They get make up. They get accessories. It is full service here today. All the students enjoying the fun with monte. Even taking selfies. I work for a company that not only started this initiative but is carrying it forward with. Its special. You are special,ment monte. From the ok tv city sightseeing celebrity bus in new york city im Sonia Isabelle isabelle. Thanks so much for watching. Well see you next time. This beautiful site here. At 6 00 local news was going off the air here in new york. A bolt of lightning hit 1 World Trade Center with quite a flash there. It looked like a summer type face a round of winter weather. Eyewitness news at 6 00. Live there. Heres abcs alex perez. Reporter in parts of the midwest, winter refusing to let go. In duluth, minnesota, the driver of this pickup losing control on i35. In wisconsin, one passenger killed after a car and semi collide on i39. This time lapse capturing the dangerous lightning. One strike setting this iowa dorm on fire. Another revealing this funnel cloud in illinois. One twister ripping a fivemile through rock island county. Its going to be a year before i can get back here with my family and neighbors. Reporter meanwhile, in the south, a never ending flood emergency. In louisiana, cleanup under way as the waters finally recede. About 2,000 homes damaged there alone. And back here in illinois, theres actually a home underneath this huge pile of rubble and take a look at this a bicycle flying along with it. The cleanup just beginning. Alex perez, abc news, east mo lean, illinois. I cant get over the World Trade Center lightning. Good timing. Checking todays forecast, up to three more inches of snow in the upper midwest. Down pours soak south texas and the gulf region. Rain in new england up to a foot of snow in the rocky mountains. 30s and 40s in minneapolis. And great falls, montana. 50s in seattle and detroit. 60ss in washington, d. C. And as well as in los angeles. 70s and 80s from the albuquerque to miami. A heart warming story for pet lovers out there. A california mans beloved dog luna has returned more than a month after she fell overboard in the pacific ocean. What. And was presumed dead. The beautiful German Shepherd turned up on tuesday at a navy base on San Clemente Island 70 miles off san diego. Yesterday, luna was handed over will care for the dog until the owner returns from out of town. That is insane. Thats why youve got to get those chips. Im assuming a chip helped reunite them. Youre thinking in the ocean. Dog tags, right . True, got him home. That was quite a bit of swimming. San clementee . Hey. A splash. How about we go from one splash to another. Talking about a baby green and scaly. That only a mother could love. Mary thorn of lakeland, florida, says this alligator named rambo is her baby. Were talking about a sixfoot long baby. She hugs and kisses it and even sleeps with rambo in her bed. Sleeps with rambo. But state Officials Say the gator has to go. Thorne says shell die if they have to part. All right. Just going to leave that as a florida story. And if that doesnt sound crazy enough, well, we can guarantee you some more craziness is about to happen here in new york city today. We say ha because its st. Patricks day. 255th edition of the annual st. Patricks day parade. Estimates are about 2 Million People either watch or march in the parade as it heads up fifth avenue. Grand marshal of the parade is former senator George Mitchell who helped broker the northern ifld peace agreement. Suffice it to say the traditional irish bars will do a brisk Business Today all around town and there will be plenty of absentees at area high schools, as well. Coming up, snacks with a special zip and drinks with oomph for your march madness party. Also ahead, the major move from the special guy who helped Serena Williams win. The talker from the world of tennis. 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One almost makes it to the top even gets a hand from a partner in crime. Only to fall. One minute later, the chopper tries taking off but fails. All the while, unarmed guards areatching and recording the spectacle. Prevented by prison policy from guns may be involved. After more failed attempts to get onto the roof and now five minutes in, they take off again. This time with the inmates in tow. But the rope gets caught on a Security Camera here having it off and hitting it the other inmate. Highly unlikely you would ever have an external aerial escape in the United States because we have so many safeguards against it. Reporter in the end the inmates from this 2013 incident were both back back behind bars within hours linsey davis, abc news, new york. Wow. Incredible. Can you believe that . 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Now i have an alcohol free version where i left out the jack daniels, tennessee honey. Is there a name for that . I think its the basketball free zone. Cheers. See what you think. Cheers. Boom. Oh, yeah. Whether youre teams winning or losing, thats a good way ta start. It will taste better with the alcohol in it. Anyway, let us start out with a fun dip. My round ball dill dip. Im using cherry tomatoes. It would work with veggies, chips. Sour cream and a half a cup of ricotta. This is diet food. It is. Actually, you could use greek fat free yogurt. No, its basketball time. About a tablespoon each of fresh lemon juice. Minced onion goes in. Parsley. Dill. That goes in. You mix this all up. When you get it all mixed it comes out, looks like this. Your fans can do a little dip in okay. And youre all set. Heres an alternative. I found this beer cheese which is big in the south. But you can go online. Its easy to make. Beer and cheese. Sharp cheddar, a little paprika, shallots, a little garlic. What kind of beer. Amber bok, about 12 ounces goes in there. Its wonderful. Easy to make. The recipes is on world news nows facebook page. Then down to the threepoint line. This is my threepoint meet baus. I have a choice of either beef, an turkey and even veggie. And what you can do is i set out three sauces. You can set out whatever you want. A little barbecue, buffalo, marinara. You can dunk in there. Have a whole lot of veggie left over. Probably so. These two will go first. You can mix and match whatever you want to with the sauces. Finally weve got our slamdunk dessert station. I love this. Basically we have cream puffs down here. And for dipping or dunking i should say, ive got chocolate, caramel or even a strawberry topping. Hello, reena. I put on my party dress. You heard there was a party going on. Reena is crashing the party. You like veggie. Heres a veggie meatball. She will what you there. Ladies first. I might have switched it out. You switched out the veggie meatball . No, i can attest. Thats the veggie. Now youre going for the beef. A little barbecue sauce. All right. Thats good. Excellent. Im ready for dessert. Everythings better with barbecue sauce. It is that easy, that fun. I set everything out so your guests can serve themselves. Are you going to try the beer cleez . Its really different. Wow. Good . It has a little kick to it. It has a distinct to it. He likes zing early in morning. Absolutely. Its an alternative to regular chips and dip. I serve it with a little bit of pretzels. A lot of fun. Amazing. Very good. Thank you. Have one of those chocolate basketballs. Take the wrapper off. We dont want to make it another popcorn thing. There was that popcorn incident. He has the best parties. Actually, that would have been pretty funny. Chief entertainment officer. Cheersers. Try tims recipe nn fans. Com. You didnt want the rest of no, no, not at all. 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Does she ever say put your shirt on. Youre drawing too much of a crowd . She did once. It wasnt about the crowd. I actually put some lotion on because i didnt want to get burned. She said i was too shiny. Whatever is best for her. Shes like the husband my wife wishes i could be. Im nick watt at indian wells, california. I just took up tennis. I would love to spend a weekend with him. Clearly hes a switch hitter. Oh, boy. He can switch teams. Those teams. Thats a whole different matter. Thank you, kendis gibson. He helped her through the pulmonary em belowalism. He says its one of his proudest moments that they got through. Way to save it. Thats the news for this half im alex trebek. If youre age 50 to 85, i have an Important Message about security. Write down the number on your screen, so you can call when i finish. The lock i want to talk to you about isnt the one on your door. 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Read about the 30 day, 100 percent money back guarantee. Dont wait, this morning on world news now, Supreme Court showdown. The Supreme Court Justice Nominee chosen by the president. His prominent legal background and why most republicans will not back lim. Campaign drama. Why donald trump fears riots and and what Hillary Clinton is saying about trump now after big political gains. Tearful testimony. The woman seen on the hulk hogan sex tape and her words of embarrassment heard in court. Did she know she was being recorded . And later superhero adventure. Its batman versus superman. Ben affleck and henry cavill talk about this widely anticipated action movie on this thursday, march 17th. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. Good morning. Its thursday. St. Patricks day. I guess i should go by kendis e gibson. Youre going to get a pinch because you dont have any green on. I do in some parts. Literally, the pants, dirty. How exactly are we going to go from this to the Supreme Court justice . . You make that transition, my friend. Well try. A lot of people are feeling green with envy because they would love to be in his position. That was pretty good. Others are saying they dont envy the position hes in. Its a tough one. Its going to be a raging battle over the president s nominee for the Supreme Court. Were talking of course, about Merrick Garland. He has meetings today with Democratic Senators who are all but certain to support his nomination. Those meetings the first in a long series of introductions. Abcs terry moran starts us off with more about judge garland himself. Reporter after weeks of anticipation, there was president obama striding into the rose garden, introducing his nominee. Ive made my decision. Reporter judge Merrick Garland, standing quietly at the president s side, the emotion of the moment overwhelming him. This is the greatest honor of my life, other than lynn agreeing to marry me 28 years ago. Reporter his family there watching, minus daughter becky. I also wish that we hadnt taught my older daughter to be so adventurous that she would be hiking in the mountains out of cell service range when the president called. Reporter for decades, Merrick Garland has been a prominent figure in american law. 63 years old, hes one of the oldest nominees ever. He is chief judge of the u. S. Court of appeals in washington, where he served for 18 years, and before that, a top federal prosecutor. Associate Deputy Attorney general Merrick Garland. Reporter garland was there in Oklahoma City in 1995, as seen here in a video released by the white house, leading the prosecution of timothy mcveigh, a Death Penalty case. He carried the names of the victims with him everywhere he went while prosecuting that we promised that we would find the perpetrators, that we would bring them to justice, and that we would do it in a way that honored the constitution. Reporter he also led the prosecution of the unabomber. As a judge, garland is known as a moderate on the Appeals Court though he would tip the balance of the Supreme Court by replacing staunch conservative antonin scalia. In choosing Merrick Garland as his nominee, the president has selected someone who in any normal time with his endorsements from both sides of the aisle and his record would be easily confirmable. But this is not a normal political time. Terry moran, abc news, the Supreme Court. It didnt take long for the political backlash against the nomination to start. Senate republicans have said since the death of antonin scalia, that the next president should pick someone to replace him. Mitch mcconnell made that position clear in a senate floor speech. Constitutional right to act as a check on a president and withhold its consent. At least six of his republican colleagues including Judiciary Committee chairman chuck grassry say theyre at least open to meeting with gar land. Ted cruz is not one of them. In a statement about garland, cruz said he would undermine Second Amendment gun rights and legalize late term abortion stlooz lets talk about the republican president ial hopefuls. Donald trump, ted cruz and john kasich who are now actually focusing on next tuesdays primaries in arizona and utah. They were supposed to debate in utah on monday. But when trump with drew, followed quickly by kasich, the event was cancelled. Trump says given his big delegate lead, republicans should be rallying around him. Hes warning about the consequences if the republican establishment tries to block his nomination. I think youd have riots. I think youd have riots. Im representing a tremendous, many, many millions of people. I think you would have problems happen. I really do. I believe that. I wouldnt lead it but i think bad things would happen. Well, that said, House Speaker paul ryan quickly took himself out of consideration for the gop nomination in the event of a contested convention. A small group of conservatives opposed to trump are meeting today to discuss a possible third party option. And in the democratic battle, not only are their primaries in arizona and utah next tuesday, there is a caucusing in idaho. Hillary Clintons Campaign is expressing confidence describing her delegate lead over Bernie Sanders as unsurmountable. Abcs cecilia vega with more. Reporter the democratic nomination now within arms reach, and Hillary Clinton is focusing her fire on donald trump. We should be breaking down barriers, not building walls. Reporter trump firing off too saying clinton doesnt have the strength or energy to be president , recycling an attack line thats become one of his favorites. By the way, hillarys low energy, okay . Shes low energy. The stamina. Shes got no strength. Shes got no stamina. No, she doesnt. Reporter clinton earlier told me, shes ready. He can talk about whatever he wants to talk about. If he wants to focus on me and talk about me, thats his choice. Reporter clinton closer than ever to locking up this race. And when that happens, she said she will ask Bernie Sanders for help. I would hope to be able to enlist bernie in helping me reach out to his supporters. Reporter sanders still defiant. Dont let people tell you that you cant think big. Reporter the vermont senator would need to win every remaining primary state by nearly 40 points in order to clinch the nomination. The path to victory for him now next to impossible. Whether he i spoke to Hillary Clinton, i asked her if she would ever ask Bernie Sanders to drop out of this race even if his prolonged presence ends up she said i will never ask anybody to step out. Cecilia vega, abc news, new york. A sudden passing overnight. Music fans mourning the death of singer Frank Sinatra junior. His team family says he died unexpectedly of cardiac arrest while on tour in florida. Sinatra followed his famous fathers footsteps into music as a teenager eventually working for his dad as his musical director and conductor. He was 72 years old. Also in florida, the woman shown having sex with hulk hogan has testified in his lawsuit against gawker. Heather coal told the st. Petersburg courtroom she didnt know the encounter was being taped. She was very upset her then husband had recorded it. Because i didnt want this to be anything. I wanted it to go away. Cole also testified in her opinion, hulk hogan is someone who likes publicity. 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Heart break flk massachusetts as a state trooper is killed during a traffic stop. Thomas clarity was handling a track violation when his cruiser was hit by another vehicle. He was a state trooper for 11 years. Other officers and First Responders lined the streets to pay respect to the former marine. Cla herty leaves behind a wife and six children and was 44 years old. To one of the busiest subway systems in the country is set to reopen in a few hours. Washington, d. C. s metro which were both familiar with. I love it. I dont. Was shut down for the day for emergency inspections. The action taken after a fire on the tracks earlier this week. Lauren lyster joins us now with new developments. Good morning. I too am familiar with the d. C. This is believed to be an unprecedented shutdown of what is the countrys second busiest rail system. 700,000 rides a day are taken on the metro. But wednesday that number falling to zero. Commuter train transportation in washington, d. C. Grinding to a halt wednesday. For more than 24 hours, all 91 metro rail stations in and around the Nations Capital closed. I thought it was a hoax. Like really. After a fire on the tracks monday, fear of a systemic mechanical failure causing officials to shut down the entire system. And spend wednesday checking 600 electrical connections over 100 miles of underground tracks. Crews discovering these fraying jumper cables. As bad as that is looks, these do not indicate theyre imminent for fire but clearly this is a hazardous condition that we cannot accept. Cables damaged to that degree. He had called them showstoppers and found more than two dozen damaged areas in total. Despite the inconvenience, some comrirts expressing support. Probably a good decision but it definitely ruined a lot of peoples commute this monk. Disasters and the loss of life in the last year, i think this is a really smart thing to do. Reporter mondays fire had eerie similarities to a metro fire last year that left one person dead. So despite traffic moving slowly wednesday morning and row afro of train cars sitting in the yard, officials standing by their choice. We are aware of the inconvenience that was caused but we still believe today that we made the correct decision. Reporter inspections are complete and the metro is set to reopen at 5 00 a. M. With all that damage fixed. So reena and kendis, just in time for the morning commute. Tough day for commuterers. Theres an upside tore businesses. This was kind of interesting. For things like bike sharing. 500 people say sign the up for a free trial membership over a 24 hour period just yesterday. You know what comes with uber when theres high demand. Uber cars were available but there was the surge pricing. Shares were 2 1 2 times the normal rate. That is absolutely wrong. I didnt think about uber. I always think about that, every time i look at the uber, surge pricing, not today. Things returning to normal on the metro. The trains will all be delayed as usual in d. C. I love the metro system. I really do. Coming up, thank you so much. Coming up in our next half hour, the alarming rise of bank tellers involved in identity thist. Why the police are warning you to be careful with your own information even with your own bank. First the epic battle between two super heros and the battle for ben affleck to make it into his bat suit as the oldest man to be cast as the caped crusader. Youre watching world news batman, batman i cant put my hand on it. Is it the theme from americas greatest hero. The latest incarnation after batman includes a challenger, an alien from the planet krypton. Superman and batman will be on the big screen together. Chris connelly is up up all nightline with the star films as fares. He may be the new man in the bat suit with major bat boots to fill but ben affleck says hes long been drawn to the depths of the dark knight. Batmans the most interesting super hero in a way because shes the most human. He can be kind of broken with, i with is fascinating be coupled with all this heroic stuff. Reporter the movie pits the two mightiest icons of the dc comics universe against each others as he takes on 32yearold Henry Cavills super man clark kent. Affleck at 43 is the oldest actor to be cast as Batman Bruce Wayne supply wanted to be in a movie that was ballsy and had something to say. I wanted to do a movie my kids would think is cool. My son thinks its cool. Inside the suit, a physique painstakingly primed to super hero standards. An absolute necessity given cavills impeccable pecs. I thought if i have to be as good a shape as this guy, im in trouble. I worked out for almost a year before the movie started to get into being a super hero at my advanced age. That does not come easy. To expect. I look at the Adam West Batman and i think god, this guy got away with murder. Reporter audiences expected to dplok to its march 25th opening will be honest, as well with supplieder looking to show batman versus superman is a worthy successor to nolans film. And affleck eager to provide more than just moral support as his director turns 50. Are you going to do anything special for him . Im going to give him a lap dance. Its the only gift i can be sure he wont give back. And you cant regift. Reporter for nightline, im Chris Connelly in los angeles. He was talking about the director there. Yeah, whos hotter . You or him . No, henry or ben. Oh, i thought you said you or ben affleck. Henry or ben. Our bacteria familys been on this cushion for generations. I like to watch them clean, but theyll never get me on the mattress new lysol max cover with 2x wider coverage kills bacteria on big, soft surfaces. Discover a new way to lysol that. 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Patricks day you might not know. Did you know he wasnt born in ireland. What. He was born in britain and kidnapped and sold into slavery. This is hard to believe. All of depressing story. I know. Apparently he banned snakes from ireland and did you know the holiday was dry. He was a pligsry. It was a dry holiday. Blue was the color most associated with lim. Is that why we drink so much on the day. That was when the holiday came to america. We americanized it. I bet you didnt know this yeah. Urns into a disco ball. Oh. Uhhuh. It just lights up. I like that. Miss mcninan. Its very cool. All righty. Since were in the mood for st. Paddys story, this story has nothing do with that. Were talking about adam la roche flounced hes retiring from baseball. And yes. Okay. So he had a bad season with the white sox. We faen final found out why hes retiring and walking away from 10 million. He tells this writer its because his son has been banned from the white sox clubhouse. Apparently theres his son. Hes been in the clubhouse quite a bit as the president , the team said that his son is in the clubhouse 100 of the time and says no more. Tone it down. He says im walking away. Wow. Leaving 10 million on the table and his son. Great. Well from kids to the elderly. Chicago blackhawks very interesting. Whats going on here . I said elderly and suddenly people are walking through our shots. The Chicago Blackhawks, the Chicago Blackhawks turned an area for Senior Citizens into a hockey rink. A game at the United Center and it was done with the folks from the centennial activities center. Its a way of giving them a chance to play hockey. They look pretty good, mr. O gibson. Its great and very similar to like real hockey. Dentures were lost, as well. Oh. All right. Heres a big bike. Isnt the largest bike ever. Heaviest and rideable. In fitting with the theme of today, it is green. So this is it is 1895 pounds. This morning on world news now, Donald Trumps warning. Why he fears violence at the gop convention. And why hes skipping a debate as Hillary Clintons attention takes a new turn. Supreme court controversy. The president s nominee for Supreme Court with a prominent background. Why Top Republicans insist there will be no hearings for this judge. And new this half hour, the footwear invention taking us back to the future. The Athletic Shoe that laces itself is one step closer to the marketplace. Youre in for a kick. And later, the first ladys big announcement made at one of the hippest festivals in the country. What Michelle Obama refuses to do. Thats in the skinny on this thursday, march 17th. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. Good morning, everyone. Its thursday. St. Paddys day. Im kendis gibson. Happy st. Patricks day. Happy start of march madness to you. It is a big day. , as well. I think 90 of american men will be off today. Yes, or they will call off tomorrow. It seems like weve been dealing with november madness with this election race. Its been going on for several months. And will for several more. The race for the white house, theres angst donald trump is causing inside the republican party. A small group of conservatives opposed to trump are meeting today to consider supporting a third party candidate. Trump is the only republican partys nomination before the gop convention. He says its time for republicans to rally around him or face the consequences. Abcs tom llamas reports. Reporter donald trump warning, if the republican establishment tries to block his nomination, there will be chaos at the convention. I think youd have riots. I think youd have riots. You know, we have im representing a tremendous, many, many millions of people. Like youve never seen before. I think bad things would happen. I really do. I believe that. I wouldnt lead it, but i think bad things would happen. Reporter trumps words coming with these images still fresh in american minds. Anger and violence at his campaign rallies. Trump now saying its time for, quote, a Natural Healing process. We have a great opportunity, and the people that are voting are democrats that are coming in, independents are coming in, and very, very importantly, people that never voted before. Are coming in, independents are coming in, and very, very importantly, people that never voted before. Are coming in, independents are coming in, and very, very importantly, people that never voted before. Re coming in, independents are coming in, and very, very importantly, people that never voted before. Are coming in, independents are coming in, and very, very importantly, people that never voted before. Are coming in, independents are coming in, and very, very importantly, people that never voted before. Its an incredible thing. Reporter Florida Governor rick scott falling in line, endorsing trump, telling other republicans to accept and respect the will of the voters. But Ohio Governor john kasich, fresh off a big victory in his home state, now vowing to fight all the way to the convention floor, but with a positive message. I want to remind you again tonight that i will not take the low road to the highest office in the land. See the candidates clash a debate stage. Trump pulling out of mondays showdown on fox. Kasich then dropping out, too. I think weve had enough how many times can the same people ask you the same question . Reporter senator ted cruz who thrives on debates, mocking trump as ducking donald. With senator marco rubio now out of the race, establishment leaders have thrown around the name of House Speaker paul ryan. But speaker ryan said that if you want to be president , you should run for president , and there is no situation this year in which he will be the partys nominee, including at the convention in cleveland. Tom llamas, abc news had, coral gables, florida. Five North Carolina deputies suspended for their actions at a trump rally. The deputies had been escorting a protester from the event when video shows him being lit. Investigators said the deputies had their eyes on the stairs when the man was hit. The suspect has been charged with assault and disorderly conduct. In the Democratic Campaign back to fundraising today with events in georgia and tennessee. After this weeks primary victories clinton is increasingly turning her attention to a potential general election showdown against donald trump. Clinton now has nearly twothirds of the Convention Delegates needed to claim the democratic nomination. Despite her advantage, Bernie Sanders isnt going away. He has a rally scheduled tonight in flagstaff, arizona. Democrats in that state along with utah and idaho hold their nominating contests next tuesday. Sanders needs to win every remaining primary state by nearly 40 points in order to clinch the nomination. So youre saying theres a even so, he says he intends to stay in the race till the democratic convention. President obamas nominee for the Supreme Court will get a warm reception on capitol hill today as he meets with the Democratic Senators. 63yearold Merrick Garland was introduced by the president 63yearold Merrick Garland was Democratic Senators. Introduced by the president Democratic Senators. 63yearold Merrick Garland was introduced by the president Democratic Senators. 63yearold Merrick Garland was introduced by the president yesterday, the chief judge of the u. S. Court of appeals in washington. Garland faces an uphill fight to be confirmed because Senate Republicans say the next president should fill the vacancy on the court. Soon after naming garland, the president challenged the republican position. Its supposed to be above politics. It has to be. And it should stay that way. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell has spoken with garland on the phone. Mcconnell says there will be no confirmation hearing for garland scheduled. At least republican senators are open to meeting with garland in the coming weeks. The michigan uber driver accused of killing six people is now suing uber. In the handwritten lawsuit, jason dalton accuses uber of ripping him off and failing to pay back wage boston hes suing for 10 million. According to police, he said a devil figure on ubers app was controlling him when he allegedly killed the six people. Uber responded saying its hard to know how to respond to someone who refuses to take and this case in d. C. Just keeps getting weirder by the day. Disturbing details about the death of a Police Detective in maryland. The officer was deliberately shot by a fellow officer during a chaotic scene at the police station. Abcs Pierre Thomas has the details. Reporter the tragic death of detective jacai colson has shaken the Prince Georges County Police Department to its core. The fears that a fellow officer was responsible were confirmed. Police say one of colsons colleagues shot him because he perceived a threat apparently thinking colson was one of the suspects. The shot that struck and killed detective colson was deliberately aimed at him by another police officer. Theres no intention, as ive seen the facts, to indicate any malice. Reporter colson, in plain clothes and an unmarked car, was killed during an exchange of gunfire when police respded to the attack. On monday, i asked the chief about the pain of knowing that mistakenly shot another. You struck another defender down thats particularly devastating. Reporter Pierre Thomas, abc news, washington. Well, to keep airline fees in chicago, attempts have failed in the senate. Democrats on the Senate Commerce committee tried to prohibit airlines from setting is unreasonable fee prices. They also wanted the Transportation Department to establish what is reasonable. The effort failed along party lines. Well, on this st. Patricks day, everyone is irish, of course. Which means we can all celebrate especially with some special deals. Guests as the ihop who wear green can get one short stack of buttermilk pancakes for just 1. And at sonic all shakes are half off. Speaking of shakes, mcdonalds and burger king have their seasonal selections. You can also plan some summer fun at six flags with up to half off passes today and 25 off at the glasses shop if you order you got to use st. Pat, st. Pats 25 code. St. Pats 25 code. Beer deals as part of that . I bet there are. Check your local irish pub. Okay, i will research it. I bet you will. The selflacing shoes are finally here nearly 30 years after they were worn by marty mcfly in back to the future 2. Quiet. Nike has unveiled the first adaptive lacing shoe. Hyper adapt 1. 0. Once you step into the shoe, your heel hits a sensor that causes it to tighten. And, of course, in the movie, mcfly travels to the year 2015 and discovers the sneakers. The shoes will be out at the end of the year, but you must be a member of nike plus to buy them. Good idea. I like it. Coming up in the skinny, a big change for the goldenhaired male model fabio. It has nothing to do with his appearance. Also ahead, shes presided over her tv courtroom courtroom now judge judy faces legal challenges of her own. And a consumer alert about automated banking. The Identity Theft scheme that could fool you when you least expect it. It is after our forecast map. 88 degrees in orlando, 49 degrees today in belfast, ireland, of course. Very good. We celebrate. 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But this one a lot more discreetly committed. Identity theft. A new warning how thieves can rob your account with a simple phone call. Abcs Rebecca Jarvis has the details. Thank you for calling. I would like to update my current telephone number. Sure, we can definitely update your phone number. Reporter youre listening to a modern day bank robbery. That caller Authorities Say is really a thief using stolen bank account information. Yes, id like to order some checks. Reporter ordering checks so he can get money from a strangers account. You may not believe his accomplice. Prosecutors say he got that stolen info from a bank teller. And what transactions did you want to go over, sir . Reporter its not just one account. He calls to access several. I would like to know how much available in my accounts, you have 14,327. 13. Bank tellers have access to very confidential data. Reporter cyrus vance, manhattans top attorney, says bad tellers are often part of larger Identity Theft rings. Theyre selling that to individuals on the outside who will then take that information, turn it into credit cards or checks. And he says hes seen an reporter and he says hes seen an alarming increase in these crimes even estimating he prosecutes a case once a month. Should people around the country be worried . I think we should all be worried. That doesnt mean we should all panic. Reporter this woman didnt want us to show her face because she says she continues to have her identity stolen after she became a victim. Nobody knew that this was happening. Reporter she says thousands of dollars from her account stolen just weeks before the biggest day of her life. We had been working for about a year to save up a lot of cash to pay for our entire wedding and it was gone. Reporter she says she had no her identity along with 28 other customers can until she received this letter from her bank. Chase told her a former employee may have accessed your account information without authorization and gave it to someone outside of chase. Chase says as soon as we discovered this, we immediately called the authorities. Fired the employee and reimbursed the customers. Were sorry and angry this happened. But vance says not all banks aggressively fight and report these crimes. Do you think the banks need to be doing more . I think some banks need to be doing more. If its not reported to law enforcement, its just an invitation for that criminal to keep the money and go onto the next account or the next bank. Reporter Rebecca Jarvis, abc news, new york. And rebecca also tells us that the American Banker Association tells abc news that banks use safeguards to prevent fraud including some sophisticated software, as well. They usually protect you if they usually reimburse you. But its still so frightening this could happen in this day and age. Still drives me nuts most places dont take the little card. I think target is the only store ive been to that actually takes it. Drives me nuts. Its getting there though. When we come back, what first lady Michelle Obama says she never wants to do after leaving the white house. And an emotional moment on stage for Britney Spears and her family. Tt2wmrst po j , d tt2wmrst p n \ , tt2wmrst p4 j 6x tt2wmrst px ` 8, tt2wmrst pt j` 98h tt2wmrst pt j ` 2x, tt2wmrst pp j ` c0 tt2wmrst pp j,` d9p tt2wmrst pl. ` m0\ tt2wmrst pl 0` v 4 skinny, so skinny all right. Wear your hat . If it worked, it says kiss me, im irish but it never works for me on this day. Oh. It never does. Anyway, but i try. Lets kick things off here on this st. Paddys day. Skinny from austin, texas, where all the cool kids are right about now. Were talking about the south by southwest festival yesterday. Michelle obama spoke about what she thinks life will be like this Time Next Year when shes no longer first lady. Mrs. Obama said she wants to continue to help young people but with one exception. Not as president. I will not run for president. No, no, not going to do it. Hey, and heres one of the these two young people at home. And being the kids, the daughters of a president , just think about it. Come on, young people. Not so easy. Shes got a great point. They deserve Something Special at the end of this term, i have to say, because theyve handled themselves so gracefully and so wonderfully. Look, theyre all grown up now. She noted malia and sasha handled everything wonderfully. Malia heads to college in the fall and the family plans to stay in d. C. Till sasha finishes high school. You cant pull her out in the middle of high school, right . In her keynote address, the first lady talked about the importance of education for girls noting over 62 Million Girls worldwide are not in school. It would have been interesting to see if your daddy was president how you would have been in the white house during your high school years. I would have been a brat. You would have had some interesting stories. Tmz would be all over you. Once upon a time in the skinny, Justin Bieber had a physical altercation with the now the biebs is paying off. The 22yearold settled out of court with an la based photographer for an undisclosed amount of money. It stems from a 2012 incident bieber allegedly attacked the man while on a date with then girlfriend selena gomez. The lawsuit claims he delivered a flying kick to the gut. Tmz is reporting the payout was peanuts. I wonder what a flying kick to the gut looks like. What does that look like, brian . Ill show you. Here we go. Oh, lord. No, no, no. Just not too much. Oh, got you. Thank you. How about we move. Next Britney Spears certainly knows how to melt hearts, especially her sister. The younger spears sister jamie lynn was scheduled to perform at the legendary grand ole opry whether he big sister britney came out on stage with her brother brian. Jamie lynn called her her heart and soul. Before introducing her sister who was clearly moved by her jamie lynn wiped away tears before singing in front of the crowd right there in nashville. Brittany looks great. Our great tradition of musical families like the spears just one of many reasons to love this country. Yesterday, 6,000 people became american citizens in l. A. Being in l. A. , there were some celebrities in the crowd. Among them the most famous of all, fabio in the world. Fabio, look at the hair. The male model on the cover of countless novels said the American Dream is still alive and well. I believe in this country so much. And i believe in the people of this country because you know, its like its the only place where you can really express yourself and get rewarded for it. The buff fabio then swept Rob Schneider into his arms. Robs wife was there also to become a citizen. Congratulations. Oh, that is really sweet. Coming up, a new type of courtroom drama for judge judy. No, its not him in the hat. The famous tv judge stuck in the middle of a major lawsuit. Weve got the details straight ahead. Ahead. These are really manly. Pump up your look plumpify your lashes with new plumpify mascara a ginormous lash lifting brush boosts lashes to 50 times the volume and lifts lashes up up and away. New plumpify mascara from easy breezy beautiful covergirl and try new trunaked shadows and liners your heart loves omega3s. But theres a difference between the omega3s in fish oil and those in megared krill oil. Unlike fish oil, megared is easily absorbed by your body. Which makes your heart, well, megahappy. Happier still, megared is proven to increase omega3 levels in 30 days. Megared. Our bacteria familys been on this cushion for generations. 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And no one wants that feeling to fade. Thats why theres woolite darks. Its free of harsh ingredients, keeping dark clothes looking like new for 30 washes so your love for dark clothes will never fade. Here comes the judge, here comes the judge, here comes the judge here comes the judge. She normally rules on them, but judge judy finds herself in the middle of a lawsuit. The multimillion dollar suit claims her 47 million a year salary is just too much for a Talent Agency. Abcs linsey davis has more. You are about to enter the courtroom of judge judith sheindlin. Judge judy, the no nonsense cut to the chase courtroom commander. You speak, i rule. Then you shut up. Do you understand . Reporter known for her sizzling shutdowns. Dont pea on my leg and tell me its raining. Reporter finds herself in the middle of a courtroom drama, a multimillion dollar lawsuit. Please. Reporter Talent Agency rebel Entertainment Partners filed a lawsuit monday suing cbs giant failed to pay them millions in profits and saying the show is now losing money because of the judges 47 million annual salary. 47 million is quite high for a salary. And leaves nothing for any of the people that were supposed to receive profits from the show reporter the lawsuit claims rebel entertainment is entitled to 5 of the shows net profits. But says they havent received a dime since february, 2010, when the judges salary nearly doubled. That money allegedly coming out of the production budget. Its just egregious violation of the contract and shouldnt be allowed and wont be allowed. Reporter rebel entertainment accuses cbs of not consulting with them when the star began producing the spinoff show hot bench, something they say cbs was obly gad to discuss with them. Of her signature sass, sheindlin who was not named as a plaintiff in the lawsuit, calls the complaint hilarious saying rebel entertainments president has somehow received over 17 million from my program. Now complaining about not getting enough money, thats real chutzpah. Theres only one person who gets the last word in. Thats me. Cbs declined to comment and referred us to judge judys statement. Can you believe shes been on the air for 20 years. Can you believe shes making 47 million a year . That would make anybody want to get into this business. There you go. Oh, you knownoeknow what . If shes stepping down, im ready to step right in. I have no legal or judicial as we go. You look pretty good in that. Guilty, guilty. What am i guilty of . Too much irish. What am i guilty of . Too much irish. E 50 to 85 im in my 60s and i work parttime with no benefits. I needed a plan that was easy to get. All i had to do was make a phone call. At age 70, im on a fixed income. 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