making news in america this morning, not backing down. north korea threatening to conduct weekly missile tests as vice president pence visits the region. his warning to kim jong-un just moments ago in japan. lawmakers in hawaii taking steps to plan for an attack. the manhunt for the facebook killer now stationwide. police in several states on alert. searching for the suspect accused of filming himself killing a man and uploading it to the social media site. the community coming together overnight to remember the victim as facebook defends itself about the video. new this morning a home rocked by an explosion. look at these scenes. the new video moments after the blast, plus this -- >> hello, prince william. >> hello, lady gaga. >> good morning. well, it's afternoon there. >> pop star and the prince in a facetime conversation.

the important issue they discussed overnight. >> making you wonder if prince william feels like he's talking to royalty when he's speaking to lady gaga. >> good morning on this tuesday. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm erielle reshef for in diane macedo. more tough talk between the u.s. and north korea. neither side showing any signs of backingup. >> pence arriving in tokyo saying the u.s. is with japan 100%. president trump is firing back with a blunt message. abc's janai norman is following the developments overnight from washington. good morning, janai. >> reporter: kendis and erielle, good morning. so far north korea has remained resistant to that tough talk from the administration. as you said now accusing the white house of pushing the situation to the brink of war. a defiant north korea.

>> translator: we'll be conducting more missile tests on a weekly, monthly and yearly basis. >> reporter: even in the face of stern warnings from president trump. any message for north korea? >> got to be behave. >> reporter: over the weekend pomp and circumstance and a strong show of force in pyongyang. kim jong-un's military might on full display but also the embarrassing botched test. a missile exploding seconds after launch. vice president pence cautioning the north again this morning as he landed in japan. >> the era of strategic patience is over. and while all options are on the table, president trump is determined to work closely with japan, with south korea, with all our allies in the region and with china. >> reporter: neither side backing down as tensions reach a dangerous high. north korea threatening there could be dire consequences.

>> thermonuclear war may break out at any moment on the peninsula. >> the problem will be taken care of. >> reporter: the white house is leaning on chooib to cool the escalating situation. >> i don't think there's anybody in the world who would not believe that north korea's actions are both provocative and a concern. >> reporter: when asked about his next move president trump only saying, you'll see. and during the vice president's ten-day asia tour he has already recalled the strike in syria and bombing in afghanistan saying north korea would not do well to press president trump's resolve. >> the tensions on the korean peninsula have lawmakers in hawaii dusting off emergency attack plans. >> the type we haven't heard of since the cold war days. honolulu is roughly 4500 miles from the north korean capital pyongyang and experts believe

that north korea doesn't have a missile capable of reaching hawaii yet but that doesn't stop lawmakers recently passing a resolution to have state officials update their plans to deal with a nuclear attack restocking cold war era shelters with water, food and other supplies. president trump is scheduled to sign an executive order to buy american and hire american. the h1b is often used to attack high skilled workers from other countries. the white house says those visas undercut americans by bringing in cheaper labor. the order also calls for stricter requirements for the federal government to use american made products. on this tax day, the trump administration is fending off criticism about a lack of trance parent pi. after thousands of protesters turned out across the country to call on president trump to release his tax returns. the white house again citing ongoing audits but declined to provide proof of those.

we're were explained for the year he hasn't released them for the years not under audit. >> you always say under audit. is it time to say once and all the president is never going to replace hess tax returns. >> we'll have 0 get back to you on that. >> so i mean really. >> really. >> so he may? >> no, i said i had a have to get back to you on that. he is still under audit. >> our jonathan karl there with sean spicer and spicer defended the president for his decision to keep white house visitor logs secret. he said they maintain the same policy that other administrations did prior to the last one. a special congressional election today is being viewed as another measure of the so-called trump effect. the seat in georgia's sixth district held by tom price but 30-year-old democratic newcomer jon ossoff has gotten more than $8 million in donations from

democrats said to making their statements about their feelings toward president trump. the facebook killing. it enters its third day today and the manhunt now nationwide. there's a $50,000 reward in the steve stephens case. investigators estimate don't know why he shot trastranger an posted it online. in cleveland, overnight, the scene, a vigil for robert go goodwin sr. he was a father of ten and a grandfather and great-grandfath great-grandfather. facebook is disputing it was on line for three hours. the time line shows it was removed 23 minutes after it was reported rnlts the supreme court halting the first in a series of planned executions in arkansas. the state was set to put eight convicted murders to death before the end of the month but early this morning the high

court stepped in blocking the first of those executions. they were initially scheduled because the state's supply of a lethal injection drug expires at the end of the month. there are legal hurdles and several other case, as well. tracking severe storms on the move. you can see the scattered showers and thunderstorms moving from texas to mississippi. heavy rain from those storms may also cause flash flooding in some areas. they may also bring strong wind gusts and hail. there's also a small tornado threat. today is the day the tax man cometh. procrastinators had three extra days and some companies have creative ways to ease your taken. jetblue has a chance to win a free one way flight only if you owe uncle sam. to get rid of the stress, planet fitness is offering a hydro massage. i'll get a membership. people in a small american town trying to find out what's

causing a rare cancer outbreak. a flattened house. flames shooting high into the air. dramatic video coming up next moments after that home exploded. that meeting of royalty overnight. lady gaga and prince william. what the two talked about on facetime. ok, let's try this. it says you apply the blue one to me. here? no. have a little fun together, or a lot.

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likely from the explosion. one neighbor called it the loudest blast he's ever heard. the conditions of the two people injured are not known at this hour, and the cause of the explosion is under investigation. army investigators are trying to determine what caused a deadly helicopter crash in maryland. one person was killed and two others injured when the blackhawk went down near the third hole of a golf course. people nearby said just before the crash the aircraft was spinning and pieces were falling off. the chopper was on a training exercise when it went down. well, some new court documents in the investigation into prince's death detail his struggle with opioid addiction. it was hiding in aspirin bottles not in prince's name but in the name of his long of time friend curt johnson. what's still not clear is where prince got the powerful narcotic fentanyl. that ultimately took his life. new this morning, a very high-profile push to reduce the stigma that surrounds mental

health issues that comes from lady gaga and prince william. >> the just released facetime conversation is part of the prince's mental health initiati initiative. it includes gaga suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder. >> there's a lot of shame attached to it. you feel like there's something wrong with you. i say, oh, my goodness look at all these beautiful, wonderful things i have and i should be so happy but it was like saying, this is a part of me and that's okay. >> the new video comes a day after prince william went public admitting he struggled with emotional turmoil for 20 years after the death of his mother. harry said he caught counseling at the recommendation of his older brother. when we come back the desperate search for two experienced hikers in the grand canyon plus their ties to a popular outgore product company. a family thought someone was breaking into their home. this was not a person. we got to show you what they found. it's late

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crews are fighting to stop florida's wildfires to reaching to georgia. they helped douse the flames near the georgia/florida border where residents have been asked to be ready to evacuate. it requires the most attention. planning to hitting the roads expect a messy commute in the central rockies and parts of texas and tennessee. >> if you're flying airport delays possible in salt lake city and minneapolis. two hikers missing in the grand canyon. >> jackson standefer and his step grandmother lou-ann merrell were swept away as they tried to cross a creek. merrell is married to one of the founders of the mer rell book company. searchers have found their backpacks with their belongings inside. a suburb of charlotte, north carolina, rather taking action against a mysterious cancer cluster. the town of huntersville has

seen a dozen cases of a rare worked nearby each other. now, last night the count council approved two investigations. one will test the soil. the second will look into possible genetic connections to the cancer. a one of a kind drive-through opening this week in colorado and instead of fast food they're serving pot. tumbleweed express the nation's first legal drive-through marijuana shop built in an old car wash so they can pull completely inside for the transaction. everyone in the car must be at least 21 years old. even if they're in the backseat. >> so we now know where the most popular spot for police officers for just down the treat's stop light. an easter surprise for a couple. forget about bunnies or eggs, how about a nine-foot alligator that made its way on to this

couple's back porch. he broke through a locked door and climbed a dozen steps, the biggest worry were their three cats inside. they're all right. a wildlife specialist caught it. you find a bag of cash on the side of the road. jake bowers said he discovered the bag while driving with his family whacked with $14,000 in $100 bills. he turned it into police. the owner recovered the money. bowers said he did it to set a good example for his kids. >> painful morning for some washington capitals fans. the playoffs serving up something that hasn't happened in 32 years. >> every game that was played went into overtime. highlights from our guys at espn. good morning, "sportscenter" from los angeles. stan verrett. neil everett here. we got hockey highlights while you were watching the nba playoffs probably. >> that spurs game was riveting. we had four overtime games in

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>> ♪ >> good morning, everyone, i'm matt o'donnell. it is tuesday, april 18th. time right now 4:27. here are some of the stories we're working on on "action news." answers about a.m. philadelphia fired who was killed in the line of duty nearly two and a half years later. coming up, what went wrong in that burning home and what went wrong before she even arrived. plus, promises to rebuild after a fire engulfs a delaware county church. a new jersey cemetery is vandalized. "action news" shows the damage left behind. people are just discovering this months later. police will detail when it happened. also coming up, more traffic restrictions coming up for that nfl draft in philadelphia. it's all next. easter egg roll. >> as you might expect the late

night comics had plenty to say about it. >> this morning, was the annual white house easter egg roll. children from all over the country were invited to participate in fun easter activi activities. there was an appearance from someone who only shows up to the white house once a year, melania trump. >> this is an annual tradition that it's held on the south lawn, the egg roll. this year the event attracted around 21,000 attendees. half of what the obama events drew or as a white house spokesman said twice what the obama event drew. the easter bunny at the white house went viral because of the face it was making. it's true. >> oh. that's the expression americans have had for about 100 days now. >> what! >> it was a great time and apparently the easter egg hunt is still going on because trump hid those easter eggs as well as

he hides his tax return. >> the president and first lady kicked things off with the national anthem and notice what she has to do in the middle of the national anthem. ♪ o say can you see and put your hand up. put your -- do it. do it. you're the president. you're the president. ♪ >> there was also that moment when the easter bunny was photobombing and give rabbit ears to the person singing the national anthem. >> it was a day full of events. that is what's making news in america this morning. glad you're with us. >> stick around for "good morning america" a little later. have a great tuesday.

>> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with matt o'donnell p-tamala edwards, karen rogers reason meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning. it's 4:30 a.m. on this tuesday april 18th. tam is off. nydia han joins us. >> here's what we're following for you. >> she was the first female philadelphia firefighter to be killed in the line of duty. a new report details what led to her death more than two years after the tragedy. >> and a random killing posted to facebook leads to a nationwide manhunt. the desperate search for steve stevens. >> plus, north korea remains defiant despite warnings from president trump. tensions escalate surrounding their missile tests. >> first let's get right to meteorologist, david murphy