mistreatment at the hands of the north koreans that did this. abc's chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz leading us off tonight. >> reporter: he arrived in the u.s. less than a week ago. carried off a plane, suffering from extensive brain damage, more than a year since the world heard his plea for mercy. >> please save my life. please think of my family. >> reporter: in a statement today, his parents say when otto was carried off that airplane, "he looked very uncomfortable, almost anguished. within a day, the countenance of his face changed. he was at peace. he was home, and we believe he could sense that." but he could not walk, talk or respond to verbal commands. and today, he passed away, surrounded by his family. since the moment their son was sentenced to hard labor for stealing a propaganda poster, the warmbiers were fighting until he was released. >> we're thrilled that our son is on american soil and i'm able to talk to you on otto's behalf and i'm able to wear the jacket that he wore when he gave his confession. >> reporter: the family clearly blames north korea for ott

chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz tonight. >> reporter: the jets were flying high over the baltic sea. a u.s. air force reconnaissance plane suddenly intercepted by a russian fighter approaching from behind, coming just five feet from the wingtip of the u.s. jet -- an encounter the americans called unsafe. >> it came in at such a high rate of speed, and was seemingly out of control, that it really concerned the u.s. aircraft pilots. >> reporter: russian aircraft have buzzed and intercepted not only u.s. aircraft but u.s. warships in the last year. last summer, during a training exercise in the baltics with the u.s air force, our fighter jet which flew wing tip to wing tip safely with u.s. other jets, was warned by nearby russian pilots we were getting too close to their border. we're flying over estonia now. just over to the east, to the right, is russia. the americans said the russians were just being provocative and continued the exercise. >> there we go. roll in left. >> reporter: while the u.s. intercepts russian planes as well, it has been within the safety no

correspondent martha raddatz leading us off tonight. >> reporter: he arrived in the u.s. less than a week ago. carried off a plane, suffering from extensive brain damage, more than a year since the world heard his plea for mercy. >> please, save my life. please think of my family. >> reporter: in a statement today, his parents say when otto was carried off that airplane, he looked very uncomfortable, almost anguished. but within a day, the count innocence of his face changed. he was at peace. he was home, and we believe he could sense that. but he could not walk, talk or respond to verbal commands. and today, he passed away, surrounded by his family. since the moment their son was sentenced to hard labor for stealing a propaganda poster, the warm beiers were fighting until he was released. >> we're thrilled that our son is on american soil and i'm able to talk to you on otto's behalf and i'm able to wear the jacket that he wore when he gave his confession. >> reporter: the family clearly blames north korea for otto's death, saying today the awful, torturous mistreatment or son rece

affairs correspondent martha raddatz leading us off tonight. >> reporter: he arrived in the u.s. less than a week ago. carried off a plane, suffering from extensive brain damage, more than a year since the world heard his plea for mercy. >> please, save my life. please think of my family. >> reporter: in a statement today, his parents say when otto was carried off that airplane, he looked very uncomfortable, almost anguished. but within a day, the count innocence of his face changed. he was at peace. he was home, and we believe he could sense that. but he could not walk, talk or respond to verbal commands. and today, he passed away, surrounded by his family. since the moment their son was sentenced to hard labor for stealing a propaganda poster, the warm beiers were fighting until he was released. >> we're thrilled that our son is on american soil and i'm able to talk to you on otto's behalf and i'm able to wear the jacket that he wore when he gave his confession. >> reporter: the family clearly blames north korea for otto's death, saying today the awful, torturous mistreatment or son

correspondent martha raddatz leading us off tonight. >> reporter: he arrived in the u.s. less than a week ago. carried off a plane, suffering from extensive brain damage, more than a year since the world heard his plea for mercy. >> please, save my life. please think of my family. >> reporter: in a statement toy, was carried off that airplane, he looked very uncomfortable, almost anguished. but within a day, the count innocence of his face changed. he was at peace. he was home, and we believe he could sense that. but he could not walk, talk or respond to verbal commands. and today, he passed away, surrounded by his family. since the moment their son was sentenced to hard labor for stealing a propaganda poster, the warm beiers were fighting until he was released. >> we're thrilled that our son is on american soil and i'm able to talk to you on otto's behalf and i'm able to wear the jacket that he wore when he gave his confession. >> reporter: the family clearly blames north korea for otto's death, saying today the torturous mistreatment or son received at the hands of the north koreans ensured

than 400 injured, including several americans. here's abc's martha raddatz. >> reporter: the death toll was so large, the destruction so vast, that even for this country at war for well over a decade, the loss was staggering. in the early morning hours, the massive truck bomb ripping through what is supposed to be one of the most secure parts of kabul. the moment captured here from inside an office building. so powerful the blast shattered windows a mile away. buildings were leveled. bodies scattered. cars incinerated. "there are people inside the car still alive, but the door is stuck," this man yelled. among the wounded, diplomats. this is the german embassy, heavily damaged in the blast. eleven american contractors at a former u.s. military facility nearby also hurt, but not seriously. no one claimed responsibility, but the afghan government strongly suspects the taliban, despite the group's denials they had anything to do with it. >> and martha raddatz with us tonight. you mentioned those minor injuries of the americans at a nearby u.s. military base. you spent a lot of time th

and dramatic video coming in tonight. here's abc's martha raddatz. >> reporter: never before has isis managed to carry out a major attack inside iran, but today the terrorist group struck swiftly and simultaneously. at the shrine to the late ayatollah khomeini, an assailant wearing a suicide vest blew himself up, with the sounds of gunfire then echoing through tehran's streets. and a short distance away, iran's parliament, in session at the time, targeted. armed men, some disguising themselves with the traditional dress of muslim women, set off on a deadly rampage. as government workers fled in panic, security guards helping the innocent escape, including a child. inside, chilling scenes released in real time, released by isis itself. at least 12 dead, and over 40 wounded, but by the end of the siege, all of the attackers lay dead as well. president trump did offer prayers for the innocent victims today but he did not let the iranian officials off the hook saying we underscore states that sponsor terrorism risk falling victim to the evil they promote. >> martha, thank you >>> tonight,

responsibility. we have new and dramatic video coming in tonight. here's abc's martha raddatz. >> reporter: never before has isis managed to carry out a major attack inside iran, but swiftly and simultaneously. at the shrine to the late ayatollah khomeini, an assailant wearing a suicide vest blew himself up, with the sounds of gunfire then echoing through tehran's streets. and a short distance away, iran's parliament, in session at the time, targeted. armed men, some disguising themselves with the traditional dress of muslim women, set off on a deadly rampage. as government workers fled in panic, security guards helping the innocent escape, including a child. inside, chilling scenes released in real time, released by isis itself. at least 12 dead, and over 40 wounded, but by the end of the siege, all of the attackers lay dead as well. president trump did offer prayers for the innocent victims today but he did not let the saying we underscore states that sponsor terrorism risk falling victim to the evil they promote. >> martha, thank you >>> tonight, we also have stunning images coming in o

norms. >> and martha raddatz joins us from washington tonight. this comes in a tough time. and we learned the u.s. today just shot down a drone used by forces to the russian backed government? >> that's right. the drone was threatening u.s. advisers on the ground and it comes after a v the u.s. shot down a syrian jet. the russians warning they are tracking u.s. jets as targets west of the euphrades. >>> otto warmbier died yesterday. he was carried out of captivity. president trump saying what happened to him was a quote disgrace and that he should have been brought home sooner. an obama spokes person saying we have no higher priority than the securing americaning from overseas. it's painful that mr. warmbier was not among them. >>> next to the outrage growing this evening over what the democrating call secrecy. what are the republicans workingen to repeal and replace obama care? they are demanding the public get to see it and mary bruce taking it to lawmakers tonight. >> reporter: after weeks of frustration and concern at town halls across the country -- >> aca! aca! >> reporter:

norms. >> and martha raddatz joins us from washington tonight. this comes in a tough time. and we learned the u.s. today just shot down a drone used by forces to the russian backed government? >> that's right. the drone was threatening u.s. advisers on the ground and it comes after a v the u.s. shot down a syrian jet. the russians warning they are tracking u.s. jets as targets west of the >>> otto warmbier died yesterday. he was carried out of captivity. president trump saying what happened to him was a quote disgrace and that he should have been brought home sooner. an obama spokes person saying we have no higher priority than the securing americaning from overseas. it's painful that mr. warmbier was not among them. >>> next to the outrage growing this evening over what the democrating call secrecy. what are the republicans workingen to repeal and replace obama care? they are demanding the public get to see it and mary bruce taking it to lawmakers tonight. >> reporter: after weeks of frustration and concern at town halls across the country -- >> aca! aca! >> reporter: tonight sen

: while the u.s. intercepts russians as well, it has been within the safety norms. >> and martha raddatz joins us from washington tonight. this comes in a tough time. and we learned the u.s. today just shot down a drone used by forces to the russian backed government? >> that's right. the drone was threatening u.s. advisers on the ground and it comes after a v the u.s. shot down a syrian jet. the russians warning they are tracking u.s. jets as targets west of the euphrades. >>> otto warmbier died yesterday. he was carried out of captivity. president trump saying what happened to him was a quote disgrace and that he should have been brought home sooner. an obama spokes person saying we have no higher priority than the securing americaning from overseas. it's painful that mr. warmbier was not among them. >>> next to the outrage growing this evening over what t democrating call secrecy. what are the republicans workingen to repeal and replace obama care? they are demanding the public get to see it and mary bruce taking it to lawmakers tonight. >> reporter: after weeks of frustration and con

martha stewart and snoop dogg. the clue being the song that brought us in. >> oh. so abc's nick watt, met up with the odd couple. takes us on a look behind the scenes. >> yeah. >> welcome to martha and snoop's potluck dinner party. >> tv's odd couple back for season two because it works. >> going to start throwing dishes unless we get going. >> reporter: and backstage. >> did we find lobsters? >> chef's cameras, controlled chaos. >> that's for the -- the [ bleep ] burger. >> for the -- >> the [ bleep ] burger. the most expensive hamburger. >> thought she made that up. he was like, the what? >> so expensive. the show is going. good food and guests today. rupaul. >> always interesting to see people from different worlds come together and, and, meet in the middle. >> the weirdest group of people ever on a stage together. >> they have aligned their freak when see. i think that's a lesson for everyone in the world today. >> snoop, look at this! >> martha, let me try that again. >> it's interesting. they actually are friends. not going to put a different chef in or different rapper. this i

. here's abc's martha radatz. >> reporter: the jets were flying high over the baltic sea, a u.s. air force reconnaissance plane suddenly russian fighter jet approaching from behind, coming just five feet from the wing tip of the u.s. jet, an encounter the americans called unsafe. >> it came in at such a high rate of speed and was seemingly out of control that it concerned the u.s. aircraft pilot. >> reporter: russian aircraft have buzzed and intercepted not only u.s. aircraft but warships in the last year. last summer during the training exercise, our fighter jet which flew wing tip to wing tip safely with u.s. jets was warned by russian pilots we getting too close to their border. we're flying over estonia right now. just over to the east, to the right is russia. the americans said the russians were just being provocative and continued the exercise. >> there we go. roll in left. >> reporter: while the u.s. intercepts russian planes as well, it has been within the safety norms. martha radatz, abc news, washington. >>> ford will begin importing two years. it is moving production of th

contest in northern california. >> martha. >> hey, martha. >> she is the mastiff and the world's uglyist dog. >> the mastiff. i tried to make it french. >> very sophisticated. >> the three and a half year old pooch is bigger and older than most of the other contestants. >> look at her. she's like, i've been standing for five seconds, i'm tired. her own says martha is gorgeous and realizes not everyone sees her that way. at the contest, martha climbhood onto the stage and immediately took a nap, because clearly she needs her beauty sleep. >> apparently, there's a gas issue as will. >> well, you know, she's very relaxed. >>> all right, coming up, the national great outdoors. this is the month to celebrate, people. and as people leave the cities and hit the trails, a group of kids is trading in ipads for river paddles. >>> and it's the pat down that turned into a shakedown, when a tsa officer was seen stealing money from a passenger's bag. but first we're going to take a look at today's high temperatures. >>> "world news now" weather, brought to you by oral b. i was wondering if an

a view of our country. >> martha raddatz is getting a sense of how president trump's supporters are feeling in tum t tumultuous times. >> reporter: gettysburg, pennsylvania, is a charming, welcoming team, bordered by the vast fields that bear the scars of blood and battle. tourists flock here, many from solid trump country, reflecting on where the country is today. >> here, we stand in gettysburg, a place where brothers fought. families were divided. i see that same thing happening in america today. it concerns me greatly. i think we've lost our heart. >> reporter: jim is a pastor from idaho, wrapping up a cross-country trip with his friend, gary, retired from a career in law enforcement. both men voted for donald trump. jim is having sect thoughts. if the election were held today, would you vote for trump? >> i would vote for pence. i don't know. it's hard. >> reporter: gary has an opposite reaction. >> i've actually grown more to support trump just because of the extreme stuff that comes out against him. you know? it was so over the top with some of the coverage on, you know, majo

still trying to figure out what happened to him during that time. abc's martha raddatz has the latest. >> reporter: he arrived in the u.s. less than a week ago, carried off a plane, suffering from extensive brain damage, more than a year since the world heard his plea for mercy. >> please save my life. please save my life. please think of my family. >> reporter: in a statement today, his parents say when otto was carried off that airplane, he looked very uncomfortable. almost anguished. but within a day, the countenance of his face changed. he was at peace. he was home, and we believe he could sense that. but he could not walk, talk, or respond to verbal commands. he passed away surrounded by his family. since the moment their son was sentenced to hard labor for stealing a propaganda poster, the warmbiers were fighting until he was released. >> we're thrilled that our son is on american soil and i'm able to talk to you on otto's behalf and i'm able to wear the jacket that he wore when he gave his confession. >> reporter: the family clearly blames north korea for otto's death, saying t