up to washington state. snow and freezing rain in western new york. >> 30s in boston and new york. 50s in chicago. great falls and minneapolis. 60s in los angeles. and atlanta. and 70s nbc albuquerque and miami. >>> two rare white tiger cubs are now calling australia home. the little cuties, look at them, just arrived 15 weeks old. arrived earlier this week from a zoo in japan. they don't have official names yet but are called red and yellow for now. yellow. it's hoped that the sisters will help attract tourists to dream world theme park. they were born white when their parents share the right combination of simple genes and that causes a lack after pigment in the fur. >> so it's a pretty good deal because australia zoo actually trades koalas to other zoos. >> apparently there are only 3200 tigers left in the wild. >> let's hope they're not that angry. >> simmer down. >>> coming up in. the "insomniac theater," two new movies that might scare you. the reviews are coming in. >> we've heard of therapy pets befo

we paired up to go behind the amber from australia and maddie from washington together here in l.a. and when we met in person, even i was confused. >> reporter: hi. hi. you're like double trouble. nice to meet you. >> i'm amber. >> maddie. >> reporter: you guys are adorable. and whose idea was the purple? >> maddie. >> me. >> reporter: i want to know the first reaction when you saw the photo of each other on the site. >> i never really met anyone that looked like me, so seeing her picture is kind of weird. it was the first time i'd seen that looked remotely similar to me. >> reporter: much less dead ringer. >> yeah. i got a photo to see if we were similar, and the top half of the face started loading and i thought it was a picture of me. and the rest loaded and i was like wow, that's insane. >> reporter: what curiosity? there are an equal number of people saying i would never want to meet someone who looked like me. >> i thought it would be fun. >> reporter: and not creepy? >> right. yeah. >> i thought television fit was. >> reporter: we wanted to see if there was a genetic reason f

. >> that's jon karl in washington. >>> a new development in the hillary clinton e-mail controversy. a federal judge ruled that hillary clinton may have to give a deposition. conservatives have filed a lawsuit under the disclosure of >>> north of border a raging wildfire has forced nearly 90,000 people to evacuate western canada main oil city. in ft. mcmurray. officials say all efforts to suppress the fire have failed. unseasonably hot and dry conditions are continuing to feed it. >>> temporary cease-fire has taken hold in the embattled city of aleppo, in syria. the army made the announcement late last night. hundreds of civilians have been killed or injured during the attacks over the past ten days and hospitals have been destroyed. the cease-fire is expected to last only 48 hours. >>> and an army captain has sued president obama over the legality of the war against isis, captain nathan smith seen there, argues the president failed to get the okay from congress. smith said his constitution prompted this whole lawsuit. no comment from the white house. >>> now to the latest in the fli

. >> reporter: karen travers, abc news, washington. >>> and that was ted cruz taking questions on his first day back to work on capitol hill after dropping out of the race. his wife heidi is now comparing her husband's white house run to the battle to end slavery. that came during a conference call with the campaign's national p told supporters it took 25 years to defeat slavery and that's a lot longer than four years. she vowed to keep moving forward. >> the other major story we're following this morning is breaking news. a bizarre stabbing rampage in the boston area which left three dead. police in taunton say it started after a traffic accident when the driver began running around the neighborhood trying to break into homes. he stabbed two women at one house and then he drove to a shopping mall nearby crashing into the front of a macy's store. once inside the mall, he stabbed two more people. the suspect was eventually killed by an off-duty police officer. one of the dead victims was inside the house. the other at that mall. the investigation is still on going at this hour. we're g

>>> it's always a good morning when kerry washington drops by for avisi always dazin on the red carpet at the met ball. we'll talk to her about what's ahead tonight. and a very special passion project. >> she won't reveal, will she? >> we could ask. >> we could. >>> also misty copeland world famous ballerina is here. big surprise coming from her in just a little bit. >> so effortless. >> how great is that for those little girls there. >>> also lara, kicking off week of deals and steals on wheels ahead. are such loyal fans of her. we're starting in houston, mone broadcast. special deals on twitter all week as well. >>> let's go to amy. >> good morning, everyone. the big story this morning, nine people have been arrested aft may day demonstrations turned violent over weekend. the five police officers were injured. the crowd was protesting capitalism. >>> one day before what could be a make or break primary for ted cruz the latest poll shows him trailing donald trump by 15 points in indiana. trump says if he pulls off a victory the gop race is over. but cruz who has been endorsed by india

lana dak, washington. >> some two weeks after quitting the race for the white house, john kasich is ruling out a third party run. he tells cnn people have reached out to him donald trump but he said it would not be constructive. kasich also said he has no interest in becoming trump's running mate and he's still not sure if trump will get his endorsement. >>> congress made it closer to approving additional funds to battle the zika virus. republicans in the house have offered a $622 million measure. that's about a third of what president obama requested. meanwhile, the senate is scheduled to vote later today on a bill that would provide just over $1 billion in funding. that's expected to get the green light. >>> we now know there will be no showdown in the supreme court over the obama administration's rules for cost free access to contraception. court sent the case back to the lower courts with instructions to explore a compromise. that avoids what could have been an even split ruling as the high court currently has only eight justices. faith based groups are challenging the administration's

the "washington post" reports at least 12 released detainees have launched attacks against u.s. or allied forces in afghanistan. about half a dozen americans were killed including female civilian aid worker. president obama has pledged to close the u.s. prison in cuba before he leaves office. >> we're learning more about the victims of that deadly hit and run in michigan. the five cyclists killed belong to a group of enthusiasts called the chain gang. among those who died were a former nurse, a researcher and two grand fathers very active in the catholic church. the driver remains in custody in the hospital. he's not yet been identified. >>> maria sharapova says she will appeal the two-year suspension from professional tennis for using a banned substance. the tennis superstar says she was not aware that the world anti-doping agency barred athletes from using meldonium. the drug increases blood flow which improves exercise capacity by carrying more oxygen to the muscles. >>> and the trust company overseeing prince's estate can go ahead and hire entertainment industry experts. a c

. >> a new "washington post" poll found that 90% of native americans are not offended by the washington redskins nickname. and an overwhelming majority consider it an unimportant issue. redskins owner dan snyder has maintained that he won't change the team name which once again became a prominent issue after the 2012 season. >> a pair of diehard hockey fans enjoyed a one-of-a-kind playoff experience this week. >> 12-year-old wyatt nelson and his dad jerry are huge fans of the minor league team the saskatoon blades. going to games whenever they can but beca follows along on a radio feed with wyatt doing the play by play for his dad. he's gotten pretty good at it. >> the major league st. louis blues got wind of this and they brought the pair to st. louis for a playoff game against the sharks. and during the first period, they handed the mike over to young wyatt who the then broadcasted to millions with dad right by his side the play by play of the game. >> very cool. >> isn't that awesome? years of practice of making sure dad knows what's going on. and now he got to show off this new skil

. >> he was one of the most powerful people in washington. now former house speaker dennis hastert is heading to prison for using there hush money to cover sexual abuse. see why his appearance in court may have played a role in that sentence. >> a pilot arrested for drunk flying. he was bob the legal limit even for drivers. the investigation into what exactly happened and how long he might have been flying under the influence. >>> and ready, set, running there man. or is it? it's the latest viral dance craze stirring a debate but should it really be called the ranning there man? we will investigate later in the mix on this first, april 28th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> intense investigation. >> we are. >> we are on this. i want everybody to know. i'm sure you're very concerned about this running there man thing. >> the entire brian ross unit has been looking into this. brian himself has been attempting the running there man. >> thank you so much for this detailed investigation. embedded in fact. >> all he came up

. >> in washington state, seven kidser truck plowed into a school bus stop. four of the kids were hit by the truck and two others by debris from the crash. the 19-year-old driver has a history of seizures and apparently was driving with a suspended license. he was taken into custody. >>> on the east coast, four arm reserve soldiers were hurt when their humvee flipped over on the new jersey turnpike just outside of new york city. the most crat critically injured had to have her leg amputated at the scene. a tire came off the humvee causing the vehicle to overturn. >>> the night for a $15 minimum wage hit the streets in cities across the u.s. today. from times square to hollywood, protesters marched in in support of low wage nonunion employees they're targeting mcdonald's because of its clout in the industry. new york and california have put plans in place to hit that $15 an hour mark over the next few years. >>> meanwhile, amazon is starting to i a shelter for the hoaxlessn non-profit to operate a shelter in one of its buildings. the plan is to house more than

martha rad dads,bc washington. >>> autopsy results on former new orleans saints player will splitting indicate he was shot seven times in the back. but that finding does little to clear up exactly what happened saturday night when smith was killed. attorneys for the smith family and the suspect cardell hayes agree shots were fired after a heated argument between the two men. but each side blames the other for being the aggressor. >>> we're getting new details in dennis hastert's hush money case. he will be sentenced later this month. an alleged sex abuse victim of the former speak of the house is expected to testify. hastert has only pleaded guilty to breaking banking loss. prosecutors maintained he wanted to use the money to hide past sexual misconduct. hastert's attorney denyingny sexual abuse. they call an encounter bean hastert and the 14-year-old ambiguous. >> prince william and duchess kate have left for bhutan. the royal couple met with children and painted elephant statuesnd orphaned animal during a wildlife safari in the northeastern part of the country the golden state warri

abc's karen travers has the latest from washington. >> reporter: good morning, diane and kendis. hillary clinton is saving donald trump. yesterday she called him a loose cannon. the republican though is firing back and he insists he can reshape the electoral map and win the white house. as the dust settles in the republican primary, party leaders are weighing in. house speaker paul ryan telling cnn he can't currently support donald trump. >> i'm just not ready to do that at this point. >> reporter: in an unusual move, the last two gop presidents -- george h.w. and george w. bush -- say they'll sit out this election and will not endorse trump. and the last republican nominee, mitt romney, says he'll skip the convention this summer. hillary clinton shoring up support in california and slamming trump. >> trump turns around and says, i don't care if other countries get nuclear weapons. that is the kind of risk this country cannot afford to take. >> reporter: clinton leads trump in head-to-head polls. in the likely republican nominees facing challenges with the electoral college map.

and we have breaking news in the manhunt for two brothers wanted in connection with the murder of a washington state couple. one of those brothers is finally in custody. the sheriff's department says tony clyde reed contacted the u.s. to surrender yesterday at the mexican border. he's now being held in san diego. john reed is still on the loose. they are suspects in the disappearance and presumed murder of their former neighbors whose bodies still have not been found. >> president obama has honored a group of the nation's law enforcement heros at the white house. mr. obama presented them with the medal of valor which is the highest honor given to law enforcement. among those receiving the medal was l.a. officer donald thompson who while on duty suffered serious burns while pulling an unconscious man out of a burning car. oklahoma officer david huff received his medal for confronting a knife wielding hostage taker at a walmart, saving the life of a 2-year-old girl. >> the public safety officers we recognize today with the medal of valor found courage not in search of recognition, they did it in

washington, d.c.'s metro which we're both familiar with. >> i love it. >> i don't. was shut down for the day for emergency inspections. >> the action taken after a fire on the tracks earlier this week. new developments. >> good morning. i too am familiar with the d.c. metro system. this is believed to be an unprecedented shutdown of what is the country's second busiest rail system. 700,000 rides a day are taken on the metro. but wednesday that number falling to zero. >> commuter train transportation in washington, d.c. grinding to a halt wednesday. for more than 24 hours, all 91 metro rail stations in and around the nation's capital closed. >> i thought it was a hoax. like really. >> after a fire on the tracks monday, fear of a systemic mechanical failure causing officials to shut down the entire system. and spend wednesday checking 600 electrical connections over 100 miles of underground tracks. crews discovering these fraying jumper cables. >> as bad as that is looks, these do not indicate they're imminent for fire but clearly this is that we cannot accept. >> ins

we know one of our producers in the washington, d.c. bureau sent an e-mail yesterday afternoon saying his 25-minute commute to virginia took him something like 2 1/2, 3 hours. >> yeah during the massive 2-inch snowstorm they had. you know one good thing, there's a little silver lining talking about the district to all these storm clouds for the first time in decades sledding is again allowed on capitol hill. >> oh i didn't know you weren't allowed to do is that. >> yeah. apparently it was against the law. >> did they send someone out to regulate that? >> the capitol police. >> that's right. >> now they've been told not to enforce it. >> wow. and they said the change hasn't happened in washington, d.c.? >> there yougo. >> change has happened. >> it did take an act of congress literally -- >> to allow that. >> to instructions to the police force to look the other way are included in an appropriateions bill. >> that's hilarious. that's great. democrats and republicans working together. >> there must be pork attached to that. someone is get

. >> reporter: lana zak, abc news, washington. >> palin's announcement comes one day after her oldest son was arrested in alaska. police picked up track palin on monday night after his girlfriend said he punched her in the face and kicked her in the knees. she also said that she was afraid that he would shoot himself with a rifle. track palin is charged with assault and possession of a weapon while intoxicated. >>> as for the democratic candidates, they're also making some news this morning. with the latest poll numbers from new hampshire. they indicate that bernie sanders is crushing hillary clinton by 27 points. that's his biggest lead so far in that state. and with hillary clinton also losing ground in iowa, she issued an admission saying "there's a real possibility we could lose those contests." she adds that she's prepared for a long race, pointing out that in 2008 she campaigned until june. >>> well, the governor of michigan is apologizing for the water crisis in flint. rick snyder devoted much of his state of the state address to the disaster. he blamed government failure for t

jonathan karl, abc news, washington. >>> new details are emerging about this weekend's shooting spree in houston. army veteran dion isio garza fired 212 times before a sniper killed him. police believe he was suffering from depression. they think he acted alone, not as part of any terrorist group and he left rambling messages taped to the walls of the tire shon where he killed a customer. >>> a former oklahoma volunteer deputy has been sentenced to four years in prison for killing an unarmed man last year. 74-year-old robert bates said the shooting was an accident when he mistook his handgun for his stun gun. killing eric harris. the judge said that he took into account bates' age, failing health and dozens of letters asking for leniency. lawyers for bates are plan agappeal. >>> police in charlotte, north carolina trying to determine why a packed school bus crashed into a man's house. that man needs to find a new place to live. abc's david kerley has the details. >> reporter: down a 30-foot embankment with nearly two dozen onboard, it was a house and a tree that stopped this school bu

wait. >> so that's the real kerry washington on the right. and the photoshopped kerry washington on the left. comparison. >> it is dramatic. ad week's editorial director james cooper insisting they made only minimal adjustments tweeting they only added volume to her hair. >> i think the one on the right looks so much more beautiful. this isn't the first time she's been at the center of a photoshop controversy. last year when she was on the cover of "instyle" magazine fans were saying her skin was lightened and she looked unrecognizable. >> julia roberts looks great there on the left. >>> oh, boy. and another magazine is under fire from another celebrity. >> amy schumer is slamming glamour magazine for including her in their plus size bonus issue sponsored by lane bryant. >> she said on social media while there's nothing wrong with being plus sized qualifying women with labels is pointless and potentially harmful for young girls. she says plus sized in america is size 16 and she fluctuates between a 6 and an 8. >> glamour's editor-in-chief res

. >>> a 30-year-old man is in custody in washington, d.c. charged with second-degree murder after hij commuter bus. the suspect attacked the bus driver, then stole the bus, and then struck and killed a pedestrian. the entire incident took place within five blocks of where the suspect first boarded that vehicle. the bus driver was injured and remains hospitalized this morning. >>> and a man in michigan has admitted to contaminating food at several supermarkets. the fbi says the man was taken into custody yesterday. he's said to have sprayed a mixture of water, hand cleaner and mouse poison on produce in at least three stores, including a whole foods. the stores say they have taken every precaution possible to make sure no one eats that contaminated food. >>> now to the severe weather that's bringing damaging winds to the mid-atlantic region. one person was slightly hurt when that tree there came crashing down on a school bus. this is in the winston-salem area of north carolina. the bus was taking students home from an elementary school. and t

it's because there are two other qualities that trump no pun intended, he brings change to washington and actually tells it like it is. those are his qualities. >> i was interest interested in one exit poll his proposal to ban noncitizen muslims from entering the country supported by 6% of republicans. >> no one talked about this till donald trump. it's like the republican party didn't know what they wanted till trump arrived and started talking about these things. to have two-thirds of them on the same page is remarkable. >> a lot of people were talking about chris christie. >> there was that look. we got a shot of it. trending on twitter. >> free chris christie. >> bored standing behind there or. >> what was the deal with that. >> the most unlikely allies. >> what is that look? >> i think it's just utter shock at what's happening even at this >> we want to thank you guys. incredible political powerhouse. thank you for all you do for abc especially in the late night. >> super wednesday, everybody. so we use k-y ultragel. it enhances my body's natural moisture so i can get into the sw

. >> and here at home, police in washington state say one of two dangerous patient who's escaped from a psychiatric hospital is now back in custody. 59-year-old mark adams was apprehended about 30 miles from the hospital after being spotted on a public bus. but 28-year-old anthony garver remains at large arrested for first degree murder two years ago but found not coetent to stand trial. police believe garver took a bus to spoke cane. >> turning now to a deadly danger in millions of automobiles. a teenager from texas killed by flying shrapnel from an exploding takata air bag, the tenth death in the u.s. from the japanese brand. abc's adrian bankert has the latest. >> reporter: the young woman behind the wheel of this 2002 honda died after rear ending a vehicle outside of houston last thursday. witnesses describe it as a minor crash. >> she should have walked away from it. she had a deep laceration on the side of her throat. it looked like debris from the air bag. >> reporter: the sheriff's office confirms 17-year-old huma hanif was killed from material from the takata manufactured air

. >> reporter: bazi kanani, abc news, washington. >> so you heard the heated back and forth. there was something else that was heated going on during the debate. people were trying to figure out what color was bernie sanders' suit? take a look at it. what do you think? >> it's definitely brown into it definitely does look brown. that was a heated debate. look at that photo. >> it looks like a charcoal gray there into during the debate while all of this is going on, the campaign put out a, a tweet saying the suit the senator is wearing is blue. but then even they weren't sure. we checked with our abc producers and they said an sanders body man and other members of his staff are now saying it's a black suit. so far they actually have no idea if it's a brown, black, blue suit. >> uh-huh. that's interesting. >> the debate continues. >> the debate continues. that's the real debate from that last night. >> i prefer not to this world. >> what color is your suit? >> this is actually gray. >> it looks blue on television. it looks blue. >> it is blue. all right. let's get to the republ

rick klein, abc news, washington. >>> and speaking of the secretary, come can tomorrow, the government relations hundreds of pages of controversial clinton e-mails from her private server. a federal judge audioed the state department to release the remaining batch of e-mails in four installments after saturday, another release is set for february 19th, that's just before nevada's democratic caucuses, the final february 29th right before super tuesday. >>> a national wildlife refuge in oregoning will remain closed for weeks now that an armed standoff is over. the last four holdout who's had occupied the refuge for 41 days surrendered peacefully yesterday. they were arrested and will make appearances in court today. the whole dispute was over federal control of public land. now there's a great sense of relief in the area. >> i am so glad this is over. >> i'm proud of my friends and neighbors. i'm proud of way that you stood up to this stuff. >> also in custody right now is a man named cliven bundy, the father of one of the oregon standoff's leaders. he's being held on charges tied to a d

. >> together, we have sent a message that will echo from wall street to washington, from maine to california. >> now we take this campaign to the entire country. we're going to fight for every vote in every state. we're going to fight for real solutions that make a real difference in people's lives. >> some important dates by the way coming up. straight ahead. so you have on february 20th is the nevada caucuses for the democrats and the republicans will have their primary in south carolina. then the democrat will have their primary in south carolina on the 27th of this month. so they have a few days to get things together. >> it will be interesting. >> that's the news for this half hour. >> remember to follow us on facebook @wnnfans.com. [mother] yeah but this neighborhood,i feel like it's got a lot of what we were kinda talking about. we should definitely go see it. [agent] hi. melanie. maggie. living room. [dad]what about this? this looks good. [brendan] no. [mother] isn't it great? [announcer]redfin pays its agents based on your happiness... that's real estate, redefined. >>> this morning

. >> the candidates faced an electorate in iowa deeply divided and frustrated with washington. while the economy has improved under president obama, the recovery has eluded most of the middle and working classes. new terror threats at home and abroad have increased national security concerns and ted cruz's victory suggests religious rights still remains a formidable voting bloc. >> we'll turn now to our abc news political team and our reporter mary alice parks who has been following the sanders campaign. >> she asked his staff if his address was a victory speech and they said yes. and abc's mary alice parks checks in from iowa with your voice, your vote. >> thanks, reena, kendis. from day one, the bernie sanders campaign focused an incredible amount of attention here in iowa. the thinking was a victory here could show the rest of the country that bernie sanders could be taken seriously and that hilary clinton was vulnerable. a few reporters were allowed upstairs to see bernie sanders watching the results come in. it was a personal intimate moment in his hotel room just upstairs

. >> the young washington intern was murdered 15 years ago. the defense is now pointing the finger at a california congressman who had an affair with her. abc's david wright has the latest. >> reporter: bombshell new allegations in a sensational washington murder case. could a congress man's alleged secret sex life have been the motive for murder in the allegation being made for the man sentenced to of 0 prison for killing chandra levy. she was a 24-year-old washington intern who disappeared 15 years ago this month. >> we just big anyone who has information to please call it in. >> reporter: her murder one of the biggest stories that summer. juan deke, a legal immigrant from el salvador was convicted based on a jailhouse confession to other inmates. it was later set aside. he's facing a new trial this fall. now his lawyers have filed a blockbuster motion zeroing in on levy's relationship with former congressman gary condit claiming aggressive sex involving bondage may have killed her. a pair of knotted tights found nearby. defense attorneys sa

martha raddatz, abc news, washington. >> and here in new york state he was once one of the most powerful men in the empire state, but sheldon silver now faces a long prison term. the former speaker of the state assembly was given 12 years following his conviction on corruption charges. silver briefly addressed the court and down his family, colleagues, as well as constituents. his attorneys do plan an appeal. >>> the cdc has a new recommendation for parents of preschoolers with adhd. try therapy first. government health officials say far too many young children are being given powerful drugs to treat attention problems. that's despite the serious side effects caused by some of those drugs including stomach aches and sleep problems. and there's little research on the long-term effects of those drugs as well. >>> well, to the white house now where president obama hosted the nation's finest teachers, calling the event one of his favorites of the year. >> the president was introduced by the nationalç teacher of th year, j johanna hayes, who taech teaches at a high school in waterbury, conn

now, he didn't mention hillary clinton last night at a rally attended by about 3,000 people in washington, d.c. but it does seem sanders is being a hillary clinton collects the endorsements of some high profile democrats. >> vice president joe biden attacking donald trump last night while saying clinton will be the next president and quoting him "god willing." massachusetts senator elizabeth warren has also endorsed clinton saying she's ready to work her heart out to put clinton in the white house. warren's backing came after president obama added his support as abc's lauren lyster reports. >> i'm with her. >> president obama endorsing hillary clinton via this video. >> if fact, i don't think there's ever been someone so qualified to hold this office. >> reporter: this coming shortly after the president met with bernie sanders at the white house. fresh from sanders' defeat at the polls this week and with hillary clinton now the presumptive nominee. sanders staying in the race for now >> i will of course, be competing in the d.c. primary which will be held next tuesday. >> reporter: and ca

. >> reporter: stephanie ramos, abc news, washington. >> when we come back, we have a special "skinny" for you. >> that's right. this morning, tributes to the late great prince. stay with us. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. ♪ ♪ >> i don't even know that song but i love it. what is that song? >> it's good. >> "balloons." it's a hit. i love it. >> i like all prince songs. >> hard not to dance to them. >> you can't not dance to a prince song. welcome back to our special prince "skinny." we start with some stern words from those who knew and clearly loved him. first up is oprah. >> on twittersley says prince, the doves really are crying now, listening to your music. remembering you #rip prince. >> justin timberlake calls him a once and forever art i love this. he says it would be silly to say that he has inspired our music. it's beyond that. he's somewhere in every song i've ever written. >> and one of prince's ex-girlfriends carmen electra writes on instagram i feel so sad and confused right now. i love you, prince. hope you're comfortable a

. >>> we're dreaming if only all of washington could be like there. this is actually a real image from nancy reagan's funeral making an the rounds. hillary clinton and george w. bush share agembrace and smiling probably about a time when they were happy with the republican party. hillary never thought she would say that. >> it's kind of nice to see both dynasties come together. >> they kind of shared something when you've been through the white house, there's a shared experience. it's sweet, isn't it, to see both parties get together. >> a very tender moment. absolutely. as we reported, vote ares in ohio, florida, north carolina and illinois and missouri plan to vote today in a minisuper tuesday i guess. >> very big day. for people living in those states, it could mean they faced a bar they turn on the tv or surf the web. lauren lyster joins with us more of the ads. >> a lot of the new ads coming out. we know donald trump is the front runner the republican race. did you know though he is in the lead when it comes to being the target of attack ads. may

. >>> you're looking at a dramatic rescue operation in washington state. a homeless was hoisted to safety after being trapped on a cliff for two days. he slid to the edge of the cliff just a few feet from going over and falling to the river below. fortunately a worker heard him shouting for help. despite having to cope with day kaz of bitter cold, he is expected to be okay. >>> police are investigating a grizzly scene at a home in chicago. six people found dead including a child. they have not yet determined how they decide but say it could have ever been a murder-suicide but a relative who lived in the house described the family as happy and normal. there were 51 homicides in chicago last month, prompting a call for the governor of illinois to declare a state of emergency. >> 51 in one month. >>> there's another huge air bag recall to tell you about involving the controllers for air bags in about five million vehicles. they were made by a german company that can deploy without reason or fail to inflate at all. it involves older vehicles made by honda, fia

particular taking an apparent stand against redskins name, the new york football giants are listing them as washington on its schedule rather than the team's name. >> hmm. i mean, it's not till september. isn't it kind of early to be putting out schedules? >> no, we're looking forward to this. i'm already plottingy fantasy league. >> it already dominates so much of the week and now it's dominating spring and summer, too. >> why do you hate america? >> why do you hate america. >> i love football. but can't we enjoy baseball for a little while? >> all right. we have 167 days of baseball. but football, we're looking forward to it. >> excited for football. coming up, chasing down an escaped chimp. his name is cha-cha. after he broke out of the zoo, he ended up here on top of a telephone pole. and how it ended straight ahead. >> and the hidden fees that airlines are now trying to slip into your air fares how to save hundreds, even thousands of dollars. >> first here's a look at today's forecast. >> announcer: "world news now" weather, brought to you by colonial penn life insurance. since i was a kid, it em

washington state's attorney general says it was all a scam. pastor carlson is outraged too saying his name was used without his permission. in fact, investigators say all kinds of fake religious leaders and testimonials were used to entice people to the tune of $7 million worth of paid prayers between 2011 and 2015. all of it, they say, the brainchild of this man, benjamin ragovie. >> he was asking people to give money under deceptive circumstances. >> he couldn't be reaped for comment. the website says it's closed adding we thank you for all the prayers. >> reporter: the attorney general isn't interested in his prayers and they want cash. he's now agreed to pay back $7.5 million to more than 1507b,000 commerce. >> there's actually a customer protection act that prevent these charitable organizations churches from offering false things. you know, that they can't make good on. >> a lot of people were going on the site and hoping and praying for you know, to have a child to have a healthy baby to, win the lotto and all these different things and

coming in, a building exploded in seattle, washington. nine firefighter guidelines. >> a lot of warnings. >>> also, incredible sight. take a look at this. total solar eclipse taking over the skies last night. >> see it up close, 37,000 formerr highlighting the difference between his professional character and his realulk hogan man behind the character. lawyers for gawker cross-examining terry bollea aka hulk hogan on the witness stand for a second day. arguing that just days after the gossip site posted a tape of him having sex with his then best friend's wife, the willingly discussed the stories in a series of talk show it on ews. howard stern? >> you didn't say, whnse. >> did you tell howard stern you would prefer that he respect your privacy? >> no, sir, i didn't want to bring terry bollea, the man and separate the man from the ar didn't want to discuss the tape hogan interviews were part of had long invited the public his ng a clip of his former >> between her and i, there is just all this unhappiness. >> did you consider that appropr

. >> reporter: lana zak, abc news, washington. protest at a rally in which is. before the rally started a teenage girl was pepper sprayed by someone in the crowd as she clashed with trump's supporters. she said someone also groped her. police were looking for two suspects. >>> and bernie sanders is hoping to keep his momentum going whether he wisconsin voters ahead to the polls next week. sanders is attracting thousands of supporters at campaign events across the state criticizing wisconsin's new voter identification law calling it one of the most restrictive in the country. he says we should be making it easier for people to take part in the political process, no the harder. >>> it's official. apple security's showdown with the fbi is now over. a judge vacated the order compelling apple to assist the government. the fbi's break came a week ago when an unidentified company offered to help unlock the san bernardino terrorist's iphone and demonstrated could be done. apple insists it did not help and worried what this means for security of its iphones. way to get i

it has hubs in newark and washington dulles airport. the problems in the east affect flights all across the country as planes and crews are stuck in the wrong places. >> there's a new ruling in the legal battle between detroit and its teachers. teachers protested outside the croom where a judge denied the request for a restraining order. strikes are illegal but teachers have staged several sickouts to draw attention to poor cans low pay. a new hearing is set for february. >> the governor of michigan may be forced to reveal more details about his handling of the water crisis in flint. governor rick snyder's e-mails and other communications have been subpoenaed as part of a class action suit. alex perez reports on how the investigation into the crisis is heating up. >> reporter: the michigan attorney general announcing an independent team is now leading an investigation into the mishandling of the water crisis in flint. water, he admits, remains unsafe. >> i would certainly not bathe a newborn child or a young infant in this bad water. >>

david kerley, abc news, washington. >> scary stuff. the british pilot's association wants these lasers to be considered an offensive weapon. pushing for that. >> trying to ban sales of them. >>> coming up in our next half hour, a backlash over what's being called corporate greed. >> who is boycotting carrier air conditioning after the company's decision to ship 1400 jobs to mexico. the warning donald trump is firing off to the company. >> but first, the top dog this year. what we're finding out abo best in show at last night's westminster kennel club competition. you're watching "world news now." ♪ >> it wasn't really a hound dog but this morning america is waking up with a brand-new top dog. >> that is one of my favorite elvis presley's song. >> that dog's name is cj. last night the german short-haired pointer took home the most prestigious canine award in the country at the 140th westminster kennel club competition. jesse palmer reports on all the excitement. >> reporter: the contestants may be cute but the competition is always fi

outside that address in suburban washington, d.c. just 12 miles from the white house -- >> don't take a picture! >> reporter: two members of the khweis family became upset with reporters, and then turned the water hose on them, denying anyone in their family was part of isis. >> watch your mouth! what are you tal >> watch is your mouth! >> reporter: the young american captured on the battlefield, one of some 250 measures believed to be income iraq and syria with terror groups, will likely now be sent home to virginia in hand xwufs. cuffs. brian ross, abc news, new york. >>> a teenager from north carolina accused of trying to help isis now faces the death penalty in a separate murder case. 19-year-old justin sullivan is charged with using his father's rifle to kill his 74-year-old neighbor as practice for a large scale terror attack. federal authorities believe the murder followed his conversion to islam after he started watching isis beheadings on the internet. >>> there might be severe storms during today's primaries in the midwest.

also in iowa with trump now taking aim at cruz's canadian birth to an american mother, telling the "washington post" it's a very precarious issue. >> i tweeted out a response to donald trump's rizing questions about my natural-born citizenship. it was a link to fonzie jumping the shark. and i think i'm going to let my response stick with that tweet. >> reporter: brandi hitt, abc news, los angeles. >>> and one more political note for you. an announcement from the republican south carolina governor nicki haley will deliver the gop's response after president obama's state of the union address next tuesday. hailey made waves when she called for the confederate flag to be removed from the state house grounds after the massacre at mother emmanuel church in charleston. >>> a chicago-area christian college now wants to fire a head scarf-wearing professor. laurisia hawkins made headlines last month when she started wearing the hijab to show solidarity with muslims. she got into troubling with her employer was when she declared that christians and muslims worship the same god. wheaton college says that

. >> reporter: bazi kanani, abc news, washington. >> so kelly ripa is back. >> uh-huh. >> and kendis gibson is back >> because i love the show. i love everyone. i love you. back at you. love you. >> thank you all. love you, too. >> it's a big reunion. >> love you all. >> jack's blowing kisses. >> the abc spirit. >> it was nice to see them make up and have everything be okay. >> for him to say deuces on may 13th. >> michael leaves on may 13th. >> kelly though still keeping it strong. >> yes. >> announcer: this is abc's "w two decades. >>> making news in america this morning, breaking overnight, tornadoes touch down. we have pictures of the damage coming in. the storm system is triggering massive hail and flooding rains and it's just beginning. >>> major victories for teams trump and clinton, the two front-runners pulling farther away from the pack. results from the latest primaries still coming in. >>> a bright light over southern california caught on camera. the mysterious green streak is taking over social media. this morning, we know what it is. >>> and good dog. a playful friend i

david kerley, abc news, reagan washington airport. >> dennis hastert is expected to ask for probation whether he sentenced at the end of the month on hush money charges. he has apologized and for the first time publicly acknowledged the harm he caused decades ago. his attorneys are asking the judge considering that the 74-year-old hastert has health issues including diabetes and a near fatal infection last year. >> you know, having your morning cup of coffee at home is usually quicker and cheaper than stopping at your local coffee shop a humiliating. ask the florida governor rick scott when another customer went ballistic. loudly ripping into him over his health care policy. >> you don't care about working people. you should be ashamed to show your face around here. i strip women of access to public health care. shame on you, rick scott. >> you think he went to the starbucks the same one the next day? >> i'm pretty sure he didn't. the woman is an activist and former commissioner another city. she continued that rant till the governor gave up and left. he didn't get to have his grande

. >> but as you said, washington, d.c. already got a taste with a smaller storm during evening rush hour. the 1.6 inches brought traffic on area highways and city streets to a standstill. residents complained the public works department got a late start on treating the roads and then its trucks couldn't get around all of those stuck cars. >> and look at this. the president's marine one helicopter was grounded. the presidential entourage had to drive back to the white house and even that took more than an hour. >> oh, my goodness. the limos and vans added to the mess. but the accidents and problems were all over the washington area as this app showed late last night. all those red lines all the places where there are backups and accidents. >> all those dots indicative of accidents in the d.c. area. tom roussey of our station in washington, wjla, joining us now. taup, good morning. how's it looking? >> good morning, kendis. unfortunately, it is still looking bad. evening rush hour essentially has not ended in the washington,

david kerley, abc news, washington. >> thank you so much. all that snow is making it difficult for firefighters in baltimore last night. they had to slog through snow-covered streets to battle a raging row house fire. the narrow street in front of that house completely blocked by snow up to five feet deep. no way for fire trucks to get close. the house appeared to be destroyed and other homes nearby suffered smoke damage. >> it does seem as if the presidential campaign has gone on forever but next monday, the first voters will finally have their say at the iowa caucuses. last night, the three democratic candidates took part in a town hall in iowa. bernie sanders was asked a big question people have when they hear he is a socialist. >> but just to be clear, you are going to raise taxes to do this. >> yes, we will raise the -- we will raise taxes, yes, we will. but also let us be clear, chris. we may raise taxes, but we are also going to eliminate private health insurance premiums for individuals and for businesses. >> hillary clinton, this wa

perhaps the most high profile, "washington post" bureau chief jason rezaian. this morning, he and two others an ex-marine and a pastor are at a medical facility in germany one step closer to home. a fourth american ho had been studying in iran is back in boston at this hour while one man chose to stay behind in iran. but one american mo went missing eight years ago in iran was not among those released. robert levinson is a former fbi agent working as a private investigator he disappeared after meeting an aislamic militant. he hasn't beeneard from since 2011. his family says they are devastated he was "left behind." the iranians say they do not note where he is. >> in the meantime in iraq, u.s. officials confirm media reports that three american contractors have gone missing south of baghdad. they are civilians, not military. and they were last seen two days ago. the case is being treated as a possible kidnapping although no one has claimed responsibility. >>> in hawaii, conditions are expected to improve today in the waters where teams are looking for 12 missi

kenneth moton, abc news, washington. >>> this morning, french investigators are treating a foiled attack outside a paris police station as an act of >> terry:. officers shot and killed a knife-wielding man pledging allegiance to isis after threatening them wearing what turned out to be a vest that had fake explosives. but the incident coincided with the first anniversary of the massacre at the "charlie hebdo" satirical newspaper. >> back here at home, federal agents say they've arrested two people with ties to isis in two separate incidents. first up in sacramento. a 23-year-old iraqi man arrested accused of trying to travel to syria to fight with terror organizations. in houston, a 24-year-old iraqui man was apprehended and charged with providing material support to isis, as well. although similar, the feds have yet to link the two arrests. both men were refugees. one entering from syria sparking new criticism, of course, from republicans that the u.s. isn't doing enough to screen refugees. >>> the mother of the so-called affluenza teen will be arraigned this morning in texas. tonya cou

politico is now reporting several conservative leaders are planning a private meeting this week in washington, d.c. to determine how they could stop trump and how they could put together a third party run for someone they consider to be a "true conservative." kendis and reena? >> and arizona might be a big, big week for him, as well because immigration is huge, of cour abc's marci gonzalez live in miami. thank you so much. >>> well, as the dust settles from yet another big series of primaries among the key questions that remain is, what's next? >> and we ask abc news political director rick klein for his take. good morning, rick. >> reena and kendis, ohio stirred something up that only they may be able to settle, that meaning the republican convention over the summer. donald trump winning a couple of states but losing critical battleground of ohio to john kasich. marco rubio leaving the race but kasich likely to emerge as the alternative. when you combine that with the fact that ted cruz continues to accrue delegates, have you three candidates moving forward and donald trump is likely to be t

. >> kerry washington photoshopped is almost unrecognizable on the cover of "add week" magazine and why amy schumer is blast ag"glamour" magazine for including her in a special feature, that's ahead in "the skinny." >>> and see you later, gator. why farmers went after this massive 800-pound alligator. what it was eating and we're not

up to 4 inches of snow has fallen in washington, d.c. and baltimore and light snow is continuing across central pennsylvania which could eventually see half a foot before the arctic cold moves in later on this week. >>> and the storm system dumped snow as far as south as huntsville, alabama. the national weather service says a winter weather system moving through the state could dump as much as 2 inches of snow in higher elevations there. several school systems had delayed openings yesterday because of slick roads. >>> from that cold to possible record high temperatures again today in southern california. it felt like midsummer in los angeles and orange counties and across much of the region. today's forecast calls 88 degrees in l.a., that would mean an all-time high record. temperatures are expected to remain in the low 80s. that's well into the weekend. in oklahoma, firefighters are expecting another day of dangerous grass fires. low humidity and strong winds have ever been pushing the flames across bone dry parcels of land. students i

good morning washington. toss to eileen winter weather advisory in effect for dc, arlington, alexandria, prince georges, charles, calvert, st. mary's and anne arundel counties until 10 am this morning. today: am wintry mix. becoming partly to mostly sunny. highs: 40-45 winds: nw 10-20+ mph tonight: mainly clear. refreezing likely. lows: 25-30

. >> reporter: the case pitting apple against the fbi took center stage in washington with both sides making that case before the house judiciary committee. >> should the fbi be allowed to stop apple or any company from offering the american people the safest and most secure products it can make. >> we're asking apple take the vicious guard dog away. let us try and pick the lock. >> reporter: the fbi insisting they're not asking apple to create a oh called magic key. they want access to just one iphone for clues. >> is there somebody else and are there clues to what else might have gone on? that is our job. >> reporter: apple has already asked the courts to have this case thrown out. arguing unlocking that one phone compromises the security of millions can of others. >> the only way w that we view as sort of the software equivalent of cancer. >> reporter: also weighing in is attorney general loretta lynch from a cybersecurity conference saying for the victims and the public, the government must do everything under the law to fully investigate terrorist attacks. kendis and reena? >> th