couch. during a visit by representatives from historical black colleges. she said she was actually just asked to take a photo from a certain angle and just doing exactly that. >> just getting out of the way. >> major story this morning. the deadly weather that is rolled through the middle of the country overnight. multiple tornados, across illinois, leaving behind widespread destruction. at least one person was killed. by an uprooted tree in a city about 85 miles west of chicago. it was baseball sized hail, reported in that area. a nursing home and factory among the buildings damaged there. >> 45 miles away, another tornado spun across an open field. there were no reports of damage or injuries there. >> in missouri, at least one driver was killed, interstate south of saint louis. authorities say a suspected tornado picked up at least 15 cars in a junkyard, and threw them into the air. one struck an occupied car, killing the dr

right off the road. that is just random and horrific. >> unbelievable. >> in the dark of night. the car flying out of nowhere. and that whole storm system not done yet. >> let's get the forecast from accuweather's paul williams. good morning. >> good morning, diane. kendis. looks like this storm is going to have a second half or second part to it unfortunately. looks like deadly storms will spread throughout not only ohio valley region down into the tennessee valley region, covering tennessee. travel along i-40. deadly throughout the day. specifically in the afternoon. it will carry its way done to georgia, into alabama as the well as the mississippi. and in addition, we are looking for carolinas to have todamagin. >> as we mentioned in the headlines. it is ash wednesday. starts off the lenten season. >> provided an image you normally don't see. this happened at a metro station

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the nfl combines are happening now in detroit. and i think the jets might want to soign up that guy. a guy with a baseball bat taken down by police officer. this happened in west covina, california, ten miles outside los angeles. investigators say an officer tackled the man. >> wait for it. >> after he started whacking the building glass windows. that's a good tackle. >> well done. fly that man to detroit. test him out. >> the shooting death of an indian immigrant in kansas being investigated by the fbi as a hate crime. accused of killing one man and wounding two others at a bar outside kansas city. he allegedly shouted get out of my

tuesday the white house condemned the shooting as an act of racially motivated hatred. >> alarming news that colo-rectal rates are raising. the disease is now affecting middle-aged americans at lower rates. researchers say dramatic increase in cases among 20 and 30-somethings, may be partly due to a more sedentary lifestyle. and obesity. they also say, it may be linked to diets higher in saturated fats. sugars and grains. >> in florida, retired police officer been trying to convince a judge to spare him from a murder trial. >> curtis reeves has taken the stand insisting he was in a life or death struggle with a man inside a darkened movie theater when he pulled out his gun and fired. here is abc's kenneth moten. >> truth, whole truth and nothing but the truth -- >> reporter: the retired captain who said he had the right to use

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at this point, italian authorities say the current activity is not a danger to nearby communities. what a sight. >> yes. back in the country, unbelievable numbers here. company behind two of america's biggest jewelry stores, kay and jared facing class action lawsuit brought by get this nearly 69,000 current and former femaleemployees. allegations of harassment and discrimination going back nearly ten years. here is abc's lindsey janice. >> reporter: the ad famously encourage customers to appreciate the women in their lives. >> he went to jared. >> reporter: the company behind the kay and jared jewelry chain accused of demeaning female employees. according to newly released sworn statements, in addition to the central claims of discrimination in pay and promotion, more than 100 ex-employees, also claimed inappropriate behavior by company executives including groping

women to exchange sex for career advancement. one former employee saying, an executive called the practice, going to the big stage. >> i was shocked. this man was old enough to be my father. i was afraid. >> reporter: kristin henry went on a company retreat where she says a district manager sexually harassed her. >> he forcibly kissed me. and -- was touching me. >> she claims she reported him. and two dates later was falsely accused of theft and fired. now, a total of 69,000 current and former female employees are members of the class action case that goes back nearly a decade. in a statement the parent company of jared and kay jewelers saying, we have thoroughly investigated the allegations and have concluded they're not substantiated by the facts and certainly do not reflkt or reflect our culture. >> thank you. more on the s

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let's end this. okay, the president spoke for 60 minutes. we will talk about that for days. the important part. >> some one else stole the spotlight. melania trump may have ended up making a bigger debut than her husband. joining us with more on that, serena marshal is here. good morning. >> good morning. >> welcome. >> thank you. melania trump relatively absent from d.c. the last few weeks make herring debut tonight. apparent leap ly reluctant firs embracing her new role. her husband's first big speech as president. first lady, melania, spar

michael kors suit. >> the first lady of the united states. [ applause ] after a quiet start as one of america's most prominent women in recent weeks, amping up her role in the white house. seen for the first time working with her staff in a fox & friend interview answering what goes into making those big white house events happen. >> you know, you planning all most look you are planning a wedding every time. >> just this past weekend, hosting skills on display, welcoming governmenter ners for her first soiree. and welcoming the wives during two state visits taking israeli's prime minister's wife to the new african-american museum, and while at mar a lago, touring the museum with prime minister abe's wife. while it is at the epicenter of the unpaid role,

revealing her agenda. taking the podium first time as the first lady in the president's florida campaign rally. >> i am committed to creating and supporting initiatives dear to my heart which will have impact on women and children. all around the world. >> hours before that big speech to congress, standing beside the president as he signed a resolution to encourage will tune enter science and technology. while she is still living in new york, a first lady missing no more. we saw her during the campaign trail talking about taking on cyberbullying as an initiative. while that has yet to take form. she announced the white house visitors center will reopen tours next week. and announced plans to keep michelle obama's famous garden. >> of course, do you think mrs. trump will be out there digging in the garden as well? >> love to see that. >> i -- >> the dress. >> really quickly. >> went be wearing that dress.

this morning on "world news now," reaction to president trump's address to congress. >> in what would have been called the state of the union, the president laid out his agenda and he did so with a much different tone than we are used to. taking a look at the night's biggest moments and what kept the room so divided. >> breaking overnight, deadly storm system wreaking havoc across the midwest. tornados spotted across the region with intense, super powerful winds. pushing cars off the highway. areas hardest hit. >> then, does the irs owe you money from three years ago. well, a million americans didn't file their tax returns for 2013. leaving $1 billion in unclaimed refund on the table. well now the clock is winding down on that deadline to finally collect. so, hear what you need to know if you think you might have a big check comingou