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>> what authorities are saying about the violence at a popular stretch of beach in north florida during a busy weekend. >> also this morning, new security concerns along the southern us border after a migrant from the middle east was taken into custody with alleged ties to terrorists. >> plus, princess kate reportedly spotted in public over the weekend as pressure on her grows to speak out as she recovers from surgery and march madness is set. >> we look at the snubs and surprises the coach set to lead his team despite being fired. plus, caitlin clark and the hawkeyes look to avenge their loss in the title game from last year. it's monday, march 18th. >> from abc news this is world news now. >> good morning everyone. thank you so much for joining us. are you a big basketball fan? >> i am, and this march madness, it truly is madness. >> when you think about the teams that were snubbed and obviously the winners who, you know, the ones that are going

on, many of them were expected teams to advance. >> you know, i have to admit i haven't watched one men's basketball game all season, but i love march madness once this comes around, i've been pressuring danny to start a pool. oh. at abc. we'll see if he does it. we'll have much more on march madness coming up a little bit later, but we do want to begin this morning with the deadly violence that broke out amid weekend celebrations in jacksonville beach, florida. people were running for their lives when police say gunfire erupted in the city's beachfront bar district. >> one person was killed and two others are in critical condition. police are working through the night trying to piece together what happened. so far, there have been no arrests and no word on a possible motive. authorities also have not released any information about the victims. the area where the shooting happened is locked down overnight. >> also from florida. the first evacuation flight carrying americans out of haiti has arrived in miami. more than 30 u.s. citizens were on board fleeing the gang related chaos that has gripped haiti for weeks now. the violence has closed the

airport in haiti's capital, forcing the us government flight to leave from a city more than 120 miles away. people on board had to make their own way to that airport. they will be reimbursing the government. >> there is a new arrest this morning linked to the spiraling crisis at the border. a suspected terrorist from lebanon is accused of trying to illegally enter the country from the southern border. there's word of a possible bomb plot and ties to hezbollah. abc's perry russom has more. >> this morning, abc news has confirmed a lebanese man apprehended by us border patrol has acknowledged being a member of hezbollah. considered one of the most dangerous terrorist groups in the world. >> we don't know for sure, what level of threat this individual may pose. there may be mental health concerns at at issue here. documents show the man tried to cross into texas from mexico march 9th, telling border authorities he was heading to new york, where he hoped to, quote, make a bomb, according to internal documents, the 22 year

old was slated for deportation, but it was unclear where to these types of unauthorized migrants are detained by federal authorities, often referred for further investigation or even prosecution. if warranted. and that whole process can take time . >> texas governor greg abbott blamed president biden's policies, calling them a magnet for this type of terror. what do you against? biden has defended his immigration policy, blaming house republicans for killing a bipartisan security deal. fbi director christopher wray just last week warned of dangerous people crossing the border. there is a particular network, that has where some of the overseas facilitators of the smuggling network have isis ties that we're very concerned about. large cities far from the border continue to struggle with the migrant influx. city officials in chicago this weekend began evicting some migrants from shelters after imposing a 60 day maximum stay policy. new york

and denver have also imposed new limits at migrant shelters, citing strained resources. former president trump is defending his latest comments on the crisis, where he said some migrants who come to the u.s. are not people but animals. >> why do you use words like vermin and poisoning of the blood? >> the press, as you know, immediately reacts to that by saying, well, that's the kind of language that hitler and mussolini used because our country is being poisoned. >> trump saying he uses the rhetoric to stir debate. >> it also gets people thinking about very important issues that if you don't use certain rhetoric, if you don't use certain words that maybe are not very nice words, nothing will happen that did steer debate on capitol hill. >> the border issue is complicating talks to avoid another government shutdown. with a deadline looming this friday, disagreements over spending on security have reportedly stalled negotiations. perry russom abc news, washington. >> all right, perry, thank you for that. former president trump's allies are coming to his defense after he said there will

be a bloodbath if he doesn't win back the white house. they say trump's remarks that a rally in ohio were taken out of context. >> we're going to put a 100% tariff on every single car that comes across the line, and you're not going to be able to sell those guys. if i get elected now, if i don't get elected, it's going to be a bloodbath for the whole. that's going to be the least of it. it's going to be a bloodbath for the country. that'll be the least of it. >> the trump campaign insists he was talking about the impact on the auto industry. even former vice president mike pence, who says he will not endorse trump, agreed with the campaign's explanation. >> cease fire negotiations are expected to resume today in qatar as the war rages in gaza, abc news has learned that israel is now demanding that no adult males be allowed to return to northern gaza, which has been mostly cleared of hamas prime minister benjamin netanyahu remains determined to attack the city of rafah, where nearly 1.5 million palestinians are sheltering a mass evacuation of civilians is expected before the

operation gets underway. >> in the uk, concern remains high about the condition of princess kate, as she was reportedly seen in public over the weekend. this morning, pressure intense ifying on princess kate to speak out as she recovers from abdominal surgery. kate was reportedly seen this weekend shopping for plants with prince william and watching their children play sports, but no photos of either outing and kate did not attend an annual saint patrick's day celebration, an event she's only missed one other time since 2012. >> for me, saint patrick's day is about families coming together, the royal couple instead sharing this instagram video previewing the event, writing happy saint patrick's day! >> here's a sneak peek of the irish guards rehearsing for their annual parade. friends close to the princess tell the sunday times kate might address rumors about her health in the future. that friend saying i can see a world in which the princess might discuss her recovery out on engagements.

another friend, addressing last week's doctored photo controversy that stirred up conspiracies about the princess, saying it's a photo that she knew everyone would pore over, so she pored over it herself. she likes trying to make the family look the best they can overnight. princess diana's brother, speaking to the bbc, compared the conspiracy theories swirling around kate to the media scrutiny following diana's death. >> do you think the dangers of that online almost sort of conspiracy world are more potent than the press intrusion that you have fought against? >> no, i think it was more dangerous back in the day. diana's death. i think that was so shocking to the circumstances of her death was so shocking that it did make the industry that supports the paparazzi really consider it more carefully what it could and couldn't do, not because they had a moral judgment, but because it was unacceptable. >> despite the questions

surrounding princess kate's condition and her absence from yesterday's parade, the irish guards paid tribute to her with three cheers. hip hip hooray! we obviously hope she's okay and hope to see her in public soon. princess kate is expected to return to her public duties sometime after april 17th. >> it's really strange, almost bizarre, how little we know about what's going on, even with all the speculation. >> and it could be a simple explanation, right? >> we'll just have to, i guess. wait and see. sure. coming up, the retailer that is already promoting halloween already, plus a mountain bicyclist attacked by a cougar. >> what she credits with saving her life and the cherry blossoms are in bloom in the nation's capital. >> look how gorgeous. swire. dozens of those trees being removed

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and the weight loss revolution tonight on abc. >> back now with a really, really bad parking job at a port near istanbul, turkey. look at this. that massive container ship knocked over three cranes that would have been used to unload it. the ship is more than 1200ft long. thankfully there were no injuries due to the mishap, but really, just a big mess to clean up there. >> a cyclist attacked by a cougar is talking about those terrifying moments in the mountains east of seattle. she says her friends are really the main reason that she's still here to tell her story. hannah knowles from our station in seattle has more. >> i felt something to my right. i looked to my right and i saw a face of a cougar, and the next flash, i was all the way on the other side of the road, sitting side by side with two of her heroes, carrie holds on to the women who never let go. they

fought that cougar, and for me, they did this for me and, you know, they're they're my heroes. >> a group of five strong and courageous women, avid cyclists who ride hundreds of miles every week. but on february 17th, just 19 miles into their journey, the unexpected happened. >> as i turned around, carrie was off to the side on the trail with the cougar on top of her, and i just started beating it with the rock over and over and over. >> after the group of women were able to trap the animal under one of their bicycles, carrie managed to get away, rushed into a nine hour surgery the next morning, a photo collage captures her journey to healing. >> every day has been getting better. you know. every day is a day i'm alive and i get to see a beautiful sunny day like this. >> carrie tells me thankful doesn't begin to even describe the gratitude she has for her friends and family and the community. >> i can't even express to you i have no words holding close her

guardian angels who accomplished the unthinkable, knowing that she's okay and that our friends are okay. >> it's, you know, all the birthday presents and holiday presents and christmas presents. this is the best present. >> we're also fighters, obviously, and we're survivors. and we're going to get back out there and do what we love and ride our bikes. >> hannah knowles, komo news. >> keep riding those bikes. everyone needs friends like those. >> absolutely. >> so glad she's okay. our thanks to hannah knowles for that great story. what about warm weather in the nation's capital? it's brought out spring clothing and the cherry blossom. >> yeah, almost too early, though. >> officials in washington, d.c. say sunday saw the second earliest peak bloom in more than a century. it was so early. it started before the annual national cherry blossom festival, which starts wednesday . d.c. was filled with visitors, though strolling through the tidal basin. >> i guess they have to pretty much guess every year it's going to be to set the festival. they also paid their respects to the tree known as stumpy. it's among

those set to be removed to help repair seawalls. stumpy reached peak bloom surrounded by flood waters. look at that incredible picture. >> really perfect. >> pretty picture. every year. >> coming up, the tall order for caitlin clark. she made history just a few weeks ago. but is she up for the big dance? >> and the ten year old shooting trick shots from a treadmill? we'll tell you that story. you're watching world ne

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saint patrick's day looks like that party went most of the night. wow, he's still cleaning up. yeah i bet the cleanup is a big job too. there's a lot to look forward to. march madness is here and i pick my kansas jayhawks to win every single year. even though there are four seed. i think i might pick them again. >> i don't know, howard university's men's basketball. yes, my alma mater. yes. miac champs. yeah. >> miami did. my school did not make it. so congrats to you guys. i don't care. it's my favorite sporting event of the year. 68 teams competing to win the ncaa tournament in the men's bracket and our four regions number one overall seed, the defending champs, connecticut, uconn. they're playing here in new york. and we got purdue, houston, north carolina rounding out the other one seeds. and to the women's bracket. our number one overall squad is south carolina who's undefeated again two regular seasons in a row 32 and zero. then we got usc, texas and of course iowa and caitlin clark. >> yeah, well, obviously she made history just a few weeks

ago. we talked so much about it becoming division one's all time leading scorer, men or women's. but the only thing she has left to do is to win the big dance. last year, iowa lost to lsu in the title game, so we'll see if they can pull it off this year. and i just realized, danny, i know i've been pressuring you about putting together a bracket challenge. we got to do women's too. if we do men's we got to do women's double the money, right? >> yeah. >> we need to recruit her to howard university. >> i'm thinking she's going to the wnba all right. >> okay. now, the tony hasn't starred yet, but we had a lot of march madness or d'oeuvres during the weekend's conference tournaments. for example, nc state, they had 101 odds to make the big dance going into last weekend's acc tournament, and they punched their ticket by beating a one seed unc little end stage showdown. they get to make the dance, and you may remember saint peter's of jersey city with their undergrad population of 2000. well, they're back after they made the first elite eight for a 15 seed two years ago. and lastly, don't forget the duquesne dukes making their first tony since 77. lebron even posted about that. but i want to get to my favorite

story. the man who is in a bit of an hr situation i would call a taco taco because last monday, long beach state fired its coach , dan munson, but then said he could coach the conference tournament. cut to, of course, his team winning that tournament and then clinching their first tourney appearance in 16 years. >> so what if they make it all the way they can't fire him, right? >> i feel like they can't fire him now. this is incredible, time for my favorite stat. of course. yeah. your chance at a perfect bracket. one inch 9.2 quintillion. what does that mean ? well, researchers at the university of hawaii estimate that the earth has 7.5 quintillion grains of sand. so you have a better chance of picking up the right grain of sand than a perfect bracket. >> that's a big number. >> i can do it. i can feel it. it's my year can't happen. >> listener and the howard bison. yes

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starting with the change that came to target stores this weekend. >> it happened sunday at most of the retailer's 2000 locations across the country, and i kind of like it. >> they have now limited self-checkout lanes to customers with just ten items or fewer. >> but have you ever been to target and only gotten ten items? never. >> never? no. >> but if you're behind someone who's taking their sweet time, you need a license. okay, target says the latest move is to improve the customer experience and speed up the checkout process, which is why danny likes it. >> yeah, well, me in and out, right? >> it takes forever. >> yeah. this is for the best. >> he's ranting. meanwhile, another change. you might have noticed at home depot. it's not even easier yet. or easter yet, i should say. in fact, it's still technically winter and already it's putting out its halloween merchandise, including an upgraded 12 foot skeleton and a new skeleton dog. >> it's too soon. home depot yeah. >> what are we doing? what are we doing next? what are we doing? happy saint patrick's day. >> happy halloween everyone.

>> all right. >> the most expensive meal in the universe. >> well, could it be space tourism industry? because a company called space vip is teaming up with the michelin starred chef for a six hour journey to the edge of space, starting at just a hair under 500 grand per ticket. wow >> now, the new york post reports the chef will cater the meal for just six explorers aboard a pod lifted by a giant balloon 100,000ft up, 500 grand. wow i would love, you know, if my kids don't want to go to college, i could consider it right? >> right. two years of college, there's that next to the ten year old shooting hoops with his feet planted firmly on a treadmill. this kid is incredible. >> ten year old zeke vozniak of augusta, georgia, showing off his skills by doing trick shots while on. yes, a moving treadmill. his younger sister and biggest fan, barbara, is the one handing him the balls. >> that takes some talent. zeke is already making a name for himself on social media as zeke. trick shots with more than

25,000 followers on instagram i love that. >> good job. >> finally, the elephant enjoying a bit of the luck of the irish in pittsburgh. >> natasha, an african elephant at the pittsburgh zoo, was presented with a large happy saint patrick's day sign along with other treats. >> listen to this. it's actually okay, apparently because cardboard and paper are perfectly fine for elephants to eat since they're made from trees, which is a normal part of an elephant's natural diet. >> i want to know what other treats were inside there, though, because it looked like she was just eating a box. >> what if he just loves a good box right? >> i mean, get all my amazon packages delivered there for natasha to eat. >> probably the sound of the box, i was thinking. not necessarily the crunch. >> this is like their pretzel or chips. >> yeah, but some salt on

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