making news in america this morning -- a winter scene in april. spring snow falling overnight and temperatures plummeting. a wild week of weather just getting started. where it's all heading right now. the presidential candidates crisscrossing the badger state, the next prize in the primary season and donald trump clarifying his latest controversial comments and calling for another candidate to drop out. we're live in washington. cliff hanger, a car dangling hundred of feet above the ground after careening over the edge. opening day. baseball is back. the world series rematch coming down to the wire. and we say good monday

we'll start with millions of americans waking up to april snow showers. >> unbelievable. radar right now looking more like winter than spring. large area of snow in upstate new york moving into new england. boston could see up to 4 inches of snow. >> overnight, the snow falling here in rochester, new york, the plows hitting the street before opening rush. grounds crew in pittsburgh forced to remove ice. diana maceda is tracking the winterlike weather. >> another round of spring thyme snow today. crews are racing to try to get those roads cleaned up ahead of the morning rush. but in some areas that's becoming a very big challenge. officials are warning new yorkers to stay off the roads as some parts of the state brace for 8 to 10 inches of snow. a major pileup upstate. 16 cars and a tour bus all crashed on i-88 injuring about

all part of a wintry blast bringing dangerous in some cases deadly winds across the east. this fallen tree landed right on and in a louisville home. the couple's 2-year-old son was playing just feet away. >> it sounded like a train was coming through our house. i run out here and i'm like, oh, my god, what happened? i look up -- >> reporter: in indianapolis, wind gusts so powerful they knocked a chipotle sign on a car. the driver escaped injuries. the winds also tore down power lines. ignited right in the street. in new jersey -- >> our neighbor's awnings were being ripped off and we saw our fence blowing around the neighborhood. >> reporter: leaving 90,000 homes without

behind the wind a blast of snow also hit parts of the midwest and the northeast. opening day in pittsburgh, grounds crew cleared ice and slush off the field before the pirates/cardinals today. opening day for the yankees is today, that could be postponed because of the winter weather. reena. >> diane, thank you. amtrak will operate regularly scheduled trains today. where a deadly crash took place yesterday it slammed into a backhoe that was on the tracks. two amtrak workers were killed and more than 30 passengers were treated at hospitals. they called the experience fright zblng it was an explosion. we got off-track and then it was like a big explosion, fire, the window bursted out. >> reporter: federal investigators are

train's data recorder. one of the primaries questions, was the backhoe or the train on the wrong track. turning now to the race for the white house. heating up a day before the pivotal wisconsin primary. >> as they battle it over their next debate, donald trump is acknowledging his recent missteps but he's also calling for john kasich drop out of the race. and john kasich is not backing down. but still holding out for a contested convention. it's "your voice, your vote." >> reporter: good morning, reena and kendis. the presidential candidates were busy over the weekend. glad handing their way through wisconsin before tomorrow's big voting day. wisconsin, you're up. the badger state will host the next make or break primary, making the rounds in the battle ground state, donald trump eating his own words. >> anything you said in the past week or so -- >>. >> reporter: on the sunday

shows trump trying to clarify his comments on abortion. >> i'm not saying it's the appropriate answer. it's the doctor's fault or whoever performs the act -- >> why did you say the woman sf. >> because it was asked hypothetically. >> reporter: in a do-over he wouldn't have tweeted that unflattering picture of heidi cruz. trump who once led ted cruz in wisconsin, not doing as well, hoping to pick up some mow momentum before polls open on tuesday. as john kasich tries to do the same as attacks against him ramp up. >> it's what you put up in a campaign. >> reporter: on the democratic side, bernie sanders and hillary clinton are also neck and neck in wisconsin and debating over debates. clinton telling george stephanopoulos that she'll face off with sanders on "good morning america." >> i'll be there. >> reporter: sanders hasn't committed just yet but said he'd like a debate before

york primary. >> i suspect it will work. >> reporter: both candidates focused on the empire state. >> i would be so humbled and honored to earn your support. >> reporter: so the new york primary is about two weeks. but first, wisconsin tomorrow. sanders and clinton are in a virtual tie in the state. if donald trump doesn't win wisconsin he may have some trouble racking up delegates to snap the nomination before the convention this summer. >> an interesting night tomorrow. stephanie ramos live in washington. thank you. tax authorities this morning have started investigating hundreds of people named in a bombshell new report of tax evasion. leaked documents from a law firm in panama. political figures named in the reporting are from russia, saudi arabia and pakistan. even celebrities and some big sports stars are also

those named. new developments in the refugee crisis in europe. greece sent back the first. turkish officials say they're prepared to receive 500 immigrants today. the policy has come under fire from human rights activists. en emotional day in belgium as the airport in brussels reopened. the first passenger flight yesterday left for portugal. others went to greece and italy. the airport is not fully functional. delta will not resume flights there until next spring. up ahead, controlling cholesterol. and scary side, a car and its driver sitting on a cliff after plunging over the edge. plus, hockey fans leaving a game, escap

some frightening moments for philadelphia hockey fans as an escalator breaks down, witnesses say the escalator started to speed up and that sent fans tumbling to the ground. some fans tried jumping off the side to get out of the way. fans were leaving the game after the flyers defeated the ottawa senators, no one though was seriously injured. the dui arrest of a soccer player abby wambach, has one of her sponsors taking action. she was taken into custody over the weekend in portland after she ran a red light. wambach is apologizing for the whole thing, calling it a horrible mistake. a car company is withdrawing its ads that feature wambach. ticket sales for the olympics in

just five months ahead of the summer games only 50% of the tickets have sold. facing a string of challenges including the zika virus, political turmoil and security fears because of the crime rate. the bidding war for virgin atlantic is over. official announcement is expected later today. alaska airlines beating out jetblue with its reported cash bid of about $2.5 billion. virgin began as a low-coast airliner founded by richard branson. and at the box office it was a steep fall-off for a couple of superheroes. batman versus soupman dawn of justice remain the top movie at theaters. down 68% in its second weekend of release. it brought in more than $52 million and zootopia, second, with

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you see that little chihuahua running on the upper level of the bay bridge with a police escort. traffic was stopped as they tried to capture him. he was turned over to animal control where he's being looked after. >> look how clear traffic was on the bay bridge. road conditions were clear for ponch's run. from the great lakes into the northeast, wind gusts and snow will make for a difficult commute. look out for wet roadways in the pacific northwest. if you're flying, delays possible in new york, boston, washington, d.c. and philadelphia. an interstate 15 near san diego, a plane ran into trouble in the very same place, this time with deadly result and witnesses rushed in and smash the plane's windows. rescuing the pilot and

into the back of the car. a roller derby skater was sitting in the backseat of that vehicle and was crushed to death in the crash. also in california, a man has an incredible story to tell, he lost control of his suv and crashed over a guardrail. somehow he managed to escape the wreckage. but was so disoriented he stepped into traffic and was hit by a bus. remarkably he survived both crashes a frightening crash that left a car dangling on the side of a hockey hill, she drove through a parking lot gate and then shot over the cliff. the car came to a stop about 300 feet down. police are trying to determined what triggered the crash. new hope for people with high cholesterols who can't stake statins.

treated with an injectable drugs. dramatic drops in bad cholesterol levels. experts say more research is needed to see if the drug prevents heart attacks. tomorrow women's college basketball championship is all set. the uconn huskies will be there. they destroyed oregon state last night. the huskies will face the syracuse orange after they took care of washington. syracuse won it, 80-59, to claim their program's first-ever championship game berth. tonight, men's hoops title game tips off in houston around 9:20 p.m. eastern. another baseball season is upon us. we get our sports highlights right now from our guys at espn. >> good morning, america. kevin connors and john anderson. opening day in

baseball on sunday. >> the game that we're going to show you between the royals/mets was the end of the last season. how do we know a new one started? don't look, they got gold lettering, that means you're a champion and they are. rematch of the world series between the royals and the mets. not game six. game one of a new season. now this one was 4-0, k.c., home team, they rallied against the bull pen. finally, wade davis shuts it down. 4-3, the royals. you may not have heard about this the golden state warriors are having a good season. averaging 69-8 on the year. steph curry and company taking on the blazers. curry, a three, second quarter. the 1,000th three-pointer for golden state. warriors in the third, ridin

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♪ all right, we'll start with the pulse with the first annual academy of country music awards where blake shelton crashed the opening number. >> he joined co-host luke bryan. >> shelton's ex-miranda lambert and her new beau walked the red carpet making their debut as a couple. >> in one of the show's greatest moments dolly parton teamed one katy perry to sing two of her hits. >> parton was very subtle with her outfit there. >> you loved dolly's outfit. and we can't forget a newly blonde and dread locked justin bieber, the iheart radio music awards. >>

with a special treat for his screaming beliebers. >> looking good there, biebs. another big event last night was the 32nd edition of wrestlemania. it was held near dallas before a record crowd of 102,000 fans. >> lot of those fans were stuck out for a little while. they were upset but they were able to see this, shaquille o'neal taking part in a battle royal. shaq didn't win but he did help eliminate one other participant. >> how is it possible that shaq didn't win? it must have been rigged. >> what? this is all real. >> the rock was also there making a return to his wrestling roots. he was also credited to winning a match. and a new picture of taylor swift is going

morning. >> it's not making the rounds because of the singer, it's her body guard getting all the attention. take a look. he can't manage a smile during this ride at disneyland. they appeared to having fun. >> it reminded us of this picture from last month, the an are mom. >> one of my favorite photos. >> why so serious? >> i don't know. and an easter egg hunt turbid out to be far from child's play for a group of quick-thinking kings near london. >> what happened when two burglars interrupted an egg hunt. the kids quickly dropped to the ground and made a human arrow pointing in the direction of the suspect and that giant arrow was clearly visible from the air above. kids are

need some warm clothes as we start the first full week of april. good morning washington. i'm larry smith. and i'm jummy olabanji.. in for autria godfrey. toss to eileen toss to eileen freeze watch in effect for the entire viewing area from late tonight through tuesday morning. today: morning sunshine. afternoon clouds and showers. breezy and mild. highs: 65-70 winds: sw to nw 10-20 g 30+ mph tonight: clearing skies and cold. freeze watch. lows: 28-33 winds: n 10-15 mph tuesday: mostly sunny. unseasonably cool. highs: 48-51 winds: n 10-15 mph

wilson bridge 95 woodbridge we begin with some breaking news this

a night out turns violent in prince george's county. police say three people were stabbed just after two this morning during a fight at martini's lounge in fort washington. all three people are in the hospital in stable condition right now. police say one of the victims is a security guard at the lounge. the cause of the violence is still under investigation this morning. developing right now.. amtrak is investigating another train accident in pennsylania-- this one involving a person on the tracks. officials say the train struck that pedestrian around 7:30 last night near bensalem, just north of philadelphia. the victim was hospitalized, but there is no word on their current condition. service on the trenton line was temporarily suspended but is now back open. that accident came just hours after a deadly derailment on the track outside of philadelphia. sunday morning-- officials say an amtrak train traveling more than 100 miles per hour, collied

people. the collision sent debris flying into the first two cars, injuring dozens of passengers. witnesses say it felt like a bomb went off. "i woke up to being thrown into the seat in front of me, and the window got blown out right beside me." "all you could see was a lot of dirt and debris flying past the train. and there was a couple sort of like fire flashes." amtrak officials say there is no reason that the backhoe should have been on active train tracks, and they are now trying to see how that happened. we have much more on this accident, and the investigation-- coming up. seven is on your side with a consumer alert about a broccoli recall. alimentos congelados is recalling 18-hundred cases of its frozen broccoli cuts over concerns of listeria contamination. the broccoli was sold in eleven states including virginia and west virginia. if you've recently purchased this product, the company says throw it away. no illnesses have been linked to the broccoli.

quality report brings good news and bad news for the nation's airlines. first the good news-- researchers say more flights are arriving on time and airlines are losing fewer bags. in fact-- the rate of bags being lost, stolen or delayed dropped 10 percent in 2015. so what's the bad news? none of that seems to matter to travelers. traveler complaints jumped 34 percent last year, to the highest level since 2000. it's xx and we're just getting started. 2 people died in a 2 people died in a high speed amtrak derailment in pennsylvania. new details about the crash, and the impact on travel across the east coast. weekend wind storms leave damage across the region. the latest on the cleanup as the work week begins..

washington. freeze watch in effect for the entire viewing area from late tonight through tuesday morning. today: morning sunshine. afternoon clouds and showers. breezy and mild. highs: 65-70 winds: sw to nw 10-20 g 30+ mph tonight: clearing skies and cold. freeze watch. lows: 28-33 winds: n 10-15 mph tuesday: mostly sunny. unseasonably cool. highs: 48-51 winds: n 10-15 mph