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morning. president obama pushing for support on the nuclear deal with iran. why he's calling it at once in a lifetime deal. live in washington with the latest. >> a life-threatening ordeal for a family on a caribbean vacation. how were they exposed to a500 their hotel? >> a chaotic scene during a car jacking. the owner jumping on the hood and the witness who put a stop to it uhl. >> an avalanche quickly buries a man on a snowmobile. the helmet cam recording it all.
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good monday morning. i'm mary bruce in for reena ninan. >> i'm t.j. holmes. president obama is defending the iran nuclear deal. >> mr. obama facing tough criticism from israel and its supporters and leader lawmakers on capital hill. abc reports from washington. >> reporter: president obama begins this week making the hard sale that the framework nuclear agreement with iran is a good deal. in an interview the president says the deal is a once in a lifetime opportunity. >> well i think that it's important to recognize that iran is a complicated country just like we are. there is no doubt that given the history between our two countries that there is deep mistrust that is not going to fade away immediately. >> reporter: the president has also been working the phones calling leaders in both parties and half dozens heads of state
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trying to convince them to back the deal. his efforts come as critics bare down on the white house accusing of it giving away too much. among the skeptics israel. >> endangers everyone listening to me right now. >> reporter: the monitoring of iran's nuclear facilities for at least 20 years. it also means the nation will have to roll back the programs dismantle equipment and make sure plants are own for civilian use. critical republican leaders in congress say the house and the senate should have final approval. president obama promises to veto. >> i think we would be nuts to give them more money and capability. >> reporter: all this while another deadline looming. negotiators have until the end of june to hammer out the final plan.
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>> thank you as always. >> and it's a huge new concern for law enforcement. young people lured by isis or other groups to commit terror. we're learning of two more teens under arrest. a 14-year-old boy and 16-year-old girl picked up in separate raised in northern england suspected of preparing terrorist acts. british authorities confy dated their phones. the girl's mother says her daughter was just playing a joke with a friend. >> in california ran began falling on parched ground. the beginning of several days of much needed rain. >> the storm extends from northern california into the northwest and there may be some snow in the sierra. central and southern california may see rain tomorrow and wednesday. >> california's drought is in its fourth year. residents must cut their use by 25%. california governor jerry brown
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says theing ae agricultural industry has suffered. brown pointed out that california grows most of the country's fruits and vegetables. >> rolling stone magazine is retracting its article about a gang rape following the report calling it a journalistic failure. amid the controversy that followed, rolling stone had requested a review of its own reporting from the columbia university school of juniorlism. it says the magazine editorial process failed at every level. the magazine and the author of the original article are both apologizing. >> the search is on for a virginia college student missing for more than a month. she was home in norfolk while on school break went out march 2nd and hasn't been seen since. her friends, family and local police have been searching for clues. a tip led police searching a pond. but nothing was found. also an infant and two older
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children are among the five victims of a shooting in indianapolis. police say the children's mother and another woman apparently knew the attackers and invited them inside. that's when the shooting broke out and the victims being treated for gunshot wounds to their legs. a search is on for the suspects. >> attorneys of the boston marathon trial will make their closing argumenting today. tsarnaev's arguments are maintaining their client was only involved because of his older brother. after hearing today's statements jurors must reach a verdict and will decide if he gets the death penalty. >> also today opening day for major league baseball. 14 games on the schedule. fans will have to walk through metal detecters or be screened with a hand-held detector. you won't have to remove belts, shoes and jackets. large objects and pockets must be removed and all bags inspected as they have been in
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past years. >> and the first family celebrated easter just like millions of people across the globe. here they are in their sunday best along with dogs bo and sunny. malia and sasha growing up before our eyes. the obama's attended an easter service, visiting a historically black church in virginia. and if you thought your easter get-together was a handful. check out what the president and first lady have in store. they're preparing to host more than 35,000 kids and their parents on the south lawn of the white house today. that's right. it's the 137th annual easter egg roll. a day of fun and games. live music and story tell. >> i did not realize it was that many kids that show up. >> it's a lot. can you imagine all those people? >> that's a big crew. still ahead, the world's most dangerous hiking trail. >> plus a relaxing get away turns into a terrifying ordeal for an american family.
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the accidental poisoning that nearly killed them all. >> and the woman clinging to the hood of her car during a car jacking attempt. a bold move that stopped one of the suspects in his tracks. in a moment, cancer changed our lives forever. we were told nothing could be done, to enjoy these final moments together. but in that moment when all seemed lost...
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and... take care of them, you know? i feel like we've come full circle. like that! this is how i'll do it. sarah: there you go. well investors have a bumpy ride on wall start ahead of the opening bell. stock users are down after reports last friday when markets were closed. two of the last three times poor jobs report on friday. the s&p 500 has gone up the following monday. >> and there won't be any need for the long lines outside the apple store when the watch goes on sale.
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customers will need to make reservations in advance to see the models they want starting this friday. the reservation system will continue after the first day of sale. of course, you will be able to order online without visiting a store and shipping is free. the fast and furious sequel hit "furious 7" had the biggest opening for the franchise and the biggest ever in april. in fact it's the ninth biggest debut period taking in $144 million. the film "home" was a distant second at $27 million and "get hard" had $13 million. >> saturday night's defeat is proving costly in dollars. retailers were planning to cash in on the wildcats going undefeated. something no college team has done in some 39 years. the gear companies stand to lose some $15 million in sales.
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the school, 1 million and a half in royalties. >> when we come back a snowmobiler gets buried during an avalanche and his rescue caught on camera. >> a fisherman telling his bizarre story after getting attacked by a sea lion. tantly transferred money from his bank of america savings account to his merrill edge retirement account. before he opened his first hot chocolate stand calling winter an "underserved season". and before he quit his friend's leaf-raking business for "not offering a 401k." larry knew the importance of preparing for retirement. that's why when the time came he counted on merrill edge to streamline his investing and help him plan for the road ahead. that's the power of streamlined connections. that's merrill edge and bank of america. i found out the hard way... not all washes take care of intimate odor. vagisil odor block wash stops odor from happening for all day confidence. when you feel fresh all day you feel confident. vagisil. your intimate health experts.
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is getting bigger by the day. the pavement collapsed under heavy rain and flooding forcing drivers to find alternate routes. people have been crossing it just to take pictures. repairs could take up to two months. roads will be wet this morning in kentucky and for a the country. puddles in upstate new york and new england and northwest and northern california. snowed will make roads slippery in the northern rockies. three members in critical condition after being poisoned. they got deathly ill. >> the condo below where the family was staying had been sprayed with methyl bromide. that's something used to kill an indoor bug. it was banned by the epa for indoor use back in 1984. the family was flown back here to the states. hospitalized hospitalized.
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the justice department opened a criminal investigation. and terminix says it is cooperating. >> a wild scene at a car wash in atlanta. a group of alleged car jackers are in the minivan there. one of the suspects jumped into the white honda trying to drive off with the car's owner hanging on to the hood. a good samaritan pulled out his gun, opened fire and wounded the suspect in the shoulder ending his get-away attempt. >> he picked up speed and go across. and if that guy didn't shoot, she would have lost her life. >> something could have happened. >> the suspect who was shot was treated. then arrested and charged with theft and assault. the search for the other suspect in the red minivan continues. >> burglary caught on camera. a video showing the 19-year-old suspect inside a home armed with a baseball bat. he tries to escape in the
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family's suv. just as the homeowner was arriving. the burglar tries to keep going plowing into the suv -- or the minivan i should say with that suv. police didn't take long to track this guy down. he's under arrest. >> caught on camera. that burning motor home in florida. three people were trapped inside. the fire started after a front tire on the rv blew out. the flames were blocking the exit. everyone was brought to safety but the motor home was a total loss. >> from fire to ice. a video capturing a man being rescued from an avalanche in british columbia when a hillside gave way. he was out with three friends. his video camera records the moments when they dig him out. he's doing just fine. he shows the importance of going out with camera. >> a california fisherman was showing off his catch when he was attacked by a sea lion. he was holding his trophy fish when the 300 pound animal jumped
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up and grabbed him overboard. police say he was in the water a few seconds before the sea lion let him go. this happened in san diego's mission bay where boaters say they have noticed more aggressive sea lions. and a florida man is facing felony charges for keeping an alligator in his son's bedroom. he was trying to nurse the baby gator back to health. deputies found the rep tile and carted the dad off to jail. you need 1,000 hours of training in florida to keep a gator. >> goes without saying i thought. okay. we turn to men's basketball and talking about the ladies now. >> highlights from their final four and baseball's opening night now from our guys at espn. >> here in the "sportscenter" steward you studios. sunday night the spotlight was
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on the women's final four and where? tampa you got it. let's start with tom cruz. why not? he's watching marlin and uconn. man, was she got. 24 points. nine rebounds. brianna stewart. outside. inside. man, is she fun to watch. uconn advancing to their tenth national title game. who will they play? south carolina/notre dame in a really good one. less than 30 seconds to go. madison cable, her only field goal of the game. right place, right time. the irish hang on to win it 66-65. they get uconn in the national title game tuesday night. >> on espn. baseball getting underway at wrigley field. cubs were 0-13 with runners in scoring position. they beat john lester.
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time to check "the pulse" starting with the u.s. ambassador in south korea. he's back in the news because of what he's wearing. >> his left hand and arm in a brace. he says it allows some movement of his hand while immobilizing his wrist. he adds it's comfortable and has made a huge difference in his recovery. >> however people are saying what in the world was that thing. people are seeing this brace now and say it reminds them of of course luke skywalker's bionic hand. he got that after darth vader
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cut off his hand in the empire strikes back. it's bionic and kind of cool. but you don't see that every day. >> and lucille ball's hometown want her statue taken down. >> folks take a look. some say it looks like con way twitty and others say like actor steve bushemy and maybe an extra from the walking dead. the sculp ter has not spoken about it. the mayor says he talked to the artist who wants about 10,000 to make lucy look more like lucy. so he got paid to do another one? >> he's lucking out here. >> you don't hire the same guy. >> give him another chance. >> there he is. >> maybe go in a different direction. >> a troubling study if you have been spending money on products meant to help you recover from a tough work out.
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they might not work. >> researchers had a group of people go through a workout and half of them had a traditional breakfast and two hours later they ate burger fries and a coke and the others had name brand products after the workout. >> after eating everyone did another workout. blood tests showed no difference in recovery between the two groups. so take that for what you will. >> we should all go out and eat a burger. >> i think that was the headline of the story. >> now to a trek that's not for the faint of heart. one of the world's scariest hiking trails is back in business. >> this is the newly renovated delray delray. it reopened in spain. it's been closed for 15 years, folks. it's a five-mile path that shut down after several fatal falls. you could see this here. offering dizzying views from above the river. >> it's nearly 100 years old.
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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> thank you for waking up and joining us. we have to go do work i know. i am eric thomas. >> i am matt keller here for senior kristen sze. >> we had a shower yesterday but that is dissipating. we look forward to more wet weather on the horizon. our live doppler hd shows we do not pick up much returns. that will change when we get later in the morning. you can see how cher the camera is a cooler start and heavy wind and rain this afternoon into tomorrow with thunderstorms expected on tuesday and a look from the exploritorium camera
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and our day planner the next 12 hours shows the showers will start in the afternoon bringing temperatures up to 52 and 60 away the bay and cooler along the coast. >> good morning, here is a look at traffic and we do not have too much excitement on the roads and that is the macarthur maze and traffic is moving along just fine as we head out of berkeley interest emeryville and we will look at this scene, southbound 680 pushing from pleasant hill to highway 24, no crashes and we have construction however and i will get to that next report. >> hope we are paying you double leyla. >> we get paid h >> bart is putting the brakes on trains at three dozen spots where the traffics are detee rating. operators have to keep the speed down in the problem can be
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fixed. amy hollyfield is at concord bart with more. amy? >> this is one of the stations, rather than cruising through at 27 miles per hour trains will go through here at 18 miles per hour. that is according to a report in the san francisco chronicle. the report said officials are doing this because they are worried about this happen derailments like this that happened in concord in february a year ago. this is one of two derailments that happened in the last five years and officials believe the deteriorating tracks are to blame and could cause another accident. the system is 42 years old and officials say it needs updating. because of this officials have already started work between oakland coliseum and fruitvale station so they will shut down the elevated section there for 11 weekends. they say they have a thousand degraded wooden ties to dole with along with 3000'
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