making news in america this morning -- historic visit. president obama waking up in cuba. a full schedule including a meeting with raul castro. and controversy surrounding the visit. we're live with the details. spring snow. a storm sweeping up the east coast right now. winter's last gasp, bringing several inches and closing schools. who's expected to get the worst of it? risky rescue. the earth opening up. two boys falling into a sinkhole. sinkhole 30 feet down. plus, march madness buzzer beaters and wild upsets. and the moment that left this expression on bill murray's face. >> uh-oh.

good monday morning, everyone, i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm lauren lyster. in for reena ninan. we begin with president obama's historic trip to cuba. air force one touching down in havana late yesterday. the first time a u.s. president has visited the caribbean island since 1920s. >> sasha and malia, michelle obama and her mother, tropical rains as you can see, greeting the group as they walk through old havana. >> the trip is coming with plenty of controversy. abc's bazi kanani is live in washington with the details. >> reporter: president obama and president castro have been working for more than a year to normalize relations between their countries. as he ends his term, president obama is pushing for new ties that would be too hard for the next president to reverse. the historic first moments.

a u.s. president arrives in cuba for the first time in nearly 90 years. >> it's wonderful to be here. >> reporter: president obama and the first lady greet staff at the recently reopened u.s. embassy. crowds cheer, as their daughters join them for a tour of old havana, the weathered buildings and the vintage american cars before the embargoes. signs of the communist country's stagnant economy. in the last year, the cuban government has relaxed limits on the internet, cell phones and private enterprise. but, the country's strict limits on free speech and political opposition are still in force. these protesters arrested just hours before president obama's arrival. critics say cuba isn't doing enough to earn restored ties with the u.s. donald trump says this is case in point. >> president obama landed in cuba. the head of cuba who was there for pope he wasn't there for the

president of the united states. >> reporter: president obama pushing forward, expected to discuss freedom for the cuban people when he sits down today with president raul castro. >> it's a historic opportunity to forge new agreements, commercial deals, to build new ties between our two peoples and for me to lay out my vision for future that's brighter than our past. >> president obama will also meet today with cuban business owners. tomorrow, he'll meet with cuban dissidents and delivers a speech directly to the cube ban people. >> of course, he'll take in a baseball game there in cuba as well. bazi kanani joining us live from washington. thank you, bazi abc's david muir sits down for an exclusive one-on-one interview with president obama. he reports from havana later on "good morning america" and tonight on "world news tonight." >> from a thaw in that cold front to, literally,

a cold front that's moving through new york city, it's snowing as you can see right now, but this area is expected to get a coating. >> take a look. this is live outside our studio right now. the snow lightly falling. temperatures won't fall much below freezing. and a different story in boston, live picture here -- >> where is it? >> a snow-covered camera. up to 7 inches of snow is expected there. schools in the city have already canceled classes today. >> in needham, massachusetts, communities closer to the coast could see as much as 10 inches of snow. and you can see on the radar the storm's eastern tracks. and that's why the coastal areas will see the most snow. boston will reach 41 degrees, 51 in new york. we want to get to some breaking news coming into us from the korean peninsula where the military there the south korean military says that north korea has fired multiple

short-range missiles into the water. this morning's large comes three days after they fired three short-range missiles. since early 2014. in defiance of new sanctions imposed by the u.n. and the u.s. the marine killed in an isis rocket attack in iraq has been identified as staff sergeant louis cardin of california. cardin was deployed with the 21st marine expeditionary unit. his family says he enlisted just two days after graduating high school. the suspect in the paris attacks captured in brussels was apparently planning more violence. salah abdeslam was charged with terrorist murder in connection with the paris attacks. investigators say they found heavy weapons during that operation which resulted in his capture. he was taken into custody not

far from his family home in brussels. his next court appearance is wednesday. back here at home and to the race for the white house, donald trump taking steps to cut down on violence at his rallies. the trump campaign announced it will be hiring additional security personnel for trump's largest events. this comes after a couple of violent incidents at trump events over the weekend. in tucson, a protester was sucker-punched and repeatedly kicked by a supporter. trump blamed the violence on protesters. >> i don't even call them protesters. i think they're professional in many cases. they see what's happening with our campaign. because we're going to beat hillary so easily, folks. >> and trump also said he'll soon release a list of up to ten judges that he would consider nominating for the supreme court and he said former opponent dr. ben carson would have a health care role in his administration. on the democratic side, bill

clinton is campaigning for his wife in arizona. clinton was introduced at an event in phoenix by retired astronaut mark kelly and his wife gabby giffords. his appearance came ahead of tomorrow's arizona primaries. during his comments, the former president made reference to hillary clinton eesz arizona primary win during her previous presidential run. >> eight years ago, arizona vote with us. i hope you will again on tuesday. >> hillary clinton hosts an event herself tonight in phoenix. additional to arizona there are democratic nominating contests tomorrow in utah and idaho. and bernie sanders will be hoping for more big crowds at his events today in idaho and utah. he attracted thousands of people at rallies across washington state yesterday. the largest was in seattle, 10,000 people inside the arena and more than 7,000 outside.

washington's democratic caucuses are on saturday. still ahead for us -- get ready, apple fans, the big unveiling expected today. plus, deadly shootout, a police officer killed in a gun fight. his partner still recovering. details on the investigation. and then, look at this. easter bunny brawl not in the holiday spirit. a heated moment at a mall with a man in a costume. ith the man in a costume.

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the atf says a court order they'd be destroyed. this morning, flights have resumed at a russian airport where an airliner crashed on saturday, killing all 62 people onboard. investigators are examining the black boxes from the airliner, but they were badly damaged and could take several weeks before they can coded fully. unconfirmed recordings report that it seems that the pilot was asking the tower about the terrible weather conditions before trying to land that plane. overnight, two pieces of debris that washed up on the coast of mozambique in africa arrived in australia for analysis. that debris could be parts from the missing malaysian airliner 370. it disappeared without a trace two years ago with 239 people onboard. the malaysian transport minister said there's a high possibility that at least one of those pieces belong to that boeing 777. we're expecting only modest product announcements from apple today. the company isn't saying, but

analysts expect we'll see a new iphone and an ipad. the phone will be smaller. more the size of the 5 than the more recent 6. also less expensive than the 6. it will be intended for price-conscious customers. who think smaller is better. the new ipad will be another mid-range option. >> so, still pricey, probably. all right, when we come back -- sinkhole scare. two boys falling 30 feet into a hole. details on the overnight rescue. and march madness. down to the sweet 16. who's in and who's out. plus, the moment in one game that left this expression on bill murray's face. plus, the moment in one game that left this expression on bill murray's face. the moment in one game that left this expression on bill murray's face. good because it's the only almondmilk made with california-grown blue diamond almonds. of course, if you ask one of our almond growers... there's no maybe about it. ♪

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suddenly, shots rang out. both deputies were wounded. the suspect was killed. >> they got inside the residence and they were met with gunfire. we planned for it. but you're never fully prepared for that kind of situation. >> deputy carl koontz was rushed to a hospital where he died. the 27-year-old leaves behind a wife and an 8-month-old son. he had been a deputy for less than three years. jordan buckley remains in the hospital. investigators in western pennsylvania say a retired state trooper was behind a tollbooth robbery that turned deadly. clarence briggs was killed in a shootout with on-duty troopers. he robbed two toll collectors at gun point. one collector was killed along with a security guard. an 11-year-old boy has been rescued after he fell about 30 feet into a sinkhole near baltimore.

he had been playing with a friend in their neighborhood. they said it felt soft and bouncy. the ground gave way and they fell in. one boy managed to crawl out and he ran for help. >> i go to look down in it, i hear somebody screaming up to me, help. i realize there was somebody down in there. i jumped on the phone and called 911, get as many people out here to save this kid. >> came out they did. emergency crews spent nearly 45 minutes trying to get the boy out of the hole. both boys suffered extensive cuts. day needed a lot of stitches. officials said the hole was likely an old well that wasn't properly filled in but possibly a new cavity had just opened underneath. >> okay, so, then there's this. what should have been a fun day at the mall, taking pictures with the east bunny. it turned out into an all-out brawl. it's unclear on how it started. but a man in an easter bunny costume took off his head and started trading punches with someone in this crowd. after he was subdued, he tore

off his gloves and then came back for more, until security officer were able to pin him down. >> it just makes no sense. everybody knows that the easter bunny can't remove its head or its gloves. it's the easter bunny. >> yeah, he can. and this one did. >> only in that mall in new jersey. now, some sports, late winners in the men's ncaa tournament last night were notre dame and oregon. >> we get some highlights of some other teams also moving in from our guy at espn. >> good morning, america, i'm scott van pelt. the ncaa tournament is the best event start to finish. of the sporting calendar. this weekend it lived up to it. the ncaa tweeting out -- this is the biggest comeback in the history of college basketball. northern iowa had a 12-point lead. after house's three. it's a three-point lead. northern iowa trapped, panicking, turnover. and they complete the unthinkable, a 12-point comeback in about 40 seconds. we head to overtime.

house, a three for northern iowa. the panthers not going quietly. they lead by three. but, now, it's a two-point lead. alex caruso had the three. tied at 83. we head to the second overtime and the athleticism and the length of the higher seed eventually wins out. danuel house hits that. a&m moves on to the sweet 16 by four. xavier, the 2 seed, leads wisconsin by three. bronson koenig hits a three, he was a part of a final four teams for wisconsin. after an offensive foul called on the other end, it's koenig for the win and he hits it at the buzzer and wisconsin pulls off the stunning upset, xavier can only look on and think about a season they hope might end differently. as they move on to the sweet 16. i'll see you later. have a good day. >> thanks, scott. and there's one more note from that wisconsin buzzer-beater. >> yes, bill murray quickly

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good morning, 4:30 club. it is monday. how did that happen? it went by so fast. >> we are here. >> we are glad you are here. >> i am natasha zouves. i am reggie aqui. it is 4:28. weather and traffic and meteorologist mike nicco. >> looking at live doppler hd, cloud cover out there a lot of moisture in the air and scattered light showers through the morning commute and as we look from our roof camera you can see the winter blow on shore so it will be cooler today. we will see the chance of scattered showers increase as we head to 9:00 through 7:00 and it will start to taper in the evening. until they -- then, light showers and temperatures in the low 60s. sue? >> good so far.

very light. slick roads. we are looking at the san mateo bridge. 14 minute drive from hayward cross the flat section and the high-rise toward foster city. very quiet. the richmond-san rafael bridge, but c.h.p. has issued a high wind warning are for the riff monday bridge so extra caution. we will check back and see how bart is doing. >> speaking of bart, the work we begins the same way last week ended with a section of a line closed and more included trains system-wide. we hope to hear more of what days' of investigation has discovered on the power subject. amy hollyfield is at the north concord bart. amy? >> good morning, reggie. riders saying they are not happy of heading into a second week of dealing with the issues. we have some progress. this is a test train running between pittsburg and north concord which is the stretch of track giving off too much power

and damned 50 trains. the test run was smooth. no word open when it will run for the public. we met a rider who is getting up 45 minutes earlier than usual to drive from brentwood to north concord. >> usually i get on at 4:15 now i get here earlier. i have to drive to north concord coming from brentwood. >> why not take the bus? >> i don't take buses. >> bart is providing buses from pittsburg to north concord for people would want a ride. there are no trains running between the two stations. we are expecting a progress report today from bart but as of right now they are saying continue to plan on shorter trains and the because bridge. president obama is waking up in