breaking news this morning on "world news now" -- the tense standoff following a deadly encounter. one trooper is dead after police say a man opened fire at a convenience store. overnight this emotional reaction from officers as others work to capture the suspect. >> and happening now -- >> a wall of severe storms sweeping across the midwest. with high wind and tornados causing major damage to many communities. accuweather tells us the region is expecting extreme weather. >> new this half-hour, 911 call from former "bachelor" star, chris soules, hear what soules said to the operator. and what it may reveal about what really happened. ♪ ♪ >> oh, yeah, the big news for fans of will smith. >> whoo-hoo. >> planned with d.j. jazzy jazz. >> yes!

>> why it may prompt you to plan a trip this summertime. >> summertime. >> we'll have that ahead in "the skinny." it is thursday, april 27th. ♪ here it is slightly transformed ♪ >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> well does give, get you in the mood. though we are in the middle of spring. ♪ summertime ♪ summertime >> huge news. we are going to delve into that in "the skinny." but we want to get to the breaking news, happening at this hour. in delaware. that standoff between police and accused cop killer after a trooper was killed. >> the standoff started yesterday afternoon. police tracked the suspected gunman to his house. they blew the door off. but didn't actually enter. they continued to try to negotiate a surrender. that house is about 15 miles from where an encounter with a

>> now all of this started at a convenience store when the trooper approached what he described or what was described as a car with two suspicious people inside. police say a man who was in the vehicle got out and opened fire on the trooper, witnesses saying it happened really fast. >> he ran, ran for like, probably, 7, 8 feet. >> shots going off in the neighborhood. a s.w.a.t. team in the trees and everything. >> it is unclear how the suspect got from the star to his home. officers came out in force to honor 32-year-old, steven ballard, who died after being taken to the hospital he has been on the force more than eight years. >> of course, we'll continue to monitor developments there in delaware. the governor there asking for all of the flags to be lowered to half staff. we are going to turn now though to renewed push to repeal and replace obamacare, gaining support from hard line conservatives. >> house freedom caucus is backing revived health care bill. the changes may not be enough to get moderates to sign on. abc's mary bruce has more. >> reporter: possible

efforts to overhaul obama care. ultraconservatives who blocked the first attempt, now giving a new compromise their stamp of approval. what made you change your mind? >> the amendment, we got, states to opt out, of some of the regs. >> reporter: the new version would let states opt out of popular obamacare requirement that plans cover basic health services. it could also gut protections for people with pre-existing conditions. something the president once promised not to touch. >> are you going to make sure that people with preconditions, are still covered? >> yes, because it happens to be one of the strongest. uld be protected.onditions hose >> one group of people who may not have to worry. members of congress. new changes would not apply to them. under the new republican plan, they're exempt for now. >> what about this exemption? if this plan is good enough for the american people shouldn't it

congress. >> should be. i agree. >> you will make a change? >> yes. i will say this it will be fixed. >> now that conservatives are on board, political pressure on moderates to see if they can back their own party's plan. the president remains optimistic, but the speaker of the house has made clear until this bill has enough support, there will be no vote. mary bruce, abc news, capitol hill. >> that story does beg the question, what sort of sneakers does mary bruce wear? she is always moving. >> moving. >> the white house revealed plans to dramatically overhaul the tax code. the blueprint outlined in just one page, calls for taxes on big corporations and small businesses to plunge from 35% to 15. it also promises to cut taxes for lower and middle-income americans. and simplify the tax code. now the number of tax brackets reduced from 7 to 3. 10%, 25%, 35%. >> the overall economic plan,

consists of massive tax cuts and tax reform. regulatory relief. and renegotiating trade deals. and with that, we will unlock the economic growth that has been held back for too long in this country. >> so the treasury secretary offered no details on how the plan would be paid for. and he is not saying how it would personally affect president trump. and his business empire. he did say the president has no plans of releasing his tax returns. and, mr. trump is not pulling out of nafta it turns out. at least for now. after speaking with the president of mexico and the prime minister of canada, president trump said, they agreed to work together. in renegotiating the north american free trade agreement. and he said the end result will make all three countries stronger and better. >> likely to be a stormy day for eastern u.s. a strong storm system stretching from the gulf coast all the way to the canadian border. right now, the strongest cells, the yellow there, are in indiana

tennessee as well. yesterday's storms ripped up parts of arkansas, damaging homes and pulling up trees. there were also high winds and heavy rain in southern illinois. bending and snapping trees there. >> wow. >> there is another storm system following this one. >> busy time. for accuweather justin pavick. good morning. >> kendis, diane. good morning to you. strong, gusty thunderstorms ahead of the front later this afternoon. although, the interstate 95 corridor is going to be partly sunny and very, very warm. later this week, concern turns back to south plains, damaging wind. hail, tornados starting up later friday. at the same time, we are talking about accumulating snows towards denver. west of denver over higher terrain. some areas could see over half a foot. diane, kendis. >> half a foot of snow, april 27th. justin. thank you. police in iowa released recording of the 911 call former

"bachelor" star, chris soules made from the scene of a fatal accident. soules made the call after he crashed his pickup truck into the back of a tractor-trailer, sending kenneth mosher into a ditch. officials say after some one tried performing cpr on mosher, soules, ended the 911 call. >> my name is chris soules. my name is chris soules. >> soules left the scene before police arrived and was eventually arrested at his home. soules out on bail, wearing an ankle bracelet. faces up to five years in prison. mosher died from his injuries. the vietnam vet is being remembered as grandfather of three and avid golf player. >> the controversial netflix series, "13 reasons why" is

being renewed for a second's son. the series revolves around a high school students who commit suicide. she leaves behind audio tapes for 13 people who she says were part of the reason why she took her own life. reports from hollywood say a deal for a second season is close. some suicide prevention groups say the show could increase the number of youths attempting to kill themselves. >> critics are calling former president obama a hypocrite for his plans to speak at a health care conference run by a wall street firm. for that speech, he will be paid $400,000. which is the same as his yearly white house salary. an obama spokesman says there is no hypocrisy, and points out that candidate obama raised plenty of money from wall street. and that as president imposed tough regulations. >> brutal unprovoked attack on a member of a japanese water skiing team that was caught on camera and it is going viral. >> the fish caught the skier in kind of a delicate area. >> we did say it was brutal. >> oh, no. >> but we do know that, that he

at least okay enough to tweet this video out himself. no word from the fish though. not sure how the fish is doing. [ laughter ] >> what are the odds of that? >> ladies and gentlemen, japan's new soprano. [ laughter ] >> ah-ah-ah. >> coming up in "the skinny," hollywood's most beloved stripper. that's right. hear the stripper names channing tatum is coming up with for george clooney and michael strahan. >> today is the first day of ratings month. you are welcome. how ann coulter throwing fresh fuel on the fire in the battle over free speech on campus. our reporter is there live next on "world news now." ♪ ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather, brought to you by cats pride. >> announcer: "world news now" weather, brought to you b

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ann coulter and planned speech at university of california-berkeley. >> but despite her speech canceled. campus police are gearing up for major protests. maggie rulli this morning. joins us on set. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, the latest conservative commentator to get into a fight with uc berkeley. once again at the heart of the battle free speech. >> we have a first amendment. people have fought and died for the right to free speech. >> conservative commentator ann coulter fighting for her right to say what she wants. claiming on fox news, anything less a violation of her right to free speech. >> they want to destroy and squelch conservative speech. >> uc berkeley argues her outspoken right-wing politics will trigger violent protests. >> these are specifically credible threats we take them seriously. >> reporter: says they must prioritize the safety of students. reoccurring concern at uc

become a magnet for extremist protesters. this was in february. when more than 1,000 protesters turned to violence, successfully stopping self described right-wing internet troll, from speaking there. he is a fascist and berkeley did not welcome him. >> two weeks ago, berkeley erupted with anarchists fighting against trump supporters. now the school once known as the birth place of the free speech movement is accused of shutting down just that. even getting heat from liberals berkeley used to be the aving cradle of free speech. now it is just the cradle for [ bleep ] babies. i feel like this is the liberal version of book burning. >> even senator bernie sanders is defending coulter's right to speak on campus. telling the huffington post. people have a right to give a speech without fear of violence and intimidation.

berkeley says they did not cancel her appearance but offered her a date first week of may when they could better control public safety. coulter rejected the offer. countering there are no classes at berkeley may 2nd. all the people that should have been standing up for the first amendment here, ran away with their tails between their legs. >> reporter: this fight is far from over. right now, college republicans and conservative group are suing berkeley for unequal rules and unequal access. also talk that trump supporters will hold some kind of event in support of coulter, if the groups who oppose her are there, police worry things could get ugly. >> the whole point of avoiding and canceling her speech was because they couldn't provide security necessary. worried about violence. now expecting it one way or another. >> she has a colorful way of saying things. >> nice way to put it. >> we can say. >> quite a bit about this. call it a sad day for free speech.

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♪ summertime >> kickback and unwind. >> we are going to start with it finally happening. will smith and, that other dude. >> d.j. jazzy jeff. >> okay. >> they're getting together. >> yes. the hip-hop duo and former fresh prince stars won their first

grammy award for best rap performance in 1989. sure you knew that for the song parents just don't understand. i might know the lyrics too. but now, something new is happening. >> yeah, two time oscar nominee and, the other dude that stood in, the videos with him. >> d.j. jazzy jeff. >> announced they will take the stage together again. for their first official shows in 12 years. >> those shows include, two-day mtv festival, in croatia, in late august. then another festival, in the uk. >> croatia. never been to africa. >> why so far away? >> kidding. so they last performed together as a duo in 2005. nobody is really looking for ward to this. >> yes, yes, some of us are. all most as much as we look forward to calling their 900 number. >> they have a 900 number. >> every day.

>> what? >> why would they? >> they did have a 900 number. all about how you could call and hang out with them. it went a little something like this. >> oh, boy. >> you don't know the 900 number. >> just dial the number on your tv screen. it was all about, this is a special christmas version. >> yes. christmas version. >> some times you had nothing to do at home now. you can call me and prince on the telephone. get the inside scoop on the hip-hop scene. just dial the number on your tv screen. it's called the new rap hot line. call 1-900-10-9jeff. the situation. my parents went away on a week's vacation. >> parents just don't understand. >> the fresh prince of bel air. >> saw them live once in philadelphia. >> you're the one. >> it was very cool. >> so we know who is going to be at the concert. solo. >> maggie rull is coming with me

new stage names of their own. >> channing tatum's success as stripper and magic might may have had to do with his past as a stripper. ke live in las vegas, he was asked to dish out stripper names for fellow a listers. rusty sparkplug. debonair dog-leg. the hero'sbullocks. >> the unicorn. jesus. >> the tiramisu titan. >> whoa, yes. >> gma with tiramisu titan. didn't know what to call kanye west. played it safe and said, mr. west. >> good stuff. >> tiramisu? >> next, he might be music's most fashionable guy. pharrell made this look good. grammy look. three years ago. now the first man to star in a chanel bag campaign. check it out. he makes that look good too. check it out.

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life, just as it has now for three decades. 800 workers, cut and sew more than 1,000 men's suits every day for the man joseph aboud. we went to find the man. >> what a success story? after all these years? >> that's a form of survival isn't it. 30 years. >> reporter: aboud suits made in america. the new bedford factory 30 miles from where he grew up and where he discovered his high school, voted him best dressed. >> we looked back at your high school yearbook. >> yes, okay. thank you for doing that. >> pretty prophetic, right? >> amazing, yes. best dressed. it was, i always thought that d after years of success, he sold his business. his trademark, had to stay good-bye to employees. later began working with men's warehouse. >> you left, never thought you would work with your name again. >> never knew if i would. didn't know. >> reporter: the incredible thing. it would turn out, the owner of men's warehouse would buy aboud's trademark back, reuniting the man with his brand and americ

>> when i walked back into the factory for the first time. a pretty emotional moment. all the people came up and embraced me. like coming home again. >> right at home where aboud says the people are the fabric of his success. >> we are very proud of the history. joseph is an american designer. we have an american factory. and american work force. >> reporter: the workers here, can spot their suits on the street. >> i feel proud. i feel proud of the -- the people that i work with. it is a good feeling. >> reporter: stitch together the three words. such a great story. at?he way full circle like oming >> yeah, best dressed in high school, and then to like this. i was -- most likely to not succeed. >> oh. okay. >> in high school. >> it's okay. >> yeah. >> you're going to be all right. you look great. you dressed well. ha-ha. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. >> you're going to be all right. you look great. you dressed well. ha-ha.

making news in america this morning, the president's proposal for tax reform. the plan to cut taxes is outlined on a single sheet of paper, so when will americans get the full details and how will cuts affect president trump's business. tornado warnings posted overnight, where the threat is heading, and snow days before may. another airline is facing controversy after a delta passenger says he was removed from a plane for using the bathroom during a ground delay. this as united airlines changes its overbooking policy after one of its passengers was dragged off the flight. survival story, how a hiker was found alive nearly 50 days after going missing.