. >> oh, paul williams didn't know that they were romming on his camera when he was singing that songup with those lyrics off the top of his head. >> it was very creative. he was right on pitch. >> back of my car into thanks for the tribute, anyway, paul, even if you didn't know. >> some viewer love on the lisa wilford says welcome, diane so glad you're taking over for reena. love the connection you already have with kendis. >> apparently it's a lot closer than i thought according to paul williams. >> there was also wayne yee who says beautiful. she seems to talk with her mouth closed a lot. any idea what that's about? >> i don't know what they're talking about. i work very hard to enunciate every word i say. kendis. >> that is freaky how do you do that. >> do what? >> that whole -- how did you do that? >> i don't know what you mean. what? >> chris from our powerhouse kstp affiliate in minneapolis says that she seems fun. her singing though. >> oh. >> of the white snake song was taking you to task on that. >> are you sure that was a good -- that might have been a good singing though,

let's get some details now from accuweather's paul williams.lcome as well as you, kendis. good to see you again. all right. southern soaker in a big way. scattered showers and thunderstorms along the gulf coast and along i-20 where they've already had a round of thunderstorms just last night. now here's another round that will cause problems going into alabama, georgia, panhandle of florida. up toward the carolinas right up towards virginia. now, that's going to switch on us on wednesday. we'll have a few thunderstorms over central portion of florida but then looking for scattered showers numerous along the gulf coast. not only there, in the northeast, the front will begin to mess with the northeast, as well. scattered showers from maine down throughout the coast including boston, new york, baltimore, d.c. area. even into philly with cool air behind it. >> all right, paul. thank you. there's alarming news now about the zika virus. health officials say the more they learn about it, the scarier it becomes. zika is a mosquito-borne virus that can

. >> you know at first we had a warm welcome for paul williams at accuweather. th something they paul williamsesque. >> a little diddy for kendis and diane, two american kids doing the best they can. kendis is going to be a football star ♪ ♪ dine is in the back of kendis car ♪ ♪ diane is sitting on kendis lap with a hand on her knee ♪ >> so you didn't know he was on camera doing there. >> he didn't know we were recording. >> he had the air guitar. >> oh, paul williams didn't know that they were romming on his camera when he was singing that song. >> yeah, but he came up with those lyrics off the top of his head. >> it was very creative. he was right on pitch. >> back of my car into thanks for the tribute, anyway, paul, even if you didn't know. >> some viewer love on the twitters. lisa wilford says welcome, diane so glad you're taking over for reena. love the connection you already have with kendis. >> apparently it's a lot closer than i thought according to paul williams. >> there was also wayne yee who says beautiful. she seems to talk with her mouth closed a lo

born as paul williams, he was among those who put the soul in the philadelphia sound, the hot in rhythmnd blues and the fight in 60's civil rights music, singing up from behind his trademark beard and glasses. ♪ >> closing the curtain on six decades in the spotlight, the famous tenor died at the -- in ohio sunday night. he was 80 years old. the passing of billy paul, who died on sunday at the age of 80. this hour, a strong united -- barack obama calls for a strong and united europe in the face of rising populism and skepticism about the eu. he also announces the deployment of 250 extra soldiers in syria. austria's political landscape is redraw on in election ready far right parties saw over a third of the vote. -- t's lawyers say that dozens of activists have been arrested ahead of a rally and the arrests continue. time now for a look at the latest business news. we are beginning with what could prove a lifeline for francis struggling energy giant. >> a bit of breathing space on the controversial project on a nuclear plant in the u.k.. the head of media says he was to push ahead with th

. >> accuweather's paul williams is tracking it all. good morning. >> good morning to you. well, unfortunately, this is a bad movie that has an unfortunate sequel. that sequel will play out throughout most of the entire mississippi valley from st. louis down towards the memphis area covering down towards pretty much new orleans. we're looking for widespread severe storms to continue yet again with torrential downpours and flash flooding continues to be a problem along with lightning strikes, damaging winds and hail and the possibility of tornadoes throughout the rest of the day. diane, kendis. >> thanks, paul. >>> the u.s. military is touting some progress in the fight against isis. the general in charge of operations again says air strikes have significantly cut the number of foreign firefighters flowing into iraq and syria. he says it's now about 200 per month down from a high of about 2,000 per month a year ago. he says isis desertion rates are up and morale among the fighters is down. >> authorities in cannes, france, are facing some criticism after is takening a simula

paul who was born paul williams, died at his blackwood, new jersey home of pancreatic cancer. he was a gram a award winner best known for his 1972 hit, number one single, me and mrs. . his manager, beverly gay, remembers the singer. >> billy was one of the most kind people that i ever met. professionally his shows were unbelievable. the audiences reacted to his music. he is a one of a kind entertainer. >> in 1957, paul was in the army stationed in germany with two other well men soldiers: elvis pressly and binge cosby's son gary. paul was 81 years old. >>> a land mark church in philadelphia celebrated its 185th an verse bring a special guest. archbishop chaput was principal celebrant during this mass for saint john the baptist church this year parish exceeded million-dollar goal for its fun raising campaign to repair its bell tower which can be seen far and wide across the city. >>> a hometown hero of the vietnam war was remembered today in penns landing. a statue honoring corporal michael crestens was dedicated. he received the medal of honor for wiping out three machine gun

. >> kreth's paul williams joins us with the forecast. >> unfortunately we have to add more insult to injury because this storm system is not moving away. it's pretty much staying put with waves of soaking rain. moisture is feeding off the gulf that's going to feed another frenzied day of scattered showers throughout oklahoma, arkansas, missouri and down towards the coastal rinl of texas. six more inches of rain will fall in some areas. when will this finally get out of here? as we go into thursday, the front will stretch through creating more scattered showers throughout jackson, up towards at by the time friday rolls around, that's when it will leave us dry here but create more scattered showers along and up the east coast. >> ray: diane? >> thank you, paul. turning now to politics and today's much anticipated new york primary. bernie sanders made his final push for votes at a rally in queens last night. a new national poll has sanders and hillary clinton neck and neck. in the delegate rich new york, gits.trailing her by double if sanders loses the state by ten points, he will need

. >> let's go to paul williams at accuweather with the forecast. paul, good morning. >> thanks, kendis, reena. good morning to you, as well. we have one heck of a clipper system, alberta clipper with very cold air to the north and a front that stalls to the south. here's the movement for monday. the low swings through the ohio valley region monday night into tuesday morning bringing a chance of snow along with that uninvited amount of cold air. snowfall potential will ride across portions of buffalo up towards the boston area. reena, kendis. >> our thanks to paul. >>> there's a fair bit of intrigue this morning about a published report detailing offshore accounts used to avoid taxes and maintained by current and former world leaders based on documents from a law firm based in panama. the firm is among the world's biggest creators of shell companies according to the report. political figures named the reporting are from russia, saudi businessmen. businessmen, criminals, celebrities and sports stars are also among those named. >> syrian forces and all

the weather threat remaining high throughout today according to accuweather's paul williams. >> looking for widespread severe storms to continue and flash flooding continues to be a problem along with lightning strikes, damaging winds and hail and possibility of tornadoes >> and in wyoming, a late april snow shower enough to shut down this interstate. we should mention snow forcing the cancellation of several classes at the university of wyoming. areas of the state dawe up to 7 inches of snow. >>> now to the race for the white house. it's "your voice, your vote." donald trump is now more than 100 delegates richer and closer than ever to clinching that gop nomination. >> trump hit a slam dunk last night. let's put it that way winning all five states up for grabs all with wide margins. it was a huge blow for ted cruz. it's now mathematically impossible for him to win the nomination at least on the first ballot at the convention there in cleveland. >> trump wants cruz and john kasich to call it quits as he looks to the general election. abc's tom llamas has more from the trump victory part

. >> accuweather's paul williams joins us now. paul, good morning. >> good morning to you, as well. unfortunately, we have another set of severe storms that will rip its way throughout the mississippi valley region from st. louis all the way down towards memphis, reaching down towards new orleans and eventually affecting the folks in springfield as well as little rock over toward shreveport and encompassing houston where it's not needed but it is going to hit. torrential down pours, isolated tornadoes, damaging winds and possibility of even worse storms. and if that's not enough, we have another very strong system that's going to slide across is the pacific northwest. and it will make its way throughout arizona and new mexico. now, this is how it's going to shape up. we'll have a strong jet stream that will create even more problems with additional storms that will flare-up again on friday in texas. diane, kendis. >> all right. our thanks to paul. >>> turning now to the race for the white house and the front-runners putting even more distance between them and their rivals. >> donald

. >> let's get the full forecast from accuweather's paul williams. >> good morning, paul. >> good morningsoaking rain, basically soaking the central part of the country all the way up towards the dakotas and to kansas city, oklahoma city, dallas, where we're expecting thunderstorms with a chance of isolated tornadoes and soaking rain along the coast. san antonio over towards houston. and then not only then but we expected the wet weather continue to go into wednesday. the low will be blocked by this high pressure system keeping waves of soaking rain in the middle. kendis, diane? >> paul, thank you. >>> washington state police are looking for brothers who they say are armed and dangerous. john and tony reed are suspected of murdering a married couple who haven't been seen in nearly a week. video puts the brothers near the couple's vehicles which were dumped in a wooded area and they may have had prior disputes over property. >>> the palm beach zoo reopens for the first time since a zookeeper was killed by a tiger. 38-year-old stacy konwiser was attacked by a 13-year-old malaysian tiger tha

paul williams at accuweather with the forecast. what we can expect today. l. >> good morning to you, too, kendis, reena. we have a low pressure system an alberta clipper that will push through and create opportunities for snow throughout central portions of new york going towards the boston area. to the south, we have the wonderful warm weather we're supposed to enjoy right now. it's not in the sauce for us. as we go into tuesday and wednesday, we go from unwanted cold to sticking around too long kind of cold. low pressure system that created the snow will swing towards the water and to the east. high pressure system on the other side with the clock wise rotation will actually work with the counterclockwise rotation of this low pressure system and bring even more cold air from the north to the south and keep us in the deep freeze at least until midweek. kendis, reena? >> thank you so much, paul. i like that red tie. >>> amtrak says it will operate regularly scheduled trains this morning through a stretch of track where a fatal crash took place south of phila

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william shakespeare. but the truth is he is really a mystery. >> there is evidence that a john shakespeare lived here from around the middle of the 1550s. >> reporter: paul edmonton head of research and knowledge at the shakespeare birth place trust at stratford upon avon. >> the room we believe shakespeare was born in 1564. >> reporter: what little is known about shakespeare the man comes from public record. for example, his father, john shakespeare was a prosperous glove maker and wool dealer. >> he became mayor of stratford. >> reporter: in new york city far from shakespeare's home town that two rare book sellers, george koppelman and dan wexler think they have locked into one

william shakespeare. but the truth is he is really a mystery. >> there is evidence that a john shakespeare lived here from around the middle of the 1550s. >> reporter: pauldmonton head of research and knowledge at the shakespeare birth place trust at stratford upon avon. >> the room we believe shakespeare was born in 1564. >> reporter: what little is known about shakespeare the man comes from public record. for example, his father, john shakespeare was a prosperous glove maker and wool dealer. >> he became mayor of stratford. >> reporter: in new york city far from shakespeare's home town that two rare book sellers, george koppelman and dan wexler think they have locked into one of the great what if stories ever. >> that the contents of the case is a major shakespeare discovery. >>y, yes. >> what if the marked up old book they bought on e-bay for $4,300 in 2008, a kind of dictionary published in 1580 called barret's alveary actually belonged to william shakespeare. >> it draws you in. >> they brought their find to the morgan library in new york city in the summer of 2014 to show to paul edmonson. >> trying to puzzle out the purpose of the page. >> reporte

william shakespeare, but the truth is, he's really a mystery. >> evidence that he lived here from around the middle of the 1550s. >> paul edmondson is head of research and knowledge at the shakespeare birth place trust in stratford-upon-avon. >> this is room which we believe william shakespeare was born in 1564. >> what little is known about shakespeare, the man, comes from public records. for example, that his father, prosperous glove maker and wool dealer. >> he served on the town council. he became mayor of stratford, or bailiff as it was called in 1568. >> but it's in new york city, far from shakespeare's hometown, that two rare book sellers, george koppelman and dan wechsler, think that they lucked into one of the great what-if stories ever. that the contents of the case is a major shakespeare discovery. what if the marked up old book they bought on ebay for $4 00 in 2008, a kind of dictionary published in 1580 called baret's alvearie actually belonged to a william shakespeare. >> really? >> it draws you in. the morgan library in new york city in the summer of 2014 to show to paul edmondson. >> i'm trying to see the purpose that have page. >> t

of the 20 paul manafort will be the convention manager along with william mcginley who played a key role with the party and ensuring the rule that hurt ron paul four years ago to try to get a gain on ted cruz and how he has been getting delegates behind the scenes. do you think donald trump will go to the convention with that 1237? that will is you need that and if he doesn't does he have to fight it out on multiple battles? >> my sense is he will have a very good night tonight and i think he will have a very good week on april 26th. i think he will have a tremendous amount of momentum and that does matter in american politics. you are seeing 63% in a fox news poll that said 63% of republicans want to see the guy with the most votes in the most delegates when the nomination and that gives trump a real strong -- neil: that is not 1237. >> there are several pathways for trump to get 1237 before and possibly on june 7th. neil: it is crucial whoever wins gets 1237, not just with the most delegates. >> you got to get 1237. if it comes back to the first ballot of the convention, trump will be

a popular local race also paul's to remember the family of officer ashley guindon at the marine corps 17.5l. she was killed on her first day on the job as a prince william county police officer. >> i cannot express in words the gratitude we have for the community and the police department. it has made this loss a lot easier. charged in her murder, ronald hamilton, is also accused of killing his wife crystal. he is due in court again later this month. of the white house come an act of defiance that drew a big crowd. also, the new world record set at national harbor. how many peeps can you eat in five minutes? we will tell you. and the weather forecast. but jamie raskin is the only democrat for congress o's authored landmark ogressive laws -- marriage equality, equal pay for women, green maryland act, assault weapons ban, and more. raskin: i'm jamie raskin, and i approve this message. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. eived a few awards. but we've received a few more, including jd power who ranked us highest in customer satisfaction for the third year in a row. only fios ha