for "nightline," i'm reena ninan in new york. >> thank you for watching abc news.ws now" isming up with overnight breaking news. tune into "good morning america" tomorrow and online at abcnews.com. good night, america. ah-choo! ah-choo! ah-choo! i'm sorry, man. i didn't see you. i didn't see you. i'm sorry. i'm really really sorry. aah! oh, come on. come on. you've got to be kidding me. you're kidding me. oh, god. oh, god. [ spitting ] oh, me on! come on! get out, get out! god, get off me! everything in here get off me! off, off, off! they're coming!

for "nightline," i'm reena ninan in new york. >> thank you for watching abc news.ight breaking news. tune into "good morning america" tomorrow and online at abcnews.com. good night, america. [dramatic music] ♪ ♪ >> yeah! hey! hey! [cheers and applause] i'm terry crews, and i'm ready to start making people rich right here on millionaire! [cheers and applause] today's first contestant is a part-time beer vendor at a baseball stadium who takes his title of beer man very seriously. his selling techniques are priceless, but is he able to hustle his way to a million? from lake bluff, illinois, please welcome justin peters! [cheers and applause] [laughs] yeah! ah, what's up? >> how you doing, terry? >> how are you? >> i'm doing good, brother. >> come on over here, justin. >> all right. [applause] >> okay. i've never been roped in before. >> it's a first for both of us. >> that was good. >> i've never roped you in before. >> it felt great. >> oh, it feels so good. >> [laughs] now, your beer selling techniques are legendary. can you let us in on what they are? >> i do voice

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this is reena ninan.hought justin bieber was past the partying stuff and wanted to clean up his image. >> i don't think you are ever past the partying. >> not if you are justin bieber or reena ninan. >> that's right. i seem like the boozy. >> that's right. especially when it comes to winter storms. like that transition. that was a nice transition. another winter storm hitting the northeast and another behind it. >> in parts of kentucky, the combination of a wintry mix of snow and rain hitting frozen ground triggered car crashes and shut down portions of 64 just outside of lexington. >> north of philadelphia, snow giving way to freezing rain, glazed roads with a layer of ice. abc's gloria riviera kicks off our coverage. >> reporter: this is how more than 5,000 people spent the weekend at the airport in dallas-ft. worth. those 1700 canceled flights at dfw alone over the weekend, all thanks to icy winter weather. the bitter conditions a nemesis for travelers, causing a ripple effect for 3500 flights and coun

i'm reena ninan.-- that's my version of the indian girl trying to be irish. >> is this your favorite holiday? >> i was into it. we had green cream cheese, which i threw up after eating in the third grade. >> oh, wow. tell us more about your dealings as a child. >> let me tell you about my dealings as an adult. did you get an e-mail from oprah winfrey? >> about -- >> about an hour ago. >> about a something -- her and deepak, right? >> manifesting through success. i signed you up for a free meditation. >> was that you? oh, my lord. >> i want to tell our folks at home. >> yes. >> they're doing a 21-day free meditation. you can listen on your ipod. it's 21 somedays. it's called manifesting through success. it's about quieting your soul. i thought you could use it. >> you're the one stirring my soul up most days is the problem. >> that's true. >> that's why i feel the need for quiet time. >> got this excited. oprah wants you -- oprah is inviting me to something. it was you. >> it was me. >> wow. that kills

holmes. >>> i'm reena ninan.y in madison, wisconsin, thousands of protesters demand justice in the shooting death of an unarmed black man by a white police officer. the investigation. >>> measles outbreak in the u.s. even though the disease was nearly eliminated. researchers at johns hopkins predict more outbreak because of parents who don't vaccinate their kids. >>> a v.a. medical center manager accused of mocking the mental health problems of combat veterans. members of congress demand action. >>> and a new study suggests that today's parental obsession with boosting their children's self-esteem by repeatedly telling their kids they're special has backfired in creating a young generation of narcissists. those are some of our top stories on this tuesday, march 10th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> always boost my ego. >> mamas are supposed to slap you on your butt and send you on your way. >> the butt, the bat, whatever. >> i got patted on the butt by my parents, it was for a reason. it was not enco

i'm reena ninan. >> t.j. holmes.ou know? >> not at all. happy to open an umbrella in the studio. walk under a ladder. >> black cat across your path. none of the stuff bothers you. >> doesn't faze me one bit. you know what was hilarious overnight? president obama on jimmy kimmel. >> good comedic timing. good. >> really good. the segment, kimmel does "mean tweets" read mean tweets about him. really funny. >> they were kind of kind given some of the things i have read about the president all. >> those weren't really mean tweets, you should hear what the senate says. >> we'll get into some of that. >> the president also spoke about what is happening in ferguson, missouri, more protests there overnight. the protests, had a couple competing protests if you will. took on two different tones. >> prayer vigils. police officers were shot and injured a day ago. followed by another rally. protesting last summer's michael brown shooting. we have abc's marci gonzalez there on the ground. >> more protests in ferguson, missouri. as

. >> i'm reena ninan. top head lines we are following on "world news now." the mighty ohio river and others in the region above flood stage today and to stay that way through much of the week. heavy rain and melting snow dangerous combination. rob marciano with a full report coming up. >> a suspect under arrest in ferguson missouri charged with the shooting of two police officers in the troubled city. prosecutors say, jeffrey williams admits he fired the shots. but said he was aiming at some one else. >> robert durst, subject of a documentary on hbo, now in new orleans jail facing murder charge for the death of a friend 15 years ago in beverly hills. he will be in court today. durst's attorney says he won't fight extradition to l.a. but will contest the charge. >> there is new evidence that experimental cholesterol drugs may reduce the risk of heart attacks strokes and cardiovascular diseases. researchers say they're encouraged but caution more studies are needed. some of the top stories this monday, march 16th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world ne

i'm reena ninan.mes. happy st. patrick's day. and a pinch for not wearing green. >> really? really? good morning. here we go. >> look what the luck of the irish brought us today. >> what is it if -- you pinch somebody that's wearing green, is it bad luck to you? >> what is it? jack our resident irish? >> i'm not sure. >> nobody's sure. >> you have to pinch them back. if they are wearing green. >> i'm supposed to pinch you back? >> you're not wearing any green. give me a break. >> oh. please. can we zoom into that? >> i don't -- i'm not going without here now. >> he has a little -- >> these are very important cufflinks to me. and they are there. it doesn't have to be so in your face with the green. >> all right. okay. >> i'm supposed to pinch you back? >> you're supposed to pinch me back. >> what's a proper place without getting in trouble here? >> why don't we begin with the news. >>> good morning to you. good to be back. >> welcome back. >> good morning. yes. we've got some drama in the courtroom. te

i'm reena ninan. >> hello to you all.you. i'm reena ninan. >> hello to you all. i'm t.j. holmes.to come in some days because the story is the same. another winter storm to tell you about. >> true. >> it will pound millions of americans from where, from texas to new england. it sounds about the same. >> thanks for making us sound so exciting. it is supposed to be fresh and you don't know what is going to happen minute by minute. heavy snow falling in the midwest are another four inches could accumulate by daybreak. winter weather advisory is in effect until later this morning. >> a look on the east coast. it will be a mess day all day. quiet in the look at times square. heavy rain in some spots. six to eight inches of snow falling in other places. not welcome news in the mid-atlantic where melting snow triggered widespread flooding. let's kick off our coverage with abc's alex perez. >> reporter: it took just seconds for a swollen creek to wash away this temporary bridge in lyburn, west virginia. melting snow, heavy rain creating flooding problems and massive ice flows here. holy c

i'm reena ninan. welcoming gio benitez in for tj. >> nice to do this show with a friend. >> kmakt exactly. >> thanks for having me. >> good to see you. you have been telling me that, to stay awake. you have a crazy schedule. traveling so much. green tea and chia seeds. >> green tea and chia seeds, and bee pollen. big on the bee pollen. >> she is choking. >> having green tea right now. but you didn't think we let your secrets this early in the show. >> green tea all the way. >> man. have you been out to ferguson? >> not yet. not yet. >> unbelievable what's going on there. >> kick off the show there with the arrest in ferguson, missouri. shooting of two officers took the conflict between police and proep testers to an incredibly troubling new level. >> but the prosecutor who announced the arrest said members of the community ultimately led to that suspect. abc's kendis gibson reports. >> reporter: 23-year-old jeffrey williams taken into custody. >> acknowledged his participation in firing the shots. tha

i'm reena ninan. >> hello to you all, i'm t.j. holmes.this morning on "world news now" -- the search begins at day break for 11 victims of the military helicopter crash off the florida panhandle. the black hawk went down in heavy fog during a training mission. latest from investigators in a moment. >> in a statement about the racist video board of trustees of the closed sae fraternity chapter at university of oklahoma says a horrible cancer entered the house several years ago and wasn't stopped. that statement also calls the situation "despicable." >> worker at a high security federal prime ate lab may have been exposed to a bioterror, monkeys have been sickened by the near fatal disease. >> the miracle baby rescued after being stranded in a river in utah after a car accident that killed her mother was released from the hospital and is back home this morning. those are some of our top stories on this thursday, march 12th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> we begin with the breaking news from ferguson, missouri ove

i'm reena ninan. >> i'm alex perez in for t.j.olmes. >>> we begin with the devastation in the french alps. 150 people killed when a german airliner took off from spain. and slammed in to the mountains mid flight. >> searchers are returning to the crash site where the plane was obliterated. families, babies and a group of teenagers on board. right now it is a big mystery. one of the black boxes has been recovered. more now from abc's terry moran. >> scattered among the rocks part of the tail and fuselage and plane's windows and one of the germanwings logo. one black box found holding some of the clues white why the flight mysteriously crashed. on board two babies, families and a high school group returning from a class trip. at the airport in dusseldorf, anguish, frantic relatives looking for news. the flight was a routinely operated route, only one hour 37 minute flight from barcelona, spain to dusseldorf, germany. on the flight deck, the captain had more than ten years of experience, with 6,000 flight hours. but 44 minutes in to

i'm reena ninan. >> i'm t.j. holmes.lowing this morning. >> a u.s. air force vet will be in federal court in new york today to face terrorism charges. prosecutors say tairod pugh wanted to go to syria and join isis militants. full details on the case straight ahead. >>> more testing being done on a substance sent to the white house to confirm whether it is cyanide. one previous round of tests came back positive for the poison. sources say the sender is known to the secret service. >>> chaos and disorder is how police in minneapolis are describing some scenes in their city's downtown area. they don't know where groups of young people came from or what started the mayhem. half a dozen people were arrested and two treated for minor injuries. >>> kraft recalling millions of boxes of mac and cheese because they contain tiny fragments of stainless steel. those are some of the top stories on this wednesday, march 18th. >> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now." >>> welcome to you all. hope you had a good st. patrick'

i'm reena ninan.s. no surprise here, republicans not buying what hillary clinton's selling. >> we're not surprised by that. >> not surprised. she tried yesterday to explain things but republicans have some skepticism about her explanation for the private e-mail account she used when she was secretary of state. >> and this morning, clinton is facing more questions, when she said she was using one device for her personal and professional correspondence. and that was simpler for her. here's abc's jonathan karl. >> reporter: a full week after the story broke, hillary clinton finally explained why she never used government e-mail as secretary of state. it simply wasn't convenient. >> looking back, it would have been better for me to use two separate phones and two e-mail accounts. i thought using one device would be simpler. obviously, it hasn't worked out that way. >> reporter: a crush of reporters turned out for what was mrs. clinton's first full press conference in over two years. her responses were car

i'm reena ninan. >> get it in there. it up. >> young, model and actress girlfriend. all of it. the trifecta. >> she's back on the market. >> she's on the market or he's on the market. >> both. >> everybody is back on the market. >> if you are looking for a young, actress, model girlfriend there's one available. good morning to you all. it is springtime. very nice. >> fresh flowers. >> take them outside. it is going to be snowing 30 degrees here in new york. >> bury them in the snow. oh, boy. there's weather today. we also have another story from the university of virginia. very difficult to watch. student whose head was cut open during his arrest by state liquor agents is asking how such a thing could have happened. his name is martese johnson. you see him there on the left. he appeared in public vowing to fight the charges against him. as linsey davis reports, his arrest has reignited the debate about race and law enforcement in this country. >> reporter: this viral video of the arrest of the martese johnson, 20-year-ol

i'm reena ninan. >> i'm t.j.orld news now." a white supremacist who has the word "skin head" tattooed on his face is accused of killing one and wounding five others. details ahead. >>> health crisis at a high school in kansas. two dozen cases of tuberculosis have been diagnosed at a school students and staff members were tested after coming in contact. >> those who can prove harm from the target store's data breach could receive up to $10,000. the retailer is agreeing to pay $10 million to fund settlements. >>> 80th anniversary of monopoly. it initially sold for $2. since then there have been 300 special editions of the game, even one for "frozen." those are some of our top stories on this thursday, march 19th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> thank you for spending time with us on this thursday morning. we have to start out in arizona this half hour. new details about the suspect in the shooting rampage there. >> he is identified as 41-year-old ex con with a long record. look at ryan gir

holmes. >> i'm reena ninan.ews now." >>> the justice department calling for a sweeping overhaul of the ferguson police department in a searing report that shows racial bias. the attorney general announcing no federal charges will be filed against the officer who killed michael brown. >>> passengers who just landed at denver airport were forced to evacuate when the cabin started to fill with smoke. dramatic pictures as people were sliding down the chutes on to the tarmac newly released video shows a michigan bus driver falling asleep, slamming in to seven cars and causing serious the driver admitted to falling asleep but pleaded not guilty in court yesterday citing medical issues. >>> a second hospital in los angeles said several patients were infected with a superbug tied to a medical scope similar to a recent outbreak at ucla medical center. those are some of the top stories on this thursday, march 5th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning. we begin with reaction to the shocking r

i'm reena ninan. >> i'm alex perez in for t.j.re following on "world news now." >> security was heightened at the game between princeton and maryland while officials track down a possible threat to the president's niece, leslie robinson plays for princeton. fortunately the threat was not substantiated. >>> ted cruz may be the first republican to declare for the white house but unlikely to be the front-runner. he tells abc's john karl he is used to being the underdog. >>> poking fun at herself, hillary clinton joked about the e-mail scandal plaguing her for weeks telling reporters she is all about new beginnings, new grandchild, new hairstyle and new e-mail account. >>> overnight, angelina jolie revealing she's had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed. writing she is in menopause and will no longer be able to have children. those are the top stories on this tuesday, march 24th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> we begin this half hour with the u.s. response to the ominous hit list linked to isis. the fbi on the ca

i'm reena ninan. >> and hello to you all. i'm t.j. holmes.nes we are following on "world news now." up first, harrison ford recovering from a dramatic crash landing. a vintage plane he was flying went down on a golf course in l.a. shortly after he took off and reported engine failure. a live report on his condition in a just moment. >>> six train cars carrying oil that derailed and burst in to flames in northern illinois are being allowed to burn themselves out. no one was injured in the accident. it could have been a lot wore. the train had more than 100 cars carrying oil. >>> abc news has learned that hillary clinton was in violation of state department e-mail rules during her entire tenure as secretary of state and for nearly two years after. it could take months to sort through her private e-mails to see if she improperly transmitted improper information. >>> for most of the nation it is time to spring forward. remember to move your clocks ahead one hour before you go to bed saturday night. more daylight is a sure sign spring is on the wa

. >> i'm reena ninan. the co-pilot blamed for deliberately bringing down that passenger jet in the alps. why would a man described as happy and calm commit such an unthinkable act? a live report coming up. >>> the fbi says an illinois national guardsman and his cousin plotted to kill in the name of isis. >>> the fate of a worried amanda knox rests with italy's high court. it is set to rule today whether to uphold or overturn her conviction for the murder of her roommate meredith kercher in 2007. >>> a papal visit at the white house. for the third time in history. president obama will host pope francis during his visit. in september. the pope will also visit new york and philadelphia. those are some of our top stories on this friday, march 27th. >> announcer: from abc news, this "world news now." >>> good morning, everyone. we begin this half hour with a young man behind the fatal descent in the alps. the german co-pilot accused of intentionally crashing the plane filled with innocent passengers. >> as reco

i'm reena ninan. >> i'm gio benitez in for t.j. holmes. we begin with a confession by real estate heir robert durst suspected of killing three people. >> they include his first wife who disappeared more than 30 years ago. the second a friend whose murder durst is charged with this morning. and a neighbor who durst admitted to killing in 2001 and found not guilty claiming self defense. >> abc is live with the details on the documentary that likely led to his arrest. good morning. >> good morning to you gio and reena. after years of staying quiet talking to the documentary filmmaker just may have been the millionaire's undoing. in it the documentary reveals a handwritten letter linking durst to one of the murder victims. today it is back to court for 71-year-old millionaire robert durst previously investigated in three separate killings but never convicted of murder. those three cases were profiled in "the jinx" and his possible confession even recorded on tape. >> what the hell did i do? kill them all, of course. >> fbi agents arrested durs

i'm reena ninan. >> good morning to you all. i'm t.j. holmes.or, it's done. >> big lead up. ended overnight. and big news. about the next season. >> still the proposal, right. >> not supposed to tell. sometimes people don't watch it yet. they tivo it. and so -- >> okay. i have this thing, you should give people one week. >> a week? >> yeah, we have tivo, some people are working. they don't want to know the whole story. >> my bad. spoiler alert. every season of "the bachelor" the guy proposes to the woman in the end. >> that's not true. >> sorry. >> that's not true. jack wasn't there a season where some one didn't propose. >> i think there was. >> one of 20 seasons. >> it happened. could have been last night. clearly told america what happened at the end. >> they're getting married. okay. let's get it out of the way. >> there is a new twist. we'll explain that later this half-hour. >> all right. >> now to serious news. >> oklahoma oh, they moved quickly. give them credit. they did not mess around on this thing. >> lot of people are giving them cr

. >> and i'm reena ninan. the latest on the airliner crash in a moment. first an extreme weather outbreak overnight. >> the power system is on the move. you can see it on the radar stretching from texas to indiana already producing at least three huge tornadoes. >> oh, [ bleep ]. >> this powerful tornado flipping a tractor trail i on a highway in moore, oklahoma. >> a car passenger captured the moment with the powerful twister passing in front of them. clayton sandell has the latest on the severe weather. >> oh we got another one. >> reporter: the heart of tornado alley is in the firing zone. tornado sirens blaring as the skies over oklahoma erupt. camera after camera capturing the rotating clouds small vortices twisting on the ground and sometimes full-scale tornadoes. moore, okaylahoma, already seeing the damage. >> we'll show you the garage blown in here. the windows are also blown in. the roof taken right off this house. >> reporter: reports of debris scattered across town. this woman in her truck as it flipped over on interstate 35. >> i felt glass b

i'm reena ninan.rying to keep him under control. >> if there's any morning you want to be here you need to be here for this one. y'all need to hang on for the ride. it's not working today. >> we have strong opinions before the show. >> yes. and everybody is talking about the hillary clinton thing. she's going to get the criticism no matter what. but it is possible that it's something as innocuous as what many of us do. you know what? i don't want a new e-mail. i don't want another device. i'm going to use my old one. it's possible it's that simple. but with the clintons it never is. >> no. and come on. i have two right here. sandy doesn't like it when i have them. our director doesn't like it when i have it on the table. but a lot of us have two. a lot of us have three. >> she didn't want two. i understand. she didn't want to carry two. hillary clinton, gave an explanation for using private e-mails as secretary of state. it was just that simple she wanted to use one device. >> republicans were quick t

i'm reena ninan. >> i'm t.j. holmes. what an awful way we have to start off here.ourists visits a museum. >> the tourists scrambling for cover. armed security taking on the attackers while they are trying to get out. fallout felt in theist this morning. we are seeing increased security at many famous museums. abc's brian ross picks up the story for us. [ sirens ] >> reporter: the attack came just after 12:00 noon as ton neez ian security forces if scrambled to respond. touristst inside the crowded bardo museum ran for their lives, some shielding their children as the two gunmen approached with heavy-duty weapons. some tourists hid in the galleries behind priceless antiquities. this french tourist described how police ordered them to run run run. when we left the museum she said we saw dead bodies including tourists from poland germany, spain and italy, most cast massacred as they got off a tour bus that brought them from a cruise ship. the parliament building was put on lockdown as defiant lawmakers sang the country's national anthem. the prime minister said the tw

i'm reena ninan. >> i'm ryan smith in for t.j. holmes.th the gut-wrenching revelation in the french alps. investigators shocked the world by announcing it was no accident. >> heart breaking to hear this. investigators say the co-pilot a 27-year-old german citizen deliberately brought down the plane. they believe he was conscious to the end. as the captain pounded on the door to get in screams could be heard from passengers just before the plane slammed in to a mountainside. for more here's abc's marci gonzalez. >> reporter: the aftermath of what officials say was this man's horrific decision still scattered in the french alps and how investigators are going through andreas lubitz's home in germany trying to figure out why the co-pilot of germanwings flight 9525 brought the plane down killing everyone on board. >> forced us to come to the conclusion that the flight was deliberately crashed. >> reporter: the cockpit voice recorder capturing it all. investigators say as the plane hits cruising altitude, the captain asks lubitz to take contro

holmes alongside reena ninan. we were talking about, we'll get into it. secret service.oking for a job? might be hiring. >> i mean. >> you fit the bill. you have to be good looking to be secret service agent. never seen an ugly secret service agent. spent ten years. >> wow. okay. >> but they they have good suits? >> you have very good suits. >> you have two things going for you. >> they look to party apparently. >> they like to party. three in one. >> what do you say? apologize for a jek likeoke like that. >> serious thing. part of secret service protects the president. >> protect the life of the president of the united states. >> a lot of people are wondering what is going on. >> here we go again. scandal in the secret service. two agents under investigation, facing allegations they were driving drunk in a government vehicle. >> one of them reportedly was a top member of the president's protective detail. that is a big difference. abc's andy field has the the latest. >> reporter: the latest embarrassment for the embattled secret service. two agents allegedly drove into

. >> and i'm reena ninan. we begin with the plane crash investigation into the french alps which now appears to be a mass murder. >> we have all angles covered including new details about the co-pilot who investigators believe deliberately took down the plane. >>> and searchers are beginning another day of work sifting through the mangled wreckage. >> plus cockpit safety coming into question. what's being done to reduce the risk of this happening again. >> team coverage beginning with molly hunter near the crash site. good morning, molly. already a very busy morning there. >> reporter: it is reena and ryan. helicopters are busy taking crews up to that crash site. but the overwhelming question on everyone's mind this morning is why. this morning an up close look as the grim work goes on. searchers looking for remains and clues on this steep treacherous slope. all that's left of germanwings flight 9525. officials say this man, 27-year-old co-pilot andreas lubitz locked 9 pilot out of the cockpit and deliberate f

. >> i'm reena ninan, we begin with a one-two punch from old man winter. >> the northeast will catch a bit of a break after the latest winter storm finally moves out to sea but another storm is on the way. >> in the west a storm is moving across southern california. nevada and arizona. bringing heavy rain, possible flooding and heavy mountain snow. abc's susan saulny kicks off our coverage. >> reporter: march is bringing no sign of spring to several states from the south to the midwest and the northeast. more freezing rain. more snow and more ice are creating travel nightmares. >> i'm over it. >> i don't want anymore. i'm tired of this. >> reporter: the sound of spinning tires was heard throughout the landscape of englewood new jersey thanks to a slick coating of snow. >> the roads are terrible. i skidded all over the place and i was scared to go up hills because i was scared of getting stuck. >> reporter: to people died after the driver lost control on an icy overpass. plunging into the creek in fort worth, texas. in oklahoma this jeep taking a tumble. its top ripped off. in kentuck

i'm reena ninan. >> and i'm alex perez in for t.j. holmes. we begin with the recovery operation resuming across a wild field of debris. >> the germanwings went down yesterday with 150 on board before slam nothing a remote mountainside. overwhelming heartbreak for these families in barcelona where the flight took off and in germany where it was heading. >> this as all that's left of the plane, tiny pieces scattered everywhere. the plane's black box was damaged but can be reconstructed. >> abc's molly hunter has the latest from our french town a few miles from the site. molly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, reena and alex. it is a cold morning at the base of the alps where search operations have resumed. five miles away and bodies and debris will be brought here to this staging area. it is a grim task complicated by extremely rough terrain at the crash site. with daylight this morning workers are back at the mile-wide debris field, what's left of germanwings flight 9525. some workers even spending the night in the mountains. today the

i'm bazi kanani in for reena ninan who is on assignment. >> and i'm t.j. holmes. thank you for being with us. and we do start with indiana's religious freedom act and the firestorm spreading coast to coast. more states, cities and businesses are now promising to boycott. >> well, indiana is feeling the heat. the front page of "the indianapolis star" this morning pleading "fix this now." abc's susan saulny has the latest. >> all: no hate in our state. >> reporter: the backlash against indiana's new religious freedom law rages on this morning. peaceful protesters gathered in indiana to voice their concerns that the law will legalize discrimination against gay men and women. >> if we don't speak out, then we're letting them think that, you know, we're okay with what's going on and we're absolutely not okay with it. >> reporter: "the indianapolis star" newspaper is making its editorial message about the law in bold type on this morning's front page, "fix this now." republican leaders in the indiana general assembly are scrambling to contain the controversy and possibl

. >> i'm reena ninan.e begin with the underdog hoping to make early news in the 2016 presidential election. >> ted cruz swept on stage along with his wife and two young daughters waving american flags. he made his intentions clear while using one word "imagine" nearly 40 times. here's abc's susan saulny. >> reporter: ted cruz of texas announcing his bid with the enthusiasm of a televangelist aiming his message top christians. >> god's blessing has been on america from the very beginning of this nation. and i believe god isn't done with america yet. >> reporter: his formal announcement at liberty university sounded like a conservative twist on the great john lennon song "imagine." >> imagine it's 1775. imagine it's 1933. imagine, imagine, imagine. >> reporter: what cruz wanted them to imagine was an america without gay marriage irs, abortion gun control and obamacare. those hard line conservative views have many pundits to believe he's a long shot to win citing his combative tone as a problem. the republica

reena ninan is on assignment. >> i'm t.j. holmes and beginning with the new indiana law sparking an outcry. supporters say it protects religious liberty. >> but protesters say it discriminates against homosexuals. indiana's governor says the law may be clarified but won't changed. abc has the latest. >> our state! >> reporter: after a weekend of protests and heated debate this morning the firestorm over indiana's new religious freedom law rages on allowing businesses to discriminate against gays and lesbians. the man who signed the measure into law thursday indiana governor defend it and his state in an exclusive interview with abc's george stephanopoulos. >> this is not about discrimination. this is about protecting the religious liberty of every faith. >> the law would allow businesses to refuse service to customers based on religious conviction regarding sexual orientation. he would not answer directly when asked if under the law it would be legal for a shop owner to refuse to serve gay customers. >> do you think it should

i'm reena ninan. >> i'm t.j. holmes. we got the date right.is march 6th. >> a lot of breaking news at this hour. >> a lot happening yesterday and overnight. let's start with harrison ford. indiana jones himself hans solo whatever your favorite everybody loves this guy. he is recovering in a hospital in l.a. right now after a crash landing, he crash landed a vintage plane on a california golf course. >> reporter: abc's ted rowlands has the latest. he is in l.a. ted, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, reena and t.j. harrison ford continues to be treated here at ucla medical center. we are not getting updates to his exact injuries or condition. we know from an eyewitness at the scene he had a head injury. we also know he is expected to survive. harrison ford was breathe ing and conscious when he was pulled from the wreckage and rushed to the hospital. the pilot reported a loss of engine power and was attempting to return. >> this was the actor's desperate mayday message moments before he crashed. >> engine failure. immediate return.

i'm reena ninan. >> i'm alex perez in for t.j. can't believe we are at it again, another plane crash yet again in europe. we will begin with the urgent search for tragic plane crash in the french alps. a german passenger jet suddenly falling from the sky. 150 people on board that plane. >> that's what everyone is talking about. the germanwing's airbus a 320 pulverized in to thousands of pieces. the area so rugged and remote emergency crews had to be lowered from choppers above. more now from abc's terry moran. >> reporter: rescuers on board a helicopter flying in to the alps, hoping and searching for signs of life. searching for wreckage along the rugged ridges of this remote mountain area some debris smoldering, the plane obliterated it was clear all are lost. you see the plane's windows there and a bit of the german wing's logo. it was supposed to be a routine flight. just after 10:00 a.m. the germanwing's aircraft takes off from barcelona headed to dusseldorf about a two-hour journey. on board 150 people including two babies an