but because last friday was a legal holiday in washington, d.c. the deadline was pushed to the next business day, but if you live in massachusetts or maine, you have one more day because today is patriots' day. >> of course. it gets extended. >> holiday there. >> so the irs expects 5 million last minute returns today but you can ask for a six-month extension. keep in mind, it's only extra time to file the paperwork. you still have to pay today. >> guess who one of the last minute returns is going to be? >> really. >> this girl. >> just file the extension. >> got it in, though. it's happening. > there are a lot of freebies on tax day. including red robin has a deal for bottomless fries. >> no? >> boston market is offering a half a chicken meal for $10.40. get it? 1040, the tax form, the 1040. >> oh, i get it. very cool. it's normally every day it's five bucks. today it's 1040. thanks, boston market. >>> coming up -- oh, go ahead. >> a new tool in the fight against texting and driving. > it might be harder to get away with now that police can see if

we just won the state of washington. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: washington, alaska, and hawaii too, double digit landslide victories. >> our campaign has the momentum. you are the momentum. look around you tonight. >> reporter: hillary clinton off the campaign trail for the holiday. a campaign aide calling it a good day for sanders, but saying the results do little to change the race going forward. the vermont senator's path to victory steeper than ever. he would need to win 73% of the remaining delegates to clinch the nomination. sanders insisting on "this week" he can still win. >> we have come a long, long way. you will have to concede, in the last ten months. we do have a path toward victory. >> reporter: cecilia vega, abc news, new york. >>> former illinois governor rod blagojevich could soon learn whether the supreme court will hear an appeal of his conviction on corruption charges. the democrat had five of his 18 convictions thrown out in 2015 of july. blagojevich has ask the the supreme court to overturn the remaining ones. he's currently serving a 14-year sentence. >>>

kerry washington our good friend is going to join us in just a moment. but first, abc's rachel smith has all the details. >> reporter: it's the red carpet event of the year. so exclusive it's for a-listers and a-plus-listers only. we're talking about george and amal. kimye and madonna. queen bey herself. it's held at new york's metropolitan museum of art. unofficially it's a super bowl of fashion. in which anything, have we mentioned anything -- goes. a spring gala combines the stars of sports, music, fashion and film for one glittery evening. >> it's not our typical date night. >> reporter: there's no way to buy a ticket to the event. it's by invitation only. the guest list is top secret. overseen by anna wintour. the theme of this year's event, manus x machina. fashion in the age of technol y technology. among the ball's co-chairs, taylor swift. they'll climb the dozens of red carpeted steps to get to the dinner. and entertainment that follows. all in a night's work for the famous of the famous in the world. for "good morning america," rachel smith, ab

. >> blizzard warnings from washington to new york. more than two feet of snow expected in some areas with wind gusts up to 60 miles an hour. coastal areas fear near record flooding that could rival hurricane sandy. thousands of flights cancelled. the nation's capital shutting down and the south already hit hard overnight. cars sliding off the road. tornadoes touching down. damaging homes and ripping trees from the ground. more than 70 million americans in the crosshairs right now. >>> donald trump and bernie sanders surging. the stunning new polls just days before the voting begins. hillary clinton now on the attack. and ted cruz fights back against donald trump's latest line of attack. this morning, we speak exclusively to the senator. >>> a pilot arrested for flying passenger planes while drunk now facing federal charges. how did this captain get behind the controls? >>> and clash of the titans. two of the biggest names and brands in sports facing off for a trip to the super bowl. tom brady and peyton manning, battling on the field

abc's pierre thomas is in washington with that story for us. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: good morning, robin. in a blunt press conference the attorney general accused the city of ferguson of stonewalling attempts to right the wrongs of a police department she flatly described as racially biased. >> all: this is what democracy looks like. >> reporter: this morning the justice department firmly agreeing with african-american residents of ferguson saying their complaints of unfair and racially biased police enforcement are, in fact, true. >> the ferguson police department's violations in particular were expansive and deliberate, stopping people without reasonable suspicion. by arresting them without cause and by using unreasonable force. these violations were not only egregious, they were routine. they were driven at least in part by racial bias. >> reporter: the justice department now suing the city of ferguson less than 24 hours after the city council rejected a deal to reform the police. >> i think the things that we've asked for are ver

you look at washington, d.c. and chicago, for years they have effectively banned firearms and have been right at the top of the murder rates. i don't think the answer is stripping people of their rights to defend themselves. if you're a single mom living in a tough neighborhood, the second amendment protects your right to protect your kids. the right to be armed and protect your family. and i believe the way to stop the gun violence not by disarming the law-abiding citizens but rather targeting the criminals and coming down on them like a ton of bricks. the point i was making, i drafted legislation that would go after the criminals that would prosecute any felon or fugitive that tried to illegally buy a gun. the democrats filibustered it. harry reed led the filibuster. it doesn't work when you strip the second amendment rights of law-abiding citizens. i want to target the bad guys and not the good guys. >> senator, we got a lot more questions coming up. quick break for the weather outside. >> gorgeous gorgeous da

we are live in washington with the latest. >>> severe weather. a powerful weather system spawning tornadoes and hail overnight. the beginning of what's expected to be a turbulent week of dangerous storms. >>> and new this morning -- johnny manziel indicted. the football player hit with a serious charges after an alleged incident with his ex-girlfriend. >>> and no spoilers, but the hugely popular tv show "game of thrones" is back. is it everything fans hoped for? we have the first reactions this morning. >>> good morning, everyone.

in washington this morning. good morning to you both. matt, you got donald trump here categorically denying that he had anything to do with that tabloid report. you have cruz saying attacking wives, children should be completely off-limits. any question in your mind that this is the new low point in this race? >> david, every week seems to be a new low point in this race. made for tv movie meets high school locker room. nobody benefits from this, in my view. the only person that possibly might benefit is john kasich the governor of ohio who's still running but way behind. but the republican brand is severely damaged and going up against hillary clinton is very vulnerable. it actually almost puts the republicans in a place where they can't win after all this is happening. >> kristen, what we witnessed over the last week, the attacks in brussels, you had donald trump answering questions about foreign policy, some say not answering. little talk about that. >> did donald trump has benefited from his way of benefiting controversies. there's a

he's trying to do business here in washington with the kind of judge that he believes a reasonable senator should be able to confirm. now, right out, we do not live in reasonable political times but what you can see is that president obama as he says he's done his job and now he thinks that the senate should do their job. we'll see. >> how will they respond. let's take it to john carl at the white house as well. jon, so far we have seen the leader of the senate republicans saying no chance that any pick from the president is going to get a hearing. does his background make a difference? >> the republicans have been explicit at the background of the nominee is utterly irrelevant. they are saying the issue is whether or not a president obin his final year can nominate somebody that would change the balance of power on the supreme court. the republicans say no. the president could send the reincarnation of abraham line con. they said no vote, no confirmation of anybody that president obama would pick. this is a very interesting pick for another reason. merrick garland is a former prosecutor w

. >> a giant storm taking aim at major cities this morning from washington to boston, severe weather and up to a foot of snow in some areas followed by a blast of bitter cold air. a siberian express bringing temperatures more than 25 degrees below zero as a rare winter hurricane churns in the atlantic right now. pour ball mania. who can it be? the search for the winners this morning. is one of them holed up in this house? and the california nurse who thought she struck it rich? was it all just a prank by her son? the race to find the newest multimillionaires. >>> we do say good morning, america. we have a lot to get to on this busy friday morning. we'll begin with the breaking news as we come on the air in the west. the two military helicopters colliding off hawaii. six passengers. search and rescue under way right now and abc's gloria riviera starts us off. >> reporter: the coast guard dispatched a helicopter and airplane after reports two downed aircraft two miles off the cost of hawaii. rescuers in the fire department arrived at the scene just after midnight local time. the marine

chris took himself down when he did the george washington bridge. and when he's rated 50 out of 50 in jersey. new jersey is the 50th worse state. meaning it's the last. he shouldn't be talking like that. i'm surprised he would talk like that. because i know him. i guess he used to be a friend until this all happened. no, i think it's been just the opposite. i would be very surprised. he's got enough problems and he's doing very poorly in the polls. i'm surprised that he would have said that. my life has been a life of success, it's been a life of winning, it's been a life of making great deals. it's been a life -- i have achieved tremendous success in so many different ways. for somebody to say that, obviously, isn't doing really well right now is pretty unusual, i think. >> you'll be facing the voters for the first time tonight. we'll be talking to your sons in the next half-hour. thank you for joining us this morning. we'll be talking to you later as well. >> thank you very much. >>> donna brazile. and matthew dowd and when we see what's going on

brian carol from washington, d.c. on that train. >> there was a massive explosion. the lights went out. the power went out on the train. >> reporter: fearing the attacker might be on the train he helped pry the doors open. >> we decided to go for it and get off the train and try to find safety. >> reporter: those three young american college students told me that yesterday ironically was supposed to be the greatest day of their life. they were headed to london to see adele in concert when the unthinkable happened and this morning, they say, they are just grateful and thankful to be alive, a sentiment shared by so many. i want to show you the cover of the paper here in brussels today it says "tenir bon" which is hold on. it's what so many are doing here. just after noon in brussels and people are coming out in masses now and the restaurants are starting to open. we've seen families pushing strollers, people are getting back to living their life. they say they are united against hatred. robin and george, back to you. >> so encouraging to hear that, amy. and describe f

martin luther king where the people would be lined up from here all the way to the washington monument. right? >> reporter: but what really set him off a tweet, "weekly standard" editor and abc news contributor bill kristol tweeting on sunday, there will be an independent candidate, an impressive one with a strong team and a real chance. trump tweeting back, if dummy bill kristol actually does get a spoiler to run as an independent, say good-bye to the supreme court. now, organizers of that independent draft movement tell us nothing is imminent. kristol for his part is staying coy. before i go, sanders doing some trash-talking on twitter late last night, bernie sending this tweet, last week golden state was down three games to one. tonight, they finished off a great comeback in california. i like comebacks. sanders setting the tone for next week. >> okay, tom, thanks very much. >>> let's dig in with jon karl and matthew dowd and let's begin with this delegate race on the democratic side. hillary clinton worried about ' california but she could go over the top even before those votes ar

a new abc news/"washington post" poll shows trump with a two-point lead. that's a statistical dead heat but it's a big jump from march when clinton was leading by nine points. over the weekend, clinton slammed trump over his gun policies warning they're dangerous and would make the country less safe. >> he's talking about more guns in our schools. he's talking about more hatred and division in our streets. >> i don't want to have guns in classrooms although in some cases teachers should have guns in classrooms, frankly. >> former president clinton also blasted trump during a campaign stop in california. in a rare move, he mentioned trump by name several times. he told voters trump is demonizing muslims by trying to keep them out of the country and labeled trump's make america great again slogan as dumb. >>> bernie sanders is also in california taking direct aim at donald trump, saying he must not be president. and he criticized trump for insulting mexicans, women, muslims, and others. sanders is holding two more rallies in the los angeles area hoping to cu

>> yeah. >>> okay, so this is from washington, d.c. take a look. police car right there in the "u" street neighborhood. take a listen. do you recognize this? ♪ do you want to build a snowman ♪ >> of course. >> do you like it? >> i love it. >> he was playing the soundtrack for "frozen," "do you want to build a snowman?" >> although his partner did not look too pleased this has been on rotation. >> it's being played over and over and over again. it kind of summed up d.c. on friday. why not? >> that's the news for this half hour, folks. >>> this morning on "world news >>> this morning on "world news now" -- the toll of the storm. the deadly blizzard hitting the east from all side, trapping drivers. we'll have a live report and latest forecast straight ahead. >>> one week from the iowa caucuses. the latest poll has donald trump surging ahead of ted cruz while hillary clinton promises her own political movement. and tina fey? she replies as her alter ego sarah palin on "saturday night live." >>> new this half hour. crash for cash. >> the growing ins

all right, martha, thank you very much and george is in washington, as well. george. >> that's right. we'll get to president obama's final state of the union right now. pretty punchy and passionate defending his record, optimistic overall but the president also showed a rare flash of regret and he was not shy about faking on the republicans hoping to replace him. abc's jon karl has covered the obama presidency from the start and joins us from the white house now. good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning, george. the president said one of the few regrets is failing to overcome the bitter partisan divide in washington but his critics are just plain wrong, america under his leadership is booming. >> anyone claiming that america's economy is in decline is peddling fiction. >> reporter: in his final state of the union address, president obama challenged critics who say america on his watch is in decline. >> the united states of america is the most powerful nation on earth, period. [ applause ] >> reporter: obama pitched optimism for the future and a case for a

adding kerry washington is a class act. we are honored to have her grace our pages. to clarify, we made minimal adjustments solely for the cover's design needs. while washington instagramed, i have to be honest, i was taken aback by the cover she also added she hopes her fans will pick it up because she is happy happy with what was inside the magazine saying i'm proud of the article. this just the latest in a series of photoshop cover issues for the star. first it was "lucky" and then this "instyle" cover which sparked a firestorm debate. accusations they lightened her skin and may have changed her nose and lips. and it is what's inside that really counts. and she says she does like some of the pictures inside the magazine. she was just surprised a little by the cover. >> she did look more like scarlett johansson. crazy. >> her fans were crazy on twitter about it. i mean, they did not let loose. >> all right, eva, thank you so much. >>> coming up next, millions tuning in for the "the people v. o.j. simpson" finale. that show now sparking new projects, the fallout fro

washington, winds gusting over 100 miles an hour. one of the employees tries to walk through it, not too much luck there. we are warming up into the 70s eventually here. >> ing, i am meteorologist mike nicco with the bay area accuweather photograph the total sunshine. warm at the coast. hot inland. a cooler breeze on thursday and friday. a chance of shower on friday and saturday. today, mid-70s language the coast. mid-80s an the bay. low-to-mid 90s inland. it will cool for most of us back spot 50s and some 60s to antioch my seven-day forecast shows the coolest two days are friday and saturday. the to days we have a chance of >>> and coming up, that elite prep school student convicted of sexual assault about to go free on bail. what it could mean for owen labrie's case. >>> and coming up next, ginger making it to the finals with her show-stopping performance. she and val are going to join us live and the booted couple here in times square this morning. stay with us. i don't want to live with the uncertainties of hep c. or wonder wheth

abc's pierre thomas has all the latest from washington. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: good morning, george. it's a showdown between the fbi and apple. the fbi trying to force apple to open that iphone as it hunts for clues in the san bernardino massacre. apple saying no way and this morning a federal court is weighing in. a federal judge in california ordering apple to help the fbi unlock an iphone used by syed farook who went on a murderous rampage with his wife leaving 14 dead in san bernardino. >> we still have one of those killer's phones we have not been able to open and it's been over two months still working on it. >> reporter: the ruling could be a key victory in their long-running battle with apple and other tech companies about the government's ability to access encrypted data on smartphones and tablets. apple vowing to appeal and saying it would put the privacy of hundreds of millions at risk and telling us overnight the government is asking apple to hack our own users and fear this demand would undermine the very freedoms

sarah palin has not commented but the washington times reports that the palin family attorney says they appreciate the respect for the family's privacy as track receives the help that he and many of our returning veterans need so much. george. >> and, tom, switching gears, a real tragedy on the campaign trail yesterday. >> reporter: so sad. a volunteer for dr. ben carson has died. in a car accident. three other campaign workers were injured when their van hit a patch of ice and flipped over. last night dr. carson spoke outside the hospital. >> life is so fleeting and we have to make the most of every bit of it that we can, but if every one of us could just think about how we can make somebody else's life better, what a fitting tribute that would be to braden. >> reporter: the carson campaign immediately suspending all campaign activities to deal with this tragedy. our thoughts and prayers with the carson campaign this morning george. >> boy, they sure are. thanks very much. >>> as you mentioned there's big news for democrats this morning. that stunning new poll showing bernie sanders wi

storm. >> a live look at a highway in washington right now. less than 2 inches of snow but it's causing chaos and get ready because two feet is on the way. >> they are getting ready right now and rob is in alexandria, virginia. you are right in the middle of all the preparations. that's a lot of salt behind you. >> can you believe it, george? it's incredible. this is three times the normal size of a salt pile you'd see on a typical highway. 22,000 tons of this will be spread across northern virginia using 4,000 trucks in anticipation of this storm. this is going to be the bull's-eye, we think, for the most snowfall as we go through time and with the snow beginning here in earnest on friday but they certainly could have used this last night. it was less than two inches of snow that brought d.c., baltimore and virginia to a crawl. david kerley has that part of the story. david. >> they could have used it. i was in it last night but maryland didn't put down some treatments. they didn't think it was going to be that big of a storm. just a few hour

you're looking at new pictures coming in, a building exploded in seattle, washington. nine firefighters suffered minor injuries in the blast. they are recovering right now. we're going to have more on that coming up. >>> also this wednesday morning, donald trump celebrating big wins in three states overnight and bernie sanders walking away with a huge upset in michigan as he prepares to face off against hillary clinton in a debate in miami tonight. >>> the world health organization strengthening its guidelines to fight the spread of zika saying pregnant women are advised not to travel to areas outbreaks. the cdc has issued similar guidelines. >> a lot of warnings. >>> also, incredible sight. take a look at this. total solar eclipse taking over the skies last night. >> some lucky travelers got to see it up close, 37,000 feet above ground. we will have more on that coming up. it's incredible. >> i thought we were going to play total eclipse of the heart. >> good one. >> hint, hint, control room. we'll begin with hulk hogan back on the stand getting grilled in his $100 mi

martha raddatz has the latest from washington. good morning. >> reporter: the three american citizens who were taken from an apartment building where their interprettier lived. the area is near the baghdad international airport where the contractors were doing work. the state department this morning saying they are doing what they can to locate the americans. iraqi forces fanning out across the city. the area where they were seized is controlled by shiat militias not isis, but they are doing whatever possible to find them. >> thank you so much. now to dan harris for today's other top stories starting with some very, very sad news coming out of hawaii. ohio. >> that's right. we're going to start in ohio where police arrested a man near columbus. unclear what led up to the shooting but police say earlier the suspect told his ex-girlfriend he was looking to kill a cop and near salt lake city utah another police officer killed in the line of duty. douglas barney. an 18 year veteran was shot while searching for suspects after a car cra

bombshell new allegations in a sensational washington murder case. could a congressman's alleged secret sex life have been the motive for murder? that's the allegation being made. by the attorneys for the man sentenced for killing chandra levy. she was an intern who disappe disappeared 15 years ago this month. >> we just beg information. please call it in. >> her murder, one of the biggest stories that summer. an illegal immigrant from el salvador was convicted based on a jailhouse confession to other inmates. his conviction later set aside, he's now facing a new trial this fall and 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. her body was found in d.c.'s rock creek park. a pair of knotted tights found nearby. >> anything you want to say? >> the defense attorneys say that condit may have used them to restrain levy during a rough sex act gone wrong. chandra levy's split on condit's possible role. >> condit was foolin

and one headline said justin fever hits washington. >> and the "gma" set. he's adorable. >> go back to rob with more on the record heat in the east. >> including d.c., george, where the blossoms will be blooming early. right now 64 degrees in new york city. a typical morning temperature for july. look at these. some blowing out of the water. warmest 80 degree temperature in newark and philly on record and we'll do it again tomorrow. >> good morning, i am meteorologist mike nicco with the bay area forecast. can you seat clouds are bringing us moderate-to-heavy rain the next 36 hours across the north bay where we have the best chance of flooding and power outages and lighter storms for all of us saturday and sunday and monday with the rain across the motor bay and as we head into the afternoon hours and upper 50s the rest of us in the low-to-mid 60s. my seven-day outlook shows a but of rain during tomorrow's morning commute and a little bit >>> 80 plus degrees this early in march. remarkable, george. thank you, rob. >>> coming up here on "gma," hulk hogan's $

and a great coat but, of course, kerry washington wore it on the red carpet. you've seen it on the runway and now you can do it every day. >> finally, veronica, coming out with my favorite. this one makes total sense. the bomber jacket. >> i love the bomber jacket. this is the perfect outerwear statement if you want to do that both dressy and casual at the same time. layer in so many different ways. here we did it with the ripped jeans and t-shirt on trend but unisex. i have a ton of bomber jacks too in my closet but a great thing to carry over into fall and winter. >> look at all the models coming back out. kichl kim k. by the way and demi lovato did it. >> yes, and did it in a very different way. >> great summer looks. >> yeah. >> thank you for being here. we'll head right back over to you guys. in the studio. [ cheers and applause ] >> and our thanks -- hey, first of all, joe zee, don't you love when ginger zee is wearing. i saw that morning when she walked in. isn't that great what ginger has on. >> i love it. i was telling her and love the pattern of it.

>> reporter: trump so confident he's already mapping out his legacy in washington. >> build a wall, it's going to be a big wall. it's going to be a beautiful wall. someday when i'm gonzo maybe they'll name it after trump. i'd really much rather have a statue in washington, d.c. >> reporter: naming the price for his next matchup, 10 to $15 million for charity to debate senator bernie sanders. >> i think it would get very high ratings. it should be in a big arena somewhere. the problem with debating bernie, he's going to lose. >> reporter: sanders who requested the debate sounding more like don king than a vermont senator. >> and i think we're going to have to rent out the largest stadium you have here in california. >> reporter: telling jimmy kimmel he's going to come out on top. >> i will run against him as the democratic nominee for president of the united states and if i do, we're going to beat him and beat him bad. you could tell him that. >> i'll tell him. >> reporter: one person not into the epic clash, democratic front-runner hillary clinton. >> well, i understood they said that wa

and saw a tremendous growth in jobs so both in washington and in ohio i've used the same formula. we have come out of the very bad situation here and we're doing really, really well and the numbers speak for themselves, and, look, this is the way it is on election eve, all the time, and, you know, as arnold schwarzenegger told me years ago, "john, in politics you have to learn to love the beatings," and i do. just another election. >> and the numbers are in your favor right now. some of the polls are showing you at a slight lead over trump. >> we're going to win in ohio. we've got great momentum. >> it is a must win -- is it a make or break? do you have to win ohio? >> yeah, we have to win -- we're going to win ohio. don't worry about it. you'll see tonight. we're going to win ohio. we're going to do better in illinois than anybody thinks and i'm going to be campaigning all across this country. we're getting momentum and, for the first time, i've been getting attention here in the last couple of weeks and a lot of people in ohio watched me in the debates and they would say how com

abc is covering that action from washington this morning. devin, good morning. >> reporter: it's the political fantasy that seemed like it might almost become reality. bernie sanders and donald trump facing off in prime time. but this morning it's those heated protests in california that are highlighting the stakes of this campaign. the eruption of protests over donald trump lasted hours after he left california. police in san diego march against the crowds. officers break it up with pepper spray and make 35 arrests. officers used batons to beat back demonstrators trying to breach the barricades. near trump's speech. trump supporters facing off with immigrant advocates, parading mexican flags and raising trump pinatas. >> he is now the people's nominee. so suck it up cupcake! >> sarah palin revved up the crowd where trump spoke 20 mile from the mexico border. in san diego. >> we're going to build the wall. we're going to build a wall. latinos for trump, i love you! >> trump swinging hard against hillary clinton. >> she shouts into the microp

martha raddatz is tracking that from washington. martha, let's begin with that report about his son-in-law, jared curb kushner, reporting in "the wall street journal" he may come into the white house in a formal position, but there will be real legal questions about that. >> reporter: as you know, he has been extremely influential and could take a white house job with sources telling abc news he's currently looking at options but it would clearly be in some sort of senior adviser role, and the trump team has asked that kushner get a security clearance during the transition, which makes complete sense because classified information could be discussed. now, there are federal nepotism rules for federal agencies, but that may not apply to the white house. either way, its would be very doubtful that kushner would take a salary, george. >> okay, martha. and a also on this national security front, there's talks about maybe having general michael flynn come in as national security adviser, the president-elect meeting with henry kissinger to

he joins us from washington. thanks for joining us. you heard donald trump complaining about the rigged rules on the republican side. he also has an op-ed in this morning's "wall street journal." here's what he says. what we are seeing now is not a proper use of the rues but a flagrant abuse of the rules. delegates are supposed to reflect the decisions of voters but the system is being rigged by party operatives with double agent delegates who reject the decision of voters. your response? >> well, look, the rules were put out there over a year ago. it's up to the campaigns to understand them, so in a vote system, depending on the outcome of the vote candidates receive delegates. those candidates must vote for that candidate, for that winner, so they're actually bound to vote for the winner, nothing is being taken away. and then when those elections happen for who those delegates are in those states, that's the process of the campaigns intimately involved with and who wins those elections and who doesn't is up to the campaigns to make s

five americans, trapped behind bars for years in iran, finally on their way home, including this "washington post" reporter. family members elated. >> i'm proud of saeed for having stood up for his faith as a christian. >> was the surprise release tied to that landmark nuclear deal? >>> and the escalating feud. between donald trump and ted cruz, now holding nothing back. trump got booed during this attack. >> didn't report his bank loan. say whatever you want. it's okay. >> the democrats get ready for their big debate tonight. with the polls tightening, does hillary clinton have to sharpen her attack? >>> and caught on camera. nascar racing legend tony stewart goes after a fan in the stands. all, as the star is facing a wrongful death lawsuit over this. so, what fueled the new fight? >>> good morning. paula is off today. we're very happy to have the extraordinary cecilia vega at the desk. >> i told him to say that. >> and cecilia, as you well know, as one of our chief campaign reporters, things keep getting hotter out there on the trail. what donald trump told our george stephanopoulos in a

federal agencies in washington are opening three hours late this morning. at the airports, hundreds of flights have been cancelled. the storm also spawning tornadoes leaving a trail of damage in the florida panhandle and mississippi. >>> it was a frightening ride for passengers on a flight out of washington. smoke pouring into the cockpit, forcing the pilots to put on their oxygen masks. abc's david kerley has the details. >> reporter: emergency crews scurried around the jetliner, which was in the air for only minutes. >> alaska 1 we're declaring an emergency. smoke in the airplane. >> about five, ten minutes into the flight, i felt the engines kind of slow down a little bit. >> reporter: they had just left washington's reagan airport for seattle. the pilots of the alaska airlines 737 wanting to get back on the ground quickly. sounding like they had their masks on. >> reagan, alaska 1 emergency. >> reporter: they're asking to land at dulles airport, less than 30 miles away. >> dulles tower, alaska 1 emergency aircraft and -- for 1-9 left. we're going to nee

more on this from jon karl in washington. jon, let's stay with the trump campaign. some confusion this morning about whether or not he's about to get the endorsement of house speaker paul ryan. >> yeah, we were told point blank from trump campaign sources that a ryan endorsement is coming but this morning paul ryan's spokesman said he hasn't told him anything but there is little doubt he will eventually endorse him and trust me when, when it comes it won't be because trump suddenly turned a new leaf or changed his tone but because ryan and other republicans are concerned the divisions will really hurt the party. >> meantime, trump is getting called out for promoting conspiracy theories saying there is something fishy about the death of vince foster who worked with the clintons in the white house but the trump campaign completely undeterred. >> senior trump campaign sources tell me that trump will continue to hammer bill clinton on his issues with women, relentlessly from now until november, they are convinced this is effective. it puts bill clinton on the sidelines

polls showing what republicans want is someone with a fresh set of eyes, more of an outsider, not a washington insider, someone who's been entrenched in the political system like marco rubio, perhaps. >> in the meantime, i should point out that "the new york daily news," speaking about trump, the headline this morning simply reads "make america migrate." clearly they're not a fan. they say the complete guide to escape america if trump should win. >> coming up, a celebrity photoshop controversy. >> plus, why britney spears says she just doesn't really care what people think anymore. "the skinny" is next.ere you he? uh just gonna hang out. it's a school night. with gary and todd? yea. not sure about those two. i've been meaning to ask you - this is tougher than i thought - is there any drinking going on in this crowd? no. i hope not, because alcohol can lead you to say things and do things you that you really wish you hadn't. isn't this what you're supposed to say? i know. so if any of your buddies ever pressure you to take a drink, just tell them you promised your dad you wouldn't. i'd do anyth

abc's jon karl has the latest in washington. good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning, amy. at this point hillary clinton was hoping that she would be taking on republicans but with bernie sanders once again on a roll, she is aiming her fire at a democratic rival who just won't go away. bernie sanders is on a hot streak at a rally overnight in philadelphia, firing off at hillary clinton. >> she has been saying lately that she thinks that i am, quote/unquote, not qualified to be president. i don't believe that she is qualified if she is through her super pac taking tens of millions of dollars in special interest funds. >> reporter: but hillary clinton still the clear front-runner was fighting hard to close the deal. questioning whether sanders has plans that will actually work. >> on a number of important areas he doesn't have a plan at all. >> reporter: at another campaign stop in philadelphia, clinton even mocked sanders' style at the podium. >> i think if i'm asking you to vote for me you should know what i want to do and not just, you know, lots of arm waving and hot rhet

both in washington and on the campaign trail. jon karl is at the white house with that side of the story. >> reporter: good morning, george, this is a battle that's likely to extend throughout this presidential campaign and into the first months of the next presidency. the battle over replacing justice antonin scalia came fast and furious. less than an hour after the supreme court announced his death on saturday, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell declared the vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president. senator marco rubio told george, the senate shouldn't start the process no matter who president obama nominates. >> within the last few months of the president's term we shouldn't be appointing supreme court justices. now the president can nominate whoever he wants. the senate shouldn't move forward until after the election. >> reporter: president obama called scalia a brilliant legal mind, made clear he would move forward anyway. >> i plan to fulfill my constitutional responsibilities to nominate a successor i

they're trying to keep warm in washington state. apparently the most googled search for a valentine's gift, bearskin rugs. >> really? >> in mississippi, romantic mix tapes. what is it, the 1980s? >> hey, i'm from mississippi. easy, easy. >> when is the last time you made a mix tape, robin? >> are we allowed to ask followups? >> massachusetts is looking for cooking classes. >> i think it was idaho or montana. move out west again. adam and eve not romantic? >> yeah, not biblical. >> yeah, what was that about. >> i don't know. there's a lot of head-scratchers. montana was searching for lobster tails. >> i'm sticking with the mix tapes. when you made somebody a mix tape, that was love, baby. that was love. >> oh, yes, it was. >> it was. thank you, amy. >>> to lara with a look ahead. >> thank you, robin. >>> here's what's coming up on our "gma morning menu." lamar odom back in action. kanye west rocking the fashion world. all the details from the huge event last night. >>> our big "10 dates in 10 states" finale. one of these guys is gett

you see that hail hitting washington, d.c., rain as well. we're tracking it all this morning. >>> also, right now we have breaking news. an american service member killed by isis in iraq struck down by direct fire during a combat operation. >>> and this morning the battle is on for indiana, donald trump saying if he wins there, he could seal up the nomination as hillary clinton and bernie sanders face a tight race in the hoosier state. >> that is coming up tonight. >>> but how about last night, ginger on "dancing with the stars." >> yeah. >> what a gorgeous waltz. bruno called it impeccable and it certainly was. incredible choreography by val. and look at that, three perfect 10s, her first of the season. we'll have more on that, and, t.j., you have a lebron james story coming up. >> he is trying to fill michael jordan's shoes but not on the court, on the big screen, on the big screen. >> on the big screen. he was good in "trainwreck." >> a lot of people loved him. >> he was funny. >> he was really good in "trainwreck." well, i was just remem

imagined that their loved one would be taken from our lives by a bullet from a gun -- >> pierre thomas in washington. pierre, the president's anger and emotions so palpable yesterday. but the opponents of his new executive action are putting up a fierce fight too. >> reporter: good morning, george. the president clear impacted by the daily carnage in places like chicago and all those mass shootings especially newtown, tears flowing as he announced a series of actions from increasing the number of firearm sellers at gun shows who must register with the federal government and do background checks to better tracking of guns lost in shipping and asking congress for a half billion dollars to expand mental health treatment but reaction from the nra and the gop was fast and as the nra calling the president condescending. george, i was struck by all those families from the tragedies some who told me they are in this fight for the very long haul. >> they say they want to lead a movement. >> gun control a big issue on tuesday. also last night donald trump continue to take aim at bill clinton. hillary clinton

it's warming up a bit here in the east but big cities like baltimore and washington still digging out this morning. the federal government closed for a second day and here you see rfk stadium -- those are the streets of d.c. but that's rfk stadium. they're actually dumping the snow from the streets into the parking lot and abc's david kerley is live in alexandria, virginia, with the latest. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning, george. three days after the storm and neighborhoods like this one are still stranded. they haven't seen a plow yet. now i'm going to give you a sense standing in the middle of the road. take a look. some of these neighbors have actually been busy shoveling their driveways and sidewalks. 16 of the 42 deaths so far related to this storm have been from shoveling. overnight, firefighters struggling through unplowed streets to reach some baltimore row houses going up in flames. fortunately no one injured. it's now more than 55 hours since the blizzard ended and the washington, d.c., area still partially crippled. much of the trouble in the surrounding sub

the fbi is investigating and our abc's pierre thomas is in washington with the latest. >> reporter: good morning, george. u.s. authorities are trying to check the credibility of this report and they want to know if these missiles are operational. because if they are, the security implications to the u.s. homeland would be significant. overnight, a european tv network reporting that two hellfire missiles were discovered at their belgrade airport. allegedly bound for the u.s. carol to european press accounts, bomb-sniffing dogs found the missiles in wooden coffins during a search of a cargo plane flown in from lebanon. the missiles used to engage a variety of targets weigh roughly 100 pounds. if armed are included with radar guided systems. normally attached to fixed-wing aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles. >> you never want a missile like this found any passenger-type plane. >> reporter: the question is, if they were being sent to the u.s., exactly who was going to receive them and what were they going to be used for? >> the most important issues for the fbi is tracking the origin of t

the washington airport shut down today. up and down the east coast, a similar story as they try to bring the planes back. and these trucks have to clear the roads to the airports. already, 600 flights have been cancelled tomorrow. it's going to take a couple of days to get everything running again. paula? >> they have done already a great job. and the real work begins today. david, thank you. >>> people on the jersey shore, fearing a repeat of hurricane sandy. suffering a one, two, three punch. the blizzard, snow, powerful winds and surging sea water left entire towns flooded. our team coverage continues with linzie janis. in ocean city for us this morning. hi, linzie. >> reporter: good morning, paula, the misery is not over yet for the jersey shore. here in ocean city, where rushing floodwaters were several feet deep, carrying those icebergs down the street. you can see the water has receded quite a bit. but high tide is on its way. it's going to rise again very quickly. this morning, the jersey shore bracing for another r

storms across parts of washington, d.c., stationary boundary lifting. not quite rain-free. that's a quick check on the national outlook. check out this gopher. >> good monday morning, i am meteorologist mike nicco with cloud cover around san francisco at 64 and the rest us see slow sunshine and low 70s. my seven-day forecast shows cooler tomorrow morning, and warmer in the afternoon. >> this weather report is brought to you by weight watchers. going to national parks, jesse and lara, back over to you. >> thanks, rob. >>> somewhat creepy but yet interesting. so interesting. love this. vintage airstream. it's time for "good morning america's" epic campout. we're celebrating 100 years of our country's amazing national parks. we'll take you our viewers to some awe-inspiring places all week long. jesse has a story of one couple who dropped everything for one heck of a road trip. they're going all 59 national parks. >> they did it in a trailer just like this, which is really good. they have got a lot of ground to cover. the national park service includes 84 million acres from ala

. >>> as we have been saying, they're digging out in washington, d.c., as well. take a look at the nation's capital as well. so deserted. deer running through the streets. >> that's fun. >> but this morning, all eyes in that town on the race for the white house, now entering its crucial final week before the iowa caucuses. just seven days to go. we have team coverage for you as the candidates make their pitch to voters. cecilia vega has the latest. >> reporter: robin, good morning to you. what a busy weekend it was here in iowa. hillary clinton and bernie sanders clocking in a lot of miles. going all over this state. right now it's crunch time and it comes down to this -- who can excite voters? and who can get them out to caucus come monday? this morning, hillary clinton and bernie sanders both waking up in the hawkeye state with one goal -- trying to convince iowans to pick them. >> i know some of you are still shopping. i like to shop, too. >> reporter: both sides zigzagging around the state. each logging hundreds of miles. clinton making five campaign stops ju

washington, d.c., chicago, as well. and also these hot dudes are getting your summer reading list ready and a lot more with them coming up too. >> one of those mornings. and we are here with one of the funniest men in all of hollywood kevin hart teaming up with dwayne "the rock" johnson for "central intelligence." i have to get a kiss first. yes, it's starring as high school classmates reuniting 20 years later for a whole lot of action. unforgettable moments like this one, kevin. >> let's take a look. >> oh hand jive -- >> settle down. the crowd wants the golden jet flip, and they're going to get a golden jet flip. >> you go, girl. >> oh, oh, god. >> that was so close. >> so close. kevin hart. kevin hart. [ cheers and applause ] >> thanks so much. too much. i'm loving the vibe. >> no applause signs out there. that's from the heart for kevin hart. >> that was good. >> so much fun. so much fun seeing you on screen. what did you enjoy the most working with the rock. >> you know what, working with d.j., i got a chance to fi

. >> reporter: in washington state police say players have been coming to their police department seemingly snooping around outside the building looking for pikachus. >> if you feel the need to run around playing pokemon go, that's cool, just be smart about it. >> reporter: lori is an officer with the duvall police department. >> one way of not playing smart is to go creeping around behind the police department in the early morning hours. this is high on our list of things which are not cool right now. >> reporter: the other potential danger, walking into something or someone. safety issues. this is worse than texting. >> it's a lot worse but worth the risks. >> reporter: this man lives in a converted church that the game labels a gym, hot spots where players can train their pokemon. >> we have people coming to hang out in front of our house. people will walk by. they'll spend five, ten minutes on the sidewalk in front of our house. >> reporter: it seems pokemon fanatics just can't get enough. >> super nerdy but nerdy is the new cool. it works out, i think. >> pikachu! >> reporter: before y

. >> reporter: there is a similar battle of the minds in washington where a fight over controlling it continues and the white house wants nearly $1.9 billion to fight the disease. county officials have agreed to a vote in the fall but they're already saying it will be norn binding so the neighbors here are planning to sue. they're asking their many supporters this morning to approach the fda online, send messages and they're warning that your neighborhood could be next. robin. >> all right, steve, thank you. joining us abc news chief health and medical editor dr. richard besser, a lot of people concerned about that, of course, they're in key west. i was just there a few weeks vacationing. great people and you can understand their concerns and how safe are these types of mosquitoes. >> yeah, so before they could be tested in florida, the fda had to evaluate them. they looked at data of all the places they have been tested and rule they're safe for the environment and for people. >> safe for the people and for the environment. so how effective are they against these disease spreading mo

the new abc news/"washington post" poll shows the tightening campaign. donald trump closing the huge gap and reaching out to hispanics. >> you're going to like president trump. >> as hillary steps up her attacks. >>> and the bernie sanders headline. why he's staying in the race. >> i don't want to see the american people voting for the lesser of two evils. >>> cutting the lines. the airline taking matters into its own hands this morning. what it's now doing to cut down those unbearable waits to get through airport security. hours long. will other airlines follow suit? >>> upset at the preakness. the horse who became a runaway winner, despite the mud. dashing nyquist's bid for a triple crown. >> exaggerator has turned the tables, he has won the preakness stakes! >> why did two racehorses die at pimlico the very same day? >>> and bear attack. the camping trip nightmare. the bear that came out of nowhere, grabbing this man's head in its powerful jaws. >> i remember feeling like the bear was swallowing me. >> how he got away. telling his harrowing story righ

overnight clinton's closest aide seen at a high dollar washington fund-raiser for her boss. fashion editor, anna wintour, there to greet her. >> any response to the fbi? will you be back out on the campaign trail? >> reporter: abedin ignoring questions about the fbi's discovery of those e-mails on her estranged husband's laptop. and hillary clinton's team has revealed her plans for the night before the election. a massive rally in philadelphia. hillary, will and chelsea clinton, all right there alongside the obamas. this is the last image her campaign wants voters to see before they head to that ballot box, george. a symbolic passing of the torch. >> going for a blockbuster finish, thanks very much. let's bring in matt dowd and jon karl to talk about this more. put up our tracking poll. we said it shows a three-point lead for hillary clinton overall nationally but part of the reason it's close you're seeing a scramble in states and encouraging signs for donald trump in blue states and encouraging sign for hillary clinton in red states. >> reporter: there's no question this r