all right. in addition to gun control, another issue getting attention on capitol hill is immigration. thousands gathered there in nearly 20 states yesterday in support of a sweeping overhaul of current immigration laws. >> a bipartisan group of senators expect to finish work on their overhaul bill in the next few days. it is expected to include measures to secure the border. jim avila traveled to one area

of arizona where one landowner said more security is desperately needed. >> i live in no man's land. i have to protect myself. >> reporter: 2,000 miles west of the huge rally, arizona rancher, jim chilton patrols five miles of international border emphatically sounding an alarm that complicates immigration restorm. we're standing next to the border, there's four strands of barbed wire. is the border secure? >> no, the border is not secure. >> chilton says that, as he and his cowboys go about their business in the corral, the rugged back country on his land is constantly swarmed by illegal immigration. using robotic, motion-sensitive cameras he and his neighbors have documented hundred sneaking into the united states each month. watch this -- chilton agrees that an increase in border patrol agents and equipment, plus 650 miles of steel fence are working in the major border towns.

but not here. >> crime is down in those areas. why? because every third person has a uniform, and no people climb over walls in that area. no, they come through here. >> reporter: jim's eyewitness account is important because the biggest sticking point for immigration reform remains border security. on capitol hill, the border patrol admitted there is still work to do. >> do you think the border is far more secure than a half dozen years ago? raise your hand. how many think we can do a whole lot more to improve it? whole lot more? >> reporter: in arizona, a rancher also on the front line of the immigration battle is raising his hand too. jim avila, abc news, arizona. so part of this bill that senate is working on, talking about expanding surveillance of the u.s. border with mexico. they're also talking about letting tens of thousands of foreign workers into the country

and also eventually granting citizenship to the millions who are now living in the u.s. illegally. >> current estimate, 11 million immigrants living here illega y illegally. >> we'll see. >> next, the lawyer to some of the biggest stars. >> from the famous to the infamous we'll look inside the mind of a legal defender. you are watching "world news now." >>

>> you don't think something you are watching on tv is going to affect your life. my husband, it was his birthday. he and my son went and played golf. all of a sudden he was having a massive heart attack. my son airing remembered seeing on "world news with diane sawyer" a new technique for cpr. we were so lucky to have watched diane and dr. besser that night. i know it does seem crazy, but watching "world news with diane sawyer" saved my husband's life. this is my family.

and that is our "abc world news" story. ♪ ♪ the lawyer to the stars, mark lawyers to stars, mark geragos, has battled in the courtroom and with the biggest stars. >> david wright takes a look at the headline grabbing lawyer. >> he's a celebrity lawyer not just because his client roster includes so many names. chris brown, for instance. >> first thing out. look at that. >> reporter: still on probation for beating his girlfriend, rihanna. no, mark geragos is a celebrity lawyer in the sense he's one of the best known trial lawyers in the country. famous for defending the infamous, including scott peterson. do you really believe scott peterson was innocent? >> okay, i was -- >> reporter: really? >> i will tell you, i'm not even sure in that case that there was

a murder committed. >> reporter: geragos famously lost that case. his client now on death row for killing his pregnant wife laci peterson, a crime so vile it cost geragos his most famous client, michael jackson. >> i told him, look, i'm not going to dump one client for another. if you're not comfortable, you've got to do what you've got to do. >> reporter: geragos in his newest book "mistrial" makes the case that there's something terribly wrong with the fact the u.s. prison population has doubled since 1980. no other country in the world has imprisoned so many of its citizens. >> your book is the case for legal reform from, if you'll forgive me, the scumbag lawyer's point of view. >> we get a lot of hate mail. >> reporter: it was ever thus for defense lawyers. what was your favorite movie? >> probably "to kill a mockingbird." >> you never understand a person until you know his point of

view. >> but "my cousin vinny" is also on the list. >> reporter: but the notion that criminal defense is somehow a noble calling disappeared sometime around johnny cochran. >> if it doesn't fit, you must acquit. >> reporter: today at the l.a. criminal court building that o.j. simpson beat a murder rap. >> the first criminal case, i think the jury got it right. >> reporter: and yet you say in the book you believed o.j. was guilty? >> but they didn't prove it beyond a reasonable doubt. i think the civil jury heard from him and had the additional evidence. i think they got it right. >> reporter: and when you're facing the worst, clearly geragos is a good man to have in your corner. i'm david wright in los angeles. we got totally side tracked. >> we're talking about my cousin vinny, one of the greatest movies ever, a cult movie. the first time you watch it, you think it's pretty good. then you watch it one more time, and it gets under your skin,

like a sickness. i think i've seen it like 20 times. i love that movie. >> it's one of the only movies i can quote. a frickin' bullet hits you. >> did you get the license plate? there's so many great lines to that movie. geragos made over $5 million defending famous clients. nobody -- lawyers get a bad rap, but you know what, when you need one, you want a guy like that on your side. >> yeah, exactly. >> there you go. hopefully, we'll never need that, right? let's watch "my cousin vinny" again. if you haven't seen it, check it out. if you haven't seen it. check it out. >> yeah. like when i fell asleep at movie night with all my co-workers and i totally dream-snorted myself awake. i actually popped my head back so fast, i'm pretty sure i have whiplash. oh my go... [ female announcer ] stress sweat can happen to anyone, anytime, and it smells worse than ordinary sweat. get 4x the protection against stress sweat. introducing new secret clinical strength stress response scent.

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all right. time now for "the mix." we are calling this friday eve. getting closer to the weekend. which means people may be enjoying some adult beverages. taking it a little too far. this is a cure. there is a hangover bus that they have in las vegas, of all places. >> if i am hungover. i don't want to be on a bus. >> the thing, you get on the bus.

you have a few options here. can get the redemption, $90. hook you up to an iv, get you all nice and hydrated, send you on your way. >> that's not a bad idea. >> or you can pay $150, and you get the iv, you get the anti-nausea medicine, and vitamin therapy. so you can be there for a half hour, 45 minutes, and you go out, and you feel like a million bucks. >> in the news business, we do so many hangover cure stories, every time i hear them, i automatically tune out. with the iv, if your stomach is nauseous, and you can't get enough hydration that, would probably get you on your feet. >> they only offer that on fridays and saturdays. i'm thinking in vegas they could use that every single day. sticking with wheels, this has been dubbed the ugliest car in history. it only costs $4.5 million. >> is that all? >> there's only going to be three of these made.

edmunds called it the ugliest car ever. every cliche and every bad idea lamborghini ever had stuffed into one overpriced show car. it looks like some goofy transformer, like batman returns. >> i think i've seen worse. >> the problem is it's going to look ridiculously dated in ten years. it doesn't have the classic, clean lines. i'd have to agree with edmunds. ugliest ever, maybe not. but for the price -- >> if you're going to pay that kind of money. >> want something a little more classic. >> if you're going to spend that money on cars, maybe you're spending big bucks on homes. there's a new list of the top ten richest zip codes. 8 out of 10 are in florida and california. people going for the warm weather. number one, beverly hills, california. this list, we want to point out, excludes new york city intentionally. first is beverly hills, then aspen, montecito, california, bel air, california, and then miami beach. miami also made the list. so miami beach and miami on that list. >> again, new york's not on there.

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this morning on "world news now," imminent threat. the increasing military might as north korea prepares another catch missile. south koreans are on edge as the u.s. prepares for north korea's next move. nature's next nightmare. several tornadoes tear across the area. the early damage reports and

where the storms are headed next. tiger's time. tiger woods' big pga comeback as the masters opens today. the excitement and competition as woods himself is on the offensive. and super model miranda kerr, her dismissal from victoria's secret. why the lingerie company said she had to go. that's in "the skinny" on this april 11th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning. i'm marci gonzalez in for diana perez. >> and i'm john muller. is there something wrong with me that i'm more geeked out about the masters video than the victoria's secret? am i getting old? >> i don't want to say old. south korea is bracing for a battle with the north. >> they've deployed warships and

a radar in preparation. >> reporter: at least one of north korea's musodan missiles has been spotted on the eastern korean coast, being fueled and ready to launch. it is powerful enough to travel more than 2,000 miles, putting u.s. bases in okinawa and guam within its reach. and they've had several missile tests before, but they have never tested the musodan. with something relatively untested like this, a concern is, even with if the target is intended to be the sea, if it fails, it could hit a town. that's the horror story because it's possible. >> even the smallest action could provoke a larger fight, a war or a significant military clash. >> reporter: a week ago in seoul. we found the people of south korea, while concerned, were living their lives. you have a long child. are you worried for your child's safety? >> not really. >> reporter: now it seems the mood has shifted.

south korean news reports said emergency threat levels have been raised to watchcon-2, one step away from war. >> it was all over the news this morning, and there was this red highlight saying watchcon-2. >> reporter: a young mother sae-jun kim told me last week she wasn't worried. now she's starting to make emergency plans. >> if he strikes anywhere else, i want my kids to be with me. >> reporter: this morning she peeked in on her son still sleeping. while he may be unaware of all that's going on, it's clear to us exactly what's at stake. abc news, seoul. president obama hosted a second dinner with top republican leaders. this one took place behind closed doors at the white house. senator johnny isaakson of georgia called the meeting productive. it would raise taxes on smokers and the wealthy and trimming social security benefits for millions. >> when it comes to deficit reduction, i've already met republicans more than halfway.

>> it's not a serious plan. for the most part, just another left wing wish list. >> many democrats oppose the president's budget because it calls for cutting social programs. we'll know by the end of today whether the senate will open a full debate on gun control legislation. it's looking likely now that a new bipartisan agreement to expand background checks on gun buyers is in place. those checks would apply to virtually all commercial sales, including those online and at gun shows. the nra says, instead of more checks, more efforts should be made to improve the nation's health system. first lady michelle obama has made a rare leap into policy issue making a plea for stricter gun laws. mrs. obama was at a youth conference in chicago, and she recalls the difficulty she had meeting the classmates of a young girl who was shot just a week after appearing in the inaugural parade. >> it is hard to know what to say to a roomful of teenagers who are about to bury their best

friend, but i started by telling them that hidea was clearly on her way to doing something truly worthy with her life. >> hidea pendleton was 15 years old, an honors student killed in late january while hanging out with friends. mrs. obama also urged the audience to come together and do something worthy of her memory. >> obviously something that's hitting very close to home as a mother. the first lady spent two hours at chicago's harper high school, where 29 current or former students have been shot, all in the past year. >> that's really just horrible. she's been instrumental, the first lady, in diets and exercise for kids, but this is wading into more of a national policy issue. a bit of a political risk she's taking there, but she feels strongly about the issue. a hostage drama in suburban atlanta has ended with the alleged gunman shot by police. the man was apparently in deep financial trouble and had dem d demanded his electricity and cable be turned back on. the siege lasted for hours, as

abc's ron claiborne reports. >> reporter: the hostage drama began in suwanee, georgia, an atlanta suburb, when firefighters responded to a call that someone was having a heart attack. from inside the home, the firefighter called his dispatch desk. >> we have an armed person, and he is armed, and we are in the room with him. >> reporter: the gunman released one of the firefighters to allow him to remove their vehicle. police then attempted to negotiate with him. he told them he wanted his utilities turned back on. then nearly three hours after the hostage situation began, loud explosions and then gunshots were heard, the sound of police storming the house. >> gunfire exchanged between the suspect and our s.w.a.t. team. the suspect is deceased at this time. >> reporter: one of the police officers was wounded. the gunman's motive is unknown at this time, but there are reports that his home had been foreclosed. ron claiborne, abc news, new

york. the parents accused of kidnapping their children and taking them to cuba are due in court today. joshua and sharyn hakken face kidnapping, child neglect, and interference with custody charges. the boys were safely returned to their grandparents, who have legal custody, after the ordeal. people in the midwest have a cleanup on their hands after getting slammed by three tornadoes in the st. louis area last night. major damage to homes, schools, and other buildings. so far, there are no reports of serious injuries, but tens of thousands of people are without power. thousands are also in the dark in minnesota and south dakota, thanks to the latest black of snow and ice there as well. a utility pole snapping under the weight of the heavy ice on those poles. across sioux falls, a state of emergency declared. it could take weeks to recover from that rm sstorm. >> and more of the same could be on tap today.

severe storms for new orleans, nashville, and the ohio valley. a chance of tornadoes from atlanta to montgomery. heavy rain in chicago and detroit. up to ten inches of snow around minneapolis. >> mostly 50s in the northwest. 40s from omaha to kansas city. 70s from new orleans to baltimore. here's one of the leave it to the professionals file here. comes from the florida everglad everglades. >> that's where a tour guide jumped out of his boat just to wrestle what turned out to be a ten-foot python. he says, when he saw it swimming through the swamp, his instincts took over, and he ran for it. >> when he had a firm grip on the neck, his partner cut his head off. he said pythons don't belong in the everglades, and he had to kill it when he had the chance. he called it a nonindigenous species, and they mess up ecosystems. >> they start out as pets, and people release them when they

get too big. >> that's a macho guy. instinct takes over, and they jump out and wrestle the python. >> one friend said tommy's always been a wild man. >> that's the kind of guy you want in a dark alley when there's trouble. he doesn't mess around. >> you don't want to be on a boat with him when he makes crazy decisions like that. coming up, the sexy supermodel cut loose from victoria's secret. why is she no longer welcome to strut her stuff? and a lion, a tiger, and a bear, oh, my. what made them such indispen indispensable friends and inseparable as well? you're watching "world news now." ♪ i get by with a little help from my friends ♪ ♪ get high with a little help from my friends ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by no-no hair removal. septic system breakdowns affect over 1 million homes a year...

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♪ it's the eye of the tiger it's the thrill of the fight ♪ ♪ rising up to the challenge of our rival ♪ >> watch "rocky" now. >> at least one tiger this morning has proven that he's a survivor, but can he claw his way back to the top spot? >> the eyes of the sports world focusing on the comeback of tiger woods at the masters tournament kicking off today at augusta national. >> reporter: tiger woods is the odds-on favorite to end the drought in the majors and win a green jacket for the first time since 2005. but he's got some stiff

competition, most notably, a young upstart 23 years his junior. the 14-year-old, guan tianlang, from china. >> from a 14-year-old to be able to come out and handle himself the way he has done, just unbelievable. >> guian, only in the eighth grade, landed in the masters by winning the asia pacific amateur tournament in thailand. after one practice round, impressed this golf veteran himself once a young superstar. >> spot on the numbers. he knew what he was doing. he knew the spot to land the ball. and he pulled it off. >> reporter: he has a head start on augusta national showing off to one of our espn sports writers playing a few holes on the tiger woods video game, featuring augusta national, he memorized all the holes. woods is also facing a fierce fight from bubba watson. defending his title as the masters golf champion. yesterday showing off his little boy caleb decked out in green and white. it was the memory of caleb last

year wrapped up in his green jacket that actually brought watson to tears. >> out of respect for them i didn't do any of my funny antics that i normally would do. the only thing i did was wrapped caleb in it. >> reporter: this year's drama on the green with the return of tiger woods is pushing ticket prices into the stratosphere. four-day badges with a face value of $250, are commanding prices approaching $14,000. amazing, right? >> that's a lot of money -- >> the masters is like the crown jewel of golf. but that is a crazy amount of money. >> the most expensive tickets in all of sports. i'm surpriseded to hear this. more expensive than the super bowl. >> really quite amazing. right? augusta, putting controversy behind them. >> oh, you like my green jacket. >> i love your green jacket. >> i am an excellent golfer. >> you would be joining condi rice and south carolina financier darla moore, who are now in the vaunted augusta, which resisted women's membership for so long.

>> they would love to have me. i missed the ball. >> i can't wait to watch it. you miss the ball when you swing. >> it is so bad. >> you are from florida. it's supposed to be in your blood. >> i was on the golf team. i had to quit. it was too annoying for my teammates. i was so bad. >> missing the ball. goodness, gracious. coming up -- tiger woods on the defensive. has to do with one of his endorsements we'll talk about that. >> the latest l.a. celebrity who has become a victim of a nasty prank. that's coming up next in "the skinny". >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our

listen, your story line, it makes for incredible tv drama. thing is, your drug use is too adult for the kids, so i'm going to have to block you. oh, man. yeah. [inhales] well, have a good one. you're a nice lady.

>> announcer: abc news, the country's premier news brand where americans go to see the whole picture. together with yahoo! news, the world's number one news site on the web. this is america's number one digital news source. ♪ skinny so skinny >> all right, time for "the skinny." the masters, crown jewel of golf starting up today. tiger woods again the number one ranked golfer in the world. just got the status back. it's all come to a head right now. but there is some controversy, tiger woods of course, a few weeks ago getting the number one -- maybe just a week ago -- getting the number one ranking back for the first time in so many years since all the controversy. nike puts out an ad. maybe show the ad if we have it. basically says "winning takes care of everything." >> critics saying failed

marriage and infidelity scandal proved that winning does not take care of everything. tiger in his defense said, look, i've been saying that quote all of my career. it's an old quote that nike put out there. people have been jumping on it. i've been saying since i first turned pro, and he defends the quote. i just say give tiger a break. when you say that to a woman, you've got the look you got on your face. >> yeah. >> i'm over it. he did the crime. he got embarrassed. he lost his marriage. he lost millions and millions of dollars. let him play some golf, and let him move on. he didn't murder anybody, okay? >> but it kind of seems like the ad is referencing that. so that's bringing that back up. >> actually, i can understand that. the ad might not be the smartest thing. you're right. i agree with you on that. let's talk about more relationship drama. we were talking about earlier in the week about rihanna and chris brown. there were reports they broke up. apparently, not true. rihanna put out this picture of

them cruising around in a convertible together. i guess chris brown was backstage and in the vip section of her concert in l.a. on monday night. that's the same day these rumors went out. they're really trying to send a pressey strong message that they're happy and together, and we shall see. >> to be continued, i guess. miranda kerr, sexy woman. victoria's secret model. apparently, she has been bumped because of a, quote, difficult reputation. "us weekly" reporting the 29-year-old beauty has a difficult reputation and suggested that is the main reason she will no longer be walking the company's annual star-studded cat walk wearing those wings. >> nobody has room in their life for divas. if that's what they're saying she is, i wish more companies would ditch the divas. i'm sure you've probably worked with a few. i've worked with a few. obviously, it's a different kind of industry, but those people seem to stick around and keep their jobs. if they're letting her go

because she has a bad attitude, if that's the case, then maybe that sends the message. >> married to actor orlando bloom. i didn't know that. >> i didn't know that either. talking about another hotty here, caite upton, the "sports illustrated" model. there was a rumor she was spotted kissing p. diddy in a new york restaurant last week. diddy saying it ain't true. as cool as that would probably be. >> he would take credit, yeah, no biggy. >> he sent out a tweet. attention, all media, i don't even know caite upton personally. what's being reported is not true. end of story. >> that's kind of funny. if you're in the headlines for kissing somebody and you don't even know them, that's kind of funny. ryan seacrest, the latest celebrity victim of swatting. you know the swatting thing is a prank where kids are -- not just kids. it's not always kids. but they try to get s.w.a.t. teams and call out like as many police as they can to some person's home just so they can

watch and say they got the police all up in arms. they called in all these phony crimes and what not. so apparently "e" news confirming the beverly hills police department was the latest to respond to a star's home, in this case, ryan seacrest. >> this has been a big problem. california proposing legislation to have greater consequences for people who put in these kinds of phone calls, and they want to pay back for the cost of sending the s.w.a.t. teams to these celebrity homes. >> i'm trying to think if there's anything interesting about this. also, selena gomez and justin timberlake also victims of s.w.a.t. it's getting out of control. really. see you in a little bit. s.w.a.t.ing. okay, we'll see you in a little bit. my doctor said that with novolog® flexpen, i don't have to use a syringe and a vial or carry a cooler. flexpen® comes prefilled with fast-acting insulin used to help control high blood sugar when you eat. dial the exact dose. inject by pushing a button. no drawing from a vial. you should eat a meal

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my son airing remembered seeing on "world news with diane sawyer" a new technique for cpr. we were so lucky to have watched diane and dr. besser that night. i know it does seem crazy, but watching "world news with diane sawyer" saved my husband's life. this is my family and that is our abc "world news" story ♪ i get by with a little help from my friends ♪ ♪ get high with a little help from my friends ♪ >> all right. so there is this lion, tiger and bear all living together. no, not a joke. this is true. >> you want to say, oh, my. >> oh my. >> nature's biggest killers are living together and getting along. everyone plays nicely together. that's why we have made this our "favorite story of the day." abc's steve osunsami shows us the frenemies. >> reporter: three of the planet's top predators, king of the jungle with teeth for miles, the most aggressive feline in the world, and 700 pounds of north american killing machine who could break an animal in two with a single swipe. and somehow they get along.

and play ball and show love. so why can't we? >> a lion, a tiger and a bear, oh, my. and they live together they don't see their differences. >> reporter: at this wild animal rescue in the middle of georgia where they chase each other around the small pen, they call them the blt, baloo, leo, and sher kahn, the bengal tiger. three friend for life. rescued as cubs from drug dealers who abused and neglected them. baloo, the bear, the boss. he needed surgery when allison hedgekoff and team tried to separate them they refused. for years they worried for fights. if there were, the tiger would win. >> that's a good boy. >> reporter: it has been nothing but peace and oreo cookies. >> i think there is something special going on between the three there. >> reporter: now let's keep it real, as cute as they may seem they're wild animals who would

just as soon have us for dinner. but together they live for each other's affection. steve osunsami, abc news, locust grove, georgia. >> that's the greatest story. put a human in there, big trouble. they respect each other. >> still loving on the human -- hand feeding oreos, a brave woman. >> you're right. >> i guess they're just a bunch of sweeties. >> i love it. the bear is the boss

good morning. i'm john muller. >> and i'm marci gonzalez in for diana perez. here are the top headlines we are following this morning on "world news now." south korea is moving more military might into place as the country braces for a missile test by north korea. seoul deployed three naval destroyers and early warning

surveillance aircraft and land based radar system in preparation. i gunman who held four firefighters hostage in an atlanta suburb has been shot dead. police say the man was in financial trouble and demanded that electricity and cable service be turned back on. president obama's new budget plan is unpopular with both side of the political aisle. republicans disagree with the idea of raising taxes on the rich. democrats don't like the cuts to social programs. >> tiger woods goes into today's opening round of the masters as the world's number one golfer. woods is chasing his fifth masters green jacket. those are some of our top stories on this thursday, april 11th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." what would the masters and tiger woods be without a little controversy? he is going in there as number one. all about golf. you know what, there is a new nike ad out that is pretty controversial. a slogan tiger has been saying for years.

after his recent troubles may not be the best slogan. we'll talk a little bit about that as well. >> people aren't completely over his past yet. >> seems women do not want to let that one go. >> yeah. but we begin this half hour with a battle over gun control. front and center today in the senate. lawmakers will get on the record today voting on whether to open a full debate on the gun issue. >> it is looking increasingly likely the debate will be had right now a bipartisan pair of senators, having to craft this deal to expand the background checks on gun buyers. those checks will apply virtually to every commercial sale including those at gun shows, online, the nra opposes this agreement and says it won't solve violent crime and won't stop the next school shooting. >> as the gun issue simmers in congress, first lady, michelle obama made an emotional plea for action in her hometown at a school that knows the pain of gun violence all too well. abc's eric hong reports from chicago. >> reporter: it was a moment

some students described as a turning point. >> a new journey for me now. we had a few people cry. they were emotional. i was emotional too. i almost cried. >> reporter: for more than two hours the first lady met with 19 students from harper high school which had 29 current or former struds students shot in the past year. >> she said i am from chicago. these are my streets. i know these streets. she know. there ain't nothing in the sun my family haven't went through. >> reporter: the first lady joined the mayor, calling on chicago's business leaders to educational programs for at-rish >> what it takes to build strong, successful young people isn't genetics or pedigree or good luck. it's opportunity. >> reporter: mrs. obama became emotional describing the death of hydeia pendleton, shot in a park near the obama home. the first lady attended her funeral and met with pendleton's friends. >> i urged them to use their lives to give meaning to hydeia's life.

i urged them to dream as big as she did. >> reporter: the visit a day before lawmakers in washington begin debating gun laws. >> these reforms deserve a vote in congress. >> reporter: the statement, a departure from mrs. obama's usual advocacy on apolitical issues like childhood obesity. >> the fact that the first lady is getting involved in politics is always a risk. it hurt hillary clinton badly. it hurt bill clinton badly. but it is a calculated risk they need to pull out all the stops if they want to get any gun legislation passed. >> reporter: the first lady consistently ranks as one of the most popular political figures in the country. her statements in chicago signaling she inten s some political capital during her husband's serm. eric hong, abc news, chicago. major political moxie may soon be playing out in new york city. call it act two for anthony weiner, the former new york congressman who tweeted himself right out of a job two years ago with the infamous bare-chested shot.

marci sighing over there. he is now setting his sights on the new york city mayor's office position. telling "the new york times" magazine that he has paid $100,000 for polling to test the waters. >> to test the waters. i don't know. seems like that's one of the things, public opinion is out there. a lot of people think that he should just -- back off. >> that picture that we saw. how many times are we going to see that? you really have to have thick skin to dive back into those waters knowing that you're going to see that 24/7. >> this was a big national story. here in new york city it was huge. he was very beloved by his constituents. a lot of people saw him as being a potential front-runner in the race for mayor. >> no brainer. right. exactly right. >> now after this. i don't know. >> experts said his career is finished. i guess, if he does dive back in the waters we'll find out one way or he o >> exac f pt raerda

>> progress being made on a a long fight is stiad. abc's brandi hitt joins us with more. good morning, brai. >> reporter: good morning, john and marci. frustration is growing. you can see it at immigration reform rallies held nationwide. but the question remains, can law makers finally come to an agreement? from the u.s. capitol to the streets of l.a., all across the country people raise their voices in support of immigration reform. >> it's time to stop tearing nebraska families apart. >> reporter: the largest rally in washington, d.c. where tens of thousands gathered. >> it is in the nation's interest! it is in our economic interest! it is in the security interest of the united states to have comprehensive immigration reform! >> reporter: at the same time, 2,000 miles away in arizona, another perspective. >> the border's not secure. >> reporter: rancher jim chilton and his neighbors have set up robotic motion sensor cameras documenting hundreds of immigrants sneaking into the united states each month. he believes increased border patrol agents and 650 miles of

steel fence are working in major border towns. but not here. >> crime is down in those areas. why? because every third person has a uniform. >> reporter: one of the biggest sticking points on immigration reform is border security. but after decades of talk, and no action, protesters believe lawmakers are finally listening. >> the election of last year changed the game. no democrat or no republican can get elected without the latino vote. >> reporter: a bipartisan group of senators, known as the gang of eight, is expected to introduce immigration reform legislation by the end of the week. john and marci. >> all right, brandi, thank you. it looks like the postman will cometh on saturdays. at least for the time being. hoping to save $2 billion, the postal service had announced plans to end saturday service this summer. but facing a rising tide of criticism, congress killed the plans. it is a legislative return to sender forcing the post office to find other ways to trim its multibillion dollar losses. >> can we see the dow top 15,000 by the end of this week?

wall street had the third record day in a row. this week. it is leading the charge with high tech companies. the dow starts today, 12 points higher, nearly a full percentage point, 14,802. the boost in tech stocks suggesting businesses are spending more on i.t. upgrades. >> a sharp drop in personal computer sales. despite microsoft's aggressive attempt to slow the trend. global sales of pcs dropped 14% during the first few months of the year. the steepest decline in 19 years. analysts thought microsoft's introduction of windows 8 operating system last year would shore up the market. but buyers are turning to tablets instead. they're waiting for daylight in st. louis to see the full extent of the damage left behind by a dangerous line of storms. at least three tornadoes ripped through the area last night with winds topping 80 miles an hour. trees came crashing down on

homes and brought down power lines, knocking out electricity to thousands of people. there are no early reports so far, though, of serious injury. severe storms, powerful winds, and even heavy snow threatening the eastern half of the country this morning. >> meteorologist jim dickey is tracking this unusual storm system at accuweather. good morning, jim. >> good morning. plenty of thunderstorms continuing as we head through the early morning hours. frontal boundary extends from the eastern seaboard to southern new england, back through the u.s. to the gulf of mexico, continuing to trigger these thunderstorms. flash flooding a major concern here in many spots across the ohio valley back on into the midwest. strong to severe thunderstorms expected through the afternoon as this front continues to march its way towards the coast. watching the southeast, cities like atlanta, nashville, on into lexington and louisville, kentucky. storms bringing large hail, damaging wind gusts, even the threat of an isolated tornado. the northern flank of this storm

system, snow to be had across minnesota and the upper peninsula of michigan. >> thank you, jim. here's the rest of your thursday weather. a big cooldown in the northeast with morning showers around boston and new york, drying out across much of the plains. melting snow from the colorado rockies into montana. showers in the pacific northwest. >> 50s across much of the northwest. 80s in phoenix and miami. 47 in boston. upper 50s in new york. from a troubling one here from the university of north carolina. check out what securityç camer caught back on easter sunday. >> two students, one dressed as a banana. another in a red lobster costume. were among four people who broke into the school's student center after hours. they took an expensive piece of art right off the wall and walked out with it. >> artwork is worth about $1,000. police aren't ruling out the possibility of some serious criminal charges. what do you make of the banana and the lobster outfits? >> they didn't have another outfit to wear? they didn't have ski masks?

they went into their closet? is >> banana and lobster, not a good combination. >> sounds like the start of a joke, a banana and a lobster break into a bar. coming up, confronting racism using popular music. the duet getting so much attention worldwide. and the prank played on one of the country's best known church preachers. we're getting an explanation from the man who admitted to planting the hoax. and more and more women, including celebrities, are putting off pregnancy until their mid-40s. the risks and the rewards. you're watching "world news now." ♪ having my baby ♪ i'm a woman in love and i love what it's doing to me ♪ ♪ having my baby >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by united health care. health care. ♪ baby big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options.

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♪ and i'll get on my knees and pray ♪ ♪ we don't get fooled again >> we told you yesterday about that online hoax targeting famous televangelist joel osteen claiming the preacher was no longer a christian. >> the man who pulled off the hoax spoke out about why and how he pulled it all off. abc's david wright heard from him firsthand. >> god's fighting our battles for us. >> reporter: one of america's best known televangelists calls it quits rejecting his faith. big news it would seem. it was certainly news to joel osteen. >> my phone started buzzing. calls started coming in. i thought, "i better go check that." >> reporter: there was a twitter account linked to a facebook page and a website, an elaborate internet hoax.

to be crystal clear, it's not true. >> all is well. i still have my faith. nothing has changed. >> reporter: abc news followed the trail of digital clues to the man now claiming responsibility. >> my name is justin tribble i'm from minneapolis-st. paul area. >> reporter: how do we know you are justin tribble, and how do we know this is not a hoax? >> you don't. i'm kidding, you do. >> reporter: he showed us the receipt for securing the phony address. >> i don't agree with the term "hoax," by the way, i think it is a ruse. it is playful. >> you've got what it takes. this is your moment. the promise is in you. >> reporter: he told us he did this because he admires osteen's skills as a preacher. >> we are not supposed to be dragging through life. get your song back. >> reporter: but doesn't like that message. >> father, give them bonuses, increases, raises, inheritances. >> that prosperity gospel i find a little bit odious. his sermons, it is just a lot of self-help, platitudes.

>> i really don't think that the person who did it is an enemy. i think, to me, they just have too much time on their hands and wanted to create some kind of stir. >> i didn't want to hurt the guy or defame him. i want a message to get through to this guy. tone down the cliches and get real. tribble would like to meet osteen and pray with him. he will be lucky if he doesn't sue him. david wright, abc news, los angeles. >> i don't know about that guy. he wants to got together and pray with him? >> yeah. >> quite a way to get the message across. >> osteen really declined to comment further when he was reached by abc news. lakewood church services led by pastor joel osteen seen in 100 nations around the world. i guess the hoax has been seen in 100 nations around the world as well. >> very interesting. >> all right, coming up, cheers and jeers over a controversial song. >> the duet performed by brad paisley and l.l. cool j, the buzz and criticism. coming up next. ♪ everything we have done

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♪ i'm proud of where i'm from but not everything we've done ♪ ♪ it ain't like you and me can revive history ♪ >> country music star brad paisley and rapper ll cool j are taking heat for their duet called "accidental racist." >> call it a socially conscious song. critics are having their say. performers explaining their work in an abc news exclusive. here is paula faris. >> reporter: the new song may be called "accidental racist." ♪ i'm just a white man coming to you from the south land ♪ >> reporter: in an exclusive interview with abc news, the two stars who sing it say the national debate it is sparking

was every bit intentional. ♪ but it ain't like i can walk a mile in some one else's skin ♪ >> i'm not really sure we were going to find any answers. but it was the idea that we would ask the questions. >> martin luther king had an interesting quote, he said darkness doesn't drive out darkness, only light can. hate doesn't drive out hate, only love can. so what we are talking about on the song is forgiveness, and compassion. >> reporter: in the song, paisley and ll cool j play the parts of a white southerner and a black barrista overcoming prejudice and having a back and forth from everything from fashion to slavery. ♪ i'm proud of where i'm from ♪ if you don't judge my gold chains ♪ ♪ i'll forgive your iron chains ♪ >> i'm not telling any one to truly forget slavery. i am saying, forget the slavery

mentality, forget the bitterness. don't get bitter, get better. >> reporter: after the song hit youtube, a flurry of headlines dubbed the song everything from a bad idea and horrible to simply misguided. critics singling out lines like ll cool j's offering to let bygones be bygones, and paisley saying white americans are still paying for mistakes that a bunch of folks made before we came. >> some people take exception to some of the lyrics. i respect that. i am sensitive to that. >> sure. but in the end, i felt like what we had on tape was something that people needed to hear. >> in terms of symbols, some times i put a skull and cross bones on, you know, my wife will get upset with me. but i am not a pirate. you know what i am saying? if my man got a confederate flag on, that don't mean he is a confederate soldier. >> reporter: both stars say despite the backlash, they are proud of the song and the discussion it is creating. >> let's not be victims of things that happened so long ago. >> right. >> anymore.

>> at the same time let's respect it but then after we respect it, let's also open our hearts up so that we can move forward. ♪ >> truth. >> reporter: paula faris, abc news, new york. >> your complaint the song is not enough ll cool j. where's the rapping? >> i guess dialogue is dialogue. no matter what you think. if people were talking about it. it can't be too bad. 30 years since paul mccartney and stevie wonder did "ebony and ivory." remember that one. >> oh, yeah. >> little less controversial. little sweeter i suppose. >> oh, yeah, exactly. suppose. >> oh, yeah, exactly. like it has for so many people before. do not take lunesta if you are allergic to anything in it. when taking lunesta, don't drive or operate machinery until you feel fully awake. walking, eating, driving or engaging in other activities while asleep without remembering it the next day have been reported. lunesta should not be taken together with alcohol.

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last week she is expecting her second child at 46. >> when it comes to motherhood these days is 40 the new 30? >> my biological clock is ticking like this! >> reporter: it is the 1990s movie scene so many women could relate to. a 30-something marissa tomei and my cousin vinnie worried she was getting too old to conceive. at 46 halle berry announced she is pregnant with her second child calling it the biggest surprise of my life. and actress kelly preston -- >> it was basically a miracle. >> reporter: she was 47 when she welcomed her third child into the world with husband john travolta. ♪ my baby >> reporter: mariah carey had her babies at 40, the same age at which nicole kidman had a kid of her own. >> celebrities want a healthy career, family life in general. so once the career is in place, an obvious shift would be to look at the family.

>> reporter: centers for disease control and prevention reports that births for women in 40 to 44-year-old range increased 10% from 2007 to 2011, all of that despite the fact that fertility decreases at 30. after 45 the chance of getting pregnant drops to less than 1%. so how are women doing it? >> the introduction of egg vitrification or freezing, and then to also offer genetic testing for the embryos, also have been tremendous moves forward in the field of reproduction. >> reporter: desperate housewife star, marcia cross admits she used donor eggs to conceive her twins. as for the rest, mom is the word. abc news, new york. >> interesting, so many of my friends are talking about freezing their eggs, considering it, because we're all busy professionals. and you worry about what is going to happen. you look at the statistics and how difficult it becomes the older you get. >> a brave new world we live in. very interesting too, as women,

are able to have babies later and later they're finding disturbing stuff about men after 40. the incidences of autism are increasing for fathers who do it a little later. good news/bad news in that regard. >> right. exactly. that's the news for this half-hour. >> follow us at facebook, wnnfans.com. >> on twitter@abcwnn, use #wnnfans. >> announcer: more americans choose abc news to see the whole picture.

this morning on "world news now" -- hostage drama. the frightening ordeal in georgia involving four firefighters held at gun point in a suburban home. >> we have a -- an armed person and he is armed and we are in the room with him. >> suspect's demand, s.w.a.t.

team's action, and how it all ended. >> rising rhetoric, the world waits for north korea's military move toward another missile test. how everyday people on the korean peninsula are coping with an imminent threat. then dramatic decision. the verdict is in for a man who has been posing as a member of the rockefeller family, accused in a murder mystery dating back 28 years. it's thursday, april 11th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning, everybody, i'm john muller. >> i'm marci gonzalez in for diana perez this week. >> working our way toward the weekend. friday eve as we like to say on thursdays, right? >> i love it. so positive. >> it helps us cope. >> right. >> april 11th. i just realized, oh, my gosh, taxes are coming up too. april 15th not too far away folks. >> we want to begin with the end of a hostage drama in suburban atlanta. police say the armed gunman was having financial problems demanding his cable and power be

turned back on. >> when the situation in suwanee, georgia, took a dangerous turn, the police had to move in. with the latest, here is abc's alex stone. >> reporter: the dramatic standoff ended when a s.w.a.t. team stormed the house where a gunman was holding four firefighters hostage. there was an explosion and gunshots. >> they made entry into the home. that's what you heard when you heard the explosion, gunfire exchange between the suspect and our s.w.a.t. team. the suspect is deceased at this time. >> reporter: the four firefighters who were also emergency medical technicians, suffered superficial wounds, the s.w.a.t. officer shot in the hand or arm, the injury is not life threatening. >> we are thankful the fire fighters are okay. the police officers are going to be okay. our thoughts and prayers are with this individual's family. >> reporter: the ordeal began when five fire fighters responded to what seemed like a routine medical emergency.

>> we have a -- an armed person and he is armed and we are in the room with him. >> reporter: one firefighter was allowed to leave to move a fire truck. then the suspect began making demands. >> demands were to have his power turned back on. apparently, he's going through financial issues, and he wanted everything turned back on. he was holding them hostage. >> reporter: police had been in communication with the suspect and even provided food. >> it got to a point where we believed their lives were in immediate danger, and our s.w.a.t. team made the decision to go in there and neutralize the situation. >> reporter: alex stone, abc news, los angeles. >> so scary. >> the firefighters had no reason to believe they were walking into any danger. otherwise protocol they wouldn't have done it. >> would have had backup, police surrounded the home. they were completely caught off-guard. scary. >> apparently, they sent a remote control robot into the house to communicate with firefighters.

technology helping along the way as well. to capitol hill we go where it is likely the senate will vote to open a full debate on gun control legislation today. the optimism stems from a bipartisan agreement to expand background checks on gun buyers, and those checks would apply to virtually all commercial sales, including those online and at the gun show. the deal's architect says the agreement is focused on safety. >> we have an agreement on amendment to prevent criminals and the mentally ill and insane from getting firearms and harming people. >> criminals and the dangerously mentally ill shouldn't have guns. i don't know anyone who disagrees with that premise. >> the nra opposes that agreement saying it doesn't stop violent crime and it won't stop the next school shooting. the focus should be on improving the nation's mental health system. >> the south korean military moved more muscle into place as the country braces for a north korean missile test. abc's bob woodruff reports this morning from seoul. >> reporter: the top u.s. defense official responded to kim jong-un's rising rhetoric. >> north korea, whose actions

have been skating very close to a dangerous line. >> reporter: there is some anxiety growing on the streets and in the subways of seoul. amid south korean news reports that emergency threat levels jumped to watchcon 2, which is one step away from war. even as koreans went about their daily routines, young koreans, who is lived through the endless propaganda and missile tests for decades, now even they are starting to wonder about jim jong-un. >> he is very crazy. >> he's very crazy? >> yes. >> reporter: parents are getting nervous. sae-jun kim told me for the first time in this conflict, she will not take her son to kindergarten. >> i want my kids to be with me. >> reporter: if it happens the missile would be a mid range, the musodan, never before tested in flight. it is powerful enough to travel more than 2,000 miles, putting u.s. bases in okinawa or guam within its reach. its path could be over japan which is on high alert.

moving patriot missiles into position around tokyo. now, as for timing, most believe that this launch will happen sometime this week because next monday is jim jong-un's grandfather's birthday. there's a tradition of tying all that together. on that day most of the launches have happened in the morning. so we will see very soon. bob woodruff, abc news, seoul. parents accused of kidnapping their children and taking them to cuba are in court. joshua and sharyn hakken facing kidnapping, child neglect, and interference with custody charges. children are back with the grandparents, who have legal custody. friends and former employees of the hakkens say they can't understand how their lives got so far off track. >> a man who passed himself off as a member of the rockefeller family has been convicted of murder. christian gerhartsreiter was accuseded of killing his landlord's son nearly a decade ago. john and his wife vanished in

1985. his body was found buried in the backyard ten years later when crews were installing a swimming pool. his wife was never found. the defense trying to pin the murder on her, but the los angeles jury didn't buy it. >> my first thought was it's finally over. and i was moved to tears. it's finally over. >> we are extremely pleased that the jury was able to resolve this case and bring closure to what has been a very, very long, long time coming. >> defense attorneys say their client was a con man, but not a killer. police tracked him down in 2008 when he kidnapped his 7-year-old daughter. over the years he has also posed as a british aristocrat, a movie producer, and a bond trader. the federal government paid $10 million to settle lawsuits for passengers and crew of an airplane pushed off the runway in 2008. the lawsuits claimed an air traffic controller there failed to tell the pilot about wind gusts before the takeoff. investigators said the air traffic control system and

inadequate training in the airline industry contributed to the crash. >> a big section of the country is getting hammered this morning by the extreme storm system packing snow, ice and ferocious winds. rapid city, south dakota, is buried under more than two feet of snow, breaking its record for the most snow in a single day. low visibility made driving so treacherous that a long stretch of interstate 90 had to be shut down for hours. severe weather tore through the south and midwest last night leaving a trail of twisted debris and knocking out power to thousands. a tornado may be to blame for damaging a church and dozens of homes in arkansas where four people were injured. there were at least three other twisters in the st. louis area. as the storm barrels through it is bringing powerful wind, rain, heavy snow to the eastern half of the country. >> let's check in with meteorologist jim dickey and accuweather. good morning, jim. >> good morning, john, marci. another round of strong, severe thunderstorms expected today. this time the threat shifts further eastward.

much of the southeast here, including augusta, georgia, first round of the masters, could be seeing thunderstorms for the later rounds here in the day. large hail, damaging wind gusts. tornados all a threat with the storms. we are also seeing more in the way of snowfall. area of low pressure. tapping into arctic air. snow continues across central minnesota on into the upper peninsula of michigan. john, marci, back to you. >> jim, thank you. what you're about to see is a side by side comparison and a pretty stunning one at that. on the left, show you is -- sebastian, born on monday. on the right is a normal sized baby. >> they were born at the same hospital in colombia. sebastian, 11 pounds at birth, 21 inches long. he was delivered by caesarean just because he was so big. >> presumably mom was grateful for that. >> she says sebastian was a normal size all the way through her pregnancy up until the end. great news, of course, everyone is healthy. very happy to be welcoming him into the world.

>> mom and dad say they're thrilled with his arrival. they say they're taking turns cuddling with the new son. congratulations. he is a cutie pie, a big one at that. >> he's going to be a big toddler too. he looks toddler sized already. >> the mom was relieved. that could have been painful. >> yeah. >> critics call the $3 million exotic car, the ugliest thing on wheels. see for yourselves. and he's the defense attorney to the stars when a hollywood celebrity is in legal trouble. meet the lawyer who is so often called in to help. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by hotwire.com. hotwire.com.

all right. in addition to gun control, another issue getting attention on capitol hill is immigration. thousands gathered there in nearly 20 states yesterday in support of a sweeping overhaul of current immigration laws. >> a bipartisan group of senators expect to finish work on their overhaul bill in the next few days. it is expected to include measures to secure the border.

jim avila traveled to one area of arizona where one landowner said more security is desperately needed. >> i live in no man's land. i have to protect myself. >> reporter: 2,000 miles west of the huge rally, arizona rancher, jim chilton patrols five miles of international border emphatically sounding an alarm that complicates immigration restorm. we're standing next to the border, there's four strands of barbed wire. is the border secure? >> no, the border is not secure. >> chilton says that, as he and his cowboys go about their business in the corral, the rugged back country on his land is constantly swarmed by illegal immigration. using robotic, motion-sensitive cameras he and his neighbors have documented hundreds sneaking into the united states each month. watch this. chilton agrees that an increase

in border patrol agents and equipment, plus 650 miles of steel fence, are working in the major border towns, but not here. >> crime is down in those areas. why? because every third person has a uniform, and no people climb over walls in that area. no, they come through here. >> reporter: jim's eyewitness account is important because the biggest sticking point for immigration reform remains border security. on capitol hill, the border patrol admitted there is still work to do. >> do you think the border is far more secure than a half dozen years ago? raise your hand. how many think we can do a whole lot more to improve it? whole lot more? >> reporter: in arizona, a rancher also on the front line of the immigration battle is raising his hand too. jim avila, abc news, arizona. so part of this bill that senate is working on, talking about expanding surveillance of the u.s. border with mexico. they're also talking about letting tens of thousands of foreign workers into the country and also eventually granting citizenship to the millions who are now living in the u.s.

illegally. >> current estimate, 11 million immigrants living here illegally. >> we'll see. >> next, the lawyer to some of the biggest stars. >> from the famous to the infamous we'll look inside the mind of a legal defender. you are watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations.

>> you don't think something you are watching on tv is going to affect your life. my husband, it was his birthday. he and my son went and played golf. all of a sudden he was having a massive heart attack. my son airing remembered seeing on "world news with diane sawyer" a new technique for cpr. we were so lucky to have watched diane and dr. besser that night. i know it does seem crazy, but watching "world news with diane sawyer" saved my husband's life.

this is my family. and that is our "abc world news" story. the lawyer to the stars, mark geragos, has battled some of the biggest courtroom dramas for the biggest stars. >> he's represented everyone from michael jackson to chris brown. abc's david wright takes a look at the headline-grabbing lawyer. >> he's a celebrity lawyer not just because his client roster includes so many famous names. chris brown, for instance. >> first thing out. look at that. >> reporter: still on probation for beating his girlfriend, rihanna. no, mark geragos is a celebrity lawyer in the sense he's one of the best known trial lawyers in the country. famous for defending the infamous, including scott peterson. do you really believe scott peterson was innocent? >> okay, i was -- >> reporter: really? >> i will tell you, i'm not even sure in that case that there was a murder committed. >> reporter: geragos famously lost that case.

his client now on death row for killing his pregnant wife laci peterson, a crime so vile it cost geragos his most famous client, michael jackson. >> i told him, look, i'm not going to dump one client for another. if you're not comfortable, you've got to do what you've got to do. >> reporter: geragos in his newest book "mistrial" makes the case that there's something deeply wrong with the fact that the u.s. prison population has quadrupled since 1980. no other country in the world has imprisoned so many of its citizens. >> your book is the case for legal reform from, if you'll forgive me, the scumbag lawyer's point of view. >> we get a lot of hate mail. >> reporter: it was ever thus for defense lawyers. what's your favorite legal movie? >> probably "to kill a mockingbird." >> you never understand a person until you consider things from his point of view. >> but "my cousin vinny" is also a close second for my favorite legal movie.

>> reporter: something has definitely changed as the era of gregory peck has given way to the era of joe pesci. >> is your attorney here? >> i am his attorney. >> reporter: but the notion that criminal defense is somehow a noble calling disappeared sometime around johnny cochran. >> if it doesn't fit, you must acquit. >> reporter: today at the l.a. criminal court building that o.j. simpson beat a murder rap. >> the first criminal case, i think the jury got it right. >> reporter: and yet you say in the book you believed o.j. was guilty? >> but they didn't prove it beyond a reasonable doubt. i think the civil jury heard from him and had the additional evidence. i think they got it right. >> reporter: and when you're facing the worst, clearly geragos is a good man to have in your corner. i'm david wright in los angeles. we got totally side tracked. >> we're talking about my cousin vinny, one of the greatest movies ever, a cult movie. the first time you watch it, you think it's pretty good. then you watch it one more time, and it gets under your skin, like a sickness. i think i've seen it like 20 times. i love that movie.

>> it's one of the only movies i can quote. a frickin' bullet hits you. >> did you get the license plate? there's so many great lines to that movie. geragos made over $5 million defending famous clients. nobody -- lawyers get a bad rap, but you know what, when you need one, you want a guy like that on your side. >> yeah, exactly. >> there you go. hopefully, we'll never need that, right? let's watch "my cousin vinny" again. if you haven't seen it, check it out. vinny" again. if you haven't seen it, check it out. if you haven't seen it. check it out. >> yeah. like when i fell asleep at movie night with all my co-workers and i totally dream-snorted myself awake. i actually popped my head back so fast, i'm pretty sure i have whiplash. oh my go... [ female announcer ] stress sweat can happen to anyone, anytime, and it smells worse than ordinary sweat. get 4x the protection against stress sweat. introducing new secret clinical strength stress response scent.

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all right. time now for "the mix." we are calling this friday eve. getting closer to the weekend. which means people may be enjoying some adult beverages. taking it a little too far. this is a cure. there is a hangover bus that they have in las vegas, of all places. >> if i am hungover. i don't want to be on a bus. >> the thing, you get on the bus. you have a few options here.

can get the redemption, $90. hook you up to an iv, get you all nice and hydrated, send you on your way. >> that's not a bad idea. >> or you can pay $150, and you get the iv, you get the anti-nausea medicine, and vitamin therapy. so you can be there for a half hour, 45 minutes, and you go out, and you feel like a million bucks. >> in the news business, we do so many hangover cure stories, every time i hear them, i immediately tune out. with the iv, if your stomach is nauseous, and you can't get enough hydration that, would probably get you on your feet. >> they only offer that on saturdays and sundays. i'm thinking, in vegas, that's something they could use every single day. sticking with wheels, this has been dubbed the ugliest car in history. it only costs $4.5 million. >> is that all? >> there's only going to be three of these made. edmunds called it the ugliest car ever.

i sort of know what they mean. apparently, the website said, every cliche and every bad idea lamborghini ever had stuffed into one overpriced show car. it looks like some goofy transformer, like batman returns. >> i think i've seen worse. >> the problem is it's going to look ridiculously dated in ten years. it doesn't have the classic, clean lines. i'd have to agree with edmunds. ugliest ever, maybe not. but for the price -- >> if you're going to pay that kind of money. >> want something a little more classic. >> if you're going to spend that money on cars, maybe you're spending big bucks on homes. there's a new list of the top ten richest zip codes. 8 out of 10 are in florida and california. people going for the warm weather. number one, beverly hills, california. this list, we want to point out, excludes new york city intentionally. first is beverly hills, then aspen, montecito, california, bel air, california, and then miami beach. miami also made the list. so miami beach and miami on that list. >> again, new york's not on there. lastly, i love this story. you can get a million bucks if

you find big foot. gets even better. olympia beer from the pacific northwest, where big foot is essentially centered, is offering $1 million to anyone who can ensure the safe capture or provide irrefutable evidence of big foot. you can't use violence or guns or knives or anything like that. >> you win the million bucks. way to go. >> there's the proof. the only thing with big foot. if you find him, $1 million. you're not allowed to be was

th this morning on "world news now," imminent threat. the increasing military might as north korea prepares another catch missile. south koreans are on edge as the u.s. prepares for north korea's next move. nature's nightmare. several tornadoes tear across the south overnight. st. louis particularly hurt.

the area. the early damage reports and where the storms are headed next. tiger's time. tiger woods' big pga comeback as the masters opens today. the excitement and competition as woods himself is on the defensive. and super model miranda kerr, her dismissal from victoria's secret. why the lingerie company said she had to go. that's in "the skinny" on this thursday, april 11th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning. i'm marci gonzalez in for diana perez. >> and i'm john muller. is there something wrong with me that i'm more geeked out about the masters video than the victoria's secret? am i getting old? >> i don't want to say old. we begin this half hour with south korea. they are bracing for a missile test in the north. >> they've deployed three naval destroyers, early warning surveillance aircraft, and an advanced radar system in

preparation. >> the very latest from south korea. >> reporter: at least one of north korea's musodan missiles has been spotted on the eastern korean coast, being fueled and ready to launch. it is powerful enough to travel more than 2,000 miles, putting u.s. bases in okinawa and guam within its reach. and they've had several missile tests before, but they have never tested the musodan. with something relatively untested like this, a concern is, even with if the target is intended to be the sea, if it fails, it could hit a town. that's the horror story because it's possible. >> even the smallest action could provoke a larger fight, a war or a significant military clash. >> reporter: when we arrived a week ago in seoul. we found the people of south korea, while concerned, were living their lives. you have a young child. are you worried for your child's safety? >> not really. >> reporter: now it seems the mood has shifted. south korean news reports said

emergency threat levels have been raised to watchcon-2, one step away from war. >> it was all over the news this morning, and there was this red highlight saying watchcon-2. >> reporter: a young mother sae-jun kim told me last week she wasn't worried. now she's starting to make emergency plans. >> if he strikes anywhere else, i want my kids to be with me. >> reporter: this morning she peeked in on her son still sleeping. while he may be unaware of all that's going on, it's clear to us exactly what's at stake. abc news, seoul. president obama hosted a second dinner with top republican leaders. this one took place behind closed doors at the white house. senator johnny isaakson of georgia called the meeting productive. that dinner follows the president's release of the annual budget that would raise taxes on smokers and the wealthy. it calls for trimming social security benefits for millions. >> when it comes to deficit reduction, i've already met

republicans more than halfway. >> it's not a serious plan. for the most part, just another left wing wish list. >> many democrats oppose the president's budget because it calls for cutting social programs. we'll know by the end of today whether the senate will open a full debate on gun control legislation. it's looking likely now that a new bipartisan agreement to expand background checks on gun buyers is in place. those checks would apply to virtually all commercial sales, including those online and at gun shows. the nra says, instead of more checks, more efforts should be made to improve the nation's health system. first lady michelle obama has made a rare leap into policy issue, making an emotional plea for stricter gun laws. mrs. obama was at a youth conference in chicago, and she recalls the difficulty she had meeting the classmates of a young girl who was shot and killed a week after performing in the president's inaugural parade. >> it is hard to know what to say to a roomful of teenagers who are about to bury their best friend, but i started by telling

them that hideia was clearly on her way to doing something truly worthy with her life. >> hideia pendleton was 15 years old, an honors student, and was killed in late january while hanging out with friends. mrs. obama also urged the audience to come together and do something worthy of her memory. >> obviously something that's hitting very close to home as a mother. the first lady spent two hours at chicago's harper high school, where 29 current or former students have been shot, all in the past year. >> that's really just horrible. she's been instrumental, the first lady, in diets and exercise for kids, but this is wading into more of a national policy issue. a bit of a political risk she's taking there, but she feels strongly about the issue. a hostage drama in suburban atlanta has ended with the alleged gunman shot by police. the man was apparently in deep financial trouble and had demanded his electricity and cable be turned back on. the siege lasted for hours, as abc's ron claiborne reports.

>> reporter: the hostage drama began in suwanee, georgia, an atlanta suburb, when five firefighters responded to a call from a man saying he was having a heart attack. from inside the house, one of the firefighters called his dispatch desk. >> we have an armed person, and he is armed, and we are in the room with him. >> reporter: the gunman released one of the firefighters to allow him to remove their vehicle. police then attempted to negotiate with him. he told them he wanted his utilities turned back on. then nearly three hours after the hostage situation began, loud explosions and then gunshots were heard, the sound of police storming the house. >> gunfire exchanged between the suspect and our s.w.a.t. team. the suspect is deceased at this time. >> reporter: one of the police officers was wounded. the gunman's motive is unknown at this time, but there are reports that his home had been foreclosed. ron claiborne, abc news, new york.

the parents accused of kidnapping their children and taking them to cuba are due in court today. joshua and sharyn hakken face kidnapping, child neglect, and interference with custody charges. the children were safely returned to the care of their grandparents, who have legal custody, after the ordeal. people across the midwest and south have a big mess on their hands after getting pounded by a fierce line of storms, including tornadoes. at least three tornadoes hit the st. louis area last night, winds topping 80 miles an hour. major damage to homes, schools, and other buildings. so far, there are no reports of serious injuries, but tens of thousands of people are without power. thousands are also in the dark in minnesota and south dakota, thanks to the latest blast of snow and ice there as well. a utility pole snapping under the weight of the heavy ice on those poles. across sioux falls, a state of emergency declared. it could take weeks to recover from that storm. >> and more of the same could be on tap today. as we look at the thursday forecast. severe storms for new orleans,

nashville, and the ohio valley. a chance of tornadoes from atlanta to montgomery. much cooler with showers on the east coast. heavy rain in chicago and detroit. up to ten inches of snow around minneapolis. >> mostly 50s in the northwest. 40s from omaha to kansas city. 70s from new orleans to baltimore. here's one of the leave it to the professionals file here. comes from the florida everglades. >> that's where a tour guide jumped out of his boat just to wrestle what turned out to be a ten-foot python. he says, when he saw it swimming through the swamp, his instincts took over, and he ran for it. >> my instincts would be to run. when he had a firm grip on the snake's neck, owen's partner cut its head off. he said pythons don't belong in the everglades, and he had to kill it when he had the chance. he called it a nonindigenous species, and they mess up ecosystems. >> they start out as pets, and people release them when they get too big. >> that's a macho guy. instinct takes over, and they

jump out and wrestle the python. >> one friend said tommy's always been a wild man. growing up with him. i guess that explains it all. >> that's the kind of guy you want in a dark alley when there's trouble. he doesn't mess around. >> you don't want to be on a boat with him when he makes crazy decisions like that. >> i don't think so. coming up, the sexy supermodel cut loose from victoria's secret. why is she no longer welcome to strut her stuff? and a lesson in friendship from a lion, a tiger, and a bear, oh, my. what made them such indispensable friends and inseparable as well? you're watching "world news now." ♪ i get by with a little help from my friends ♪ ♪ get high with a little help from my friends ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by nono hair removal. weather brought to you by no-no hair removal. septic system breakdowns affect over 1 million homes a year...

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♪ it's the eye of the tiger it's the thrill of the fight ♪ ♪ rising up to the challenge of our rival ♪ >> i'm ready to watch "rocky" now. >> at least one tiger this morning has proven that he's a survivor, but can he claw his way back to the top spot? >> the eyes of the sports world focusing on the comeback of tiger woods at the masters tournament kicking off today at augusta national. >> reporter: tiger woods is the odds-on favorite to end the drought in the majors and win a green jacket for the first time since 2005. but he's got some stiff competition, most notably, a young upstart 23 years his

junior. >> i'm 14 years old. i'm playing in the masters. >> from a 14-year-old to be able to come out and handle himself the way he has done, just unbelievable. >> guan, only in the eighth grade, lappnded in the masters winning the asia pacific amateur tournament in thigh land. after one practice round, impressed this golf veteran himself once a young superstar. >> spot on the numbers. he knew what he was doing. he knew the spot to land the ball. and he pulled it off. >> reporter: he has a head start on augusta national showing off to one of our espn sports writers playing a few holes on the tiger woods video game, featuring augusta national, that he already memorized all of the holes. woods is also facing a fierce fight from bubba watson. defending his title as the masters golf champion. yesterday showing off his little boy caleb decked out in green and white. it was the memory of caleb last

year wrapped up in his green jacket that actually brought watson to tears. >> out of respect for them i didn't do any of my funny antics that i normally would do. the only thing i did was wrapped caleb in it. >> reporter: this year's drama on the green with the return of tiger woods is pushing ticket prices into the stratosphere. four-day badges with a face value of $250, are commanding prices approaching $14,000. amazing, right? >> that's a lot of money -- >> the masters is like the crown jewel of golf. but that is a crazy amount of money. >> the most expensive tickets in all of sports. i'm surprised to hear this. more expensive than the super bowl. >> really quite amazing. right? augusta, putting controversy behind them. >> oh, you like my green jacket. >> i love your green jacket. >> i am an excellent golfer. >> you would be joining condi rice and south carolina financier darla moore, who are now in the vaunted augusta, which resisted women's membership for so long. >> they would love to have me. i missed the ball. >> i can't wait to watch it. you miss the ball when you swing. >> it is so bad. >> you are from florida. it's supposed to be in your blood.

>> i was on the golf team. i had to quit. it was too annoying for my teammates. i was so bad. >> missing the ball. goodness, gracious. coming up -- tiger woods on the defensive. has to do with one of his endorsements. we'll talk about that. >> the latest l.a. celebrity who has become a victim of a nasty prank. that's coming up next in "the skinny". >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations

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saying that the failed marriage and serial infidelity scandal proved that winning does not take care of everything, tiger. tiger in his defense said, look, i've been saying that quote all of my career. it's an old quote that nike put out there. people have been jumping on it. i've been saying it since i first turned pro, and he defends the quote. i just say give tiger a break. when you say that to a woman, you've got the look you got on your face. >> yeah. >> i'm over it. he did the crime. he got embarrassed. he lost his marriage. he lost millions and millions of dollars. let him play some golf, and let him move on. he didn't murder anybody, okay? >> but it kind of seems like the ad is referencing that. so that's bringing that back up. >> actually, i can understand that. the ad might not be the smartest thing. you're right. i agree with you on that. let's talk about more relationship drama. we were talking about earlier in the week about rihanna and chris brown. there were reports they broke up. apparently, not true. rihanna put out this picture of them cruising around in a convertible together.

i guess chris brown was backstage and in the vip section of her concert in l.a. on monday night. that's the same day these rumors went out. they're really trying to send a pressey strong message that they're happy and together, and we shall see. >> to be continued, i guess. miranda kerr, sexy woman. victoria's secret model. apparently, she has been bumped because of a, quote, difficult reputation. "us weekly" reporting the 29-year-old beauty has a difficult reputation and suggested that is the main reason she will no longer be walking the company's annual star-studded cat walk wearing those wings. >> nobody has room in their life for divas. >> that's so true. >> if that's what they're saying she is, i wish more companies would ditch the divas. i'm sure you've probably worked with a few. i've worked with a few. obviously, it's a different kind of industry, but those people seem to stick around and keep their jobs. if they're letting her go

because she has a bad attitude, if that's the case, then maybe that sends the message. >> married to actor orlando bloom. i didn't know that. >> i didn't know that either. talking about another hotty here, caite upton, the "sports illustrated" model. there was a rumor she was spotted kissing p. diddy in a new york restaurant last week. diddy saying it ain't true. as cool as that would probably be. >> he would take credit, yeah, no biggy. >> he sent out a tweet. attention, all media, i don't even know caite upton personally. i'm not dating her. what's being reported is not true. end of story. >> that's kind of funny. if you're in the headlines for kissing somebody and you don't even know them, that's kind of funny. ryan seacrest, the latest celebrity victim of swatting. you know the swatting thing is a prank where kids are -- not just kids. it's not always kids. but they try to get s.w.a.t. teams and call out like as many police as they can to some person's home just so they can watch and say they got the police all up in arms.

they called in all these phony crimes and what not. so apparently "e" news confirming the beverly hills police department was the latest to respond to a star's home, in this case, ryan seacrest. >> this has been a big problem. california proposing legislation to have greater consequences for people who put in these kinds of phone calls, and they want to pay back for the cost of sending the s.w.a.t. teams to these celebrity homes. >> i'm trying to think if there's anything interesting about this. also, selena gomez and justin timberlake also victims of s.w.a.t. it's getting out of control. timberlake also victims of s.w.a.t. it's getting out of control. really. see you in a little bit. s.w.a.t.ing. okay, we'll see you in a little bit. my doctor said that with novolog® flexpen, i don't have to use a syringe and a vial or carry a cooler. flexpen® comes prefilled with fast-acting insulin used to help control high blood sugar when you eat. dial the exact dose. inject by pushing a button. no drawing from a vial. you should eat a meal

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my son airing remembered seeing on "world news with diane sawyer" a new technique for cpr. we were so lucky to have watched diane and dr. besser that night. i know it does seem crazy, but watching "world news with diane sawyer" saved my husband's life. this is my family and that is our abc "world news" story ♪ i get by with a little help from my friends ♪ ♪ get high with a little help from my friends ♪ >> all right. so there is this lion, tiger and bear all living together. no, not a joke. this is true. >> you want to say, oh, my. >> oh my. >> nature's biggest killers are living together and getting along. everyone plays nicely together. that's why we have made this our "favorite story of the day." abc's steve osunsami shows us the frenemies. >> reporter: three of the planet's top predators, king of the jungle with teeth for miles, the most aggressive feline in the world, and 700 pounds of north american killing machine who could break an animal in two with a single swipe. and somehow they get along. and play ball and show love.

so why can't we? >> a lion, a tiger and a bear, oh, my. and they live together, and they don't see their differences. >> reporter: at this wild animal rescue in the middle of georgia where they chase each other around the small pen, they call them the blt, baloo, leo, and sher kahn, the bengal tiger. they're three friends for life, rescued as cubs 12 years ago from drug dealers who abused and neglected them. baloo, the bear, the boss. he needed surgery, but when allison hedgekoff and her team tried to separate them, they refused. for years they worried and waited for fights. if there were, the tiger would win. >> that's a good boy. >> reporter: it has been nothing but peace and oreo cookies. >> i think there is something special going on between the three of them. >> reporter: now let's keep it real, as cute as they may seem they're wild animals who would just as soon have us for dinner.

but together they live for each other's affection. steve osunsami, abc news, locust grove, georgia. >> that's the greatest story. put a human in there, big trouble. they respect each other. >> still loving on the human -- hand feeding oreos, a brave woman. >> you're right. >> i guess they're just a bunch of sweeties. >> i love it. the bear is the boss.

breaking overnight, damage and destruction. >> images just coming in from the midwest, extensive storm damage overnight. tens of thousands without power. a line of strong storms from texas to michigan on the move right now. the first lady steps into the gun control debate with tears. a high-profile plea as the senate takes up the new bill

today. self-defense, the incredible store clerk who took on two armed robbers, not giving up despite taking a bullet. are these wings being clipped? a victoria secret's superstar out of a job for being too difficult. the supermodel mystery this morning. and good thursday morning to you. i'm marci gonzalez in for diana perez. >> and i'm john muller. wild weather raking over much of the eastern half of the country triggering a string of ferocious tornadoes in missouri. the same system dumping record snow and ice across south dakota and minnesota, spawned those twisters and more of the same is on tap for today. the worst of those storms zeroed in on the st. louis area with lightning striking the city's famous arch. as many as three touched down in surrounding towns and the impact was devastating. huge trees crushed dozens of

homes, ripped off roofs and peeled back siding. wind gusts topping 100 miles an hour overturned cars and left streets littered with branches and debris. tens of thousands of people lost power and the governor has declared a state of emergency but there were no reports of serious injuries. a similar scene in northern arkansas where an apparent twister hammered one town leffing a church and a number of homes there in shambles. thousands also left in the dark. residents ran for cover in their basements. at least four people were hurt. more tornado watches and warnings have been posted for today and accuweather jim dickey shows us where they're heading now. >> another round expected today. this time the threat shifts further eastward. much of the southeast including augusta, georgia, the first round of the masters could see some in the later rounds for the day. large hail, damaging wind gusts and tornadoes a threat with the storms and seeing more in the way of snowfall.