a virginia man.. accused of killing a police officer on her first day on the job.. made his first court appearance today. ronald hamilton is an army staff sergeant assigned to the pentagon. charged with murder today. police say he opened fire on 3 officers responding to a his home. officer ashley guindon was killed. the other two officers were wounded. "when news came in surgery that she passed what definitely hit us? we weren't expected it at all." (butted to) "a young woman goes out to do her job? and this kind of thing happens? it's sad." police say hamilton also shot and killed his wife. his 11 year old son was home at the time.. but wasn't hurt. a former new york corrections officer will spend six months high-profile prison break last year. 57-year old gene palmer pleaded guilty today to giving tools to david sweat and richard matt before they escaped last june.. setting off a 3-week manhunt. sweat was re-captured. matt was killed during a shootout with police. an emotional day in court for "dancing with the stars" host for the first time, her convicted stalker

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he's been targeting minnesota, virginia, arkansas, he can keep getting delegates by coming in a got to find a place to win. i think 20% is his biggest number, 20% in texas if he gets less than that he can get shut out of all of texas' delegates. >> they have to build up enough delegates to try to block trump even if they can't get there themselves. on the democratic side hillary clinton coming out of that big win saturday in south carolina. looks like she's ready to roll through the south. >> that's right and bernie sanders has to find a way to win somewhere where we don't expect him to. there. probably massachusetts next door but he's got to find a way not to get decimated again in the south. >> okay, jon karl, thanks very much. >>> we're going to be out in force on super tuesday. i'll be with our whole political team for a prime time show and on "gma" and "world news tonight." >> a storm bringing severe weather to the plains. where are you, rob? >> great-looking crowd down there and great-looking crowd on stage. happy oscars monday. we do have severe weather we to talk about not only

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mary bruce, abc news, virginia beach. >> we're going to return to our >> announc >>> the awards may be over in hollywood, but here in new york we still have a few to give out of our own. >> absolutely, yes. there are some special performances we'd like to honor on our very own "world news now" nowscars. for our first category, best performance by a background news room worker. and the nominees are, brian, as the guy who sits behind me and does strange things. >> this is brian's first nomination. many consider him to have been snubbed for a previous nowscar worthy performance. also, brian wrote that. >> i did. >> yes, he did. we would nominate, deb, our writer but in keeping with the serious theme, no black nominees. next nominee, jack sheahan. this is jack's third nomination. he has been previously nominated for his role as "bachelor" senior analyst and fantasy and the winner is -- jack >> yes! >> jack, come and get your nowscars, aka the golden remote. >> beautiful. >> thank you. thank you very much. thank you very much. i'd like to thank my wife for putting up with my eccentricities,

mary bruce, abc news, virginia beach. >> we're going to return to our

we're following a developing story out of virginia where a police officer is dead and an army staff sergeant is facing murder charges after a 9-1-1 call went horribly wrong. officer ashley guindon was on her first day of patrol yesterday. she and two other officers were responding to a domestic call from the suspect's wife. investigators say ronald hamilton opened fire on all three as soon as they arrived. he eventually surrendered.. but the prosecutor says the 32-year old had already killed his wife. injuries at the hospital. she had just been sworn-in on friday. chief stephan hudson / prince william county police dept. she really had a passion to serve others, and went above and beyond herself. guindon previously served in the marine corps reserve. hamilton is an active army staff sergeant assigned to the pentagon. he's scheduled to be in court tomorrow. the other two wounded officers are also hospitalized but should make full recoveries. police in salt lake city, utah are investigating.... an officer-involved shooting. police responded to a fight.... outside a homeless shelter.... which e

donald trump alone will be in alabama, virginia, georgia, ohio, and kentucky. before waiting for the results to come in in florida. which, of course is marco rubio's home state. >> big stakes there for him. the discourse is incredible. it's a far cry from the lincoln douglas debates. mary bruce, thank you. >>> let's bring in george stephanopoulos, who will host "this week" later this morning. >> i'm sorry i didn't get the formal wear memo. >> the cocktail wear memo. it's oscar sunday. the big headline from overnight. getting back to the democrats. hillary clinton trouncing bernie sanders. does he have a viable path to >> it's getting much more narrow right now. that nearly 50-point win in south carolina. huge, huge numbers in the african-american community. she won about 85% of the african-american vote in south carolina. you have six southern states coming up on tuesday. which also have heavily african-american populations. if she sweeps those, bernie sanders is going to win in his home state of vermont. he has to win in two or three other states to be viable.

. >>> breaking overnight -- in the line of duty, a police officer in virginia shot and killed on her first day on the job. what went wrong on that seemingly routine call? >>> fantastic finish. >> bang, bang, oh, what a shot from curry! >> steph curry's night for the injured ankle, sinking 12 three-pointers, including an amazing buzzer beater. is this the best game of the season? >>> and countdown to oscar. we're live on the red carpet as hollywood gets set to honor its best. who can pull off an upset? >> and the award goes to -- >> "spotlight." >> and that awards show overnight. will you be tweaking your oscar picks now? >> let's do this. >> and host chris rock keeping everyone guessing how he'll handle oscars so white. and the red carpet looks, who will go bold? we're live at the oscars with everything you need to know for hollywood's biggest night. >>> good morning, america. >> happy oscar sunday. sara and i are in new york. paula and rob, right there on the red carpet this morning. you guys look great. >> thank you. >> thank you, dan. >> dan, i know it looks like we're going to pr

the system will drag a bit of a virginia police officer was killed when she responded to a call about a domestic-related shooting. the prince william county police department identified the fallen officer as ashley guindon. she had just been sworn-in to the department-- on friday. two other officers were shot and wounded. authorities say when the officers arrived at the scene-- they found a woman killed in connection to the incident. one person was taken into custody. new information on that horrific workplace shooting in kansas.. new tonight-- the gunman's own video posted on facebook-- showing him firing off an automatic weapon. before he took a similar gun-- and shot at his coworkers-- including one-- who thought he was his friend. abc's eva pilgrim with what he had to say. tonight a new arrest in the wake of that deadly workplace rampage. nats - helicopters/sirens/et c. 28-year-old sarah hopkins -- a former live in girlfriend of the alleged gunman cedric ford charged with giving a firearm to a convicted felon. hopkins telling investigators she gave ford her own ak 47 and glock pis

nationwide this week, strong storms have decimated parts of louisiana, mississippi, florida and virginia. at least six deaths have been contributed to the storms. now to greg- high pressure and dry air are the dominant features across the southwest today and through the weekend. sunny skies and mild winds will be common along with high temperatures between 75 and 80 degrees. our average temperature for the end of february is 65 degrees and it looks like we will stay between 10 and 15 degrees above normal through the seven day forecast. mainly sunny skies will continue through the weekend and clear into next thursday. will be a bit breezy with a weak disturbance that will pass tuesday morning. tuesday afternoon will see a slight drop in temperatures to the low 70s but the mid and upper 70s return by wednesday. since the season has been well med/high levels of juniper, ash and elm will coat the city through sunday right now... police are trying to figure out a strange mystery outside the paris hotel. people report finding a pool of blood overnight... but officers didn't find anyone who was

in tappahonick, virginia, an ef-3 tornado injuring at least 25 people, including an infant. homes in this community in lancaster, pennsylvania, flattened after an ef-2 barreled through. >> the noise was so loud, it was bang, bang. >> reporter: and off new york's rockaway beach, seven crew members were rescued from this fishing boat after 12-foot waves even the coast guard rescue boat overturning in those rough waters. the coast guard finally airlifting those fishermen to safety. so many close calls and despite all of the devastation here in lancaster, pennsylvania, still no injuries and no deaths. but a schoolhouse was leveled here, even so, workers believe they will rebuild it in a week. gio benitez, abc news, lancaster, pennsylvania. >>> fire crews in houston say they've capped a leaking gas line that sent flames shooting into the air. city workers were repairing a broken water main in an upscale residential neighborhood when their backhoe hit a gas line. that sparked a fire that but firefighters were able to put it out quickly. >>> a hospital in new jersey sent out an ala

in virginia... in the month of february. declaring a "state of emergency"..... after a tornado tore through the town of waverly.... killing -3-... including a toddler. in the midwest today... it was all about.... the snow... in illionois... up to -40- tractor trailers jacknifed.... because of the slipery roads. the latest developments now on a story we've been following all week. loved ones came out tonight to remember a valley man shot and killed just days ago in broad daylight. 23 year old christopher downie near desert inn and polaris. people who knew him say he was a great kid who didn't deserve to die. 16:16:34:25 he was a good guy. he was calm. every time i needed help he helped me. butt to chris was a good guy. we just want justice. metro is searching for two suspects in downie's death. they say he was in his car when he was confronted by two men. police are still looking for those suspects.. and a possible motive. new information now on a valley man.. shot and killed while walking home from work. metro is looking for a group of 4 or 5 teenagers responsib

this home in virginia torn in half by a powerful storm. the fierce winds, all the way up to new england. the dramatic rescue in the waters off new york city. the coast guard vessel in the water overturned. abc's gio benitez, leading us off tonight. >> reporter: tonight, a trail of destruction after 48 hours of terrifying storms. a rare tornado outbreak from texas to pennsylvania. >> it was like the whole house kind of shook. >> reporter: the first ever deadly tornado in virginia in the month of the february. the governor there declaring a state of emergency, after a tornado tore through the town of waverly, killing three, including a toddler. david root and his wife, susan, took cover in their storm cellar. pounding into the storm cellar really hard. >> reporter: when it was all over, root found victims, his neighbors, tossed 300 yards from their mobile home. >> 150 yards and the grace of god are what separated us from >> reporter: our phillip mena seeing the damage up close. >> this empty lot is where that mobile home once stood. all that

the national guard is on the ground in waverly, virginia.. one of the hardest hit areas.. after a deadly tornado destroyed a number of homes and killed 3 people. this is something out of a movie. this is just destruction. similar scenes across pennsylvania where barns and buildings were ripped apart. the winds were so intense.. a coast guard boat overturned in new york on its way to rescue a disabled fishing boat. there have been more than 30 confirmed tornadoes over the last two days from texas to pennsylvania. adlib let's go to chief meteorologist bryan scofield and 'weather first.' high pressure continues to dominate the weather for the desert southwest which means that temperatures will be very warm and even hot to some through the best we'll see cloud cover wise in the las vegas valley will be high level wispy clouds which will decorate the blue skies through saturday and sunday with tons of sunshine into next week. high temperatures will be about 2 short of 80 at its coolest on friday and could exceed 80 on saturday and sunday. temperatures will take a bit of a dip g

virginia is still under a state of emergency. the national weather service says at least 27 tornadoes touched down. so far, at least 8 people are dead, and many more left homeless. abc's elizabeth hur has the latest. < ((waverly, va)) to help homeowners recover and rebuild.. ((nat)) the national guard is on the ground in waverly one of the hardest hit areas.. after a killer tornado with winds gusting over 100 mph.. destroyed homes and left at least three people dead.. ((sot)) this is something out of a movie. this is just destruction. ((lancaster, pa)) similar scenes across pennsylvania.. this is lancaster county.. where barns and buildings were ripped apart.. ((ny coastguard)) the winds.. so intense.. a coast guard boat overturned in new york.. on its way to rescue a disabled fishing boat. ((sot)) between the conditions and mechanical issues, they ended losing power and being pushed up onto shore. in the last two days.. more than 30 confirmed tornadoes touched down from texas to pennsylvania.. the severe outbreak.. reaching as f

virginia is still under a state of emergency. the national weather service says at least 27 tornadoes touched down. so far, at least 8 people are dead, and many more left homeless. abc's elizabeth hur has the latest. < ((waverly, va)) to help homeowners recover and rebuild.. ((nat)) the national guard is on the ground in waverly

a state of emergency issued in virginia - after a tornado went tearing through the farming town of waverly. mos: "everything on main street is down damaged, some house one house caught on fire 4 people were killed including a toddler. the search continues this morning for more victims. in north carolina - this twister caught on camera - it was terrifying seven houses ripped apart and dozens more suffering major damage. it's amazing that no one was hurt with all the damage we white out conditions creating havoc for drivers. in illinois highways littered with cars after nearly a foot of wet snow fell. nats rain/wind overnight - torrential rains slamming the northeast and twisters taking aim at the carolina's. mos: "it felt like the whole house was shaking." nats rain/wind blinding conditions forcing drivers to pull off roads. nats rain/wind winds packing suck a powerful punch this semi tractor trailer getting knocked to its side on new york city 's heavily trafficked george washington dropping trees on cars and houses. nats rain/wind the storm forcing over 3000 flight with high pressure and

that one in evergreen, virginia. now to waverly, virginia, a town waking up this morning destroyed. a town that's looking around and realizing that at least three members of their community are dead this morning. phillip mena is there live. hey, phillip, just tell us what you see around there. again, monster storm. >> reporter: the devastation in this town is just striking, as we mentioned right here is where those three people were killed including that toddler but the trailer they were in when the storm hit is nowhere to be found. all that is left are these piles of lumber and twisted metal and over there the remnants of what was yesterday a functioning laundromat. you can see the change machine and that orange washing machine now just out in the open air. authorities are still assessing the damage. everyone has been accounted for but it's going to be months before they can rebuild. so sam, just a devastating blow >> i got to tell you when people walk out the door and they can't realize where their streets are or where the markers that they knew every day in their neighborhood it'

state of emergency. 53 tornadoes touch down from texas to virginia. at least eight dead as the outbreak rips apart homes. winds hit 83 miles an hour and a coast guard ship overturns trying to rescue a fishing boat. and a blizzard slams the midwest >>> last chance, marco rubio and ted cruz fighting to stop donald trump's momentum ahead of tonight's big debate. >> if the donald wins the general election, who the heck knows what he'd do as president. trump hinting a bombshell may be coming. about the gop frontrunner's taxes. >>> abc news exclusive, david muir one-on-one with tim cook, the apple ceo answers questions for the first time about why he won't help the fbi break into the san bernardino shooter's phone. >> this case is not about the phone. this case is about the future. >> his message for victims' families and this morning, new reports isis supporters may be threatening facebook's mark zuckerberg. >>> and charge. the elephants caught on camera heading straight for a u.s. senator. what happens next, an epic close call. >>> and good morning, ameri

in virginia, schools are closed this morning. listen as one man recounts the moments a tornado swept through as he was in his car with his uncle. all i could do is pray and pray and pray and the wind actually picked the car up and dropped us down and all i could do is hold on tight and tell my uncle i love him and pray. these storms are also affecting air travel. more than 2 thousand flights have been cancelled. we're tracking it all from the breaking news center and will bring you the latest developments. a developing story this morning.. there is talk nevada governor brian sandoval is being vetted as a replacement on the u-s supereme court. abc news is reporting senator harry reid submitted a list with sandoval's name on it to president obama. reid says he'd support a sandoval nomination. but, a local republican strategist says it's unlikely. you've got so many senators who aren't going to like the concept of having anybody that obama's picked. i would support the man. he's a good person, he has a great record, the white hasn't

in virginia, a state of emergency in effect. one suspected tornado shredded homes. >> we did not know it was a tornado but we knew something was going on that wasn't good. >> reporter: this is the same system that spawned more than 30 tornadoes in the last 24 hours. let us get through this. >> reporter: first tearing across louisiana, destroying this rv park. in pensacola, florida, an ef-3 tornado packing 155-mile-per-hour winds destroyed homes and apartment buildings. as the front side of this monster system continues triggering tornado warnings and watches, the backside is creating blizzard conditions. >> we're asking people who don't need to make the trip, don't make the trip today. >> reporter: in parts of illinois and indiana, conditions are nearly whiteout. the snow coming down faster than plows can clear it or homeowners can shovel it. >> i'm trying to get some of it now and some of it later. >> reporter: even with school canceled, some kids couldn't get the day off. >> i'm like, yeah, no school. i'm going over to my gran

in northern virginia. the clouds look so dark and ominous. that's our news for tonight.. but i'll be back after a short break with a 'you ask we investigate' special report.. our next reports begin.... at 4:30- am.... on "good morning las vegas". thank you for watching.. and... from all of us at channel 13... good night. thank you for joining us for this "you ask we investigate" "you ask we investigate" special report.. i'm steve wolford. water is a precious resource in the valley.. and one woman is upset after being accused of wasting it. so.. she turned to 13 action news with questions about quality control. when you ask. we investigate. contact 13 investigative reporter stephanie zepelin has more. lately...all the more reason jennifer says she works to be a consciencious water user. but she says the las vegas valley water district isn't being so careful."""" jennifer found this door hanger on her driveway saying she was overspraying her lawn. it says she's in watering group a...when in fact she's in watering group b. so she called the water district's hotline. 13.12.54

including a 2-year old boy in virginia. a simply wonderful end of the week and weekend is in store for the desert southwest. temperatures will continue to warm as high pressure builds in overhead and keeps the skies completely clear. high level clouds will pass overhead intermittently through the next several days but will we'll definitely see the clouds, but they'll only be the decorative sort, and will at best slightly dim the sunshine for a couple minutes. temperatures will be lovely this weekend with highs thursday in the mid 70s, friday rising into the upper 70s and saturday peaking aright around 80 for the las vegas valley. cooler weather returns on monday and tuesday as an upper level low misses to the northeast bringing strong northwest winds and dropping temperatures by about 10 across the board. no rain is expected for the next 7 days. time now... for the latest consumer news... we're learning more... about what caused those deadly... takata airbag explosions. the independent testing coalition... made up of -10- a

and in virginia, at least three people have been killed, just this afternoon, because of the weather. and behind all of this, blizzard conditions moving in, blowing this truck onto its side in indiana. more than 2,000 flights abc's linzie janis leads us off from the tornado zone tonight. >> reporter: tonight, those deadly storms barrelling up the >> tornado just came through, right on 460. >> reporter: a suspected tornado striking waverly, virginia, shredding homes and leaving at least three dead. in the last 24 hours, at least three dozen tornadoes hitting the gulf coast. many striking at night, as >> you need to pull over. >> reporter: in pensacola, florida, campbell garris and his girlfriend making it to their driveway, riding out the tornado in his pickup truck. >> oh, my god. >> all i could hear was it sounded as if i parked my truck next to a train. >> reporter: the ef-3 tornado packing 155-mile-per-hour winds, damaging more than 100 homes here. these people didn't have very much time to react at all. >> very little. very little. >> reporter: including these apartments. and look

this watch area includes richmond, virginia, norfolk, virginia, salisbury, maryland, and cape hatteras, north carolina. a tornado watch is n ecentral/southern north carolina. this watch area includes wilmington in north carolina. right now... a woman is fighting for her life..... after she and another person get hit.... while walking her dogs... it happened.... near rainbow and charleston. police say.... a driver was turning.... from rainbow onto del ray.... and... didn't see the couple crossing the street. both were taken to the hospital.... and... the woman is said to have... in life-threatening injuries. a developing story..... we're following right now... a syphilis outbreak.... here in southern nevada!!! the southern nevada health district reports.... there has been a -1- hundred -28- percent increase..... in cases in clark county.... since 20- 12... now... they're encouraging health providers... especially those who treat young men...to report a syphilis diagnosis..... so the patient and his partner.... can be treated and cured. we're following a developing story out of nevada ri

a tornado warning and watches have been issued for several counties in virginia, florida and the carolina's. forecasters are also warning of damaging winds bringing with it heavy rains and flooding. let's go to 13 weather first chief meteorologist bryan scofield. a simply wonderful end of the week and weekend is in store for the desert southwest. temperatures will continue to warm as high pressure builds in overhead and keeps the skies completely clear. high level clouds will pass overhead intermittently through the next several days but will never completely obscure the sun. we'll definitely see the clouds, but they'll only be the best slightly dim the sunshine for a couple minutes. temperatures will be lovely this weekend with highs thursday in the mid 70s, friday rising into the upper 70s and saturday peaking aright around 80 for the las vegas valley. cooler weather returns on monday and tuesday as an upper level low misses to the northeast bringing strong northwest winds and dropping temperatures by about 10 across the board. no rain is expected for the next 7 days. now for the latest c

the storms are now moving to georgia, the carolinas and eastern virginia. and the big concern will be the winds. coming up at 11-30, we'll have more on the damages. our team coverage on the storms continues... now with 13 weather first meteorologist greg bennett. high pressure has taken over the valley once again and today we will begin our climb breaking news -- reports say president obama is looking to nominate nevada governor brian sandoval as the next court justice..to replace late supreme court antonin scalia. that's according the washington post. sandoval did serve on the state supreme court. right now, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is permit a vote of a replacement. and breaking news on the democratic race! nevada senator harry reid is endorsing hillary clinton for president. here's why-- :13 - 23 "she was the first lady...during that administration." reid went on to say that clinton would be a great first woman to lead america, and mrs. clinton will best serve the middle class. (trump) "we won with young, we won with old, we one with highly

raleigh-durham, all the way into southern virginia. i want you to watch that today. these storms are still strong as they move in at 6:00 p.m., d.c., philly, you're in line for that squall line. only good news, jersey, new york city into new york state and connecticut and also western massachusetts, these storms weaken a little bit as they get to you by 10:00 p.m. but strong enough to make travel a nightmare. there are already delayed flights at many airports along today. >> all right. a lot for sam to track today. >>> we move on to new developments in that michigan murder getting our first look at shop that uber driver visited before going on a rampage that killed six people, injured two abc's alex perez has the latest good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning, george. this morning we're learning a lot more about what the suspect was doing and the hours before the shootings and just how close some people came to getting into his uber. this morning our first glimpse at what's believed to be shooting suspect jason dalton in the hours before the deadly shootings. s

georgia, south carolina, going into virginia. we're looking for another event where several tornados are likely to form. so, please, continue to stay tuned. kendis, reena. >> it's going to be a long night. thank you, paul. >>> two people have died in a house explosion near seattle. the blast in port orchard so powerful it sent debris 30 feet into the air. you see what's left there. amazing, these pictures. people up to eight miles away were shaken by the explosion. investigators from the atf have joined the search for a cause. >>> investigators say they found several reasons why takata air bags have inflated with too much force in the past. those air bag explosions have caused at least ten deaths worldwide. scientists say thatata kata's use of a certain chemical without drying agent increases the risk of explosion after long-term they also found parts of the air bag don't uphold -- or hold up under extreme humidity. investigators say their findings apply to most of the 28 million vehicles with the air bags recalled in the u.s. >>

nicole had secretly been messaging with this virginia tech student. 18-year-old david eisenhower. on the social media app kick. according to investigators, they say that one night last month, nicole snuck out of her parents' house the meet up with eisenhower and never returned home. she was missing for three days until her body was discovered 80 miles away. determination of the cause of death is stabbing. >> nicole's story has become a cautionary tale about the dangers of secret messaging apps and their anonymous users. >> i'm willing to say kick is the devil for young children. it is like a free ability to text and parents can't see the number going in and out. >> eisenhower and an alleged female accomplice are now accused of kidnapping and murder of nicole. neither has entered a plea. nicole's father and step mother sat down with 2020. >> i wish you could have been there for my daughter. she deserved me to be there and i was not. >> nicole's family believes she turned to social media for acceptance after she was severely bullied in school. >> she had a huge boy crush kind of thi

the study conducted by the virginia tech transportation institute surveyed 3,500 drivers between the ages of 16 and 98 through a three-year period. the author says that distractions that take a driver's eye away from the road for an extended period of time create the greatest crash risk. the most common being reaching for a cell phone, reading or writing or using touchscreen menus on the dashboard. the lead author of this study says these findings are particularly useful because they show just how distracted teens were while driving. he says if something isn't done soon to limit the distractions there could be scary results in the future. also looking on the dashboard too. part of those distractions playing around with the radio, doing things that people do and there's so much to see in the car. >> so much going on. >> there should be some way to disable the driver's phone. >> yeah, i'd like to see that. >> thank you, rebecca. >> yeah, unbelievable. george, a dramatic rescue in california. a 10-year-old girl suddenly falling through the snow into freezing water. her father trying des

the world just can't get enough of 106 year old virginia mclaurin who finally got her wish to go to the white house and meet the president. she's been sending them videos, and even writing letters asking to meet with the first family. when her dreams came true... she was so excited she couldn't help but dance! as you can see, the first lady was more than happy to join in with her. you can check out all of the stories trending today... just head to our website ktnv.com we're following a lot of breaking news for you this a home explosion in seattle, and a deadly fire in phoenix. i'll have the latest on both stories.. stay with us. chopper 13 bringing you figure out why. parker collins was first to the scene. parker what do we know? parker adlibs scene breaking right now...an explosion completely destroys a home near seattle. here's a live look at the scene... no word yet if anyone was inside the house when it exploded just before 5 a-m this morning. the blast was so powerful it it even blew out windows at an elementary school 1-thousand feet away. the u-s geological survey recorded a 2.8

nv the world just can't get enough of 106 year old virginia mclaurin who finally got her wish to go to the white house and meet the president. she's been sending them videos, and even writing letters asking to meet with the first family. when her dreams came true... she was so excited she couldn't help but dance! as you can see, the first lady was more than happy to join in with her. "it was the happy time of my life. i got a chance to shake hands with the president." you can check out all of the stories trending today... just head to our website ktnv.com coming up at -5-... a woman says she's been forced to live without her medication... because a local hotel ruined it... and they won't pay her back! now she's turning to 13 action news for help! more details about what exactly is going on there. "her love........lots of tears.......her genuine love of everybody." a family left in the dark after their loved one dies in las vegas. police aren't giving them any answers this morning. breaking overnight...an elderly woman's home is ransacked! the long chase disturbing an entire neighborhoo

try watching this one without smiling. 106-year-old virginia mclaurin was over the moon when she was invited into the white house. >> she's 106! >> no, you are not. >> reporter: she was so excited she couldn't help but dance. >> what's the secret to still dancing at 106? >> just keep moving. >> reporter: the video went viral, viewed more than 42 million times. such an encounter beyond a dream. >> i thought i would never live to get in the white house. >> well, you are right here. >> reporter: that white house dance party now bringing smiles to so many people. >> and i tell you, i am so >> how sweetshe. tomorrow night we're going on a journey to africa. a look at the modern war to save an ancient animal. here's abc's t.j. holmes with a sneak peek into the wild. >> south africa is home to over population. but they're facing extinction in the wild because of their highly coveted horns. i'm on patrol with rangers in the oldest game reserve in africa. >> what's a bigger threat to your rangers the animals or the poachers? >> it's the poachers, definitely the poachers. they've got deadly we

. >> virginia mclaurin. >> hi! >> reporter: there's a charming story behind this video that's of this 106-year-old woman, dancing with delight at the sight of president obama. >> just keep moving. >> reporter: virginia mclaurin is one of those many black americans over a certain age who never thought she'd see the day when a black man would become leader of the free world. >> i am so happy. >> we are happy to have you. >> a black president. >> look at him. right there. >> a black wife. >> that's me. >> yes! >> reporter: she's been begging the white house for this moment, for years. >> i was born 1909. >> reporter: sending them videos, and writing the president this petition, saying, "i could come to your house, to make things easier." at 106, her energy and light seem endless. steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >> we could only wish at 106. >>> there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this monday. the new consumer alert, and the cancer concern. the government says it could be right in your own home. t

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like a pole or a glove, it's best just to let that item drop, and then somebody can go back around and virginia, 25 people fell several feet when the lift derailed. two were treated for minor injuries. right now... a las vegas man is in a coma, fighting for his life, after a suspected hit and run. police found trent turnbo now, turnbo's mom is facing the fact she may lose her son. ((karen turnbo (mother) 17: 01:29- 17:07:10 i think i'm going to lose my son. i don't know.. he's my baby.)) karen turnbo says her sone had just started a new job and the former bonanza high school student was saving to go back to school. this midday, the family wants whomever's resonsible to come forward, if anyone's seen this, please come forward or the man himself, come forward and let us know that you didn't mean to. karen says her son is improving.. but the progress is slow. a bicyclist is dead this midday following a crash near the i-15 and st. rose. the 59-year-old was hit by a man driving an off road vehicle around 1 thirty yesterday morning. the driver overcorrected after hitting the cyclist and rolled his ve

one woman dancing into the white house like it took 100 years to virginia mclaurin finally got to meet the president obama and first lady. she's 106 years old and she's also very tech savvy. she launched a social media campaign to meet the obamas. when she finally got the chance this is what happened. >> i w >> she's dancing. come on! what's the secret to still dancing at 106? >> how much do we love that, that dancing she does, guys, she sprinted into the white house, that president obama had to tell her, slow it down, not too quick, virginia. [ laughter ] >> 106. so glad you shared that with us, cecilia. >>> now, we have a health headline. a new study that provides more evidence that eating high cholesterol foods does not disease. sam before, you grab more bacon and eggs, dr. jen ashton is here with importa d i like how she said slow it there. there's some viewers who may be surprised by this new study. but it's not really information. >> in cardiology and nutrition we file this und erold is new again. we have suspected for a long the foods we eat having cholesterol going on to cause

like a pole or a glove, it's best just to let that item drop, and then somebody can go back around and virginia, 25 people fell several feet when the lift derailed. two were treated for minor injuries. potholes are a growing problem across the country and now, cities and towns across the u-s are scrambling to fix them roller coaster temperatures are partially to blame. a new report from triple-a finds in the last 5 years 16 million drivers nationwide have run into trouble. on average, paying 3-hundred dollars to fix the damage sot katrina downs, washington dc driver: // i hit a big one. i was scared that maybe i got a if you hit a pothole you may be able to get reimbursed. experts say find out if it's a local or state road, then reach out to that jurisdiction and document everything. bill cosby's wife, camille is fighting back, filing to postpone her deposition scheduled for today. camille has been hoping to avoid answering questions about her husband citing marital privilege. but the attorney for cosby's alleged victims, says mrs cosby would have relevant information because she served as his

106-year-old virginia mclorn. this was her dream to visit the white house and to meet president obama during black history month. you've got to listen to this gal. >> i thought i would never live to get in the white house. >> you are here. >> and i tell you, i am so happy. >> you are here. >> i am so happy. >> we are happy to have you. >> a black president. >> look at him. right there. >> a black wife. >> that's me, yes. >> and i'm here to celebrate black history. >> that's exactly right. >> yeah, that's what i'm here for. >> i do not believe she's 106. there's no way. there was a petition online that got her to get her to the white house. >> which is great. by the way, we should point out, when she was born, perfect taft was in office. >> that's how long ago. >> if we all could be as sprightly as she is. >> lots of energy there. beautiful there. >> and some dance moves. >> that's great. i could look at her all day. >>> we'll get to a video of a different sort. i'm going to brazil in a couple of months. we have a

. >> reporter: but sometimes there are mechanical failures, like yesterday in west virginia. 25 people fell when the lift dropping 30 feet. 100 skiers left stranded. rescuers using harnesses to rescue them. >> everybody that didn't have the safety bar down got ejected. >> reporter: two needed extra medical attention for minor injuries. the timberline four seasons resort saying all lifts undergo rigorous inspection. and are in compliance with safety standards. clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >> clayton, thank you. >>> when we come back, the pope's plea to world leaders. what he's urging them to do tonight. will they take action? >>> and deep trouble at sea. why this surfer couldn't hold on to that board. >>> and a wild finish at daytona. almost too close to call. who pulled off this historic upset? i've been on my feel all day. i'm bushed! yea me too. excuse me...coming through! ride the gel wave of comfort with dr. scholls massaging gel insoles. they're proven to give you comfort. which helps you feel more energized ...all day long. constipated? trust number one doctor recommended d

rubio is running close to trump now in georgia and states like virginia, states like north carolina. if cruz wins texas. rubio wins some of these other states, goes into florida. wins that. what if there's a romney endorsement? rubio may have won the nomination last night. then effectively what you have described is three men splitting the delegates a third, a third, and a third. and in that scenario, this thing is going to go much, much longer. and you have scenario where we're in the convention, potentially. >> i think there's a premise in that that i don't think we have been proven yet. which is, when you win, your ceiling usually goes up. when you look at the past races, when you start winning, more voters start being more available to you. i think donald trump, as of tomorrow mortgage, is going to start looking across the landscape. his numbers in the states that were already high will rise because he won. >> democrats prepared for a race against donald trump? >> you know, give us any of them. but donald trump, which is such great contrast with what happened yesterday in nevada

we're seeing the advisories extending from west virginia, through d.c., even from there, the story extends farther down to the south. we have a pattern change. the jet stream dipping to the south. 2 to 4 inches. widespread, heavy rain. houston even in through atlanta. we need to spin it. there's an upside. it's not snow. it's rain. so yes, it's the weekend. it will still be warm for about a day or so. each day gets a little bit cooler. as we go through theeekend, notice the change as you talk about places like oklahoma city. a good 20-degree temperature drop. on the west coast. >> please tell me you went out yesterday. it was good for the soul. didn't it just feel good? >> i don't know. >> i did. i was out all day. >> i hear it was nice. >> it was beautiful. i heard it from indra. so i went outside. >> excellent. that's the way i like it. >> did you take your couch outside? >> the weather in my living room was perfect. thank you, indra. >> anytime. >>> a lot of other news. let's take a look at the headlines with ron. what's going on? sara. indra. good morning, everyone. >>> inspectors now

lift suddenly derailing, sending more than two dozen skiers, falling more than 30 it happened in west virginia attimberline resort. some skiers had minor injuries, others had to be plunked off that broken ski lift. >>> and hundreds of people are trapped in north idaho after this. that's 14 tons of mud and rock burying the only road in and out of elk city. that massive landslide captured on camera but a state transportation employee who is very lucky to be alive. residents there going nowhere fast. >>> and, when we come back -- >> because of a huge -- >> this is a huge -- >> huge. two very different candidates, one unmistakable thing that they have in common. you will know it when you hear it. with passion. but i keep it growing by making every dollar count. that's why i have the spark cash card from capital one. i earn unlimited 2% cash back on and that unlimited 2% cash back from spark means thousands of dollars each year going back into my business... that's huge for my bottom line. what's in your wallet? type 2 diabetes doesn't care who you are. man woman or where you're from. city country

here's a live look at the funeral home in fairfax virginia. that's where justice scalia's casket will leave soon for the drive to washington d-c. scalia's funeral is tomorrow. an alarming increase in the number of irs scams.. abc's reena ninan and kendis gibson have the details. plus - the most complained about airlines. < irs scams up - electronic tax scams rise 400% airline complaints - there's been a 30% increase in passenger beating analog - thanks to apple, the swiss watch is now being outsold by smart watches. > time now is x:xx --- still to come, a woman who was brutally duck taped inside a burning house dies from her injuries. now frightened family members say goodbye. also ahead, the fbi on the move three different locations. we'll show you what they were looking for. anchor copy toss to reporter we're following breaking news right now and the whole team is hmm hmm hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm-hmm let us be lovers, we'll marry our fortunes together [ cheering ] i've got some real estate here in my bag counting the cars on the n

which is a combination of we might have an example of it in richmond, virginia.. where a woman is charged with attacking a wendy's employee because of a wrong order. (latanya nelson/wendy's manager) "cursing and said i'll come across the counter... i said ok. and she came back there and she tried to come for me but i defended myself." latanya nelson says the woman then bit her above her left knee and wouldn't let go. the woman is now facing a long list of charges.. all over two spicy chicken sandwiches. check out this amazing video from australia where a town is being inundated by tumbleweed. there are literally thousands of them.. filling the streets.. and in some places.. piling-up in 'tumble-drifts' as high as rooftops. it's summertime down under.. so the dry conditions have they're coming from nearby field that a farmer has failed to maintain. wind advisories and warnings will continue into the afternoon today with the the eastern side of the valley. gusts have been peaking around 50mph throughout the morning with gusts near 60mph up on mt. charleston. winds w

virginia alone seeing more than 500. it wasn't just miserable road conditions. tornadoes touching down in the south. on the florida/alabama border, a tornado damaging homes and dropping trees on cars. in louisiana, a reported tornado ripping the roof off this carwash and tossing it into this pizza hut. cell phone video capturing the panicked patrons moments after. >> you're all right, mom. were only minor injuries. this morning, in mississippi, they're cleaning up after a tornado may have touched down there. three homes flattened and completely destroyed. here at the charlotte airport, it is a wet, slick mess. already 25 flights canceled here. nearly 400 across the country and growing. amy? >> all right, mary. thanks for the very latest on that. >>> and that snow and ice is not sticking around long. rob, the temperatures have been jumping up and down the past few a 50-degree swing for millions. >> yeah, amy, in some cases, a 60-degree swing. we're in the upper 40s here in manhattan. where just a few days ago, record temperatures well below zero. look at ththis s

and virginia transforming the area from a winter wonderland to a travel nightmare. temporarily closing runways at reagan international and having a ripple effect at airports across the country. snow and ice wreaking havoc for drivers from iowa to illinois, indiana and pennsylvania. i-78 finally reopened after this massive and fatal pile-up over the weekend. a new storm is now moving across parts of the northern plains and south making its way north bringing heavy rain and warmer temperatures. a welcome relief for the millions of americans in the northeast and new england. speaking of relief, forecasters say temperatures are set to rise some 30 degrees in the next 24 hours from boston to d.c. meaning they'll be enjoying kendis and reena? >> can't get there soon enough. >> yeah, exactly. that warmup she mentioned is part of the story. >> yeah, now there are some flooding concerns. and downpours and powerful winds. paul williams continues our coverage right now. good morning, paul. >> i appreciate that, kendis, reena. this storm is now going to take on a different pers

. >> reporter: justice scalia's body was returned to virginia in the early hours of this morning. for now his body remains at this funeral home. no plans announced yet about his ultimate resting place. meanwhile the fate of his vacant seat still an open and seemingly infinitely contentious question. >>> next, taylor swift, lady gaga, adele, kendrick lamar, highlights from the grammys. the biggest night in music. we live in a pick and choose world. choose, choose, choose. but at bedtime... ...why settle for this? enter sleep number and the ultimate sleep number event, going on now. sleepiq technology tells you how well you slept and what adjustments you can make. you like the bed soft. he's more hardcore. only at a sleep number store, right now save 50% on the ultimate limited edition bed, plus 24-month financing. hurry, ends monday. know better sleep with sleep number. if you have allergy congestion ...to get relief, anything is fair game. introducing rhinocort allergy spray from the makers of zyrtec . powerful relief from nasal allergy symptoms, all day and all night. try new rhi