landing in london. damage. this time. we have the full story ahead. ecuador s president has emergency following that weekend. more than 270 people have died. the toll is expected to rise since so many are still missing. more than 30,000 runners will take part today in the 120th running of the boston marathon. it s been three years since the bombing at the race. there will be about 5,000 police officers along the course to ensure safety. and if you haven t filed your taxes yet, you ve got less than 24 hours. the irs expected 5 million returns just today alone. millions of requests for extensions, as well. taxpayers in maine and massachusetts get one more day. those are your top stories on then monday, april 18th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. we are a nation of procrastinators. last minute it sounds liking. >, of course. we re going to get started with the alarming aviation news. a british airways pilot reports his jet was hit by a drone as he w
showing the world the progress countries. laura harris has more on this island in history. it may seem business as usual. obama is involved in. iconic old cars that so many people are talking about and so many viewers saying get pictures of the old cars. possibly a sign of the times. possibly showing what is going on. you see the buses over there. those are all newer cars. we talked to some people before when we came to cuba in september for the hope s trip and a lot of these newer cars being shipped over the tensions have been eased just a little bit between the two countries. we can tell you that president obama and the first lady are planning to go to the cathedral away from the hotel. going there for palm sunday. also happening today there are minutes that will happen this evening and then guess what. around 11:30 we are being told the rays should be touching down at the airport of course getting ready for that big game happening on tuesday against the cuban national
returns just today alone. millions of requests for extensions, as well. taxpayers in maine and massachusetts get one more day. those are your top stories on then monday, april 18th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. we are a nation of procrastinators. everybody s filing at the last minute it sounds liking. >, of course. we re going to get started with the alarming aviation news. a british airways pilot reports his jet was hit by a drone as he was coming in for a landing in london. while there were no injuries or damage this time, experts it s just a matter of time before something worse happens. abc s gloria riviera has more. reporter: a collision on final approach. a british airways flight, about to land at london s heathrow airport, when the pilot reported he may have been hit by a drone. saying the object struck the front of the airbus jet. the flight with 132 people on board, landing safely. statement, safety and security are always our first
richard reeve has the latest on the investigation happening now. richard: they are still trying to figure out what happened, but metal part from a new 5000 series car. some of the other cars on the train the back to 1976, 40 years old, part of the older infrastructure that folks say has to change. the friendship heights metro station when the lights come on on the train, that worries me when the lights go off. another smoke incident investigation. a preliminary finding that the filled the tunnel occurred when a middle part from flew off and hit the third rail. it becomes very dangerous, the ti two days later, a slow for thousands of riders at dupont circle with 25 minute delays. they need to do the overhaul and get it done. it adds up to an aging system that has no dedicated funding source. they are getting old and they are looking tired. this st. louis resident said in his town it s different. it goes to operating and cost expansion, and it s pretty much dedicated revenu
on, the actual crime happened nine hours ago, but right now police tape is still up in only some of the residence of the cambridge apartments have been allowed back inside because there are multiple crime scenes, one on the top floor, one on the lobby. i heard noise in the hallway. did notffin moore think much of it until he looked out his window a little later. i saw officer standing out here. about 2s happened at p.m. when they arrived at the cambridge apartments, they found a man bleeding on the first floor, near the lobby and elevator. they went to the fourth floor, where a neighbor said in this apartment they found a 36-year-old woman stabbed. she later died. this woman who asked us not to show her face told us in spanish he lives on the fourth floor an building in neighborhood, but not on this day. i saw a giant bloodstain that ran from the elevator to where the woman lived, she said. for some, this is unnerving. i might have to move. tom: we are told by the polic