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only 9. at first glance, she seems like any third grader, she's cheerful, curious and has big dreams. although most kids say when i grow up -- lysiak is chasing those dreams now. >> on the street news investigation revealed that right here, middle schoolers have been coming to do drugs. >> reporter: the 9-year-old is the editor and publisher of the orange street news in pennsylvania. but while she focuses on community news, a recent story has put her in the national spotlight. >> reporting from the orange street news on the 600 block where a man murdered his wife -- >> reporter: she was the first reporter on the scene of a suspected murder in the quiet town and scooped competitors with this full length exclusive story. but while some people were impressed many blasted her on social media. lysiak read some of the comments on video. >> i'm disgusted that this cute little girl thinks she's a real journalist.

9-year-old girls should be playing with dolls, not trying to be reporters. >> reporter: the controversy has brought her thousands of readers and has triggered a heated debate over whether it's appropriate for a girl her age to chase crime stories. her father, a former "new york daily news" reporter gets it. >> do i want my daughter at a crime scene? it's a little uncomfortable. yeah, of course it is. we worry about our kid. but what we would worry about far more than her at a crime scene is us stifling that passion. >> reporter: as for hilde's response -- >> because of my work, i was able to inform the people that there's a terrible murderer hours before my competition even got to the scene. null in fact, some of these adult read newspaper were reporting the wrong news or no news at all. if you want me to stop offering news then you get off your computer and do something about the news.

there, is that cute enough for you? >> now, in addition to more than 300,000 online readers, she says at least 200 people subscribe to the print version of the paper which sells for $10 a year locally or $14.99 now a year nationwide. so she's a savvy reporter and businesswoman. i'm intimidated. >> i know, i think some media companies would be intimidated. they're not even making as much as she is on a subscription. >> despite the fact her dad is a former "daily news" reporter, he says he would love to take the credit for it, but she does all the writing herself, takes all the photos herself. the only help she gets is her 12-year-old sister is her video person. >> all in the family. >> she's quite a threat. she's so humble. i love in the end when she's got the exclusive. >> listen, would you want to stand in her way? i feel bad for her parents if they tried. >> can you imagine the conversations at the dinner able? >> very interesting. >> i'm sure they're all on the record. >> thank you so much, diane. >> thank you. well, next, george clooney's

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vegetables? >> potato is technically classified as a vegetable. >> reporter: this nutritionist says the main ingredient in many of these is potato flour. while images on the packaging show whole vegetables like tomatoes and leafy greens -- >> the average consumer is going to think they're having broccoli, spinach, nonstarchy vegetables when, in fact, they're having a starchy vegetable, potato and potato starch. >> reporter: many do have other vegetable ingredients that are not whole. >> spinach powder. beet powder. pumpkin powder. red bell pepper powder. >> reporter: this brand has marketing materials that read inside this brilliantly green chip lives both spinach and kale. using strictly fresh greens, we combine the two powerhouses inside one double-thick corn masa chip. but maya has a different take based on the ingredients. >> you'll be surprised. because when you look at the nutrition facts label, it's

actually quite similar to -- >> reporter: tostitos, are you kidding me? aren't these more fattening? >> not at all. they're both around seven grams per serving of fat. >> reporter: and there's nothing i get from that small amount of kale in the chip that's going to boost my immune system? >> no. it's so far down on the nutrition facts label, it's an insignificant amount. >> reporter: we reached out to the company that makes the better chip and they tell us the composition of our chips are always as close to whole ingredient as we can get. and the fresh greens for spinach and kale chip make up 30% plus of the chip. bottom line, all these chips are crunchy treats. so snack wisely, read the nutrition label and it's all about moderation. >> do you know when i get them on the shift, i go down to the vending machine and i buy those very same chips. >> really? >> 130 calories. and i thought i was doing well. >> i thought i was doing well with a v8. >> do you really drink v-8? i can't imagine -- no, not your style. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now."

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good morning. i'm reena ninan. >> and i'm kendis gibson. here are some of the top headlines we're following on this thursday morning on "world news now." >> president obama will argue his case for supreme court nominee merrick garland today in front of a very interested audience. more on the president's uphill battle coming up. a teenage girl in texas has died from injuries linked to an exploding air bag made by takata. she's the tenth known death in the u.s. from a takata inflater and the 11th worldwide. more than 100 people have been injured. oklahoma's governor declared a state of emergency in ten new counties. wind-driven wildfires have

scorched hundreds of square miles, destroyed structures and forced people from their homes. and the tributes are pouring in for country music legend merle haggard. he died at age 79 yesterday, which was also his birthday. dolly parton calling him one of the greatest writers and singers of all time. those are some of our top stories on this thursday, april 7th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning. we're going to get started this half hour with the president's uphill battle to get a hearing on capitol hill for supreme court nominee merrick garland. >> today he will argue his case at an old stomping ground in chicago while republicans on capitol hill step up their stonewalling strategy. abc's arlette saenz has details. >> reporter: president obama hits the road today to make a supreme court sales pitch. the president will travel to the university of chicago, where he taught constitutional law for over a decade. that's where he'll make his case for confirming merrick garland. three weeks after nominating him to the nation's highest court.

>> i ask that they confirm merrick garland now to the supreme court. he is the right man for the job. he deserves to be confirmed. >> reporter: garland's nomination remains embroiled in politics in the senate. the 63-year-old harvard educated federal judge is making the rounds on capitol hill. meeting with senators on both sides of the aisle. >> how do you feel, judge garland? >> reporter: over the past 20 days, garland met with 14 democrats, but only 3 republicans. senate republican leadership is holding firm on their vow not to hold hearings or a vote on his nomination. >> i think it's safe to say that there will be not be hearings or votes. >> reporter: two gop senators who met with garland disagree. >> the meeting left me more convinced than ever that the process should proceed. >> reporter: democrats argue other republicans would feel the

same if they agreed to meet with garland. >> i think that's one of the problems that the republicans have. they just know that when they sit down, get to know him and understand his background, it's virtually impossible to say this man is not qualified. >> reporter: garland's outreach to republicans will continue next week. senate judiciary chairman chuck grassley has invited garland to breakfast. grassley says it's just a courtesy visit and he'll continue to oppose holding a hearing. garland will meet with four other gop senators including two facing tough re-election battles in their home states. kendis and reena. >> thanks to arlette in d.c. donald trump is rallying supporters in his home state of new york with a new wave of attacks against ted cruz. trump packed a 10,000 seat venue and reminded the crowd of earlier comments made by cruz about new york values. supporters who couldn't get in faced off with hundreds of anti-trump protesters outside, but police managed to keep things calm there. as for cruz, well, he was also in new york after his wisconsin

victory reset the race. and he dismissed trump's attacks as a sign that he's falling apart. but some residents in the bronx blasted cruz for his tough immigration policies and he struggled when he was asked to answer a question in spanish, saying as a second generation immigrant he understands the language better than he speaks it. bernie sanders and hillary clinton are going tit-for-tat after his win in wisconsin. sanders drew a massive crowd in philadelphia last night, restating his claim that clinton is getting nervous. he claimed clinton is calling him unqualified, but he said she's the one not qualified to be president. the clinton camp tweeted a response calling sanders' comment a new low, and they denied saying that sanders is not qualified. clinton also criticized sanders on gun control after he said victims of gun crimes should not be able to sue gun manufacturers, sparking outrage from families who filed a wrongful death suit over the sandy hook massacre. a former coal company

executive has been sentenced for mine safety issues which led to the death of 29 miners. former massey energy company ceo don blankenship was given the maximum penalty, one year in prison for conspireing to violate federal safety and health laws at massey's upper big branch mine. clay mullins lost a brother in the mine explosion. >> he's not sorry. he's sorry he got caught. but he's not sorry for the 29 lives that he took. >> blankenship is expected to report to a federal prison to begin his sentence in the coming weeks. his attorneys say they'll appeal the conviction. a school police officer in san antonio, texas, is on paid administrative leave after cell phone video of him surfaced slamming a 12-year-old student to the ground. students can be heard in the background asking if the girl was okay. the girl was suspended for two days. the police are investigating the incident and say there's no tolerance for excessive use of force. and in an extreme case of

road rage, look at this, a southern california driver says he was rear-ended by a chauffeur driving an suv then attacked by the same chauffeur with a crowbar. the drivers says the chauffeur had been tailgating him so he got off the freeway and that's when he says the driver deliberately smashed his window, then drove off. police are investigating but so far no arrests made. turning now to a very different kind of rage, in the operating room a patient secretly recorded her doctor in the o.r. while she was unconscious on the operating table. when she woke up, she was stunned at the comments that were made about her while she was under. abc's matt gutman has her story. >> reporter: when you're going under the knife, you don't expect cutting comments like this. >> you see her belly button? [ laughter ] >> reporter: you can hear the medical practitioners cracking themselves up during surgery on a houston woman named ethyl easter. >> this is precious over here, and precious over here. >> reporter: an apparent reference to the title character in the film, "precious." easter had hidden a recording device in her hair extensions.

when you heard them saying over your body precious meet precious, did that offend you? >> it was racially profiling me. yes, i was offended. >> reporter: easter acknowledges arguing with the doctor when he couldn't schedule her surgery sooner. >> she's a handful. she had some choice words for us in the clinic when we didn't book her case within two weeks. >> reporter: in a letter to easter, the hospital said it alerted staff to be mindful of their comments at all times. but there is there is no further action is warranted at this time. similar recordings have resulted in lawsuits against doctors. easter says that practice of unkind surgical banter has to end, and she, too, says she's considering a lawsuit. matt gutman, abc news,

>> 31-year-old airline was set to return home to jersey city from las vegas till another passenger complained about his size. at 385 pounds, says his weight has never been an issue on the flights before. he called it one of the most humiliating experiences of his life. >> i was embarrassed. like i'm already big. you know, growing up, you always get those big jokes and what have you. like 31 years of living with myself, i know how i am. i still look good. >> good for him. you know what? good for him. >> i make this look good. >> united says it requires customers purchase a second seat if they can't sit with both arm rests lowered and without encroaching on the seats of their fellow passengers. he says he has no problem with buying a second seat but rather with united's inconsistent implementation of its policy. it's true. you get on one flight, they have different ways. i deal with this with car seats. sometimes they let one on, sometimes they won't. >> it's inconsistent. >> yeah. speaking of flying, secretary of state john kerry has set a new travel record. >> kerry is now the most traveled secretary of state in

u.s. history. as he arrived in bahrain yesterday, he pushed past 1.06 million miles. >> wow. >> narrowly beating condoleezza rice by about 1,000 miles. >> he surpassed hillary clinton's mileage tally last december. at the rate he's going, he still has ten months left, he could easily pad his record by hundreds of thousand of miles before leaving office. >> that's incredible. >> you were saying? >> yeah. i like it's a race for who hits the most miles. unfortunately, what necessity don't realize, they don't get air miles on that flight. >> but the journalists that travel with them, right? >> it depends. some at the white house may. i'm not sure if they still do. >> i should point out, he hasn't traveled to that many countries. he's only done 81 countries. >> is that less than the others? >> condi had more than that, and also hillary clinton traveled to more countries than any other secretary of state. well over 100 countries. >> that's right. they made a big deal at her going away party about that. >> 112 countries for secretary clinton at the te. coming up, a pope's blessing. >> a little girl losing her sight meeting pope francis.

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dramatically from 17,000 in 1995 to about 3800 today. the subspecies is found only in africa's democratic republic of congo. the wildlife conservation society blames illegal hunting, mining, loss of habitat and civil unrest. we move on now to a little girl who is very special and has had what many would consider the moment of a lifetime. she had a personal moment with the pope. >> it happened yesterday and was part of what her family is calling a visual bucket list. as abc's elizabeth hur reports, it's something of a race against time. >> reporter: lizzy myers waves and smiles, hoping to catch pope francis' attention as he drives by. at first, like so many others, the little one is just glad to have caught a glimpse of the holy father. then this. >> we're awe-struck. i mean, not just meeting the pope. >> he blessed elizabeth's eyes. he asked that we pray for him and he said he will be praying for us. >> reporter: it's a meeting this

5-year-old will treasure more than ever, perhaps when she understands the gravity of this blessing. > there will come a time when we have to tell her. i dread that day, but right now we just don't feel that it's necessary for her to know. i think it will hold her back. >> reporter: lizzy doesn't know it yet, but she's slowly going blind because of a rare genetic disease. >> both because we're catholic and also because of lizzy's interest in art, you know, and big things. >> reporter: and lizzy wanted to meet the pope, so with a visual bucket list on hand, the myers flew to rome, hoping for a miracle. and once their story made the news, they say their prayers were answered. >> what pope francis has done for her, if there's any chance for a miracle, it will be there. >> reporter: lizzy is already suffering from hearing loss and wears hearing aids. her family says they went to rome hoping for amazing memories and now they say they will continue to pray for that miracle. elizabeth hur, abc news, new york.

>> faith can make such a difference in a family's life. >> absolutely. very touching. we'll see how it works out for her. coming up, another civil war. this one's fake, and between super heroes. >> we'll visit with the stars of the upcoming "captain america" movie straight ahead. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations.

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>> reporter: it's the avengers but gone wrong. it's civil war. captain america versus ironman. >> i really do have a strangely serious investment in these films. >> reporter: what do you mean by that? >> it's not going to be entirely predictable, characters are going to make choices that surprise you. >> captain, you seem a little defensi defensive. >> the comic books were really wonderful pieces of literature. >> reporter: the basis for this film but it will diverge from the source material. >> i think that marvel likes to keep the fans excited and guessing, curious, all that stuff. >> reporter: are you a good person or a bad person? >> i think we're all good and bad in this film. >> reporter: you're all good and bad? >> yeah, because it's a civil war. >> downey is playing a much darker version of tony stark than he's ever played and he's crushing it. >> sometimes i just want to punch in your teeth. >> reporter: they say you go to a fairly dark place in this movie. >> good. >> reporter: there are two teams. are you guys on the same team? >> that's none of your business.

>> reporter: chadwick? >> i'm on my own side. >> reporter: marvel newbie chadwick bozeman is black panther. do you go by chadwick or do you go by chad? >> try calling me chad. try it. >> reporter: this is what the movie looks like. here's the set. open air. >> this set is an airport. it's very hard to shoot at real airports. >> reporter: here we are on a hot and humid set outside atlanta. >> we have cooling systems that like fit underneath their uniforms. >> my dad was a roofer, you know, so i've seen the workman's half of reality. when i'm out here in a costume and they're like, we need you to run in the heat in a costume, done, done. i don't have to get on the roof? we'll do it. you're out of your mind. >> get to come and play and eat and they feed you. >> free food! >> reporter: which can be a curse or a blessing. >> i got food poisoning from chicken noodle soup last time.

ugly scene. it's sad because it was such good chicken noodle soup. >> reporter: one other thing chris has learned offset, stay on the straight and narrow. >> you really don't want to do some horrible thing in your private life and have it ruined. >> reporter: the movie in some ways is a bromance between the pair, kind of a love story but with redonkulous special effects. nick watt, abc news on the set of captain america:s i s ivamer" >> on the roof! >> oh. >> you like? >> kind of cool. >> yeah. >> yeah. spider-man's in it. everybody's in it. >> may 6th apparently, huh? >> it's going to be a big movie. who are you rooting for? >> i'm rooting for she-ra from the '80s cartoon. >> from the he man, she-ra. >> i'm hoping there's a surprise shaq sighting in there and shazam comes in there somewhere.

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>> my husband and i are planning our family. so i'm going to have to delay the tour. please, if you could try and understand that it's important that i do this now. i have to rest up, doctor's orders. >> reporter: the video fueling plenty of pregnancy rumors on shows like "extra." >> the baby news speculation. >> reporter: she wouldn't be the first pop star to start a family later in life. mariah carey and celine dion both gave birth in their 40s. >> three, two, one. >> reporter: but who is the ribbon singer's main man? a jet-setting billionaire businessman from qatar. it seems only natural they plan to start a family of their own. jackson herself comes from one of the most iconic musical families of all time. ♪ let me show you what it's all about ♪ >> reporter: with brothers the jackson five rising to fame with hits like "abc" performed on "american bandstand."

channelling her family's fame and her talent into a successful career of her own with hits like "escapade" and "miss you much." but for now, jackson may be trading stadiums for diapers some time in the near future. and she has another message for her fans. >> i have not forgotten about you. i will continue to tour as soon as i possibly can. >> reporter: promising a return to the stage, some time soon. byron pitts, abc news, new york. >> that's a great reason for a delay of a tour. >> it is a great reason. fans are giving her a lot of feedback, saying it doesn't really matter. i'm sorry, i put -- >> you put so much effort into that intro with all those songs. >> we realize you don't know what you got till it's gone. >> my gosh. you're still part of the rhythm nation here. >> yes. we'll be back again. >> you like that, huh? >> because of love, she's stepping away. she found someone to call her lover. >> roll him off his chair. >> call on me. >> that's the news for this half hour. s half hour.

this morning on "world news now," political pressure mounting. >> republicans and democrats face off courting delegate-rich states, hitting each other harder than ever before with ted cruz forced to explain what he calls new york values in the heart of the empire state. new fallout from the largest data leak in history. the global implications of the panama papers beginning to take their toll as leaders from the political, sports and entertainment worlds are forced to explain themselves. coffee confrontation. the governor of florida gets an earful from an angry constituent during a stop at a local starbucks. what she said that had him rushing for the door. and honoring an outlaw, the death of country legend merle haggard and the tributes coming in from around the world in

music. remembering a true one-of-a-kind artist and how his music still stands the test of time. it's thursday, april 7th. ♪ that leaves only me to blame because mama tried ♪ >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm reena ninan. good tunes. i love country music. >> do you? you like both kinds of music, country and western? >> sure. what do they call it in the meeting, dude country and regular country? >> bro country with florida georgia line, which i'm a fan of. >> i'm telling you, you have a bad day, a little johnny cash goes a long way. >> does it? >> oh, sure. >> i think a little bourbon goes a long way when you've had a bad day. a lot of people were having bad days yesterday because donald trump and hillary clinton coming off a really, really tough loss in wisconsin. and now they're onto the next round. the race for the white house and a new flurry of attacks as those front-runners look to recover from their blowout losses in

wisconsin. >> bernie sanders said hillary clinton is not qualified to be president. clinton slammed sanders for stumbling over his strategy for breaking up big banks, and she questioned his loyalty to the democratic party. meanwhile, the rhetoric is escalating on the republican side. the latest from abc's megan hughes. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the candidates are already zeroing in on the next big primaries, new york and pennsylvania. and for the front-runners, the pressure is on. at a rally in long island, donald trump looking for a rebound and lashing out at the candidate who walloped him in wisconsin. >> he is lyin' ted! you know, i came up with the idea, but have you to spell it right. it's l-y-i-n'. >> reporter: at his rally, the front-runner was focused solely on winning over new yorkers. >> do you remember during the debate, when he started

lecturing me on new york values like we're no good. like we're no good. >> reporter: ted cruz defending the remarks on new york values that he first made months ago. >> it's the values of the liberal democratic politicians that have been hammering the people of new york for a long time. >> reporter: the candidate getting a cold welcome in the bronx. >> you have no business being in the bronx. this is an immigrant community! >> reporter: wisconsin possibly setting the stage for a battle over delegates at the gop convention. on the democratic side, bernie sanders is hoping for that chance. sanders at a rally in philadelphia trying to maintain his recent momentum. >> and coming together always trumps dividing us up. >> reporter: the odds and delegates are stacked against him. sanders needs to win 74% of the remaining delegates to beat hillary clinton. clinton is hitting sanders hard over a "new york daily news" interview where sanders struggled to explain how he would break up the big banks. >> well, i think he hadn't done his homework and he had been talking for more than a year about doing things that he

obviously hadn't really studied or understood. >> reporter: for donald trump to avoid that scenario and lock up the nomination, he would need to win 60% of the remaining delegates. reena, kendis? >> megan, thank you. and more fallout this morning from the so-called panama papers. that massive leak of offshore accounts. european soccer officials the latest to face scrutiny. swiss police raided the officers of the organizers of europe's biggest club soccer competition. champion league officials handed over evidence of a television contract with an offshore marketing agency that was implicated in a bribery scandal. british prime minister david cameron is also facing intense pressure over the leak. cameron's late father was named in the documents for allegedly setting up offshore accounts to avoid paying uk taxes. cameron assured the british people that he and his family would not benefit from offshore funds in the future. >> i have no shares, no offshore trusts, no funds, nothing like

that. >> the prime minister of iceland became the first casualty of the panama papers when he was forced to resign this week, accused of using an offshore company to shelter large sums of money. back in the usa, texas has carried out its sixth execution of this year, putting to death the man convicted of murdering a 12-year-old boy. pablo vasquez apologized to the victim's family before given the lethal injection. the u.s. supreme court rejected a last-minute appeal over which jurors were selected at trial. also in texas, a suspicious death in austin has students on edge. on the state's largest college campus, the body of a young woman was found tuesday morning not far from the student alumni center, and now police are warning the 51,000 students there to take precautions. abc's kayna whitworth has the latest. >> reporter: students at the university of texas on edge after a suspicious death on campus. >> it does make me feel a little bit unsafe. >> reporter: the body of a woman

in her 20s found at the bottom of a creek winding through university grounds. >> she was walking so close to, like, so many buildings, and there was probably people around. >> reporter: police are calling it a homicide but have not yet identified the woman, and they haven't said whether there is any connection to a student who went missing just days ago. >> i mean, we haven't had something like that happen on campus in the last ten years. >> reporter: law enforcement now stepping up security on campus, with 50 more officers patrolling on foot, bike and horseback. >> be aware of your surrounding at all times. >> reporter: officers urging students to lock their doors, walk without ear buds and travel in pairs. >> i got my friend to come pick me up last night from the stadium instead of walking home or taking the bus. >> reporter: austin police have now taken over this investigation, and the university president urging students to be extra cautious at night and use well-lit sidewalks. kayna whitworth, abc news, austin. in maryland a school bus crash sent eight students and a driver to the hospital. look at that scene. the investigators are trying to figure out how the bus ended up like that, on its side. one of the students said he felt the bus slide and then flip.

none of the injuries, we should point out, is life-threatening. a tenth person died from injuries blamed on takata air bags. a texas teenager killed in a crash after the air bag in her 200 civic honda ruptured. honda says it sent the owner a recall notice but the repairs were never made. more than 28 million of those inflaters are under recall. a united flight to san francisco was forced to return to hawaii when the pilots became concerned about how much fuel was on board. it's unusual but not an unheard of aviation issue. abc's david kerley explains. >> reporter: this united 777, forced to return to honolulu. >> united 724, cleared visual approach. >> cleared for visual. >> reporter: for the 264 passengers on board, it was a four-hour flight that ended right where it started. the flight took off for san francisco sunday, but about two hours out, the pilots realize they're in a condition called overburn, using more fuel than expected. so, they decide to turn around.

blame the weatherman, they tell the passengers. >> we predicted the wrong type of wind. we were predicting that we were going to have stronger tailwind, and now we have stronger headwinds. >> we do know to a great extent what those winds are going to be, but that is a long stretch of water and there's no weather stations out there. >> reporter: airlines don't like to top off the tanks. the extra weight reduces efficiency. but there are specific requirements for the amount of reserve fuel when a jet lands. a turnaround like this is very rare. david kerley, abc news, reagan washington airport. former house speaker dennis hastert is expected to ask for probation when he is sentenced at the end of the month on hush money charges. he has apologized and for the first time publicly acknowledged the harm he caused decades ago. his attorneys are asking the judge considering that the 74-year-old hastert has health issues including diabetes and a near fatal infection last year. of course, you know, having your morning cup of coffee at home is usually quicker and

cheaper than stopping at your local coffee shop, and sometimes a lot less humiliating. ask florida governor rick scott who stopped by a starbucks in gainesville when another customer went ballistic. loudly ripping into him over his health care policy. >> you don't care about working people. you should be ashamed to show your face around here. i strip women of access to public health care. shame on you, rick scott. >> you think he went to the starbucks, the same one the next day? >> i'm pretty sure he didn't. the woman is an activist and former commissioner in another city. she continued that rant till the governor gave up and left. he didn't even get to have his grande frappuccino. >> is that what he drinks? >> i don't know. i can just imagine. >> you pegged him as grande frappuccino? >> he looks like a grande frappuccino guy, doesn't he? golf's first major of the season begins today at augusta national golf course in george. that's where the serious stuff

takes place. yesterday it was all about fun. >> the annual par 3 contest with the players' children doing their part. >> so cute. >> as caddies. some of the kids -- >> wow. look at the form on that one. >> nice. and he knows how to celebrate. some of the kids took time some good shots there. just adorable scenes all around on golf's most hallowed course as it's called. >> this is one of my favorite moments from the augusta national championship. >> this particular shot or -- >> not the shot, the children. i enjoy the golfers' children coming onto the course. there were also plenty of holes-in-one during the par 3 contest. maybe the best was from 80-year-old golf legend gary player. >> he knocked it on the green and let it roll down the field. right into the hole. of course, pretty outstanding shot. >> that was one of my new year's resolutions, actually. >> what was? >> christmastime i was at my in-laws. they live on a beautiful golf course. this is what i aim for. i want to be able to play like these guys. >> and to be able to score a

hole-in-one just like that. >> yeah. >> how is that working out four months in? >> the driving range is tough but i look forward to making it to the third hole now that women are allowed to play there. >> okay. all right. thank you. coming up, we should be celebrating. it is national beer day. >> mm. >> we'll drink to that. but first, the o.j. simpson trial, the popular new series concluding but the piqued public interest sparking a slew of new looks at the case that brought the country to a standstill. and the passing of a country legend. merle haggard and how his incredible life story continues to inspire, staying true to himself until the very end. also check out our behind the scenes pics on instagram, abcwnn. you're watching "world news now." instagram, abcwnn. you're watching "world news now." this was a wonderful surprise.

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♪ that's the way love goes ♪ that's the music god made country music legend merle haggard right there singing "that's the way love goes," one of his 38 number one songs on billboard's country singles chart. >> he passed away at his california home yesterday after a battle with pneumonia. he was very much a man who lived like those he sung about as abc's david muir reports. ♪ i'm proud to be an okie from muskogee ♪

>> reporter: the singer many called the poet for the common man, merle haggard. known as country music's outlaw. >> how about a little of "mama tried." >> reporter: "mama tried," released in 1968. ♪ and i turned 21 in prison doing life without parole ♪ ♪ no one could steer me right but mama tried ♪ ♪ mama tried >> reporter: born during the depression, haggard grew up in a boxcar, going from serving a stint at san quentin prison to the kennedy center just a few years ago, honored with the lifetime achievement award in 2010. "today i started loving you again" recorded by more than 400 different performers. ♪ today i started loving you again ♪ >> reporter: haggard died on his 79th birthday, surrounded by family. david muir, abc news, new york. >> and stars from across the entertainment world have been expressing their sadness about haggard's death. dolly parton calling him one of the greatest writers and singers of all time.

>> and we should point out, willie nelson collaborated with haggard several times during their careers. nelson tweeting out this photo of the two of them saying, he was my brother, my friend, and i will miss him. >> carrie underwood tweeting love and prayers for the haggard family. merle was a pioneer, a true entertainer, a legend. there will never be another like him. >> this one from an brad paisley saying on twitter here, there are no words to describe the loss and sorrow felt within all of music with the passing of merle haggard. thank god for his life and his songs. >> he was so beloved by country music fans and by country music insiders. pretty remarkable. >> he had a controversial life. it was a well-lived life. he did spend some three years in san quentin. he was inmate 845-200. it was for burglarizing a cafe during a drunken tirade. >> i did not know that. >> like i said, he lived life to the fullest. >> that's a good detail. coming up in our next half hour, a young reporter, and we mean real young, breaking news

and getting a healthy dose of backlash about it. we'll explain how she's responding to all of that. first a story that got plenty of coverage back when it happened. the o.j. simpson murder trial. if you think you're hearing more about it these days, you are correct. the o.j. trial boom when we come back. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now"

♪ as long as you love me, it's alright. ♪ shape the best sleep of your life. sleep number beds with sleepiq technology adjust any way you want it. the bed that moves you. only at a sleep number store. ♪ welcome back. anyone who is old enough to remember back to october 3rd, 1995, can probably tell you exactly where they were when the verdict in the o. j. simpson murder trial was announced. >> more than 20 years later, the case is still getting plenty of attention. as abc's linsey davis reports,

there's a lot more of it to come. >> reporter: tuesday night's finale of "american crime story: the people v. o.j. simpson" brought in millions of viewers. and while there were no surprise endings -- >> not guilty. >> reporter: -- the success of the fx miniseries turned up renewed interest in the trial of the century. one channel ran a marathon special airing actual highlights from the courtroom ahead of the finale. our sister station espn is set to air a five-part documentary this june under their 30 for 30 banner called "o.j.: made in america," about the rise and fall of the hall of famer. even martin sheen is jumping on the bandwagon. he is executive producing and narrating a new series that will attempt to show that the juice is innocent. allegedly revealing new evidence behind the deaths of nicole brown and ron goldman, and offering a new theory behind the murders. while simpson was acquitted of the murders, he's currently quick the of robbery and kidnapping after bungling a

robbery in 2007 trying to retrieve sports memorabilia he said had been stolen from him. he's eligible for parole next year. yale galanter was his attorney in that robbery case. >> obviously the tv series takes a point of view that's very favorable to the defense. a lot of it is fact. but it's mostly fiction. >> reporter: and while many people are rediscovering that interest in simpson, among those watching, fred goldman, ron goldman's father. several years ago, a bankruptcy court awarded the goldman family ownership of the copyright of the manuscript the infamous book "if i did it: confessions of the killer," to prevent simpson from profiting from its sale. >> you don't take the slaughter of two people and turn it into a money-making proposition. there's plenty of ways to generate money without taking two murders and turning it into entertainment. >> reporter: linsey davis, abc news, new york.

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more bacteria than a toilet seat. than a toilet seat. >> that's disgusting. >> yes. you never -- think about it, you never see anybody wiping down the dumbbells. >> the free weights, yeah. quite a gun show there. in other news, it's kind of filthy. >> any chance that that man wiped down and washed his hands after eating lunch, probably very unlikely. >> apparently. let's get to something tastier. today is the day, truly the lord has made, national beer day. >> yes! >> so, we wanted to bring up some of the oddest beers out there actually. beerconnoisseur.com made a list including this one here. it's beautiful. you see it right there. a smokey creation that was brewed with fresh goat brains. yeah. >> what? >> nice. it was inspired -- >> who would approve that for sale? >> somebody somewhere. and then this one. this is actually beautiful. you know, they can do whatever

they want on the cover. it actually features the facial hair of its maker. >> fidel castro? >> kind of looks like fidel. it features like beard beer. and then there's this one, as well, which is the mama mia pizza beer. >> this looks like my option. tell me more. >> out of illinois. they pretty much stuffed an entire margarita pizza inside the beer with key ingredients of oregano, garlic, tomato. >> in that pizza beer? >> in a different beer. >> in a different beer, okay. >> celebrate. >> i fell for the pizza beer. >> yeah, that sounded nice. you never leave kids alone or apparently pets, especially dogs. take a look at this. a dog wrecks the home. the the images were posted on like a flickr account. 330,000 views. look at this.

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this morning on "world news now," war of words. bernie sanders criticizing hillary clinton's record with a new jab after his wisconsin win. what he said that has clinton's campaign calling it a new low. new developments in the zika crisis. the obama administration's big push to prevent the disease from spreading here at home as some warn of the potentially catastrophic effects of the disease here at home. and new this half hour, a kid reporter fights back. >> why a 9-year-old girl is reporting on a murder case has her and her parents under fire and what she's now saying to her haters. and star struck. just when you thought the galaxy was far behind, a new "star wars" adventure is just getting started. we're going to have a sneak peek

in "the skinny" on this thursday, april 7th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning, everybody. i'm kendis gibson. >> big exclusive on the show with "star wars." >> it is absolutely huge. this clip that we're going to show you. it is fairly lengthy. >> okay. i haven't seen the clip, so i -- >> it's a sneak peek. it's five seconds long. but have you to see it if you're a "star wars" buff, or even if you're not, it is important we brought it in just for penultimate newscast for reena. >> really? we're going to announce that darth vader didn't die? >> spoiler alert. >> no, he's alive. >> yes, thank you. >> yeah. all right. well, let's talk about spoilers of a different kind, bernie sanders and ted cruz are spoilers for the front-runners. we're going to start with the war of words that are turning out in the race for 2016. donald trump is back on home turf after a beatdown, as we'd call it, in wisconsin.

>> protesters clashed with his supporters outside a rally in new york. each side hurling insults and there were two arrests inside where 10,000 people gathered to see the front-runner. it's your voice, your vote. with more, here's abc's tom llamas. >> reporter: in new york, donald trump sounding like a man under siege. >> you know, lyin' ted cruz came today. he couldn't draw 100 people. 100 people. do you remember during the debate when he started lecturing me on new york values like we're no good. >> reporter: walloped in wisconsin by senator ted cruz, trump now lashing out. his campaign claiming cruz is worse than a puppet. a trojan horse being used by the party bosses attempting to steal the nomination from mr. trump. but trump campaign sources tell abc news, there is tension within the billionaire's own team and that trump's children have expressed concern about campaign manager corey lewandowski. trump brushes it off.

>> i have not heard anything about in-fighting. i don't know where you hear it. >> reporter: but cruz says trump's attacks are a sign he's falling apart. >> he gets very angry when the voters reject him. >> reporter: however, cruz has his own challenges. and in new york, he was welcomed with a bronx cheer. >> you have no business being in the bronx. this is an immigrant community. >> reporter: he's now trying to explain to new yorkers why he spent months attacking trump's, quote, new york values. >> you know, i think most people know exactly what new york values are. >> i am from new york. >> you're from new york, so you might not. but i promise you, in the state of south carolina, they do. >> reporter: trump saying those comments will haunt the texas senator. george stephanopoulos asking cruz about that. >> you told "the wall street journal" today you can't imagine any new yorker voting for you. he said, ted cruz doesn't care about new yorkers, doesn't like

new yorkers, he's mocking new yorkers. >> let me be very clear. the people that i was talking about are the liberal new york democrats who have hammered this state. it is people like mayor bill de blasio. it is people like governor cuomo. >> and donald trump, you're saying. >> who has funded them all. >> reporter: many talking about an exit poll out of wisconsin that showed in a head-to-head match-up, hillary clinton versus donald trump, 10% of republicans would actually vote for hillary clinton. that's not a good sign for trump who would need his entire party behind him if he wants to beat the democratic nominee in november. tom llamas, abc news, long island. >> and if you get a moment today, google the front page of today's "new york daily news" to get a sense of what sort of welcome they're giving ted cruz to new york. >> that's a tease. >> it's quite interesting. tension, in the meantime, is also growing between the democrats as they focus on the next big contest in new york and pennsylvania. hillary clinton unleashed a barrage of attacks on bernie sanders when he failed to clearly explain exactly how he would make good on his promise of breaking up big banks. she also questioned his party loyalty and his stance on gun control.

sanders fired back. >> she has been saying lately that she thinks i am, quote/unquote, not qualified to be president. and let me -- let me just say in response to secretary clinton, i don't believe that she is qualified. >> well, the clinton camp called sanders' comment a new low and insisted that clinton did not say sanders was not qualified. president obama is heading into friendly territory today to push his pick for the supreme court. the president will make his argument at the university of chicago law school, where he once taught constitutional law. the president says judge merrick garland, a suburban chicago native, should be allowed a full hearing on capitol hill as outlined in the constitution despite objections from republican lawmakers. the obama administration is hoping to add some extra

firepower to combating the growing threat of the zika virus. nearly $600 million in federal money left over from the largest successful fight against ebola will now go to the cdc's research into the vaccine, as well as efforts to limit the spread of zika which is believed to cause several illnesses, a serious birth defect among them. in the meantime,there have been more than 300 travel-related cases of zika in the u.s. and health officials now say that at least two species of mosquitos can carry the virus, with the latest maps showing one species that stretches as far north as southern new england along the 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, and 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 adamsm who had a valid permitm 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 new counties affected by fast-moving and destructive wildfires. fire crews are struggling to contain flames racing across the northwestern part of the state fueled by dry, windy conditions. homes were destroyed and

hundreds have been forced to flee. closer to oklahoma city, downed power lines ignite the dry grass touching off a still uncontained wildfire that charred 86 square miles. andrew mckenna has been on the board of mcdonald's for 25 years, one of the most powerful people in chicago. he had planned to leave in 2003 when he reached the mandatory retirement age but he decided to stay on as the company went through several chief executives. you know, i did try the egg mcmuffin last weekend. >> oh. >> i was attending a nypd event and was a little bit hungry. pulled through. it wasn't bad. >> you know it's been around for decades. >> i know. i'm just getting around to it. i'm a little late on the uptick on that one. >> very cool. you might want to try something they call a big mac. i hear it's got two all beef patties. >> apparently, you know, a mcdonald's employee tweeted at me earlier in the week and said oatmeal and the egg white and cheese are the lowest calorie options at mcdonald's. >> not lowest carbs but lowest calories. last week you remember we

were talking about this woman who was a hard-cortex text rangers fan. elizabeth sull is r me. she's 105 years old and she was chosen to throw out the first pitch at yesterday's game. >> she got the whole vip treatment once she arrived at the ballpark. then when she took the slightly moved up mound and made her pitch, boy, that crowd went crazy. like all sporting big shots, she held a postgame press conference, of course. she reminded everyone what her secret was. her secret energy drink. dr. pepper. three bottles of it every single day. >> very nice. >> i love that they give her a press conference. >> i love it. she looks so energized at 105 years old. coming up, the backlash over journal's reporting. >> even though she's only 9 years old, why people are not thrilled with what she's doing and how she's now defending herself. a new "star wars" movie on the ahead. we'll have a first look. that's ahead in "the skinny." but first a look at today's forecast. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by lysol

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kind of work at all. that's because hilde lysiak is only 9. at first glance, she seems like any third grader, she's cheerful, curious and has big dreams. although most kids say when i grow up -- lysiak is chasing those dreams now. >> on the street news investigation revealed that right here, middle schoolers have been coming to do drugs. >> reporter: the 9-year-old is the editor and publisher of the orange street news in pennsylvania. but while she focuses on community news, a recent story has put her in the national spotlight. >> reporting from the orange street news on the 600 block where a man murdered his wife -- >> reporter: she was the first reporter on the scene of a suspected murder in the quiet town and scooped competitors with this full length exclusive story. but while some people were impressed many blasted her on social media. lysiak read some of the comments on video. >> i'm disgusted that this cute little girl thinks she's a real journalist. 9-year-old girls should be playing with dolls, not trying

to be reporters. >> reporter: the controversy has brought her thousands of readers and has triggered a heated debate over whether it's appropriate for a girl her age to chase crime stories. her father, a former "new york daily news" reporter gets it. >> do i want my daughter at a crime scene? it's a little uncomfortable. yeah, of course it is. we worry about our kid. but what we would worry about far more than her at a crime scene is us stifling that passion. >> reporter: as for hilde's response -- >> because of my work, i was able to inform the people that there's a terrible murderer hours before my competition even got to the scene. null in fact, some of these adult read newspaper were reporting the wrong news or no news at all. if you want me to stop offering news then you get off your computer and do something about the news. there, is that cute enough for you?

>> now, in addition to more than 300,000 online readers, she says at least 200 people subscribe to the print version of the paper which sells for $10 a year locally or $14.99 now a year nationwide. so she's a savvy reporter and businesswoman. i'm intimidated. >> i know, i think some media companies would be intimidated. they're not even making as much as she is on a subscription. >> despite the fact her dad is a former "daily news" reporter, he says he would love to take the credit for it, but she does all the writing herself, takes all the photos herself. the only help she gets is her 12-year-old sister is her video person. >> all in the family. >> she's quite a threat. she's so humble. i love in the end when she's got the exclusive. >> listen, would you want to stand in her way? i feel bad for her parents if they tried. >> can you imagine the conversations at the dinner able? >> very interesting. >> i'm sure they're all on the record. >> thank you so much, diane. >> thank you.

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vegetables? >> potato is technically classified as a vegetable. >> reporter: this nutritionist says the main ingredient in many of these is potato flour. while images on the packaging show whole vegetables like tomatoes and leafy greens -- >> the average consumer is going to think they're having broccoli, spinach, nonstarchy vegetables when, in fact, they're having a starchy vegetable, potato and potato starch. >> reporter: many do have other vegetable ingredients that are not whole. >> spinach powder. beet powder. pumpkin powder. red bell pepper powder. >> reporter: this brand has marketing materials that read inside this brilliantly green chip lives both spinach and kale. using strictly fresh greens, we combine the two powerhouses inside one double-thick corn masa chip. but maya has a different take based on the ingredients. >> you'll be surprised. because when you look at the

nutrition facts label, it's actually quite similar to -- >> reporter: tostitos, are you kidding me? aren't these more fattening? >> not at all. they're both around seven grams per serving of fat. >> reporter: and there's nothing i get from that small amount of kale in the chip that's going to boost my immune system? >> no. it's so far down on the nutrition facts label, it's an insignificant amount. >> reporter: we reached out to the company that makes the better chip and they tell us the composition of our chips are always as close to whole ingredient as we can get. and the fresh greens for spinach and kale chip make up 30% plus of the chip. bottom line, all these chips are crunchy treats. so snack wisely, read the nutrition label and it's all about moderation. >> do you know when i get them on the shift, i go down to the vending machine and i buy those very same chips. >> really? >> 130 calories. and i thought i was doing well. >> i thought i was doing well with a v8. >> do you really drink v-8? i can't imagine -- no, not your style. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now." informing insomniacs for two

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