good morning, america. president trump set to unveil his new tax plan, calling for sweeping cuts, hoping to deliver on a big campaign promise. >> taxes are coming way down for individuals. >> plus, the new anti-missile system deployed on a golf course overnight. as tensions rise between the white house and north korea. record rain flooding north carolina. forcing evacuations. cars abandoned in nearly a foot of water. now, new england son alert. the south bracing for a blast of severe storms. real life drama, former "bachelor" chris soules arrested. >> will you marry me? >> absolutely. >> charges of leaving the scene of an

his name killed. this incident, not his first run-in with the law. what he's now saying about the devastating crash. and a circus act on the baseball field. this blue jays star, turning into an acrobat. leaping, flipping over the cardinals' catcher, to score a crucial run. the manager saying you won't see anything like this in 100 years. don't be scared, michael. don't be scared. good morning, america. let's look at the moment at the plate. chris coghlan. >> i think he hits the catcher and the catcher has possession of the ball. i thought he was out. >> well, he was safe. they won the game. >> a little debate over here before we came on the air. >> there is a -- there's some other baseball news out there about

look at these two. derek jeter and jeb bush. they could be closing in on purchasing the miami marlins. >> we're tracking a lot of big stories. the whole senate coming to to white house this afternoon. and with the deadline for a government shutdown just two days away, the spt backing off his demapds to fund the porder wall right now. no deal yet to keep the government up. the president is set to unveil parts of his tax plan today. he says this may be the biggest tax cut ever. >> let's go to cecilia vega for more on what the president's plan includes. >> reporter: hey, guys. good among to you. white house officials say what will be released today is a draft, a blueprint, so to speak. there hasn't been major tax reform in the country since ronald reagan was in the white house. the president is hoping to add this tax reform row posele to his list of accomplishments before he hits that 100 days. as the government shutdown

just days away, the pressure is on for president trump to deliver. hoping to make good on a signature campaign promise. >> there will be major tax reduction. we're simplifying the tax code. it's going to be so beautiful. it's going to be so dynamic. taxes are coming way down for individuals. >> reporter: today, the president is expected to unveil what he says could be the biggest tax cut we have ever had. his treasury secretary and a top economic adviser on capitol hill trying to trump up support. >> we're all committed to getting tax reform done. >> reporter: sources tell abc news the tax reform plan will cut the corporate tax rate from 35% to 15%. include a tax break for child care expenses. and cut individual tax rates. >> we're going to keep our promises, all of the promises that we made. we're going to massively reduce your taxes. >> reporter: the opposition already in overdrive. one estat

could cost as much as $6 trillion in lost revenue over ten years. but later today, a more immediate concern front and center, north korea. every republican and democratic senator invited on a field trip of sorts. they'll head to the white house. the top members of the president's national security team briefing them on the growing threat from pyongyang. and president trump we're told is expected to make an appearance, a brief one, that meeting later this afternoon. we're told it was his idea to invite the senators here to the white house because he wanted to show off the property. >> a lot going on today. let's bring in jon karl for more on the story. starting with the tax plan. the president apparently proposing major change that could cut his own personal tax bill by more than half. >> yeah, cecilia mentioned the corporate tax rate would go from 35% to 15%. and reportedly, this would apply

to companies that file taxes through the personal tax code. george, that would mean companies like the trump organization. so it's quite possible this would mean a windfall for donald trump personally and his family. of course, we won't know for sure because he hasn't released his tax returns. >> right. but instead of paying 39.6% in personal, he would pay 15% under his own plan. the president backing off demands to fund the border wall right now. >> it looks like he's going to get increased money for border security. he'll get a big increase for military spending. and the drama maz dhas dissipat. this counts as an achievement. a victory for the president. no real threat of a shutdown. and he gets many of his priorities funded. >> many, but not if wall. >> not the wall. >> on sanctuary cities, the president has another setback in the court. the 9

the justice department can't punish sanctuary cities by withholding federal funds. >> yeah, this is another big setback in the courts for the president's agenda. the travel ban executive order was knocked down. this knocked down. the president says he'll see the 9th circuit in the supreme court. taking the battle all the way up. there's no doubt we'll see a big battle in the supreme court over the president's priorities, one in which neil gorsuch could be the key vote. >> jon karl, thank you very much. the market reacting favorably ahead of president trump's tax plan reveal. the dow jones enjoying the best two-day stretch since november. closing up more than 230 points. rebecca jarvis has details for us. good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning to you, robin. wall street has been laser focused on what's going on in washington, particularly this tax proposal, set to be released

if that corporate tax rate come down to 15%, the companies that have their stocks listed here at the new york stock exchange stand to have a great deal of savings. some of them upwards of billions of dollars in tax savings in a given year. there's also that focus now on corporate earnings. what we've been hearing from corporate america and their report card. in particular, technology companies have really been driving the momentum in this rally. the the you look at it, a handful of stocks, just five of them, amazon, apple, facebook, pike roe soft, and alphabet, the parent company of google, have driven 40% of the gains so far this year. they win whether or not washington passs these proposals. >> what are investors keeping an eye on going forward? >> the key is that there's a big difference between a proposal and a done deal on taxes. wall street is very much aware of that, because o

earlier last month. robin? >> all right, thank you, rebecca. now to the breaking news overnight. tensions rising with north korea as the u.s. deployed key parts of a missile defense system into place on a golf course in south korea. this was deployed ahead of schedule. >> it was. it will take several months to finally get it in place and get it operational. this is a very sophisticated system. the chinese don't twhapt system there because they're basically afraid with those sophisticated radars that the u.s. will be spying on china. but this san aept missile defense system to protect from north korea. it's about 155 miles south of seoul. i saw a lot of those anti-missile defense systems. this is south of seoul. >> meantime, another incident revealed overnight with an iranian ship. >> a small iranian boat, against

a big american destroyer. this was in the persian gulf. this happens fairly frequently. more unprofessional behavior. and the u.s. ship had to fire flares to get the small boat the back off. happened about 35 times last year. about seven times this year. president trump has already put out a warning in the past that these small poets should stay away. >> it happened monday. we just learned about it last night. thank you. ma tha. new concerns of former national security adviser michael flynn may have broken the the law. both a top democrat and republican say flynn failed to disclose business dealings with russia. according to a new abc/"washington post kts poll 56% of americans think russia tried to affect the election. 39% think the trump can pain tried to assist the effort. >> reporter: good morning. the president's first national security adviser this morning could be on the hook for

dollars. and, potentially facing jail time after lawmakers here say he failed to properly disclose his business dealings abroad. they've already fired him. but this morning, the white house still can't escape the controversy surrounding michael flynn. right now, the big question, did he break the law? >> that would be a question for him and law enforcement whether or not he filled doctor i don't know what he fild out and what he did or did not do. >> reporter: over two years, he received hundreds of thousands of dollars from foreign gochls. $45,000 for appearing at this event in moscow. seen here shaking hands with president putin. now, the top republican and democrat on the house oversight committee say flynn failed to proerply disclose these ties. >> as a former military officer, you can't take money from russia, turkey, or anywhere else. it appears

there are repercussions. >> reporter: it's an omission that could cost him up to five years in prison. so you think he broke the law? >> i is see nothing in those records that would lead me to believe that he complied with the law. he needed to do something pro actively and he didn't >> reporter: after just 4 days as national security adviser, flynn was fired for lying to the vice president about his conversations with the russian ambassador. >> mike flynn is a fine person. and i asked for his resignation. >> reporter: now, lawmakers want to see additional documents related to his hiring and firing. the white house is not willing to hand them over. >> to ask for every call or contact that a national security adviser made is pretty -- outlandish, if you will. >> reporter: now, flynn's lawyer says he did brief the defense department extensively on the 2015 trip to russia. he's not commenting on claims he may have broken the law. could flynn face charges? that d

military. george? >> let's talk to dan abrams. three legal issues right here and three venues. number one, this reporting requirement, not reporting to various people he was working for. >> that's with regard to getting security clearance. when you get clearance, you're required to answer certain questions. and willful and knowing concealment of information, like getting these kinds of payments, could be considered a crime. that's the most likely issue. i think that's the one most people are talking about now. >> and the second one, we have heard about the emoluments clause. apparently it applied to retired generals. >> a former military officer can't receive payments from a foreign development without getting congressional concept. the question here would be, one of the allegations is with regard to the television station russia today is that a foreign government? that would be the legal question involved there. that's issue number two. number one is

information when getting security clearance. number two is did he sly late the laws of a foreign military officer gets payments from a foreign government. >> the third one is the violation of the logan act. explain that. >> it prevents individual citizens with negotiating, in effect, with a foreign government. this relates back to december, before president trump was ininaugurated, was he having conversations with russian officials where he was effectively making promises on behalf of the government. that, too, could be a violation of the law. we're talking about violations that require a prosecution. it requires in almost all these case the attorney general would have to decide to prosecute. that's why it's so dangerous. >> michael? now to the flooding in north carolina. a new storm that's bringing severe weather to the middle of the country. and ginger zee is track it all. welcome back, ginger. >> thank you, michael. the wettest a

that's what made you look at pictures like this. the aerials are amazing to see. unfortunate to see, as well. numbers up to ten inches of rain that fell over a couple of days not just there, in parts of virginia, where that road is crushed. what's happening. dallas area, hit hard with severe thunderstorms. oklahoma overnight with the big hail coming through. today, the risk area stretches from st. louis back through louisiana. monroe, shreveport. southern arkansas in the area that could see rough weather. >> thank you, ginger. amy joins us at the desk with the oh top stroirs. starting with a fire in the west. there's new video that shows the wildfire burning south of tucson, arizona, now spreading to 20,000 acres in the coronado national forest. about 100 residents have been evacuated. ivanka trump is brushing off

criticism she received during her first foreign trip as a white house adviser. some people in the audience at a women's forum in germany booed and hissed when she discussed how her father has helped empower women. she later said politics is politics. people hold different perspectives. she said she's listening and learning. a message from pope pran sis this morning during an unannounced ted talk. the pope urged politicians to stay umable, or he warned, power will ruin them. the pope said we can only build a future if we stand together. major freeway in los angeles back open now after a fiery crash involving this tractor trailer and several other vehicles. one person was kimd. ten others injured. that truck crossing the center divider apparently caused the wreckage. it took nearly eight hours to reopen those lanes. and a supreme distraction in the most unlikeliest of places. a cell phone started ringing during oral arguments that the supreme court on tuesday. and

justice stephen breyer himself. a report e says he was red-faced as he tried quickly to shut it off. he apparently brought the phone to court by zept. several questions remain. what the ring tone is? >> it was weird. >> not the normal one. i know who was calling me. my kids. i'm like, guys, i'm in the middle of something. >> no, they don't care. is there they'll call in the middle of the show or the court make the blood pressure rise. and we have something right here. major league baseball's newest odd couple. reports that retired yankees captain derek jeter and former florida governor jeb bush are teaming up to buy the miami marli marlins. what's going on, jesse? >> reporter: jeter and jeb have one thing in common. a love of baseball. some might remember george w. bush was part owner of

rain rangers. but derek jeter has long talked about owning a team. derek jeter, the superstar short stop known for putting his body on the line. >> it will be a tough play, jeter on the run, makes the play. >> reporter: to make clutch plays throughout his hall of fame career with the yankees. >> history with an exclamation point! >> reporter: is teaming up with jeb bush, the one-time presidential candidate that donald trump famously called low energy on the campaign trail. >> please clap. >> reporter: baseball's new odd couple is reportedly part of a group joining forces to buy the miami marlins for a staggering $1.3 billion. it may seem unlikely. but the now retired jeter has long spoken about owning a team one day. >> ultimate goal is to be an owner. i would love the call the shots. i have learned a lot in my career. >> reporter: and bush's family does have

jeb's brother george was part owner of the texas rangers in the 1990s. their father, george h.w. bush played baseball for yale in the 1940s. the details of the deal are being hammered out. reports are that bush would be the lead partner. and picking jeter as his running mate is seen as a small move. >> his baseball mind is as good as what he's done on the field. if it translates on the field, people will come to the ballpark. >> reporter: the president of the miami marlins has yet to comment on the bid. rob manfred says the league has not accepted any bid just yet. no major obstacles here. >> still not dawn deal. >> not a done deal yet. not exactly baseball weather here in the northeast, ginger. >> i was just going to say that. the mets play tonight. if you're looking out the window, you're seeing this. it's breezy, foggy, ugly. rainy. the low pulls out.

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germany. now to the new trouble for "the patch lor's" chris soules. he is charged with leeing the scene of a deadly crash. he slammed into a tractor, killing the driver. alcohol was found at the scene. mara schiavocampo is here with the story. so sad. >> reporter: good morning. police say they had to track soules down after the zept, arresting him several hours later. soules was uninjured and is now out on $10 thoux bond and is facing a felony charge. he's the iowa farm boy who captured america's attention in season 19 of "the bachelor." >> i'm chris soules. i'm from arlington, iowa. >> reporter: looking for love on tv. >> love is like farming. you plant a seed. you hope it grows. >> reporter: this morning, a different reality. arrested early tuesday and charged with leaving the scene of a fatal

with leaving the scene of an zept causing death. >> the driver of the tractor is unconscious in the ditch. >> reporter: according to officials, the 35-year-old rear ended a tractor with his pickup truck, killing the tractor driver, 66-year-old kenneth mosher, who was also one of soules' neighbors in this close-knit community. alcohol was found that the scene, though soules is not charged with driving under the influence. the is not his first run-in with the law. >> he's had a series of speeding tickets. multiple citations for drinking urnds age. arrested for a dui a little over ten years ago. >> reporter: soules first stepped into the spotlight if 2014. vying for the affection of bachelorette andy dor ofman. >> you clean up nice. >> reporter: later wurning as

women to his beloved hometown or arlington. >> everything around here is kind of what we farm. >> reporter: though he sound love with whit aney bischoff, t two broke up. he posts pictures of farm life in god's kubt. now he'll have to stay there. ordered not the leave the state without court aproufl. soules had to surrender his passport and has to wear an ankle monitor. he faces up to five years in prison if convicted. as for the victim, a loving father and grandfather, he loved farming. >> thank you so much, dan is back with this. five years that chris soules could be facing. >> and that's just on the potential crime of leaving the scene of a deadly accident. the reason it's a felony and fife years is because someone died. we're not talking about who caused it, why it was

this is just for leaving the scene of an accident. it's a crime to leave the scene of an accident. it is a more serious crime to leave the scene of an accident when someone dies. >> and the fact that alcohol was reportedly found at the scene. >> that will be an interesting part of the investigation into the cause of the crash. the leaving is scene is a separate issue. alcohol, no alcohol, you leave the scene of an accident, someone dies, you have the potential for a felony there. you find alcohol at scene, what was the cause of the crash? could this have been negligent homicide? we don't know if he was responsible. they'll being looing into it. why did the crash occur? was alcohol a part of it? >> the investigation continues. this is not chris' first run-in with the law. >> that's the kind of thing that in theory shouldn't matter. you talk toin vest

in their heads. they want to know, who is this guy? what's his past? not necessarily that it would come into a trial against him. when investigators are looking at case like this, that matters, in trying to assess this happened, where was he coming from. >> that could play into sentencing? mgts absolutely. if he was con vigted, his past becomes more relevant in determining the sentence. coming up, the president's promises on national security. our promise tracker is next. i have asthma... ...one of many pieces in my life. so when my asthma symptoms kept coming back on my long-term control medicine. i talked to my doctor and found a missing piece in my asthma treatment with breo. once-daily breo prevents asthma symptoms. breo is for adults with asthma not well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. breo won't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. breo is specifically designed to open up airways to improve breathing for a full 24 hours.

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it's way beyond ice cream. back now with a closer look at president trump's first 100 days and this morning's promise tracker. national security spot light. where things stand on his travel ban. and his promised secret plan to destroy isis. martha is back. >> president trump has had

foreign policy issues to deal with, the chemical attack if syria and the north korean missile threat. pack in the campaign, his big priorities and promises were elsewhere. the message from then candidate-trump seemed clear. >> domd j. trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states. until our country's representatives can figure out what the hell is going on. >> reporter: a shocking p ining pronouncement that evolved during the campaign. >> i will suspend immigration. extreme vetting. i want extreme. >> reporter: and candidate trump carried that promise to the white house. one week in office, signing an executive order temporarily banning all incoming refugees and immigrants from seven

his supporters buoyed. outrage and chaos. families left stranded. >> i don't know what to do because i sold my house. i quit my job. >> reporter: the courts quickly stepping in. putting temporary restraining orders on the original ban. and again on the second watered down version. >> this ruling makes us look weak. >> reporter: and if fighting the war on terror, trump the candidate unafraid to go it alone. >> i know more about isis than the generals do. believe me. i would bomb the [ bleep ] out of them. >> reporter: touting a secret plan to defeat isis quickly. >> their days are numbered. >> reporter: trump, the president keeping up the fight into mosul. giving his commanders more leeway. >> we have given them t

authorization. >> reporter: and in afghanistan, that so-called mother of all bombs dropped on isis fighters. the white house calling it a clear signal to america's adversaries. >> the world witnessed the strength and resolve of our new president. north korea would do well not to test his resolve. >> reporter: and as for isis under trump, 400 more troops have been ordered to syria. nearly doubling the u.s. troops on the dproupd there. stats by the air force indicate that the u.s. and its allies dropped more weapons in march than any in any other month since the operation began in august 2014. a big caveat. major operations to take back mosul and raaka are under way. >> i want to bring terry moran in. our chief foreign correspondent. let me begin with you. the increased actions in syria. the dramatic missile strike cut against the president's campaign promise to stay out of syria. >> yeah, it's all about the

chemical attack. he wept in with those air strikes. going after the syrian troops. and that chemical plant. i don't think it really changes much. i don't think it changes his strategy there. he's not going to try to get assad out of syria himself. i think he's stayed on track, as you say. on track with the air sflix iraq. there are many more right now because of mosul. unless there is another chemical attack, i don't think yoel see him going after it. >> you're in moscow, terry. the president, during the campaign, had a lot of kind things to say about vladimir putin. talked about having a better relationship with putin. one of the things we have seen from the fallout of the serious strike is a new cold war with russia right now basically. >> absolutely, george. they popped champagne and partied in the kremlin the night donald trump was elected. now they're puzzled, wary

him. as you point out, we're at logger heads with russia in syria and to a degree in ukraine as well. all presidents learn this lesson. presidents alone don't make a nation's alliance ps. long-term national interests do. and in syria, the long-term national interests of russia tapped united states are opposite. and they are -- right now, flaring is into what you say is really a low point of tepgss between the two countries. however, donald trump still is a dealmaker. he wants to make a deal in syria. in north korea, with china, who he excoriated. wanted to label a currency manipulator. he takes not a global, strategic vision. but what's the next goal, and how do i cut the deal to get there? a lot of leaders saying how can we do business with them. >> terry, thank you. you have seen a significant

campaign red rick. >> now he needs china. that's why you have seen the softening. he needs china to help in north korea. president trump says we'll go it alone if china doesn't help. he has to have china's help. over to michael. >> thank you, george. coming up on the the big board. the phew warning from schools across the country about the netflix show so many teens are now watching. plus, dale earnhardt jr.'s big announcement. why the nascar favorite is retiring from racing when we come back in two minutes. >> don't go, junior! you too, unnecessary er visits. and hey, unmanaged depression, don't get too comfortable. we're talking to you, cost inefficiencies and data without insights. and fragmented care- stop getting in the way of patient recovery and pay attention. every single one of you is on our list. for those who won't rest

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suicides. tell people the concerns here. >> so, this is probably something parents have never experienced. getting laert from school about a tv show. schools are worried about the same thing that suicide prevention groups are worried about. that kids are going to see this. it doesn't offer hope. doesn't talk about depression and how it's treatable. it doesn't say there are other options than suicide. >> netflix, they released a statement saying we knew the material covered sensitive topics. we worked with mental health experts to show how these issues impack teens in real and dramatic ways. could this show pose a risk to young people? >> it does. there's a small risk of copy cat suicides. and even one is too

it provides an opportunity. if adults are watching this show with kids and talking about it, the conversations they start could save kids lives. >> you're an expert and a mom of four boys. >> yes, ma'am, i am. >> what do you say to parents? >> if this is appropriate for your child, that's a big decision, co--view. when you're watching, watch your child as much as you watch the show. >> a good point. >> see their reaction. >> what moves them. what they're reacting to. and then, talk. more than you talk, ask. ask what did this mean to you? what else could she have done? what would you do if this happened to you or a friend? >> watch them watch it. i love that. the reaction could tell you what's affecting them. >> it's hard to talk about. and this is an entry point. if you don't find this one, you have to find an entry point. >> and the biggest thing, talk, ask and talk. dr. gilboa, thank you. now to the end of an era

nascar. racing superstar dale earnhardt jr. announcing his retirement tuesday. robin? >> don't go, junior. >> he's saying he'll step away from the wheel after the end of the 2017 season. here's what he said during an emotional press conference. >> you're wondering why i reached this decision. it's simple. i wanted the opportunity to go out on my own terms. the opportunity to stand here at this podium to announce my choice. rather than some fate that was decided for me. >> and we're joined by former nascar driver and espn analyst ricky craven. thank you for joining us. why do you think earnhardt jr. felt this was the time to say good-bye? >> i believe the sobering realization that i've given you all i have. i don't have anything else. and, this sport, michael and robin, this sport takes its toll physically. that was front and center in

missed the second half of the season with concussion symptoms. the emotional component is taxing. for 17 years, dale earnhardt jr. has soldiered on and put up big wins in spite of losing his dad in the 2001 daytona 500. the race that we were both in. it's taxing. >> he's handled it with such grace. and has been the face, in many ways, of nascar. bridging his dad's era with the new era of drivers. as you said, the concussion. he's never shied away talking about what this has meant to him and done to him. you think, perhaps, part of it is because he miss sod much of last season that he's stepping away? >> i do. i do, absolutely. and when that comes to fruition is when you strap back in the race car, the beginning of the season, and having spent six months on the sideline, he's 42 years old.

i'm a half step behind. and you can't make up that half step. when you're 42. i mean, it's next to impossible. and i think that, again, has a debilitating effect emotionally for any athlete. you know. we all know the time comes. we don't know when. dale earnhardt jr. has made it clear he wants to control when he hangs up his helmet. >> just like michael did. >> it happened to me at 36. i couldn't wait until 42. e just got married. >> that espn news room looks better than when i was there. >> they remember you. >> it wasn't that way when i was there. coming up, the inspiring singer, mandisa. how she overcame a tough battle with depression and found hope and happiness and she's going to perform some brand-new music. she's wonderful. you seek audience. yes, wise man. i'm confident in my credit score...

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>> anchor: good morning, washington! i'm melanie hastings. checking top stories. a large scale terror drill across the region set to again in just a few minutes. the drill will happen at 6 different locations in. the c, maryland and northern virginia. emergency and law enforcement personal will respond to a simulated attack involving multiple target locations and teams of perpetrators. set to last through 4:00 p.m. and today, several prince georges county police officers will be recognized for their bravery and dedication. fallen hero detective coalsen is among those being honored during the annual public safety luncheon, died in march last year in an attack in land over. so when is the weather going to clear up? >> reporter: slow to come sunshine with clouds amidst, drizzle and fog. upper 50s for tempe

sunshine coming our way. 3, 4:00 this afternoon. gorgeous day tomorrow, the high of 85. not too bad on friday, them it's high heat and humidity for saturday with sunday being the cool of the 2 weekend days. efficiency day of may tracking showers and storms, those storms could be quite strong. seventys most of next week. >> anchor: delays, interstate 95 in virginia. traveling u.s. 1 northbound accident activity into garrison ville. we're also getting word in shady governance gaithersburg. we have reopened one southbound lane for you. we continue to see the struggle on on the north side of the capital beltway from the earlier accident activity, live look at the volume delays, i270 from maryland 85 to the capital beltway, 85 minutes is your drive time. if you're traveling northbound, 395, medical emergency at edsell road, delays all the way to

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should children the required to share all the time? there's a mom who is making big headlines saying, no, they shouldn't. they should not have to share all the time. yeah. we're going the all be talking about this. everyone will have an opinion. let's get the morning rundown from amy. the big story, president trump unveiling what he's promising will be a record tax cut. we have new details on this proposal and who stands to benefit from it. cecilia vega joins us with that. >> reporter: president trump says this could be the biggest tax cut we have ever had. he's hoping to make good on a campaign promise, a key one, as he approaches the 100-day mark. he watches to cut the corporate tax rate from 35% to 15% and cut individual tax rates. opposition is already mounting. one estimate says an early version of the president's plan could cost as much as $6 trillion in lost revenue over ten years. white house officials tell me what is beingel

a draft. but taking on major tax reform is one of the most difficult and controversial moves a president can attempt. amy, it has nod happened since ronald reagan was here in the white house. >> all right, cecilia vega, thank you. zplmgts president trump is slamming the federal court that blocked his executive order on sanctuary cities. a judge ruled that trump cannot deany federal funds to cities who refuse to enforce imfrustration laws. the president called it reridiculous ruling. adding, quote, see you in the supreme court. a surprise move today by the u.s. military in south korea. it's moving a controversial anti-missile defense system into lace to row ticket against north korean missiles. millions of americans are bracing for severe weather today. tornadoes, hail, powerful winds possible from st. louis to dallas. east to louisiana. this all comes after record rain

carolina. a health alert about dozens of so-called cancer treatments sold online. at least six different products falsely claim to prevent, diagnose, and even cure cancer. the companies trying to sell the pills, creams, oils, and taes have been warned to change their claims. we have a list of the products on our website. this morning, chipotle warning customers to check their credit card statements after a data breach. they noticed suspicious activity. card transitions between march 24th and april 18th may be affected. beyonce is a launching an e education fund for scholarships for black women. the offer is timed with the anniversary of her album, "lemonade." finally, we get

there's excited. then there's overexcited. look at rosie. chases a ball on to the beach. whoa! okay, so her owner says rosie is perfectly fine. she actually returned the ball and was ready to chase it again. on this hump day -- >> judges awards? >> keep playing that over and over. you're welcome. >> i wish we had the video of rose someday with the ball coming back. it would make it better. >> thank you. how about "pop news"? >> yes. i would just like to say, does everybody know. there's a whole spring medley happening here. it's making me very happy on this hump day. universal getting into the groove for a new movie based on madonna's life story. her rise to fame. it's an upcoming biopic called "plond ambition." it fols her working on her

self-titled album. navigating the difficult music business as a woman. all while trying to have a normal relationship. the script was one of the best unproduced screen plays of 2016. doesn't mean madonna's happy. the material girl respond to the news on instagram saying, in part, only i can tell my story. >> wow. anyone else who tries is a char la tan and a fool? >> i was trying to keep it tight. she did go on to say you're a charlatan and a fool. >> will she ever tell it? >> somebody is going to. it's happening. also in "pop news" this morning. norm stroms department stores. getting down and dirty. selling jeans covered in fake mud. >> oh. >> for $425. >> oh, come on. >> a pair. yeah, the brand is called prps. jeans. they're described

americ americana work wear. also a faux mud-covered denim jacket available. one person suggested obviously a do it yourself version. another says, they never saw jeans with holes becoming -- put in on purpose becoming a huge trend and look at that. it's a billion-dollar business. who knows? maybe being dirty on purpose is the next big thing. >> if you washt, the mud is still there? >> yes, it's in the design. >> does anybody want to buy the jeans? >> is that attractive to you in any shape? >> i guarantee you, someone is going to walk into the studio with them on. >> and we h make fun of you. >> oh, no. do you member, i did the story on the the jeans with the holes. the windows. >> they were still a couple hundred. >> a lot of money. this could be a great side job

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we're back now with the parenting alert about emotional feeding. a new study shows offering children a food as a comfort or a reward can lead to emotional eating. dr. jen ashton is here. as parent, you play a big role in shaping the eating habits of your kid. >> yeah, no question. are you emotional eaters? >> hmm, i don't know. >> can i ask the audience? raise your hand. so there are some people out there who recognize it. then, of course, there will be a lot who don't. this study looked at is there a relationship between emotional feeding, which means a parent who responds to the emotional state of their child by feeding that chil

this. not like this. no one says, oh, you're upset, have a piece of broccoli. it just doesn't happen. and so, they did this study in norway. day started with 4-year-olds. followed up at ages 6, 8, 10. they found a relationship. a cascading effect between parrots who fed those children when they felt upset and emotional eating on the party of those children. >> are there other patterns formed in childhood? >> no question. are you a picky eater. any parent of a toddler can see that start at an early age. do you graze or snack? there are good habits to publish. are you eating as family? >> i don't think i'm an emotion eater or feared. what do you do? >> you want to lead by example.

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♪ i feelwith meteorologist eileen whelen. - drizzle/fog/clouds early -- finally some sun late this afternoon - warmer end to the week (80s) - hot & humid saturday (mid-upper 80s) - trending cooler sunday (70s) today: cloudy, drizzle and fog early. sunshine by mid-late afternoon. highs: 73-78 winds: nw 5 tonight: partly cloudy. patchy fog. lows: 56-62 winds: se 5 mph thursday: partly sunny. much warmer and a touch humid. highs: 84-87 winds: s 5-15 mph even -- you know, mandisa went bum, bum, bup. she was singing along. >> yeah. >> she's a true overcomer. our great friend, grammy-winning artist, mandisa. she helped welcome me back to "gma" with her hit song stronger in 2013. that was following

marrow transplant. she's been a source of comfort and inspiration for so many people. i remember that like it was yesterday. my sisters were here. and i'm one of many who said thank you. you helped so many of us overcome. please welcome, an overcomer herself, mandisa back here to "gma." >> thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> oh. >> wow. >> yeah. >> i told you not to make me cry. >> tears of joy. that song also, your song overcomer, the video. people remember it. they saw it. it was for your friend, kesha. when she passed away from breast cancer, you lost it. you wept into deep depression. tell people what happened. so ironic. that song helped so many people. >> i remember when i asked you to be in it. oh, gosh. you're really trying to make me try. that is kisha.

when i was here. and really believing and praying that god was going to heal her. when she passed away, it just shook the foundation underneath me in a way i didn't expect. i have never been the kind of person that shakes my fists and yells at god. i'm the kind of person who shuts down. i told jen, dr. jen, amazing that you had that segment here about emotional eating because that's what i have done my entire life. so after losing over 120 pounds. which i talked about my first time here, i gained it all back. and 75 more. soy sunk into the deepest depression of my life after keisha passed. >> you would not let people in your door. you put ear plugs in. you shut people out? >> i did. growing up with my mom, isolated. being supersingle. if you're a big black believer and a born again

call me. it's so easy to shut people out and be by myself. i've learned how dangerous that is. >> you said you were going down a very dark road. >> it got pretty bad. on the point where if i had not gotten off that road, i would not be here today. i was this close to listening to that voice that told me, you can be with jesus right now, all you have to do is take your life. and it almost happened. but, god is what i say. he saved my life, quite literally. >> he stepped in. your friend stepped in. love stepped in. [ applause ] i've often said, you know, when people ask, was your faith shaken? i said, i got mad at him. but he can take it. just don't stay mad. tell people how your friends, you were at a movie. that was a dark place. you watched movie after movie. when you came out of the movie, what did you find on your car? mgts i

after years of being in that dark place. my car had a bunch of sticky notes all over it. as i got closer, those notes said things like, we love you. come back to us. we miss you. as i got closer, a group of my friends, who i had shut out, they were there. they had been waiting at the theater as i sat there and watched two movies, not just one. they wait there had over four hours for me. they pretty much had an intervention. they said, we love you just as you are. but we love you too much to leave you that way. >> i'm so glad they were there for you. you have been there for so many people. thank you for allowing us to be there for you. it means so much. your new music, which you're going to hear in the next half hour. you're going hear her new music, yes, yes, yes, yes. you're allowing yourself to be transparent. you're letting us in. >> totally. yeah. i realized as i started to share this story. i started to hear from people who said, i'm just glad to know i'm not

one who felt that way. the album may 19th is called "out of the dark." the song i'm going to sing is "unfini "unfinished." i don't have to have it all together. i'm masterpiece in the making. i'm just unfinished for right now. >> yes, indeed. you're in a good place? >> i have never been better. i'm not where i want to be. but thanks god i'm not where i was. i have lost, you know, about 75 of the weight that i've gained. i'm going to get all the way there. >> not finished yet. not finished yet. you're going to be back. thank you for sharing that. we'll be right back. mandisa is back.

>> anchor: good morning, washington! i'm melanie hastings. here is a check of your stop stories a dispute over metros' poll could take a toll on your friday commute. workers are ready at a take a stand not coming to work in a sick out. a spokesperson says they are not aware of anything that is plans. today several prince georges county police officers will be recognized information their bravery and dedication. that includes devcoalsen, shot and killed during an attack outside the third district police station in land over. his death was caused by friendly fire, ruled an accident. hang in this, gray skies will clear, here is veronica johnson.

sunshine with clouds amidst, drizzle and fog. upper 50s for temperatures but then later, 75 the high with sunshine coming our way. 3, 4:00 this afternoon. gorgeous day tomorrow, the high of 85. not too bad on friday, then it's high heat and humidity for saturday with sunday being the cooler of the 2 weekend days. first day of may tracking showers and storms, those storms could be quite strong. high of 83 to start the week. seventys most of next week. >> reporter: we continue to see gridlock on southbound i27o on the map, most of our inter states, looking at red delays. heavy congestion on 395, especially as you head to our trafficland cameras, north and southbound delays due to the medical emergency at edsell road northbound. crash southbound at edsell road with major delays. melanie, back to you. >> anchor: thanks. more news, traffic and weather updates right now on good morning washington over

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>> those great scooters. the air scooters. the food-a-rac. remember that? there it is. >> i loved the food-a-rac. >> george, wow. >> don't you remember? >> i loved that show. >> you're too young. >> no, i watched "the jetsons." who watched "the jetsons "? >> if you watch the movie, passenger, they're going to have something like that in the future. just spits the food out to you. >> okay, can't wait. >> doesn't that make it sound delicious. here's something that is delicious, as well. a mom whose vishl post -- her post went viral. my child is not required to share. she posted on facebook. she -- said her child went to the park, had something to share with a friend, all these strangers, kids came over, she

said, it's okay not the share your toys with strangers. a lot of people shot back at her. it went viral. people disagreed. i'm curious. do you think it's okay for her to tell her child, you don't have to share with everybody. >> i was torn when i read it. she made one point. if i'm walking through the park and having a sandwich on my lunch break and a stranger came up to me and said, give me half, would i have to share that? >> i don't think that's the same thing. these are kids. >> she had a couple of very good points. my initial reaction is, i think the world would be a better place if we all shared more. her points were valid. >> it's one thing if someone said give me half your sandwich. and another thing if you said, would you like, you want to share. with children -- >> how do you teach kids not to share? >> i don't see how that's a good -- >> next time i see someone in the park with a sandwich, i'm going

give me part of your sandwich. >> i don't think you have to teach kids not the share. kids that don't know each other. they get together. there are no boundaries. kids don't have preconceived notions about not sharing what they have. >> i think we're all on the same side of this. just so you get context on what she was saying. she said the goal is to teach our children how to function as adults. some adults clearly never learned how to share. i know far more who don't know how the say no, practice boundaries, practice self-care, myself included. her heart's if the right place here. but i agree. let's just all share. >> the other side. >> i was trying, george. i was trying to be -- >> we have a special treat. this is a street musician in london going viral with unique guitar-playing skills. let's take a look.

his name is johno challis. he's joining us. there he is. looks like the rain stopped there in london. thank you for joining us this morning. tell us how this came po be? how did you learn to play guitar like that? >> hey, good morning. um -- i kind of taught myself over the years, actually. i learned the the normal way. i got bored. i decided to play on my lap. >> let's hear some. go for it. >> can we hear a little bit? >> all right. jurks ♪ >> wow.

♪ >> all right. you'll have a big crowd the cow play another 30 seconds. what did your family think about your decision to give up your job and do that in the streets? >> when i first told them, it was a bit of a shock. they've kind of been really supportive throughout my life with the music. they were really supportive. i'm very lucky. >> it's a very unique type of performance. what is that style called? >> um, to be honest, when somebody asks, i say lappity tappity. >> i love that. i would love to know, somewhat the end game. what is your big

>> um, honestly, to just keep -- i started this to make people happy. i noticed on the streets, people were smiling and children were dancing and falling off their scooters. the end goal is i guess just to carry on making people happy. that's why i do this. so -- >> well, mission accomplished. mission accomplished. >> thank you, johno. >> i hope so. >> play us out. >> thank you. >> there he goes. when we come back, dr. ian smith here. he has a plan to help you shed 20 pounds.

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back here on "gma," we have some smiling faces. it's the 60th anniversary of "glam mour" magazine's college woman of the year competition. we have one of this year's winners here. environmental activist destiny whatford. i remember alying for this. congratulations. this is a tough one to get. and you're a woman after my own heart. you saw there was a huge, the country's biggest trash incinerator going into a city near you. you stopped it, or helped to stop it. how? >> yeah, i'm just one of a ton of people that worked on this

project. but, it was a four-year struggle with people, students, parents, teachers, residents, coming together to stop the incinerator. the result on the on-the-dproupd wok is that we won. >> i'm a big pusher that the air and water we breathe and dripg now is what we have to focus on. how do you motivate people? >> if for incineratoincinerator breathes the air. if it's toxic, our survival is at risk. on another level, it's a basic human connection of having conversations with people. building a relationship around an issue. >> that's why she won the scholarship. so much more to come- warmer en week (80s) - hot & humid saturday (mid-upper 80s) - trending cooler sunday (70s) today: cloudy, drizzle and fog early. sunshine by mid-late afternoon. highs: 73-78 winds: nw 5 tonight: partly cloudy. patchy fog. lows: 56-62 winds: se 5 mph thursday: partly sunny. much warmer and a touch humid. highs: 84-87

and the may issue of "glamour" is online now. michael, they came from colorado, four months to get here. and the pierce family is still talking. >> family time together builds a stronger family. a good friend of mip who is like family, dr. ian smith. his diet is helping americans shed tons of weight. and now, a new book and mission to blast the sugar out of your diet. lose 20 pounds in five weeks. dr. ian smith. how you doing? >> good, good, good. >> blast the sugar out. how problematic is sugar? >> it's a big problem. the recommendation for the american heart association is to consume nine teaspoons of added

the average american consumes 20 a day of added sugars. that's the problem. >> part of the strategy is the habits. you have a one, one, one process. >> in the book, it's all about breaking the sugar addiction. i teach you how to break one bad habit every week, improve a good habit every week. and add another habit every week. every week, you're going to do this. by the end of the week you have five bad habits you broke, five good ones you improved, five you added. >> taking the bad to the good. we have an audience member with a question. >> hi. >> hey. >> so my bad habit is that i don't eat breakfast. instead, i drink energy drinks to get me through the morning. >> that is a double whammy. the worst thing you can do is not eat during breakfast. most important meal. energy drinks are one of the reasons we're consuming so many added sugars. do with whole grains, fiber,

a little bit of sugar. i'm not saying you can't consume sugar. maybe in moderation. maybe a shake if you're on the go. or oatmeal. >> get away from the double whammy. let's get to specifics. you have a typical meal plan here. explain this. >> it's a five-week plan. you eat regular food. it's not diabetic food. this is the morning. french toast, on the plan. a smoothie. and egg kand witch. and these are called power ups. if you're hungrier, some bread, some toast, butter, jam, berries. the back of the book has tons of snax. make sure they're 15 grams of carbs or less. walnuts. almonds. then lunch. an important meal. here, there's a recipe.

that anyone can fix. so they are chick. skewers. sandwiches. another power up. >> somewhat a power up? >> you don't have to have it. if you need a little extra, it fives you emergency and power. then your dinner options. you have pork, turkey. call flower. brown rice for power ups. you can snack on this program. >> you can snack on the program. now, in addition to eating right, you have to exercise as well. >> if you want to maximize the weight loss, drop the blood sugars, exercise is important. training to build muscle. people should do this twice a week. over here, body weight exercises. cardio. jog punches. mountain climbers. all these things make the book effective for people to lose their weight and drop the blood sugar by up to 30%. >> you know what, doc? next time you come back,

exercising. >> i can do that. >> talk and exercise. and thank you for adding to the segment. ian's book, "blast the sugar out" is available now. get his recipes on our website. and mandisa is about to perform live when we come back to "gma."

i'm here with amber. because she's been inspired by mandisa as i have. she's wearing her sister's shoes, her sister brave battle with cancer. she's wearing her shoes. i'm philadelphia you're here. we have grammy award winner mandisa, her fifth studio album is out may 15th, "out of the dark." we don't have to wait. you heard her overcomer story. her new album's first

"unfinished." >> yeah! >> thank you. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ not scared to say it i used to be the one ♪ ♪ preaching it to you that you could overcome i still believe it but it ain't easy ♪ ♪ cause that world i paymented where things just all work out it started changing and i started having doubts ♪ ♪ and it got me so down but i picked myself back up and i started telling me ♪ ♪ no, my god's not done making me a masterpiece ♪ ♪ she's still working on me he started something good and i'm gonna bie

♪ he started something good and he's gonna complete it ♪ ♪ so i'll celebrate the truth his work in me ain't through i'm just unfinished ♪ ♪ i'm just unfinished so i'll celebrate the truth his work in me ain't through i'm just unfinished ♪ ♪ i know his history and the kind of god he is he might make it a mystery ♪ ♪ but he's proving i can trust in him and yeah i believe it ♪ ♪ so i just pick myself back up and i started telling me no, my fod's not done making me a masterpiece ♪ ♪ no, my

started something good and i'm gonna believe it ♪ ♪ he started something good and he's gonna complete it ♪ ♪ so i'll celebrate the truth his work in me ain't through i'm just unfinished ♪ ♪ i'm just unfinished so i'll celebrate the truth his work in me apt through no ♪ ♪ still working still still working on me he's still working still still working on me ♪ ♪ oh he started something good ♪ he started something good ♪ so i'll celebrate the truth

♪ i'm just unfinished i'm just i'm just unfinished so i celebrate the truth his work in me apt through i'm just unfinished ♪ ♪ still working still still work ing on me he's still working still still working on me ♪ ♪ oh, yeah, i'm just unf unfinished ♪ [ cheers and applause ] thank you.

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[ cheers and applause ] she is definitely out of the dark. mandisa, unfinished. mm, mm, mm. see you tomorrow.

>> anchor: good morning, washington! i'm melanie hastings. with a check of your tons. as tensions rise between the united states and north korea, a

today. all 100 u.s. senators are invit ed to a white house brief ing on the situation. scheduled for this afternoon. investigation is under way after kids passed a round of drink laced with drugs at school. the water mixed with xanax was found friday in sterling river bend middle school, and hours later at potomac schools high school. 9 students were sent home after being checked out. the wet weather is moving out. here is veronica johnson. >> reporter: slow to come sunshine with clouds amidst, drizzle and fog. upper 50s for temperatures but then later, 75 the high with sunshine coming our way. 3, 4:00 this afternoon. gorgeous day tomorrow, the high of 85. not too bad on friday, then it's high heat and humidity for saturday with sunday being the cooler of the 2 weekend days. first day of may tracking showers and storms, those storms could be quite strong. high of 83 to start the week. 70's most of next week.

>> reporter: collision clean-up on the capital beltway, outer loop between 202, rand over road and 506789 you'll see delays starting around the pennsylvania avenue coder. else where on the maps you can see george washington parkway, still delays from the earlier accident activity we had after key bridge. we continue to see gridlock on 395, here on traffic land camera s you can see the delays north and southbound, incidents in both directions at edsell road. melanie, back to you. >> anchor: and today we're helping save your wallet and waistline with quick and easy sheet pan meals a dietitian is live on set with 3, go to recipe s during the 9:00 hour of good morning washington over on news channel 8. hope you have a

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