abc's adrienne bankert has more. a shocking discovery on the beach in california. the size of microwaves washed ashore knew immediately that it was time to call police. the packages were covered in plastic and duct tape. but witnesses say one sniff was all you needed to know that they were actually bundles of marijuana. beachgoers say they told police, they were going to need a little muscle to pick them up. the packs weighed more than 100 pounds. there is much more ahead on good morning washington. suzanne kennedy.. what are you working on? did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's 10 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. say hello to internet speeds up to 150 mbps. and add phone and tv for only $34.90 more a month. comcast business. built for business. z2abrz zstz y2abry ysty dead--another critically injured in a house fire. a live report from arlington. plus--president trump launching another twi

adrienne bankert has more. two anti-abortion activists who conducted a hidden planned parenthood are now charged with 15 felonies. david daleiden and sandra merritt published several secretly recorded videos. they show what appears to be planned parenthood executives discussing the sale of fetal tissue from abortions. california's attorney general announced the charges against the two yesterday, saying they broke the law by recording people without their permission. planned parenthood says the video were highly edited, and it's workers broke no laws. prison time for a fake florida doctor - after a patient dies from a "butt injection." oneal ron morris was sentenced to ten years behind bars. morris pleaded no contest to manslaughter charges and practicing without a license. court records show that morris already spent time in jail for injecting dangerous sustances like "super glue" into women's backsides. the transgender woman will serve her sentence in a male prison. engineers are working to find out what cause

here's adrienne bankert. >> reporter: tonight, investigators are searching for gunmen.nesses reported hearing almost 20 rounds fired as those inside and outside the club tried to escape. police combing through evidences. blood still on the floor of the bar where gunfire rang out around 1:30 a.m., injuring 15 people and killing one. >> several local men got into some type of dispute inside the bar, and it escalated into shots being fired. >> reporter: a woman and her boyfriend, diving to the ground for safety. >> i knew a lot of people got shot. >> reporter: four victims are in the hospital. two in critical condition. police are confident this was not terror-related. looking into several weapons allowed inside, despite security. and it would have been the club's own security guards patting down bargoers as well as wanding them. despite this, many guns got inside the bar, and they're asking anyone with information to come forward. >> thank you. >>> overseas tonight to a massive day of protest in russia. a wave of anti-corruption rallies, the largest in years. hundreds arr

adrienne bankert is in. what's happening? >> whoo-hoo. >> what's up?ws." i'm already excited about this segment. sam, in honor of you joining us here for "good morning america" weekend edition we like to partake in a "pop news" quiz. when you're ready, you think you know sam champion. let's see how -- >> i don't even know the dude's last name. >> well, there's that, america. >> well, these questions will be simpler than his last name maybe or maybe they'll be tricky. question number one, what is sam's favorite movie? these are all multiple choice, a, "miss congeniality," b, "mrs. doubtfire" or, c, "the proposal." let's go with our panel first. >> "the proposal." oh, sorry. >> "doubtfire." >> "proposal." >> okay. >> "proposal." >> no. wait, yes. >> yes to what? >> well, it's a trick question, right, sam? >> it's a trick question because my husband asks me all the times if there's two movies i always watch if i pass them, "miss congeniality" and "proposal." betty white in "the proposal" is the best thing that ever happened to film. >> so two answers -- >

dan and paula. >> adrienne bankert, thank you very much for your reporting this morning. >>> a lot of other news and as always for that we get it over to ron. good morning. >> good morning, dan and paula, diane, robert. good morning, everyone. >>> we begin in iraq where thousands of civilians are fleeing the city iraqi forces advance in the battle for the isis strong hoeld. this as the world health organization is responding to what's believed to be the first chemical weapon attack. doctors saying that at least 12 people are showing signs of exposure to chemical agents that may have been released in two separate mortar attacks by isis. international law forbids using chemical weapons. >>> in malaysia, the families of the passengers that disappeared on board a malaysian airlines flight three years ago are now raising money to continue the search for clues. the government suspended the search in the indian ocean this past january saying they had little hope of finding anything. the families are hoping to raise $15 million. >>> a new development in the violent police takedown at a north

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here's adrienne bankert. >> reporter: tonight, investigators are searching for multiple gunmen after a deadly shooting inside this night club. >> we got several people injured. >> reporter: witnesses reported hearing almost 20 rounds fired as those inside and outside the club tried to escape. >> we got cars jumping curbs and people everywhere. >> reporter: police combing through evidence. blood still on the floor of the bar where gunfire rang out around 1:30 a.m., injuring 15 people and killing one man. >> several local men got into some type of a dispute inside the bar, and it escalated into shots being fired. >> reporter: a woman and her boyfriend, diving to the ground for safety. >> a lot of people got hurt. and from the sounds of the bullets, and as many rounds, i knew a lot of people got shot. >> reporter: four victims are in the hospital. two still in critical condition. police and the atf are confident this was not terror-related. detectives looking into several weapons recovered inside, despite security at the door. police in cincinnati have confirmed that off-duty officers p

but first, adrienne bankert from the storm zone. >> reporter: tonight, residents of already hard-hit areas of the south bracing for more extreme weather. trees toppling onto cars in tennessee. that photo showing the supercell moving through decaturville. residents believe a tornado tore through here, tossing a mobile home. >> the wind picked it up, rolled it over and threw it against these trees right here and just completely flattened it. >> reporter: a tornado confirmed to the east. in north central alabama, winds gusting above 60 miles per hour disrupting a high school baseball game. [ screams ] and an eerie fog following golf ball-sized hail. >> i have never seen this in the 11 years we've lived here. >> reporter: outside dallas, roofers using drones to inspect for damage ahead of another round of storms. >> we're looking for spots where it's been ground -- auto glass repairmen racing to fix damaged vehicles. texas in the bull's-eye tonight. we talked to the property owner behind me. you can see that structure completely flattened. he said it sounded like a bomb when the storm ro

here's adrienne bankert. >> reporter: you can't tell from gianni incandela's bubbly personality -- buthis little boy is in the fight of his life. battling brain cancer, his parents using the online site gofundme to raise money for his expensive treatments. the family says that captivating picture was then stolen off the site by others and used to scam people. >> he looked at me with a big smile and goes, "well, ma, that's not nice."neschmidt and vincent fina, accused of in photo to raise money. until in a wild twist they showed up to gianni's grandmother's workplace. >> i told her, i know what you've been doing. >> reporter: gianni's grandmother snapping this picture of the couple last week then alerting police. authorities there charging the couple on friday with fraud. experts say anytime you post a photo online there's a risk. one thing you can do to see if your photos are being used, go to google images, upload your photo, and select search. the site will pull up any web pages containing that photo. as for gianni, his family is hopeful. >> right? >> reporter: the couple is expected

. >> and i'm adrienne bankert in for diane. we begin with attorney general jeff sessions on the defense now after recusing himself agreeing to step away from any investigations into russia's meddling in the election. >> sessions said he did nothing wrong by meeting with the russian ambassador and neglecting to reveal it to lawmakers under oath. we knew overnight president trump standing by sessions calling this a witch-hunt. abc's maggie rulli is following the developments overnight from d.c. maggie, good morning. >> reporter: kendis, adrienne, good morning. the white house started on a high note. we had president trump's big speech before congress on tuesday night but now the white house is wrapping up the week getting peppered with questions about the country's top law enforcer now off the case. >> i have recused myself. >> reporter: attorney general jeff sessions is stepping back from any investigation into russian interference in the election. the move comes after the justice department confirmed that sessions met with the

. >> and i'm adrienne bankert. diane is off today. we begin on capitol hill this morning where fbi director james comey will answer some questions today about russia's meddling in the u.s. election and about president trump's claim that former president obama wiretapped trump tower. >> sources tell abc news comey will push back against those wiretap claims. abc's janai norman is following the developments overnight. janai, good morning. >> reporter: kendis and adrienne, good morning. it is shaping up to be a busy week in the nation's capital. today fbi director james comey is expected to publicly debunk those explosive wiretapping claims and shed light on russia's alleged involvement in last year's election. fbi director james comey is expected to set the record straight about the explosive accusation of illegal wiretaps. even as the top republican and democrat on the house intelligence committee agree. >> was there a physical wiretap of trump tower? no, but there never was. >> no evidence to support the president's claim that he was

abc's adrienne bankert says the idea may be gaining traction. >> reporter: the family of five was paying $900 per month for traditional insurance through an employer. >> our health insurance is almost as much as our house payment really. >> reporter: she made a big switch, paying just $250 per month for health coverage, and her doctors a only a text away. available 24/7. >> we pay a membership. like a gym membership. >> reporter: it's called direct primary care. families pay that monthly fee instead of that high payment for the same services. there is no insurance involved at all. >> when someone has an ailment, they should be able to be seen the same day without going to the e.r. where your cost is 500, 600 times my office. >> reporter: some experts caution it's not the same as being covered. >> i think it's not good for people who are fooled into thinking it's insurance when it isn't. who do not understand that they may be just a block away from a catastrophic health event. >> reporter: they know that, and have catastrophic insurance for an extra $120 per month just in case. proponents

here's abc's adrienne bankert. >> reporter: tonight posted on facebook -- sheriff's deputies shooting a man as he streams video live from his suv. the scene playing out in memphis, tennessee. you can hear rodney hess repeatedly ask for superior officers. >> i would like the higher commands. i'd like the higher commands to come out. >> reporter: at least one deputy firing through the windshield. hess airlifted to a hospital where he later died. it's one of two live posts. the first showing the 36-year-old getting in and out of his vehicle. standing in an off-ramp as drivers dodge him. one offering assistance. >> you have someone coming to help you? >> no, i'm good. i'll be okay. >> reporter: hess then parks in the middle of the road, blocking traffic. deputies arriving. in a statement, investigators say hess was acting erratic and refusing officer commands. allegedly using his vehicle to try and strike deputies. footage not captured on hess' feed. people who say they are the man's relatives, asking witnesses to come forward -- >> we just pray that justice will be served. >> reporter: i

our adrienne bankert is in connecticut where plow drivers are struggling to keep up. >> reporter: why not wait until the worst of this is over? you can't to pile up? >> no, because you cant move it. it's compact and you literally moving 18 inches of snow. >> reporter: that system, now churning northwards. a motorist on zakim bridge in boston capturing this tractor trailer jackknifing. watch it swing across the traffic lanes. no one was hurt. tragically, one teen losing her life when a vehicle lost control on a snow-covered new hampshire road. it's not just snow, but winds gusts of nearly 80 miles per hour whipping the massachusetts coastline. this wind turbine snapped in half. a driver rescued on this flooded street in connecticut. heavy rain and strong tides, inundating all along the jersey shore. beaches eroding. extending into pennsylvania where some towns are now covered with more than a foot of snow, and it was through that, that a 23-month-old toddler was raced for a heart transplant. with the snowplow clearing the way, and accompanied by the national guard. >> that was just inc

abc's adrienne bankert is in the storm zone tonight. >> reporter: tonight, sounding the alarm in tennessee. >> we have tornado sirens going off in adamsville. >> reporter: a dangerous system moving east after pummeling the heartland over the last 24 hours. funnel clouds forming in oklahoma. >> oh, it's roping out now. >> reporter: this twister dropping and tearing through the plains. drivers racing for shelter under gas station canopies, as hail battered the dallas area. >> you could hear it coming from the distance, just like a stampede. >> reporter: some stones the size of baseballs. in little elm, more than 70% of the school buses are out of commission. it's all part of a multi-day storm outbreak that brought more than 200 reports of severe weather. >> here's a frame from a mobile home that was blown off. >> reporter: an ef-2 tornado in arkansas. and straight-line winds up to 100 miles per hour, destroying this louisiana church. and we have got ominous clouds behind us here. the rain starts to come down again. we've seen thunder and lightning. here in louisville, we're under a severe we

adrienne bankert, abc news, new york. >>> and the good part about this is the boy's family says donationsed on their official gofundme site that is actually raising money for this boy. >> all right. >>> when we come back, we have the most talked about moments from a big awards show overnight. >> and adele is confirming a rumor. we've been talking about this for a while now. now we know it's official. we'll tell you in "the skinny" coming up next. member in your home. but lysol kills 99.9% of germs including 8 cold and flu viruses. to help protect your home lysol that. clearasil rapid action begins working fast for clearly visible results in as little as 12 hours. but can it fix this teen's skateboarding mishap? nope. so let's be clear: clearasil works fast on teen acne, not so much on other teen things. you're in a group most likely to develop skin cancer, including melanoma. that's why your best shot is to check for a spot. follow through and check your skin. go to spotskincancer.org to find out how. ♪ skinny so skinny ♪ >> your monday morning skinny. we'll start with a big award show ov

i'm adrienne bankert in for diane. >> and i'm kendis gibson. >>> here are some of the top headlines we're following on this monday morning on "world news now." we'll hear from james comey as the white house intelligence committee looks into russia's hacking connected to last year's election. you'll also testify about the president's claims of wiretapping. >>> president trump says north korea's leader is, quote, acting very, very badly. it comes on the heals of north korea celebrating the testing of a new rocket system they claim is for the space program. >>> a toxicology tests show traces of alcohol, cocaine and marijuana in the blood of the alleged paris airport attacker. the suspect was shot to death after taking a soldier hostage at one of paris' airports. officials say he was radicalized in prison. >> uber's president quit after six months at the ride sharing service. he found the company's problems were greater than he thought. he's the fourth executive to leave uber in the past month. those are some of the top stories on this monday, march 20th, the first day of spring. >> from abc

little rock area, shreveport is in it by t severe weather forecast but we have to get straight to adrienne bankert is in deindicate turville, tennessee, this morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. we want to show you what a possible tornado or those strong straight line wins can do. this building behind us shredded. the walls and roof ripped apart. officials say the system was so strong a number of mobile homes pretty much imploded. overnight, 15 million americans in the crosshairs. severe storm systems ripping across the south. funnel clouds forming across wernecke ki. drivers struggling to see the roads through the torrential rains. high winds destroying this large brick sign and turning trees to trash on busy roads. in mississippi, dangerous twisters tearing through the area. this ominous funnel cloud spotted right off this highway. this heavy hailstorm in alabama forcing everyone indoors. >> this is creepy. i have never seen in in the 11 years we've lived here. >> reporter: for those on the road visibility is reduced to near whiteout conditions and high winds and heavy rains interrupting t

across the northeast are using an army of snowplows and salt trucks to keep the roads clear and adrienne bankerts in waterbury, connecticut, with more. good morning to you, adrienne. >> reporter: good morning to you, michael. yes, plows just like this one are out in force here in connecticut. we're here with ruben, a private plow driver. really plows are going to be the only vehicles that people see out here on the roads today because of a statewide travel ban. so if it's not in the central service like first responders, nurses, people are being asked to stay home. in fact, no trains, no buses and all state roads will be closed until further notice. the connecticut department of transportation is telling us that they are deploying over 600 plows. they have 250 contracted plows as well as some big snowblowers and tractors trying to keep that snow off the road. this mammoth response is costing about $95,000 per hour. so for a 12-hour shift that's over a million dollars. they're going to be covering over 46,000 miles of both state highways and in-town roadways trying to keep everybody safe. michael

. >> i'm adrienne bankert.f the top headlines we're following on "world news now." >>> attorney general jeff sessions denying any wrongdoing after recusing himself from election related investigations involving russia. and he says he doesn't recall discussing the campaign when he met twice with a russian envoy. a full report coming up. >>> vice president mike pence responds to questions about use of a personal e-mail account as indiana's governor. a spokesperson says comparing pence's situation to hillary clinton's private e-mail is absurd. >>> and pence has sworn in two more members of the president's cabinet. retired neurosurgeon ben carson confirmed as housing and urban development secretary and the senate approved former texas governor rick perry to lead the energy department. >>> and a u.s. official says the raid in yemen which killed navy s.e.a.l. ryan owens also resulted in the collection of valuable intelligence. among that intel was hundreds of contacts for al qaeda sympathizers across the middle east

i'm adrienne bankert in for diane macedo. >> and i'm kendis gibson. of the top headlines this thursday morning. >>> attorney general jeff sessions is under fire this morning after revelations that he met twice with the russian ambassador to the u.s. before the election. sessions says they never discussed the campaign but democrats are demanding his resignation. >>> at least three people are dead, thousands are homeless after more than two dozen tornadoes ripped through eight states. the white house says president trump is monitoring the situation. we'll have more on the devastation ahead. >>> the wife of the orlando nightclub gunman may soon be released from jail as she awaits her own trial. noor salman is charged with helping to plan last june's attack. a judge has ordered that she be set free because she's not considered a flight risk. for now, she remains in custody while prosecutors appeal. >> and seven baltimore police officers are under arrest and suspended without pay from the force. federal prosecutors say they robbed and extorted citizens as