making news in america this morning, breaking overnight, north korea attempts to fire another missile. hear what we're learning about the test and reaction from south korea. president trump is hoping to close the deal taking his pitch for a health care bill directly to republicans with a sharp message but does he have enough votes? we're live in washington. severe weather is racing across the south. see the new video of the damage coming in and where the threat is right now. plus -- remembering a tv legend, game show host chuck barris passing away overnight. reaction already pouring in.

a good morning to you all. breaking news from north korea where the country tried to flex its muscle overnight by firing another missile. >> but the test failed. with the rocket exploding seconds after launch this comes just days after the country boasted about its new rocket engine and just weeks after it fired four missiles into the sea of japan. abc's joohee cho is in south korea and says it is no co-kins as the u.s. and south korea conduct their annual military exercises. >> for them, north korea, these missiles are crucial to survive. they truly do feel a grave threat and believe the u.s. and south korea will launch a preemptive strike. for kim jong-un, the north korean leader, it is a matter of pure survival and this is key weapon to ensure his reign of power. >> secretary of state rex tillerson back from that area recently said the trump administration plans to be much

tougher on north korea if it doesn't curb its nuclear program but a north korean envoy says the north is pursuing the acceleration of nuclear and missile programs. with one day to go before the house is expected to vote on the health care bill, president trump is predicting a victory on capitol hill. >> yep. he spoke last night at a republican fund-raiser after spending much of the day urging republican lawmakers to back the american health care ago as it's called. and he warned republicans and the critics of the bill saying, i'm going to come after you. >> abc's janai norman is in washington with us. good morning, janai. >> reporter: good morning, diane and kendis. since house republicans unveiled this plan they have faced an uphill battle. a number of conservatives have maintained the bill is too similar to obamacare and at this point some still feel that way. the billion dollar businessman turned president on capitol hill trying to make a deal, giving a thumb's up optimistic about his ability to sway skeptics insisting they'd be fools not to

support the republican health care bill. >> can you get the vote, mr. president? >> i think so. >> reporter: on thursday marks the seventh anniversary of the affordable care act and the day the house will vote to undo much of the law that provided coverage to nearly 20 million americans. the president warned republicans a no vote would cost them in the midterms. press secretary sean spicer explaining. >> we're going to make sure we remember those who stood by us. >> reporter: but the governor of new york says voters would lose. >> we would told no american would lose their insurance. now the congressional budget office says 24 million will lose insurance. >> reporter: house republicans made concessions to try to secure more votes. to appease conservatives, provisions giving states more flexibility over medicaid spending including the option to require recipients to show proof they're working. and to win over moderates a promise to boost aid for older americans to buy insurance. under the original bill, a

64-year-old earning $26,000 a year would see their annual premium spike by $13,000. but the chances of the bill passing are still uncertain. >> it was a goodng but we're still a no. >> reporter: are you supporting the health care bill. >> i'm a no right now. >> i'm undecided but thank you. >> reporter: all democrats in the house are expected to vote no but 22 republican no votes would kill the bill in the house and, kendis and diane, by our last count at least that many are not committed to supporting it. >> sounds like it's going to be a nail-biter. janai norman for us, thanks. one more note about the president. he will travel to brussels in may. he is expected to make his case for nato allies to pay more for that are defense. he was tough on the organization, you'll recall, during the campaign and many hope this trip will help reassure allies about his commitment to european security. also, nato secretary-general will visit the white house next month. supreme court nominee neal

gorsuch returns to capitol hill today for round three of his confirmation hearings. during more than 11 hours of testimony on tuesday, gorsuch pledged to be fair and independent and said he won't hesitate to disagree with president trump. senator patrick leahy questioned him about the president's travel ban but was careful not to give his opinion about it. >> i will apply the law. i will apply the law faithfully and fearlessly and without regard to persons. >> how about with regard to religion. >> anyone, any law is going to get a fair and square deal with me. >> gorsuch also called attacks on federal judges disheartening and demoralizing after president trump called the judge who rejected his first travel ban a so-called judge. and we've learned the emergency order banning large electronic devices from overseas flights what apparently promised about i a security threat.

u.s. intelligence sources say they discovered that isis was working to smuggle explosive laden electronics on to u.s. bound flights and restriction banzs all devices bigger than a cell phone coming from ten 5r79s in middle eastern countries as well as african countries. deadly storms hitting parts of the south overnight. at least one person died in georgia after a tree fell on a house. now, that state also hit with drenching rain, gusty winds and large hail. thousands are without power there. tennessee also took a beating. quarter-size hail and some flooding reported. tens of thousands of customers were without power in the chattanooga area alone at the height of the storm so take a look at the radar. those storms are now moving into parts of the south and north carolina. where more damaging wind and flooding possible. well, hollywood is mourning the loss of one of its most creative talent. >> chuck barris the goofball host of "the gong show."

you might remember him from some of these antics. >> he was the brained behin behind '60s smash tv shows "the dating game" and "the newlywed game" and was supplying the networks with 27 hours of entertainment a week at one point. >> he was the shonda rhimes of his day, short of. many fans took to twitter calling him one of a kind and which he definitely was. chuck barris was 87 years old. still ahead, details on apple's new red iphone. wyclef jean demanding an investigation after being put into handcuffs. what deputies are saying about mistaking him for a robbery suspect. the rare cancer now linked to breast implants.

that massive fire this weekend at a kansas city suburb has been ruled an accident. investigators say it started when some building materials at a construction site were ignited by a welder. the flames quickly spread to 17 nearby homes. three firefighters also suffered minor injuries. it turns out the former mexican newspaper executive accused of stealing tom brady's super bowl jersey may not be prosecuted. a mexican official tells associated press a search warrant for the man's home was granted on the condition that charges would not be filed. now, in addition to brady's super bowl li jersey the one from the championship game two years earlier was recovered as well as a helmet from super bowl li. stocks overseas reacting to a big sell-off on wall street. shares fell in asia posting their biggest loss in five months after the dow fell over

230 points yesterday. experts say uncertainty over the president's health care bill is a main factor. that's the biggest drop since october before the election. and sears is warning that it may not be in business much longer. in a filing last night the company said there is substantial doubt it can continue. that includes both sears and kmart stores. sears has been closing stores and selling assets. sears roebuck and company was founded more than 130 years ago. well, apple in the meantime, is rolling out new products. they include red iphones and an update to its higher end ipad pro tablets. the red iphone is part of tech giant's long-standing support of the red campaign which contributes to the global fund to fight aids. the new phones, they're going to be debuting on friday. when we come back we have some new details in the missing student and teacher accused of kidnapping her. what the fbi now says the teacher searched on the internet just days before they

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video shows him buying women's hire dye at a walmart a day before the two of them disappeared. >> get this, authorities say cummins researched teen marriage on his computer. barely a week before the alleged abduction. the 15-year-old student also reportedly changed her instagram bio to wife and added a ring emoji before they disappeared.y responding to an armed assault mistook him wyclef and handcuff be him and when he and the driver approached the trunk repeated warnings not to do so. they were held for six minutes until the deputies realized they had the wrong couple. the real suspects were apprehended later four blocks away. we're going to hear more from wyclef jean when he appears live on "good morning america" this morning. now, to a health alert. the fda is confirming breast implants can cause a rare form of cancer.

at least nine deaths have been linked to a type of non-hodgkin's lymphoma. more than 350 brorts link it to silicone and saline breast implants. overseas police in italy launched operation wine and cheese nabbing nearly a dozen members of a crime ring that allegedly stole wine and cheese. police say the group made off with 16,000 bottles of wine and 168 wheels of parmesan cheese. all worth nearly $200,000. they were purposely targeting cheese factories and shops famous for its high quality products. did they want to sell them or eat them. maybe they were having a party. >> a crime of passion if i've ever heard one. back in this country, as you know some clogged drains can be cleared with a plunger. and then there's this. this is in tampa. a huge alligator stuck in a storm drain in the suburbs there. the gator was actually trying to get out when it got stuck.

the trapper had to push it back in and then pull it out through a manhole. the gator just so we know, the gator was not harmed. >> oh, wow. >> okay. then there was this little slithering problem on a flight to anchorage, alaska. the nice snake about four to five feet long got loose in the plane's cabin. unlike the samuel jackson movie this snake was not on the attack but the passenger who brought it on board may now face charges. it was just there for a nap wanted peanuts. >> for emotional support. >> exactly. time for sports. and a lot of people are needing emotional support after the first few rounds of march madness and tomorrow night with 16 teams left in the tournament, cross our fingers. >> all right, let's get highlights from the pros from neil and stan. >> good morning, "sportscenter" from los angeles. stan very vet are neil everett. that race for the western

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>> ♪ >> good morning, everyone, it is wednesday, 4:27 a.m. here's what's coming up next on "action news." philadelphia's district attorney will find himself on the other side of the courtroom today. he will appear in federal court to answer the corruption charges this afternoon. working to gather new details on an overnight shooting that left one person dead on the side of the road in burlington county, new jersey. hear why some parking lots in manayunk are going to get cheaper. plus, the accuweather forecast. going to get windy today and a look at the roads. it's all coming up next on "action news." stay with us. don't go back to bed. >> ♪ flurries in chicago. winter temperatures in the forecast for parts of the northeast. and nearly 70 years ago rosie the riveter became the face of the u.s. war effort.

>> now there is a rememe dedicated to her. the corners. on the red oak shed as for the welders who h togeth better. >> we were young. you know, when you're young, you can do anything. >> get out and help everybody. >> reporter: at the rosie the riveter museum this was a day when at that time stews gave way to the real women they depict helping to win world war ii more than 71 years ago with one caveat in this group. was anybody a riveter? no. >> no. >> reporter: no riveters worked on airplanes in southern california. welders worked on ship like the "red oak victory" re. rosie the riveters or welders helped build 142 of these shi here in richmond and it was not easy work.

>> well, first of all, you need to put the rod in your stinger and you need to put your hood down. >> reporter: as one exhibit at the museum shows, this is how it looked in the nooks, crannies in 70 vesselsover all. 30,000 women among 90,000 workers and earned equal pay, $1.20 an hour. >> big money. >> what did it allow you to buy. >> fancy house and underwear. >> frank sinatra records. >> yes. >> reporter: in the process they shattered stereotypes making history and that is today's ceremony lacy nelson brought her 5-year-old and 10-year-old daughters out to the "red oak victory." >> women can do whatever they want to do. whatever they put their mights to. >> it was the beginning of women's lib second decades ago, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> frank sinatra

>> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning everyone, it's 4:30 a.m. on this wednesday march 22nd. >> philadelphia's district attorney will be in court today but not to prosecute other os. instead, to face his own charges on bribery and are extortion. >> a berks county student is suing his school district over its transgender policy. >> president trump makes a visit to capitol hill putting pressure on republicans to support his healthcare overhaul. >> first up, weather and traffic. two out of the four of us are wearing similar outfits. >> how about that? >> winning. >> winning.