several flamingos and other birds at the fort worth zoo were also affected. thousands in the dallas area lost power. and that storm system col strengthen in the south and turn into a snowstorm for northeast. here's justin povick at accuweather. good morning, justin. >> kendis, reena, good morning to you, as well. we're following a system that's going to drive down cold enough air to produce more snow. i know it's march but it's been warm lately. this is going to be a shock to the system. accumulations very light over the high terrain. mostly showers from pittsburgh but there be some flight delays. later on this weekend, i'm concerned about accumulating snows and gusty winds and march travel delays. at least the possibility from d.c. to bangor. reena, back to you. >> thank you so much. a pennsylvania nun is charged with shoplifting that police say was caught on video. workers at a surplus store say that the woman put $23 worth of items in her cart and then rushed out of the store. state police tracked her car to a nearby convent. they found out the alleged shop

it killed several exotic birds at the fort worth zoo. this is the latest to hit animals. the cause is under investigation. barbara: rob ford is back in the hospital as he continues his cancer treatment. he gained notoriety when he admitted to smoking crack cocaine but refused to resign. he had surgery to remove a tumor in october doctors and enough is if you have and shelton has decided to fight back. john: call it turkey terror. a group of wild turkeys target a neighborhood in washington state damaging rain gutters and denting cars and going after young kids if they have anything red or blue which is a symbol of aggression to turkeys. they have been trapping them and releasing them in the mountains. they are out in force because it is mating season. john: oh, my. barbara: remember the alligator in that person's pool because it was mating season. john: looking for love. the red and blue is the sign of aggression for a turkey? never knew that. don: we learn something at 4:50 on a friday morning. john: getting back at us for thanksgiving. house they will find out what thank

the hail coming down so hard it, actually killed several flamingos at the fort worth zoo. the ice balls damaging buildings, too. creating a wintry landscape but temps were actually around 60 degrees. in mississippi, it was creepy

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large chunks of hail fell across the fort worth area yesterday morning breaking windows, homes and cars. it brought tennis size hail and at the fort worth zoo the hail killed several exotic birds. >> it started hitting real hard. we got a call. i thought our windshield was going to cave in. >> the storm brought heavy wind and lightning as well. more thunderstorms expected today with another possibility of hail in the texas gulf coast area. >>> weekly drought data has showed el nino has made a dent but california still remains in a drought. on the left you see conditions a year ago with much of the state covered in red to signify extreme drought conditions. on the right is now more yellow including here in the bay area to indicate moderate drought conditions. >>> state water officials are increasing water allocations for the first time since december. state water project clients will now get 45% of their requested amount. that's up from 10% a few months ago. the state water project supplies 25 million californiaenses. >>> kitchen wear company has announced they are cutting 25% of their work force. they reported disappointing earnings. shares

this greenhouse roof blown over by the storm, the fort worth zoo said the hail killed a number of exotic birds, including five flamingos. the bad weather may not be over yet. there is a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms in dallas tonight and a 50% chance through friday. scott. >> pelley: vanita, thank you. from broazen water we turn now to tainted water. the e.p.a. says over four years,

the dallas-fort worth area was hit with 60-mile-per-hour winds yesterday and large hail. take a look at the hailstones that hit the fort worth zoo they range from pea sized to golf ball sized. at lest seven animals were killed in the storm. >> we lost a couple of flamingos. 4-5 flamingos that we know of, and a pelican and a couple of ducks. >> it was far worse than anything it seemed to hit in the michelle: several other animals were hurt and are being treated by veterinarians. spring officially arrives on sunday. the season changes at which is 12:30 a.m., the exact moment of the vernal equinox. that' s when the sun' s rays are directly over the equator. while the calendar may say spring winter won' t be going away quietly. a snowstorm could hit portions of the mid-atlantic and northeast on sunday. dave: we have been doing with warm weather. the cold front is going to ring is going to bring us cooler weather for sunday afternoon. we have complaining warm weather. as jason said , we have a stats on the vernal equinox. again, it is 12:30 a.m. on sunday morning. this was 56 for the low. we are asked to going to be a bit below that.

the hail was coming down so hard, it actually killed several flamingos at the fort worth zoo. and in mississippi, there were creepy foreboding clouds. they were warning of potential tornadoes thursday night and next, there is that storm that is headed for the northeast this weekend. maybe getting one to three inches of snow. >> wow. >> just in time for the first day of spring is sunday. >> it's unbelievable at this point we're still having to deal with it. talk about the lightning strike, it would seem that would be a common thing on planes. >> i think it seems uncommon. the surprising thing is the statistic which we found which is that the average airliner gets struck by lightning once a year. i think that seems >> i'm just shocked that -- >> you're a big traveler, too. you travel all the time. >> that it doesn't happen more often. >> i think once a year seems like a lot. >> it is. obviously it was a roller coaster ride. that was the first and last plane flight for that woman. >> i know. >> lauren needs to head back to california at some point. scare her away from that. >> tha

the hail coming actually killed several flamingos at the fort worth zoo. the ice balls damaging buildings, too. creating a wintry landscape but temps were actually around 60 degrees. in mississippi, it was creepy foreboding clouds warning of potential tornadoes thursday night. and in the northeast -- >> 4233 just got hit by lightning. >> don't send us through there again. it's pretty bad. >> reporter: an american airlines flight struck by lightning. the plane damaged on the rear wing. forced to make an emergency landing on the way from north carolina to new york. >> there was a flash of light. and big explosion. the plane dipped about 100 feet. >> out of nowhere. >> reporter: and next the threat of snow sunday into monday. >> the areas of concern that's going to be d.c., baltimore, philadelphia, new york city, and this could run right up interstate 95 corridor. there is going to be the potential here for several >> reporter: reena and kendis ta snowstorm coming just in time for the first day of spring on sunday. our friends at accuweather telling us march i

the hail was coming down so hard, it actually killed several flamingos at the fort worth zoo. and in mississippi, there were creepy foreboding clouds. they were warning of potential tornadoes thursday night and next, there is that storm that is headed for the northeast this weekend. inches of snow. >> wow. >> just in time for the first day of spring is sunday. >> it's unbelievable at this point we're still having to deal with it. talk about the lightning strike, it would seem that would be a common thing on planes. >> i think it seems uncommon. the surprising thing is the statistic which we found which is that the average airliner gets struck by lightning once a year. i think that seems high. >> i'm just shocked that -- >> you're a big traveler, too. you travel all the time. >> that it doesn't happen more often. >> i think once a year seems like a lot. >> it is. obviously it was a roller coaster ride. that was the first and last plane flight for that woman. >> i know. >> lauren needs to head back to california at some point. scare her away from that. >> thanks, lauren. >> appre

this greenhouse roof blown over by the storm, the fort worth zoo said the hail killed a number of exotic birds, including five flamingos. there is a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms in dallas tonight and a 50% chance through friday. scott. >> pelley: vanita, thank you. from broazen water we turn now to tainted water. the e.p.a. says over four years, the drinking water in 431 american schools were found to contain unsafe levels of lead. today, they began testing kids in newark, new jersey, after lead was found in the water at 30 schools. anna werner is there. >> reporter: tanquir walker brought his daughters into school today for a lead testing. >> i think school is the first place that they should be safe in. that's just goes to show they're not on tom of thip game. >> reporter: he joined dozens of other parents concerned about elevated lead levels found in 30 newark schools this year. and the district has now revealed 12% of the water samples taken between 2012 and 2015 have also been above the billion. doctors say no level of lead is safe for children. valerie wilson is a newark

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. >>> texas where golf ball sized hail killed some of the flamingos at the fort worth zoo. the hail was this morning. some, they said, was as bill's tennis balls. it punched holes through enclosures. it killed a pelican and some of the other birds. zoo when two polar bears escaped. and they wondered into the restricted area. they were never a threat. >> there you go, they're not man's best friend but in arizona tortoises are up for adoption. they are lieu maintenance but they can live up to 100 years. >> they are charismatic. they live a long time. >> they like to be touched under the chin and around the neck and some of them like their heads scratched. the commission is putting them up for adoption. they are surrenders some are rescued after being hit by cars. >> sports the big dance is underway. six of the 16 games in the books. the rays are getting ready to take this field in just five days. extended family, all you want is a peaceful moment to stream your show. and you need enough bandwidth to share with a full house of hungry users. lightning internet from bright house

. >> it actually killed several flamingos at the fort worth zoo. next, is the threat of snow heading to the northeast. lauren lister abc news. >>> they say lightning striking a plane is relatively common, jess are designed to sustain the shock so that the electricity -- jets are designed to sustain the shock of that electricity. >>> a baltimore player is in critical condition. injured in this crash. he was wearing dark clothing when his motorcycle was clipped by an suv. according to his sister, he was taken to the hospital with head trauma. his fellow players and coach have been sharing positive messages. >>> the lawsuit against uber is apparently a hoax. they said that jason dalton was suing him saying that his time as a driver caused him to have psychological damage. he denies filing that lawsuit in investigators say that the handwriting did not match>>> a bill too fast track a chore for the zika virus. the past last night and it was introduced by bill nelson of florida. for it is up to 66 confirmed cases with one of the most recent in regard coun

this greenhouse roof blown over by the storm, the fort worth zoo said the hail killed a number of exotic birds, including five flamingos. the bad weather may not be over yet. there is a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms in dallas tonight and a 50% chance through friday. scott. >> vinita, thank you. >>> from frozen water we turn now to tainted water. the epa says over four years, the drinking water in 431 american schools were found to contain unsafe levels of lead. today, they began testing kids in newark, new jersey, after lead was found in the water at 30 schools. anna werner is there. >> reporter: tanquir walker brought his daughters into school today for lead testing. >> i think school is the first place that they should be safe in. that just goes to show they're not on top of their game. >> reporter: he joined dozens of elevated lead levels found in 30 newark schools this year. and the district has now revealed 12% of the water samples taken between 2012 and 2015 have also been above the federal limit of 15 parts per billion. doctors say no level of lead is safe for children.

a hailstorm in texas turning deadly, seven birds at the fort worth zoo killed, others injured and being treated now. the hailstones ranged from pea sized to golf ball size. it caused extensive damage to buildings and attractions. >> at big mess on the durham >> traffic backed up on the durham freeway northbound. were keeping a watch on it here. northbound lanes shutdown. one lane open to let traffic go by. our crew on the scene giving us this video. let's roll the video. i can show you what it looked like. four cars involved. a chain reaction rear end crash. these are the people involved in the rack talking to paramedics on the side of the road. 1-2 people were taken to the hospital. this is the connector construction zone. traffic backed up from i-40 to downtown durham. the construction workers asked us to ask you to please slow >> thank you. what a mass. no need to rush through a construction zone. joel: it is another fabulous friday. >> it's perfect. it's not going to last? chris: we have had some often awesome weather, but things about to change. it's going to be cooling into the lo

it killed several bird at the fort worth zoo. that is the latest who hit texas where flooding has does placed people. barbara: day two of the ncaa tournament and both local teams are on. u.n.c. got it done against florida gulf coast 83-67. heels take on providence tomorrow in raleigh. duke had a tough matchup with u. tphfplt u.n. krfplt u.n.c. wilmington but won. we will be with the triangle teams all the way. mark armstrong with the tar heels and joe mazur with the blue devils. you can follow them for all the action and analysis. john: mark armstrong is a hoot on twitter. barbara: it will be a good weekend to chill. don: there are some outdoor activities and i think there is a walk. take the umbrella and rain gear. it will be damp. we will talk about that but now we will show you what is going on as far as the allergy forecast. they have been huge all week. it will stay there today and tomorrow and sunday green. that is because we have rain and it should knock it down. monday into tuesday it starts to climb. i will warn you next

fort worth dealing with 60 miles per hour wind and large hail. numerous cars had busted windows. several cars were covered in the hail. the hail hit the fort worth zoo, killing some exotic words. about 10,000 people were without power. dave: march is hail season across the southern states. we may see storms. that is the way things look now. it is going to be a similar day. it will be warm again. cloud cover if you are heading out to the braves game. we will see a couple of clouds around, a couple of afternoon showers. in daytona, 71 degrees. about 65 degrees, winter haven. temperatures a little lower than this time yesterday. scattered clouds around. spring does begin early on sunday. we have enhanced satellite imagery. you can see these high clouds across. in the lowest level of the atmosphere, not as much as moisture. some of the showers are beginning to drop off the radar area towards the northern parts of it will be warm enough today that a little bit of seabreeze will move in. the boundary is stuck to the north. shower should be limited north and west of the i-4 corridor. with the heat of the day and the moisture available, a couple of spotty s

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arlington, texas which is near dallas, strong thunderstorms brought tennis ball sized hail, the at fort worth zooll several exotic bird. ahh. they damaged several ambulances in the the area with windshields deathly smashed. they were put out of service and waiting several hundred thousand dollars worth of repairs. >> they managed to the back of the lot behind me, i'm thinking it the has to be a damage on the side of the building, you have seen so many things out there or something. >> the winter storm is putting several thousand people in the dark due to power outages. the this is a as more thunderstorms are expected today. >>> you grew up in texas. >> i did, in that area. i was just about to call my parents. >> everything is bigger in texas. the what is the biggest hail stone you have ever seen, baseball sized. >> not quite baseball sized. >> tennis ball. >> but we get big hail good racket ball. >> i'm trying to go down in size there. >> what is next, ping-pong ball. >> cricket, lacrosse. >> basketball sized. >> biggest ever recorded. >> that is biggest ever recorded i have not seen that. >> tha

size of golf balls, smashed windshields and broke windows and killed several exotic birds in the fort worth zood. bumble bee issuing recall of can tuna because of possible contamination that can lead to life-threatening illness. these products may have been undercooked due to equipment malfunction. finally there's been talking about this morning, apple engineers might resist helping law enforcement if the fbi wins a court fight forcing apple to unlock an iphone used in the san bernardino terror attacks. some apple employees say they might not do the work or possibly quit their high-paying jobs, instead of undermining the security of the software they created. apple decline to go comment, basically employees are saying, we are going to do what our boz says to do. maria: by the way, tim cook also on the cover of this weekend's time magazine, inside apple, ceo tim cook's fight with the fbi. dagen, he's calling this privacy, quote, a bad dream. dagen: a great turn phrase written by somebody in his public relations team and that's what this has been. i will turn to apple work whores are outraged ove

the path. ice so thick that it looks like it is sort of snowing in certain places in arlington, texas a strong thunderstorm brought tennis ball sized hail at fort worth zoo hail killed several flamingos and left many other bird injured. the balls of ice damaged several ambulances, in fort worth, with windshields totally smashed. >> it just started hitting real hard, we got a call, we had to drive-in to it. i thought our windshield was going to break and cave-in at some point report. >> emergency vehicles were put out of service and awaiting several hundred you this dollars worth of repairs. storm brought heavy rain and lightening as well, several thousand people were put in the dark due to power outages. more thunderstorms are expect today with another possibility of hail, in the gulf coast area. >>> but, we're not going to see anything like that here, are we dave warren? >> heck in. >> no. >> hail no. >> nothing like that. coming our way today. 36 degrees in allentown. it was windy yesterday. we had a strong storm passing through the area that wind gusts we could see gusty wind every where today. fifty-one in philadelphia. thirty-nine in millville. so i

a hailstorm kills five flamingos at the fort worth through this morning - dropping golf ball size hailstones across the zoo.a number of other buildings at the zoo were damaged. in addition to the five flamingos - a pelican and a couple of other small birds also died. a south florida teacher is fired after getting caught drunk in the classroom. the 46-year-old you see on your screen worked in an elementary school near fort lauderdale. a fellow teacher noticed her acting strangely and reported it to the school's principal.after taking a breathalyzer test - it was revealed that her blood alcohol content was twice the legal limit to drive. it's the luck of the irish. irish.coming up next at seven at look at some of the events around the tri-state celebrating saint patrick. and will it stay clear for the rest of your night?steve is has your forecast which at 7! check it out -- it's st. patrick's day and celebrations are happening all over the world.especially in ireland! this is a live look from earth-cam-dot-com. the camera is set up in dublin outside the popular temple bar. the streets have been full nearly all day. there are plenty of st patrick'

the work week, all coming up. >>> look at this lightning over houston, hammered by wicked weather, on thursday, golf ball size hail, killed several exotic birds, at the zoo in fort worth. >> looking liver at old city, it is a chilly evening out there. and fox 29's dave war send tracking a spring storm, he just got in some new information about the storm's track, and if it means snow or no snow. you'll have to language around for a few minutes to hear that. >> high school prep rally quickly turned chaotic. got scary out there. fire breather performing for the student to set himself on fire. >> he survived but talking about what happened. and we want to warn you the video you're about to see is disturbing. >> gone terribly wrong, st. patrick's day fund riser, another performer jumped over him, the flames got out of control. >> when i do the flame, it light so fast, the flame came back and cut my face. oh, this is new. >> charles said he had tried a new kind of lighter fluid, and it got out of control. as the stunt performer tried to put out the fire, the flames spread to the rest of his body. rain off giant inflatable slide more than 2,000 student watched and screamed.

at this lightning over houston, the state has been getting hammered by wicked weather, on thursday, golf ball size hail kill several exotic birds at the zoo in fort worthve look at old city, chilly night out there. spring arrives tomorrow. we'll get one more taste every winter. dave warren has all of the details coming up in his forecast in just minutes. >>> a central pennsylvania girl, who was badly burned in a house fire, is finally home after nearly two years in a hospital. she was in a coma for four months, and she lost a leg, because of poor circulation, after suffering those severe burns it has been long road to recovery, when she arrived in her hometown yesterday, she got a heroes welcome. >> hometown hero. >> reese receiving a heroes welcome in mercers berg. >> community really rallied around her and the family since then, and in a situation like that, you know, you would even think of maybe community support would dwindle, people get busy, but with our community people have gotten more involved. >> the franklin county town was covered in purple, reese's favorite color. hundreds every people took to the streets to celebrate the homecoming. >> t

kills five flamingos at the fort worth zoo.the intense storm blew through this morning - dropping golf ball size hailstones across the zoo.a number of other buildings at the zoo were damaged. in addition to the five flamingos - a pelican and a couple of other small birds also died. coming up next at five.drunk in the classroom.who just lost their job for showing up to school with a buzz. buzz.plus - the hottest gift to give is catching on fire. hear from a woman who almost lost her home because of a hoverboard. your seven day forecast is you're watching 9 on your side at 5 new tonight.a south florida teacher is fired after getting caught drunk in the classroom. the 46-year-old you see on your screen worked in an elementary school near fort lauderdale. a fellow teacher noticed her acting strangely and reported it to the school's principal.after taking a breathalyzer test - it was revealed that her blood alcohol content was twice the legal limit to drive. firefighters come to the rescue when a hoverboard catches fire and it spreads to the floor below...it's more proof that last year's most desired toy - comes with a surprise gift threemonths later. "so i came h

zoo in fort worth. and a late in parts of the colorado rockies over the last two days. that's more than the town of ad in the past two months. as you've seen, old man winter, well, it is sticking around, it seems. >>> your most important point we're going to make is computer models are not forecast. they just give us a little the puzzle. this was the european computer model showing a signiorm through all of new england. and now we have the new one in about two hours ago and everything shifted for umthe european model to the east. took the heavy band of snow and now into the coastal areas. that's why these are not the official this is just a glimpse. now the american model so also has a more nuisance type of event have that much snow in southern new england. as of now, the trend is a little bit off the coast. again, we're still 60 hours the event. a minor event, showerslong the gulf coast. and on sunday, we'll be watching where the storm is off the midatlantic coast. now a closer look at your day so, showers and storms plentiful this morning. we're watching them in north

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