wild weather. already saturating parts of the south and they can expect more rain today. >> and boy, here in new york, lightning struck a passenger plane forcing it to make an emergency landing. we get more on the widespread storms from abc's lauren lyster. >> reporter: hail the size of peas golf baballs, even baseballs pelting parts of texas thursdayay blasting holes through car windshields, terrorizing drivers. >> i was sitting in my car and boom, that happened. >> glass was flying inward. i got a cut on my arm. i was bawling. i was ready for it to go. >> reporter: the morning commute a slushy mess for drivers. the hail coming down so hard it, actually killed several flamingos at the fort worth zoo. the ice balls damaging buildings, too. creating a wintry landscape but temps were actually around 60 degrees. in mississippi, it was creepy

potential tornadoes thursday night. and in the northeast -- >> 4233 just got hit by lightning. >> don't send us through there again. it's pretty bad. >> reporter: an american airlines flight struck by lightning. the plane damaged on the rear wing. forced to make an emergency landing on the way from north carolina to new york. >> there was a flash of light. and big explosion. the plane dipped about 100 feet. >> out of nowhere. >> reporter: and next the threat of snow sunday into monday. >> the areas of concern that's going to be d.c., baltimore, philadelphia, new york city, and this could run right up interstate 95 corridor. there is going to be the potential here for several inches of snow. >> reporter: reena and kendis ta snowstorm coming just in time for the first day of spring on sunday. our friends at accuweather telling us march i always up to some tricks though and this time of year snow wou not be completely unusual. >> lauren, last year youovered

you have spring, as well. >> that's why i could be the weather expert. this is not completely unusual. i can remember being out in new york right near central park trying to talk to people how they felt about snow on the first day of spring. and you know cynical new yorkers everyone was saying to me, yeah, it's still cold this time of year. >> cynical new yorkers sounded like valley girls is what you're saying. > wow. i need to try a little harder. >> abc's lauren lyster, thanks so much for that report. >> thank you residents of flint, michigan say they're not satisfied yesterday's capitol hill hearing on the city's water crisis. the tense hearing focused on the lead contamination of the city's water supply. most of the republican lawmakers hammering the@ state's republican governor for his role in the crisis. he apologized and said that he had been told the problems weren't severe.

>> you were not in a medically induced coma for a year and i've had about enough of your false contrition and your phony apologies. >> thihiwas a failure of government at all levels. local, state, and federal officials. we all failed the families of flint. >> snyder dismissed demands that he resign as governor. head of the epa was alsolammed by lawmakers. gina mccarthy admitted her agency hasn't been quick enough to respond but refused to say the epa failed flint. a group of conservatives have released details of that are secret meeting to try to stop donald trump. the three-hour discussion focused on ways to prevent him from being the nominee at the convention. there's an uproar among other republicans about trump's suggestion that there will be riots if he's denied thehe gop nomination at the convention. house speaker paul ryan paid h thoughts clear on capitol hill. >> nobody should say such things

address or hint to violence is unacceptable. >> john kasich called trump's comment an outrage. kasich's campaign today campaigned todayayn utah before the state's republican primary. ted cruz will be in arizona today despite his campaign acknowledging that trump will likely with inthat state next week. >> on the democratic side, hillary clinton has been declared the winner of tuesday's missouri primary. night. bernie sanders says he will not contest the close result. and there's starting to be talk of democratic unity behind clinton's campaign. abc's cecilia vega reports. >> reporter: "the new york times" reporting president obama told a group ofdemocratic donors it will soon be time for bernie sanders campaign to end and for democrats to unite behind hillary clinton. the white house denying the president was endorsing clinton, but addddg, he did say this. >> our success in november, in electing a democratic president,

and ability of the democratic party to come together behind our nominee. reporter: if that's hillary clinton, it will be full circle for two people who once battled. >> although we weren't able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time, thanks to you, it's got about 18 million cracks in it. >> reporter: but then, that meeting at the white house. clinton joining his team. that moment in the situation room. and now clinton on the trail, campaigning on their close ties, helping herself, but helping his legacy, too. >> i think he doesn't get the credit he deserves for having fought for a recovery that is taking hold. >> president obama w wld later go on to call hillary clinton one of his most t tsted advisers, clearly though he is choosing his wordsery carefully here. this seems to be about as close an endorsement as you can possibly get. cecilia vega, abc news, new

>> breaking news from north korea where the military has fired a medium range ballistic missile into the sea. test firing violates multiple u.n. security council resolutions that ban north carolina from enenging in any ba lis it i can and into your clearar activities. it's certain to heighten tensions over north carolina's nuclear ambition. >> complicating matters is the case of a student sentenced by noh korea to 15 years of hard labor. diplomatic efforts are under way to free the student. here's abc's martha raddatz. >> reporter: the u.s. is quietly working to free american student otto warmbier. it was this security video that the north koreans say shows warmbier stealing a political banner like this one from the hotel where he was staying with a tour group. and taking it is a crime against the state. >> i have made the worst mistake of my life. >> reporter: the 21-year old uva student clearly shaken, now sentenced to 15 years of hard labor.

please think of my family. i am the oldest son in my family. >> reporter: now helping the family seek release, former governor bill richardson. he equates the theft with a college prank. >> hopully now after this sentencing, it'll mean negotiations can start on his release on humanitarian grounds. >> reporter: close to a dozen american tourists have been arrested in north korea in the last six years, all released. the north koreans have, in the past, wanted a high-level negotiator, like bill clinton, who o lped free two young american journalists in 2009. but this is a time of great tension with the north koreans because of their nuclear and ballistic missile tests, and there is no tellini what they will do and what they will demand. martha raddatz, abc news, washington. a scary scene at a high school in south florida when a pep rally performance went horribly wrong.

accidentally erupted in flames horrifying hundreds of students and teachers in the audience. theetuntman was hospitalized in serious condition along with seven others including some students who inhaled fire extinguisher dust. >> well, also in florida, jurors ll hear closing arguments in the hulk hogan lawsuit. the former pro wrestler is suing gawker for $100 million for posting a sex tape of him online. he claims it violated his privacy. yesterday lawyers for gawker showed hogan a promo video of him wearing t back underwear and parroting the miley cyrus wrecking ball video. >> okay. i was waiting for that image. guess we've been spared that. >> we don't want that image burned in our brain. >> right. we do hope everyone had a good st. patrick's day. i'm trying to segue to something happier. they celebrated in an appropriate manner probably. plenty of marching and other stuff going on here in new york

but maybe not as much in the small village of conklin, michigan. once again, they staged their rather short st. patrick's day parade. we say short because the route was all of 150 yards long. >> the grand rapids catholic central marching band took part as did some musicians and people were wearing green. when they got to the end of the route, many of them spent some time at a local establishment. >> establishment? >> i'm warning you, giving you a year's notice.. next st. paddy's day is on a >> wow. >> yeah. >> is it going to be on the 17th, as well? >> it will continue to be on the 17th for the foreseeable future. >> great to know. by the way, this year's st. 25th. annual. >> you're good with math. >> coming up in the mix, one of the most talked about moments madness. you've got to see this.

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pastor carlson is outraged too saying his name was used without his permission. in fact, investigators say all kinds of fake religious leaders and testimonials were used to entice peopleo the tune of $7 million worth of paid prayers between 2011 and 2015. all of it, they say, the brainchild of this man, benjamin ragovie. >>e was asking people to give money under deceptive circumstances. >> he couldn't be reaped for coent. the website says it's closed adding we thank you for all the prayers. >> reporter: the attorney general isn't interested in his prayers and they want cash. he's now agreed to pay back $7.5 million to more than 1507b,000 cocoerce. >> there's actually a customer protection act that prevent these charitable organizations churches from offering false things. you know, that they can't make good on. >> a lot of pple were going on

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now." she's so good with her stilettos >> ah, the billy joel song "stiletto can tells about a woman doing damage to the man in her life. there's a new form of self-defense that can do the damage with stilettos. >> dan harris shows us the trend. >> not only does she sick some serious butt, she does it sporting sky high stilettos. the self-defense guru has trained celebrities such as kerry russell of the amamicans" and amanda seyfert. >> i've been taking self-defense with avi for about four months and it's prettyuch changed my life.

focuses on teaming all types of women to protect themselves using footwear. a former ballerina, she switched her focus to self-defense while she was just a teenager. >> unfortunately, i was sexually sauled when i was 19 by someone i knew and i tried to find a way to heal myself. had i father recommended a self-defense system. it was the one thing that allowed me to feel the sense of empowerment because i felt like i was doing something positive towards the incident. >> reporter: hi heals are a key ingredient so her students are never unprepared. >> the thing iss it's self-defense. it's not martial arts. it's you're caught off guard. so for a woman who live her life wearing her hi heels is a very valid concern. womennhould not have to compromise femininity and should be able toefend themselves regardless of what shoes their wearing. >> reporter: the shoes can become an improtu weapon or

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so we very started basketball march madness. arizona coach sean miller sweating up a sorm in the first round of march madness mashup. and apparently, there he is, sweating rig through that shirt. apparently he's known for his swting. there were lots of memes on twitter last night. this i what he's going to do halftime. a little bit of a fan. % >> he'll need more than that. >> new shirt, old shirt, sean miller can't beat the heat. >> you need some degree or something. >> yeah. >> so did they win? >> they did end up winning. > nice. >> funny you should ask. >> i don't think i had arizona. >> you didn't have arizona. >> no. all righty. well, there's not much, rihanna has a new album out and her new song "work is like an ear worm." then there's there. work, work, work >> that would be a pig twerking to work, work, work.

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folks. this morning on "world news now," political strategies. who is trying to stop donald

and how hillary clinton is responding to questions about a trump presidency. the new turn in the road to the white house. speaking out, new claims from the american accused of joining isis. was he following a girl before his capture in iraq? >> new this half hour, the unusual scene at a pennsylvania store. >> witnesses say they saw someone loading up a shopping cart and leaving the store without paying. police say a nun was shoplifting. >> and what's going on with madonna, from a concert starting two hours late to an embarrassed fan on stage. the negative attention she's getting in "the skinny" on this friday, march 18th. >nnouncer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good friday morning, everyoyo. >> i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm reena ninan. let's begin with the race for president t d a seemingly concerted effort to stand in the way of donald trump. >> stopping the republican front-runner's progress was the subject of a three-hour long behind closed doors meeting of

washington, d.c. also on the agenda, the possibility of a third party presidential challenge. decisions will be made by anti-trump forces over the next few days about how to best use resources. >> trump also under fire for some of his comments earlier this week. abc's jonathan karl has more. >> reporter: donald trump was denounced by republican leaders in washington and ohio for predicting riots if he loses the nomination this summer at the convention in cleveland. >> nobody should s s such things in my opinion because to even address or hint to violence is unacceptable. >> and ohio governor john kasich whwhis both running against trump and hosting g is summer's you convention told abc news, trump's talk is downright dangerous. >> to even imply that there could be violence if he doesn't get his way, you know, he's not running for the presidency of the wwe. he's running for president of the united states.

outrage. >> reporter: and trump is s der fire from an entirely different source. vladimir putin, the kremlin denouncing trump's latest attack on hillary clinton. this video splices together footage of c cnton and the russian president. putin's spokesman accused trump of "demonizing russia." it comes one day after trump said this when asked who he consult about foreign policy. >> i'm speaking with myself number one because i have a very good brain. and i've said a lot of things. >> reporter: hillary clinton claims she's already getting worried calls from foreign leaders. >> i'm having foreign leaders ask if they can endorse me to stopoponald trump. -say no, i mean this is up to americans. thank you very much. >> reporter: and another attack on trump, the hackck group anonymous claims they have hacked into his private information including his social security number, cell phone information, and address. the trump campaign has issued a

alleged hack by anonymous saying, "the government and law enforcement authorities are seeking the arrest of the people responsible for attempting to illegally hack mr. trump's accounts and his telephone information." jonathan karl, abc news, washington. >ore politics now. we've heard from senator marco rubio for the first time since he suspended his campaign on tuesday night. rubio went home to miami after taking care of some business in d.c. before leaving the capital, he ma talked about his plans, which he said do not include most government positions. >> i'm not interested in being vice president. i don't mean that in a disrespectful way. i'm going to be vice president i'm not running for governor of florida. i'm going to finish my term in the senate over the next ten months. >> after his senate term ends, it remains unclear exactly what rubio will do. he says he also did not make an endorsement among the republican contenders although he did say he believes ted cruz is a conservative and that he liked john k kich. >> the u.s. is now accusing isis

secretary of stata john kerry said the terror group is rereonsible for genocide against christians and other muslim groups flps iraq and syria. many are forced to convert to islam or be killed. the announcement is not expected to change america's bombing campaign against isis. >> the young man from virginia accused of figiging for isis is speaking out in a new video. the man says he made a bad decision and is anxious to return home e america. here's abc's terry moran. >> reporter: a aused by kurdish authorities of fighting for isis, the young american, born in virginia, tells a very different story. it was all about a girl, he told kurdish tv in iraq. >> i made a bad decision to go with the girl and d to mosul, because i wasn't thinking straight. >> where are you f fm? >> united states. >> reporter: mohamad jamal khweis, 26 yearsrsld, captured monday by kurdish peshmerga ghters near sinjar, iraq. he says he left the u.s. last december and made his way

then mosul in iraq, his girlfriend's hometown. but he hated it there. >> it's not like the western countries. i found it hard for everyone there. >> reporter: and khweis has a message. >> the life in mosul, it's's really, really bad. the people who are controlling mosul don't represent t e religion -- isis is, isil. they don't represent the religion. >> reporter: u.s. officials say roughly 250 americans have traveled to the middle east to join extremist groups. khweis says that's not him, but he will surely face hard questions from u.s. investigators about what exactly he was doing in isis territory. terry moran, abc news, washington. and the fbi says the student who went on a stabbing rampage of a central california college last november was in fact inspired by isis.

propaganda on a laptop belonging to faisal mohammad and say he had visited several terrorist web sites before launching his attack at uc merced. but they say he acted alone when he stabbed and wounded four people before police shot and killed him. >> a baltimore ramps player is in critical condition this morning following a dirtbike crash. cornerback trey walker was airlifted to a miami hospital suffering from head trauma. sources tell our abc station in miami that an unnamed new england patriots player was with walker at the time, but has since disappeared. now some extreme weather starting with a lightning strike at an american airlines jet. the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing at new york's jfk airport. it was supposed to land at laguardia. passengers say they saw a flash of light. passengers heard what sounded like a big explosion. no one was injured. the faa is looking into the incident. in texas, the problem was

hail blasted holes in car windshields. several flamingos and other birds at the fort worth zoo were alsoffected. thousands in the dallas area lost power. and that storm system col strengthen in the south and turn into a snowstorm for ntheast. here's justin povick at accuweather. good morning, justin. >> kendis, reena, good morning to you, as well. we're following a systemhat's going to drive down cold enough air to produce more snow. i knowt's march but it's been warm lately. this is going to be a shock to the system. accumulations very light over the high terrain. mostly showers from pittsburgh to new york. but there be some flight delays. later on this weekend, i'm concerned about accumulating snows and gusty winds and march travel delays. at least the possibility from d.c. to bangor. reena, back to you. >> thank you smuch. a pennsylvania nun is charged with shoplifting that police say was caught on video. workers at a surplus store say

rushed out of the store. state police tracked her car to a nearby convent. they found out the alleged shoplifter was a 78-year-old nun. >> i was shocked to say the least. i was shocked. i couldn't believe that a nun would actually do something like that. >> police say that the items included coffee, snackckand toiletries. if convicted, the nun will likely have to pay a fine. proof we need to donate more to churches. >> yeah. a pair of recalls this morning involving two popular tuna fish brands. bumblebee foods is recalling nearly 32,000 cases of tuna due to underprocessed products that could cause serious illnesses. in the meantime, tri-union seafoods is recalling more than 2700 brands of dhiken of the sea tuna. the concern there possible undercooked products. so far no one has gotten sick. full details at our website, abcnews.com. and another st. paddy's day has come and gone, but don't worry, there's another one next year.

well, earlier about 200,000 people marched up fifth avenue in the nation's oldest and largest st. paick's day parade. among those marching under their own banners gay and lesbian groups. >> the new york parade was also broadcast live in ireland and britain for the very first time. by the way, next year st. paddy's day falls on a friday. >> so party on. >> new york be warned. kendis might still be in town on a friday. >> we shall see. might fun. coming up in "the skinny," the sexy rap star geing much more exposure than usual. >> also ahead, counting up the money made off marijuana sales. one state's huge monlhly take away and why revenue is not going up in smokes. >> and a health hlert to parents of small children about accidental overdoses. new concerns about small kids rushed to emergency rooms. you're watching "world news w." >> announcer: "world news w" weather brought to you by resolve. >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by

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and mental health services. the rest to law enforcement and drug abuse prevention measures. turning now to a parenting alert about kids accidentally overdosing. . an exclusive look at how many children end up in emergency rooms every day after getting their hands on prescription pills. >> abc's dr. richard besser has the startling new numbers showing a rise in such incidents. >> reporter: a new report says accidental medicine overdoses send 160 kids to the er every day. in 2013, almost 60,000 young children were seen in hospitals. all from vitamins, pain relievers or prescription drugs that adults left within ach. where are the kids getting the meds? dropped on the ground, in pill organizers, a purse or diaper bag, on counter tops. even in cabinets. >> kids wi find medicine in all kinds of places. we found that 23% or one out of four kids were finding and getting into medicine in a pill box.

organizers are not built to keep kids out. i recently sat down withtsome toddlers, and it took this 3-year-old nine seconds to pop it open. >> reporter: okay, you got that one open. that one open up, gabriella? >> yeah. >> i guess i'm surprised he could open this one. i didn't really think about it. >> reporter: as we found, even child resistant packing doesn't always work. >> get one open? this 4-year-old, he opened up properly closed child resistant bottle with just a little tinkering. dr. ririard besser, abc news, new york. >> it's hard because they're so good at it. it's hard to takakyour medicine when they're not around. >> how do you keep them out of reach for your kids as a key? >> you've got to be very they're pretty crafty. they're pretty crafty kids. you got to watch out. >> coming up, madonna strips down under. strips down one of her fans. we'll tell you about it. . >> emma watson shows off her hip-hop skills.

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stage over two hours late the knew the prior, madonna appeared to be kind of out of it, which became even more clear when she embarrassed a fan that she pulled on stage. >> she's the kind of girl you just want to slap. i mean and pull -- oh, my -- i'm sorry. sexual harassment. you can do the same to me. >> not cool? >> huh-uh. >> the singer has been under a lot of pressure lately caught up in a custody battle with her ex-husband, guy richie. >> earlier this week, madonna appeared in a new york courtroom via video limping and was slapped by the judge for not adequately considering their son rocco's needs first. >> we hope she does well. next we're going to stay down under for australia's biggest global star since men at work, iggy azalea. >> the rper finally revealed why she canceled her great escape tour. she goes topless for "schon"

meaning beautiful. >> she explained after being the subject of much scrutiny and disdsdn especially on social meadad media, she had to have a psychotic breakdown last year." she says that she's doing better now with renewed energy while planning her wedding to nba player nick young and working on her upcoming second album. >> wow. >> who knew. >> what's your favorite song she sings? >> i think there are only like two. "fancy" i guess. >> "fancy," that's a good one. >> i live that. >> that's your theme music. >> yeah, exactly. next up, lynn manunu miranda, the creator and star of the hit broadway musical "hamilton," earlier in the week we showed you he was freestyling and he did a freestyle rap with president obama in the white house rose garden. now miranda is collaborating with actress emma watson. >> they sat down to talk about the u.n. gender equality initiative. when he asked her to rap about

watson provided the beat. well, home girl stepped up. >> perfect. yeah. yeah. and i have to laugh, how we meet and not be equal we're like half. women are like half of the people on earth and yes, they should have been equal since birth. yo, this beat box is fantastic. >> they are so cool. who knew emma watson had it in her. and i just love the guy even more. he's amazing. do you want to compete? >> no. no. >> no. >> my hand just got very spitty. >> go ahead. >> we're going to move onto the next story. you know how popular "hamilton" is? >> i'm not done yet. do the next rap. >> i can't freestyle. >> let me show you how it's done. >> there is all this talk about replacing alexander hamilton on

it's now to the point where they're reconsidering that and not replacing him after all. finally, a bizarre mashup of hollywood, hockey and hip-hop. actor kevin spacey has become part of the florida panthers strange post-game ritual of giving the mvp a shirt with spacy's head floating over a nebula. >> in a strange twist, a video surfaced of kevin spacey packing a suitcase including this custom made panthers jersey with the long number 1738. >> that is an apparent reference what you're listening to, fetty wap and his cr. not sure what the connection is. but if ever there was a man to make all of these things fit together, it's kevin spacey. rap us out, fetty. go ahead. yeah. feddy. go ahead. ordinary sweat. it smells worse a it can happen anytime to anyone. like when i ran to catch the train to work and a draft blew my skirt up and everybody here saw my unmentionables.

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it's friday friday, friday, i'm so happy it's friday >> hit the bottom of the barrel in the music collection for that one to get a friday song. we wrap up this week and ahead into the weekend. it's time to look back to remind ourselves of all the news that made headlines. >> from politics to romance, really everything in between. here now is our "friday rewind." >> this is another super tuesday for our campaign. >> don't let people tell you that you can't think big. >> we're going to go forward. and we're going to win. but more importantly, we're going to win for the country. we're going to win, win, win. >> i have to thank the people of the great state of ohio. i love you. >> while it is not god's plan that i ie president in 2016 or maybe ever, the fact that i've even come this far is evidence of how special america truly is. >> this is the greatest honor of

to marry me 28 years ago. >> at a time when our politics are so polarized, this is precisely the time when we should play it straight. >> it's the senate's constitutional right to act as a check on a president and withhold its consent. >> our house was surrounded. by the time we got out, the front and the back met and we knewewt was over. we knew that it was coming in the house. >> next thing i know is i feel the train just completely lift up off the ground. slams me into the door. >> we are aware of the inconvenience that was caused by closing down the system but we still believe today that we made the correct decision because of safety. >> while o.j. thinks the knife thing is a complete joke. now he has a saying that he says all over the yard. he jokingly says if the knife is rusted, i can't be busted. >> will you marry me? >> yes. >> potus is holding up the signs i'm not done, oh, my gosh, i

i'm here with the president and yr o, the mike drops. >> how good is that? that's -- you think that's going viral? that's going viral. >> that was a great moment. admit it. more beats by reena? >> today is friday and it's going to say, help me out, kendis, can you rap? >> please. >> please just stop. >> all right, guys. >> thank you. busy w wk ahead. >> i'm going to work on that over the weekend. >> bake sale in great falls. halloween attraction show in st. louis. >> oh, boy. >> and the president goes to cuba. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. yeah, that's right. deal diva coming through. you see all my bogos, my weekly ad. just wait till you see my savings. and brace yourself. the digital coupons are coming next. look at her, so proud of her momma. you saved quite a bit today

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maki news in america this morning, extreme weather.

getting hit by lightning and damaging hail in the south putting holes in cars. plus, a powerful snowstorm set to target the northeast. the secret meeting republicans getting together trying to stop donald trump. plus, overnight a scare for the billionaire's son. we're live in washington. caught on camera. a car going full speed crashing into a restaurant, customers inside freezing in disbelief. march madness, round one of the games not disappointing with thrilling finishes. see the excitement plus thehe coach who couldn't take the heat. his sweaty shirt the talk of the tournament. well, good friday morning. we start with the extreme weather across a portion of the country. tens of millions of americans impacted. >> first up a passenger plane heading to new york truck by lightning and forced to make an emergency landing. passengers saying it sounded like an explosion.

big as basalls causing all sorts of damage. here's a look at the radar. those storms, some of them severe moving across the southeasright now. abc's lauren lyster with the details. >> reporter: in the skies over new york thursday night. >> and brickyard 4233 just got hit by lightning. >> everything okay? >> yeah, don't send us through there again. it's pretty bad. >> reportet: an american airlines flight struck by lightning. the plane damaged on the rear wing forced to make an emergency landing on t way from north carolina to new york. >> it's the first time fr me. >> there was a flash of light and big explosion. the plane dipped about 100 et, i don't know, it just felt like i was on a roller coaster. >> reporter: and hail pounding parts of the south. >> basically all hail started breaking loose. >> reporter: this man and his