hillary clinton is banking on that big win here. >> all right, cecilia vega with us tonight. cecilia, thank you. >>> and just one more note here before we move on. vice president joe biden was asked his thoughts about a female president. his staff, you can hear here, stepping in. >> there's no problem. we're going to be able to elect a woman. >> would you like to see that? >> i would like to see a woman elected. >> that's it. >> no, no, that's all right. i don't mind -- i'm not getting into that. >> i'd like to ask one more question. >> the president and i are not going to endorse, because we both, when we ran, said, let the party decide. qualified. hillary is overwhelmingly qualified tobe president. tonight. >>> we move onto to the severe hour. 14 million americans in the threat zone so far. and this super cell across the sky in vernon, texas. giant hail in texas, smashing right through car windows. possible lightning strike in eldorado, arkansas. that area under a tornado warning at the time. let's get right to meteorologist rob marciano, because all of this extends east ove

pretty much over. >> and cecilia vega with us live. donald trump was already trailing in wisconsin before the uproar, but he's headed back there this weekend? >> reporter: he has, and they're trying to manage expectations before the vote. but donald has three stops in wisconsin tomorrow alone. david? >> cecilia vega, thank you. >>> to the democratic side tonight. hillary clinton fighting off bernie sanders, as she tries to close the deal on the nomination. but there is wisconsin where she trails him, and new york, where she leads. tonight, she's in syracuse, new york, where she once campaigned for senate and won. tonight, celebrating the orangemen and women, heading to the final four. here's david wright. >> reporter: tonight in syracuse, hillary clinton sought to give her bracket a boost. >> we love you! >> reporter: wearing syracuse orange at varsity pizza, as she signed basketballs for the men's and women's teams. but it's the surprises and upsets and come-from-behind victories in the presidential race that are more on her mind thes

abc's cecilia vega with a recording of those remarks, and with ted cruz's response tonight. >> reporter: listen as former house speaker john boehner tells stanford university students what he really thinks of senator ted cruz. >> how about ted cruz? >> lucifer in the flesh. in washington, i have many democrat friends, i have republican friends, i get along with almost everybody. but i have never worked with a more miserable son of a [ bleep ]. >> reporter: and it didn't end there. >> donald trump's our knee noom, i'll vote for him. ted cruz is our nominee, i will not vote for him. i told you, over my dead body. >> reporter: cruz firing right back. >> truth of the matter is, i i've met john boehner two or three times in my life. >> reporter: calling trump and boehner part of the same political establishment. >> he allowed his inner trump to come out. john boehner and his remarks describe donald trump as his texting and golfing buddy. >> reporter: in indiana today, trump slamming cruz, too, hoping to win here and lock in the nomination. >> lying ted, that's right. let's go. lying ted. he'

also, to play up her record here in new york, ahead of that big vote next week, david. >> cecilia vega, thank you. >>> the other breaking story just outside new york city involves a horrific military crash on the new jersey turnpike. a military humvee flipping upside down, soldiers trapped inside. several injured. authorities say at least two critically. helicopters and ambulances rushing to the scene, and you can see the traffic there late today, backed up for miles. abc's eva pilgrim is on the scene at this hour. >> reporter: two people fighting for their lives tonight, rescued after this military humvee flipped over, landing upside all four inside rushed to the hospital. witnesses say the humvee lost and eyewitness snapping this photo shortly after the accident, showing fellow drivers unsuccessfully attempting to trapped inside. >> i ran back to my truck, i got my jack, i ran back over, attempted to try and jack the front of the vehicle up. >> reporter: traffic stood still as choppers air lifted two of the passengers to a nearby hospital. david, miraculously, the mum vie didn't hit

>> cecilia vega, thank you. >>> we turn next to an anxious evening across several states. tornado watches up in four states right now as we're on the air. several tornadoes on the ground already. this time lapse from oklahoma. a super cell cloud. and winds whipping up a dust storm near the arizona border, shutting down the i-10, causing this pileup. you can barely see it. hail covering this north texas road like snow. trucks sheltering under trees to avoid damage. and this evening, with severe storms set to hit, phillip mena from the storm zone. >> reporter: tonight people in oklahoma and texas anxiously watching the skies. multiple tornadoes touching down. and baseball-sized hail. the first images of the damage coming in. the new system bringing up to a foot of snow to colorado. in mississippi, gulf coast residents inundated with rain -- >> one task at a time, one problem at a time. >> reporter: -- spending the last 24 hours cleaning up their flooded schools and homes. >> ground was so wet, she just slipped on in. >> reporter: and towing now-totaled cars. the 19 inches of

cecilia vega joins me from the debate site in brooklyn. it would seem sanders needs to come out swinging, after the new poll tonight. but cecilia, take us inside the clinton camp. what does she need to do tonight? >> reporter: well, david, with a lead like that, she basically needs to avoid making any big mistakes tonight. we expect her to go after sanders, of course, as a single issue candidate. also, to play up her record here in new york, ahead of that big vote next week, david. >> cecilia vega, thank you. >>> the other breaking story just outside new york city involves a horrific military crash on the new jersey turnpike. a military humvee flipping upside down, soldiers trapped inside. several injured. authorities say at least two critically. helicopters and ambulances rushing to the scene, and you can see the traffic there late today, backed up for miles. abc's eva pilgrim is on the scene at this hour. >> reporter: two people fighting for their lives tonight, rescued after this military humvee flipped over, landing upside down on the

here's cecilia vega, leading us off. >> reporter: tonight, throngs of angry protesters in san francisco blocking roads, knocking down barricades, clashing with police in riot gear. and when donald trump's jet touched down, the crowd was abc's josh haskell right there. >> reporter: protesters outside the hyatt regency trying to use whatever entrance they can to stop donald trump from speaking here. >> reporter: the republican front-runner forced to take a detour. watch as trump leaves his motorcade surrounded by secret service, jumping down from a walkway, crossing a grassy median on foot to get into the hotel. >> that was not the easiest entrance i've ever made. we went under a fence and through a fence. and -- oh, boy. felt like i was crossing the border, actually. you know? sure. i was crossing the border. but i got here. >> reporter: at his rally overnight, protesters jumping on cars, driving donuts. nearly 20 arrests. but the trump show out west, a marked contrast to the campaign in indiana. trump recently visiting indiana's governor mike pence. but today, pence saying he's with sen

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with more here's abc's cecilia vega. >> reporter: a big win for bernie sanders. >> this great state is part of the political revolution. thank you all very much. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: but hillary clinton hundreds of miles from wisconsin ignoring the primary race there, her sights set on new york and donald trump. >> i wish he'd get out of one of his towers and actually walk the streets and spend time with the people of this city. [ cheers and applause ] because peddling, peddling prejudice and paranoia is not the new york way. >> reporter: if clinton loses wisconsin, it would mean she's lost six of the last seven contests. but well ahead in delegates shs focused on trashing he thinks is the role of somebody running for president. i don't think it is to scapegoat people, divide people. >> reporter: but clinton's potential wisconsin defeat is a chance for bernie sanders to showcase his staying power. >> this campaign is giving energy and enthusiasm to millions of americans. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: and now this race is all about new york. hillary clinton campai

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>> cecilia vega in upstate new york for us tonight. cecilia, thank you. >>> next, this evening, the u.s. justice department is now investigating what some are calling the biggest data leak in history, involving world leaders and where some of them are accused of hiding their money, in my cases, in an effort to avoid taxes. tonight, 11.5 million files, 140 political leaders in more than 50 countries. and this evening here, the video of some of them now being asked about it. one leader getting up and walking out. here's abc's senior foreign correspondent terry moran now. >> reporter: it started here, just a nondescript law firm in panama. but the secrets leaked from inside. even edward snowden calling it, "the biggest leak in the history of data journalism." corporations and tax shelters. those can be used legally, but -- >> we have a system here that provides cover for every form of wrongdoing you can think of. >> reporter: russian president vladimir putin, he's not named specifically in the documents, but has long faced act cue cases o

cecilia vega on the new battle, and this one has nothing to do with counting delegates. >> reporter:o famously pitched the red sox to victory, bloody sock and all. but tonight, kurt schilling smack in the middle of the republican campaign with this social media post. a graphic image showing a man dressed as a woman and the words, "let him into the restroom with your daughter." the post in support of north carolina's law banning transgender people from using bathrooms that do not correspond with the gender on their birth certificates. schilling writing, "a man is a man no matter what they call themselves." >> i stated a fact. men's bathrooms were designed for people that stand up and women's weren't. >> reporter: but schilling, quickly fired from his espn analyst job. and today texas senator ted cruz coming to his defense. >> the idea that grown men would be allowed alone in a bathroom with little girls, you don't need to be a behavioral psychologist to realize that bad things can happen. >> reporter: but donald trump now making it clear he doesn't agree and is against north carolina'

abc's cecilia vega with the challenge clinton issued late today to donald trump, saying he should, quote, get out of one of his towers and walk the streets of new york. >> reporter: tonight, hillary clinton hundreds of miles from wisconsin, ignoring the primary there. her sights set on new york and donald trump. >> i wish he'd get out of one of his towers and actually walk the streets and spend time with the people of this city. because pedaling prejudice and paranoia is not the new york way. >> reporter: if clinton loses wisconsin, it would mean she's lost six of the last seven contests. but well ahead in delegates, she's focused on trashing trump, today joining the women of "the view." >> i just don't understand what he thinks is the role of somebody running for president. i don't think it is to scapegoat people, divide people. >> reporter: but clinton's potential wisconsin defeat is a chance for bernie sanders to showcase his staying power. >> thank you, all. >> reporter: sanders hoping a win tonight will give him momentum heading into new york. but today, a potential stumbling block.

i'm cecilia vega. have a wonderful saturday.man rescued from the beach in san francisco as the coast guard issues a warning to anyone visiting the ocean this weekend. >>> how bay area theaters are remembering the dearly beloved prince. >>> the first of its kind plane reached the bay area. abc7~news at 6:00 starts now. >>> today the coast guard urged caution for anyone visiting the ocean this weekend. they say conditions larsous and this afternoon rescuers pulled a man out of the water near the cliff house help was transplanted to the hospital to be collected out. conditions were so rough the rescuers said they had trouble reaching him. for more, let's check in with drew tuma. >> it's a beautiful day to be at the beach but that ocean current along our coastline is still rather active today. so we have a beach hazard statement in effect going through 8:00 tonight. current wave heights from eight to ten feet at half moon bay and the struggle rib currents that can pull you under are and tough to get out of. so take note of that alon

and cecilia vega starts us off on broadway. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: george, that's right. good morning to you. this battle right now is all about new york. it's an empire state showdown. the fight happening on the streets is more heated than ever. >> news bulletin. we just won wyoming. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: with his latest win, bernie sanders is on a roll. coming out on top in 7 of the last 8 states. but despite his 12-point wyoming victory, the vermont senator walked away with the same number of pledged delegates as hillary clinton. and that shows the uphill battle ahead. the superdelegates factored in. those delegates free to support any candidate at the convention. sanders trails by nearly 700. his campaign is now instead focused on the much closer contest for pledged delegates. those delegates won and lost in clinton's lead there, much smaller. sanders says the contest is far from over. >> we are on the way to pulling off the biggest political upset in the modern history of america. [ cheers and ap

cecilia vega has the story. >> reporter: fire tore through heidi van summerin's house a few weeks ago. not one thing left. all her books destroyed. >> we just kept saying it's going to be okay. >> reporter: a few days later, children's author and illustrator bob shay came to heidi's school and asked her to draw with him and gave her their picture to keep. she loved it. then he tweeted asking for books saying let's send her some. and help came. from authors illustrateors, librarians and so many more. box after box of books, a delivery of hope. >> for her to see okay we lost our house. we lost all these things but look. what a nice thing that can happen. >> reporter: heidi is loving her new books. >> i read to my parents when they tuck me in sometimes. >> reporter: her favorite, "the kissing hand." >> whenever you feel lonely just press your hand to your cheek and think, mommy loves you. >> reporter: and now she has a special message for all those fellow readers who chipped in to help her turn a new page. >> i think he and his friends are pretty great. >> reporter: cecilia vega, abc new

abc news reporter cecilia vega has the story. >> the fire swept through the home and all her books destroyed>> we kept saying it's going to be okay, heidi. it's going to be okay. >> a few days later an author came to her school and asked her to draw with him and gave her their picture to keep. she loved it. then he tweeted asking for books. saying let's send her some, and help came. from authors, illustrators, librarians and so many more. box after box of books. a delivery of hope. >> for her to see, okay, we lost our house, we lost all these things but look it? what a nice thing, you know, that can happen. >> heidi is loving her new books. >> i read to my parents and they tuck me in sometimes. >> her favorite, "the kissing hand." >> whenever you feel lonely and need loving from home just press your hand to your cheek and think mom know loves you. >> and now she has a special message for all those fellow readers who chipped in to help her turn a new page. >> i think that they are great and it's pretty great. >> cecilia vega, abc news, new york. >>> indonesia has threaten to ban leonardo dica

i'm cecilia vega.a wonderful saturday ev >>> man making headlines for being beaten by an officer and trait escape of a shooting yesterday, is now connected to a mission woman and her baby. >> he had put the gun to my waist, and i didn't know what it was at first. >> terrifying moments for a young bart rider after a robber appalled gun. tonight the mother demands answers. the story you'll only see on abc7~news. >>> and the bay area is heating up this week. how hot it will get where you life. abc7~news at 6:00 starts now. >>> tonight police are seasoning for a mother and 17-month-old daughter who were last seen march 14th and reported missing yesterday. thank you for joining us. the woman is the ex-girlfriend of stanislav petrov, the man arrested at the escape of a shooting and beaten by the made da county sheriff's deputies last november. we're live in the newsroom and just spoke with the missing woman's mother. >> reporter: she is very worried and hopes the two are safe. here's a picture of who police

they are pretty great. >> cecilia vega, abc news, new york. >>. >> indonesia has threaten to ban leonardohe expressed concern or endangered wildlife and habitat on instagram. here's one of the posts that indonesia top immigration official commented on yesterday. dicaprio complained about the palm oil industry pushing orangutans and other species toward the brink of extinction. indonesia said if he keeps posting this, he can be black listed from the country. >>> the celebrity magazine "hello" apologized to george clooney about fabricating an interview. in an interview where he supposedly talked about his marriage, he said he did not give the interview and the quotes are not accurate. hello said they bought the interview in good faith from an agency and has since apologized to clooney and his wife. >>> one of the bay area's most well-known voices is starting an afternoon gig tomorrow on ksfo. ronn owens dominated bay area radio for 40 years on kgo radio. he made the announcement of the switch on thursday morning. owens was inducted into the national radio hall of fame in chicago last year.

abc news reporter cecilia vega has more. >> reporter: this is the face of an embattled front-runner,ald trump with that smile and wave, hoping to put a very bad week behind him. the controversy over his abortion comment engulfing his campaign. >> do you believe in punishment for abortion? yes or no, as a principle? >> the answer is that, there has to be some form of punishment. >> for the woman? >> yeah. there has to be some form. >> reporter: now delivering a mea culpa like only trump can. >> excuse me if i misspoke but this was a long convoluted subject, talked about ka thou t catholicism and his religion. >> reporter: women have an un235i6sh favorable opinion and republican women, that number up 26 points in a matter of months. in a new radio ad begging voters of wisconsin to give him a chance. >> i just wanted to talk to the people of wisconsin, because there's so much misinformation that's being put out there about me. >> reporter: trump's opponents loving the chaos. >> there's no doubt that donald trump is the kim kardashian presidential candidate. he sits on twitter and makes

abc news reporter cecilia vega has more. >> reporter: this is the face of an embattled front-runner,trump with that smile and wave, hoping to put a very bad week behind him. the controversy over his abortion comment engulfing his campaign. >> do you believe in punishment for abortion? yes or no, as a principle? >> the answer is that, there has to be some form of punishment. >> for the woman? >> yeah. there has to be some form. >> reporter: now trump is delivering a mea culpa like only trump can. >> excuse me if i misspoke but this was a long convoluted subject. we talked about catholicism and his religion. >> reporter: threatening to send trump's poll numbers among women even lower. three of four female voters have an unfavorable opinion of him, and republican women, that number up 25 points in a matter of months. in a new radio ad begging voters of wisconsin to give him a chance. >> i just wanted to talk to the people of wisconsin, because there's so much misinformation that's being put out there about me. >> reporter: trump's opponents loving the chaos. >> there's no doubt that don

cecilia vega, abc news, new york. >> let's talk to senator sanders about that right now. senator sanders, thank you for donald trump is now mimicking your arguments about hillary clinton. does that concern you? >> not at all. i mean, donald trump lives in his own world. he attacks everybody for any reason. he'll attack me, hillary clinton, his own republican opponents. it's not a concern to me. what does concern me is that we need to continue this debate. george, about what is happening to ordinary people in america. and that is that the middle class continues to decline. i was in baltimore yesterday. the level of poverty there is beyond belief. the fact that we have so much income and wealth inequality. the fact that so many kids are graduating college deeply in debt. the fact that we're not engaging in the planetary crisis of climate change. these are the issues we need to be debating. we're going to take our campaign through california, through the d.c. primary. we're winning a whole lot of support. i believe after winning 16 states already, we're going to win a lot mo

>> reporter: taking my colleague cecilia vega into his childhood home. >> i peeked in.painted recently. when i lived here when i was a kid, all of this seemed much bigger. >> reporter: after sanders got called out by "the daily news" editorial board, talking about subway tokens -- >> how do you ride the subway today? >> what do you mean? >> how do you get on the subway? >> you get a token and go in. >> reporter: hillary clinton corrected him. >> i think it was my first term we changed to metro cards. >> reporter: she squeezed in with commuters riding the 4 train one stop to show her subway savvy. >> say hello to the next president. >> reporter: what might have been a pr triumph for this card-carrying new yorker was foiled by a fin nicky turnstile. apparently clinton isn't that familiar with metro cards. it took five swipes to get through. this weekend at a new york press dinner she jokingly chastised the mayor. >> the little terminal thing kept saying "please swipe again." i mean -- you've got to fix that. >> reporter: on "saturday night live," the joke came entirely at