elizabeth herr has the latest. >> reporter: the bridgegate scandal was deliberate and illegal. >> in punish the mayor of fort lee for not endorsing governor christie's reelection. >> this calculated initiative, it's a shock. it's a shock and it's troubling and it's bothersome and it will be a tough night to sleep tonight. pleading guilty in court today former port authority executive david wildstein admitting politics and payback led to the george washington bridge lane closures in september 2013 causing a major traffic gridlock and an attorney adding christie knew all about it. >> mr. christie knew of the lane closures while they were occurring occurring. >> christie has not been charged at an unrelated event, he maintains his innocence. >> i don't think it has anything much to do with me. >> deputy chief of staff bridget kelly and bill barony stand accused of lying calling the closures part of a traffic study. >> i am not a liar and i never lied to anyone about the george washington bridge issue. >> their work is ongoing but at this time they do not expect to charge anyone else and

i'm elizabeth herr for abc 7 news. >> fortunately our weather is mild compared to that. >> yeah. we are hopefully going to see rain later this week. spencer christian is here. >> it's looking promising and you couldn't tell that from the skies right now. blue skieses we check out, live doppler 7 hd and it will get wet by mid-week and speaking of wet check out the mid atlantic coast where this low pressure system which was tropical storm ana made landfall over the weekend over coastal carolinas and dumped a lot of rainfall and pushed off the virginia coastline and it was a significant storm, but is no longer a tropical storm. tomorrow look for numerous areas of showers and thunder showers from the central rockies down to the southern plains and along the gulf coast into northern florida up over the eastern great lakes and thunder showers tomorrow as well and scattered showers over the pacific northwest and across the state of california tomorrow we'll see mixed conditions and showers approaching the northwest corner of the state and the high tomorrow in eureka only 55 and sunny an

elizabeth herr shows us one family's escape. >> no match for mother nature. >> really scary.d -- we thought -- >> what these boys and their teacher, hiding in their storm shelter saved their lives. >> kids were freaking out. i was scared. >> it was a close call for this father and his frightened children. they were stuck in their shelter until help arrived. >> we couldn't get out. there was a winch but it wasn't busting this off. the guy next door came by with a bar and broke it right off. >> from oklahoma to nebraska, texas and kansas -- >> oh, my god. >> we have a roof that flew through the air here. >> some drivers were dodging flying debris as tornadoes swirled through the area bringing with them torrential downpours. setting a new daily rainfall record in oklahoma city with just over 7 inches of rain injuring and trapping residents. >> we had a 17-year-old male victim trapped underneath this rv over here. >> today, with their homes torn apart and their belongings strewn all over residents begin to pick up the pieces. officials warn stay alert. >> it's very dangerous. be

elizabeth herr with the details. >> reporter: the guessing game is over. rlotte elizabeth diana, and for the royal buffs out there, her official title her royal highness princess charlotte of cambridge. >> oh. >> that is so cute. oh, my gosh. >> wow, that's the cutest little name. >> charlotte elizabeth from princess diana and queen elizabeth. >> it is true in naming the new royal, kate and william are sticking with traditions while paying tribute to william's late mother princess diana. meanwhile, elizabeth, is, of course, after the queen and charlotte is the feminine form of charles, her grandfather, prince charles. >> i think it's super cool you know, a new princess for the family and it just adds to the succession and everything. i think it's a nice moment. >> the new baby is now fourth in line to the throne behind princes charles, william and george seen here over the weekend while visiting the little princess for the first time. much like his dad's visit 30 years ago. uncle harry, while in australia, congratulated william and kate on the phone saying

pieces the forecast is calling for more severe weather through the weekend, abc news reporter elizabeth herr is in bridge creek oklahoma with the latest. >> reporter: the race is on to clear the debris and the mangled mess before mother nature strikes again. >> we have worked hard for five years to build this business and it is just gone. >> this as a welding shop in oklahoma, lending a hand volunteers from local churches and schools. >> picking up debris and putting it in trucks and having it loaded. >> in texas heart break and anguish for this couple left homeless. >> where do we start? we have been here 20 plus years and we never even had to replace a roof from a storm. never. >> tornado after tornado tore through texas lightning sparked fires. and nerves rattled by a 4.0 earthquake near dallas. meanwhile hail pounded colorado and 7 inches of rain drenched nebraska the state's worst natural disaster and with more rain in the forecast, despite losing their homes and businesses they take it in stride. >> oklahoma his a great attitude towards caring for their people but so does the nation, t

elizabeth had herr abc news new york. >> name's beautiful. >> it is beautiful.hey have so many people to please. i bet that was stressful choosing those names. >> seemed like they got everybody in there. it pulled everybody's heart strings to hear diana was in there. that was really great. these two okay do no wrong in my eyes. get the baby's name right. >> coming up next here behind the scenes of the new scar wars ask" movie. >> a first look at some of the new creatures in the galaxy. that's next on "world news now." you are loved in so many different ways that's why you're wrapped in the comfort of pampers swaddlers with blanket-like softness and up to 12 hours of protection so all you feel is love. wishing you love sleep and play. pampers thank you for calling colonial penn life insurance company. i'm glad i was able to help you today. hi, my name is jonathan lawson and i'm a customer service representative for colonial penn life insurance company. insurance can sometimes be difficult to understand, but here at colonial penn, we make it simple. alex trebek ha

abc news reporter elizabeth herr explains from oklahoma city. >> tornadoes swirling across texas. >> very destructive. >> killing one and injuring three others have residents in the town of cisco in disbelief. >> i've lived here over ten years and i haven't seen anything like this is a long time. >> the storm so powerful packing heavy rain and hail, it could be days before authorities can assess the damage done. >> wow! >> it was another tense night for millions with wicked weather battering the plains. oklahoma taking a beating also from large hail and flash floods. knocking down powerlines, leaving thousands in the dark. from lightning to thunder, there was even spring snow in nebraska california and colorado, causing delays on the ground and in the air. and this morning with threats of more severe weather, a rainbow on the horizon in colorado. a glimmer of hope for so many forced to begin the painful process of recovering and rebuilding. abc news. >>> a tropical storm headed for south and north carolina has weakened slightly as it gets ready to make landfall later this morning. th

abc news reporter elizabeth herr explains from oklahoma city. >> tornadoes swirling across texas. >>d out of the ground. definitely very powerful, very destructive. >> killing one and injuring three others have residents in the town of cisco in disbelief. >> i've lived here over ten years and i haven't seen anything like this is a long time. >> the storm, so powerful, packing heavy rain and hail, it could be days before authorities can assess the damage done. >> wow! >> it was another tense night for millions with wicked weather battering the plains. oklahoma taking a beating also from large hail and flash floods. knocking down powerlines leaving thousands in the dark. from lightning to thunder, there was even spring snow in nebraska, california and colorado, causing delays on the ground and in the air. and this morning with threats of more severe weather, a rainbow on the horizon in colorado. a glimmer of hope for so many forced to begin the painful process of recovering and rebuilding. abc news. >>> a tropical storm headed for south and north carolina has weakened slightly as it ge

abc news reporter elizabeth herr is in oklahoma where people are picking up the pieces from wednesday'sng storm. >> reporter: the race is on to clear the debris and the mangled mess out of the area before mother nature strikes again. >> we have worked hard for the last five years to build this business and then it's just gone. >> reporter: this at a welding shot in oklahoma lending a hand volunteers from local churches and schools. >> picking up debris and putting it in trucks and having it loaded. >> reporter: in texas, heartbreak and anguish for this couple left homeless. >> where do we start? >> where do we start? >> we've been here 20-plus years and we've never -- we've never even had to replace a roof from a storm. never. >> reporter: as tornado after tornado tore through texas, lightning sparked fires. >> oh, my god, a fire and nerves rattled by a 4.0 earthquake near dallas. meanwhile, hail pelted parts of colorado and seven inches drenched nebraska and the state's worst natural disaster an with more severe weather in the forecast despite losing their homes and businesses, some ar

abc's elizabeth herr has more from boston. >> reporter: it is death for dzhokhar tsarnaev the 21 year-old now is the youngest person on federal death row. >> i want justice for my family and i felt that the ultimate justice was the death penalty. >> reporter: liz norton sat in court every day after her two sons each lost a leg in the second bombing. michael ward is first responder who rushed to the scene. >> he wanted to go to hell and he will get there early. >> reporter: prosecutors argued for death showing jurors video of the chaos. using this picture of tsarnaev planting the bomb just feet from children, including eight year-old richard martin, one of the three people killed near the marathon finish line. and then this video of tsarnaev making an obscene gesture from a camera in his holding cell, according to prosecutors is proof that tsarnaev was not remorseful. today the the jury has spoken and dzhokhar tsarnaev will pay with his life for his crimes. >> reporter: the defense tried telling jurors tsarnaev was a gentle little boy a a friendly teenager who participated in the bombs und

elizabeth herr abc news boston. >> this hearing has to happen in the next ten days.'s no telling how long it will take for a decision. >> they've got a little time. he would be eligible to play october 1th against the colts. it's just a sexy story in a lot of ways. it won't go away the twists and turns. >> coming up here b.b. king remembering the blues legend. he's left his mark on generations of musicians. we have a tribute coming your way next on "world news now." ♪ the thrill is gone baby the thrill is gone away ♪ ♪ the thrill is gone, the thrill is gone away ♪ >> sad, sad news we are just getting the past couple hours here about blues legend b.b. king has died at the age of 89. this just stings doesn't it, that voice, that guitar lucille was always with him. his attorney telling us he died in his sleep at a las vegas hospice. >> earlier this month he announced he was in hospice care because of high blood pressure and diabetes. dan harris looks back at his remarkable career. ♪ >> a lot of people think that when you play blues it's only because you're blue. i can p