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an air scare played out on board a delta connection flight high over north carolina. the passenger tells abc news, the pilot announced the cabin lost pressure as the oxygen masks dropped. the plane was forced to divert to raleigh, north carolina. they can't confirm whether the cabin lost pressurization. in the meantime, we are learning details about the death

of a dog on a united airlines flight after the attendance placed the pet in the overhead cabin. >> according to witnesses, the flight attentant said she didn't know there was a dog in the bag and never would have instructed it if she did. the family tells a different story. >> reporter: a 10-year-old puppy, a family mother. forced to carry her dead dog off a jetliner. they were told to put their pet in the overhead bin for the three-hour flight from houston to new york. another passenger writing flight attendants insisted the carrier with the pub be put in the overhead bin, assuring the dog's safety. >> in all my years of flying i have never heard of a flight attendant forcing or asking someone to put an animal in an overhead win. >> reporter: united agrees, saying this, quote, never should have occurred. pets never should be placed in the overhead bin.

we assume full responsibility. 18 animals died while being transported by united airlines last year. it carried 38,000. its rate of dying hurt or lost more than twice of any of its competitors. experts say, if you want to travel with a pet, know the rules and talk to the airline before you arrive at the airport. david kerley, abc news, washington. >> they say they told the attendant there was a dog in the bag. but right now go over to the netflix hit show "the crown." >> they acknowledged that actress who plays a young queen elizabeth in the show was paid less than her co-star who plays the prince. >> an established actor from britain, most notably as the character on the show q. dr. who." but she was a relative unknown. you know it's based on the work

you've done already not the work they anticipate you doing going forward. >> but if you're playing the lead character? >> there is that. it's called "the crown." she's the one who wears it. >> pay her. >> from now on, the queen will be the highest paid character on the show. >> but claire won't be there. >> they're apparently doing a time jump so i don't think she will be playing the queen. when we come back, diane's big prime time debut. >> talk about the queen, baby, you wait. the skinny is next. big time. wait, you wait.

if you are looking for trouble, you found it. >> yeah, just try me. >> hey, stephen hawking, are you that physicist who invented gravity. >> stephen hawking died this morning at the age of 76. >> he really was a pop icon. his theories about space and time helped us all wonder about the universe and he became a rock star along the way,

especially in the eyes of the nerdiest of us. >> and he appeared on a number of episodes of "the big bang therapy." he was the hero to sheldon. he also played poker against isaac newton and einstein on "star trek the next generation." >> exactly. 2014 movie, "the theory of everything" is based on the love story of hawking and his wife who met at cambridge, university. he had a wild side with many people. spotting him at cabarets and strip clubs where he was reportedly a fan of lap dances, we're told. >> hawking liked to have a little fun. >> ain't mad at him. next big news around abc. we're so glad you're actually back for this. >> i had to take time off because being hounded by the paparazzi, i needed to lay low for a while.

>> we can finally watch diane's performance, her debut on the new abc show, "deception." >> my first time on prime time and i couldn't be more excited. check it out. >> i haven't seen it. >> jonathan black claims the accident was a set up. >> the jury disagreed and convicted him. >> jonathan black claims the accident was -- >> was that you? >> it was amazing, right? >> were you that black girl? >> okay, no. pay attention. play it again. >> jonathan black claims the accident was a set up. >> the jury disagrees and convicted him of involuntary manslaughter. >> that was your hair in the back. >> see? all right. listen to the end of the clip. okay, listen. ready, one more time. >> jonathan black claims the accident was a set up but the jury disagreed and convicted him of involuntary manslaughter. >> did you hear that? >> my god. >> the voice of yours truly. >> wow, that's amazing.

>> on prime time television. >> that is really, really cool. >> i'll give you my autograph. but also -- yeah. a little scene setter on the set there just in case you guys didn't believe me. >> you even did hair and makeup although we didn't see your hair or your makeup. >> listen, real professionals they act from the inside, kendis. you don't have to be seen on the outside. okay? that's what real actors do. >> i was seen for four seconds. all right. sorry. well, you did see my clip, right? >> what clip? >> jonathan black has quickly become world news. >> oh, that little blink and you miss appearance. >> my mom said were you on a tv show?

yeah, i figured you wanted to watch tennis instead. i didn't bother. >> thanks, mom. mom. nnis instead.

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erin andrews is on a mission to raise awareness after a frightening diagnoses and surgery. >> the "dancing with the stars" co-host sat down with abc's michael strahan to talk about her battle with cervical cancer. >> just as the 2015 football season kicked off, andrew's world came to a halt when she was suddenly diagnosed with cervical cancer. >> i think what went through my mind is when they say the "c" word. i have what? i have what? >> reporter: she had surgery a few weeks after the diagnosis. three days later, was on a plane to cover the green bay/dallas game.

i remember the conversation at fox. they're telling us, erin has, we knew you had surgery. erin is going back to work. she's doing what? why? >> it's my normalcy. it's where i feel better is on the sidelines, i could forget about it. but it's where i felt like this is me and i didn't want to think anything was a big deal. i really didn't. >> but it is a big deal. >> i remember walking out on the field and there were those big men i'm used to seeing all the time pulling me aside, how are you doing? how are you feel sng i did an interview with robert kraft and he had tears in his eyes and his wife died of cancer. he's like women need to go to the doctor. there are no symptoms. that's what makes this something that should urge you to go to the doctor more. >> now cancer free for a year, andrews has a lot to celebrate, including her marriage to former nfl player, jared stole.

>> marriage. family? >> we have how how, little how how, mcgehee. >> i'm talking about of the baby variety. >> yeah, i want it. i definitely want it. even though i'm on the sidelines and doing other things with "dancing with the stars," absolutely. i didn't have to have a his recollect my. i was treated. that's all you need to tell the women in your life. >> what a blessing to avoid that major surgery. >> one of the doctors recommended it. she went for a second opinion and decided to go the other way. >> good thing she did. don't miss our updates on facebook. coming up, more news from abc.

good morning, i'm diane macedo. >> i'm kendis gibson. here are some of the top headlines we're following on "world news now." exactly one month after the parkland school shooting, students nationwide set to walk out of class today for 17 minutes to protest gun violence and honor each of the 17 victims. the latest winter storm is hanging over new england after all the shutting down of the region. the heavy snow and strong winds knocked out power to thousands and closed major highways including the entire massachusetts turnpike. the physicist and pop culture icon, stephen hawking, has died at age 76 in england. he spent his life writing about the mysteries of space and time. he did all while living with als for more than 50 years. and there's another storm on the way. but the only flooding from this

one will be caused by the sun. a solar storm hits the u.s. today and tomorrow. the northern part of the country should be able to see the lights. and those are some of our top stories on this wednesday, march 14th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> we say good morning, everyone. we're going to start with one of the biggest organized mass protests against gun violence in recent memory. >> exactly one month after 17 students and staff were gunned down in parkland, florida, students across the country are about to make their voices heard. in california, rich will stand in spirit. he was left paralyzed 19 years ago in the come um bin school shooting. >> and today's demonstrations will involve a coordinated walkout for 17 minutes to honor each of those fallen victims. >> but students in at least one school district in new jersey

will being threatened with suspension if they participate. this, as they're pushing for the death penalty in the parkland case. >> death by injection is too easy in my eyes. i'd rather him rot in prison the rest of his life. >> reporter: the father of meadow, one of the 17 victims not mincing words. the broward state office saying it will seek the death penalty. >> if i was able to dictate the method of death, then i'd be for the death penalty. >> i personally think it's the right thing. >> reporter: parents and students reacting nearly one month after that shooting. some saying they'd like to see life in prison as well. the emotions here are very raw and many say they want justice. >> it makes no sense he can take 17 lives away from our home and

he gets to walk out and sit in jail. >> reporter: cruz is charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder after authorities say he ambushed students. authorities say the state intends to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that cruz has been convicted of a felony, involving violence in the past, he created great risk of death and committed this mass shooting, while committing a burglary while entering the school. they'll attempt to show this was an especially heinous act. students saying so much has changed since that day. andrew, thank you. a memorial in the nation's capitol is punctuating the impact of violence in america. about 17 pairs of shoes were left on the lawn of the u.s. capitol building. it estimates children killed since the 2012 shooting at sandy hook elementary school. authorities say they've made three arrests in the bombing of a minnesota mosque last august

in an attempted baching of an abortion clinic in november. they've received photos of one of the homes of the men charged. the mosque attack before morning prayers caused extensive damage to an office but nobody was injured. opening arguments are expected in the trial of the widow of the pulse nightclub's widow. she has pleaded not guilty to aiding in the attack in which some 49 people were killed. prosecutors say she knew about her husband's plans and lied to investigators. her lawyers allege she was abused by her husband and afraid of him. she faces life in prison, if convicted. a nail biter special congressional election in pennsylvania. only a few hundred votes separate the candidates out of 200,000 cast. but one candidate is already declaring victory. the other is keeping his options

open. we have more. >> reporter: a high stakes election, too close to officially call. the candidates separated by just over 500 votes. >> it took a little longer than we thought but we did it. >> reporter: but 33-year-old retired marine corps captain has declared victory in the southwest pennsylvania dis trick or treat that's been solidly red for 15 years. the margin is so tight it will likely be determined by absentee votes yet to be counted. the race pitted lamb against former air force vet, rick saccone. even with lamb's declaration, republicans are vowing to fight until every vote is counted. >> don't give up and we'll keep it up. we're going to win it. >> reporter: the race had lamb within five points going into the election and the tight race is a stunning referendum off the president who used his platform. >> they're all watching because i won this district by like 22 points. it's a lot. >> reporter: and his family to

help saccone. >> he supports a lot of the economic agenda that trump does, the tax cuts. >> reporter: they've poured more than $10 million into this race. lamb needed a voting trifecta. high democratic turnout, low republican and convincing those moderate swing voters to swing towards him. throughout the race, democrats kept their difference from washington ties. >> this is a local race. people are voting for either me or rick saccone. >> reporter: but they admitted it was national politics and the president that brought them out. >> i think it will send a message to washington. >> reporter: a message to washington, november's going to be close. this district will no longer exist come november thanks to the mapping redrawn. the democrats say this is an example that shows they can win anywhere. kendis, diane. >> many are saying this is the start of the blue wave.

we move on and the fired secretary of state rex tillerson has handed his responsibilities over to a deputy and says he will formally leave his post by the end of this month. the president ousted tillerson in a tweet but didn't call him to tell him about his dismissel for three hours. trump named the cia director, mike pompeo to take tillerson's place. tillerson told reporters he's proud of the opportunity to serve the country. he never mentioned the president by name in the statement. and trump also named gina haspel to replace pompeo at the cia. she's been with the agency since 1985 and is reportedly well regarded in the intelligence community. she has, however, over seen a black site program where al qaeda terrorists were waterboarded. she's likely to be asked about that during her confirmation hearing. if confirmed, she would be the first woman to lead the cia.

and president trump's former campaign chairman is facing a long time in prison according to a federal judge overseeing his case. manafort pleaded guilty about the case. says manafort face as very real possibility of spending the rest of his life in prison. he faces two trials. the first set to start july 10th. democrats on the house intelligence committee say they aren't done with their russia investigation. republicans have wrapped up the panel's work. they say there's no proof of collusion between trump and russia. but the democrats insist there's significant evidence of collusion. they'll be writing their own report about the investigation. the committee's top democrat, adam schiff, says it will include new information about collusion. overseas, another mystery is unfolding as investigators in britain probed the nerve agent attacks on a former russian spy and his daughter.

another person has been killed in london. police are listing his death as unexplained with no apparent link to the march 4th poisoning of sergey and his daughter, ilia. they'll be digging out from the latest winter storm for a while. >> the nor'easter is still over the region. some massachusetts town got another two feet of snow. there was flooding along the coast, particularly south of boston. >> the surge made driving very difficult as you can see. >> paul williams has the detailed forecast. good morning. >> good morning, kendis, diane. for wednesday, difficult travel with this blizzard. still rocking the folks in maine as well as new hampshire as the powerful storm moves to the north. but the problem now, residual black ice forming because of the snow we've had throughout the entire east coast. we'll keep an eye on that. that northwest flow will help to

refreeze all that moisture and keep a close eye on the deep dip in the jet stream and it may swing yet another nor'easter towards the east for next week. we'll keep a close eye on that for you. but for this week, starting wednesday, showers in abundance for the northwest. but for the southwest too much of a good thing. watching out for flash flooding, mudslide risk, as well as heavy mountain snow. kendis? diane? >> our thanks to paul there. so the u.s. population will be going gray over the next few decades. a census analysis shows people over 65 will out number children by 2035. that would be the first time in u.s. history. the change is credited in part to record low birth rate combine would aging baby boomers. means a whole lot of people will be joining facebook. if you bracket isn't filled out, it might be too late. march madness as started. >> the first school to advance in this year's men's ncaa

tournament is radford. the highlanders won. radford plays east top seed villanueva tomorrow night in pittsburgh. >> all right. tuesday's second game brought an end to a 48 will have year draught. they beat ucla, 65-58. it's the first tournament win since 1970. they meet florida tomorrow night. i totally forgot about the brackets. >> we still have time. there's still time. >> which is really too bad because i'm so good. >> especially teams that have similar names. >> unc. >> unc? all right. coming up netflix is going where no other place that streaming has gone before. by copying spacex and sending a streaming device, you guessed it, into space. plus that brilliant physicist stephen hawk, passing away overnight. a look back at his life and career as the world reacts to

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surveillance cameras captured a frightening home invasion in milwaukee. three armed men, you can see them kicking in the door. a mother and her son are inside

at the time. the child ran and hid as they made their way inside. the thieves grabbed a number of items, then left. police are still looking for them. luckily the woman and her son were not hurt. newly released video shows an oklahoma bail bond agent killing a man she was trying to take into custody. she was acquitted in the august shooting death of brandon williams. carry said he attempted to go for a gun in her desk as she attempted to handcuff him. >> mom, you just shot him. >> i did. >> but she says she fired in self defense. she faced life in prison if convicted. >> he goes you just shot him and she goes i did. very cavalier. huh. there are new developments into the investigation of a serial bomber in austin, texas. and two people were killed by three package bombs left on doorsteps.

this morning, investigators say they're not ruling out a possible terror attack or hate crime. we have more. >> reporter: investigators in austin desperately chasing a suspected serial bomber. >> we are going to follow up on every lead. >> reporter: anxiety, gripping the city after three packages exploded, killing two. >> everybody is suspicious of the packages. >> reporter: emergency officials have flood been flooded with more than 265 calls of spishsz packages. this is the home where the first bombing occurred on march 2nd. you can see the impact, the power ripping right through this wall, blowing out the door. authorities tell abc news the explosive devices were constructed with nuts, bolts and nails and were triggered to explode when picked up. >> the fact they have not only been able to build these bombs but travel with them and deploy them to the target locations

without them exploding shows they do have a certain level of sophistication. >> reporter: and the youngest victim identified as 17-year-old mason, a dedicated student with a passion for music. authorities believe with the public's help they will be able to track down the suspect. the reward for any information leading to an arrest up to $65,000. al experez, abc news, austin, texas. >> alex, thank you. and we're looking back at the life and career of world renowned physicist, stephen hawking. >> you are watching "world news now." wned physicist stephen hawking.

welcome back. we're taking a look at the life and legacy of stephen hawking as his family said he passed away. he was the scientist with pop icon status. we look back at his life. >> reporter: stephen hawking

will be remembered as a genius who did not let his disease stop him. >> i have had als for practically all of my adult life yet it has not prevented me from having a very attractive family and being successful in my work. >> reporter: hawking has been compared to albert einstein and isaac newton. his book tackles big bang theory and black holes. in 2004, he conceded a mistake on black holes. instead of destroying everything that fell into them, he found they do allow critical information to get out. >> so we can be sure of the past and predict the future. >> reporter: hawking was born in 1942. early on he displayed a love of science. in his early 20s already a physics fee phenom at cambridge

university, he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, als, also known as lou gehrigs disease. but hawking says physics can take one beyond one's physical limitations. he certainly took science beyond the classroom and into popular culture. even appearing on television shows such as "the simpsons." >> you found it. >> just try me. >> reporter: his spirit of adventure led him to experience weightlessness. >> it was amazing. >> reporter: asked many times if his disability held him back, hawking simply said it gave him more time to think. for the world of science, it wasn't time enough. gloria riviera, abc news. >> 50 years suffering with als and still fighting on and doing a lot. overnight, neal tieson wrote, hawking's passing has left a vacuum in his wake but think of

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try cool mint zantac. no pill relieves heartburn faster. we're going it get weird on this wednesday and talk about twins. scott and mark kelly, of course, the astronaut brothers. >> one went to space, one didn't. >> they both went to space at one point. >> one was there a really long time. >> like 340 days. >> i'm going let you tell the story now. >> scott kelly was there 340 days and they studied them both to note changes. scott kelly had gotten a little bit shorter than his brother. he also had different changes than his brother. his gut bacteria was different. his body mass decreased. even though twins normally have the same dna, his genetic code had changed. >> what?

>> how does space change your dna? >> aliens. >> is he an alien now? >> he is an alien now. >> that's the story? scott kelly is now an alien? there you go, folks. you heard it here first. oh, what's that? no? >> that's what they want to tell you and when they tell you not to worry, that's when you worry. >> got it. okay. on to other things in space, you know spacex sent the car with the guy inside driving around. netflix said hold my beer. netflix decided to send itself into space. put netflix on an iphone, attached to a weather balloon, playing star trek, playing the netflix sailing into space. they did make it high enough to where you could see the curvature of the earth and "star trek" at the same time. >> that's fake news. >> that's kind of fuzzy.

netflix, if you could work on the reception up there. >> and there's no curvature off the earth. the earth is flat. >> right. this was born from hack days when they allowed their teams to come up with harebrained scheme in 24 hours. >> okay. cool image from the west coast of mexico right now because yes, aliens are among us. that's a ufo everybody above a volcano. this web cam captures what appeared to be a mysterious object. it really isn't a mysterious object. it's an unidentified flying object. >> you think the alien scott kelly is piloting it? check out yogi, yogi is a one-year shepoo. that's a tricky name. but, people are freaking out over his face. they say, my friends are freaking out. my dog is not photo shopped at all, but he looks like a person. he has soulful eyes and human features. but he's just a puppy. but he looks like a person.

this morning on "world news now," dead heat. >> it's breaking right now. a special congressional election in southwest pennsylvania. too close to call overnight. it's a race that drew national attention, the first time a democratic candidate in a solid republican district. where the race stands right now. also this morning new details in the state department shake up. the president fires his secretary of state after months of tension between the two. we have analysis for what this means with the upcoming meeting with north korea. plus, the new england whiteout, buried in up to two feet of snow. what it means for air travel today. the forecast live and word of a possible fourth storm just days away. and no matter how you slice it, pi day is a day worth celebrating. it's the mathematical constant that never ends because if

you're partying with pie, the party never stops on this wednesday, 3.14159265 -- >> keep going. >> okay, i'm done. announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> they ran out of pastry crust writing the numbers. i don't know what comes after that. >> i didn't know if you were counting pi or someone in the election office in southwest pennsylvania counting votes at this hour. >> there are many. >> probably sounds similar to that this morning. of course our top story is the photo finish in pennsylvania. >> only a few hundred votes separate the candidates and there are still lots of absentee ballots left to be counted. that didn't stop the democrat from declaring victory overnight. >> reporter: a high stakes election too close to officially call. the candidates separated by just over 500 votes.

>> it took a little longer than we thought but we did it. but 33-year-old retired marine corps captain has declared victory in this southwest pennsylvania district that's been solidly red for more than 15 years. the margin is still so tight, it will likely be determined by absentee votes yet to be counted. the race pitting lamb against republican four-term representative, rick saccone. even with lamb's declaration, republicans are vowing to fight until every vote is counted. >> don't give up and we'll keep it up. we're going to win it. >> reporter: the tight race is a stunning referendum of the president who used his platform -- >> i won this district by 22 points. it's a lot. >> reporter: and his fans to help saccom. lamb outrasz -- outraced saccone. but lamb needed a voting trifecta, high democratic turnout, republican and convincing the moderate swing voters to swing towards him.

>> i think it will send a message to washington. >> reporter: a message to washington, november's going to be close. this district will no longer exist come november thanks to the map being redrawn. and democrats say they closed a 20 plus point gap between the presidential backed republican contender. kendis? diane? >> thank you. and now to the dramatic dismissal of secretary of state, rex tillerson. >> president trump parted ways with his top diplomat, announcing it on twitter, only talking to him ability it several hours later. tillerson is turning over his responsibilities to a deputy and says he will formally step down at the end of the month. abc's karins -- karen traverse has more. >> reporter: rex tillerson in what may be one of his final public appearances as secretary of state. >> much remains to be done to

achieve our mission. >> reporter: president trump firing tillerson after months of tension and he'll hire mike pompeo to replace him. he said it came down to chemistry. >> i got along well with rex but it was a different mindset, different thinking. >> reporter: but the president and pompeo. >> we're always on the same wave length. >> reporter: this diplomatic shake up has been brewing for months, a plan to push tillerson out, and bring pompeo in after a report tillerson called the president a moron, which he didn't exactly deny. >> i'm not going to talk about petty stuff like that. >> reporter: but there were major differences on key policies. iran nuclear deal, climate and trade. tillerson airing his views publicly, something that is said to have irked the president. and there's a conflicting narrative on how tillerson was fired. two white house officials tell abc news, chief of staff, john kelly informed him friday he was being asked to step down. but a senior state department official close to the secretary says tillerson only became certain he was being fired when he saw this tweet from the president.

>> i received a call today from the president of the united states a little after noon time. >> reporter: that phone call between secretary tillerson and president trump came three hours after president trump announced the news. nearly 14 months after taking office, the president said he's getting very close to having the cabinet he wants. karen traverse, abc news, the white house. >> it comes at a crucial time as the president prepares for a potential meeting with north korea. martha says preparation is being done with many top state department jobs empty. >> it is an unprecedented situation. as the meeting with kim jong-un is being finalized. there's no confirmed assistance for east asia, no ambassador for south korea or north korea policy he left just before the meeting announced. martha raddatz, abc news, washington. president trump's pick to

replace mike pompeo as head of the cia is gina haspel. she's been with the agency more than 30 years, holding a series of high-ranking positions. her conformation hearing is likely to focus on her supervision off a so-called black site where terror suspects were waterboarded. if confirmed, she would be the first woman to lead the cia. the president's personal aide is out of a job. john was escorted from the white house on monday. sources say he was removed because of issues with his background clearance. "the new york times" reports an investigation of his finances caused his security clearance to be revoked. he's already joined the president's reelection campaign as a senior advisor. the president does wake up in los angeles this morning. but at the start of his california tour, demonstrators greeted him as he checked out his border wall samples. more than 100 protesters on both sides of the issue gathered at the nation's busiest border crossing. the demonstrators remained peaceful.

the president looked over eight models for the wall. he wants a concrete barrier, but law enforcement needs to be able to see through the wall. he also wants it to be as tall as possible to discourage climbers. >> getting over the top is easy. these are like professional mountain climbers. they're incredible climbers. they can't climb some of these walls. some off them they can. >> the president also floated the idea of a space force fighting with the military. speaking at an air base in san diego, he said space is turning into a war fighting domain. the state attorney in broward county, florida is pushing for the death penalty in the parkland school shooting case. nicklas cruz is charged with the deadliest school shooting since sandy hook in 2012. florida requires a unanimous

vote by a jury before a judge may impose the death penalty. and today exactly one month to the day after that deadly massacre, thousands of students are planning a nationwide school walk youth to protest gun violence. nearly 3,000 are scheduled from maine to hawaii scheduled to take place at 10:00 a.m. in each time zone and last 17 minutes to honor each of the victims who died. and we're learning new details in the deadly crash of a chartest bus carrying a texas band home from disney world. the driver was killed. about three dozen others were injured. the bus careened off the interstate just before dawn. 50 feet down spoointo a ravine alabama. the cause of that crash is under investigation. one student reportedly says he woke to hear the band director repeatedly calling out the driver's name right before that crash. so, stephen hawking once

said he lived his entire life with the threat of an early death so he didn't want to waste time. >> certainly no time wasted during his long life. he spent his time writing about the mysteries of space and time. he did all of that while living with als. it's better known as lou gehrig's disease. >> so the oxford-born physicist lived with the condition for 50 years. he was 76 at the time of his passing. his book, such as "a brief history in time." so many people reacting to stephen hawking's passing overnight. >> such an inspiration so many ways. >> and such a pop culture icon. we'll look at many of those reactions throughout this morning. >> we will, indeed. and coming up we'll have the latest on new england. where the nor'easter's effects crippled the region with massive amounts of snow. we are live with what could be another storm on the way. and it's the app that's stopping thousands in their tracks every day to play but why

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tough driving in coastal communities southeast of boston. the cause of the storm surge, communities like marshfield also had blizzard conditions. 15 inches of snow and winds of at least 35 miles an hour. fallen trees as well knocked out power to nearly half the homes there. incredible. new england is facing more severe winter weather as the third nor'easter in two weeks is speed on massachusetts turnpike, interstate 90 was just about 20 miles per hour. >> very slow for the mass pike. >> yes. and that still didn't prevent many accidents. >> logan airport looked like a ghosttown with 75% of the flights canceled. more than 100 have been canceled today and most area schools are also closed today. >> strong winds knocked down trees and utility poles and some of the fallen wires causing fires. worst of all, you can see the fires there, this week's

blizzard may force a cancellation of the st. patrick's day parade on sunday. >> st. patty's day canceled in boston? >> yes. >> what? >> the snow may not be cleared in time. >> they better get those plows going. they better get those plows going. >> 17th, sleep the 18th, right? >> exactly. >> all right. well, we need to find out more about this. let's get to the bottom of this. get the latest on this storm from accuweather's paul williams. you can't cancel st. patty's day in boston. what are we are going to do about this? >> whoa! don't blame this on me. don't put that on me. i don't produce it, i just tell you about it. let me tell you the latest. that storm is very powerful and still holding on to boston but it will get out of the way so they can try to get the parade in. the problem is black ice because we had so much precipitation that it's refreezing throughout the early morning hours and we have that surge of a northwest flow pushing out. i mentioned that black ice.

it's a residual problem there. take a look at some of these totals. we have 27 inches in portions throughout, 27-25 inches that fell in new hampshire. that's not all. we had 22 inches that fell in maine and 20 in connecticut alone. >> wow. some impressive totals there, indeed. and is there word that there's another possible storm? a fourth in less than three weeks coming? >> yes. there's a chance of that. we have an interesting pattern that is setting up where we're starting to see an omega block cranking up, but we have a deep dip in the jet stream that will swing it down just low enough to perhaps swing up the east coast. it's early, but remember, things can change for the better. let's not always stay debbie downer on this thing. okay? >> i like that positive thinking. >> that's meteorological speak for i have no clue. i'm putting it out there. it's possible. >> i have something that might make you feel better.

>> i do. i just don't want everybody to be mad at me. >> i have something that might make you feel better. usually, when we're going through all this snowiness on the east coast, the west coast is laughing at us with sunshine. i see rain on the map there, what's going on? >> they're going to have their own set of misery as well. for the northwest, snow in the upper elevation and showers. here is where the real problem kicks in. for this week, see this area of snow? we are looking at one to three feet of snow in the upper elevations. this is much needed rain. but the problem is we have too much of a good thing too fast. watching out for flood risk as well as mud slide risk. travel disruption there as well. they will join in our misery. >> oh, great. we'll all be miserable. >> yeah. >> always great to talk to you, paul, thank you. >> see you, brother. they cut paul's mike all of a sudden. >> paul's not talking to us anymore. >> he's like, i am done. coming up in our next half hour, not even the queen can get equal pay? turns out the leading lady of

tflix hit sh makes less than her prince. >> we'll tell you what netflix is planning to do next. pop quiz, the app giving away big money. how you can get in on the action. that's next on "world news now." how you can get in on the action. that's next on "world news now."

we're back with the popular quiz show app that has thousands all over the world dropping what they're doing twice a day. here's benef harris. >> reporter: you might think these people just won the lottery or a new car. nope, they just won hq trivia. it is a live game show, attracting more than a million players, twice a day, competing for real money. >> 46 winners. >> reporter: players must answer 12-15 questions correctly or face elimination. winners split a jackpot, usually about two grand. depending on how many winners there are, the take home could be thousands of just pennies. >> 28 cents. to many players the money doesn't seem to matter. we went behind the scenes to see where popular host and a

small team of writers and software developers make the magic happen. >> today was especially fun. i think we had a lot of questions related to '90s pop culture, which is my forte. >> reporter: which secretary general of the united nations appeared on the da ali gee show. he does the show live every day at 3:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. eastern from the company's small studio in downtown new york city. what do you think it is that's making it so successful? >> the allure of trivia that's been around since the early radio days and the allure is winning money is always popular. >> reporter: why do you think it's such a massive hit? >> i think it's the appointment to view, nature of the thing. you have to be there at 3:00 p.m. or 9:00 p.m. to play. on netflix you can watch anything whenever you want. we believe the time slot is very important and that people do

schedule their lives around things that they love. >> reporter: so exactly how is giving away thousands of dollars every day sustainable for a free app that has no ads? >> we're a venture backed firm and all the prizes are funded by our company. >> reporter: you haven't figured out how it is going to make money? >> we are playing with ideas and want to integrate brands. >> reporter: hq dished out a record 50,000 jackpot to six winners who split the c ahasnd winner take all game. one lucky trivia whiz won a record, $25,000, the sole survivor after 18 questions. >> can we give away a prize of a million dollars one day? i think so. >> have you seen video of people freaking out after they win? >> yeah. >> it's incredible. i think it speaks to the fact that it's not just the money they play for. they play for that glory of winning. it's so hard to win. you're a rarified air to be an hq champion.

>> reporter: ben harris in downtown new york city. >> oh, my god, two pennies. two pennies. , my god, two pennies.

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way across. >> why is there a slice missing? >> that's not important. pi day was started by physicist larry shaw in 1988. another fun fact about pi day, it's also einstein's birthday. >> yeah, happy birthday, einstein! yes. yes. >> record for most pi numbers memorized, chow lieu of china, he resited 67,890 places. that's how many decimal points he can go in pi. >> congratulations. >> yeah. >> dig in. hi, jack. what's going on. happy pi day. >> i have e-mails from the desk saying, are we going share any of this? >> we'll see how this segment goes. it is einstein's birthday, but we're talking stephen hawking, the physicist and math mathematician, ironically, passes away on pi day. he passed away this morning in the uk, which is 3-14.

>> that feels like a destiny fate kind of thing. >> it is weird. he was born 500 years to the day, after galileo. >> i thought you were going to say he was born on pi day too. new york city no, no. he died on pi day, which was einstein's birthday. >> there's a lot of sciency this going on. >> pi day. it's just kind of -- >> okay. by the way, in honor of pi day, i would like to introduce you to my favorite study, perhaps. recent study claims pizza is a bigger motivator than cash to be productive at work. >> really? >> yep. psychologist dan detailed it in his book, "pay off the hidden logic that shapes our motivation." four different sets of employees showed that pizza as a reward increased their productivity. so happy pi day everybody. thanks for the pie. >> there you go, enjoy. >> i'm being productive right now. >> do you mind if i go straight -- >> oh, that's good. >> is it? >> oh, yeah, that's good. >> there you go. >> no, it's for you.

this morning on "world news now" months after he reportedly called the president a moron, secretary of state rex tillerson has been fired. so what's next for that department? and are more cabinet shake ups around the corner? following breaking developments from pennsylvania. a special election with the candidates now separated with just a few hundred votes. >> and new this half hour a family's nightmare on board a united airlines flight. >> the family says the flight attendant insisted they put the dog in the overhead bin. that dog did not survive the flight. hear what the airline is saying now. the breaking news overnight, stephen hawking dying. one of the greatest minds of our generation who defied the odds. we're going to look back at his life and legacy, including his influence that extended well beyond the scientific world.

it is pi day ironically enough. wednesday, march 14th. announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> we did have pizza for pi day, but it's all gone. >> sorry about that. sorry i'm not sorry about that. we'll talk a little bit more about pi day coming up. we're going to start off with president trump's firing of secretary of state, rex tillerson. the former exxon mobile boss got the ax, but didn't hear about it from the president for hours. >> so tillerson's removal comes as trump is getting set for a possible meeting with kim jong-un. the u.s. stance against north korea was an issue that caused trouble in tillerson's relationship with trump. jonathan carl reports on how they parted ways. >> reporter: president trump is in california reviewing prototypes of the border wall he hopes to build. a trip overshadowed by what he did firing his secretary of

state on twitter no less. mike pompeo, director of the cia will become our new secretary of state, the president declared. thank you to rex tillerson for your service. >> rex and i have been talking about this a long time. we got along quite well but we disagreed on things. >> reporter: as for his new choice for top diplomat. >> tremendous energy, intellect. we're always on the wme >> reporter: tillerson's day began flying back from africa, landing in washington at 4:00 a.m., at 8:44, seeing the tweet esn puing out a red him.teteats statement saying tillerson wanted to stay on the job, adding the secretary did not speak to the president and is unaware of the reason for the firing. but he's grateful for the opportunity to serve. shortly after that tillerson's spokesman was fired, too, and a dejected tillerson said the call did eventually come from the president hours after he was fired.

>> i received a call today from the president of the united states at a little after noon time from air force one. >> reporter: the timing of the firing was shock but they had clashed with the secretary of state for months on the iran nuclear deal, on the paris climate agreement and most dramatically, on north korea. tillerson was blindsided by the president's hasty decision to agree to meet with kim jong-un. telling reporters hours earlier -- >> we're a long way from negotiations. >> reporter: in october, trump publicly mocked tillerson for suggesting talks with north korea, saying tillerson was, quote, wasting his time trying to negotiate with little rocketman and last summer, tillerson reportedly called the president a moron and refused to deny making the comment. >> i'm not going to deal with petty stuff like that. >> reporter: that prompted trump to call him weak.

>> sometimes i'd like him to be a little bit tougher but other than that we have a very good relationship. >> reporter: adding to all the drama the president hinted there may be more firings to come. >> i'm really at a point where we're getting close to having the cabinet and other things that i want. >> reporter: for much of the day it was unclear, exactly when tillerson would be leaving the job. he eventually announced he would be turning over responsibilities for management immediately to the deputy secretary of state, but not leaving his post until the end of march. jonathan carl, abc news, the white house. the president has a new body man with him that's because his former personal aide was removed from the white house. sources say he was forced out because there was issues with his background clearance. he's already been hired on the president's reelection campaign. sources say the president is considering another shake up, starting with the removal of veterans affair secretary, david shulkin. his tenure at the v.a. has been

plagued with distractions including questions over his travel and policy. the president is considering replingim wit energy secretary, rick perry. trump raised the idea with perry on monday, but hasn't offered him the job. the president, as we mentioned is in los angeles this morning where he attended a fund raiser overnight. he also visited the mexican border region where he examined eight wall prototypes and again called on congress to approve the $18 billion project to fund that border wall. later, he tweeted about a speech to members of the military. that prompted heat from twitter users when he misspelled corps in marine corps. it was eventually corrected. this morning's other big story, breaking news from pennsylvania. we're watching that razor thin margin in the special election. >> only a few hundred votes separating republican rick saccone and democrat conor lamb. out of more than 200,000 votes cast and there are still

absentee ballots being counted. >> that could take a week before they get through all of them. there are enough of those mail-in votes to decide the election. moments ago they each spoke to supporters. one of them, even declared victory. >> you know we're going to fight the way to the end. don't give up and we'll keep it up. we're going to win it. >> it took a little longer than we thought, but we did it. >> many see this race south of pittsburgh as an omen of this fall's congressional elections. president trump took the district by nearly 20 points but a win by the democrat could mean a problem by the republican party. >> certainly keeping things interesting. >> yep. and it could be days before new england recovers from the e england and canada right now, bringing in light snow and strong winds. keep in mind, some towns already have two feet of snow. most schools will be closed today.

adrian has more on what they can expect. >> reporter: wicked weather, the third nor'easter in less than two weeks arrives in boston, as a full-blown blizzard. in marshfield, the storm surge nearly swallows the few drivers daring to risk venturing out in these coastal towns. live power lines dance in the wind. gusts above 80 miles per hour in some places. power lines arc, starting fires in sandwich. outages hit nearly a quarter of a million customers across the common wealth. air travel not any easier. boston's airport a ghosttown. about 75% of flights cancelled. crews used fire to keep commuter rail switches from freezing and plow trains to keep the tracks clear. the winds are so strong, officials are calling this a multiday restoration to restore all the power.

residents are weary and so are crews. they've been working nonstop through the three nor'easters. residents are watching the tide and it's still snowing. we could see up to a half a foot more overnight. abc news, marshfield, massachusetts. >> kind of just feel the cold by watching that photo there from adrien. we are going move on now. and the first lawsuit has already been filed in the deadly helicopter crash in new york that killed five people. the parents of 26-year-old trevor, one of the five victims suing the pilot and helicopter's operator, claiming negligence. the pilot who was the lone survivor, chartered the plane down. a tether snagged a fuel lever. it accidentally, they say, shut off the engine. the victims were harnessed in their seats and unable to get free. there are new details into a possible serial bomber in texas.

two people have been killed by three package bombs left on doorsteps. the youngest victim has been identified as 17-year-old dreylon mason. they are not ruling out terrorism or a hate crime. authorities tell abc news, the devices were rigged to explode when lifted. a reward leading to an arrest in the case has been raised to $65,000. >> crazy. and the tabloids in president trump's hometown have come up with their own take of the rex tillerson firing by playing on an old headline. >> this is the front page of the new york post from 1990. quoted then girlfriend, marla maples saying being with trump was the best sex i've ever had. >> check o t the former secretary of state with the caption worst rex he ever had. as you can imagine some social media users are enjoying the juxtaposition there. >> aig rllht. >> just going to leave that one

out there. >> no jokes about the joy of rex? >> a mike drop moment right there. >> i thought so too. that was some of my best stuff. >> did you think about that for a long time? >> let it go. let it go. get that tease, baby. coming up someone in hollywood's got explaining to do. >> in addition to you. >> yeah. how the actress who played the queen on a show called "the crown." yep, she's the main character, but she gets paid less than the prince. meanwhile, diane gets her prime time break. >> yeah, baby. >> we're going to break it down, the epic moment her foimprr e you are watching "world news now." >> big time, baby. ♪ let's talk about rex, baby that might help. show me the carfax? now the car you want and the history you need are easy to find. show me used minivans with no reported accidents.

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an air scare played out on board a delta connection flight high over north carolina. the passenger tells abc news, the pilot announced the cabin lost pressure as the oxygen masks dropped. the plane was forced to divert to raleigh, north carolina. neither delta nor the faa can confirm whether the cabin actually lost pressurization. in the meantime, we are

learning details about the death of a dog on a united airlines flight after the attendance placed the pet in the overhead cabin. >> according to witnesses, the flight attendant said she didn't know there was a dog in the bag and never would have instructed it be put in the overhead bin if she did. the family tells a different story. >> reporter: a 10-year-old puppy, a family member. this mother, forced to carry her dead dog off a jet liner. they were told to put their pet in the overhead bin for the three-hour flight from houston to new york. another passenger writing flight attendants insisted the carrier with the pup be put in the overhead bin, assuring the dog's safety. >> in all my years of flying i have never heard of a flight attendant asking for forcing someone to put an animal in an overhead bin. >> reporter: united agrees, saying this, quote, never should have occurred. pets never should be placed in the overhead bin. we assume full responsibility. 18 animals died while being

transported by united airlines last year. it carried 138,000. its rate of dying hurt or lost more than twice of any of its competitors. experts say, if you want to travel with a pet, know the rules and talk to the airline before you arrive at the airport. david kerley, abc news, washington. >> the family is saying they told the flight attendant there was a dog in the bag. we'll have more on that coming up on "gma." but right now go over to the netflix hit show "the crown." >> they acknowledged that actress who plays a young queen elizabeth in the show was paid less than her co-star who plays the prince. >> producers argued smith came as an established actor in britain, most notably as the character on the show, "dr. who." but she was a relative unknown. you know it's based on the work

you've done already not the work they anticipate you doing going forward. >> but if you're playing the lead character? >> there is that. it's called "the crown." she's the one who wears it. >> exactly. pay her. >> they say, from now on, the queen will be the highest paid character on the show. >> but claire won't be there. >> they're apparently doing a time jump so i don't think she will be playing the queen. >> different actors. when we come back, diane's big prime time debut. >> talk about the queen, baby, you wait. you wait. "the skinny" is next. >> it was really good. >> big time. >> seriously.

if you are looking for trouble, you found it. if you are looking for trouble, you found it. >> yeah, just try me. >> hey, stephen hawking, are you that physicist who invented gravity. >> sure. why not? i wanted to see you -- >> stephen hawking died this morning at the age of 76. >> he really was a pop icon. his theories about space and time helped us all wonder about the universe and he became a rock star along the way, especially in the eyes of the nerdiest of us.

>> and he appeared on a number of episodes of "the big bang therapy." he was the hero to sheldon. he also played poker against isaac newton and einstein on "star trek the next generation." >> exactly. 2014 movie, "the theory of everything" is based on the love story of hawking and his wife who met at cambridge, university. >> great movie. >> eddie redmond won the best actor for playing that. he had a wild side with many people. spotting him at cabarets and strip clubs where he was reportedly a fan of lap dances, we're told. >> hawking liked to have a little fun. >> ain't mad at him. next big news around abc. we're so glad you're actually back for this. >> i had to take time off because being hounded by the paparazzi, i needed to lay low for a while. >> we can finally watch diane's

performance, her debut on the new abc show, "deception." >> my first time on prime time and i couldn't be more excited. check it out. >> i haven't seen it. >> jonathan black claims the accident was a set up. >> the jury disagreed and convicted him. >> jonathan black claims the accident was -- >> was that you? >> it was amazing, right? >> were you that black girl? >> okay, no. pay attention. play it again. play it again. >> jonathan black claims the accident was a set up. >> the jury disagrees and convicted him of involuntary manslaughter. >> that was your hair in the back. >> see? see? all right. listen to the end of the clip. okay, listen. ready, one more time. >> jonathan black claims the accident was a set up but the jury disagreed and convicted him of involuntary manslaughter. >> did you hear that? >> my god. >> the voice of yours truly. >> wow, that's amazing.

>> on prime time television. >> that is really, really cool. >> i'll give you my autograph. but also -- yeah. a little scene setter on the set there just in case you guys didn't believe me. >> you even did hair and makeup although we didn't see your hair or your makeup. >> listen, real professionals they act from the inside, kendis. you don't have to be seen on the outside. okay? that's what real actors do. >> i was seen for four seconds. all right. sorry. well, you did see my clip, right? >> what clip? >> jonathan black has quickly become world news. >> oh, that little blink and you miss appearance. >> my mom said were you on a tv show?

yeah, i figured you wanted to watch tennis instead. i didn't bother. >> thanks, mom. mom. nnis instead.

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erin andrews is on a mission to raise awareness after a frightening diagnoses and surgery. >> the "dancing with the stars" co-host sat down with abc's michael strahan to talk about her battle with cervical cancer. >> just as the 2016 football season kicked off, andrew's world came to a screeching halt when she was suddenly diagnosed with cervical cancer. >> i think what went through my mind is when they say the "c" word. i'm sorry, i have what? i have what? >> reporter: she had surgery a few weeks after the diagnosis. three days later, was on a plane to cover the green bay/dallas game. i remember the conversation at fox.

>> i know. >> they're telling us, erin has, we knew you had surgery. >> yep. >> erin is going back to work. she's doing what? why? >> it's my normalcy. it's where i feel better is on the sidelines, i could forget about it. but it's where i felt like this is me and i didn't want to think anything was a big deal. i really didn't. >> but it is a big deal. >> yeah, i remember walking out on the field and there were those big men that i'm so used to seeing all the time, pulling me aside, how are you doing? how are you feeling? i did an interview with robert kraft and he had tears in his eyes and his wife died of cancer. he's like women need to go to the doctor. there are no symptoms. that's what makes this something that should urge you to go to the doctor more. >> now cancer free for a year, andrews has a lot to celebrate, including her marriage to former nhl player, jared stole last summer. >> marriage.

jared? >> yes. >> family? >> we have how how, little how how, mcgehee. 85 pounds, 11 months old. he is a gorilla. >> i'm talking the baby variety. >> yeah, i want it. i definitely want it. even though i'm on the sidelines and doing other things with "dancing with the stars," absolutely. i didn't have to have a hysterectomy. i'm fully capable of having a baby. that ea that's because i got treated. that's all you need to tell the women in your life. >> what a blessing to avoid that major surgery. >> one of the doctors recommended it. she went for a second opinion and decided to go the other way. >> good thing she did. don't miss our updates on facebook. coming up, more news from abc. abc. announcer: this is abc's "world news now" informing insomniacs for two decades.

quite an icon. making news in america this morning, too close to call. the special election in pennsylvania comes down to the wire. a razor thin margin separating the candidates overnight. democrats claiming victory. >> and tonight we celebrate regaining our voice and our vote in the great business of governing this country we love. thank you. >> but republicans not conceding. the latest on the vote count. white house shake-up. hours after dismissing secretary of state rex tillerson on twitter, this morning, president trump may soon fire another cabinet member. walkout wednesday. exactly one month after the plus school shooting that sparked a nationwide gun control movement students at thousands of schools across the country plan to walk