this morning on "world news now," the murder of a state trooper. >> a training exercise at a bus station turns deadly as a gunman opens fire, the search for answers in this apparently random attack on police. breaking overflight, the storm season continues. damaging tornadoes ripping up the south as massive ands of rain wash away roads. the system continuing its march east. >> the donald facing a barrage of attacks on two key subjects. what he's now saying about his backtracking on abortion, plus fears of nuclear proliferation should he make it to the white house. >> just in time for opening day, baseball's secret weapon. the 105-year-old super fan getting to throw out the first pitch at the texas rangers game. why she

in the slightest. batters up on this friday, april 1st. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good friday morning, everyone. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm reena ninan. >> let's get started with the sad news we learned about from that bus terminal in virginia. it was a shoot-out. the trooper badly wounded by gunfire has now passed away. >> chad dermyer was a member of the state police counter-terrorism unit, a married father of two and a marine corps veteran. just 37 years old. he and other troopers were taking part in an exercise when a man suddenly opened fire sending frightened passengers scrambling to safety. abc's david kerley has more on how the deadly attack unfolded. >> reporter: officers moving innocent bystanders away moments after the chaotic shooting. > this man was like get down, get down. threw me to the ground. crawl, crawl. >> reporter: virginia state police in the midst of an exercise at the richmond greyhound busta

trooper encounters the suspect right inside the door. >> while he was talking to this individual, he pulled out a gun and shot the trooper. >> all units be advised active shooting. >> passengers fleeing the terminal as ambulance crews arrived at the still chaotic scene. >> a mass casualty. >> reporter: the trooper who approached the gunman was shot at close range. two civilians suffered gunshot wounds. the suspect was killed. >> the shooter is down. >> reporter: as the s.w.a.t. team stood down, police officials would not be spec about what kind of exercise account officers were conducting at that bus station before the shooting. police are still in the middle of the investigation here at the bus station. there's no indication this was anything more than a crime, no link to terrorism. but sad news we learned that the trooper shot has passed away. david kerley, abc news, richmond, virginia. dozens of

have been hospitalized after their bus rolled over. it was carrying members of a high school track team in jasper counties. investigators say the right tires of the bus went off the pavement and the driver overcorrected sending the bus into a ditch. it rolled over several times before stopping. it was not equipped with seat belts. >> a long flight for many people. more tornados are possible overnight and into the morning in the deep south. at least three twisters touched down last night in mississippi and alabama in an area straddling the border. one caused extensive damage to homes and businesses near columbus, mississippi. trees and power lines were flocked down but there are no reports of injuries or deaths. one falling trapped passengers in their car. >> eastern oklahoma residents yesterday cleaned up from a tornado that touched down several times. homes and businesses there, as well in about a square mile of a mostly residential area had damage. a large tree fell on a popular wedding venue. the owner

total loss. there were only minor injuries in that area. >> turning to the race for the white house and donald trump huddling with republican leaders. the meeting came after trump sat down with foreign policy advisors following a day sparked by his comments on abortion, comments he now says were taken out of context. with more, here's abc's lauren lyster. >> reporter: donald trump off the campaign trail and meeting privately with gop leaders. telling fox news -- >> it was a very good meeting, very good people. very actually a terrific meeting i think. it's really a -- >> reporter: this coming a day after trump started taking heat from the left and the right for his controversy comments about abortion. >> just yesterday, donald trump said women should be punished for having an abortion. >> donald trump is clearly not prepared to be president of the united states. >> but you have to ban it. >> reporter: the criticism coming after this exchange during an

about punishment if abortion were to be banned. >> the answer is that there has to be some form of punishment. >> for the woman. >> yeah. >> reporter: hours later, reversing course stating the woman is a victim and doctors would be held legally responsible. beyond abortion on nuclear policy, the white house thursday slamming trump's suggestion that south korea and japan might have to develop their own nuclear arsenals to deter north korea. >> frankly, it would be catastrophic were the united states to shift its position and indicate that we support somehow the proliferation of nuclear weapons to additional countries. >> reporter: as for the rnc meeting, a republican party official telling abc news it was set up in response to a standing invitation. trump taking the gop up on it several days ago before the abortion comments. >> thank you, lauren. we should point out the wisconsin primary is just days away. but the democrats already looking ahead and campaigning in new york.

at a park in the south bronx last night to the rally for bernie sanders. the sanders campaign is clashing with hillary clinton over allegations she's accepted contribution frtsz fossil fuel companies. clinton was visibly angry when confronted at a campaign event by a greenpeace activist. >> fuel money in your campaign? >> i have money from people that work for fossil fuel companies -- i am so if i can of the standard campaign lying about that. i'm sick of it. >> wow. >> the sanders campaign fired back saying clinton has taken money from lobbyists for the industry. meanwhile, sanders just had another record-breaking month$4 >> police in upper marion say a suspect is in custody. they say tips came in once the

broadcast. the child was taken from a food court in the king of prussia mall. police say that the suspect started talking to the mother and offered to hold the baby while the mother took a phone call. then walked away with him. the baby is safe. and has been collected out by doctors. >> a new study finds there's been no change in the percentage of children diagnosed with autism. but researchers caution it's too soon to say whether the number is stabilizing. about one in 68 school age children have autism or related disorders. that's the same as it was when health officials checked two years earlier. the slicer at your local delhi may not be as clean as you'd like to think. the fda requires the machines to be cleaned once every four hours. but according to a new study, only about half of the delhis met that that requirement. chain delhis were more likely to meet the standard than independently operated ones. >> i never thought about that about

cleaned. i just assumed they cleaned. could you do your own swab test and send it into a lab? >> i don't think i'd want to see it. >> probably right on that one. one of the greatest thrills ever for a baseball superfan is getting to throw out the first pitch. the texas rangers have chosen someone very special to take the mound next wednesday. >> 105-year-old elizabeth sullivan, a retired teacher and now hard-core fan. she's been practicing for her big day. it turns out she has a pretty good arm still. it would be understandable if she had some jitters. >> if you paypass 100, you don't get nervous. you either go go to a rest home or behave yourself. i hope i can get it overhand. >> perhaps it's fate, but the starting time of that game is 1:05. >> oh. and if you're wondering where she gets all that energy, forget the health shakes. elizabeth's been drinking three bottles of ice code

years. what's in a dr. pepper? >> so that is the key. >> apparently she's seen every one of the games the rangers have hadded for the past 15 years. that is a super fan. >> very nice. >> super fan. >> she's also one that hasn't seen them win in awhile. >> maybe this will be her day. >> this will be the year. coming up, a widening political scandal in alabama. why a growing number of constituents are calling for the state's governor to resign. the newly released audio recordings that are raising new questions. >> t minus one day away from the national peanut butter and jelly day. we'll have innovative ideas for enjoying one of the nation's most classic of favorite combinations. >> remember to find us on facebook at wnnfans.com on twitter @abcwnn. you're watching abc "world news now." for residents age 50 to 85. write down this number now. right now,

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it was a case of sudden acceleration on the water. a whale watching ship crashed into the dock in san diego here, damaging the ship and the dock and injuring some passengers as you can see. three people taken to the hospital. other passengers were unable to disembark because the dock's walkway was also damaged. the crew blames a mechanical malfunction. a rape victim is suing baylor university for title 9 violations and negligence. the suit claims that school officials were intentionally indifferent to complaints about

elliott was convicted two years ago of raping the woman. the suit alleges that school officials told her there was nothing they could do and that she was not the first woman to complain about elliott. mr. a growing number of complaints out of alabama this morning amidst a widening chorus of calls for the governor to resign. >> he denies having had an affair with a top aide. new recordings are raising new questions. abc's eva pilgrim has the latest. >> reporter: alabama's governor refusing to step down. >> i just want the people of alabama to know there is nothing illegal. >> reporter: the conservative governor and former baptist deacon under fire after admitting to sexually charged conversation with an aide. ha woman resigning a week after recorded conversations publicly surfaced. >> we did what we did the other night. >> reporter: those chats allegedly between mason and the then

>> it just pull you real close. >> reporter: governor bentley insisting the relationship wasn't physical. >> i have never had a physical affair with mrs. mason. >> reporter: and now growing calls for governor to call it quits. >> he should resign. it's going to get worse and worse. >> reporter: the state is conduct agethics investigation and a stay lawmaker says he plans to propose a resolution calling for the governor's impeachment next week. eva pilgrim, abc news, new york. apparently he was elected into office in 2011 for his squeaky clean church going image. >> yes, and he was one that came out against gay marriage very sternly. and voila. old owed time. >> coming up in our next half hour, u.s. women's soccer takes a giant legal step forward. five of its top players have filed a criminal complaint charging a huge pay disparity between the mens and women's team. how much less are they

paid than the guys? >> but first, the nation's -- the nation pays homage to an american culinary classic. a gastronomic marriage made in heaven. we're going to have some peanut butter and jelly ideas unlike any you have seen before or tasted. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" continues

♪ early in the morning ♪ i like peanut butter creamy peanut butter chunky peanut butter too ♪ >> one of the greatest combinations in modern history. and one we all hold dear with childhood nostalgia. it's peept butter and jelly. since saturday in national peanut butter and jelly -- marla

meredith is here with creative ways to celebrate. >> today we're going to go from sort of breakfast into snacks and stuff like that. we have a baked peanut butter and jelly oatmeal. this you can either hack and do on the fly with instant oatmeal and mix it with peanut butter and almond milk and all na yummy stuff and jelly and top it with all kinds of fresh fruits and peanuts, of course. and you can choose in there whether or not you want your smooth or creamy in any of these recipes, you can decide. >> it's good. >> it's up to you. and then we have also for breakfast or if you have like midnight munchies and stuff like that, we have peanut butter inchy la da french toast. okay? if you want to help me make this, this is super fun. all we need is our tortilla. i like whole wheat. it makes me feel i'm being a little bit more health conscious.

butter onto the tortilla. i like huge heaps of it. and thenen what we're going to do is spread our jelly on. >> okay. >> and then. >> look at yours. i like it. you went slim and like. i'm like heaping it on. >> i've got the dieter's version. >> and i have the i'm starving version. then you roll it. >> you roll, okay. >> just roll. and then what we're going to do is we would have a hot saute pan ready. >> you're from colorado, right? >> i am. >> you're a much better roller than i am. >> i wonder why. we just roll on the go. uh-huh. uh-huh. yeah, we know how to roll and go. so okay. so what we do -- yeah, we do. so we would roll it and then we would dip it in an egg wash and then we have our hot saw the tate pan with butter. we pop those in, saute them for a little bit. so good, buttery yummy and the perfect roll into that's great. >> it's so good. >> sounds

>> and then so you're craving more of a snack. you want a little more of a sugar hit. you could do a homemade peanut butter cookie and if you're in a real pinch like no time for homemade cookies go to the store and buy a pack of homemade. >> we have those days. >> we're getting home from work. all we want to do is buy a box of cookies. why not make a pb and j cookie sandwich. here's your cookie. again, peanut butter and jelly is the best. all you need to do is spread it here and there and you're good to go. put your peanut butter on the other half. put your jelly and then you smush them all together and you have the most delicious cookie sandwiches. you can use any kind of cookie for this. go for it. so good. >> mm. >> you can use any kind of cookie for this. we like peanut butter cookies because it adds to the fun. >> did you make these cookies? >> totally. i brought them from colorado. i b

here. >> they're clearly not store bought. >> they're so good. one of our favorite res peeps all of them are on the website so they're ready for you. >> just before you dig in, i came with a big enough spoon. >> i don't think that's big enough. an ice creep scoop never big enough. >> here. >> kendis always comes in for the best -- >> you do. >> like flies in just in time for ice cream. >> you do do a good job at rolling. >> yeah, well, you know, it's our motto these days. that's what we do. >> what is this? >> we have, uh-oh, it's getting everywhere. >> make a mess. i'm a bad guest. >> so that's a bb and j ice cream into thank uh-oh so much as kendis finishes off the rest of your delicious cooking, we want to note your amazing recipes and lifestyle information can be found on her website, meredith marla meredith.com. you're watching "world news now." dig in. >> i guess i have to finish it. >>ou

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all right. now it's time for the mix. big news from trader joe's, such a great place to get healthy food, packaged food. the price is right. they're shutting down almost 500 stores across the country closing. >> bankruptcy. >> april fools'. apparently they put out this joke and it was supposed to be an april fools' joke and they sent out a notice saying guess what, the shocking news may hit you hard but fear not, it's april fools' time. >> what really got my heart pumping there when you said that, that i wouldn't be able to get my two buck chucking. > two buck chuck wine. >> i enjoyed that in college but then i graduated. >> today is april if you. and the guys pulled an early april fools' joke on me. this is brian, our producer. they decided

there and set up hundreds of cups with water in it. >> how do they do that? >> while we were shooting "america this morning." can you believe that? i found one this morning behind the plant. even super man and batman got in on the act. then my reaction. >> oh, my god. >> special polka for david who is retiring. our director. ♪ ♪

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this m this morning on "world news now," breaking overnight. twisters touch down. the spring storm system punishing the south with tornadoes terrorizing the region. heavy rains leaded for the midwest and the east coast. the latest just ahead. >> machete attack, people confronted by a suspect with a giant knife at a south florida restaurant. what police are saying about the encounter. and new this half hour it, electric car revolution. >> the new more affordable tesla unveiled overnight. thousands lined up all across the country to plunk down their first payment before even getting a glimpse of vehicle. and fit for a queen b, beyonce slowing off her brand-new athletic clothing line. women lining up for a chance to