>>. that's what's making thank yous in h america this morning. making news in america this morning -- the trump administration unveiling its tax plan this wednesday. calling for massive cuts. who is set to benefit from it? also happening today, all 100 u.s. senators at the white house to talk about the situation in north korea. we're live in washington. a rough reception for ivanka trump during her first international trip as an adviser. the crowd booed after she said her father is a champion for families. new this morning, bill cosby speaking out for the first time in two years amid sexual assault allegations. what he says about performing yet again. overnight, the pope holds a surprising ted talk. hear his message to world leaders.

we do say good morning, everybody. we start with a busy day on tap for president trump, addressing the crisis with north korea while taking on tax reform here at home. >> the president is unveiling what he calls the biggest tax cuts in u.s. history. >> in the meantime, the white house is facing more fallout over fired national security adviser michael flynn and his connections with russia. lawmakers now say flynn may have committed a crime. >> reporter: diane and kendis, good morning. there are a couple of briefings taking place on the white house grounds today. one on the situation with knot korea. the other on president trump's much anticipated tax plan. it promises big tax cuts. today's the day president trump releases his hyped up tax plan.

they barrel through the trump's 100th day in office. the proposal is expected to call for cutting taxes for corporations and companies like his, and small businesses, from 35% to 15%. a tax break for child care expenses. and cutting individual tax rates. also happening today, all 100 u.s. senators will be briefed on the situation in north korea. on white house grounds. >> the secretary of state and others are going to talk about our posture and the activities that we're undergoing. the chairman will lay out some of the military a federal judge has blocked an executive order that threatened to cut funding from so-called sanctuary cities. the judge says the president has no authority to attach new conditions to spending approved by congress. the ruling stems from two lawsuits from san francisco and santa clara county. reince priebus slammed it.

ivanka trump is accepting the rough reception he received in berlin as politics. her first official trip abroad for the president, she shared the stage with angela merkel and other powerful women. hen she called her father a champion on families, the crowd reacted like this. >> he's been a tremendous champion of supporting families and ennabling him to thrive. >> you hear the reaction from the audience. >> i have heard the criticism from the media and that's been perpetuated. >> ivanka trump continues to defend her father saying thousands of women who have worked for him are a testament that women can do a job just as well as any man. and trade tensions are on the rise between the u.s. and canada, despite a conversation between president trump and canadian prime minister justin trudeau. they had a discussion yesterday,

following an announcement on new tariffs on lumber. tr trudeau says quote a thickening border could be harmful for both countries. let's take a look at today's weather opinion on radar, the april soaker in the east moves into new england. the system that already produced heavy rainfall is in connecticut and massachusetts after battering the new york city and philadelphia areas overnight. we're tracking threats in the heartland starting tomorrow. winds, tornadoes, large hail all in play from shreveport, louisiana, to st. louis, missouri. it's the start of a very active pattern there with the potential of the largest system over the weeke weekend. doctors expect former president george h.w. bush to be discharged from a houston hospital by tend of the week. he's fighting off the effects of

chronic bronchitis. he's been if the hospital since april 14th. he spent two weeks being treated for pneumonia in january. a surprisingly big speaker for a ted conference. in a big speech that he addressed focusing on world leaders. the pope warns their power will ruin them in they don't act humble i. he said through humility and concrete love, power becomes a force for good. >> he didn't use the headphone, microphone. it's bad enough when your cell phone rings at an unexpected time. imagine if it happens in court and you're a supreme court justice. >> that could be awkward. justice steven breyer's phone went off. a report said he was red-faced as he tried to shut it off. >> a spokesperson said he brought it to court by accident. >> that's when you pretend it's

somebody else's and you yell at them. >> rbg. a new are list overnight of america's least favorite airlines. >> can you guess what is at the bottom? plus, chipotle is sounding the alarm about a possible data breach. and a former "bachelor" star in court charged in a deadly car crash after fleeing the scene. hear what the victim's family is saying this morning. the apartment building where the fire was. when things like this happen, i think you find a new perspective on life. hi. red cross put us in a hotel so we were able to stay together. we're strong and, if we overcame that or if we can overcome that, we can overcome anything, so. [ sniffle ]

the sawmill wildfire south of tucson has now grown to 20,000 acres in the coronado national forest.

about 100 residents have been evacuated with ohs on preevacuation notice. strong winds are contributing to the fire's growth. one of the main freeways in los angeles is open this morning after a fiery crash blocked traffic for hours. one person is dead and at least ten injured after the accident. investigators believe a box truck crossing the center divider trig terd accident. it took eight hours for all lanes to finally reopen. drugs may be more of a problem on our roads than alcohol. statistics show more drivers killed in traffic test positive for drugs than alcohol. this comes as more states legalize marijuana. the group says states have to address the problem of drug-impaired drivers. a possible data breach is giving chipotle leaders some heart burn.

probably. the company believes it haze taken steps to correct the problem. customers who ate at chipotle between late last month and last week are being urged to check credit activity. for the third year in a row, passengers are least satisfied with spirit airlines. another economy airline, frn tie frontier was only one notch higher. among the older airlines, united was poorly rated. jet blue and american did well. the u.s. financial markets are opening higher this morning after good earnings reports and the promise of tax cuts. the dow surged more than 230 points to just shy of 21,000. the nasdaq soars past 6,000 for the first time with a gain of nearly 42 points. the s&p 500 closed up 14.

uber says in just a few years, you'll be looking up for your ride. the ride-sharing company is promising a network of flying cars starting in dallas in three years. >> take that, george jetson! >> yeah, took you forever. you'll be picked up by electric powered vertical takeoff and landing vehicles. zr george had to drive his own flying car. not as advanced. >> ours will get lost on their own. when we come back, how police solved a string of shootings that terrorized major city. hear why they think this 23-year-old is their suspect. and leap of faith. a baseball player's amazing play at home. >> oh, i can't wait to see that.

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charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident. >> the driver of the u unconscious in the ditch. >> reporter: according to reports, he rear ended a tractor on a rural road, killing the driver, kenneth mosher, one of soules' neighbors in this close-knit community. alcohol was found at the scene of the accident. soules has not been charged with driving under the incident. >> and man related to the victim's family is coming to soules' defense. he knows the former bachelor comes from a good family and he calls the zept a huge mistake. arizona officials are now questioning a man about a series of apaurntly random shootings last year in phoenix. aaron sesida is already in jail charged with a single murder not connected to the poerps the street shootings left seven

people dead and two injured. meanwhile, another phoenix serial shooting case remains unsolved. bill cosby has granted a rare interview before his assault trial. he did talk about his future. when asked if he misses performing, cosby said, darn right. i miss it all. he says he's been working on routines and hopes to one day return to the stage. jeb bush and derek jeter could soon be business partners. reports say a group led by the former yankees star and the former governor will be buying the miami marlins for $1.3 billion. the baseball commissioner says several bids are still being considered. >> interesting pairing. the nhl playoffs roar back to life tonight with the start of the second round. >> and the nba playoffs are rolling along. last night's highlights now from espn. good morning, america.

max and the coach here are you a busy tuesday night. houston. game five. thunder and rockets. it was tied again. russell westbrook had a special night. but like the other games in the series, he did not have a whole lot of help. 20 points in the third quarter. he had 38 going into the fourth. a 14-4 run in less thran three minutes with westbrook sitting out. he came back in playing from behind. james harden, the layin. westbrook with 47. not enough. did not shake hands. rockets move on. the biggest road win of the playoffs thus far happened at staples center. jazz, series tied at 2-2. how about iso joe. drains the three. he's been a revelation. hard to say that when you're 35. but he has. he's dipped his toe in the fountain of youth and found great game. clippers down three. a minute to go. seconds remaining.

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it's wednesday, april 26th. 4:30 a.m. thanks for all of you for being here. >> >> you worked the weekend. >> do not sell yourself short. i saw you here on saturday night. >> staying up until midnight. that was rough. we're going to get time off from the wet weather, but not today. jumped the gun there on your happiness, didn't i? >> yeah. >> i had to use the windshield wipers a couple times coming out of the east bay hills. and also we still have a chance of the drizzle turn into showers during the afternoon hours and then as the sun is setting we will see the temperatures

dropping. good morning. i am starting off with a rollover crash in the cornelia area, and it looked like it was a solo vehicle collision but there are a couple more vehicles in the area so they may be involved as well. we have reports of debris and glass across all of the lanes, and so far we are not seeing delays. a minor issue in the south bay we will check on coming up next. it appears somebody beat a woman at south 4th and east san carlos streets. matt keller is there gathering information. >> reporter: the last police officer left here about ten minutes ago along with the crime scene cleaners. we are standing across from san jose university and this happened at the jack-in-the-box with the victim making it all the way to the corner of san

carlos and fourth street. a group of females attacked another woman and she was beaten up at the jack-in-the-box and the victim was taken to the hospital and i was told she's going to be okay and i was told she is not a san jose state student. no arrests have been made. police are calling this an assault and battery. reporting live in san jose, matt keller, abc7 news. and then a shooting left two people in critical condition just before 7:30 last night. investigators say the two victims were sitting in a parked car when another car drove by. both victims were hit by gunfire. police are still searching for the shooter. b.a.r.t. police are not taking questions after the flash mob takeover robbery on one of the trains this weekend. several teens were spotted last night around 7:00 and they entered without paying and

headed for the platform, and b.a.r.t. ordered two trains to stop and it kept going and the teens took off. saturday night at the coliseum steugs up to 60 teams swarmed a train and robbed and beat riders as the train waited to leave. the trump administration is vowing to appeal a federal judge's ruling on sanctuary cities. >> this executive order is dead -- >> a victory party. a judge ruled president trump cannot withhold federal money