good monday morning. here's some of the top headlines we're following on "world news now." it's president trump's turn to wine and dine french president emmanuel macron nearly a year after he received the royal treatment in paris. macron is a guest of honor for the first state visit of the trump white house. we have details coming up. the urgent search for a killer after the mass shooting at a nashville waffle house restaurant. four people were killed, four others injured. officials say they don't know why the suspect opened fire. syracuse university has expelled a fraternity over the release of a video described as appalling and disgusting. the fraternity members say the video was intended as satire. the students could be suspended or expelled. harry potter and the cursed child has opened to rave reviews on broadway. the five-hour production is about the later life of its

title character. ruba goldberg is among those tweeting about it. she says, it's off the hook, see it. those are some of our top stories on this monday, april 23rd. five hours? i was interested until i realized it was five hours. >> i do love harry potter, though. >> that's more than half a work day. >> oh yeah -- okay, is that a good thing or a bad thing? >> i don't know, five hours? that's a whole -- wow, that's a production. we're going to start this half hour off with the president and first lady poised to host their first official state visiting welcoming french president emmanuel macron to the white house. >> macron and his wife rolled out the red carpet for trump last year, now the trumps are putting on the glitz. the two couples have dinner at mt. vernon tonight, george washington's old home, a rare private dinner there.

then there's a lavish state dinner at the white house tomorrow. abc's jordan phelps with more. >> reporter: the white-knuckle handshake at their first meeting last year. an early sign of the diplomatic bromance in the making. french president emmanuel macron pulling out all the stops for president trump's visit to paris for bastille day last summer. dinner in the eiffel tower. and that unforgettable military parade. >> it's one of the greatest parades i've ever seen. it was two hours on the button. and it was military might. and i think a tremendous thing for france and to the spirit of france. >> reporter: the visit made such an impression on the president that he returned home with orders for the pentagon to look into organizing a similar parade in the u.s. set for later this year. now trump will fete the french leader in trump style. the trumps had previously hosted lavish affairs for world leaders at their mar-a-lago club, but the state visit for macron is their first big bash at the white house.

there will be honor guards, marching bands, and a decked-out white house for a formal white tie dinner in the state dining room. the visit is intended to be a symbol of the close relationship between president trump and the french president. and they've even bonded over their stylish wives. trump famously overheard admiring macron's wife for her physical fitness. macron's visit has been months in the making. and is designed to impress. on their first night in town, the trumps will take the macrons to a private dinner at george washington's historic mt. vernon home. and for that all-important state dinner, sources tell me the first lady has personally attended to every last detail. from the flowers, the menu, down to that exclusive guest list. diane and kendis? our other big story this morning is the search for a suspected killer who killed four people at a nashville restaurant. eyewitnesses say 29-year-old

travis reinking never said a word, just got out of his vehicle and opened fire. two people died in the parking lot. the gunman then went into the waffle house, still shooting. overnight, 80 nashville police officers plus state and federal agents are looking for reinking. they say he may be armed and dangerous. no visitors will be allowed at nashville schools until he's caught. four people were injured, some by shattered glass. one of the injured is in critical condition. officials say the death toll could have been much worse if one of the patrons hadn't wrestled away one of his guns. >> you have to do this now or it's not going to be -- if i let him load that weapon, it wasn't going to be another window. it wasn't going to be another chance. i'm not a hero. i'm just a regular person. and i think -- and i think anybody could have did what i did. >> all four of the people kill

wednesday in their 20s. this woman, debny groves, was a social worker at belmont university. the others included a middle tennessee state student, a restaurant employee, and a patron who was talking outside. the suspect in the latest florida school shooting admits he did it. in a stunning jailhouse interview the 19-year-old gives a shocking reason why he opened fire on a building full of frightened teens. here's abc's adrienne bankert. >> reporter: the florida teen facing a terror charge for opening fire inside a high school says he did it because he wanted to go to jail. >> that was my primary goal. i knew if i didn't snap now, it would have been later, and it would have been 100 times worse. >> reporter: the 19-year-old now speaking out saying he didn't want to hurt anyone. >> i prepared to go and scare people and put my shotgun in my guitar case and just put my

tackle in my backpack and went. >> reporter: authorities say sky boucher carried that concealed shotgun onto campus in ocala friday, firing one round through a classroom door, one student hit in the ankle. students and teachers created barricades with desks for protection. >> a girl passed right by me. i didn't want to shoot or kill people. at that point the adrenaline and the excitement kind of faded immediately. >> reporter: a school resource officer took boucher into custody, who apologized while being led away in handcuffs. >> anything you want to say to his family? >> sorry. >> reporter: boucher faces multiple charges. he's being held without bond. the sheriff's office obtained a temporary risk protection order, part of new state legislation following the parkland high school shooting. it's the first time such an order has been enforced and bars boucher from having a gun. residents in the south should be on alert for severe storms overnight. a system right now is extending

from kentucky to the gulf of mexico. and is moving slowly. strong winds and even tornados are possible. residents of the southern louisiana town of galliano believe a tornado caused some damage there. roofs and siding were torn off houses. trailers pulled off blocks. vehicles forced off the road. at least two tornados have been confirmed in alabama, including this one in foley. several rvs were overturned and there were some injuries but no deaths. and about 70 miles to east in ft. walton beach, florida, watch this. waterspout caused damage when it eventually came ashore. it tore the roof off a home and pushed around vehicles. no injuries reported but quite a bit of a cleanup there. anyone who's pulled in to get some gas lately knows prices at the pump are spiking. analysts are blaming that rising cost of crude for the increases. there are some ways to find less-expensive gas and relief may be in sight. abc's marci gonzalez has more. >> reporter: gas prices at a

near three-year high and climbing, approaching $3 a gallon with the summer drying season just around the corner. >> as we approach memorial day weekend, gas prices will likely tiptoe higher so there may be more pain to come. >> reporter: the national average for a gallon of regular now $2.75. >> it's a little ridiculous, it's high right now. >> reporter: the rising cost of crude oil in part fueling the spike and getting president trump's attention. tweeting, oil prices are artificially very high. no good and will not be accepted. while it's unclear whether the white house is considering any action, experts say there are ways to save at the pump. shop around using apps like gas guru, which promises to help you compare prices to find the lowest. and look for stations that offer discounts when you pay with cash. experts also say when you fill up matters. >> sunday, monday, tuesday are amongst the best and cheapest days for filling up. as you progress towards the weekend, you're going to spend more.

>> reporter: experts add there is some possible relief in sight, explaining after prices climb a potential 10 to 25 cents a gallon in the coming weeks, they'll likely drop again in june. >> it means you just have to make it through the memorial day holiday weekend. which will be pricey. a family of geese stopped traffic while getting a little exercise on one of the country's longest bridges. >> that's right. check out mom, dad, and the chicks all taking a stroll across the bay bridge heading into san francisco. the california highway patrol closed off part of the span to give the geese their own escort. they did make it to their destination safely. and slowly. >> would you like to be stuck in the traffic behind that? >> i would not. i'm kind of glad i can watch it on tv. the academy award winner who's drawing criticism from her native israel after turning down an award known as the jewish nobel. the world's only

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for the past couple of weeks we've been previewing a new production called the start here podcast, where abc's brad mielke gives listeners in-depth perspective on the day's top stories. >> if you want to go deeper on many of the stories we bring to you, you should subscribe and brad can walk you through the news as you hop in the car, on the train, while doing your chores around the house. >> and we've pulled brad out of his podcasting den, his lair as we call it. >> it looks like a lair. >> brad's here in studio with us live, thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> in the middle of the night. what are you cooking up for the next episode? >> would you guys believe that natalie portman caused a major flash point in israel over the weekend? because there's an award that's given out to a prominent jewish person every year that's done great things, this year it went to natalie portman. this weekend she turned it down

saying she would not fly to israel and be seen with prime minister benjamin netanyahu. i spoke with our reporter in jerusalem and she said, this set off a firestorm. >> natalie portman is one of the least likely people that anyone could call an anti-semite or a supporter of bds, the boycott movement, or anti-israel. i mean, it's ludicrous. and yet after she pulled out of this ceremony, one of israeli prime minister netanyahu's closest advisers said that this borders on anti-semitism, because he sees it as that she's boycotting israel. >> now some in israel are applauding her decision. portman said she's not even calling for boycotts or sanctions, but in a statement she says certain atrocities are "not in line with my jewish values." >> that's interesting. so how did this become such a big deal?

>> well, sanctions in israel are this huge flash point for the entire country. it says that we don't like israel, we don't like what you stand for. but in this case, jordana was telling me it's an especially important deal because sanctions are often hijacked by actual anti-semitic groups and that's why this move by portman was seen as this anti-semitic move. >> natalie was born in israel. she says she's not being very political there in doing this but a lot of people are calling for her passport to be pulled, for her citizenship to be pulled. >> it's interesting. for a movie star we think of as so american, she has two kids that she named in the original hebrew, her original work was in hebrew. she identifies with the country very closely. but in not accepting this award, it really rubbed a lot of people the wrong way. but jordana told me there are also people saying, you go, natalie portman in israel. >> how's the podcasting experience been so far? >> podcast has been awesome. what i really like about working here in the building is i'm around you guys, i'm around so many great reporters. every afternoon and evening i get to go ping people and say, what are you working on?

>> he said, i'm around you guys and great reporters. >> brad, we always love the company. it's fun to talk to you on camera every night. we especially love having you here with us in these early morning hours. >> can't wait for you to come back. you have an invite. >> we're going to hold you to that. you can subscribe to "start here" on your favorite podcasting app. brad mielke, always great to have you here. >> thanks, guys. you here. >> thanks, guys.

the tiny country of bhutan has the fastest-growing economy in south asia and it's making huge strides in the field of hydroelectricity. >> many argue bhutan's effort to fight climate change is coming at a high cost. abc's bob woodruff just returned from there and has this story. >> reporter: just so beautiful. 23-year-old pasan grew up on the water. he's loved it ever since he was a young boy. but the water that he loves in the only home he's ever known is being threatened by forces beyond his control.

this is the remote country of bhutan. nestled at the top of the world between china and india. less than 1 million people live here. a secluded nation by choice. intent on preserving its own identity. there are no fast food chains, no smoking, and limits on mass tourism. and they are still managing without a single traffic light in the entire country. but that's not why i'm here. it's bhutan's relationship with what they call white gold. water. this land-locked nation's relationship with water has made the bhutanese into being the most environmentally progressive nations in the world. sandwiched between the world's worst and third-worst carbon emitters, the bhutanese are forced to live in a real precipice of climate change. bhutan is the world's only carbon-negative country. bhutan is part of what is called the third pole. it's the source of no less than 10 river systems across asia.

and a freshwater source for 1.3 billion people. the melting glaciers are filling 2,600 glacial lakes to the brim. today there are 25 glacial lakes in danger of bursting. one of the most dangerous glacier lakes is thorthomi. if its natural barrier bursts, it will almost instantly unleash 14 trillion gallons of water into the river valleys below, a tsunami from the sky. >> the river is like mother for me. like my mother. it feeds me. so that's why every time it changes, i wonder why. >> reporter: this churning whitewater is bhutan's white gold. and the bhutanese government wants to harness this power with a network of hydroelectric

plants. but not everyone here is on board with the plan. like pasan's boss tobi. tobi takes us downstream to what will become the country's largest hydropower projects to see the impact of the construction for ourselves. as we approach, the scenery changes. in 2016, hydropower represented a large portion of bhutan's economy. it is now the fastest-growing economy in south asia. but the bhutanese government says they barely skimmed the surface of their country's potential. if the temperatures continue to rise and the glaciers disappear, so too will the water source for these river guides, the farmers, and the hydropower plants. this water, it turns out, can eventually run dry. i'm bob woodruff on the rivers of bhutan. >> fascinating look at that country. the full documentary is right now on abcnews.com. >> an interesting debate too. >> it is. it makes you want to put it on

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"the quiet place." >> shh! >> this is a pivotal moment near the start of the movie. i watched it over the weekend. they're supposed to be quiet but their youngest child has the space shuttle that is going off and making noise, and then there's a monster that's chasing after them. so what happens? what? >> oh! is he going to get him? is he going to get him? >> you'll have to watch the movie to find out. which a lot of people have been watching the movie. >> oh, it's freaking me out. >> it was so creepy. >> "a quiet place" reclaimed the number one spot with $22 million in its third week, not bad at all, it's already this year's second highest grossing box office hit. >> the rock and "rampage" slid into second, $21 million. amy schumer's "i feel pretty"

debuted in third with $16 million. "a quiet place" is as creepy, as intense -- >> i really want to see it. >> don't go with somebody who has that popcorn and is loud and eating. >> kenneth had an interesting experience. >> too loud. why go for one popcorn every time and make the noise? >> you should write a blog. a school assembly turned into an emotional reunion for a teacher on new york's long island. >> she read out an unexpected name and realized her whole school was in on a big surprise. here's abc's john donvan. >> eric bending? >> reporter: when teacher regina bensing read out the name of her son eric, she looked and sounded confused. >> as i look down and saw -- i said the name in my head. eric benzing. what? eric benzing? >> reporter: this is a school for little kids where she was presenting student of the month awards and eric's a grown man.

second, this grown man she knew was just then serving in the air force thousands of miles away overseas. correct that -- eric was just then 15 feet away, emerging from a side room. his name had been slipped into the list regina was reading. everybody there was in on this. and they all joined the celebration, this surprise welcome home. >> ecstatic. absolutely ecstatic. it's good to hold my boy. i've been waiting for a long time to put my arms around him. unbelievable. are you all right? >> yeah, i'm fine. >> i missed you. >> missed you too. >> reporter: student of the month, no, they did not give eric that prize. but they gave his mom this one instead. john donvan, abc news. >> aww! that's nice for mom. >> she thanked everyone for the surprise. she said, it got me right in the heart. >> very nice. though he had been in germany since last september. >> that's the news for this half

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this morning on "world news now," the race to find a killer. >> it's an all-out search for the suspect in a mass shooting in tennessee. a man arrested last year near the white house. we're also learning more about the four people killed and the man police are calling a hero who grabbed the gun before any more people could be shot. also this morning the president's busy weekend on twitter. more than two dozen tweets. and he defends his personal attorney, michael cohen, who's under federal investigation right now. and after years of loyalty, many are wondering will cohen turn against the president? plus new video just in, a powerful storm ripping through the florida panhandle leaves a waterspout behind and a path of destruction. and some kids just don't like the word no. like the 12-year-old who booked himself a four-day overseas vacation without telling mom and dad.

>> huh. >> hear how this one ends on this monday, april 23rd. tell you how that one would have ended in my house, it would not have been good for me, i can promise you that. >> i don't know how you even begin. do you take mom and dad's credit cards and then just -- >> yes, in this case that's how it started. it ended in their house differently than it would have ended in mine. >> i feel like such a slacker. >> we'll get to all of that coming up. we're going to start on a much more serious note with new details at a deadly shoot agent a waffle house restaurant in nashville. >> four are dead after a gunman, naked from the waist down, opened fire. he began shooting in the parking lot and then went inside. >> nashville police, state, and federal agents are looking for travis reinking, who's no stranger to law enforcement after an incident at the white house last year. abc's erielle reshef has more. >> reporter: police desperately searching for the gunman who

killed four in a deadly rampage, warning he could be armed and ready to kill again. dozens of people were in this waffle house when police say 29-year-old travis reinking opened fire. >> this guy in a pickup truck pulls up, gets out of his vehicle wearing nothing but a jacket, and shot some guy right at the door. >> reporter: the shooter not saying a single word as he fired round after round from this ar-15. >> once he got inside it sounded like he just sprayed the rest of his bullets out. >> reporter: witnesses say the gunman paused to reload. that's when james shaw jr. wrestled the gun away. the barrel still hot, burning his hand. >> you have to do this now or it's not going to be -- if i let him load that weapon, it wasn't going to be another window. wasn't going to be another chance. >> reporter: police hailing him a hero. >> i'm not a hero. i'm just a regular person.

and i think -- and i think anybody could have did what i did. >> reporter: his gun gone, the suspect taking off. triggering a massive manhunt. >> suspect is still on foot. >> reporter: helicopters searching above. >> yeah, they're in our yard now. >> reporter: officers with guns drawn and search dogs coming right into this backyard. not far from the crime scene, police found reinking's jacket loaded with two more magazines. >> he clearly came armed with a lot of firepower, intending to devastate the south nashville area. >> reporter: then this bombshell. authorities say in 2017, the secret service arrested reinking for being in a restricted area of the white house. during that investigation, state authorities seizing four firearms, including the ar-15 they say he used but investigators say reinking's father got those guns back, and gave them to his son.

>> there is a chance that reinking at this moment is at large with two other weapons. >> and how far could this man have gotten by now? >> well, he's on foot. so unless he's been picked up by a car, unless other means of transportation, he would be fairly close. >> reporter: travis reinking now on the top of tennessee's most wanted list. authorities say they're concerned about the suspect's mental health. we've learned he's had previous incidents of suicidal behavior and delusions. so far police have not found any notes or evidence of a possible motive. erielle reshef, abc news, antioch, tennessee. president trump making a misleading claim ahead of his upcoming meeting with north korean dictator kim jong-un. the president tweeted north korea has agreed to denuclearization, but there has been no such agreement. however "the wall street journal" is reporting the president will ask kim to give up his nuclear weapons before any talks of easing sanctions. the north did say it would suspend nuclear tests and intercontinental ballistic missile launches and dismantle a nuclear test site as well.

the president's tweet on north korea is among more than two dozen he fired off over the weekend, many in defense of his long-time attorney. now back from mar-a-lago, he's preparing for some big meetings as a source tells abc news that attorney, michael cohen, will not turn on the president. here's abc's tara palmieri. >> the president's personal attorney and fixer under criminal investigation, signaling complete loyalty to trump. a source telling abc "michael cohen will never flip." >> i'll do anything to protect mr. trump. >> reporter: the source says trump's long-time confidant rejects a "new york times" story cohen may cooperate with investigators since the fbi raided his home, hotel, and office. the president lashing out against the "times" and defending cohen tweeting, sorry, i don't see michael doing that, despite the horrible witch hunt and the dishonest media. >> why is the president talking about the notion of michael cohen flipping if the president didn't do anything wrong this.

>> you have to look at everything the president has said about michael cohen and the fbi raid. he's defending someone he's worked with and known for a dozen-plus years who he thinks is being treated unfairly. >> reporter: while cohen and trump are presenting a united front the attorney will likely face pressure given the burden of proof needed to seize his files. >> to even get the warrant that they got, they had to show evidence of a possible crime. and i think that's probably what's making michael cohen's team so concerned. >> reporter: the turmoil over cohen spreading throughout the white house. abc news confirmed attorney general jeff sessions threatened to resign if the president axed his deputy, rod rosenstein, who signed off on the raid. the white house indicating that right now, neither sessions, rosenstein, nor special counsel robert mueller are in danger. >> as far as i know, the president has no intention of firing these individuals. >> reporter: the president has a big week ahead. his first state visit with french president emmanuel macron. he'll cap it off with a meeting with german chancellor angela merkel.

we are seeing new photos from the funeral of former first lady barbara bush. we see the bush family there dressed in black, escorting barbara bush's body to her final resting place as you can see there. a string of pearls is part of the wreath of pink roses at her gravesite. also this photo featuring george h.w. bush along with the three men who succeeded him as president and their wives, the first lady melania trump there representing the trump administration, a brief moment of levity. you also notice that laura bush and hillary clinton are wearing signature pearls like barbara bush always did in tribute. southwest airlines facing major schedule issues as it scrambles to check engine fan blades on its fleet. at least 90 flights have been canceled, more than three dozen wiped out on sunday. the airline sped up inspections after a deadly explosion on a flight from new york to dallas. the faa has issued an emergency order for all airlines to check the specific type of engine affected in that tragedy.

hundreds gathered at the university of new mexico to honor the woman killed in that southwest explosion. 43-year-old jennifer riordan was remembered in albuquerque as a pillar of the community. her husband called the memorial a celebration of his wife's life. the couple knew one another for nearly three decades. for the first time we're hearing from the app developer at the center of facebook's data privacy scandal. the british professor alexander kogan four years ago ran a personality test on facebook to collect data from millions of americans. now facebook claims kogan broke company policy by sharing that information with a political consulting firm that was working with the trump campaign. kogan admits to "60 minutes" what he did wasn't right or wise. >> if i had any inkling that what we were going to do would destroy my relationship with facebook i would never done it. this is the blindness we had back then.

>> yeah. facebook's calling their relationship complicated now. kogan also said what he did was not hacking because facebook created tools for developers to collect data. parts of the florida panhandle are in cleanup mode after strong storms created a waterspout. >> it ripped the roof off at least one home as it came ashore in ft. walton beach. it flipped over boats as well. and pushed around and damaged a city pickup truck there left in the parking lot. the waterspout knocked down trees and utility poles, broke windows. there are no reports of any injuries. >> always amazing to see one of those pop up in the middle of the water out of nowhere. all right, we all love the movie "home alone." but a 12-year-old in australia may have one-upped kevin mccallister, and his parents aren't laughing. >> drew, not his real name, was upset his mom told him they couldn't go to bali in indonesia. so he did what any kid would do, snagged his parents' credit

card, convinced his grandmother to give him his passport, and hopped on a flight to bali. >> of course he did. drew even booked himself a hotel room. he stayed four days, until police tracked him down and mom and dad went to indonesia to pick him up. >> that flight back home must have been interesting. >> here's the thing, drew was interviewed after all of this, like yeah, you know, it was good because i really wanted an adventure. >> he got it. hey, i'm not -- >> i don't know what happened when he got home, but i will tell you, if i happened in my house, i would not be smiling and talking about what an awesome adventure it was. >> just imagine. >> mom says -- sorry, go ahead. >> i assume he did it for the gram. >> well, he did post a video of like clouds rolling by as he was on a plane. really trying to keep it undercover. mom says her son does not like the word "no." >> okay. there you have it. coming up, we are honoring a great american tradition. along with its nooks and crannies.

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this new jersey home went up in flames in a matter of seconds after a massive explosion during this new jersey home went up in flames in a matter of seconds after a massive explosion during a sleepover birthday party. at least 13 people were injured, including seven children. the house there in northern new jersey destroyed. investigators are still trying to figure out the cause of the blast. starbucks is dealing with another high-profile problem after a woman reportedly found a hidden camera inside a starbucks restroom near atlanta. >> police say the camera was taped on a changing table across from a toilet and had about two dozen videos on it already. this follows the outrage in philadelphia after two black men were arrested inside a starbucks while waiting for a business associate.

so bad pr overall this month for starbucks. turning now to memphis, tennessee, where authorities are investigating why a 7-year-old boy was dragged off a school bus by his feet. >> the boy's family says he was injured and now they're searching for answers. here's abc's zachary kiesch. >> reporter: disturbing moments caught on camera. watch this 7-year-old boy yanked off a school bus by a teacher in tennessee. that's a grown man grabbing the little boy by his arm, then picking him up by his ankle and dragging him down the aisle as he kicks and screams for his mom. the teacher was reportedly breaking up a fight. one of those onlookers was fifth grader zamarian, the youngster who pulled out his phone to capture it. >> he was wrong to drag him like that. >> reporter: the boy's mom in complete disbelief. >> i feel outrage. i didn't believe my child.

>> reporter: the school getting heat for how the incident was handled. >> whatever was going on didn't justify him being dragged off the bus. >> reporter: school officials tell us there's an investigation under way but since that incident the teacher has resigned. the boy's mom said her son was hurt in the teacher intervention. he hit his head and got a concussion. zachary kiesch, abc news, new york. coming up in our next half hour, the prom night enforcer. nfl announcer jay feeley poses with his -- with his piece on his daughter's prom night. and it's getting a lot of attention. but first, how many pitchers did it take to set a new major league record? this is not a joke, it's for real. the historic at-bat next in sports. stay with us. ic at-bat next in sports. stay with us. de pods child-guar. helps keep your laundry pacs safe, and your child safer. to close, twist until it clicks.

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it is time for sports highlights with king james it is time for sports highlights with king james and company evening out the score in the nba playoffs. >> yes, so the cavs and pacers in indianapolis. at the end of the first quarter, j.r. smith offered up a prayer of a shot from 62 feet.

does it go in? yes. that kind of set the tone for the rest of the game, i'd say. >> uh-huh. in the fourth quarter, check out this rare moment. lebron gets hit with a technical foul for shoving his nemesis, lance stephenson. stephenson was all over jeff green in the final moments of the game but that was not enough, cavs win 104-100. >> the cavs are 1-1 since wearing matching suits, showing up together in all black last night. while in game three they went gray. so black, they win. gray, they lose. >> oh, i see. okay, now we know. and in milwaukee, check out the man known as the greek freak. giannis antetokounmpo. >> what? antetokounmpo. >> common spelling. >> anyway, he does what he does best, throwing it down against the visiting boston celtics. giannis would finish with 27 points including the game-winning bucket. the bucks tie the series now 2-2

games. to the nhl playoffs. we cover hockey, yeah. philadelphia. the rival penguins spread their wings and soar. the pens dominated the flyers with tough play like when kris letang appeared to trip sean coutier. >> how about that. >> then jake ansel scores a hat trick on the play. he would score four of pittsburgh's eight goals over the flyers' five. philly now eliminated from the playoffs. the fans expressed their appreciation by showering the ice with trash. >> oh, very nice. why, thank you. there's a new record in major league baseball. the most pitches seen in an at-bat. check this out. brandon belt for the san francisco giants gets to the plate, and boy did he make jamie

barea of the l.a. angels work for it. a record 21 pitches were thrown. >> 21. >> that's the most since records started back in 1988. the at-bat lasted 12:45. belt eventually flied out and earned some sarcastic applause. from everyone, on all sides. they were just like, thank god that at-bat's over. >> after that at-bat he's done for the next five days, he's finished. in case you missed it, the oakland a's sean minaya tossed the first no-hitter of the season against the red-hot boston red sox, the first by an a's pitcher since 2010. to celebrate, how did teammates honor him? he gets to talk to the announcer. wait for it, a little gatorade. is that all? nope. followed by popcorn. and crowned with bubble gum bucket. yeah. quite a coordinated effort, i'd say. >> that's quite a nice outfit. >> congratulations on the no-hitter. >> should have thought of that for your record.

>> i know, that's making us hungry, though. speaking of hunger, muffins. muffins.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ get ready, everybody. because it is a national holiday. >> national american holiday. >> that's right. national american holiday to celebrate english muffins. >> yes! >> that makes sense, right? national english muffin day. >> who wants an english muffin? >> i brought us some english muffins to celebrate the occasion. isn't that nice? >> like this guy? >> yeah, i brought you an english muffin. >> that's not an english muffin. i brought us an english muffin! there you go, look at that. >> what in the world is this? >> yeah, sorry, excuse me while i whip this out. all of this, of course, is thanks to thomas -- >> this is an english muffin! >> and "blazing saddles" at the

same time. so i guess english muffin emigrated from england to new york city in 1874. when samuel bask thomas -- >> oh, excuse me. he said the trick for all the nooks and crannies, what makes an english muffin an english muffin, is a highly guarded secret. >> what's the secret? >> what you can't do apparently -- no, no, you never want to use a knife. you use a fork. >> a fork? >> otherwise you'll murder all the nooks and crannies. >> there's an etiquette -- >> that's all not how it -- why don't you just eat that one. >> this is awesome. this thing weighs so much, i'm not even playing around. this is awesome. >> our thanks to thomas' english muffins both for the english muffins and for the etiquette and the gigantic english muffin. >> we're going to get started on that soon. there's a french food ban that

is taking place. you know what we talked about, that anti-american thing white castle is doing, where they're having these veggie burgers that actually bleed? in france you may have heard of meatless meat trends, the french seem to be taking it to another step. the nation is set to ban veggies that use the words sausage and steak to describe their food. >> it can't be like a vegetarian sausage? >> exactly. no. so it will ban those vegetarians or vegans using well-known meat terms to market their food. >> what are you going to call it? >> call it what it is. lettuce. >> veggie patty, not a veggie burger? >> browned lettuce. >> let's take you to a cute proposal, going back to london with our english muffins to a marathon proposal. not only did this soon to be groom propose at the marathon, he also did it in a t-rex costume. >> well, of course. how'd it go? the interviewer asked how long they'd been together. 8 1/2 years, he said, feels like 65 million.

this morning on "world news now," nashville is a city on edge as police are warning people to look out for a suspect wanted for opening fire inside a waffle house restaurant. dozens of officers are working the case as we learn more about the four people killed and the man who police are calling a hero. emergency inspections are causing a travel mess. thousands of southwest passengers are having to deal with widespread delays and cancelations after that deadly engine explosion. new this half hour, former nfl player apologizes over taking a photo with his gun. >> here's one way to enforce a curfew. jay feeley poses with his daughter and her boyfriend on prom night. many critics are calling the joke insensitive. in "the skinny," katy perry isn't afraid to mix up her hairstyles.

why did she help herself to a handful of an "american idol" contestant's luscious locks and the hair she claims wasn't even for her, interesting. we investigate this monday, april 23rd. did katy perry get you? is that what happened here? >> exactly, plucked it all away. forget the hairstyle. what was with that multi-colored costume? >> there was a lot going on. >> she borrowed joseph's technicolor dreamcoat. >> she's not afraid to wear bright colors on her head or her body. we do want to get to that desperate manhunt that is taking place right now for that suspect after four people were killed at a nashville waffle house. >> nashville police as well as dozens of state and federal agents are now searching for that gunman. >> one of those killed was 21-year-old belmont university student debonnie gross, who was majoring in social work. at least four others were injured before a patron wrestled the gun away from the shooter.

one remains in critical condition at this hour. we get more from richard cantu. >> reporter: a desperate manhunt under way for the gunman who opened fire at a restaurant in antioch, tennessee. dozens of customers were inside this waffle house when authorities say 29-year-old travis reinking got out of his vehicle and began shooting. >> this guy in a pickup truck pulled up, gets out of his vehicle, and wearing nothing but a jacket, and shot some guy right at the door. >> reporter: he then allegedly went inside, firing round after round from this ar-15. when he paused to reload, customer james shaw jr. wrestled the weapon away, burning his hand on the barrel of the gun. shaw being hailed a hero. >> i'm not a hero. i'm just a regular person. and i think -- >> reporter: disarmed, the suspect took off, triggering the massive search. police using helicopters and

search dogs, combing through backyards in the area. reinking's jacket, found near the scene, loaded with two more magazines. >> he clearly came armed with a lot of firepower intending to devastate the south nashville area. >> reporter: reinking was no stranger to authorities. in 2017, he was arrested by the secret service in a restricted area of the white house. during that investigation, state authorities seized four firearms, including the one he allegedly used. but those guns were returned to his father. >> he was allowed to do that after he assured deputies that he would keep them secure and away from travis. >> reporter: police now fearing reinking may still be armed. richard cantu, abc news, new york. >> a lot of people are thanking shaw this morning, and who knows what would have happened if he didn't act so quickly. >> they're calling him a hero and he's like, i'm no hero, i was just trying to save myself. in the course of saving himself, he happened to save a lot of people at that waffle house. he says he's no terminator or superman.

>> i think a lot of people are going to disagree with that. they have him to thank for their lives this morning. meanwhile, president trump is hosting his first state visit sitting down with the french president, emmanuel macron. the leaders and their wives will dine privately this evening at mt. vernon in the home of george washington. they're also expected to discuss areas that they disagree on such as the iran nuclear deal. tomorrow the president and first lady will also welcome the macrons to the white house for an elaborate state dinner. a source tells abc news president trump's long-time attorney and self-described fixer michael cohen will not turn on him. the source insists cohen remains loyal to the president and will never flip. he says cohen disputes a "new york times" story that said he may cooperate with investigators. president trump lashed out at the media, tweeting that he doesn't see cohen doing that. legal experts say cohen is under intense pressure. >> this is an epic battle for the soul and the cooperation of michael cohen. and prosecutors have enormous weapons at their disposal.

they can threaten him essentially with life imprisonment. they can threaten his parents. they can threaten his spouse. >> cohen's under criminal investigation reportedly for possible bank fraud and campaign finance violations. the white house says the president believes cohen is being treated unfairly. southwest airlines travelers are bracing for more delays and cancelations today. many more expected today. they stem from emergency engine inspections brought on by the in-flight explosion that led to the death of a passenger. here's abc's kenneth moton. >> reporter: the emergency inspections over the deadly southwest airlines engine explosion are impacting thousands of passengers. >> they tell us that we actually -- there's been a change of planes, we have to deboard, and that then they're going to i guess inspect the engine. >> reporter: those inspections forced southwest to cancel nearly 50 flights sunday. the airline announcing at least 90 for monday. more than 700 flights delayed. the airline wouldn't say how many are related to the inspections. southwest started a safety

review on tuesday when a broken fan blade caused an engine to explode, killing a passenger. ryan harbi says he was forced off his flight in kansas city, told his plane would need inspecting. >> now part of me is somewhat appreciative they're at least trying to fix things and be preventive. at the same time, they're doing it in the most inefficient manner possible. >> reporter: more travel problems are expected after that rare emergency directive by the faa requiring all airlines to inspect fan blades on 737 long-service engines within 20 days. >> these are old engines. and as engines get old, like people, they begin to break. we're finally seeing the inspections that should have been done long ago. >> reporter: it appears southwest is being impacted the most because it only flies 737s. the company says it's working as fast and as safely as possible to inspect engines but southwest couldn't say if it expects delays and cancelations will get worse. kenneth moton, abc news, new york. officials in afghanistan say

a deadly suicide bombing won't stop citizens from participating in upcoming elections. isis claimed responsibility for yesterday's attack on a voter registration center in kabul. the blast killed nearly 60 and wounded more than 100 others. afghanistan will hold parliamentary elections in october. voter registration started last week. days of deadly protest in nicaragua seem to have brought about some change. human rights groups say at least 26 were killed in demonstrations against cuts in nicaragua social security system. nicaragua's president has now canceled those cuts and an increase in taxes that had just been implemented. the deep south in the u.s. is experiencing heavy and locally strong thunderstorms overnight with tornados possible. you see the storm system right there. it is massive and is right now over the south. earlier a twister touched down in the town of galliano in louisiana, roughly about 35 miles south of new orleans. vehicles were pushed off the road into a field by crosswinds.

more than a dozen buildings were damaged. it may be awhile before this sonic drive-in can serve corn dogs again. there were no reports of injuries. but so much for the corn dogs. >> a lot of debris there. now it's finally here, it is time for one of the most riveting things you may ever see. >> this is huge. this is a "world news now" exclusive. we go to tucson, arizona, for the rarest flower in the world, known as the corpse flower. >> corpse, like dead person. >> it is set to bloom soon. >> soon. >> it was supposed to open a few days ago, but so far nothing. >> nothing. >> it's a developing story? >> it is breaking news. >> we are on it. see the corpse flower only blooms once every ten years. and that bloom only lasts 24 hours. >> so it's a critical 24 hours

and it's understandable why i spent all of friday watching this feed. >> a few of our viewers did too. for some reason they were kind of unhappy that they did all that and then nothing happened. >> and nothing happened. >> but it could happen at any moment! >> i think i just saw -- >> did it move? >> i think i did. >> maybe it's going to happen right now! >> yeah. >> maybe right now! >> okay. >> or -- or maybe right now! >> just for planning purposes, so you know, we plan to break into "general hospital," break into "good morning america," whatever you're watching, even "the true," when this happens. >> by the way, be happy that you're not there to see it live, apparently when the flower blooms the reason it's called the corpse flower is because it smells like a corpse. >> it is stank. coming up, we'll have the story behind this interesting prom photo with dad using an image of his handgun to help his decision-making process on prom night. in "the skinny," trouble in paradise for ben affleck and matt damon.

the famous friends look like they might be on the outs. and jimmy kimmel's now stuck in the middle. you're watching "world news now." now." re watching ""world news now.""

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you heard the song over the weekend quite a bit. police this morning in oman had ruled out foul play in the death of the influential electronic musician avicci, the swedish superstar whose real name is tim bergling found dead friday while vacationing there. two autopsies were reportedly conducted. his parents and siblings are in the country to recover his body. avicci is credited by many with helping electronic dance music cross over into mainstream. >> so many great songs, that one chief among them. they still haven't figured out exactly what happened there. >> no. we do know he died way too soon. such a young man, 28 years old. many in the music world say he was the reason why they got into the electronic business. >> more to come on that investigation.

there's also no cause of death released for verne troyer, the actor best known as mini me from the "austin powers" franchise. his passing was announced saturday on his facebook page. the statement alluded to him losing a struggle against his own battles. troyer fought alcoholism and depression. "austin powers" mike myers called troyer a beacon of positivity. troyer was just 49. former nfl kicker jay feeley is clarifying a picture he posted as his daughter was getting ready to go to prom. the photo shows feeley holding a gun. he writes, wishing my beautiful daughter and her date a great time at prom, #badboys. >> so there it is. well. some on the internet didn't like it. after harsh criticism feeley followed up saying, the prom picture i posted was obviously intended to be a joke, my daughter has dated her boyfriend for more than a year and they knew i was joking. feeley also said the gun wasn't loaded and he takes gun safety very seriously. >> it's one of those things that lots of prospective fathers joke

about even before they have kids. right? the image of the boyfriend comes to the door, i'm going to get my gun, so on and so forth. it was clear what he was going for, but some people thought it was a bit insensitive. >> yes, they did. when we come back, jimmy kimmel had a big weekend, marking a major milestone, and he has a new bff, apparently. >> uh-oh. we're going to break down the hairy moments from "american idol," and we mean hairy. "the skinny" is coming up next. uh-oh. we're going to break down the hairy moments from "american idol," and we mean hairy. "the skinny" is coming up next. estineny" is coming up next. for all the people who sneeze around dust. there's flonase sensimist allergy relief. it relieves all your worst symptoms including nasal congestion, which most pills don't. it's more complete allergy relief. and all from a gentle mist you can barely feel. flonase sensimist helps block 6 key inflammatory substances. most pills only block one. and 6 is greater than 1. flonase sensimist.

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♪ ♪ ♪ "skinny" in the ♪ "skinny" in the house. >> good job. >> i know the one song finally. it is, despite the music and the graphic, it's "skinny" time. and guess what we're starting with. >> guess what we're talking about? >> "american idol." >> yep. >> i know. >> you've ruined it. >> i know, i know. >> voters at home are now responsible for four hopefuls going home and deciding who the top ten will be. >> the pressure. it was a hair-raising night for sure. first of all, what is up with katy perry's technicolor dreamcoat? she's sporting pink hair and that trippy rainbow sequin dress to match.

>> it's kind of working for her. >> i like it. >> she took time out from judging to pluck some hair from heartthrob cade's head. >> he has a lot of hair. >> because that's normal. she says it's not creepy because it's for her mom. >> okay, not creepy at all. >> huh. >> huh. >> we're going to get written up for that one. katy, no one ever did that to clay aiken, i've never seen it before. >> it's for my mother! >> okay. by the way, i want to say that these are for you. >> bless you! >> what is going on on that show? >> i don't know, this is weird. our rocker is gaining quite a following. another fan gave him a bouquet of kale. nothing says southern california like a bouquet of kale. >> over to ada blocks, who brought the drama. journey received a standing "o" from the judges and quirky katie took us to church. >> an update on the snacking game when ryan revealed where

all the snacks were hidden. needless to say katy's snack game is still strong. >> girl after my own heart. seacrest later posted this behind the scenes clip of a snack mishap. he says, this is why i lost my coffee break privileges, after he knocked over one of lionel's drinks. >> oh, you don't knock over the drink. >> just spilled the whole thing. >> superfans will ganss will be back tomorrow after we find out who made to it the top ten. he was watching last night. >> he just couldn't make it in. >> he had some thoughts. >> i see. we'll get them all. but first up, if you missed coachella, there's always next year. don't be sad because the music festival season has only just begun. >> but the bar has been set rather high, of course. by beyonce, who had a lot of pressure on her as she took the stage at coachella for week two. the wardrobe shifted from yellow to magenta as she included surprise guest star the latin superstar jay balvin.

>> sister solange came out for a danceoff but apparently had some trouble with the lift. they worked through it as always. >> you'll notice the video's a little bit different this week than last week because we didn't have the live stream. this is just like some of the fan video. >> do you think they were taking a note from us that time you dropped me? it looks like a very similar move. we may have inspired beyonce at coachella. >> yeah, but the thing is they got back up. >> oh. >> we weren't able to. >> also a very good point. by the way, speaking of family. jimmy kimmel celebrated a very special day with his son billy this weekend. >> his 1st birthday. you know what that means. time for cake! jimmy posted this photo of the birthday boy all dressed up with a bow tie, thanking the nurses and doctors who saved his life just about a year ago. >> you might remember billy was born with a rare heart defect, and his father has been very open about his son's ordeal on the show, advocating for better health care coverage for

families so other families in need can get the kind of care that little billy has. jimmy's also been implicated in some celebrity bromance drama. >> yeah. so there was speculation out there that matt damon has replaced ben affleck with chris hemsworth as his new best friend. chris being better looking. >> uh oh. >> guess who was not having any of it, ben. he tweeted at chris hemsworth, you can have him, i'm team jimmy kimmel now. anyways. >> anyways with an "s." you know what that means. matt damon issued a response, like jimmy we have to apologize to matt damon, we've run out of time. >> sorry, no response. sir anthony hopkins puzzled his fans when he shared this video. >> the 80-year-old oscar winner posted the clip on twitter with the caption "this is what happens when you're all work and no play." that's like the stuff of nightmares.

or dreams. >> i'm sorry, i keep worrying he's going to try to eat my face. hello, clarice!

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ago, attacked by a bear nine months ago, his most recent brush with death had him swimming for his life. >> not going camping with this guy. >> here's abe's marci gonzalez with the incredible story. >> reporter: he may be either the luckiest -- >> very lucky. i feel god had a hand it in. >> reporter: or the unluckiest guy in the country. >> i think it was bad luck. >> reporter: 20-year-old dylan mcwilliams surviving an attack by a wild animal only to face yet another terrifying close call with mother nature months later. on thursday, williams was out surfing in hawaii when he was bitten by a shark. >> i just like started kicking at him, and i kicked him, i could feel him underneath me once when i kicked. so that might have deterred him. >> reporter: that fast reaction sounding a lot like his response last year when he woke up during a camping trip in colorado with his head in the mouth of a nearly 300-pound black bear, describing to our clayton

sandell how he fought back as he was dragged out of his sleeping bag. >> yelling. screaming. hitting it. trying to poke its eyes. anything tender. i was pulling on its nose as hard as i could. its ears. >> reporter: mcwilliams, who very fittingly has taught wilderness survival classes, says it's just a coincidence that he had to put his skills to such extreme tests twice. his family, though, sees it differently. >> that's what my dad says, he says i either need to go to vegas or buy lottery tickets. >> reporter: but he is just so laid back about all of this. he says he went camping again just a week after the bear attack, and right now he's just waiting for the gash on his leg from the shark bite to heal so he can get back out there surfing. marci gonzalez, abc news, los angeles. >> do you want to go with him? go ahead. >> no, no, i'll pass. i don't even want his cologne. i don't know what he's spraying on his body right now. but it must be delicious. because everybody wants a piece of him. all right, that's it for this half hour. >> don't miss our updates on facebook at wnnfans.com.

>> no, not at all. that's it for us this morning. making news in america this morning, the manhunt for the waffle house shooter. new details overnight on the suspect accused of gunning down four victims all in their 20s inside this nashville restaurant. his prior arrest at the white house and his claim that taylor swift was stalking him. plus, why his guns were taken away in the past. this morning, the hero who took on the shooter. >> i'm just a regular person and i think -- >> and we hear from the man who helped pull people into the bathroom also saving lives. a tornado tears through this fast food restaurant as more severe storms slam the south overnight. the damage and where they're moving now. plus, another midair scare. a passenger jet hits turbulence so severe, passengers say the window panel fell off. health alert.