i'm marci gonzalez in for diana perez. >> and i'm john muller. is there something wrong with me that i'm more geeked out about the masters video than the victoria's secret? am i getting old? >> i don't want to say old. >>> south korea is bracing for a battle with the north. >> they've deployed warships and a radar in preparation. >> reporter: at least one of north korea's musodan missiles has been spotted on the eastern korean coast, being fueled and ready to launch. it is powerful enough to travel more than 2,000 miles, putting u.s. bases in okinawa and guam within its reach. and they've had several missile tests before, but they have never tested the musodan. with something relatively untested like this, a concern is, even with if the target is intended to be the sea, if it fails, it could hit a town. that's the horror story because it's possible.

. >> i'm marci gonzalez in for diana perez. >> did you catch any of the ncaa game? >> i caught a couple minutes of it. >> i caught the last five minutes in my office before being at work. >> the best part. >> it was the best part. at that point louisville had sort of blown it out already. great game. congratulations to them right. >> absolutely. we begin this half hour with what was an exciting end, as john said, to a dramatic ncaa tournament. the louisville cardinals went into it as the overall number one seed. and after a fierce fight in every round, they came out on top with a victory over the michigan wolverines. >> the high scorer was luke hancock, he helped louisville turn around a 12-point deficit. injured guard, kevin ware, remember him? he provided the inspiration. he got to cut down the net. >> it is not about me. i have never been that type of guy. you know? these guys came out and played a great michigan team. these are my brothers, you know, they got the job done.

i'm marci gonzalez in for diana perez. >> and i'm john muller. north's nuclear capabilities. >> abc's devin dwyer right now joining us with more. devin. >> reporter: good morning, john and marci, that's right. secretary kerry's trip was planned long before this current crisis. but with all the attention, this could be the moment kim jong-un decides to steal the show. north korea says its missiles are on standby as the top american diplomat, secretary of state john kerry, arrived in south korea to reassure u.s. allies. the diplomatic push comes as president obama for the first time publicly says he wants to avoid war. >> now is the time for north korea to end the kind of belligerent approach they've been taking and to try to lower temperatures. nobody wants to see a conflict on the korean peninsula. >> reporter: as the world waits, now conflicting messages about the nuclear threat to the u.s. a new intelligence report assessed with moderate confidence the north could put a nuclear weapon on a ballistic missile, though the report says their reliabi

hello and out to the rest of the country and the west coast i'm diana perez. >> major developments inending on watertown where a suspect is in custody and reports that the suspect may in fact be tied to the boston bombing. that is the question and we are trying to get confirmation of that right now. but very promising developments and that is a quote from fbi sources that he talked with. >> we want to backtrack for a moment. if you are just joining us. late last night there was a shooting at m.i.t. the campus in boston and the result of that shooting was the death of one police officer on campus. after that there was a carjacking according to police and there were two suspects on the run. an incredible amount of police descending on watertown and cambridge searching for the suspects. we heard one of the suspects in the watertown situation had been apprehended and we were starting to get more information as it trickled in. we were able to talk to our correspondent who has two independent sources from the massachusetts police department that told him that the man in suspect is in fact c

i'm marci gonzalez in for diana perez. >> i'm john muller.nes this morning on "world news now" -- north korea completed preparation for a missile test that could come any day. some experts are looking towards april 15th. the birthday of north korea's founder kim il-sung. >>> two little boys kidnapped by their father and taken to cuba are safe in florida this morning. cuban officials agreed to turn joshua hakken and wife sharyn over to u.s. agents. >>> a cleeng college student told police he dreamed of stabbing people to death in custody this morning after an attack on a texas campus. more than a dozen students were stabbed mostly in the face and neck. >>> uconn's women dominated louisville last night to win the school's eighth basketball championship. their 93-60 route was the most lopsided victory ever in a women's title game. those are some of our top stories on this wednesday, april 10th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning, everybody. if you are going to lose a title game losing to the uconn women's tea

15th. >> announcer: from abc's "world news now". >> i'm john muller. >> i'm tanya rivero in for diana perezone more day. you are back. >> just couldn't stay off the great hours. >> come running back. >> came running back. great to have you. >> great to be with you again sitting here. >> we will have fun today. got to begin with serious news. north korea, where it is the most important holiday of the year, birthday of the country's founder, kim il-sung. >> directly at odd with the nuclear war threats from top leaders with the latest threats and the response here is abc's lana zak in seoul. >> reporter: all eyes are on north korea as reclue communist country is celebrating the founder. kim jong-un is keeping the world on edge with threats to test a new mid range missile that some believe could hit u.s. te territories and its allies. >> directly threatened by north korea specifically, guam, hawaii, possibly at some point, given the direction, kim jong-un has indicate heed wants to go continental united states. >> reporter: secretary of state john kerry may be in the path. he is currently in ja

i'm diana perez. >> and i'm john muller.>> good morning. i'm diana perez. >> and i'm john muller. here are the top headlines we are following this morning on "world news now" -- n >>> moving forward. the city of boston prepares to transform a crime scene into a thriving neighborhood once again. this is the bombing suspect, reveals details of the attack to investigators. >>> plus, a terror plot shut down. investigators say they stopped a plan to blow up passenger trains and they say the suspects were backed by al qaeda. >>> also this morning, a brave little boy's terrifying encounter with the wild. a misstep puts him in the grip of a gator until his father game to the rescue. >>> lost and found, a young man's most important possession. his final memory of his father gone in an unfamiliar city. how some determined airline workers scrambled to give him back the comfort of home. those are just some of the stories we're following on this tuesday, april 23rd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller a

i'm marci gonzalez in for diana perez. >> i'm john muller.wing this morning on "world news now." >>> president obama returns to the white house after an emotional visit to connecticut to push for new gun laws. on board air force one, 12 families who lost their families in newtown mass car want to lobby lawmakers. >>> japan is moving patriot missile interceptors into place in anticipation of a north korean nuclear test. north korea is telling foreigners in that country to start evacuating the country. >>> an annual report shows airline service is getting better even though there's been a 20% increase in customer complaints. the report is issued as one major carrier considers shrinking the size of airline bathrooms. >>> and the louisville cardinals are the ncaa champions, beating michigan. they were the number one seed going into the tournament. and they hung on through every obstacle, including teammate kevin ware's broken leg. those are some of our top stories on this tuesday, april 9th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now."

i'm diana perez. thank so much for >>> good morning, i'm diana perez. morning. >> i'm john muller. we continueaning. wi scene out of the on area. particularly watertown, the suspect is dead and the manhunt this, according to local inues police, is connected to the boston marathon bombings. >> we are getting confirmation of that. we want to get to our correspondent brian ross who has been on the scene all morning, collecting as much information as possible. >> a terrorist is at large. that's how the police here view it. a man identified yesterday by the fbi as suspect number two in the marathon bombings. he and his partner, suspect number one began the evening, apparently, are an attempted stickup at a 7-eleven store in cambridge and went on to m.i.t. where they got in a gun battle with the m.i.t. police and killed an m.i.t. police officer and that led to a wild chase by car from cambridge into neighboring watertown. more gunfire here. at that point, the suspect number one identified the fbi was shot. but suspect number two fled. at this point, suspect n

. >> i'm marci gonzalez in for diana perez. >> welcome back. >> thank you. >> you will be here all weekd of me. >> we don't want to. we hope diana gets rest. >> yes. >> beautiful weekend. did you do anything good? >> i did. i did. i had a fun weekend. went to a bridal shower, and bachelorette party. >> really? did you imbibe a little bit? >> what happens at the bachelorette party stays at the bachelorette party. what about you? >> i did yard work. got out there, was doing my thing. >> boring. >> well, you got to do what you got to do. i got a lot of stuff from the winter, overgrown shrubs. this winter was awful, the property -- yeah, boring. i'll move on. >> all right. moving on. we begin this half-hour with a possible breakthrough on gun control. two senators, one from each party are working on an agreement to expand background checks on gun purchases. >> if the deal is nailed down it could begin on capitol hill the debate as soon as tomorrow. abc's lucy yang has the story. >> reporter: jen russell was shot and robbed 14 years ago. her dear friend died in the same attack. she stepped f

. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >>> we begin this half-hour with top lawmakers who appear convinced that the boston bombing suspects got help from overseas. >> this comes after russian authorities turned over recorded phone calls between the mother and one of her sons. abc's gio benitez reports from boston. >> reporter: the wiretap has the world asking questions. what did the russians hear in that 2011 recorded phone calls between tamerlan tsarnaev and his mom back in russia. u.s. officials learned of the calls only last week and they're now a focus for investigators. >> i do believe she comes into the united states, that she will be detained for questioning. so, i think there is a connection there. >> reporter: while the mother was added to a u.s. terror watch list in 2011, son tamerlan may have been going through changes of his own. friends reportedly say after two golden gloves titles, he had abandoned his dream of competitive boxing. after he was barred from the national championships because of his immigration status. a piv

. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >>> good morningody. the push for tougher restrictions on guns has the president making high-profile travel plans. that is our top story. >> the president's number one international concern, the latest war threats from north korea. how the u.s. and world are now responding as the north makes yet another provocative move. >>> later this half hour, rehabilitating prison inmates with the help of dogs. the dogs are facing uncertain futures in animal shelters. so this has been an interesting combination, turned into a winning one, a win-win for dogs and prisoners. >>> also ahead, a tirade in hollywood, who set off halle berry and her outburst. it was not part of the dramatic movie script. tmz got the pictures and the details in "the skinny." that's coming up. >>> first, gun buyers and owners in connecticut will face tough new restrictions as state lawmakers prepare for an historic vote later today. >> about to pass a gun control bill that could be the toughest in the country. gun control legislation on a n

. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >>> good morninggin this half-hour with stunning news from the investigation into the boston marathon bombing. the fbi says dzhokhar tsarnaev and his brother planned another attack. >> it comes as the suspect's father is preparing to travel to the united states to bury his oldest son and see his surviving son. here is abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross. >> reporter: the decision to target new york and times square was spur of the moment what the new york mayor says the surviving brother revealed to the fbi. >> he told the fbi apparently he and his brother had intended to drive to new york and designate additional explosives in times square. >> reporter: new york was spared officials say at the moment the two accused bombers had to stop for gas in the car they hijacked in cambridge. and the younger brother, 19-year-old dzhokhar tsarnaev went inside for snacks. >> the driver used the opportunity to escape and call the police. that's eventually led to the shootout in watertown. [ gunfire

. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >> good fridaybert's fans far and wide expressing their condolences. that is our top story. >> also this morning what we are learning abut the prosecutor shot and killed at his home in texas saturday. the new development comes from a friend who worked at a gun shop. what that prosecutor was looking for just days before his murder. >>> later this half hour, could an amazing athlete become the first woman to join an nba team. see what sets this basketball player apart from all others and how her talent could lead to a history making move. >>> and then to the superstar support. malala yousafzai is getting from hollywood a-listers after facing the worst. malala's passion for activism just got stronger here in the u.s. in the "the skinny." >>> first an outpouring of grief from the white house to hollywood following the death of roger ebert. >> the film critic lost a long battle with cancer yesterday. abc's brandi hitt has a look at the memories and an unforgettable legacy. good morning, brandi. >> good m

. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >>> good morning, everybody. the peopboleston are likely waking up this morning with a sense of relief and a welcome return to their routines. >> that'right. we'll have the very latest on the investigation and update on the survivors. >> first, new details this morning about what led to the capture of dzhokhar tsarnaev. fbi negotiators tried for 20, 25 minutes to convince tsarnaev to give himself up. there was a verbal exchange between both sides. >> eventually, tsarnaev fell out of boat and was captured. he is now under guard in the hospital. with more on this investigation, we are joined by brandi hitt in boston. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. law enforcement officials tell abc news that the terror suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev is awake being questioned by authorities about possible accomplices. with the throat injury, though he is having to write down these responses, one week after the terror attack. law enforcement sources tell abc news terror suspect, dzhokhar tsarnaev is awake in a boston

." >>> good morning, everyone, i'm tanya rivero in for diana perez. >> i'm john muller. >> good to haveod to be sitting next to you old buddy. >> old buddy. >> this is fun. >> yes, indeed. april 15th. did you file your taxes? >> i have not. i got an extension. >> i have an extension. i don't know if i owe or don't owe. i don't know. maybe it's better that i don't know. >> that's -- >> file your taxes, everybody. we begin this half-hour with high-level diplomacy over north korea's nuclear threat. >> secretary of state john kerry is in tokyo where he says the u.s. is open to dialogue with the north. abc's bob woodruff has the latest from seoul. >> reporter: for secretary of state john kerry, japan is the last and arguably most tense leg of his asian tour. while he spent some of his time visiting public sites, the bulk of the day was about solving the crisis with north korea. >> the biggest priority is a peaceful resolution to the issues of north korea. >> reporter: kerry's japan visit puts him within the range of a threatened missile test from north korea. a launch that could come at any

. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >> good morningy. >>> powerful winds are to blame for the latest cruise ship accident. the very latest from alabama in our top story. >>> also in the headlines, the rutgers university basketball coach videotaped having tantrums on the court and verbally abusing members of the team. the instant action taken by the university and the coach's reaction. >> later this half-hour -- the sick sea lions that are showing up in the most unusual places -- inside cars, hotels, along the southern california coast. a puzzling situation for marine experts, who are now rushing to help. >>> and the big moves in the late night talk show business. there has been a big announcement involving jay leno and jimmy fallon. after all the rumors, we are going to get the official word and late reaction in "the skinny." >>> first to mobile, alabama, where near hurricane force winds are being blamed for pushing the crippled carnival "triumph" out away from its dock. >> now it's been secured. the company claims damage to the ship i

. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >>> good morningbegin this half-hour with details on the boston bombing investigation. the cia acknowledged that tamerlan tsarnaev was put on a watch list after a warning from russia. >> late last night investigators hauled away a stash of fireworks discovered in a used clothing bin in watertown. the parents of the suspects say they are flying to the u.s. today presumably to see their son in the hospital and to collect tamerlan's body. abc's dan harris is following this investigation. >> reporter: new pictures taken on the night when the brothers tsarnaev allegedly engaged in a gunfight with police. that is them, says the local resident who took these shots from his bedroom window, firing from behind their carjacked black mercedes suv. and remarkably, abc news has learned that police believe during this entire shootout, the semiautomatic handgun in tamerlan's hand was the only gun the brothers had. that gun was later recovered at the scene of the shootout in watertown, which means that all day friday,

. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >>> and good a day that was supposed to be a celebration with one of the nation's longest running sporting events at its core. >> the boston marathon always getting plenty of attention, unfortunately, this year it's for all the wrong reasons. [ explosion ] >> that was the sound that runners, fans and those providing support near the marathon's finish line heard yesterday when the explosions went off. one witness called the aftermath more like baghdad than boston. >> at this hour, 100, perhaps 150 people reported injured. many of the injuries grave. at least three people have died. the national guard is securing the crime scene. while the fbi leads the investigation and the search for suspects. >> a massive effort under way this morning to find out who was responsible for the deadly attack. >> fragments in the exploded bombs will be key to determining how these crude device were put together. abc's senior justice correspondent pierre thomas following the investigation. >> reporter: it is dramatic v

. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >>> we begin boston bombing investigation. dzhokhar tsarnaev is getting high-powered legal help. >> his legal team will now include prominent attorney judy clark who kept the notorious unabomber off death row. abc's tahman bradley is following the developments. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. investigators are focusing in on the suspect's training. bottom line is they think the two brothers had help. the investigation is continuing in both boston and russia. this new video shows the surviving boston marathon bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev teasing his niece. it's the first time we're hearing his voice. >> give me a kiss. >> okay. >> no, give me a kiss. that a girl. now get out. >> reporter: that playful young man now sits in a solitary 100 square foot cell in the devons federal medical center facing possible death sentence on terrorism charges. abc news learned authorities are widening their net and looking for possible accomplices. now, almost a dozen people are considered persons of i

. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >>> good morningd the war of words turn into a real military battle involving north korea? we have breaking developments on our top story. >>> and another major headline from colorado. the suspected movie theater gunman and the life or death legal decision that was just made. what the shooting victims' families have to say about it. >>> also this morning, surveillance video of a purse snatcher getting worldwide attention because of his attempted smashing exit and the reaction, ouchy from the onlookers. there is more to the story than meets the eye. >>> and later on this half hour, super model heidi klum's vacation sounded more like a scene out of a movie. the frightening drama she faced and how she took action -- coming up in "the skinny." >>> first new details in the breaking story from north korea -- leaders are claiming they will reopen all moth-balled nuclear facilities at the main complex that were closed in 2007. that was part of an international nuclear disarmament deal. >> it's just the latest

. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now," with john muller and diana perez. >>> good morningwe begin this half-hour with new details in the boston bombing investigation. dzhokhar tsarnaev is cooperating with police. admitting the plot was devised from the internet. >> tamerlan tsarnaev bought the explosives at a new hampshire fireworks store the same place that sold the time square terrorist his materials. with more here is our chief investigative correspondent brian ross. >> reporter: with injuries to his head, neck, legs and hands healing, the hospital upgraded the condition of dzhokhar tsarnaev from serious to fair. so far, the only word he has spoken its a grunted no. at the same time, friends sought to upgrade his image. one posted this unidated video on youtube showing dzhokhar doing the robot dance with buddies on the wrestling team. hardly the anti-american islamic radical accused of following his brother and bombing the marathon. >> it does appear the elder brother was the driving force that he was very angry at u.s. foreign policy. >> reporter: the younger brother t

he shed 60 pounds in 5 months, and abc's diana perez has the story. >> chaz!er than ever, over the weekend, chaz bono stepped out at the 2013 glaad media awards in los angeles, down an amazing 60 pounds and counting. >> it's very clear when you look at chaz, he looks healthier. he looks happier. more self-confident. >> reporter: just look at the astonishing before and after. the 44-year-old taking to twitter to celebrate with his fans. i hit the 60-pound weight loss mark this week and feeling really good. thanks for all of the support. growing up the child of two famous parents, chaz has struggled with his weight for some time. >> i think after my dad's side of the family. my mom's mom is skinny. but on my dad's side, it's really different. >> reporter: so, how did the former "dancing with the stars" contestant, who once hit the scales at 250 pounds, do it? >> i'm here with chaz bono, who has decided to come on "the doctors" to get help here, to lose weight. >> reporter: by taking medical tests. >> are you sleeping well? >> i can't fall asleep. >> reporter: an

. >> i'm tanya rivero in for diana perez. >> diana off for one more day. you are back. >> great to see you, my friend. >> just couldn't stay off the great hours. >> come running back. >> came running back. great to have you. >> great to be with you again sitting here. >> we will have fun today. have to begin with serious news. >> we will have fun today. north korea, where it is the most important holiday of the year, birthday of the country's founder, kim il-sung. >> directly at odd with the nuclear war threats from top leaders with the latest threats and the response here is abc's lana zak in seoul. >> reporter: all eyes are on north korea's reclusive communist dictatorship is celebrating the 101st birthday of his founder. kim jong-un is keeping the world on edge with threats to test a new mid-range missile that some believe could hit u.s. territories and its allies. >> directly threatened by north korea specifically, guam, hawaii, possibly at some point, given the direction, kim jong-un has indicated he wants to go, continental united states. >> reporter

. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >>> good toduesdaya watershed moment in american sports. an nba player declaring himself to be a gay man. >> jason collins endured years of misery keeping his sexuality a secret. that is now all over. our coverage begins. >> reporter: jason collins the first active player in may jr. team sports to come out. in ape first person account in "sports illustrated" collins wrote, i am a 34-year-old nba center. i am black. and i'm gay. >> can you believe it hasn't happened before you? >> it is kind of mind-boggling. i think i talk about that, that -- you know, i never set out to be the first. and it's -- obviously, you are waiting around for some body else to, you know raise their hand. and you know, i'm ready to raise my hand. but you know you still look around like "okay, come on, guys." >> jackie robinson what he was to integration. what billie jean king has been to women's rights. now jason kol lcollins for gay rights. this is not big sports news there, this is big news in our country. >> reporter: collins

. >> diana perez has more. >> google is being praised in the moments after yesterday's bombing for creatingerson finder. 3300 people were trapped at once on the marathon web site. users enter names and informations for others to view to reunite people separated. cell phone service was nonexistent after the explosion. cell phone officials say they were trying to boost coverage. a buyout offer could emerge in national telephone and tv service provider. dish net work has announced a bid for sprint nextel. if successful, it would build a new wireless broadband network. facebook is talking with apple about creating a version of its own software for the izone a week after the social media giant announced a deal with android. have a great day. through all the years that have passed. the failures. the successes. the people i've touched along the way. i can look back and be proud. knowing that with the help of my suntrust advisor, i didn't just live a life. i built a legacy. something worth passing along. and protecting. suntrust private wealth management. building and protecting legacies since 1892

. >> i'm marci gonzalez in for diana perez. >> welcome back to the show. >> thank you very much. i missed you guys. >> we missed you. diana taking a week off. you will be with us all week. >> i will be. >> excited. ready to rock 'n' roll. >> very excited ready to go. we want to begin with sad news this half-hour. the death of a young american diplomat. anne smedinghoff's body is expected to be returned to dover air force base in delaware. >> her parents are mourning the loss of her daughter and recalling her love of the country. here's nick schifrin. >> reporter: 25-year-old anne smedinghoff in the word of her parents a beautiful soul. she was brave, generous, she knew the risks but volunteer to go to kabul. she was a press officer and highlighted stories of afghans who overcame the odds. ♪ afghan musicians playing in carnegie hall in new york. two boys who had never acted and appeared in an american movie were nominated for an oscar. her father sent me these photos. she didn't only want to go to kabul she wanted to travel throughout the country. >> just one of the many people who

element of anticipation i don't think was there before. >> reporter: for "good morning america," diana perezgo. >>> let's turn, now, to superstar, jessica alba. she looks incredible. you have to admit it, after giving birth twice. now, she's revealing the surprising way how she lost the baby weight. >> it's difficult for any woman to lose that baby weight. and jessica alba is known for looking good. but she went to surprising length to slim down after having two babies. very difficult and potentially sweaty. take a look. she's routinely seen rocking the red carpet, and making a splash with her enviable physique. now, jessica alba, actress, author, entrepreneur and mother of two, is revealing how she got her beach body back after giving birth to her two children. in an interview, she reveals her secret, saying, i wore a double corset die and night for three months. it was sweaty, but worth it. >> sometimes they're given to women after they've had a baby to support the abdominal muscles. >> reporter: but wearing the corsets can be anything but comfortable. the "sin city" actress says the exper

. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >>> good morning, everybody.

twoer versions of great, diana perez on the skinny trisha yearwood.ually known for my cooking. >> reporter: -- to the chopping block, grammy award winner and chef trisha yearwood has dropped 30 pounds and is still dropping the weight. >> she's so happy the way she feels, added nursing home and enjoying eating right. >> reporter: struggling with her weight since grade school, the 48-year-old country singer opens up to "people." "i'm that girl who buys every magazine where somebody's lost 30 pounds but i guess a part of me didn't want to hear that it's just really hard work." now she's created a strategy that works for her. i try to cook out my food and write a menu and designed a plan that's low fat, low sugar 90% of the time. the other 10% yearwood says she allows herself to indulge and meets up with her permanent fitness trainer three times a week and loves zumba. i have the strength i never had before and i feel like i can do anything. >> trisha's atroech seems incredibly healthy and a really smart strategy to lose it for the long haul. ♪ >> reporte

for "good morning america," diana perez, abc news, new york. >> some of those pictures are just so hardichelle obama making headlines again for her bangs. yes, you would give me the hair story. they're a little more high maintenance than she expected, and she's not the only one who feels that way. abc's linsey davis has so much more. >> you were rocking bangs for a little bit. >> yeah, i know, but i'm going with the julius caesar look right now trying to bring that back. >> a degree of bangs. >> oh. >> but michelle obama largely along with a return to the '60s as far as what's trending in fashion right now, they are both credited with putting the bang back in bangs and while there's some benefits to the face-framing fringe, more and more people are realizing the hairstyle is not without some fallout, but there is a new solution of sorts. it seems the first lady's hairdo -- >> she looks good. >> reporter: -- has suddenly become a hair don't. >> bangs are a day-by-day proposition. they're starting to grow out. it gets a little irritating. >> reporter: michelle obama's admission on "e.t."

diana perez has the story. >> reporter: kylies by suitty was living out her childhood dreams when shet angel. >> the winner of the 2009 victia's secret model search is kylie. >> reporter: but three years later, she revealed to george stephanopoulos, that she was retiring her angel wings, so she could be a better christian. >> what are you going to do now? you're not going to give up modeling completely. >> no. i'm going to pursue modeling. i want to be more wholesome about it. and the jobs that i choose are always going to be honoring the lord. >> reporter: now, in a revealing new interview with "the new york post," bisutti explains why she turned her back on the catwalk for good. i was being paid to strip down. i felt like a piece of meat. the former model says she was hit on by photographers and male models constantly. once, a photographer actually pushed me up against the wall and tried to kiss me. >> religion doesn't come up at shoots. a photographer could be attracted to a model. and sometimes it can lead to other things. >> reporter: in the interview, bisutti said, when it came

. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >>> good mondayorning. we are going to take you to texas for the search for clues after the latest shooting in kaufmann county. >> the basketball court injury that is really too terrible to show you. millions witnessed it during the louisville/duke game. it made grown men cry. what kevin ware told his team. how he is doing this morning. >>> a topic near and dear to our insomniac viewers, sleep. some parents of newborns will do just about anything to get their babies to fall asleep. meet some experts for hire that promise slumber for everyone in the house. >> you can relate to the video now. you are in the stage. >> yes. >> did you have a nice easter? >> i did. took devon to the easter bunny. he smiled. >> he didn't cry. easter bunny can be overwhelming. i am scared of the bunny. >> did you do what you promised you were going to do for easter? >> which was? >> go to church. >> i did go to church. the right thing to do. monday tradition at the white house that started 135 years ago, the easter egg roll

abc's diana perez has the story. >> reporter: catherine zeta-jones is known for being the picture ofpersonal issues head-on. and overnight abc news has learned that the academy award-winning actress battling bipolar ii disorder for years has checked herself into a health care facility for treatment. her representatives telling abc news that the megastar and mother of two is being, quote, proactive. previously catherine has said she is committed to periodic care in order to manage her health in an optimum manner. last december she spoke to elizabeth vargas about her apprehensions on speaking out publicly. >> i never wanted to be the poster child for this and i never wanted this to come out publicly. it came out. and so i dealt with it in the best way i could. and that was just saying that, look, hey, i'm bipolar. >> reporter: this is not the first time zeta-jones sought help for the disorder. she reportedly previously checked into a facility in 2011 for 30 days. stress can be a trigger for bipolar disorder, mental illness characterized by mood swings of depression and elation. bipolar

. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >>> good morningident obama travels to boston tomorrow for a memorial service to remember boston's bombing victims. >> we are learning more about the lives lost. among them a bright third grader, described as the fastest kid on his little league team. his mother had a head injury and his sister lost a leg. a vivacious young woman described as the world's best daughter. a graduate student from china. her parents in china don't want her name released. all of china tied into this. really gripping story. our coverage begins in boston with abc's marci gonzalez. good morning, marci. >> good morning. still no suspect and still no answers in what the president calls an act of terror and so many others this morning are simply calling heartbreaking. just outside of boston american flags are dimly illuminated by candlelight. the spirit and resilience of this city and our nation shines so brightly at this vigil for 8-year-old victim martin richard. >> everybody knows him. everybody loves him. it's just unthinkabl

diana perez, abc news, new york. >> she does look good. >> we all agree. >> i disagree. up. >> do you have any advice? >> you already lost 30 pounds. you drop the husband. you're looking good. now you got to get you some batteries, you're going to be great, girl. don't judge me. don't judge me, table. i'm not the only one keeping duracell alive. don't judge me. >> we're going to move. >> all right. what's the word of the day, energy? >> a lot of energy. >> no beets, no beets. >> sherri is not shy about weighing in. last night's high4r50i9s. . >> there were high kicks. acrobatic splits. ♪ now we got to cut loose >> and this. ♪ >> it was prom night on the dance floor and energy was running high. ♪ right about now ♪ right about now ♪ about now about now >> a sparkling kellie pickler reigned once again with a "footloose" jive. >> flying around like a wasp at picnic. >> jacoby jones with a tender rumba. >> passion and that's fire on the dance floor. >> 16-year-old zendaya was full of elegance during herv. viennese waltz. >> sean lowe brought his biceps front and center for hi

. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >>> april 1st> that's right. >> don't get fooled. >> not today. >> nice easter weekend? >> yes we, had a good weekend. it was nice, family oriented. the way is it supposed to be. how about you? >> same here. all good. let's plow ahead -- a small texas community is grieving as investigators swarmed in, a manhunt being launched. >> that's our top story. >>> a big deadline for school teachers and administrators in atlanta, accused in a wide spread cheating scandal. to cook standardized test scores. what's next in the case? what is at stake for the students? >> imagine getting stuck on a snowy mountain for six nights. a young woman in oregon is counting her easter blessings after her rescue. find out if she ever felt like giving up. >>> later on this half hour, after justin bieber successfully angered his neighbors he is now in trouble for something else. this time at an airport. wait till you hear the rest of this story. >> downright bizarre. >> oh, boy. >> coming up in "the skinny." >> we begin with

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thursday, april 18th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perezrous situation in west, texas, unfolding right now. hundreds, at least 100 injured, fatalities confirmed. don't have a specific number on that after the massive explosion at the fertilizer plant. >> that's right. there are a lot of injuries. there are possibly some deaths as well. we want to get right to abc's steve osunsami, who's about a quarter mile away from a football field that was turned into a triage center essentially, an emergency triage center. steve, can you tell us what you see, what you hear? >> reporter: i just left that triage center. there were probably a good several hundred emergency personnel, fire fighters, there were nurses from all over the region who had come to help. there were doctors in the triage center. there were no patients when we arrived. all the serious patients had been flown to medical centers across texas. burn centers, in some instances. they tell us though they were standing by on the ready with more than a dozen ambulances there. in the event tha

diana perez, abc news, new york. >> outside in times square. -- thank you, sir, what is your name? >> dennis. >> thank you for being my umbrella. pan that way, too. i want to get those folks in. if you're standing here in times square, you're getting on tv. happy 43rd anniversary to you two. let's get to the boards. you have sent us in the twitter and facebook pictures. the first one from alabama, a ra rainbow there. chicago, fog. into the midwest, the system. there are thunderstorms popping up today right along what you see is a double-barrel cold front. it's shaken up in that ya. chicago, you're a part of that today. detroit later on as well. palm springs, you get a record. phoen phoenix, you get a record. >> look at these temperatures. after a brief break >> first of all, i just want to say, happy 43rd wedding anniversary. you're both gorgeous. >> can we say hey to marley? >> you can. hi, marley. >>> iron man 3 is coming our way with a big head of steam. it took in nearly $200 million overseas before opening in the states on friday. robert d