good morning. i'm diane macedo. good morning. i'm diane macedo. >> i'm kendis gibson with some of the top headlines this morning. the pentagon is denying reports out of syria that the u.s. has launched an airstrike in retaliation for the suspected chemical attack on civilians. president trump has vowed there will be a big price to pay, full report next. police are searching for casey lawhorn. he allegedly killed his mother and a friend at his house in tennessee, writing a detailed facebook post about the incident. police say he should be considered armed and dangerous. breaking overnight, dozens of people were injured when a bus carrying high school students hit a low overpass on new york's long island. it was carrying students and chaperones returning from a trip to europe.

and the man known as captain america wins the masters. those are some of our top stories on this monday, april 9th. from abc news, this is "world news now." we do say good morning, everybody. and what's turning out to be a very busy monday morning. we're going to start with breaking news. the pentagon right now is denying claims that the u.s. conducted a missile strike hours ago in syria. >> syria accuses the u.s. the u.s. is weighing its options in response to the attack. president trump pointed the finger at syrian leaders, iran and vladimir putin.

>> reporter: dozens of people are dead after an alleged chemical attack in the syrian city of douma. patients flooded into makeshift clinics. many of them women and children struggling to breathe. the united nations security council is set to hold two meetings on monday. one at the request of russia, although the topic of that meeting is unclear. the second at the request of the united states and eight other countries to discuss the attack in syria. the syrian regime, backed by the russians denies using chemical weapons against its people, claiming the videos were fabricated. but president trump is condemning the attack and making a rare, direct criticism of the russian president, tweeting president putin, russia and iran are responsible for backing animal assad, big price to pay. lindsey graham says how the president responds will be a defining moment in his presidency. >> so assad's at it again. they see our resolve breaking,

they see our determination to stay in syria waning, and it's no accident they use chemical weapons. >> reporter: tom bossert said the president and his council discussing options. >> we are looking into the attack at this point, the state department. >> the president was already scheduled to meet today with senior military leaders. we should note that today is also the first day on the job for national security adviser john bolton who has previously called for airstrikes on syria. in the meantime, concerns about a trade war between the u.s. and china have eased a little bit. hong kong and other exchanges tacking on solid gains. the balance may be the result of stocks being picked up after suffering a sharp recent loss. the dow opened this morning 10%

below its record my late january. dow futures indicating a higher open on wall street this morning. the attorney for stormy daniels is trying again to question president trump under oath. michael avenatti filed a renewed motion, seeking to depose the president and michael cohen after a judge ruled his initial filing was premature. he mentions the president's claim last week that he did not know about a $130,000 payment cohen made to daniels before the election. daniels is hoping to prove that a non-disclosure agreement that she signed is invalid. and the trump tower apartment that burned over the weekend did not have a sprinkler. president trump lobbied against a law that would have required sprinklers to be added to old apartments. the 67-year-old owner died soon after being brought to a hospital.

this week arizona sends troops to the mexican border. california hasn't decided yet. marcus moore with the story. >> reporter: the trump order in motion. up to 4,000 national guard troops headed to the u.s./mexico border. 250 in texas, in what the department of homeland security is calling a growing crisis. >> we have a leaking boat on the border, and we're quibbling about how much water is in the boat and how fast we're bailing it out. >> reporter: last year illegal crossings were at historic lows. but were up 200% in march. >> we don't know if they're murderers, killers, ms-13, we're throwing them out by the hundreds. >> reporter: the president now sending in the guard. but the newly-arriving troops won't work as law enforcement, instead, advising border patrol agents. sister pimmenthal runs this shelter. >> it is important to keep our

country safe. but it's important to never overlook the human aspect of theis families and their needs. >> reporter: critics have called the president's plan a political move. and they have said some of these border communities are the safest in the country. despite this crisis that the department of homeland security says is unfolding. it's unclear how many more troops will be deployed. and the former russian spy as well as his daughter, both of them were poisoned in england, may soon be heading to the u.s. british intelligence is working with the cia to protect them. the u.s. is among five countries where england is looking to have sergei and yulia skripal to have new identities. turning to severe weather overnight. a snowstorm moved out of the midwest into the ohio valley.

>> there's more on the way. >> let's get the forecast from paul williams. good morning. >> good morning, kendis, diane. we're bracing for another round of snow. brace for a chance of three to six inches from north dakota to south dakota into the southwest corner of minnesota and perhaps one to three reaching over to chicago with minor travel delays and widespread snowshowers throughout all of pennsylvania and a good slice of northern portions of new jersey. now the good news is, finally, a big warmup will occur by late in the week. much warmer, temperatures in the 80s perhaps, but it's going to be parched dry throughout the south. we have a high fire danger this week. and at least a dozen

oklahoma school districts are closed today as striking teachers continue their school funding protest. educators want money for schools. they say the budget allotting $40 million extra doesn't go farr enough. walkout is entering the second week. >> you have some 200,000 students in that state. parents probably supporting it but are like, what do we do with these kids who are going into the second week. so a certain millennial is trying to track down the remaining heroes of what's known as the greatest generation. >> the 20 year old is traveling around the u.s. and canada in hopes of interviewing every living world war ii veteran. he founded a non-profit. >> he also wants to show future generations just how devastating war can be. he has interviewed nearly 900 veterans so far. >> cool project.

one of the first men on the moon is among a group of astronauts who think we're not alone in this world. >> "the daily star" says lie detector tests on buzz aldrin and others show they were confident there was other life. >> the star says the lab used top secret technology more reliable than current lie detector tests. but there have been reports over the years that many astronauts have noticed things they could not explain while they were in space. >> like what kind of stuff? >> actual green men flying past the space capsule, apollo 12 and hanging onto it. >> were they riding a bike with reese's pieces saying "phone home"? >> sounds familiar. >> i heard something like that. >> it will never get any traction, though. what are you looking at? >> just making sure there's not

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though. >> he was patriotic. >> police spent hours trying to talk him down. still have no idea why he climbed up there. >> he got down safely. that's good. we have some images of the frantic effort to save a victim of a crash also in southern california. >> bystanders used sledge hammers and sticks to pull a person from a car after it crashed. >> the driver did not survive. three other people were injured. the crash is under investigation. and check out this scene in orlando. this is at a mall there after police say someone set off fireworks to cover up a robbery. the call came in as shots were being fired. but of course it ended up being fireworks. the suspects are still on the loose. and opening statements are set for today in the retrial of bill cosby.

>> and one witness is expected to testify that he knocked her out with a pill and raped her in 1992. >> reporter: opening statements are set to begin today in bill cosby's retrial.892. >> reporter: opening statements are set to begin today in bill cosby's retria2. >> reporter: opening statements are set to begin today in bill cosby's retrial. already there's drama in the courtroom. cosby flashed a smile and waved to fans. his defense team filed a blat moegts to oust a male juror after a female juror said she heard him say he is guilty. the juror in question appears to be middle-aged.she heard him sa. the juror in question appears to be middle-ageafter a female jur heard him say he is guilty. the juror in question appears to be middle-age female juror said him say he is guilty. the juror in question appears to be middle-aged.fter a female ju heard him say he is guilty. the juror in question appears to be middle-aged. the woman making the accusation was also a sense of controversy

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under growing pressure, talking about the growing tab for tax payers when it comes to his travel and security. >> political or personnel? >> i found out about this yesterday, and i corrected the action. >> a nation is in mourning right now after a deadly crash. >> 15 people, including teenagers died when a tractor-trailer collided with their bus. >> we will never forget the members of our broncos family. >> the ufc released video of conor mcgregor attacking a bus filled with other fighters. >> we need to make sure this never happens again. >> the menendez brothers reunited in prison. they were convicted of killing their parents. the two seeing each other for the first time in more than 20 years. >> lyle burst into tears and eric burst into tears and they hugged each other for several minutes. >> next, from dream cruise to

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this morning on "wor this morning on "world news now," world reaction to a horrific attack in syria. >> president trump is blaming syria's president for a chemical attack on his own people. now syria is blaming the u.s. for a suspected missile attack there. a plane skidding off the runway, icy travel causing havoc in many parts of the country. is there an end in sight, anytime soon? the forecast live. and there's new details in the deadly fire at trump tower. broke out on the 50th floor which has no sprinkler system. hear what we're learning about the victim. and golf has a new master, patrick reed, of course you know patrick. he's a breakthrough star of the masters after a wonderful performance at augusta, winning over fans as he kept the

household names at bay, and winning that ill-fitting green jacket. it's monday, april 9th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> i think he could get it tailored. >> i think he'll get it tailored. he got more than $1 million. we begin with breaking news from syria and conflicting reports of a missile strike. >> syrian state-run television reporting that missiles rained down on an air base in the central part of that country. the region is on edge following this suspected chemical attack that reportedly killed more than 40 people. the disturbing pictures over the weekend, hard to watch. children gasping for air, getting hosed down. the syrian regime and russian allies deny the attack, saying the video was fabricated. but president trump isn't buying

it. >> president trump calls bashar al assad an animal and is criticizing vladimir putin, saying he and iran are responsible for backing assad. >> after recently announcing that he wanted to pull american troops out of syria soon, the president is now warning of a big price to pay. abc's ian pannell with the latest. >> reporter: the serious questions about whether these images prove the syrian regime just attacked its own people with chemical weapons again, a war crime. the strikes came after dusk saturday, following a months-long barrage in douma near the capital damascus. what happened next is difficult to watch. patients pouring into makeshift clinics with burning eyes, struggling to breathe. at least 40 dead, choking on an unknown substance. once again, the regime of syrian president bashar al assad backed by the russians has denied using

chemical weapons, claiming these videos are fabricated. it said the same thing repeatedly in the past. it's been just over a year since a similar attack. >> tonight i ordered a targeted military strike on the airfield in syria from where the chemical attack was launched. >> reporter: there have been at least a half dozen suspected chemical attacks in syria since the president launched those airstrikes which were meant to deter. the russian foreign ministry warning against any new fighting in the area, and that the fighting has now stopped. it may be impossible to verify who carried out this latest attack or what it was, but the agony, suffering and death of syria's children is beyond. what does america and the world do about it.

the u.n. security council is holding an emergency session. but washington declares nothing is off the table. unless there's concrete action, it's hard to see anything stopping president assad or his allies. another high stakes problem facing the administration right now, north korea. the u.s. says kim jong un is willing to discuss getting rid of nuclear weapons on the korean peninsula when he meets with president trump. sources say for the first time the message came directly from north korea rather than a third party. the meeting between the two leaders is expected to take place next month, but no further details have been announced. another white house departure to tell you about. the spokesman for the security council michael anton is stepping down. he had fiercely defended the america first policy. now president trump thanked him for his service and called him a great guy. the announcement comes as john

bolton officially takes over today as the president's third national security adviser. the trump administration is defending the decision to send troops to the border. homeland security adviser tom bossert says there was a 200% increase in border crossings last month. >> we are not waiting for the uptick to get ahead of us. >> no one knows how many successful border crossings there are. texas sent 250 troops to the border on friday. arizona says it will send 150 to its border this week. millions of us are fed up with the winter that just won't go away. a band of snow sweeping overnight from the western great lakes to the ohio valley. >> the storm took its toll in the northern plains this weekend. a jet in sioux falls skidded off the runway.

>> and dozens of traffic accidents in oklahoma city. you see one there. more travel problems are likely in the week ahead. >> let's get the latest from paul williams. how are you feeling today? >> i'm doing outstanding, diane, kendis. >> okay. good to know. just wanted to make sure. >> when -- >> i'm waiting for you to pop off at any moment here. >> to pop off. >> do you believe this? >> no, we bring him in so we torture you. this is the winter that just won't go away. we feel that you in state college, pennsylvania have some responsibility for this. >> really? well, if i'm going to be the fall guy, then i'm going to fall all the way through with this thing, okay? take a look at this. more cold is on the way, since you want to pick a fight, here we go.

more cold on the way. so america, it's kendis' fault. >> oh! >> that you have an extended winter season. high pressure, courtesy of the kendis high pressure system through south dakota and then we're looking for the kendis-inspired three to six inches of snow through the dakotas down through sioux falls and the diane one to three inches of snow down toward columbus. and widespread snowshowers in pennsylvania. >> i always wanted my name in lights. i didn't think i'd see it in ice. well, listen. we asked about the cold weather. you get mad at us. i asked about warm weather last time. you got mad at us. >> he's an angry person. >> i'm asking nicely. can we please get some better weather soon? pretty please? >> my grandmother would say, if you ask nicely with pretty please with sugar on top i might be able to hook you up.

>> i'll throw some sugar on there. >> because of you, diane, we'll do that. this is the late week warmup courtesy of the macedo sugar. the ohio valley region will continue throughout d.c., philadelphia and new york. it's going to get so warm we will climb into the 80s in some areas. there you are, my lady, back to you. >> the macedo sugar heating things up. we just went into overnight mode. >> i didn't think i was picking a fight when i asked the weather man to do his job. >> oh, oh. >> i'll be back. >> we certainly hope so. paul williams for us, thank you. on a much more serious note, police in western canada are looking into several possible reasons for a bus crash that killed 15 people, many of them

players on a youth hockey team. residents of the hometown gathered to mourn the victims. >> many wearing the team's jersey. a semi truck slammed into their bus. the organization will stay in business and plans to play next season. and authorities in illinois say this man, rahim king, is on the loose and should be armed, considered, that is, armed and dangerous. king is accused of opening fire with an assault rifle, killing three people while riding on a rented party bus. the driver of the bus called police while continuing to drive after that alleged attack took place. there's a recall notice for about 350,000 ford trucks and suvs here in north america. the automaker says the vehicles may be in a different gear than what's shown on the shift indicator. that increases the chance that they may roll away and cause a crash. one crash and one injury have been reported.

owners will receive official notification next week. well, working as a reporter can get a little crazy every now and then. but in pennsylvania, that connotation took a little bit of a turn. >> so megan schiller was giving a facebook live stream on road closures outside pittsburgh. and there was a police officer waiting for her back at her news van with odd update. >> he received a 911 call about a crazy lady talking to herself along route 30. the officer left once he realized the crazy lady was a reporter trying to do her job. >> same thing happened to me when i was in an intersection talking to the mast cam. the man is praying to god and holding a notebook in the middle of the street. coming up, the demolition gone wrong. find out what happens when this silo falls the wrong way. a bus with dozens of teenagers crashes on long island. we have the update on their conditions. you're watching "world news now." heir

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a tour bus carrying students crashed in long island. the top was sheared off. dozens were hurt. >> the group had been to europe and was heading to a mall for pickup by their parents. the bus driver was not from the area and reportedly was not aware that commercial vehicles are not allowed on that particular roadway. the bridge that was hit is probably the lowest on the entire roadway. also here in new york, investigators are working to uncover the cause of a deadly fire in trump tower. we're learning there was no sprinkler in the victim's apartment. >> during his time as a real estate developer, president trump argued against having sprinklers in older buildings. he argued that the cost would be too much. >> reporter: fire investigators looking for the cause of this deadly fire, 50 floors up. debris falling from the trump tower, home of the president's penthouse in the global headquarters of the trump organization.

one resident, warned to get out. >> michael cohen, trump's lawyer, texted me and said are you in the building? i said yes. he said you better get out asap. >> reporter: more than 200 firefighters rushing to the scene, six were injured. these photos taken by a worker in the building next door show what the firefighters in yellow jackets were up against. the heat and heavy smoke too much for the resident found in the apartment engulfed. he was rushed to the hospital and pronounced dead soon after. he was a prominent art dealer, friends with andy warhol. his apartment is on the residential floors of the building, had no sprinklers, built in the early '80s, before sprinklers were mandated, trump tower is all glass luxury building with offices and residences. according to the "new york times," nearly two decades ago,

president trump then a real estate developer fought against legislation requiring sprinklers. one complaint? cost. would sprinklers have made an impact on how firefighters were able to get into this unit? >> it doesn't affect getting in. it affects that the intensity of the fire would be greatly reduced by sprinklers. >> reporter: the building was not evacuated and it was contained to one unit. the first family was in washington and the fire did not reach the first family's private residence. zachary kiesch, abc news, new york. coming up tony robbins apologizes after a seminar. and baseball's newest superstar, the japanese pitcher hitting better than most all-star sluggers right now. that's next. pitcher hitting better than most all-star sluggers right now. that's next.

ready? >> yes. ready? >> yes. >> it is time for sports! >> we're going to start with golf.

ready? >> yes. >> it is time for sports! >> we're going to start with golf. as predicted, patrick reed won the green jacket at the masters. >> as predicted. >> he made sure to bring his deodorant with him. >> as everybody expected. he had a three-stroke lead going into the final round, paired with superstar rory mcilroy, but that was no sweat. reed rolls above the pressure with another fantastic display of precision work with his irons and knocking down putt after putt. that's all technical for he was good. >> jordan spieth, tied him with the lead with this beautiful putt. all the way down for a birdie on the 16th hole. spieth later dropped away, though, and rickie fowler charged ahead. hoping reed would fall apart. >> it's because of his pants, wow. >> those are some great pants.

>> those are awesome. >> reed did not waiver. he finished strong and sank his putt. he hugged his caddie before he slipped on one of the most prestigious and ugliest articles of clothing in all of sports. >> to all these fans, it felt like i was back at home, back at school, all the support walking down the fairways, to hear the roars echoing through the pines was unbelievable. i want to say thank you to all y'all and hopefully there's a lot more to come. >> do you think he purposely picked the worst color to go with green? >> he was good all four rounds of golf. >> if i have to wear this ugly green jacket i might as well go with a clashing color underneath. >> he will try to become the sixth golfer ever to achieve a grand slam, next up in new york. and turning to baseball, one

of the sport's rising new stars. the japanese superstar, shohei ohtani had a perfect game going into the seventh inning. busted up by a lane single. not a bad first impression. 12 strikeouts and 25 swing and misses, the most by any pitcher so far this season. >> he's actually pretty good at the bat. not just for a pitcher, but period. he bats on his american league team and has already homered a few times. has an amazing batting average. everybody's just impressed by this kid. and here's one way the padres lost this weekend to the astros in little league fashion. the pitcher looks like he's got a pop fly to the end of the inning here. >> i got it, i got it! i got it! i got it! oh! >> and that's how you lose a game.

>> nobody got it. >> yeah. san diego's hurting. >> you guys got to talk to each other, communication. >> the mix is next. ach other, communication. >> the mix is next.

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(colonial penn jingle) all right, time for the mix. we're going to start things off with an interesting study. apparently sha all right, time for the mix. we're going to start things off with an interesting study. apparently sharing chores improves relationships, especially doing the dishes. the study by the council on contemporary families looked at some data from low to moderate income parents and found that women who did the majority of the dishwashing in heterosexual couples reported lower relationship satisfaction. people are tying their sense of justice and fairness in relationships to household tasks says the doctor on the study. parents are apparently happier sharing chores especially if not sharing chores means one's sitting on the couch while the other's doing everything. good news is more people are

sharing chores, so that is a good sign. there's nothing in here about the man doing all the work while the woman sits on the couch. this study is sexist. >> if you had the man do the dishes, you know we'd screw it up anyway. that's why it doesn't quite work. >> would i rather eat from dirty dishes? >> let's check out the slow motion incident. silo incident here. >> oh. >> this is a small, danish town. they cheered on as explosives brought down the old silo. >> oh! >> oh. >> what happened? >> it fell the wrong way. >> oh. >> right onto the town's library, the cultural center. this is why we can't have good things here in denmark. >> it was supposed to go to the right. then oops? >> uh-huh, 173-foot silo.

it had been planned for months. officials are still trying to figure out what happened. >> someone's not getting a raise. timber, everybody. all right, you know those black charcoal face masks that are all the rage? all the pores, well, one girl kept hers on a little too long. she apparently got frustrated trying to take it off. she decided, forget this, i'm going to bed. apparently, when you fall asleep in one of those, the mask gets stuck to the pillow. she ended up needing her brother to come rescue her by peeling her off her own bed pillow now attached via the mask. >> but lord knows her face looks amazing. >> she says i'm never using that black peel-off face mask again. i'm traumatized. >> you hear her scream. i'm not using that at all. a dog in canada leans on the car horn until someone finally takes notice. come on, guys, it's cold.

this morning on "world news now," the winter that just won't go away. this morning on "world news now," the winter that just won't go away. a band of snow is sweeping from the western great lakes to the ohio valley, causing travel headaches for millions. the syria state media reporting missiles have rained down a day after suspected this morning on "world news now," the winter that just won't go away. a band of snow is sweeping from the western great lakes to the ohio valley, causing travel headaches for millions. the syria state media reporting missiles have rained down a day after suspected chemical attack on civilians sparked worldwide condemnation. syria's blaming the u.s. for the attack. and two tv hosts locked in a week-long feud. >> jimmy kimmel and sean hannity calling each other names. things are getting real on "american idol." find out what happens when lionel grabs the mic. it's monday, april 9.

now, my friends, the time has come to let the music play on. was that what he was singing? >> i was going to try to save you. i had no idea where you were going with that. >> lionel richie. >> oh, i see, let the music play on, play on. ♪ all night long >> no, it's too late, no, no. we're just going to go on to the winter weather that has been playing on, play on, play on. >> all year long. we're still dealing with this. there is a big snowstorm moving into the ohio valley overnight. >> much of the country is experiencing wild weather. >> winter not going away quietly, blasting millions from coast-to-coast.

it looks more like february in south dakota. four inches of snow in sioux falls. wind chills in the 20s. icy weather blamed for two dozen accidents. and in louisville, kentucky, they're just over it. down south, ten reports of tornados. new video of an ef-3 tornado last month. april storms hitting the west coast. six inches of rain swelling streets and rivers. >> you heard a loud crash, and i thought it was a car crash or something. >> route 30 near pittsburgh collapsed.

no injuries but 30 people evacuated. resident dan martin prayed his home is safe. >> i'm just concerned that i'm going to be the next one sliding over the hill. >> reporter: state officials say they're dealing with 70 active landslides. they haven't been able to secure the area after this one came down. >> kenneth moton, thank you. it seems we've had every possible weather system this week. anything new left in your bag of tricks? >> you know me, voila. we have something we haven't already added to the gloom and doom picture. let's make it a complete pie, shall we? >> might as well. >> dry and parched conditions, although we have the storm that moved through with the tornados. now there is a problem with so much dryness. we're going to have a high fire danger throughout phoenix, el paso, denver, lubbock, texas,

winds gusting from 40-60 miles per hour. all of that combined is going to likely cause problems with red flag warnings, with parched conditions, you can see things catch on fire. >> with all that hot weather, we are done with the snow. it is april 9th. we're two weeks into spring. i have nothing more to say. >> and mother nature could care less. as we go into monday night, we're looking for widespread snowshowers in pennsylvania, northern portions of jersey. and back towards the dakotas, as if they're not already sick of the snow, another three to six inches from north dakota, south dakota, going into minnesota, a touch of snow to chicago, one to possibly three inches there. it seems like this is the sequel that won't go away.

rocky all over again, rocky 18 or something. >> i think you like hanging out with us live. that's why you keep having all crazy weather. >> my mama says anything for attention. we're going to turn to breaking news. officials in syria say at least 14 people have been killed in a suspected missile attack on an air base in the country. syria initially blamed the u.s. for that attack. >> but the pentagon denies it. more than 40 people were killed on saturday as syrian families, including many children suffocated on what's believed to be poison gas. president trump is blasting the syrian regime for that attack and he's also going after vladimir putin.

tara palmyra has more. >> reporter: many dead, including women and children, in mindless chemical attack in syria. president putin, russia and iran are responsible for backing animal assad, big price to pay. trump attacked russian president putin for the first time on twitter. the president's homeland security and terrorism adviser made it clear, military options are open. >> i wouldn't take anything off the table. >> reporter: he would be willing to pull 2,000 u.s. troops out of syria. >> by the way, we're knocking the hell out of isis. we'll be coming out of syria very soon. let the other people take care of it now. >> reporter: but that may not be an option. it was pictures of children victimized by an attack last year that provoked his first military attack on syria.

>> i will tell you, that attack on children yesterday had a big impact on me, big impact. >> reporter: republicans calling >> reporter: republicans calling on the president to stick to his tough line. >> if he doesn't carry through and stick to that tweet, he's going to look weak in the eyes of iran and russia. >> reporter: assad emboldened by the president's claim that he would be pulling troops out of syria. authorities across the southeast are looking out for a man suspected of two murders. casey lawhorn is suspected of killing his mother and his friend at his home in tennessee. >> after the alleged killings, lawhorn wrote a lengthy facebook post in which he confessed to the murders. saying at about 1:30 this morning i killed my mother and a close friend. he remains at large and police

say he should be considered armed and dangerous. his vehicle was found by police in mississippi. he was not, however, in that car. and facebook users will get a message from the company today about what personal data may have been compromised. facebook is in full damage control mode. about 87 million users will get a detailed message from facebook because their details may have been shared with the data-mining firm, cambridge analytica. mark zuckerberg will begin two days of testimony about that scandal coming up tomorrow. coming up, jimmy kimmel apologizing, sort of. his jokes about the president drew some outrage from fox news, but now he is calling for an end to the vitriol. and han solo is getting his own movie. and we will see the trailer in a bonus round. stay with us, you're watching

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(male #1) it's a little something i've done every night since i was a kid, empty my pocket change into this old jar. it's never much, just what's left after i break a dollar. and i never thought i could get quality life insurance with my spare change. neither did i. until i saw a commercial for the colonial penn program. imagine people our age getting life insurance at such an affordable rate. it's true. if you're 50 to 85, you can get guaranteed acceptance life insurance through the colonial penn program for less than 35 cents a day, just $9.95 a month. there's no medical exam and no health questions. you know, the average cost of a funeral is over $8,300. now that's a big burden to leave your loved ones. as long as you're 50 to 85, you cannot be turned down because of your health. your premium never goes up

and your benefit never goes down due to age. plus, your coverage builds cash value over time. call now for free information and a free gift. all i did was make a phone call and all of my questions about the colonial penn program were answered. it couldn't have been any easier and we both got the coverage we should have had for years now. mm-hm, with change to spare. (laughing) (colonial penn jingle) kimmel is a pretty sick, twisted, creepy, perverted weirdo.

>> sick, twisted, perverted. those are like words of -- >> sugarcoating. >> uh-huh. sean hannity taking aim at jimmy kimmel. the two pretty much auditioned for wrestle mania. >> it started when kimmel joked about the first lady's accent. >> be clever and curious, just like a cat. ask lots of questions about this and that. >> about dis and dat. you realize what this means, you could be first lady of the united states. >> well, hannity took offense to that, even though he attacked michelle obama while she was first lady. they both called each other names that we can't really say here. kimmel even made somewhat of a gay joke, involving hannity and the president. >> but now kimmel appears to be

dialing back that feud, tweeting this hours ago. he writes, i realize that the vitriol from all sides does nothing good for anyone, in fact is harmful for our country. i did not intend to belittle or upset members of the gay community and to those who took offense i apologize. >> he wrote, i am hopeful that sean hannity learns from this, too. he did not apologize for being a mets fan. there's no excuse. >> hannity said on twitter that he will respond to kimmel on his show tonight. >> stay tuned. >> i'm sure it will be very kind. turning now to another apology and twitter, this one from self-help guru tony robbins. >> he seemed to dismiss the goal of the whole "me too" movement.

>> reporter: he's the best-selling self-help guru, he's known for daring stunts and celebrity followers like oprah. but taking heat after these comments. a fan standing in front of this packed san jose arena, pushing back. >> i hear you mischaracterizing. >> reporter: then this exercise now drawing anger. robbins says some men in hollywood now afraid to hire women. >> one was very qualified, but she was very attractive. and he knew, i can't have her around. >> reporter: the founder of the me too movement calling the

video deplorable, taking robbins to task on twitter. if you talk to more survivors and less sexist businessmen, maybe you'll understand what we want. we want to live a life free from shame. robbins wrote a mea culpa, saying he, too, was a victim of abuse, something he spoke about with abc's robin roberts in 2016. >> i suffered so much, i hate suffering. i'll do anything to help somebody not suffer. >> reporter: and robbins says sometimes the teacher needs to be the student. erielle reshef, abc news, new york. >> i don't think we've heard the end of it there. when we come back, lionel richie grabs the mic on "american idol" and plays on and on and on. >> play on, play on, play on. >> play on, play on, play on. >> or if you want to go with

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it is skinny time, and things are getting real on "american idol." >> absolutely. will ganss watched every second of it. >> sorry. >> you don't have to apologize. i enjoyed it. >> that's what i'm sorry for. >> it's like jack and the bachelor coverage. so what happened? >> we're down to the top 24. i was pretty upset last week, if you recall all the breakup food we went through. they sent a lot of them favs home last week. now i know why. we saw 12 of the top 24 belting their best to impress the judges and a stand out for me, laleh spring who i'm calling flaila because of this performance. take a look. ♪ she still sings

>> she's got a country twang to her. >> a little carrie underwood vibe. >> she has great stage command. >> we start voting soon. somebody who impressed luke, lionel and katy but failed to impress you, katie turner who gave a certain pop star power move last night that had the judges shaking. ♪ it's the hair flick. she took her hair down and flicked it and katy lost her mind. >> that was a weak hair flip. she loosened her own elastic. >> do you have pointers? >> you have to go full, full like hair one side to the other.

full flip. like with attitude. >> i like it. >> i don't know about that. she seems like somebody you'd see in a cheap cover band in the hamptons. >> maybe we should move on. >> we will. we got to see katy perry's parents. >> where does she get the mouthy from? >> you guys. >> she's the middle child. they always want the most attention. >> i feel like it's turned out okay for them. >> see, i'm the middle child myself.

i get it. that makes a lot of sense to me. before we leave, i have to say hello. i should have sang hello. one of the contestants took on lionel richie's classic songs but then lionel grabbed the mic himself. >> hello. ♪ is it me you're looking for ♪ i can see it in your eyes ♪ i can see it in your smile ♪ you're all i've ever wanted >> i kind of like that guy, actually. >> wait, i want to hear more of ryan. >> ryan seacrest. >> no, i like the long haired dude. >> brandon. >> he can sing. >> not me. after all these years on "american idol," that might be the first time i've heard him. >> yes. that has not happened before. >> another episode tonight. >> and another skinny round coming up next.

stay tuned. stay tuned.

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skinny skinny bonus time and we are skinny bonus time and we are starting the week with a just-released trailer for "solo." >> it's early in his career as a smuggler before he went on to help luke. in the title role, the rookie sidekick, chewbacca, and donald glover and woody harrelson of some weirdo in a role. >> but the trailer moves quickly, and there's a lot to take in. let's break some of it down for you. did you notice the falcon?

now we see it shiny and new. >> and we have chewbacca and his baby. >> and brass knuckles. >> and here's an example of how the twitterverse feels about this. billy dee williams, you look absolutely beautiful. next to wrestle mania 34, where we saw the return of a fan favorite, john cena. >> he may be a big movie star nowadays, he hasn't forgotten his roots, calling out a big wrestling legend to come take him on. the undertaker, finishing with --

>> no! >> the pile driver. >> oh, wow. >> smashing cena's head right through the ring. >> you know what he will have to do now? >> what? >> fight the rock. it's a real sport. >> i'm there with you. finally, we have rapper cardi b revealing her baby bump. she appeared on saturday night live for a second performance. the cameras went out for a wide shot, confirming that she and her fiance, a fellow rapper, are expecting. >> she also managed to confirm some other rumors.

making news in america this morning, breaking overnight, a missile attack in syria reportedly targeting an air base. casualties reported. the pentagon denies involvement but the president vowing syria would pay a price for a suspected chemical attack killing women and children. trump blasting vladimir putin and iran. this morning the u.n. calls an emergency meeting. people around the world share their support as a small town gathers to remember the 15 people killed in a hockey team bus crash. the astounding number of people reaching out to help the families. facebook's mark zuckerberg prepares to face congress this week. word this morning another data firm may have accessed users' information without their knowledge. plus, the new "star wars" trailer out this morning and