making news in america this morning, separating parents and children at the border. word now that the president wants to resume the controversial policy just as he cleans house at the homeland security department. the new staff shakeups. plus, new details on the order from the president to close down part of the southern border until his team pushed back. terror plot foiled. one man's alleged isis-inspired plan to attack a tourist attraction just minutes from washington, d.c. what federal agents say stopped him from attacking sooner. virginia's vindication. >> virginia, with the all-time turnaround title. >> an overtime thriller. uva beats texas tech, an epic comeback from last year's stunning upset.

the big moments and celebrations the doctor violently dragged off this overbooked united airlines flight. >> oh my god. >> speaks out for the first time about the ordeal he faced. health alert. the one vitamin millions of americans take as a dietary supplement that could do more harm than good. and the 3-year-old gets the ultimate revenge on dad, locking his ipad for the next 47 years. good tuesday morning, everyone. thank you for joining us. we begin with president trump reportedly planning to bring back the controversial family separation policy at the border as migrants flock to the u.s. in record numbers. >> it comes as he cleans house at the department of homeland security with another top official now following secretary kirstjen nielsen out the door. we have learned the president

recently ordered nielsen to shut down part of the southern border with only 24 hours' notice. >> we have all the details from washington. mona, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, janai and kenneth. homeland security secretary kirsten neith kirsten nielsen's forced exit created a ripple effect leading to an overhaul of the agency, sweeping changes at the homeland security. it started with the forced resignation of the dhs secretary. >> i want to thank the president again for the tremendous opportunity to serve this country. i share the president's goal of securing the border. >> reporter: hours later, the president also fired the director of the secret service, and sources tell abc news more than half of those running agencies within the department of homeland security could be gone by the end of the week. >> can't take you anymore. i'm sorry. can't happen. so turn around. that's the way it is. >> reporter: the systemic purge comes as the president grows increasingly frustrated with inn

asylum seekers at the u.s./mexico border. abc news learned that two weeks ago, a tense oceeeting ended with the president ordering nielsen and secretary of state mike pompeo to shut down a portion of the border, but was dissuaded by aides at the last minute. according to "the new york times," the push for hardline immigration policy is coming from one of the president's closest advisers on the issue, steven miller. they're also urging trump to revisit the idea of family separation. "the times" reports the new binary choice policy would force migrants to choose between, quote, voluntarily allowing their children to be separated from them, or to waive their child's humanitarian protections so the family can be detained together. and today, kenneth, besides the internal pushback, trump's policies have also been challenged by the two other branches of government. last month, congress passed a bipartisan bill blocking the president's declaration of a national emergency at the border and just yesterday, a judge blocked the administration's efforts to force migrants to

wait in mexico while their cases are being processed. janai, kenneth? >> all right, mona. president trump facing legal setbacks. federal prosecutors say the woman arrested for trying to enter president trump's mar-a-lago club, quote, lies to everyone she meets. the 32-year-old chinese national was keeping $8,000 in her hotel room along with a device that can find hidden cameras. they are looking into whether she was a spy. now to that major terror plot foiled near washington. according to police, the suspect was targeting a tourist site about ten miles from the capital, claiming he was inspired by isis. abc's marci gonzalez has more. >> reporter: this is the stolen u-haul authorities say a would-be terrorist planned to use to commit mass murder. the justice department saying officials stopped 28-year-old rondell henry just in the nick of time. hours, even minutes before the isis sympathizer was prepared to die for his cause. >> we and the agents were able to piece this together and understand that this was not simply a person in a stolen vehicle, but posed a greater

threat. >> reporter: according to the criminal complaint, on march 26th, henry stole this truck with the intent of plowing it through a crowd full of people, allegedly driving it around washington, d.c. looking for possible targets, but deciding not to strike. the next morning, authorities say henry drove the van to the airport, but didn't find as many people outside as he hoped. he allegedly told investigators that he walked into the terminal trying to find a way through security to harm disbelievers, but then gave up. he drove the u-haul to national harbor in maryland, a tourist area with restaurants and a ferris wheel. he says, he wanted to create panic and chaos. i was just going to keep driving and driving and driving, he said. i wasn't going to stop. >> you don't really have to have a lot of planning to drive over people on a sidewalk, and that's what's scary about this crime, is right out of the isis playbook, the low tech, easy to do, lone actor. >> reporter: but he told investigators the crowds were thin, so he broke into a boat

and hid there overnight. when he tried to return to the u-haul the next morning, police were waiting for him. >> all of those entities together have prevented pointless violence. >> reporter: henry faces a maximum of ten years in prison if convicted. marci gonzalez, abc news, washington. yet another democrat is making a run for the white house. congressman eric swalwell of california announced his bid on "the late show with stephen colbert" becoming candidate number 18 in the race for 2020. swalwell is taking up the fight against gun violence. today he's holding a town hall on the issue in florida. right now voters are heading to the polls in israel where prime minister benjamin netanyahu is facing a fifth term. he faces a stiff challenge over corruption allegations. president trump is a close ally of netanyahu's, and the white house denies trying to boost his campaign in recent days with statements about iran's military and the golden heights. yes, it's spring, but another so-called bomb cyclone

could bring blizzard conditions to the plains this week. meanwhile, the rain continues in parts of oregon and northern california. rivers are rising from days of rain and snow melt, and on the east coast severe storms move through the carolinas. a tree fell onto this house near raleigh. let's take a closer look at tuesday's forecast. >> good morning. severe storms reaching from wilmington to jacksonville. damaging winds, flooding downpours for the northeast. showers all along the i-95 corridor, and snow plowing through maine. then we're concerned about blizzard conditions starting throughout wyoming, reaching down into colorado, possibly 30 inches in the mountains and then that snow reaches throughout the midwest. all the way up towards duluth, and 18 inches of snow in some areas. i'm accuweather meteorologist paul williams. coming up, one of the loudest, most

about air travel may finally be coming to an end. also ahead, should we switch to dollar coins? the new revelation about paper money flipping the argument on its head. and up next, the search for an american couple missing on their vacation to a spring break hot spot, last seen leaving for the airport.

is we're back with this fire. someone set this fire before a youth baseball game in connecticut hoping to dry the field after a rainy night. they poured 24 gallons of gas. town officials call it a poor decision, and it's going to end up costing them about $50,000 to dig up the field and bring in fresh dirt. a couple from new york has been missing for nearly two weeks after traveling to a popular spring break destination. orlando turner and portia

ravenelle were supposed to come home from the dominican republic march 27th. they checked out of their hotel, but never made their flight. the state department says it's aware of the situation. two months ago, it issued a travel warning about crime in that country. the cdc is reporting a surge in the number of people coming down with measles across the country. nearly 80 new cases in just one week. that brings the total number of cases reported this year to 465. most of those patients were not vaccinated. health officials in new york are now threatening to close schools that allow unvaccinated kids to atte attend. so replacing paper money with coins no longer makes a lot of sense. that's the conclusion from a government watchdog. for years, people argued that eliminating paper bills would save the government money because bills were out so much faster than coins, but a new study found that paper bills are lasting about five years longer likely because so many americans are going cashless paying with credit cards instead. >> makes sense. the new rankings are out for

the best airlines for quality and there is a new number one this year. delta tops the rankings followed by jetblue and southwest. the airlines were evaluated on lost baggage, delays and complaints. at the bottom, frontier airlines. spirit airlines, no longer in last place. scientists have figured out how to make airline toilets quieter. they have invented a vacuum-assisted toilet that is half as loud and uses a low level of water. no word yet when the design may be used by the airlines. so a 3-year-old got the ultimate revenge on his dad who is a journalist. he locked his ipad for 47 years. >> what? >> 47 years. evan osnos, a writer for new yorker" posted a picture of his tablet displaying the message, try again in 25,536,442 minutes. his son entered the wrong

passcode one too many times, 100 too many times. tough break. >> son is grounded for just as long. >> he's in a lot of trouble. coming up, accepting responsibility. felicity huffman's message to her daughter after pleading guilty in the college admissions scandal. also ahead, an abc news exclusive. the doctor violently dragged off this united airlines flight speaks out for the first time. and overnight, the dramatic end to march madness. of 1-2-3 medicines with trelegy. the only fda-approved 3-in-1 copd treatment. ♪ trelegy. the power of 1-2-3 ♪ trelegy 1-2-3 trelegy with trelegy and the power of 1-2-3, i'm breathing better. trelegy works 3 ways to... ...open airways,... ...keep them open... ...and reduce inflammation... ...for 24 hours of better breathing. trelegy won't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. trelegy is not for asthma. er is owe do not take trelegy more than prescribed.

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huffman has agreed to plead guilty on mail fraud that college admissions scandal. >> it will ensure our kids beat them out. >> how generous? >> $15,000. >> reporter: "the desperate housewives" star saying she will plead guilty to paying 15 thousand dollars to have an s.a.t. proctor correct her daughter's test answers. in a statement, huffman says, i am in full acceptance of my guilt, and with deep regret and shame over what i have done, adding, especially, i want to apologize to the students who work hard every day to get into college, and to their parents who make tremendous sacrifices to support their children and do so honestly. she also spoke directly about her daughter, writing, my daughter knew absolutely nothing about my actions, and in my misguided and profoundly wrong way, i have betrayed her. this transgression toward her and the public i will carry for the rest of my life. huffman is 1 of 13 parents now agreeing to plead guilty in the operation varsity blues case. in all, they paid out more than

$1 million in bribe money. as for actress lori loughlin and her husband both accused of bribing their daughters' way into usc, they have not yet erntd entered a plea. maggie rulli, los angeles. >> prosecutors say they will recommend the low end of the sentencing range which could mean four months in prison, but it's up to the judge. meanwhile, netflix has announced it's delaying the release of an upcoming movie starring huffman. the comedy "motherhood" was due out april 26th. we're hearing from the doctor whose removal from a united airlines flight sparked outrage. two years ago today, he was taken off his overbooked flight, after refusing to give up his seat to airline employees. you probably saw this video everywhere around then. he was dragged down the aisle as other passengers watched. he talked to abc's amy robach about the moment security officers approached him. >> were you expecting it to get physical at any point? >> no. no. not at all. >> when it became physical, when

they went to grab you, what went through your mind in that moment? >> they pulled me out of the seat and i had a big bump, and i didn't know anything. until i wake up in a hospital, when they try to fix my laceration in my mouth and my nose. >> dao suffered a concussion, a broken nose and he lost two teeth. a recent undisclosed settlement with united, he says he's focused on healing physically and emotionally. now to the end of march madness, a year after becoming the first top seed team to lose to a number 16. virginia has snagged its first title. the cavaliers won in a heart-stopping fashion with an overtime thriller against texas tech. abc's t.j. holmes was there. t.j.? >> reporter: janai, kenneth, the celebration still going on here. i'm walking through confetti here on the court in minneapolis. we knew there was going to be a first, and tonight it happened to be virginia's turn to be

first. this game goes into overtime, and they were able to outlast texas tech. these you, last year they were the first team in history, the first number one seed ever to lose in the first round to lose to a number 16 seed. to come back on this redemption tour a year later and win it all, you have to be happy for those kids. heartbreak for texas tech, for putting up the fight they did. not a lot of people expected them to be in the final. congratulations to them as well. this is in the books, and two teams vying for the championship, and virginia able to outlast texas tech in another heart-stopping game. that's the word from minneapolis. i'll send it back to you guys. >> thanks to t.j. thousands of students flooded the streets around uva's campus after the win. a big welcome home celebration planned for later today, and this weekend, an even bigger celebration in charlottesville. >> it's going to be big. texas tech has so much to be proud of, but vindication for virginia.

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look at what's going on with live doppler 7. it is dry this morning. any moisture from yesterday, maybe just drops on your car left over from the showers we had. let's jump into the temperatures. they are cooler. we have 40s out there. clear lake in the upper 40s, everybody else in the low- to mid-50s. that's cooler than yesterday. we will end up in the mid- to upper-60s, total sunshine, breezes will keep us feeling a little cooler if you will be outside this afternoon. we'll take a look at your 12-hour plaper next. here's alexis. >> we do have a problem in the la flop area. so the westbound crash, a sedan and a big rig, it's blocking that ramp. that's causing about a 40-minute delay. so definitely plan ahead for that, if you can take some surface streets, that will 2ke68

take you some time. here's a quick check of ouremer towards the bay bridge or downtown oakland. but no other major issues so far this morning. >> alexis, t we 18, east bay congressman jerry swalwell joining the very crowded race. >> he will be from florida for a town hall on gun violence. he was born in iowa and grew up from dublin. in a video released yesterday, he stressed healthcare, climate change and gun control. some who live in dublin say they don't think their congressman has enough name or policy recognition. >> part of him i know has represented the area, but i don't know a lot about his politics, exactly. >> he faces a real challenge of redundancy, both with pete buttigieg and a redundancy with

kamela harris as a californian. >> congressman swalwell will be back in the east bay this weekend. he has a kickoff rally on sunday. if have you the abc 7 news app, you are among the first people to find out about this, download the app and enable push alerts so you can be the first to know the news. happening this morning in just about two hours, 6:30 our time, a showdown expected in washington over the mueller report on the washington investigation. >> attorney general william barr is facing questions about mueller's report. the justice department is preparing to release a redacted version in a matter of days, in barr's four-page summary, he did not find that president trump or members of his campaign conspired with russia's efforts to sway the 2016 election. but it did not reach a conclusion on obstruction of justice. it's 4:30 on your tuesday morning. i have to pull out my umbrella here in the city.

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