an industry group blasting fda for regulations it calls cost prohibitive for manufacturers, banning 99% of all vapor productions pulls the rug out from 9 million smokers who have switched to vaping, turning them in jeopardy of turning back to smoking. the fda rules go into effect in 90 days. also here in california lawmakers cracking down, raising the legal age to buy tobacco from 18 to 21, becoming the second state to do so. prince will be honored later today in los angeles with a public memorial at city hall. the mayor will host the event. keep in mind investigators in minnesota are looking at whether the singer was overprescribed painkillers. as to reports prince had percocet in his system when he died, the medical examiner says results are still pending. turn focus to weather. a house in the san francisco bay area took a direct hit by lightning. >> two people needed to g

the hospital. as for today and mother's day weekend, let's get the forecast from accuweather's justin povick. >> tracking low pressure that's going to provide more rain to the northeast as if we haven't had enough. we'll try to kick this out of the way for the upcoming weekend. but at least here throughout the daytime expect numerous travel delays along that stretch of 95 running from new york city to d.c. getting into the weekend, it's mother's day on sunday. we're getting the rain out of the way. it's just going to take time. again, showers along the i-95, these kick off the coastline later on in the afternoon and also the evening. severe weather possible over the central plains for mother's day. that's running from nebraska down into kansas and texas where we can actually have some tornados and some large hail. the west looking wet as well. kendis, diane, back to you. we told you about a growing beer shortage in cuba that's caused by the sudden surge in american tourism. >> but now this tragedy

destination is running dry as well. venezuela. is running low on everything from electricity to toilet paper. and it is now running low on beer. >> the country's largest beer producer has closed the last of its domestic breweries after the venezuelan government's repeated delays on selling its dollars to import. the beer part is funny but what's going on there is pretty terrible. >> it's pretty terrible. >> we don't want to make light of that part of it. >> the beer part is really something we should send help for. >> we should, i think. it's time we step in. beer aid. >> beer aid. the tables have turned. some fishermen in australia almost ended up being dinner. >> luckily they caught it on camera. the cameras were recording as this great white shark kept getting closer and closer to the boat. one of them said the creature approached the boat a few times,

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two, one, zero, liftoff. >> breaking overnight, another successful launch for spacex rocket, this one lifting off from cape canaveral and the first stage as the rocket appears to have landed on the drone ship, neat. the rocket is delivering a japanese satellite some 22,000 miles above the earth. >> the drone ship just sounds like something out of star wars. >> it does. this was the frightening scene in suburban st. louis as a suspected robber drove his van the wrong way on the interstate for miles. you can see the massive police presence. officers tried to track the driver down. they did eventually block in the van and arrested him. he's now facing serious charges. >> it's very fortunate nobody else got injured in that. i imagine he was going at quite a clip there. new developments this morning in the murder case of a fitness instructor at a church

>> the suspect was caught on surveillance video and now police are releasing a list of persons of interest. here's abc's linzie janis. >> reporter: texas police releasing new search warrants in the gruesome murder of fitness instructor missy beavers. investigators say multiple puncture wounds found on her head and chest are consistent with the weapon being carried by this person caught on surveillance camera wearing full police gear just before the murder. the mother of three was setting up for her early morning class at this church in midlothian nearly three weeks ago. her students arrived for class and found her body. police zeroing in on the suspect's unusual walk. beavers' husband appealing to the public for help. >> i can't tell if the person is a man for a woman but if you look at the mannerisms, how they walk, there's something very distinctive there. >> reporter: police say the murderer may have been tracking her movements on social media and may have even used a cell phone to photograph or record the victim a

act. and those warrants also suggest that mrs. beavers and her husband may have had financial and marital problems. linzie janis, abc news, new york. and they say the victim actually -- information coming out of a search warrant, she had received messages on linkedin three days before that she and her friend called creepy and strange. >> it's quite a mystery they have right now. less than three days earlier beavers had shown a friend those messages they considered creepy and strange. >> they say she had been communicating with somebody else on linkedin that seemed familiar so they're paying attention to her social media and hoping that helps uncover more in this investigation. >> the good news, if it's good news, they do have some persons of interest right now lined up. an amazing story of inspiration that you have to see to believe. >> a first grade girl who will inspire you. you don't want to miss this one. you're watching "world news now."

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♪ time for our favorite segment of the week, "insomniac theater." checking out two movies that open this weekend. >> this morning we're going to start with "captain america: civil war." we tried to keep ate secret. the third installment of the franchise finds the all-star cast of superheroes, they've put on the purview of the united nations. and do they refuse? now suddenly they're forced to take sides. >> what do we do? >> we're in position. ♪

>> such a love story. the film by our parent company disney has scored a certified 93% on rotten tomatoes and it's hard to find any bad reviews. what's tasha robinson saying? she says it tackles real-world problems will while managing to entertain. tony hicks, in the race with dc comics, marvel still comes out on top when it comes to fun why. >> captain america helped my friend with her bag in real life. >> chris harris? >> true story. >> she should have gotten his number. next up the family thing. adult siblings baxter and annie played by jason bateman and nicole kidman return to their family home to investigate the mysterious disappearance of their parents who are two world-famous performance artists known for their elaborate hoaxes. but this time is it the real deal? >> this is sheriff hale.

here. the car that is registered to your parents was found at a rest stop. there were signs of a struggle and quite a bit of blood. >> it's a performance. >> you think they're dead. >> we have to suspect foul play. >> my parents are probably hiding somewhere laughing themselves silly. as soon as you say they're dead they're going to pop up resurrected. >> the family fang is scoring a 76% on rotten tomatoes and getting mostly good reviews of the trittics. peter travers of "the rolling stone" calls it a provooken voktive film that questions the limbs of art in a world that forgets to be human. kyle smith said, it feels like an extended therapy session. some people need an extended therapy session. i don't know if i'd mind that so much. >> we're thinking "family fang" will be number one at the box office this weekend? >> maybe a family favorite. happy mother's day. >> "captain america."

this morning on "world news now," in the race for president republican party disunity. high-profile members of the gop not quite falling into line behind donald trump, at least not yet. trump sparking new controversy with a cinco de mayo tweet. and things get a little rowdy at a hillary clinton event in california. full details ahead. a warehouse fire burning for hours in houston is raising fears about toxic chemicals. hundreds of students have been forced from their schools and there are now worries about what seeped into creeks nearby. spark in the subway. more metro problems in the nation's capital. a fireball and headaches for thousands of riders trying to get where they're going this morning. also ahead, check this out. justin bieber hits the court before he hits the stage. and he's no slouch when it comes to draining it.