A major hotel. Did they allow an alleged stalker to get the room next door to spy on her . Good evening. And its great to have you with us here on a tuesday night. And we begin with the massive and deadly storm system slamming the south, and about to move right up the east coast. Several tornadoes striking already. And a state of emergency declared in multiple states, mississippi, alabama. And from louisiana tonight, these images coming in. A triple water spout there, forming in lake pontchartrain. One of those reported tornadoes in prairieville, louisiana, tearing up this shopping district. That storm on the move, heading up the coast. Heavy rain, wind and right behind it, sleet and snow. Several major cities in the path. A dangerous night ahead. And a travel nightmare tomorrow. We are on it all tonight, and abcs linzie janis leads us off from louisiana tonight. Linzie . Reporter david, were here in prairieville, where a reported tornado rippled apart it took off the roof, then wall. You can see, the metal beam still hanging. This damage from one of multiple reported tornadoes across the oh look, its going down reporter funnel clouds trying to touch down near new new orleans. A Tornado Warning in this area. Take shelter now. Extreme threat. Reporter Severe Weather spawning this massive water spout on lake pontchartrain. Watch as two more form on the sides. The threat growing throughout the day. Now, a particularly dangerous situation. Officials in four states telling residents to be on extreme alert, for large, longtracking tornadoes. Major damage to downtown businesses in prairieville. Incredibly, dozens of people inside this golds gym, unharmed, as a reported tornado rips through. I started screaming, everybody get down, take cover. The building sheered off. The storms started in the middle of the night near san antonio, with golf ballsized hail. This car getting pummeled. Heavy rain bringing accidents. One Person Injured when this tractor trailer overturned and three cars slammed into it. In houston, this school bus caked with mud. No kids on board. David, these storms are on the move, headed east, and nighttime is the most dangerous time for tornadoes, so, authorities are asking everyone in the region to be on alert. David . Linzie, thank you. Of course, because people then go to bed and you say this is not going to weaken throughout the night. Reporter no, the winds top to bottom are such that things may strengthen. Thats going to be extremely dangerous. Tornadoes warnings just east of hattiesburg. Tornado watches posted until 10 00 p. M. Large tornadoes possible. This extends into points to the look at the low as it tracks up to the north and east. Heavy snows on the back side of this from st. Louis to chicago to detroit. So, winter component, as well. A mess right through wednesday and thursday. Rob, thank you. In the meantime, tonight, we move onto another developing headline. New surveillance images tonight of the alleged uber gunman, in the hours before the rampage. This apparently is the suspect at a gun shop, earlier in the day. The owner says he bought a tactical vest and appeared upbeat. Just hours later, police say he targeted victims at random. Three different sites, within 12 miles. Actually picking up passengers in between the shootings. Abcs alex perez with the surveillance. Reporter tonight, those new images believed to show uber driver jason dalton inside a gun shop. The store owner says nothing seemed out of the ordinary, and dalton bought a tactical jacket like this one. The person that was in here was friendly, talked to us, was smiling, joking around. Reporter less than three hours later, the first shooting. Investigators say dalton picked attacks. Ive described this as cold. Reporter uber confirms the 45yearold father of two had had good ratings from customers. Car dealership where Richard Smith and his 17yearold son tyler were gunned down. Authorities revealing tylers girlfriend survived by hiding in the backseat of the family car and called 911. And 14yearold abigail kopf, among the victims shot at this craig cracker baseball er er barrel restaurant parking lot. Four others, including her grandma barb, killed. Doctors say the teenagers heart at one point stopped. Her family describing that moment they learned shes alive and still fighting. Actually, she squeezed my hand. It was a miracle on its own. You dont expect it, and all of a sudden, its there. My daughter is not dead. She is alive and she is fighting for her life. Reporter and david, the uber driver has been appointed a public defender. Say they are hunting for more answers and a motive. David . Alex perez tonight, thank you. Next here, to the race for the white house tonight, and the republican showdown in nevada. Dont, voters will have their say. Frontrunner donald trump trying to seal the deal, doubling down in his attacks on senator ted cruz today. But one of his closest challenge challenger challengers, senator marrow co rubio, wracking up. One republic candidate saying today, i dont know if my purpose is to be president. Abcs tom llamas, in las vegas. Reporter donald trump tonight saying nevada is no onenight stand, promising a longterm relationship, if caucusgoers pick him over his opponents. Youll never see them again, believe me, so thats it. But trump im going to be with you here all night. All night. Reporter trump hoping a win here will choke any hope from rivals like senator ted cruz. This guy ted cruz is the dealt with in my life. Frontrunner, relishing his fight with cruz. He is like a little baby. Comparison. But for lying, hes the best ive ever seen. Hes the best. Reporter but today, cruz fighting back. Wow. It sounds like donald is really getting worried and getting scared. You know, you always have a barometer to how concerned donald is, by how much hes insulting and just how rattled he is. Reporter but as he battles cruz, trump refusing to lay a who continues to win endorsements from establishment leaders. Marco rubio is a nice young man. He has not hit me. Im treating him nicely. When he hits me, oh, is he going to be hit. At some point he may get nasty. In which case, you know, fine. I hope he does because its more fun, right . But he has yet to win a single state. If you dont win tonight in nevada, what proof do you have, what evidence, what can you show to your supporters that youll you have a hardcore majority of republicans that do not want as long as they are being divided up three or four people, its good for donald. But thats not going to continue. Reporter do they need to drop out then . I think voters are going to take care of that, you already saw that. Reporter and tonight, one of rubios rivals, governor john kasich, sounding like a man whose time is running out. I dont know if my purpose is to be president. My purpose is to be out here doing what i think i need to be doing, and well see where it ends up. Reporter kasichs upbeat style, a stark contrast to trump, who recently lit into a protester interrupted his speech. Hes walking out like big high fives, smiling, laughing, like to punch him in the face, ill tell you. And tom llamas with us live tonight. A big night ahead in nevada, but some candidates have already left, headed to super tuesday states . Reporter thats right, david. Senator marco rubio and governor john kasich, both in other states campaigning, focused on next week and super tuesday. David . All right, the results overnight and first thing in the morning on gma, tom, thank you. Now, to Major Developments just four days until the South Carolina primary, and tonight, Hillary Clinton drawn back into her email controversy. The new question, will top aides now have to testify . The clinton teams response, coming in right now. And the question for senator burr knee sanders tonight, is there still a path . Hillary clinton with a nearly 30point lead in South Carolina, and Abcs Cecilia Vega is there. Reporter tonight, as Hillary Clinton hopes for a big win in South Carolina, a federal judge delivering a stark reminder to voters about that controversy still hanging over her campaign. The judge ruling clintons top aides and state Department Officials should testify under oath about their role in setting up the private email server she used as secretary of state. Bernie sanders on the trail today, too, trying for the win he needs to keep his campaign afloat. But when the crowd began to boo at the mention of clintons name my opponent, secretary clinton and i have a strong no. Reporter sanders wouldnt have it. No. I respect secretary clinton, we can have differences. Reporter sanders now setting his sights beyond South Carolina, to super tuesday, hoping for wins in colorado, minnesota, massachusetts and his home state, vermont. Clinton trying to cash in on her support among minority voters across the south. Counting on victories in arkansas, texas, georgia and alabama. All right, well see. And cecilia live tonight. The clinton Team Responding to word that clinton aides may now have to testify. Reporter david, Clintons Campaign manager said right wing attacks are behind this court case. For her part, she is here in this church tonight, making her lastminute pitch to South Carolina voters. David . Cecilia, thank you. Next, to a major new voice in the battle between apple and the fbi tonight. Of course, at issue, whether apple should help the fbi unlock the iphone used by one of the San Bernardino attackers. Microsoft founder bill gates now weighing in, saying this isnt about finding a back door into that phone. He says its an isolated case. Again tonight, abcs pierre thomas. Reporter tonight, apple supporters rallied outside the fbi and at apple Stores Across the country. Hands off our phones reporter microsoft founder bill gates was weighing in on apples fight against the court order to open a San Bernardino killers iphone. Nobodys talking about a back door, so, thats not the right question. The governments asking for access to information. Theyre not asking for some general thing. Theyre asking for a particular case. Reporter in his interview with the official financial times, gates did not give an opinion on what apple should do, but said this is a debate that needs to be had and resolved. The courts will tell them whether to provide the access or its no different than, you know should anybody have ever been able to tell the phone reporter he seems to be at odds with other giants of the tech industry, who have rushed to back apple. A new poll finding 51 of americans believe apple should unlock the phone, and 38 who say the company should not. Reporter but david, apple has its supporters. A rally here is just wrapping up, and they were quite vocal. David . Pierre thomas tonight, thank you. And to the white house tonight. President obama today vowing to close the Guantanamo Bay prison, once and for all, revealing his new plan. But tonight here, we ask, where would those prisoners go . Some of them to unspecified locations here in the u. S. Heres abcs chief White House Correspondent jonathan karl. Reporter it holds some of the worlds most notorious terrorists, including 9 11 mastermind khaleed id sheikh mohammed, and abu zubaydah, once al qaedas chief of operations. In releasing his plan to close guantanamo keeping this facility open is contrary to our values. It undermines our standing in reporter the president is trying to keep one of his first promises as a president ial candidate. We will close guantanamo. Reporter the white house plan is short on specifics. Of the 91 detainees, about 30 would be transferred to other countries. The rest, brought to unspecified locations in the u. S. The yays are 91. Reporter congress has already voted to forbid bringing detainees to the u. S. But the white house today didnt rule out the president acting on his own. Its a really simple question if those barriers remain in place, can you still close that facility, yes or no . We are now asking for congress to give it fair consideration. Im not going to speculate at this point if congress refuses to do that. Reporter and david, if the president tries to defy congress and close guantanamo on his own, Congressional Republicans say they are prepared to fight him in court. In fact, they have already hired lawyers to make the case. Jon karl live at the white house. Jon, thank you. And jon, as you know, another Major Development today in a different battle playing the fight over replacing Justice Antonin Scalia at the supreme court. Tonight, Senate Republicans ruling out taking action on anyone president obama might nominate. Mitch mcconnell says president s have a right to nominate, just as the senate has its constitutional right to provide or withhold consent. In this case, the senate will withhold it. Mcconnell said he is not inclined to hold a meeting with the president s nominee. Jon karl reporting that the president still plans to pick a nominee in the next two to three weeks. To a troubling new headline tonight involving the zika virus. The cdc is now investigating 14 cases that they say may have been spread through sexual contact involving member who had visited areas with zika outbreaks, infecting their female partners. Two of those women are pregnant. Investigators are still working to confirm the links between the virus and birth defects in babies. There is still much more ahead on world news tonight this tuesday. The famous Sports Reporter and a stars, now taking on a hotel and a stalker, over invasion of privacy privacy. Erin andrews in court today, her lawyer making her case. Did the hotel make it easier for a stalker to get a room right next door to her to spy on her . The small plane crash, right into a parking lot. The close call for everyone, right there on the ground. Incredible. And, were learning new details at this hour, after a massive home explosion. The home leveled. The couple inside, debris found in trees 30 feet above the ground. And investigators tonight with the possible cause. 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Next tonight, the Sports Reporter who became a dancing with the stars favorite, in a reallife courtroom drama tonight. Erin andrews 75 million does lawsuit for invasion of privacy, suing the hotel for booking her alleged stalker into the room next door. Allegedly allowing him to spy on her through a peephole. And heres abcs ryan smith. Reporter tonight, erin andrews, who made a name for herself reporting from the abcs dancing with the stars, finding herself taking on a tennessee marriott and a stalker, in a 75 million courtroom battle, claiming the hotel made it easy for the nude. This is so humiliating to her, and it continues. Reporter here lawyers telling a nashville jury Michael David barrett called the marriott with a strange request. I, michael barrett, want a thats my request. Reporter and the hotel did nothing to prevent him from finding her room number and booked him in a room next door, where, according to the lawsuit, he removed an alters the peephole of her room. He stands there for 4 1 2 minutes and videos her. Reporter barrett later posting the video online. In 2010, he pled guilty to stalking and was sentenced to 30 months in prison. But according to andrews, the incident caused her severe and permanent emotional distress. Today in court, the hotels criminal behavior was his responsibility, not theirs. He deceived, he connived, he stalked. Reporter according to the hotels lawyers, barrett is expected to testify in this trial, and its expected to last two weeks. David . Ryan smith, thank you. When we come back, can you guess the healthiest, happiest places to live in america . And new details coming in at the scene of a deadly house explosion. Take a look, nothing left. Debris 30 feet up in the trees. And, tonight, the possible cause. And look at this. The close call for drivers. The small plane crashing into a parking lot. Unbelievably, no one was hurt. The index is next. 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