more stephanie ramos has on the race against time to find survivors. reporter: today, markings on front doors and gates represent how many bodies were found underneath the rubble. locals risking their safety going back to their now badly damaged homes, gathering including photographs like this one of a little boy's birthday party. that boy in the photo is this man. staring deeply at the aftermath of ecuador's strongest earthquakes in decades, santana says his wife, one-year-old daughter, his mother and two other family members were all inside and are all dead. santana detailing how his wife was cradling his baby girl when he last saw them. tragic loss, but also stories of survival. pablo is thankful to be alive. under apulled from hotel. the death toll from saturday's quake now rising above 500. .1,ther quake measuring at 6 shaking at the coast overnight. you are moving. this is an aftershock. reporter: across the pacific ocean, more rescue efforts in japan following last week's twin earthquakes which left more than 100,000 people homeless. >> the deat

stephanie ramos has that story. >> they lined up for hours. the front runners in both parties are fighting an uphill battle. >> donald trump in a last-ditch effort to catch ted cruz pulling out all of the stops. it wasn't enough. >> breaking news for the white house. >> and ted cruz has defeated donald trump in the gop primary. >> cruz claiming the win and making it much more difficult for trump to get enough delegates to avoid a contested convention. >> either before cleveland or at the convention in cleveland together we will win a majority of the delegates. >> the third man in the gop race, john kasich trailing behind them. >> we won in wisconsin. >> bernie sanders is claiming victory. he projects he will beat hillary clinton in the badger state. >> we have now won seven out of eight of the last caucuses. >> now all eyes are turning to new york. clinton is already there appearing on "the view" and then heading to brookline where she focused her attention on donald trump. >> battling prejudice and paraknow yaw is not the way. >> sanders and

i'm stephanie ramos, channel 6 "action news." >> still to come on "action news" at noon, police believe a woman was killed after a date with a man she met online. details of the investigation going on in seattle. and massive hail shattered windows in texas, the damage from severe weather down south when we come right back. for years, i was a laboratory chemist, developing drugs to fight deadly diseases. as a scientist, i know there's more that washington can do to help families. i'm running for congress to protect planned parenthood funding so more women get cancer screenings and treatment... to pass a ban on fracking in the delaware river basin to preserve our clean water, and to always protect medicare and social security. i'm shaughnessy naughton and i approve this message. >>> police believe they found the body of a woman missing since she planned a date with someone she met online. ingrid was a nurse be mother of three children, her friends last saw her when she said she was going to a baseball game with a man she met online. he is held on suspicion of homicide and investigator doz

reporting for channel 6 "action news," i'm stephanie ramos in washington. >> thank you. >>> politics now. the 2016 race for the white house, today voters from new york are headed to the polls in the primary. the democrat and republican front runners are voting in new york. hillary clinton and donald trump cast their ballots. both had double digit leads coming into the primary. there is the potential for one candidate to take all the delegates if someone gets more than 50% of them. there is 291 available for the democrats. >>> the flyers performed horrible but the fans may have been worse. they tossed wrist bands as part of a pregame tribute to ed snider on to the ice. walter perez is live now with a pep rally wrapped up. you are talking to fans about last night? >> reporter: i have rick. over the years there are several incidentses that cast shadows over sports in philadelphia. you have last night. did the flyers play poorly in a critical game last night? there is no question. but i am hopeful that everybody would agree that does not give you the right to be classless. >> this goes d

. >> it is your "your voice, your vote" and abc's stephanie ramos has the latest. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: good morning, kendis and reena. three out of the four candidates have new york connections and trying to cover ground from the boogie down bronx to upstate new york all of this ahead of the next primary vote. hillary clinton on the fore. the former senator swiping her cards a few extra time and squeezes on to the subway from yankee stadium in the bronx not letting go of bernie sanders' recent comment. >> i think it was my first term when we changed. >> reporter: the battleground, age clinton for the first time talking about this comment from sanders. >> i don't bleelieve that she i qualified. >> well, it's kind of a silly thing to say. >> reporter: sanders strolling down midtown manhattan streets. after the new york primary only three large states are left to vote. california, new jersey and pennsylvania. sanders needs to win all four with large margins to. ka up to clinton. donald trump making sure his fellow new yorkers don't forget ted cruz's co

abc's stephanie ramos reports. >> reporter: the latest debate between gop front-runner donald trump ands over a controversial law. >> i am waiting with anticipation for the new baseball caps make pc great again. >> reporter: cruz going after "today" show about north carolina's bill banning transgender people from using an the bathroom they identify with. >> i think that would be discriminatory in a certain way. leave it the way it is. >> cruz accusing trump of being politically correct and voicing his opinion on the controversial bill. >> here is basic common sense. grown adult men, strangers should not be alone in a bathroom with little girls. >> reporter: trump is still questioning the delegate process but also urging cruz and the third man in the gop race john kasich to drop out. >> we have a job to do. i've got two leftovers. i have to finish that. okay? we have to. >> reporter: both insisting they can snag their party's nomination if there's a contested convention. on the democratic side after her big win in the empire state, hillary clinton campaigning in connecticut. >> hi. >> re

stephanie ramos has that story. >> they lined up for hours. the front runners in both parties are fighting an uphill battle. >> donald trump in a last-ditch effort to catch ted cruz pulling out all of the stops. it wasn't enough. >> breaking news for the white house. >> and ted cruz has defeated donald trump in the gop primary. >> cruz claiming the win and making it much more difficult for trump to get enough delegates to avoid a contested convention. >> either before cleveland or at the convention in cleveland together we will win a majority of the delegates. >> the third man in the gop race, john kasich trailing behind them. >> we won in wisconsin. >> bernie sanders is claiming victory. he projects he will beat hillary clinton in the badger state. >> we have now won seven out of eight of the last caucuses. >> now all eyes are turning to new york. clinton is already there appearing on "the view" and then heading to brookline where she focused her attention on donald trump. >> battling prejudice and paraknow yaw is not the way. >> sanders and

stephanie ramos live in washington. thank you. >>> tax authorities this morning have started investigating hundreds of people named in a bombshell new report of tax evasion. the report is based on leaked documents from a law firm in panama. the firm, among the wiggest creators of shell companies. political figures named in the reporting are from russia, saudi arabia and pakistan. even celebrities and some big sports stars are also among those named. >>> new developments in the refugee crisis in europe. greece has sent the first migrants back to turkey under a new deal. europe is trying to stem the influx of people fleeing syria and iraq. turkish officials say they're prepared to receive 500 migrants today. the policy has come under fire from human rights activists. >>> and it was an emotional day in belgium as the airport in brussels reopened. since the suicide bombing there. the first passenger flight yesterday left for portugal. others went to greece and italy. the airport is not fully functional. delta airlines will

stephanie ramos have the decision. reporter: they will not be moving the all-star game out of the tar heel state for now. >> the best role is to play through constructive engagement toward change. not setting deadlines. not making ultimatums. reporter: a bipartisan group of senators writing to the nba commissioner adam silver urging the organization to take a stand against north carolina's so-called bathroom law. silver agrees the law is problematic. but says he has faith that north carolina will make changes before the all-star game ten months from now. >> this is about something bigger than the nba. reporter: the north carolina governor made changes to the state law but it does not extend to protect gay families. other states are introducing and passing similar bills and also facing threat of boycott. in mississippi, a law businesses the right to deny service to member of the lgbt community based on rely you moral belief. similar law in south dakota and georgia have been vetoed. previously rejected bill in kansas, mi

. >> here's stephanie ramos. >> reporter: nba team owners will not be moving the all-star game out of now. >> the best role for the league to play here is through constructive engagement towards change, not setting deadlines, not making ultimatums. >> reporter: a bipartisan group of senators writing the nba commissioner, urging the commissioner to take a stand against the bathroom law. he says the law is problematic but has faith north carolina will make changes. >> this is about something much bigger than the nba. >> reporter: north carolina's governor did make some changes to the state law, but those do not extend to protecting gay families. other states are introducing and passing similar bills and facing threats of businesses and entertainers. >> less money is going to come into your state the more hateout put out of it. >> reporter: in mississippi, a law gives business owners a right to deny service to lbgt because of religious beliefs. but rejected bills in minnesota, tennessee and other places have been removed. in south carolina, a public hearing on the bathroom law drew a cro

stephanie ramos has more from washington. >> reporter: bernie sanders, hillary clinton, donald trump, and john kasich are all in a new york state of mind. sanders, greeted by a pumped up crowd of supporters in syracuse, where he went after the opponent he would like to face in the general election. >> in the general election, we are beating trump by 20 points. >> reporter: a new quinnipiac poll shows hillary clinton is beating sanders in new york by double digits. and she also tries to win over voters in her home state. at a new york city round table, clinton weighing in on the gender gap when it comes to equal pay. >> the last time i checked, there's no discount for being a woman. groceries don't cost us less, rent doesn't cost us less. >> reporter: on the republican side, trump is still maintaining a double digit lead in the empire state, but he's still mad over a loss to ted cruz in colorado. john kasich getting a warm welcome in a bakery. posing for pictures with kids and explaining to voters why, even though he's way behind, he should be the gop nominee. >> we always aim towards

lets head to stephanie ramos live in washington tonight with more. >> reporter: well rick, new york isr take most state and the frontrunners, donald trump and hillary clinton are hoping to rake in the state's delegates. bernie sanders, hillary clinton and donald trump and john kasich are all in a new york state of mind. sanders greeted by a pumped up crowd of supporters in syracuse where the vermont senator went after the opponent he would like to face in the general election. >> in a general election poll match-up we are beating trump by 20 points. >> a new quinnipiac poll shows hillary clinton is beating sanders in new york by double digits as she tries to win over voters in her home state. at a new york city round table weighing in on the gender gap. >> the last time i checked there is no discount for being a woman, grocery doesn't cost us less and rent doesn't cost us less. >> and trump is still maintaining a double digit lead in the empire state and is still mad over a loss in colorado. cruz spending his time in california after being in the bronx last week. john kasich getting a

abc stephanie ramos has her story. >> reporter: survival tactics. living off the land. not how you would expect a grandmother to spend more than a week. this is 72-year-old anne rogers. on march 31st she was driving to phoenix with her dog and cat to visit her grand kids, then her plans change. >> however, i took a wrong turn. >> reporter: she got lost in for nine days with no food, no water, no cell phone signal. her car was out of gas. and there was no one nearby. >> i knew how much pain my family, my friends, and those who knew me well were feeling about the fact i've been gone, missing so long. >> reporter: as the sun set, so did the cold. >> there was no way to do anything other than camp in the car. >> reporter: for nine days and nights she drank pond water and ate plants to survive until searchers spotted her dog. then this, a help signal made from rocks and sticks. >> the ground searchers found my note, help, i need it now. >> reporter: finally a helicopter search crew finds anne. amazingly not just alive but coherent, able to walk to the chopper by herself. how

here is abc's stephanie ramos with details. >> the water is rushing by right now. >> reporter: severe weather hammering houston. >> i live on the third floor. by the time i got downstairs, i was like already at my waist. >> reporter: texans escaping the nearly 20 inches of rising water any way they can. neighbors coming together at carry babies to safety. some even using refrigerators as rafts. overnight some families reuniting. this woman coming off of a boat with her walker into her daughter's arms. the rain that fell on monday was historic. the devastation can be seen for miles. in just 12 hours, a foot and a half of rain fell forcing creeks and bayous to burst over their banks. the water soaking nearby towns leaving people trapped in the floodwaters. the governor declaring a state of emergency in nine counties. >> water rescues, there have been well over a thousand. >> reporter: but not everyone was able to make it out okay. at least five deaths have been blamed on the rain. many were people who became trapped in their cars and drowned like this man's wife who drowned in the risin

. >> stephanie ramos joins us live from wisconsin where a surprise could be brewing in this primary contest. stephanie? >> reporter: the presidential candidates have been crisscrossing the state of wisconsin, trying to get as much support as they can, while gop insiders say if donald trump does not win wisconsin tonight, lit be -- he will have a much more difficult time trying to clinch the party's nomination. voters in wisconsin at the polls today, casting their ballots in this hotly contested primary. >> it's going to be interesting tonight. >> reporter: donald trump coming off possibly his roughest week, is not giving up on the badger state, making a pitch to voters. >> the people of wisconsin are amazing. they want their jobs to stay here. they don't want other countries taking their jobs. >> reporter: president obama addressing the plan trump touted from the start that mexico will pay to build the wall. the president calling it impractical. >> i have to emphasize it's not just mr. trump's proposals. you're also hearing concerns about mr. cruz's proposals, which in some ways are just as

in washington, stephanie ramos for channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> a high school horror. a 15-year-old girl beaten to death by other students. why didn't anyone stop it? >> governor christie outraged by a mom and son's struggle over a learner's permit. >> and incredible video. a little boy lifted in to the air by a weather phenomenon. >> i'm meteorologist lee goldberg. for the first time in a wild, clouds over the george washington bridge and a lot of traffic at least inbound. park looks beautiful. our temperature at 71. [ grinding metal ] whoa, that doesn't look good. no, not you. ordinary fuels can clog your engine with dirt. it's like lugging this around... it's dragging down your fuel economy. [ breaking glass ] but over time, using new and improved bp gasoline with invigorate helps clean up that dirt, like hundreds of scrubbing brushes. [ scrubbing bristles ] so that means a cleaner engine, which helps you get more miles per tank. i'll be here if you need me. new bp gasoline with invigorate... our best fuel ever! it seems like a cold at first. you can't concentrate,

let's go to abc's stephanie ramos for more. stephanie? >> reporter: david, the nba says it is now in the best position to effect change and are hoping this controversial law changes soon. nba team owners will not be moving the 2017 all-star game out of the tar heel state at least for now. >> the best role for the league to play here is through constructive engagement towards change. not setting deadlines, not making ultimatums. >> reporter: a bipartisan group of senators writing to nba commissioner adam silver urging the organization to take a stand. problematic. but says he has faith that north carolina will make changes before the all-star game ten months from now. >> this is about something much bigger than the nba. >> reporter: north carolina's governor did make some changes to the state law. but those changes do not extend to protecting gay families. other states are introducing also facing threats of boycotts from businesses and entertainers. >> less money is going to come into your state. >> reporter: in mississippi a law gives bus

abc news reporter stephanie ramos has the latest. >> reporter: hillary clinton is battling with vermontr voters in new york. focusing on the possible fight down the line with donald trump, the former new york senator taking aim at trump while campaigning in queens where trump grew up. >> donald trump who as you point out was born in this borough. he seems not to respect the diversity that i think makes us stronger. >> reporter: clinton also blasting sanders casting him as unprepared for the white house. >> under the bright spotlight and scrutiny here in new york, senator sanders has had trouble answering questions. he's had trouble answering questions about his core issues. >> reporter: the brooklyn-born sanders coming off another win this time in wyoming is also in the empire state. sanders notching his seventh victory out of the last eight contests says the clinton campaign is done playing nice because they're losing. >> it was a change in tone on the part of the clinton people. >> reporter: on the republican side, ted cruz is campaigning in california. ahead of that state's primary.

in washington, stephanie ramos for channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> strange way to have a fight. bulldozers brawling. rival construction companies get in to a battle right on a busy street. >> also, a hockey star's shame. what the player is saying tonight about controversial remarks he made on the ice. >> and stamp of approval. a little prince steals the show approaching medicare eligibility? you may think you can put off checking out your medicare options until you're sixty-five, but now is a good time to get the ball rolling. keep in mind, medicare only covers about eighty percent of part b medical costs. the rest is up to you. that's where aarp medicare supplement insurance plans insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company come in. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, saving you in out-of-pocket medical costs. you've learned that taking informed steps along the way really makes a difference later. that's what it means to go long . call now and request this free decision guide. it's full of information on medicare and the range of aarp medicare supplemen

stephanie ramos, abc news, washington. >> a plan to defeat the zika virus is in the works in southernerers think the solution to stopping the mosquito borne illness may be the mosquitoes themselves. they're working to creating mosquitoes immune to the virus. researchers say they can also genetically modify mosquito eggs to produce zika-resistant offspring. it would need fda approval. >>> bacteria in your mouth may hold clues to pancreatic cancer. >> p and the life expectancy for white americans has dropped. >> few survive more than five years after the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. doctors are eager to find a way to diagnose and treat it sooner. a new study suggests the presence of certain mouth bacteria could help identify those who are at higher risk of the disease. there are five previous studies that showed that gum disease, bleeding, swollen gums, missing teeth are associated with an increase in pancreatic cancer. life expectancy declined slightly for white americans in 2014. it's a troubling sign that the stress among younger and middle-age whites are dying at ever highing rat

in washington, stephanie ramos for channel 7 eyewitness news. you. and newark's mayor has a direct message for uber. the ride share service is saying that the city is pushing the company out against the wishes of customers: it even had users tweet mayor ras baraka. now in response, baraka posted a video online. he says the city welcomes uber and similar companies if they play by the rules including all fee and safety regulations. >> uber not only doesn't want to pay their fair share, they refuse to get fingerprinted and background checks and they whatsoever even though they're regulated in? m cities across -- many in cities across america. >> uber and another drivers are already banned from newark airport and newark penn station. city maintains that drivers must pay license and permit fees to help invest in the city. >>> well, frightening car crash on long island, coming up, the car that went airborne before landing on a lawn. >> and also ahead, why one of the killers behind the charles manson murders is now being recommended for parole. >> and new f

abc's stephanie ramos has the details. >> reporter: survival tactics. living off the land. not how you would expect a week. this is 72-year-old ann rogers. on march 31st she was driving to phoenix with her dog and cat to visit her grand kids and then her plans changed. >> however, i took a wrong turn. >> reporter: she got lost in the middle of the arizona desert for nine days with no food, no water, no cell phone signal. her car was out of gas and there was no one nearby. >> i knew how much pain my family, my friends and those who knew me well were feeling about the fact that i'd been gone missing so long. >> reporter: as the sunset, so did the cold. >> there was no way to do anything other than camp in the car that night. >> reporter: for nine days and nights, ann said she drank pond water and ate plants to survive until searchers spotted her dog, and then this, a help signal made from rocks and sticks. >> the ground searchers found my note, help. i need it now. >> reporter: finally, a amazingly not just alive but coherent, able to walk to the chopper by herself. how did s

abc's stephanie ramos has the details from washington. >> reporter: a stumbling block for families of the victims of the 9/11 terror attacks. >> the white house is opposed to it. its received opposition here. >> reporter: paul ryan didn't say whether or not he agrees with bipartisan legislation to allow the families of september government for compensation, which is now illegal. >> i think we need to review it to make sure that we are not making mistakes with our allies. >> reporter: in an interview with charlie rose on cbs, president obama says if this 9/11 bill becomes law, it could affect u.s. relations. >> if we open up the possibility that individuals in the united states can routinely start suing other governments, then we are also opening up the united states to being continually sued by individuals in other countries. >> reporter: the bill pushed by senator chuck schumer and senate majority whip john cornyn would prevent saudi arabia and other countries with alleged terrorists ties from claiming sovereign immunity in a u.s. court. >> the victims of terrorism in our country sho

stephanie ramos has the latest on the democratic duo in new york. >> reporter: the former senator from new york swiping had your metro card a few extra times and squeezing on to the subway for a one stop ride from yankee stadium to 170th street in the south bronx. clinton not letting go of the bernie sanders comment to to the daily news. the empire state the battleground clinton talking about this comment from sanders. >>> i don't believe that she is qualified. >>> it's a silly thing to say. >> reporter: sanders strolling down midtown manhattan streets greeting fellow brooklynites. >> reporter: sander needs to win california new jersey pennsylvania e. he needs all to catch up to clinton. >>> do you remember during the debate when he started lecturing me on new york values like we are no good. >> reporter: ted cruz tried to get past that and make it around across the state with the a stop in the bronx. to a warmer welcome in brooklyn breaking bread with the jewish community and up state albany, sticking to his message. >>> if we nominate donald trump hillary wins. >> reporter: seven in

i'm stephanie ra ramos for channel 7 eyewitness news. >> there will be a service to mourn the victims in ecuador. brooklyn -- president joined leaders of the ecuadorian it's home to the largest population of ecuadorian americans in the united states. >> and woodside queens among them as well. our hearts go out to them. >>> we have the after school accu-weather forecast. >> it's going to be absolute leghorns. after school it's going to warm up to 67 degrees. maybe over the areas of new jersey. lots of sunshine. tomorrow after school is going to be warmer. after school on friday, we'll talk about rain next on your accu-weather forecast. back to you. >> thanks. >>> a woman recovering from severe burns, and she claims an e-cigarette is to blame. coming up, the lawsuit she's filing. >>> it started as a battle to a queens woman suffered severe burns after an e-cigarette blew up in her pocket. she was stopped inside a car in wines when she said the device exploded and flew out of her pocket onto the dashboard. she relies on a cane to get around. she's on a long road to recovery, which includ

we get the latest from abc's stephanie ramos. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: you got it. the presidential candidates are back on the campaign trail trying to reach out to voters ahead of another big primary vote. at a rally in pennsylvania a bolder bernie sanders. >> let me just say in response to secretary clinton, i don't believe that she is qualified if she is >> reporter: sanders firing back after hillary clinton released a flurry of attacks his way. the clinton camp tweeting this is a new low saying clinton sever sanders was not qualified. with new york set to vote in less than two weeks clinton is gripping a sanders stumble. >> a number of important areas he doesn't have a plan at all. >> reporter: sanders tripping up during an interview with "the new york daily news" about how he'd break up the big banks. >> you think that the fed now has that authority? >> i don't know if the fed has it but i think the administration has it. >> reporter: despite his uphill climb, clinton has more than 700 delegates. sanders needs to win 74% of the remaining delegates to beat her.

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stephanie ramos, abc news, washington. >>> turning now to politics, donald trump is riding high after in new york. trump held rallies in maryland and indiana taking aim at ted cruz and vowing to trounce hillary clinton in the general election. cruz is conceding he cannot win the nomination with primary voting but insists trump can't either. cruz says it's clear they're heading to a contested convention. >>> hillary clinton is also hitting the campaign trail, fresh from her home state victory. clinton held a rally in philadelphia and blasted the gun lobly. and this morning she'll appear in a town hall on "good morning america." clinton can lose every remaining contest and still win the nomination but bernie sanders isn't going anywhere anytime soon. after a brief break in vermont, he's still in the race for the long haul and holding more campaign events in philadelphia. >>> there's more rain in the forecast today for the houston area which has already seen severe flooding this week. officials say it will be at least a month before all roads are open again and the weather service has is

stephanie ramos has the story. >> reporter: a scary moment for the 57 passengers aboard this delta flight. the windshield cracked by yet another bird. a loud thud nobody wants to hear when are you 30,000 feet in the air. >> they share the same air space and these things happen but it gets your heart beating fast. >> these passengers had an unexpected layover in charleston, west virginia, the plane making a quick emergency landing and none of the passengers were injured. >> 99.9 times out of a million they end this way. >> birds smacking in aircrafts is nothing new. earl your this week this boeing egypt air damaged its nose when a bird flew into it. and this flight from new york. >> it was a loud boom sound. the takeoff aborted. >> all 186 passengers and crew exiting the plane via the emergency slides. bird strikes are rare but they happen. the federal administration says that most take place when the plane is landing. >>> a new york teenager is blind in one eye after he says an e-cigarette exploded while he was using it in a mall kiosk. 14-year-old leon says a clerk was showing him the pr

stephanie ramos live in washington. thank you. have started investigating hundreds of people named in a bombshell new report of tax evasion. leaked documents from a law firm in panama. political figures named in the reporting are from russia, saudi arabia and pakistan. even celebrities and some big sports stars are also among those named. >>> new developments in the refugee crisis in europe. greece sent back the first. turkish officials say they're prepared to receive 500 immigrants today. the policy has come under fire from human rights activists. >>>en emotional day in belgium as the airport in brussels reopened. the first passenger flight yesterday left for portugal. others went to greece and italy. the airport is not fully delta will not resume flights there until next spring. >>> up ahead, controlling cholesterol. >>> and scary side, a car and its driver sitting on a cliff after plunging over the edge. >>> some frightening moments for philadelphia hockey fans as an escalator breaks down, witnesses say the escalator started to

stephanie ramos joins us live with more. >> reporter: rick and sara, it's a big night for both democrats and republicans, hillary clinton and bernie sanders square off at the debate and the three republican candidates speak at a gop gala but all the contenders are in new york. in brooklyn tonight, rivals hillary clinton and bernie sanders are hosting dual rallies, saners firing up nearly 30 thousand supporters in the park. >> there are a lot of people here tonight. >> a rock star welcome for the vermont senator before taking aim at clinton. >> if someone gets paid $225,000 for a speech. it must be an unbelievably extraordinary speech. >> a smaller low key crowd for clinton's rally in the bronx. clinton did not really go after sanders, instead focusing on her likely republican challenger. >> unlike donald trump we are not saying some people don't belong, we are not saying some people are not wanted. >> while on the republican side, donald trump supporters and protesters clashing at a rally in pittsburgh. but then trump stunned the crowd with this comment. how is joe paterno we going to br

in washington i'm stephanie ramos, channel 6 "action news." >>> more ahead on "action news" at 12:30, wwe lost a legend. former wrestler, china has died at the able of 46. >> we are trying to jam this down our throat without our consent and that is just not right. >> families in florida are raising a red flag for a new plan to fight the zika virus in their neighborhood. >>> the olympic torch has begun its journey to rio de janeiro. it calls tore it to be lit with the rays of the sun be a mirror. it kicks off on august 5th. >>> now to the latest in the fight against zika. they are creating genetically modified mosquitos but that is raising concerns. >> just outside of key west families are angry that the cdc and the fda and the british company that hopes to release millions of genetically altered mosquitos in their backyard. >> we don't want to be lab rats. >> even the government admits this is a test. >> the genetically modified male mates with the female and the off spring does not develop into adulthood. but there is no plan if something goes wrong or if diseases start to spread. on

i'm stephanie ramos, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> there is much more ahead on "action news" at 12:30, remembering a legend, the music world in shock over the death of prince, coming up we take a closer look at the musician's life off stage and nascar is underfire for one of their top drivers. tony stewart is sounding off over safety concerns and he is not alone. across pennsylvania, he's praised as a progressive champion with a record of reform. josh shapiro the democrats most compelling candidate for attorney general. he'll protect seniors from scams and stand up to polluting frackers. he's backed by law enforcement, supported by planned parenthood and he's endorsed by president obama - who says shapiro "represents the next generation of progressive leadership". democrat josh shapiro an attorney general...for us >>> residents in one texas town could not believe their eyes when they saw a tiger roaming the streets. animal control officers tracked her down and captured her. police are now searching for her owner. >>> well, today is earth day and a short time ago 170 countrie

stephanie ramos joins us live from washington. >> reporter: we are 8 days away from the state's prime. donald trump is back on the campaign trail after taking a few days off. >>> wow. >> reporter: while he was gone, ted cruz scooped up all the delegates in the state of colorado which holds a local convention instead of a primary. ted cruz believes he can beat trump to the gop nomination. >>> i believe the first ballot will be the only ballot he will receive. >>> trump accusing crooked shenanigans and trump comparing presidential bernie sanders fight to his own. >>> every time i turn on your show, bernie wins and yoat bernie is not -- yet bernie is not winning. it's a rigged system. >> reporter: trump is going after the boston globe after the pay published this satyrical front page. >>> the whole front page is a make believe story which is no dinnertime for the whole paper. >> reporter: hillary clinton has trump staring in her ad airing this week. bernie sanders hopes his string of victories will help him win new york and the nomination. >>> we have won 8 of the last 9 caucuses. >> rep

in northwest, stephanie ramos, abc 7 news. jummy: now to your forecast, of course, it was a cold weekend but things should warm up a little bit. doug: much warmer already and will be cooler tomorrow with rain but in the 60's and the rest of the week the sun comes back. it's a simple pattern for a change. we've had some really complicated weather patterns the past few weeks but this one is a little more predictable. hope it's not famous last words. a time lapse from virginia, cardinal ridge elementary school. a lot of clouds this morning but through mid morning look on the horizon what develops, blue skies. and 60 degrees in centreville and definitely warmer than saturday or sunday. 58 now in the city and 59 in chevy chase and aspen hill at 75 and 61 in ashburn and 66 in dale city and 59 degrees now in waldorf. temperatures farther southwest and fairly mild and will be the general airflow the next couple days until the cold front comes through and it's 57 in columbus and 46 in chicago. behind the front but the pattern is really

stephanie ramos is in madison, wisconsin for us. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: good morning. the primary here in wisconsin could very well be a game changer for both parties. the votes could be key in determining if a gop contested convention is likely to happen. voters lined up for hours to cast their vote in the crucial wisconsin primary. the front-runners in both parties fighting an uphill battle here. >> the people of wisconsin are amazing. >> reporter: donald trump in a last ditch effort to catch ted cruz pulling out all the stops and bringing wife melania on the trail. but it wasn't enough. >> breaking news in the race for the white house. abc news can project that ted cruz has defeated donald trump in the gop primary. >> reporter: cruz claiming the win and making it much more difficult for trump to get enough delegates to avoid a contested convention. the convention in cleveland, together, we will win a majority of the delegates. >> reporter: the third man in the gop race? john kasich, trailing behind them. >> we won i

abc's stephanie ramos has the latest. >> reporter: the first wave of charges now filed in the flint water crisis. >> so many things went so the terribly wrong and tragically wrong in flint. >> reporter: michigan's attorney general announcing three officials are charged with felonies including official misconduct and evidence tampering. two state environmental regulators w court facing up to five years in prison. >> they failed in their responsibilities to protect the health and safety of families in flint. >> reporter: the drinking water became contaminated when the flint river as its water source for more than a year. he charges these officials knowingly lied on water tests performed on homes before the transition leaving residents exposed for months to potentially hazardous levels of lead? these are charges. >> michigan governor rick snyder believes the water is drinkable again and plans to drink the water for a month. >> he wants us all to start using waters in the filters again. >> reporter: the governor stopping by this home filling up gallons of water to take home for his wife and h

stephanie ramos has more. >> food and blankets and water is being sent to ecuador from neighboring countryu. the gates mark how many bodies were found underneath the rubble. they are going back to their dadly damaged homes grabbing whatever they can find including pictures of this boy's birthday party. staring deeply at the aftermath, santana says his wife, 1-year-old daughter, and mother and other families members were inside and are all dead. santana was detailing how his wife was cradling his little girl when he lost them. pablo is happy to be alive. cordova was pulled from a collapse hotel after 36 hours beneath the ruins. the death toll is over 500 with more still missing. and tremors shaking ecuador overnight. >> you can see the windows are moving. this is an aftershock? >> yes. >> across the pacific ocean more rescue efforts in japan following last week's twin earthquake leaving 1,000 people homeless. >> it may take ecuador years to recover. >>> the man charged in a series of freeway shootings in arizona last year is now a free man, a judge reduced leslie merit jr.'s bail from $1 mi

stephanie ramos, abc news, washington. >>> the british government has a new warning for gay people travelingoduced antigay laws. the foreign office issued this advice, take care abroad. north carolina allowed businesses and individuals to turn away lgbt people on religious grounds. >> snap chat created filter. and the filter makes user skin darker and puts dread locks on them. the app hasn't commented. >> coming up, this time, it's not the drought to blame. what is being done to stop dreaded oak worm from spreading. plus... a mind blowing end to a track race. the winner is 100 feet behind and not in the picture. abc7 news at 6:00 get high speed internet from at&t. with 99.9% reliability for just $30 a month. keep calm, your internet's on. with 99.9% reliability for just $30 a month. those are some good looking tomatoes. yep. how long have you been growing them? for a couple months. me too. hey leonard, if we've been growing our tomatoes the same amount of time, why did your dirt grow more than my dirt? because my dirt's better than your dirt. oh. nature's care organic potting mix produces mo