here's linzie janis. >> reporter: s.w.a.t teams sound rounding a home outside new york city.it was all a hoax. one of five so-called swatting incidents in the new york area in recent days. >> they're going put out a text message to everybody. >> reporter: officers searching this elementary school on tuesday after a call that there was a gunman on campus. >> we just wanted to get her and hug her. >> reporter: three excruciating hours later. the all-clear. >> he's pointing it at me. >> reporter: that 911 call and a police body cam video5Ñ of a swatting call showing just how terrifying the pranks can be. >> you got a call there was a man inside your house, he killed his wife, and was getting ready to kill his children. >> reporter: the fbi saying there are more than 400 swatting attacks every year. >> it puts a tremendous strain on resources. and it could potentially put people in harm's way. >> reporter: police say the pranksters are tough to stop, but they could spend years in prison if caught. linzie janis, abc news, new york. >>> and new leads apparently leading police to a

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lara. >> all right, linzie, very sad. a brave young boy hiding from an intruder in this home. a very smart dispatcher helping him stay calm, guiding him through the ordeal using the house's phones. abc's bazi kanani has this incredible story. >> what is your emergency? >> i have a 12-year-old on the phone hiding in his mom's bedroom. there is a man in his house. >> reporter: terrified and alone. this is the moment 12-year-old luke fournier is patched through to a man who would be his lifeline through a harrowing ordeal. >> luke, i'm t.j. i'm going to stay on the phone with you till i get the police there, okay? >> reporter: it started when luke spotted a stranger at his door. that's when police say the intruder smashed a glass window and broke in. luke locking himself in his mother's bedroom. >> okay, luke, did you see, did he have a weapon in his hand or anything? >> i don't know. >> reporter: luke whispering so the intruder wouldn't discover him. that's when t.j. suggests a code. >> you don't have to talk. just 1 for ye

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linzie janis, abc news, new york. >>> turning next to the severe storms and tornado watches we've been monitoring here all day. in louisiana, a tree crashing down on a police car. wind gusts up to 60 miles an hour there. hail in kansas, covering the ground -- you can see it right there -- like snow and this image from scott city, kansas. a tornado on the right. on the left, that is a land spout. i want to bring in rob marciano on assignment in orlando. no rough weather for you there, rob, but tell us where the stores headed tonight. >> just north across parts of the florida panhandle and deep south that's where the severe threat is. there's also a tornado threat just north of there for the next several hours right on through this evening. and we're going to recharge the atmosphere with what is going on out west. we saw showers, rain showers and snow in the mountains. that energy will get in the plains and by tomorrow the threat from severe weather will reset back in the texas area. it's the time of year where we get severe weather just about every day. back you to. >> it sure is, rob.

linzie janis, abc news, new york. >>> and in washington tonight, hopefully no hurt feelings, just big laughs. from the annual event that brings the capitols movers and shakers together with hollywood celebrities. officially it's called the white house correspondents' association dinner. but that's as official as it gets. ron claiborne with the story. >> reporter: "saturday night live"'s cecily strong skewered the president for his sagging poll numbers and graying hair. >> your gray hair is at 85%. your hair is so white, it can talk back to the police. >> reporter: the "nerd prom" as it's often called is a night the commander-in-chief can be roasted, and poke fun at others. >> my advisors asked me, "mr. president, do you have a bucket list?" and i said, "well, i have something that rhymes with 'bucket list.'" take executive action on immigration? bucket. >> reporter: comic keegan-michael key reprised his comedy central character, luther, the "anger translator." >> what kind of stupid, shortsighted, irresponsible bull -- >> whoa! you don't need an anger translator. you need counseling.

linzie janis, abc news, london. >> thank you, linzie let's go back inside. >> time to yahoo your day.as everything you need to know. the new must have shopping apps. ♪ yahoo ♪ >> reporter: forget coupon clipping in the age of the smartphone, it's all about cash saving shopping apps. there are a million ways to save money. >> this is true. the beautiful thing about these apps is they collate not only all the prices from stores into one app but they know what the deals and superbs in coupons happening right now. >> reporter: david pogue is vice president of yahoo! tech revealing his three must-have mobile apps you should use daily to save money. just about knowing which ones to use and when. >> it is. >> reporter: first up retailmenot, an app that helps you make online purchases from home as well as spot online deals before heading to the store. >> let's say i want to go to the gap, is there anything on sale? why, yes, there is. here's a complete list of all of the coupons and deals and discounts rounded up from all over the web. >> reporter: this is every coupon on the internet for the

here's abc's linzie janis. >> reporter: selling an old phone? options these days the website cashforiphones is just one. why won't the company's president talk to us? the federal trade commission reporting 900 complaints from customers across the country who say cash for iphones offered to pay top dollar. once the company had their phones actually paid significantly less. chicago -- says the original quote was $131. her final quote just $11. the company says in the terms and conditions on its website she has three days by phone to dispute the final quote. when she finally gets through it's too late. >> everything's already been recycled. >> we purchased three refurbished iphones and asked dan ackerman senior editor at cnet to estimate their value. he tells us we should get around $600. then we plug in the information on the cash for iphones website. so the website is telling me i could make up to $783 on these iphones. >> reporter: it says it is pending inspection so we ship the phones. >> off it goes. >> reporter: two weeks later we receive our

linzie janis, abc news, new york. >>> social media is lighting up tonight over president obama's annualempt at comedy. >> three months ago a drone crash landed out back. that was pretty serious but don't worry. we installed a new state of the art security system. >> california is bone dry. you all think that bradley cooper came here because he wants to -- he needed a glass of water. >> you are a lot like madonna. you have given this country so much but like in a year and a half you have to stop. >> journalists and celebrities are in washington, d.c. for the white house correspondents dinner affectionately known as nerd prom. sicily strong was the featured entertainer at the political joke fest. >>> back to drew for the weather. no joke. cool outside. dry though. >> cool and drier conditions are prevailing and now we are tracking a rapid warmup over the next couple of days. rain we had earlier today is out of here. in the wake of the cold front the winds are active. sso had a peak wind gust of 45 miles an hour. now down to 24. oakland 10 mile an hour wind gusts. half moon bay 26 miles an

abc's linzie has details. >> reporter: selling an old phone?tions these days the website cash for is is just one. >> just want to talk to you about those phones. >> reporter: so why won't the company's president talk to us? the federal trade commission recording more than 900 complaints from customers across the country who say cash for iphones offered to pay top dollar. but then once the company had their phones actually paid significantly less. chicago said the original quote, 131$131 but her final quote, just $11. the company says in the terms and conditions on its website, she has three days by phone to dispute the final quote. but when she finally gets through, it's too late. >> everything has already been recycled. >> reporter: "gma investigates" purchased three refurbished iphones and asked dan ackerman at cnet to estimate their market value. >> these look like they're in fairly good shape. he tells us we should get around $600. then we plug in our information on the cash for iphone website. okay so the website is telling me i could make

this is about a man being killed. >> reporter: for "good morning america," linzie janis, abc news, new york. >> our thanks to linzie. >>> breaking overnight legendary single joni mitchell is in the hospital in intensive care. her official website reporting the 71-year-old was found unconscious at her home but she's now awake, in good spirits and undergoing tests. >>> a wildfire east of los angeles burned dangerously close to homes threatening 100 structures and forcing evacuations. you can see the flames just feet away from that home. the fire started as a controlled burn but was fueled by the dry conditions and the wind. we'll have more in rob's forecast coming up. >>> well the so-called bicycle bandit accused in a dozen bank robberies has been denied bail this morning. he was captured following a tense nine-hour manhunt across northern virginia and washington, d.c. wossen assaye escaped from security guards and carjacked two vehicles allegedly before someone on a d.c. bus recognized him and called police. >>> a dramatic rescue off massachusetts, a sailor made a desperate jump from hi

linzie davis now. >> reporter: tonight, members of this delaware family fighting for their lives aftered to be a relaxing getaway. >> it's just horrible. >> reporter: they chose this luxurious the day they checked in the condo below them was sprayed with methyl it was 1984. the boys both suffering seizures seizures. >> if the dose was substantial enough, maybe some of the consequences will not subside. >> reporter: the sons airlifted to the children's hospital in philadelphia. >> he's been one of my best friends, it's scary to think this could happen to someone you now. >> reporter: the company releasing this statement to abc news, we're cooperating with authorities and are conducting our own thorough invest inigation in the matter. it's not an illegal substance, it's commonly used in farming. linsey davis abc news new york. >> we thank linsey. >>> when we come back the easter bunny gets some big-time help. even if you're treating your crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis an occasional flare may be a sign of damaging inflammation. and if you ignore the signs, the more debilitating you

linzie janis, abc news, london. >> baffling case indeed.oming up a surprising safety alert about e-cigarettes. the hi-tech vaporizers have become popular alternatives for smoking. sometimes they can cause serious permanent injury. >> ahead in the next hour, free range parenting is again under fire. is allowing a 10 and 6-year-old set of siblings to play in the park alone old-fashioned common sense or a case of modern neglect? you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world >>> well, federal >>> well, federal regulators are sounding an urgent alarm on an increasingly had popular alternative for smokers e-cigarettes. >> that's right. they're exploding in popularity, but sometimes exploding like firecrackers causing a potential for serious and even permanent injury. >> e-cigarettes are erupting in flames burning mattresses. this one even skyrocketing into the ceiling. >> i'm freaking out. i just had an electronic cigarette significant blow up in my hand. my hand's burned pretty bad. >> sales of this tobacco replacement doubled from 2012

linzie janis is here with more. >> reporter: they did, indeed, paula. think they were going to survive. they were stranded in their car 30 miles away from civilization with no cell phone service. their plan to stay alive worked. two sisters air-lifted to safety after being lost in the wilderness for two weeks. 52-year-old leslie roy and 56-year-old lee marie wright were on vacation in a remote part of michigan's upper peninsula when they became stranded in heavy snow. the two women braving freezing temperatures in their car. staying alive by rationing their food and gasoline. >> they survived on eight boxes of girl scout cookies. a bag of cheese puffs. >> reporter: days later, when the sisters didn't arrive in kalamazoo to join other family members, the search began. >> we were unable to find out what location they were at. we started looking at phone records. bank records. >> reporter: after more than a week of combing the woods, searchers in a helicopter spot a dplimer of light reflecting off their suv's windshield. >> it's truly a miracle that they w

linzie, thank you. >>> what started with 64 teams is now down to four.own to the final four matchups in march madness for the coveted college hoop crown and all eyes are on the kentucky wildcats who are trying to do something that no other team has done in roughly 40 years. and espn "sportscenter's" lindsay czarniak joining us with all the excitement. >> hey, paula. all four teams described as loose, really doing their best to enjoy and soak up this experience. but that's understandable because of the leadership. the four coaches leading these teams tonight have combined to make 25 appearances in the final four, so now it's time for the players to keep those title hopes alive. this morning, the remaining teams that have made it this far to the final four wake up knowing tonight dreams will be made and hearts will be broken. kentucky, wisconsin, duke and michigan state hoping they are one of the two left standing. kentucky continues its pursuit of perfection trying to make history with a perfect 40-0 undefeated record. kentucky coach john calipari staying

>> that is easier said than done, linzie. thank you. >>> turning now to major meltdown by major league baseball manager. the cincinnati reds' manager bryan price went on an epic rant. t.j. holmes is here with more. >> reporter: these coaches and managers are under intense and nonstop scrutiny. his team lost 7 out of 8 games. it got to him. he gave us a friendly reminder there's no crying in baseball. but there's a ton of cussing. >> i can say anything i want. that's the beauty of this country. i'll stand backwards and answer the question. i'm going sideways. >> reporter: athletes managerings not exactly known for having grace under pressure or the coolest of heads. >> he just broke a stick over the ice. he's lost his mind! >> reporter: something cincinnati reds manager knows all too well. >> it's [ bleep ] hard enough to [ bleep ] win here to have every [ bleep ] opponent know exactly what the [ bleep ] we bring to the table every day. i don't like it. >> reporter: price ripping into a reporter from the cincinnati enquirer. j

, new york. >> all right, linzie, thank you. >>> finally, sam the yorkie is back home, safe and soundour years ago from his family's yard in new orleans. he was recently picked up as a stray in iowa. about 1,000 miles away. he had a microchip. his owners were tracked down. he was flown home first class. as for where he's been for the past four years? no one knows. and sam is not talking. but -- i believe that lara could maybe perhaps change that. >> i would like to try. an exclusive interview only on "gma." >> we're holding our breath. >>> "pop news" and weather coming up. let's go to michael right now. >> okay, thank you, george. >>> here's a look at what's ahead on the "gma morning menu." in "pop news" amy schumer touched a nerve. why her song about makeup is generating so much buzz. >>> also ahead, melissa rivers opening up about the loss of her mom, joan, and the secret cash stash her mom left behind. >>> and tory johnson is here for "deals & steals." great deals for mother's day. >>> and dude perfect here live. with some extreme pogoing. so much more this morning. all coming up l

here's abc's linzie janis. >> reporter: let royal baby fever round two begin.illiam and kate's new bundle of joy are in full swing. >> i think they are excited about the new baby. i think prince charlts is particularly excited. >> reporter: while dad prince william takes to the skies as a newly minted air ambulance pilot, mom, duchess catherine, is now officially on maternity leave. the big question will prince george get a little brother or sister? if gamblers on british on-line betting site get their way, george's new sibling will be a girl. ladbrook is revealing 82% of gamblers have their money on a princess. most of them predicting her name will be alice. >> that was the story over the weekend. kate and william had samples of pink paint. >> reporter: uncle harry could miss all of the action. touching down down under this weekend for a month-long deployment with the australian army. linzie janis, abc news london. >> so the big gossip out of london. >> please tell. >> our lama hasan, who has been through many war zones is due the same week as kate middleton.

here now abc's linzie janis. >> reporter: tonight, a man is recovering after being attacked by a sharkoast of florida. >> there was a lot of blood on the boat. he was bleed ing quite a bit. >> reporter: the victim spearfishing at the time suffering bite wounds to his torso and neck. witnesses say from a bull shark. >> you could see his wet suit was embedded in it. and it looked like it took a good chunk of it out. >> reporter: the latest attack putting spring breakers on high alert with numbers showing the u.s. is the shark attack capital of the world with more than half of attacks happening in florida. just two days ago, hundreds of sharks swarming the waters south of the sebastian inlet. >> shark! >> reporter: and this terrifying warning last summer from a beachside balcony in destin. >> get out. >> it's a shark. >> reporter: but elsewhere in the u.s., increasing encounters with great whites. >> help help i was just on the boat boat. there's someone tuck in the water and there's a shark. >> reporter: their population has increased by an estimated 42% over the last 15 years. partly be

linzie janis abc news new york. >> wow.p.that's incredible. >> you could do it no doubt. >> i'm appreciative of your faith. >> could you do this 49 push-ups 59 situps six chin-ups and five mile run under 40 minutes is what they had to do for their physical fitness test. could you do that? >> absolutely not. >> yes could you. >> 12 mile foot march within three hours carrying a 30 pound rucksack. could you do that. >> definitely not. >> she does that every day, folks, coming to set. >> that's my warmup routine before i get on set. >> she throws the rucksack at me and says pick it up chump. >> you're not supposed to out all my secrets on a monday morning. >> it's devastating to me folks. >> talk about wild home invasion coming up after the break. is that animal segment music? >> i don't know. >> pretty dramatic. it's not often someone trying to break into a home is going after garbage. when the inintruder is a bear you can bet it's too good to pass up. >> a break in to a georgia home started off well for the bear but it was the

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for "good morning america" linzie janis abc news london. >> bags packed?vec coming up. stay with us. autria: good monday morning at 8:26 a.m. here is eileen whalum on the weather. eileen: lots of sunshine with temperatures climbing and 70's this afternoon. something to get you going early on. 68 degrees by 1:00 with lots of sunshine and more clouds a late in the day. we will have a weather system that will bring us some rain tomorrow. keep the rain gear handy because we got rain chances wednesday and thursday and ride a and the coolest day of the week is thursday with highs in the 50's but next weekend looks nice, partly cloudy and highs in the upper 60's. not so nice on the roads. jamie: i wish i could say it was. we are dealing with a fatal accident in beltsville. edmonston road is closed off in both directions. it is blocked off between old baltimore pike and powder mill road. the top side of the beltway is only averaging 15 miles per hour. even the gw and 66 is slowing and we have traffic on 66 just before 123. autria: it's opening day at nationals par

for "good morning america" linzie janis abc news london. >> bags packed?c coming up. stay with us. >> 8:27 police are calling the death of a woman in southwest philadelphia suspicious. the body was found inside a home along willows avenue at midnight. the medical examiner will determine how she died and if this is a case of murder. police originally responded to the home for a sudden death call. >>> karen rogers has the traffic, good morning. >> reporter: we have an accident on the schuylkill expressway, a truck on its side. schuylkill expressway westbound in king of prussia right near mall boulevard. just the right lane is squeezing by at this point. you can see the number of police officers we have an ambulance on the scene penndot all on the scene with this new accident. the schuylkill expressway westbound is jammed from approaching gulph mills to mall boulevard with the accident blocking all but the right shoulder. a problem here, report of an accident on the boulevard. northbound at bridge street. don't forget phils' opening day. the traffic will be b

abc's linzie janis has more. >> reporter: let royal baby fever round two begin.or william and kate's new bundle of joy are in full swing. >> i think they're really excited about the new baby. i think prince charles is particularly excited. >> reporter: while dad, prince william, takes to the skies as a newly minted air ambulance pilot, mom duchess catherine is now officially on maternity leave. but the big question, will prince george get a little brother or sister? if gamblers get their way, george's new sibling will be a girl. ladbrokes revealing they have their money on a princess. most of them predicting her name will be alice. >> that was the story over the weekend that kate and william had samples of pink paint sent. >> reporter: but uncle harry could miss all the action. touching down down under this weekend for a month-long deployment with the australian army. for "good morning america" linzie janis abc news, london. >> are you ready? bags packed? >> yeah, bags are packed for london. >> coming up "shark tank" star robert herjavec coming up. stay with us.

let's go to linzie janis. outside buckingham palace.ere at the queen's residence is where the formal birth announcement will go on display. in it, the big reveal. the baby's sex. the topic of intense speculation here. the bookies say, the overwhelming majority of people say this baby is going to be a girl. for three decades, the world's been transfixed by little royal boys in line to the throne. first, prince charles and princess diana's duo, william and harry. and most recently, william's firstborn, george. as william and kate prepared to welcome their second child, there's a resounding question, could this little royal at last be a girl? >> people love george. but let's face it. there's nothing like a princess in a dress. and i think people are looking forward to having a change. having something different. >> reporter: there's no question about it as great britain eyes kate's growing bump, a nation and the world are thinking pink. >> i think it would be ten times more fun if it was a girl rather than a boy. we could see her cute outf

robin and george. >> all right, linzie thanks.amily hits the jackpot. >> that's right. >> we'll see what happens. to ginger with the weather. >> i have unfortunate news to start with. there was a death because of lightning in north carolina overnight. a28-year-old was skilled and i think this photo just reminds us it is not just the severe part of the storm, wind or tornadoes that can hurt you. so just something to note because along that cold front anywhere from virginia down through the southeast and right here back into texas there will be drenching rains along with those storms and then the front stalls out and so from new orleans back to brownsville you look for up to 2 inches and in some places locally more. so a lot of rain there and certainly some rain in the pacific northwest. storm coming in. some of the snow level, snoqualmie pass will get snow 3 to 5 inches and up to jacqui: od morning washington. cloudy and cool to start the day, warmer temperatures of peaks of sunshine by midday. this afternoon after the lunch >> all

robin and george. >> all right, linzie thanks.ily hits the jackpot. >> that's right. >> we'll see what happens. to ginger with the have some unfortunate news to start with there's a death because of lightning in north carolina. a 28-year-old was killed. this photo reminds us it's not just the winds and tornados that can hurt you. something to note, along the cold front anywhere from virginia to the southeast back into texas there will be drenching rains along with the storms. that front stalls out from new orleans to brownsville up to 2 inches of rain there. some of the snow levels snow kwami pass will get snow up to 3 feet in the cascades. let's look closer to home. >> reporter: thanks, ginger, we have showers off the coast and rumbles of thunder too and showers around. we move from the 40s to 73 for the high. we saw a bunny. >> i see a turtle. >> a turtle. >> i see a turtle. >> i see a turtle. >> me too. whatever it is you choose. >> a window into the psyches of the "gma" anchors. >> yes. >> it's blue no. coming up "gma investig