>> jennifer eccleston reporting from london. jennifer, thank you. >>> adds promised, more weather to get tpump up the heat on then side of it. that's what we're seeing today. ten to 15 degrees above, rain mixed in across the northeast, but generally speaking we'll be warming into the 60s and mid 70s for philly and washington, d.c. here's the next severe weather threat, across oklahoma, memphis, mid south and mid mississippi river valley. we recharge it for our third round on tuesday, with the same ingredients coming for a classic spring weather set up. that's in the texas and the south. here's the local forecast. >> reporter: good morning, everyone, i'm meteorologist chris sowers with this accuweather update. nothing on the radar this morning, we have clouds upstairs, it's a much cooler morning tempts in thed -- in the low to mid 40s, windchills in the 30s, coming off the balmy high of 77. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, we're a good 25 degrees-plus cooler today. highs around 48, 49. maybe an afternoon shower. tomor

>> jennifer eccleston reporting from london. jennifer, thank you. >>> adds promised, more weather to get to this morning. for thatting back to rob. >> hi, dan. with this pattern that we have of severe weather in the plains, it pumps up the heat on the eastern side of it. that's what we're starting to see today. 10 to 15 degrees above average. mid 80s in dallas. 70s across parts of the northeast. generally speaking, warming into the 60s and mid 70s for philly and d.c. the next severe weather threat, today and tonight across oklahoma. by tomorrow, it's in paducah, memphis. we recharge it again for our third round. looks like on tuesday. with the same ingredients coming together for a classic spring severe weather setup for parts of north central texas. and then this will spread across dallas and again, into the >> speaking of spring, it is cherry blossom time. they're peaking early. we'll show you pictures of that in the next half an hour. isn't that nice? >> i always love cherry blossom time. and i always love ron claiborne and ch

here's jennifer eccleston. >> reporter: tonight, russia in turmoil. thousands erupting in protest.sian police cracking down, ripping apart crowds with nightsticks. the demonstrations all across russia, accusing putin's government of widespread corruption. at least 500 arrested, many forced into police vans. this man punched as he's led away. the organizers, also hauled into custo custody. supporters trying to block police, but tonight he's behind bars. challenging authority in russia is risky. on thursday this video capturing the execution-style killing of putin foe in ukraine. another putin critic, a russian lawyer, critically injured in a suspicious plunge from his moscow apartment. russia hasn't seen protests like today in years. the kremlin, sure to find such public anger unsettling and not easy to ignore. tom? >> jennifer, thanks so much. >>> back here at home, and the mystery behind a deadly small plane crash in alabama. witnesses said the wings were torn off in the flight. the parents and two children flying from florida to tennessee after a family vacation. here's maggie ru

jennifer eccleston, abc news, london. >> the global community wanting to know what they can do to help. humanitarian organizations are operating completely independently, autonomously from the u.n. going where the u.n. can't reach at this point. completely funded by private citizens, civilians like you and i. but they're the first international humanitarian organization to reach that particular area in mosul, which is isis' stronghold. isis doing everything they can to hold on. >> we can see it. these families dealing with chemical attacks. war. mother nature with the mud and rain. it's incredible. organizations are needed. >> they're doing the brave work so few of us are willing to do. so kudos to them. >>> all right. let's turn now to weather and rob, and a lot going out there, right, rob? >> yeah, tom. especially the cold air. for many, this morning is the coldest morning of 2017. look at the wind chills. minus 8 in boston. that's the coldest morning for sure since december for you. 7 is what it feels like in new york city. 20s in the deep south. wind chill advisories almost down in

here's jennifer eccleston. >> reporter: tonight, russia in turmoil. a stunning and rare display. thousands erupting in protest. russian police cracking down, ripping apart crowds with nightsticks. smacking protesters in the heart of moscow. the government calling the rallies illegal. at least 500 arrested, many forced into police vans. this man punched as he's led away. the demonstrations all across russia, accusing putin's government of widespread corruption. the organizers, also hauled into custody. supporters trying to block police, as they take him to jail. tonight, he's behind bars. challenging authority in russia is risky. on thursday, this video capturing the execution-style killing of a putin foe in ukraine. kiev calling it a kremlin hit. moscow calling that absurd. another putin critic, a russian lawyer, critically injured in a suspicious plunge from his moscow apartment. russia hasn't seen protests like today's in years. the police response, swift and heavy-handed. the kremlin, sure to find such public anger unsettling and not easy to ignore. tom? >> jennifer, thanks so

abc's jennifer eccleston with the latest from our london bureau. >> reporter: new video of the attacker moments after his deadly rampage. police rush to the policeman fatally stabbed. the killer already shot down, surrounded. the gates into britain's parliament open, unguarded. this image shows that policeman posing for a photograph with an american tourist moments before that horrific scene. tonight, investigators are racing to unravel khalid masood's past. saudi arabia confirming masood was in their country three times since 2005. stressing he was not on a terror or criminal watch list. also tonight, that key question. did he act alone? british media reporting the 52-year-old used the whatsapp messaging service two minutes before the terror unfolded. just who was he communicating with? not known. the british muslim convert was born adrian russell ajao. spending time in prison for assault and investigated for links with extremists more than a decade ago. he was determined low risk. ten men have been arrested and released since the rampage, and police will be searching computer files se

here's jennifer eccleston. >> reporter: the bloody debris from the blasts litter the streets of damascus. buses riddled with shrapnel, a mangled wheelchair among the wreckage. the attackers striking shiite tourists from iraq, visiting a holy site. at least 40 are dead. more than 100 injured. this iraqi lucky to be alive. "we finished the the explosions happened," he says. people near me were all killed. no one has yet to claim responsibility. but isis has attacked shia -- shiite she rinse in the syrian capital before. more than 60 people died in a bombing last year. damascus is syrian president bashar al assad's power base. these attacks may only serve to further embolden terrorist organizations in the region, rebecca. >> jennifer, thank you. >>> and back here at home, new problems facing at&t tonight. customers complaining about another service outage, this one today, many unable to make and receive phone calls including some emergency calls to 911. the cell phone carrier blaming the issue on a hardware issue. service has been restored. at&t suffered a similar outage earlier this week.

here's jennifer eccleston. >> reporter: they're pummeling isis positions in western mosul. u.s.-backed iraqi troops stepping up the fight to retake the terror group's last stronghold in iraq. but isis is pushing back. they've controlled this city for nearly three years. their resistance, fierce. car bombs. street to street fighting forcing a mass exodus. tens of thousands of residents fleeing. their escape so hurried and treacherous, many left without shoes. now facing dire conditions. >> people are trapped by sniper fire, mortars, air strikes from above. people are starving to death. if we don't reach them, they won't be able to reach us. >> reporter: aid groups believe more than 45,000 people have fled since this fight began two weeks ago, with up to 700,000 still trapped inside. retaking the entire city could take months, and would be a huge victory for iraqi troops, and the international campaign to defeat isis. tom? >> jennifer, thank you. >>> next to the terrifying moments for a woman along, working the night desk in a hotel alone. footage revealing a masked intruder. glor

jennifer eccleston, abc news, london. mosul,. 7 in new york new york. there. tomo the it's icy cold as we ln. philadelphia relax later on. tomorrow we're up to 52. all the mushers participating. or as paula likes to say, mushers. >> it's like scaramouche. whatever. any way. >> stay tuned. >> stay tuned, everybody. >>> everybody needs their sunday morning ron claiborne fix and a look at the other headlines. >> thank you very much. good morning to you. paula. tom. diane, robert. good morning, everyone. we begin in new york city. police have arrested a man they say was trying to join isis in syria. 26-year-old elvis redzepagic is being held without bail after appearing in a brooklyn federal courtroom being charged with attempting to provide support to a terror group. prosecutors say he travelled to the middle east but was unable to cross the border into syria. authorities say he told them he was prepared to be a suicide bomber. and engage in jihad. >>> in washington state, a possible hate crime. a sikh man was shot in the driveway of his home while working on his

we start here with abc's jennifer eccleston who is covering the story from our london bureau. good morning, jennifer. >> reporter: dan and paula, good morning. a massive police operation is under way this morning after a man grabbed the gun of a soldier on patrol in paris' orly international airport. the assailant then running away from soldiers and hiding in an airport shop. he was shot dead by security forces, but a frantic scene followed with travelers and airport staff fleeing the terminal. it was evacuated by heavily armed police special forces who were on the scene within minutes. they escorted people to safety outside. no one else was injured. but they are warning travelers to stay away from orly airport until the police investigation is complete. flights have been redirected to nearby charles de gaulle airport. there's been no official comment on the suspect, his identity or possible motive but police are saying he acted alone. they're also confirming a shooting earlier this morning is linked to the airport incident. a motorist was pulled over and shot a police officer

abc's jennifer eccleston is on the story. >> reporter: a spectacular heist in paris' exclusive place vendome. $400,000 in jewelry including diamonds snatched from an american couple in this parking lot thursday night. french police tell abc news the thieves on scooters luring in the victims by telling them that their tire is flat. when the trusting tourists check, that's when the robbers use the distraction to swipe several bags from the car. the thieves were unarmed and now on the run. the high stakes caper following several high-profile parisian stickups. kim kardashian was held hostage and robbed of $10 million worth of jewels inside an exclusive hotel during fashion week in october. the gang armed and dressed as police terrorized the reality tv icon gagging and tying her up before escaping on bikes. a month later an indian movie star said she was gassed during a botched robbery. >> anything they wear that's flashy, slash, e target to even end thieves. any time you have an item that's worth a lot of money, you can't just pick it up and carry it around and stick it in your car beca

we start here with abc's jennifer eccleston who is covering the story from our london bureau. good morning, jennifer. >> reporter: paula, scenes of chaos at paris' second largest airport today. a massive police operation under way after a man tried to grab the rifle of a soldier on patrol in paris' orly international airport. this photo shows the suspect lying on the ground of the terminal after being shot dead by security forces. but a frantic scene followed with travelers and airport staff fleeing the terminal. it was evacuated by heavily armed police special forces who were on the scene within minutes. no one else was injured. but the airport was searched for explosives and flights were diverted. the paris prosecutor's anti-terrorism section is taking over the investigation. they say the suspect was 39 years old and known to authorities as a petty criminal. his father and brother are now being questioned by police there's no word on the motive but a senior french official tweeted that terrorism was possible. french officials also saying a shooting earlier this morning outsid

here's jennifer eccleston. >> reporter: they're pummelling isis positions in western mosul. u.s.d iraqi troops stepping up the fight to retake the terror group's last stronghold in iraq, but isis is pushing back. they've control third down city for nearly three years. the resistance, fierce. car bombs. street to street fighting. forcing a mass exodus. tens of thousands of residents fleeing. their escape so treacherous, many left without shoes facing dire conditions. >> people are trapped in my air strikes from above. people are starving to death. if we don't reach them, they won't be able to reach us. >> reporter: aid groups believe more than 45,000 people have fled since the fight began two weeks ago with up to 700,000 still trapped inside. retaking the entire city could take months and would be a huge victory for iraqi troops and the international campaign to defeat isis. jennifer ekl st jennifer ekl ston. >>> a member of the sikh community was shot in his driveway. representatives of more than 40 different community groups gathered and spoke out against hate crimes. the masked

jennifer eccleston, abc news, london. >> quite an unusual scene in russia. >> very rare. >>> in anotherof the world, hundreds of anti-corruption protesters showed up as well, this time in brazil. >> the anger spilled over onto rio de janeiro's copacabana beach in an anticorruption probe. it threatens to bring down their new president. >> at the heart of this investigation, more than2 billion in alleged bribes involving major construction companies and petrobras, this did seem relatively calm. >>> rallies broke out over the country as supporters of president trump clashed with anti-trump protesters. the two sides got into shouting matches and fistfights and police in huntington beach, california say pro-trump marchers were attacked with pepper spray. a scouple suffered minor injuries. >>> and politicians take shots at each other. president trump called out the house freedom caucus and other conservatives for opposing the legislation. they saved obamacare as well as planned parenthood, he claims. they'll seek the support of moderate democrats and he scolded moderate republicans who failed

jennifer eccleston, abc news, london. >> quite an unusual scene in russia. >> very rare. >>> in anothergislation. saying, "they saved obamacare, as well as planned parenthood." they'll seek the support of moderate democrats and he scolded moderate republicans who failed to back the president. >> the fact that some of those members took that and decided not to move forward with it is a real shame and i think the president is disappointed in the number of people he thought were loyal to him that weren't. >> the continuing fallout, a house member has retired from the freedom caucus in the wake of the bill's failure. the freedom caucus. he had planned to vote in favor of the gop legislation. he said leaving the caucus will allow him to be more effective. >>> the head of chicago's police union is set to meet with president trump in washington this week. he mentioned the city's soaring crime rate and alarming spike in murders. the leader is also scheduled to meet with justice department officials following a doj report that found civil rights abuses permeated chicago police force. >>> police