breaking news this morning on "world news now" -- both democrats and republicans claiming victory in that high-stakes, special election in georgia. the 30-year-old democratic candidate, fired up after forcing the run-off. the president is downplaying it with a late-night tweet. a live report ahead. >> as vice president mike pence reassures american allies in the pacific over the north korean threat, learning that the warship president trump said was on its way to the region was actually heading in the opposite direction. >> new this half-hour, police chase a suspect right off of a bridge. >> the suspect veering over the edge, crashing into freezing waters below. officers then jumping into action, details are ahead. >> what goes around comes around. hallelujah, mtv, to start playing music again. the network after school staple

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breaking news out of georgia, special election, gained national attention is heading for a run-off. >> 30-year-old democrat, jon ossoff, fell shy of the 50% he needed to win the congressional seat in the hand of republicans nearly 40 years. >> president trump had launched a twitter attack against ossoff. overnight he did so again. despite major outside money, fake media support and 11 republican candidates. big r win with run-off in georgia. glad to be of help. humble brag from the president there. we are joined now from washington, good morning, arlette. >> good morning, kendis, eriele. looking for a knockout punch. in a race widely consider aid referendum on president trump. now the special election in georgia is heading for a showdown. this morning, democrats hoping to send a seismic jolt to president trump fell short. the special election in georgia's 6th congressional district its heading to a run-off. 30-year-old, democratic newcomer, jon ossoff failed to win enough votes to earn a

run-off in june. >> no matter what the outcome is tonight, whether we take it all or whether we fight on, we have defied the odds, we have shattered expectations. >> ossoff expected to face-off against republican karen handel in a congressional district gone republican for four decades. previously home to newt gingrich and tom price who left the seat to join president trump's cabinet. democrats are eyeing the district trump won by less than two points as a chance to flip a red seat to the blue column. out of state democrats poured more than $8 million into ossoff's campaign. the race attracted high-profile intervention. actor samuel l. jackson recorded this radio ad, channelling pulp fiction as he urged voters to support democrats. >> remember what happened the last time people stayed at home. we got stuck with trump. we have to channel the great vengeance and furious anger we have for this administration

>> even president trump showed he is personally invested in the race. many see as a referendum on his first 100 days in office. >> when president trump embarrasses our country or acts recklessly, i will hold him accountable. >> commander-in-chief, blasted ossoff on twitter saying he would be a disaster in congress and recorded a message hitting voters phones before election day. >> liberal democrats from outside of georgia are spending millions and millions of dollars trying to take your republican congressional seat away from you. don't let them do it. >> president trump is taking credit for that run-off in a late night tweet. republicans hoping they can win the runoff now that voters wril have one candidate to rally around while democrats hoping they can maintain energy and momentum into last night's election. >> there will be a lot of outside money streaming into georgia over the next two months. >> already has been. >> thank you. also tracking developments about, former president george

back in the hospital in houston this morning. >> admitted four days ago after ate persistent cough prevented him from sleeping. diagnosed with mild case of pneumonia which is what he had also in january. bush's spokesperson says the 92-year-old is resting comfortably and held for observation. vice president mike pence issued a warning to north korea as he continues his visit to japan. pence addressed troops aboard "uss ronald reagan" south of tokyo, vowing an overwhelming and effective response, response, to any use of conventional or nuclear weapons by north korea. he also assured japan the united states was ready to work to resolve the threat through peaceful means. and we're learning more about the location of an aircraft carrier, the one president trump referred to when he said he was sending an armada to north korea. turns out the "uss carl vinson" was nowhere near north korea, 3,000 miles away heading in the opposite

with australian navy. pentagon officials told "the new york times" it was difficult to roll back the story with president trump playing up the use of force. the ship is on course and expected to arrive next week. >> investigators say the deadly shooting spree in fresno, california is not a case of terrorism. detectives say kori ali muhammad planned to kill as many white people as he could. he is accused of killing three men yesterday, all white and killing a security guard last week. police say muhammad had no connection to any victims. face book ceo mark zuckerberg made first public comments about sunday's killing posted to the site he founded. the statement came hours after the search for steve stephens ended in pennsylvania. authority say, he killed himself during a chase after troopers tracked him down at a mcdonald's. he had been on the run since investigators say he shot a great grandfather in cleveland at random. then posted the video online. zuckerberg took his company task.

>> we have a lot of work. we will keep doing all we can to prevent tragedies from happening. >> we mentioned -- >> stephens was tracked down after stopping at a mcdonald 's. the drive through attendant in erie pennsylvania thought she recognized him and alerted police. workers tried to keep stephens from leaving and give police extra time to arrive by telling him his fries were delayed. authorities say the chase lasted two minutes before he took his own life. >> workers were so brave there. >> isis seems to be making good on the promise to continue attacking christians in egypt. the terror group claimed responsibility for an attack on a police checkpoint near a christian monetary in the sainai peninsula. one officer was killed and several others wounded. the attack follows two bombings at christian churches on palm sunday and comes just days before the pope's planned visit ministration aggressive approach to illegal immigration during a speech. at george washington university,

in washington, d.c., secretary john kelly outlined the dangers posed by criminals who enter the united states illegally through the southern border. >> made it a point. we are under attack from criminals who think their greed justifies raping young girls at knifepoint, dealing poison to our youth, or just killing some of us for fun. >> kelly challenged members of congress critical of the administration policy on immigration enforcement, to either change the laws or shut up. >> police in michigan are detailing a wild chase that had a soggy ending. show you dash-cam video here showing officers pursuing a speeding pickup truck. then the man at the wheel turns to the left, driving straight into st. clair river. police approach the scene to offer assistance. at first the driver didn't seem interested. >> come on, dude we'll help you out. water is way too cold to be in there. >> [ bleep ] you. >> you are going to die in the water, man. >> let me die. >> no. >> i want to die. i want to

>> come on, brother. >> wow. after that the guy ended up changing his mind, having a change of heart, accepted help getting out of the 38 degree water. joshua cook was arrested now in jail facing several counts including a third driving under the influence charge. cook is also wanted for a felony in another jurisdiction. >> reality comes at you very fast when it is 38 degrees in the water. that you are in. >> yeah. >> what you do in preschool. you have a snack, of course. take a nap. what you do. >> my son is very familiar with this ritual. apparently if you are burglarizing a preschool, surveillance video at clara's little lambs preschool in new orleans shows a man climbing in through an unlocked window. past the cribs he goes. yeah. walking in. then, he wandered through several rooms before -- before, he made a bed for himself. as morning dawned, he grabbed two bags of loot. and climbed back out of the

he took a lengthy nap there. >> i wouldn't go to the extremes. i would say the preschool ritual seems enticing. >> that's just because. >> easily get on board. >> because we don't get any sleep at all. >> very true. >> coming up. fate of bill o'reilly after sexual harassment complaints and loss of advertisers. new reports overnight the star anchor may soon be out at fox news. we'll have the latest. >> he has the got cars and gold chains and really nice clothes, but a burglar didn't want any of those things from drake. what she was after, that's ahead in "the skinny." >> first, a look at today's forecast. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by resolve. because your carpet never stops working there's resolve carpet care.

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to arrive on saturday. >> and hang on night, fellow earthlings, huge asteroid is going to fly past the earth today. said to be about 2,000 feet long. the asteroid is called the rock, and it will be passing within 1.1 million miles of the world. >> nice knowing you. >> yeah, see you later guys, the closest it has ever come in 400 years that is. scientists say it should be visible by normal telescopes. >> that's pretty close. >> yeah. like astrology. >> if you like end of days, just pretend as if it is not sailing by later today. so we are learning what hillary clinton said to president obama on the phone on election night. >> pretty fascinating. the new book shattered details the moment, secretary clinton conceded to donald trump. first called president elect, said congratulations, donald. >> then it was time to speak with president obama. that must have been a tough phone call. according to the book, mrs. clinton said, mr. president, i'm sorry.

kentucky. last night, vermont senator bernie sanders called on democrats to reach out to president trump's disillusioned supporters. sanders said together, both groups would be able to push a progressive agenda. >> fox news host bill o'reilly may soon be out of a job. "the wall street journal" reporting fox is preparing to cut ties with o'reilly as pressure mounts over sexual harassment allegations. protesters rallying outside cable network headquarters while o'reilly is on vacation. and another accuser has come forward saying she was sexually harassed by o'reilly in 2008 but did not complain, she feared losing her job. >> the murdochs are under intense pressure to act. they're assessing how much money he brings in, versus how much credibility they're willing to lose with the public? >> despite reports he paid hefty settlements to several women. o'reilly is denying any wrongdoing. hi

tomorrow at a 21st century fox board meeting. >> give legitimacy to "the wall street journal" report, fox and "wall street journal" are owned by the same company. news corps. >> when we come back, the hit show making a return. >> plus, stars on spring break. "the skinny" is next. >> they're just like us. >> they look, oh, so skinny. >> do they really? lysol disinfectant spray kills 99.9% of bacteria, even those that cause stomach bugs. one more way you've got what it takes to protect. "world news now" continues after this from our

♪ skinny so skinny >> ah, yes, proof that spring break is still in effect. it doesn't matter your age. if you are rich and famous. >> they can go when they want. a listers sharing snaps, stories from their getaways making us jealous including, supermodel. kate upton in turks and caicos. >> look at the beautiful color of the water.

>> ha-ha. >> this water, it is beautiful. >> it is. ha-ha. >> where are your eyes? >> didn't know where you are going with it. sitting here, innocent bystander. >> there with fiance, justin verlander, jumping into seaside pools. look, not bad. drinking beer. the detroit pitcher by the way its, just on temporary break. back on the mound on friday. >> life is a beach for serena williams, posting this shot of her and her fiance, alex ohannon on the beach. congratulations. >> oprah has got them all beat. she is back in new york city after her tahiti trip with the obamas and other mega stars on a mega yacht. she was asked about the trip. she said she couldn't talk about it. she said, what happens on the boat stays on the boat. >> that just makes it sound

all they did was sun themselves and eat nice food. >> had a lot of wine. >> what is there to talk about really? unless there was something, oprah. >> drake has been making a lot of headlines lately. he is accusing a country club near coachella of racial profiling, a model said he got her pregnant, and then this happened. someone broke into his house and stole -- what else? but some sprite. >> yeah, l.a. county sheriffs say a member of drake's crew walked into his house late one night and there was 24-year-old stranger there wearing one of his hoodies, drake wasn't home, intruder apparently, was very thirsty. in the literal sense. she confessed to drinking the sprite. plus a pepsi. wait, she went even further. she drank the fiji water. $4.99. >> the drinks will cost her a lot more. charged with felony burglary. bail set at $100,000. don't know why i feel like i am

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making news in america this morning, breaking overnight results just coming in from another high-profile special election. a 30-year-old democrat nearly winning outright. some calling it a wake-up call for the republicans while president trump claims victory in a tweet. why this race is so important in a live report. a health scare for former president george h.w. bush hospitalized for the second time this year. what doctors are saying. the new report saying bill o'reilly's days are numbered at fox. amid new harassment allegations. the outline of a man's iphone seared into his side. how he got those second-degree burns.