crews worked to repair that damage. traffic now, though, is back to normal. and there will be more heavy rain in the south today. florida could be hit especially hard. >> accuweather's paul williams is here with the latest. paul, good morning. >> thanks, kendis and diane. well, we have strong to severe thunderstorms expected on wednesday. here's the setup. we'll have the jet stream that will already have a trough developing there. when we say trough, that's where we have instablth or the bad weather that usually accompanies a low pressure system that's kind of in this hammock, so to speak. well, that hammock digs a little deeper and it adds more states into the mix of those expecting the bad weather for wednesday. with that low pressure system getting a little bit stronger. now here's how it's going to play out. we'll have strong storms from nashville to indiana, all the way up to the pittsburgh area and the entire ohio valley region. small hail, gusty winds. but at least no widespread severe storms there. in florida totally different situation. look for severe storms throughout the entire state with that front pushing through. diane, kendis? >> all right, paul, thank you.

in an apparent random attack on an interstate has died. investigators say tracy charchowski was shot once in the neck as she rode in the passenger seat in the family car in wisconsin. her husband who was driving at the time was a long-time employee of the d.e.a. but that plairnt did not play a part in the shooting. the accused shooter had been on the run after killing a man in a milwaukee suspect. he's now in custody. a suspect is also in custody after police in washington, d.c. say he hijacked a city bus, then ran over and killed a pedestrian. the man has been charged with second-degree murder. abc's pierre thomas has more on how this bizarre incident unfolded. >> reporter: as the bus hijacking comes to a dramatic violent end, police descend on the scene, surrounding the suspect, who's still inside. >> hands up. >> reporter: police will be poring over this difficult to watch video recorded by a bystander on his cell phone. only feet away, just out of

over by the bus. >> it was crazy. i don't know why people do that. very crazy. >> reporter: it all started at this quiet b stop. the suspect got on here. no one anticipating what would happen next. within 30 seconds all hell breaks loose. >> the bus proceeds to the next stop. the suspect then attacks the driver. all the passengers flee from the bus immediately when they see the attack. >> reporter: the suspect now in control. the bus a moving weapon. races down d.c. streets a quarter mile to its final tragic destination. it was all over in just three minutes. the bus driver was wounded and an unnamed pedestrian senselessly killed by the still unidentified suspect now in custody. his motive unknown. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. we're learning that candles may be to blame for a fire at a big cathedral here in new york city. that fire gutted the serbian orthodox cathedral where easter services were held sunday.

may have accidentally placed candles that were not completely extinguished into a cardboard box. and overseas another fire near a u.s. air base in south korea had americans swinging into action. a group of airmen rallied bystanders to help hold up a blanket as three children were dropped from the fourth story there. three adults also made the leap. everyone survived. we're told the airmen later returned to the scene for a well-deserved thank you. president obama travels to flint today for the first time since the city's lead water crisis. the trip comes after 8-year-old mary copeny wrote the president a letter asking him to see the situation firsthand. the president plans to meet her and other flint residents. he'll also meet with the governor of michigan, who has urged the president to drink the flint water to show that it's safe. okay. so the olympic torch relay is off and running across brazil after the flame arrived by plane. the first runner in the relay was the captain of brazil's women's volleyball team. by the time the

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>> yep. nobody's home. >> it's so perfect. i never thought they would climb up like that. >> i didn't know that either. good attempt, though, on the gator. >> i wonder what it wanted. >> i don't know. girl scout cookies. >> gator treats. >> yep. coming up, what started out as a fun day on the water turned into that. >> ooh. >> where that unfortunate wipeout took place and how those boaters are now doing this morning. but first the hottest ticket in new york is making more than just broadway history. how "hamilton" is turning midtown manhattan into a version of "american idol." you're watching "world news now." ♪ my shot ♪ just like my country i'm young scrappy and hungry ♪ >> announcer: world news weather. brought to you by colonial life insurance. it's never much, just what's left after i break a dollar. and i never thought i could get quality life insurance

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♪ slither. okay. so it is the hottest ticket in new york city, and it's made broadway history, scoring more than a dozen tony nominations. >> and it's pretty much impossible to get tickets to "hamilton." but now there's a new way to be in the show, not just at the show. here's abc's gio benitez. >> reporter: the casting call transformed broadway into "american idol." ♪ isn't she lovely this college student auditioning for hamilton in front of us. every night those theater seats are filled

that audition room is going to be filled too. we're talking about more than 1,000 people waiting in line, some since way before sunrise. and they're coming from all over. this woman moving from france in part because of "hamilton." ♪ learn to love again what do you think it is about "hamilton" that has so many people standing out here in the rain wanting to be a part of it? >> it's hip-hop being taken seriously as an art form. ♪ i am not throwing away my shot ♪ >> reporter: the show isn't just breaking records with those 16 tony nominations. it's raking in half a million bucks in profit every week. the show is sold out through january. it's the impossible ticket to score. ♪ not throwing away my shot so even long shots know they have a better chance at getting a part than a seat. gio benitez, abc news, new york. >> i have "school of rock" if that category for winning best musical. i think they have a shot. >> what are you -- why is that

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this morning on "world news now" a major turning point in the race for the white house. >> ted cruz is suspending his campaign after a crushing loss in indiana. hear the fallout from his departure and the huge victory for bernie sanders surprising hillary clinton. we're live in indiana. an american soldier killed in the fight against isis. new details about the navy s.e.a.l. and john kerry issuing a warning to syria's president. the latest on the war-torn region. a new study shows personal finance is becoming one of the toughest challenges for young adults. so how can students and parents prepare before the real world sets in? we talk to the experts. let's call it weeping rewards. the airline that surprised its passengers with major discounts for enduring some unruly infants on board. could it be a