New reporting tonight after a passenger jet slams into a runway. The emergency evacuation. And Sylvester Stallone, coming back into focus. Will he deliver a knockout punch at the oscars . We have stallone, right here tonight. Good evening. And its great to have you with us here on a thursday night. And we have several developing stories as we come on the air. And we begin with the deadly tornadoes. Homes wiped out from texas all the way up to pennsylvania. More than 30 confirmed tornadoes now. This one in north carolina. Tens of thousands without power at this hour. Another twister captured on camera right there, and word tonight that among the dead, three people in waverly, virginia, including a 2yearold boy. This home in virginia torn in half by a powerful storm. The fierce winds, all the way up to new england. A dramatic rescue in the waters off new york city today. This boat overturning. You can see the coast guard a coast guard vessel in the water overturning, as well. Abcs gio benitez, leading us off tonight. Reporter tonight, a trail of destruction after 48 hours of terrifying storms. A rare tornado outbreak from texas to pennsylvania. It was like the whole house kind of shook. Reporter the first ever deadly tornado in virginia in the month of the february. The governor there declaring a state of emergency, after a tornado tore through the town of waverly, killing three, including a toddler. Took cover in their storm cellar. Pounding into the storm cellar really hard. Reporter when it was all over, root found victims, his neighbors, tossed 300 yards from their mobile home. 150 yards and the grace of god are what separated us from losing everything. Reporter our phillip mena seeing the damage up close. This empty lot is where that mobile home once stood. All thats left are those steps and piles of debris. Reporter in tappahonick, injuring at least 25 people, including an infant. Homes in this community in lancaster, pennsylvania, flattened after an ef2 barrelled through. Noise was so loud, it was bang, bang. Reporter in the midwest, it was snow. Kknifed tractor trailers in illinois. Drivers stranded in their cars. Sheets of rain and high winds downing power lines from pennsylvania to massachusetts. Gusts Strong Enough to flip this trailer on new yorks George Washington bridge. We have a ship thats run aground here. Reporter and off new yorks rockaway beach, seven crew members were rescued from this fishing boat, after 12foot waves ran it aground. Even the coast guard rescue boat overturning in those rough waters. The coast guard finally airlifting those fishermen to safety. David, so many close calls. And despite all of this devastation, here in lancaster, pennsylvania, no injuries and no deaths. But a schoolhouse was leveled here, and even so, workers here believe they will rebuild it in david . Gio benitez leading us off from pennsylvania. The other breaking headline tonight, the republican showdown this evening, and the big question can any of Donald Trumps opponents take him down before super tuesday, just five days away now. Tonight, trump already taking aim, not just at his rivals, but at a former president ial candidate, mitt romney, after romney predicted a bombshell involving Donald Trumps taxes. Romney, of course, faced his own run. And tonight, the former president of mexico, unloading on trump, and trumps insistence that mexico would pay for that wall on the border. And a telling new poll this evening from marco rubios home state of florida. Trump with a crushing lead, 44 to rubios 28 . Abcs Jonathan Karl in houston at the debate tonight. Tonight just might be the last big chance to stop donald trump. We werent expected to win too much and now were winning, reporter but today, trumps taking heat from across the border. Former mexican president vicente fox slamming trump as a crazy guy, and a false prophet. As for that wall . Im not going to pay for that [ bleep ] wall. He should pay for it. Hes got the money. Reporter trump, whos been dinged for his own foul language i would bomb the [ bleep ] out of them. I was going to say theyre full of [ bleep ] but i wont say that. And you can tell them to go themselves. Reporter is now tweeting, former president of mexico horribly used the fword when discussing the wall. He must apologize. Trump could get dinged on something else, too. His tax returns. Before super tuesday. President ial nominee suggests hes hiding something. I think we have good reason shell in Donald Trumps taxes. As wealthy as he says he is or of taxes we would expect him to pay. Reporter in response, trump unleashed a barrage of insults on twitter. Calling romney awkward, goofy, a dope, and one of the dumbest and worst candidates in history. Trump also posted this photo of himself next to a tower of paperwork, with the caption, signing a recent tax return. Isnt this ridiculous . Waiting to take on trump tonight, ted cruz and marco rubio. Theyre increasingly desperate to kill each other off, but both are in danger of getting annihilated by the billionaire. Ill admit, hes the frontrunner, and im certainly an underdog. But ive been an underdog my entire life. We cant be fooled by pt barnum. The time for the clowns and the acrobats and the dancing bears has passed. And jon karl with us live tonight inside the debate hall in houston. And jon, we saw that poll in florida. Donald trump with a huge lead over marco rubio, in rubios team rubio. Reporter oh, it sure is, david. If marco rubio were to lose florida, his campaign would be over. Now, team rubio is saying that they dont believe that poll is correct. In fact, top rubio adviser todd harris tweeted that we are going to win florida, period, take it to the bank. But david, they are also preparing to take the fight for the nomination all the way to the Republican Convention this summer, because they believe theres a real possibility that nobody, not marco rubio, not donald trump, would get a majority of the delegates before then. All right, jon karl, well be watching right along with us tonight. Jon, thank you. Now, to the democrats, and just five days until super tuesday, as i pointed out earlier, and South Carolina, of course, right before it. The newest polling showing Hillary Clinton ahead of Bernie Sanders by nearly 30 points in South Carolina. Sanders not even campaigning in South Carolina today, but drawing huge crowds across several states, voting on super tuesday. Abcs cecilia vega asking sanders, do you still have a path against Hillary Clinton . And youre about to hear his reporter Hillary Clinton feeling the love in South Carolina. We need you well, ill be there for you. Reporter from gymnasiums thank you so much. Reporter to churches and i will always remember South Carolina. Reporter the enthusiasm here reflecting just how strong clintons lead is in the palmetto state, especially among africanamerican voters. We love some clinton. Reporter what do you know about Bernie Sanders . Nothing. Nothing. Reporter clinton and her husband bill crisscrossing the entire state, making 13 stops in South Carolina this week alone. Bernie sanders . Just two. But hes drawing massive crowd ofs in super tuesday states and beyond. 7,000 in missouri, 8,000 in massachusetts, 9,000 in oklahoma. Together, were going to transform america. Thank you. Reporter sanders recently telling me, he still has a path to the nomination. There are a number of people doesnt add up for you, looking forward. How do you think you can win this nomination . Are you ready for this one . The answer is by getting more delegates than my opponent. Reporter but hell have to get past South Carolina first. More delegates, his answer. Cecilia vega live in charleston tonight. And cecilia, Hillary Clinton seems to be spending a lot of time there in South Carolina, even though super tuesday looms large. Is this a calculation on the part of the campaign . Reporter it certainly is, david. And she has another event that starts here soon. She is hoping for a really big win on saturday, and with that, the momentum to propel her into next week. Looking ahead to super tuesday, david, she has visits to five different states between now and then. David . All right, cecilia vega, always great to have you. We turn now to a Major New Development in the standoff between apple and the fbi. Late today, word apple has now responded to a judges order that it break into that terrorists iphone after san bernardino. Apple refusing. Tonight, asking the judge to vacate the order. Apples move comes just 24 hours after our exclusive with apple there could be information on that phone that could save lives . His answer here in a moment. And fiery moments on capitol hill today. The fbi director with his own words for apple. Abcs senior justice correspondent Pierre Thomas on the heated debate. Should apple break into that phone . Reporter tonight, apple defiant, arguing a judges order that apple help the fbi break into the San Bernadino terrorists iphone violates the constitution. Saying the fbi is seeking a, quote, dangerous power. The move comes less than 24 hours after apple ceo tim cook sat down for an exclusive interview with our david muir revealing why they wont do it. This case is not about one phone. This case is about the future. What is at stake here is, can the government compel apple to write software that we believe would make hundreds of millions of customers vulnerable around and youd have to write that system in order to unlock that phone. Yes. Yes. This is we have no more information about this phone. The only way to get information, at least currently, the only way we know, would be to write a piece of software that we view as sort of the software equivalent of cancer. We think its bad news to write. We would never write it. We have never written it. And that is what is at stake here. But in your quiet moments, do you have any concern that you might be able to prevent a terrorist attack by breaking into that phone . David, some things are hard, and some things are right. And some things are both. This is one of those things. Capitol hill, critics taking aim at apple. Fbi director james comey, just hours after tim cooks argument, testifying this is only about one phone. This is a single phone in a very important investigation, where the ask is, to write a piece of software that will work not in anybody elses phone. And you, apple, can hold the phone. I think apple leadership risks having blood on their hands and i think tim cook is going to have a very hard time explaining why he stood in the way of justice on this issue. Reporter a question we asked cook. To some people at home, listening to this argument, who understand where youre coming from, who might say this was a terrorist attack on u. S. Soil, and that if ever there was a case that apple would make some sort of exception, that this might be that moment. Do you really want to plant the flag on privacy and safety on syed farooks iphone . I think safety of the public is incredibly important. Safety of our kids, safety of our families, is very important. The protection of peoples data is incredibly important. And, so, the tradeoff here is, we know that doing this could expose people to incredible would create. This would be bad for america. Reporter the Justice Department has just released a statement, rejecting apples argument, and vowing to fight in court. And we just spoke to a legal scholar who believes this case is destined for the supreme court. Perhaps all the way to the supreme court. Pierre thomas on this case again. Pierre, thank you. Now, to an alarming case in pennsylvania. The High School Honor student making headlines tonight. He came to america on a visa, overstayed that visa, and Authorities Say he changed his identity, even going to the local high school. Parents now outraged, and, of course, the question now, why did he do it . Abcs david wright on how they discovered him. Reporter asher potts was a so much so that when this high school senior, active in rotc, posed with a state rep, she tweeted a picture, goingplaces. Going to jail, it turns out. Police say asher potts is actually a 23yearold ukrainian named artur samarin, who police in harrisburg say samarin made up a phony identity, card and a pennsylvania drivers license. He enrolled at John Harris High School as a freshman four years ago. And was just a few months shy of graduating. I was surprised, i thought he was like 17 or 18. Reporter classmates describe the student they knew as a straight arrow. I knew him since last year when he was in rotc. Reporter parents are you have beautiful girls in this school that are minors, that are underage. And you have, basically, a grown man in here, you know, misrepresenting himself. Reporter police say a tip finally led them to discover the hoax. The question now is why . David wright, abc news, new york. David, thank you. Now, to a new medical headline tonight, and a breakthrough for women struggling to have a baby. The first uterus transplant in america performed at the Cleveland Clinic. A 26yearold woman undergoing the ninehour procedure. The organ from a deceased donor. The operation for some women unable to carry a pregnancy to and we want to get right to abcs chief medical editor dr. Here tonight. And rich, this is the first time here in the u. S. , and if of hope here. Reporter thats right. You know, its hope for women who cant have babies because of a particular problem with their uterus. The First American recipient is 26 years old, part of a Clinical Trial to see, is it safe and effective . And Cleveland Clinic is going to do ten of these. A lot of hope right here in the u. S. In sweden, where they tried this, in a limited number of cases, some success . Reporter thats right. Theyve tried it nine times and have had four successful deliveries and healthy babies. The uterus is temporary, though. So, after one or two pregnancies, they remove it so the woman can stop taking transplant drugs. Fascinating. And new hope for women tonight struggling to have a baby. Rich, thank you. There is still much more ahead on world news tonight this thursday. New developments. The air scare on the runway. Youve seen the pictures. The passenger jet aborting takeoff, bouncing on the runway. The emergency evacuation. And what we are now learning tonight about the pilot. Also, the new headline the embattled Amusement Park now admitting to spying. Whats this all about . And the countdown to the oscars tonight. Sylvester stallone, back in the spotlight, and getting another shot at the hollywood title. Will it be a knockout this time . He sits down with our Robin Roberts, just ahead. Robin roberts, just ahead. Withvchantix. I decided to take chantix to shut everybody else up about me quitting smoking. I was going to give it a try, but i didnt really think it was going to really happen. After one week of chantix, i knew i could quit. Along with support, Chantix Varenicline is proven to help people quit smoking. Chantix definitely helped reduce my urge to smoke. Some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. Some had seizures while taking chantix. 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According to the ntsb tonight, the pilots didnt input a piece of information into the flight computer. So, as the jet started to take off, warnings. The captain puts the nose down and the jet slams onto that runway and bounces 15 feet back into the air before sliding to rest. The ntsb says, not following procedures and the captains decision to reject the takeoff are the probable causes. The airline says it made several changes to our procedures, manuals and training. No one was injured. The pilots have not flown for the airline since that incident. And neither has that damaged aircraft. David . David kerley, who covers aviation for us. Thank you. When we come back tonight, the Major Department store closing locations. The announcement. And major news coming in about el chapo. Willing to make a deal with the u. S. . And the american Amusement Park, admitting to spying. But on who . 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