And tonight, allegations of Death Threats now against delegates who could make or break trump. A Major New Development, killed. We now learn he was shot seven times in the back. Breaking late today, preparing for zika here in the u. S. The cdc tonight revealing troubling new evidence about what the virus can do, calling it a turning point. And made in america is back tonight. Take a look. Can you guess whats coming down the line . And headed for your kitchen. Good evening. And its great to have you with us here on a wednesday night. Close call. Russian fighter jets barrelling International Waters just 30 feet away. The images just coming in tonight, shot from the deck of that ship. U. S. Authorities say those russian jets there simulating an attack. And to give you an idea tonight look at this. One of those russian fighter jets hovering over the u. S. Destroyer. We begin with abcs chief Global Affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz as we ask, whats behind the move, and how will the u. S. Respond . Reporter it is one of the most aggressive russian actions against the u. S. Military since the end of the cold war. He is on the deck. Reporter not just a dangerously closefully flyby, within 30 feet of the u. S. Destroyer, the jets flew in a way that simulated an attack. And not just once, but again, and again. Over the last two days, the russian jets making more than 30 passes over the American Ship in International Waters. And roaring at just 100 feet off the baltic sea, the jets caused a wake in the water as if a giant speed boat had raced by. When youre flying just off the water at 500 miles an hour, youre focused just out the window. If he midjudges how close he is the water, theres no room for error and theres lots of room for disaster. Reporter the americans on the destroyer repeatedly radioed the russian pilots, but the transmissions were ignored. And Martha Raddatz with us live tonight. Martha, what are your sources telling you . Why are they doing this . Reporter theres lots of speculation, david. They may be trying to distract nato from a possible spring offensive in ukraine, but over the last few years, the russians have only gotten more aggressive with this kind of harassment and what the u. S. Has done behind the scenes does not seem to have worked, and there are very few good options to try and deescalate this, david. All right, Martha Raddatz leading us off tonight, thank you. And our relationship with russia playing a huge role in the race for the white house. Tonight, a Major New Development there. Donald trump taking on the republican party, saying the process is a scam. His family right there with him during the latest town hall, even though two of his children didnt register for the new york tonight, new allegations that delegates for the convention are now getting Death Threats from trump supporters. Those delegates, of course, could make or break trump in the end, and abcs tom llamas from pittsburgh. Reporter tonight, the race for the republican nomination taking a dark turn. Allegations of Death Threats against delegates and their families by trump supporters. This is a crooked system. These are dirty tricksters. Oh, its rigged. Reporter trump now insisting the Republican National committee wants him to lose. Youre saying you dont think the rnc wants you to get the nomination . No, i dont think so. I really dont. Reporter he points to colorado. Outorganized by senator ted cruz. Trump failed to win any delegates there. Tonight, the chairman of the Colorado Republican Party tells abc news hes been flooded with 3,000 angry phone calls, including, he says, Death Threats. And he said, i need you to do me a favor. Get your gun, put it in your mouth, pull the trigger, ill call you back in two minutes. If you cant do that, im going to send someone over to the colorado. A number of indiana delegates tell us they, too, are getting threats from trump supporters. Very spooky, very personal, referencing things about my family. Reporter one email saying, quote, think before you take a step down the wrong path, warning of, quote, a future in hiding. Trumps longtime ally and confidante, strategist roger stone, has urged supporters to vent their anger at the Republican Convention in cleveland. We will disclose the hotels and the room numbers of those delegates who are directly involved in the steal. We urge you to visit their hotel and find them. Reporter but behind trumps anger, the hard truth that he could get more votes and still lose the nomination at a contested convention. Hi south carolina, im ivanka trump. Hi nevada, im ivanka trump. Aloha hawaii, im ivanka trump. Reporter his own daughter, ivanka, in these videos, reminding voters to register. You need to actually be registered as a republican. And thats it. Very exciting. Herself isnt registered to vote in the New York Primary. Her brother, eric, same thing. Were not a family of politicians. We havent been in politics very long. New york has one of the most onerous rules in terms of registration. It was our first kind of foray into politics. We didnt realize how the whole system worked. Reporter and tonight, as the trump tirade continues, from the rnc . Exasperation. Chairmain Reince Priebus tweeting, quote, nomination process known for a year and beyond complaints now . Give us all a break. And now, a trump spokesman firing back at facebook founder criticized the billionaire. I hear fearful voices calling distancing people they label as others. Reporter and that trump spokesperson saying this about mark zuckerberg. I think ill take him seriously when he gives up all of his private security, moves out of his posh neighborhood and comes live in a modest neighborhood near a border town. David . That was the response to response from the Trump Campaign tonight on those allegations of Death Threats against delegates . Reporter david, we dont know in the Trump Campaign condones this, we dont know if they condemn it. Tonight, they are not commenting. David . Tom llamas from pittsburgh. Thank you. The democrats battling for the New York Primary next. Both showing up at different times and different places. Hillary clinton, along the picket line with Union Workers in manhattan. 40,000 across the country walking off the job over pension and layoffs. Bernie sanders with protesters in brooklyn earlier, saying those striking workers are standing up for millions of other workers who arent protected by unions. To other news, there are major developments tonight in the case of the super bowl champ who was killed. Former nfl star will smith. The coroner this evening now revealing smith was shot eight times, seven times in the back. Abcs ryan smith in new orleans. Reporter tonight, those new road rage killing of former nfl star will smith. His familys attorney saying Cardell Hayes was the aggressor. Hes a coldblooded killer. Reporter we know the saints football star was shot eight times, seven times in the back. You can see whats believed to be hayes hummer stopping in the road. Watch as smiths mercedes appears to bump the hummer and leave the scene. Blocks away, hayes collided with smiths mercedes. They say the men exchanged words. Hayes then opening fire. Police say they found a loaded handgun in smiths car. Hayes hayes attorney claims he did not instigate the violence. Everybody out there felt threatened. Reporter and a man claiming he was a passenger in hayes car supporting that story. But the smith family Attorney Says smith never threatened hayes. Will was unarmed. At the time. Never brandished a firearm. Shot twice during the incident. Shes recoverkov ercovering here, call, smith her superman. Hayes has not yet entered a plea. David . Ryan smith in new orleans again tonight. Thanks, ryan. And to the other moment playing out in the case making National Headlines tonight. The teenager who killed four people in a drunk driving accident. His defense team saying he was from a wealthy family, too spoiled to understand what he had done, the socalled aflew affluenza teen. Ethan couch turning 19 two days ago, appearing in court as an adult for the first time and learning his fate today. As it is also revealed that american taxpayers spent tens of thousands of dollars on his rehab, because his family said they didnt have the money. So what was his punishment . Heres abcs matt gutman now. Reporter the texas judge stunning a packed court today with that ruling against the socalled affluenza teen, ethan couch. After the first 180 days, then the second 180 days will start. Reporter 180 days for each in total, the ft. Forth judge ordering the 19yearold to serve almost two years in county lockup for a probation violation. In 2013, couch was sentenced to probation for killing four people in a drunk driving crash. He was 16 then, turned 19 on monday. This favoritism that hes still a kid, or juvenile, is gone. It expired at 12 00 monday. Hes now an adult. He needs to be treated like one. Reporter couch has been in jail since january when he was extradited to texas after fleeing to mexico. With that mop of dyed hair and shaggy beard, he was directed into court by sheriff dee anderson. Certainly, this time that he spent, basically in a single cell, by himself, with no privileges, you know, thats a rude awakening for anyone. Reporter especially for a teen whose Million Dollar legal team argued couch was too pampered to go to jail. As part of his original sentencing, ethan was ordered to a staterun rehab. They couldnt afford to pay. So, the state stepped in, taxpayers shelling out tens of thousands of dollars, 17 times more than the couches. David . Matt gutman with us tonight. Thanks, matt. Next, this evening, to chicago, and a scathing report at this hour about race and policing. A study ordered in the wake of policeinvolved shooting of laquan mcdonald, outlining a deep history of tension between police and africanamericans and a lack of accountability. One stark finding of the 404 Police Involved shootings over the past eight years, 74 involved africanamericans. The report comes as new police chief eddie johnson, an africanamerican veteran of the chicago p. D. , now officially takes over. We turn now to the Severe Weather at this hour, flash flood watches and a new storm gathering strength tonight. Already so much rain across the south, and look at this. The roof of this school in mississippi collapsing under the weight. Workers right there rushing to escape it. Lets get right to rob marciano, tracking it all tonight. Hey, rob. Reporter hey, david. A strong wave of low pressure along the tail end of the front that brought that crazy hail. Now heavy rain across the panhandle. Over the next 48 hours, could see three to five inches of rain there and along the east coast of florida, jacksonville down to west palm beach. Want to turn your atension to the pacific northwest. Look at this pin wheel on this storm. Its going to slam the northwest. Rain and snow and wind to southern california. The entire west, really, impacted by this. Heavy snow in the Colorado Rockies and a Severe Weather setup for friday. Things get jammed up. We could seal rounds of storms in this area right over the weekend. Rob, thank you. To an your jeturgent medal headline tonight. The cdc confirming today that the zika virus does call babies to be born with smaller brains. Health officials telling us now just as they remind us that mosquitos that carry zika could soon spread to 30 states in the u. S. Abcs Steve Osunsami reporting reporter its some of the ever heard from the cdc. Health officials tonight say theres no longer any doubt that a single bite from a mosquito infected with the zika virus is causing microcephaly. Newborn children with extremely small heads. The cdc says that families in the u. S. Arent concerned enough. Even the new england journal of medicine is rushing a special report to publication tonight, saying that the devastating infections usually happen within the first or early second trimester of pregnancy. Never before in history has there been a situation where a bite from a mossquito could result in a devastating fall malformation. Reporter this is lifelong brain damage, its irreversible, and Health Officials say there could be hundreds of children born with these birth defects in it only takes a tablespoon of standing water to breed nearly incentives for drug makers, but 2 billion in zika funding is still stalled tonight. David . Steve, thank you. Next, we turn to your money, and were back on it tonight, tracking your tax dollars. As we ask, in part, about 2,000 tanks just sitting in the california desert. Abcs mary bruce says, who is paying for it . Its all your money. Reporter tonight, critics on capitol hill are squealing that pork is back. Pork spending, that is. We must cut this out of control spending. Reporter funding for pet projects was banned five years ago, but according to the annual pig book, the practice hasnt gone away. Heres an example they point to there are currently 2,000 spare tanks sitting unused in this california desert. Even though the army didnt ask for it, last year, lawmakers snuck in an extra 40 million to upgrade some of the tanks. They are made at this factory in lima, ohio, in congressman jim jordans district. He said he had no time for an interview, so, we tracked him down. Why is Congress Still funding you dont think you dont think the army needs tanks . The army says theyre going to need them in the future and the idea was, are we going to actually shut down a facility, the one place in the country, the one place in the country that still puts together tanks . Reporter do you think this saved jobs . I think its good policy. Reporter david, this fight has been going on for years. But laukmakers say it would be too expensive to shut down the plant on to restart it later. David . Mary, thank you. There is still much more ahead on world news tonight this wednesday. The father sentenced for kidnapping his son, giving him a new identify for years. But we want your opinion. The boy taken from his mother when he was 5 years old. Today, that boy in court, years later, now fighting for his father. What they decided in that courtroom. And then, take a look at this Surveillance Video tonight. Watch the suspect, and what hes holding right there in his hand. What police say he did during a major robbery. And made in america is back tonight. 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Reporter authorities even using this age progression picture, hoping to find him. But it wasnt until julian was applying for College Loans that investigators discovered discrepancies with his Social Security number. Prosecutors wanted hernandez to face 54 years behind bars. The judge sentenced him to four. I accept full responsibility for everything i did. Reporter and hernandez and his attorney do plan to appeal. Prosecutors in alabama are now working to determine if he will face charges there, as well. David . Alex, thank you. When we come back here tonight, the suspect caught on Surveillance Video, look at this, holding something in his hand. Police say it played a major role in this robbery. And do you remember the lucky charms leprechaun . That voice known to generations of of childrenchildren, remembered tonight. And sometimes, i just dont eat the way i should. Boost complete nutritional drink has 26 essential vitamins and minerals, including calcium and vitamin d to s