. >> more than 5,000 people have lost $30 million so far and abc's neal karlinksky has the story, including a father rushing to protect his son. >> reporter: with tax day looming, shameless phony irs agents are burning up the phone lines. >> the total balance outstanding on your name is $3,680. did you do this intentionally or was it by mistake? >> i am not aware of this at all. >> reporter: that is the sound of a call scott alexander a scam to the tune of $500. the fake agent threatening his son with arrest if he didn't pay up. >> go to the walgreens right now, just bring a debit card with you. >> reporter: enraged, scott called back to record the scam and got a similar threat. >> i'm sending the cops to your doorstep right now. >> when they said, hey, we're going to come get you, that's when it just changed in his mind and he had to comply. >> it seemed like it was in a movie. just very unrealistic, but my fear got ahold of me. >> reporter: so we called the fake irs agents for ourselves to give them an audit of our own, but only 24 hours later -- >> please check the number and dial again.

here's abc's neal karlinksky. >> the hunt is on to dissect every moment of these three possible terror suspects' lives a search that will run straight through their cell phones as law enforcement struggles to uncover their digital footprints. investigators faced the same challenge last year in paris uncovering a huge stash of disposable cell phones can activated one day before the attacks. investigators continue to struggle to unravel the iphone used by said farouk. the justice department says it may not need apple at all. and telling a judge an outside party demonstrated to the fbi this past weekend a possible method for unlocking the phone. apple has fought the government's attempts to force it to weaken iphone security so in >> we have a responsibility to help you protect your data and protect your privacy. >> but it's not just apple. there are a number of encrypted third party messaging apps known to be used by terrorist and law enforcement worldwide is struggling to keep pace. neal karlinksky, abc news, cupertino, california. >>> big mystery who was that third party. >> that is th

neal karlinksky, abc news, las vegas. >>> mm. >> is this when the pizza gets delivered? >> we always forget to get the pizza delivered. jacko, that was your part. >> the pizza must have gotten lost with the waffles and the chocolate. >> i take it those are on the world news tonight set. >> always remember to tip your pizza man. always. no matter who he is, especially if he's kendis gibson. >> look at that. >> i look kind of -- >> i ate it all. insomnia >>> making news in america this morning, fight night in florida. another contentious debate between bernie sanders and hillary clinton. >> excuse me, excuse me. after all -- >> the deadlines battling out, their final pitch before the next big primary day. >>> plus, donald trump looking more confident than ever dancing into a rally. >>> breaking overnight an all-out search for two gunmen after opening fire on a group of people. the details just coming in. >>> midflight melee. a group of women pulling hair and throwing punches in the aisle of a packed passenger plane. >>> and color debate. bernie sanders' suit stealing the s

abc's neal karlinksky has the latest. >> reporter: el nino's fury putting lives at risk. a drone capturing that dramatic moment as part of this hillside outside of san francisco shears off, putting apartment buildings and homes in danger. >> people's houses are now on the edge of the cliff. >> reporter: weeks of heavy storms and high surf pounding the coastline here. the new worry as officials ask roughly 100 homeowners to move out, fearing their apartment building could now be at risk, too. >> we've been losing four or five feet a week in the past couple of weeks here. >> reporter: one of the things they're trying to do to help these people is put boulders in place to gok block some of the waves and erosion but it's just not enough. many people who live in the apartments teetering on the edge are not at all happy about being asked to leave. neal karlinksky, abc news. >> pictures near san francisco. >>> when we come back, the bachelor takes a detour inside a las vegas wedding chapel. our senior bachelor analyst will have a full rundown. >> "the skinny" up next. >> announc

neal karlinksky, abc news, bend, oregon. >>> to india where the damage is being cleared after a powerful earthquake. the 6.7 quake struck before dawn in a remote part of the northwest near the border we're told with myanmar and bangladesh. so far at least five people are reported to have died most buried under collapsed buildings. you can see why looking attives. more than 100 others have been injured. >>> residents of kentucky, tennessee and other states further south are bracing for miss river flooding. the crest has moved beyond southern missouri and illinois leaving behind this destruction, disruption and death. a 25th fatality confirmed yesterday when the body of a teen was recovered. he and a friend tried to drive through a flooded area last week. >> let's move to the campaign trail now and donald trump is speaking out after he appeared in a terrorist recruiting video. trump says it comes with the territory when the you're the front-runner, and he has to say what he has to say. instead, he's blaming hillary clinton. claiming she created isis when she was secretary of state. trump a

here's abc's neal karlinksky. >> reporter: in these first images from the ocean floor, you can clearly see vases, cannons, and what looks like coins. so much gold, colombia's president making a claim as big as the discovery. "it is one of the biggest findings and identification of underwater heritage in the history of humanity," he says. the spanish galleon, the san jose, sank on june 8th, 1708, in the caribbean off the coast of cartagena, colombia. the triple decked ship was 150 feet long and armed with 64 guns. estimates of the treasure on board, believed to include emeralds, gold and coins like this one shown on the facebook page for sea search armada, and silver vary widely. from an astonishing $4 billion to as much as $17 billion. "it is a job of many years with many people," says a member of the team. "a huge triumph." dive teams have kept the exact location of the galleon secret, for obvious reasons. it was found in 1,000 feet of water during what was very much a high-tech treasure hunt. what is thought to be one of the world's most valuable ship wrecks is a secret no more. neal

neal karlinksky, bay view, idaho. >> the fires are also burning just over the canadian border. five dozen fires many started by lightning are burning in british columbia. the city of nelson has an evacuate alert because of the flames from two major fires. the fire season began earlier than usual and the firefighting budget is running dry. the u.s. may need to help. >> because of the fires burning on both sides of the border, the air quality is unhealthy in the seattle area across the northern part of washington state. now, advisories are posted telling anyone with health issues to stay indoors until the smoke is gone. and the dangerous conditions for firefighters in the west continues today. it's hot and dry again in the fire zone with storms in the mountains and then there's heavy rain, as well in new mexico and colorado. it's stormy late in the day in the mid-atlantic and the northeast. cooler fall-like conditions in the upper midwest. >> and 60s and 70s in chicago, minneapolis and kansas city. 80s in boston, albuquerque and atlanta. 90s in portland, dallas and washington, d.

. >> neal karlinksky abc news seattle. >> she says she tried to calm him down. >> yeah. this was a scary situation. guy was apparently claiming that his girlfriend had been kidnapped and he needed money or valuables. she even tried to give him medication. he wouldn't take it. what a bizarre situation. but when you look at this based on what they're saying happened in a way thank goodness they were able to defend themselves. sounds like their lives were on the line. hopefully he recovers. >> we're glad they're all okay. coming up in our next half hour a super apology from one of america's top health food supermarkets. the ceo of whole foods admitting they did overcharge but is it a little too late. >> after four decades of hanging with the gang on sesame street maria is retire. how she helped generations of children learn about more than just their abcs. you're watching abc "world news now.." >> ♪ sunny day sleeping the clouds away ♪ >> well, if you were able to hang out with big bird el mo just makes me smile hearing that. just imagine, you're able to hang out with b

abc's neal karlinksky reports potter was well aware of the risks. >> he was once called the man who can fly for his daring and illegal wing suit jumps. and dean potter seen here climbing the face of el capitan told us he knew exactly how dangerous it could be. >> i wonder if it's healthy what i do like you're obsessed on this thing that might kill you. >> potter and fellow base jumper graham hunt were killed leaping from a 7500 foot cliff, their parachutes apparently never deployed. potter was an intense but gentle soul who never went anywhere without his beloved doug whisper. >> do you think about death, do you think about your immortality? >> i'm forced to think about my mortality. i don't want to die in time an old old man. i absolutely don't want to die falling but somehow i have an even deeper draw within me to keep going towards my fears. >> neal karlinksky, abc news, seattle. >>> federal prosecutors say they've broken up a pot smuggling ring operating out of the oakland, california, airport. three baggage handlers along with several other people charged in this case. investigator

neal karlinksky was there. ♪ >> 20 years later, memories may have faded but the wounds for many here are as fresh as yesterday. >> kevin lee gohschallii, my baby. >> it was 9:02 a.m. when a truck bomb tore through the murrah federal building. >> we interrupt briefly to tell you of a major explosion in oklahoma city in a federal building. >> reporter: the devastation was hard to comprehend. 168 killed 680 injured and another 324 buildings damaged or destroyed. until 9/11 it was the deadliest terror attack in u.s. history. this time committed by americans. anti-government extremist timothy mcveigh executed for the crime and terry nichols still serving a life sentence. >> makes me appreciate every day. >> p.j. allen's entire life that has been intertwined with this place. he was the youngest survivor of the building's daycare which lost 19 children that morning. today, he's a 21-year-old college student back again to honor those who weren't so lucky with the way he lives his life. >> because of that day that i can't not give it my all because for some reason i was able to make it. >> re

neal karlinksky, abc news, phoenix. >> well, a common aggravation on a flight. an obnoxious seat mate. this attack may take the cake. a woman passenger accused of poking the man next to her with a pen because he was snoring loudly as a southwest flight was about to leave chicago midway airport for manchester, new hampshire. it was quite a wake-up call. >> imagine being asleep and then being stung by bees. and waking up and going ow. >> reporter: all right. sorry. both of them were taken off the plane. then he was allowed back on. southwest says the woman was put aboard another flight. no charges were filed. >> we've all been there. and people have wanted to do this before. now, i never tried to poke somebody with a pen. but you find a way to do a little something to wake them up. a little oh, goodness, gracious. whoo. you do something. >> yeah. you're right. you can be a little bit more courteous. yeah. >> mm. that is fantastic. let's turn to some weather. shall we? severe storms in the southern plains. left behind some damage. wind damage, some floods and peopl