, l.a., miami and dallas. >> i think honestly they are under staffed. >> reporter: truth of the matter tsa say they have seen a decrease in the number of screeners nationwide due to budget cuts when congress is demanding tighter security measures due to recent terror acts. currently there are only 41,000 screeners, the low necessary five years. with summer coming on, tsa is trying to add 200 new screeners a week and bring levels to the congressional count of 42,500 but even though, the tsa administrators is warning passengers to be prepared for delays. >> i think you can see longer wait times because of the volume of people moving. >> reporter: with that, the best tip may be for to you sign up for tsa precheckup, which is the fast lane but is there a fee for that. or you can show up before your flight a lot earlier then you normally would. we're live at philadelphia international, i'm dann cuellar for channel six "action news". >> okay, dann, thank you. >>> lawyers for bill cosby were in federal court today in philadelphia. as well as lawyers for andrea constand who accused cosby of dr

. >> reporter: passengers on an american airlines flight from dallas to memphis thought they were going to meet their maker when the plane ran into severe weather. >> we had to divert. >> reporter: a drink cart went flying and hurt two flight attendants. >> this guy behind me is saying are we going down, are we going down? and he goes, i got kids. i said sir, i said i promise you, this aircraft is 100% safe and everything is fine. >> reporter: here's something else we're seeing. roads like this one that have been washed away. you could fit a truck in here. with more rain on the way, all of this such more likely. steve osunsami, abc news is, jonesboro, arkansas. >> that virginia state trooper wounded by gunfire at a greyhound station ins in richmond has died. chad dermyer and other troopers from the state police counter-terrorism unit were at the terminal for an exercise when a man approached him and opened fire at close range. the gunman was killed instantly when troopers returned fire. investigators don't yet know why the gunman started shooting. > we do not know. we don't know i

five from the southwest, with the school for gifted and talented in dallas leading the nation for the fifth year in a row. schools in arizona take second and third place, followed by dallas again. u.s. news and world report ranks the schools on test scores, graduation rates and preparing students for college. >>> and look at this royal duel on the set of the new "star wars." princes william and harry saber to saber in the studio outside london. the brothers both big fans, even got hugs from chewbacca. then posed with the cast. no word yet if they'll make a cameo in the next film. >>> and finally, a shoutout to michael strahan. he'll be expanding his role on "gma," joining full-time in september, after wrapping up his fourth season with kelly ripa on "live." can't wait to have him on the team every day. >>> and when we come back, father and son, the bond bigger than baseball. worth more than millions of dollars. the star slugger tells us why walking away from the game was an easy decision. proof of less joint pain.his is a body of proof. and clearer skin. this is my body of proof that

wires damaged and sparking. and this spectacular image over dallas. in oklahoma, blinding rain, sirens ringing out. winds up to 70 miles per hour. and we were right in the middle of it. daytime hail right now. hail helping those of us on the roads. >> oh, man. >> lightning illuminating the skies all around us. you see the leading edge of it, a lot of lightning around, certainly some wind. this is a severe one, for sure. several reports of tornadoes. and this morning officials still assessing all the damage. in kansas, warning sirens blaring. >> where is the safest place to be? >> in the freezer. >> reporter: restaurant employees taking shelter. more treacherous driving conditions. visibility so poor people pulling over taking shelter at gas stations. for as pumped up as the atmosphere yesterday it certainly could have been a lot worse. still, thousands though without power across oklahoma and judging by this, george, it's going to take some work before the lights are turned back on. >> i'll say. rob, thanks very much. >>> to ginger with the latest on where these storms are headed. >> i

the regular-season with two home divisional games. the finale against dallas on new year's day. >>> if the phillies continue to play this way we start about the 0-4 start to the season. they are rolling now and their pitching, surprise, surprise a big reason why. no score, ryan howard off the left leftie. the solo homer the third of the year, 1-0 phills. enough for vince velasquez. he has the fastball working. velasquez pitches a complete-game shut-out allowing just three hits. he had nine strikeouts in his debut last week and 16 today and winning 3-0. and velasquez in the two starts as a phillies pitcher, the strikeout the most in the modern era. >>> and "jimmy kimmel live," his guests are chris hemsworth, abbi jacobson, ilana glazer, and music from anderson paak schoolboy q. for cecily tynan, ducis rodgers and the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner, good night. (male #1) it's a little something i've done every night since i was a kid, empty my pocket change into this old jar. it's never much, just what's left after i break a dollar. and i never thought i could get quality life

call her the mastermind behind a murder for hire plot that left a dallas dentist dead. the arrest came 48 hours after investigators added her to the most wanted list. abc's phillip mena. >> tonight, the capture of a fugitive, after seven months on the run, brenda delgado now under arrest in northern mexico. the suspected mastermind behind the death of the dallas dentist, who was gunned down in the garage. the motive for the plot, investigators say, jealousy. hatcher was dating delgado's former boyfriend. >> it was a murder for hire. >> reporter: police say the suspected hit man seen on this surveillance camera was promised drugs in exchange for killing hatcher. that man and an alleged getaway driver was arrested. but delgado fled shortly after police questioned her. >> what's left is to bring her to justice. >> reporter: investigators believe that she was hiding out in her native mexico. >> by placing her on the top ten list, it placed pressure on the mexicans to pick her up. partly expedite the extradition process will probably begin very soon. >> reporter: to make a deal, for her ext

had the record was the dallas mavericks nba championship team in 2011. jason terry had 9 of their 23's in that game. barnes shoots. howard to rebound. >> mike: game five will be wednesday. as brewer throws it up and in. the number one good news is regarding steph curry. there'll be some anxious days ahead to see how curry responds to treatment, especially how he works tomorrow spraining his knee. >> jeff: would you be surprised if he played in game five up 3-1? >> mark: i would be surprised. this is a very good basketball team but to win it all you need the help of steph curry. because the competition is going to be better in this houston rockets team. >> jeff: the second round in the western conference is going to be incredible. >> mike: what did you call me earlier, captain obvious? >> jeff: yes. >> mark: just take a shot at me, mike. >> jeff: mike is subtle. i liked that. you win. >> mark: you guys so far in the first round of the playoffs. either a positive or negative. what's been the biggest surprise in the first round? drives and finishes. >> jeff: the indiana pacers playing w

dallas woman one of fbi's ten most wanted fugitives under arrest. she allegedly paid a hit man to kill a dentist who was dating her ex-boyfriend. the accomplices shot her back in september, they are in jail. >>> escaped killer anthony garber is back in custody in washington state. he broke out of a psychiatric hospital he was caught near his parents' home unharmed dehydrated and in need of medical attention. >>> we found him hiding under a pile of debris. >>> he feels found too mentally ill to stand trial after slashing a woman 24 times. a patient who broke out with him is back in police custody. >>> former house speaker dennis hastert agreed to pay hush money to silence a sex abuse victim. he agreed to pay $3.5 million to a 14-year-old boy decades ago. he worked as a high school teacher and wrestling coach in chicago. four bays claimed he 'abused them. he cannot be tried for the claims because of the statue of limitations. he admitted to breaking banking laws. he will be sentenced at the end of the months. >>> a local police officer is honored for saving three lives. jeff chirico has th

its banks near dallas. in houston more than a million students did not go to school today because of this storm that dropped as much as 16-inches of rain in some spots. it left some drivers trapped in their cars including one man who was rescued by a reporter from our sister station ktrk. >> come here, sir. come here. >> thank you. >> yes, we're here -- yes. >> amazing moments playing out on television there and this driver able to get out just in time before his car went completely under water. the national weather service has issued a flash flood watch for the houston area through tomorrow morning. more than 110,000 people there have already lost power. >> at least 350 people are dead after a devastating earthquake in ecuador. rescuers from all over the world continue to pour into the towns impacted by there 7.8 magnitude quake. they're looking for people trapped beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings. they're trying to help survivors as they deal with this destruction. in addition to doctors and search crews international aid workers are also working to set up plants to make su

snow and squall line from wichita to dallas. earlier i was talking about the omega blocking pattern that set up across the united states. there's the high pressure here and the good stuff is over top of us. the jet stream looks like the greek letter omega. it's a blocking pattern, because this low is not moving that. backs everything up. we'll see nice weather for another three, four, five days, after today. this looks really, really good, very san diego-like around the philadelphia area. 60 degrees by 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 65. 3:00 p.m., 70. 5:00 p.m., 73. shooting for a high of 74. gray. >>> thanks for the update. sports this morning flyers playoff hopes are fading. here's jeff skeverski. >> reporter: the flyers come out flying in game two. 42 shots on goal the most shots on goal in five years. they have trouble scoring on th. flyers go down, caps first period down one looking for their first goal on the power play, nothing. brayden holt stopped 19 shots. steve mason, oh, no, huge mistake. how in the world does this go in, right under his legs. flyers downer 2-0. seven minutes la

assault charge for assaulting his former girl friend in dallas. she claimed he hit her so hard he burst her eardrum. >>> police in wisconsin are getting high praise for helping to stop an attack on a high school prom. it happened 150 miles north of milwaukee. according to police, a man who graduated from the high school shot two students in the leg as they were leaving the prom. a police officer on the scene shot and killed the gunman in the parking lot. members of the school community said the shooting could have been much worse. >>> we don't know what could have happened he had entered the high school. we can only speculate and say what if, i have a feeling that what if would have been more tragic. >>> authorities believe the gunman was not targeting the student in the parking lot, had he gotten into the buildings, they think his plan was to shoot randomly. >>> this is video of a tornado that touched down in nebraska yesterday. in minnesota lightning lit a house on fire full of kids inside having a sleepover at the time. nobody was hurt. officials say the threat for more severe weathe

we'll tap into the warmth to the south. 8:30 they are in the 60s. 66 in dazzles. dallas, memphis, 65. this area is climbing up to mid 80s to 90 degrees. that low will get closer to the mid atlantic and the northeast states. it will be warm and humid. could be the first real taste of humidity this season. future tracker 6 nothing going on today, we'll keep the skies clear. overnight tonight, it looks good, partly cloudy, tomorrow is another day featuring combination of sun and clouds. monday night, same thing. tuesday is when the frontal system gets closer. clouds increase and lower and thicken throughout the day and eventually as the frontal system itself starts to ram into that warm and soupy air we'll get the showers and thunderstorms developing. by 8:00 p.m. expect to see a line of showers and downpours and maybe one or two heavier thunderstorms that could produce wind gusts in excess of 45 or 50 miles per hour and brief torrential downpour. pollen count is high both today and tomorrow it's at the top of the scale. pulls back tuesday as the rains come in and cleanse everything out

from dallas to amarillo, large hail, damaging winds a huge concern here. i'm thinking as we edge toward friday, perhaps an even larger area of severe weather with attorneys now possible. again over the south plains. diane, kendis? >> justin, thank you. >>> turning now to the race for the white house and donald trump unveiling his foreign policy plan. trump read from a teleprompter and refrained from off the cuff, remarks, a rarity. he vowed to put american interests first defeat isis and rebuild the military, but he was kind of short on specs. trump later took direct aim at ted cruz after finding out he picked carly fiorina as his running there mate. >> he's mathematically eliminated. he has set a record though. he is the first presidential candidate in the history of this country who's mathematically eliminated from becoming president who chose a vice presidential candidate. okay? it's a record. >> cruz is lagging far behind trump in delegates but he's hoping to win indiana and california and set the stage for a contested convention. we'll have more on his vice presidential pick

stretches all the way down into texas, including dallas. the future radar shows the st m storms developing throughout the evening. all pushes to the east. tomorrow, less of a threat, but getting into highly populated areas. the storms that pop this evening, david, will last into dark hours, and that's when it really becomes dangerous. david? >> meteorologist rob marciano with us tonight. rob, our thanks to you, as well. >>> in the meantime tonight, we turn to the race for the white house. crucial primaries for both parties tonight. the polls still open in these five states, hundreds of delegates at stake. donald trump, favored going into tonight and n the states we had polls for. ted cruz and john kasich, teaming up, trying to keep him from getting the magic number before the convention. though, tonight, stumbling when asked about their collaboration. the new exit polls coming in already from the three largest primary states tonight, showing 69% of republican voters do not want a contested convention, saying whoever has the most votes should win the nomination. abc's tom llamas outside tru

flight from seattle to dallas didn't last very long and you can see why when you take a look at the plane. the nose cone is dented on the a321 jetliner trouble that came after takeoff and the pilot radios in. >> looks like we hit some birds on takeoff. we'll need to go back and have the airplane looked at. >> reporter: american tells us it may have been two birds or more that that jet actually hit. now, the nose is made of a softer material because electronics are housed behind it so they wanted to get it checked out. take a look at this. i want to show you some video. this is slow motion of a lightning strike over west london. the british airlines jet flying through a storm to heathrow, a passenger says they were shot by the loud noise and bright light. the jet did land safely and returned to service. this is a common occurrence, that's true but, amy, that doesn't mean it isn't scary when you get hit by lightning. >> glad everyone is okay. david, thank you. >> thanks, guys. >>> we move on to a mumps outbreak at harvard. 41 cases have been confirmed even though many of those have be

afternoon into tonight, again, that's from dallas on westbound, large hail, damaging winds and very heavy rain possible. diane, kendis, back to you. >> we have breaking news from north korea now. what's believed to be a missile could one day reach u.s. bases in asia. has crashed during a test launch. it's the second failure of this kind in the last few days. >>> an american flight had to make an emergency landing after a midair collision with the bird. strong enough to leave a crater on the jet's nose. that measured two feet across. bird strikes as you know fairly common. this one seemed more serious than usual, so the pilot decided to warn air traffic controllers. >> it looks like we sit some birds after takeoff. >> the damage to the airbus a321 was limited to that depth on the nose but a new plane was brought in to resume the flight carrying 150 passengers and 6 crew members none of whom were injured with the strike. >>> on the ground the agency charged with teaming airline passengers safe is being accused of waging an internal campaign of fear and intimidation. three employees to

city to dallas. further north and west heavy snow impacting denver with up to half a foot before it's all said and done. showers also continuing throughout the northeast causing travel delays from new york city to d.c. diane, kendis, back over to you. >> our thanks to justin there. >>> the fda has granted emergency approval for the first commercial tests for the zika virus. until now patients asking for zika virus blood tests had to go through government health departments. well, now this new test developed by quest diagnostics should be available to doctors across the u.s. in the coming week with results available in three to five days. >>> three people with ties to the couple responsible for the terror attack in san bernardino are in federal custody this morning. the brother of shooter syed farook, his wife tatiana and sister amariya are charged with marriage fraud. they're not being charged with anything related to the december mass shooting that killed 14 people and wounded 22 others. >>> well, the white house is condemning the new round of deadly violence in syria calling it abho

east coast. >>> well, a dallas woman suspected of arranging the murder of a dentist dating her ex-boyfriend has been added to the ten most wanted list. brenda delgado is a mexican citizen believed to be hiding in mexico. she's been indicted on capital murder charges in the death of kendra hatcher. the fbi says she should be considered armed and dangerous. >> delgado's addition to the list underscores the violent and calculated nature of the crimes she's accused of committing. our duty to seek justice for dr. hatcher and for dr. hatcher's family. >> the dallas d.a. says delgado would not be subject to the death penalty if she's found in mexico. she would however, face life in prison if convicted. >>> a middle school teacher in newtown, connecticut, has been arrested after he was found carrying a gun at school. police say jason adams who had a valid permit was charged with possession of a weapon on school grounds. he was placed on paid administrative leave. newtown the scene of a massacre sandy hook elementary school. >>> oklahoma's governor has declared a state of emergency in ten

families caught in it. abc's phillip mena is north of dallas tonight. >> reporter: terrifying storms blasting baseball-sized hail, families running for cover outside dallas. >> get in there. find the cat. >> reporter: donna ruth cole getting her son to safety as giant hailstones shatter windows. >> i was a little bit worried, but i didn't have any clue it was going to be to that magnitude. >> so scared. >> it's okay, i'm with you. >> reporter: john cavallo covering his daughter in a towel, getting to an interior room. glass exploding nearby. >> that's the moment when you know, oh, my god, something's really going on here. >> reporter: tonight, that same living room, shredded. damaging winds extending to arkansas. and lightning sparking a fire at a church in eldorado, arkansas. and this is all that's left of the church. burned to the ground. the storms bringing flooding overnight to mississippi. >> that might be a totaled car. >> reporter: but by far, texas was worst hit. sara and her daughter trapped in their car out in the open. >> and then the back window just completely shattered

all of tornado alley from dallas to wichita to lincoln, nebraska, big time hail, likely large tornados that may go into the darkness hours. and this whole threat pushes to the east ob wednesday. by far bring the most violent storms. rob marciano. abc news. >> our thanks to rob. president obama wrapped up a meeting with germany and european allies. the topic was security. >> while they discussed libya and ukraine, the focus was really on syria. lauren lyster joins with us the details. >> reporter: we're learning more about president obama's plan to send more troops to syria. the president made the announcement in germany monday saying he'll boost the u.s. forces fighting isis in syria from 50 to 300 as part of the nato coalition he says is making progress. this while urging european allies to step up when it comes to defend spending. >> i've approved the deployment of up to 250 additional u.s. personnel in syria including special forces to keep up this momentum. every nato member should be contributing its full share, 2% of gdp towards our common security. something that doesn'

. rob marciano is live in dallas tonight, in the storm zone. you told us a warning about violent, long track tornadoes? this is serious where are yeah, it sht tell you how serious they are taking this. and the pattern is full. take a look. three impulses on a strengthening jet stream. the first one hitting chicago right now with the thunderstorms. want next one in the plains is stronger. it has all the ingredients for an outbreak from dallas, to wichita, lincoln, nebraska, big time hail. tornadoes that may go in the dark nss hours. and it pushes to the east wednesday. tomorrow will bring the most violent storms stnchts rob hasan know, thank you. >>> in ohio tonight, an urgent man hunt is now widenening after eight members of the same family for willed. authorities saying it was automobile well played. investigators the telling other family members now to arm themselves. and officials just confirming a facebook threat that might have been made against one of the victims beforehand, the youngest victim, just 16 years old. abc's alex perez on the scene. >> reporter: tonight, the manhunt i

manzell with a misdemeanor assault charge. the dallas county grand jury met on thursday to hear the case. manzell's ex-girlfriend skews accused him of striking her so many times she lost hearing in her ear. the browns cut the former heisman winner last month. >>> a boat and iphone of two 14-year-olds who were lost at sea last summer. last july, the two left in the boat and never returned. lengthy searches by the coast guard and private pilots turned up no clues. pamela cohen hopes the iphone would be looked at to determine what went wrong. >>> we don't know what the iphone has that's the big mystery, which is why we feel adamant about the phone staying with the authorities. >>> the boat is now in a shipping container and arrive in florida in may. >>> a children's track mete in southern california was no match for strong winds overnights. a big gust of winds carried the tents. they -- the winds interrupted a softball game when it kicked up a dust devil. >>> a fire destroyed an apartment buildings under construction in arizona. 100 firefighters try tried to pt out. four firefighters w

man destroying his life. >> reporter: in fact, his father even told the dallas morning news, i truly believe if they can't get him help, he won't live to see his 24 th birthday. he never checked into rehab and last night he was dropped from his endorsement with nike. manziel saying i'm hoping to take care of the issues in front of me right now so i can focus on what i have to do if i want to play in 20 16. a few years ago he showed great promise as a college standout. a cover boy with swagger. flashing his trademark money sign, snagging an 8.2 million contract to play with the browns. >> the cleveland browns select johnny manziel. >> reporter: endorsement deals followed like this one from snickers. >> hey, man, eat a snickers. >> why? >> because you're johnny football. >> reporter: even before, his hard partying lifestyle raised questions, whispers, could he be trusted to be the face of multimillion dollar nfl franchise? >> i think i'm perceived as a guy with a lot of talent. some people think i don't focus on football all the time. there's points in time where i like to enjoy my lif

philadelphia. the numbers to the south are starting to warm up quickly now, 69 in memphis, dallas 68. new orleans 75. bills mark, north dakota 37 that's typical for those guys up there. we have a pattern change coming. what we've been seeing over the last week is the polar vortex has been sitting here we've been seeing the cold air attack the mid atlantic and the northeast. the cold has been driving into the heart of delaware and lehigh valleys. in the meantime, just the opposite has been occurring on west coast where it's been nice and warm on south issuely -- southerly winds. this whole seesaw will tilt the other way. 89 warmth will march east of the mississippi river. all the cold goes back here and this is all warm as we see the southwesterly wind. we have changes heading this way. i know it's been a little brutal over the last week, but things will warm up nicely. there's the warm front as we get into tonight and tomorrow. that punches through, it could bring an isolated shower. the bigger change will be the climb in temperatures. monday, 63 degrees, monday into tuesday, showers poss

day ahead. at the airport, no major delays, but we have showers and thunderstorms in dallas fort worth. that's a spot to keep your eyes on. >>> a new study says eating pizza on your cheat days may help you lose your wait. scientists put participants on a plan that was limited to ten thousand 500 calories a weekend. at the end of the week, both groups reduced their body max indexes. those people who enjoyed treats on sunday were happy and motivated to work toward their goal. >> reporter: closures for volkswagen other than. a deal was reached to competent vw owners who is cars were rigged to cheat emission tests. >>> some comcast cable customers no longer need a box to watch tv. samsung smart tvs will have it later this year. the feds have been pushing the cable companies to do away with the boxes which subscribers need to rent. >>> you can get this the pretzel breakfast sandwich, made with a top pretzel roll and bun and sausage and cheese. >>> that's america's money. jane loves to treat herself. so she loves new light & fit crunch. greek nonfat yogurt with delicious toppings like

. >> reporter: indicted by a dallas grand jury on charges he assaulted his ex-girlfriend. the 23-year-old heisman winner is accused of hitting his former girlfriend 23-year-old colleen crowley. her affidavit seeking an order of protection from manziel said she met up with manziel at zaza. >> interviewed witnesses as well as obtained video from surveillance video. she became very scared in trying to fight him off. she told the valet, please don't let him take me i'm scared for my life. later that night, she claims that manziel struck her with his open arm on her left ear. >> manziel -- >> the former superstar losing endorsement deals and was recently dropped by his agent. >> i don't have a choice because this situation is spiraling downward i'm not going to be a part of a young man destroying his life. >> reporter: manziel telling abc news i'm hoping to take care of the issues in front of me right now so i can focus on what i have to do if i want to play in 2016 for "good morning america," kayna whitworth. >>> let's go back to rob. >> thisis active pattern will bg severe rain to the upper

wiping out fences south of dallas and sparking this fire. >>> i got out here there were explosions and the oil storage tanks were completely engulfed. >> reporter: it's going to be another busy day for emergency crews with more rain in the forecast. authorities say they are not out of the woods just yet. in new york, litz -- elizabeth hur channel 6 "action news." >>> voters in the entire state head to the polls tomorrow. ted cruz appeared with his wife heidi on "good morning america" town hall. meanwhile, trump is trying to keep his lead in new york. the latest polls put him ahead of cruz and john kasich. >>> hillary clinton and bernie sanders are spending the day in new york. the latest poll shows clinton's double-digit lead remains in tack. sanders is hoping for a last minute come from behind victory. on wednesday, hillary clinton will turn her attention to our area. she'll be campaigning in philadelphia ahead of tuesday's primaries here and in delaware. >>> in other news officials break ground in montgomery county today that's been closed for three years. the action cam was at cedar

this. check out this backyard outside of dallas. huge splashes as hail pummels the pool. in denton, texas, hazardous conditions causing drivers to pull off highways and wait out the massive hailstorm and wasn't just cars hail wreaked havoc on. homes and buildings suffering damage. broken window, water leaks and roof damage. people posting pictures of the grapefruit-size wrecking balls and in southern arkansas, a possible lightning bolt is being blamed for destroying this church. there were also storm-related fires at a home and an oil rig in the area. the pastor says that he hopes to rebuild. but he is just thankful that no one was inside this church when the storm hit. george. >> look, phillip, thanks very much. to rob marciano for more on where the storms are headed. >> more pictures out of texas, plano, winds gusting here. i don't think i've ever seen such a widespread damaging large hail event across much of texas. even some schools closed. tonight another round of severe weather for san antonio potentially, in through austin and leading edge is all the way up into the northeas

four people in texas north of dallas, this is new video of the damage. a 62-year-old woman died when a tree fell on her house in a houston suburb and the region was pelted by large hail and several other states are cleaning up from powerful winds. forecasters say that another 60 million people from the gulf coast to the midwest could be affected by strong storms today. >>> there is more to come on "action news" at noon. former u.s. house speaker, dennis hastert is learning his fate in court today. >>> and why harvard officials are more worried than ever over a recent mumps outbreak. >> finding curing together and donate together at aarc foundation. this change in attitude brought to you by escape to margaritaville, the new instant game from the pennsylvania lottery. featuring a second chance trip to the fabulous margaritaville beach resort in hollywood beach, florida. the ultimate paradise getaway, offering relaxation, entertainment and adventure. incredible dining and more. escape to margaritaville. paradise could be yours in an instant. keep on scratchin' >>> surveillance video shows

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houston, dallas and memphis. >>> well, espn has fired a baseball analyst for inappropriate comments about transgender people. >> former red sox pitcher curt schilling made the comments on facebook while reposting a meme widely seen as anti-transgender. >> that's not the first time his comments have gotten him in trouble. >> espn like abc is part of disney, last month shilling made a comment about the presidential race and last summer shilling was suspended for equating muslims with nazis. >>> six men arrested during the unrest following the death of freddie gray have sued the baltimore police department. all the men were eventually cleared of the charges against them. they claim they were beaten, abused and deprived of their right to protest. among those suing larry lomax seen being pepper sprayed and yanked by the hair when he was arrested. >>> disturbing video shows a teacher's aide attacking a student. the 39-year-old holds the 14-year-old student down shouting expletives at him. the aide was arrested and besides possible criminal charges he could be fired. the student was treate

assault is his ex-girlfriend. the indictment is expected to be announced today in dallas. the alleged beating occurred in january. since then, the 23-year-old heisman trophy winner has also been accused of trashing a los angeles home during a party and has been cut by the cleveland browns. >>> as the world mourns the untimely death of prince, fans everywhere are soaking up his music. the very best of prince and "purple rain" now hold the top two slots on the billboard chart. a private memorial service was held at prince's paisley park compound over the weekend. abc's eva pilgrim has more. >> reporter: as the world awaits answers into prince's mysterious death, questions now also rising about who will inherit one of the most valuable music estates in the world. no word this hour if he had a will. prince leaves behind no wife or children. >> thank you for loving him, y'all. he loved each and every one of you. >> reporter: the woman with the purple hair is prince's sister who could be first in line to the singer's fortune. his estate, estimated at $300 million, growing by the day. his mu

a highway crash may be due to the weather. >> a school district north of dallas has canceled classes and baseball games at all 19 of its campuses today because of damage from the hail storms. schools and private homes have broken windows, water leaks and problems was rooftop air conditioning systems. some of the large hail even penetrated the hoofs. can you imagine? >> it's amazing. here's something els in south arkansas. the severe weather blamed for a fire that destroyed a church. there were also storm related fires at a home and an oil rig in the town. firefighters say all the fires started within ten minutes. the area also saw large hail, as well, rain, strong winds with many trees and power lines knocked down. no injuries, however were, reported. that region will see more storms later on today. but the bad weather is extending into the southeast. >> in fact, it should be a wet morning commute for the entire east coast. let's get some details now from accuweather's paul williams. good morning, paul. >> good morning to you. welcome as well as you kendis, good to see you again. all

season with two home division games we'll see if they count. finale is against dallas on new year's day. i have posted the schedule on my facebook page if you want to see more of it. >>> the phillies open a three game series against the washington nationals tonight. phillies shut out at padres 3-0 yesterday. ryan howard homered in the second inning. the phillies have won five of their last six games. >>> 5 17. find out what item in mcdonald's is eliminated from the menu. >>> philadelphia family is back together after two heartwarming surprises david. >> reporter: we are doctoring it is kids warmly because the temperatures are in the 40s. a t-shirt works this afternoon. i'll have travel conditions at the airport coming up next. if your family outing is magical for all the wrong reasons. you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin®. because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. try zyrtec®. muddle no more®. hit david at least once today. >>> hit me next. >> reporter: this is looking live o

warmup across the central plains, 84 degrees in dallas. 78 degrees in los angeles, warming up across the southwest. there is spring happening in some spots. that's a check of the national outlook, here's what's happening locally. >> reporter: look at the snow in boston, not around here. we have wet snow toward morris town, new jersey. around here it's showers. some of the heavier cells give you a problem around quakertown. we have mainly cloud skies, maybe sun poking through the farther south and east you go. temperatures around 40. 66 is the high. clouds and at times we'll get rain. there will be another batch coming out of the northwest in time for the evening commute. a freeze warning across the region tonight. mild winter, i guess we're paying for it. >> in boston. >> it's coming down. >> come home soon, rob. meantime, "pop news" time. guns "n" roses fans. knocking on heaven's doors over the weekend. they'll play a last-minute gig, it's been over 23 since the original members, axl rose, slash have played together and lucky celebs and fans who got to watch say they sounded

, and st. louis. eighty-one in dallas texas. we will tap into that tomorrow. we will get warmer as we get into monday. future tracker 6:00 showing you 6:00 in the morning. chilly start. thirty-six for allentown and reading. areas north and west of town are also beneath that frost advisory. thirty-nine in millville. as we get in the afternoon hours by noon time tomorrow, already peeking out in the lower 60's, and we will get warmer then that, by days end. in fact, we're showing you the numbers, it is 74 degrees tomorrow for the high in philadelphia, 76 out to the west in lancaster. cooler at the most, 61 in cape may. sixty in atlantic city at the boardwalk. one issue over the next several days in the forecast is we have dry conditions. relatively low humidity levels. so mapel, juniper, poplar those are top offenders as far as pollen is concern. more highs tonight, it will stay that way sunday, monday and into tuesday. no relief in sight. if you are fees going and wheezing. we have warm temperatures tomorrow. up to 74 degrees. summer previews. taste of june by monday, coming in at 80 de

they wrap up the regular season with two home divisional games, the finale is against dallas on new years day. >>> more ahead on "action news" at 12:30, scary moments on a delta flight when a bird hits the plane and crashes the windshield. >>> and a woman gets the shock of her life when she finds out that the federal government mistakenly declared her dead. >>> hundreds of students got a history lesson from a woman that survived the 1999 genocide in wa wanda. she spoke with students in plymouth meeting. when she was just nine years old, her six siblings were killed in the genocide and is now an activist. >>> it was a heart pounding moment in the air when a plane flying from new york to nashville made an emergency landing after a bird strike. stephanie ramos has the story. >> reporter: a scary moment for the 57 passengers aboard this delta flight. the windshield cracked by yet another bird. a loud thud nobody wants to hear when are you 30,000 feet in the air. >> they share the same air space and these things happen but it gets your heart beating fast. >> these passengers had an unexp

big travel destinations but we're still seeing rain reported down in dallas fort worth. the last place we need rain is in texas especially in houston but they have more of it right now and we have seen some thunderstorms today, too. tam. >> thank you david. >>> r-e-s-p-e-c-t to musikfest. take the freeway of love up to see the natural woman do a soul serenade. aretha franklin will headline. i'll say a little prayer for you that you make it to see the 18 time grammy winning singer song writer. tickets for the public go on sale friday morning. they'll range from $44 to $69 and of course 6abc the proud media sponsors for more than a decade. >> ♪ fight back and rebuild an economy. so does she. we need jobs that provide dignity and a bright future. new penalties to stop companies from moving profits and jobs overseas. for businesses that create manufacturing jobs, a new tax credit. and let's invest in clean energy jobs, with 500 million solar panels installed by the end of her first term. a real plan to create new jobs and industries of the future. hillary clinton. i'm hillary clint

, the low slides across the panhandle of texas and oklahoma city to dallas right there to almost little rock and enhanced risk for severe weather. the biggest threat would be hail and damaging wind but still the potential for an isolated tornado along the stationary front sitting there. stationary meaning it's going to move slowly and that means a lot of rain. we're talking flash flood potential anywhere from the gulf from houston to new orleans again, right up to close to little rock and parts of alabama and mississippi too so this is a big one. it'll be around for a couple of days. i'll have much more coming up. >> covering a lot of the map, thanks. >>> time for the nfl draft. it kicked off with a lot of excitement. surprises and some controversy. after a series of social media posts appeared to cost one hot prospect millions of dollars, abc's ryan smith here with the latest. good morning, ryan. >> reporter: quarterbacks jared goff and carson wentz topped the draft's first round but the talk of the evening offensive tackle laremy tunsil. his draft stock fell dramatically when minutes

rescue west of dallas. helping a woman stranded by the swollen brazos river, the cab is eight feet off the ground. >> but believe it or not, local officials were not pleased by this rescue. they say those hose are stuck should call 911 instead of a neighbor with a monster truck. if you have a neighbor with a monster truck -- >> go for it. >> for millions across the south, more rain is on the way. >> kreth's paul williams joins us with the forecast. >> unfortunately we have to add more insult to injury because this storm system is not moving away. it's pretty much staying put with waves of soaking rain. moisture is feeding off the gulf that's going to feed another frenzied day of scattered showers throughout oklahoma, arkansas, missouri and down towards the coastal rinl of texas. six more inches of rain will fall in some areas. when will this finally get out of here? as we go into thursday, the front will stretch through creating more scattered showers throughout jackson, up towards atlanta and nashville. by the time friday rolls around, that's when it will leave us dry here but create

what we've got from north to south. does look like at dallas fort worth we have more rain unfortunately in texas and some thunderstorms down there this morning, too. matt. >> thanks, david. >>> new this morning, the governor of utah claims pornography is a public health crisis. governor gary herbert signed a resolution on tuesday saying that porn is a public health hazard that leads to health and societal harms. he calls for research prevention and policy changes. critics are saying utah is overstating porn's effects and claim it could be a healthy sexual outlet for adults. a 2009 harvard study found that the state of utah was tops in online porn site subscriptions. >> good morning. topping america's money job cuts at intel. >> the chip maker is eliminating 12,000 jobs or about 11 percent of its workforce. intel is shifting its focus away from personal computers which aren't selling that well. >> another automaker admitting to falsifying data. mitsubishi says inaccurate fuel economy tests involved 157,000 of its own cars and nearly half a million it made for nissan all for sale in japan

believed to have sparked this oil tank fire south of dallas. and for the first time in three seasons, a texas rangers home game was rained out. for two days this massive storm system hovering over the heartland. bringing tornadoes and whiteout conditions. forcing the cancellation of nearly 450 flights at dallas fort worth and another 850 at denver international. more than a foot falling there. and in nearby pine cliff, a whoching -- whopping 50 inches. the blinding storm causing multiple wrecks along interstate 670. and a new danger for drivers. deeply flooded roadways. >> here in dallas, they're bracing for more torrential rains and all that water will cause the trinity river to flood its banks. phillip mena, abc news, dallas. >> and a bad situation only getting worse as we mentioned. it will be awhile before the rain stops. >> let's get the full forecast from accuweather's paul williams. good morning, paul. >> good morning to you, as well, diane, kendis. soaking rain, basically soaking the central part of the country all the way up towards the dakotas and to kansas city, oklahoma city

truck bravely running for cover and look at this backyard outside of dallas. huge splashes in the water as hail just pelts a pool. these vehicles were damaged in the storm. doors and windshields smashed. more damage. this home's windows were smashed and we have amazing images on social media showing what caused all this damage. people holding huge hail the size of softballs. all that severe weather is moving east right now. the rain from this front is making its way to the eastern seaboard, downpours expected in washington, new york and boston. the good news, though, spring is finally making its way into the northeast. forecast have temps in the 60s for the rest of the week. >>> more breaking news from belgium. belgian authorities have arrested two more men in connection with the brussels bombings. prosecutors say the two rented the apartment that served as a hideout for the subway bomber. 16 people died in that and 16 others the same day at the brussels airport. authorities say their investigation is active day and night. >>> take a look. showing salah abdeslam in jail. abdeslam

ball-sized hail north of dallas. you see that cell to the southeast. watch box up until 9:00 p.m. all the storms fan out and spread out towards the south and east overnight. mostly a hail and rain threat. could seal an isolated tornado early on. the rain across the northern part of the front, a messy morning commute, but all rain and no snow, finally getting temperatures up into the 60s, about where we should be for this time of year, david. >> a tough drive tomorrow morning. rob, thank you. >>> we move next to new orleans tonight, a city in morning after the death of a super bowl champion. will smith, former saints defensive end, killed in what authorities say right now appears to be a case of possible road rage. the man who admits to shooting him in court today. abc's ryan smith in new orleans tonight. >> she shot? >> reporter: tonight, new details emerging about the shocking death of former nfl star will smith. police charging the alleged shooter, cardell hayes, with second degree murder, saying he shot smith in the torso and back. and new video of the chaotic moments after. one vo

dallas, houston and memphis. >>> now, to new orleans, where an attorney for the man being held for the murder of a former saints player says his client is innocent. >> the gunman who rear-ended will smith's car and allegedly took his life is 28-year-old cardale hayes. hayes was arrested after remaining at the scene. but his attorney said he was not the aggressor during the incident. >> also being held is the suspect in the murder of a female student at the university of texas. the homeless 17-year-old was arrested late last week and is now charged with the death of a freshman dance student, her body was found in the creek. the suspect's family said he suffers from mental health issues and probably hadn't been taking medicine to ease his temper. >>> it could be up to a year before a woman is extradited to the u.s. she's being held in the mexico city. she faces murder and other charges in connection with the shooting death of a dentist who was dating her ex-boyfriend, when she's sent back to the u.s. she'll face life in prison if convicted. >>> the men were caught on camera with while th

truck driver shot this image north of dallas. that twister later slammed right into his truck. he did survive it. strong wind and rain, too. dangerous driving in oklahoma. and flash floods, trapping a family of nine in kansas. ginger is standing by tonight. abc's fill limb mephillip mena, texas. >> tornado on the ground! >> reporter: tonight, the threat is far from over after a deadly night. northwest of houston, a 62-year-old woman killed when this tree fell on her house before dawn. gilbert hill lives next door. >> just heard a big boom, and all of a sudden, all the lights went out and that was it. >> reporter: by daybreak, choppers revealing a tangled mess of downed power lines and mangled homes. >> it is getting super nasty here. >> reporter: the death comes after an intense 24 hours across 11 states. >> we are getting 70 to 80-mile-an-hour west winds, guys. >> reporter: at least four injured north of dallas, all in vehicles. trucker gene marshall catching this flash of a funnel cloud, coming right at him. winds blowing his truck over. firefighters rushing to cut him out. here in

spent the day suffer aing damage in wiley, texas, near dallas. it damaged homes and cars and it looks like someone took a baseball bat to them. and the hail made a huge splash of water when it fell into a pool. the district canceled class today because of safety concerned. >>> now jaime apody is here with more on the flyers playoffs with the death of ed schneider. >> it's it's high of making the playoffs but losing their heart and soul in ed schneider. they got back in the ice to start their first big round series, in washington. they are playing with extra motivation and schneider's passing on sunday -- >> i think mr. schneider held on until he knew we made the playoffs, that is the feeling we get here. it's a sad situation and we know who is in a better place and who is looking over us. we are doing this in his honor. >> the playoffs have a lot at stake and everything mr. schneider did for the organization and every individual in the organization and past. we owe him something special. we'll have to go out and work hard and see what happens. >> he passed away yesterday at the age of

the murder of a dallas dentist in september. police now believe she is in mexico. the fbi now offering a $100,000 reward tonight. >>> the nba legend fighting for gay rights this evening. hall of famer charles barkley saying the 2017 all-star game should be moved out of charlotte, north carolina. barkley reacting to the state's new law preventing communities from passing anti-discrimination measures there. >>> to the new "star wars" trailer tonight. "rogue one: a star wars story." wracking up 12 million views already. fans going frame by frame for clues. one of the big questions tonight, is this a quick glimpse of darth vader? let us know what you think. >>> when we come back here tonight, america strong. he's just 4 years old, and what he did with his mother's iphone that saved her life. mary buys a little lamb. one of millions of orders on this company's servers. accessible by thousands of suppliers and employees globally. but with cyber threats on the rise, mary's data could be under attack. with the help of the at&t network, a network that senses and mitigates cyber threats

turns into every parent's worst nightmare in the blink of an eye. this morning a dallas mother has a warning for all parents. >> do not leave your keys in the car. >> reporter: just after 7:30 a.m. monday, crystal making a quick trip inside to drop her son off at day care leaving the car running with her 7-year-old daughter inside. shortly after a man in a hooded sweatshirt opening the driver's side door, jumping in and taking off. >> and the lady was like, who is that getting in your car. i turned around. he's already in the car and closed the door. >> crystal sprinting outside managing to open the door but the carjacker speeds away. all while her daughter is trapped in the backseat. crystal knowing she had to take action jumps on to the trunk of the car. it's then she says her daughter made her escape, jumping out of the speeding car. rushed to the emergency room. but luckily expected to be okay. incidents like this are all too common. in 2015 alone 107 children were taken during car thefts. as for crystal, she's thankful both her kids are safe and sound. >> don't mess with my cubs

morning. monday, getting close to dallas. there will be a flash flood threat. heavy rainfall, five or six inches northwest of dallas and the snowfall will be upwards of four feet in the mountains. winter storm warning for denver with maybe a foot there, especially in the suburbs. that's a look at the national outlook and cherry blossom festival forecast. here's what's going on where you live. >> reporter: good morning, i'm meteorologist chris sowers with this accuweather update. the goose all that stays out west. look at the sunshine, bright blue skies, here's the call for the weekend from accuweather. 67 degrees, sunny skies and nice today. sunny and warm tomorrow, high of 74. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast shows 08 for monday. in all their glory, it's the national celebration of spring, guys. i even broke out the purple getup. live from washington, d.c., we'll be back here in about 15 minutes. back to you guys in new york. >> rob is a wonderful conductor. isn't he? >> yes, he is. he works well with a horn accompaniment. >> someone needs to tell him you're not supposed