a damaging day. Sunday, we lose the red and stretch out the zone. Tallahassee, atlanta, in the middle of it up through pittsburgh. Damaging winds and a wild weekend. Need to stay weather aware. We are tracking it tonight, tomorrow and sunday. Rob, will be watching. Next to Surveillance Video surfacing tonight and a troubling scene inside a Chicago High School. First, the student was charged with you then the video surfaced telling a different story. A Police Officer is seen grabbing the 16yearold student, throwing her down, drag her down the stairs and later hitting her with a stun gun. Battery charges against the girl have been dropped tonight and Abcs Steve Osunsami on what comes next. Reporter lawyers for the teenage girl seen in this newly released Surveillance Video from a Chicago High School say the pictures show that the police seen tackling her down a flight a stairs lied. The two chicago Police Officers
in this january incident originally said that 16yearold Dnigma Howard started fighting with them first and fell down the stairs in the scuffle. But her family says the video tells a different story. One of the officers grabs her, then the fighting starts, and he appears to drag her down the stairs. A second officer joins, and they drag her down a second set of stairs. They had their foot on her chest. She has asthma. Shes telling them she cant breathe. Reporter her father was there watching and called to the school to come take her home. She got into trouble over a cell phone and, according to police, was fighting with an assistant principal. They pull her by the leg down the stairs and im standing there watching it and i dont cant do anything about it. Reporter after kicking and punching her, they shoot her with a stun gun three times. She was charged with two counts of aggravated battery against an officer, charges that are now dropped. Steve osunsami is with us tonight. We know the Felony Charges have been dropped as you reported there and now the officers have been reassigned while the
investigation is under way . Reporter thats right, david. The two officers have been removed from Marshall High School but remaforce. One is on medical leave ine n th in a statement, the Chicago Police say they hold their officers to the highest level of standards and that the investigation continues. David . Thanks. President trump doubling down on a controversial immigration plan tonight, saying he is giving strong considerations to putting undocumented migrants on buses and driving them hundreds of mile to Sanctuary Cities here in the u. S. , including san francisco, Nancy Pelosis hometown. The white house said talk of the plan had gone nowhere. But the president making it clear today, he is considering it. Abcs chief White House CorrespondentJonathan Karl tonight. Reporter hours after the white house said it had rejected the idea of taking migrants who illegally cross the border and setting them free on the streets of cities governed by democrats, the president himself fully embraced the idea. We are looking at the possibilities. Strongly looking, to be honest
with you. Reporter the Washington Post first reported the white house had asked the department of Homeland Security to review the feasibility of bussing the migrants to socalled Sanctuary Cities, where local authorities have declined to cooperate with federal immigration officials. One of their targets, Nancy PelosisCongressional District in san francisco, Hundreds Of Miles from the mexican border. But dhs lawyers rejected the proposal, and the white house put out a statement late last night saying, quote, this was just a suggestion that was floated and rejected, which ended any discussion any further. Then just hours later, the president directly contradicted those words. Reporter california certainly is always saying, we want more people. And they want more people in their Sanctuary Cities. Well, well give them more people. We can give them a lot. We c give them a supply. Lets see if theyre so happy. They have open arms. Theyre always saying they have open arms. Lets see if they have open arms. Reporter Speaker Pelosi shot
back today. Its just another notion that is unworthy of the presidency of the United States and disrespect for the challenges that we face as a country, as a people. Reporter it all comes after a week of upheaval at the department of Homeland Security. The president ousting the secretary and the head of the Secret Service, yanking his own nominee to lead i. C. E. , and declaring theres one person in charge of immigration policy. There is only one person that is running it. You know who that is . Its me. All right, jon karl with us live from the white house. The president says he is giving strong consideration to this proposal as we reported there. But whats the bottom line here . What are your sources telling you tonight . Reporter despite the president s words, the officials at the department of Homeland Security are opposed to it and not moving forward. One senior dhs official told abc news, quote, the president may be considering it but dhs is not. David . Jon, thank you. There is a major recall of a popular sleep their so many parents and grandparents have in their hopes. We have been reporting on this here. Fisherprice is now recalling its rock and play sleeper. Its reportedly been linked to the deaths of 30 infans since 200 at. Pediatricians sounded the alarm about roll over issues. Babies turning over. Today, fisherprice officially recalling the sleeper. They will issue a refund or voucher. There is also developing news in a College Admission scandal. A new guilty plea at this hour. Mark riddell is a harvard grad, accused of the taking or changing a. C. T. Or s. A. T. Exams for the children of the wealthy parents. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy and money laundering. Court documents show that Felicity Huffman was one of the people who used his services. He allegedly flew to los angeles to proctor the exam of her older daughter in 2016. Next to new reporting about a Stalking Tragedy that stunned america and led to sweeping new
laws in this country. Actress rebecca schaffer, a rising star, she was shot and killed at her front door. And now a new interview with her costar. Why she is so angry about something that happened. Here is matt gutman. Reporter she was the freshfaced Girl Next Door who skyrocketed to fame on the hit show My Sister Sam in the 1980s. Everything starts like a knock at the door life isnt this good. I must be dreaming. Reporter rebecca schaeffer, the downtoearth Hollywood Star who answered her own fan mail. I went, wait a minute. Youre answering them back . You cant do that. And she says, oh, no, but i love it. They want to be friends. And i went, wait, theyre not your friends. Reporter one of those fans . Robert bardo, a mentally ill young man from arizona. Bardo grew obsessed, showing up at her studio, then becoming enraged when he saw schaeffer acting in a love scene. It was the Stalking Case that turned deadly and sparked new
laws in the u. S. All those rageful feelings. How dare she . That gets converted into a plan of coldblooded revenge. Reporter one day, 21yearold schaeffer was expecting a knock on the door, the script for godfather part iii. Instead it robert bardo waiting at her door. He hired a private investigator in california to go to the dmv and find out where she lived. Reporter the young actress tried to send bardo away, but he came back and shot her dead. And they would just hand him her address . I was ballistic with rage. Reporter bardo was sentenced to life in prison, and now in a rare interview, he tells abc news he feels remorse. I realize what ive done and i feel a lot of tremendous guilt. Reporter Schaeffers Family Doesnt Care what he has to say now, but theyre grateful their daughters death prompted change. But Authorities Say 30 years later, a new tool, social media, makes it easier for stalkers to track their victims. While the laws got better, stalking has not diminished. In fact, its on the rise. Reporter and to combat it, david, the dmv is now prohibited from giving out personal information and Police Departments across the country like the lapd now have set up antistalking task forces. David . Matt gutman tonight. We should mention this twohour Special Edition of 20 20 coming at 9 00 p. M. Eastern there is more ahead on this friday. Breaking news tonight. The deadly accident at a water park. The details coming in right now. The Kindergarten Teacher accused of bullying her students to tears. Parents hiding a Recording Device in their kindergartners hair. You will hear the audio in a moment. The major headline for upstate new york. A cast of Game Of Thrones is here and what they said to amy robach that had her in tears here. Is here and what they said to amy robach that had her in tears here. 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. Rudy got older and suddenly stopped eating. T, then we found freshpet. Now rudys 13, and going on 3. Thanksmrs. Murphy. Unitedhealthcare, hi, i need help getting an appointment with my podiatrist. Hows wednesday at 2 . I cant. Dog agility. Tuesday at 11 . Nope. Robot cage match. How about the 28th at 3 . Done. With Unitedhealthcare Medicare advantage plans, including the only plans with the aarp name,
theres so much to take advantage of. From Scheduling Appointments to finding specialists, its easier to get the care you need when you need it. Little things can be a big deal. Thats why theres otezla. Otezla is not a cream. Its a pill that treats Plaque Psoriasis differently. With otezla, 75 clearer skin is achievable. Dont use if youre allergic to otezla. It may cause severe diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting. Otezla is associated with an increased risk of depression. Tell your doctor if you have a history of depression or suicidal thoughts or if these feelings develop. Some people taking otezla reported weight loss. Your doctor should monitor your weight and may stop treatment. Upper respiratory tract infection and headache may occur. Tell your doctor about your medicines, and if youre pregnant or planning to be. Ready to treat differently with a pill . Otezla. Show more of you. Next tonight, the Kindergarten Teacher accused of bringing her students to tears and the parents who put a Recording Device in the bow in their daughters hair and what they captured. Here is victor oquendo. Stop stop reporter youre listening to a florida Kindergarten Teacher allegedly berating her Young Students in class. Stop talking for once in your lives, stop talking this is man tells us his daughter was coming home in tears daily, saying the teacher was being mean. He went to the principal, but when things didnt improve, he hid a Recording Device in his daughters hair. You cant turn one page . Back back not forward. Reporter Tonight Valerio wants action and accountability. Me and my wife sat down and went through all six hours of it and the entire time the teacher was there, she was screaming and belittling these children. Reporter the School District releasing a statement saying in part, the School Administration concluded their investigation and the teacher was disciplined in accordance with our School Board Policy and procedures. But added that the schools investigation did not include the audio from the recording, claiming the recording violated the teachers privacy. That father tells us he wont be sending his daughter back here. Shes will starting a new school on monday. David . Victor, thanks. Word from a deadly accident in a water park. The fall from a ride. And the image mick jagger just sent out. Park. The fall from a ride. Are and the image mick jagger just sent out. With chantix you can keep smoking at first and ease into quitting so when the day arrives, youll be more ready to kiss cigarettes goodbye. When you try to quit smoking, with or without chantix. You may have nicotine withdrawal symptoms. Stop chantix and get help right away if you have changes in behavior or thinking, aggression, hostility, depressed mood, suicidal thoughts or actions, seizures, new or worse heart or blood vessel problems, sleepwalking, or life threatening allergic and skin reactions. Decrease alcohol use. Use caution driving or operating machinery. Tell your doctor if youve had Mental Health problems. The most common side effect is nausea. Talk to your doctor about chantix. With a lot of other young couples. Then we noticed something. Strange. Oh, could you, uh, make me a burger . Poof youre a burger. [ laughter ] everyone acts like their parents. You have a tattoo. Yes. Fun. Do you not work . So, what kind of mower you got, seth . I dont know. Some kid comes over. We pay him to do it. But its not all bad. Someone even showed us how we can save money by bundling home and auto with progressive. Progressive cant protect you from becoming your parents. But we can protect your home and auto. Progressive cant protect you from becoming your parents. 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. I can do more to lower my a1c. Because my body can still make its own insulin. And i take trulicity once a week to activate my body to release it, like its supposed to. Trulicity is not insulin. It starts acting in my body from the first dose and continues to work when i need it, 24 7. Trulicity is an injection to improve blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes when used with diet and exercise. Dont use it as the first medicine to treat diabetes, or if you have Type 1 Diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. Dont take trulicity if you or your family have medullary thyroid cancer, youre allergic to trulicity, or have multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2. Stop trulicity and call your doctor right away if you have symptoms of a serious allergic reaction, a lump or swelling in your neck, or severe stomach pain. Serious side effects may include pancreatitis. Taking trulicity with a sulfonylurea or insulin
increases your low blood sugar risk. Common side effects include nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and decreased appetite. These can lead to dehydration, which may worsen kidney problems. I choose onceweekly trulicity to activate my within. If you need help lowering your a1c, ask your doctor about onceweekly trulicity. To the index. The deadly Water Park Accident in spring, texas, tonight. Authorities say a Construction Worker fell to his death at the splash town park. He had been working on site. The investigation continues. To the possible hazing under investigation at the university of buffalo. At the sigma pi fraternity. A 19yearold has been hospitalized after reportedly going in cardiac arrest. School suspending all greek life until further notice. Mick jaggers new message tonight after recovering from a heart procedure. He is sharing his first photo. Since the procedure, adding a
walk in the park. And unveiling disney plus. Disney launching its new streaming service in november. It will feature the top movies and shows from the marvel and star wars franchises and classic disney films. Bob iger calling it a game changer. Its massive because in one place we will see the great products dating all the way back to snow white and mickey. The fact that people have a chance too see more of star wars, more of marvel, more of disney, thats a big deal. Big deal. Our friend on the new disney plus. When we come back the final season of Game Of Thrones and the actors standing by right here. Thrones and the actors standing by right here. I couldnt catch my breath. It was the last song of the night. It felt like my heart was skipping beats. They said i had afib. Whats afib . I knew that meant i was at a greater risk of stroke. I needed answers. My doctor and i chose xarelto®. To help keep me protected from a stroke. Oncedaily xarelto®, a latestgeneration blood thinner. Significantly lowers the risk of stroke in people with afib not caused by a heart valve problem. In a clinical study, over 96 of people taking xarelto® remained strokefree. Dont stop taking xarelto® without talking to your doctor, as this may increase your risk of stroke. While taking, you may bruise more easily or take longer for bleeding to stop. Xarelto® can cause serious,
and in rare cases, fatal bleeding. It may increase your risk of bleeding if you take certain medicines. Get help right away for unexpected bleeding or unusual bruising. Do not take xarelto® if you have an Artificial Heart Valve or abnormal bleeding. Before starting, tell your doctor about all planned medical or dental procedures and any kidney or liver problems. Learn all you can. To help protect yourself from a stroke. Ask your doctor about xarelto®. To learn more about cost and how janssen can help, visit xarelto. Com. How janssen can help, anna, do you yes those plans . I just wanted to show you something ive been wor. James r. And associates. Anna speaking. James r. And associates. Anna. [phone ringing] baker architects. This is anna baker. At northwestern mutual, this is what our version of Financial Planning looks like. Tomorrow is important, but youre ready to bet on yourself today. Find an advisor at northwesternmutual. Com. And back pain made it hard to sleep and get up on time. Then i found aleve pm. The only one to combine a safe sleep aid, plus the 12 hour pain relieving strength of aleve. Im back. Aleve pm for a better am. Finding the right drop can be overwhelming. And ordinary eye drops. Just add temporary moisture. But you want more. You want relief that lasts. You want to address the main cause of dry eyes. You want soothe xp eye drops. From bausch lomb. The only eye drop that contains restoryl mineral oils. Its shown to help restore the lipid layer. To seal in moisture. And protect against further irritation. Ordinary drops cant do that. Soothe xp. The right choice for dry eyes. Finally, the calendar says spring, but winter is coming sunday, and amy robach is really excited. [ gasps ] reporter with one of tvs most captivating sagas coming to an end, i sat down with some of the cast to discuss the epic journey for the throne. Do you have a favorite scene . I do. My favorite scene is when we kill little finger. Thank you for all your many lessons lord bailish. I will never forget them. Its power, its family. Nothing says family like murder. Exactly. We had a scene where we were tied together on a horse. Sitting in a muddy pen wrapped in chains for the last year. Im a woman and still beating you. I was trying to make it work. You were saying you felt uncomfortable and you were saying you didnt like being close the this woman. Thats what you said it was fun though. Do you have favorite line . You saw the script and you were like, yes, i get to say that. For the night is dark and full of terrors. I can scare people when i say the night is dark and full of terrors. Sometimes i have fantasies of being in line somewhere and sneaking up to someone and say that in their ears. Khaleesi. Khaleesi. Do fans ask to you say khaleesi . I was in an airport once and i could feel this ladys body language change. She came right in front of me and ed is, excuse me, will you look Me In The Eye and say khaleesi . And i said, khaleesi. And she said, thank you so much. That was it. What would you say to your character, your season one character . Enjoy it while it lasts. There you go. Yeah. Almost. An East Bay Girl said shed been bullied for months, then attacked, as a teacher walks away. Three tried to rob a store. Creating housing or creating jobs . The disagreement over which is more important. Live where you live, this is abc 7 news. A 12yearold girl attacked in an east bay school. She says her classmate has been bullying her for months. Good morning, im ama daetz. After answers were demanded about the handling of the case, the district suspended the principal and teacher in that classroom. Reporter we know how serious bullying can be. In fact, on the same day as that attack, a 10yearold girl was beaten in South Carolina and died from her injuries two days