making news in america this morning -- one year later. right now, preparations under way to remember the victims in the boston marathon bombing. we are live with the details. severe weather. overnight, cars and trailers flipped over, tossed like toys. new video of the damage and the track the storms have caused. survival story. a woman dragged out of her garage by a bear. talks about the terrifying ordeal. >> that bear came charging at me. >> with her head in its jaws, the chilling words she said to herself moments before the bear let go. fun with the first lady. why michelle obama is sporting stickers on her face.

good tuesday morning. one year ago today, lives of so many people changed forever, as they lined the streets of boston to watch the marathon. >> today, tributes will mark the anniversary of the bombing who killed 3 people and injured more than 260 others. >> and it started with this scene when 3,000 people showed up for a photo shoot at the finish line to show their support. abc's tahman bradley, live in boston with more. good morning, tahman. >> reporter: good morning from boston, john and diana. it was exactly one year ago that terror struck here. but did it not break this city's spirit. the people here are united. and they're going to stand united again today. today, a celebration. boston's resilience. the city pays tribute to the victims and survivors of the marathon bombings one year ago today. [ explosion ] two explosions at the finish line. a stunning terror attack. three people were killed. more than 260 injured. including roseann sdoia, who

lost a leg and is now learning to use a prosthetic. >> i don't think anyone knows what they are capable of doing until you are forced to be in it. >> reporter: it's the same story for heather abbott, another survivor. >> i learned that i'm much stronger and more resilient and stronger than i ever imagined. >> reporter: under enormous security, survivors, first responders and dignitaries will walk the finish line for a moment of silence, at 2:49 p.m., the exact time the first bomb went off. >> it's a tough day for survivors. one year anniversary of the loss of a loved one. change of a life forever. it's also, i feel, a big step in the healing process. >> reporter: people around the country are also paying tribute. these runners raced in a month-long relay from los angeles to boston to raise money for the wounded. the runners traveled 10 to 20 miles. then, passed the baton to runners in another city. >> it's really cool to actually handle the baton, everyone's handled from california to here so far.

>> reporter: as for the boston marathon, now 118 years old. they'll run it next monday, with a new rally cry. we run together. >> last year just can't be the final word. we need to go out and really celebrate running as a great lifetime sport. so, that's why i'm going back. >> reporter: back here live on a windy morning in boston. vice president biden will join the governor of massachusetts and the mayor of boston for this afternoon's tribute. they're going to raise a flag at the finish line. and church bells will ring out across the city. diana and john? >> all right. abc's tahman bradley, live for us in boston this morning. thank you. >> tune in to abc later today, for live coverage of the anniversary, including the moment of silence. our coverage begins at 2:35 eastern, 11:35 pacific. temperatures are tumbling across the eastern half of the country, leaving millions of people shivering in unseasonal chilly air. >> freeze watches and warnings have been posted from texas to illinois and the ohio valley. we may be halfway through april.

but some cities could see record lows today. and that cold front is triggering some violent storms like the one that mangled these campers on the mississippi coast. about 30 r.v. trailers and campers were tossed around last night when severe storms struck with straightline winds. some residents said they didn't think they would make it out alive. no one was seriously hurt. chicago weather had been on a weather rollercoaster. the city was coated in white after a quick spring storm moved in. dumping three inches of snow in some suburbs following weekend temperatures that hit 80 degrees. more on what's in store for today, here's accuweather's jim dickey. >> good morning, john and diana. storm system marching eastward today. wide impacts from that soaking rainfall and some snow. it's being fueled by a push of arctic air that's moving east. and all of the areas outlined in blue here. you see the jet stream diving southward, allowing the cold air to move in.

challenging record lows this morning. many spots below the freezing point certainly. and with that, we're going to see snow continuing. ohio valley, into the great lakes. severe storms possible in the southeast. john and diana, back to you. >> jim, thank you. prosecutors in kansas are calling the deadly attack on jewish community centers there a hate crime. the suspect could be charged as soon as today after what appears to be a life of bigotry. abc's steve osunsami has more. >> reporter: police say the man with the bullhorn in these volumes of videos from yesteryear is the face of hate. frazier glenn cross, who also goes by the last name miller, is now 73 years old. and according to groups who have been tracking him all this time, is a former grand dragon of the ku klux klan, and is a lifelong and raging anti-semite. police say he came to this jewish community center, determined to kill jews with a shotgun and at least one pistol. he's accused of shooting dead 14-year-old reat underwood, and 69-year-old grandfather, william corporan, had just pulled into the jewish community center for

a singing contest going inside. >> i hope he's singing in heaven, with all of the angels because he has the voice of an angel. >> reporter: mindy corporan rushed to the scene to find her son and father. >> as i pulled up, i saw that he was lying on the ground. and my first thought was that he had a heart attack. he was just lying there. quickly, i realized it wasn't that. and i knew that my dad was in heaven. >> that idiot absolutely knocked a family to its knees for no reason. >> reporter: police say cross drove a mile away to this jewish assisted living facility, where they say he shot and killed terri lamanno in the parking lot. she was there visiting her mother, which she did every sunday. steve osunsami, abc news, overland park, kansas. search for flight 370 has entered a new phase. crews are using the bluefin underwater drone to look for the missing plane. the drone spent six hours underwater on its first day out.

it was forced to surface when it went lower than its optimal depth of 2 1/2 miles. it had to return to the ship where its data was downloaded. the bluefin will take a second plunge today. tensions between the u.s. and russia are ratcheting up. and a phone call between president obama and president putin doesn't appear to have helped. the call came after a russian fighter jet repeatedly buzzed an american destroyer in the black sea. the white house called that a provocation. on the phone, president obama warned putin against meddling in ukraine, where the unrest is reaching a boiling point. and he urged russia to move its troops away from the border. after several days of intense grilling, this morning, oscar pistorius' cross-examination has ended. pistorius and the chief prosecutor sparred for a fifth day over how he killed his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp. before he left the stand, prosecutors say pistorius armed himself to kill steenkamp. pistorius said he did it because he was afraid.

moving to this, now, a spectacular light show brightened up the sky overnight. here it is, from one of nasa's cameras. it's a rare type of lunar eclipse called a blood moon. >> the red color comes from the reddish color the moon takes. the orange light from the sunsets from the rim of the early gets reflected on the moon. we'll see it again on october 8th. >> go outside and take a look. >> we went outside. it's too cloudy here in new york. >> rats. >> hope you have a better view where you are. coming up-- for one day only, the most talked about gadget of the year you can only buy today. plus, bruised and battered. but alive and able to talk about it. this morning, we're hearing from a woman who was dragged from her garage by an angry bear. and new meaning to food fight. why a simple snack could lead to a few quarrels among couples. en.

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and welcome back. checking our morning road conditions. thunderstorms drench streets from virginia to northern florida. also slick from the mid-atlantic into new england. and snow makes for a slippery commute across much of ohio. snowy mountain passes in the northwest. wet roads around seattle. >> if you're flying, airport delays along the east coast, from boston all the way down to atlanta. back to the news, now. a florida woman is sharing the harrowing story of her attack by a bear, right in her own driveway. >> terry was sitting inside her screened-in porch, when two bears ran by. her children had just gone to a neighbor's home on their bikes. so, she went looking for them. instead, she found five more bears in her garage and driveway. they were eating trash. and suddenly, one of them attacked her. >> bit the side of my leg. and then, bit my side. and then, grabbed my head. and started dragging me towards

the woods. and i could just -- those teeth were just digging into my skull. and i said, please, i can't leave my kids. my babies. and it was then, that bear let go. >> incredible story. wild life officials are keeping a lookout around the clock. they have put five bears down who appear to have no fear of people. dna tests will determine if any of them was the attacker. researchers may have found a simple fix to help couples avoid some of their nastiest fights. a new study on married couples found they fight more when they're hungry. hungry people show a spike in aggression. that's because the brain consumes 20% of our calories. >> after they eat, their glucose levels increase. that gives them some fuel for their brain to exercise

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olympics nearly two years ago. some say it's his first step towards the rio games in 2016. >> neat to see him back. two nights left in the nba's regular season, the playoffs coming into sharp focus. >> important games played last night. we get the highlights from espn. >> welcome to your "sportscenter" update. jay harris and chris hassle. big night in the nba. playoffs coming together. >> finally, we know all 16 teams. the memphis grizzlies, the last entrant. knocked off phoenix last night. mike miller was five of six from beyond the arc. under a minute to play. zach randolph, the steal. and two more of his season-high 32. phoenix needed to win that to stay alive. didn't happen. 97-91. grizzlies move into the elite. in the east, the heat taking on the wizards. indiana came in a half-game

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. good morning, everyone, i am katie marzullo here for kristen sze. it is tuesday. >> she was relating a story that she thought it was when. >> better when you think it is the wrong way -- in the opposite direction. >> leyla gulen is here with weather and traffic. >> very good, everyone. hope you had a chance to see the blood moon. live doppler 7 hd shows clouds pushing in over the bay area. it is fought bringing us any presip but we will wake up to

thick fog. the next 12 hours, morning will be clouds and fog with cooler temperatures today and up to 70 inland at lunch. by 4:00, mostly sunshine. still warm. very dry. it will remain what up as we are closer to the end of the week. here is traffic. so far we have construction and we have one solo vehicle spinout involving an overturned vehicle, westbound 80 at powell. if you are traveling through berkeley into emeryville you will see it with emergency crews this is our drive through the maze so you can see as you make the push to 580 traffic is flowing smoothly. >> breaking news in san jose at a two-alarm fire.

matt keller is on the scene. matt? >> the call came in 20 minutes ago and firefighters are working on a town home here. you can see inside the garage there are a couple of cars that are destroyed by a fire. there was flames on the roof and firefighters brought in ladders trying to get to the area of the flames. people are out of the homes and i am not sure if the firefighters told them to get out or if they just want to see what is happening but it is impacting the neighborhood off of jackson avenue in east san jose near capitol expressway exit off 680. a two alarm has been called, a second alarm, and they will be busy for the nbc couple of -- the next couple of hours getting the flames