making news in america this morning -- developing overnight -- ted cruz and john kasich join forces with one goal -- to stop donald trump. the billionaire's response just in. we're live in washington with

severe weather a powerful weather system spawning tornadoes and hail overnight. the beginning of what's expected to be a turbulent week of dangerous storms. and new this morning -- johnny manziel indicted. the football player hit with serious charged after an alleged incident with his ex-girlfriend. no spoilers but the hugely popular tv show game of thrones is back. we have the first reactions this morning. good morning, everyone. we begin with some strange bedfellows in the race for the white house. a surprising collaboration in the works aimed at stopping donald trump. >> ted cruz and john kasich have joined forces in hopes of denying trump the nomination. voters in five states head to the polls tomorrow.

we get the latest from kenneth moten. >> good morning. yes, this is a major strategic shift in stop trump movement. likely happen if all three men head to the republican national convention. kasich, cruz, coordinating to take down trump. >> i got to get rid of these two guys. i'm sorry, folks. >> reporter: donald trump campaigning in maryland, one of five states he's expected to sweep in the northeast. so ted cruz and john kasich are moving on to the macon test. >> god bless the great state of indiana. >> reporter: the two campaigns sent out similar statements. cruz is focusing time and resources in indiana. kasich is moving his attention out west to oregon and new mexico. the ohio governor told face the nation his goal is to have an contested convention. trump furious the billionaire

wow, just announced that liein' ted and kasich are going to collude to keep me from getting presentation. a confident hillary clinton may vp. but her democratic rival bernie sanders is still making a lot of noise -- promising to stay in the race. >> what this campaign is really about is for all of us together to e take on the status quo. >> reporter: clinton is ahead in all five states voting tomorrow. as for the republicans, kasich has canceled all of his campaign events in indiana tomorrow as he and cruz work together to take down trump. diane and ryan. >> kenneth moten live in washington thank you. millions of americans are braces for severe weather to start the week off especially in the plains. >> storms are likely, including tornadoes, large hail and

some of the heaviest rain will fall on areas that have already experienced flooding. . the storm system will be a threat into wednesday. >> one tornado has touched down near the kansas/nebraska border. it was on the ground for a few minutes. it caused any minor damages to tree and across the border in northern kansas, large hail falling from the skies, at least two people were injured. one man hit in the head. >> the weather threat will also remain today but this is just the beginning. >> abc senior meteorologist rob marciano says there's an even bigger threat looming tomorrow. >> this pattern, every couple of days we're going to see a tornado threat. tuesday, more of the ingredients are coming together for a tornado risk right in the heart of tornado alley. the potential for very large if not violent tornadoes. >> more from rob on "good morning america." overseas now, where the u.s.

the battle against isis. president obama is ordered 250 additional military personnel to syria to help local force there is. most of them being deployed are members of the army special forces. in an interview with bbc, president obama said isis may not be defeated before he leaves office. >> it's critical. although i don't anticipate in the next nine months it will be finished we can slowly shrink the environment in which they operate and take on strong holds like mosul and raqqah. >> president obama is making the announcement today in germany, he's wrapping up a weeklong trip that focused a lot on energy and defeats isis the world may get a glimpse from a chapter of the 9/11 investigation. the white house could release

the 9/11 attack. the documents have been kept in a secure room in the capital. a teenager has been charged with plotting a terror attack in australia the 16-year-old boy was arrested in his home in sydney accused of trying to target a veteranser is knowny expected to take place today. five teens were arrested in 2015 for plotting an isis-inspired attack on the same event. mental health officials are seeking a repeal of the so-called bathroom law. they have signed a letter to the governor over a law that bans transgender people from using the bathroom that they identify with. we're getting our first look at the new official logo of the

>> organizers have chosen a simple indigo and white circle. the selection was made from almost 1500 entries. still ahead -- cvs pulling a product off the shelves because of salmonella. and princehappening now, a man hunt is under way after eight family members are found dead.

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he was cremated over the weekend and it could take weeks for toxicology report to be complete. cvs is recalling a herbal tea. may be contaminated with salmonella. packaged tea has a long shelf life customers may have purchasedpurchase ed affected packages a while ago. the roar of the jungle at the theaters this weekend. jungle book, more than three times as the huntsman winter's war in its debut. jungle book from our parent company disney is already the fourth biggest movie of the year. barbershop the next cut was third. when we come back -- some more trouble in store for johnny mabz yel, the former heisman

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this is well thought out, well executed murders. >> so far there haven't been any arrests. officials aren't saying much about the investigation because they don't want to tell the quote, the bad guys everything they know. students return to a wisconsin high school after a shooting this weekend at the prom. an 18-year-old student was killed by police after they say he shot two students after they left the dance. his family says the teen gunman had been bull lid for years. former nfl quarterback johnny nanz wrel has reportedly been indicted by a grand jury. the alleged beating occurred in january and since then the 23-year-old heisman trophy winner has also been accused of trashing a los angeles home during a party and has been cut by the cleveland browns. british astronaut tim peek has completed the london

the country. >> oh, yeah. >> way out of the country. he's in the international space station. >> he ran a 26.2 race just like that, harnessed to a treadmill. he finished just over 3:30 hours. giving new meaning to the term runner's high. >> i wonder if it's easier or harder to run at zero gravity. >> harder. time now for sports. lakers are parting ways with their coach. >> byron scott in his two years as head coach he won 38 games. >> as for last night's hockey playoffs, let's check in now with our guys at espn. >> good morning, america. >> we begin with steph curry injury news. >> not the ankle. he returned from a two-game absence for game four against houston. now we have a knee issue.

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military personnel, mostly army green berets to join local forces. the central plains in for several days of severe storms. towns have seen tornadoes, hail and more. look at today's weather, windy in the is southwest, another storm system moving into the upper midwest. showers in the south florida. the pilots of a solar arm are taking a breather in california after a tense three-day flight over the pacific. >> the experimental aircraft is halfway toward its goal of flying around the world. our san francisco reporter spoke to the pilots. >> reporter: the first solar powered airplane flying over the golden gate bridge. >> i'm going to land and i did not want to land because i knew i could have carried on. >> reporter: the pilot flew the

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