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making news in america this morning, new fallout from the air strikes in syria. we have the latest on the ominous threat from russia and iran as secretary of state tillerson heads to moscow. plus, american warships now heading toward the korean peninsula. a violent tart to the holy week with isis bombing christian churches on palm sunday. another round of severe storms where large hail and possible tornados are expected plus the summerlike temperatures heading east. talk about an unwanted houseguest. a california family got quite the surprise when they found a mountain lion in their home. hear how they finally got it out. it's a long time coming. sergio garcia finally winning a major and it's a big one after an epic final round at the masters.
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and we do say good monday morning. the president begins this workweek with a trio of major foreign policy challenges. first the syrian airfield bombed by the u.s. is back in operation and secretary of state rex tillerson heads to moscow tomorrow after calling russia complicit or incompetent for failing to eliminate syria's chemical weapons stash. >> second north korea, the u.s. has rerouted warships towards closer to the coast as tensions escalate there. and in egypt, isis attacks again sending suicide bombers into two churches on palm sunday killing doze dozens. the president back at the white house and we are covering it all for you this morning beginning with abc's maggie rulli in washington. maggie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. certainly is so much to cover and the white house has found themselves today now in the middle of this high stakes show
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double digit with the secretary of state working to mend the relationship between those two superpowers. overnight rex tillerson is making his way to moscow as the u.s. and russia find themselves increasingly at odds. an ominous threat. the military commanders defending the assad regime in syria saying the united states crossed red lines by attacking syria. threatening to retaliate against any future military actions. adding russia and iran will not allow the united states to be the only superpower in the world. the united states is still investigating whether the russians were involved in the chemical attack last week that killed more than 80 syrian civilians. but ahead of his trip secretary tillerson said he's seen no hard evidence suggesting a russian connection and insists the plan in syria remains the same, defeat isis. >> in that regard we are hopeful
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we can work with russia and use their influence to achieve areas of stabilization throughout syria. >> reporter: but united nations ambassador nikki haley suggested another priority while on cnn? we don't see a peaceful syria with assad in there. >> reporter: both secretary tillerson and ambassador haley are right about this. >> reporter: national security adviser general h.r. mcmaster on fox news defending both. >> that should be a strong message to assad and to his sponsors who are enabling his campaign of mass murder against his own civilians. >> reporter: secretary tillerson is expected in russia tomorrow night where he plans to meet with the russian foreign minister and this trip will be his most high-profile visit yet since becoming secretary of state. diane and kendis. >> all right, it'll be an all important meeting for him in moscow, thank you, maggie. tensions are escalating with north korea as the u.s. accepts an aircraft carrier and several other warships closer to the korean peninsula. >> national security adviser you saw him earlier h.r. mcmaster
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called the decision prudent given the pattern of provocative behavior and said president trump asked him to be prepared to give him a full range of options to remove the threat in that region. now we move on to egypt and those two bomb blasts at churches just as holy week celebrations get under way. at least 44 were killed in those palm sunday attacks. funerals taking place as questions about church security are raised. security cameras captured the suicide bombing at a security checkpoint outside an alexandria church and the bomber told to go through a metal detector, pauses and then as you can see he detonates his explosives. the coptic pope, the head of the church was inside that church at the time but he escaped unharmed. earlier another bomb blast inside a coptic church in a different city. isis claiming responsibility and promising more attacks against christians. egypt has declared a three-month state of emergency as it begins
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dealing with the threat there. and in europe now and swedish authorities say the suspect in the truck attack there was avoiding deportation. he drove a stolen beer truck down a pedestrian street, you saw it there, and then into a department store killing four people. his application for residency permit was rejected months ago and avoided deportation by giving police a wrong address. the man is originally from uzbekistan in central asia. a second person has now been arrested. judge neil gorsuch is poised to become the newest supreme court justice. gorsuch will be sworn in at the white house this morning after republicans change the senate rules to assure his confirmation with a simple majority vote. gorsuch replaces the late justice scalia kali poenitske maintaining the court's conservative majority. he's expected to hear the final cases of the term. impeachment hearings under way for alabama's e battled governor. governor robert bentley is fighting to keep his job.
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he is been under fire over allegations of using state resources to hide an affair with a former aide. bentley denies any wrongdoing. florida crews are fighting fast-moving brush fires fueled by drought conditions all across the state. lightning ignited dry brush in hernando beach, 650 acres but 50% contained so far. a 165-acre brush fire near orlando forced more than 100 campers to evacuate a girl scout camp and much of that campground was destroyed by the fire. 42% of the state is facing drought conditions at the moment. the ft. myers, naples area in severe drought averaging one-third of the rain it usually gets. people in the plains and midwest could see storms today as the threat level remains high. on the radar you can see them forming. damaging winds, large hail and tornadoes are possible from the great lakes to texas. and some warm temperatures are
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heading -- are ahead of those storms. today's high in the heartland, 81. 75 in cleveland. 10 to 20 degrees above normal by the way and that warmth then heads east, the highs for tomorrow on the east coast, 75 in new york city, mid-70s in new england, 82 even in the nation's capital. >> all right, we will take that. and two former presidents who went from foes to friends are hanging out. >> president clinton tweeting this visit showing his visit with the first president bush. clinton gave his predecessor a fancy new pair of socks to add to his massive collection and he said they actually talked about their kids, their grandkids, old times and new times. >> nice to see them together. still ahead the desperate search overnight to find a former major league baseball player who went missing. a standoff on social media. a suspect accused of opening fire on officers apparently broadcasted it all on facebook live. plus, call him masters
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shooting at several officers when they arrived on the scene. vasquez was eventually arrested after running into a nearby home. no one was hurt. we now have new details on the gunman in a deadly gym shooting in miami. the 33-year-old was a trainer at the gym who had just been fired following workplace altercation. he returned to the gym and opened fire killing his two supervisors then he turned the gun on himself. a manhunt is intensifying for a wisconsin man accused of stealing high-powered weapons from a gun store and sending a manifesto to president trump. police say 32-year-old joseph jakubowski may be planning to target churches filmed mailing that manifesto which detailed hatred for police and politicians. the man who made the video is cooperating with police and has not been charged. a funeral service for music legend chuck berry carried out in true rock 'n' roll style.
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♪ go, johnny go go >> a rendition played and berry had a guitar attached to the inside of his cast get. gene simmons of kiss fame spoke passionately about him and how he worked to break down racial barriers through his music. he died last month, he was 90 years old. when we come back a police officer under investigation after a video of the violent arrest goes viral. was it excessive use of force. a man playing a slot machine thought he hit it big but hear the mistake he made that could cost him the $100,000 jackpot. how do they make starburst taste so juicy?
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more time in space than any other american. >> the good-bye hugs are please take me with you. it's lonely up here. >> bring back some ice cream. back here on terra firma, a wet commute in the pacific northwest from chicago to grand rapids, michigan and parts of texas. if you're flying expect airport delays in chicago, memphis, dallas and minneapolis. and police in ft. collins, colorado, are facing tough questions after video of a controversial arrest went viral. the officers say they used standard procedure during the takedown of a young woman. >> some say it's a blatant case of police brew tralt. it's hard to watch. linsey davis with the details. >> reporter: colorado police are investigating this video and what critics are claiming an excessive use of force. 22-year-old mikaela serrat slammed to the ground by a ft. collins police officer posted online and went viral viewed
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nearly half a million types, its captions, two words, seems excessive but the video doesn't tell the whole story. they say they were called to the scene thursday night to break up a fight between her boyfriend and another man and while they were talking to witnesses serrat shoulder checked a bouncer and one of the officers while trying to get to her boyfriend. linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> a family near sacramento has survived a wild home invasion. a mountain lion pushed its way into their house as they were in the middle of making dinner. the lion looked like this one here. it frightened their pet cats and the family as well. they were forced to lock themselves in the kitchen pantry and they say that's when the cat went ahead and growled at them. jumped on to the counter and started breaking dishes. >> nasty houseguest. >> i look and see the door ajar but then i look down right here
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at the steps and the mountain lion had his head and front paws about three steps down. >> it was mad. it didn't get the invite to dinner. the family called 911 from inside the pantry. by the time police arrived 30 minutes later the mountain lion was gone. fortunately no one was hurt. police in georgia are on the lookout for former major leaguer otis nixon. played for nine teams during his 17-year career and battled a drug habit for most of that time of the he was last seen saturday morning going on a golf outing but he never arrived at the course. >> golfer sergio garcia has a handsome new green jacket in his closet this morning. garcia battled his friend justin rose through 18 holes at the masters but when it was over, they were tied. >> yes, so that tie was broken on their first sudden death hole. garcia hitting a birdie putt and clinching his first major
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championship. he put on that green jacket speaking emotionally about his victory. >> it's been a long wait but it's that much sweeter because of that weight. it was a hard week but it was one very, very enjoyable and, you know, i will never forget and i get to call myself master champion. that is amazing. >> amazing and garcia broke a record long streak of playing 70 major tournaments before winning one for the first time, the 37-year-old is getting married in july. the young lady in the hat back there pretty much with the same reaction of when he sunk that winning putt. >> so cute, both of them crouching down at exactly the same time. same reaction. in other sports the nhl playoffs start on wednesday the same night that the nba's regular season ends. >> some highlights from our guys at espn. >> good morning, america. steve levy with john anderson on the set of "sportscenter."
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no way monday will be as good as sunday was in the sports world. >> russell gets it to the corner. and he's got it. with his 42nd triple-double history rewritten in denver. adams gives it back. he did it. what a perfect ending to a historic day. >> millsap picks it up, fires at the buzzer and hawks have tied the game, the cavaliers blew a 26-point fourth quarter lead. out toward right field. having trouble with it. home safely. a miraculous comeback. seven runs here in the bottom of the ninth inning. >> the big event in sports will be on monday night and we'll have it for you exclusively on
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espn. if you want to see the championship flag raised at wrigley field in chicago the only place to see it is on espn. the home endopener and chicago cubs. hour an airline crew helped a midflight delivery. what happened to a tv anchor that caused her to make this face. >> check out our facebook page. janet jackson is separating from her husband. all the details at atmfans.com.
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>> good morning i'm tamala edwards, it is monday, april 10. we've got breaking news, two people are hurt in a hit-and-run crash. they were leaving a family gathering in north philadelphia. we're live with the break in the case. get ready for a headache on the parkway, traffic changes are in effect ahead of the nfl draft. karen rogers has more on what you're going to need to know. get ready for a taste of summer as we look at the commodore barry bridge, david murphy is talking about temperatures in the 80s. we'll have those stories and much more, "action news" is up next. nflatable bounce house blon away by the wind with children inside. >> the latest incident was caught on camera as abc's stephanie ramos explains.
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>> reporter: a terrifying scene at a carnival in south carolina. >> they're all juveniles. >> get out of here. >> reporter: two inflatable, a slight and bounce house swept up in a strong gust of wind going airborne with children inside the house. >> 911. >> reporter: little aniya escaping moments earlier. >> my friend was in the bounce house answer i was covering my eyes when it happened. >> reporter: warren's friend among the children tossed out of the house right before it took off into traffic. five kids were hurt. >> it's so hard to describe an image thaw won't be able to get out of your mind. everyone was screaming and yelling. >> reporter: in midflight the other inflatable an empty slide ramming into power lines as rescuers raced to help. >> one of these amusement rides got airborne, popped the power lines. >> i was saying it was okay and trying to calm myself down. >> reporter: in a statement the church hosting the carnival says
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they are praying for the injured. but this isn't the first time a bounce house takes off in a horrifying scene. in 2015 a waterspout spins into a bounce house on a florida beach. a year earlier in upstate new york this inflatable house flew 20 feet in the air. all three children i >> and i always hear that's the safe thing to do. >> i don't know if they're safe but quite a ride or scary for those kids. that's what's making news in america this morning. >> have a great monday. don't forget to catch us at atmfans.com. >> all right. have a good one.
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>> good morning it is mud, april 10. matt is off, jeanette reyes got the yellow memo and she is joining us. >> i did, we'll wake you up today. breaking overnight, police are tracking down a hit-and-run driver who fled the scene. >> sky6 live hd we're starting our workweek with summer-like temperatures that's never bad. >> let's find out about that from david murphy and karen rogers has the help with the
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