making news in america this morning -- protest iraq. from coast to coast. demonstrators denouncing police brutality. child weather. dust storms and winds blanketing cities. causing deadly accidents and shutting down an airport. rough landing. a plane skids off a runway slamming into a tower. new video of the the damaged engine and details op the passengers' injuries. big news from the piano man. the life-changing announcement from billy joel. and good wednesday morning

to you all. we begin with a renewed demand for justice. as more videos come the life showing violent clashes between police officers and suspects. >> protesters call for an end to police brutality taking to the streets. blocking traffic and facing off with police. here's more from bazi kanani. >> okay we got a fight going on. >> reporter: anger spilling into the streets. protesters turning out in major cities across the country, from los angeles, to chicago, trying to draw attention to police brutality as new cases of aggressive police tactics come into question. in tulsa, oklahoma 73-year-old robert bates is accused of manslaughter. >> i feel they're unwarranted and shouldn't have been brought. >> reporter: he was wearing a body camera on april 2nd when chasing a suspect wanted on

charges. >> i sot him. i'm sorry. >> reporter: bates says he accidentally shot the suspect, 44-year-old eric harris grabbing his gun instid of his taser. >> he was loving. he was caring. and he was my brother. that i'll never see again. >> reporter: and in arizona -- this newly released dash cam video shows police following a suspect who was carrying a gun and even fires it off at one point. [ gunshot ] suddenly another police cruiser speeds by slamming right into him. >> oh! [ bleep ]. man down. >> reporter: the suspect, mario valencia survived with serious injuries. bazi kanani abc news washington. now to the wild weather hitting the west and south. >> in the west the cold front moving east into wyoming, utah and nevada.

heavy winds triggering massive dust storms like the one here in las vegas. >> in some places they turned downright deadly. a massive dust storm in utah triggered a deadly pileup. killing one man and inyouring 25 others. the nearly whiteout conditions forced a tractor trailer to stop in its tracks starting the chain reaction crash. elsewhere elsewhere, those heavy winds uprooted trees, snapping some in half. damaged homes and cars and blew over a tractor trailer near salt lake city international airport. those winds grounding all flights into and out of salt lake city. to the east however, it's water. lots of it. flood watches and warningser in effect. mississippi had flash floods that submerged at least a dozen streets. and to the north, flooding around lexington, kentucky fed rising flood waters making the

canoe the only reliable source of transportation. more rain in store for the southeast. >> the tennessee valley is where it's centered. accuweather's justin povick with the latest. good morning to you, justin. >> t.j. and reena, thanks and good morning. the northeast is off to a pleasant start. we're concerned about isolated severe weather later on in the day, after 3:00, 4:00 5:00 in the plains. childress, texas, and parts of oklahoma for damaging winds, hail heavy rain. santa ana winds here for the higher foothills around l.a. higher fire danger continues in the southwest. t.j. and reena, back to you. >> thank you, justin. another major step in the fast-moving efforts to improve the relationship between cuba and the u.s. the president saying that some

sanctions should be lifted. congress appears ready to pass a bill that would give them a say in any nuclear deal with iran. president obama will likely sign the compromised bill. the framework would drop sanctions against iran if they make changing to the nuclear program. hillary clinton on the campaign trail in iowa. the former secretary of state reaching out to average americans in smalltown coffee shops and the campuses of community clejs. at the same time more damages evidence is being undercovered. it's reported that she was asked years ago if she used private e-mail and she ignored the question. new jersey governor chris christie was making campaign promises in new hampshire.

the republican show cased his deficit cutting credentials, proposing raising the age for social security and drastically cutting payments. christie says he'll decide in the coming weeks whether to lauj a launch a run for the white house. michelle leonhart was drilled about light punishments for dea agents accused of attending sex parties while stationed in colombia engages in prostitutes. one congressman is calling for the dea chief to step down. today marks two years since the boston marathon bombing. a moment of silence will be held this afternoon following by the ringing of church bells to honor the victims. meanwhile, a judge in the trial of dzhokhar tsarnaev has told jurors to stay away from this year's marathon. the following day, the jury will

begin delivering if tsarnaev will spend life in prison or be sentenced to death. today marks the 150th anniversary of the death of abraham lnking. reenacters gathered yesterday at the ford theater. lincoln wasn't pronounced dead until the following morning. several states will lower their flags to half staff. tax day isn't so bad when there's freebies to find. rita wilson diagnosed with cancer. how a second opinion may have saved her life. and the new video of a plane careening off a run way.

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sentenced to death or spend life in prison. here's a new concern for airlines. you ne that wi-fi system available to you or me when we fly in some are saying the same system could be used to bring down a plane by hackers. the aifonnics system could be hacked. it's a good day for foodies. who tend to procrastinate. they can cash in on tax day freebies and discounts. boston market offering a buy one get one free meal. hard rock cafe dinner far song. tony roma's giving out red velvet cake to last-minute filers. >> sing a song you get a free meal? >> that's right up your allie. >> so up my allie. when we come back listen to this guy. i'm going to work for him. not that my boss is not the

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>> ♪♪ >> good morning, i'm tamala edwards. it's wednesday april 15 and we've got developing news the 689. arson investigators are on the scene of an overnight fire in philadelphia. we're getting word police have a person in custody. we're expecting developments today in the hit and run crash that left a little boy dead. police say they've found the vehicle that hit him. we're live updating that investigation. >> dash cam video shows the moment a police officer slams his cruise near a man who was armed with a gun. this video is making national headlines. "action news" is on in two heavily rains and flooding across the gulf coast. up into the tennessee valley lots of wet weather today. and finally from us this morning. a lost and found story years in the making. decades, really. you might have seen mention of this last week.

a case of a stolen valor. man claiming navy honors that he never ended. >> clayton sandell reports. >> reporter: a purple heart is one of the most revered military honors. last week for a story, we bought one. at a military surplus store in colorado springs. we started wondering about the name engraved on the back. taft m. joseph jr. i think he thought i was a tell marketer. he hung up on me three times. we tracked down his brother, who said he was a young captain in vietnam. wounded in combat. awarded that purple heart. some time in the '70s, it went missing. we traveled to overland park, kansas to pay him a visit. >> how you doing? >> reporter: he suffered a serious head wound in an attack. >> it was bad. i bled a lot.

>> reporter: when his purple heart disappeared, his wife bought him a new one. it wasn't the same. >> he would say, that's not my purple heart. >> it's got my name on it. >> it's amazing. >> says for military merit, taft m. joseph jr. >> let me have a kiss. i'm so happy for you. >> reporter: nobody nose how that purple heart ended up in colorado. but it's finally back home. clanten sandell, abc news overland park kansas. >> a wonderful story. >> i love that story. i was just e-mailing clayton say dell telling him i loved that story. it was all because of his efforts to track the man down. stolen valor. i mean -- >> that was the story he was working on at the time. >> to see this guy and think someone would try to steal his valor. well done. that's making news. >> in america this morning. stay with us for "good morning america."

>> ♪♪ >> action newt. delaware valley's leading news program. with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪♪ >> good morning. we're working on developing stories on this wednesday april 15th. an apartment fire in philadelphia is being investigated as a case of arson. we have new video and details into the news room. >> police recovered the vehicle they say was involved in a hit and run that took the life of a four-year-old child. >> newly released dash cam video shows a police cruiser slaming into a suspect right there. the suspect was carrying a gun and even fired it off. but there are questions about that police call. >> good morning everyone, it is 4:30 on this wednesday. let's check weather and traffi