making news in america this morning, president trump celebrating overnight back in new york city after the house passed a bill to repeal and replace obamacare. so what's next? the moment democrats broke out in song on the house floor. >> severe weather slamming parts of the east coast after storms caused major damage to buildings in georgia overnight. the system is now heading into the northeast and we're tracking it all. new this morning a hiker missing for several days finally found. how quick thinking with his flashlight saved his life. and the fan favorite in the run for the roses. the one-eyed horse hoping to win big at the kentucky derby. imagine if you're

what happened? >> oh, come on. >> good friday morning, everybody. the long bitter battle over health care goes to the senate. this, of course after republicans narrowly pushed a bill through the house. >> president trump delayed his meeting with australia's prime minister in new york last night to celebrate his first legislative victory, what he calls the death of obamacare. abc's kenneth moton joins us from washington with the details. kenneth, still has a way to go in the senate now. >> reporter: it sure does. good morning to you. president trump and house republicans at the white house relished the moment seven years in the making back on capitol hill, the senate ready to get to work on health care. this morning president trump's fight over health care now in the hands of the senate. the president on a decommissioned battleship, the "uss intrepid" with australia's prime minister. >> right now obamacare is failing. >> the president made this stunning statement. >> i shouldn't say this to our great gentleman and my friend from australia because you have better health care than

>> trump praised australia's government funded universal health care hours after celebrating the razor thin passage of a bill in the house that would gut obamacare. 6. >> we still have a lot of work to do. >> reporter: senate republicans already preparing to write their own bill, a version that could scare off house gop moderates or hard-liners. who could face even more protests back home. the affordable care act requires all americans to have health insurance or pay a penalty. the gop plan does not. obamacare expanded medicaid. the republican bill would roll back the expansion. millions at risk of not having insurance coverage of pre-existing conditions weakened by one estimate, 27% of americans have one, even higher in these southern states, all voted for president trump. defeated democrats in the house promised to fight on. >> they put their name next to your paying more for

and we'll make sure that the public is aware of that. >> reporter: senate republicans already sounding off on the house health care bill saying the country should buckle up for an even longer process on their side, diane and kendis. >> yeah, republican senator lindsey graham among those saying they should look at this with caution. >> a lot of changes expected. thanks, kenneth. after the vote passed house democrats seemed to taunt republicans by actually singing on the floor and then waving good-bye. ♪ hey, hey good-bye >> do you hear it there, chants of, hey, hey, good-bye. the democrats' song was a warning to the republicans implying their reform vote could cost conservatives their house seats in 2018 midterm elections. abc's jon karl explains. >> reporter: this was a big legislative victory for the president but democrats hoping they can turn this into a big political liability in the el

their top targets will be 23 house republicans who are in districts that hillary clinton won, more than half of them voted for this bill, that will be something that they will have to answer for. overall, obamacare is more popular than it's been in fact in our poll a couple of weeks, 37% said they wanted it repealed and replaced of the just 37%. more than 60% wanted it kept and fixed. >> i think there is -- >> our thanks to jonathan karl there at the white house. you see the house minority leader nancy pelosi who said the song was a spontaneous moment. republicans had their own soundtrack blasting "eye of the tiger" and "taking care of business" before casting their votes. president trump leaves for his first official overseas trip later this month starting with a visit to saudi arabia. white house aides say the president chose saudi arabia as his first stop to show that he's committed to improving u.s. relations with the muslim world. the president's itinerary includes visits to israel and the vatican where he

meet with pope francis. >> a busy end of the month for the president. now for a look at the weather. well, this morning the national weather service will be in savannah, georgia, to look into whether it was a tornado that damaged more than a dozen buildings. at least five people there suffered minor injuries and this scene also in georgia at the world's busiest airport, atlanta hartsfield jackson. in the distance you can see look in the middle funnel cloud. minor damages reported. plenty of rain making its way from the mid-atlantic states up to new england, thunderstorms across the region are possible as well. the tsa warning trucking and rental companies -- the tsa is warning trucking and rental companies to be on alert for ramming attacks. the agency asks company to look out for indicators like vehicle modifications or customers acting notice and

remote disabling of vehicles and barriers around large gatherings. it cops after a number of incidents involving vehicles used as weapons including a deadly attack in sweden just last month. former president obama meanwhile, is weighing in on the french presidential election. obama has endorsed emmanuel macron praising him for appealing to people's hopes instead of their fears. meanwhile, macron's opponent marine le pen had a tough time when eggs were thrown at her. le pen trails macron by more than 20 percentage points. >> you mentioned obama endorsement. there was a different sort of endorsement from the canadian prime minister. here's justin trudeau and a closer look at his choice of socks. so are wore these to celebrate "star wars" day, may the 4th as in may the fourth be with you. one of the socks, of course, has c3po on it, the other r2-d2. by the what that meeting

and he's meeting on social media. trudeau recapped it by saying paying fourth be with you as well. >> he owned it. he had the matching ones is my only problem with it. >> i love he wore them to a meeting with the head of state. still ahead. liquor bottles being pulled from shelves for kind of an odd reason. we'll explain why. the football player featured in the movie "the blindside" facing charges. what he's accused of doing to an uber driver. a missing hiker rescued after days in the wilderness. hear what he did to stay alive.

some 19 riders stuck more than 80 feet in the air on the silver bullet roller coaster in oklahoma city. the car stalled right at the top of a major drop and crews used harnesses to bring everyone down safely. there were no injuries reported. the coaster was stuck in almost the same location just about a year ago. maintenance. mikan owe her chronicled in "the blindside" is facing salt charges. he is accused of getting into an altercation with an uber driver last month. we're just learning about it now and police in nashville, tennessee, say owe hher knocked driver to the ground and kicked him. the investigation into aaron hernandez's prison suicide is now closed. investigators say hernandez made five telephone calls before he died. he also wanted his laundry done because he was expecting a visit from his fiancee and daughter. investigators say no drugs were found in his system. hernandez's attorney blast

investigation as unprofessional and is conducting an investigation of his own. families of victims in the san bernardino terror atech are suing three tech giants. they aface facebook, google and twitter of allowing isis to spread propaganda. they say the terror group's use of social media influenced the two san bernardino shooters. the companies dispute the charges in the lawsuit. 14 people were killed and 22 injured in that 2015 attack. a bit of controversy at a colorado annual sanctuary after nearly a dozen lions and tigers as well as bears were euthanized. the owners of liongate sanctuary said they had to put down the animals. they wanted to remove them when it was flooded but it wasn't okayed. it was denied because the animals would have been in a densely populated area. canadians who recently bought a bought of bombay sapphire gin are told to return it or pour it out. it was recalled because it's

nearly twice as powerful as it should be. bacardi which owns the brand says only a few cases of the super potent gin made it out of the factory, about 6,000 bottles. there have been no reports, however, of illnesses. when we come back a risky rescue. the hiker stranded on a steep cliff. the fan favorite at this year's kentucky derby. what are the odds of this one-eyed horse winning? we'll break it down. with unitedhealthcare, you can get rewarded for all kinds of things... like walking. hey, honey. dad, where's the car? thought we'd walk. he's counting steps. walk, move and earn money... goal! dad... hey, we wanna welcome everyone to the father daughter dance. look at this dad, he's got some moves! money you can use on out-of-pocket medical expenses. he's ok, yeah! unitedhealthcare

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from washington all the way to boston. at least four students from a high school in pittsburgh have come forward claiming they were abused by security officers. >> yeah, now surveillance video has emerged that appears to back up those claims. take a look. this recently released surveillance video from a pittsburg high school last month shows 14-year-old keyshawn wade being questioned in a school office about a missing cell phone. there is a verbal exchange in the hallway and then he's taken by officer steve chalice into another room. officer shallis emerges with an injury and wade and his attorney says the officer punched him in the face knocking out his front tooth. >> it shouldn't have happened. didn't have to happen. >> reporter: ahmad williams was in the same school office in 2015 after an alleged altercation with a teacher when he says the same school resource officer put the teen in a choke hold before slamming him to the ground. >> the student is being disorderly and attem

place him under arrest but the student is resisting. >> dig into that a little later on "good morning america." lawyers from both sides will weigh in. and delta is apologizing to a mother and father kicked off a flight along with their children. we showed you video of brian schear's family being removed due to overbooking. the flight was heading from maui to los angeles. now, the family flew home on another airline costing them $2,000. delta issued a statement calling the situation an unfortunate experience. the schears will also receive a refund. breaking overnight firefighters rescued two hikers stranded on a steep hill side in los angeles. crews responded on the ground and in the air. rescuers used a two-line rope system to raise the men from the cliff. both men were examined and are expected to be okay. no word yet on how long they were stranded. a hiker missing for most of the week in the snowy mountains of new hampshire has now been rescued. search teams had been looking for randy

a 911 call tuesday. he told the operator he was lost and had fallen in a brook. now, the call dropped before he was able to provide more details but a national guard helicopter spotted willett's tracks in the snow. willett also aided the pilot by flashing a red light. a horse named patch is among the sentimental favorites in tomorrow's kentucky derby. that's because he only has a right eye. doctors removed his left one nearly a year ago because of a swelling problem. patch will start on the far outside of the field. so that means he will break from the gate not seeing any of the other 19 horses in the race. >> i wonder if that could be an advantage. >> maybe it'll be an advantage on some term. >> we're rooting for you, patch. the rangers eyed up their stanley cup playoff series against the senators last night. >> yep, and there was also some hard-hitting action like literally hard-hitting action in the nba. highlights from espn. >> good morning. he's stan, i'm neil.

highlights. we did rock, paper, scissors. >> wizards and celtics, lots of talk about isaiah thomas. >> not a lot to talk about with that one. >> didn't give celtic fans a lot to talk about. after the 53 in game two, wizards led by 22 and made a 22-0 run in the first quarter. but this was the big incident that generated the most conversation after the game. kelly olynyk knocks ubray, flagrant two, may be facing a suspension but wizards win, 116- 9. >> war jars up 11. draymond green, andre iguodala. kevin durant, green drives, oh, no, there's a man down, oh, no, there's a man down. that man is -- he's important. he went to watch san jose sharks hockey and came back out.

stop it. with warriors win 115-104 and take a 2-0 lead and are excited for games saturday and monday. >> tony parker out for the rest of the playoffs for the spurs. so, san antonio has to make adjustments without him for game three of their series. that's it from here. back to you. >> we do have one more highlight. it took place before last night's mets game against the braves in atlanta. the whole thing was called off because of rain. >> in the fourth inning new york's jay bruce hit a home run right but check out the fan's catch. yeah, he snagged that ball with one hand and held on to his drink with the other. >> impressive. >> that is a smart man. not a drop spilled and a souvenir to boot. >> they should recruit him. >> proud. bless that brother. up next in "the pulse" why swearing really is good for your health. oh. the new shoe now getting mocked not because of how

looks but because of the price tag. >> we're two of the healthiest people around. on our facebook page a story getting a lot of shares. a man whose name really is darth vader. that's on atmfans.com.

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than this time last year. >> i thought that was just a chipotle thing about it being extra. >> good for mexico because 2% of avocados come from there. >> voila. enjoy, folks. next sneakers that are getting plenty of attention on social media. they're called z02. >> not from nike, adidas or reebok. the z02 is from big baller brand apparently run by lavar ball, father of lonzo ball projected to be a top pick in the nba draft. >> $495. autographed pair just under a thousand bucks. >> that's nice. >> now, that is drawing criticism from people like that combeel o'neil and dick vitale. it's too expensive. >> lavar ball is defending the price saying about his son's sneakers. if you can't afford the z02, you're not a big baller. a pair of the

you can afford, $220. you're welcome. >> is that all? >> a new study suggests dropping a few "f" bombs may be the key to a good workout. researchers found a profanity-laced workout boosted performance and conducted tests into which participants had to swear. >> so, swearing led to significant improvements. previous studies found swearing increased the tolerance for pain. that's what i've been doing wrong all this time. >> that's why thisup with good morning washington. and we are in for a wet one. it's a stormwatch weather alert-- and our weather team is tracking this storm as it moves through our area. good morning washington. toss to veronica - weather alert morning (heavy rain & wind; isolated storms & flooding) - unseasonably cool weekend (10 below avg.) - showe

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maryland. a driver now in critical condition after this crash in oxon hill. police tell us that just after 11 o-clock, the car was traveling at a high speed when it left the road and slammed into a home on audrey lane. fire crews say that home is now condemned. neighbors tell us three people were inside when the car hit, but there is no word on their condition. more u-s troops could be heading to afghanistan. that's what military officials told lawmakers on the senate armed services committee. the pentagon will send a proposal to the white house as early as next week. the plan will likely include a request for more trooops. military officials say adjustments need to be made in the fight against the taliban. right now-- there are about 84-hundred u-s troops in afghanistan.

in alexandria. the city has approved its budget- which comes with a property tax increase close to 6 cents. it equals out to an increase of about 356-dollars a year. city officials say the money will address years of overcrowded schools, aging buildings, outdated sewers and the growing bill for metro. for many people-- coffee and a bagel already make up the perfect morning snack. now-- someone is about to really combine the two. come check this out, this is the espresso buzz bagel and it's believed to be the first caffeinated bagel of its' kind. it's now being sold by popular bagel chain einstein brothers. the bagel features 32-milligrams of caffeine. that's the equivalent to a third of the caffeine in an average cup of joe. so in theory, you could still enjoy some coffee with your coffee bagel. it's xx and we're just getting started. next at 4:30 -- where its raining, right now. and how i

impact your commute. also right now, the future of health care -- now in the hands of the u.s. senate. what abc-7 is learning about the moves it might make today. good morning washington. good morning washington.