making news in america this morning, death and destruction in nepal. landmark buildings reduced to rubble as new aftershocks strike. rescuers rushing to find survivors. americans among the dead. plus, hundreds of climbers trapped on nearby mt. everest. complete coverage from the scene. severe weather at least one tornado touching down overnight and hail the size of baseballs. where the dangerous conditions are expected today. a desperate search throughout the night after a race in stormy seas turns deadly. boats capsizing and sailors still missing right now. the latest on the rescue efforts. and celebrating the betty. the big honor for america's golden girl, betty white.

good monday morning. i'm ryan smith in for t.j. holmes. >> eveni'm reena ninan. the scramble for survivors. >> the death toll from the earthquake and aftershocks has passed 3,000. across nepal's capital, kathmandu, the scene is utter devastation. >> piles of rubble bodies and shell-shocked survivors too afraid to go back indoors. >> the sheer magnitude of the power of this earthquake can best be seen in these before and after photos of kathmandu's landmark mission tower. the nine-story tower was built in 1832 and these pictures show part of the old royal palace. these were taken an hour apart before and after that earthquake. meantime, we're getting a look at how deadly the drama played out on mt. everest. as the earthquake triggered a deadly avalanche at least 18 climbers were killed. dozens more injured and this morning hundreds remain

stranded. helicopters are having trouble getting to higher altitudes where the lower density air makes it definitely for them to stay aloft. >> among those kills, giorgio armani prive, dan fredinburg and tom taplin. >> and girawong. >> we kick off our coverage with abc's alex marquardt in kathmandu. >> major aftershocks rocking nepal. this bbc reporter describing the scene. >> and the earth is really moving. everyone is running through the streets. >> reporter: teams now digging furiously through the rubble for anyone who may still be alive. rescuers pulling this man through the window of a collapsed building. as bystanders applauded.

this young girl also pulled to safety. >> most are from head injuries. >> abigail hunter sister of an abc news producer was in a shop when hit. >> the building collapsed so we moved quickly and if we didn't we would probably be in that pile of rubble. >> reporter: tent industries springing up people too afraid to go indoors. many who can trying desperately to get out, endless lines snaking around the airport. the fear here not subsiding as the death toll grows. and the u.s. announcing it is sending an advanced search and rescue team along with specialized equipment and a helicopter to help with the efforts. alex marquardt, abc news kathmandu, nepal. >> thank you, alex. meantime, 100 miles from there rescue helicopters are making their way to survivors stranded on mt. everest. >> hard enough to climb as it was, that avalanche has now actually changed the terrain and structure on the side of the

mountain. more from abc's hamish macdonald. >> reporter: this the scene at everest base camp where hikers are rushing to treat the injured. helicopters are flying in and look at what's left of the place. tents, clothing oxygen supplies scattered across the mountain. the avalanche barreled down from the neighboring mountain into base camp when many of the known deaths occurred. along the way it ravaged the khumbu icefall, already one of the most treacherous sections where climbers cross crevices on ladders, teams are now stranded higher up the route including four more camps. among them garrett madison stuck at camp 2. >> we are running low on food and fuel and we have to get down. so at this point our only option to get down is helicopter. >> reporter: among those 18 killed those three americans, californian filmmaker tom taplin wanted to share this place through his camera.

google executive dan fredinburg there to build a virtual tour to help the world see this great mountain and from new jersey base camp doctor marisa eve girawong. so many come to conquer. tragically for so many it has conquered them. hamish macdonald abc news london. >> and as we hear more details about those americans killed on mt. everest, their family members are starting to come forward. >> southern california based filmmaker tom taplin was making a documentary about the mt. everest base camp when the quake avalanche hit. his wife described her husband as a larger than life person. >> he loved going to extreme landscapes. he loved -- we went to antarctica together. we've trekked in patagonia and those are the kinds of places that inspired him.

>> tom taplin was 61 years old and had been running his own film company since 1981. >> and stay with abc news for the latest on the earthquake in nepal. live team coverage is coming up on "good morning america." and here at home mother nature unleashing her fury in the form of severe weather across much of texas and the south. >> that's right. there are reports of several tornadoes touching down overnight in the dallas/ft. worth area. >> this was caught on video by storm chasers. elsewhere, other areas got large hail some of it the size of baseballs driven by damaging winds and flash floods. >> the latest weather radar imagery is putting the storms into stark perspective and at that storm moves along the gulf coast from houston to mobile alabama. >> the bulk of that system is stretching across 750 miles from southwestern texas into central arkansas. >> russian hackers may have penetrated deeper into president obama's files than we knew. abc news has learned that last

october, hackers not only breached the unclassified computers at the white house, and state department they also swept up some of the president's unclassified e-mail as well. the administration says no classified information was hacked including the secure e-mail the president sends on his blackberry. a main change for american hostages held by terror groups. a review panel is recommending that the white house no longer tan in the way of families who want to pay ransom to secure their release. that's a good first step according to the family of james foley who was killed by isis. the government policy of never paying ransom or making concessions will not change. well still ahead, gas prices on a steady climb but how high will they go? kidnapped at got o gunpoint. a woman makes a brave move. the 911 call from inside the trunk of her car. a little too confident. a nerve-racking moment for a gator wrangler all caught on camera.

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away to find survivors in that deadly earthquake in nepal. >> that's right, the death toll in that 7.8 magnitude quake and aftershocks is now surpassing 3,000 now being flown in from -- aid flown in from across the globe including rescue workers, equipment and doctors and rescue workers making their way to mt. everest slowly. with that massive avalanche killing 18 and injuring dozens more and left hundreds stranded. loretta land's son is among those stranded. >> i haven't spoken with him at all but good at getting information on his facebook page. yesterday or day before there was a picture that came through. good about sending pictures. >> land says her son's mountain guide has said that everyone in their group thankfully is okay. much more from nepal on "good morning america." well in northern colorado the hunt continues this morning for a man who kidnapped a woman at gunpoint and locked her in the trunk of her own car. the woman told police the gunman

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>> good morning, i'm tamala edwards. it is monday, april 27. we're on a developing story the death toll in nepal is rising. rescuers are trying to get to the devastated aerials. we're learning about the deadly avalanche on mount everest. a mother locally is under arrest after four children were found trapped in the waivment of a philadelphia -- basement of a philadelphia home. we're tracking showers and warmer weather around here, "action news" is on in two. this monday morning a couple of reunions to tell you about. both of them decades in the making. >> they both involve a young man from southern california who's

reconnected with two men that played a significant part in his life. abc's john donvan reports, the reunions may not be done yet. >> reporter: two remarkable reunions this week in the life of 25-year-old robin barton of santa ana, california. this one with the father he never met. but this one was with the cop who saved his life. in 1989 robin in the first hours of his life landed in the middle of a crime scene because his young mother after giving birth had tossed him there. and he would probably have died there had he not been spotted by officer michael wellna the first lucky break of his life. >> i noticed the umbilical cord and he was covered. still had all the muk cuss and stuff and all the trash and gravel was sticking to him. >> reporter: the mother was arrested charged with child endangerment and attempted murder and convicted. the baby wuelna named him adam and adam became robin. his new family became his second

lucky break an honor and privilege to be your mom. >> it's been wonderful. >> reporter: but this month he decided he wanted to meet the man who found him although but now he was long retired. >> i hoped i would one day see him again. >> reporter: with the publicity his biological father stepped forth too. it was from him that robin learned that the mother who left him served her time and is now living in mexico and wants to see him. >> i'm not angry or upset with her and i forgive her because she was a young woman. >> reporter: all complicated and all possible because of the cop would called him adam and gave him his shot at life. john donvan abc news. >> that's remarkable. that officer was abandoned by his mother when he was a young boy and so the search is on for both of them to find their mothers and they plan on doing it together. >> incredible. thank goodness he was there with him and for him. that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america." have a fantastic monday morning.

>> good morning we're following several breakerring stories here on monday -- breaking stories on monday april 27. we have several tornados ripping through parts of texas overnight. >> tragic developments in the earthquake in nepal. the death toll has passed 3,000 people. it is expected to rise higher as workers reach remote areas. >> a local mother is in hot water over how she