>> yeah. >> nikki. >> yeah. >> nikki is ruining my bracket. >> reporter: could these kind of offscreencompetitions breathe new life into america's long-standing affair with the show? >> i love it. >> reporter: "the bachelor" now in its 18th season with a weekly audience of over 9 million. >> time for another rose ceremony. >> reporter: even host chris harrison admits it's getting more challenging. >> it's tough to keep it fresh. i mean, how many different dates over 12 years can you create? i mean, how many hot air balloons and diving off cliffs and bridges? there are only so many things you can do. i love the fact that we're starting to really embrace the fact that you talk about spoilers. things are going to get out. we would really like to keep the ending a secret, but early on, that's fine, embrace the fact that they're dating in public and going out. so we are trying to be as creative as we can but we also don't want to change our show. >> reporter: but the show is changing. >> i'm going to go. >> reporter: unlike seasons past, this year two of the women left voluntarily. with the

nikki battiste, abc news, perth, australia. >> all right. our thanks to nikki. our team in australia, malaysia and the u.s. continues to work every angle. we will have the very latest on "good morning america." >>> and now to the conflict over crimea. russia moving swiftly to bring it back into the fold. the rest of the world alarmed at what might be next. it's a fast-moving drama that could mean the return of the cold war superpower standoff that prevailed for decades. abc's tahman bradley has more. >> reporter: the situation in ukraine is making europe very nervous. >> the crisis in ukraine is the most serious test of european security in the 21st century so far. >> reporter: according to news reports, a ukrainian soldier was killed during an attack on a military base. it's the first death since russian troops seized control of crimea last month. in response, ukraine has authorized its soldiers to shoot back in self-defense. ♪ the incident comes as russians celebrate vladimir putin's annexation of crimea. in an emotional speech, putin lashed out against the un

. >> nikki batiste joins us from perth, australia, with more.are you hearing and able to tell us? >> reporter: good morning, we're still waiting for the u.s. flight to come back, but nothing has been confirmed. we were hearing earlier they may have detected some significant size objects but nothing confirmed at this point but my understanding now regardless whether or not they find anything, best case scenario is they will take images of any objects they did see. this he'll come back and those images will be analyzed, see whether or not they might be the flight so no matter what, no one will return in the next hour and two and say with absolute certainty this flight has been found. >> nikki, how far away is that site by air? we're talking a few hours away from the coast of australia? >> reporter: it's three-hour flight to get to the search area, so the p8 poseidon is on its way back, spent ten hours in the air. it will be returning in about two hours. they spent three hours searching the area. >> it could be a while before we have any confirmati

nikki battiste, abc news, perth, australia. >> thanks, nikki. in florida a close call. the passengers and pilot of a small plane. the cessna's nose gear wouldn't deploy, and the plane made a hard landing at tampa international. it was diverted there because of the dangerous problem. the three people aboard weren't hurt, and no commercial flights at the airport were delayed. >>> all right, new this morning some top level secret service agents have been put on leave. the agents were in amsterdam assigned to the president's arrival on monday. they are accused of violating a ten-hour ban on drinking prior till duty. one of them was passed out in a hotel hallway sunday. this comes in the wake of other recent cases of misbehaving law enforcement officials assigned to presidential visits. >>> the president is talking tough about russia. he is in brussels this morning for more high-level meetings with allies. he was in amsterdam yesterday for a nuclear summit, but when abc's jonathan karl asked him if moscow isn't now america's biggest geopolitical foe, the president was dismis

nikki burdine is there live with an update. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it's discouraging news to say the least when we heard yesterday about the latest in the search for little relisha rudd. police are out here right now but they're not going to start searching till sunrise. right now they're just posted out here to make sure nobody gets out into the park to tamper with what possibly could be a crime scene. police were out here yesterday searching this entire area. the new information we got, including this video of little relisha dancing in the homeless shelter where she was living. police say she was last seen on march 1 with kahlil tatum, the manual police say killed his wife and possibly abducted little relisha. police also say tatum bought 60 contractor size trash bags, a shovel, and lime or lye which is a chemical often used to treat bodies before burial. soon after the purchases, police say tatum was here at kenilworth park. while they are holding out hope, they have to consider worst-case scenario. >> we're not making any assumptions but i think

[applause] you might love that she works hard to elect leaders like nikki haley.plause] you might love that she would rather tell michael bloomberg to have a coke and a smile and top telling us how to live our lives. [applause] one thing that we all about sarah is that she drives liberals absolutely crazy. [applause] it is actually funny to watch. a come unglued. they do not know what to do. [laughter] is it because she took on the establishment and beat the incumbent mayor of her town? is it because she was the first female governor of the eight of alaska? the truth is it is not. she drives them crazy for the same reason we love her so much. she stands firmly in between our freedom and our opponents who want to drive this country into a place that we cannot even recognize. that is what sarah palin does. that is why we love her. please watch this video. >> she knows how to fire up the crowd. >> she tries to get people elected. >> she is fearless. >> she has proven that she is effective at endorsing candidate. >> she supported marco rubio. 19 haley. -- nikki haley.

nikki battiste, abc news, perth, australia. >>> secretary of state john kerry held high-stablgs talks with russia's foreign minister if an attempt to make some progress. it was the first face-to-face meeting since the people of crimea voted to join russia. the u.s. refuses to recognize that move and imposed sanctions on russia. vladimir putin made a surprise phone call to president obama. >> the u.s. and russia have differences of opinion about the events that led to this crisis. but both of us recognize the importance of finding a diplomatic solution. >> the u.s. says the russian troops massing along the ukrainian border are a threat to peace. and though the two sides are looking for a diplomatic way out, no new talks are planned. >>> in washington state, the back-breaking work in the mudslide disaster into its second week. the recovery mission continues. officials have lowered the number of missing down from 90 to 30. the death toll stands at 21. more than 400 people are involved in the recovery efforts. the searchers are focusing special attention on retrieving personal belongings

live in dc, nikki burdine, wusa 9. >> thanks a lot. >>> finally, a gorgeous weekend. lot of snow melting in neighborhoods across the area, including this one in germantown, montgomery county. can we keep the nice weather around for the remainder of the weekend? let's go to -- eric is not here! >> surprise! >> olga, hi. >> hi, bruce. we're definitely looking at the phrase "spring ahead," taking it literally today. temperatures at this hour, still at 63 for reagan national. hit a high of 67 today. clouds are slowly starting to move in. we'll be mostly cloudy overnight tonight. yes, an opportunity for a little sprinkle to move on in. right now, temperatures across the board are looking pretty good. still at 58 up in the northern portions of the viewing area. we're sitting in the lower 60s still south and west. but things are going to change. satellite and radar showing a lot of moisture starting to move on through. the front that passes through tonight is going to affect us. how long will we keep our springtime temperatures and will winter try to make a comeback? i'll gi

nikki burdine gins us live -- joins us live with the very latest. >> reporter: it's because of the constant downpour that we've had all day today that b divers and the ground crews are out here searching but i want you to take a look back here. those crews are just basically here to babysit the scene. they're making sure they have a presence here and to protect what could be a crime scene. and they've been out here all day long. now take a look at some of the video, this is the scene yesterday. and this morning as crews and volunteers searched the area and what they are calling a recovery effort for relisha rudd. also we can confirm that last night, police were searching the days inn on new york avenue in connection with the investigation. although it's not clear what they were looking for. police say kahlil tatum bought trash bags, a shovel and lime which is a chemical used to treat bodies before burial. the day after the last time relisha was last seen with tatum which was march 2nd. what brought police back to the backwash the fact he tent -- park was the fact he spent two hours here tha

abc's nikki battiste filed this report from perth, australia. >> reporter: there is once again a new lead. said to be the most credible yet in the search for missing malaysian airlines flight 370. new data analysis moved today's search nearly 700 miles northeast. that's back to the original search area and it seems back to square one. with news of this latest lead today's recovery operation completely shifted its course. the search area changed based on continuing analysis of radar data before contact was lost. it indicates the aircraft was traveling faster than previously estimated resulting in increased fuel usage and reducing the possible distance it traveled south into the indian ocean. satellites will move to take images of the new search area. right now ten aircraft and six ships are all switching gears. the planes are now scouring this new location as they desperately look for any signs of debris from the missing plane. there is a heightened urgency and serious focus on finding two critical black boxes, indestructible they record crucial information that would help investigato

. >> nikki burdine is outside the 7-eleven on baltimore avenue in college park. do we know anything about the winner who bought a ticket in maryland? >> reporter: yes. so far we do not know where that winning ticket was sold or who they are. but we're hoping they're watching this broadcast and maybe they'll check their numbers and then have agent mercy on those folks -- [ no audio ] >> we're having a little problem with her live report. we'll get back to nikki in just a minute. >> she was at the 7-eleven in college park. again, two tickets were bought in maryland, one the megamillions jackpot they'll share with someone in florida. >>> the d.c. fire lieutenant who was in charge when a dying man collapsed nearby will go before a trial board. >> lieutenant killeen davis will appear at an internal hearing where she's facing punishment for her role two monthing ago. cecil mills had a heart attack right across the street from the station on rhode island avenue. neither davis or the four other firefighters responded to pleas for help from mills' family. >>> two student

john and reena. >> all right, nikki, thank you. >>> critics of malaysian 240r9s are outraged by news that officials waited days before shifting that search to the current location. >> a british satellite company provided them with information showing the plane probably crashed thousands of miles from where the search was taking place. but malaysian authorities waited three days before redirecting the search. >> it's unbelievable, i mean it's just such an egregious slipup in the investigation, i can't believe it especially when you're searching for aircraft and possible survivors. as soon as they had that data they should have notified the australians or notified somebody to start looking in that area. all the time that's passed, even if there's not survivors, the wreckage has floated greatly away from where it was. it makes things more complex. >> the satellite company working on blips it suspected sent by flight 370 was one of the first to propose a now familiar north and south arc where the plane may have headed after dropping out of communication. >>> stay with us for any new info

nikki burdine joins us from the site with more. >> reporter: good morning.uraging news to say the least. police are out here right now. they're waiting for the sun to come up so they can start searching once again in what they're calling a recovery effort for 8-year-old relisha rudd. police were out here all day yesterday searching this entire park. they had search dogs, f.b.i. agents, and police officers out here looking for any signs, any clues of little relisha rudd who has been missing since march 1. on march 2, police say that they -- that kahlil tatum, the man they believe may have abducted her bought 60 contractor size trash bags. they also say he bought a shovel as well as lyme which is a product often used to treat bodies when they are buried. all those police are trying to be optimistic and so is relisha's family, they can't help but think the worst, especially in a situation like this. >> we're not making any assumptions but i think it would be prudent for us at this point to make sure we search and this is a very large area, search this area very

as for nikki, juan pablo says they're still together.'s friend. the 27-year-old pediatric nurse telling the magazine that the backlash against juan pablo has been hard to watch. >> it's not a game. this is like the relationship. >> reporter: accusing some of her fellow contestants of sour grapes even tweeting on monday "your words hurt no matter what." unlike bachelors in the past -- >> i love you, emily. >> reporter: -- who've all proclaimed their love. >> i'll love you forever. >> i'm completely in love with you. >> reporter: but then broke up. an engagement for juan pablo, it seems, a long way off. telling "people" magazine, "i want to make sure i pick the right person," and while nikki admits she wants juan pablo to propose when he's ready, it seems from this instagram picture juan pablo posted after the show, he's happy just being free. for "good morning america," abbie boudreau, abc news, los angeles. >> oh. come on. you guys were talking about it the whole way now with don father barnes, our relationship expert, author of "date be

as for nikki, juan pablo says they are still together.ki is just daddy's friend. the 27-year-old pediatric nurse telling the magazine that backlash against juan pablo has been hard to watch. >> it is not a game. this is like a relationship. >> reporter: accusing some of her fellow contestants of sour grapes. even tweeting on monday, your words hurt no matter what. unlike bachelors in the past -- >> i love you, emily. $who have all proclaimed their love. >> i will love you forever. >> i am completely in love with you. >> reporter: >> but then broke up. but then broke up. an engagement for juan pablo seems a long way off. abbie boudreau, abc news, los angeles. >> oh, thank you. explain why he is so aggravating. >> so many women wanted to give it to him. popular when he started off. >> after you got to know him -- not so much. >> but understood, you have sucked it up a little bit -- >> sorry, honey. okay, we are together. that was just my cover. love you, baby. >> now we know. [female narrator] foods rich in folic acid like white bread and l

>> nikki?titions breathe life into america's long-standing love affair with the show? "the bachelor" now in its 18th season with a weekly audience of over 9 million. >> time for another rose ceremony. >> reporter: even host chris harrison admits it's getting more challenging. >> it's tough to keep it fresh. how many different dates over 12 years can you create? i many, how many hot air balloons and diving off cliffs and brinls? there are only so many things you can do. i love the fact we're starting to really embrace the fact -- you talk about spoilers. >> i think there has become a little gamesmanship on the part of the producer because they know the spoilers are out there. they may play with the audience and throw you off the trail. somebody who orderly will be a front-runner and be buried and pop toward the end of the season to keep the audience guessing a little bit. >> reporter: this brooklyn ritual began three seasons ago when megan invited boyfriend peter, software engineer, to join a br

. >> nikki? >> that's true. to children, in one sense they do care because then they have customers for life. when i was a small child i remember such fond memories of going to the fast food chains and playing after school and having a crush on that cartoon kid that one of the fast food chains said was going to help me be more acceptable at school because i was eating those fries, and i think it's particularly significant when we talk about kids of color because so many students of color and low income students, that's all the food that they have access to. >> yeah. i want to play some sound from the president and you talk about the racial dynamic here. we want to get to that. this is the president at the state of the union talking about why michelle cares about this. take a listen. >> so wherever and whenever i can take steps without legislation to expand opportunity for more american families, that's what i'm going to do. as usual, our first lady sets a good example. michelle's let's move partnership with scho

nikki or clare. overwhelmingly, 62% of you said juan pablo should choose nikki. finale event tonight starting at 8:00 eastern. and then after the final rose. >>> coming up, denzel washington talking about his return to broadway. stay tuned. >> i got me a dream, baby. woman says be charitable. >>> are you ready for this? two-time oscar winner denzel washington, one of the most powerful actors on screen and stage. his last time on broadway, took home a tony. now anticipation is high as he prepares to open in a classic drama. i got a chance to talk with him about that and a whole lot more. the buzz on broadway? denzel is back. starring in a revival of "a raisin in the sun," the lorraine hansbury classic. >> a man says i got to change my life, i'm choking to death. a woman says, your eggs are getting cold. >> reporter: you talk about this thing on broadway, it's a way for an actor to sharpen your instrument. >> that's the foundation to me. it's where you really learn how to act. it's alive. it's a living thing. you get an energy from the people. >> reporter: original

now let's watch what happened with nikki. that's the woman he chose. >> i'm getting into this, and that frightens me. >> okay. >> i'm not 100% sure that i want to propose to you, but at the same time i'm 100% sure that i just don't want to let you go. i like you a lot. a lot. so, nikki, will you accept my final rose? >> absolutely. >> ew. i wish she'd said no, jerk. >> mm-hmm. >> wow. >> but wait, there's even more. >> oh, my gosh. i'm loving this. >> after the rose. there's a hoe called "after the rose." chris harrison was interviewing him. chris got tense. let's take a look. >> how much of it was real, do you think? >> it's time to shine. like you can actually express your feelings. >> this is the time to shine. i can express my feelings. >> this is what the show is about. like -- >> the show is about somebody meeting someone and falling in love and being happy and -- >> so did you? did you fall in love? >> i'm with somebody, look. look. and i'm happy. i've been four months happy. >> i don't know what i'm looking at. >> huh

not talking about this, but i'm talking about this. [ laughter ] juan pablo. [ laughter ] he picked nikkia 26-year-old nurse over clare, who is a a 32-year-old hair stylist. he said he thought about it long and hard, and after a lot of soul searching, he decided nikki was definitely younger. a lot of people were saying it was the worst season of "the bachelor," and they are right. it was awful. i'm so mad. you know i'm a giant fan. >> steve: yeah, you love it. >> jimmy: i love reality shows. i love "the bachelor," i think that it's awesome. i like chris -- who's the guy that hosts it? chris harrison. yeah, i like that dude. he's great. his tie is always weird and off to the side. but i watch it all of the time. it's great. this one was awful. this guy, juan pablo, had nothing. >> steve: on one to ten, you'd give him a juan. [ laughter and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: i would give him a a one. thank you, higgins. but, yeah. it's not only jumped the shark, it's like, jumped the shark and cousin oliver. it's like cousin oliver got water skis and jumped over a a shark. they're gonna have to retool

now back to you. >> thank you. >>> a quick reminder, you just heard it from nikki. hosting the last televised debate before the april 1 primary. the top four democratic candidates for d.c. mayor all invited. bruce johnson is going to pot rate tonight -- moderate tonight. it starts right here on wusa9 at 7:30. we'll also stream it live on wusa9.com. we need you. we need your questions so please tweet them to dcdebate. >>> most of you probably didn't know this was happening but a measure to limit the practice of shackling inmates as they're given birth has passed. a similar measure passed the house of delegates. the senate measure would allow the practice only if it is necessary for safety. the state has already banned the practice from most circumstances in prisons but the ban doesn't apply to county jails. >>> a maryland senate committee has approved a measure to legalize medical marijuana. the senate bill is different from a measure already approved by the house of delegates. the senate version removes a cap of ten growers who will be available to provide marijuana

nikki, her last date with juan pablo. it started there on the catamaran.of awkward silences. they're on the couch. he is not saying, i love you. just keep that in mind. if you don't -- if you know what i'm saying. all right. clare's last date, starts off in a helicopter ride. everything seems to be going well. then we hear clare say something to the effect of juan pablo told her, i don't know anything about you. we don't know anything about each other. then he apparently said something sexual that started the weirdness. they get over it. they work it out. time for the big finale. clare arrives first. there she is looking lovely. she finally gets up to juan pablo on the stage there. she is so ready to be proposed to. didn't quite happen that way. juan pablo says, i have to say good-bye to you. clare didn't take that so well. let's hear it. >> i lost respect for you. because -- i'll tell you what. i thought i knew what kind of man you were. >> okay. >> what you just made me go through, i would never want my children having a father like you. >> okay. >> i'm

. >> charlie: so does nikki, your character, is she in love with her former husband or is she in love with her new friend? >> well, i think she's in love with both of them. i felt that there was an emotional -- i understood. i felt like i believed it. i understood it. i feel like anyof us who eve lost someone, it's interesting how they come back into your life, whether you see someone who looks like them, smell a scent that reminds you of them, taste some food -- the way that the people who have passed can reenter our lives in a moment is very intriguing. so i think she does love him and then ed harris is playing the part, and he's sort of irresistible. >> charlie: yes, he is. so it made perfect sense to fall in love. >> charlie: should she have told him in the beginning? >> yeah, that's -- it's possible she should have. i think it's one of those things where it's just like we are in real life. sometimes we don't always do the thing that makes the most sense. i mean, our job as moviemakers is to convince you that that was right, at least that was true for her. and i did understand why

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. >> just hours after juan pablo made his choice with america watching, handing nikki the final rose.ils you didn't hear. all the dish with chris harris. >>> and how to be happier. the secret starts right now. abc's own dan harris on his most difficult hour. what he found to change your life beginning this morning. >>> and "19 kids and counting." the duggar daughters speaking out on romance, relationships and growing up duggar as we say -- >> all: good morning, america. >>> and good morning to all those duggars squeezing into the social square this morning right here on "gma" using our twitter mirror in social square for one epic selfie. >> that is a big family. >> many selfies. >> yeah. >> here to talk about their new book written by the four oldest girls. we're going to hear about that in just a little bit. >> they have been a delight all morning long. yes, we are looking forward to that. >>> and the new wedding showstopper. a bridal gown from h&m, just $99. so what does it look like? and would you wear it? well, sara, you know, she is getting married, sara haines, she has it on and

we'll go outside now to nikki burdine. she's live in rockville, maryland. what have you seen? what are people saying up there? >> reporter: just in the past few minutes the rain has started to come down a lot heavier, but we are in rockville right off 270. i want you to look at the interstate. 270 looks really good now, cars moving just fine through there. of course, that's just because the roads are wet. it's just rain for now. of course, montgomery county and prince george's county are prepared for when that changes. we checked in with prince george's county earlier tonight. here's how they're looking. their salt supply is in good shape. they have 11,000 tons of salt available now, plenty for this impending storm. they used about 7,000 tons at that last big storm we had. the budget, however, is another story. this year's budget for operating costs was set at 1.5 million. so far they've spent 3.6 million. the biggest challenge will be the sleet, treating those roads between that and getting prepared for the first round of snow. there will be about 250 vehicles out there at on

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that left nikki who accepted his final rose but wasn't offered an engagement ring or an even i love yound led to an awkward exchange with the "the bachelor" host chris harrison. >> this is what the show is about. the show is about somebody meeting someone and falling in love and being happy and -- >> so did you? >> i'm -- >> did you -- >> i'm with somebody, look and i'm happy. i've been four months happy. >> i don't know what i'm looking at. >> huh? >> i don't know what i'm looking at. >> we do. >> i. nick cia cold juan pablo she loves him and they say their life in private is just now getting under way. a lot of people very -- >> some ladies in the newsroom not big on juan pablo anymore. >>> we know who the next bachelorette is. andi dorfman who walked on juan pablo this season. >> gave him a piece of her mind which we love. she is a 26-year-old assistant district attorney from atlanta and she says she is all in to find her man. the new season of "the bachelorette" starts on may 19th. >>> want to stay in the new york city apartment president obama lived in while studying at columbia un

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nikki battiste, abc news, perth, australia. >> nikki, thank you.will be on "america this morning" and "good morning america." >>> criminal charges are likely after a natural gas pipeline explosion 3 1/2 years ago. the blast leveled a california neighborhood and killed eight people. now pacific gas & electric notified the securities and exchange commission that it expects criminal charges. the utility says they are deeply sorry but insist there was no criminal wrongdoing. >>> defense for oscar pistorius opened their case today. any testimony from pistorius opens him up to cross-examination from prosecutors. they accuse pistorius of murdering his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp. pistorius claims he fatally shot her by mistake. >>> majority of the world's nations have backed a resolution affirming ukraine's sovereignty. the united states and european union introduced the resolution to the united nations security council after russia's move into cry nia. got a surprising amount of support but while the vote sent a message to russia, the u.n. vote didn't su

it didn't rain or martinis at the central criminal court tributes have been paid to the td nikki makes up who died today at the age of fifty one. the tv spot and had been diagnosed with motor in your own disease in december twenty twelve fisher told the boy he was devastated by her suffering and her passing. and make him a happy thought her father brendan into politics summit on time. in nineteen ninety nine. i took in eleven years was unacceptable to show that the toilet. a mother of two grown up children. she was widely recognized schroeder courier for her tireless work on housing clothing selection issues and cancer care facilities. they still have its effects resources heart that he has unsuccessfully to attend the match in dublin. i am extremely angry on behalf of the women. despite her diagnosis with motor neurons disease in two thousand and twelve. the fifty one year old idiot she continued to represent her constituents trial for enough i could speak from the hosts must say that we have to listen to but the suffering in the passing of many cannot fathom we are hoping to buy it o

nikki burdine reports. >> we are learning more about who died experch and everyone i spoke to said, they consider her family. >> she has so many friends. >> did she? >> i don't think anybody didn't like her. everybody liked her. >> her grandson lived in this home and the child's mother when she heard about the fire this morning, she rushed over, but it was too late. ella didn't make it. >> i think she may have -- everybody called her grandma. >> two adults and two children, five-year-old william and four- year-old justin were taken to the hospital. >> you know, don't know -- they want to calm down. >> family members say ella was fighting cancer and had just gotten home from the hospital. >> she had cancer. >> ella did? >> yes. they found out last night. >> with the children and two adults fight for their life, they will also be left to grieve the loss of miss ella. >> everybody loves her. she is a sweet lady. you tell her that you don't have nowhere to live or eat, she is the person to go to. she is a sweet lady. >> those who survived the fire, of course, lost everything. so if you would

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prime time -- only nikki and claire remain, but something happens that has one of the women questioning everything. >> we had a rare moment together. no cameras. and whispered something to me. he chose to tell me something that no woman wants to hear. it was insulting. it was offensive. ? what did -- what? what did he say? >> bossy? >> we will see. see who wins. ,nd then after the final rose and abc 7 news at 11:00. >> it is safe to say he is the most hated bachelor. >> he is going that. for the most popular guy. >> i liked that idea. we are looking at sunny skies. daylight hours have extended. take a look at the forecast for the rest of this evening. if you have outdoor plants, go for it. temperatures -- if you have outdoor plans, go for it. temperatures in the 60's, the 50's. 61 in manassas. to 15 mile per hour. clouds will start to increase just a bit, but temperatures well above average for this time of year. it's not going to last very long. a strong cold front and area of low pressure moves through on wednesday and we are likely to iods of rain, even thunderstorms. the seven day o

nikki ber dine was at that fire in arlington. >> the home is so badly damaged, firefighters say it's to take a lot of work before they can actually get inside to determine a cause. that coupled with the fact that two people died here means this is going to be a very long investigation. >> i'm scared to death. i really want to know what really happened. >> reporter: the fear of the unknown was the first emotion this family dealt with today. >> i don't know if she's safe or not in there. >> reporter: two of the people living in this home were unaccounted for leaving the family to think the worst. rony parker was walking by when he spotted the flames. >> i saw a fire under the porch. i came banging on the door. the kids came out and the grandfather came to the door and went back in. they got grandmother in a wheelchair there. i never saw the grandfather or the grdmother come out. >> reporter: he called 911. >> i walked out and that's when the 2nd explosion happened. when i was inside, the lights were flickering. >> reporter: those inside a church next door rushed outside. >> we came out

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[applause] you might love that she works hard to elect leaders like nikki haley.u might love that she would rather tell michael bloomberg to have a coke and a smile and stop telling us how to live our lives. [applause] one thing that we all love about sarah is that she drives liberals absolutely crazy. [applause] it is actually funny to watch. they come unglued. they do not know what to do. [laughter] is it because she took on the establishment and beat the incumbent mayor of her town? is it because she was the first female governor of the state of alaska? the truth is it is not. she drives them crazy for the same reason we love her so much. she stands firmly in between our freedom and our opponents who want to drive this country into a place that we cannot even recognize. that is what sarah palin does. that is why we love her. please watch this video. >> she knows how to fire up the crowd. >> she tries to get people elected. >> she is fearless. >> she has proven that she is effective at endorsing candidate. >> she supported marco rubio. nikki haley. >> her energy

mike and nikki sustained serious damage to their home. the fire department told them their chimney could come down in the next quake. do you think about when that could happen? >> every time we feel a tremor. >> you don't know if that's -- >> yeah, you don't know if that' the one. >> reporter: but could there be a big one in store for california in the near future? lucy jones from the u.s. gee logical survey said it's highly unlikely that friday's quake is a foreshadowing of another event. >> by the time we get to the weekend, the probability will be gone. >> reporter: but a quake on the same fault line could hit and prove deadly. >> we haven't had an earthquake like this in quite some time. >> reporter: nbc news, los angeles. >>> and coming up next, the dramatic rescue of a young pit bull from a cliff in marin county after first responders thought there was little chance the dog was alive. >>> plus a bay area man catching texting while driving in a big way. >>> time is running out to find the plane's black box for malaysia airlines fligh

nikki haley. jeff fisher. is probably going -- he is probably going to win this thing thanks to sarah palin. she dominated one more time. consultantsten to and the let the big bad media scare you off. they talk about rebranding the gop. instead of restoring the trust of the american people. how about rebuilding the middle class? now is the time to furlough the consulting. don't let them invalidate you. >> she plays by her own rules. >> it is time for we, the people to rake up the cronyism. they are people willing to lead. >> she is hoping the future. she is saying to the old dog, your time is absolutely up. >> we deserve better than the people who call themselves our leaders. we won't get it unless we are ready to fight. this is one fight that is worth it. >> the power of palin. >> the bottom line is she has clout. >> you are trying to mobilize, to get involved, to run themselves or support candidates they like. she says the work is not done yet. >> the next election is 20 months away. the last thing we need i

we see opportunity flourishing in states led by governors like nikki haley, bobby jindal, scott walker, rick scott. [cheers and applause] under governor haley's south carolina moved 20,000 citizens from welfare to work. under bobby jindal, louisiana has become more competitive for jobs. under scott walker, red state principles have been brought to wisconsin. the public union leaders balked and instigated this massive disruption of government. because scott walker had the courage to reform pension programs fairly, the people of wisconsin did not recall him. they stood behind him and reelected him. [applause] under rick scott, florida's unemployment rate has dropped for 3 straight years. when just four years ago his predecessor presided over the loss of more than 800,000 jobs. now, that guy wants his job back. with a record like that, he is running to seek it this time as a democrat. [applause] ask yourself, what is the common denominator in these states? conservative governors who cut taxes, control spending, invest in jobs. they trust the people more than the machinery of government. i

look across the country, the states doing well, creating jobs, the red states, it is bobby jindal, nikkiy. these are governments implementing what i call red state policies, basically limited government, watching the spending, having tax that is legal. get out of the way and let the private sector do what it does best. those states are getting ahead. >> here is what is amazing, i read this report that came out. texas holds 140 billion in petro wealth. last time i interviewed you you told me by 2015 you expect a $15 billion surplus, you don't have state income tax. >> here is the key to that, somebody asked today, we were speaking at a group. they said how do you pay for your police officers, your fire, the services? and the fact is you grow your economy into it. i mean, we are the either fourth or fifth lowest tax burden in the country. in the state of texas. >> by the way, you're in the number one tax burden state in the country right here in new york. >> i know that, that is one -- >> i'm getting the hell out of here. >> that is one of the reasons i'm up here recruiting business. you f

on the republican side nikky healy from south carolina potentially running. women on the republican side thought about it, sears and a martinez, some chuckles here, that is not a terribly popular idea. >> i am not sure of chelsea's situation the smartest person in my family thinks the democratic primary whether hillary wants to be president or granma. what do you think? >> some people are saying if she becomes a granma, one holds her, and -- >> my mother would not particularly like this answer, but it is harder than being a grandmother. in terms of time of acute patient thank you for babysitting my children. >> they stated that the time what took the balance in favor of hillary. >> the president, senator elect obama at the time, in the back of his mind and raised with advisers like david axelrod they all plan how or why. you remember is that a lot of people wanted her to be vice president and that wasn't going to happen. was decided early on she was not going to be that. and how he thought about her but couldn't exactly figure that out but long before he had

nikki burdine joins us with a look at the candidates. >> reporter: we're in the home stretch. although a new poll out yesterday has mayor gray and councilman muriel bowser in a dead heat. that could all change tonight in a debate right here on wusa9. candidates have been hitting the streets to grab a big group of voters up for grabs, the undecided. if the race continues on its current track, it looks like the voter turnout will be a big difference maker. if voters come out in strong numbers, it looks like the election could break bowser's way. if voters stay home, it will likely work out in gray's favor. tommy wells' camp not giving up. hopefully before tonight and bowser is confident in what the voters want. >> we certainly see a lot more donation, a lot more energy from volunteers, and frankly the fact that the others have really fallen behind and now it's top -- i'm in the top three, i'm feeling very good that hopefully we've got thuf time for -- got enough time to pull this out. >> people have been concerned for the entire last year that we've been running and that's whyer

so, lester and nikki, kieron and myself are on the orange team.t battle, who is here to be our referee this morning. [ everyone talking at once ] >> yeah, jenna, that's not going to work because i was checking up first. there you go. >> i'm here for balance and fair. so, lester is going to get you on your marks and we're going to take our positions and -- >> get ready! >> okay. >> so -- >> out of the way, out of way. >> come on in. >> on your mark. >> yes! >> get set. >> yes! [ whistle ] >> all right! two turns, two turns, in, in, in. >> here we go. >> all right! >> go, go, go! >> all right, come on! >> here, here. >> come on, come on, dylan. >> you guys are good! >> yes, yes! take that! take that! look at our team. that's right. oh, get over, lester. come on, mom! ♪ >> come on, lester! ♪ >> i think team orange was doing great until lester hit the wall. >> i hit the wall. it's the shoes. >> it happens. it happens. we've all got excuses, lester. i'm kidding. >> that was actually difficult. >> that was a lot of fun! >> yeah. >> a lot of fun. >> your