v making news in america this morning, a thrilling victory. coach k and duke capturing another national championship and the fab freshmen leading the way. celebrations well into the night and then, of course, the agony of defeat on the other side. new this morning, the major announcement expected today from kentucky senator rand paul and another political headline this morning. it appears harry reid's eye injury is much worse than originally thought. unusual outbreak. canine flu said to be near epidemic levels. the huge number of cases with some dogs even dying from the illness. what veterinarians say pet owners should be doing. and epic release. the big announcement overnight involving "star wars," something the movie directors and creators are doing for fans.

well, good tuesday morning or a great morning for anyone who supports the duke blue devils. >> yes, the dukies are happy right now. their team, the new champions, they've been here before, though, but still they're the new champions right now, firing celebrations literally on duke's campus last night. this is a huge school-sanctioned bonfire, i should say. now, on the other side, and there has to be another side, look at this, you poor wisconsin fans. the results there of last night's game. you could see it all over their faces. they were on state street last night in madison, wisconsin, hoping for a celebration. >> disappointment for the badgers. late in the tournament for a second straight year. abc's alex perez was at the game last night in indianapolis. alex, good morning. >> reporter: hey, t.j. and reena, an exciting night here in indianapolis. this game turning out exactly as predicted. a complete nail-biter.

but in the end, duke walking away with the championship. now, both duke and wisconsin fighting it out point for point during that first half. they were tied at 31 come halftime. the second half of this game, dramatic. wisconsin at one point leading by seven. but it was in those last few minutes of the game where duke rose to the occasion. two duke freshmen, grayson allen and tyus jones, stepping up sealing the deal for duke. >> as soon as i stepped on campus, you could just feel the family atmosphere, and it was just, you know, always positive energy. everyone caring for one another and you could just tell that this year was going to be special. >> reporter: that young freshman tyus jones winning most outstanding player of the game. this now the fifth national title for duke. t.j., reena. >> all right. alex, thank you so much and the blue devils seem to really, really like going to indianapolis. duke coach mike krzyzewski was cutting down the net as you are going to see here, cutting down the net at lucas

oil stadium. now, three of duke's five titles have been won in indianapolis. coach krzyzewski is second all-time when it comes to titles. all five for duke. as for his team, they spent the entire season in the ap top five and now they will finish the season number one. >> so you just hang on to the net. >> yes, and he has a lot of them now. >> okay. >> in his trophy case. well, our other big story this morning, the start of jury deliberations in the boston marathon bombing trial. >> from the start the defense admitted that dzhokhar tsarnaev participated in the bombing. their goal, though, was really to keep him off death row. abc's susan saulny reports. >> reporter: this morning nearly two years after the boston marathon bombings, jurors in the trial of suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev begin deliberations to decide whether he is guilty in the attack that killed three and injured hundreds. these are the moments prosecutors wanted the jury to remember in closing arguments, the gory chaos in the moments after the bombs explode, what they call tsarnaev's plan to punish america, coordinating with his older brother, tamerlan, over a cell phone, never walking away from the plan even after seeing a family

nearby. prosecutors said these children weren't innocent to him. they were american. the jury also saw this picture, dzhokhar tsarnaev in front of a jihadi flag, prosecutors playing his so-called jihadi music. dzhokhar, they said, was a full partner in the plot pointing to his casual behavior buying milk moments after the attack and to the words caught inside the boat where he hid, "stop killing our innocent people and we will stop," but the defense team led by attorney judy clarke who successfully fought to keep past clients including unabomber ted kaczynski off death row is hoping to spare tsarnaev's life. she told the jury, he was merely his brother's flunky, a teenage follower, not a terrorist and adding, there is no excuse, no one is trying to make one. planting bombs at the boston marathon was a senseless act. >> she made this point, but for the older brother, this younger brother would not have been pulled into this enterprise, and this never would have happened.

>> reporter: susan saulny, abc news, washington. well, another defendant has been added to the terrorism case of three brooklyn men accused of plotting to support isis. the fourth man is set to be arraigned tomorrow accused of raising money for the 19-year-old co-defendant to travel to syria. court papers say he also encouraged others to take part in jihad. all four men are immigrants from former soviet republics. major political headlines this morning. senator rand paul announces later today that he's running for president. the first term republican senator makes it official in his home state of kentucky. paul swept into office on a wave of tea party support. he's known for his combative style and libertarian ideas. he tweeted about today's announcement with a video that says, we must take our country back. >> one of paul's potential rivals is making a public apology because he forgot something. he forgot that he wasn't latino. former florida governor jeb bush is apologizing because he, yes, identified himself as hispanic on a voter form. now, his wife was born in mexico. bush speaks fluent spanish but that doesn't necessarily qualify.

now, his son tweeted out, come on, dad. think you checked the wrong box, #honorarylatino. bush said it was a simple mistake. and a major announcement overnight from a leading democratic lawmaker. former senate majority leader harry reid, admitting for the first time that he's blind in his right eye. reid has been wearing a patch or special glasses since an accident with an exercise band on new year's day. the 75-year-old announced last month that he will retire when his term ends next year. in chicago voters head to the polls to choose a mayor. rahm emanuel who currently holds the job failed to win an outright majority the first time around. he faces a challenge from cook county commissioner jesus "chuy" garcia. one of the main campaign issues has been the extensive use of red light cameras. garcia's promise, to get rid of the controversial cameras if elected. let's turn to california now where they're getting some

much-needed rain today thanks to a second storm this week. up to 2 inches of rain could fall. the storm moves from northern california into the l.a. area. they're also getting 6 inches of mountain snow, even more in the higher elevations, but it's just a drop in the bucket. not enough to ease the drought or lift those historic new water restrictions. of course, the drought been going on out there for four years now. just days after becoming the world's oldest person, gertrude weaver has died in arkansas at the age of 116. her advice for a long life, she says, use a lot of moisturizer, treat everyone nice, love your neighbor and eat your own cooking. don't eat at fast food places. she is survived by her 94-year-old son. there is a 115-year-old lady from michigan who now takes the title of world's oldest person. >> 94-year-old son. >> isn't that something? >> wow. >> survived by a 94-year-old but she lived a long life. we need to take that advice. something worked. >> totally, absolutely. president obama, he had his hands full at the annual white house easter egg roll, not for

the reasons you might think. >> he spent part of the event reading "where the wild things are" to some children but the whole thing interrupted by a bunch of bees. the president tried his best to calm them down. the white house said more than 35,000 people attended yesterday's event, which has grown to much more than just rolling eggs. >> they were republican bees. >> is that right? >> yeah. >> ruining the event. >> i think they put a statement out saying as much. they didn't, folks. all right. well, still ahead this morning, a warning to dog owners out there. you need to hear this. we're seeing an outbreak of a rare canine flu. and officer on trial. 15 shots fired through a windshield. an unarmed couple killed inside the car. the cop laying out his defense. also, an incredible scene as a crowd unites to save a passenger trapped between a train and a subway platform.

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well, the trial of a cleveland cop for shooting two unarmed suspects is now under way. his attorney says michael brelo feared for his life and that of his fellow officers, but prosecutors say he is the only officer charged because he was the only 1 of the 13 involved in the firefight who reloaded. he is pleading not guilty to voluntary manslaughter. houston police have arrested a known gang member for a road rage incident last month in which a woman was shot in the head while she was driving. the victim who at first didn't even know she had been shot identified the suspect. she says he shot her after he cut her off on a freeway and she honked at him. police say they found a white suv they had been looking for as well as a gun at the suspect's home. well, money news now. starbucks wants to send its baristas to college. ceo howard schultz offering free

tuition to any employee who has a high school diploma and works at least 20 hours a week through arizona state university. starbucks giving employees access to 49 online degree programs from nursing to software engineering. only a few companies now offer free tuition now, mostly tech companies. well, a long, long time ago in video stores far, far away, "star wars" films were only available on physical media, laser discs, video cassettes, dvds, vcrs, right? well, that's going to change friday. when you download all six movies, which will be legal for the first time, there will also be extra content. the high-def download will be available from a variety of outlets. big changes there. >> it's legal now. a lot of people at home are laughing, i already got it. >> oh, oh. when we come back, surprise guest, a woman walks into her living room to find a large animal with a sweet tooth eating her easter candy. also, saved by a stack of

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they're urged to avoid dog parks and other dogs and ask your vet about a kay nye flu shot. residents in one south florida community are on the lookout for hungry bears. one so hungry it went straight into a house to get leftover easter candy and the homeowner took his cell phone, the picture, it's believed the bear was between 300 and 400 pounds. thankfully the bear left the house. no one injured. an extraordinary rescue operation you're seeing. quick thinking group of good samaritans on a russian subway station. dozens grabbed hold of the train itself after a woman's leg got stuck. there she is between the car and the platform. the passengers rocked it back and forth to loosen that thing up. give enough space for that 70-year-old woman get free. that is some great teamwork. very cool to see. well a houston man says his

late mother quit literally saved his life. cashed an robbers demanding money and it likely saved his life. mom, she was watching him. >> mom. good old mom. >> saving the day. >> i know you were relieved because the championship game was done last night so maybe i would calm down. more tonight. it's ladies night. uconn, notre dame will decide the women's national championship. that's tonight in tampa. >> with more on duke's big victory last night and some opening day drama, here's our guys at espn. this is the "sportscenter" set in los angeles. stan's back after a week golfing. >> yep. and talking national championship. duke and wisconsin. a pair of one sees. all the marbles indianapolis, game tied at 31. duke trailed by nine in the second half. grayson allen brought them back

and tyus jones made sure it stuck. he had 23 most outstand grayson allen 16 off the bench. frank kaminsky 21-12 for wisconsin. bronson koenig, jumper tipped by amile jefferson and duke wins it 68-63. fifth national title and fifth for mike krzyzewski. blue deafs do it again. opening day, major league baseball clayton kershaw. facing san diego. facing matt kemp the former dodger who got a nice ovation as he should. the padres scored three run, kemp had all three rbis. good on him. kershaw was pulled for a pinch hitter. went six innings, gave up three runs. oh yeah my name is jimmy. i'm the new guy in the infield. jimmy raw lens. the phillies went on the win the world series the last time he did that. the big kaminsky. >> played a great game.

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. good morning. it is 4:28. there is rain. i am eric thomas. >> i am matt keller. here for senior kristen in the santa cruz mountains it is. coming down dad. when it rains on highway 17 there are going to be accidents. we had one this morning. the commute will be long and hard. leyla will is that in a second. drew is here for mike. drew? >> live doppler hd shows it a active. the cold front is moving law and it is raining across the bay area. we will resolution in holly to -- locally to the spot with the

heaviest rain redwood city and palo alto and sunnyvale and san jose. the red is indicating heavy rain. drew, thank you. some folks were hydroplaneing. >> it is dangerous. at highway 17 look at this. this is what we want to avoid. this happened a whiling -- ago on highway 17. firefighters put out a car fire after it crashed. slippery conditions of the be careful when you head out the road solo spinouts is what we need to avoid open highway 17 at summit with more details straight ahead. >> thank you. we have breaking news a fail multi-car accident shut down northbound 101 for three hours. a witness said the driver hit a stalled vehicle before 12:30 this morning.

the stalled vehicle burst for flames killing the person inside and northbound 101 was closed until after 3:00 this morning. weather does not appear to be a factor. watch out for hydroplaning in the east bay. standing water is making for a hazardous trip. amy hollyfield is in fremont with that part of the story. >> we are personsing a nice spring shower. a steady rain. we are in fremont. it is coming down in the parking lot. we liked the visual of seeing the water on this big solano of -- big slab of pavement but we do not have issues through the streets of fremont with no hydro planing or standing water. no issues yet just a nice steady soaking. it is chilly.