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making news in america this morning, primary day. voters in indiana heading to the polls in hours, could it seal the deal for the front-runners? plus, carly fiorina hitting the floor during a ted cruz rally. donald trump seizing the moment. >> she just went down. she went down a long way, right? >> and bill clinton squaring off with protesters. we're live in washington. severe storms on the move this morning damaging hail fell overnight and one woman even saved her own mother seconds before a tree crashed into their home. >> it took out the whole area where she was. >> we have the latest track on the storms coming in right now. empty nest. president obama getting emotional for the first time this morning talking about malia
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force at the met gala. we have the glitz, the glamour and the bizarre. lady gaga was bizarre. like a typical tuesday for her. >> for her. >> we do say good tuesday morning. we begin with primary day in indiana shaping up to be a key turning point in the battle for the white house. >> polls opening across the state with 57 gop delegates up for grabs and it could be the last stand for ted cruz. but so far he's refusing to bow out even though donald trump has the math, the momentum and the soaring poll numbers on his side. it's "your voice, your vote," abc's lana zak is live in washington. good morning, lana. >> good morning, kendis and diane. in indiana, donald trump has picked up several sports endorsements including that of lou holtz, the former notre dame football coach who says donald trump's golf courses are first class and he believes he'll make am
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>> it's called importantville, right. >> reporter: indiana's vote today may be key to donald trump locking up the nomination before the republican convention. there's no way that ted cruz can win without a contested convention and trump supporters have some harsh advice for cruz. >> do the math. you asked kasich to drop out. it's your turn. take your own words. >> now i'm curious, sir -- >> time to drop out. >> trump is not letting up. honestly, i think he's crazy. lyin' ted does not have the temperament to do this. >> reporter: he's even seizing on this moment. carly fiorina, the senator's running mate falling off the stage in lafayette, indiana. >> he kept talking. he didn't even look like -- that was a weird deal. >> reporter: on the democratic side -- >> let us see indiana help lead this country into the political revoti
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ray close race with hillary clinton trailing her but within the margin of error in indiana. the clinton campaign already preparing for next week's primary in west virginia which promises to be contentious. former president bill clinton squaring off with angry protesters. >> let him alone. i want him to stay. >> reporter: in an interview in march hillary clinton had said that she intended to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business and now calls those a misstatement but still it's not going over very quewell in coal country. >> thank you. those polls in indiana opening up at 6:00 a.m. eastern time. thank you. we get to the severe weather that is racing across the south. >> this morning there is damage in several states because of heavy rain and wind. in washington, d.c., a car was crushed by falling trees and in north carolina, a tree smashed right through this home nearly hitting a woman. you're looking at footage of a tree crashing through a
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>> leaving branches, leaves and debris all over this bedroom in north carolina. >> it took out the whole area where she was. >> get this, just seconds before the tree fell an 87-year-old woman was sitting in this very room. >> my mother was sitting right there. >> there's two chairs right there. >> the woman's daughter heard the store coming and pulled her out just in time. >> i literally was dragging her through the house and we heard this just tremendous noise and a tree fell right where she was sitting. >> in nearby raleigh, hail the size of golf balls pelled cars and this video shows the falling ice tearing apart trees. it was a similar scene in virginia with hail covering this patio and in washington, d.c., dangerous lightning in the night sky showed one bolt nearly hitting the capitol building. accuweather's paul williams says it's just the beginning of a wet week for both coasts set up by an omega
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stream that creates an omega symbol. the low to the west bringing about scattered showers and storms there. the low to the east bringing about scattered showers and storms there. >> and on the radar right now severe weather stwrefs from south carolina to new england. the regions will see rain for most of the week but widespread flooding not expected. two brothers from washington state at the center of an intense manhunt spotted several times in mexico. john and tony reed charged with the murder in connection with the disappearance of a washington couple with whom they had a property dispute. they're hoping data from an iphone by one of the suspects can help track them down. new details about the suspect in a foiled plot to bomb a south florida jewish center. james medina faces life in prison if convicted. he alleged wanted to inspire other muslims to jihad by attacking the
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him with a fake bomb which he planned to place under a car. new video shows the moment when a syrian government missile struck a hospital in aleppo killing dozens of people. more than 250 died in shelling and air strikes in the northeastern city in the past nine days, a human rights group says the government is responsible for most of those casualties. back in the u.s. thousands of parents in detroit could be scrambling for a second day as schools are expected to be closed because of a teacher sick-out. nearly all detroit schools were closed yesterday due to that. the teachers, well, they're protesting the possibility that some of them won't get paid over the summer if the struggling district runs out of cash. the state approved $47 million in emergency funding but that runs out in june. still ahead, a huge spike in airline profits. what's behind the soaring revenue? new clues in the hugest art heist in history. why
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a little target practice for sailors abooard this ship that left its home port two weeks ago and shot off an abandoned lifeboat found adrift. the it is a guided missile destroyer but a turret gun does the job here. but not every naval vessel has a crew. check out the pentagon's largest self-driving warship. the
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months at a time on the open sea and travel 10,000 miles hunting enemy submarines and mines. it will under go more at thes this summer off the california coast. new this morning the latest flight for a giant solar powered plane that landed in a phoenix suburb overnight after a 16-hour flight from the san francisco bay area. the solar impulse 2 is attempted an around the world flight powered only by the sun. two more stops in utah before it reaches new york and from there it will cross the atlantic. the airline industry meanwhile, has posted some record profits but don't expect to see lower ticket prices. the major u.s. carriers report more than $25.6 billion in earnings last year. the biggest factor, the huge drop in fuel prices. they've been at least 30% lower than the year before. the airlines also collected nearly $4 billion in baggage fees. okay, so like many parents nowadays across the country
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reality of sending his eldest child off college. >> she will attend harvard in the fall of 2017 taking a year off after graduating high school next month. the president says he couldn't be prouder but he admits that it's going to be tough. >> it's tough, though, this is my first one leaving and my daughters are wonderful and one of the great pleasures of being in the white house is because i live above the store i've been able to spend, you know, every night that i'm in town with them and i'm going to mission her terribly. >> the president adds that malia is well prepared and going to do great things and quoted the first lady saying our job is to make sure they don't need us anymore. >> that's going to be tough no matter what. >> i bet she will go on to do great things. >> a fun gap year. when we come back, the battle begins. prince's family goes to court to settle the singer's estate. parliament brawl. lawmakers trading blows, what sparked this melee.
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the pacific northwest. but just a few showers in new mexico and the texas panhandle. if you're flying airport delays are most likely in atlanta and charlotte. five of prince's six surviving siblings say they are in agreement so far at least as the search for a will goes on. >> yeah, they were in a minnesota courtroom yesterday for a hearing asking a judge to appoint a temporary manager for the estate. but there may be another potential heir. a 45-year-old illinois woman claims she is also a half-sister. the musician's estate could be worth more than $300 million. well, hulk hogan is suing gossip website gawker yet again. the former pro wrestler new suit claims it leaked sealed documents from a transcript that quoted him making racist remarks. that is after he won a settlement for posting an explicit video of him having sex. gawker calls hogan's new claim
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lead in the biggest art heist mystery. agents returned to a connecticut home searching for a stolen recommend brant. the homeowner is in jail. he's been a suspect 25 years ago. from the art world to this scene at a committee of turkey's parliament. lawmakers jump over a desk to duke it out with their rivals. throw some wild punches. some guys even resort to throwing water bottles at etch ear. the fight erupted because of a disagreement over a proposal to strip legislators of their immunity from prosecution. >> looks like a mosh pit at times. we get an explanation for why so many have a tough time keeping off the weight they lose. a study on former contestants on the nbc show "the biggest loser" most regained the weight. researchers say biology is working against them while the contes
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limps for their size at the start of the show, their metabolisms dropped and never recovered so apparently the body is essentially fighting to put that weight back on. >> the labeling of obese people who try and lose weight and can't keep it off is lacking will power is a terrible thing. >> and inaccurate. >> and very inaccurate. >> while some suggest the science removes at least some of the self-blame that dieters often file. okay, now sports. pittsburgh penguins are up 2-1 in their playoff series against washington caps following a victory last night. >> as for the nba we have some highlights now from espn. good morning, it's "sportscenter" from los angeles. stan verrett along with kenny may mayne. crazy ending to one of the two. >> thunder and spurs. if you don't watch a lot of nba this is typical of how games finish up. 13:30 to go. dion waiters trying to
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ginobili. ball is loose, kicked around. ginobili had a shot, it's patty mills, that won't go, lamarcus aldridge had a big game but wasn't allowed to take another shot because he was being tackled buy people and thunder, 98-97 after this big mess. no call after the game the referee said, maybe we screwed up. >> yeah, something like that. lebron james and cav leros 8-0 in the postseason against the hawks. meeting them again. james, richard jefferson, james for three. got that one. check him out in the backpedal. yeah, whatever. kind of like that. working on the give and go to kyrie irving. hawks made it a game. cut it to a four-point margin by this point late in the fourth but there he is again. 25 points, 9 assist,
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and cavs win it 104-93 and lead the series 1-0. back to you. >> all right. and we don't cover a lot of european soccer but these are some extraordinary scenes. you have to take a look. start off in england where players erupt in celebration when their cinderella season turned into a championship winning one. >> nothing like winning without actually playing a game. so leicester fans started as 5,000-1 odds. there was this scene from a big match in poland. strange. fans of one team throwing hundreds of flares onto the feel. stadium security carrying the burning flares back off. look at that. >> but then at the opposite end of the stadium the other team supporters lit their flares, the whole thing created a massive cloud of black smoke. believe it or not, though, the match was only delayed for a few minutes and then game on.
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gold chains and brass keys, she also incorporated a white tamagotchi into her outfit. >> madonna let it all hang out in this sheer black givenchy number leaving nothing left to the imagination from behind. >> not much from the front either. >> claire danes was just glowing literally. she put her on spin on this princess dress that lights up via fiber optics. >> katie upton newly engaged to baseball star justin verlander showed off a glittering gold gown along with the new ring from the tigers pitcher. what could be the next starring role for lebron james? word is that he's going to follow michael jordan's lead. >> yes, and we don't mean to the hall of fame which he'll get to. the superstar will star in "space jam 2." according to "the hollywood reporter" four years ago he put himself on the record saying he wanted the role. >> jordan starred in the original "space jam" 25 y
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ago. he recently appeared in amy schumer's comedy "trainwreck" but will he have a cartoon made after him too. >> probably. let's all take a deep breath, shall we, for this next story. a driver from new zealand set a new world record for free diving. william turbich plunged over 400 feet deep in the waters off the bahamas. >> that means he held a single breath for 4:34. when he reached the bottom and began to surface, it was completely dark. too deep for even light to reach. >> that's incredible. now, each year the swallows return to cap strana and vanessa, the duck returns to a michigan elementary school. she has hatched her eggs in a courtyard there for the past 13 years and then she leads her duck lings through the school. >> now, student, teachers and parents look forward to the annual event. the school staff makes sure there's a safe route for the ducks. >> the custodians won't cut the grass in the courtyard until she's done so that all her
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the rain has stopped for now but don't get used to it. we are in stor for another another wet start to the day. good morning washington. toss to eileen today: cloudy with scattered showers. highs: 63-68 winds: nne 5 mph tonight: cloudy and cool. a few showers. patchy fog. lows: 49-55 winds: ne 5 to calm wednesday: mostly cloudy with a few showers. highs: 65-70 winds: e 5 mph
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governor's executive order, allowing thousands of convicted felons to vote this november. republicans have called the governor's action a political ploy designed to help his friend and democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton win votes in november. the order affects more than 200-thousand people. governor mcauliffe has said people who have served their time should be given a second chance. back for more. former wrestler hulk hogan is suing the website "gawker" again. this time he's going after "gawker" for
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conversation where hogan used a racial slur. the actual recording led the world wrestling entertainment to fire hogan and remove him from its hall of fame. earlier this year, he won a 140-million dollar settlment for invasion of privacy. well if you have to get a ticket in the district-- then this is the one to hope for. it looks like a parking ticket... but it's not. d-c police will leave these warnings on cars over the next few weeks. facing an increase in car break-ins... the notes remind owners to take precautions when parking their vehicles. people we spoke to say the warnings are better than the alternative. the warnings include reminders about locking your the warnings include reminders about locking your vehicles and taking valuable items inside when you leave. they'll be left on cars all over the city. it's xx and we're just getting it's xx ande'
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started. the rain triggers lots of flooding and damage in the district. what neighbors are saying today.. and the capitals are down but not out after dropping game three. why players are feeling confidant this morning. good morning washington. today: cloudy with scattered showers. highs: 63-68 winds: nne 5 mph tonight: cloudy and cool. a few showers. patchy fog. lows: 49-55 winds: ne 5 to calm wednesday: mostly cloudy with a few showers. highs: 65-70
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