we need to build more housing that's truly affordable. we need to address this terrible epidemic of homelessness. we need to invest in good paying jobs, union jobs and investments in our future. this, this is why i'm running for the us senate. i'm adam schiff and i approve this message. >> david: tonight, breaking news. two separate flights diverted over the u.s. two very different threats. one of them diverted because of a threat of a bomb onboard. also breaking, president biden. is he planning to take executive action on the u.s./mexico border? and the horrific scene on a florida beach. a 7-year-old girl buried in the sand. first tonight, the trouble in the skies. an unruly passenger tackled during an american airlines flight to chicago, allegedly trying to open an emergency door. passengers and crew using duct tape to restrain him. the other flight, the threat of a bomb onboard.

the flight from newark to los angeles. gio benitez standing by. also tonight, the breaking headline as we come on. president biden considering executive action on the border. mary bruce standing by with late reporting. what's now being considered. in new york city tonight, the murder case. the suspect right now in arizona. the prosecutor there says she will not extradite the suspect to new york. tonight, the manhattan d.a. says they're playing politics with a murder case. that horrific scene on a florida beach. a 7-year-old buried while digging a hole in the sand with her brother. the walls caving in around her. rescuers saving her brother, the girl, though, was beneath him. tonight, the first look at the former fbi informant now charged with lying to the fbi about president biden's son hunter, the president, and ukraine. pierre thomas on the hill tonight, pressing republicans, where do these allegations go from here if the informant was lying about it all? tonight, in ukraine, authorities warning russia is about to launch a major offensive there.

james longman reporting inside ukraine. donald trump and what he said about nikki haley's husband who is a member of the military, serving overseas. tonight, haley responding one-on-one with us. and what she says will happen in november if trump gets the republican nomination. tonight, the fallout already when it comes to that ruling involving ivf. one of alabama's largest hospitals tonight already halting ivf fertility treatments. so what does this mean for millions of women moving forward? the storms we're tracking tonight on the move. and this evening, the 20-vehicle pileup. drivers could not see. and america strong tonight. what the opposing team did to lift up one very deserving player. but does he make the shot? you'll see the moment. >> david: good evening, and we begin tonight with two separate scares on two different flights over the u.s.

two flights diverted within 24 hours. one from a possible bomb threat on one flight. it was an unruly passenger on the other who allegedly tried to open an emergency door in midair. the united flight from newark to los angeles landing in chicago after that possible bomb threat. meantime, the american flight and the struggle onboard from albuquerque to chicago. passengers stepping in to stop a man trying to reach the door. dragging him away. flight attendants securing him with duct tape. abc's gio benitez leading us off tonight. >> reporter: tonight, two planes diverted in less than 24 hours getting the attention of the fbi. just this morning, emergency vehicles swarming the tarmac in chicago after a possible bomb threat on this united plane, originally going from newark to los angeles. >> when we landed, they told us that somebody had written a bomb threat on a mirror in a bathroom. >> reporter: united airlines saying the flight was diverted due to a potential security concern. >> they didn't even announce anything to start. i got a notification on my watch that said my flight was being diverted to chicago.

finally, after, like, 15 minutes, the pilot came on the radio or on the p.a. and said there was a situation, and that we had to descend. >> reporter: passengers were taken off the plane and loaded onto buses. chicago police saying they responded and cleared the scene. >> somebody get some help. >> reporter: and just yesterday, an american airlines flight from albuquerque to chicago forced to return, after a passenger allegedly tried to open a door while in the air. zach etkind and other passengers jumping in. >> we all managed to kind of rip him off the door, which he was trying to open, and get him into the aisle. once he was in the aisle, i sat on him while some other people held his legs, other people were holding onto his arms, and eventually one of the flight attendants brought duct tape so we could duct tape his legs together, and then they had flexi-cuffs, which we put around his arms. >> reporter: police meeting the plane, taking the man into custody, leading him down the jetway stairs in handcuffs. and david, on that alleged bomb

threat, the fbi says there's no sign of a threat to public safety right now. those passengers were delayed by a few hours, but they should be landing in l.a. later tonight. david? >> david: gio benitez on both of these flights tonight. gio, thank you, as always. there's also a breaking headline out of the white house at this hour. abc news has just learned that president biden is considering major new action on the southern border. significant restrictions on asylum seekers on the u.s./mexico border. let's get right to mary bruce live at the white house tonight. mary, what are you learning? >> reporter: well, david, we have learned that president biden is considering taking executive action to impose tough new asylum restrictions. one possibility would be to bar migrants from seeking asylum if they cross between u.s. ports of entry. now, he is considering, i'm told, a wide range of options, this is just a possibility. no final decisions have been made. but this does come after republicans on the hill under pressure from donald trump tanked that bipartisan border deal, and as president biden is eager to show voters he's taking this issue seriously, david. >> david: mary, before we go, the other major headline out of

the white house today involves the president canceling $1.2 billion in student loan debt, more than 150,000 student borrowers. this was a campaign promise, of course, and he continues to push forward on this. >> reporter: he does, david. and starting today, 153,000 student borrowers will be receiving an email from president biden, telling them that their student loans are being forgiven. wiping out $1.2 billion in loans. now, to qualify, you must be enrolled in the president's signature repayment plan, and have a low original balance, less than $12,000. and have been making payments for at least ten years. now, this is a far cry from what the president initially promised, but after the supreme court struck down his initial plan last year, the president is well aware that voters and americans are feeling frustrated and he wants to show that he is still trying to fulfill this pledge, david. >> david: all right, mary bruce, with us tonight, as well, on the breaking headlines. mary, thank you. we have a lot of other news to get to. a horrific scene on a florida beach for a family on vacation from fort wayne, indiana. their two children digging a hole in the sand when the walls collapsed, trapping the boy and

girl under the sand. the 9-year-old boy was pulled out, but his 7-year-old sister underneath him did not survive. abc's victor oquendo on the scene in florida. >> reporter: tonight, a family vacation turning tragic on a florida beach after a little girl became trapped in a five to six-foot sand hole. >> there was a little girl buried under the sand, and they have not gotten to her yet. >> reporter: a frantic race to reach 7-year-old sloan mattingly after sand collapsed on her and 9-year-old brother maddox while they were digging a hole on the beach in lauderdale-by-the-sea. panicked witnesses calling 911. >> the father started yelling for help, said his child is caught in a hole in the sand. >> my husband's up there and a bunch of men are digging on the beach. >> reporter: the boy, who was buried up to his chest, was rescued. but officials say his sister was trapped beneath him. witnesses say it took about 15 minutes to reach sloan, who was rushed to the hospital, and later died. >> the parents were helpless. i mean, they couldn't find their child.

everybody was trying to help. >> reporter: collapsing sand holes have claimed dozens of lives over the years. some communities ban beachgoers from digging them. what makes it so dangerous? >> the fact that sand is unstable and it can move very quickly. >> reporter: and it could collapse at any time. >> it could collapse, yes. >> reporter: 7-year-old sloan's family was on vacation here from indiana. her elementary school calling her a bright, sweet, loving first grade student. david? >> david: just an awful story. and a reminder for us all again. victor, thank you. in new york city tonight, the murder case now making national news. the suspect wanted in several states, in fact, and the manhattan d.a. wants him extradited back to new york to face charges. but the arizona prosecutor tonight who says she won't send him back. the manhattan d.a. says she's playing politics with a murder case. here's trevor ault. >> reporter: tonight, the manhattan district attorney accusing an arizona prosecutor of playing political games in a murder investigation by refusing

to extradite a murder suspect in a new york case from arizona back to new york to face charges. >> having observed the treatment of violent criminals in the new york area by the manhattan d.a. there, alvin bragg, i think it's safer to keep him here. >> reporter: maricopa attorney rachel mitchell calling out manhattan d.a. alvin bragg for being soft on crime, refusing to extradite raad almansoori to new york city. almansoori is wanted in the killing of 38-year-old denisse oleas-arancibia, who was found bludgeoned to death in this new york city hotel on february 8th. the nypd releasing these surveillance images appearing to show almansoori wearing the victim's leggings after the alleged murder. authorities say just days ago, he stabbed multiple women in arizona, and has several prior arrests in florida and texas. they believe he may have been involved in other unsolved attacks. >> anywhere that he's visited, there's potential that there are

other victims around the country. >> reporter: david, the maricopa attorney said she was concerned if he were extradited to new york, he could be released on bail. the manhattan d.a. called her comments a gross insult. david? >> david: all right, trevor ault. thank you, trevor. tonight, the first look at the former fbi informant who authorities say admitted he has ties to russian intelligence. he's now charged with lying about president biden's son, the president, and ukraine. his name is alexander smirnov, seen leaving court, concealing his face right there, now charged. meantime, house republicans today questioning the president's brother james biden behind closed doors. what he said today. as our pierre thomas tonight asks republicans in the house, how do you move forward if the main informant was lying? >> reporter: tonight, a first glimpse of the longtime fbi informant accused of working with russian intelligence officials to spread lies about president biden. alexander smirnov doing his best to conceal his identity as he's spirited away from a courthouse in las vegas.

prosecutors say smirnov was "actively peddling new lies that could impact u.s. elections after meeting with russian intelligence officials in november." smirnov is charged with lying to the fbi, making up a story that as vice president, joe biden accepted a $5 million bribe from burisma, the ukrainian energy company where his son hunter sat on the board. that false story cited by house republicans again and again to justify launching their impeachment investigation. >> a highly credible fbi source alleges that joe biden received $5 million in exchange for pressuring for the firing of a ukrainian prosecutor. >> reporter: but prosecutors say it was all a fabrication. today, congressman jim jordan, a leader of the impeachment investigation, deflecting, insisting he'd once been told by a justice department official that smirnov was credible. >> that this confidential human source had all the indicia of credibility, because he checked out the times and places that he said he was and found that he was actually in those locations, so -- >> reporter: but they're now

calling him a liar, the special counsel. >> well, all i'm saying is, you got to ask the fbi about that. he may, in fact, have given false statement, i don't know. >> reporter: democrats say the smirnov indictment makes impeachment case closed. >> well, i think the smirnov revelations destroy the entire case. it was that foundation that the whole house of cards has been built on, and the entire thing has collapsed. >> reporter: but republicans, who have uncovered no evidence president biden committed impeachable offenses, pressing anyway -- >> was your brother involved in any of your business dealings? >> reporter: today, calling the president's brother james biden to testify. no comment outside, but behind closed doors, james biden telling lawmakers his brother has never had any involvement or any direct or indirect financial interest in his business dealings. biden adding, "i never asked my brother to take any official action on behalf of me, my business associates, or anyone else." david, the president's brother james biden testifying behind closed doors for roughly eight hours. but the news of the fbi

informant and his alleged lies today overshadowed that testimony. republicans defiant. congressman jim jordan telling me today that the smirnov case doesn't change a thing. david? >> david: all right, pierre thomas tonight. pierre, thank you. now to the race for president, and respect for the military is the issue. donald trump and what he said about nikki haley's husband, who is serving in the military overseas. tonight, haley firing back, saying this is about all military families. and what she told our eva pilgrim will happen in november, if trump gets the republican nomination. rachel scott tonight on the campaign trail. >> reporter: tonight, just three days before the south carolina primary, former governor nikki haley firing back at donald trump for mocking her husband michael, who is serving a one-year deployment overseas as a major in the south carolina army national guard. >> where's your husband? oh, he's away. he's away. what happened to her husband? what happened to her husband? >> reporter: on the trail, haley growing emotional talking about her husband's deployment.

>> i wish our children and i could see him tonight, but we can't. >> reporter: haley today addressing trump's comments in an interview with abc's eva pilgrim, and defending military families like her own. >> i'm in that year-long prayer wanting him to come home safely. but so many military families go through this. he just doesn't get it. that this is about something bigger than ourselves. >> we saw you sort of fight back against him when he mentioned your husband and his deployment. that really ticked you off. >> i mean, look, it's not personal for me and michael. we can handle that. it's personal when you think of military families. they go through a lot. don't make light of that. to me, veterans are off-limits. don't talk about them. don't say anything. because every freedom donald trump has is because of the men and women in our military. he's never known what it means to sacrifice for something other than yourself. >> reporter: haley with this

message to south carolina republicans who would vote for trump. >> don't complain about what happens in a general election. if you don't get this right in a primary, because we will lose. it's that simple. we will lose. everything he touches, we lose. and so at some point, you have to say, maybe he's the problem. >> reporter: the south carolina primary is just three days away. nikki haley is still trailing donald trump by more than 30 points. david? >> david: rachel scott, our thanks to you, and to eva pilgrim. eva will have more on her interview with governor haley tomorrow on "gma 3." tonight, the fallout immediate after that ruling on ivf. one of alabama's largest hospitals this evening already halting ivf fertility treatments after that state's highest court determined frozen embryos are people. elizabeth schulze again tonight. >> reporter: tonight, one of alabama's largest hospitals stopping ivf fertility treatments in the wake of that unprecedented decision by the state's supreme court. alabama the first state in the country to consider frozen

embryos people. and now the university of alabama at birmingham health system saying, "we must evaluate the potential that our patients and our physicians could be prosecuted criminally or face punitive damages for following the standard of care for ivf treatments." during ivf, multiple embryos are typically frozen to improve families' chances of a successful pregnancy. now, it could be a crime to destroy them. tonight, on the campaign trail, candidate nikki haley agreeing with the state court. >> embryos, to me, are babies. when you talk about an embryo, you are talking about, to me, that's a life. >> reporter: haley did not say what this could mean for alabama families who are relying on ivf to conceive, like gabby goidel and her husband. >> i didn't think that anybody would want to stop us from having children. >> reporter: david, doctors we spoke with called the alabama ruling incomplete. still so many questions about what it means for families and providers. david? >> david: elizabeth schulze, thank you. overseas tonight, ukraine's

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in glen falls, new york, north of albany, it was queensbury middle school, the spartans, versus bolton central school, the eagles. on the eagles team, 10-year-old fifth grader jacoby, who has down syndrome. the opposing team was leading, but they knew jacoby, and they know his determination. and they wanted to make sure he got the final shot. with just seconds left in the game, watch number 30 in the blue, the spartans' tice mulder, passing the ball to jacoby on the opposing team. >> going to give him the ball. this is what i'm talking about right here. yeah! >> david: jacoby making the shot. and right here tonight -- >> hi, david! >> david: jacoby on his big moment. >> what did everyone do in the gym? >> they went nuts. >> david: and this evening, joining us, too -- >> hi, david. >> david: tice, who passed the ball to jacoby. >> it was important, because we think that everyone should get a shot. >> david: tonight here, jacoby and his family telling us they will never forget it. >> hi, david. >> david: jacoby's mother, janelle. >> don't let anybody limit your

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people in san francisco the help they need. >> the city pledged 400 new beds for mental health treatment. now for nearly three years later, have they reached that goal? tonight we take the city to task. good evening. >> i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. the question is, are officials meeting goals to help those struggling in san francisco tonight? >> abc seven news reporter luz pena takes on our ongoing mission to help build a better bay area by uncovering how efforts to help are falling flat . loose. >> yeah, most treatment beds are not run by san francisco. instead, the city outsources them. they have contracts with private providers outside of the city, and san francisco's board of supervisors budget committee has been waiting for this report since 2020. for two hours, san francisco supervisors questioned the city's public health department, asking where are the treatment beds? >> we have no idea. idea based on the numbers we're looking at today, how many san franciscans with severe for you may kno