The factory worker coming facetoface with the gunman, a man he thought was his friend. What that shooter told him right before he opened fire. The new concerns about ecigarettes tonight. They are exploding in pockets, setting cars on fire, and causing serious injury. One woman talking about her frightening ordeal. And, risky business. Chris rock getting ready to rock the oscars, hosting in the middle of a controversy. Promising a blackout is on the way. Good evening. Thank you for joining us on this saturday. Im cecilia vega. We begin tonight with that showdown in South Carolina. Democrats at this hour still voting there. Hillary clinton going big in the palmetto state, while Bernie Sanders has struggled to introduce himself there. Preliminary exit polls coming in, take a look. 6 in 10 voters are africanamerican, that could be a record. This primary testing the candidates popularity with that group. Next president to continue Barack Obamas policies. Voters there with just a few minutes
Calls dangerous powers. Apples filing also says that the constitution forbids what the government is asking it to do. On capitol hill yesterday, fbi director james comey called the whole thing the hardest question that hes seen in government. I dont know whether there is evidence of the identity of another terrorist on the phone or nothing at all. But we ought to be fired in the fbi if we didnt pursue that lead. Komi comb comey also countered apples claim if software is to unlock the iphone, it would put hacking. He said that was not a legitimate concern. Several Companies Plan to file a brief in support of and next week. The Aaron Andrews trial the erin andrews trial were with shown secretly recorded nude videos of her. She left the courtroom right Million People had viewed the videos online. Andrews is suing the man who shot the videos in the Nashville Hotel where she was staying for 75 million. She is expected to take the stand next week. Police in dallas are asking a grand jury to
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 be
Homes in this community in lancaster, pennsylvania, flattened after an ef2 barreled through. The noise was so loud, it was bang, bang. 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. So many close calls and despite all of the devastation here in lancaster, pennsylvania, still no injuries and no deaths. But a schoolhouse was leveled here, even so, workers believe they will rebuild it in a week. Gio benitez, abc news, lancaster, pennsylvania. Fire crews in houston say theyve capped a leaking gas line that sent flames shooting into the air. City workers were repairing a broken water main in an upscale residential neighborhood when their backhoe hit a gas line. That sparked a fire that engulfed the roof of one home. But firefighters were able to put it out quickly. A hospital in
Only on gma. And good morning, america. We have a lot of news overnight and well get to all that. Plus, all that excitement building around the oscars. For all the action. Hey, robin. Hello there. We are inside the dolby theatre stars will watch the Academy Awards. On the stage right over there, all eyes on chris rock. What will he do . What will he say . More on that ahead. Lara, i hear you were hanging out with the shows producers last night. Yeah, no kidding, the executive producers, the guys calling the shots and they gave me a few tidbits. Some secrets, ill share them with all of you coming up. Back to you, rob. All right. We will have that and so much more ahead, george. Yeah, looking forward to that all. We begin on a deadly serious kansas where a gunman killed three people, injured 14 before he was shot dead in a showdown with police. Abcs Clayton Sandell is on the scene in hesston, kansas, good morning, clayton. Reporter hey, good morning, george. Behind me you can see the fac