- Tonight, US airstrikes in Syria. - Make no mistake, the United States does not-- does not, emphasize-- seek conflict with Iran, but be prepared for us to act forcefully to protect our people. PHIL LIPOF: President Biden ordering retaliation after an American contractor was killed and several service members wounded in an Iranian-backed drone attack with another round of rockets fired at the US base hours later. Plus-- - There's a lot riding on him being able to not just, you know, have a successful tournament during March, but actually make the smooth transition into the pros. PHIL LIPOF: March Madness in full swing, and Alabama's Brandon Miller is one of the biggest stars. What happened off the court that may put his NBA future at risk. And. - I think there's a quote, "Hope is the instrument of vitality," which I respond to. I really-- I am a hopeful person. PHIL LIPOF: From doctors scrubs to the director's chair, Zach Braff talks about his new film, A Good Person and how personal grief helped tell a story with humor and hope. Good evening. I'm Phil Lipof in for Linsey Davis tonight. Thanks so much for streaming with us. We are following those stories and much more for you tonight, including former President Trump lashing out, threatening the Manhattan district attorney and warning of death and destruction if he is indicted, as authorities investigate an envelope with white powder sent to the DA's office. Plus, actress Gwyneth Paltrow taking the stand, accused in a Utah court of causing a ski accident that left one man on the mountain badly injured. And a pair of coyote attacks injuring two toddlers in Arizona, one of those dangerous encounters caught on camera. Our correspondents are fanned out across the world, covering those stories and more for you tonight. But we begin with the barrage of attacks against US forces in Syria, four in the past 36 hours, and the American response tonight. The first attack on a base by a suspected Iranian drone killing one American contractor and injuring five US service members. One American was injured in one of the later attacks. Authorities say Iran-backed militants are responsible for the airstrikes. The US launched airstrikes in retaliation, destroying two Iranian-aligned facilities. President Biden, who authorized the retaliatory strikes, said today the US does not, quote, "seek conflict with Iran, but is prepared to act forcefully to protect our people." And tonight, there are questions about whether the defenses at the US bases where an American died were fully operational. Chief global affairs anchor Martha Raddatz leads us off tonight from Washington. MARTHA RADDATZ: Tonight, four separate attacks on US forces in Syria in 36 hours, one of them deadly. In response, US F-15S destroying two Iranian-aligned training and equipment facilities in Syria. - To make no mistake, the United States does not-- does not, emphasize-- seek conflict with Iran, but be prepared for us to act forcefully to protect our people. That's exactly what happened last night. MARTHA RADDATZ: It was 6:38 AM Eastern time on Thursday, when an explosive-laden Iranian drone came hurtling down on the US base in northeast Syria, leaving one American contractor dead, one wounded, and five US service members injured as well, four of the Americans medically evacuated. Central Command immediately planning counter strikes. And just hours later, President Biden, aboard Air Force One, authorizing the retaliatory attacks, sending two F-15s into the air and hitting their targets. There are currently 900 American service members and hundreds more contractors in Syria as part of a counter-ISIS force. The attacks against those forces by these Iranian-backed proxies have been relentless, nearly 80 rocket or drone attacks in the last two years. This is the first time the US has hit targets in Syria since August and the first time an American has been killed in Syria in a drone attack. And tonight, there are serious questions about how the drone got through. - We take force protection very, very seriously. I will say, you know, as it pertains to radar, my understanding is that there was a complete site picture in terms of radar. All that said, as is the case in any type of attack, US Central Command will conduct a review to assess what happened. PHIL LIPOF: So let's get right to Martha Raddatz. Martha, what are you hearing tonight about the defense systems on the US bases? Why were they not able to stop these drones and rockets? And how does the US plan to respond to these new attacks? - Well, Phil, a US official confirmed to us that one in the air defenses was down at the time of that deadly attack, something they will be looking into and reviewing, but do not expect the US to back off. President Biden said just a short time ago, "we are not going to stop," implying there could be further retaliations. Phil. - All right. Martha Raddatz, thank you. In Florida, a 14-year-old who stabbed his classmate 114 times on Mother's Day was sentenced to life in prison. Aiden Fucci pleaded guilty to killing 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey. Her body was found near his home. Family members of the cheerleader told the judge that Fucci is beyond saving. Four of the five officers who appeared on that body camera video showing the brutal beating of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols will never be able to carry a badge in Tennessee again. The officers charged with Nichols' murder are now banned from working in law enforcement in the state. They do have 30 days to appeal that decision. The five former police officers charged with second-degree murder have all pleaded not guilty. Two Memphis Fire Department emergency medical workers and a lieutenant were also fired. Now to the latest on former President Trump, with a grand jury in New York weighing a possible indictment against the former president. Authorities are growing increasingly alarmed by what they believe is the former president's escalating and dangerous rhetoric, with Trump now warning of, quote, "potential death and destruction" if he's indicted. Here's Chief Washington correspondent Jon Karl. JONATHAN KARL: Facing mounting legal jeopardy and multiple criminal investigations, former President Donald Trump is warning of, quote, "potential death and destruction" if Manhattan District attorney Alvin Bragg files charges against him. The ominous rhetoric came in a 1:00 AM statement on his social media platform. It comes after top Republican leaders said there should not be protests if Trump is indicted, as he has called for. Democratic House leader Hakeem Jeffries called Trump's words "reprehensible and reckless." - It's dangerous. And if he keeps it up, he's going to get someone killed. We've already seen the consequences of incitement from the former president. JONATHAN KARL: New York is preparing, adding security and barricades around the city's courthouses. So far, few people have heeded Trump's call to protest, but the district attorney's office has received several threatening messages. Today, white powder was found in the mailroom of DA Alvin Bragg's office, inside an envelope addressed to Alvin, which included a note saying, "Alvin, I'm going to kill you." It was later determined the white powder in the envelope was not a dangerous substance. Trump has repeatedly attacked Bragg on social media, even calling him an animal. Also today, a major development in the special counsel's investigation into Trump's actions leading up to January 6. A federal judge has ordered several top Trump aides, including former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, to testify before the grand jury, sources familiar with the secret proceedings tell ABC News. Trump had attempted to block the testimony by asserting executive privilege, but the federal judge rejected that argument. Meadows is a key witness, one of the few people with Trump in the days leading up to January 6 and on that day itself, as his aide, Cassidy Hutchinson, testified before the January 6 Committee. - And he said something to the effect of, there's a lot going on, Cass, but I don't know. Things might get real, real bad on January 6. That evening was the first moment that I remember feeling scared. JONATHAN KARL: Trump is expected to appeal the judge's order that Meadows testify. - And Jon Karl joins us now from Washington. Jon, there's also news tonight on that story you broke earlier this week in the case of the mishandled classified documents, with a Trump attorney now testifying. What's the latest there? - Yeah, Trump fought hard to try to prevent his attorney from testifying. He asserted attorney-client privilege. The judge rejected that, as we reported. And Evan Corcoran-- this is one of Trump's top lawyers-- spent three hours before the grand jury that is hearing evidence in the classified documents case. The central issue here is whether or not Trump misled Corcoran about classified documents in his possession. Phil. PHIL LIPOF: All right. Jon Karl, thank you. On Saturday, former President Trump claimed he would be arrested this past Tuesday. He was not. A grand jury in Manhattan continues to meet next week, but it's not clear if they will indict Trump or if he will be arrested or what that would even look like. In the last few days, millions of social media users have seen a series of AI-generated deepfake photos, showing false depictions-- false depictions-- of former President Trump being arrested. Let's bring up some of those pictures. What you are looking at here is a fabricated, computer-generated image of an event that did not happen. However, while these images are fake, AI-generated images are getting more sophisticated, which raises major concerns over the potential to confuse and create chaos. For more on this, ABC senior reporter Emanuelle Saliba joins me now. Emanuelle, thank you for being here. We've established that those images-- and want to do it again-- are not real, but what can you tell us about how they were created? - Yeah, one thing to mention to our viewers is what we're seeing here-- ABC News added a filter and a title that says "deepfake," just to make it obvious to our viewers-- PHIL LIPOF: Very clear. EMANUELLE SALIBA: --that they're fabricated. They were created using an app called Mid Journey. So it's one of these AI image generators, where you can input a text, and it gives you an image. So for example, "corgi in a field." And it'll give you a very realistic photo of a corgi in a field. And so that's exactly what Eliot Higgins did. He's the founder of Bellingcat, who created a series of these fake images of former President Donald Trump. And it exploded online. I mean, 5.5 million people viewed these images on Twitter, not to mention all of the views it got on other platforms. - And it's very real. When we see it, it looks certainly like it could have happened, though it didn't. I would expect, as the 2024 campaign moves forward-- I mean, it's a shame. You'd like to think that was a one off, and we're not going to see anything more like that, but you expect it, don't you? - Yeah. Not only do we expect it, but we should be prepared for it. These apps are getting more sophisticated. They're getting more accessible. And this is a really great use case because it's sort of obvious that they're fake, just if you go through the thread. Higgins is very clear in his captions that he's making these images, but that might not be the case the next time around. And we just need to be prepared for that. We've entered a new era of misinformation and disinformation because these tools are so accessible and because they're so sophisticated that if they were to get in the wrong hands, it really has the potential of creating chaos and confusion during a breaking news event, during elections. In any moment where we have information gaps, these images, these fake images can be deployed very quickly. - And we seem to be at a time in this country politically, at least, where people are in sort of their corners, listening to what they believe. And it's this echo chamber. And you start showing people something that they might believe, and they could believe it's true. So the natural question is, how do we spot a fake? Can we spot a fake if it pops up in our feed? - Yeah, I mean, I think it's human nature to want to, you know, believe what you are already believe, what affirms your biases. But in this case, just awareness that the technology is getting more sophisticated. And this has just happened in the last few months, this upgrade in technology. So the awareness for everyone, for all of us at home who are using social media to know that when you're on your feed, the possibility of something being fake is much higher than it used to be. Provenance is going to be really important. PHIL LIPOF: Emanuelle Saliba, thanks so much. - Thank you. PHIL LIPOF: I appreciate the conversation. - Thanks. - Now to the latest tragedy in our nation's ongoing immigration crisis. Tonight, Uvalde's mayor tells ABC News 17 migrants were trapped in a train car container. At least two of them have died, and several more have been transported to a hospital. Uvalde Police were forced to shut down a highway so two medical helicopters could land. The incident happened just 15 minutes outside of Uvalde. President Biden visited Canada today for the first time since his election, with the president and the prime minister, Justin Trudeau, cementing a new deal on immigration. So what does this new agreement over asylum-seekers do? ABC's senior national correspondent Terry Moran is traveling with the president. TERRY MORAN: An alliance and a friendship and a 21st century reboot of a relationship sometimes taken for granted in the past, now facing new dangers and new opportunities. - Canada and the United States always will have each other's backs. TERRY MORAN: The two leaders spending a whirlwind day today in Canada's capital, but the trip began last night at the Trudeau's home, an informal evening in, Biden meeting Trudeau's children, the two men relaxing over drinks. On the stacked agenda here, a deal to limit unauthorized migration. Canada has agreed to accept an additional 15,000 migrants from South and Central America. In exchange, the US has agreed that Canada can turn back migrants who illegally cross our northern border. - After midnight tonight, police and border officers will enforce the agreement and return irregular border crossers to the closest port of entry with the United States. TERRY MORAN: Also on the table, beefing up North American air defenses after the China spy balloon incident and boosting the development of green energy technology, another way of confronting China, which dominates the industry. - I know that the United States can count on Canada to be our friend, doing the hard work, doing the historic work, doing the work that matters, and doing it together. - And Terry Moran joins me now. Terry, beyond immigration, this summit had a far-reaching agenda. What else was covered? - It did, Phil. And that was striking. Presidential trips to Canada have been sleepers over the years, really trade, mostly. This time, it was really 21st century threats, 21st century opportunities After that China spy balloon incident, they talked about beefing up North American air and defenses and radar defenses. They talked about confronting China on another issue, green energy manufacturing. The United States trying to jump ahead of China and secure supply lines for these critical technologies. And it was really striking, the migration agreement that they had as well, dealing with what is now a hemisphere-wide crisis over people coming from south to north and the north trying to deal with that. It was a summit that was very substantive and very serious, as I say, a reboot, almost, of this old relationship into the new century. Phil. PHIL LIPOF: Yeah, that's a lot for the two leaders to cover Terry Moran from Ottawa tonight. Terry, thank you. And now to actress Gwyneth Paltrow in court in Park City, Utah, where she took the stand today to testify in the civil trial over a 2016 skiing accident, with Paltrow making the case she was not responsible for the accident that left a man suing her, claiming lasting physical injuries. Here's Paltrow, on the stand denying the only eyewitness account that claims she skied into Terry Sanderson. - I don't know how he can be positive about what he saw, especially with how much he changed his story. WOMAN: OK, well-- - And I can tell you that he didn't because Mr. Sanderson categorically hit me on that ski slope. And that is the truth. - And I'm sure that that's what you believe. I'm not saying-- GWENYTH PALROW: Because it's the truth. - Joining us now, managing partner of the Cochran Firm and ABC News contributor, Channa Lloyd. Channa, it's good to see you. First, for those who may not have been following this case from the beginning and maybe just checking in right now, how has a ski accident, something that happens, you know, frequently on the slopes, turned into this case? - So with this particular case, they're alleging that Gwyneth Paltrow did not follow the rules of skiing and that she is negligent for this accident that the plaintiff has and that he has suffered traumatic brain injury from the crash that ensued on the ski slope. PHIL LIPOF: The testimony is ongoing, but can you give us your impression of Paltrow's time there on the stand so far? - So far, she's been a great witness. She's answered everything very clearly, decisively. She's very clear about her memories and what she believes transpired that day on the ski slope. So she is providing great narration regarding the events of that day for the jury and providing a lot of clarification. PHIL LIPOF: There is one witness, who she addressed today, says Paltrow caused the crash. We heard her denial just before we began this conversation, but for the most part, this seems to be a "he said, she said" situation. So what does Gwyneth Paltrow need to do to convince the jury? - Absolutely Phil. This really boils down to a "he said, she said." So what this is going to cause a jury to do is really look at the plaintiff, look at the defendant, listen to her testimony, listen to his testimony, and make a determination on who do they believe, which facts do they believe are most supported by the testimony that they're hearing from the experts and the other witnesses involved. PHIL LIPOF: And this man suing her, Terry Sanderson, how do you think his case has come across so far? - It's interesting. It's really going to depend on how juries see these types of accidents. You know, when we talk about these type of medical injuries, when we talk about traumatic brain injuries, we find at large, jurors have a hard time with that because it's very hard to correlate the mental effects of these brain injuries and so they're going to have to do a very good job in illustrating the differences that happened because of the accident as opposed to mere facts of age or other injuries that he had prior to the skiing accident. PHIL LIPOF: Paltrow is countersuing for $1. What's the plan there? Why is she doing that? - She's suing for a nominal dollar because it's symbolic. She's here because this is about reputation for her. This is about setting the record straight. And so she's not looking for additional damages outside of attorney's fees. PHIL LIPOF: All right. Channa Lloyd, thanks so much. We appreciate it. An American couple from Florida traveled to Haiti to visit family and attend a festival. What was supposed to be a quick trip turned quickly into a nightmare, the couple kidnapped on their bus ride from Port Au Prince and have been held hostage since Saturday. Their captors are now asking for a $400,000 ransom. ABC News Miami affiliate WPLG spoke with the victim's niece and sister, who are begging for help. - We just miss them. We just want them home. - We miss them, we love them, we want them home. - And their child wants them him, if he knew, if he knew what was going on - He's going to turn two next week. - The couple has a one-year-old child they were talking about at home. Overseas now to France, where an eruption of protests caused officials to press pause on a planned visit by King Charles. The unrest coming amid a controversial move to raise the retirement age. ABC's Marcus Moore in Paris for us. MARCUS MOORE: Tonight with mass protest and strikes paralyzing much of France, Britain's King Charles forced to indefinitely postpone a planned state visit set to begin Sunday. French President Emmanuel Macron today saying, quote, "It wouldn't have been serious to proceed with the visit, given the widespread unrest." Calling the decision to postpone, quote, "common sense." More than a million demonstrators took to the streets across France Thursday in a nationwide day of protest, a week after Macron forced a pension overhaul through government, raising the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64. [EXPLOSION] Some demonstrations turning violent, protesters setting fires in the streets, pelting police with bottles. More than 400 officers reportedly hurt. One of the main doors to city hall in Bordeaux, where King Charles was scheduled to visit, set aflame. - And let's get right to Marcus Moore in Paris. Marcus, are the police there expecting these protests to continue? And if so, how are they preparing? - Phil, they do expect these protests to continue. In fact, there is another protest scheduled for tomorrow and a nationwide protest scheduled for Tuesday. We have seen a strong police presence here throughout Paris. And as you know, these demonstrations have been happening, though, in cities across the country. And they are showing their presence, trying to indicate that they are ready and hoping to deter anyone from causing trouble here throughout these cities across the country. PHIL LIPOF: All right. Marcus Moore from Paris, thank you. Back here at home, officials in Arizona are searching for a coyote that reportedly attacked two toddlers in Scottsdale. They say the first attack happened last Saturday and the second Wednesday, about two miles from where the first incident happened. Both toddlers were treated for minor injuries. Four states are under a tornado watch as that storm out of California is moving east, 30 million on alert from Texas to Pennsylvania plus the Northeast awaits snow. Let's get right to ABC's senior meteorologist Rob Marciano following it all for us. Hey, Rob. - Hey, Phil. Yeah, it's been an active day down here across the Ark-La-Tex region. We're on the campus of Louisiana Tech right now in Northeast Louisiana, where there's a line of severe thunderstorms just to our west. You can see how those clouds are really ripping from south to north. That's a low-level jet stream that is one of the main ingredients for thunderstorms. And I think because of that, the storm's prediction center has amped up the watch area to now include all of Northern Louisiana, all of Northern Mississippi, much of Eastern Arkansas, and gets into Western Tennessee, Memphis area in it too. That's in effect until at least midnight. And obviously, the area of red there, that's where all of those ingredients come into play. But the next few hours, right into the parts of the overnight, are going to be dangerous, not only for tornadoes and severe storms, but the flood threat is going to be extending through tomorrow, up the Mississippi, across the Ohio River Valley, all the way to West Virginia, two to four inches of rainfall. And this ground isn't completely saturated, but it could easily flood from that Gulf moisture, with that low that's also going to have a snow component to it, believe it or not, pulling in a little bit of cold air backside of it Chicago, back to Northern Illinois and through Milwaukee could see several inches of snow, some snows across the northern part of the Northeast, but mostly a rain and wind event for I-95, including New York City, through tomorrow afternoon. This whole mess doesn't exit the area until Sunday. And obviously, the next six to 12 hours here down in the South is going to be tough. Phil. PHIL LIPOF: Yeah, some fierce winds there already, Rob. Thanks so much. So much more to get to here tonight on Prime. Spring break chaos in Miami, why many locals are fed up with the tradition and want it to end. But next, he could be the number-one overall pick in the NBA draft this year. And his college team could win it all. We delve into the turmoil the Alabama Crimson Tide are dealing with and how it could derail Brandon Miller's hoop dreams. - This whole situation is just really heartbreaking, but respectfully that's all I'm going to be able to say on that. - Welcome back. Tonight, March Madness is in full swing. And what many consider to be the best men's basketball team in the entire country is facing a major controversy as its players try to tune out distractions and win an NCAA championship. Alabama's Brandon Miller may just be the best college basketball player in the country. LZ GRANDERSON: He's one of those guys that the NBA loves. He can cover multiple positions, and he too can knock down that 3-point shot from a very long range. ANNOUNCER: Swing it over to the other end. Is he going to go? Yes. - He's National College Player of the Year. He's Freshman Player of the Year, and his team is by far the best team in the country. PHIL LIPOF: And could soon see a massive payday. - For, you know, as long as three to four years, all Brandon Miller has done is proven to be the best in the court and win a lot of games. Once you become an NBA player or football player, however, you're talking guaranteed seven figures at 20, 21 years old. So there's a lot riding on him being able to not just, you know, have a successful tournament during March, but actually make the smooth transition into the pros. PHIL LIPOF: Now a murder case involving his former teammate is putting his future superstar status in jeopardy. Authorities allege that Miller transported a firearm used in the murder of 23-year-old mother Jamila Harris. Two men, including Miller's former teammate, Darius Miles, were charged with murder and are currently in jail awaiting trial. Miller briefly addressed the situation in a press conference. - This whole situation is just really heartbreaking, but respectfully, that's all I'm going to be able to say on that. PHIL LIPOF: The victim's family has called for Miller to be benched, telling USA Today, it is "unimaginable" that he'd be able to play. Miller is still on the court and the number-one-seeded Crimson Tide is marching toward what they hope is an NCAA championship. Head Coach Nate Oats said Miller was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. He later apologized for those remarks. - I used a poor choice of words, making it appear like I wasn't taking this tragic situation seriously. I sincerely apologize for that. I don't really have anything more to add. PHIL LIPOF: Miller now travels with a security detail and has become a magnet for hecklers throughout the tournament. [BOOING] Prosecutors say Miller is not accused of a crime. - Mr. Miller was driving the car where a friend had his firearm located in the glove compartment. The friend requested him to bring it to him, and he drove closer. He had no information, allegedly, as to what the purpose was, why he wanted it back, or any of that information. It's not illegal for him to have been in possession of the gun or to return it to the owner. Right now, there is moral outrage regarding his involvement, his presence. However, there is no legal standing for anything that he did to show criminal negligence. PHIL LIPOF: Miller's NBA dream could hang in the balance, as the sports world and beyond watches and waits. - It's going to be really interesting to see which NBA team decides to draft him and what their infrastructure is like internally and whether or not, if he does seem to be someone with maturity problems, will they be in a position to help him navigate through that or will he find himself on somewhat of a slippery slope? - Still much more to get to here on Prime. Coming up, actor and director Zach Braff dishes about his newest project and how it helped him get through one of the darkest periods of his life, but up next, what's behind the record-breaking push to ban books in America? We go by the numbers. Welcome back. Efforts to ban books reached record-breaking numbers last year, and we're going to take a look by the numbers. 1,269 demands were made to censor library books and resources in 2022. That's according to the American Library Association. And that's nearly double the 729 challenges in 2021 and the highest number of attempted book bans since the group began collecting data more than 20 years ago. A record 2,571 unique books were targeted for censorship in 2022 that is a 38% increase from 2021 and dramatically up from the 566 books targeted in 2019. The ALA says the vast majority were written by or about members of the LGBTQ+ community and people of color. Some 58% of attempts to remove a book targeted materials in school or classroom libraries or school curricula, while the remainder targeted public libraries. The books challenged include 1,604 young adult titles, 550 children's titles according to the ALA as well. Of the overall number of books challenged, 90% were part of attempts to censor multiple titles. 40% were in lists involving 100 or more books. The ALA says the efforts are part of a coordinated campaign that targeted a list of books shared on social media by conservative groups. The most frequently challenged title was challenged 151 times, while 144 titles received nine or more challenges. That's important when you consider in prior years, the most frequently challenged title of the year received an average of eight challenges. The ALA will unveil its list of top 10 most challenged books in the US next month during National Library Week. And much more ahead here on Prime. The claims tonight by North Korea that it can create a radioactive tsunami. And the contentious school board meeting in California. What caused members to walk out of the room. Welcome back. LA schools back in session, and a CDC report that says autism is high and children of color. Plus, The Weeknd's latest accolade. These stories and more in tonight's rundown. [MUSIC PLAYING] REPORTER: Back to school for hundreds of thousands of kids in Los Angeles after support staffers at schools ended their three-day strike, but they're still working without a contract deal in the second-largest public school district in the country. - Everybody just calm down. - [BLEEP] REPORTER: A District Board meeting erupting into a yelling match and ultimately coming to an abrupt end, just days after the release of a controversial video released by Project Veritas, of a Loomis pastor, Casey Tinnin, who runs an LGBTQIA+ youth group. Dozens showing up to the district board meeting to speak out during public comment, many expressing support for Tinnin and LGBTQIA+ students. REPORTER: North Korea claims it tested a nuclear-capable underwater drone today. However, analysts are skeptical. North Korean officials say the drone is capable of creating a radioactive tsunami that would destroy naval ships and ports, but while analysts question the claims made by North Korea, they point out it does show the country's commitment to being considered a nuclear threat. REPORTER: A confrontation between two players in the post-game handshake line following Bowling Green's win over Memphis in the Women's National Invitation Tournament has resulted in a member of the Memphis team being charged with assault, according to the Bowling Green State University Police Department. Bowling Green is also conducting its own review of the incident. Video from the event appears to show the moment the players met during the post-game handshake. There was no immediate word about what caused the confrontation or if any player was seriously injured. Bowling Green said Thursday night in a statement that the incident is in the hands of the campus police. REPORTER: Child autism diagnoses are becoming more common. REPORTER: CDC researchers say it's likely doctors, parents, and communities are getting better at diagnosing children, especially among Black, Hispanic, and Asian-Americans. REPORTER: This is the first time we are seeing a distinction based on race. The CDC estimates that one in 36 children who were eight years old in 2020 had autism, and that is up from one in 44 two years earlier. But the rate rose faster for children of color. However, experts attribute the change to improved screening for the disorder, as services for all children with autism improves. It's important for parents to learn about the developmental milestones to watch out for in your child so you can recognize if your child deviates from that. And always consult with your physician. REPORTER: The Weeknd, also known as Abel Tesfaye, has become the most popular artist in the world. That's according to Guinness World Records, which dubbed him the King of Streams. The announcement came as the artist broke two world records based on Spotify data. Abel had the most monthly listeners on Spotify, with 111.4 million users, while also being the first artist to have 100 million monthly listeners on the platform. - For decades now, spring breakers have been heading to South Florida to party. However, the crowds and chaos may be coming to an end. ABC News Victor Oquendo talks to the mayor of Miami Beach and a business owner who are looking for a solution to bring an end to the madness. [PARTY MUSIC] VICTOR OQUENDO: Spring break in Miami. Historically, it's a wild time. [SIRENS] But not this wild or dangerous. [GUNSHOTS] Miami Beach officials declaring a state of emergency after shootings over this past week left two people dead on famous Ocean Drive as spring break crowds surged. - Policemen on bikes. There are way more security guards. It's definitely more on lockdown than it was. - They need to shut it all off and take the party off the streets. - Every noise that's going on, we're scared. VICTOR OQUENDO: A suspect was taken into custody in each incident. The chaos has left city officials at a loss. - I don't think any mayor could say, we did everything we could when you have deaths like this. I think what we have not been able to figure out, and I think where we have failed is, how do we stop spring break from happening? - What are these spring break crowds doing to business? - Destroying it. VICTOR OQUENDO: David Wallack has been in the middle of the action for more than three decades. His popular restaurant and nightclub, Mango's Tropical Cafe, is in the heart of South Beach. - Anyone who thinks that, oh but look at the money they're making, that's an absolute lie. - That's not the case? - It is not the case. DAVID WALLACK: The only ones who are stuck on the front lines are the businesses and our staff. VICTOR OQUENDO: Wallack didn't want to take any chances, deciding to close Mango's early throughout the weekend as this, captured on the restaurant's surveillance cameras, was playing out just outside. - We had multiple human stampedes of hundreds of people rushing at you like a tsunami of people, plates, glass flying, people running over each other. Thank god nobody was trampled. We're all literally in mortal danger in that kind of a situation. - Can you believe you're even saying that right now, given that we're talking about spring break crowds on Miami Beach? - Victor, it's so surreal. VICTOR OQUENDO: He believes city officials should be doing more. DAVID WALLACK: The city did not give us any French barricades. We had no cars and no barricades. We were totally defenseless. VICTOR OQUENDO: So far, this spring break season, Miami Beach Police have arrested more than 320 people and confiscated more than 70 firearms, four of them from those deadly shooting scenes. DAN GELBER: Our residents are rarely involved in any of this, in any way. We're policing somebody else's playground. Our cops have tried to figure out the best ways to clear tens of thousands of people off of streets, the best way to stop public brawling, the best way to stop riotous behavior, but that's very hard to do. VICTOR OQUENDO: And it's not a new challenge. Last year, five people were wounded in two separate spring break shootings. OFFICER: You are commanded to immediately and peacefully disperse. VICTOR OQUENDO: The year before, Miami Beach Police resorted to using pepper balls to try and control the crowds. After a curfew was imposed on Sunday, Miami Beach's city commission voting against a curfew this upcoming weekend, the vote dividing the council. - Our city needs to be safe. Our visitors need to realize that this is a community that values its laws. - But punishing our businesses that are law-abiding and all of their employees, I don't think that's also a good solution. - I wanted us to have a curfew this weekend. The majority of my colleagues did not want to have it. I don't think you can balance public safety against anything else, including what would have been just a few hours, frankly, of bar receipts. - And city officials are bracing for yet another big weekend. The stage is being set for the Ultra Music Festival. It draws more than 150,000 visitors, and that's on top of those in town for spring break. We're in downtown Miami, just across the causeway to Miami Beach. Mayor Gelber is determined to end Miami Beach's reputation as a spring break destination. DAN GELBER: I am constantly telling my residents I apologize that they have to endure it, that they shouldn't have to and that we're much better than this. We are an art and culture destination. That's who we are. We're going to do everything we can to get rid of spring break. And hopefully, this will be the last year we have these issues. VICTOR OQUENDO: But some locals may take it into their own hands. DAVID WALLACK: I have a message to the leaders of our city. Next year, immediately declare an 8:00 PM curfew for Friday, Saturday, Sunday. If I don't see that happen, I'm closing Mango's and putting my stamp on their paid vacation. - Our thanks to Victor for that. We turn now to a topic familiar to all of us, navigating grief. One film is bringing us the story of Alison, a woman whose life is completely changed, after a fatal accident. Our Trevor Ault sat down with Zach Braff to discuss A Good Person. [SOFT MUSIC] I'm coming. - Hi, Dan. I've been all around. - I'm worried about you. - I want my life back. I want my child back. - I need help. - I know. - The movie's incredible. Congratulations on it. - Thank you. - What is your secret to getting everybody to say yes to you? Because your cast is incredible. Your cinematographer's incredible. The person that did the score is incredible. Is it just you're great to work with? - I hope it's the script. I mean, I don't think anyone's doing anybody any favors saying yes to a movie unless they respond to the script. It's too hard to make a movie. It's too exhausting to make a movie, especially an emotional movie like this. And that's how I got Morgan Freeman and Florence Pugh and Molly Shannon and Mario Fiore who's the cinematographer to make it look as gorgeous as it looks. He won an Oscar for Avatar and shot the latest Spider-Man movie, but he shows up to make a little indie because he liked what I'd written. - Grief is so central to the story here. And without spoiling too much, Florence Pugh, the main character, is involved in the deaths of people who were basically family or would have been. And then addiction is at the center of it too. And you've been very open about the fact that as you were putting this together and writing it, grief was pretty central in your life as well. - Yeah. I went through a period of time where I was losing a lot of people that I loved very much. I lost my sister and my father. And then right at the beginning of the pandemic, one of my best friends, Nick Cordero, and his wife Amanda Kloots, and their baby-- they were living in a little guesthouse I have behind my home. And he got COVID, was hospitalized, and eventually passed away at 41 years old from COVID. So I went through a period of a lot of loss. And so in lockdown, when I talked myself into finally sitting at the computer with the blinking cursor and the blank page, you don't necessarily know what's going to come up. But what came up for me was wanting to talk about that, wanting to talk about surviving grief and standing up from grief, how we, as humans, are resilient and can stand back up eventually, even though we may be on the floor. - Along with the grief, she develops an addiction to pills. ZACH BRAFF: Yeah. - And I know that it was very important to you that while it needs to be impactful and dramatic, it also needs to be true to that process of addiction and recovery. - Yeah. - What were the efforts like to make sure that it was still honest? ZACH BRAFF: Well, absolutely. I mean, my greatest fear, if you're going to dip your toe into these waters, that you would somehow get something wrong. So I was very obsessive about speaking to lots of people in recovery. Even as I was writing, I have friends that are in different types of recovery. I was constantly asking them questions, whether it was texting or on the phone. And then, once we got into production, we were put in touch with a woman who not only beat her opioid addiction, but now counsels other young women and men. So she was on set all the time. She was counseling Florence on what withdrawal is like. - It's makeover Monday. - It's Friday. - Oh. - She was counseling us on how a meeting is held. We just really, really wanted to make sure that we honored the community and even a random poster on the wall was what would be accurate. - There's a lot of ways to watch movies these days, and a lot of filmmakers are going in a lot of different directions. You're getting that theatrical release. - Yes. - And I know that that's important to you. Why is that important to you? What's that like? - Well, I love the theatrical experience. And, of course, we all know it's less and less common these days. MGM was bought by Amazon. And I thought, oh, maybe we won't be getting that theatrical release anymore, but MGM really is standing by the movie, and they love the movie. - That's right. Sing! - (SINGING) I never have to see the day again. ZACH BRAFF: So it is getting a theatrical release. And I really hope that people go see it in the theater. There's something really magical about seeing something that's emotional and funny with a group of people and experiencing it in an audience when it's pin-drop silent because of the intensity, when you hear people sniffling because it's emotional, when there's a big laugh, and you laugh with a community of people. I mean, the performances that Florence Pugh and Morgan Freeman give are so special. I really, truly believe they deserve to be seen on the big screen. - Incredible. - My wife used to hang out with my dad here. She liked the whistle. [TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS] - I feel like it'd be very easy as a director to just go hands off, you guys just do what you need to do. I mean, what's the light touch? What's the secret sauce there? - Well, in a lot of ways you do. The best advice I have to young filmmakers who ask for advice is when you have a certain level of talent often, you know, a lot of filmmakers will tell you casting is, like, 75% of the whole thing, getting the right cast. So when you have a scene with Florence Pugh and Morgan Freeman, a lot of it is just not getting in the way. It's like you wrote a piece of music, and two of the greatest musicians on Earth are going to play it. Like, you're not going to go in there and be like, mmm, I didn't like the way you played that C chord. But what it is is it's a conversation because one thing that great actors are doing, the best actors are doing, are being so present in the moment. - I don't want to be here. - Nobody does in the beginning. - I don't want to be anywhere. - Then you are definitely in the right spot. - We are now almost-- believe it or not-- almost 20 years removed from Garden State. - Yeah. - You've done a lot of directing since then. You, of course, directed episodes of Scrubs, the Emmy nomination for Ted Lasso, Shrinking. First of all, how has your direction evolved? And then secondly, is there that much different of an approach between a Ted Lasso or, basically, a sitcom versus an indie film that you've written? - Yeah, because, you know, here's the thing. In television, the showrunner is king or queen. So that's how that works. So the person who's running the show and is the writer, the head writer of the show, the creator of the show, no matter what you do, you turn in a director's cut. But then it ultimately goes into their hands, and they'll do the final cut themselves. Whereas in film, the director has the final say. So my indie films that I make are really my babies. I have the final say. It is my voice. - While grief is so central to the story, it is very funny. - Yeah, thanks. TREVOR AULT: It is very hopeful, also. ZACH BRAFF: I don't want to scare people away and think it's just about a dark subject matter. It is quite funny as well. - Right. Yeah, it is. And I'm wondering, as you were putting that together, going through your own form of grief, do you think you wrote it that way because you believed that the hope was necessary or because you were hoping for it? - I'm ultimately an optimist. And I think there's a quote, "Hope is the instrument of vitality, which I respond to. I am a hopeful person. I do believe that no matter how hard things are that this too shall pass, that we can stand back up again. And that's what the film is really about. PHIL LIPOF: Zach Braff's film, A Good Person, is out in theaters today. And our thanks to Trevor Ault for that. Finally, tonight, stunning images of a remarkable fire rescue in Brooklyn. Children handed out of the window of a burning home as a good Samaritan scales the outside of the house, a neighbor catching it all on video. Our Erielle Reshef with the story. ERIELLE RESHEF: Tonight, the remarkable images showing the bravery of a man jumping into action and scaling the wall of a Brooklyn apartment to rescue three children, trapped by a fire, on the top floor. REPORTER: You climbed that building? - Yeah like a Spider-Man WOMAN: No! ERIELLE RESHEF: Juan Dilone says he and his wife were just steps away, moving into a new apartment, when they heard the screams. JUAN DILONE: We see the smoke coming out, right? So my wife sees a guy yelling, help, help, help. And she saw the baby. He wanted to throw the baby out. And she said, don't throw the baby. Don't throw the baby. So she told me, go help. So I run out, and I climb through there. ERIELLE RESHEF: Juan quickly balances himself on the window of the floor below, then passes each of those kids to safety, one just three months old, the father handing him the children until Juan could no longer hold on himself. - We saved the three angels, so I'm glad I was there. ERIELLE RESHEF: Firefighters were able to rescue the last child and the parents. Phil, the parents and the four children were taken to the hospital. One firefighter suffered minor injuries, but everyone is expected to be OK. Phil. - What an incredibly brave man. Erielle, thank you. And that's our show for this hour. I'm Phil Lipof. Stay with ABC News Live for more context and analysis of the day's top stories. Thanks for streaming with us. [MUSIC PLAYING] And coming up in the next hour, March for Our Lives. We talk with a survivor of the Parkland shooting who, five years later. Is taking her call for change to the streets this weekend. And Behind the Iron Curtain, the new documentary on the extraordinary music tour in the '70s. Hi, I'm Phil Lipof, and thanks for streaming with us. We are monitoring several developments here at ABC News at this hour. Four of the five officers who appeared on the body cam video showing the brutal beating of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols will never be able to carry a badge in Tennessee again. The officers charged with Nichols' murder are now banned from working in law enforcement in the state. They have 30 days to appeal that decision. The five former police officers charged with second-degree murder have all pled not guilty. An American couple from Florida traveled to Haiti to visit family and attend a festival. What was supposed to be a quick trip quickly turned into a nightmare. The couple kidnapped on their bus from Port Au Prince and have been held hostage since Saturday. Their captors are now asking for a $400,000 ransom. Gwyneth Paltrow has taken the stand in the civil trial for a skiing accident that occurred more than seven years ago. The award-winning actress called the lawsuit an attempt to exploit her celebrity and wealth. According to her attorney, her two children are also expected to testify. Next to the barrage of attacks against US forces in Syria, four in the past 36 hours alone and the American response tonight. The first attack on a base by a suspected Iranian drone killing one American contractor and injuring five US service members. One American was injured in another attack later. Authorities say Iran-backed militants are responsible for the strikes. Chief global affairs anchor Martha Raddatz reports. MARTHA RADDATZ: Tonight, four separate attacks on US forces in Syria in 36 hours, one of them deadly. In response, US F-15s destroying two Iranian-aligned training and equipment facilities in Syria. - Make no mistake, the United States does not-- does not, emphasize-- seek conflict with Iran, but be prepared for us to act forcefully protect our people. That's exactly what happened last night. MARTHA RADDATZ: It was 6:38 AM Eastern time on Thursday when an explosive-laden Iranian drone came hurtling down on the US base in Northeast Syria, leaving one American contractor dead, one wounded, and five US service members injured as well, four of the Americans medically evacuated. Central Command immediately planning counter strikes. And just hours later, President Biden, aboard Air Force One, authorizing the retaliatory attacks, sending two F-15s into the air and hitting their targets. There are currently 900 American service members and hundreds more contractors in Syria as part of a counter-ISIS force. The attacks against those forces by these Iranian-backed proxies have been relentless, nearly 80 rocket or drone attacks in the last two years. This is the first time the US has hit targets in Syria since August and the first time an American has been killed in Syria in a drone attack. And tonight, there are serious questions about how the drone got through. - We take force protection very, very seriously. I will say, you know, as it pertains to radar, my understanding is that there was a complete site picture in terms of radar. All that said, as is the case in any type of attack, US Central Command will conduct a review to assess what happened. - Our Martha Raddatz from Washington tonight. Martha, thank you. Now to the latest on former President Trump. With the grand jury in New York weighing a possible indictment against the former president, authorities are growing increasingly alarmed by what they believe is the former president's escalating and dangerous rhetoric, with Trump now warning of, quote, "potential death and destruction" if he's indicted. Here's chief Washington correspondent Jon Karl. JONATHAN KARL: Facing mounting legal jeopardy and multiple criminal investigations, former President Donald Trump is warning of, quote, "potential death and destruction" if Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg files charges against him. The ominous rhetoric came in a 1:00 AM statement on his social media platform. It comes after top Republican leaders said there should not be protests if Trump is indicted, as he has called for. Democratic House leader Hakeem Jeffries called Trump's words "reprehensible and reckless." - It's dangerous. And if he keeps it up, he's going to get someone killed. We've already seen the consequences of incitement from the former president. JONATHAN KARL: New York is preparing, adding security and barricades around the city's courthouses. So far, few people have heeded Trump's call to protest, but the district attorney's office has received several threatening messages. Today, white powder was found in the mailroom of DA Alvin Bragg's office, inside an envelope addressed to Alvin, which included a note saying, "Alvin, I'm going to kill you." It was later determined the white powder in the envelope was not a dangerous substance. Trump has repeatedly attacked Bragg on social media, even calling him an animal. Also today, a major development in the special counsel's investigation into Trump's actions leading up to January 6. A federal judge has ordered several top Trump aides, including former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, to testify before the grand jury, sources familiar with the secret proceedings tell ABC News. Trump had attempted to block the testimony by asserting executive privilege, but the federal judge rejected that argument. Meadows is a key witness, one of the few people with Trump in the days leading up to January 6 and on that day itself, as his aide, Cassidy Hutchinson, testified before the January 6 committee. - He said something to the effect of, there's a lot going on, Cass, but I don't know. Things might get real, real bad on January 6. That evening was the first moment that I remember feeling scared. JONATHAN KARL: Trump is expected to appeal the judge's order that Meadows testify. - Our thanks to Jon Karl for that. President Biden visited Canada today for the first time since his election with the president and prime minister, Justin Trudeau, cementing a new deal on immigration. So what does this new agreement over asylum seekers do? ABC senior national correspondent Terry Moran is traveling with the president. TERRY MORAN: An alliance and a friendship and a 21st century reboot of a relationship sometimes taken for granted in the past, now facing new dangers and new opportunities. - Canada and the United States always will have each other's backs. TERRY MORAN: The two leaders spending a whirlwind day today in Canada's capital, but the trip began last night at the Trudeau's home, an informal evening in, Biden meeting Trudeau's children, the two men relaxing over drinks. On the stacked agenda here, a deal to limit unauthorized migration. Canada has agreed to accept an additional 15,000 migrants from South and Central America. In exchange, the US has agreed that Canada can turn back migrants who illegally cross our northern border. - After midnight tonight, police and border officers will enforce the agreement and return irregular border crossers to the closest port of entry with the United States. TERRY MORAN: Also on the table, beefing up North American air defenses after the China spy balloon incident and boosting the development of green energy technology, another way of confronting China, which dominates the industry. - I know that the United States can count on Canada to be our friend, doing the hard work, doing historic work, doing the work that matters, and doing it together. - Terry Moran from Ottawa tonight. Terry, thank you. A Florida teen has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a classmate. This happened two years ago. Aidan Fucci confessed to killing 13-year-old cheerleader Tristyn Bailey. Investigators say she was stabbed 114 times. Tonight, the emotional words from Tristyn Bailey's father. Here's Victor Oquendo. VICTOR OQUENDO: Tonight, a 16-year-old has been sentenced to life in prison after stabbing his classmate 114 times. Aiden Fucci, charged as an adult, murdered 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey near her Jacksonville-area home in 2021 on Mother's Day. Tristyn, a cheerleader in the seventh grade. For each and every wound she suffered, Tristyn's older sister, Alexis, dropping a teal stone into a glass jar, asking questions that were never answered in court. - Did she cry for my mother? Did she beg you to stop? VICTOR OQUENDO: That glass jar, now with 114 stones, on the witness stand as Tristyn's mother spoke. - Her bed is unmade. Her bath towel she used on May 8 is at the foot of her bed. VICTOR OQUENDO: This video, from the night of the murder, shows the two classmates walking. They'd been invited to a friend's home that night. Fucci then later seen running away alone. The judge today saying the crime had no motive and showing Fucci, still just 16 years old, no mercy. - It was not done in a fit of uncontrollable anger. There was no reason. There was no purpose. PHIL LIPOF: Victor Oquendo, thank you. It's been five years since that mass shooting in Parkland, but it hasn't been five days since the last school shooting in America. Joining me now in studio is Sam Fuentes. Sam was shot at Marjory Stoneman Douglas and has become a powerful advocate for gun reform. Sam, thanks so much for taking the time and sitting with us. The number of Americans touched by gun violence just increases. Specifically at schools, you have been a very vocal advocate. You've made statements. You've talked about how you're doing personally. So I wouldn't want to have any conversation about this with you without asking you how you're doing. - Yeah. I think being a gun violence prevention activist has always been something that has been bittersweet. There's obviously the loss, the constant loss, the devastation of all these tragedies that happen around the country. But it is also lined with a certain level of hope as well, you know? When I come out to these communities who have lost everything, everything that mattered, everything that was important, most days, when these shootings happen, I'm heartbroken, and it hurts from the bottom of my gut. But then I also know that I'm here, and I have a purpose to serve, to make this country a safer place, but also connect with other survivors and be the support and stand in solidarity with them. And so I think there's no real easy answer. PHIL LIPOF: In that vein, let's take a look at some pictures today from Denver, where teachers and students rallied at the Colorado State House after two administrators, as you know, were shot and wounded at a high school earlier this week. This is another one of those big questions that doesn't have one answer, but why do you think this kind of gun violence, specifically at schools, continues? SAM FUENTES: Well, one of my big theories is that there's just copycats. A lot of these people who shoot up these schools, they're searching for a level of notoriety. They have a certain level of hate already harbored in within their own hearts and are prescribed to a certain ideology of hate and of ignorance. And this is a way for them to feel empowered and to prove their preexisting identities to a larger collective of people and also, I think it's a uniquely American problem. These people who we see as mass shooters actually belong to a much larger collective of people that I believe actually live among us and we don't discuss that. - Five years ago today, you were among the speakers at the first March for Our Lives rally in Washington, DC. This year, there are rallies in five key state capitals, including Tallahassee, Lansing, Harrisburg, Sacramento, Austin. What are the major policy issues you're fighting for in 2023? SAM FUENTES: Yeah. Well, in 2023, I think we're coming to the realization that it's going to be state-level legislation that's going to be the most effective, things that we can get passed right away, whether that's, you know, flag laws or, you know, like, safety storage laws. These are things that can save lives and that can be accessible to people within their own state. Just like how, you know, we saw the response in Colorado, immediate response through the state level. It's really hard to pass things federally, especially with the universal background checks, which, you know, over 80% of Americans agree with. PHIL LIPOF: You get a lot of pushback at the federal level. - Exactly. And so the things that we can accomplish are usually the things that are right in our own backyards. You know, since 2018, we were able to pass 250 gun laws across the nation, you know, most of which are state laws, state bills that do save lives. PHIL LIPOF: Are you hopeful that as you continue to fight for this, more people join you, there are more voices that you'll be able to make real meaningful change? - Absolutely. I think right now, we're at a political turning point, you know, because of organizations like March for Our Lives, because of young voters. We have been able to see, you know, record-breaking voter turnout and record-breaking, you know, people who are rallying and protesting for things that are meaningful. And I think we're approaching a time, an era where everyone in America, slowly but surely, is being touched by gun violence. PHIL LIPOF: It's so nice to meet you. I'm so glad you're doing OK and that you're pushing for the things you're pushing for, for change. Sam Fuentes, thank you so much. - Thank you. - Still much more to get to here on Prime. The major turn in the investigation into the assassination of Haiti's president and Pokemón fans around the world react to the end of an era for the incredibly popular franchise. We're tracking several headlines around the world right now. The Rwandan government announced that the man who inspired the acclaimed 2004 film Hotel Rwanda will be released from prison nearly three years after he was captured and detained. The 68-year-old, whose story we have reported on right here on Prime, is a lawful permanent resident of the United States and was tried and convicted on a slew of terrorism-related charges in Rwanda's high court in 2021. He was sentenced to 25 years behind bars. A convicted drug trafficker pleaded guilty in US federal court today to participating in the assassination of Haiti's president, also in 2021, I should say. The man is guilty of conspiring to provide material support and conspiring to kidnap and kill the president. This is the first of 11 defendants charged in the United States to be convicted in this plot. Ash Ketchum's last episode in the anime series Pokemón aired tonight in Japan. Ash, known as Satoshi, has been the protagonist since the series started in 1997. Ash is departing after achieving his dream of becoming a Pokemón world champion. Rest assured, Pokemón's director has mentioned that there is a chance Ash and his Pikachu will make a return. It was 1970. The band Blood, Sweat, & Tears on a meteoric rise, winning the Grammy for Album of the Year, an upset over the Beatles' Abbey Road. Think about that for a second. The band then makes a shocking decision to perform behind the Iron Curtain, deep into the Cold War, doing concerts in Yugoslavia, Romania, and Poland, on tour sponsored by the US State Department. A new documentary, What the Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat, & Tears?-- that's the name-- is taking audiences behind the Iron Curtain, with never-before-seen footage and unsealed government records as the band and historians seek to unravel the details of the extraordinary tour. Take a look. - And say, we are on strike until the insanity ends, period. And that's why I didn't want to go on this tour as a tool. - Joining us is Blood, Sweat, & Tears drummer Bobby Colomby as well as the film's director, John Scheinfeld. This tour raised a lot of eyebrows. You guys were sort of counterculture at the time. And then the State Department asks you to go spread the music in Romania, Yugoslavia, and Poland. It's a band decision, right? There are nine of you in the band, but what was that like to wrap your head around. Should we do this? Can we do this? - It wasn't that official. We were not a group that was a political group. Individually, if you had asked us, did you vote for Nixon? I'm guessing we would have said no. Individually, if you had asked us, would you think that the war in Vietnam is a good idea? We would have said, it's horrific and insane. But as a group, we didn't do that. We would talk, but the second you get successful, there's a mic under your chin. PHIL LIPOF: Right. BOBBY COLOMBY: People want to know things. And by and large, all of us, you know, felt terribly about this. Steve was the most outspoken. He personally said, I don't know if I even want to go on this tour. But we went because we had no choice. PHIL LIPOF: Were you surprised by the backlash when you got back? You do that press conference when you come back, and they ask you about what you saw over there. And there was this huge backlash. Were you surprised by it? BOBBY COLOMBY: We sensed that probably we were going to have a problem with this thing. We didn't know how ubiquitous the State Department-sponsored tour logo was going to be. But when we got back, it was that press conference that you mentioned when we really knew we had a problem because the questions were angry. PHIL LIPOF: Yeah. - They were not, hey, did you have a good time? I didn't hear any of that. - No, and you can hear it in the film. - You bet. - John, when did you lock into this story and say, I've got to do something about this? - It's all Bobby's fault. He had called me about two months before COVID hit. Said, I want to take you to lunch. We'd only met once before. Said, I want to take you to lunch, and I have a story to tell you. And so we sat down. And I'm telling him how much I love the band from the time I was in high school. And I said, what the hell happened to Blood, Sweat, & Tears? Here you were-- PHIL LIPOF: Title. JOHN SCHEINFELD: [LAUGHS] --the biggest band going. And then you weren't. What happened? He said, that's the story I'm going to tell you. And that's the story we tell in our film. PHIL LIPOF: It's a story I don't think a lot of people know. JOHN SCHEINFELD: Most people don't. You know, and as a filmmaker, that's the best thing, if you can tell a story that has not been told before. And so I just had to do this. The question really, though, was, did we have the visual assets with which to tell it? Meaning film, photos, whatever. Because if we didn't have that, we couldn't have illustrated all the stories from the tour. PHIL LIPOF: How long after that did the band disperse? BOBBY COLOMBY: Well, I mean, obviously that hit us. And John explains it in the film, but we got hit from both sides. Usually when there's a cancel culture, it's from the left extreme right extreme. We got it from both ends. PHIL LIPOF: The right thought you were-- - Yeah. - --anti-war. - Anti-war. - The left thought you were pro-Nixon. - And dissidents. And the left said, oh, State Department-sponsored tour. You guys are tools of the government, you know? So we got hammered from both ends, but eventually-- I mean, that obviously had an impact on our career because it's-- our album sales-- although the next album did extremely well for a minute, but this just spread. And it got worse and worse. And eventually, you know, people really wanted no part of those guys. - Whenever there's a documentary, people will say, oh, it's slanted this way. They want you to see this. You tell a very clear story of what happened to this amazing band back in the day. The New York Times reviewed it with the same criticism that some will say-- well, you're just rewriting history. The band made a bad decision. - He was watching basketball while he watched the movie. There's no way that person-- I'm sorry. PHIL LIPOF: Just quickly, John. Your thoughts about it. - Yeah, I would say, not so. I really think this was an early example of cancel culture before we knew what that was. PHIL LIPOF: Yeah. Well, you make that very clear in the film. Bobby Colomby, John Schoenfeld, thank you both so much for coming in. - Our pleasure. PHIL LIPOF: True honor to meet you. You are a heck of a drummer, really are. - Thanks a lot. PHIL LIPOF: John, thanks so much. - Thank you. PHIL LIPOF: So What the Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat, & Tears? opening tonight in five cities. And still to come, the special honor for the most decorated track and field athlete in US history. Stay with us. Welcome back. The most decorated track and field Olympian in US history is getting a collegiate field named after her. Allyson Felix is known not only for her athletic ability, but also her advocacy on maternal health care. ABC's Melissa Adan speaks to the track star about changes she brought to the sport and what more she wants to get done. - I had a lot of people who poured into me, you know, obviously who paved the way. MELISSA ADAN: Olympic champion Allyson Felix is no stranger to a track, but this one is extra special. The University of Southern California, her alma mater, naming it after her. - I feel really proud, and I'm so excited to bring my daughter here and to tell her all about my time here and just the lessons that I've learned. MELISSA ADAN: It's in those lessons that would define Allyson Felix and make her an inspiration. The 37-year-old is the most decorated US track and field athlete in Olympic history. At 19, she won her first world championship title. In 2012, she went on to win three Olympic gold medals. Her track accomplishments were nonstop until a life moment changed everything. - I was terrified when I decided to speak out. MELISSA ADAN: In 2018, Allyson would become a mom. Not done competing, she had her sights set on the 2020 Olympics. But before the games and after giving birth, Allison penned a New York Times op ed in which she shared how Nike wanted to pay her 70% less than before she was pregnant. And there was no guarantee she could keep her sponsor through her pregnancy. So she dropped Nike, entering the 2020 Olympics without a sponsor, instead creating her own shoe line called Saysh. - The thing I'm most proud of, of all of my accomplishments, is contributing to change around the maternal protection policy and now that athletes at Nike are given 18 months of maternal protection. And I feel like just trying to make things easier for women who want to do both. MELISSA ADAN: Allyson, wearing her own shoes, would then reign, surpassing Carl Lewis for the most Olympic medals in US track and field history, finishing with 18 career medals. - I came back, and I felt like I had such a bigger reason to be there and to compete. And it started to become much more about other things than just, you know, winning and medals and all of those, but the lessons that I can show my daughter. MELISSA ADAN: You reflect so much on your life, your legacy but if you were to think back and have the opportunity to give your younger self advice at the very start, what would it be? - I think I would tell my younger self to embrace failure. I think I used to be so paralyzed by it, and it really threw me off. But I think there are so many valuable lessons to learn when you don't get it right. - And as you walk on this track, to think that it's now named after you. - It's crazy. MELISSA ADAN: Adding to the accomplishments for this decorated Olympian. - So deserving of that honor. Melissa, thank you. And that's our show for tonight. I'm Phil Lipof. ABC News Live is here for you all night, with the latest news, context, and analysis. You can always find us on Hulu as well, the ABC News app, and, of course, on abcnews.com. Good night. [MUSIC PLAYING]