environmentalists say texas is failing to protect people there from chemical fires and explosions. investigators in pennsylvania are working to figure out what caused a deadly fire at a chicken farm. >> fire officials say around 28,000 chickens were killed in the blaze. the birds were housed in a 300-foot-long building which burned. no farm workers or firefighters were hurt. the agriculture department has ended a controversial program that resulted in the deaths of thousands of cats. >> the program was started in 1982 and involved infecting the cats with a disease which eventually meant they had to be put down. the usda announced yesterday that the program is being discontinued. 14 cats that were going to be infected are now being put up for adoption. new details are surfacing in last month's crash of that ethiopian airlines boeing 737 max that killed all 157 people on board. >> "the wall street journal" is reporting the pilots had initially followed boeing's emergency procedures, but still couldn't regain control of the plane.

now the company is reporting another setback. here's abc's david kerley.these grounded, may not be available for several more weeks. boeing, which planned to ask for approval of its software upgrade last friday, is now asking for more time. >> we're working with customers and regulators around the world to restore faith in our industry. >> reporter: boeing says it will demonstrate it's addressed all certification requirements, but will now ask for approval in the coming weeks. that could be up to four more weeks. the faa saying it won't approve the software until it is satisfied. the software will make it more difficult for an anti-stall system in the new jet to misfire and easier for a pilot to regain control. that system is suspected in two crashes of maxes in the past five months in which the jets nosed down and up dramatically. american and southwest, who together own nearly 60 aircraft,

have been forced to cancel more than 200 flights every day.ey e add to that software fix. there's reports it could take four weeks, add two weeks to pilot training. optimistically mid-may before this fleet is back in the air. >> david kerley reporting on every step of this story. the price hike that netflix users were warned about a few months ago will be here in just a few weeks. >> brace yourselves. subscriptions will increase by $1 to $2 starting with your next billing cycle. plans will range from $9 to $16 per month. in january netflix said it was increasing its prices so it can add more tv shows and movies. netflix will also be facing some new competition. apple recently unveiled tv and some other streaming services. >> there you go. coming up, celine dion opening up about life, love, and taking on the role of both parents. ok i'll admit. i didn't keep my place as clean as i would like 'cuz i'm way too busy.

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♪ and i know that my heart will go on ♪ our hearts will go for celine even though her las vegas residency soon will be coming to an end. celine dion opening up about enduring heartbreak and emerging stronger. >> she's embracing life again, also embracing new opportunities. here is debra roberts. ♪ >> reporter: celine dion feeling more alive than ever. >> i feel so powerful. and in charge. and grounded. and happy. >> it radiates. it radiates, i see the happiness. >> i can say more, i can say more. >> reporter: three years after losing her beloved rene, manager

and husband of 21 years, celine is finding her balance again. >> i think from rene giving me so much strength and power and positivity, and being in charge even more because now i will never be a dad but it's like i'm on a double job as a parent. so i'm a "parents." >> you're the whole deal. >> i'm the big deal! and the kids are growing. and i see them and i look at them and like, wow, we've done a great job. and i'm so proud. >> reporter: she's learning to make her own decisions, taking on new projects, slowly finding confidence without her life love who guided her for so long, launching her into superstardom. ♪ there's nothing i fear >> is that the advice you give to anybody else who may have gone through loss? >> you cannot stop living and go forward. and today is the first day of the beginning of my life,

because i know that i don't have to worry. >> and speaking of going forward, so much going on for you. you're in the 50 club. welcome aboard. >> extraordinary. and i don't want that to sound pretentious, but i feel stronger, more beautiful, more grounded. there's this power and this strength that comes with that maturity, that vintage thing. >> that vintage thing. >> that's priceless. >> reporter: now at 50, celine dion stepping out strong, becoming the newest spokesperson for l'oreal paris. >> life is open. what do you want to be? what are your dreams? yeah, i'm a woman. and we're worth it. >> what's your secret these days to staying healthy and fit and happy? >> don't need to prove myself to the industry, to my family, to my friends. because i think i have done it for many years.

i do it because my passion has grown through the years. and now i do it because i have so much fun. >> there are some who worry about you. there are some who worry you're a little too thin. what do you say? >> i'm thin. i'm kind too, you know? it's true that i'm a little thinner. everything's fine, nothing's wrong. i have discovered a new passion. dancing. >> reporter: on june 8th, celine will take the stage at caesars palace for the very last time. after almost 20 years on and off in vegas, are you ready to finish? >> i don't like finish, the word finish. >> wrap up? >> no. >> chicken wrap. >> vegas has given me the passion we love to share with the people. people thought i was going to finish my career here and the "titanic" was going to sink again. am i going to go crazy and cry, am i going to be emotional and

laugh, am i going to be emotional and say, you have to sing this song for me tonight? they do, but tonight more than ever before. >> you ready to love again at some point? >> i am in love. you don't -- you don't see it? love is not necessarily to marry again. when i see a rainbow, when i see a sunset, a beautiful dance number, i laugh, i cry, i'm in love. i go on stage every night because i love what i do. so i'm very much in love. >> no other entertainer like her. >> no. >> she helped re-energize las vegas when it comes to residencies. >> absolutely. >> superfan will ganss loves her. >> loves, loves, loves her. i love her answer about finding love again. because she's like, this isn't about being married. i am in love. you don't see this?

real quick, re-enact "titanic." >> i'm going to be rose. be rose.

i love "this happened." because this happened. what's good for the goose is not good for eastern university of michigan students, an aggressive goose they're dealing with. university officials are warning students and staff to watch out -- >> whoa, real aggressive. >> yeah, for that canadian goose, apparently terrorizing -- >> not passive-aggressive. >> no, aggressive-aggressive. >> oh my gosh. >> they posted that security camera video on social media tuesday. it shows obviously the bird's charging at people in the parking lot. so apparently it's a male goose protecting a nest. >> so -- and that student got way too close, clearly should have known better. >> get away. >> man.

>> talking about universities, university of south carolina, we had a squirrel issue, aggressive squirrels. >> university of missouri was the same thing. those squirrels or the sidewalk, it's their space, you walk >> and i would do that. >> if you don't know, now you know. so a photographer captured a blond zebra on camera for the first time. look at this. how very interesting. so we're used to the zebras with the black and white stripes. this zebra, due to a lack of melanin, appears more pale than its counterparts. so it looks blond. it was out in the serengeti national park. for blond zebras, it may have a tougher time warding off flies because that's what those stripes do. you need that melanin. >> they do, and since it's a blond zebra, does it have the vocal thing as well, oh my gaaaawd, oh my gaaaawd. we love all our blond friends. >> we do, we do.

so this happened. a whale surfaced right next to some kayakers off the california coast. and they got a nice little surprise. >> watch out, now. >> were your cameras ready for the gram? because that's a good image right there. >> look at that one, wow. >> got that one! >> got it! >> close encounter there. >> yeah. that is pretty cool. i wonder what it looked like once it -- the ones who were really close, what could they see under the water? >> if they have a clear kayak like the one i won on "the price is right" so many years ago. >> come on down! so this happened. in the midwest they've been dealing with a lot of flooding. so this guy filming flood damage in north dakota caught this. look at that, just a moose floating on a chunk of ice. >> just hanging out on the ice. >> looks like he may be stranded out there. >> the meese can swim, though. >> the meese. can we show the dog real quick? just wants to take a walk. >> they said no.

>> there he

now," the security breach at president trump's mar-a-lago club. >> the investigation is now under way into how a woman got through several layers of security, including the secret service, while the president was in town. also this morning, a break in the case of a music star's murder. police say they caught the man who gunned down nipsey hussle. overnight we're learning they met with the alleged getaway driver. one person dead and two others fighting for their lives after a massive explosion at a chemical plant near the neighborhood rocked by another chemical plant fire just last month. has mother's day come early? you won't believe the incredible gift this 13-year-old gave his mom and what he traded in to get it for her. it's wednesday, april 3rd.

good morning, everyone, happy hump day. it's nice to have the lady in white next to me. >> uh-huh. >> looking good. >> thank you. >> very spring. >> very shady. >> i'm not being shady. >> come on, spring. >> you're willing it into existence because we've had some chilly temperatures. >> i am. we begin this half hour with the arrest at mar-a-lago. a woman brazenly getting by several layers of security to make it deep inside president trump's exclusive members-only club. >> the 32-year-old chinese national was carrying four cellphones, a laptop, and a thumb drive infected with malware when she was finally stopped. abc's martha raddatz has the details. >> reporter: the major security breach at mar-a-lago while the president was in florida. it was just after noon on saturday. the woman, yujing zhang, walking up to a secret service agent, presenting two passports as i.d. authorities say zhang told the agent she was there to go to the pool.

according to court documents the agent checked the i.d. and handed zhang off to mar-a-lago security. they couldn't find her on their membership rolls but there was another person named zhang who belonged to the club. according to the complaint, due to a potential language barrier issue, mar-a-lago believed her to be the relative of that member. they let her in. a valet drove her to the main reception area in a golf cart, passing three more secret service agents. prosecutors say zhang was finally stopped by a receptionist who asked her several times why she was there. according to the complaint, zhang finally responded that she was there for a united nations chinese-american association event later in the evening. the receptionist knew this event does not exist. at that point the secret service took over. authorities say zhang claimed her chinese friend charles told her to travel from shanghai to attempt to speak with a member

of the president's family about chinese and american foreign economic relations. police say she was carrying four cellphones, a laptop, an external hard drive, and a thumb drive. authorities determined preliminarily that the thumb drive contained malicious malware. there's still many questions about who this woman is and why she was at the resort, and especially about the thumb drive, which authorities say contained that malware which can infect computers with a virus, but also many questions remain about how she was able to make it onto that secure property even if the president wasn't there at the time and he was golfing. that is where he spent the weekend. i'm martha raddatz for abc news in washington. >> a stunning story there. the house oversight committee has issued the first subpoenas stemming from its

investigation into white house security clearances. >> lawmakers voted along party lines to compel the former white house personnel security director to testify. karl kline was the boss of the whistle-blower who told the committee administration officials had overruled career employees in 25 cases granting clearances to people who were initially denied over concerns such as foreign influence and criminal conduct. breaking overnight, history made in chicago. the first black female and openly gay mayor has been elected. 56-year-old lori lightfoot is a former federal prosecutor who's never been elected to public office before last night. she's promising to fight city hall corruption and help chicago's lower and working classes. lightfoot will take office may 20th. she defeated toni preckwinkle, who's had a decades-long political career. four former penn state fraternity members have been sentenced for the 2017 death of pledge timothy piazza. all four of the young men

pleaded guilty to a variety of hazing and conspiracy charges. three were sentenced to jail time from 30 days to nine months behind bars. the fourth was given house arrest. piazza was a 19-year-old sophomore who died just over two years ago following an alcohol-fueled fraternity event. investigators said he was given 18 drinks in just over an hour and 20 minutes. at least three other former chapter members still face trial in connection with piazza's death. dramatic new details in the murder of rapper nipsey hussle. his alleged killer is behind bars. police captured suspect eric holder yesterday about 20 miles outside los angeles. detectives say holder is the man in surveillance video obtained by tmz seen speaking with hussle sunday before opening fire. sources say the woman believed to have driven holder's getaway car met with detectives but has not been charged. police say hussle and holder knew each other but didn't explain how. they said the men argued a number of times sunday but haven't given details about the

the dispute, only to say it was. fa ctinuto hor the grammy nominee, who had also become an anti-violence activist. a petition has been started to rename the inner section where hussle was killed in his honor. >> so many people honoring him. big names in sports and entertainment. but for the first time we're also hearing from his wife, actress lauren london. she posted a very emotional tribute to him with several pictures. the first line really got me when i read it. it said, i am completely lost, i've lost my best friend. so many in the entertainment world, across the nation, are thinking about her and their child this morning as well. >> absolutely. the fire at a chemical plant outside houston is now out, and the shelter in place order to nearby residents has been lifted. >> overnight the texas attorney general's office filed against the plant owner for violations >> two employeesightir act for theive

>> reporter: a terrifying chemical plant blast leaving one person dead and several communities outside houston on edge. >> all units be advised, we have multiple injured employees at the kmco refinery. >> reporter: flames and thick black smoke pouring from tanks. the incident beginning just after 11:00 when officials say isobutylene, a highly flammable chemical, ignited. >> boom, boom! >> they told us to get out of the plant, there was a leak. we were evacuating and it blew up. we had to crawl underneath the fence to get out. >> reporter: life flight choppers quickly moving in. >> i'm with one patient, he's got second and third-degree burns to the face and hands. >> reporter: one worker is dead, two more in critical condition. the blaze setting off the plant's automated water system. atr: allts illexplos within a one-mile radius ordered

to shelter in place. students kept in schools. air conditioning units in those buildings turned off. other adults and children chemicals in the complex that are concerning to us as well so we're actively monitoring that. >> reporter: this comes days after a fire at a different facility nearby burned on and off for days. at one point officials detecting toxic benzene in the air. the epa now monitoring air quality for this incident as well, but so far saying, despite this thick smoke, they have not detected anything of concern. this company has a history of osha violations and is facing a civil trial over allegations it violated clean air and water laws. the company has apologized for this latest incident and the epa has been using a plane to monitor the air quality, and they are telling residents it is safe. marcus moore, abc news, crosby, texas. >> our thanks to marcus there in texas. two of the most well-known defendants in the college admissions scandal are due in court today. >> actresses felicity huffman and lori loughlin will appear in boston federal court for a preliminary hearing. some of the 33 parents in the

so-called varsity blues case are fighting back against the charges but neither actress has spoken publicly since their arrest. now to baseball, what does it take to get to the big leagues? how about uber? >> yankees infielder tyler wade had to get from the team's aaa team in scranton, pennsylvania to yankee stadium in the bronx monday as a roster replacement. the club put him in an uber for a two-hour, 130-mile ride. estimated cost at least $170. wade got there in the seventh inning. last night marked bryce harper's return to d.c. after leaving the nationals and signing a $330 million contract with rival philadelphia phillies. >> as you can imagine, nats fans did not welcome their former star with open arms, listen to that. booing heartily and holding up signs like "snake," and why philly, bro?" >> some remade their old bryce harper jerseys saying, traitor. a lot of hurt feelings.

you know who doesn't care? >> who? >> bryce harper. >> and all his dollars. >> $330 million contract. he just announced he and his wife are expecting a baby boy. their first child. >> phillies really ready to welcome that baby with open arms. >> they really are. bryce don't care. >> bryce don't care. how did you feel? you went from philly to d.c. when you went back to philly, people booed you too, didn't they? >> they did not. >> i thought you told they me booed you. >> ask the people at our powerhouse station, channel 6 action news. >> they booed him lustily. >> oh, no. hey, you trying to cover up me talking about our powerhouse station wpbi? >> shout-out to philly. coming up, the terrifying cougar attack on a 7-year-old boy. it happened right in the family's backyard. what his brave mother did to save her son's life. and an update on that paralyzing disorder that struck hundreds of children last year. what federal health officials are now saying. al health officials

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jews came out for the funeral of a 95-year-old rabbi. two nypd officers suffered minor injuries during that very large procession. one was struck by a vehicle, suffering a leg injury. another officer was struck by a drone. just so many people out there on the street. and federal health officials are accelerating their efforts to find the cause of that paralyzing illness that struck more than 200 children last year. >> the disease, called afm, reminded many of polio, but with far fewer cases. the head of infectious diseases at national institutes of health has written a report. he says he can't assume the number of cases will always be this low. several agencies are now working on the disease, but there is still no cure. a lawsuit is building against a hospital in san diego over the discovery of hidden cameras in operating rooms that recorded female patients. >> up to 1,800 patients may have been recorded without their knowledge or consent during medical procedures, including surgeries and giving birth. here's abc's eva pilgrim.

>> reporter: a few years after going into the hospital for an emergency c-section, carla jones was stunned to learn her child's birth had been captured on a hidden camera. >> i was mortified at the idea that there was video or images of me in that extremely vulnerable and exposed moment. >> reporter: a new lawsuit filed by 81 women alleges cameras in three operating rooms at sharp grossmont hospital recorded some 1,800 patients between july 2012 and june 2013. the story broken by our san diego affiliate kgtv. this image obtained by abc news shows the view from one of those undercover cameras. >> there's images floating around somewhere potentially viewed, could be viewed in the future by others without my permission. >> reporter: the hospital says the motion-activated cameras were part of an investigation into missing drugs. >> even after they confronted the employee and they had identified the source of the missing drugs, in their mind, they continued to operate the cameras for two additional months.

>> reporter: the hospital tells abc news they have not used those surveillance methods again and that they regret that their efforts to ensure medication security may have caused distress. eva pilgrim, abc news, new york. >> our thanks to eva. a mom came to the rescue when she saw a mountain lion attacking her 7-year-old son. >> the boy was playing in his family's backyard home in british columbia when the animal attacked. the boy's mother heard loud bangs when the cougar jumped off their metal fence. she then saw the animal dragging her son away. >> i turn the corner. and i see this animal on my child. and i -- at first i didn't even know what it was, it just -- i -- then i knew it was a cougar. and so i just -- i leaped onto the cougar. >> that cougar was biting down on the boy's arm, so mom pried the animal's mouth open, the cat let go then took off. the little boy is recovering with some gashes to his head, neck, and arm, and he has his mom to thank for saving his

life. >> talk about moms as superheroes. >> definitely. >> oh my gosh. coming up in our next half hour, the man who had a jetliner all to himself. no, it wasn't a private jet either. how this lucky flyer ended up being the only passenger on this boeing 737. but first the boy who gave up his grass-cutting money and his x-box for a very special gift for mom. that's next on "world news now." you know what's better than mopping? anything! at the end of a long day, it's the last thing i want to do. well i switched to swiffer wet jet and its awesome. it's an all-in-one so it's ready to go when i am. the cleaning solution actually breaks down dirt and grime. and the pad absorbs it deep inside. so, it prevents streaks and haze better than my old mop. plus, it's safe to use on all my floors, even wood. glad i got that off my chest and the day off my floor. try wet jet with a moneyback guarantee

♪ little red corvette one thing a mother of three has a new set of wheels and it may not be a little red corvette but she has her 13-year-old son to thank for it. >> speeding up to the set to tell us about this story, will ganss, everybody. >> good morning, you guys. good morning to all of you. when i was 13 i was only worried about which color rubber bands i wanted on my braces. this incredible 13-year-old in nevada has much bigger thoughts on his mind, like how he would change his mom's life.

>> at my low point, here comes my son, you know. everybody goes through rough patches in their life. but, you know, there's good that can come from any situation as long as somebody with a heart does it. >> reporter: say what you will about kids and screen time, but william preston is using his gadgets for good. >> i saw people on youtube give their mom a car. then just like surprise their mom with a car. then i wanted to do it. >> reporter: the 13-year-old from nevada helping his single mother crystal after an unexpected rough patch. doing yard and housework around his community to earn some extra money for his family. william then spotting a white chevy metro for sale on facebook. offering up any 13-year-old's greatest treasure in hopes for a trade. >> i asked if i could trade the x-box or earn it. and then she said -- at first she said no. then she said she thought about it. then she said yes.

>> reporter: william successfully swapping fortnite and lawn-mowing money for this life-changing gift to his mama. >> mom, i got you a car. then she's like, no, you didn't. then i was like, i did. and then she didn't believe me. >> i bawled so bad. i was just like, there's -- there's no way. what 13-year-old do you know buys their mom a car? i don't know any. >> reporter: giving mom a lot to be proud of. >> i can't even express it. there's no words that can express my gratitude and how proud i am. >> the family has a gofundme set up to help cover some other family expenses. i feel bad for william's brother and sister. now that mother's day is right around the corner, william set the bar pretty high. >> he did set the bar high, but i'm pretty sure that mom, she just appreciates the love. >> yeah, but i mean, macaroni necklace won't do it. >> you're so right. >> i know. >> darn it, darn it. >> great job, william, there. and -- >> great job here. >> thank you.

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time for "the mix" this wednesday. you probably remember baby chenko, probably not by name. she's the baby who had this amazing head full of hair, was working with pantene. watch out, little baby boston from australia giving you a little bit of a run for your money. his mom says his hair literally stops strangers in their tracks because they can't believe that that hair is his. and -- yeah. >> it seems like they probably used a balloon to like really get to it its natural state there. >> yeah. >> its full potential. >> boston's hair is -- >> he got some poses there. >> he does. a lot of hair there. speaking of poses. so you take yoga. >> okay. >> you take a lemur.

you put them together. you got lem-yoga. >> all right. >> people apparently in england are going to this luxury hotel and spa to do lem-yoga. >> okay. >> the idea is that the lemur yoga will help reduce stress for people. >> will it? >> they actually do some of the poses there with you. >> wow. so these are trained lemurs. >> i don't know if they do the downward lemur. >> yeah. >> workout dog. >> dog. interesting. probably a little bit hard to pay attention and get all into your yogi mode. >> lemurs are climbing all over you. >> right, posing for pictures like that. interesting. it is cute. so making sandwiches. people do it. >> they do. >> and in san diego one school broke a record. some kids at the san diego jewish academy made 868 sandwiches in three minutes.

that nearly doubled their previous record of 490, breaking the world record, then they donated those sandwiches to the city's homeless. >> for a good cause. they didn't cut the crust off. >> they didn't cut the crust off and it might have been dry. >> that's not peanut butter and jelly? >> it was not peanut butter and jelly. >> where's the music? ♪ peanut butter >> we're not going to bring that out. >> we wish, we wish. let's move on to -- ♪ it's a hard knocks life for pugs ♪ >> us. >> pugs. >> that's what i meant too. >> this guy is stressed, needs a little massage, his tongue is out so he's really enjoying, pampered pooch just enjoying life. >> he really is. that tongue just hanging out there. >> i wish i could get the same treatment here at "world news now" by you. where's my massage, janai?

>> keep dreaming. there's will, stick your tongue out.

this morning on "world news now," the first jail sentences handed down after the paternity hazing death at penn state. the complex case put a family's heartbreak on full display, now sent three former fraternity members to jail. new overnight we're hearing from timothy piazza's parents. ♪ also new overnight, history made in the windy city. for the first time ever a black woman is chicago's mayor. and that's not the only barrier she's breaking. new this half hour, flying solo. >> literally. a boeing 737 can seat nearly 200 people, but somehow a man ended up being the only passenger on that flight to italy. and it's a bird, it's a plane -- it's an hours'-long wait for avengers tickets?

how "avengers: end game" is already crushing box office competition only hours after tickets went on sale. you know disney is the parent company of abc news. it is wednesday, april 3rd. you are hyped for "avengers: end game." >> yeah. >> so am i. >> because they pay the bills around here. >> they do pay the bills. and i will wait in line. >> yeah? >> no, i wouldn't. >> no, right. >> i'm going to go. everyone's talking about it, people are waiting in lines, people here waited in lines. >> so excited. >> on line for six hours. >> it's going to be a huge event, it really will be. we will get to all that later. we begin with the first round of punishments handed down in the hazing case that shook penn state. >> more than two years after timothy piazza died during a night of forced drinking, several of piazza's former fraternity brothers are now set to serve their time. >> reporter: with heads hanging low, four former penn state fraternity brothers walked into a pennsylvania courtroom to face the judge for the hazing death

of timothy piazza. joshua kurczewski, joseph sala, michael bonatucci, luke visser sentenced for piazza's 2017 death after the 19-year-old died following an alcohol-fueled hazing ritual. sala will serve three months' house arrest and over two years probation. the others could spend up to six months behind bars. kurczewski dealt the harshest punishment of the four among 26 members of the fraternity charged in the case. it took 12 hours to call 911 after finding the 19-year-old unconscious following a night of forced drinking which ended with piazza falling head-first down a flight of stairs. >> we are committed to holding every responsible individual accountable.

>> reporter: a furious legal battle followed piazza's death five of the members. many are still facing a slewudi tampering with evidence, hazing.end they are yet to be sentenced. >> they committed serious crimes. now they have to deal with it. >> reporter: overnight piazza's parents telling abc news they hope their son's case will serve as a warning to others and make students think twice before hazing anyone. >> again, the sentencing phase is not over. several frat members who pleaded guilty are expected -- their sentences are expected to be handed down in the next few months. >> we'll be watching what those sentences are. obviously this is not the only case like this involving hazing that we see that has awful, just heartbreaking endings that impact so many families in schools. to see at least in these cases so far nine months in jail, the harshest penalty so far. other than that, others got probation and house arrest.

you really want to see sentences that make people think twice about doing this on college campuses. turning to the security breach at mar-a-lago, a woman from china arrested after bypassing secret service at the palm beach resort over the wee a in town. >> according to the complaint the woman was carrying four cellphones, a laptop, and a thumb drive infected with malware. she showed two chinese passports as i.d. and said she was there to use the pool. security mistakenly believed she was the daughter of a club member. they say once inside she changed her story saying she was there for a certain event but no such event was taking place. president trump is warning his party not to run away from health care if they want to win in 2020. >> the president told gop lawmakers last night they will get clobbered if they don't confront health care and vowed republicans will champion the issue of covering people with pre-existing conditions. >> the president talked about waiting until after next year's election to unveil the replacement for obamacare. abc's jonathan karl has more.

>> reporter: one week after saying he would make the republicans the party of health care -- >> i understand health care now, especially very well. a lot of people don't understand it. >> reporter: president trump now says that will have to wait until after the 2020 election. tweet. vote will be taken right after the election when republicans hold the senate and win back the house. the president's initial promise of a republican health care plan came after he decided last week to attempt to completely terminate obamacare through the courts. a move that could leave tens of millions of people without health insurance. now he's saying the republican replacement plan will have to wait. >> if we get back the house and on the assumption we keep the senate and we keep the presidency, which i hope are two good assumptions, we're going to have a phenomenal health care. >> reporter: the about-face comes after republican leaders in congress told the president they had no interest in pushing through a health care bill any time soon. >> i made it clear to him we

were not going to be doing that in the senate. >> reporter: republicans have yet to present a plan to replace obamacare. the president implied he already has one. >> when the plan comes out, which we'll be showing you at the appropriate time, it's much better than obamacare. so when the plan comes out, you'll see it. >> reporter: we asked republican senate leader mitch mcconnell if he has seen the president's health care plan. his office would not say. but if there is a plan, it is one of washington's best-kept secrets because nobody seems to know what it is. jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. >> thank you, jonathan karl. two more women are accusing former vice president joe biden of inappropriate behavior. the women told the new york times that biden touched them in ways that made them feel uncomfortable. one of them saying he put his hand on her thigh and hugged her too long during an event on sexual assault. house speaker nancy pelosi said she didn't think biden's actions were disqualifying for a presidential bid. she said he's an affectionate person to everyone, but advised him to keep his handshakes at arm's length.

voters making history in chicago by electing the city's first black woman and openly gay mayor. former federal prosecutor lori lightfoot defeated toni preckwinkle. she'd never been elected before the runoff election to replace mayor rahm emanuel. she's promising to take on one of chicago's most notorious problems. >> we can and we will break this city's endless cycle of corruption. >> lightfoot campaigned on helping chicago's poor. election results show she won every one of chicago's 50 wards, wow. lightfoot will be sworn in on may 20th. >> history made there. south carolina lawmakers moving quickly on a bill to protect rideshare users after the death of a college student. police say university of south carolina senior samantha josephson was killed after getting into a car she thought was her uber. the south carolina legislature

could vote on a bill today requiring all uber and lyft drivers to have illuminated company signs in their vehicles. last night josephson's family and friends held a candlelight vigil in the new jersey town where she grew up. her funeral will be held today. turning to the weather now, some april snow in the rockies this morning as a nor'easter skirts the east coast. >> that system already brought snow to the carolinas. charlotte saw the second april snow in 100 years. >> now the nor'easter is off maryland's eastern shore up to cape cod. there's some rain along the coast and maine may see some snow. >> but the real problem today will be in the midwest with rain and even thunderstorms possible from the gulf coast on up into iowa. a lithuanian man had all the leg room he wanted on a recent flight to italy. >> he wound up being the only passenger on the 188-seat 737. the only other people on the plane with him were the two pilots -- >> that's good. >> -- and five crew members.

>> the 900-mile flight lasted a little more than two hours. he said it was a one-in-a-lifetime experience. but i heard he still had trouble getting those peanuts. >> i was going to say, they still made him pay for the drinks. he still had to wait to board. they were not letting him board first class. >> sir, please do not stand at the bathroom. >> wait your turn. >> stay behind the curtain of first class, you're not allowed. >> sir, sir. coming up, an update about the health of rock 'n' roll legend mick jagger. but first the bicyclist racing downhill at 40 miles an hour when a deer crosses his path. see what happens next. later in "the skinny," how the avengers nearly broke the internet. you're watching "world news now." now."

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>> domeanna spell has been missing since last thursday, believed to be on the run with 47-year-old cory disotel, a family friend who gained the trust of the girl's parents by allegedly hiring the girl to babysit his granddaughter. spell's sister said there was no granddaughter and the two were in a secret relationship. the rolling stones are hoping to perform in north america this year after all. >> the legendary rockers postponed their "no filter" tour because mick jagger is having heart surgery this week. >> the tour was supposed to start this month in miami, instead, the promoters are hoping for july. >> sights set on summer. "inside edition" host deborah norville is recovering after undergoing cancer history. >> this morning she's sharing a status update as well as profound thanks to all of her fans for kindness and well wishes. here is erielle reshef. >> reporter: deborah norville

out of surgery after doctors removed a cancerous nodule from her thyroid, reporting everything went great. the host of "inside edition" revealing her diagnosis monday. >> you know, we live in a world of see something, say something. and i'm really glad we do. >> reporter: crediting an eagle-eyed viewer who noticed something didn't look right. >> an "inside edition" viewer reached out to say she'd seen something on my neck. it was a lump. >> reporter: norville said she lived with that lump for years under close medical observation, but when it turned cancerous, it was time to operate. >> there will be no chemo, i'm told no radiation. >> reporter: it's not the first time a tv viewer has flagged a health cancer. hgtv host tarik el moussa was successfully treated for thyroid cancer after a nurse spotted this lump on his neck. doctors say about half of people will get a thyroid nodule before age 60, but only 5% turn out to be cancerous. norville now thanking everyone for the outpouring of love. erielle reshef, abc news, new york. >> so nice to see that she's already recovering. >> yes, definitely. obviously that eagle-eyed

viewer, big thanks to them. i wonder, will she have that person on the show later? >> yes, that would be a nice little reunion. look at you. >> oh, yeah, producing from here for "inside edition." my producers love when i do that from here. >> they certainly do. when we come back, how "the avengers" just sent ticket presales into utter chaos. >> "the skinny" is next. but life...can throw them off balance. (vo) re-align yourself with align probiotic. and try align gummies with prebiotics and probiotics to help support digestive health.

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♪ i wanna be your ♪ i wanna be your end game i wanna be your first string ♪ will snuck some taylor swift into the show. >> you know he's behind that, right? >> it's time for "the skinny." taylor swift's "end game" had nothing on another end game that sent seismic shocks across the internet. >> presale tickets went on sale for "avengers: end game." will ganss to tell us about the record-setting sales. this is just the beginning for "end game." >> get ready, buckle up. from here on out it's going to be avengers mania. captain america, iron man, and the super squad aren't just breaking records this morning, they're breaking the internet.

>> we're the avengers. we got to finish this. >> reporter: a marvel-ous day for "avengers: end game." the hulk and his pals smashing box office presale records. jeff lowe explaining how the avengers continue to crush their competition. >> 10 years, 20-plus movies, it's almost unthinkable. >> reporter: for fans all that ticket-buying traffic was kryptonite for a moviegoers' experience. >> we owe this to everybody not in this room to try. >> reporter: the website and ticketing app appearing to crash because of the high demand. amc tweeting, it looks like we've got thanos' snap. we're working on getting things back up and running. >> where did that bring you? >> back to me. >> reporter: meanwhile, one fan making light of the situation with this infinity war-inspired joke about his ticket-buying attempts. fandango placing buyers in a virtual line, at times longer than an hour. why the hype for this film in particular?

it's all about those prequels. >> it's movies that meant a lot culturally. they're just bringing in so many different things that we've never seen something like this. that's what makes it so special. >> it's not about how much we lost. it's about how much we have left. >> so it's no marvel that their opening day, 2:30 a.m. screenings of "end game" are already sold out. with a three-hour run time, that means those people aren't getting out of the theater until 5:30 a.m., the sun will be coming up. jeff says next time tickets go on sale, a lot of times amc and fandango will release tickets 15 minutes earlier than they said they would, a good way to get yours before it blows up. >> this is not a movie premiere, it's an event for the ages. >> it's a culturally significant moment and i am so looking forward to it. >> you really don't want to miss out. you should just watch all 20 other marvel movies to get ready for this that we've seen over the past 10 years. >> is that what you're going to do? >> i'm not going to do that. i'm not. even though we reported on a contest that was happening where they're paying someone.

>> to do that? >> to sit there and watch 20 marvel movies in a weekend. what i will say is that not only is it a big event, the ticket sales are going to be -- i mean, we heard, what, a billion dollars possibly? >> it could be a worldwide opening box office weekend of a billion dollars. >> i'm not going to see this movie until a month from now, pretty much. >> yeah, just because theaters are packed. >> if you want me to go to the opening night premiere and get back to you guys, i guess i can do it. >> okay, okay. >> we want to send you out to the lines. >> that's what we want. >> that's what we really want here at "world news now." >> whomp, whomp, whomp. >> we'll have you report from that line for us. >> if i can dress up as captain america when i do it, i'll do it. >> done. big news from across the pond. >> across the pond. princess harry -- excuse me. prince harry, duchess meghan -- >> yes, princess harry. >> have their own instagram

account, the official account, sussex royal, will be used for quote important announcements and to share the work that quote drives them. >> wonder what announcement they have coming up. already they're sharing, including this image of the young couple greeting young fans waving the union jack. >> the couple also shared this snap on a boat, on a boat, as well as this touching black and white image in front of a crowd of fans. the account barely 24 hours old, already has 2 million followers. >> wow. where's that baby? >> where's the baby? >> i want to see a picture. big news from 50 cent. >> 50? >> fitty. >> there you go. the rapper has finally sold his sprawling mansion in connecticut by cutting the price by $15 million. >> the 50-room hotel-sized mansion was first listed for nearly $19 million. it just sold for just under $3 million. >> fitty bought the 50,000 square foot house from mike tyson. 21 bedrooms, 25 bathrooms, a recording studio, home theater, gym, indoor pool, conference center, and its own nightclub.

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her life and her name to protect animals. >> no doubt her heart will go out to one very special rescue dog who has finally been reunited with his family. here's abc's david muir. >> reporter: rebel is a rescue dog adopted three years ago. kayla blake has been smiling ever since. but last week there was a fire in their apartment building in harrisonburg, virginia. the dog was home alone when kayla got the devastating call. >> i was a wreck. very hysterical. that was my first concern was whether or not they were going to be able to get rebel out. >> reporter: firefighters arrived but it was too dangerous to go upstairs to find rebel. >> the k9 unit told my parents there was no way he would have escaped. >> reporter: two days later you could see first responders on the third floor because kayla had returned and thought she heard barking. family and friends watching below. this is the moment firefighters emerged. they were carrying the dog out.

down the stairs and right to the parking lot with rebel. and just look at what happens when she sets rebel down. kisses for everyone, tail wagging. rebel beyond happy. the local vet says despite a burn to his nose, rebel is just fine. and this image, rebel and kayla and the firefighters smiling too after going back and finding rebel waiting. >> rebel is a strong dog. >> he is. >> survived a lot there. >> it is amazing that the dog survived after that many days. >> yes, definitely. >> glad to see that rebel is safe. everyone else made it out safe also. fun story. don't miss our updates on facebook at wnnfans.com. >> more news is next, stay with us. us.

great day. making news in america this morning, the security breach at president trump's mar-a-lago club. what we're learning about the chinese national who's been arrested. what she was carrying and the new statement from secret service. also new overnight, is the president backing off his threat to shut down the border? his new claim about mexico and the new video of gridlock at the border. these tractor trailers waiting for miles. frat brothers sentenced. four men charged in the hazing death of a penn state pledge are handed their punishments. the victim's parents reacting this morning. happening today, two hollywood stars head to court in the college admissions bribery scandal. will they face prison time? plus, one fierce momma. >> mom instinct, right.