this morning on "world news now," shifting alliances as voters in five states head to the polls today, the candidates are out for blood. the latest campaign tactics as the race tightens on both sides. >> the spring season brings damaging winds across the country, including fears of tornados. we'll show you the latest regions in the center of the storm zone. and new this half hour, reinflating deflategate. tom brady set to start the nfl season from the sidelines. an appeals court upholding the star's four-game suspension. full details ahead. and famous dances with -- it was famous dances night on ""dancing with the stars"." it had one couple high stepping to a near perfect score. but which couple got the boot. >> >> we'll have the complete wrap-up ahead in "the skinny" on this tuesday, april 26th.

>> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning. i'm diane macedo. >> i'm ryan smith in for kendis gibson. we begin with another big primary day in the race for the white house. donald trump hurling personal insults at his republican rivals and hillary clinton. >> votes are casting ballots in five northeastern states from maryland to rhode island and pennsylvania is the biggest prize. trump and clinton are dominating the polls in all five races, but trump is outraged that ted cruz and john kasich are joining forces. it's your voice, your vote. we get the latest from abc's elizabeth hur. >> reporter: gop front-runner donald trump firing back at his republican rivals now teaming up against him. >> it shows how weak they are. it shows how pathetic they are. >> reporter: blasting ted cruz and john kasich for cutting a deal and agreeing to split the vote with kasich stopping campaigning in indiana while cr d

new mexico. >> i understand that the trump campaign is going to scream and cry. that's what they do. whining is what they do. >> i'm not going to spend resources in indiana. he's not going to spend them in other places. so what? what's the big deal? >> reporter: their goal block trump from winning the 1237 delegates and avoiding a contested convention. but trump is not only confident about winning, he is claiming he looks the part. unlike hillary clinton. >> do i look like a president? how handsome am i? right? how handsome? does hillary look presidential to you? >> reporter: clinton already has 80% of the delegates she needs to clinch the democratic nomination and even though her opponent bernie sanders is conceding nothing, clinton's focus is shifting to november. >> don't just fly that big jet in and land it and go make a big speech and insult everybody you can think of. >> reporter: there are reports

started vetting possible vps, but the two maintain it's too soon for that talk. they remain focused on the upcoming primaries. diane and ryan? >> thank you, elizabeth. a federal judge has upheld north carolina's election law that requires voters to show a photo i.d. when casting ballots the judge dismissed lawsuits filed by the justice department and civil rights group that claim the law was passed to discriminate against poor and minority voters. the republican backed law eliminates same day registration and ends out of precinct voting. the morning's other major story is a pair of powerful spring storms. in southern california that, meant very high winds. this small sailboat couldn't handle the choppy waters off los angeles. it kept bumping into the fire department tug. luckily neither boat was damaged and no one was injured. the strong winds also caused problems on land picking up and tossing a heavy canopy at a car wash. a few miles away, a massive kentucky fried chicken sign toppled right onto the parking lot.

a high wind advisory for most of southern california remains in effect at this hour. >> the severe weather heading for the south and central plains today with a warning to residents of oklahoma city. storms there are likely as are large hail and damaging winds. abc's senior meteorologist rob marciano has more. >> the pattern is full. three impulses riding a strength ening jet stream. the first one hitting chicago. the second one has nearly all the ingredients for a severe outbreak nearly throughout all of tornado alley from dallas to wichita to lincoln, nebraska, big time hail, likely large tornados that may go into the darkness hours. and this whole threat pushes to the east ob wednesday. by far bring the most violent storms. rob marciano. abc news. >> our thanks to rob. president obama wrapped up a meeting with germany and european allies. the topic was security.

>> while they discussed libya and ukraine, the focus was really on syria. lauren lyster joins with us the details. >> reporter: we're learning more about president obama's plan to send more troops to syria. the president made the announcement in germany monday saying he'll boost the u.s. forces fighting isis in syria from 50 to 300 as part of the nato coalition he says is making progress. this while urging european allies to step up when it comes to defend spending. >> i've approved the deployment of up to 250 additional u.s. personnel in syria including special forces to keep up this momentum. every nato member should be contributing its full share, 2% of gdp towards our common security. something that doesn't always happen. and i'll be honest, sometimes europe has been complacent about its own defense. >> reporter: the pentagon monday couldn't say where these troops will be operating or when

secretary did say they will not be engaged in combat. he also acknowledged while these forces won't be on the front lines, ryan and diane, they will be in harm's way and they'll be equipped to defend themselves. >> always a tough decision sending in boots on the ground. lauren, thank you. on to this philippine police have -- armed forces intensified their efforts to hunt down islamic militants who beheaded a canadian man they took hostage last year. the victim john ridsdel of calgary, alberta. canada's prime minister called his death a cold-blooded murder. >> extremists are suspected in the death of lgbt activist xulhaz mannan in bangladesh. he has been a protocol officer at the embassy and also as editor of bangladesh's first gay rights magazine. mennen and a friend had been found hacked to death. it the latest in a series of attacks. >> target is facing backlash for its transgender bathroom policy.

last week the retail chain posted the policy which welcomed employees and guests to use the bathroom which corresponds with their gender identity. a conservative christian activist group has collecte more than half a million signatures from people pledging to boycott. target is standing by its policy. more than 50 protesters arrested last night at north carolina's capital calling on lawmakers to reteal the state's controversial transgender bathroom law which they say discriminates against the lgbt community. nick jonas and demi lovato are the latest acts to cancel shows in north carolina in protest of the law. those shows were scheduled for raleigh and charlotte this summer. it's something an opera singer dreams of but probably not quite in this way. ty tallian tenor francesco anile made his met pol to know opera debut this weekend wearing jeans, sneakers and a t-shirt. >> not quite the uniform he was expecting.

>> now, he only had five minutes notice he would have to sing the fourth act for the lead tenor in verdi's othello who lost his voice. anile threw on a black cape, came out like a champ and sang the role while the other man played the part ♪ >> best press conference ever. right? he says he wasn't nervous because he's sung othello many times all over the world but never did it at the met before and to complete opera singer's dream, anile got a standing ovation during the curtain call. how about that? >> sounds like that was very well deserved. hard to believe he wasn't nervous under the circumstances. at the same time, you hear him singing at the press conference. i can't imagine what he was like on stage. >> so good, right? a clutch performer. that's the definition right there. he can sing on cue at press conferences. >> i wonder what it was like for the lead tenor who was used to

singing and lip syncing and miming his way through the show. >> talk about teamwork. you should speak and i'll lip sync. we'll do it later. how about that? coming up, reinflating deflategate. the new development will likely sideline patriots tom brady for at least four games this season. you're good at that. what it means for brady and his team. >> the fancy footwork last night on "dancing with the stars." which couple earned a near perfect score and which couple going home. >> oh. >> first here's a look at today's forecast. >> announcer: "world news now" weather, brought to you by united health care. ♪ approaching medicare eligibility? you may think you can put off checking out your medicare options until you're sixty-five, but now is a good time to get the ball rolling. keep in mind, medicare only covers about eighty percent of part b medical costs.

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it's like something out of a terminator movie. a person walks across a field that erupts in explosions and flames. apparently unharmed. then you see her take off the top of that bombproof suit, tossed her blonde hair around. apparently it's all intended to promote the blast proof suit developed by the russian military. >> it works if it looks like a terminator movie i guess. there's speculation about tiger woods possibly planning his return to competitive golf. we learned yesterday woods has registered for june's u.s. open but that's no guarantee that he will play in the tournament. woods has been away from competition since having two back procedures last year. his agent maintains there is no timetable for return. >> golden state warriors are starting to get used to life without their biggest star steph curry. he suffered a ligament strain in sunday's game against houston.

least two weeks. that means the rest of the current series against the rockets and the start of golden state's next series, the warriors lead the rockets three games to one. game five is tomorrow night. >> also set to be sidelined, patriots quarterback tom brady could be suspended for at least four games this upcoming season. >> the u.s. appeals court reinstated his punishment for his alleged part in the of afc championship deflategate football issue. that whole tampering scandal. abc has the latest. >> reporter: it is a back and forth battle between nfl commission ker roger goodell and the four-time super bowl champions can the new england patriots. in may of 2015, an investigation by the nfl concluded that it was more probable than not footballs were intentionally deflated after they were examined by a referee at the afc championship against the colts. the report also says it's more probable than not that patriots superstar quarterback tom brady

>> i don't know what happened. completely and totally unaware of any of this. >> reporter: the violation claims the footballs were deflated to make them easier to throw and catch. after hearing an appeal, commissioner goodell chose to uphold the suspension. but the ban was overturned by a judge allowing brady to play the entire 2015 season. a u.s. appeals court now ruling the suspension will stand. >> this comes as no surprise. pro brady as judge berman was at the lower court, these guys were pro nfl and it came out that way. >> reporter: it's unclear if the nfl players association and brady will petition for another rehearing but what is clear is that deflate death scandal, a controversy that has resulted in stricter rules within the nfl may be coming to a close. on top of brady's suspension, the patriots were fined $1 million and were docked their first-round pick in the 2016 nfl draft. if brady has to serve his suspension, his first game back will be against the cleveland browns. ryan and diane. >> melissa, thank you.

apparently the way that brady's contract is now structured, he will lose a lot less money if this happens than if it had happened last year. >> smart move by the patriots. they can always, brady can always appeal this to an en banc hearing. that's rarely granted. it may be over for him. we'll see what happens next. when we come back, which couple got the boot on "dancing with the stars." >> guess which hollywood hunk is back on the market. "the skinny" is next. >> announcer: "world news now"

♪ skinny, so skinny >> time now for "the skinny" and topping our headlines this morning, it was famous dancers night on dancing with the stars." >> kicking it off, kim fields working through an ankle injury. keep that in mind as you watch this. she was doing her best tracey turnblatt from "hairspray." boy, did she do a good job of making up for it will. ed a 24 out of 30. >> next fighter paige vanzant killed it with mark ballas in '60s color and, of course, some good acting, as well. acing like austin powers, of course. that scored them a 38 including a 10 from len goodman.

>> there was a while where i couldn't figure out who the professional dancer was and who the competitor was. >> you can't. i could watch this for the next 20 minutes. amazing. >> i love austin powers. and jodie sweetin also working through a foot injury. did her interpretation of pink's music video "try," scoring a 25. what did you think of this? it. >> it was a little dark. the whole thing is a little dark for "dancing with the stars." i liked her and liked the performance, as well. nyle dimarco danced the quick step to the famous dance from "mask" wearing not only the mask that jim carrie wore but also the teeth. he wore prosthetic teeth for this dance. they also scored 25. the judges loved the performance but said it wasn't as clean as they would have liked to be. >> that makes me feel impressed with jim carrey. i want to see him.

next ginger zee oozing with attitude to janet jackson's "nasty." carrie ann said she almost owned it. len said it lacked attitude. bruno said she didn't quite take it to the next level. they scored 24. >> they said she was well rehearsed, hit every single move. they thought she didn't have as much attitude as janet jackson. but that's really hard to do. >> she's janet jackson. that's like saying well, you weren't quite michael jackson or prince but you came close. >> i give her props for taking it on. it's a really hard dance to do and iconic and involved a lot of attitude. i thought she nailed it. by far the standout performance of the night went to boys 2 men wanya morris with his rendition of 'n sync's "bye bye bye." he impressed joey fatone and lance bass who were waiting in the wings backstage. they got the night's top score of 29, almost perfec

night and the boot, underdog doug flutie who danced bollywood in what turned out to be his best dance of the season. >> next to the hollywood hunk who is apparently back on the market. >> you know it's official when someone does this. they delete his girlfriend's pics from his instagram account. that's big. that's just what zac efron has reportedly done after nearly two years with his girlfriend, model sami miro and he even stopped following her on both instagram and twitter. yes, it happened. although sami hasn't deleted any pictures of him. >> "e! news" learned it was zac who pulled the plug saying the spark had died and distance and work schedules got in the way. he hopes they can remain friends. >> how are you going to remain friends? >> if you're not even friends on facebook, how can you be friends in real life? >> i feel like that's what a guy says to a girl when he couldn't care.

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you heard me right, chickpeas. >> chickpeas are one of few foods that are both nutritious and delicious and ultimately they make a pasta that looks like pasta. >> reporter: after starting from scratch in his detroit kitchen, he shares with his eight roommates, brian launched bonza in 2014 with brother scott as his cofounder. >> when we got started we didn't have anything to stand out. we would pretty much just jump out into the aisle and say hey, have you tried chickpea pasta. >> at store demos or farmers markets like this one, gorilla marketing is essential to their growth. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: what was once a labor of love brian is now planning on building a chickpea empire. >> in the last year, we've gone from two to 2,000 stores. we even have stores where we're the number one selling pasta overall. >> cinnamon bun. >> like brian, 19-year-old daniel katz is also rethinking some of our popular food staples. >> it is protein infused almond

fluff butter. >> reporter: with his no cal bars and fluff butters. >> we didn't realize how young he was when we first started working with him. it wasn't till the end of the meeting after we decided to bring in the brand we heard he was 18 years old. >> the first six months it was just me. grew so quickly. >> reporter: while living on an air mattress out of his rented office space, daniel gave himself a crash course in food chemistry to make his protein enhanced products dairy free. once ready with what he hoped were tasty treats he pitched the concept to major retailers. >> i had a lot of people telling me it was impossible and there was no chance i would survive competing with billion dollar brands. >> reporter: in less than a year, dee's naturals gained national distribution. >> if you are willing to work, you're willing to sleep less, anything's achievable. >> 18 years old. >> amazing. > 18 years old. i'm constantly thinking of these ideas. then they just -- >> just fly right away.

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