and we cannot forget the hundreds of thousands of workers who won t get paid this week. jon karl, our thanks to you again tonight. we are going to turn now to a dramatic police takedown on a new york city street. witnesses say two men lunged at police officers. those officers then striking the men on that busy corner in broad daylight. the two men fighting back. then undercover officers suddenly appear, and it becomes an all-out brawl. the mayor tonight calling the incident tonight troubling. abc s whit johnson with what set this off. back up. let s go! reporter: tonight, this violent arrest prompting an nypd investigation. officers hitting two suspects repeatedly with batons. the wild melee in the middle of an intersection. watch as one of the suspects actually chases after an officer. several more officers in plain clothes rushing to assist, taking the man down. an officer cracking his baton on the suspect s head. then, more baton strikes while the man is on the ground. a wit
tonight, the pressure on the president, and just moments ago, he arrived at the capitol. the crisis at the border. tent cities going up to house children separated from their parents. children now in detention facilities. some kept in cages. and in some cases, parents are being deported, sent home without their children. president trump today hugging the american flag, doubling down on his zero tolerance policy. the president just arriving on the hill to shouting, and what he just said. also tonight, the tornado touching down late today. the tornado watch, as we come on the air. as severe storms now hit several states. meteorologist ginger zee is standing by. the airport meltdown. the airline forced to cancel over 2,000 flights. why hundreds of passengers have been sleeping at the airport for four nights now. the police takedown. the video that made national headlines.
in the path. rob has the latest track. the arrest of a grandmother making headlines. pulled out of a car and the late development involving one of the officers. with mother s day almost here, the children who needed a mom. who is our person of the week? announcer: this is abc world news tonight with david muir. good evening. it s great to have you with us on a busy friday night. we begin with a controversial scene outside a waffle house. a piece of video tonight and a police takedown already under investigation. a young african american man unarmed. he had just taken his younger sister to her school dance. an officer seen with a hand to the young man s neck. he is then slammed to the ground. tonight we have heard from waffle house which was already in the news after another controversial police arrest. abc s chief justice correspondent pierre thomas leading us off. reporter: tonight, outrage growing after this confrontation caught on cellphone video. get off me! get your
and claiming lives. reporter: in wisconsin, the company has temporarily grounded its other helicopter while the investigation continues. david? david, thank you. next tonight to the growing teacher walkouts. images from arizona and colorado this evening. in denver, teachers walking out for higher pay and more funding in schools. and in arizona tonight, teachers plan to stay on the picket line, they say, indefinitely. and the controversy growing on capitol hill after paul ryan forced the chaplain to step down without giving a reason. patrick conroy will step down. some democrats believe it s because of a prayer he gave during last fall s tax debate, urging that everyone gets a fair shot. a spokesman for speaker ryan says that s not the reason why. there s still much more ahead on world news tonight. the controversial police takedown. the former nfl athlete speaking out after a violent parking lot
as deliberate. a major artery through toronto. after the van stopped near another major intersection, the suspect got out of vehicle. witnesses reported the suspect claimed to have a weapon before the police takedown. canadian authorities have not identified the suspect, whether he acted alone, was part of larger group, no word on the motive. the terror group isis has called on its followers use vehicles as weapons and they did so with deadly effect in nice, france. if confirmed as terrorism, the toronto attack would be one of the worst on north american soi soil. it s a nightmare. i seen a lady with her leg. oh, man, it s gruesome. it s really bad out there. i couldn t believe what i seen. oh, man. all these people on the streets getting hit one by one. toronto law enforcement working closely with canadian federal officials, canada s minister for public safety, the equivalent of the homeland