i think i know who would totally lose it if they went on a ride like that. >> dan. >> no, rob marcianob in the 'burgh. the bird i don't think would -- the bird has a name, rob. what is it? >> it's the pirate parrot. >> you never know if he'd react differently. >> give me -- >> oh, my gosh. >> he's doing "gangnam style." >> rides the horse. >> can he whip and nae nae? can you whip and nae nae? >> oh, yeah, there we go. >> no way. wow. that was something. >> what is that? >> we were asking the same question, what was that? >> look, you know, cardinals and the pirates right here at pnc park. it feels like it's -- the windchill is 14 right now. i can't believe it's opening day. stay warm out there. hold on to your hats across the northeast. see you back in studio. >> we appreciate it. see you next weekend. more "gma" tomorrow. >> good morning to you i'm gray hall we're following two breaking news stories, an amtrak train has been involved in a deadly accident in delaware county. >>> a man is hurt in a building collapse in southwest philadelphia. >>> plus, a new jersey church is badly damag

more now from abc's rob marciano. >> reporter: spring storms giving millions another taste of winter. heavy snow wreaking havoc in upstate new york. a bus carrying three dozen college students flipping upside down north of albany -- luckily, no life-threatening injuries. but south of rochester, one person killed and 13 taken to the hospital in this wreck. -- in this accident. >> my heart is broken. i don't know who they are. i'm -- it's just sad. >> reporter: investigators trying to determine if the van driver was distracted. this blast, the second in two days. a massive pileup on i-88 sunday amid whiteout conditions. no fatalities here, but south of boston, two people inside this bmw killed after a rotted tree cracked in the wind. brian easton watched it all happen. >> i ran out to the car and i screamed a couple times, "are you okay? are you ok >> reporter: wind gusts over 60 miles an hour in spots. more than 100,000 losing power. even hardy new englanders have had enough. >> i don't want any more of at's where i'm at right now, nestly. >> reporter: and mother nature messing up base

. >>> let's send things back out to rob marciano. rob, it's still cold in pittsburgh, isn't it or has it warmed up a little bit? >> it is. i wish i had some fur or maybe >> like the pirate parrot >> this weathercast is brought to you by quicken loans. the pirate parrot sends it back to you. >> i think we're going to pick up one of those high-fives. >> yeah, absolutely. >> 120 more to go. >> rob will be right back with us after the break. i don't know if he's going to have the weird bird with him but coming up on "gma",," as the baseball season kicks off, you won't believe the wacky creations at the menu at ballparks across america. what? what did i say? >> the weird bird. >> okay. my opioid pain medication is slowing my insides to a crawl. that's opioid-induced constipation, oic, a different type of constipation. i'm really struggling to find relief... paint a different picture. talk to your doctor about oic and prescription treatment options. one can of bush's beans. homestyle sounds good. country style, not without it's charms. brow

>> meteorologist rob marciano with us tonight. rob, our thanks to you, as well. >>> in the meantime tonight, we turn to the race for the white house. crucial primaries for both parties tonight. the polls still open in these five states, hundreds of delegates at stake. donald trump, favored going into tonight and n the states we had polls for. ted cruz and john kasich, teaming up, trying to keep him from getting the magic number before the convention. though, tonight, stumbling when the new exit polls coming in already from the three largest primary states tonight, showing 69% of republican voters do not want a contested convention, saying whoever has the most votes should win the nomination. abc's tom llamas outside trump tower tonight. >> reporter: tonight, donald trump on the verge of an east coast takeover. >> who is going to vote for trump? >> reporter: his favorite vote wrangler out with a familiar message. >> hi, pennsylvania. >> hi, rhode island. >> hi, delaware, i'm ivanka trump. i want to remind you to vote in the republic

probably see a bit of a cold air mass in place right on through the early part of next weej. >> rob marciano live tonight, rob, thank you. >>> we turn next tonight here to this hour. crashing near severeville, tennessee, that's next of knoxville. the faa now confirming the bell 206 helicopter destroyed by fire upon impact. local authorities say five people are believed to be dead in that crash. we'll stay on that tonight. >>> we turn next this evening to the deadly amtrak crash near philadelphia. investigators talking just a short time ago, but much of this remains a mystery tonight. the train was headed from new york to georgia when it slammed into a backhoe on the tracks. two workers on those tracks were killed. and this evening, images from inside the train now. passengers thrown into the aisles. tonight, abc's david kerley with the key questions. why was the backhoe there? and why didn't the train's new braking system help prevent the collision? >> train 89 just hit a backhoe -- >> reporter: tonight, we know it was a tragic and deadly mistake that put those two amtrak workers and their b

rob marciano. abc news. >> our thanks to rob. president obama wrapped up a meeting with germany and european allies. the topic was security. >> while they discussed libya and ukraine, the focus was really on syria. lauren lyster joins with us the details. >> reporter: we're learning more about president obama's plan to send more troops to syria. the president made the announcement in germany monday saying he'll boost the u.s. forces fighting isis in syria from 50 to 300 as part of the nato coalition he says is making progress. this while urging european allies to step up when it comes to defend spending. >> i've approved the deployment of up to 250 additional u.s. personnel in syria including special forces to keep up this momentum. every nato member should be contributing its full share, 2% of gdp towards our common security. something that doesn't always happen. and i'll be honest, sometimes europe has been complacent about its own defense. >> reporter: the pentagon monday couldn't say where these troops will be operating or wh

>> rob marciano tonight. rob, thank you. >>> and we're already seeing the power of those wildfires you mentioned up close. look at this tonight. a narrow escape late today, caught on camera. a volunteer firefighter in woodward county, oklahoma. using a tractor to build a fire line around a home. the tractor getting stuck in a ditch. that volunteer firefighter fleeing the tractor in time. some evacuations are under way already across parts of oklahoma at this hour. >>> next, to a united airlines flight attendant fired today after suddenly deploying the emergency slide on a passenger jet in houston. throwing out her bag and then sliding down herself. abc's david kerley with the images. >> reporter: tonight, the flight attendant you see jump down that emergency slide no longer works at united airlines. in this video, first obtained by kprc channel 2 in houston, you can see the attendant throw out her bag and then slide. and this was no emergency, the jet had just reached the gate, and the flight attendant, accord

let's go to rob marciano, he's live in new york because the east coast will feel this, and soon. you're already talking about winds picking up? >> yes, and we've even had a couple of lightning strikes on the other side of the river. some of these could very well be severe, but the tornado threat continues in georgia and florida. and then our attention turns to the north. cold air pouring in behind two fronts, snow potential, and could be some damaging winds. 50 miles an hour in new york city. and windchills in april, 16 in detroit, 24 in new york city. that's certainly cold enough for snow. could see 1 to 5 inches of snow in new york and new england. and 78 today, a far cry from that as we head to next week. >> thank you. >>> and a bus got gone horribly wrong. an undercover officer accidentally shot more than a half a dozen times. you can hear the officer realize he shot the other officer. clayton sandell on the officer that was shot, who later sued, and tonight has won a major settlement. >> hands up! hands up! >> reporter: newly-released video in the heat of a drug bust takedow

even that famous las vegas strip, under water. >> rob marciano joins us. you're tracking some severe weather tonight? >> yes, texas panhandle, a severe thunderstorm watch. some big hail in some of these cells. red river, isolated tornadoes tonight. several rounds through oklahoma city,through tulsa and then through springfield. and tomorrow, severe weather threat down through college station, maybe a slightly higher chance of seeing a tornado. and a low warm-up through the next few days across the east. temperatures a good 20 degrees below average. hopefully, the snow will be gone for good at this point. >> thanks, rob. >>> new details tonight about the only woman on the fbi's most wanted list, captured in mexico. brenda delgado behind bars after seven months on the run. mexican authorities tracked cell phones and found her hiding out in mexico. she's accused of masterminding the agreeing to pay two accomplices to kill the dentist, who was dating her ex-boyfriend. >>> and the homeowner that watched a drama play out live. gio benitez on the simple technolog

let's go to rob marciano, he's live in new york because the east coast will feel this, and soon. you're already talking about winds picking up? >> and the rain is coming down as well. the same front that brought tornadoes to the south, is now bringing storms. we've even had a couple of lightning strikes on the other side of the river. here it is on the radar. they're lining up along the i-95 corridor. some of these could very well be severe, but the tornado threat continues in georgia and florida. that will diminish overnight. florida will see more storms tomorrow. and then our attention turns to the north. cold air pouring in behind two fronts, snow potential, and could be some damaging winds. sunday, winds gusting 36 to 50 miles an hour in new york city. could be some power outages. and windchills in april, 16 in detroit, 24 in new york city. that's certainly cold enough for snow. could see 1 to 5 inches of snow in parts of upstate new york and new england. and a high of 78 today, a far cry from that as we head to next week. >> winter is not letting go. rob, thank you. >>> next

>> all right, rob marciano with us tonight. rob, thank you. >>> we're going to turn to the breaking news in the race for the white house and the crucial primaries for both parties tonight. donald trump with a sweep and hillary clinton winning two states so far. the polls are now closed in these five states tonight. hundreds of delegates were at stake. the first results are now in. based on analysis of the exit polls, abc news projecting donald trump will win in pennsylvania. trump also projected to be the winner in maryland tonight. in addition to maryland, he's going to win in connecticut, based on exit polling. so far, rhode island, also in the trump column. and we can say that donald trump will win in delaware. in the meantime, on the democratic side, based on our analysis of the exit polls, hillary clinton will be the winner in maryland. she will also be the winner in delaware tonight. but the results in the other three states, not yet in. we should tell you that donald trump was favored going into tonight, in the states we

i think i know who would totally lose it if they went on a ride like that. >> dan. >> no, rob marciano> rob in the 'burgh. the bird i don't think would -- the bird has a name, rob. what is it? >> it's the pirate parrot. >> you never know if he'd react differently. >> give me -- >> oh, my gosh. >> he's doing "gangnam style." >> rides the horse. >> can he whip and nae nae? can you whip and nae nae? >> oh, yeah, there we go. >> no way. wow. that was something. >> what is that? >> we were asking the same question, what was that? >> look, you know, cardinals and the pirates right here at pnc park. windchill is 14 right now. i can't believe it's opening day. stay warm out there. hold on to your hats across the northeast. see you back in studio. >> we appreciate it. see you next weekend. more "gma" tomorrow. >> this is a good morning washington update. suzanne: strong wind most of the area overnight knocking down trees and some spots like the 9600 block of 40 9th avenue and college park. with a down trees comes damaged power lines. dominion power says 24,000 customers are out of power. -- 24,

let's get right to meteorologist rob marciano, live here in manhattan tonight, with this system, as it now moves eastward. hey, rob. >> reporter: hi, david. the front that brought the severe weather to the south has pushed across the hudson river now, but there's a lot of unsettled weather behind us. and boston, if you take a look at the radar, and eastern new england getting hit right now with some of those storms, some of which are pretty strong. all right, let's go through time, check out the next system that's going to push off towards our area. there goes the cold front, next clipper comes across the great lakes and once again, this has some cold air with it, likely some snow in through pennsylvania, maybe as far south as jersey and colder air behind this. teens and 20s. watch that freezing line. on sunday, doesn't move a whole lot. the precip moves out in the northeast, but the cold sticks around. regardless of how much snow actually sticks, david, this cold pattern is going to hang around through the end of next week. >> and could bring snow with it. rob marciano, our thanks to

even that famous las vegas strip, under water. >> rob marciano joins us. you're tracking some severe weather tonight? >> time to turn the page on the cold snap, and turn to severe weather in the high plains. texas panhandle, a severe thunderstorm watch. lubbock, amarillo. some big hail in some of these cells. red river, oklahoma city under the gun, with maybe some isolated tornadoes tonight. here's what we see on the computer model. several rounds through oklahoma city, through tulsa and then through springfield. and tomorrow, severe weather threat down through texarkana, even college station, maybe a slightly higher chance of seeing a tornado. and a slow warm-up through the next few days across the east. temperatures a good 20 degrees below average. d.c., getting to near 70, then dipping back down tuesday, wednesday. then warming back up thursday and friday. hopefully, the snow will be gone for good at this point. >> thanks, rob. >>> new details tonight about the only woman on the fbi's most wanted list, captured in mexico. murder suspect brenda delgado b

>> rob marciano on the watch live in dallas. rob, thank you. >>> in ohio tonight, an urgent manhunt is now widening after eight members of the same family were killed, authorities now revealing it was all well planned. the murders in four separate homes. investigators telling other family members now to arm themselves. and officials just confirming a facebook threat that might have been made against one of the victims beforehand, the youngest victim, just 16 years old. abc's alex perez on the scene. >> reporter: tonight, the manhunt in ohio is growing. investigators trying to zero in on the killer. >> i just found my cousin with a gunshot wound. >> okay. sir, was he alive? >> no, no. >> reporter: the first chilling 911 calls detailing the execution-style murders. all eight victims, members of the same family. the youngest, just 16, high school freshman christopher rhoden. tonight, word investigators are following up on a possible threat that may have been posted on his facebook page. hanna rhoden was in bed with her 4-day-old da

let's get right to rob marciano. rob? >> over the next week or so, every couple of days, we'll see a tornado threat. two watch boxes up tonight. you can see the storms rolling through omaha. no storms reported yet. but big hail, and tornado watch is up until 11:00 p.m. and storms rolling through des moines. and tuesday, much more on a significant threat, more ingredients coming together for tornado risk right in the heart of tornado alley. potential for large if not violent tornadoes. could be the most serious threat next week, tom. >> rob, thanks so much. >>> now to the mystery surrounding the death of prince. family and friends attending a private memorial service on saturday. here's eva pilgrim on the growing question about who inherits his $300 million estate. >> reporter: tonight, as the world awaits answers into prince's mysterious death, questions rising about who will inherit one of the most valuable music estates in the world. no word this hour if he had a will. prince leaves behind no wife or children. >> thank

. >> our own resident ninja, rob marciano, is in washington, d.c. right now and, rob, it's all about those famed cherry blossoms, correct? >> yeah, that we're celebrating the natural cherry blossom festival. behind me blowing up the balloons like thanksgiving here. i think that's strawberry shortcake. i should know that but you got balloons and floats. of course, you got marching bands. this is the mitchell high school marching band from newport rich think, florida. what a beautiful backdrop, the washington monument on the mall. sun coming up. a fantastic day. here, dancers, they're going to be on with the drummers dancing throughout the parade. we celebrate japan because they gave us 3,000 cherry blossom trees back in i think 1912. they lined them all. they line the tidal basin and it's just a spectacular site when they're in full bloom. because it was so warm this year they bloomed a little bit on the spectacular tornadoes yesterday across southeast colorado. this one in eads. no damage done but a great day to chase, no doubt about that. more in th

. >> we have our own resident ninja, rob marciano, is in washington, d.c. right now and, rob, it's all about those famed cherry blossoms, correct? >> yeah, that we're celebrating the natural cherry blossom festival. the parade is today. it's kind of the final weekend of the festival itself that goes on for about three weeks. behind me they're blowing up the moons. it's like thanksgiving here. i think that's strawberry shortcake. i should know that but you got balloons and you've got floats. of course, you got marching this is the mitchell high school marching band from new port richey, florida. what a beautiful backdrop, the washington monument on the mall. sun coming up. going to be a here are the tamagao dancers. >>> good morning, everybody. it's a cool start out there. temperatures are in the upper 30s and low 40s. we turn sunny and mild with a high of 68 expects. 46 is the overnight low. then tomorrow, mostly sunny and afternoon. 72 the accuweather seven-day forecast climbing yet again on monday with a high of 78. a real warm wind starts off the workweek

rob marciano is tracking it all rob? >> hard to believe, we're into april, and this is the second snow storm we're talking about. detroit, through wisconsin and michigan, drives to the south and off the coast of new york and new jersey by tomorrow morning. accumulations in pennsylvania through parts of west virginia, northern ohio as well. and a freeze all the way to augusta, georgia. 24 in chicago, 26 louisville. and below freezing to north carolina. teens through upstate new york, and i think the cold pattern is here to stay through next week. >> rob, thanks so much. >>> now to the groundbreaking message from pope francis tonight. releasing a new document called church should be more understanding for divorced and remarried catholics. he calls on the church to be less judgmental. >>> now the the former sailor released from prison after he was cleared by dna evidence after more than 30 years behind bars. so sure of his innocence, he refused to take a plea deal. here's linsey davis. >> reporter: after 33 years behind bar

rob marciano, live in d.c. tonight, tracking it all. rob? >> reporter: let's get right to the area where we're most concerned. severe weather, for much of the plains. and we're going to see a number of advisories. big-time storms for colorado. denver, could see a foot of snow. a high east of the front, and severe weather as well, pretty much the entire state of texas will be under a severe weather threat, saturday and sunday. meanwhile, it's moving slowly because there's a huge ridge of high pressure jamming it up, giving the east nice weather this weekend and beyond. >> rob, thank you. >>> meantime, to the race for the white house tonight. the all-out brawl in brooklyn. a short time after, bernie sanders headed to the vatican. while hillary clinton headed someplace else, and landed a victory it appeared she wasn't expecting. here's jonathan karl. >> reporter: hillary clinton has already new york. >> you go now. you win! >> reporter: it was just a game of dominos at senior center in harlem. she's hoping for a much bigger >> reporter: as for

. >> abc senior meteorologist rob marciano says there's an even >> this pattern, every couple of days we're going to see a tornado threat. tuesday, more of the ingredients are coming together for a tornado risk right in the heart of tornado alley. the potential for very large if not violent tornadoes. >> more from rob on "good morning america." >>> overseas now, where the u.s. is adding more military might in the battle against isis. president obama is ordered 250 additional military personnel to syria to help local force there is. most of them being deployed are members of the army special forces. in an interview with bbc, president obama said isis may not be defeated before he leaves office. >> it's critical. although i don't anticipate in the next nine months it will be finished we can slowly shrink the environment in which they operate and take on strong holds like m >> president obama is making the announcement today in germany, he's wrapping up a weeklong trip that focused a lot on energy and defeats isis >>> the world may get a glimpse from a chapter of the 9/11 investigation.

here's rob marciano. >> reporter: good evening. that storm that brought all the rain to texas, finally on the move. not raining in new york yet, but pretty much everywhere else on the east coast, it is. should be over by tomorrow lunchtime. and in the west, wind damage in interior parts of california. and the system behind that one, a more potent one. as it rolls into the plains, tuesday and wednesday, potential for a more damaging severe >>> and we move on to the new details in the mysterious kill killing of a fitness director at a church. police also revealing that she died from a head wound caused by an unknown instrument. >>> and to london, president and mrs. obama meeting with the royal family. but this encounter getting the most buzz, prince george getting a delay of bedtime to say hello to president obama. here's terry moran. >> reporter: as the obamas arrive at kensington palace tonight, you could just see him there in the hallway, standing by his dad, prince william. and once inside, the little prince and the president sha

here's rob marciano. >> reporter: tonight, dozens of cars caught in a snowy pileup in upstate new york, including a tour bus. ergency crews racing to reach the injured. all part of a wintry blast inging dangerous winds across e east. in boston, this bmw crushed by a falling tree. the two people inside the car did not survive. in nearby foxborough, that downed power line igniting right in the street. wind gusts so powerful in indianapolis, they knocked that chipotle sign right into this vehicle, flattening it. luckily the driver managed to get out safely. and in new jersey, winds gusting over 50 miles per hour, damaging homes. >> all of a sudden, the entire house started to shake, and the wind was almost screaming. our neighbors' awnings were being ripped off, and we saw our neighborod. >> reporter: power crews scrambling to get the 90,000 homes without power back online. behind the wind, a blast of snow sweeping parts of the midwest and northeast. in pittsburgh, a chilly start to baseball's opening day. ground crews clearing ice and today's pirates/cardinals game. >> rob, thank you. >>

abc's rob marciano also in houston. and rob, they've just declared a state of emergency in houston, and this rain isn't over. >> reporter: no, it's not. we have several more rounds coming and although the flooding has receded here, it's been enough to flow cars like this and it's littered across the city of houston because of this. we're in this blocking pattern. we're going to see more rounds of rain. high pressure to the right. and relentless rains bumping into that. we're in a locked weather pattern here. so, more rains to come, as this front really doesn't move a whole lot to the east. and we've got a lot of gulf moisture to contend with. we'll have severe thunderstorms, as well. houston seeing maybe over ten inches of rain. this is likely going to go down as the wettest day on record here in houston. we've got a couple more days left. could see four to five more inches george. >> okay, rob, thanks. >>> we move on now to those three powerful earthquakes in three days. the hunt for survivors intense. a race against ti

let's get right to rob marciano, tracking it all tonight. hey, rob. >> reporter: hey, david. a strong wave of low pressure along the tail end of the front that brought that crazy hail. now heavy rain across the panhandle. over the next 48 hours, could see three to five inches of rain there and along the east coast of florida, jacksonville down to west palm beach. want to turn your atension to the pacific northwest. look at this pin wheel on this storm. it's going to slam the northwest. rain and snow and wind to southern california. the entire west, really, impacted by this. heavy snow in the colorado rockies and a severe weather setup for friday. things get jammed up. we could seal rounds of storms in this area right over the weekend. >> rob, thank you. >>> to an your jeturgent medal headline tonight. the cdc confirming today that the zika virus does call babies to be born with smaller brains. health officials telling us now just as they remind us that mosquitos that carry zika could soon spread to 30 states in the u.s. abc's steve osunsami reporting >> reporter: it's some of

rob marciano is tracking it all tonight. rob? >> hard to believe, we're into april, and this is the second snow storm we're talking about. there it is. over detroit, accumulation through wisconsin and michigan, drives to the south and off the coast of new york and new jersey by tomorrow morning. accumulations in pennsylvania through parts of west virginia, northern ohio as well. and a freeze watch all the way to augusta, georgia. these are actual low temperatures tomorrow. 24 in chicago, 26, louisville. and below freezing to north carolina. teens through upstate new york, and i think the cold pattern is here to stay through next week. >> rob, thanks so much. >>> now to the groundbreaking message from pope francis tonight. the pope releasing a new document called the joy of love, saying the church should be more understanding for divorced and remarried catholics, barred from receiving communion. he doesn't make any changes to church doctrine with abortion, same-sex marriage or contraception. but he calls on the church to be less j

rob marciano is live in dallas tonight, in the storm zone. you told us a warning about violent, long track tornadoes? it sht tell you how serious they are taking this. and the pattern is full. take a look. three impulses on a strengthening jet stream. the first one hitting chicago right now with the thunderstorms. want next one in the plains is stronger. it has all the ingredients for an outbreak from dallas, to wichita, lincoln, nebraska, big time hail. tornadoes that may go in the dark nss hours. and it pushes to the east wednesday. tomorrow will bring the most violent storms stnchts rob hasan know, thank you. >>> in ohio tonight, an urgent man hunt is now widenening after eight members of the same family for willed. authorities saying it was automobile well played. investigators the telling other family members now to arm themselves. and officials just confirming a facebook threat that might have been made against one of the victims beforehand, the youngest abc's alex perez on the scene. >> reporter: tonight, the manhunt in ohio is growing