this morning on "world news now," bracing for impact. massive hail stones rain down across the south, smashing cars and damaging homes as more storms are on the way. the accuweather forecast just ahead. >> new fears over the zika virus and why the cdc is saying it's scarier than they thought. the big push for funds to fight the disease. >> and new this half hour, a major boom in basketball game tickets. >> yes, sky high prices for a pair of historic games on the horizon with somebody paying the price of a luxury sedan to see kobe bryant's final shot. >> wow. and it was a night of princes and princesses and plenty of fairy dust on "dancing with the stars." whose dreams came true during disney week and who had their spell broken. we have the complete wrap-up in

april 12th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> so you can do disney tunes, as well? >> i love disney, come on. >> i've had beauty and the beast stuck in my head ever since watching an the show last night. ginger nailed it last night. >> don't want to give it away. >> but she nailed it. spoiler alert but yeah. >> now i'm going to have every disney tune stuck in my head for the entire night. >> it was great. and you know, corporate synergy definitely on display on "dancing with the stars." >> we'll milk it. any disney song, any disney movie, i'm totally in. >> absolutely. >> but first, our top story this half hour which is the severe weather slamming the southeast right now. >> meteorologists expect heavy rain through the night and all day for mississippi, alabama and georgia with a good chance of flash flooding. some isolated tornados are also possible. >> that same storm system left behind damage from hail in north texas, hailstones as big as softballs smashed windows in -- look at

that was in a car and homes, as well were severely damaged. no injuries reported although a highway crash may be due to the weather. >> a school district north of dallas has canceled classes and baseball games at all 19 of its campuses today because of damage from the hail storms. schools and private homes have broken windows, water leaks and problems was rooftop air conditioning systems. some of the large hail even penetrated the hoofs. can you imagine? >> it's amazing. here's something els in south arkansas. the severe weather blamed for a fire that destroyed a church. there were also storm related fires at a home and an oil rig in the town. firefighters say all the fires started within ten minutes. the area also saw large hail, as well,rain, strong winds with many trees and power lines knocked down. no injuries, however were, reported. that region will see more storms later on today. but the bad weather is extending into the southeast. >> in fact, it should be a wet morning commute for the entire east coast.

let's get some details now from accuweather's paul williams. good morning, paul. >> good morning to you. welcome as well as you kendis, good to see you again. all right. southern soaker in a big way. scattered showers and thunderstorms along the gulf coast and along i-20 where they've already had a round of thunderstorms just last night. now here's another round that will cause problems going into alabama, georgia, panhandle of florida. up toward the carolinas right up towards virginia. now, that's going to switch on us on wednesday. we'll have a few thunderstorms over central portion of florida but then looking for scattered showers numerous along the gulf coast. not only there, in the northeast, the front will begin to mess with the northeast, as well. scattered showers from maine down throughout the coast including boston, new york, baltimore, d.c. area. even into philly with cool air behind it. >> all right, paul. thank you. there's alarming news now about the zika virus. health officials say the more they learn about it, the scarier it becomes. it can cause major birth detects.

those officials told lawmakers on capitol hill they need more money for mosquito control and the development of vaccines and treatment against the virus. abc's dr. richard besser explains what this means for women who plan on getting pregnant. >> the dcd is saying there's know period during your pregnancy when it's safe. there won't be a vaccine this year. using repellent avoiding bites is what you can do to stay safe. >> experts don't expect widespread outbreaks in the continental u.s. but they warn we all need to be ready just in case. >> turning to politics and the presidential front-runners launching fierce attacks ahead of the big primary that's next. donald trump is slamming ted cruz and calling the nomination process rigged. but the latest poll has trump way ahead of his gop rivals in his home state of new york with 54% and ted cruz is lagging far behind as you can see, even behind john kasich. hillary clinton has a 14-point lead over sanders in new york but she's not letting up, hitting him on gun control, immigration as well as foreign

policy. it's your voice, your vote. we get the latest right now from abc's stephanie ramos. >> reporter: good morning, kendis and diane. the presidential candidates republican busy campaigning, most of them in new york with hillary clinton gearing up for a possible general election showdown with donald trump. hillary clinton is battling with vermont senator bernie sanders to win over voters in new york, focusing on the possible fight down the line with donald trump, the former new york senator taking aim at trump awhile campaigning in queens where trump grew up. >> donald trump as you point out was born in this borough. he seems not to respect the diversity that i think make us. >> clinton blasting sanders, casting him as unprepared for the white house. >> he's had trouble answering questions about his core issue. >> reporter: the brooklyn born sanders coming off another win this time in wyoming is also in the empire state.

>> on april 19th, new york can make history. let's do it. thank you very much. >> reporter: on the republican side, ted cruz is campaigning in california, ahead of that state's primary. reveling in his weekend delegate sweep in colorado. >> donald, it ain't stealing when the voters vote against you. it is the voters reclaiming their country and reclaiming sanity. >> reporter: while donald trump and john kasich remain in new york. >> i'm here for one reason. make america great again. that's the only reason. that's the only reason. >> reporter: it looks like donald trump will be missing out on two votes from his kids. ivanka and eric trump missed the deadline to register as republicans and won't be able to vote for their dad in the new york primary next week. diane and kendis, back to you. >> ouch. thanks, stephanie. police in new orleans plan to add another charge against a man being held for the murder of former saints player will smith. cardell hayes remains in custody. that additional charge stems from t s

wife. hayes defense attorney says hayes was rear ended by another driver and called 911 before he ran into the back of smith's vehicle. smith was shot and killed shortly after that incident. hayes will plead not guilty according to his lawyer. and there's some outrage over the outcome of a police shooting case in south carolina. dashcam video from two years ago shows the end of a 13-minute chase. a white officer following a 68-year-old black driver. when the chase ends we see the officer justin craven lunge into the car and then pull back and open fire. the driver ernest sater white was killed. craven has now pleaded guilty to misconduct and accepted a sentence of three years probation as well as community service. prosecutors wanted him charged with voluntary manslaughter but a grand jury refused to indict him. >> a major financial firm paying a huge fine. the justice department reached a settlement of $5 billion with goldman sachs. the government accused the firm of misleading investors abou

bonds in the years leading up to the financial meltdown. goldman is the last major american bank to settle with the justice department on this issue. so the nba's regular season ends tomorrow. and fans are shelling out big-time for a couple high profile games. first steph curry and the golden state warriors will take on the memphis grizzlies hoping to win their 73rd game of the season. that, of course, would set a new season record for wins. online trackers say the average price for a sixth is around $1600. the average. and the prices are simply astronomical for kobe bryant's final nba game. the lowest priced ticket on stubhub is more than $700. someone has paid more than $27,000 for two tickets to see bryant close out his legendary career. >> we could get the amphibious lambo for less than that. >> the waterlogged lamborghini. you can get a lot of the things for $27,000. other than just see kobe play.

>> i'll catch that from home. >> he scored 13 points last night. do you still want to see that? >> good luck, kobe. there will be plenty of beer consumed at the games tomorrow night. another place with a lot of beer drinking apparently going on, cuba. >> this is a travesty. the communist island just 90 miles from key west is seeing an influx of american tourists. it seems many of them are thirsty, not in that way but so thirsty in another way that cuba is starting to run low on beer. >> cuba's main brewer is considering opening a new plant to increase supply. it's also thinking about importing beer in an attempt to keep pace with that growing depend. demand. >> do you buy this? >> well, you're in cuba. why not drink rum. >> you should be having mojitos. i don't know of any with beer in it. >> maybe if you want to wake up early in the morning, it's a little strong. buyer is for breakfast. >> you're in cuba. >> rum is for breakfast now. i'll have rum for breakfast. you win. >> coming up in "the skinny," en

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its fall was broken by people holding a tarp on the ground. the owner says cora probably got struck while chasing a squirrel or raccoon up the tree. cora is going to be quite fine. >> i wonder if cora learned her lesson. no more climbing up the trees. the squirrels meanwhile are pretty happy about this. legal frustration is quickly turning into a nightmare for one couple outside of boise, idaho who moved out of their home after putting it on the market. >> once they were out, a complete stranger allegedly moved in. now a judge has ruled in favor of the alleged squatter. abc's rebecca jarvis with the story. >> reporter: you're looking at a homeowner's worst nightmare. piles of trash, pizza on the carpet, scratches on the walls. >> cigarette butts everywhere. she was letting her cat use our carpet as a litter box. >> reporter: according to homeowners renea and brian prindle, she is a squatter. >> this is all imaginary. we're not landlords and she's not our tenant. >> reporter: shortly after the couple put their idaho home up

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boot last night on "dancing with the stars." >> and the bizarre things that happen when you ask siri what happened to jon snow. the world wants to know. >> do you know who jon snow is? >> uh. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our

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moves? >> oh, sorry. i was looking down. i thought you were doing the whole -- >> no, but that is one of my go tos. it's time now for "the skinny." topping our headlines today, the happiest show on earth. >> it was disney week on last night's "dancing with the stars" complete with princesses, princes and a few beefs, as well. hands down, last night's best performance and admittedly we're biased but this was the truth, was our own belle of the ball ginger zee and val with their fox trot take on "beauty and the beast." scoring 9s across the board for a final score of 36 out of 40. >> coming in close second, nyle dimarco and peta with their tarzan samba and a scantily clad nyle sending the judges and fans into a frenzy with judge bruno saying they deserve an emmy for best supporting loin cloth. we'll let that sit for a little bit. the co

blew everyone out of the water with their quick step to "toy story's" "you've got a friend in me," landing at the top of the leaderboard with 36 out of 40. >> not everyone can be a winner. losers of the night were marla maples and her partner tony dovolani. they got the boot but not before they performed a beautiful waltz to "the little mermaid." mash la said it's been the most incredible experience. so much fun. it looked like they had fun. >> it was a fun night. >> and ben sherwood was in the audience cheering them on. >> and this is one of my favorites. >> favorite all-time song, disney song? >> yes. i might know every single word. it's possible. >> you probably do. it was a fun night. that's always my favorite moment of the year. >> even those who didn't perform that well were still in a really good mood. how could you not dancing to disney tunes. >> doug flutie was, but he had a great time. >> boston college, i love doug

>> it's all right. sorry, don't mean to knock western new york or boston. next though to siri. still sassy as ever. >> if you're hoping for a sneak peek into hbo's "game of thrones" before the sixth season premieres on april 24th, don't count on getting a straight answer from your iphone. if you ask her is jon snow actually dead, you end up getting a smart aleck response. >> because the cast members aren't telling us. actress kerry washington tweeted a screen shot of one of her responses from siri which reads, "i don't know. i just hope someone is setting is up dougie daycare for ghost." >> that's jon snow's dog. >> kerry was like what? >> are you trying? >> i'm going to try it again. hey, siri. it always fails. every time. >> hey, siri. black i help you with, says siri. is jon snow really dead?

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ff. ♪ it's a family affair, it's a family affair ♪ ♪ it's a family affair >> i don't know. >> can't pretend. >> i know it's sly and the family stone. >> you can't take credit for brian's musical knowledge. >> it's your second day and you're already beating me up. >> all right. >> but it's true. you did tell me. >> fine, you knew the song. well, on to a more serious note. kind of a heartwarming story. it's well-known within the world of social work that older children particularly those of color are among the hardest to find families for. >> a heartwarming story of four brothers, jesse palmer gives us their story. >> reporter: it's a photo that >> reporter: it's a photo that captured our hearts. >> four brothe

>> we decided to grow our family through adoption. michael is 6. he loves to laugh and play. there's jess who is 5, and he has cerebral palsy. >> my name is jess. >> we hear from people all the time about how beautiful jess is and how he just lights up. and then there's camden who is 4. he's a typical 4-year-old. >> reporter: but it's also a story of how one friendship transcended ordinary expectations. >> my friend julie called, and she was in the process of adopting three beautiful little boys from foster care. >> their caseworker pulled us aside and said your boys have a baby brother. and were we interested. we knew that going from two to five children and one that has major special needs, that somebody was going to suffer. >> our house didn't even cross my mind initially. >> if we didn't adopt him, he would be over 1,000 miles away. >> i called julie back and said no matter what, we would always

make sure that these boys were family than they knew they were family. >> they're brothers. >> when elijah is with his brothers he lights up. >> you're the big brother. >> he's really into saying hut right now and throwing a football. >> hut. >> it was kind of hectic, you know, trying to get all four y boys to smile and look especially elijah to hold the sign because he he was wanting to throw it. when you read the signs and see how long they've been in foster care and were finally adopted, it's beautiful. >> reporter: so 1,290 days later, the story of four brothers and two families is only just beginning. > michael is old enough he's always going to remember that he got adopted on the same day as his brothers. ey have given us a gift. a gift. we are not same -- not the same people we were before. >> reporter: jesse palmer, abc news, new york. >> what are the odds of that, adopted on the same day and to

making news in america this morning, severe storms. flash flooding overnight, homes surrounded by water. massive hail clobbering homes and cars. smashing out several windows where the weather threat is right now. the presidential candidates are trading blows with one week until new york's primary. but donald trump's own children will not be voting. this morning the front-runner explains why. concerns growing over the zika virus. doctors calling it scarier than they first thought doubling the number of states that have the virus carrying mosquitoes. a close call, a daring photographer looking for the perfect shot gets grazed by a plane.