making news in america this morning, breaking overnight, severe storms in the south. using boats to rescue people trapped in their own homes as the water rises from flooding rains. plus, we're getting new details about that mother and daughter killed when a tornado hit their home and where the threat is heading right now. new this morning, unannounced visit. in foreign affairs is his emerging role and as president trump prepares for his meeting with the president of china we'll tell you. the desperate race to find survivors. hundreds are dead. many more missing after a massive landslide. the search taking place this morning. an explosion rocks a spring

festival. what went wrong? and good monday morning to you. i'm adrienne bankert in for diane macedo. >> i'm kendis gibson. it's been restless in the south. some 30 million americans in that zone throughout tonight. >> at this hour the radar shows the system blanketing mississippi and now heading east toward alabama and georgia. >> those storms packing torrential rains, high winds, dangerous hail. so overnight andg one that ripped a mobile home in louisiana killing a mother and her young daughter. this morning the south on high alert. the heavy rains in mississippi causing severe flooding. deputies using boats to rescue people interest their homes. the howling winds and hail in

central louisiana tearing off a tree limb. sparks flying as it comes in contact with power lines. it? baton rouge a possible twister killing a woman and her 3-year-old daughter. >> she was a very lovable -- the love of my life, my daughter, everything. >> the house on its side, toys, furniture scattered in the yard and family members remembering their loved ones. >> we're going to be a closer family. look at your family. look at your kids, call them wherever they' a you love them. you never know >> that's a warning a lot of people should remember because those storms could cause plenty of problems again. >> yes, today is going to be a big day. accuweather's paul williams has been tracking the system. good morning, paul. >> good morning, kendis, adrienne. look for stormy conditions to continue in the deep south

affecting atlanta, tennessee, all of alabama going into mississippi and we're looking for it to target new orleans as well so louisiana not quite out of the woods yet. at least not all of the parishes. look for thunderstorms to rumble throughout the carolinas down towards northern florida. right into the mid-mississippi valley region and then reaching further north into the ohio valley region. where is the targeted weather of the worst area from mobile to atlanta along 65, i-20 and i-10. four main concerns, damaging winds between up to 40 to 55 or more miles per hour. largehail, isolated tornadoes and flooding and more flooding into the carolinas for monday night. >> so several states have to be on the lookout, paul. we turn to politics and learning that president trump's son-in-law jared kushner is visiting iraq. >> a top white house adviser says he was invited to make gen. the exact purpose not clear but his role at the white house has

been president trump facing a critical week that includes a potentially uncomfortable face-to-face meeting with the president of china. >> then on the domestic front the president is till holding out hope for a deal on health care. all while republicans and democrats prepare to pull out all the stops in the showdown over the supreme court. lana zak has the latest from washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, kendis and adrienne. from nuclear diplomacy being baited and with china this week in politics potentially could change the course of history. today the senate judiciary committee is planning to vote on supreme court nominee neal gorsuch. >> what i can tell you is he will be confirmed this week. >> reporter: mitch mcconnell is threatening to do whatever it takes to break a filibuster by democrats. but it's not yet clear if he'll need to. three democrats have announced they will vote for gorsuch, the white defectors to avoid the nuclear

option.re real nukes at stake in the growing tensions with north korea. that issue an agenda item in the visit of xi jinping. the meeting potentially contentious after some of the president's campaign rhetoric. >> we can't continue to allow china to rape our country and that's what they're doing. >> reporter: and now in an interview with "the financial times" president trump said china will either decide to help us with north korea or they won't implying the u.s. may have to act alone but north korea is doing its own saber rattling. one north korean official threatening if you bring out a thrive too attack us we will take out a sword. while over a round of government with senator rand paul his negotiations on health care appear to be continuing. >> i remain very optimistic that we will get it. >> reporter: do not hold out any expectation that there's going to be movement on health care any time soon, kendis and adrienne. that issue continues to divide republicans as does rauseo but a

new poll out now shows majority of americans are in favor of an independent investigation. >> quite a busy week indeed in d.c., thank you. to colombia where rescuers are literally using bare hands to try to find survivors after mudslides tore through entire towns. the avalanche of water and mud killing at least 250 people including dozens of children and wiped away homes leaving very little behind there. hundreds of aid workers have been dispatched to deliver fresh water and supplies to stranded survivors. but more heavy rain could complicate the dire search and rescue efforts this that south american country. wikileaks founder julian assange will likely remain in london because ecuador's candidate won the election runoff. the winner promised to let assange stay at the embassy where he's been holed up since granted asylum in 2012 but the losing candidate vowed to evict him. the white house went all

blue overnight. >> yeah for good reason. it marks world autism awareness day and president trump called on americans to learn more about the signs of autism and support those on the autism spectrum as well at their families. one of the president's prized possession sells at auction for a record-setting price. a manhunt underway in boston after a 5-year-old is caught in the cross fire. new details on the shooting just in. the delicate rescue to help a dog that fell 30 feet down a well.

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high-rise under construction blocks away from the tallest building the burj khalifa. it's seen several high-rise fires in the last several years. no injuries. boston police hunting for two gunmen who shot a little boy apparently while trying to kill his father. the child said to be about 5 or 6 years old was shot in the back last night while leaving home with his family. investigators say the little boy's father was intended to be the target. the child in stable condition and we're told he will recover from his injuries. police asking the public to step up and help them and had strong words for the shooters. >> you missed your target. you hit a 5-year-old little boy. you're not that tough. >> the child's name has not been released. police say he is alert and again will be okay. a hotel in southern michigan installing carbon monoxide detectors following a fatal poisoning. a 13-year-old died there after inhaling carbon monoxide at a pool party. six other people mostly kids

were hospitalized after the incident. they've all been treated and released. investigators say the cause was a broken pool heater which was pumping carbon monoxide into the air. >> yeah, they had to treat police officers and first responders, hotel workers there. ford issued its third recall in just one week for one of its most popular pickup trucks recalling more than 52,000 2017 f-250 because they can continue to move after they shift out of park. no reports of injuries or accidents. last week a ford recall of half a million other vehicles over faulty door latches and engine fire risks and again that was the cars moved even after they were shifted into park. >> now to a ferrari once owned by president trump and sold at auction for a record price. trump bought the 2007 ferrari f-430 coup, brand-new, he sold it four years later and sold again over the weekend for

$270,000. that's the most ever for that model of vehicle with an automatic transmission. right now it has just over 6,000 miles on it so he didn't do a lot of driving in those years. >> no, that was for show, though. that's a gorgeous car. >> it is pretty. when we come back a new look at the missing teen and the teacher accused of kidnapping her. where this image was taken and the latest on the search. plus, fighting back. a woman sprays a suspect with gas when he steals her car. the dramatic moment caught on camera and the desperate search now. they only gave me one. are you serious? wait- mama, you're going to be an abuela your face yeah, this is how she tells me

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nation, wet and flooding conditions will blanket nearly the entire eastern half of the u.s. look at that map with slippery roads across the rockies and northern plains. now, if you're plying airport delays possible in new orleans, chicago, detroit and memphis. breaking details on the search for a tennessee teen and her alleged kidnapper. police looking into a possible sighting in nebraska overnight. >> this newly released video of tad cummins and elizabeth thomas were captured on security cameras at a walmart two days after their disappearance. >> both showed slight changes. cummins' gray facial hair is dyed brown and the video release comes as cummins' wife files for divorce after twice publicly bleeding for her husband to turn himself in. there's one teen in custody and police in chicago are searching for another in the disturbing facebook live sex

assault of a 15-year-old girl. a 14-year-old boy is in jail today facing a string of charges in last month's attack. investigators say dozens of people watched the assault live online but nobody called police. authorities are considering charges against those viewers. fox news host bill o'reilly is receiving support from his bosses amid reports of costly harassment claims. a "the new york times" investigation found o'reilly and 21st century fox paid $13 million to settle five sexual harassment cases against him. now, fox has o'reilly denies the merits of the claim and says he settled the cases to spare his children. the hunt is on in massachusetts for a man whose theft of an suv is caught on camera. watch this. he got into the vehicle while the driver was pumping her gas. the woman tried to stop him. spraying him with fuel. police say the suspect is 32-year-old wiliam tighe. now facing carjacking and assault and battery charges. the suv has been recovered.

they're now looking for him. an explosion is under investigation this morning. that blast going off at a carnival. this is all near paris. it left 18 people injured including three children. investigators say gasoline used to light a bonfire was mishandled. most of the injured were hit by burning wood. five people suffered serious injuries. they're expected to recover. let's call this dog back here in the states lucky after she was rescued from a well near los angeles. she fell into the 30-foot-hole while walking around with her owners. lucy was down there for four hours before firefighters brought her to the surface. they say lucy's story makes a good point. owners should keep their dogs on a leash. to sports now and there is opening day baseball from coast to coast today. >> tonight gonzaga plays north carolina for the men's basketball national title. we've already awarded the

women's trophy as we hear from espn. good morning, america. good morning to you, john. >> you look good. >> john anderson. i'm steve levy. excellent sunday had something for everyone. >> this is not uconn women's basketball. down in dallas, this is mississippi state/south carolina. look at mo. she was itty-bitty and her team not big enough in this moment. the block there, the other end of the court. wilson, down low. spin inside. she was the most outstanding player. carolina wins it. opening night in baseball. the defending world series champs in st. louis. that hasn't been said of the cubs in quite a few years taking on a former teammate dexter fowler and the cardinals.

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nikki bella. touching. he said he waited a long time to of course a. way too long for some ladies. but a really big ring so that makes up for it. she said yes. >> oh, good. ah. it was a touching moment there. >> i just am really happy for them and i don't even know them but i'm really happy. in golf there was controversial at the lpga's first major. >> you had lexi thompson who had a two-stroke lead in entering yesterday's final round but a bad ball mark saturday cost her a four-stroke penalty and it was caught by a viewer who e-mailed tournament officials. >> a viewer watching at home. thompson didn't even find out until after sunday's 12th hole. she went on to lose the tournament in a playoff and tiger woods was not happy about that. of course, he's had to sit out the masters but then tweeting out like viewers should not be officials. sit down. >> i would tend to agree with him as well. many of us have received

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>> good morning, everyone, i'm matt o'donnell, had 27:00 a.m., mud -- 4:27 a.m., monday, you're getting your week starting pointed with "action news." police are looking for a group of teens wanted for sexual assault. bill cosby will be in a montgomery county courtroom. the push to get more organ donors in new jersey could mean a tax break. phillies open their season today. it's all coming up next on "action news."

spring skiing and snowboarding. finally the road to the men's college basketball national championship ends tonight in arizona as we mentioned, of course, it's gonzaga against north carolina. >> gonzaga is trying to capture its first title. if the tar heels win it will be the sixth championship for that storied program. >> and also being decided the winners of so many brackets competitions across the country, diane macedo tells us about one girl who has hers all wrapped up. >> i think south carolina will win. >> reporter: after the mayhem of match, this 12-year-old from north carolina is having a buzzworthy year. >> even though my bracket didn't go all the way, my final four was correct and that's all that mattered to me. >> reporter: she even picked north carolina and gonzaga in the finals. >> inside. and one. >> reporter: the seventh grader has blown away her competition in the school's march madness math class contest. even her teacher mr. lawson is

impressed. >> i'm shocked because it's like beginner's luck. beating out 70 kids and ten teachers right now. >> reporter: will lawson uses the tournament as a fun way for students to start anything about college. >> just get the kids exposure to more colleges. that was the purpose. >> reporter: and her mom couldn't be more proud. >> we were so excited and happy for her. the entire family are big sports fans. >> i have north carolina winning the whole thing. of course, i'm going to go for where i'm from. >> reporter: diane macedo, abc news, new york. >> we might be looking at a future supportscaster. >> quite a do you have on the b gagame? >> i'm going with gonzaga. >> a lot in north carolina is hating on you. i'm going to say it's going to be a good game. getting reaction on our facebook page. >> yeah, head over to atmfans.com. atmfans.com like think money like you get money from to see that story again and tel good morning everyone, it is

4:30 a.m., monday, april 3. >> here's what we're following for you, a 13-year-old girl walking down a street is pulled into an abandoned building and she was sexually assaulted. >> a man runs into his neighbor's burning home to save. >> the phillies open the season today on the road. it's spring. >> it will feel like it and look like it all week. let's go