you out yourself plenty, reena ninan. >> it's ninan, by the way.two dag gone days. >> you were giving a speech somewhere. >> yes, i went back to my native arkansas and imparted my knowledge. >> how long did that take? >> about ten minutes. it's been on the decline since i left. it's good to be back in new york and my goodness, tulsa, oklahoma. >> yes. >> what in the world is going on in the world these days? questions about that volunteer deputy there grabbed his gun instead of i guess you've been hearing the word taser, stun gun, whatever it is. he was hoping to just stop the guy, if you will and killed him instead. >> and now he's actually been formally charged with manslaughter following the death of a black man two weeks ago. but should he have been at the scene at all? ryan owens reports from tulsa. >> reporter: he's a grandfather, an insurance company ceo and an accused felon. 73-year-old robert bates swarmed by cameras as he turns himself in to the county jail accused of second degree manslaughter. >> i feel they're unwarranted and shouldn't

holmes and reena ninan. >> morning to you.we begin this half hour with the unrest in baltimore triggering protests well beyond the city. >> demonstrators across the country marched in solidarity over the death of freddie gray. in new york, police had a tough time keeping the peace. our coverage begins now. >> reporter: from new york to the white house to baltimore to the midwest, protesters took their outrage over freddie gray's unexplained death in police custody to the streets. in new york, hundreds crowded the streets around union square marching miles along busy streets, even converging around the holland tunnel, briefly shutting down traffic. some demonstrators venting their anger with police, with officers making numerous arrests. >> hands behind your back. >> reporter: about a thousand demonstrators in minneapolis lent their voices to the growing anger, a scene repeated in houston. >> what do we want? justice. when do we want it? now! >> reporter: hundreds protested in baltimore as tensions rose. >> we have heard nothin

. >> i'm reena ninan.p headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." as they open the penalty phase of the boston marathon bombing trial, prosecutors call dzhokhar tsarnaev's america's worst nightmare and accused him of being without remorse for the attacks. full details straight ahead. >> a carnival cruise ship's passengers are back on solid ground after extra time on choppy seas. a huge storm prevented their ship from docking in sydney. the port was closed for safety reasons. >> an incident involving a u.s. marshal is under investigation. he was caught on camera, grabbing, smashing and kicking a woman's cell phone in southern california. she was recording a group of officers and may have been taunting them. >> and ben affleck says he was embarrassed by one of his ancestors but now regrets asking the man not be mentioned during a television program. the show's host says the final decision was his, not affleck's. some of our top stories on this wednesday, april 22nd. >> announcer: from abc ne

i'm reena ninan. >>> good morning. i'm reena ninan. >> i'm t.j. holmes.e some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." u.s. navy is positioning the theodore roosevelt carrier group off the coast of yemen hoping to stop iranian arms shipments to the rebels. sets up another confrontation between the u.s. and iran. full details for you in just a moment. >> the sentencing phase for convicted boston bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev starts this morning, the same jury that convicted him on 30 counts must now decide whether he's sentenced to death or will spend the rest of his life in prison. >> six baltimore police officers have been suspended after the death of a black suspect. freddie gray was dragged into a police van. police say there was no use of force. so many are questioning just how gray ended up with a severed spine. >> blue bell creameries is recalling all of its products after the listeria bacteria was found in two samples. the products including ice cream and yogurt are sold in 29 states. those are some of our top stories on th

holmes and reena ninan. >> it is friday.en the two of us. did doc from "back to the future" ride a bicycle that flew? is it my imagination? did i have some of that burrito ice cream that we talked about in the last -- in one of the shows today? >> what movie are you thinking, doc? >> i remember doc like riding -- i think it might be a ride at universal studios or something but doc was on a bicycle trying to fly. that's when i saw the incident, reminded me of doc. >> okay. well get to the bottom of that. we have i guess jim avila on an investigation into doc on "back to the future" a little later. we've got a mess going. we've got people landing on the capitol, we got people training overseas with isis. that's where we have to start this morning. that gyrocopter. we'll get to the man from ohio in a bit. you're seeing the picture here. you know the story well. plopped down in front of the u.s. capitol broad daylight when this happened. he was flying too low and slow to be picked by the most sophisticated radar equipment. >> th

i'm ryan smith. >> i'm reena ninan. top headlines we're following on "world news now." republican marco rubio kicked off his presidential campaign saying he's the candidate for america's future. hillary clinton's road trip meanwhile made a stop at chipotle in ohio. her first campaign event is in iowa today. full details in a moment. >> the faa is investigating how a ground worker became trapped in the cargo hold of an alaska airlines jet. the plane quickly returned to seattle airport after the pilot heard cries for help. >> severe weather along the gulf today. powerful storms triggered flash floods in texas on monday and more is on the way. the rain stretches from the southern plains across the south and up through the northeast. >> and tom brady threw out the ceremonial first pitch at fenway park. it turned out to be a bit of a flop. could that ball have been deflated? those are some of our top stories on this tuesday, april 14th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> what's a -- >> it's pork. talking about ch

holmes and reena ninan. >> good morning, everyone. i'm reena ninan. >> big day for you, right?>> earth day. >> of course it is. it's an even bigger day because my food goddess is here. pad ma. i think he's incredible. >> she's is very impressive. >> and finally all of you guys will get to see why i'm so into vegetarianism. i'm a pes catarian. i have to say that. you know how i believe in -- she's got some great tips. the one thing you can do in the kitchen that can can make a difference on this earth day and every day. >> what's a pesk catarian. >> and vegetarians who eat seafood. >> what's a vegan? >> no sort of animal products. eggs cheese. >> at all. we're going to get into all that later. we have to start. this outrage we're seeing across the country right now because of two high profile cases both involving police confrontations with black suspects and in both cases the suspects ended up dead. the scene in baltimore last night, about a thousand folks marching from the spot where freddie gray was arrested, they marched to a nearby police station. >> he suffered a fatal spin

i'm reena ninan. >> i'm t.j. holmes.s we're following this morning on "world news now." authorities in france say they stopped a potentially deadly terror attack taking a suspect into custody and unraveling his plot against french churches. those details coming up. >> it was another night of protests in baltimore. demonstrators calling for answers about the death of freddie gray who died after suffering a severed spinal injury while in police custody. a police union spokesperson says gray wasn't wearing a seat belt during the time he was inside a police van. >>> a judge has approved a deal settling thousands of concussion lawsuits brought by retired players against the nfl. it could cost the league a billion dollars but critics say the league is getting off easy because they don't have to reveal what it knew about head injuries and when. >>> then two families in southern new jersey have been ordered to gather their possessions and get out as this landslide threatens to swallow both of their homes at any moment. those are

holmes. >> i'm reena ninan.op headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." a mandatory curfew now in effect across baltimore after monday's riots despite a brief clash with rock throwing protesters police have managed to keep the peace with the help of 2,000 national guard troops, full coverage straight ahead. >> saudi arabia says it foiled a terror attack on the u.s. embassy by isis militants. saudi officials say they arrested nearly 100 people in connection with the plot which also targeted compounds where foreigners live. >> the supreme court justices appear deeply divided over the issue of gay marriage after hearing arguments yesterday. a landmark decision from the court expected at the end of june. >> and president obama hosted japan's prime minister at a rare state dinner last night at the white house. the menu blended american and japanese specialties. several dishes included items grown in the white house garden. those are some of our top stories on this wednesday, april 29th. >> announcer

holmes. >> i'm reena ninan.lowing this morning on "world news now. " former nfl star aaron hernandez sentenced to life in prison without parole. a massachusetts jury found him guilty of first degree murder. he still faces double murder charges for a drive-by shooting. >> on the second anniversary of the attack, victims of the boston marathon bombing were remembered. a moment of silence was observed. church bells tolled in the city. this year's marathon is on monday. >> support this morning for the arizona police officer caught on camera running down a suspect. that officer's boss defending him saying he made is the right decision but the suspect's attorney is calling it a blatant case of excessive force. >> and american swimming legend michael phelps says he's aiming to compete at one more olympic games. next summer in rio. he's returning to competitive swimming today after a six-month suspension for drunken driving on this thursday, april 16th. captions paid for by abc, inc. >> from abc news, this is "world new

i'm reena ninan. >> i'm ryan smith in for t.j.ve you here. >> feeling well rested and ready to go. >> you look refreshed. we just put out an instagram photo of what we were drinking beforehand. >> she was guzzling. get ready for some extra. >> extra from reena. boy, hillary on the run. >> yeah. >> that's who how i'm phrasing it. my choice of words. we don't know where she's been right? >> that's right. >> we are told i believe she could possibly be in iowa at this very moment. we're waiting to see any word. but we'll kick it off with a scare for passengers on board an alaskan airlines flight. moments after takeoff, the pilot declared an emergency. >> after' heard banging and screaming from somewhere in the plane. the mystery wasn't solved till it was back at the airport. neal karlinksky reports. >> reporter: it was just after takeoff when the pilot of this 737 says he heard screaming and banging coming from underneath the plane. the flight was headed from seattle to los angeles. but the airline says flight 44 returned to seattle s

holmes and reena ninan. >> good morning.h breaking news out of baltimore. fires set by outraged rioters burning into the early morning hours. >> yeah, there was a call for calm falling on deaf ears. a lot of people upset over the death of freddie gray. looters torched buildings and police cruisers and took direct aim at officers injuring more than a dozen. this morning, the national guard has arrived. schools are closed and curfew in place. more now from wabc's jim dolan. >> rioters attacked police vehicles but the police were never far away. many in full riot gear but they were outnumbered. rioters first looted a pharmacy. and then when they were done, they set the store on fire. fires were set all over the city and the arsonists intended to burn buildings to the ground. watch how one man slices a fire hose being used to put out a blaze. many were unapologetic. >> the first act of violence was the breaking of freddie gray's back. >> the protests started after the mysterious death of freddie gray who was arrested on april 12

abc's reena ninan, she has the story. >> brady throws, caught. >> reporter: overnight, the super bowlthe golden arm less than pitch perfect. >> four-time super bowl champion, tom brady, to throw the ceremonial first pitch. >> reporter: watch again. brady himself even seeming worried it won't go well mouthing "oh, no" before he winds up, and, look, this guy diving out of the way as red sox star big papi behind the plate struggles to make the stop. social media lighting up after the not so terrific toss. "jan brady throws better than tom brady," said one. >> marcia, marcia, marcia. >> reporter: but others coming to his defense. one fan tweeting that "brady bounced that first pitch way out of the frame." it's as much as baseball as peanuts and cracker jacks. 50 cent sent his way out of the frame. >> just a bit outside. >> reporter: mariah carey's went straight into the ground. and even president obama couldn't bring the heat. but brady is an athlete. the patriots even posting this video on twitter of him taking batting practice with the red sox afterwards. turns out maybe he was just on

for "good morning america," i'm reena ninan, abc news, new york. >> our thanks to reena for that. >>>s morning, new figures prove americans are growing more frustrated at the airport. complaints about airlines rose by 22% last year. reversing four years of improvement. one reason because of flight delay, only 76% of flights were on time last year. that's down 2% from the previous year and the rate of luggage lost or stolen or delayed rose by 13%. >>> well, a close call at a thrift store in phoenix. a van was turning into a parking spot when it suddenly sped up. you see there, driving into the store nearly running over a customer. the driver claims the car accelerated for no reason. fortunately no one amazingly was injured. >>> finally a lot of people don't like their picture taken. that apparently holds true for chimpanzees, as well. watch as this drone camera is flying over a chimp's habitat at a zoo in europe. well take a look at one chimp looks at this thing with a stick. he's ready for it. he swats it, boom. he brings that drone camera right out of the sky. the camera fell to the

holmes on assignment. >> i'm reena ninan.y, the heart breaking scenes we saw this weekend in nepal, there were rumors a friend of mine is on the grounds and said people are worried the aftershocks now are going to be over 9.0 magnitude. people believe that nasa has said it's going to be over 9.0 magnitude. not true at all. they're trying to spread the word that's not in fact true. we're going to get right to it about the deadly scramble right now amid the deadly aftershocks in nepal. >> with the death toll from saturday's 7en quake now surpassing 3,000, rescuers are scrambling at this hour to save lives. new images from kathmandu. the streets virtually impable at this point. filled with heaps of debris rubble and underneath so much of it people. >> governments and aid agencies from around the world are rushing doctors, volunteers equipment. these rescue workers in fairfax, virginia packing up and shipping out. >> helicopter rescues are under way on the slopes of mt. everest where a quake triggered avalanche killing more than

. >> i'm reena ninan. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." they are ready to run again. the finish line all set ahead of today's 119th running of the boston marathon. about 30 participants from 87 -- what? 30 participants? there are 30 participants running? i'm sorry. >> 87 countries. and we're going to have more on that coming up. victims of the oklahoma city bombing will remember 20 years after the attack on federal building. the names of 168 people were read allowed by family members and those who survived. >> the hunt for a mother and daughter last seen arrive ing innew york city three weeks ago is intensify. there's been no phone or credit card activity since then. >> tim tebow getting back in the game expected to sign a world cup year contract today with the philadelphia eagles. he hasn't played in the nfl since 2012. he'll be one of five quarterbacks on the eagles roster. those are some of our top stories on this monday, april 20th. >> from abc news th

reena ninan has the latest. >> reporter: police say 31-year-old khayree gay and two others abducted androrized a jewelry store employee. >> i can tell you she's been through nothing short of torture. >> reporter: watch as this red van enters a philadelphia parking lot april 4th. ten minutes later surveillance video shows the victim a 53-year-old woman, walking to her car, then hidden from cameras, police say three men forced her into the van before fleeing the garage with the victim still trapped inside. >> they put a hood over her face they tie wrapped her. >> reporter: police say the mentor tured her beating and tasing her multiple times all in an attempt to gain access to the jewelry store where she worked but according to police the woman didn't even know the codes. that's when police say the kidnappers stole her atm card and emptied her bank account before dumping her at this cemetery before she was rescued. >> there's a person screaming for a female supposedly tied up across the treat from the cemetery. >> reporter: the u.s. marshals and atf tracking gay to a hotel nearly 600 mile

holmes. >> i'm reena ninan. are following on "world news now." >>> jurors in he boston marathon on this bombing trial have convicted dzhokhar tsarnaev of all 30 counts he was facing. the penalty phase of the trial could start as early as monday. full details straight ahead. >>> the south carolina police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man in the back has been fired. the bystander who recorded the telltale video has come forward saying the officer never warned the victim. body cameras are now on the way for every officer on that force. >>> millionaire murder suspect robert durst will be in a new orleans courtroom today to face weapons charges. those counts stem from his arrest at a hotel last month. durst is also charged with murder for the death of a friend in california 15 years ago. >>> some new yorkers may have a messy and soggy commute today because of that. a water main break flooded a subway station. water raining down, forcing the evacuation of hundreds from a subway train. there are some of our

take us to break, reena ninan.ake us to break. ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. sure she runs the town now but before queen b was crowned remember the group destiny's child. >> fans got a surprise when they recently reunited on stage and reason to we are "up all nightline" with juju chang. >> reporter: they are the trio who brought the world hits like survivor. say my name. >> bootylicious. >> and who could forget bootylicious. could destiny's child bring back the music? the daily mail reporting after ten years of being apart the group is planning to reunite. it wouldn't be the first time destiny's child has thrown a curve ball. beyonce and kelly and michelle, they surprised the audience at the stellar gospel music awards. ♪ >> reporter: singing williams new song "say yes" and two years ago at the super bowl. the group was together again. ♪ all the single ladies ♪ >> strutting their stuff to queen b's "all the single ladies." michelle told entertainment tonight, destiny's

i'm reena ninan. >> i'm t.j. holmes.e are following on "world news now." >>> at least one person is dead several injured after a series of tornadoes in northern illinois. many buildings are destroyed or damaged. first responders are going door to door overnight looking for victims. a report from the scene ahead. >>> another american has been charged with trying to join isis. officials say the wisconsin man never made it to syria, but he was caught in turkey and flown back to the u.s. he's the latest in more than 30 americans accused of trying to fight for the terror group. >>> we are hearing for the first time that chilling call to 911 made by sandra bullock hiding in her own closet after a stalker broke in to her home and walked right past her bedroom. >>> president obama in panama this morning for a summit with other regional leaders. he's signaling the u.s. is prepared to remove cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism. that's ahead of a possible meeting with cuba's raul castro. those are some of the top stor

i'm reena ninan joined by the wonderful ryan smith. >> thank you so much. in for t.j. holmes. i love this behind the scenes of the white house. makes me feel like i'm watching "downton abbey." >> i didn't think of that. right. it's our version of "downton abbey". >> i like that. >> i want to go behind the scenes at your house. >> at my house? a lot of chaos. like normal. >> chaos. >> you don't want to go behind the scenes of my home. >> we'll stay away from that. let's begin with powerful storms on the move right now. millions bracing for a super soaking this morning. >> over the weekend giant hail storms pummeled arkansas along with rain and strong winds. numerous reports of damage to roofs and cars. meteorologist rob marciano has more. >> severe storms hammering the southeast. georgia drivers getting pelted by heavy rain. listen to it come down in fort benning. part of a flurry of severe storms that left a trail of damage, including cincinnati, ohio, where a woman died when this tree came crashing down on her car. and look at this image from cottonwood, alabama, the home spl

. >>> well good morning to you, i'm reena ninan. >> and i'm ryan smith in for t.j. holmes. >>> we begin with a national mea culpa over a u.s. drone strike that killed two hostages. >> the president is taking responsible for the death of go aid workers. american warren weinstein and an italian man. >> reporter: the u.s. has carried out hundreds of air strikes in pakistan. this incident is sure to renew criticism of the cia drone program. the president says there will be a review to try to prevent similar deaths in the future. the air strike deep in a moupt nous region of pakistan, carryied out january 14th after the compound was monitored for hundreds of hours. soon realizing that two aid workers were being held there. american warren weinstein and italian giovanni lo porto. >> it's a bitter truth that in the fog of war generally and the fight against terrorists specifically mistakes sometimes deadly mistakes can occur. >> reporter: president obama apologized to the hostages families. weinstein's daughter and family appeared on abc after this video was released. >> i

for "good morning america," reena ninan, abc news new york. >> yes, stick to football tom. >> you wereing during the piece, it's not that easy. >> it's not. you get the ball all the baseball players walk up to the top of the dugout cross your arms and they look at you like show us what you got, football guy. it's the scariest thing i have ever done sports wise. >> when you're tom brady, i think you can be bad at something. it make me feel better. >> you're enjoying his pain. >> no just enjoying that he's human. >>> let's go theo ginger. flash flooding. >> let's start with ft. worth. this from the cell phone in the front yard. there's a car submerged. how about the video from lubbock, texas? that flash flooding moving to the east. south texas, new orleans, to mobile. parts of the ohio river valley. brad: jacqui: -- good morning washington. spotty showers right now, most of them are light but there are some moderate downpours from time to time. down to d.c. in alexandria stretching towards orange county we are backing the wet weather to stay with us through the better part of the day and

i'm reena ninan. >> i'm ryan smith in for t.j. holmes. >>> a worker trapped in the cargo hold of a jet. >> you can hear him banging underneath the seats in this new video. moments later, the pilot took swft action. here's abc's neal karlinsky. >> reporter: it was just after takeoff when the pilot of this alaska airlines 737 says he heard screaming and banging coming from underneath the plane. >> i think we have a -- hearing a noise from the baggage department. >> reporter: the flight headed from seattle to los angeles. flight 448 returned back to seattle after it was discovered that ramp agent was still inthe cargo hold. you can see him being taken to a waiting balance. an airport worker who told authorities amazingly, he fell asleep in the cargo hold waking, to his horror inside as the plane was taking off. the car go hold is pressurized and temperature controlled. but that worker panicked and surprised, screamed and banged for help. >> we started yelling at the flight attendant. two air marshals got up and started taking control

. >> eveni'm reena ninan. >>> the scramble for survivors. >> the death toll from the earthquake and aftershocks has passed 3,000. across nepal's capital, kathmandu, the scene is utter devastation. >> piles of rubble bodies and shell-shocked survivors too afraid to go back indoors. >> the sheer magnitude of the power of this earthquake can best be seen in these before and after photos of kathmandu's landmark mission tower. the nine-story tower was built in 1832 and these pictures show part of the old royal palace. these were taken an hour apart before and after that earthquake. >>> meantime, we're getting a look at how deadly the drama played out on mt. everest. as the earthquake triggered a deadly avalanche at least 18 climbers were killed. dozens more injured and this morning hundreds remain stranded. helicopters are having trouble getting to higher altitudes where the lower density air makes it definitely for them to stay aloft. >> among those kills, giorgio armani prive, dan fredinburg and tom taplin. >> and girawong. >> we kick off our coverage with abc's alex marquardt in kathmandu. >> maj

holmes and reena ninan. >> i don't understand. i'm trying. known you for six, seven months now. i don't know who you are still. >> that's kind of upsetting. >> i just learned something brand new. >> which is. >> you'll see these cups. a lot of you write in and say where can we get a "world news now" mug. truths it these are the only two in the building. >> it's really, really true. >> they take these from us every day, make sure we don't lose them or break them. she doesn't drink out of this one at all. tell the people why. >> well, i stick a paper cup or whatever cup in there for my green tea. >> tell me why. >> i don't think anybody really cleans he's cups ever. >> you just called our floor director a liar. >> i did not call him a liar. >> every day he tells you it's clean. >> there's no dishwasher at abc news. i don't know of any floor. >> palmolive. you can hand wash. >> i don't see any palmolive on any floor. >> good morning to you. it's a good start to in this yours. >> i'd like too know how you make the turn from palmolive to anger in

for "good morning america," reena ninan, abc news new york. >> yes, stick to football tom. >> you wereing during the piece, it's not that easy. >> it's not. you get the ball all the baseball players walk up to the top of the dugout cross your arms and they look at you like show us what you got, football guy. it's the scariest thing i have ever done sports wise. >> when you're tom brady, i think you can be bad at something. it make me feel better. >> you're enjoying his pain. >> no just enjoying that he's >> yes, let's start in fort worth. texas had quite a bit of flooding. you can see it here this video taken from cell phone in front yard. there's a car submerged. how about the video from lubbock texas. this video coming in six or even 7-inches rain falling. in now that flash flooding moving to the east. south texas new orleans to mobile and right there in parts of the the ohio river valley. this morning's tuesday trivia brought you to by carmax. >> good morning everyone, dave murphy here with an update from accuweather. lots of rain out there. scattered off and on. , notice some heavy

i'm mary bruce in for reena ninan. >> i'm t.j. holmes. president obama is defending the iran nuclear deal. >> mr. obama facing tough criticism from israel and its supporters and leader lawmakers on capital hill. abc reports from washington. >> reporter: president obama begins this week making the hard sale that the framework nuclear agreement with iran is a good deal. in an interview the president says the deal is a once in a lifetime opportunity. >> well i think that it's important to recognize that iran is a complicated country just like we are. there is no doubt that given the history between our two countries that there is deep mistrust that is not going to fade away immediately. >> reporter: the president has also been working the phones calling leaders in both parties and half dozens heads of state trying to convince them to back the deal. his efforts come as critics bare down on the white house accusing of it giving away too much. among the skeptics israel. >> endangers everyone listening to me right now. >> reporter: the monitorin

. >> i'm reena ninan. it is breaking right now. up after another day of severe storms. hardest hit was northern illinois where several tornados touched down. at least one person has died and there are numerous injuries. >> firefighters say every single structure in the town of fairdale west of chicago, is damaged. nearby restaurant demolished. patrons and workers took refuge in the basement. some had to be dug out by firefighters. we're only told there are minor injuries from that restaurant. >> it was huge. >> reporter: what's going through your head as you see this monster roaring past your home. >> first i'm hoping it doesn't turn north and of course that's a selfish thought and then it is i hope everybody else in its path is okay. >> reporter: it left a 50 mile path of destruction through the region a half mooilt mile wide. alex perez is there and on the line with us. all. we know you got there not long ago. fairdale the town we're told not a single structure was spared some type of damage. >> reporter: we're told there are 50

i'm reena ninan. reunited with t.j.le. >> good to see you, my friend. >> i didn't recognize you. >> did you think i would leave you alone after the big game the man who taught me everything i know about march madness. >> i could only hope. >> weren't that lucky. >> we talk about reena and the sports. you admit your lack of sports knowledge sometimes. >> my parents from india told me to hit the books. they didn't encourage sports much. >> tyus jones, who was the star of the final four for duke she asked before the show was he third string. no he has been starting since the 8th grade. he looks young. he looks young, a freshman. there you gochl i thought it would be a good cinderella story if he was the third string and won the competition. >> he's not. let me just say now. welcome back. good to see you. >> you missed you. >> i miss you when i don't see you. that's the nicest thing i'm going to say tonight. let's get back to what we do. >> interesting show. >> get back to what we do. she was in london doing work over there

. >> stay with us and welcome back to reena ninan. >> good to be back. >> been gone too long. >> thank news." delaware valley's leading news program. with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪♪ >> we're working on several developing stories on this tuesday april 7th. gunfire erupts in delaware overnight. a man is fighting for his life and police are on a frantic hunt for the shooter. >> jurors begin deliberating in the boston marathon bombing trial. the pig question is whether the only surviving suspect will face the death penalty. >> duke wins on the court and in the elementary school student wins off the court proving doing your homework on your bracket pays off but not following the rules does not.

i'm bazi kanani in for reena ninan. >> and hello to you all. i'm t.j. holmes. we start with spring storms causing severe flooding overnight. >> the radar is showing the problem areas right now. storms are stretching across the south from georgia all the way to oklahoma. this video just in from oklahoma, heavy rain and wind pounding the area. >> and the scene also in oklahoma city overnight. heavy rain causing flash flooding. see these cars, the tires covered in water. this is in a mall parking lot. >>> and from arkansas, that is not snow. it's hail. one dash cam captured the sight and sound of it hitting a windshield and hood, and take a look at the swimming pool near little rock percolating as the hail hits the water. >> so who is in for stormy weather today? here now accuweather meteorologist justin povick. good morning to you, justin. >> t.j. and bazi, thanks. the northeast quieting down on this wednesday with high pressure in place and lots of sunshine. it will start out sunny over the central plains, but unfortunately the concern turns to severe weather la

." >> i'm reena ninan with ryan smith joining us today. >> in for t.j. holmes. >> i've got to say, what a weekend it was for abc news. we had diane's incredible interview friday night with bruce jenner, which we're going to talk about a little bit. our jim avila won an award for his cuba coverage at the white house correspondents dinner and our cokie roberts has a great book out that i think will debut on the "new york times" best seller list this weekend. >> a great weekend. >> unfortunately we start off with tragedy. >> a very, very tough story on the other side of the world. the massive be rescue effort under way in nepal. >> help is being rushed in from all corners of the world. rescue crews, equipment and even doctors. >> and the death toll from saturday's earthquake has now surpassed 3,000 with the aftershocks as powerful as california's deadly 1994 north ridge earthquake. abigail hunter the sister of an abc news producer was inside a shop when the quake struck. >> the building on top of it completely collapsed. so if we haven't halved as quickly,

reena ninan has the story. >> reporter: this morning actress mischa barton locked in a bitter battler and made endorsement deals thattage daed her reputation. >> aaag hment. >> reporter: she is suing her mother nuala that started acting as the star's manager when she was 8 years old. for among other things fraud list misrepresentation and breach of fiduciary duty calling her a greedy stage mother who schemed too defraud her unsuspecting victim to exploit her daughter's career for her own selfish benefit. the lawsuit also alleging she withheld compensation from barton and lying about the salary she was getting from "the hoarder" so she could pocket the difference and claiming she exploited her fame to profit from side businesses barton claims she wasn't compensated for. >> we brought this action on behalf of our client mischa barton against her mother and former talent manager nuala barton so she can get closure and move on and can get to the bottom of what's happened to all the money she's made. >> reporter: after skyrocketing to fame barton now 29 went through a rough patch. arreste

i'm reena ninan. >> and i'm ryan smith in for t.j. holmes. the race for the white house entered a new face. >> hillary clinton on the trail driving in her own car, the launch focusing the battle and republicans are out with a flurry of ads attacking her. elizabeth hur is here with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. yes, hillary clinton is already on the road and according to her campaign manager, it was her idea to drive to iowa that she enjoys a good road trip and having the chance to meet people. hillary clinton wasting no time hitting the road to iowa and tweeting along the way. leaving her new york home sunday afternoon in her own van around the same time her bid for the white house became official with this. >> every day americans need a champion and i want to be that champion. >> reporter: a video on youtube. >> i'm running for president. >> reporter: the video that actually doesn't show her face until about 90 seconds in but rather showcasing people she calls everyday americans. >> right now i'm applying for jobs. >> getting marrie

. >>> well, good morning to you, i'm reena ninan. >> and i'm ryan smith in for t.j. holmes. >>> we begin with a national mea culpa from president obama over a u.s. drone strike that killed two civilian hostages. >> the president is taking full responsibility for the death of two aid workers. american warren weinstein and an italian, giovanni loporto. >> bazi kanani joins us with more. >> reporter: the u.s. has carried out hundreds of air strikes in pakistan. this incident is sure to renew criticism of the cia drone program. the president says there will be a review of the air strike that killed the hostages to try to prevent similar deaths in the future. the air strike deep in a mountainous region of pakistan, carried out january 14th after officials say the cia had been monitoring an al qaeda compound for hundreds of hours and saw no science that civilians were there. soon realizing, but only recently confirming that two aid work erers were being held there. american warren weinstein and italian giovanni lo porto. >> it's a cruel and bitter truth that in the fog of

holmes and reena ninan. >> a good morning to everyone.crazy evening. >> we didn't know what the headline was going to be when we came on the air when the curfew went into place. but you know what for all intents and purposes maybe a much calmer night and maybe success in some ways last night. >> so far at least. we are going to kick it off with baltimore where there is a week long curfew. it got off to a rough start. 24 hours after the city erupted in violence over the death of freddie gray. the crowd supposed to be off the streets by 10:00 p.m. they clashed with police throwing rocks, bricks bottles. officers quickly got things under control. they will did fire pepper balls and smoke canister. let's start our coverage with karen travers in baltimore for us now. karen, hello to you. >> reporter: good morning, tj andreen na. right now downtown is a ghost town. the curfew has been in effect for a couple hours. it took awhile to get everybody off the streets but the police commissioner last night said it's work. ten people have been raestsed

i'm reena ninan. >> we're almost there. >> one more day after today. >> it's been a good week. >> iteunited this week. >> you made a sweet face. >> i like being here with you, i really do. >> this is difficult for me to say, i miss you, too. >> wow. day four and he finally admits it. >> don't make a big thing. >> i will keep quite. i won't say a word but hello to you all. thank you for spending this friday eve as we call it around here. we got the word. all right. this is the next phase we are moving to with this case. convicted now boston marathon bombing dzhokhar tsarnaev. yes, convicted bomber. the same jury that found him guilty will have to decide something else, whether he lives or dies. >> the penalty phase is and jurors will be asked for a sentence between death or sending him to prison for life. tom llamas reports. >> reporter: two years to the day of dzhokhar tsarnaev and his brother committed the -- in court victims and their family members there to watch like liz in orderen. her son standing next to dzhokhar tsarnaev on marathon monday when he planted his bomb. >> they bo

i'm reena ninan. >> and i'm ryan smith in for t.j. holmes. >> we begin with two big stories including another breach at the white house. >> first, what appears to be the latest case of home-grown terror. more arrests on u.s. soil. the suspects with possible links to isis were picked up yesterday in two major cities. abc's susan saulny has the latest from washington, susan, good morning. >>> good morning, reena and ryan. this latest operation by the joint terrorism task force focuses solely on young people who have tried to travel to syria to fight alongside isis and other militant groups. at least six people were taken into custody sunday. four of them picked up in minneapolis and two in san diego. the arrests came as the fbi attempts to uncover isis sympathizers. looking to attack within the u.s. authorities have also being trying to crack down on emerging new threat, identifying recruiters who are raising money and using social media to persuade impressional young men and women to join the brutal islamic state. in the past two years