gibson, for his leadership in this effort. madam speaker, in 1940, our nation faced tough decisions. lawmakers in this chamber debated over our constitutional requirement to defend our republican -- republic. faced with a decade of depression, declining budgets and enormous domestic needs, president roosevelt recognized that the nation was woefully unprepared to defend herself given the alarming developments in asia and europe the previous two years. congress acted and although assured we could stay out of the war, this body passed the unprecedented selective service act of 1940 to increase our defensive posture. while some would call it timely, we were still woefully unprepared for the horrific attacks on our naval, land and air forces in 1941. when the blow fell, we had for the first time a sizable forward deployed force based in the philippine islands, in december, 1941. that allied force of 150,000 soldiers fought bravely for five months until their medical supplies, food and, finally, ammunition were exhausted, prompting

gibson? mr. gibson votes no. mr. walls? mr. walls votes no. ms. hartzler? ms. hartzler votes aye. mr. o'rourke votes no. dr. heck? dr. heck votes no. mr. nor cross? mr. nor cross votes no. mr. scott? mr. scott votes aye. mr. gallego votes no. mr. brooks votes aye. mr. takai? mr. takai votes no. mr. nuj envotes aye. ms. graham? ms. gram vogt no. mr. cook votes aye. mr. ashford? mr. ashford votes no. mr. briden stein? mr. briden stein votes aye. mr. molten? mr. molten votes no. dr. win strom votes aye. mr. ailing we lard votes. miswolorski votes aye. mr. byrne? mr. byrne votes aye. mr. graves? mr. graves votes aye. mr. zinki? mr. ziismt inki votes aye. ms. still panic votes no. mrs. mcsally? ms. mcsalary? mr. knight? mr. knight votes aye. mr. mcarthur? mr. mcarthur? mr. russell? mr. russell votes aye. mr. larsen? mr. larsen votes no. mr. courtney? mr. rodgers? mr. rodgers votes aye. mr. schuster. ms. mcsally? mr. mcarthur? >>> the clerk will report the result. >> mr. chairman, there are 29 aye votes, 30 no votes. >> the amendment is not adopted. the issue is on the amendment number

but for the past 15 years gibson has done just that. he has made handing out injection needles to drug users his life's work. gibson runs the state's only known underground needle exchange group. we meet jason, he asks his real name not be used. people like jason make.gibson's clientele these days. white, desperate. >> after a while using the same need ms over anneedles over and, they become dull, and the risk infection the present. >> completely unprotected at this point with a needle stick out. >> head downtown and it doesn't take long to find a used syringe lying on the street. miami-dade county like other pockets of america is in the midst of a heroin epidemic that's becoming a public health emergency. home to more than 10,000 injection drug users, more than 1 in 5 has hiv. one in five has hiv. >> dr. hanson tukes has been fighting to get a needle exchange program set up in miami-dade county. >> we have absence of any intervention to prevent disease. the highest rate of hiv in the country, one in every five people in miami-dade have

members of the central park 5 will stand with gibson today on the steps of city hall. the men were convicted in the 1989 rape of a jogger in central park and they spent from 6 to 13 years in prison before the real attacker confessed and his dna proved with the attack. gibson says the legislature needs to ensure all police interrogations are fully recorded to help in false confessions and misidentifications. >>> 4:49. a homeless man is recovering after nearly being crushed in a trash compactor. take a look at these pictures of the man being removed from the compactor from the boston suburb of brockton. the homeless man was sleeping inside a dumpster yid morning when a garbage -- yesterday morning when a garbage truck came by. they dumped the contents, including the man into the compactor. that's when the driver heard the man screaming. >> he was, like, sticking his head over the side. i was, like, oh, man. i asked if he was injured. he said i'm hurt. he was actually stuck, the blade and the body of the truck, his arm or hand was stuck in the side there so we couldn't ju

gibson, i've co-sponsored mr. gibson's bill, the posture act, to recognize the needs for us to have a professional ready military that can deal with both the conventional and unconventional conflicts and threats that our nation faces in addition to the need to protect the homeland. this is a conversation that has been happening and will continue as we work toward to increase our country's and our military's capability to not only deal with one front but especially multiple fronts in the scenario that you're describing. i yield back. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i want to echo my colleague from new york and hawaii of their concerns. i think this is an important discussion. i do believe it's our role. i think what is in the underlying mark is an important first step for us to discuss this issue. i do want to correct my colleague from california as he pointed the picture of the only reason for the draft is to go into frontline combat. that is not true. we all know many people drafted in world war ii are, korea, vietna

kendis gibson, abc news, new york. >>> highway patrol officers had their hands full this morning after a chase on the bay bridge. some type of chase you're thinking. check this out. the conserve tweeted high pursuit of dog. all taken into custody. an officer captured the entire incident around 7:00 a.m. video from the chp shows a motorcycle officer following the dog in the far right lane. then it ran in the middle of the five-lane bridge. officers say it was headed into san francisco. say it wasn't easy to catch the little guy. >> we attempted to take him into custody. but it took a while. he was fat. he was rung. we set up several roadblocks, but he just ran right around us. eventually we were able to corral him, box him in. >> here is the dog with the officer who caught him. now the search is on for the owner. the chihuahua is being held at the san francisco animal care. officer says it's a good reminder for owners who register their animals put a tag or microchip on them so it's easy to locate the owner. >>> still ahead on abc 7 news at 9:00, is facebook's new virtual reality headse

>> she scared mel gibson with a cockroach.had a favorite pair of underwear, you know, you have your favorite pants. >> jimmy: your one good pair of underwear? i've been there. >> it's like no other pair fits. it makes you walk better. and my mom, it has this rip down the side and my mom was like glen, change your underwear. i was going to north carolina. i was like no, this is my favorite pair of underwear. she goes change it. i'm like i'm not. i got on this plane, and i didn't know she knew the air traffic controlman. she calls the air traffic controlman. i'm boarding, i sit down and they go passenger glen powell, can you raise your hand please, and i said, they go your mom called and said to change your underwear. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that's a good one. well done. >> yeah. you guys would be a good match. >> jimmy: maybe i can bump mel out of the picture. you know? learn from your instagram that you are the owner of a monkey? >> he's more like a family member. yeah. >> jimmy: what kind of monkey? >> he's a kkapuc

. >> and i'm kendis gibson. nice to be with you on this wednesday. it's great to be back. it's fantastic. and i'm not ryan smith. >> i know that. >> yes. okay. let's begin with the rock solid victories for donald trump and hillary clinton. >> let's do that. clinton is now all but unstoppable after winning maryland, pennsylvania, connecticut and delaware. bernie sanders took rhode island. donning her a clean sweep. >> sanders picked up 129 delegates while clinton won 262 leaving her with 250 to go to clinch the nomination. >> on republican side, trump was five for five overwhelmingly winning every state. his closest race, he won by 30 points. and trump picked up 105 delegates leaving john kasich with five and ted cruz with just one. he now has 2950 dels bringing him more than 75% of the way to hitting that magic number of 12837. >> trump celebrated his blowout win at trump tower in new york, railing against his gop rivals and hillary clinton. it's your voice, your vote. we get the latest from tom llamas. good morning, tom. >> a huge night for donald trump winning all five s

simon gibson from the friends central school, received the annual princeton pride, and race relations was given at ward during a ceremony tonight, at st. joes university. >> congratulations to simon gibson. >> that is great. >> what about that accu weather forecast. >> our dry sunny weather continues. storm tracker six live double scan showing seventh day in a row of dry weather. it looks like we have two more to go but we did have have a a little bit of cloud cover today thanks to a cold front and i have a great photo that was posted on my facebook page byron, from franklinville, new jersey. you can see we have high thin sirus cloud creating a beautiful sunset but those clouds, they have ice crystals about 20,000 feet in the atmosphere but they don't contain any rain. it was another rain free day and temperatures, starting to trend down. yesterday's high was 82. today still warm at 78 degrees but notice that will be hit at 11:03 this morning. that happened before lunchtime before that cold front moved through. normal high this time of the year is 65. our morning low is low, and warm

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members of the central park 5 will stand with gibson today on the steps of city hall. the men were convicted in the 1989 rape of a jogger in central park, and they spent from 6 to 13 years in prison before the real attacker confessed and his dna proved they had nothing to do with the attack. gibson says that the legislature needs to ensure all police interrogations are fully recorded and help in false confessions and misidentifications. >>> 6:37. governor cuomo has added mississippi to a growing list of states where government- funded travel is now banned. the ban was ordered just hours after mississippi's governor groups and some businesses to refuse service to gay couples. last week the governor banned nonessential state travel to north carolina after lawmakers there blocked anti- discrimination protections for transgendered people. >>> city lawmakers will hold their first vote today on whether to restrict costumed characters and topless painted the city council's transportation committee will vote on a new set of rules for the city. that would include busy tourists

i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm reena ninan. here are some of our top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." >>> federal investigators are already analyzing data recorder and video evidence from a deadly amtrak train derailment south of philadelphia. two people were killed in the accident. both of them amtrak employees. full details straight ahead. >>> donald trump is calling on john kasich to drop out of the race, saying kasich is taking his votes. so far, kasich has only won his home state of ohio, but he's not backing down, with aontested convention, his only path to victory. >>> and debating over the debate. the democrats finally agree to debate in new york but they're still battling it out over the details. hillary clinton wants to face off on "good morning america." and bernie sanders is demanding a primetime showdown. >>> and two-time olympic gold medalist soccer star abby wambach has been arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. she has issued a heartfelt apology to her fans, saying she t

candice gibson, abc news, new york. >>> the first passenger flight out of brussels took off today.ortugal bound flight was one of three that left saw midtight security. the passengers are being screened before they enter the building. it has been nearly two weeks since bombings killed people at a subway station. federal investigators are looking into an amtrak train that slammed into two track, woulders. the engine's front weils went off the tracks. the back home home -- backhoe operator and supervisor died. at least 35 people were sent to the hospital and many were thrown from their seats. >> all you could see is dirt and debris flying past the train and then there were some fire flashes. >> i woke up being thrown into the seat in front of me and the window was blown out beside me. >> investigators are looking into why the backhoe was on a rail line. fewer trains are in service. >>> tonight we are seeing new video from a plane crash on a freeway in san diego county. a cell phone captured video firefighters smashing windows and prying open the cockpit and saving the pilot and his f

i'm reena ninan. >> i'm kendis gibson.on this friday on "world news now." >>> belgian investigators release new images of the so-called man in the hat taken in the moments right after the airport bombing in brussels. he is still at large. more details ahead. >>> unprecedented unpopularity. donald trump may be the gop front-runner but a new poll shows seven in ten americans have an unfavorable view of him. that opinion shared by men and women, young and old and conservatives and liberals alike. >>> new york city is cracking down on those costumed characters roaming times square after increased complaints about their aggressive behavior. just since the first of the year, 16 have been arrested for crimes like assault and grand larceny. >>> and after 15 seasons on the air, "american idol" has wrapped its final competition. the series finale featured performances by carrie underwood, clay akin and plenty of other former participants. those are some of our top stories on this friday, april 8th. >> announcer: from abc news, this

i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm reena ninan.are some of our top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." >>> federal investigators are already analyzing data recorder and video evidence from a deadly amtrak train derailment south of philadelphia. two people were killed in the accident. bowing of them amtrak employees details trait ahead. >>> donald trump is call ong john kasich to drop out of the race saying kasich is taking his votes. so far, kasich has only won his home state of ohio but he's not backing down with a contested convention, his only path to victory. >>> and debating over the debate. the democrats finally agree to debate in new york but they're still battling it out over the details. hillary clinton wants to face off on "good morning america." and bernie sanders is demanding a primetime

i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm diane macedo. here's some of the top headlines we're following for you this morning. major protests expected today over north carolina's new law some call anti-gay. it's drawn widespread condemnation from corporations and entertainers. >> the head of the cia says hiation will no longer use water boarding to interrogate terror suspects even if ordered to do so by the next president. donald trump and ted cruz, they both say they would use it. john kasich says he would not. >>> earlier today, secretary of state john kerry became the most senior u.s. official to visit the atomic bomb memorial in hiroshima joining other foreign ministers in touring the peace memorial park and museum. >> the golden state warriors are one win awa f nba single season record for wins. they recorded win 72 last night against san antonio. they can set the record wednesday at home against memphis. those are some of our top stories on then monday, april 11th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good mornin

one is ronnie wood's guitar with special engraving and keith --hards' gives them up all gibson lepaul. is devoted to the lips and tongue logo and fans can find out the story behind the image. >> it will tour internationally .or four years let's look at the top stories. the fallout from the panama papers continues as several advisors of the head of france's extreme right party have been named as well. all eyes on wisconsin for the primary vote. it could be a game changer. ted cruz could take the state from donald trump. kenyaputy president of will find out if the war crimes case against him will be thrown out at the international criminal court. time for our business news. you are going to talk about what we were talking about earlier today, protests over the change to paris's labor laws. >> clashes the between police and students as the main demonstration gets underway in the next few minutes and the french capital. the change toer france's employment laws. want to allow more flexibility for employers to negotiate changes at a local level. the government says it will make will make fr

i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm diane macedo. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." >>> an aviation safety expert warns we're going to see more of this. a drone hitting a british airways jet coming in for a landing in london. there were no injuries or damage. this time. we have the full story ahead. >> ecuador's president has declared a national state of emergency following that devastating earthquake over the weekend. more than 270 people have died. the toll is expected to rise since so many are still missing. >>> more than 30,000 runners will take part today in the 120th running of the boston marathon. it's been three years since the bombing at the race. there will be about 5,000 police officers along the course to ensure safety. >> and if you haven't filed your taxes yet, you've got less than 24 hours. returns just today alone. millions of requests for extensions, as well. taxpayers in maine and massachusetts get one more day. those are your top stories on then monday, april 18th.

reporter: heather, blaine gibson sold everythinghe had as a select seattle lawyer to travel the worldppened to nh 370. now it's been confirmed the piece of wreckage he found in mozambique is definitely from the missing plane. he spoke exclusively today to fox news . >> this is a vindication of my efforts that i found this piece of the plane. but it is still not enough. we must continue the search. i must continue to search to find more pieces. >> gibson believe now the shape of the wreckage shows mh 370 into small pieces and a high-speed impact into the sea officials say the plane type , faces and fabric on the american south and the second part picked up by teenage south african hundred miles south of mozambique's coast can only be from nh 370. the only other wreckage located from the plane was also found in southern africa last july and two other pieces which malaysian authorities are analyzing to establish whether they are definitively from the missing plane were found on the mauritian island of rodriguez and on a beach in south africa. with malaysian certainties now said to be cla

. >> i'm ryan smith in for kendis gibson. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." >>> president obama is ordering 250 additional military personnel mostly army green berets to syria to help local forces there battle isis. a live report coming up. >> three federal agents recovering after being shot outside a kansas motel over the weekend. two marshall service deputies and an fbi agent had been trying to serve a warrant when the shooting started. >>> initials are expected to announce a grand jury indictment today of quarterback johnny manziel. the former cleveland brown is accused of beating his ex-girlfriend in january. the browns cut him last month. >>> the two pilots of that solar airplane are taking a much needed rest in san francisco after completing half of their

. >> i'm kendis gibson. >> reena ninan. >> is that what it is?ecause you're frozen from the weather outside. >> no, it's just because i didn't sleep last night. thanks for trying to have my back. >> i was trying to make some excuses but i'm -- i was freezing. i tossed out all of my -- >> did you? >> gotten rid of everything. millions of americans are still grappling with the vicious blast of wind and snow. it's turned deadly for some. >> thousands are without power this morning. a big concern as temperatures are set to drop into the 20s in some spots. more wind driven snow is on the way today stretching from the great lakes into the northeast. >> abc's diane macedo joining us for the first time now with the stormy fallout. good morning and welcome. >> good morning to you. some 40,000 homes and businesses in the northeast are still without power after strong winds slammed the northeast, the midwest and mid atlantic this weekend some areas are seeing april snow and that combination of the wind and snow is making roadways extremely dangerous. >> whi

. >> i'm kendis gibson. thanks for being here with us on this monday. >> happy monday to everyone. >> happy monday. >>> let's get started for the candidates for president, all very much in a new york state of mind. >> of course, just one day before the new york primaries and all five presidential candidates are seeking votes across the state today. the democrats are trading jabs about big money in politics and republican donald trump is railing against his party's nominating process. >> it's your voice, your vote. we begin with abc's gloria riviera. >> reporter: the candidates for president, bringing the battle back to new york. >> hey, bernie? >> how are you? >> reporter: bernie sanders in the shadow of the brooklyn bridge taking his case straight to the people. the brooklyn native smiling for selfies. as hillary clinton spent her afternoon dancing at a block party in manhattan. >> i'm so happy to be here in the heights with all of you. >> reporter: both candidates presenting a fun face on a race that's get

went gibson law firm said we can give you a job, you can be a legal secretary. she said no thank you. many years later they invited justice o'connor to speak at the 100th anniversary of the founding of their law firm and she went and she reminded them of their first encounter. she later told david letterman it was the most fun speech she had ever given. so she had heard the district attorney in california where they were living while john o'connor finished law school had once hired a women, and asked if she could work for him and had no money to hire her and said she would work for nothing until the guy is next appropriation and he said he had no room to put her at a desk and she thought his secretary would share her office with the future justice o'connor because they got along so well. the secretary said okay. and so sandra day o'connor went to work for nothing, sharing an office with a secretary so determined was she to earn her living as she expressed it, with the training i had gotten. she always looked out at the world and didn't say i am a woman, why am i

i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm diane macedo. >>> severe weather hits several states. >> moving through oklahoma. this as damage along the texas border wind gusts up to 90 miles an hour, leaving piles of rubble where buildings once stood. >> large hail pounding a home just outside oklahoma city. the severe weather hit after the sun went down. new video this morning shows constant flashes of lightning as those storms moved in. >> and images like this comes out of kansas. hail covering a deck south of wichita. >> line of storms in kansas and oklahoma. those storms are now moving east into arkansas and missouri. turning now to politics and the countdown to new york, just eight days to go before the candidates battle it out for the next big prize. >> bernie sanders clinched a victory over hillary clinton and ted cruz and donald trump returned to the campaign trail after an unusually quiet week. it's "your voice, your vote." lana zak joins us with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. great to be with you on your first show, a new poll asked who most americans most trusted to make america g

i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm diane macedo.adlines we're following for you this morning. major protests expected today over north carolina's new law some call anti-gay. it's drawn widespread condemnation from corporations and entertainers. >> the head of the cia says hiation will no longer use water boarding to interrogate terror suspects even if ordered to do so by the next president. donald trump and ted cruz, they both say they would use it. john kasich says he would not. >>> earlier today, secretary of state john kerry became the most senior u.s. official to visit the atomic bomb memorial in hiroshima joining other foreign ministers in touring the peace memorial park and museum. >> the golden state warriors are one win awa f

your love ♪ >> ♪ i can't get over how she set me free oh, lonesome me ♪ mickey: artists like don gibsony get more popular. and by the 60's, the music was in honky-tonks and concert halls. it was also on radio and television. country music was becoming america's music. >> ♪ just walk on by >> ♪ wait on the corner >> ♪ pure sweet love mickey: i would like to introduce you to my cohost, country music's number one television personality, lorianne crook. lorianne: thank you so much. great to work with you. you have had such an amazing career. full of records and music awards. mickey: thank you. i have always felt at home at a honky-tonk. it is a place a country fan could always go and meet friends. maybe have a dance or put a nickel in the jukebox and play a sad country song that could break your heart. >> ♪ crazy i'm crazy for feeling so lonely ♪ >> ♪ put your sweet lips a little closer to the phone ♪ lorianne: patsy cline and jim reeves. talk about legends. and what beautiful voices. mickey: we are just getting started. if you love real country music, we will take you back to the 50's and

. >> and i'm kendis gibson.adlines we're following this morning on "world news now." >>> wisconsin blowout. a big night for ted cruz and bernie sanders, trouncing the front-runners. donald trump now facing a narrower path to the nomination. but will they pick up enough momentum to change the course of the race? full coverage coming up. >>> a wildfire is burning out of control in oklahoma near the kansas border. stoked by strong wind gusts and low humidity. it's believed it was started by sparks from a downed power line. so far, it has burned about 40 square miles. >>> republican senator susan collins of maine says she's more convinced than ever that the president's supreme court nominee should get a hearing. this comes after collins met with the nominee merrick garland for more than an hour. >>> and the uconn huskies are the champions of women's college basketball for the fourth consecutive year. they blew out syracuse last night by 31 points. their star breanna stewart was voted the most outstanding player of t

i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm reena ninan. good tunes. i love country music. >> could you? like both kinds of music, country and western? >> sure. what do they call it in the meeting, dudes country? >>. >> i'm telling you, you have a bad day, a little yawney cash goes a long way. >> i think a little bourbon goes a long way when you have a bad day. a lot of people were having bad days yesterday because donald trump and hillary clinton coming off a really, really tough loss in wisconsin. and now they're onto the next round. the race for the white house and a new flurry of attacks as those front-runners look to recover from their blowout losses in wisconsin. >> bernie sanders said hillary cl president. clinton slammed sanders for stumbling over his strategy for breaking up big banks and questioned his loyalty to the democratic party. the meanwhile the rhetoric is escalating on the republican side. the latest from abc's megan hughes. >> good morning. the candidates are already zeroing in on the next big primaries. new york and pennsylvania. and for the front-runners, the pressu

i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm reena ninan. >> let's get started with the sad news we learned about from that bus terminal in virginia. it was a shoot-out. the trooper badly wounded by gunfire has now passed away. >> chad dermyer was a member of the state police counter-terrorism unit, a married father of two and a marine corps veteran. just 37 years old. he and other troopers were taking part in an exercise when a man suddenly opened fire sending frightened passengers scrambling to safety. abc's david kerley has more on how the deadly attack unfolded. >> reporter: officers moving innocent bystanders away moments after the chaotic shooting. > this man was like get down, get down. threw me to the ground. crawl, crawl. >> reporter: virginia state police in the midst of an exercise at the richmond greyhound busta trooper encounters the suspect right inside the door. >> while he was talking to this individual, he pulled out a gun and shot the trooper. >> all units be advised active shooting. >> passengers fleeing the terminal as ambulance crews arrived at the still chaotic scene. >> a mass casual

you have better hair than me, kendis gibson. >> that is true.owed. >> oh, yeah. that's me and my harley. >> cool. >> what? ♪ >> on screen, marriage. >> yeah. >> i didn't know we moved to marriage i thought it was called courting. yodel-lay-he-who. >> i've got lots of deals for you. >> how many lumps of coal can you put in three boxes? >> that must have been heavy. >> i got to say you've got to listen to that rihanna song and you might want to say to the folks at the patriots -- ♪ better have my money >> just going to have grab a big box of real popcorn and sit back and eat. >> you know i don't eat popcorn anymore after a certain incident on the show. >> and how fast is ten miles an hour? how many miles would that be? >> wait. >> and back street's back, oh, yeah. ♪ back street's back all right >> oh, it's all right. >> there it is. >> oh, my gosh. >> that's awesome. >> we had many crazy moments. >> the commercial break. there was one yesterday that was what is 20 plus 15. and i just internalize myself and just like pretend as if i didn't hear it.

. >> i'm ryan splitting in fo kendis gibson. they call him his purple highness.e's one of the greatest geniuses of our generation. >> even hearing that song everyone has their image of what memories it brings back. all of his songs. they're so iconic in that way. >> so many mourning and celebrating him today. the life and death of a legend, prince suddenly passing away leaving the world in a state of shock. >> overnight hundreds of fans gathered at paisley park, the estate outside minneapolis where prince worked, lived, and ultimately died at the age of 57. the. >> 35 bridge in minneapolis is lit up in purple honoring the genius known for his unique sound androgenous style and erotic lyrics. abc's brandi hitt has more on career spanned four decades. >> reporter: he was a music pioneer known around the world by a single name, prince. ♪ this is what it sounds like when doves cry ♪ >>. >> reporter: his work is, unique vocal style catapulted him into superstar dom in the 1980s with the release of "purple rain." ♪ purple rain, purple rain 1993 changed his name in 1993

i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm diane macedo. i wonder what the land of the bubble people would be like. >> yeah. we have a -- >> hard to hug anyone if you're in a bubble. >> it would be tough to get it around. speaking of people who live in a bubble, presidents are said to be living in a bubble. that's quite a segue stretch there. >> good try. >> just start with the showdown. new york. >> the people trying to live in that bubble. >> the democrats today skipped pleasantries and went straight for the jug gue lar. >> hillary clinton and bernie sanders laid out differences in debate number nine. marked by a string of sharp exchanges on everything from gun control to big money donations. our coverage starting with abc's marci gonzalez. >> reporter: good morning. we have never seen the democratic candidates quite like this. no sign of the cordal relationship they once had. last night, they were both fiercely on the attack. a democratic debate battle in the big apple. >> senator sanders did call me unqualified. i've been called a lot o

. >> and i'm kendis gibson.p headlines we're following on this thursday morning on "world news now." >> president obama will argue his case for supreme court nominee merrick garland today in front of a very interested audience. more on the president's uphill battle coming up. >>> a teenage girl in texas has died from injuries linked to an exploding air bag made by takata. she's the tenth known death in the u.s. from a takata inflater and the 11th worldwide. more than 100 people have been injured. >>> oklahoma's governor declared a state of emergency in ten new counties. wind-driven wildfires have scorched hundreds of square miles, destroyed structures and forced people from their homes. >>> and the tributes are pouring in for country music legend merle haggard. he died at age 79 yesterday, which was also his birthday. dolly parton calling him one of the greatest writers and singers of all time. those are some of our top stories on this thursday, april 7th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >