making news in america this morning -- vicious storms rolling across the middle of the country. millions of people are in their path and the damage left behind. some areas will be getting a direct hit today. the apparent deepening rift inside the republican party. donald trump said he doesn't need to bring the gop together as he moves toward the general election. important meetings about the party's future coming up this week. a small plane ended on the roof of a building. what went wrong that forced this pilot into this desperate, emergency landing. those severe storms in the midwest and one couple not letting the tornado ruin the big occasion.

good monday morning to you all. happy mother's day to all of you. hope you had a good one. we begin with the millions of americans prepare for a vicious storm system on the move across the heartland. >> this storm system has produced severe tornadoes. it's moving east stretching from texas to ohio. >> winds gusting up to 66 miles per hour tore the roof right off this mt. caramel middle school. >> at that middle school volunteers and crews worked hours to wipe up water from the gym. class rooms were not damaged and school will be back in session today. at least seven twisters ripped across eastern colorado this weekend. this one spewed debris injuring at least five people, damaging and even destroying several mobile homes and building.

accuweather's paul williams has a look at what's in store for you. >> we're expecting strong to severe thunderstorms through texas, oklahoma, a corner of louisiana and about all of arkansas. here's what we're watching out for heavy downpours causing localized flooding and damaging hail. at least a slight chance of tar nadic activity. kendis, diane. >> all right, our thanks to paul there at accuweather. across the border in canada, fire crews say they're starting to get the upper hand on one of the wild fires in that country. driving nearly 90,000 people from their homes. one bit of good news this morning, fire officials say the evacuations are officially over but they warn the fire will

months. turning to politics now, donald trump is playing down the need for unity in the republican party after failing to get paul ryan's bless zblg donald trump had a busy weekend, walking back his tax plan, unleashing on hillary clinton. >> reporter: donald trump is zeroing in on the general election. >> can you imagine another four years of the clintons? >> reporter: going after both hillary and bill clinton. >> i think he gets involved when she plays the women's card. >> reporter: the latest attack on hillary clinton takings us back to the 90s. >> he lead, he said, i did not have sex with that woman. couple of months later, i'm guilty. >> reporter: clinton vowing to focus on the issues. >> i'm asking people to come join this campaign and i have had a lot of outreach from prps. >> reporter: during a one-on-one

stephanopoulos trump talks about republican leaders who want him to unify the party, saying it doesn't have to be. as he's just days away from a sitdown meeting with top republican leaders on capitol hill including house speaker paul ryan who's still holding back his endorsement. >> how do you win? >> i'm going to go out and get millions of people from the democratic. >> reporter: democratic bernie sanders is trying to get his own votes to win his party's nomination. >> we have made the financial establishment, the political establishment and the media establishment quite nervous -- that is a good thing. >> reporter: top republicans will try to get on the same page with donald trump this thursday right here in washington. house speaker paul ryan said the meeting will begin a discussion the kind of republican principles and ideas that can win the support of american people this

it's going to be a wild ride. >> stephanie, thanks so much. trump wasn't the only one unhappy about paul ryan's decision not to endorse him. former vice presidential nominee sarah palin is now trying to force ryan out of office. she told cnn that ryan's career is over. palin is now vowing endorse his challengers saying ryan ignored the will of the people. the leader of north korea sounding a friendlier tone during a three-hour speech. he vowed not to use the country's nuclear weapons unless under a direct threat. under kim it its nuclear and missile program have dramatically accelerated. this morning, it has expelled a reporter from the bbc saying the reporter insulted the dignity of that country.

border are expressing side that el chapo has moved to a less secured prison. some have speculated that move el chapo will soon be extradited to the u.s. penn state now says child sex abuse by former asis tan coach goes back decades. . the university said its legal settlements with jerry sandusky's accuser dating back to 1971. meanwhile the university president released a statement saying he's appall by the rush of judgment after that head coach joe paterno knew about the abuse. we know now where the powerball ticket was sold. >> clearly it's a tourist attraction but no one has stepped forward yet to claim

the jackpot by the way was nearly $430 million, sixth largest in powerball history. the largest ever in new jersey. >> did you check the ticket? >> i couldn't find the ticket. the star-studded opening of the invictus opgames in florida and an epic prom picture. this young couple had a massive tornado spinning in the distance. so, what did they do? they

we all have a chance a very rare event in the sky later this morning as mercury crosses in front of the sun. it only happens about 13 times a century.

nasa is providing some live coverage starting around 7:00 a.m. eastern time until it ends in the afternoon. also today, north carolina faces a federal deadline over its controversial bathroom law. >> the justice department said the law violates the civil rights act. the governor said the state will respond by the deadline the law requires transgender to use bathrooms corresponding to their biological sex. the suspect in this weekend's shooting ram page near washington, d.c. is due in court this morning. at a vigil last night for the three people who were killed and three others injured they were remembered. the violence began when a suspended federal police officer allegedly gund down his wife outside of a maryland high school. the other shootings were probably botched car jackings. the

her seat during a ride at a carnival and her hair got caught in a mechanism tearing her scalp. she's undergone several surgeries. an investigation of the accident is now under way the first cruise to cuba is now over. the carnival cruise liner returned to miami yesterday after the weeklong cruise. passengers said they received a warm welcome at three stops but would have had liked to spend more time with the cuban people. the superhero face yauch between captain america and iron man conquered the weekend box office. it grossed nearly $182 million. the fifth highest domestic open zblg logging far behind. the jungle book earning $21.9 million and mother's day with $9 million. and h

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from the plane. and here on the ground, many of you are looking at very nasty morning commute, expect rain on your roads from eastern washington state south to colorado and from the dakotas south to the gulf coast with some flooding from texas to mississippi. and if you're flying, airport delays are possible in kansas city, houston, dallas, chicago and memphis. more than 250 passengers and crew aboard a cruise ship have come down with the noro virus. >> a major outbreak. left dock in portland maine for the next leg of the cruise. the passengers ship may have a nasty stowaway onboard. the norovirus. >> we have in frequent communication with the cdc the whole time. >> reporter: the centers for disease control expected it in baltimore last week and report 27% of passengers have fallen ill since the cruise started.

8 of the 502 crew members. about a half a dozen passengers were quarantined. >> they are being in their cabin for 48 hours. after the last symptoms to make sure they are healthy. >> reporter: the cdc also took steps to sanitize the ship. >> do a lot of santization. >> reporter: still even for passengers who stayed healthy the cruise has been a rocky one. >> it wouldn't let us dock at bermuda so we have been at sea. which isn't good. >> the ship is due to stop st. john news brunswick, canada. the ship crashed into a passenger walkway in baltimore. the carnival pride had just returned from the bahamas yesterday morning when it

the elevated walkway. you can see it there, sending it crashing down on three cars. the walkway and cars were empty at the time. only minor damage to the ship. overnight a delta flight was forced to make an emergency landing in nashville. the plane was going from chicago . the plane did land safely and again no one was hurt. this year's invictus games have kicked off. >> first lady michelle obama, president george w. bush, morgan freeman and of course prince harry just a few in attendance. >> this was a five-day event. founded two years ago by prince harry. wounded war veterans taking part in ten events including wheelchair rugby,

after saturday's victory in the kentucky derby, nyquist is listed as the favorite for the preakness. good morning, america. a special part to oklahoma. >> they had a very good state. >> the panhandle state. >> they're assured of another home game. here we go. okc trying to get all even in the best of seven series. fourth quarter. kevin durant -- thunder were unbelieve nbl the fourth quarter. especially durant. my mother would be happy if i scored 41 points on mother's day, too. russell westbrook had more assists in the game than the spurs team combined. durant has 41. all even. spurs and thunder heading back to san antonio.

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♪ time now to check the pulse starting with word of a celebrity breakup. >> sharon osbourne is reportedly pulling the plug on her 33-year marriage to rock requester ozzy. a specks person tells rolling stone magazine that ozzy has moved out of their home.

>>. >> they confirmed their latest breakup has nothing to do with ozzy relapsing into substance abuse. a top american runner is picking up little extra change, the 800-meter u.s. champion has sold ad space on his shoulder. just one problem -- current rules for major competition says that he'll have to cover up with the ad with tape while competing. >> simmons thinks that's absurd and he's challenging that with these temporary tattoos. >> he did it previously a few years ago and got about $11,000 for one shoulder. heads up harry potter fans. some sky divers in british columbia are playing quidditch. >> they're yielding

sticks o s after dropping out o airplane. it's part of a clever advertising campaign. >> i don't know anything about the company. the actual advertising part of it. but loving the video. >> great advertising for harry potter. with high school prom season under way across the country most teens are looking for that one of a kind photo that will outshine all the rest. >> this couple might be the winners here. they had to pose for this snap of a lifetime and now that photo is going viral. >> despite that me nacing twister their prom did take place. >> they're perfectly positioned. props to the photographer. >> mom. we'll have m

the maryland man charged with a string of shootings is due in court. police say eulalio tordil gunned down his estranged wife outside a beltsville school, and opening fire on three more people in an attempted carjacking. and metro's new chief safety officer starts today-- as the agency deals with new mandates from the federal transit administration. the f-t-a is giving metro less than two weeks to undergo a major safety overhaul in the wake of several maintenance issues including an electrical explosion last week. and pack that umbrella. another round of rain is coming this way. how long will the rain hang around this time? eileen whelan can answer that question for us.. good morning washington. toss to eileen today: increasing clouds this morning. shower chances by mid-morning.

winds: w 5 mph tonight: mostly cloudy with scattered showers. lows: 50-56 winds: ne 5 mph tuesday: mostly cloudy with scattered showers. highs: 65-70 winds: ne 5 mph manassas 109 breaking right now.

investigating a fatal shooting near the campus of prince george's county community college. it happened in the 500 block of harry truman drive in largo. police responded to the area around ten o'clock last night after receiving reports of gunshots. police say one man was pronounced dead on the scene. police are asking anyone with information about what happened to contact investigators. meanwhile-- another story is developing right now in anne arundel county. police say this man, michael carroll wilson, is charged with killing his girlfriend, and attacking a woman who tried to step in and help. investigators say wilson attacked his

charlotta barkley-- staurday night. and she died the next day. the second woman is expected to survive. wilson was arrested after several hours on the run. he's now charged with first degree murder and attempted murder. just in virginia.. a new report finds that more than two-thousand felons have registed to vote since governor terry mc-auliffe restored voting rights for them. since voters in virginia don't register to a party, it's tough to tell which party will benefit in the long-run. however-- republicans have criticized mcauliffe's move, saying it was is intended to help hillary clinton in the commonwealth during the presidential election. the jackpot winning powerball ticket may not have been sold in our state-- but one ticket can still it's owner pretty rich today. lottery officials say a one-million dollar winning ticket was sold at the seven-eleven in mclean. it was one of more than 76-thousand prize winners in virginia in saturday night's drawing. the lone winning ticket for the 430-million dollar jackpot was sold in new jersey. here's one more chance to check

the winning numbers are 5-25-26-44-66 and powerball number 9. it's xx and we're just getting started. a murder suspect is due in court after a 2 day shooting spree. the latest on the shooting and why one of the vicitms is now being called a hero. more trouble for metro as the federal transit adminstration demands a total safety overhaul. now metro is racing against the clock. we will tell you why.. coming up. good morning washington. today: increasing clouds this morning. shower chances by mid-morning. highs: 64-69 winds: w 5 mph tonight: mostly cloudy

lows: 50-56 winds: ne 5 mph tuesday: mostly cloudy with scattered showers. highs: 65-70 winds: ne 5 mph in the day ahead..