sal congestion, without knocking you out. feel the clarity time of the year.l claritin-d. tonight, breaking tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. a deadly shooting rampage at a religious gathering. the images coming in now from germany. reports multiple people killed, opening fire inside a building. heavily armed officers going in. and we have late reporting here. also tonight, the stunning images after those four americans were kidnapped. two of them shot and killed south of the border. tonight, the striking image. five alleged members of the notorious gulf cartel tied up, paraded out. and it was the cartel allegedly turning them over. matt rivers in mexico. this evening, two storms we're tracking. and even before one of them hits, the awful discovery tonight. loved ones found dead, trapped in their homes. matt gutman reporting.

all of this as california tonight declares a state of emergency. an atmospheric river set to unleash another eight feet of snow in some places, up to eight inches of rain along the coast. and in the midwest and northeast tonight, chicago to detroit to new york, what so many are bracing for. heavy snow, rain, and strong winds. rob marciano timing it all out. tonight, the republican leader in the senate, mitch mcconnell, in the hospital after a fall overnight at a washington, d.c. hotel. the 81-year-old being watched after suffering a concussion. rachel scott with what we know so far. just hours before the ceo of norfolk southern was set to testify today on the hill, yet another train derailment. gio benitez in that hearing room. the war in ukraine tonight. russia unleashing a massive seven-hour missile barrage across ukraine, including hypersonic missiles. what they were targeting. and james longman tonight inside ukraine. president biden unveiling his new $6.8 trillion budget, proposed increased spending on defense, border security, and social programs.

saying the wealthy and corporations should pay their fair share in taxes. what this could signal in the race for the white house, inviting republicans tonight to present their own budget. mary bruce tonight. what's now happened to the gun from that deadly shooting on that movie set? revealed today.in's attorney - the fda tonight with new guidelines for mammogram providers and what women should know. and two passings to note tonight. one of them famous for "fiddler on the roof." good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a thursday night. and we begin tonight with breaking news coming in from germany at this hour. a deadly shooting rampage inside a building, a religious gathering. shots fired inside the building used by jehovah's witnesses in hamburg, germany, the country's second-largest city. officers rushing to the scene at this hour in a massive show of force.

gunfire heard inside. heavily armed officers making their way into the building. several people escorted out of that building, and authorities tonight say there are multiple victims. abc's marcus moore leading us off tonight from london. >> reporter: tonight, parts of hamburg, germany, on lockdown, after several people were reported killed and others injured in a shooting at a building being used by jehovah's witnesses. police say at about 9:00 p.m. local time tonight, one or more unknown suspects opened fire on this street in germany's second-largest city. officers with long guns raised, kicking in a glass panel to access the building's front door. police say after officers arrived on the scene, they heard a gunshot from the upper floor. officers shouting before climbing two flights of stairs, their weapons drawn. one officer holding a large tactical shield. several people escorted out by police, hands above their heads. others sprinting out the door. a first responder carrying one person on their shoulders.

tonight, police saying it appears there is no indication the perpetrator or perpetrators are on the run. and may still be in the building or among the dead. david, this was a terrifying night for people there in hamburg, and police tell abc news that there is no manhunt. it seems to suggest that the active threat has passed, but a motive for tonight's shooting remains unclear. david? >> marcus moore leading us off tonight from london on the scene playing out in germany at this hour. marcus, thank you. in the meantime, we turn to the stunning image south of the border in mexico today, and it comes of course after those four americans were kidnapped, two of them shot and edllki. well today, five alleged members of a notorious cartel tied up and left in public, right at the scene of the kidnapping for all to see. and authorities believe it was the cartel itself handing over those five suspects. a note left on the windshield. the cartel apologizing for the deadly attack on americans. and late today, the bodies of those two americans who died in the attack arriving back in the united states. abc's matt rivers in mexico city again tonight. >> reporter: tonight, nearly a

week after that horrific kidnapping of four americans that left two of them dead in a mexican border city, a notorious drug cartel is allegedly taking responsibility. in these photos from a source close to the investigation, the gulf cartel appearing to hand over the five members they say did it. the five men found tied up near a truck, with guns, ammunition, and body armor, at the same spot in matamoros where the kidnapping took place. plus, a note on the windshield purportedly signed by the cartel references, quote, four kidnapped americans, two of which died. adding, quote, we have decided to deliver those involved and directly responsible. the five men nw in state police whether these five were involved, but multiple mexican law enforcement sources close to the investigation tell abc news the cartel note is believed to be legitimate. neither abc news nor u.s. officials have been able to verify the note's authenticity. >> i think they're doing it to take heat off themselves.

i do think this was their intent, was to sort of ease the pain, as far as what pressure may be placed on the cartel as time goes on. >> that was really something to witness that image today. matt rivers back with us tonight. and matt, this notion that the cartel itself turning over these suspects really a stark reminder of what we know from all of our reporting through the years of the power of these cartels. >> reporter: no question. and the gulf cartel is among the most powerful criminal organizations in the entire country. and if they did, in fact, turn over some of their own, knowing they would be detained by police, not worried about what the suspects would say during interrogation, david, i think it says a lot about this group's power both in matamoros and beyond. >> well, you would know. matt rivers, who has reported from mexico for years. matt, thank you. back here at home tonight, two storms pummeling the country this evening. a blast of winter from the midwest to the northeast. chicago to detroit to new york city, and we'll track it. while in the west, another new cross-country storm building. a powerful what they call

atmospheric river, with up to eight feet of snow expected in some places. and up to eight inches more of rain for much of california. and this new storm coming as today we learned of awful discoveries. multiple deaths, people trapped in their homes, just now discovered from the other storms. matt gutman from california again tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the san bernardino sheriff's department is investigating multiple deaths. so far, at least 13 people losing their lives in the snowed-in mountain communities in southern california, since the area was cut off by back-to-back blizzards in recent weeks. a number that could rise. elinor avenatti was 93. everybody called her dolly. she lived alone. margaret potvin showed us her house. >> so that's the window where she was sleeping. >> reporter: right in there. and in early march, they got worried. >> and we called the emergency number to come rescue dolly. >> reporter: before she died?

>> before she died. and they didn't come. >> reporter:t eielinor, but she answer. at that point, they realized that she probably may not have been alive. they had to climb up this bank and climb through a door over there, finding her near a fireplace, no longer alive. so many residents here like margaret trapped for weeks. >> we couldn't leave. you're stuck here. >> reporter: you really were trapped. >> and we had no electricity for seven days. >> reporter: the grim news comes as communities up and down the state race to remove all that snow ahead of yet another system. david, rain on top of snow can make it up to ten times heavier. and some of the most significant accumulations in this region are expected for just these communities. it's why authorities are telling me there is major concern for flooding and additional roof collapses. david? >> bracing all over again. matt gutman, thank you. let's get right to senior meteorologist rob marciano, tracking this for us tonight. he's live in san francisco with the latest. rob? >> reporter: hey, david. that atmospheric river has arrived here in northern california. and the flow is perpendicular to the coast and the mountains, and

that really maximizes the precip. and we're seeing it right now. we've seen it rain all day long here. and on the radar, the futurecast, we're looking at rainfall from oregon down to santa cruz. it does get down to southern california later on tonight and tomorrow morning. and this is a warm storm, so, the snow levels jump. heavy, wet snow matt talked about, that really weighs down the roofs. we could see wind gusts over 100 miles an hour and flooding rains below 5,000 feet. meanwhile, that winter storm in the midwest is bringing some snow to places like minneapolis and milwaukee, chicago getting some, as well, down i-90, detroit will get some overnight tonight. this stretches into new york state and new york city will see wet snow tomorrow night into saturday morning. and some of the suburbs around new york will see several inches of snow. winter isn't over yet. david? >> rob marciano live in front of the golden gate bridge tonight. rob, thank you. next tonight, to that fall at a hotel overnight in washington. the republican leader in the senate, mitch mcconnell, who is 81, is now in the hospital tonight after suffering a concussion. here's rachel scott.

>> reporter: tonight, republican minority leader mitch mcconnell in the hospital. his staff saying the 81-year-old is recovering from a concussion. >> i spoke to the family. i think he's going to be all right. >> reporter: the senate's top republican tripped and fell during a private dinner at the waldorf astoria hotel in washington, d.c. for hours, washington waiting for word. then this afternoon, his staff telling us mcconnell "is expected to remain in the hospital for a few days of observation and treatment." >> i called the leader this morning and spoke briefly with his staff to extend my prayers and well-wishes. my thoughts are also with leader mcconnell's family and his team. >> hopefully he'll be back next tuesday when we're up and running and -- and i'm -- just knowing him, i'm sure he's watching c-span. >> reporter: republicans briefed by mcconell's team tell us he is alert and talking. louisiana senator bill cassidy, who is a doctor, says that's a good sign. >> is it normal to keep someone for observation for a few days after a concussion?

>> right, so, it may just be it's a little dose of being extra careful. >> so, let's bring in rachel scott live up on the hill tonight. rachel, again, senator mcconnell's staff also saying he is expected to be in the hospital for a few days so they can watch over him, given this concussion? >> reporter: yes, david. and we know mcconnell has suffered falls in the past, but that he also survived polio as a small child. it's a disease that left him with a slight limp. tonight, republicans and democrats are both wishing him well. david? >> yeah, i know he's getting support from both sides of the aisle for a quick recovery. rachel, thank you. meantime, on capitol hill today, the ceo of norfolk southern railway testifying after that toxic train derailment in ohio, saying he is deeply sorry for the derailment. but just hours before his testimony today, another norfolk southern train going off the rails. abc's gio benitez in the hearing room. >> reporter: tonight, just hours after yet another train derailment, this time in alabama, the ceo of norfolk southern testifying before lawmakers on capitol hill. alan shaw telling the residents of east palestine, the site of

that toxic train derailment, that he is deeply sorry. >> i'm committed to doing what's right. you know, we're going to be there today, tomorrow, a year from now, five years from now, ten years from now. >> reporter: senators pressing shaw about paying for long-term damage, like diminished property values and health care costs for the residents of east palestine. but the ceo short on specifics. >> we're going to do what's right for the citizens of east palestine. >> what's right is to cover their health care needs. will you do that? >> everything is on the table, sir. >> reporter: jessica conner, a mother of three, traveled here from east palestine. >> i'm very aware of what these chemicals and toxins can do to terrifying and devastating.'s - we're not drinking the water right now. >> reporter: you don't trust that the water is safe to drink? >> no. >> reporter: and david, shaw defended his company's safety

record, saying it is safe, but the families at that hearing still want answers. david? >> all right, gio benitez live in washington. thank you, gio. we're going to turn now to the war in ukraine tonight. russia launching its fiercest missile assault this year. at least 84 missiles, including six hypersonic missiles that ukraine is unable to shoot down. what they were targeting. and abc's james longman inside ukraine again tonight. >> reporter: tonight, russia unleashing a deadly wave of attacks across ukraine. the biggest missile barrage so far this year. the seven-hour assault beginning before dawn. more than 90 missiles and drones. dozens hitting their targets, slamming all corners of the country. six people killed and power cut in multiple regions. six of the launches were advanced hypersonic missiles, the most moscow has fired so far in this war. they can fly more than five times the speed of sound, and ukraine can't shoot them down.

one of them believed to have hit this power plant in kyiv. videos circulating online showing a massive fire. these people had just been waiting for a bus, but death came instead. now, that's the sound of the battle right on the doorstep of this town. take a look. we are in a residential neighborhood, you've got people just trying to get on with their lives, and the battle is raging in the town next door. this man asking himself, "what has russia liberated me from? my job, my salary? i have nothing." >> james longman with us from eastern ukraine again tonight. not far from the front lines of this fighting. and james, as you reported there, russia launching the most hypersonic missiles so far in this war. and i know tonight ukraine believes this is significant? >> reporter: yeah, david. ukraine says russia used its hypersonic missiles because they are running out of more conventional weapons. they say this is a sign of weakness, and could be part of a pattern we see repeated as the war goes on. david? >> all right, james longman, and our team, please stay safe. excellent reporting again tonight. thank you, james. back here in the u.s., meanwhile, president biden unveiling his $6.8 trillion budget at an event in philadelphia, saying, quote, let me tell you what i value.

proposing increases for defense, border security, and social programs, saying the wealthy and corporations should pay their fair share in taxes in this country. what this could signal in the race for the white house, inviting republicans to present their own budget. here's our senior white house correspondent mary bruce tonight. >> reporter: president biden today in the key battleground state of pennsylvania, unveiling a blueprint for his re-election campaign -- a $6.8 trillion budget that would slash the deficit by $3 trillion over the next decade. >> folks, let me tell you what i value with the budget i'm releasing today. i value everyone having an even shot. not just labor, but small business owners, farmers, and so many other people hold the country together. >> reporter: biden's plan calls for new social spending on things like family leave and universal pre-k. it would also shore up medicare and aim to lower prescription drug costs. it also features big hikes in defense spending. more money for police and border security.

to pay for it all, the president is calling for tax hikes on large corporations and americans making over $400,000 a year. >> we also have to ask the wealthiest and biggest corporations to begin to pay their fair share. >> reporter: his budget has no chance of passing in the republican house. but the president is using it to challenge the other side to show americans what they stand for. >> i'm ready to meet with the speaker any time. tomorrow, if he has his budget. lay it down. >> let's bring in mary bruce, she's live at the white house tonight. and mary, bottom line here, the president knows this budget isn't going to pass, but obviously this white house also knows much of what he is proposing gets very strong polling, the wealthy and corporations paying their fair share, increased defense and border spending, all of this part of this plan revealed today. >> reporter: exactly, david. and republicans tonight are making it clear, this is dead on arrival. but we know that budgets are always aspirational documents,

but this year is about a lot more than that. this is really a political pitch, as the president readies a run for re-election, and he did it in pennsylvania, during his 20th trip to the key state since taking office, and david, i'm sure there will be many more trips still to come. >> feels very much like the race for the white house has begun. mary bruce tonight. mary, thank you. when we come back here, what's now happened to the gun in that deadly shooting on that movie set. what alec baldwin's attorney revealed today. and the fda tonight with new guidelines for mammogram providers, and what women should know tonight. your projects done right .

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finally tonight here, the 10-year-old and her song. america strong. tonight, in west grove, pennsylvania, 10-year-old olive wallace is witnessing her song come to life. it was three weeks ago when olive wrote a song to play on her violin, but she didn't think it was good enough to perform. so, she left it sitting there on the kitchen counter. that's when her mother mimi had an idea. sharing the score online and asking others what they thought. >> my 10-year-old daughter wrote this. could somebody play this? ♪ >> the response was immediate. chuck in iowa playing it on the piano. julie on the harp.

the clarinet. and it keeps going. musicians all over the country performing olive's song. encouraging her. ♪ in bellevue, washington, conductor and professor christopher hansen gathering 50 other music teachers to play olive's piece. and 85 seventh and eighth graders from the washington all state junior orchestra. tonight, olive telling us, it means a lot to connect so many people. and her mother mimi saying, "it's a true testament to the good in this world." and tonight here -- >> hi, david. >> professional violinist casey buzell on the gift olive has given with her song. >> we all need new and inspiring art these days. >> keep going, olive. good night.

>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> it before it gets better. live doppler 7 shows the storm hitting the bay area on top of what we have already gotten. thank you for joining us. >> and atmospheric river is hitting the bay area. the storm ranks at on the abc 7 storm impact scale. >> we have spread out reporters around the bay area to monitor conditions and see how well people prepared. let's go to sandhya patel. >> hopefully everyone is prepared and home safe. this storm is hitting the bay area. the atmospheric river. rain paul writes have been half an inch to an inch per hour.

any the north bay around highway 10 one, san quentin, highway 80 heading into richmond. we are getting reports of flooding east of dublin. also around great and and sonoma county. we are getting reports of flooding as well. emeryville, oakland, berkeley noticing some moderate rain across the region. it is pretty much across the entire area. later rainfall from san francisco to daly city. in the south bay we are starting to see light rain some moderate rain across the santa cruz mountains. a strong level three storm. the atmospheric river of l'express stretching over a thousand miles aimed right at us. 7:00 tonight some pockets of downpours. this trend carries over it to :00 a.m. you will see pops of red. as we head toward your morning commute, 8:00 a.m. the focus is going to be from s