makingher of nine in cold b and posting the video on facebook on the run overnight. residents in efrl states on alert. also breaking overnight, vice president pence's visit to the dmz in korea. issuing a strong warning to the north korean regime. pence saying all options are on the table. a couple on the way to their wedding, making new claims about unfriendly treatment on a united airlines flight. new details on what they say happened. customer chaos. at a walmart in california. what caused all the trouble?

good morning. i'm arielle reshef, in for diane mace macedo. >> and i'm kendis gibson. overnight, the focus of the manhunt focussed from the crime scene to cleave cland. >> a ping was received in erie county, pennsylvania, it's new overnight. 1 of 5 states on alert. >> found me somebody i'm about to kill. he's an old dude. >> reporter: the senseless murder, too gruesome to show. he stops an apparent stranger. >> hi, can you do me a favor. can you say [ bleep ]. can you say [ bleep ]? yeah. she's the reason why this is about to happen to you. how old are you? >> oh, man, look. look -- i don't know nobody. >> reporter: then shooting him,

point plank. the video of the cold blooded killing posted to facebook. >> from what we can tell now, it's just a random person he picked up. >> reporter: the shooter gets back into his vehicle and calmly drives off. just as chilling, the suspect's claim to have killed many others. though police have found none. the victim identified as 74-year-old robert godwin senior. his family in shock. >> i don't know what i'm going to do. it's not real. >> reporter: stevens was last seen in a white ford fusion. overnight, a signal from his phone possibly picked up in pennsylvania. now, resident there is, in new york, indiana, and michigan, told to be on alert. we have learned from the woman whose name was mentioned just before the shooting. she released a statement saying the suspect is really a nice guy. he is generous and was kind and

loving to me and my children. we'll of course stay on top of the this story. vice president mike pence making a surprise visit to the korean demilitarized zone. >> this after the north's failed missile launch. the era of strategic patience with north korea is over. he declared all options are on the table. >> reporter: good morning. that failed missed launch in north korea has not aleve rate issed concerns. vice president mike pence with a warning from the administration. the u.s. will take action if necessary. with all eyes on nofrt korea, a weekend missile launch failed in spectacular fashion. u.s. commanders say a medium-range ballistic missile blew up almost immediately after the launch, with the world watching. >> we'll meet any use of

conventional or nuclear weapons with an overwhelming and effective response. >> reporter: and new questions about which i that missile fail aed. and where a u.s. cyber attack could have helped take it down. >> i don't know. >> reporter: that failed test hasn't eliminated the looming threat of north korea's sixth nuclear test and new missiles flaunted in a weekend parade. >> this problem is coming to a head. and so it's time for us to undertake all actions we can, short of a military option, to try to resolve this peacefully. >> but all options are on the table. >> reporter: the administration warning the u.s. will take action, amid concerns that the regime is getting closer to being able to reach the continental united states with a missile. if north korea pulls the trigger, target number one could

be osan air base just 48 miles away. >> we're trained to be day in and day out fight tonight ready, as we say it. >> reporter: kim jong sun not giving up on a nuclear war head. the administration is hoping china will pressure or not korea to abandon the weapons. >> the vice president heading to japan next. thank you. president trump is taking a swipe at thousands of protesters who gathered around the country demanding he release his tax returns. the demonstrators want to know if the president has business ties to foreign developments. the president tweeting someone should look into who paid for the small organized rallies. the election is over. the president active on twitter overnight. also seemingly attacking the media. he said the recent congressional election in kansas was a really big media event until the republicans won.

now they play the same game with georgia. bad. tomorrow's special house election in georgia is to fill the seat vacated by h.h.s. tom price. some declaring democracy is dead in turkey. this follows a referendum bringing sweeping new powers to the presidency. the current president called it a slim victory. opposition leaders plan to challenge the results. many believe the expanded powers will lead to authoritarian rule. iraqi officials are blaming isis for two gas attacks over the weekend. they're trying to figure out what kind of gas was used. they believe in the first incident, isis used a rocket loaded with chlorine. >> in neighboring syria, the evacuations of more than 3,000 civilians was postponed, the this, a day after an explosion

killed dozens of people waiting for buses to take them out of the city of aleppo. more than half of those killed were children. the reasons for delay was not given. nor has there been a claim of responsibility for this weeke weekend's bombing. that bombing on the mind of pope francis. he called it a vile attack but urged the faithful to cling to their fate despite terror and hatred. it was the pope's fifth easter. the former pope, pope benedict turned 90 yesterday. here at home, thousands of guests will be allowed on the white house lawn this morning. it's the easter egg roll. >> president trump and the first lady are hosting, along with the easter bunny. no word who will dress up at the easter bunny. we assume not melissa mccarthy. coming up, one couple

claiming they were not treated correctly on the way to their wedding. and new this morning. shots fired at several weekend events that were supposed to be good fun. the scary scenes straight ahead. later in "the pulse." these two sisters are college bound. narrowing their choices after being accepted into 40 schools. wow. ok, let's try this. it says you apply the blue one to me. here?

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this is florida's worst wildfire season in at least six years. gun fire brought an abrupt end to two spring karn values. near boston, no one was injured. bullet holes were found in three vehicles. the building was searched. there were no arrests made. in alabama, police say a fight broke out as a fight considered at a chuj carnival that had nearly 1,000 people in attendance. four people were wounded. three teens and an infant. all are expected to recover. no word on what started the fight. five people were detained for questioning. the last day of the carnival canceled. united airlines has a new policy in place for employees getting flights. workers now have to book that seat at least an hour in advance of the plane's departure. the policy is designed to keep a repeat from last week's disaster to happen again.

united is facing another complaint from two passengers saying they were booted from a very important flight in houston the. >> a couple was kicked off the flight over the weekend as they headed to costa rica to get married. they say they switched seats because someone was sleeping in their assigned seats. they insist they come plied when a flight attendant ordered them to go back to their seats. but an air marshall made them o get off the plane. >> we're still going the get married. the way united airlines handled it was absurd. >> nothing can stop the love. the bride and groom were rebookd on a later flight. united said the couple repeatedly tried to sit in upgraded seats they didn't buy and would not move. when we come back, not the usual greeting at a walmart. things got a little bit rough for these shoppers.

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heavy rain caused flash flooding in the queen city area over the weekend. storm sewers in cincinnati could not handle the water. several people had to be rescued. wet roads a problem for most of the south today and the northwest. for people in the dakotas into kansas, could see snow. if you're flying, memphis has the exclusive on delays. massachusetts authorities are certain they have a suspect in custody for a young jogger last summer. >> they say the man was caught by an attemptive trooper and the victim herself. >> reporter: the alleged killer of 27-year-old vanessa marcotte is now in police cust de. >> we got him.

>> reporter: behind bars and being held on $10 million bail, eight months after the google employee's body was found. >> it was through higher determined fight and her efforts that we obtained the dna of her killer. >> reporter: this morning, her family is talking to "gma." >> as her cousin, i will always, always be proud of her. she is a fighter. every day, she makes me want to be a better person. >> finding the person that did this is not going to bring vanessa back. we're relieved. it gives our family some peace that the person is found and he can't do it to someone else. >> reporter: linsey davis, abc news, boston. >> we'll have more on "gma" later today. a brawl got the attention of walmart shoppers and police. two women got into an argument that led to a fight. both of their husbands became involved. one was knocked unconscious during the mele rks. the other was arrested.

an 11-year-old girl was also injured. it's been ten years since the mass shooting at virginia tech. the school marked the anniversary with a 4-hour memorial. the first candle was lit at one minute after midnight sunday. the last one extinguished just one minute before midnight monday. students, faculty, alumni, others remembered the 32 people gunned down by a mentally ill student. and for the 121st time, runners are lining up for the boston marathon. >> the world's oldest marathon starts in hopkinton, massachusetts. >> among the runners, a man running his 50th consecutive boston marathon. and the first woman to officially run 50 years ago is lacing up for the race today. we wish them luck. the houston rockets blow out the thunder in last night's

game. 118-87. >> somehow i have to keep reading this story and relive the moments. we get the highlights from espn. good morning, america. john buccigross, john anderson. >> it was an extraordinary performance for isaiah thomas. >> we a heavy heart, he took the court against the bulls last night. younger sister died in a car accident saturday in the state of washington where they grew up with their family. you see thomas overcome with emotion. before the game. but once the game started, his game was on. three-pointer there. to the fourth quarter, good game. celtics by one. butler was outstanding. he has 30 points and 9 rebounds. the bulls go on the win game one. this is the 1-8 game in the eastern conference. 33 points for isaiah thomas. all right, golden state warriors trying to get out of

the west for a third straight year. going up against the blazers in game one. draymond green, challenging damian lillard at the rim. the guards for -- portland went for41 and 34. but, they got enough from their own guy. green, 19 points, they pull away in the fourth. 121-109. >> that's all for us. good morning, america. good morning, utica. didn't forget about you. now to a battle between a police detective and a fierce goose. >> as we say good morning to clarksville, indiana. the officer ran into trouble from a goose trying to protect the nest. >> the detective fell. he false right there. we skipped the video. he manages to get away. the goose not charged. somehow got away with the crime.

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>> george everyone, good morning everyone, we have breaking news, a more than a dozen people were shot in the is city of philadelphia. three killed. a massive fire rips through four homes in bucks county leaving several without a place to live. after a warm sunday we'll return to normal spring temperatures for the workweek ahead. coming up on "action news," time to go back to work and school. we'll see you in just a few minutes. st of the south. and warmer than usual for the boston marathon. as more people return to the

nation's beaches, we're hearing about more swimmers being injured by sharks. >> a surfer in hawaii was saved after being bitten by what witnesses say was a 1-foot shark. the victim is said to be in good spirits. >> another surfer's leg was bitten in florida. the attack happened in about two feet of water. it was the fifth attack in florida if the past week. one of the ways authorities are trying to keep swimmers safe is to try to keep an eye on the skies. take a look from the air. >> yeah, they're doing so. they're using unusual maneuvers right now. officials on the beach are putting technology to good use. putting their eyes in the skies. here's abc's marci gonzalez. >> researchers are testing a new high-tech method to warn bea beachgoers when sharks are nearby. a system in australia uses a

drone that sends back a live view of what's below but distinguishes sharks from other marine life. >> we believe it will give us the capability of seeing sharks a lot more readily. >> reporter: nishls sale beach, california, already use similar technology. launching from the shore. quickly confirming shark sightings instead of the old method of scouring the coast of wave runners which used to take hours. >> the great advantage of this, i can launch this, fly over the whole area, land it all in about ten minutes. >> reporter: but australia's new system takes it another step further, using an on-board megaphone to alert beachgores immediately. >> we think it should be rolled out worldwide. >> reporter: they plan to start cruising nem this summer. in california, marci gonzalez, abc news. >> and hope for more of it. next time i'm at the beach. get as many as you want up there. >> giving you peace of mind. that's what's making news in america th >> good morning everyone,

4:30 a.m., monday, april 17. tam is off, nydia han joins us, breaking this morning. 17 separate shootings in philadelphia over the weekend, most of the wounded survived, but three were killed. a weekend missile launch from north korea failed leaving some wondering if the u.s. had hackers disrupting it. >> more spring temperatures torn to the area today. >> that's a good way to get into weather and tff