this morning on "world news now" -- trump's next move. as the president makes his way to wisconsin for another campaign style rally. issuing a new executive order. aimed at foreign workers. the latest in a live report from washington. >> breaking new, the supreme court overnight preventing an arkansas inmate receiving lethal injection. with more executions planned what will the high court intervention mean going forward. >> new this half-hour, the new oldest person in the world. >> find out how old you have to be to earn the honor and how the oldest woman alive is reacting to her bragging rights. >> bless her heart. >> the dance floor the most magical place in the world on "dancing with the stars" it was disney night.

ending and who was banished from the kingdom? we will find out in "the skinny," it is tuesday, april 18th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> i do have to thank the folks at "dancing with the stars" getting the song stuck mine head. >> all the disney tunes they're good. >> absolutely. start with the white house on anges to a visa program ing . frequently used by tech companies. taking heat for not releasing his tax returns and keeping his visitor logs secret. abc's jonathan carl asks outright if the public will ever get a look at the tax returns. president trump signed autographs, at his first white house easter egg roll. mixing holiday tradition with tough talk. while standing next to the easter bunny. >> we will be stronger and bigger and better as a nation

we are right on track. you see what's happening and we are right on track. so thank you, everybody, for being here. but as the president publicly welcomed all of those young egg rollers, his administration is facing heat now for keeping private the names of people visiting the white house. it is a departure from the practice of the obama administration. which regularly released white house visitor logs with rare exceptions for reasons of national security. >> we maintain the same policy that every other administration did coming up here. prior to the last one. the last one frankly was a level of doing that because when you go through and scrub everyone's name out that you don't want everyone to know that really is not an honest attempt of doing it. >> reporter: critics say the move defies the president's promise of transparency. >> hey hey, donald tru

to go! >> reporter: they point to trump's refusal to release tax returns. over the weekend tax day protests popped up around the country. in a townhall meeting in little rock, republican senator, tom cotton got an earful when he tried to defend the president. >> as far as i am aware the president says he is still under audit. [ crowd booing ] >> reporter: will his tax returns ever be released? >> you always talk about, under audit, president is under audit, is it time to say once and for all the president is never going to release his tax returns? >> we'll have to get back to you on that. >> so, you, really? >> really. >> so he may. i said i would have to get back to you on that. i think he is still under audit, the statement still stand. >> reporter: donald trump the first president since richard nixon not to release his taxes. that means, we know less about his sources of income, about his financial ties here in the united states and abroad, about

of course we don't know how much he actually pays in taxes. jonathan carl, abc news, the white house. we do know he is paying a lot of attention right now to the korean peninsula. there its a lot of saber rattling and intensifying between the u.s. and the north. >> top north korean official warning that nuclear war may break out at any moment. and he is vowing to conduct missile tests on a weekly, monthly, even yearly basis. >> after vice president mike pence hinted north korea could face u.s. military action like what we saw in afghanistan and syria, president trump warned that kim jung un has got to behave. but not saying what plans he has in mind. meantime, president trump is traveling to wisconsin where he will sign a new executive order. aimed at a visa program for highly skilled workers. abc's correspondent joins us from washington. arlette, what does the president hope to achieve with the order? >> president donald trump is

hoping to chip away at campaign promise, calling for review of a visa program he said is bad for american workers. today in wisconsin, the president will sign an executive erican.alled buy american, hire the order specifically targets the h1b, visa program, asking for departments to suggest reforms to ensure that the right people are accessing these types of visas. now the administration argues that this program currently takes high paying, highly technical and high specialty jobs away from american workers, and allows companies to hire foreigners willing to work for less. >> arlette, while the president is in wisconsin he will be closely watching a race down in georgia today. to try to fill former congressman tom price's seat. what can we expect in the race? >> this is really a big test for democrats. could be a barometer for whether democrats can retake the house in 2018. democrats poured significant amount of resours

$8 million to help boost a newcomer, 30-year-old the front-runner in the race. even president trump is concerned about his prospects, singling him out on twitter saying that he is calling him a quote super liberal and recording a robocall specifically targeting him. this is a very crowded race. 18 candidates. the big question now is whether the front-runner can avoid a run-off. a very good chance he could get more votes than republican opponents. what he really needs to do right now make sure he gets more than 50% of the vote to avoid a run-off. overnight, president trump did seem to lower expectations for republicans in a tweet saying so many republicans in the race that "a run-off will be a win." bottom line here, if the front-runner, if he is able to win this outright tonight in georgia, it is a very good sign and the first sign that democrats have a chance of

>> big threshold. will point out, ashoff has an ally in alyssa milano promising to drive voters to the polls there. not bad. >> celebrity status does for you. >> arlette, thank you. breaking news this morning in connection with the plan by arkansas to put eight men to death. that plan called for the executions of those convicted murderers, to take place over the next 11 days. >> just before 1:00 a.m. eastern time the supreme court blocked the first of the executions it was unclear whether the inmate would be put to death or not. he was given his final meal for dinner. >> arkansas planned the series of executions. the next two executions are scheduled for thursday night. >> authorities searching for steve stevens, say the facebook killer could be an where. the cleveland man now the subject of a nationwide manhunt.

stephens hasn't been seen since investigators say he shot and killed a man at random. then posted the video of the killing on facebook. detectives say they don't know his motive. in a video, stevens blames his ex-girlfriend and claims he snapped. there is a $50,000 reward in this case. >> there its a frantic search for two missing grand canyon hikers. 14-year-old jackson standford, and his step grandmother, louann merrell swept away as they tried to cross a creek. merrell married to one of the founders of merrell boot company. very experienced. she is an avid, experienced hiker. searchers have found their backpacks with their belongings inside. creeks in the canyon see higher water levels in the spring as the snow continues to melt. >> today the day tax man cometh. taxpayers had three extra days. some companies have a way of easing the wane.

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but since that coincided with easter, they held the celebration yesterday. happy birthday. >> think it is understandable. >> happy birthday. have a beer. >> still partying. a spring chicken compared to violet brown who lives in maica. she its now believed to be the world's oldest person, 117 years old. hello, violet. >> she looks great. we say she is believed to be the oldest person on earth because that status hasn't been made official yet. violet's birth certificate says he was born in march of 1900. march 10th to be exact. >> as a younger woman she worked as a sugar cane farmer there, traditional in jamaica. avoid pork and chicken. even jerk chicken? come on? she still goes on short walks. and -- long lives seem to run in her family. her son is 97 years old. >> i think i am going to live a really long time. i don't eat pork. >> she doesn't eat chicken. jerk chicken. jamaican.

>> chicken, burned, burned, burned. that's it. >> don't know if that is a list you want to be on. >> she looks great. seem happy with herself. >> i don't know, nobody above, i don't know if that is a list you want to be on. ain.g to the starting line on >> coming up in "the skinny," the talented 10-year-old, slaying it on the drums. rocker harder than anyone. first today a forecast. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by life alert. rocker harder thaen thn anyone. first today a forecast. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by life alert.

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so let's be clear: clearasil works fast on teen acne, not so much on other teen things. back with you, with ceo of united apologizing again for last week's fiasco saying the airline needs to do a better job of serving customers. >> learning more about the late test claim of passenger mistreatment. here is rebecca jarvis. >> reporter: a week after this video forced a national debate over passenger rights. >> look what you did to him. >> reporter: new tales of turbulence. >> said it was not their problem. >> reporter: this utah couple on the way to their wedding, claiming they were kic

sitting in better seats than they paid for. united says they were removed because they repeatedly tried to move to upgraded seats, without paying extra. >> the we moved to the right seats we were taken off the plane. >> reporter: in flight disputes under the microscope as airlines roll out rules. delta authorizing supervisors to offer nearly $10,000 to volunteers giving up their seats for overbooked flights. and at united, they will no longer ask seated passengers to give up seats for crew members. >> we have learned a lot. we will do better. and that's what i promise. >> reporter: to avoid getting bumped your best bet is to skip late-day flights. and remember, to be decisive. once you volunteer to give up that seat, you can't change your mind. if you are in a position to take a later flight, your best bet is let the agent know as soon as you get to the gate. tell them you are waiting on a good offer you. can even try naming your price. rebecca jarvis, abc

>> $10,000. >> your price? >> my price to skip a flight. i'm a lot cheaper than that. the disney night in the ballroom. >> dancing in "the skinny," that's coming up next. ♪ >> dancing in "the skinny," that's coming up next.

♪ skinny ♪ >> twice a night year on the ballroom when we pay homage to the person who signs our pay checks at disney. disney night. should mention my muse, idol, carlton, kicked the night off singing and dancing his way through the magical opening number. no carlton here. i'm disappointed. >> what's wrong with them. pretty amazing. highlight of the night. get to the competition. and top the le

matching high pony tails. >> young lady from fifth harmony, right, fourth harmony as the case would be. simone performed gold medal floor routine from the rio olympics. actually except this time it was a themed one. and to help matters, the actual singer, performed the movie signature song. >> just below the leaders, bachelor nick was hardly recognizable. you really see the rouge on his face. >> also notable, kept his shirt closed through the entire performance. may have knocked the score down a little bit. the couple getting the boot, erika jayne. got pretty good reviews from the judges. it wasn't enough to save her. don't feel bad.

>> in the exit interview. she was like over it. it was great. bye. it was great. do you have anything to say about it? no, boy, bye. on "good morning america" tomorrow morning. see what she might say. now to another talent competition. >> denmark has got talent. in this case they really, really do. check out 10-year-old johanna, killing it on the drums. check this out. amazing. >> get it, girl. led zeppelin, rage against the machine. showmanship. impressive. tossing her drumsticks in the air. and these, the light up tip thousands. take a listen. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ that's led zeppelin. i know that is led zeppelin. i love it. this is amazing. this girl has won my heart. as you guess she won with an epic led z

>> 10 years old. impressive. from one talented young lady to another. this time, lady gaga, first image from the remake of "a star is born" and barely recognizable, lady gaga, bradley cooper seen together on empty stage. >> cooper's directorial debut. worth noting, lady gaga appears with her first real name. stephanie geremanada. hopefully i pronounced that right. usually incognito. lady gaga. >> making the most of her performances at coachella. shooting a couple days. and inviting fans to appear as ex-tra extras, the movie set for september 2018, release. >> hundreds dressed as charlie chaplain's tramp in switzerland to celebrate the 128th birthday. >> the group, mustaches, canes, black hats and suits.

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ings. thousands participated in the 121st boston marathon. one racer carrying an american flag. jose luis sanchez, lost his leg in afghanistan in 2011 when he stepped on an ied. hasn't slowed him down. not a little bit. his second boston marathon. he finished the race in under 6 hours. raising the flag high as he crossed the line. he said his goal was to inspire others. i'm sure he did that indeed. >> yeah, another runner of note returning to the starting line. she was the first woman r

>> here is the thing she had to hide her gender at the time. here is abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: katherine switzer more than 13,000 women running. the boston marathon. 50 years ago she was the only one. back in 1967, the boston marathon was an all-male race. women were considered too fragile to run the distance. this serious co-ed secretly registered as kb switzer to hide her gender. taking the course in a sea of men until the marathon director was alerted about a woman in the race. >> i turned. he grabbed me. and he screamed at me. get the hell out of my race. her boyfriend then pushed that race director off the road. >> i realized if i quit that race nobody would believe women deserve to be there or that they could do the distance. >> and that she did. finishing in 4:20. surrounded by members of 261

fearless, the running club she created to empower women she crossed the finish line again. >> i feel overwhelmingly grateful for the streets of boston. they started my journey, 50 years ago. with a very negative thing. an attack by the race director trying to throw me out of the race and pull off my bib numbers to, today, where everybody is cheering me along the way. >> reporter: and while they retired her bib number, she has the no plans of doing the same. linsey davis, abc news, boston. >> true trail blazer there. >> yeah. in more ways than one. how proud must everybody be just looking at her and realizing how close it came to not happening at all. as far as the winners yesterday, there were many. kenyans swept the main event. say congratulations to all of those who ran. kenyans swept the main event. say congratulations to all of those who ran.

making news in america this morning, not backing down. north korea threatening to conduct weekly missile tests as vice president pence visits the region. his warning to kim jong-un just moments ago in japan. lawmakers in hawaii taking steps to plan for an attack. the manhunt for the facebook killer now stationwide. police in several states on alert. searching for the suspect accused of filming himself killing a man and uploading it to the social media site. the community coming together overnight to remember the victim as facebook defends itself about the video. new this morning a home rocked by an explosion. look at these scenes. the new video moments after the blast, plus this -- >> hello, prince william. >> hello, lady gaga. >> good morning. well, it's afternoon there. >> pop star and the prince in a