making news in america this morning, happening now, secretary of state rex tillerson meeting with kremlin officials as he turns up the heat on russia and its involvement in syria. plus, press secretary sean spicer apologizing after saying hitler did not use chemical weapons. under fbi scrutiny, the bombshell new report this morning saying a former adviser to president trump was being monitored by the feds because of alleged ties to russia. what he told abc news overnight. the growing outrage following that united airlines fiasco. the new video this morning showing what happened before the incident. plus, a passenger on another overbooked united flight saying he was threatened with handcuffs. caught on camera, look at this. a truck plows through a storefront but this was no accident.

we do say good morning on this busy wednesday. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm linsey davis in for diane macedo. we begin with those high stakes talks getting under way in moscow this morning. secretary of state rex tillerson holding face-to-face meetings with russian officials over a growing divide over syria. >> following a fajgenbaum fumble by sean spicer, he to apologize for a comment about hitler and the holocaust. that sparked an international criticism and calls for him to be fired. abc's maggie rulli has the latest from washington. >> reporter: the u.s. puts moscow on notice. just as secretary of state rex tillerson is set to begin a tense day of meetings with russia's foreign minister. the white house accusing the kremlin of engaging in a full-scale and deliberate cover-up of that deadly syrian chemical weapons attack ordered by syrian president bashar al assad on his own people.

>> frankly, putin is backing a person that's truly an evil person. and i think it's very bad for russia. i think it's very bad for mankind. >> reporter: on fox news president trump demands russia withdraw their support from the syrian regime but russian president vladimir putin -- [ speaking a foreign language ] >> reporter: -- continues to deny that the assad government was behind the attack. the future of u.s. involvement in syria remains uncertain. while ambassador to the u.n. nikki haley has said the u.s. is prepared to do more president trump clearly states -- >> we're not going into syria. >> reporter: not providing any clarity press secretary sean spicer igniting a firestorm after he suggested not only is syria's bashar al assad worse than adolf hitler, but that hitler did not use chemical weapons during world war ii. >> you had a, you know, someone as despicable as hitler who didn't even sink to using

chemical weapons. >> reporter: advocacy groups are calling for him to resign. spicer has since apologized for his comments. secretary tillerson says he's open for meeting with russian president vladimir putin. the two have a long-standing relationship and putin even once awarded him with the order of friendship. but, guys, that friendship is certainly being put to the test today. kendis and linsey. >> that meeting will not happen during this visit, maggie, thank you. a war of words is also escalating between the u.s. and north korea. >> the north threatened to respond to u.s. provocation with a nuclear strike. president trump tweeted north korea is looking for trouble. the u.s. deployed an aircraft carrier to the korean peninsula and the president is making it clear more firepower is on the way. >> i don't talk about the military. we are sending an armada, very powerful. we have submarines, very powerful, far more powerful than

the aircraft carrier. that i can tell you and we have the best military people on earth and i will say this, he is doing the wrong thing. >> that said president trump spoke by phone late last night with the chinese president xi jinping. the chinese leader reportedly said that he's willing to work with washington to try to curb north korea's nuclear ambition. but he wants a peaceful solution. the fbi reportedly obtained a secret court order to monitor the communications of a trump adviser last summer. according to "the washington post" intelligence officials believe carter page was acting as a russian agent. page is among those under scrutiny in the investigations into russian election meddling and possible inclusicollusion as abc news the existence of the warrant confirms he was the victim of human rights violation. a new interview is raising questions about the future of

steve bannon's role. the president was asked if he has confidence in his top adviser. the president said, i like steve but you have to remember he was not involved in my campaign until very late. president trump also addressed bannon's feud with jared kushner who is the president's son-in-law saying he told them to straighten it out. well, the attorney general jeff sessions has unveiled a new get tough approach to immigration. sessions toured the u.s./mexico border in arizona and he outlined a series of changes to mark the start of a new crackdown calling on prosecutors to intensify their focus on immigration crimes and bring felony charges against people who enter the country illegally at least more than once. >> we don't have any obligation to keep somebody in our country who came here on a visa or illegally on top of that and get to commit crimes and we have to apologize for deporting them from the country. this is ridiculous.

>> among other things sessions wants u.s. attorneys to prioritize prosecutions by appointing a border security coordinator to oversee investigations. overnight the gop managed to hang on to a congressional seat in a special election. ron estes replaces cia director mike pompeo in kansas's fourth district. estes won by 7 percentage points just months after pompeo took the seat by 31 points. experts see all four races as a test of the so-called trump effect on gop seats. the next contest is in georgia. heavy rains pounded central texas causing massive flooding and stranding dozens of drivers. one driver is missing in ft. hood after being swept away in a flooded creek. dozens of people had to be rescued from their vehicles as floods washed out roads. look at those scenes. nour, during the worse of the storms they were advised to stay off the roads and power outages reported. the governor declared a state of emergency in florida.

more than 20,000 acres already scorched this month alone. the flames have destroyed 19 homes, evacuation orders were lifted in pasco county near tampa but residents were warned to be on alert. much of the state experiencing drought conditions which officials blame for the flames. still ahead, higher gas prices for the summer. just how high will they go. more fallout from the united airlines passenger getting dragged off a plane. the new video this morning showing what happened before the confrontation. plus, not so smooth criminal. the bumbling robber who dropped his cash during an escape. whoops.

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was killed in san bernardino was remembered at the place where he was shot. jonathan martinez was an innocent bystander when his teacher was gunned down by her estranged husband and there are some new details we're learning about that gunman. records indicate cedric anderson's criminal past included an arrest for domestic violence. investigators say anderson walked into the elementary school's pain entrance after trying several locked doors. they also say he reloaded his gun. firing ten times killing his estranged wife karen smith as well as martinez. a 9-year-old student was also hit. that student is in stable condition. one woman is dead and two others injured after a workplace shooting in tennessee. witnesses say the woman opened fire outside an auto parts plant. one man and one woman were injured. police say the alleged shooter then took her own life. authorities say the male victim was a former boyfriend. investigators describe the shooting as a domestic incident but no motive has been provided.

german authorities say one of their country's biggest soccer teams was targeted by a series of explosions. three blasts shattered windows on a bus which was carrying the team to its stadium in northwest germany. one player was injured. a letter claiming responsibility was found. the match was rescheduled for tonight. german media report police are investigating a possible link between the explosions and islamic extremists. interesting development overnight. a surprising one from embattled fox news host bill o'reilly. he's going on a break. on vacation. he says the break was planned months ago and that everyone needs a little r&r. it comes as dozens of companies have pulled advertisements from the popular show amid sexual harassment allegations. the program has seen a bump however in ratings. gas prices, they're going up this summer. the government estimates the average price of gas will increase to $2.46 a gallon. that's still lower than a few years ago.

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expect airport delays possibly in san francisco. united airlines is trying to end the firestorm over that video of a passenger being dragged off of a plane. >> the airline's ceo reversing course apologizing to the passenger as well as everyone else on board. this as the stock price takes a hit and we're seeing what was going on before the man was removed. abc's alex perez in chicago. >> reporter: united airlines with severe turbulence. the video of that passenger being dragged off his flight to make room for united employees seen by hundreds of millions around the world. >> oh, my god. look at what you did to him. >> reporter: even after being pulled from the plane, the passenger bolting back into the cabin. >> out of nowhere we saw him running back towards the end of the plane. he had blood streaming down his face. >> i'm physician. have to work tomorrow 8:00. >> reporter: the first moments before things escalated.

dao talking to the airport officers after he was told he had to get off the full flight to make room for united employees. >> no, i'm not going. >> reporter: that passenger who has been identified as 69-year-old dr. david dao of kentucky is undergoing treatment at a chicago hospital. records show his license was temporarily suspended after a felony conviction more than a decade ago involving his prescribing of drugs. passengers report he did nothing unusual other than refuse to give up his seat on the overbooked flight. the investigation ongoing with one of the aviation security officers put on leave. the ceo of united oscar munoz who received a public relations award as communicator of the year last month yesterday called the passenger, quote, disruptive and belligerent but in an about-face now apologizing directly to the passenger saying no one should ever be mistreated this way. but the damage may have already been done. united losing $700 million in

market value before settling at a $255 million loss for the day. alex perez, abc news, chicago. >> so, it's been a pricey incident. that embattled ceo from united airlines will be on "good morning america" later on this morning in an exclusive but that said another flier is talking about an overbooked united air mines flight. his name is jeff ferns and tells the "l.a. times" he book add a flight paying $1,000 to fly one day early. after being seated workers told him it was overbooked in first class. fearns refused to get off and a united employee threatened to put him in handcuffs eventually placed in economy on the same flight. he said united refunded him the difference between first class and economy. united, by the way, did not comment on this particular "l.a. times" report. a couple of passings to start starting with j. geils who lent his name to the popular band.

"centerfold" their number one hit in 1982. j. geils was the band's guitarist found by police in his massachusetts home. they say it appears he died of natural causes. j. geils was 71 years old. and david letterman's mom has also passed away. dorothy became an unlikely star on her son's show served as correspondent during the winter olympics and delivered top ten lists from her indiana kitchen. she authored a cookbook "home cooking with dave's mom." she died at her home in indiana. she was 95 years old. >> stephen colbert thanked dave for sharing her with all of us because it was definitely a wonderful moment seeing her. well, police in florida are asking for help to catch those responsible for a destructive smash-and-grab robbery. take a look here. whoa. that blue pickup truck plowing into a gun store driving inside leaving behind that massive hole. three people following it. stealing guns, as well as ammo. the truck was later found on

fire in a wooded area. so far no one in custody. in the world of suspected bank robbers, this would be an epic fail. police near york, pennsylvania, trying to find this bicycle bandit. he's wanted for robbing a credit union. unfortunately, the money kept trying to escape. eventually he scooped it up and then he kept on riding. lucky it wasn't a windy day. >> taking his time there. >> 20, 30. >> nothing to see here. not at all. back to florida for a strange moment that last night's marlins baseball game. >> a gray cat found its way onto the field and when players and staff approached the cat got away. look at him there. eventually wound up on the center field sculpture that lights up every time a marlin player his a home run and turned off for the cat's safety. >> calling it a rally cat in a tweet the team said the cat was captured then escaped again into the night. they're used to nine players on the team, not one with nine

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your wednesday "pulse" starting with an unlikely star. >> she makes dumplings for a restaurant by day but the 82-year-old does her best work at night. 82 years old. she deejays in some of the hottest clubs in japan and the

0-somethings can't get enough of her. >> have mikko started spinning records in her '70s and learned the trade after picking out music for her son's parties and hoping one day to show off her skills. her mad skills here in new york city. >> you will be right there. >> yes. >> for that. okay, so a 19-year-old college student decided to get creative when she dumped her boyfriend and did it by using spotify. >> yes, so kerstin made a play list where the song's title let her ex wyatt know it was time to go. they read out here, do you still want to kiss me because i am kinda lovin' someone else but we can still be friends. >> he actually got a good laugh at it. has a good sense of humor and as such going viral now because kerstin's sibling put the list on twitter. >> a college football coach is showing he's still got it. >> yes, he does. take a look at alonzo who in a past career was m.c. hammer's lead backup dancer featuring for

"you can't touch" & hasn't lost a step as he showed his players. ♪ you can't touch this i told you home boy can't touch this ♪ ♪ yeah that's how we're living ♪ can't touch this >> don't hurt him, hammer. let's hope he does his thing again on saturday. >> that's when his team san jose state wraps up spring practices with i afull squad scrimmage. >> you kind of forget that was part of the move but definitely. man. i could do that. ll nighter when are we even going to sleep? got a little all nighter refuel going on this is the best morning ever! look at that joy and excitement mmmmm

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take the activia probiotic two week challenge with me. >> ♪ >> good morning, i'm tamala edwards. it's wednesday, april 12th and we've got some breaking news. temple university students robbed inside their home at gunpoint. we're live on the scene as police try to get their hands on the masked intruders. >> that video of a man being dragged off an airline flight has gone viral. now, local lawmakers are calling for a response. >> a live look looking out over penn's landing. accuweather is tracking passing showers today t it won't be as warm but it will still be high. that forecast, your traffic and more, it's all ahead on "action news." >> ♪ >> ♪ cooler temperatures in the northeast. and finally, some high tech communication. >> we're not talking about facetime or snapchat. all about being virtually face-to-face with a complete

stranger. >> happening now in eight locations across the u.s. including downtown l.a. kabc's jonathan novak checked it out. >> reporter: if you noticed the large golden container at grant park in downtown los angeles recently you might be wondering what is that thing. >> it's our project. >> called a portal. >> hi. >> reporter: it's using immersive audiovisual equipment to connect people from all ends of the globe. it was linked live 2,000 miles southeast of so cal. >> i'm in mexico city and it's connecting strangers and suing a conversation. >> reporter: mexico city portal director thomas ramirez says more than 0 city as cross the world have their own golden portal in countries like germany, iraq, south korea and the uk. >> social intentions to connect stranger in that time where i think we all need to basically hear what everybody else in the world has to say. >> reporter: the structure of the container here in los angeles is actually the same as

the containers in other cities and in that way the callers will feel like they're in the same exact place. people are using the portals to share everything from more unique cultural traditions. >> take our daughters and sons to work day, so that's why we've got a bunch of kids here. >> reporter: to common pastimes. >> it's a lot of traffic. >> sounds like downtown l.a. test test pass flush a >> jonathan novack, eyewitness 7. >> i think they got it a little off. >> a little bit. i was thinking what do you do? talk about the weather. that's what they're talking about. >> it's a great concept. kind of creepy. >> in theory. that's what's making news in

>> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley 's leading news program. with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning. it's wednesday, april 12th. matt o'donnell is off. jeanette reyes is join us. >> we're following breaking news for you this morning. masked home intruders rob temple university students at gunpoint. we're live on the scene. >> diplomatic tension. secretary of state rex tillerson gears up for a dave tough talks with russian leaders. >> a new program encourages philadelphians top spend their money at black owned businesses. >> let's get right over to meteorologist, david murphy and to karen rogers. david, we have loved the last two days. we hope there's more