making news in america this thursday morning, fired by fox, bill o'reilly booted from his long-running show after a series of allegations against him. his old program already has a new name. the trump administration facing serious foreign challenges from iran and north korea. the secretary of state making one thing clear, the u.s. won't be waiting around to take action. details live from washington ahead. new video, the frightening moment as smoke fills a passenger plane. look at that. the jet's pilot with a request that probably didn't make too many people comfortable. and caught on camera, a truck's strange cargo on the highway. look at this. a car dragged for miles. we're going to show you more on that video. and we do say good morning

to you, everybody, on what's turning out to be a busy thursday morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm adrienne bankert in for diane macedo. we begin with a new era at fox news, one that will not include star anchor bill o'reilly and his no spin zone. >> yeah, fox wasted no time removing o'reilly's name from the show he made so popular renaming it simply "the factor." hit necessary work career crumbing under the weight of sexual harassment allegations. fox news' biggest star now out. >> you are about to enter the no spin zone. >> reporter: overnight the network addressing bill o'reilly's departure. >> bill o'reilly who hosted this program for 20 years is leaving the fox news channel. >> reporter: a statement from 21st century fox says after a thorough and careful review of the allegations, the company and bill o'reilly have agreed that bill o'reilly will not be returning to the fox news channel. the ouster reportedly pushed by lockland and james murdoch, executives at fox's parent company. a decision that comes just weeks after a "new york times" article reported o'reilly and fox paid

nearly $13 million in settlements over claims of inappropriate behavior and sexual harassment dating back to 2002, and wednesday -- >> first mr. o'reilly said nobody ever calls in to our hotline, so we took him up on it and called in to the hotline. >> reporter: attorney lisa bloom sharing this photo of a fox employee calling the company's anonymous tip line accusing riley of leering, grunting and calling the african-american woman hot chocolate while they were alone. [ chanting "fire bill o'reilly" ] >> reporter: the pressure mounting for the murdochs to take action. at least 83 companies pulling their advertising from "the o'reilly factor" and bill o'reilly reacting to the news releasing a statement oversight saying "it is tremendously disheartening that we part ways due to completely unfounded claims, but that is the unfortunate reality many of us in the public eye must live with today." and o'reilly was supposed to return to his prime time show this coming monday after vacationing at the vatican. instead fox news host

tucker carlson will take over o'reilly's slot. the chairman of the senate judiciary committee says the supreme court justice may soon resign. senator charles grassley says he expects a resignation as soon as this summer. he did not name a justice, but two possible candidates may be justices ruth bader ginsburg and anthony kennedy. both are in their 80s. the court is back at full attendance after a bitter battle to replace the late justice antonin scalia. neil gorsuch reported to work on monday. the iran nuclear deal is being reviewed and blasted as a failure. >> rex tillerson accused iran of supporting terrorism and destabilizing the middle east. this as tensions escalate with north korea. >> abc's janai norman is following these developments for us from d.c. good morning, janai. >> reporter: kendis and adrienne, good morning. it has been a busy few weeks for the trump administration when it comes to foreign policy. from the u.s. strike in syria to bombing afghanistan, escalating tensions with north korea and now iran. >> iran is the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism.

>> reporter: secretary of state rex tillerson announced the administration is reviewing the obama era nuclear deal despite telling congress iran is holding up its end of the 2015 agreement. >> an unchecked iran has the potential to travel the same path as north korea and take the world along with it. >> reporter: on the campaign trail, trump the candidate promising to renegotiate it. >> they're doing the iran deal. it was so bad, so pathetic, i looked at it, i looked at the way they negotiated. i said, these people don't know what they're doing. >> reporter: the trump administration also now trying to clarify possibly misleading statements about the location of the nuclear capable aircraft carrier said to be headed to the korean peninsula. >> we are sending an armada, very powerful. >> reporter: but the president's statement to fox business news wasn't exactly true. the "uss carl vinson" wasn't on its way. instead it was actually 3,000 nautical miles away headed in the opposite direction for

a military exercise off the coast of australia. but reports of the carrier group dominated asian news. a leading south korean newspaper with the headline, trump's lies on the "carl vinson." xi jinping and putin must be laughing. is the u.s. bluffing its north korean policy? the white house insisting it's not. >> the president said that we had an armada going toward the peninsula. that's a fact. it happened. it is happening rather. >> reporter: and the "uss carl vinson" is expected to arrive in the sea of japan next week. meanwhile, u.n. ambassador nikki haley says the u.s. isn't trying to pick a fight with north korea saying the ball is in their court over what happens next. adrienne and kendis. >> yeah, that new warning overnight from nikki haley. janai, thank you. moving on, it may be another sign of the steep decline in relations between the u.s. and russia. another reported flight by russian bombers close to alaska, the second in as many days. the first one was on monday and about 100 miles away. then on tuesday, the jets were reportedly about 36 miles off the coast. we should point out, though,

russians weren't actually in u.s. space either time. israeli defense officials say syria still has up to three tons of chemical weapons. the assessment comes after that horrific attack that killed more than 80 people, and the head of the international chemical weapons watchdog says the lab tests show undeniable evidence that the victims were exposed to sarin gas or something similar. meanwhile, syria has reportedly removed its military jets from the base hit by the u.s. missile strike to a russian base to protect them from further attacks. >> well, this is interesting. the trump administration is about to face the same judge who the president railed against during the campaign. u.s. district judge gonzalo curiel has been assigned to the case of one manuel montez. he's a 23-year-old who was deported to mexico, even he has d.r.e.a.m.er status, which allows undocumented immigrants to stay in the country if they were brought here as children. now judge curiel oversaw the

lawsuit against trump university and then, you may recall, candidate trump questioned whether he could be impartial because of his mexican heritage. the powerful republican chairman of the house oversight committee is not seeking re-election. congressman jason chaffetz of utah says he wants to spend more time with his family, and he will not be a candidate for any office in 2018. chaffetz led the investigation into hillary clinton's e-mail use. he was criticized for refusing to look into president trump's business empire. a pennsylvania man is facing death after a jury convicted him of murdering a state trooper. nearly three years ago eric frein led authorities on a 48-day manhunt after attacking a state police barracks in northeastern pennsylvania. corporal bryon dickson who was killed and trooper alex douglass was badly injured in that attack. the penalty phase of that trial gets under way today. >> wow. a strong system could bring some dangerous and damaging weather to parts of michigan, indiana and ohio. >> well, right now the strongest part of the storm is over

wisconsin, which is seeing severe thunderstorms and heavy rain overnight. yesterday hail at the university of nebraska softball games and both the huskers and the kansas jayhawks fleeing for shelter. eventually they did get that game in. >> with a little bit of cleanup. >> yeah. still ahead, the popular headphonemaker accused of collecting users' data. plus, a pilot attacked at an airport. what the passenger said he did on the plane causing all of that to happen. >> outrageous. and smoke in the cabin of a different flight. today there is only one park for every 14,000 americans. connection to nature is a right that the trust for public land is fighting to preserve. from boulevards to ball fields and ponds to playgrounds, together we have saved over 3 million acres of land. a park is a gift that is worth protecting. help support the trust for public land and the gift of parks today.

and liftoff. >> and they're on their way. a soyuz capsule is bringing two new crew members to the international space station taking place overnight in central asia. it is the first time in

for the american astronaut. he joins a veteran russian cosmonaut in their five-month orbit in space. good luck, guys. terrifying moments here on earth for passengers aboard a nigerian airliner as a cabin filled with smoke. it was minutes after the domestic flight took off. the pilot told the terrified passengers to calm down and about a half hour later they landed at their destination safely. >> it will be interesting to find out what that smoke is from. the new hampshire prep school grad convicted of sexually assaulting a classmate will not get a new trial. owen labrie was acquitted of the more serious charge of rape in the high-profile case and was sentenced to a year in prison for misdemeanor sexual assault. he was asking for a new trial claiming his lawyers were, quote, ineffective. but the judge called those claims absurd. and american airlines passengers facing an assault charge after an argument with a pilot turned violent. that passenger identified by

police as edward foster is seen here on surveillance video. this is at kansas city's airport where he suddenly drops his bag and shoves a uniformed pilot. the scuffle then escalated into the terminal. witnesses say foster lashed out at the pilot who was traveling as a passenger at the time. foster accusing him of taking up too much room in the aisle of that plane. >> that's crazy. well, cigarette prices in new york may soon climb even higher. some people calling that crazy. the mayor wants to raise the base price of cigarettes to $13 per pack, the highest in the nation. that's up from $10.50 a pack. the mayor says smoking plays a role in each of the leading five causes of death in this city. a popular electronics maker facing accusations of spying. a lawsuit claims bose headphones track and share their users' information without telling them. the lawsuit claims they collected users' music and audio choices through its mobile app. no response yet from bose. when we come back,

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something new and very cool from the empire state building overnight. instead of just colors to celebrate a special occasion, new yorkers saw photographs of celebrities, classic covers from "harper's bazaar" being dubbed the world's largest fashion show. it was all to celebrate the magazine's 150th anniversary. >> very, very cool. beautiful sight to see of the new york skyline. are you taking a road trip? those driving from new york into the ohio valley may encounter wet roads, flooding in the central plains, watch out for wet roads in louisiana and the northwest and slick conditions in the rockies. >> weather-related airport delays possible in detroit, cleveland and washington, d.c. we're learning new details about the suicide of fallen nfl star aaron hernandez.

a bible verse written across his forehead and red markings also drawn on his hands and feet. >> yeah, but those close to hernandez say they doubted he committed suicide. abc's eva pilgrim with the overnight developments. >> reporter: questions surrounding the death of former nfl star aaron hernandez. his body now with the state medical examiner. abc news learning he was found in his cell with john 3:16 across his forehead. a bible verse referencing death and eternal life. prison officials have called his death a suicide saying he hanged himself with a bedsheet tied to his prison cell window. miami dolphins' mike pouncey posting my heart hurts as i got the worst news i could have imagined. it was just a day ago we shared our last convo. but some of those close to him suspect foul play. >> something is not right. something doesn't add up. >> not guilty. >> reporter: pointing out 27-year-old hernandez was just acquitted in a double murder in 2012, emotional in court blowing kisses to his daughter. >> guilty of murder in the first degree. >> reporter: and appealing that life sentence for another murder, a stunning fall from

grace for the former tight end for the patriots, once with a $40 million contract, cut by the team after being led from his house in handcuffs arrested for the 2013 murder of his friend, odin lloyd. his lawyer saying there were no conversations or correspondence from aaron that would have indicated anything like this was possible. aaron was looking forward to an opportunity for a second chance to prove his innocence. his cousin remembering those better days. >> he was the first one to make it, and from our side of the family he was the first one. >> reporter: eva pilgrim, abc news, shirley, massachusetts. >> eva will have more on "gma" a little bit later on today. well, there is another odd development in that case, by the way, hernandez technically died an innocent man. under an obscure massachusetts law, if someone dies before all appeals are exhausted, all convictions are vacated. >> interesting. commuting along southern california highways is never much fun, but the ride gets

worse when a car is being dragged for four miles along the i-15 free and there are people inside. other drivers trying flagging the tow truck driver or whatever truck is pulling this car because we're really just staring at the back of the car here. no wheels. finally the truck stopped. the driver of the car got out appearing dazed. but thankfully not injured. for the last time a killer whale has been born at a seaworld park. she was pregnant when they announced they were ending the breeding program. orcas will continue to live in the company's three parks. we turn to sports and highlights from the nba playoff. >> head on over to espn. good morning, america. he's stan. i'm neil. talking with my hands this time. >> playoff basketball to talk about. thunder and rockets. game two all rockets in game one. russell westbrook, nine

turnovers in game one. >> you know what his nickname is. brody. >> unofficially. >> i heard kenyon martin talking about it. >> he calls everybody brody instead of calling him brody. >> oh, i get it. >> brody, 10 points, 8 assists -- i'm not sure he endorses that. people are trying to make it stick. westbrook, 51 points, 13 assists, 10 rebounds. not enough, harden with 35. shifts to okc for game three. damian lillard said portland and 6 made him smile. skinny pop. lillard, klay thompson blocked and then curry said, yo, splash bro, splash brody. thompson, rise up. warriors win by almost 30. >> so they're making it look easy so far. >> yeah, very easy. i think the over/under on games they're going to lose was 6.

>> without kevin durant. very impressive. back to you. >> yeah. real cute. up next in "the pulse," it's 4/20. for some that means a lot of pot. plus, rob gronkowski's memorable day at the white house. he seemed to be everywhere. where in the world is gronk. and on our facebook page, serena williams' big, big news. she is a mommy. all the details on atmfans.com. so, you can celebrate any time or place. ♪ avocados from mexico [ somber music plays, people crying ] [ indistinct conversations ] aunt gertrude would have loved this. [ up-tempo music plays ] ♪ avocados from mexico tech: when your windshield trust safelite autoglass.. our exclusive trueseal technology means a strong, reliable bond. at safelite, we stand behind our work...

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congregation of so-called elevationists which is what it's calling its congregants. >> then on capitol hill a joint session, an advocacy group will be passing out free joints hoping to persuade congress to reauthorize a law banning the feds from interfering in state medical marijuana programs. >> good luck with that. >> good to know that coughing cleared up. >> yeah. next up the patriots are at the white house moving on. there we go. the super bowl champs honored by president trump who received a team jersey with the number 45. >> yeah, so quarterback tom brady wasn't there. he was actually spending time with his ailing mom. rob gronkowski was there, thank the lord and he made most of his visit. take a look. >> i think there's an option -- can i just -- >> need some help? [ laughter ] >> i think i got this but thank you. maybe. >> all right, i'll let you do it. >> thanks, man. i'll see you in a minute. that was cool. >> actually he should have made gronk take over.

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>> announcer: good morning bay area. let's get up and get going. it's 4:30. it's thursday. which means it's almost friday and almost the weekend. >> otherwise known as 4-20. that will be a big deal in san francisco today, but for now let's talk about the weather. >> our rain chances about to go up in smoke. >> boom. >> timely. >> can't drop the mike but can the clicker. >> please don't. >> that's my one joke of the day. thanks for playing. serious, our rain chances are just about over. live doppler 7, down across the south bay, you could see a few light green speckles there. it's definitely damp out there from the rain that fell during the overnight hours.

are you coughing already? >> sorry. i didn't know my mike wa yet, so sorry. >> mostly sunny conditions this afternoon. 58 at the coast to 67. need to get out of here before i get more trouble. >> i am not celebrating far this morning, and don't plan on it. we still have a little showing up on live doppler 7, and the rest of the road starting to dry out at this point. we do have one crash if you are going to be traveling in the east bay and we'll talk about that coming up in less than 20. let's get back to 4-20, and thousands are expected to gather in golden gate park to light up. >> it even has a sponsor.

amy hollyfield is live for us at golden gate park. >> reporter: if you want to come out and smoke a joint, get ready because it looks different out here. look at the organized entrances. one of the two entrances here to hippie hill in golden gate park. the city is event, but they may want to try and control it. and control it. local merchants for port a potties and tomorrow's cleanup. >> there will be no drugs for sale and no unauthorized music and no permitted concessions and no permitted alcohol.

>> reporter: they expect 10,000 people to come out here at 4:20 this afternoon to smoke marijuana. they left behind ten tons of trash last year. here we are on 4-20, and they will be out here at 4:20, and that's the time and day associated with smoking marijuana. a large crowd expected today, but one that the city is hoping but one that the city is hoping it can somewhat control. we do want to warn you you might find this next video disturbing. >> i am just leg here trying to sleep. >> i am in my house and sleeping. >> i have you on video. tase me. ah! >> he recorded the